04x20 - If You Bake It He Will Come

[bunniefuu]

- Mmm. Morning.
- Gonna wish me happy birthday?

Happy birthday.

I'm going for a run.

What, running?

Now? Why?

I want to feel good for me
and look good for you.

Oh, you look good for me.
Come here, I'll be your birthday workout.

Oh, that's tempting,
but you might have to be my cooldown.

- Wait, didn't you go running last night?
- Uh. No, I went to the gym last night.

- Isn't all this a little bit...
- Gay?

- Frantic?
- Well, I am aging fast.

You're .

I know. I have a whole year to prepare
for complete decrepitude.

Kevin, are you all right?

I mean,
you've been through a lot recently.

Every time I think that, I remember Aaron.
I realize I haven't been through anything.

- Have you talked to him again?
- Yeah, that's what he wants to hear.

"I'm the guy who put you in a wheelchair,
want to hang out?"

- You didn't put him in a wheelchair, Kevin.
- All right. Let's not adjudicate this again.

Accident or no accident,
I hit him, he fell.

He's managed to move on,
I'm trying to do the same.

All right. Go running.

Breakfast will be waiting.

Great. Hey, when I get back
maybe we can call Michelle.

She's not gonna know anything yet.

Well, how long does it take
to read a blood test?

Why can't she just use
one of those pregnancy strips?

You know, a little pee
and then five minutes later

we know whether the stork's coming
or not.

Well, this is a little more scientific,
certain.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Oh, God, it's Mom.

Just answer it. She just wants
to wish you a happy birthday.

Yeah, and make sure
I'm going to her party tonight.

- You haven't told her you're not going?
- I'll send her an e-mail.

It's a little late for that. If you don't tell her,
she's gonna be cooking all day.

What part of "I don't want to talk to her"
does she not understand?

Kevin, she thought she was doing
the right thing. It is not totally her fault.

Okay, not telling me about Aaron
was not a mistake.

She thought about it
and ex*cuted it for over years.

I'd say that's her fault.

This is something
I have to work through myself.

Okay.

Just tell me what you wanna do today.

Um... Well, I'm gonna have lunch
with Justin and Tommy.

And then I thought tonight,
maybe we can go out.

- Just you and me.
- Okay.

Mm. Hold that thought.

Okay, come on, guys.
Mrs. Fowler's here.

- You know how she gets.
PAIGE: Did you sign my permission slip?

- There. Did you get your math homework?
- Yeah.

- Luc, did you give me cookies?
- I wouldn't forget the cookies.

COOPER: Yes.
SARAH: Okay.

COOPER: Bye.
SARAH: Come on, get out of here.

COOPER: Au revoir, Luc.
- Au revoir, mes petites.

Au revoir.

- The bedroom?
- No.

No time.

Oh, God, wait. Oh, no.

- What?
- No, I have a meeting in half an hour.

- Then we have half an hour.
- We don't have half an hour.

I'm not on Euro-time.

I have to go.

Saul and Holly called a meeting.

About Narrow Lake I think.
Hopefully they've got that geo survey back.

Yeah, Narrow Lake. A funny name
for a place without a lake.

Yeah, well, I just hope
that there's something there.

Something worth a lot of money.

Because after everything
that this company has put us through,

it would be very nice
to find a silver lining.

Or gold, right?

Exactement.

LUC:
Mm.

Could we, um, pick up
where we left off tonight?

I hope so.

Okay. Where are my keys? Hm?

Ah. Keys.

What's all this stuff?

It's my winter jackets.

Why? What...?

You don't think you'll be back by winter?

No, matter of fact I will be back
even before I need a sweater.

I promise.

You don't know that, do you?

God, Luc, you're gonna be gone
in two weeks.

This is suddenly a little too real.

Look, they might even renew my visa.
You never know.

Don't say that. You know,
it's actually worse if I have hope.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Ugh. My mother. Again.

Twice already this morning.

It's Kevin's birthday,
he's not talking to her.

I've known your family for awhile now.

Trust me, he'll come around.

You just don't give up, do you?

You just have faith
that everything is going to be fine.

I guess, yeah.

Okay, that is going to be my mantra
for the day.

Everything is going to be fine.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- Everything's gonna be fine.
- I love you.

I love you more.

Everything's gonna be fine.

NORA:
Ohh. They're all ignoring me.

Who's that?

Your brothers and sisters, that's who.

That... That's maybe not true.

- You're coming tonight, right?
- Mom, I'm staying here.

Well, look.

I know it's difficult right now
between Kevin and me,

but he is going to be here.

- I hope so.
- And it would be really helpful

if you would all call him and tell him how
excited you are about the party tonight.

Yeah, okay, Mom.
Look, I gotta get to Ojai.

You sure you don't want to come
to this meeting?

It's all about Narrow Lake.

It's not gonna change anything
if I'm in the meeting.

And it's Kevin's birthday, I have to cook.

Yeah. You might want to wait until...

Until what? The butcher's out of squab?

I don't think so.

- You're making squab?
- Squab, and I'm stuffing it.

- Tell them all that.
- Stuffing it.

TOMMY: Hey.
SARAH: Hey.

- How's mom?
- Making squab.

Oh, my God. She is unbelievable.

She's in so much denial.

She called me twice already
this morning.

I know.
She kept calling Justin and me too.

And you didn't answer?

- Did you?
- No.

But come on, honestly.

Somebody has to tell her, in no
uncertain terms, Kevin is not coming.

Hi. Sorry we're late.

What's going on?

Listen. Saul and I talked to the bank
and they're calling in our loan.

We're gonna be left
with no operating capital.

And as of next week, the bank
is gonna seize this land and the building.

Okay, we get a bridge loan
and we start to reorganize.

Sarah, Holly and I
have been on the phone all morning

going over the financials
with the loan broker.

As far as they're concerned,
our company is not valuable enough.

Did you tell them about Narrow Lake?
There's obviously value there

or York would never have made
such a ridiculous offer.

Sarah, listen to me.
They are not interested.

That's what I'm saying.
We have to take this deal on Wednesday.

If we don't, by the end of the week,
York is gonna be able to buy Ojai

from the receiver at pennies on the dollar,
which means we will end up with nothing.

Yeah, but we can't sell to York
before we know what it's worth.

No, Tommy. We have to.

We all have to. There's no time left.

I'm sorry, but I'm confused.

What happened to the $ million

I gave you to invest back
in the company last month?

- You did?
REBECCA: Yeah.

Rebecca, that is in a separate account
where it is safe.

I didn't give it to you to be safe.

Two million dollars?
That could keep us open for...

For what, Saul?

Four months? Five months?

- And then what?
- Holly, that's probably all that we need.

Yeah, but it may not be.
We may still go broke.

- But I'm not gonna let her get wiped out.
- I can't believe this.

I cannot believe that I gave you a solution
to this problem and you won't accept it.

- I mean, it...
- Rebecca, I know what I'm doing.

I can't believe
that you didn't back me on this.

She just offered us a way
to save ourselves.

For reasons I don't understand,
you turned her down.

Well, I am not gonna use
any of that money

unless I am guaranteed
that she will get a decent return.

I am trying to protect my family here.

This is a family business
and we're all family now.

Yeah, come on. Rebecca's obviously
got faith in this company, Holly.

- Why don't you?
- Enough.

This is between my daughter and me.

Pretend that that money doesn't exist,

because as far as Ojai is concerned,
it doesn't.

I'm not giving up.
I'm making some calls.

Roast squab with wild rice stuffing.

Mango chutney, with sage jus.

Yes, I know it's a bit ambitious
for a home cook,

but I really want to do it.

Well, Nora, if anyone can do it,
you can.

But I don't think you should.

Kevin's not coming.

Well, I know that's what he's saying,
but everyone else will be here.

But they don't want to.

No one wants to sit around
waiting for Kevin to show up,

- watching you get depressed.
- Look, Scotty, I'm no fool.

I know what's going on.

Maybe he'll change his mind

and decide he wants to spend
his birthday with his family.

Exactly the way he's done
for the past years in a row.

I just don't want you
to go through all this trouble.

Look, I know what Kevin's doing
is probably not healthy,

but that's where he is right now.

And that's not gonna change
in time for his birthday dinner.

Well, I'll just have to take that chance.

Look, if you don't have faith
that the world will turn in your direction,

then it just simply never will.

I love my son, no matter what he feels
about me right now.

And as long as I live,
he can count on me to do that.

Love him in any way I can.

God, I wish I had a mother like you.

Well, I wish Kevin felt like that.

How is he? I miss him.

Well, you know, he says he's fine.

He actually hasn't stood still long enough
for me to really know.

Actually we're both nervous.

Michelle gets her blood test today.

- Really?
- Mm.

She's pregnant. I know it, I know it.

Oh, God, I hope you're right.
I'm so nervous I can hardly breathe.

I just keep trying to remind myself,
"Try to stay positive.

Believe that it will be okay."

Welcome to the club.

You know what, Nora?
Maybe you are crazy, but I'm in.

If Kevin comes, we'll have a feast.

And if he doesn't, I'll take him out.

- Want me to bake the cake?
- If you bake it, he will come.

[DOOR SHUTS]

ROBERT: Hey.
KITTY: Hey.

Good morning. Good morning.

Look who it is. It's Daddy.

What does Daddy
have on the agenda today?

Uh, I have a couple things in L.A.
That I need to pin down.

Things to pin down in L.A.

Sounds like a...

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Oh, my God. It's my mother again.

You should answer,
because I'm running late anyway.

No. No, I'm not gonna answer it.

You know, she keeps on talking about
this birthday dinner party

and it's not gonna happen and I hate
to be the one who has to break it to her.

Look, um...

I told you that I wouldn't
keep anything from you.

So I think you should know
I'm going to L.A. To talk about a job.

A job?

Well, since when have you
been looking for a job?

And because of the nature of the job,
I'm not gonna be able to discuss it.

- Not even with your wife?
- Mm-mm.

Okay, so this is one of those
where if you tell me

then you'II, what, have to k*ll me?

All right,
you have to promise me one thing.

Just tell me that you're not gonna be
in the Middle East.

No, no. It's in D.C.

- Oh, my God.
- But it's not a feta complete.

I mean, I have a pro forma physical
I have to do in L.A. Today

and then I have to fly back
for a final meeting with State

and then a run by to see the president.

Oh, he's gonna run by
and see the president.

Look, you're gonna win your race,

we're gonna be in D.C. Anyway
when Congress is in session.

You know, maybe we should think about
selling this place.

L... You have to understand

that I have to rearrange everything
in my mind, okay?

And this is gonna take a lot longer
than five minutes for me to process.

And by the way,
you are going to have to deal

with the wrath of grandma.

I'm more worried about that
than I am dealing with the president.

Okay, I'll see you tonight.

A bad burger and a tuna melt
at a hospital cafeteria

isn't exactly the special birthday lunch
I had planned,

but if you want to see Justin,
this is how you do it.

It's exactly the birthday I had in mind.

I guess said birthday doesn't include
going to see Mom tonight. She's...

Tell her to stop. Please, all right?

- Hello, brothers.
- Wow, look at our little Justin.

What did you do, mug a doctor
and steal his uniform?

I'm gonna be a doctor.

What, and they let you practice
on actual humans?

Well, that is the general idea.
But you know what, guys?

It's so good to see you, go ahead, mock
me. I love it. As long as I'm not in a library.

- Now you've taken the fun out of it.
- Sorry to ruin your birthday.

Nothing to ruin. Best birthday ever.

- Speaking of which, Mom...
- Don't tell me, she called?

Yeah, four times.

KEVIN: Did you answer?
- No, I didn't answer.

I was with patients.

Why do I have to be the one to tell her that
nobody's gonna come? It doesn't matter...

- You know Mom, she won't give up.
- Where does it come from?

I don't know,
but I think I inherited some of it.

- Sorry, you can't talk me into it.
- No, I'm over that. Trust me.

I don't like giving up
even when it's bad.

And things are as bad
as they can get at Ojai.

So, what do you think you're gonna do?

I made an appointment
with Dennis York.

Den... What are you gonna do,
b*at him up?

I'm gonna do something
we businessmen call "negotiate," Justin.

Were you seriously considering
doing this without me?

Kevin, it's Dennis York.

You have way too much
emotional baggage...

KEVIN: What do I do for a living?
- Nothing. You're unemployed.

- What's my profession?
TOMMY: A lawyer.

Exactly. So I think I can control myself
in a negotiation.

- I'm coming with you.
- If he's going, I'm going.

- Guys, this isn't a road trip.
- No, it's a business trip.

And Ojai's a family business,
so let's let York see that.

Just fill me in on, you know, the plan
so I don't laugh in all the wrong places.

All right. I'll suss it out,
see how hard I can push him.

Good thing is he doesn't know
we don't have a dime.

- Does he know I found out about Aaron?
TOMMY: I haven't told him.

- That's gonna be my first move.
- No, I should tell him.

Seeing me is your best tactic.
What's your second move?

Well, I think he'll be interested to know
that we found Narrow Lake.

It should give us enough time
to restructure the deal.

I like it. I like it.

- Let him think we're holding all the cards.
- Long enough to fix it so we do.

No, I've got the document
right here. Do...?

Can I get it messengered over to you?

Mm-hm. Okay.

So if we're approved, when could I expect
the funds to come through?

But it wouldn't really be a bridge loan

if we had to wait till September,
would it?

I understand funds are tight.

Yeah. No.

I understand completely.
Thank you. Thanks again.

For nothing. Damn it.

Babe, you okay?

- Is that yours?
- Yeah. You want to keep it?

No. No, Luc, I don't want to keep it.

Your sweater, is that going in here?

I bet your art stuff
is going in the same box. Let's pop it in.

- Sarah, stop. Don't take it out on me.
- No, no, no, Luc.

I cannot watch you
pack slowly one box at a time.

It's like Chinese water t*rture.

Let's get it over and done with, baby,
because I can't stand it anymore.

SARAH: Oh, really?
I heard you guys were lending again.

No, no, no. No, they called in the loans
because of their internal problems,

not because of ours.

If l...

Okay. Bye.

KITTY: Well, that didn't sound good.
- No, it wasn't.

I have called so many people
trying to get money to keep Ojai afloat,

my thumbs hurt.
I've got one more long sh*t.

After that,
I don't know what I'm gonna do.

- Oh, I'm sorry, Sarah.
- What's all this?

Don't tell me Mom is still thinking about
having this silly dinner tonight.

Mm-hm. How does she put all of this stuff
together without a recipe?

Oh, she's like a blind musician.
She just feels the music.

- What are you doing here?
- What are you doing here?

Well, somebody's got to tell Mom
that Kevin isn't coming to dinner.

Oh, God, are you gonna do that now?

[SHUSHES]

If you're here to tell me to quit,
you're wasting your time. Don't bother.

KITTY: Hi, Mom. How are you?
NORA: Hi.

- How's it going?
- Oh, you girls. Don't play games with me.

I realize that neither of you had the guts
to pick up my phone calls today

and talk to me,
so what do you have to say to me now?

You know, Mom, here's the thing.

Sarah and I are pretty convinced

that Kevin is not gonna be
coming to dinner.

No, I don't think he is either.

But that's not gonna stop me.

Sarah, do you think Luc
can join us tonight?

No. No, I don't think so.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

And Mom, I don't think I can either.

Excuse me. I've gotta take this call.

KITTY:
You know, Mom, I have a good idea.

Why don't we wait until next year?

I mean, it's gonna be his th.

Well, on his th, I'll do it again.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

I'm getting a text.

How exciting. I'm getting a text. Um...

"Pack your bags.
Job interview couldn't have gone better."

From Robert?
What the hell does that mean?

Mom, that's my phone.

Oh! God, I'm sorry.

[KITTY GASPS]

- What job interview?
- I don't know.

I don't know. He won't tell me yet.

Yeah, but he tells you
to pack your bags. What's going on?

Why is it that no one will just say
whatever it is they have to say?

Go on, tell me the truth.

Well, because I don't know
what it is yet. I swear.

So where is this big secretive job?

In Washington?

- Yes.
- Oh.

Oh, okay.

Well, so Robert has been a senator
and he's worked there for years.

And if you win, then the both of you
can fly back and forth.

And that means that Evan
will have to stay with me more often.

- How's that?
- Mom, put down the Kn*fe.

Put down the Kn*fe and listen to me.

If Robert gets this job,
whatever this job is, then, yes.

We've agreed that Washington
should be our home base.

I mean, it's not gonna be easy
for me either.

But it's the right thing to do.

Okay. Okay.

Mom, did you just hear what she said?

Yes, yes. I heard what she said.

Mom, what's wrong with you?

Robert and Kitty
might move to Washington

and take your grandson with them.

Our family business is about to be sold off
for a fire sale

and I don't seem to be able to stop it.

The man I love is going to France,
I don't know if he's ever coming back.

And guess what, Mom? Your son
is not coming to dinner tonight,

so for God's sake,
would you just stop chopping the carrots?

Carrots are not important right now.

I just remembered.
I have something I need to do upstairs.

I'll be back.

HOLLY: Well, call me
as soon as you hear anything.

Yeah. You have my cell number, right?

No, I understand, but patience
isn't an option for me right now.

Ugh. It's like watching paint dry,
waiting for this geological report.

Here's the thing. I just got a thank you call
from Ardilla and Company.

It appears that we are no longer behind
on our shipping invoices.

- What?
- Yeah.

- Where did they get the money?
- Holly.

Come on.

Oh, God. You don't think she...

Oh, my God.

Rebecca transferred $ million
into Ojai's cash account.

- Damn it.
- What are you doing?

Holly, come on.
We need to talk about this.

No, there's nothing to talk about.

It feels like you k*lled the tooth fairy.

Well, it seemed like a good idea
at the time.

I leave for ten minutes
to get macadamia nuts

and it's like you take away
her will to live.

Do you think she's ever
gonna come downstairs again?

Maybe after we leave.

Well, not without a drink. Open that up.

You know,
if there is an argument to make

that forcing somebody to see
the truth of their lives,

no matter how bleak, is good...

Make it.

I'll get the wine glasses.

NORA:
Sarah, put that down.

No one is allowed to drink my wine
until everything is in the oven.

And right now we're behind schedule.

And Sarah, you're wrong.

You have to care about the carrots.

It's the carrots and onions
and celery that ground us.

Nothing is more basic than that. When
the whole world is shifting and changing,

you've got to hold onto your carrots.
And right now I'm gonna chop these

and nothing on Earth
is gonna stop me.

And if you don't want to help me,
get out of my way.

Girls, in or out?

Okay, Mom.
I'll live in your fantasy for awhile.

- It sure beats my reality, hands down.
KITTY: Yeah.

Reality is all perception anyway.
And I'm... I'm in.

Open the booze.

TOMMY: You need to relax.
You can't think this is an ambush.

JUSTIN:
The guy's a lying lowlife. Who cares?

TOMMY: Justin, watch the attitude.
We need a deal, not a fist fight.

Well, lucky for you, in legal circles,
I was known as the Greaser.

JUSTIN: They called you that to your face?
KEVIN: God, no.

Lawyers aren't great with nicknames.
Point is, when a deal got hung up,

I'd be called in to smooth it out
and make it work.

Maybe when you didn't have
a personal grudge going in.

- That's when I was at my best.
- Fine.

- Be the Greaser.
KEVIN: I will.

- What is this, an ambush?
- Mr. York.

- Hi, I'm Kevin Walker.
- I know who you are.

I've known you
since the day you were born.

I just didn't expect to see you here,
that's all.

I bet.

Your father
was a shrewd businessman.

He and I hatched a lot of plans
in this room.

If these walls could talk.

If they could talk,
he would have followed me to prison.

Tell me why we're here.
I thought we already had a deal.

Well, the situation has changed since
you spoke with our mother and Holly.

Thank you.

Now we know why Justin's here.

Oh, that's hilarious.

It's interesting to see you here, Kevin.

I know about Aaron,
if that's what you're looking for.

Your threats against our mother
didn't work. She's fine.

We're all fine. Thank you.

Is that your way of telling me
the deal is off?

Or did you just want me to know
that therapy is doing well?

It's our way of telling you,
you've lost your leverage.

- And we're on equal footing with you.
- And why is that?

Because we're not selling you
the company.

That's right. And you have nothing left
to blackmail us with.

- We found Narrow Lake.
- Ah.

Well, well, well.

Was it worth all the hoo-hah?

Obviously for you
and eventually we'll find out,

but you could save us
a lot of time and money.

We're willing to offer you
percent gross profits

based on what the land
will ultimately be worth.

All we want in exchange...

In exchange
is for me to tell you what it is.

Yeah. And it's a win-win.

Well, let's see how that works.

Let's just say that I'm interested.

Twenty percent seems...

Well, it strikes me as low.

That's all right, we're not inflexible.
We can move up maybe two points.

Well...

Before we go any further with this,
what is it that you want to see?

Me walking out of here
with my tail between my legs

after handing you the key to a fortune?

You can walk out of here
any way you want.

This is a business transaction.
Nothing more, nothing less.

You no longer have the power
to tear our family apart.

Just for the record, I was only
a middle man on that thing with the kid.

- Your father called the sh*ts.
- I understand you were his stooge,

but it was always about William Walker
and nothing else.

He sold me out just to protect himself
and his investments.

Your father didn't tell you
because you were weak.

Because you were too fragile, Kevin.

He was afraid you'd fall apart.

Okay, you know what, kids?
I'm not having fun anymore.

The deal is off.

I only came here to see what you clowns
could possibly have to say.

You think that I would buy anything
without knowing the liabilities?

I know about your debt.

- Then you'd know we were out of it.
YORK: For now.

So maybe you don't go broke this week.

It will happen next month
or maybe six months from now.

The odds are against you.

I'll bet on you to fail.

See you at the fire sale.

- What the hell are you doing?
- Plumping pillows.

- What are you doing here?
- I can't believe you went through with this.

Oh, tell me about it. Mom still believes
that Kevin is coming, so here we are...

Kevin? What are you talking about?

- What are you talking about?
- The $ million.

- What?
- You talked my daughter into signing

all her money over to Ojai.

Holly, I would never do that.

- You don't know what I'm talking about?
- No.

Rebecca transferred all her money
into the accessible accounts.

Half of it is gone already.

- Oh, my God. She's trying to buy us time.
REBECCA: Hello.

She's hiding out here?
Rebecca, I can't believe

- that you transferred all your money...
- Not now. I've got the geological survey.

- It came through?
- Yes.

- Let's look at it.
SARAH: Open it up.

HOLLY: We have to read it first.
NORA: Let's look at it.

- What's the wireless password?
- Uh...

- William.
- Mom, you really should change that.

All right. Well, whatever.

REBECCA:
Okay.

- There you go. There it is.
- Fourteen pages?

E-mail it to me,
I'll print it up in my office.

- Okay, I'm gonna get my glasses.
- Okay.

KITTY:
Okay.

Okay, Scotty,
I'm not exactly a cake person,

but aren't you using excessive force
with whatever that stuff is in the bowl?

No, it's like your mother said.

When the world is shifting,
you hold your ground.

She chops, and I b*at butter and sugar
into submission.

Who am I kidding?
I'm freaking out waiting for Michelle's call.

You know,
freaking out is all part of the deal.

And believe me, I know how hard it is,
because I've been through it.

The first time when it didn't work out,
I knew we had a second chance.

But this is it. We have no more embryos
and no more money.

- What if it doesn't work?
- Oh, it will.

Or it won't.

And, you know, whatever happens,

I know that you and Kevin
are gonna be okay.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Oh! Oh. Ah.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- It's Robert.
- Oh.

Hey, how did it go?

Oh. Oh, come on.
Come on, Robert, please.

Just can't you come over here?

No. No, there's like enough food
for what, people.

No, no, okay. It's fine.

I get it.

Robert wants me to go down
to his office.

Is everything okay?

I don't know, but can you tell my mother
that I had to go?

Yeah.

And I know that the next phone call
is gonna be for you.

And I know that it's gonna be good.

So you need to keep the faith.

Thanks.

"Quaternary sedimentary rock."

There's some of that there.
What is that? Is that good or bad?

Well, it depends. It can be good for
grapevines, but we don't need any of those.

I called the company, they can't walk us
through this until tomorrow.

Well, sadly,
I don't think that it is confusing.

There is no oil, no natural gas,
no gold, no tin.

But there's pages of it.
There's a lot more to consider.

Look, right here.
"Groundwater indicated."

What does that mean?

"Fractured carbonate rock
suggests greater porosity

at depths beyond the scope
of this survey.

Further study employing
electromagnetic induction recommended."

I guess they don't know yet.

Okay, but what does that mean,
electromagnetic induction?

It's obviously the study
that we did not commission.

And how much is that gonna cost?

There's nothing here
that's gonna help us.

Nothing.

- Tommy, hi.
- Hey.

- What's that?
- The geological survey.

Don't get excited.
We don't have good news.

Yeah, me either.

We just met with York.

- York? Why?
NORA: What?

- We tried to make a deal.
HOLLY: Wait.

- We already had a deal.
- Yeah, that's what we thought.

Look, he knows Ojai
is about to go under.

- He knows about your money.
- What?

And he thinks it's only a matter of time
before we fail.

Yeah, he says he'll be there
to pick up the pieces.

He pulled the offer.

- Forget it. Forget it. Just forget it.
REBECCA: Mom...

HOLLY: No, forget it.
- Mom.

TOMMY: Holly.
HOLLY: No.

Mom, wait.

You said, "We went to make a deal."
Who's we?

Yeah, me, Justin and Kevin.

Justin went to see a patient.

Where's Kevin?

- I don't know.
- Is he all right?

No, Mom.

He's not coming.

What do you want us to do, Mom?
Should we stay or?

No. He's not gonna come.

Just go do whatever it is
you have to do, Sarah.

Thanks, Tommy.

- Mom?
- What are you doing here?

I don't want to talk.

Well, I'm sorry. You have to.

You might want to stop driving
like a psycho.

- Didn't you hear me honking at you?
- You know, Rebecca, this is not funny.

It is the worst-case scenario.

Do you understand that you may never
see a penny of that money again?

I wish I had never accepted it.

Mom, I wanted to do this.
This is my problem.

- It's not your problem.
- You just got married.

You and Justin
are gonna want to have kids,

- you're gonna want to buy things...
- What are you talking about?

The future.

You are gonna look back and you're
gonna think, "How the hell could my mom

- have been so irresponsible?"
- Mom, that is ridiculous.

I'm not years old.
I understand consequences.

If something goes wrong,
it will be my responsibility.

I'm not going to blame you.

If I lose you again...

Mom.

You remember
you used to hold me like this

and you would tell me
that you'd always be there for me?

Right.

Well, now it's my turn to tell you that.

Don't worry.

[MELANCHOLY POP MUSIC PLAYING]

I guess I missed the party.

I understand.

Do you want me to get the Scotch
or will that be enough?

Let's see how it goes.

- You know I saw York.
- Yes, I know.

Are you all right?

I don't know how I feel right now.

I was out there driving around,
not knowing where to go.

So, what do I do?

I come to the last person I want to see.
So you tell me, what does that say?

I'm gonna ask you something now
and you have to tell me the truth.

Did Dad think I was weak?

Is that why you didn't tell me?

Kevin, you were...

Sensitive.

You were tender.

Not weak.

I think he was afraid of you.

He never knew who he was,

and you were so there, on the surface.

So ready, willing
and wanting to know yourself.

I didn't know myself, Mom.

Do you know why I hit Aaron that night?

Because he tried to kiss me.

And I wanted to kiss him back,
but I was so scared the way I was feeling.

I didn't want anyone to know.

I knew.

I knew you were gay.

I think I always knew.

I was just waiting for you to find out.

And then Aaron came along

and your face would light up
when you talked about him.

And you always talked about him.

And I thought you were in love
with him.

Is that why you didn't tell me?

Because you thought I loved him?

No.

I was afraid for you.

The world was different then.
It was a lot less tolerant and...

I had just knew your life would be harder
than your brothers and sisters.

I didn't want you
to have to deal with anything

before you were ready to deal with it.

It's funny.
We were both scared of the same thing:

Me.

And we didn't need to be.

- Look at you...
- Don't.

You're so brave.

Thank you for being brave enough
to talk to me tonight.

I wish I had been brave enough
to tell you about Aaron a long time ago.

But I wasn't.

So now, what can I do?
How can I help you?

It's gonna take a long time
for me to deal with this.

But I want to talk about it.

I do.

Then that's what we'll do. We'll talk.

Sarah.

- Hi.
- Luc.

- What are you doing here?
- Well, I'm here for Kevin's birthday party.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to t*rture you
with boxes. I unpacked them all.

- Everything is back where it was.
- No. Listen, you're still leaving.

You're just gonna have to pack
them again.

No. I'm leaving everything here.

When I leave, it's without luggage.

- That way I won't have to bring it all back.
- No, Luc.

You cannot get on a plane
with a one-way ticket and no luggage.

They're gonna think you're a t*rror1st.

Not if I buy a round-trip ticket.

Sarah, I'm...

I'm coming home.

Okay?

- Hello.
- Hey.

- Thanks for meeting me at the office.
- Well, you're welcome.

How was Kevin's party?
Was it a complete disaster?

No. No, actually,
it was an incomplete disaster.

What exactly are we doing here,
darling?

Are you a spy now
or is this a covert op?

I didn't get the job.

Sorry.

Oh...

I'm really sorry.

I didn't get it because of my heart.

The arrhythmia.

My resting heart rate
exceeds their criteria.

- Is there anything that you can do?
- No.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

- It is what it is. You should answer that.
- Oh.

Mm. Heh, heh.

[UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Hi, Mom.

Mm-hm. Really?

Yes, yes. We will... We will try.

Okay. Bye.

- What is it?
- Well, Kevin's at my mom's house.

Apparently the dinner is back on
and everybody's going back over there.

But we do not have to go.
I think that we should just go home.

No, we should go.

I mean, I don't want to think about
what we didn't get.

I mean, we've got a lot.

It's just a job, so let's go.

Let's be happy.

Okay. Okay, let's go.

Let's go and...

- Be happy.
- Yeah.

Here we are.

I want to make a toast.

ALL:
Oh!

I'm spilling the wine.

Oh, dear. We can't even
hold onto a glass of wine.

Excuse me,
we held on to Ojai Foods, huh?

- Not that we wanted to.
- I wanted to.

- Well, only after you didn't.
- I didn't know that she really wanted to.

No, I know what it is.
She felt like she had to not want to.

I'm sorry, but I'm not keeping track
of what is "have to"

- and what is "want to."
- Luc, Luc, Luc.

That is a distinction that no one at this
dinner party is able to make right now.

Yeah, don't feel bad.
Nobody can keep track.

No. In fact the logic is like a racetrack.

- It just goes round and round.
- And I know where it ends up.

Narrow Lake.

[CHEERING]

It means "Nora Walker."

ALL: Ohh!
- Nora Walker.

So wait, wait, wait. While we're up here,
let's make our official toast.

No, no, no. Let me, let me, let me.

Everybody,
to the worst birthday of my life.

SAUL: Cheers.
- Aww.

KEVIN: Well...
- No, no, no.

To the very worst investment ever.

Oh, come on. There's been worse
investments than Narrow Lake.

- Nothing is worse than Narrow Lake.
SARAH: Oh, no.

- I bet you I can b*at it.
SAUL: All right.

Okay, the love of my life
is going back to France

and he may never ever
be able to come back.

SAUL: That's bad.
However, I can top that. I can top that.

- I'm years old, right?
TOMMY: Yeah.

- Okay, I come out of the closet.
NORA: Yeah.

I might as well turn around
and go right back in.

[FAMILY LAUGHS]

You should.
You got some great clothes in there.

Wait, wait, wait. Scotty has made
the most beautiful cake.

- Let's get the cake.
- Let's eat the cake.

SARAH: Cake.
TOMMY: Yeah.

ALL: Cake. Cake. Cake.
- We only just started eating.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Why are we having cake now?

What's up?

It's Michelle.

Hey.

- Hey, Mom.
- Justin, I'm so glad you're here.

Look, I need you to listen to me
real quick.

So you're completely right
in having this party.

- You have to fix this with Kevin.
- Justin, you know what? I have...

KEVIN: Where's Scotty?
- Look who's here.

JUSTIN:
What...?

KEVIN: Did Michelle call you too?
- Yes.

I mean, she still has to have
another blood test.

Right. She has to wait to see
if her HCG doubles.

Right, but halfway pregnant?

- So we can be happy?
- Halfway happy?

- All the way happy?
- All the way happy.

- Oh, my...
- Oh, my God.

- Does that mean it worked, Mom?
- I don't know.

- I'm gonna say yes.
- Yes. Well, what do we do?

NORA: Light the candles. Get the candles.
JUSTIN: Light the candles.

Okay, here we go.

Okay. Okay. We just heard
that you were pregnant out there.

KEVIN: Halfway pregnant.
SCOTTY: Halfway pregnant.

- You guys, you can't be halfway pregnant.
KITTY: No, no. You can, you can.

You have to have a blood test
and another one to be sure.

- Come on. They're glowing.
- Look at them. They're beaming.

- Congratulations.
- Yeah.

- No congratulations yet.
- Yeah, we can't celebrate.

Oh, yes, we can celebrate,
because it's Kevin's birthday.

Happy birthday, Kev.

Thank you, Mom.

[SINGING]

Make a wish.