04x08 - Sorry

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Previously on This Is Us You know, you don't need to stick around here for my court hearing.

Yeah, no, I really do need to stick around here for your court hearing.

I told your vet counselor that I would.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, I'm sorry for skipping school with Malik, but I am not sorry for yesterday because that was the best day of my life.

Okay.

Pick a letter.

- Any letter.

- Oh.

Um "Z".

- "Z".

I got it.

Uh - Yeah, thanks.

Zachary.

Okay.

Zeke.

Mm-hmm.

Zeppelin.

Ooh.

But what if they're all girls?

Zoe?

Mm.

Zophie.

- Zusan.

- No, you can't just put Zs on "S" names.

I'm telling you, Jack, we can never go back there.

Kevin bit the librarian.

I'm sure it wasn't that bad.

He bit her on her face with intent.

Okay, so, the kids are never gonna learn how to read.

It's no big deal.

- Parachute!

Parachute!

- What?

- Parachute!

- Okay, okay.

Parachute it is.

There you go.

And parachute!

- Ooh!

- Parachute.

I dropped Kevin at Sophie's, Randall at the library, Kate at the mall, and I fixed that annoying rattle in the Wagoneer, and all before lunch.

I mean, it's a bird.

It's a plane.

It's Super Dad.

Well, look at you, man of the year.

Couldn't do it without you.

Well, you'll never have to.

- Oh.

- Yeah.

I think the spray arm is broken.

Oh.

So I don't need a whole new dishwasher?

Oh, thank God.

That is the last thing I need right now.

I got it!

Don't get it.

I'll get it.

Hey.

I missed you, babe.

Oh, yeah?

Prove it.

Hey.

- What's up, Randy?

- What's up?

How you doing, man?

Hey, Rebecca.

- Hi, Marc.

- How's it going?

Damn, college boy.

What, back for more laundry?

You're here, like, every weekend.

- Hey, Bug, that's not lunch.

- I know.

I'll get something at the movies.

Oh, Beth and I just saw Practical Magic.

Oh, the one with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman together.

Oh, I've been dying to see that.

But we're not 12-year-old girls.

- You ready?

Good to go?

All right.

- Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

- All right.

Rebecca, good to see you.

- Bye, guys.

- Have fun.

- Randy, good to see you.

What does Kate see in that guy?

Honestly, I'm just happy that she's happy.

And you, Mom?

How you doing?

These mortgage payments are eating away at what's left of the insurance money, and I really need to get a job, but I'm not I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I-I I don't want you to worry.

Since I'm already here, you know, we could look at your résumé.

That is a very sweet but unnecessary offer.

And I'm sure you have a ton of schoolwork you have to work on.

I already knocked out next week's reading, Mom, I'm a huge nerd.

Résumés are my jam.

Like, I live for them.

Look, um, Cassidy We're both adults.

You're single.

I'm separated.

Nobody did anything wrong.

You're okay, though?

Because the last thing I want to do is make your life more complicated.

I'm fine.

- I'll - You'll what?

You'll call me?

Probably not.

You slept with her, didn't you?

That's why Cassidy hasn't been at AA all week?

Not gonna talk about that with you.

Let me ask you something.

Just out of curiosity here.

What's wrong with you?

I mean, I thought you were trying to help the poor kid fix her marriage, not destroy it.

You're like a human wrecking ball.

Yeah.

Yeah, thanks for the pep talk.

No, I'm serious.

Explain it to me.

What kind of person does that, huh?

Huh?

Shame on you.

Shame on you.

I'm so glad I could make it out early for Thanksgiving.

The house is gorgeous.

Miguel is gonna love all these period details.

How's his visit with his kids going?

Oh, it's good.

He is gonna take the train down from New York in time for dinner, though.

Okay.

Mom and I are off for our tour of Philly.

Tess, Annie, let's go, girls.

The playdate express is leaving the station.

Can't wait for some quality "R" and "R" time.

- Me too.

- Mwah!

That's, uh, that's Randall and Rebecca.

- I know, baby.

I know.

- See what I'm saying?

- Hey, uh-uh.

- What?

That is for Deja and Malik's movie date.

It's not a date.

A date is when you go out somewhere alone.

Well, them's the rules.

Chaperoned dates only.

We all agreed.

Besides, you won't even know I'm here.

You'll be in the living room.

I'll stay in the kitchen.

The kitchen and the living room are the same room.

I just want him to take one bite of the banana.

He should've tried solid food at least two weeks ago.

Here's a theory.

Maybe baby doesn't like banana.

Everybody likes banana.

It's the healthy snack - that comes in its own wrapper.

- Well, - maybe we could try something else.

- Well, no.

We can't, because you can only introduce one food at a time in case there's an allergic reaction.

That's why I made the baby food chart to match the daddy food chart.

Right.

Well, then, Jack, it's boob juice until dinner.

I got to squeeze in a gym sesh before my staff meeting, so maybe we'll try again later.

You know what?

I really want to keep trying now.

No, babe, babe, babe.

Please wait for me, all right?

I already missed first rollover and first sit up.

I don't want to miss first solid food.

- But I'll try to leave work early, okay?

- Mm-hmm.

- I love you, Kate.

- Love you.

Jack.

Mwah.

Okay, bye.

Did you feel Daddy's kiss?

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

I don't have bacon.

I don't have eggs.

But I got coffee.

Hey.

Kevin, look, uh, you know, my, uh my court hearing's this afternoon.

I'm sorry if I was rough on you the other day, but you've beaten yourself up enough.

I'm coming in.

Yeah?

Oh, uh, hey, it's Nicky.

Um, is the kid with you?

No, we haven't spoken all week.

Well, he's just He's locked himself in the trailer since you morons slept together.

But now he's gone, and he left his phone here.

It's not like him to just take off.

Nicky, I've got my own crap going on over here.

I mean, I just I just signed the divorce papers.

Cassidy, how many times have I ever picked up the phone and called you?

Yeah.

Right, okay.

I'm on my way.

I think I overdressed for this interview.

Kaufmann's would be lucky to have you.

Well, thank you for all your help, sweetheart.

I really appreciate it.

But you don't have to worry about me, okay?

Ever.

So, if you could, uh, picture me grocery shopping with three toddlers, you'll understand I know all about multitasking.

I'm sure you do.

- Yeah.

- Oh, triplets.

Wow.

- Yeah.

- Oh, uh, you're familiar with our purchasing and scheduling software?

Uh, if I'm honest, I-I'm not.

But I am computer proficient, and I type 85 words a minute, so I'm sure I can handle whatever software you use.

Mr.

Simons, - thank you so much for your time.

- Sure.

- How'd it go?

- Okay.

I think I sweat out all the liquid in my body.

I'm gonna go freshen up for a second.

- Do you want to grab the car?

- Oh.

Okay, thanks.

I'll need to see some more applicants.

Huh?

No, I didn't, so we Rebecca Pearson is here!

Mrs.

Pearson, so good to see you again.

- Hi.

Oh, a hug.

Ooh!

- Hi.

Welcome.

You know, Randall tells a lot of stories about his family, like, a lot a lot.

Like, more than anyone, ever, in human history.

Okay, let's give her some space, please.

You guys are very sweet.

I am just I'm very proud of Randall.

My son, the congressman.

- Oh.

- It's, uh, councilman, Mom.

- I'm a councilman.

- Congressman, no.

- Councilman.

- Hey, I I like the sound of that.

Hey, one job at a time, Jae-Dubs.

- Now, is it okay if I take pictures?

- Oh, of course.

Yeah?

You don't mind?

- No.

- All right.

Maybe, uh - You want to see the rest of the office?

- the two of you.

Ready?

One, two, three.

- Nice.

Oh.

- Jae-Won.

Nice.

- Randall Pearson.

- Yeah.

- There's more to it, Mom.

- No, I know.

I just want to take pictures along the way.

All right.

Wow.

I like these maps, too.

This carpet is really I just want to make sure I get every angle here.

- Let me see.

This is your office?

- Yes, ma'am.

Right here.

Oh, wow, look at the desk.

Oh.

Uh, hi.

Are you okay?

It's time for our walk.

I'm having a bad morning.

Join the club.

No.

Seriously.

Bad mornings are worse for people who had massive strokes.

I've got muscle spasms.

Maybe tomorrow.

Do you need help?

All right, well, don't just stand there.

You're letting the bugs in.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Hey-hey!

Hey, uh, Mrs. Mrs. Pearson.

Um, thank you so much for having me over.

- What's that, popcorn?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay, you two, just pretend I'm not here.

But also remember, I will be here the whole time.

Neh!

You gonna take it?

Neh!

You got to be fast.

All right, just take it.

Have fun, y'all.

So, I told you what happened when I took my wife out to Pittsburgh to do some shopping last week.

Okay, so, we found this So, as he comes by us, Crosby bumps our table, knocks over her glass, gets red wine all down her dress.

So I sucker-punch him.

You sucker-punched Sidney Crosby?

It was a new dress.

Another club soda?

Yeah.

Just so we're clear, uh, you're telling a story about how you sucker-punched Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby for accidentally spilling wine on your wife's dress?

Yeah.

Okay.

I mean, there's no way that happened.

But but okay.

Buddy you looking for trouble?

No, no, I don't have to look for trouble.

Trouble always finds me.

Like a human wrecking ball, actually.

Aren't you that actor that's been hanging around town?

Let me ask you a question.

Uh, do you love your wife?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

She love you?

Of course.

I bet you a hundred bucks I can get her to take her clothes off within 20 minutes of meeting her.

What did you say?

Actually, you know what, I might have overshot.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

Here, I'll bet you ten dollars that I can get your wife out of that wine-stained dress within five minutes of meeting her.

What do you think?

Huh?

Can I help you?

I'm Rebecca Pearson's son.

Uh, sh-she was just in here.

She and my father adopted me when I was left at a fire station and raised me as their own.

That's the kind of person she is.

Did she tell you that?

Uh, no.

That's also the kind of person she is.

Did she tell you my father d*ed last year, saving our lives in a house fire?

Jesus.

- No.

- Of course not.

Because she's not the type of person to tell you a sob story to try to get a job.

But you are?

Oh, absolutely.

Your mom's lucky to have you.

I can barely get my son to return my calls.

She seems like a great person.

She certainly raised a great kid.

But she doesn't know how to use the software, and I don't have the time to train her.

Sir, I graduated top of my class.

I have a full scholarship with Carnegie Mellon.

I'll teach her any software you need by Monday morning.

Please.

Sh-She just needs a chance.

Oh, hey.

I was just grabbing my bag.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

Mm.

Mm!

Everybody's all about - the Philly cheesesteak - Mm-hmm.

but my money's on the roast pork from DiNic's as the best sandwich in Philadelphia.

- I ordered these in special.

- Mm!

- It's delicious.

Mm-hmm.

- Right?

- All right, so - Hmm?

tell me about life in L. A.

Um it's-it's lovely.

That's it?

- Any celebrity sightings?

- No.

Don't you want to complain about the traffic - or how there's no weather?

- Mm.

No.

I want to show you pictures of the baby.

Okay.

Where is my phone?

I just had it.

- Mom, it's okay.

- Come on.

No, it was really expensive.

And Miguel splurged when I told him not to.

I'm sure it's in here.

Hey.

Where could it be?

I mean, I just had it.

- Are you kidding me?

- Mom, it's okay.

- I'll just call it.

- I really need to find my phone, though, Randall.

- Okay.

Yeah.

- Okay?

Can you help me, please?

Yes, ma'am.

Hey, guys.

Has anybody seen my mom's phone?

Oh.

No, I hear it.

Uh - Oh.

Is it this?

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Oh!

Okay.

- Crisis averted, Mrs.

Pearson.

- There it is.

Thank you.

I'm so sorry.

Um, okay, now I'm gonna show you pictures of your nephew.

- Come on, sweetheart.

- Yes.

Look at this picture.

Ah.

Look at that one.

Look at his little face.

I'm not talking about this anymore.

I thought you said you wanted to.

I told you it's just the way it is.

Okay, so you can't even talk to them about it?

I mean, I don't get why you won't just have the conversation.

And I don't get why you can't take no for an answer.

Deja.

- Anything you want to talk about?

- Just please tell him to leave.

Hey, Malik?

I think it's best if you go home.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, it was completely my fault.

I pushed her too hard, so Yeah.

You pushed her too hard.

And what what was it, exactly?

It's not my place.

I'm sorry.

Malik, if you push my daughter on something that makes her uncomfortable, I have the right to know what's up.

Deja wants to see her mom.

Her birth mom.

That's what's up.

- Okay.

- Now, this is service.

- Thank you.

- Sure.

I'm happy you came by.

Really.

Are you?

'Cause you don't act like it.

Yeah, I know.

Ever since the stroke, I have trouble making my voice and face express empathy and gratitude.

Doesn't mean I don't have any.

Hey.

We've been looking for you.

Hey, come on.

Wha ?

It's a funny story.

Did you win?

Did you drink?

No.

I thought about it, but no.

Come on.

Let's go.

Well I better go get changed.

Why, you got a hot date?

It's Wednesday.

You actually forgot.

Oh.

No, your hearing.

Of course.

Yes.

I I'm sorry.

You're sorry.

You're sorry.

Well, I'm sure that'll be a big help with the judge, that my character witness looks like he went 12 rounds with Mike Tyson.

But you know what?

Just forget it.

I mean, I'm the idiot who threw the chair through the window.

"I'm sorry" is like a It's like a magic word when you're a kid.

Doesn't matter what you did.

Say you're sorry and it all goes away.

Then you grow up, and it just doesn't work anymore, does it?

No, it doesn't.

I'm sorry.

Me, too.

See what I mean?

Yeah.

Okay.

A little makeup will cover this right up.

I will say, for a Marine, you've got a pretty gentle touch.

Well, whoever busted up your face was an amateur.

You wouldn't want to see what a professional can do to you.

Mm.

Growing up, uh, my dad, he-he flew a Cessna 150.

He called it The Screaming Eagle.

Named it after the 101st Airborne Division.

He was so proud to be in the 101st.

I didn't know your dad served.

You never mentioned that.

Well, not all of us have to talk about our dead dads all the time.

Okay.

I never found what my dad did in the m*llitary, though.

Bravery.

Heroism.

I kept chasing it.

I enlisted again and again, thinking "This time I'll feel it".

I tried and I tried until I just ended up destroying everything I had back home.

It wasn't you who destroyed my marriage, Kevin.

I did that all by myself, way before I met you.

All right.

I did my best.

There's only so much I can do to fix a face like yours.

Mm.

You know, Cassidy, it's not too late to put your family back together.

I signed the divorce papers yesterday.

Today is Wednesday.

Matty has swimming lessons every Wednesday.

And, afterwards, Ryan takes him to the diner on Hawthorne for dinner.

Every Wednesday night, I park across the street and I watch and I try to work up the courage to walk in and join them.

And I can't do it anymore.

I'm gonna call it a day.

Okay, kids.

Uh time to face the music.

Could you cut an avocado in half for me?

- Yeah.

- If I try it myself, it's fifty-fifty I lose a finger.

And I've only got five left that work.

- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

Jack, what do you think?

- You want to try some?

- Oh, you can try, but this kid does not eat anything.

Ah, open up.

Here it comes.

It's like guacamole.

There you go.

Wait, what?

Buddy, you did it!

Look at you.

Oh, my This is Well, this is terrible timing.

Sh-She wants to see her birth mom.

But she doesn't feel like she can talk to you guys about it.

She really did not like it when I pushed her on it, which again, I did, like an idiot.

Oh, God.

What if I blew it?

What if she's over me?

I mean, the-the best girl - in the world and - Hey, Malik, - I need you to focus, okay?

- Yeah.

Deja knows that she can talk to us about anything.

Okay.

"Okay"?

What's-what's that supposed to mean?

Well, she did talk to you guys about it.

A while ago.

I guess you just kind of let it slide.

No, we didn't.

Did you take her to see her mom?

No, but that's because everything just got so busy.

Okay.

Malik, you "okay" me one more time Off the record.

Yeah?

Just say it.

Well, Randall ran for city council.

You guys moved to Philly.

You opened a dance studio.

I mean, you weren't too busy for any of that stuff.

Hey.

Yo.

Dude.

- What?

- Well, your tie is a disaster.

- What-what is this?

- What?

I I haven't worn one of these since the prom.

Okay, I got you.

Look at that.

That's sharp.

Uncle Nicky.

Hey.

You got this.

We got this.

All rise.

Uncle Nicky.

Oh, Miguel's train is on time.

There's a very persistent young man downstairs who won't leave until you come talk to him.

Then he'll be waiting a long time.

Deja, I'm sorry we haven't taken you to see Shauna.

What, he told you?

No, Beth, he shouldn't have said that.

- It's no big deal.

- Hey.

Yes, it is.

It's a very big deal.

I don't want you to think that I'm ungrateful for everything you and Randall do for me.

That-That's why I didn't want to say anything.

That's why I got so mad at Malik.

Hey.

We're gonna look at a calendar and find a good time to visit.

I promise.

Uh, Beth.

Um I'd actually like to invite her here.

For Thanksgiving.

If that's okay.

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

I got a bunch of mushy, nutritious stuff.

All right, we ready?

Huh?

I'm sorry I ran out this morning, but now I'm here, I'm all in, and I brought a smorgasbord of solid food options.

Wait, what are those?

Are these perfectly ripe avocados?

Um Yeah, they're from Gregory's tree next door.

All of the avos at Trader Joe's were hard and green, like the Hulk's calf muscles.

These are quintessentially California first solid food.

Oh, this is gonna be great.

Thank you, Gregory.

All right.

Oh, let me get my phone.

Hold on, let me get my phone.

Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen, Baby Jack Damon.

First solid food.

Can you hear the spoon?

You hear it?

Here comes a spoonful of ripe avocado.

He did it.

Kate, he did it, he's eating it.

First solid food, buddy.

Oh.

Today was the day!

You want a little more, buddy?

Here you go.

Mr. Pearson, I've reviewed your case, and I'm willing to consider the pretrial diversion advocated by the prosecution.

But I have one question.

Do you feel remorse for what you did?

Not really.

I mean, throwing that chair was the best thing that ever happened to me.

If I didn't throw that chair through the window, uh, I wouldn't have stopped drinking, wouldn't have joined AA or stuck with therapy.

When I threw that chair, my-my nephew came back into my life.

No matter how much I told him to scram, he just stuck around.

For 40 years, I have pushed people away.

Not because I-I thought they would hurt me but because I thought I would hurt them.

I told myself I was doing it for their own good, yeah, 'cause I'm broken.

But but I was wrong.

I wasn't broken.

I was sick.

And when you're sick, you, uh you got to let the people who care about you help.

No matter what that judge says, he did it.

Mm-hmm.

He turned his life around, forgave himself.

Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Mr. Pearson.

I will sign off on the diversion.

As long as you remain in treatment and don't re-offend for two years, All charges will be expunged from your record.

Look, I'm sorry about before.

Nah, no matter how sorry you think you are, - I'm definitely more sorry.

- No.

I'm, like, the sorriest dude in the history of sorry dudes.

I'm going to the pantry.

You'll be unsupervised for the next 30 seconds.

Okay, that's enough!

You get on out of here, Malik.

I have a feeling that your little performance at dinner has more to do about me than Andre.

Hey, guys.

- Hey.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Well, how was R & R time?

Oh, it was lovely.

Randall was the perfect tour guide, of course.

- Hi.

- And I took about a million pictures - on my phone.

- She was glued to that phone all day, except when she lost it.

What?

Again?

Oh, I had to buy her that new phone 'cause she lost the last one.

Now, the two of you just leave me be.

I did not lose it, Randall.

Can I talk to you about Thanksgiving?

Mm-hmm.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Here we are.

What are you gonna say?

If he won't even let me sit down and join them, I'll just give him the divorce papers and walk out.

If he does ?

I'll think of something.

Well, don't be me, Cassidy.

Don't let it take 40 years to get better.

You're the best cautionary tale a girl could ask for.

When do you leave town?

Uh, I'm going to Philly for Thanksgiving, and then I'm back to L. A.

You know, the thing I did find in the Marine Corps was the thing I wasn't looking for.

Friendship.

Community.

Over there, those guys were my family, you know?

Then I got back here and it was like I moved to another country without a map.

Thanks for helping me find my way home.

Hey.

I hope you find your happy ending, Kevin.

I hope you find yours, too.

Now, of course I will.

Yes.

That is very kind of you.

Thank you so much.

Okay, bye-bye.

I got it.

Hey, Mom.

That's awesome.

- I knew you nailed it.

- Well.

So, now that I actually got the job, were you gonna tell me what you said to Mr. Simons?

- What?

- Randall.

You just seemed so down on yourself.

I just want people to see you the way I do.

You You're so much like your father.

You know that?

It makes me very proud.

Very proud.

I cannot believe I'm starting an entry-level position at my age.

I never would have seen this coming.

Not in a million years.

- Sorry, I'm sorry - Mom, it's okay.

Shouldn't be putting any of this on you, sweetheart.

I mean I am the parent and you're the kid.

You know, you should be out there having fun with Beth.

I don't need you to worry about me.

I promise.

I'm just happy that you need to come here to do your laundry.

Mom, they have laundry at the dorms.

I come back for R & R time.

Randall, Rebecca.

Oh, God, that was one of the lamest things - I've ever said, wasn't it?

- It was pretty lame.

Yes.

Yeah, it was.

But I loved it.

Hi.

Hey.

You don't seem like yourself today.

You had a few, uh, mix-ups.

Oh, yeah.

Miguel calls them "senior moments".

Yeah, I get it.

But this felt like, uh, a little more than that.

The whole thing with the phone.

I'm fine, Randall.

I'm fine.

I'm just getting older.

- I don't recommend it.

- I know.

I'm sure it's nothing.

I was just wondering if you've seen a doctor lately.

You know, I could call around, set something up for you while you're in town.

I'm only here for a few days and I barely get to see my granddaughters.

I'm not, I'm not gonna go see some doctor just because you're overreacting.

I'm just worried that there could - I said I'm fine.

- Mom.

Randall, enough.

Okay?

I'm still the parent here and you're still the son, in case you've forgotten.

Okay.

Okay, what?

- Oh, forget it, it's all good.

- No, no, no, no.

If you want to say something, go ahead and say it.

Mom, the only thing that I want to say is that I love you.

And I'm concerned.

You're acting extremely defensive over absolutely nothing right now, and that's only making me more concerned.

And for you to say that you're the mother and I'm the son after 20 years of - Of what?

- Nothing.

I didn't say anything.

Yeah, you did.

You said something very clearly.

And it was cruel.

And it was beneath you.

You know what?

I'm tired.

I think I need to lay down for a minute, so could you please leave?

Yeah.

Man.

Hey, uh, you should come to Philly with me.

For Thanksgiving.

I know the family would love to see you.

I could do that.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Hey.

You're a good kid.

You're a good kid.

Who's my good boy?

Me.