♪ ♪
(LINE RINGING)
WILL: At the tone, please
leave your message.
(BEEPS)
Hey, William. It's Abby.
I'm not sure why I
thought you would pick up
this Thanksgiving, but...
Well, I just...
you know, if you're hungry,
or you want to talk...
I'm here. So...
Okay, bye.
(DOOR CLOSES)
LIAM: It's just owl
hooters and roost trees?
Yeah, they're critical
for a hunt, sure.
But we're behind on schedule already.
WALKER: Have faith, Liam. Have faith.
Well, I thought I'd be walking into
the middle of Turkey glaze prep.
Not whatever this is.
Well, you are not too far off, Mama.
Just doing a little something
different this year.
- We are starting a new tradition.
- Yeah.
One that Cordi calls
"ranch to table turkey."
Yeah. Instead of farm to table,
you know...
- (TURKEY CALL)
- Farm to table...
Daddy... So, anyways, Mama,
this year, it's gonna start
with a hunt.
You know, Stella Blue always said
she wanted to mix things up
on Thanksgiving.
So, I'm gonna send some
progress pics to our group chat.
Cook up a little bit of FOMO,
and before sealing the deal
with a Baked Alaska.
So, a turkey hunt
on top of Stella's favorite dessert.
- Yes, sir.
- I see what you're doing, son.
Yeah, that's a lot of big gestures
to avoid some
uncomfortable conversations.
Or... just trying to guarantee
her attendance.
You know, it's been too many
weeks of radio silence
since her...
since her recent relocation.
I know. And I'm glad that
you're looking to mend things.
But maybe a pumpkin pie would suffice?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I think someone here
is trying to break tradition
and get involved with the menu.
So, you're the only one allowed
to change things up around here?
Hey, no, no, no.
That tradition is important.
We love you, Mama.
But you're not lifting a finger today.
Everything will be ready
by Circle of Thanks.
I promise. Hey,
what does Daddy always say?
"Ah, hell.
Full bellies and a full table."
"Yeah, that's what the day's
all about, you hear?"
My goodness, these are
knuckleheads, that's all.
Knuckleheads.
Hey, the table will be full, Mama.
All right.
So, who's ready to bag a bird?
♪ Well, the law come around ♪
♪ Started laying on the cuffs... ♪
(ENGINES ROARING)
♪ But when you ain't so lucky ♪
♪ Lucky as hell... ♪
(ENGINES REVVING)
♪ And I get down, on your feet... ♪
♪ ♪
I'm still the big brother! (LAUGHING)
(ENGINES ROARING)
♪ ♪
Move aside, boys. Here comes Daddy!
- WALKER: Eat my dust... Whoa!
- BONHAM: Yeah!
Look out, knuckleheads! (WHOOPING)
(TURKEY CALL)
Shh, shh, shh.
(TURKEY GOBBLING)
Ah, nil.
I was kinda hoping that
a Texas Ranger might be,
I don't know, a better marksman.
All right, well, y'all moving around,
making all that noise, you
probably scared them off...
Okay, so... so... (SIGHS)
We can't come back empty handed.
How much more hunting time
do we have budgeted?
Is someone having buyer's remorse?
No, no, I just... (SIGHS)
These gobblers are crafty.
Hey, I've been meaning to talk to you
about Circle of Thanks
- actually...
- You prepped Ben?
LIAM: I mean, all I told him was
to be here at noon but that's not it.
Because there hasn't
really been an opening.
Why would that need an opening?
I mean, you guys are pretty
solid, right?
Yeah, yes, I just really want
this Thanksgiving to be special,
and I was thinking about
grand gestures,
and I know that there are
Circle of Thanks Rules to adhere to...
Ah! You're seeking
a significant other exemption,
aren't you?
All right, all right, well,
you know what, little bro,
I've got your back.
Circle of Thanks exemption...
- granted.
- LIAM: Yes, thank you.
Well, it's a good thing
that you two are better
at scheming than you are sh**ting
because we've got squadoosh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, what should we do?
I mean, it's not really
a turkey day without a turkey.
Please. I knew this whole
expedition was a pipe dream.
I bought one at the market a week ago.
- BONHAM: Let's go.
- All right, yeah.
All right, but this stays
between the three of us!
We got one fresh this morning.
It was awesome. (LAUGHS)
(TURKEYS GOBBLING)
♪ ♪
Oh, come on.
Look, I don't even know
what we're debating here.
Okay? inches at that price?
It's doorbusters territory.
- That's what they want you to think.
- Nope. No.
Not that.
I've heard that argument before.
Oh, you aren't seriously...
: a.m. breakfast sandwich?
- Sure am.
- I was hungry
and the bacon was applewood smoked.
Fine, it was a rookie mistake.
No one is saying that
I didn't blow a hole
through our shopping
schedule that year.
We got cocky. We got preoccupied.
- And what happens when that happens?
- You pay full price.
But that will not be
our fate this year.
We will be at the mall at : p.m.
We will be in line
for : p.m. doorbusters.
We will secure the doorbusters.
And then, by tomorrow,
bacon be damned,
we will be chilling under the heat
- of inches of hertz.
- Ah...
- Jingle all the way, baby.
- Yeah! (LAUGHS)
- Yes!
- LIAM: There they are!
- CASSIE: Hey! Happy Thanksgiving!
- Hey!
- Happy Thanksgiving.
- Hi, hi. Happy thanksgiving.
Glad we could stop by.
You guys are gonna love
turkey day here.
Dad's already got the cranberry
old fashions flowing.
The Lions game is on earlier
and then it's the Cowboys.
Cordi says that dinner
is gonna be at :
but let's be honest,
it's always, like, around :.
And we do this thing,
between dinner and dessert,
called the Circle of Thanks.
It's really great.
Wow, babe, I didn't know
you had such a big day planned.
Did you say dinner at :?
I thought this was more of
an eat upon arrival thing.
No. Dinner start time's kind of
been a debate over the years.
But...
it's a full day of fun over here.
- Yeah, it is!
- (CASSIE CHEERING)
We're gonna need an exit strategy.
- Uh-huh. Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
- LIAM: Come on!
- Oh!
(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)
for the Downtown Women's Shelter.
We're pushing records this year.
Glad I could help out.
Now we just need to survive
- the NFL games, and...
- Seriously,
why are people so
sloppy on Thanksgiving?
Have you decided what you want to do
after we close up?
Maybe make two more of these
for our first romantic
Thanksgiving together?
Well, I guess it's that
or giving into bribery.
I'm sorry, what?
My dad is trying to butter
me up on this group chat.
Like I can't see through that.
Baked Alaska and turkey hunts?
He thinks it's gonna force my hand
to show up and apologize.
I mean, I have heard
Baked Alaska is delicious, so...
Whose side are you on here?
Whichever side
you tell me to be? Yeah?
That is the right answer.
- Okay.
- (BOTH LAUGH)
I just can't believe
August still hasn't straightened
this out.
Oh, please. That party is
so far in his rearview.
Hell of a dodge.
And my dad is completely blind
to who August is becoming
on his social ascent.
- Yeah.
- (PHONE RINGING)
Hey, this is my mom and dad.
I gotta take this,
they're on their cruise.
- I'll be right back.
- Okay, I'll get this loaded up.
Okay. Hello?
Hey, happy Thanksgiving to you, too.
♪ ♪
Colton. Can you come here?
It's important.
Hey, I'll call you back. Sorry.
What's wrong?
August's stupid party.
What?
The city just shut down The Side Step.
Well, happy Thanksgiving.
(RINGING)
- Got that?
- Yeah, got it.
("EAST TX RUST" BY SHINYRIBS PLAYING)
♪ Baby, baby, time's a wasting ♪
WALKER: Voilà, perfect!
- LIAM: Yeah, that's great.
- WALKER: Yeah?
LIAM: Can I get some more celery?
- (WHISTLES)
- Thanks.
- Pretend you're working.
- (LAUGHTER)
♪ I'm advocating... ♪
Hey, Augie, the ice cream
needs to remain frozen,
so let's hustle.
And the mar-ring-ga...
It's pronounced, "meringue."
- Meringue.
- Meringue. Okay.
Meringue, of course. Sorry, Chef.
Augie, you getting all this?
Yeah, no, it's like
making fancy ice cream.
No, it is not fancy ice cream,
it is Baked Alaska.
It cannot be made. It has to be built.
Okay, "Chef."
Hey, why you talking
to your uncle that way?
- Hey, anything I can do to help?
- Ben!
You... you can go back
into the living room
and relax, and look at the televisions
and whatever for tomorrow,
for Black Friday.
Yeah. About that...
I think we got our wires crossed.
Cass and I kinda do
Black Friday on Thanksgiving.
Like it starts tonight.
At the mall. In person.
That's our family tradition
and I thought
this was more of an
early dinner than...
You gotta leave early? That's fine.
How about this,
we'll do Circle of Thanks
and dinner at the same time.
- Everyone wins. Awesome.
- Yeah.
You two are really cooking up
something special
- for this dinner.
- And it's not just mashed potatoes.
I guess we can stick around
for dinner, if we eat quickly.
- Soon as possible.
- I'll tell Cass.
Great.
- "And it's not just mashed potatoes"?
- Yeah.
- I don't talk like that.
- Okay, I know.
- Hey, I know, shh, shh.
- I don't know why I'm being like this...
Hey, shake it off. Stinker. All right?
- Yeah. (SIGHS)
- You got this.
Thanks. Any word from Stella or...
(CLICKS TONGUE) Um, radio silence.
- (LINE RINGING)
- Third time calling
and still no answer from Aunt Geri.
(SIGHS) I honestly thought
we were in the clear after...
- It's been weeks.
- I can't believe I'm saying this
but I think
we need to go back to the ranch.
No, I am not taking
the heat for this, too.
That's not what I'm pitching.
Someone needs to let your dad
know the bar got shut down.
And don't you think
that should be Augie?
(SIGHS)
He does think he got away with it.
August epically threw you
under the bus with this party.
And from where I'm sitting,
your dad chose him over you.
If you really wanna handle
this situation,
I say we drop this grenade
on their Thanksgiving dinner
and bounce.
Make August clean up
the mess for once.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- (STELLA SIGHS)
(CHEERING OVER TV)
Oh, no! Well, hell,
I can't watch this nonsense anymore.
These corners can't
cover a wall with paint.
They're ranked th in pass defense.
Oh, please don't get him going
on the Dallas Cowboys.
BONHAM: Oh, I'm
just fine with all that
on my own, thank you.
- I'll be back.
- BONHAM: All right.
Are you still
on the Black Friday grind?
Actually...
- TREY: No way.
- CASSIE: Mm-hmm.
- You and my man Kev?
- Calm down.
We're just texting.
He may not be the grotesque
stereotype I thought he was.
He just got back from a week
backpacking in Acadia.
TREY: And you think
that's kind of cool?
In a "hand holding" kind of way.
- No.
- Invite him over for dinner.
He can have my spot.
Cap has the rookies working
the holiday shifts at HQ.
So I'm T-minus two hours
from a TV dinner anyways.
- Do you want me to come with?
- I'm good.
Besides you have somebody
texting down your door.
Yeah, sure. But inviting him here?
For this? As a first date?
That... no, that feels crazy.
That is crazy,
but it's also very much you.
- Oh, you're right.
- Yeah.
Damn it.
All right, I'm gonna need
another cranberry old fashioned, Trey.
Okay. All right.
LIAM: You're making a mess.
I'm making a mess? You're making...
- Hey!
- Hey, hey.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Crap. He said yes.
He said what? Who said...
Gonna need more info.
- That plus-one you offered...
- Yeah.
...it might be a date.
That guy Kevin.
The mayor's Chief of Staff Kevin?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
You might want one of these.
- (CASSIE LAUGHS)
- You want one of those?
Just saying. All right,
the more the merrier.
This already feels like a mistake.
How did he nab the invite?
He nabbed the invite
because Cassie here
is focusing more
on her work-life balance.
Well, I am capable of
answering for myself, Walker.
- But yeah, what he said.
- JAMES: I'm late.
I know. I'm sorry.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
An endless barrage of
calls from the D.A.'s office.
Makes me wish we still
had you over there, Liam.
It must be pretty bad
if you're wishing that.
But it's nice to know that
whoever took us is being prosecuted.
Well, that's not exactly
Thanksgiving talk.
Right? Thus my
D.A.'s office headaches.
And this suit. Forgive me.
Y'all know how I prefer robust
holiday attire for such occasions.
Grey Flag had other plans
for your wardrobe, I guess.
- (OBJECTS CLATTERING)
- WALKER: Sorry.
Uh, but you're here now,
and that's what matters most.
And I hear we might be having
food at some point?
Yeah, yeah. It's on the way.
I brought my appetite.
I'm gonna say hi to the folks.
WALKER: All right, Cap.
Speed that process up. I'm hungry.
LIAM: Yeah, yeah.
Do you want some cornbread?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- (THUNDER RUMBLING)
- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
- Hey, Cass.
- Yeah.
- Uh... help, please?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm here.
- Please, go. Go help him.
- (CASSIE LAUGHS)
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
CASSIE: Okay, what you need?
Yeah.
Oh, my gosh, your commitment
to a themed meal is truly undefeated.
Well, all out for Mama today.
It's a tough day.
Hey...
What the hell was that earlier?
With James. Grey Flag?
That's a name we do not know,
remember?
I cleaned it up.
Maybe.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Hopefully. It just Fe?
But it's not like James knows
what was in that evidence transport.
We don't know what James knows
or doesn't know.
We stick to our story.
The evidence bags stayed closed.
They never left our custody.
The evidence was not tampered with.
A whole lot of mess for nothing.
(INHALES SHARPLY)
Yeah, right.
Whole lot of mess for nothing.
CASSIE: Good.
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(LAUGHTER)
JAMES: It doesn't work like that.
Hey, you're heading to HQ early?
Yes, sir.
Storm's picking up.
So, I don't wanna miss my shift,
- my boss is kind of a hard ass.
- (BOTH LAUGH)
Hey, unless you wanna sub in
for your favorite Ranger?
(CHUCKLES) Oh, no, no.
I gotta talk to Walker
and Cassie about something...
Hey, I had to try.
- Happy Thanksgiving, Cap.
- Happy Thanksgiving, rook.
- Be safe, all right?
- Okay, you too.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
- ABELINE: Happy Thanksgiving!
- BONHAM: Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thanks for coming.
- Thank you.
- Drive safe, Trey.
- TREY: Will do.
BONHAM: We'll see you later.
- JAMES: Careful over there, Bonham.
- I know what I'm doing.
- Hello!
- Oh.
- Hi!
- Hey!
(LAUGHS) I'm so glad that you made it.
(BOTH COOING AND LAUGHING)
- There she is.
- (GROWLS)
Oh, my goodness... well,
I guess you heard
about this Baked Alaska business, huh?
Colton, it's a coin flip
from being a disaster.
Stella Blue! Stella Blue!
I knew you'd come. There she is.
Hey, hey.
I knew you'd be here. Colton.
Happy turkey day. Happy Thanksgiving.
Stella, baby,
I'm knee deep in it in the kitchen.
What do you say we finish
the Baked Alaska together?
We could... we can catch up?
I'd love to hear about things and...
Yeah, that's not really why I'm here.
Where's August?
He must be in his room.
Or your room, he's sleeping there now.
Since you're, you know...
lodging elsewhere and all that.
(WALKER CLEARS THROAT)
Okay, well, we just gotta talk
and then I'll be going, so...
(DOOR CLOSES)
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)
(BONHAM SIGHS)
Take a breath.
(WALKER BREATHING DEEPLY)
- Cordell.
- (SIGHS)
You think a lot of this squabble
is on your daughter.
Well, uh, how else
would you describe it?
That August is a lot
more mixed up in it
than I reckon you'd care to admit.
Look. I'm...
I'm not one to get involved
in how you handle yours.
I leave that up to your mother.
But since you've had
your crosshairs over Stella...
...you opened yourself up
to a blind spot.
Daddy, respectfully,
August isn't the one moving out
without saying goodbye.
August isn't the one skipping college
to throw ragers at The Side Step.
August isn't the one
who lied to me all summer.
He did have a hand in
all those things, Cordell.
Sure. Following in his
big sister's footsteps.
But August is the steady one.
August is solid.
It's been that way forever.
Don't look now, but I think
they call those blinders.
- (THUNDER CLAPS)
- (ELECTRICITY HUMMING)
BONHAM: Oh, well,
hell's bells. Now what?
LIAM: Have you tried the breakers?
CASSIE: Uh, yeah.
Oh, and we lost the stove.
(GLASS SHATTERING)
♪ ♪
Oh, no!
Oh, okay. Liam...
Liam, go find your father.
And a chain saw. Like right now.
Uh, yeah. Ben, grab the gravy!
No... problem.
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
Are you eating candy?
The power's out, right?
I'm guessing dinner's
gonna be served in, like...
(INHALES) never, so...
What happened to "abs are made
in the kitchen"?
Are you seriously giving me crap
about my own diet?
STELLA: Actually, no.
♪ ♪
Um...
- Why are you showing me this?
- So, you're prepared
when you finally explain
everything to Dad.
- Come on.
- I'm serious.
You're gonna explain
this whole thing to him.
- The truth. All of it.
- All of it. Okay.
Well, you got a speech prepared
for me or something?
'Cause I really can't wait to hear it.
God! Are you hearing yourself?
Are you just being a jerk
for the sake of it now?
Do you not know
how to be any other way?
I'm not the one who came
out here looking for a fight.
- I did not...
- You know what? You're lost.
You didn't go to college,
you don't know
what you're doing, and it kills you
that I finally have some confidence
and I'm not leaning on you anymore.
So, this is you standing on your own?
Your great accomplishment
is getting our family business
shut down?
What's going on here?
- Well.
- I'm sorry, Mawline.
I know this is a rough day for you.
What are you going to do about this?
Hmm?
I presume your sister came here
to tell you it's time
for you to face the music.
And I can't say I disagree.
(FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING)
This thing between the two of you?
It is not worth it.
Figure it out.
(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
(TOOLS WHIRRING)
WALKER: Yeah. All right.
This should hold, but we really
gotta reinforce it outside.
I'm gonna go check and
see why the Genny's not
- kicking in.
- WALKER: Yeah.
Well, no surprise.
My flight is grounded.
I gotta call Kelly.
I'm not getting out of here
any time soon.
- Are you guys good for a second?
- Yeah. We're good, Cap.
Good as we can be.
Should we just call it?
Because I think
we're out of options here.
I disagree. Respectfully, I disagree.
LIAM: Okay. Interesting.
Okay, we don't have
a working kitchen, but okay.
Did our forefathers
have a "working kitchen"?
No, Cordi,
you know, I find it problematic
whenever we examine the history
- of this holiday too closely...
- All right. Okay. Fair enough.
I guess what I'm saying is...
you know, let's work with what we got.
I mean, do all of our guests
want to be here?
Absolutely not.
But they can't really go
anywhere else, right?
So, why don't we make the most of it?
You know, Ben is here. Stella is here.
And the power's out
so I don't know the score
which means we are still in the game.
Yeah. Yeah. All right.
Matter of fact...
Grab your boots.
We're taking this outside.
Spatchcock the turkey.
What?
Okay. You, too. Yeah.
Damn it...
Hey, sorry, I didn't mean
to disturb. I'll, uh...
No, no, no, no. Please, stay.
This is a lost cause anyway.
You know, I gotta say,
I know it's tradition,
but the whole Abby not cooking
on Thanksgiving
always struck me as like...
the most un-Abby thing ever.
(CHUCKLES) It's bigger than me.
Has been for years.
How did the tradition start?
Well, that's a bit of a story.
And not a happy one.
Are you sure you wanna hear it?
Please, how many unhappy stories
have we shared between us?
I think we can handle one more.
Well.
My mom d*ed on Thanksgiving.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
It's been years of course.
Nearly . But it's...
...it's defined the whole day.
- Right.
- ABELINE: You know, we...
We dropped everything,
we rushed to the hospital.
(SIGHS)
This is wild to think about now,
but I just remember thinking
that it was so important
to keep her feet warm.
Because they seemed so...
...cold.
And my brother, Will,
had to remind me why.
Man.
And then Will and I
got into a fight that night.
The origins of which
I... I don't remember but...
...the fury...
I'll never forget.
It has never been the same between us.
So...
...it's a hard day to get through.
And the boys started
to make it their mission
that I never lift a finger
on that day.
It's a welcome distraction.
And I just brought
the whole room down.
Oh, come on. I asked for it.
Who wants another drink?
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
I've got it!
- Kevin?
- KEVIN: Yes.
Uh, what are you doing here?
How did you even... the roads...
- it's like freezing ice out there.
- Yeah.
And you're soaked... oh, God,
those shoes are not...
I would very much like to come
inside now, please,
- if that's okay.
- Oh, yes, of course! I'm so sorry.
- KEVIN: It's okay.
- Sorry.
So, I have some unfortunate news
from the mayor's office.
- Oh.
- Turns out the storm exceeded expectations,
so the city is starting
road closures out this way.
And you came all the way here
to tell me that?
Yeah. No. Um...
Well, I figured
when Mother Nature gives you
a second chance at making a
first impression with a woman
who most certainly hated you on sight,
you take it.
Oh.
WALKER: Come on,
everybody, dinner is served!
- (CASSIE LAUGHS)
- Well, perfect timing.
I should probably take this off.
Oh, gosh. Yes, of course.
- Oh, thank you.
- Oh, geez, you really are dripping.
(CHUCKLES): Yeah, it's bad out there.
- Ready to eat?
- KEVIN: Yes.
I brought some wine too.
I don't know if you drink but...
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Stella Blue, I would love
some more creamed corn, please.
(CHATTER CONTINUES)
Thank you.
Get in on this if nobody else
is going to.
LIAM: Anybody want carrots?
("PLACE OUT BACK"
BY JONATHAN TERRELL PLAYING)
♪ No, it don't cost that much... ♪
Hey, Walker boys.
This is quite a spread.
I gotta say, wow.
- Right? Given the circumstances.
- Absolutely, yes.
There is food on this table
to be thankful for.
- JAMES: Is there ever.
- And it's not quite : yet.
:? No. No, no.
Why would it be :?
I didn't say :.
Who said :?
And a happy Thanksgiving,
to all who celebrate.
(OVERLAPPING CHEERS)
Benjamin, this wine
you brought is excellent.
- Thank you so much.
- I'm so glad you're enjoying it, sir.
Oh, yeah, I love this vineyard.
This is a great year too.
- Who is he again?
- WALKER: That's Kevin
- from the mayor's office.
- KEVIN: Yeah, I'm sorry.
Kevin Golden. Nice to meet you all.
Thank you guys for having me.
Oh, nice handshake.
(CLINKING)
Apologies if the bird is uneven,
Mama, we were cooking it
outside by flashlight.
- Yeah, yeah.
- (ALL LAUGHING)
Oh, of course.
I was just wondering...
since, you know, it was only k*lled
a few hours ago, why it was frozen?
- WALKER: Unforeseen circumstances.
- The ice storm.
It was really hard to control
the flame,
with all the wind outside.
Is it really frozen?
Do we have any fresh cranberry relish?
Fresh... I thought
we always used the canned.
- To be ironic.
- I like the canned.
Nostalgic.
- Me, too.
- JAMES: Amen to that.
Fair point, fair point.
LIAM: Sure, we should have
homemade relish, actually though...
That's my bad.
I thought, Cordi, you had it.
I was on gravy, but then we lost it
- when the window blew out...
- We didn't lose the gravy.
That's the gravy right there, right?
New guy, what's that there
in the gravy boat?
- August, it's Kevin.
- No, it's fine.
I wouldn't presume
to label the dish per Se.
May I? Thank you.
- Be careful.
- WALKER: Yep.
(WALKER GROANS)
Yeah, I don't think
this is the... the gravy.
I think this is the chestnut soup.
There's a backup plan, right?
Hey, Augie, are you already
full? Seems like you barely ate.
I hope you weren't snacking before.
- Why don't you give it a rest?
- Mama, please.
Excuse me?
Please don't stress.
Today is a stress-free day
for Mama, right?
You know, our guests are here.
We have Kevin, Ben is here, Colton,
Stella is here,
everybody's here, it's nice.
- Is it?
- Yeah.
Because your children seem to be
not so subtly bickering,
if you hadn't noticed.
I've noticed. Yes. I... I see that.
But I was going to deal
with that in my own way.
But thank you.
Then by all means.
You know, now that
I know that this is soup,
I really appreciate it.
Speaking of appreciation...
maybe we should do
the Circle of Thanks now.
We haven't even brought out dessert.
Yeah. What's the
over/under on dessert?
There's dessert, Cap!
There is dessert.
You know what? Okay, how about this?
Stella Blue, you have always said
you wanted to "mix things up"
on Thanksgiving.
So, let's do it. Let's mix things up.
How about we start with dessert
right now?
I think it's time.
The Baked Alaska?
Dad, there's no way...
No, no, no, yes, there is a way.
The... yes way.
We salvaged it.
Ice storm worked
in our favor, know what I mean.
I mean, show a little faith, Stel.
Come on. Dad did this all for you.
- Is this how you show your appreciation?
- Shut up, August.
All right, I think you two need to
- nip it in the bud right about now.
- Don't bother, love, I tried.
And I told you
not to worry about it, Mama.
Okay. I got it.
I'll be right back. (CLEARS THROAT)
You know, maybe you should
listen for once, Dad.
- Especially today, for Mawline...
- Oh, don't make this about me.
Yeah, show some sensitivity, Stel.
Okay. You need to cool it.
He's got a blow torch.
Just wanna make sure everyone's aware
there's now a blow torch in the room.
I got it.
(WALKER LAUGHING)
Okay. For God's sake, would
you just show him the paper?
That's a little high.
What paper?
The Side Step lost its liquor license.
WALKER: I'm sorry?
Ha...
Okay.
Stella Blue.
Depending on the circumstances,
I might actually be able
to help with that.
No. Absolutely not.
Thank you,
my daughter is an adult now,
and she needs to take
responsibility for her actions.
Okay, you know what? Enough.
No. You do need to listen.
Because it was August.
It was August who threw the party.
It was August who got
his sister thrown in jail.
And it was August who
lost your liquor license.
And I know you don't
like me getting involved,
Cordell, but I cannot, and I refuse
to watch your son
skate by on privilege.
He got away with something
and he actually seems proud of it.
And it makes me afraid of
what he might become.
You don't have to be
such a bitch about it, Mawline.
- August...
- What the hell did you just say?
Okay, hold on, Daddy,
I'll handle this...
I guess you better handle it,
Cordell, or by God, I will.
WALKER: Yes, sir,
I will handle it. August.
You listen to me.
Mama. Mama!
BONHAM: Real nice.
♪ ♪
(DOOR CLOSES)
You know, I never understood
the whole Black Friday thing
but after that...
I'm starting to see the appeal
of escaping into your phone.
Come on in, the water's fine.
It's just...
You know, this whole...
Circle of Thanks thing,
it's a tradition.
And I just really wanted to...
...tell you how thankful I am for you.
I don't know why I was acting so weird
and I'm still acting weird,
I'm acting weird again.
No. No, no, no, no.
But I get it.
And I should have
just said it earlier,
but Cass and I used to always make
such a big deal about Black Friday.
We haven't done it for so long.
And I've been psyched
about us getting back to a good place.
I just...
I didn't want to ditch her
just because I'm excited
about my new relationship.
- But I am.
- Me too.
That's why I was yammering on
about mashed potatoes earlier.
Did you just make a tuber pun?
It was unintentional.
It was adorable.
(LIAM CHUCKLES)
I'm glad I stayed tonight.
I mean, I didn't really have
a choice with the storm, but...
I'm glad that you stayed, too.
Also, Cass's date said
that the roads are open now.
Then let's get the hell out of here.
If you're still
in the mood for tradition,
I think we could just about make
the store opening...
Okay. Let's go. Yes, let's do it.
- BEN: Yeah?
- Yeah. Hey.
Huh?
♪ ♪
I am grateful for you.
Me too.
- (BOTH CHUCKLING)
- Let's go.
Well, you may very well be
the world's best house guest,
but I don't think anybody needs
any memory of that dinner.
Oh, you never know.
There's gotta be
some livestock around here
curious about the chestnut soup.
That's very generous.
I feel like I owe you an apology.
I didn't know what I
was inviting you into.
Oh, no. Are you kidding?
It might sound kind of messed up
but I actually enjoyed it.
I don't come from a big family.
So, I've always wondered
what it would be like
to have a loud and chaotic table.
And it turns out
it was pretty entertaining.
I regret nothing.
I just hope it wasn't our only chance
at a real date.
Look, I'm terrible at this.
- Dating.
- Mm. Yeah.
I just feel like...
everyone took a class or something
in their s and I just missed it.
And now I'm here and I don't even know
how to have a conversation. (CHUCKLES)
I'd actually be
very suspicious of a person
who excelled at dating.
You know what I mean?
Well, my "connection"
at the mayor's office just told me
- that the roads were open.
- Yes, they are.
But my brother
did just drive off in my car.
Well...
Are you sure you're as bad
at this as you say?
Oh, I promise.
Still wanna head back to my place?
Yeah, we should've gone hours ago.
Hey, Stella, Stella, hey.
Just hold on a second.
I just...
I should have listened to you.
What's happening with August,
I missed it.
He's been changing
and I've been stuck.
Kind of like I've been,
you know, watching home movies
of the kid I thought I had, you know?
It doesn't matter,
my point is that you're right.
I gave him yards of slack,
and I didn't give you an inch.
And I can see that now.
I see that very clearly.
Just, you know...
I hope I'm not too late. (CHUCKLES)
I don't know, Dad.
I hope it's not too late, too, but...
we're pretty far gone.
And right now I'm tired.
So...
have a good night.
Good night.
COLTON: Night, Mr. Walker.
Night, Colton.
Cap. Hey, uh...
- You headed out?
- About to, yeah.
Hell of a day, huh?
Yeah. Yeah. (CLEARS THROAT)
Look, now is not the time,
but when things settle down
for you a little bit,
there's something that you
and Perez and I need to discuss.
Yes, sir. You bet.
- Good night, Cap.
- JAMES: Yeah.
♪ ♪
(SIGHS) I don't know where to begin.
Partially...
...because...
...I'm not sure
I even recognize you right now.
I'm sorry. It just kind of came out.
And I got really mad,
and I don't know.
- It's not an excuse...
- No, it's not.
- It's not an excuse.
- I know, Dad, I keep messing up.
Take a breath.
I can't control it, okay?
I don't know.
I don't know how to fix it, I...
Okay, then maybe
we can figure that out together.
I don't know how!
I don't either, Augie.
But I'm willing to learn.
You know...
Part of me has been so caught up
in saying goodbye to your sister
that I lost sight of the fact
that you're still here.
And that you still need me.
Tell me, Augie, um... (CLEARS THROAT)
...how did we get here?
I mean, I know
it's been going on for a while.
But whatever happened
to August the Noble?
That was never actually me.
I'm just a horrible person, Dad.
No, no, no, no. Do not say that.
Okay, you literally said
you don't even recognize me.
And maybe that's my fault.
You know?
You know, maybe part
of me thought that
you would figure it all out
on your own.
You know, figure out how to grow up.
You were doing such a great job.
Honestly, a time came
when I thought to myself...
hell, what do I even have to offer?
But, son...
...it's my job to help you understand
the difference
between right and wrong.
You know...
You don't have to be an adult
to act like a man.
The top of that list...
is how we speak about and treat women.
But, first things first.
You need to find your grandmother...
and you need to apologize to her.
♪ ♪
(CLEARS THROAT, SIGHS)
♪ ♪
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03x07 - Just Desserts
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