03x18 - Taking Sides

[bunniefuu]

Listen,mom,I know I promised,but it's the only
time the realtor can show me through the office.

Sarah,it's an office.

The only thing you need to
knowis does it have a window?

Just because greenatopia's doing well,I can't take the risk
that kyle and ethan aren't gonna suddenly turn into donald Tr*mp.

I promise that I will
come and meet ryan.

- Like when?
- Mom,I have to go.

Oh,goD.I'm so sorry.I
forgot to call you back.

To confirm,I hope.

Yeah,you know what?Something,um,something
came up at the office.

What could be so important you can't
find the time to meet your half brother?

Can you,uh,hang on for a sec?

It's my mom.You can
talk to her.She's nice.

hey,mom. I,uh,I-I can't talk right now.

Fine.Then just listen.

I made a reservation for : at
that new little bistro on colorado.

I wish I
could.I-I-I can'T.

No,tommY.Don't you dare cancel on me.

Mom,look,holly just put together a
last-minute meeting I cannot cancel.

Push it.

I definitely can't push it.

All right,um,I gotta go,mom. Bye.

all rise.

court is now in session.The
honorable arthur gray presiding.

calling the case of people vs.Thomas
walker.Docket number - - - - .

you know what?Screw tommy.

You think he would've remembered
what it was like when dad embezzled.

I mean,he practically took the
business to his grave with him.

You know,it wouldn't have been
the worst thing if you'd gone.

Becca,how-- how can you even
say that?I mean,he lied to you.

- He made you think buying that land was your idea.
- Yeah.

I'm sorry,but you couldn't pay
me to go to his arraignment.

someone's calling.

Oh,great.It's my mom,again.I'm
so not answering that.

well,she probably wants to talk
about everythingthat's going on.

She actually doesn't
even know what's going on.

We're supposed to wait
for tommy to tell her.

She just wants me to hang out with ryan.

And that was enough.The last
thing I need is another sibling.

And I'm sure you said the same thing
about me,but look where that got us.

If you think that I'm going to be dating ryan
in a year,that's just really weird and gross.

I know you say that I shouldn't blame myself
for this,but it's not ryan's fault,either.

Yeah,you're right.It's
tommy and your mom'S.

My mom didn't do anything.

Rebecca,you know what I mean.

No,what do you mean?

nothing,all right?You know
what?Let's not fight about this.

The last thing I need is you
on a red-eye to new york again.

My leaving had nothing
to do with my mother.

Except for the fact that she stormed
in here and blamed me for everything.

okay,you know what?You're right.We
shouldn't talk about this.Let's just not.

Let's do that,all right?Let's just
promise that we're not gonna talk about it.

We love each other too much
to take sides,all right?

- You're right.
- Promise?Let's stay out of it?

- **********?
- Okay,I promise.No more talk about it.

Promise?No more?

Okay.Oh,I so don't want to go to work.

Why?I mean,tommy's not gonna be there.

So?Still,it's-

- rebecca,we're not talk--
you're right.I'm sorry.

Bye. Bye,baby.

And give ryan a break.

Fine.But I'm not hanging out with him.

no,no,no,no,ryan.

You don't have to do that.

Oh,it's okay.Really.I
mean,you are putting me up.

I'm glad to.Get-- let me
finish that.Don't worry.

So what time are we meeting everybody?

Actually,it looks like it's
just you and me for lunch.

It seems that kevin and tommy and sarah are all
stuck in meetings,and I can't get ahold of justin.

I can never get hold of justin.

It's okay.

You know,I--I'm not sure
I'd want to meet me,either.

I am their dad's
illegitimate child,so--

no,nothing-- nothing
about you is illegitimate.

They're just busy,that's all.

Yeah,well,I feel like I just
kinda... came outta nowhere,you know?

Well,I asked you to come,anytime.

I'm so glad you're here.

I-I just don't want it to seem like
I'm being presumptuous,like I think...

I can just show up here and
kind of... belong or anything.

Ryan,william turned their
life upside down,too.

That's why I want you to meet them.

They're living proof
you can get through this.

You know what?

We should go to ojai after lunch.

You could see the family business.Tommy
will be out of his meetings by then.

I'm sure he'd love to show
you around.What do you think?

Okay.

Okay.Great.

Very well,mr. Walker's posted bail.We'll
see you all back on march th.

Thank you,your honor.

Is that good?

- as well as can
be-- are we done?

yeah.

she's off-limits,tommy.Not a word.

Gotta give her credit
for burying the smile.

Oh,wait till she gets
to the parking garage.

She'll break out into song.

Hey,julia.

Did he do this?

you know what?You really need
to talk to him about this.

Right.

and you'll get me those bank
statements as soon as you can?

Yes,of course.

Okay.We'll talk more this afternoon.

Hey,go home and get some rest.All right.

Thanks.

oh,finally.

I have never seen more stupid
bureaucracy in my entire life.

That's what you have to say?

You did this.

Um,can we not do this here?

That's why all the promises,right?

- The new car,redoing the backyard-- were you
just trying to distract me... - of course not.

So I wouldn't suspect anything?

- Babe--no!- What if
you go tjail,then what?

Did you even think about us?

- Can we do this at home?
- No,we cannot.

- I don't want you
there.- Julia--julia.

No,you're on your own,tommy.

Do not come home.

Brothers & Sisters x
"Taking Sides"

I think we should go to holly.

After all,she's human.

Well,that's disputable.

Anyway,it's not up to her.

It's with the D.A. Now,right?

Well,we're not talking enron here.

Ojai's not a public company.

There's a chance--if
somehow holly agreed to it--

we could go to the D.A.,Tell them tommy made
restitution and that we worked it out privately.

The D.A. Might let it go.

It'd save the state a
ton of time and money.

Great.

- I'll go see her.
- No,I don't think that's a good plan.

Well,you can't go.

What do you mean,I can't
go?Of course I can go.

I just tell holly that tommy changed his mind
and he wasn't gonna go ahead with his stupid plan.

- After she asked you about it and you lied?
- Come on.

Come on,honestly.

I think I've got a better
chance of getting through to her.

Both of you can stop,because neither of you will
talk to her without a lawyer present,you hear me?

- You're a lawyer.
- Absotely not.

- If tommy wanted our help,he'd be here.
- Come on,stay focused.

Tommy has to work things out
with julia,so cut him some slack.

You know what?I think we've
done all we can for today.

I have to get back to the office.

,Would you tell kitty what's going on?

Sure,if you tell tommy
he has to talk to mom.

Fine.

Bye.Bye.

- So now what?
- Justin.

What do you mean?

- He could talk to rebecca.
- so how's it goin'?

- Ac,itally's going fine.
- That's great.

Oh,hey.Do you have a
sec?I can't get online.

Oh,yeah.J-- let
me call you back.

Uh,yeah,sure.

Um,actually,you know
what?I'll meet you in there.

- I'm just--I'll finish up
relyuick.- Okay. Okay,thanks.

Oh,my god.Oh,my god.You're
not gonna believe this.

Nora just walked in with ryan.

What?You gotta get her outta there.

- I know.
- I mean,what if e bumps into your mom?

She doesn't know about tommy.

I know.Let me figure it out.

I'll call you back.

Rebecca.

You remember ryan?

Yeah,of course.Of course.

Uh,what brings you guys by today?

Oh,you didn't get the memo?It's--it's
"bring your illegitimate child to work" day.

Oh,yeah.I went to that last year.

cute,kids.Really cute.

I-I was hoping that tommy would be out
of his meeting and he could give us aour.

You know what?I think
he has meetings all day.

Oh,no.

Pretty soon,ryan is gonna think
I made up these kids of mine.

oh,no.They exist.Trust me.

Well,I know the place like the back
of my hand.I'll give you a tour.Okay.

Oh,no.Why--why don't
i give you a tour?

Um,we could start out by the loading
dock.We just got a shipment of pears.

It's amazing.

Wow,you must really like pears.

Pears are good.I like pears.

- What is this?
- Surprise.

The kids did it.

- They're here?
- No.No,robert.

They're at the hotel.

But I did tell them that I was gonna
call them as soon as you got home.

Good.

Yeah.

You didn't tel'em?

What,tell them that
you had a heart att*ck?

No. No,but--but... robert,they're
gonna find out eventually.

I really do think you have to tell them.

Yeah.

are you,uh... you okay?

No,you--you seem like
you're in--in pain.

No,no,I'm good.Go--
go be with the baby.

All right,all right.But--but listen
to me,the doctor said no stress.

you're not allowed.

You know,if you want,we can--
we can,uh,tell the kids together.

Yeah,no.I-I need to do it myself.

Okay. Okay.

So,um,I need...

look,I know it's a stretch,I
just thought,coming from rebecca,

there's a chancehat
holly might be convinced.

I knew there was a reason
why you made me cookies.

He's in serious trouble,justin.

I know,sarah.That's exactly
why we're not getting involved.

And I get that completely,but we're
talking about tommy going to jail.

stupid.

you know julia kicked him out?

- She did?
- Yeah.

Oh,no.

And the thing is,he--
he was trying to undo it.

He just--he
ran out of time.

Sarah,he still stole money from
the company to buy that land.

I'm not condoning his methods.

I'm just saying that... he was there
for you when you were at your bottom.

He wasn't there for me.He
didn't even speak to me.

That was out of love.

And right now,he needs ours.

You don't understand.Rebecca and I
are on really rocky ground,all right?

And this whole tommy
situation is not helping.

This is family,justin.

You can't pretend that
you're not involved.

We're staying out of it.

I thought you'd send kevin.

- Maybe even
saul,but-- no,just me.

May I come in?

Sure.

listen,holly,there is another
way that we could do this.

- Sarah-- just
please hear me out.

***

*****

Forfeit all his shares and his voting
rights... never set foot in the building again.

And in exchange,the
prosecution would be dropped.

Tommy would go scot-free.

I wouldn't call it scot-free,but...
he would be spared jail,yeah.

It's like d?

Someone in your family screws up,and
you come to me asking for help.

I'm asking you to consider that tommy has lost
everything that he spent his whole life building .

and that he has a young family

Whom he should've considered.

Holly,you know that he wasn't
gonna go through with it.

It's why he canceled the board meeting.

The board meeting where he
was going to have me fired.

No,he changed his mind.

Of course he did,once he was caught.

God,what is wrong with you?!

You've won,holly.

You got what you wanted.

- All of this is yours
- it's amazing.

I hold up my end of the bargain,I behave honorably,and
still,you and your family think that this my doing.

I'm not here to argue with you,holly.

What tommy did was wrong.

I'm not gonna dispute that.

But if you really loved my father,you would know that
he wouldn't want to see one of his children destroyed

because of this company,because
of something that he built.

That may be.

But this has nothing to do
with your father anymore.

Tommy did this to himself.

well,that's pretty much it.

The rest is just offices
and then more offices.

And,uh,well,yeah.

I hope i didn't bore you to death.

No way.I had no idea
so much went into fruit.

Now you're just lying.

rebecca,why don't you
come over fodinner,tonight?

- Tonight?
- You know what?

I'll invite everyone.

You know,uh,I don't really
think,um,that it's a good idea.

- Why not?
- Well,no,just for me.

I just have a lot of work to do.

We'll make it a late
dinner.Say : or : .

Nora,you really don't have to do
that.I'm totally fine on my own.

Really.

I'M... I'M...
m-- okay,yeah.

Uh, : ,I guess,could work.

Great.So we'll just go and
get out of your hair now.

bye,honey.

- Bye.
- Hey,thanks for showing me around.

Yeah,see you later.

saul,you have to get them here.

Tell them they have no
choice in the matter.

Because they listen to you.

Look,I gotta go.Okay.

So I have good news.

Everyone is coming to dinner tonight.

- Everyone?
- Yeah.

What'd you do,thr*aten them?

no.

Well,kitty has to stay with robert and
the baby,but you'll meet them soon enough.

That's totally okay.

I'm nervous enough as it is.

You'll be fine.Believe me,with this group,you
won't be able to get a word in edgewise.

- So don't be nervous.
- Oh,I'm okay.

I just,uh... rebecca told me about her first dinner
here,and she was just saying that everyone sat around

and quietly stared at
her the entire time.

Okay,so we'll do a buffet.

That's much better,much,much better.

It's easy,it's loose.

It'll be great.

Well,can I help you cook?

No,no,no.I've got it all under control.

I'm a pretty good cook.

Really?

Yeah.

Julia left him?

Yeah,she kicked him
out.He's crashing at sarah'S.

What about elizabeth?

I don't know.

You know,like,I... I want to
help him and... you're right.

We're not talking about this.

You know,I need to give these to my mom.I
guess I'll just drop them off before dinner.

Wait,you're going over there now?

I'll meet you at your mom'S.Don't
worry.I'm not trying to get out of it.

Maybe you could,uh... I don't know.

You know,may-maybe
you could talk to her.

- Justin-- no,I
know,rebecca.I know.

- I'm sorry to even a-- I don't--I
don't even know what I would say.

I mean,she's hurt and she's angry.

Look,I understand all that,and
I'm not telling her to forgive him.

I... just may-maybe you can get her to...
like,reconsider pressing charges,you know?

I mean,he--he's
my brother.

That would be forgiving him,justin.

You're right.You're right.I'm sorry.I
sh--I shouldn't have brought it up.

No,it's fine.I-I understand.

I mean,I know that you
want to help him.I just--

- I don't know what-- let's
just-- let's just drop it.

Is tommy gonna be at the dinner?

I don't know if I can do that.

Rebecca,look,I will not let
anything bad happen to you,okay?

********

I mean,he's not
gon jus-I don't--

you have nothing to worry
about in this whole situation.

You... you're--
you're switzerland.

You're beautiful and... neutral.

Okay? Come here.

- I'll see you at dinner,okay?
- Yeah.

He's due back in court in ten days.

Oh,and sarah's appointed herself leader
of the "free tommy walker" campaign.

Oh,what does that entail?

So far just bed and board.How's robert?

I don't know.You know,it's hard to tell.

He's not very forthcoming,kind of like
your press releases about his condition.

Have you told him about tommy?

God,no.Kevin,are you crazy?

I mean,he's stressed out enough as it is without going
ballistic over the political implications of that.

You know,kit,I tried to talk him out
of going through with this campaign.

That would require him to
acknowledge that his life has changed.

And you know what?He's
not,not even to his own kids.

that sounds like tommy.

He won't even admit he might have to
go to prison,he thinks he's invincible.

No,he thinks he's dad.

at least you get out
of this ryan soiree.

Oh,you know,honestly?

I think it would come as a
welcome relief at this point.

You know what,kevin?

Courtney's here with the kids.

I-I better get back.Will
you,uh,tell tommy that I love him?

Okay,tell robert I... l-like him a lot.

well done.

yes!

He fell asleep as soon as he ate.

Oh,death,taxes and robert's inability to
show weakness-- some things never change.

Well,I-I think that he'S...
putting on a good face for the kids.

Right,but you'd think he just
had his wisdom teeth pulled.

Okay.Okay,you try,dad.

Uh,no,no,no,no,no.

I-I think that you should
just be the referee.

- Please,can daddy play?
- Why don't you just let daddy watch?

I'm not gonna break.Look
at the two of you...

boy,that's why I never
understood polygamy.

Okay,here we go.Ready?

All right.

Yes! Nice!

That's how you knock 'em down.

Low five,low five.

You know,honey--
what?

I-I think it would be a good idea if
you took a break,maybe took a little--

I don't need to be put down for a nap.

I'm sorry.

Oh,no,sweetie.

No,you--you,uh,you
didn't do anything wrong.

No,you know what?She's
right.I should go lay down.

But listen,I want you
guys to practice,okay?

Because when I come back,it is so on.

Okay?

You know what,guys?Maybe
we should get going,huh?

Okay.I took some
notes,drew up a timeline.

Okay.

Okay,that's great.I'll see you then.

uh,sorry.Just my lawyer.

So I gathered.

David,there are a few things I
need to take care of for this case.

Like going to the arraignment?

Okay,I know I said that I
wouldn't go,but ojai is my company.

- I needed to be there
to-- what,to gloat?

I don't want this drama.

I-I don't want any of this.

rebecca.

Uh... I brought you these.

Oh,thanks.You didn't need to do that.

No problem.

Am I interrupting something?

No,you're not interrupting anything.

No,your,uh,your mom was just telling me how
much she's not enjoying this business with tommy.

I know it's hard for you to
believe,but this has been hard for me.

I know.It's very painful.

Stop.

- You know,tommy's actually really suffering.
- I know.I'm sorry.

And there's nothing
I can do to change it.

You could drop the charges.

What?

Mom,I know what he did was unforgivable.

But if tommy goes to jail... mom,I love
you,but justin and i love each other,too,

and it's coming between us
even though we're trying.

you're the only person that can stop it.

She's right,holly.

I'm not asking you to do it for tommy.

But if there's any way
that you can do it for me...

I'll think about it.

I will.

I stopped in at ojai.

That's a joke,right?

It must be,because I know you heard me this morning
when I specifically said that would be a terrible idea.

I'm sorry if I'm a little concerned that-- that the
only time I might be able to see my brother for the next,

I don't know,five years,is
through a sheet of glass.

- We can't let it happen,kevin.
- I know,I know.

It doesn't mean we can stop it.

Do we even know if he's coming tonight?

Yes,he agreed to come,and after
we leave,he's gonna tell mom.

Good.

- How do I look?
- What?

Is this too fancy,with the bow?

I don't care.

You'd think I would know what to wear to one of
these "meet your new half sibling" shindigs by now.

You'd think I would know what to wear to one of these

"meet your new half sibling" shindigs by now.

all right,let me guess.

Mm,preemptively intoxicating yourself before the worst-timed dinner in walker family history?

I thought hiding in the corner might help,too.

So thank you for the strong-arm phone call.

Please.I'm merely the messenger.

That was all nora's work.

has tommy even told her?

Or is he just gonna wait until she notices a prison postmark on his first letter?

Well,I suspect he's having a bit of denial,if that's what you're asking.

Well,this is gonna be fun.

Where are harold and maude?Thank you.

Maude's in the kitchen.Harold's upstairs.

All right.Don't,uh,don't worry about it.

We haven't even,uh,started eating yet,so...

all right.Sweet.I'll,uh,I'll talk to you later.

All right.Bye.

who was that?

Oh,that was rebecca.

what,is there a problem?

Oh,no,justin.

Hey,I should invite joe.

Because apparently there is no limit to the amount of tension

that this family can bear.

Sarah,you know what?It's not her problem.

It's tommy's problem,all right?

So let him deal with it.

Deal with what?

Justin invited rebecca.

Actually,mom did,okay?

And she has every right to be here.

This is unbelievable.

Wow,man.Well,I really apprecia the support.

You know what,dude?Don'T.

Maybe you're the one that shouldn't be here,all right?

-Oh,really?Know what?
-hey,hey,guys.

Now is not the time to talk about this,so keep your voice down.

Listen,everybody--

all right,you guys.

I know what you're doing.

Dling...

-mom,um...
-he's just upstairs.

He's gonna come down any minute.

Mom,we're not even talking about ryan.

-We're talking about...
-you okay?

Yeah,it's spicy.It's good.

Sure you're not talking about ryan,and I'm the queen of sheba.

Actually,you are.

Please,please,please,just be nice tight.

Just be yourselves.

be nice or be ourselves--which is it?

good point,kevin.

So you see?They do exist.

Kevin.

-Hi,kevin.
-Really nice to meet you.

Nice to see you again,man.

I'm tommy.Scotty and sarah.sarah walker.

I told them to be themselves.

Who the hell are these people?

So,uh,how's berkeley working out for you?

It's good.

You know,I actually really wanted to go there.

Mom talked me out of it.

That's funny.She said it was kinda of the opposite.

That's ridiculous.

Oh,my--you gotta watch her.She's very good at rewriting history.

I guess history gets rewritten a lot around here,doesn't it?

*********?

hey,babe.

You made it.

I need to talk to you when you get a second,okay?

Sure.

Everything all right?

Hey,long time,no see.

Hey,thanks again for the tour.

Uh... what--what tour?

Oh,rebecca showed me around ojai today.

Really?So you guys went to,uh,ojai?

Yeah,nora took me over there.

It's a really impressive operation you guys got going on.

Your mother must be so proud,rebecca.

I'm gonna set my stuff down.

-Tommy.
-What?

Not now.

actually,guys,go ahead.I'm gonna get a refill.

I'm sorry.I have a problem with the way he's been acting tonight.

Aren't we all acting on account of ryan?

Isn't that the mandate?

Tommy was arrested for felony embezzlement.

You think a little humility might be in order.

Stop taking it so personally.

Besides,the night is almost over.

Thank god.

oh,yeah.

You're a little fussy,huh?

Well,how do you feel?

You hungry?You want some soup?

No.Where-- where are the kids?

Well,you know,they're on east coast time,so courtney took 'em back to the hotel.

Courtney and those damn schedules.

Actually,that's not why they left.

What do you mean?

What happened to telling the kids?

I told you.

-I'm gonna tell 'em.
-When?

I'm sorry.I know that you've been through a lot.

And I-I don't want to upset you,but this is not okay.

You've got to stop shutting everybody out like this.

I'm doing the best I can do.

Robert,your kids are not stupid.

They sense that something is wrong,and by not telling the truth,

it makes it even scarier for them.

And you think the truth is less scary?

that I almost d*ed?

Are you kidding me?

Kids don't want to hear that about their father.

Well,maybe they don't want to know it,but they need to know who their father is.

They need to know what he's thinking and what he feels.

I'll tell you how I feel.

I'm exhausted.

I can barely keep my eyes open.

I have pain everywhere-- in my chest,in my legs,in my I.V. Sites.

When I walk across the room,it feels like my heart's about to jump out of my chest.

Is that what you want me to tell jack and sophie?

I want you to stop pretending that everything is fine when it isn'T.

I mean,if you want to act that way towards me?Fine.

But sophie and jack deserve more and... and so does evan.

What are you doing sitting in here all by yourself?

You're the guest of honor.

it's okay,really.

No,it's not okay.

I wish you could hear them talking.

They're saying the nicest things about you.

Thank you,but you don't need to cover anymore.

I mean,I know why you didn't want me to know,but...

know what?

About tommy getting arrested.

I--it's--it's-- it's good,though.I was getting really paranoid.

Everyone was starting to act weird around me,and then...

what are you talking about?

It's okay.I know he embezzled money...

oh,god.Why do I get the feeling I just screwed up?

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

where's tommy?

When were you gonna tell me?

nora,don't do this now.Ryan doesn't have to--

ryan is the only one with the decency to let me know.

Are--are you kidding me?

Why would you say something to her?

-I didn't know.
-Oh,stop it.

This has nothing to do with him.

Who--who did youembezzle from?

You know what?Now really isn't the time for this.

Kevin's right.This is much more--

I'm talking to tommy.Who did you embezzle from?

Look,mom,it's complicated,all right?

I needed money to fund a deal,so I-I borrowed it froojai.

From ojai?

Yeah,and I will put it back.

Just like your father was.

oh,I see.

See,I'm just doing what you're all scared to do,and that's get holly out.

You can't blame my mother for this.

-Rebecca--
-oh,please.

It's not enough that--that she destroys my parents' marriage?

Now she's gotta take ojai as well?

She didn't do anything wrong.

She had her eye on ojai before she even met us.

Everybody knows it.

It's not a secret,recca.

Tommy,not in front of her.

I don't care about holly.

What are you doing,tommy?

What are you doing?

You have a child.You have a wife.

How could you have such little regard for them,for us?

For god sakes,that's why I'm doing this,mom--

for our family,for us,for our kids.

She is trying to take everything dad ever built.

-I'm so sick of you blaming her for everything.
-Rebecca,stop getting involved.

No,no,no.My mother trusted you.

She built walker landing with you,she stepped in to help ojai,and what?

-What?You lie to her,you use me.
-Please.

Look,rebecca,spare us,all right?

We all know whose side you're on.

Yeah,which is exactly why I want you to shut up.

No,you shut up.

Look,my dad worked his butt off building this company.

I'm doing exactly what he would've done.

Your father?Your father.

What your father did was unforgivable.

I despise him for it.

Really?Well,you sure loved living off of it,mom.

Feel better?

Sometimes I wonder if this family is even worth saving.

I'm sorry,ryan.

I thought meeting my children would be helpful to you.

clearly,I was wrong.

you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine. I'm good.

I just--I wish I didn't come tonight.

Yeah,but we're just... it was really cool what you did in there,standing up to them.

It took a lot of courage.

I wish justin had some.He just stood there.

He'S... probably just not good under pressure.

I really thought that we could get through this.

I just don't know.

I'm sorry.

last thing you want to hear about are my problems.

I'm really sorry that you had to witness all of that.

Are you kidding me?

You really took the spotlight off of me and my big mouth.

if it wasn't for you,I'd be fish food for the entire walker clan.

They're not always like that.

Really?

Well,and here I thought they were this perfect,produce-loving family.

turns out my brother's a real jerk,huh?

Which one?

I was talking about tommy.

are you sure you're okay?

I don't know.

I know it's te.

It's okay.It's okay,nora.

I was gonna call you tomorrow anyway.

Sarah told me everything.

-I see.
-You knew.

-Yes,I knew.
-How long?

Uh... a few months,probably.

A few months?

Nora,please understand that I told tommy that I was against this from the beginning.

You knew tommy was determined to break the law,

and all you did was advise him against it?

Just a second,nora.

I warned him about this adamantly from the very beginning.

Tell me,what else was I supposed to do?

Tell me. Tell me.

The minute you knew he was thinking of heading down that path,you should've told me.

I should've told you?

I didn't think it was my place to involve you.

He's my son. He's my son,damn it.

oh,I know why he came to you.

The same reason william did--

because you're comfortable dealing in lies,saul.

You always have been.

Tell me something.

What are you comfortable with,nora,hmm?

Truth?

I don't think so.

If you wanted to know the truth about william,all you had to do was open your eyes.

But you didn't want to.

You made it very clear that you were better off not knowing the messy parts.

so I didn't tell you all these things about tommy because you didn't tant meo,sister.

I know.That's true.

but it's not true now.

I've changed.

I don't need you to protect me anymore.

I don't want you to.

I want all the uncomfortable truth,all the awful secrets out in the open.

That's why I invited ryan here.

Because if I had anything to do with his suffering,

then I want to take responsibility for it.

My eyes are open,saul.

From now on,my eyes are open.

You've asked me to see all the ways you've grown and changed over the last year.

Right now,all I can see are the ways you haven'T.

and there's the bell for round two.

And it's crueshoff right back in there holding terrell...

I was looking for you all over the place.

Your mom said you left.

Well,you seemed pretty cght up talking with ryan.

you're not actually gonna make this about ryan.

Justin,you hung me out to dry in front of your entire family.

Because we said we weren't gonna get involved.

Oh,like this morning when you asked me to get involved

-I suppose that was different?
-It was a mistake.

Justin,you said that you would be there for me tonight

if I went with you,and you weren'T.

-What did you want me to do?
-I wanted you to defend me.

Or at least t tell me to shut up and just stand there

while kevin acted like I was some witness for the prosecution.

You know,I'm sorry.I didn't know it was gonna go down like that,rebecca.

I didn't know that your loyalty was contingent on the circumstances.

Tommy might go to jail,okay?

I'm sorry if my family's a little harsh on you.

A little harsh?

Talk about taking sides.

Don't!Don't act like you're above it.

You took your mom's side the entire time.

Someone has to!

-You don't get it.
-No,I don't get it.

No,you don'T.

And no matter what,it's always gonna be the same.

You will always choose them.

And that's fine.

But I need to make a choice,too.

So I'm choosing my family.

-What does that mean?
-It's not gonna work.

It never was.

Seriously?

Awesome.

I was wrong.

I should never have asked you to go easy on tommy.

Do whatever you need to do.

I can't remember the last time someone in this house got up before me.

I was--I was having trouble sleeping.

I made some coffee.

It's a little strong,though.

Sounds perfect.

about last night,I wouldn't have said anything

if-- if I thought you didn't know.

I don't know what to say...

except I wouldn't blame you if you got the next flight outta here.

Actually,I was kinda hoping I could stick around for a little bit.

You know,they're not perfect,but that's actually a little bit of a relief,you know,that they're...

screwed up?

you can say it.

Screwed up.

You know,the funny thing is... now I feel like I can actually fit in.

Who knows?Maybe we-- we can help each other.

your charm bracelet?

I can'T.It's your favorite.

but it's also my good luck charm.

I mean,if you wear this,todd will for sure ask you to the dance.

There you guys are.

sorry.We were just hanging out.

Oh,no.It's--it's okay.

I'm just... coming to see you and maybe talk to you guys.

You know,I,um... I never really got to explain

what happened to me inhe hospital.

Mom told us you were sick.

Yeah,yeah,but what happened was that I had a heart att*ck.

But I'm fine now.

But chandler wilson's dad had a art att*ck,and he--

honey,I'm not going anywhere. Okay?

I promise.

I mean,I had an operation,and everything went really well.

So you're okay now?

Yeah.

I shoulda told you sooner,but I think... I was just scared.

You were scared?

Yeah.

Everybody gets scared,even daddies.

I'm sorry to interrupt,but it's--it's time.

Oh,is courtney ready?

Courtney's actually in the car.

time to go.And listen,when I'm better,we're going camping.

come on,come on.Chop-chop.You guys got a plane to catch.

Bye,dad.love you.

Do you,uh,need anything?

No,I'm fine.

Just... just shut the door.

Sure.

justin.

are you okay?

We broke up.

Oh,I'm sorry.

What happened?

I don't want to talk about it.

No,of course.Okay.

And last night was awful,'cause all I could think about was using.

Justin,if you need to stay here,you can stay as long as you like.

-You mean that?
-Come on.Of course.

Come here.

Oh,babe.

thank you,sarah.

Now don't go overboard.

You're gonna have to fight tommy for the couch.

oh,jeez.

this is some awesome!

what is that?

A barcalounger.

Isn't it great?

ryan.

Hey,I just--I wanted to come by and check on you and make sure you were okay,

you know,after last night and--and everything.

Oh,that's really sweet of you.Thank you.

well,it seems like you're okay.

So I don't want to bother you or anything.

Oh,no.

Um... do you want to come inside?

I was just,um,I was watching some tv.

Yeah,that's what I've been doing at nora'S.

I could really use a change of scenery.

I could use the company.

justin and I broke up.

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Yeah,me,too.

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