03x08 - Cry Uncle

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Previously on Walker...

CASSIE: A happy Thanksgiving
to all who celebrate.

And this suit. Forgive me.

Y'all know I prefer
robust holiday attire.

Well, Grey Flag had other plans
for your wardrobe, I guess.

WALKER: Hey, um...

What the hell was that earlier
with James, Grey Flag?

We don't know what James
knows or doesn't know.

We stick to our story.

I don't know who you're becoming,

but it is not a good person,
and I don't like it.

WALKER: My daughter is an adult now.

And she needs to take
responsibility for her actions.

Okay, you know what? Enough. 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.

You don't have to be such
a bitch about it, Mawline.

What the hell did you just say?

Okay, hold on, would you, Daddy?
I'll handle this.

BONHAM: Well, I guess you
better handle it, Cordell,

- or by God, I will.
- WALKER: Mama?

♪ ♪

Dad.

Go.

- Go get your grandfather.
- Okay.

Get your grandfather right now!
Get Gramps!

Gramps! Grampa! Grampa!

♪ That I knew you well... ♪

- It's Mawline, I don't know, I don't know...
- What happened?

- ... but she's...
- Abby!

Abby! Cordell, what happened?

- I don't know, Daddy, she was just there...
- What happened?

Darlin'? Oh, my God.

♪ Who has taken my brain... ♪

(ECHOING): Sweetheart?

♪ You can put me to bed ♪

♪ But you can't feel my pain... ♪

Look at me, look at me.
Can you open your eyes?

♪ When the machine has taken the soul ♪

Go! Go get the truck!

♪ From the man ♪

♪ And it's time to leave something ♪

♪ Behind ♪

♪ Oh, money is free ♪

♪ But love costs more than our bread ♪

♪ And the ceiling is hard to reach ♪

♪ When my son is ♪

♪ A man he will know what I meant. ♪

DOCTOR: What happened?

Uh, we just found her outside.

She was on the ground, unresponsive.

DOCTOR: All right, was anyone
with her when it happened?

No, we just found her there.

- She was laying there.
- NURSE: Coming through!

I need an IV, I need oxygen,

I need vitals, I'm gonna
start a neuro check.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

All right, she's gonna be all right.

All right, let's go wait.

- Let's go wait, okay?
- All right.

Okay, ma'am?

Ma'am?

Can you do me a favor and
try to lift your arms for me?

Let's see, okay.

Right arm is unresponsive.

- (MONITOR BEEPING)
- Okay...

- Uh, can you finish?
- NURSE: Copy that.

I'm sorry, sir, you can't be
in this room right now.

- No, I'm fine, I'm fine.
- No, we need some space.

I will come and get you
when we're done, please.

Vitals are hooked up.

IV?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(INDISTINCT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT)

- Dad.
- What happened?

- Is Mawline okay?
- Stella.

WALKER: Uh, hey. Hey, hey.

We don't know yet, okay?

She's, she's in there with them still.

Augie, hey, buddy, come here.

Come here.

Don't worry, all right? Don't worry.

She's gonna be all right.

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

Hi, I'm Dr. Woodward.

- I'm treating Abeline.
- What happened?

Abeline suffered a transient
ischemic att*ck.

- What does that mean?
- A T.I.A. is a temporary stroke.

In Abeline's case, a mild one.

Okay, uh, so, uh...

What's her prognosis moving forward?

There's no lasting brain damage
or residual symptoms.

Looks like it resolved itself.

I do recommend rest, an aspirin regimen,

stress management,
and a heart-healthy diet.

She's gonna be okay.

Thank you.

Yeah, thank you. Uh, can we visit?

- Absolutely.
- WALKER: Great.

But one at a time, please.

All right, all right.

- Go, go, go. Go, Dad.
- Come with me.

- BONHAM: Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

(MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY)

This mattress was made in a quarry.

How you doing, darlin'?

I'm a little tired.

The tests they ran
even need to be tested.

And imaged and the whole nine.

We're all just...

so happy that you're okay.

Boys are in the waiting room

with the kids and...

And the doctor said you're gonna be back

to your normal self in no time.

Do you remember
the first time we came here?

When Cordell was born?

No.

We were still dating.

It was one of your early attempts

to woo me with your homemade spaghetti

and giant meatballs.

Which were severely undercooked.

(LAUGHS)

Hence, our-our visit.

Oh, the good ol' days.

Don't do that.

Don't talk about the past
like we don't have

much of a future, Abby.

I just meant I love and appreciate

all the times that we've had together.

Well, then, you bash
my cooking some other time.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Right now, you get some rest.

All right? Or you're gonna be laying

in this rock-hard bed forever.

I'm here.

♪ ♪

Barnett?

(GRUNTS)

Appreciate that. Hey, Cap.

- Hey.
- Any news on Abby?

Yeah, I just talked to Walker.

Either she's released today,

or there was a promise of bodily harm.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah, that sounds like her.

Yeah, yeah.

So Walker's gonna be out of the office

in the next few days
helping her recover.

I need you to work a case with Perez.

Okay. All right, cool.

Do you want me to get
the details from Cass?

No. No, the opposite actually.

You're gonna fill her in.

You know who Victor Ziff is, right?

Yeah, the tech dude. Big personality?

- The one and only.
- What about him?

He's missing. Left
his cell phone behind,

hasn't made any contact.
He just kind of...

dropped off the face of the Earth.

Troopers suspect foul play.

Well, I could think
of a billion reasons why.

- Any leads?
- His wife, Madison Ziff.

Right before he disappeared,

several bank accounts were drained.

Her lawyers have built
a wall around her.

She's, she's not talking.

So I want you and Perez
to start by looking into

where she could have hid the money.

Then we can make an arrest.

Try to get her to confess.

- All right?
- Yeah.

Cap, you good?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

Just follow the money.

Yes, sir.

Hey, Trey?

Look, besides the fact
that we're dealing with a...

high-profile missing person,

things around here have
gotten a little...

lax lately.

I need to know that I can trust

and count on my Rangers, Barnett.

So I want this done by the book.
I expect you to follow

not only the spirit
of the law but also the letter.

- You got it?
- Yeah.

And check in with me
before you make any moves.

You got it, Cap.

Ranger Perez.

Hey. What was that about?

I'll fill you in on the way.

All right, here we go. Easy, easy, easy.

- Easy.
- Okay, guys.

I have lived here for...

Well, long enough to know

where every step is, so I got it.

Okay, don't be a bad patient, Mom.

Well, just slow.

- Look at these.
- BONHAM: All right.

These are TEDs.

For what?

They're compression socks.

I know what they are, honey, I just...

Unless you're taking me to Paris...

is this really necessary?

(SIGHS) Well, they may
look funny, but...

(STAMMERS) They're supposed
to be good for hypertension.

(STAMMERS) Would you just please

wear the damn things?

I hear that they're beneficial?

- I don't know just... humor him.
- Okay, fine.

But I'm... you know,
I'm gonna wash them first.

Oh, will you please thank Ben

for these flowers?

Yeah, you know, I forgot that
I told him that your favorite

flowers were zinnias, but

he remembered. (CHUCKLES)

You two seem good.

Well, we... we had one hell

of a first Thanksgiving together.

(WHISPERS): God Almighty.

- Yeah.
- (LOUD CLATTERING)

What the... ? What... ?

- (CLEARS THROAT)
- Wait. Wh... I'm going.

LIAM: I can go, okay?

Dad.

What are you doing?

Why does everything have
to be drowned in salt?

To make it taste better.

Well, low sodium
helps reduce the risk of...

A stroke?

You can say the word, Bonham.

Honey, could you give us a second?

Yeah.

- Good luck.
- ABELINE: Yeah.

What's that?

Well, I-I know everyone's still
a little shook up, but, um,

in the spirit of change,

I think it's time that
we discuss a hard topic.

Absolutely not. We already have a will.

I know. But it hasn't
been updated in ages.

And we have a lot more stuff now.

And two grandkids. And...

we almost lost it all
in a damn horse race.

So could we please just make it
a little more official?

So things go to the right place.

Oh. Um...

my mother's jewelry,

I'd like Stella to have that.

And the piano... August.

I mean, reminiscing on the past
at the hospital.

Now you're talking about what's
gonna happen after you die?

I don't...

(SIGHS) I don't want to talk
about that stuff, Abeline.

No, I'm-I'm-I'm serious.

Please, just don't push it.

Excuse me.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

AUGUST: Um...

(SIGHS) I'm sorry, Mawline.

I d... I... I don't know how
to tell you how sorry I am.

- But I...
- I don't believe

that you actually meant
to say what you did.

I didn't. I didn't. I swear.

I was just so mad at myself
for everything

and then I said it and then...

you, uh...

What?

You think you caused that?

You are a good person

who just seems to be
a little lost right now.

Lashing out like you did,

I don't think that is the right path.

But...

you're finding your own way back.

And we all say things that we regret.

(DOOR OPENS)

What you're feeling...

(DOOR CLOSES)

... means you got a good ticker.

Okay?

Okay.

Come here.

Now, honey, would you take that
into the kitchen?

- I want to talk to your dad.
- Yeah.

Mama.

(INHALES SHARPLY, EXHALES)

Did he apologize?

Mm-hmm.

Okay. Okay.

Well, that's good. That's a start.

Uh, but that boy's punishment
is far from over.

Wait, hold on.

Before you make him go rebuild
the barn on his own,

I would like you
to take the kids to Dallas.

Dallas? Mama... (CHUCKLES)

Now's not really the best time
for a road trip.

I want to see my brother.

You haven't talked to Uncle Willie

in-in, what, like, years? More?

I call him every Thanksgiving.

Right, right. And he never picks up.

Uh, Mama, I think it's time
he showed some effort.

He's stubborn.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

But...

... go talk to him.

I mean, I'd go myself, but your...

father would put me
in a full compression suit.

- (CHUCKLES)
- So,

please, Cordell,

see if he'll come for a visit.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

♪ Out on the road, ridin' all night... ♪

WALKER: Hey, y'all know that, uh,

your Uncle Liam is named after
my Uncle Will?

Willie. William. Liam. You know?

Why would Mawline do that
if they don't like each other?

Well, you know, they-they
were on better terms

when Liam was born, so, uh...

Yeah, until he became the black sheep.

I can relate.

WALKER: All right, Augie,

y-you're not the black sheep.

Yeah, tell that to Gramps.

Your Gramps is just hurt, okay?

He's a bit more old-school. You know?

You-you mess with him,
he'll forget by sundown.

You mess with someone
my daddy loves... (CHUCKLES)

You'll understand when you're married.

(PHONE SHUTS OFF)

♪ ♪

Stella.

Hey. You in there?

Oh! What is your problem?

Oh, my God. I'm sorry.

I just need a cord
so I can charge my phone.

- Do you have it?
- No, I don't have it.

Okay.

That's all you had to say.

Now go back to being emo or whatever.

We wouldn't even be on this
road trip if it wasn't for you.

Ah, I forgot. You are the favorite.

And Gramps gave you
a list of things to say

to remind me to hate myself?

STELLA: Yes, actually.

Number one, this is all Augie's fault.

Number two, you are too reckless.

- I'm reckless? - Yes!
- Guys.

Says the one
who brought her little brother

to steal Dad's car.

- WALKER: All right.
- STELLA: Oh, come on,

you practically begged me to come.

- WALKER: Guys.
- STELLA: That was your choice.

- No, it was not my choice.
- This is gonna be a nice trip!

It's not like you've never made
a bad choice, Stella.

You almost became
Mrs. Trevor West, 'member that?

How can you even say something like that

after what we went through together?

This is what I am saying!

You are not even hearing
yourself anymore!

Right, I'm so sorry
I forgot to run everything

through the "will this upset
Stella?" filter.

I am sorry that you feel like an ass

for putting Mawline in the hospital,

but that is nobody's fault but yours!

You're such a toad, Stella.

What did you just say?!

- You heard me loud and clear.
- Okay, no, no, no, no, no,

- no, no, no, no.
- What did you just call me?

Okay, no. No.

Out.

Uh, Dad, what... what do you mean?

I mean get out of the car. Now.

You're walking.

How long are we supposed to walk for?

Uh, well, the bed-and-breakfast
is about three miles from here.

Should be long enough for you
two to get over yourselves.

♪ ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

CASSIE: Hmm.

This is a nice campus.

Madison teaches here?

Yep. Non-Western History.

Hmm. That's random.

I'd rather just sit
and count my billions.

Yeah.

Well, while we wait,

- how's your love life going? Hmm?
- Aw.

Making dry January

- a year-round thing?
- (SCOFFS)

Okay.

A, that is not what "dry January" means.

And B, I'm doing just fine,

- thank you very much.
- Mm-hmm.

Mm.

So, how's my man Kevin doing?

- Oh, no. Don't start.
- Uh, oh, yeah.

I heard you two just disappeared
into the night.

Oh, please. No.

(STAMMERS) My brother took off
in my car. We were stranded

- and...
- Oh, you were stranded.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, it's not like we...

Oh.

Ranger Barnett. Ranger Perez.

Um, this is one of my attorneys.

Just one? Huh.

He doesn't think that I should
be talking to you at all.

Look, I just want to get this over with.

I have no idea what happened to Victor.

As you told the original investigator.

MADISON: Yes. And I also told him

that there's no reason for me

to be involved in his disappearance.

Victor and I ended things
a long time ago.

And yet you're still running
his foundation.

We started that company.

Together.

That's been the hardest part.

What do you mean by that?

We were getting a divorce.

Pretty straightforward, but...

the cost of my freedom is our company.

So you don't know anything about
the accounts being emptied?

No, I don't.

And if you're going where
I think you are, don't bother.

Victor and I already reached
a settlement.

I'd really advise that
we don't talk about numbers.

As a matter of fact, Madison,
we should really get going.

- We're gonna have more questions for you.
- Fine.

Submit them to my office

and we'll see if we can make
Mrs. Ziff available to respond.

We're good here.

Let's go.

My husband...

wasn't the man that you think he was.

- You catch that?
- Yeah.

- She referred to him in the past tense.
- Mm-hmm.

What are you doing?

Cap said he wanted real-time updates.

He told you that? Not me?

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Uh, where's Dad?

♪ Here comes my coat ♪

♪ I stop to see the mystery lights... ♪

STELLA: Hi.

- We're looking for...
- No vacancy.

Especially for you.

Wait, what?

Look, Lucy,

I don't take monopoly money as payment,

and I don't have time for this,

whatever it is.

So why don't you and
dirty little Linus here

just get out of my
bed-and-breakfast, okay?

What did you just say?

You heard me. b*at it.

No. Who do you think you are?

- I'm sorry.
- AUGUST: Okay.

All right, all right.
Stella, let's just... Come on.

Let's just go and try to find Dad.

It's fine.

Here's my dad now.

He's a Texas Ranger.

WALKER: It's okay, Stella. It's okay.

He knows who I am.

Augie, Stella,

say hello to your
Granduncle Willie. (SIGHS)

Uncle Willie.

Right, right. Forgot you
don't like to be touched.

I'm sorry. It's been a long time.

These are your kids?

They sure are.

Yeah. Figures.

Like I said,

no vacancy.

(CHUCKLES) Well,

would you like to know why
I'm here after all these years?

Well, Abeline's work, I'd imagine.

But I don't give a darn
tootin', really, so...

Well, your sister had a TIA.
A, uh... a mini-stroke.

(STAMMERS)

She's gonna be okay.

She's gonna be okay.
But she wants to see you.

So she asked the kids
and I head up this way

and invite you to come back
with us for a visit.

Well, I'm, uh...

I'm much too busy. So, sorry.

He just told you your sister is sick,

and you're too busy?

If Abbs wants to call me,

- she knows the number.
- (WALKER SCOFFS)

WALKER: She has called you.

Every single Thanksgiving.

But you don't pick up.

(STAMMERS)

What happened between us
goes back years.

You have no idea the kind
of pain she's caused me.

So don't you dare

- come in here and...
- I don't have any idea. I don't know.

But I do know that she wants
to have a relationship with you.

A fresh start.

If you'd like.

And we actually, uh,
do have a room here under...

here it us... uh...

Stella Blue.

We'll be staying the night.

(GROANS SOFTLY)

So, if you change your mind

about wanting to come back
with us for a visit,

- we leave in the morning.
- (KEY JANGLES)

All right.

Thank you.

Let's get our bags. (CLEARS THROAT)

Oh. Uncle Willie.

I like what you've done
with Meemaw's house.

Looks good.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

I thought the doctor ordered you
to take it easy.

It's a potato peeler, Bonham,
not a kettlebell.

Okay. Well, could you put it
down for a second, please?

- What's that?
- Well, I've been doing some research,

and this is a holistic vitapak.

I want you to start a regimen.

It's good stuff, Abeline.

It's... It-it dates back
to ancient China. You see...

that big one there,

that's-that's colloidal silver.

Comes in a pill now, I guess.

Go on.

Why aren't you wearing your TEDs?

Okay, that's it.

Sit down. Please?

(EXHALES)

I can't stop living a normal life

just because you think that any misstep

will land me back in the hospital.

It's also awfully hypocritical.

- Meaning what?
- I seem to remember

you handled your cancer
diagnosis pretty privately,

till I found out, at gunpoint.

- Mm.
- And why is it that, you know,

you want me to try your vitapak,

but you won't even broach
the subject of our will?

Now, I think it's really sweet

that you are going
the extra mile for me,

but maybe dial it down a notch.

And one more thing.

Take it easy on August.

- He didn't cause my stroke.
- I know that.

But you were almost taken from me.

So you want me to ease up? Fine.

But don't ask me to make plans
for after you're gone.

That's asking too much.

This is Mr. Ziff's office

Here, I can access his computer for you.

- AUTOMATED VOICE: Welcome to Ziff Enterprises.
- Wow.

Welcome to your future.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

- Are you gonna find him?
- We're gonna try.

Hey.

What would you do with $ billion?

That's easy. I'd buy the Red Socks.

- (CHUCKLES)
- What about you?

I would buy an island

- in St. Lucia.
- Okay.

Oh, here's something.

Trade secrets of a guru.

Ziff's assets.

Wow, looks like he owned half the city.

He's bought and sold dozens
of condos, office buildings.

He could have had his own
house-flipping show. Hmm.

Oh, except that one.

He couldn't sell that one.

- Wait, pull that up.
- Mm-hmm.

All these multi-million-dollar listings,

and Ziff buys a warehouse
that makes futons.

Love a good futon.

He sells all the other ones,
but he keeps this one.

Huh.

Well, there you go, that's why.

He couldn't sell it.

It was red-tagged by the city.
Structural damage.

Okay, so the Ziffs own a warehouse that

- they can't use or sell.
- Mm.

That sounds like the perfect place

to bury a body to me.

(PHONE BUZZING)

- (SMACKS LIPS)
- Yeah.

Hey, partner, how's Dallas?

WALKER: Uh...

well, could be better,
you know, could be worse.

I got your text. What's up?

- Um, have you spoken to Captain James today?
- No.

I-I tried to check in,
just got his voicemail. Why?

He seems buggy. You
think he suspects anything?

He did tell me he wanted
to talk to me at Thanksgiving.

He said he wanted to talk

to both of us.

- Did he say anything else to you?
- (SIGHS) No.

Opposite. He's been cold,

like he knows we lied.

Listen, we should really talk

- when you get back.
- Yeah, look,

in the meantime,
I gotta get back to my kids

and their battle royale.

Oof, good luck with that.

Thanks. Bye.

- All right?
- Yeah.

Yeah, let's go.

All right, to the warehouse?

You know what, let me
check in with Cap first.

Well, let's just drive by
and see what we find.

Sounds like something that
we're gonna need a warrant for.

Relax. We're just going for a drive.

A warrant will take at least
a couple of days.

Let's just get some eyes on it
so we don't waste our time.

I don't know, Cass.
Cap was pretty adamant.

Look, I'm your superior.

If all else fails, we'll just say that

I brought you there against your will.

Hmm?

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY)

Mmm.

Okay, uh, all right.

I know things have seemed a bit, uh,

heated recently, but we're family,

so let's talk it out.

Who wants to go first?

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING SOFTLY)

- Okay, I will.
- Why do you hate us?

- Oh, my God.
- Well, that's the way that it feels, Augie,

like you don't want to be
a part of this family.

AUGUST: Yeah, well,
you would know, right?

You're the one who moved away.

- And you were...
- No, no, no. Shh, shh.

Let's-let's not start this
all over again.

But let's...

You know what, forget it. Just...

do what y'all want.

Yeah. Way to go.

How do you not understand
that this is all your fault?

Oh, whatever, toad.

♪ ♪

What?

Do you know why you're
having such a hard time?

Oh, I bet you're gonna tell me.

What is it, my aggressiveness,
my recklessness? What?

It's because you miss Mom.

You wouldn't be acting like
this if she was here.

Okay, you know what, Stella,

you could say that about anything.

Do not bring Mom into this.

She used to call you her little toad.

Do you remember that?

You used to make these little noises

that sounded like a toad,

so she started
to playfully call you one.

No, I don't, I don't
remember that, Stella.

I didn't either, until you called me it.

And then I realized.

You said Dad favors me.

That's the way that I felt
with you and Mom.

Things just seemed easier
between you two.

You were so close.

Yeah.

Yeah, she, uh...

She made things make sense, you know?

Yeah, she was kind of great at that.

Yeah.

What you're going through right now,

I've been there.

And I know that I'm not Mom,

but if you need to vent
or just yell at someone,

let me be that person.

I'm a little less sacred than,
say, Mawline.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Yeah, I really screwed up
with that one, huh?

Yeah, but in the grand scheme of things,

I've probably done a lot worse.

Oh, yeah, like the time
you were caught with weed?

Oh, please. Like you didn't
punch a guy and start a fight.

- Well, I mean, I-I ended the fight, right?
- (STELLA LAUGHS)

(PHONE CHIMES)

CASSIE: Whoa, the
state comptroller's office

just got back to us.

Looks like mogul Ziff was
in serious tax debt.

Like headed to Club Fed for evasion.

- Really?
- Yeah.

And they also found
large transfer payments

traced back to Moldova.

That's so random.

Madison said he wasn't
who we thought he was.

Maybe she figured out what he was doing,

and she took her cut
before Uncle Sam did.

I think this is the address, right here.

- (g*nf*re IN DISTANCE)
- Wait, did you hear that?

- What?
- (g*nf*re CONTINUES)

- g*n.
- Wait. Wait, no, Cass.

Cass, Cass, wait, wait. Damn it!

Dispatch, this is Barnett.

sh*ts fired at our location.

I'm gonna check it out
with Ranger Perez now.

(DISPATCHER RESPONDS INDISTINCTLY)

(g*nf*re CONTINUES)

- CASSIE: Texas Rangers!
- Whoa! Whoa.

It's a... it's a toy.

Victor Ziff.

CASSIE: Alive and well, hmm?

Guess I was right about the g*n.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

- Technically, faking your death isn't a crime.
- Mm.

Anyway, now that you've found me,

can you please call my assistants?

We don't work for you, Mr. Ziff.

You play annoyed, detached,

but I think you look like a romantic.

Do I, now?

You care to explain these?

CASSIE: Ooh.

(ZIFF CLEARS HIS THROAT)

My Elena is waiting for me,
okay? In Moldova.

She's why I did all of this.

- Love.
- Love?

Or is it that nine-figure sum
that you owe Uncle Sam?

Oh, you definitely aren't a romantic.

(LAUGHS) You know what?

The Feds will figure out
what to do with you.

You have a good day.

You a romantic?

(SCOFFS)

Not wrong, though. Dry January.

- Just saying.
- That's not what it means.

That's what you think.

Wait, hold on. Um...

This morning at breakfast.

- Dad...
- Thank you.

I may have accidentally
eavesdropped on you

talking with your brother.

Well, I just don't want to end up like

Uncle Willie and Mawline.

You know, your mother would be
very proud of you.

(INHALES)

Hey, how about we turn this
into a weekly thing?

Oh, no, not-not this, exactly,

but how about we start
with, uh, uh, Sunday dinners?

- Okay.
- Yeah?

- If you don't cook.
- But...

I beg your pardon, I am a great cook.

- Oh, do we need to talk about the noodle incident?
- (DOOR SHUTS)

(STAMMERS) We'll talk about that later.

There's an explanation. Augie, hey, bud.

- Uh, any luck?
- I knocked. No response.

Okay.

(ENGINES STARTS)

Hey, hey, hold up.

- Hey.
- WALKER: Hey. Hi.

Ah, good thing you don't
drive like your mother.

Well, we're... we're just heading out.

Well, just hold your horses.

God, y'all act like you've been
mistreated or something.

- Actually...
- Uh, easy there, Pippi.

- (SNORTS)
- I have something to say.

Okay. We're all ears.

I've been thinking about
what you said yesterday,

and the truth is I... I miss my sister.

But I'm just not ready to see her yet.

I can respect that.

But I will say if this past week

has taught me anything,
it's that we don't always

have the time we think we do.

You have your uncle's wisdom.

I-I was talking about me.

I-I know. I get that. (LAUGHS)

Well, it was, it was really nice
meeting you two peanuts.

Bye.

AUGUST: Well...

We tried, Dad.

I think maybe Mawline
will be happy with that.

Yeah. Yeah.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Well, that didn't go. as expected.

At least we saved an innocent
woman from going to prison.

Mm. True.

- Think she'll buy me an island?
- (CHUCKLES)

Barnett, I told you to check in with me

before you did anything.
What the hell were you doing

at Ziff's warehouse?

Sir, I was the ranking Ranger.

- Am I talking to you?
- No, sir, but I...

Then shut up.

I gave you very simple,
very clear instructions.

What, you couldn't follow 'em?

- We heard g*nshots.
- That's not the damn point!

Yeah, but that's probable cause, sir.

For somebody so well-read
in SOP, how is it that you have

no idea how to follow a direct order?

You know what?

Maybe making you a Ranger was a mistake.

Hey. More chores?

(SCOFFS) Just clothes.

And I'm lifting one T-shirt
at a time, I promise.

Sure.

Uh, listen, when you're finished,

uh, dinner's ready.

It's a healthy alternative to the usual.

I'm sorry, didn't we just
have this conversation?

You were gonna ease up. Remember?

But, Abby, I...

Okay, you are stressing me out.

You know, yeah... yes, what
happened to me was scary.

I've admitted it.

But if you think that I'm gonna eat

an all-lettuce diet,

or take collodial... whatever the hell,

or wear any of those monstrosities

that come all the way up to my knee,

uh, thanks, but no thanks.

(SIGHS)

Bo-Bonham? Um...

There she is.

♪ I remember when we used to run wild ♪

♪ Young and in love with the starlight ♪

Abby, I heard what you said,

and I recognize that I-I
may have gone overboard

- with your recovery.
- Right.

It's because I'm terrified
of the thought

of continuing this life
without you in it.

♪ Things aren't the same now ♪

That's been my biggest fear
since the day I said "I do".

You don't need to worry.

No, I...

I now recognize that those vows...

... mean walking through
the difficult parts of life

just like you do the... the happy ones.

And I've been the luckiest man
for so many years.

I'd sure hate to ruin that

by making you walk on eggshells now.

Well, good luck with that, anyway.

- Yeah.
- (ABBY LAUGHS)

Don't I know it.

So tomorrow, I promise

that I will discuss our will,

and anything else
you want to talk about.

No more fear dictating our lives.

- Okay? Hmm?
- ♪ We can make it ♪

♪ We can take ♪

♪ Your time ♪

♪ If you need a hand ♪

All right, who's ready for pasta?

- ♪ Take mine ♪
- Oh, okay.

So, uh, here. Let me get this.

Um, I made low-sodium marinara,

and the noodles are whole wheat.

And Liam made the meatballs,
just in case.

- ♪ I'm by your side ♪
- (LAUGHS)

- ♪ Walking with you ♪
- It looks delicious.

- Well, let's hope.
- ♪ Into the light. ♪

- Ma?
- Hello.

Hey.

- Hi.
- There she is.

I heard someone

had quite the meal.

Oh. Well, it turns out

that healthy spaghetti is just as good

as the real thing.

- (WALKER GROANS)
- Okay, no, it's not.

But, you know, I lived.

So, how was Dallas?

Dallas, yeah. Dallas, um...

We-we found Uncle Willie.

But he's-he's not ready
to come down here

for a visit just yet. I'm sorry, Mama.

That's all right.

At least he got to meet
Stella and August.

Yeah. Yeah.

Speaking of which, I know what you did

sending them with me.

- I don't know what you mean.
- Oh, really?

Uh, got a feeling that, uh,

grabbing ol' Uncle Willie
wasn't the point of the trip.

Trip was about us, wasn't it?

Maybe. Did it work?

Yeah, it worked.

- Thank you.
- (PHONE BUZZING)

- It's my brother.
- Get it, get it. Answer it.

Well, I-I don't know what to say.

You'll-you'll figure it out,
Mama. You always do.

Okay.

(PHONE CONTINUES BUZZING)

William. Hi.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

It's open.

Hey, Daddy.

- Hey.
- Get you a beer?

No, I'm good.

All right. Well, don't mind if I do.

So, uh... (LAUGHS)

... how's my lovely brother-in-law?

Ha-ha. As described... uh, lovely.

But I did just have
a nice talk with Mama.

- She seems to be in high spirits.
- Well...

- You still got it, Romeo.
- Oh, yeah.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Ah, that woman will outlive us all.

- I know she will.
- Cheers to that.

Here's hoping she does.

Listen, uh, I've been
meaning to talk to you.

Yeah. sh**t.

I've been thinking, and, uh...

(BONHAM EXHALES SHARPLY)

Maybe it's time for you and the kids

to find a place of your own.

Daddy, um...

I-if this is about Mama,

- we can help...
- No. No, it's not about that.

(STAMMERS)

She doesn't even know that I'm
here asking you, and that's...

... that's a different fight
for a different day.

No, this is about you, son.

More pointedly,
it's-it's about your family.

Now, Stella's already moved out,

and this was, this was
always supposed to be

a temporary thing.

I'm not saying that this
has to happen tomorrow,

but it's time you got
your house in order, son.

In more ways than one.

- You're probably right. (CHUCKLES)
- Well,

I'm often wrong, but in this instance...

♪ Where talkers are muted ♪

♪ Where time is avoided ♪

I love you, son.

- ♪ Where the fog lifts in silence ♪
- I know, Daddy. I...

I love you, too.

All right.

♪ Where I count all the things ♪

♪ That I took for granted ♪

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

♪ Like holding your hand ♪

♪ In the car in the morning. ♪