01x16 - The Other Walker

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Previously on
Brothers and Sisters:

You're gonna buy my interest
in Ojai Foods.

Holly and I are going
to take the proceeds

from the sale of the stock and
buy Greendale Winery.

Sex will replace
my drug addiction with...

After rehab you're sworn to celibacy?

Yeah. Kind of. I gotta go.

You're looking for something.
I'm not enough!

Am I enough for you?

Are you running for president?

Yes I am, Ms. Walker.

Dad, he had another kid.
With Holly.

- Does Mom know about this?
- No! And Kevin, she never will.

- You told your sister about us?
- That we're friends.

- It's fine. Don't worry.
- We got to be careful.

Prodigal daughter returns.
Thought it'd be a nice surprise.

Oh, my God.

Hey.

Do you know what
this editorial is about?

That one reason Whitmore's
candidacy is a stretch

is because his daughter's too fat
to be first daughter. She's .

You're right. That's awful.

I mean, my children are
going through a divorce.

They need time.

They don't need to be judged
by the national media or anyone.

And not to mention...

Oh, no. No, no. No way.

I'm not gonna be a factor
in that decision.

You know that there's no way
for us to have a normal relationship.

- You can forget about it, right?
- OK.

There is a personal cost
when you run for president.

But as far as we're concerned,

there's no reason
why you and I can't be a normal couple.

How?

Well, uh, for starters, we could try
and sleep in a little bit.

- Is that what normal couples do?
- Mm-hmm.

What about this?

Yeah. Yeah, that's normal.

- That cannot be good thing.
- No, no. It's gearing up.

- Just give it a few minutes.
- Wow, Holly.

It sounds like
it's in its final death throes.

No, no. That's impossible.
It's brand new.

No.

My condolences.

Maybe we better read the manual.

- OK.
- How's your Italian?

L.A. Sucks.

I spent one hour on the
and I missed breakfast with Caitlin.

Sorry, I didn't realize you had a guest.

No, it's fine.
Saul, this is my daughter Rebecca.

- Saul and I work together at Ojai.
- Oh.

Yeah, it's so nice to meet you, Rebecca.

Your mother never said
that you were so lovely.

I guess Mom doesn't
talk about me much,

because I doubt
she'd use the word "lovely".

Becca, that was a compliment.
Say thank you.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

- Is there any cereal left?
- Uh, yeah. Try the top shelf.

Well, I didn't realize
it was getting to be so late.

It's very nice to meet you, Rebecca.

- Bye.
- Bye.

We'll talk more at the office.

Sorry about interrupting
the mid-morning booty call.

Maybe you should
put a sock on the door.

Saul was just helping me
with the coffee machine.

Is that what the senior set
is calling it these days?

Yes, we are seeing each other,
if that's what you mean.

At least that embarrassing little run-in
clarified some things.

The sudden windfall, the winery,
the Maserati, the expensive housewares.

No. Saul has nothing
to do with any of that.

- Right.
- Rebecca, I told you the truth.

A close friend d*ed
and left me some money.

This is a good thing, Becca.

I mean, you can
go back to college if you want.

You can take classes.
Writing, photography.

You can travel if you want.

The point is, we have options.

Why can't you be happy?

I would be happier if we had coffee.

OK.

No. We swore
for the sake of our sisterhood

that we would never, ever
ask each other to double date again.

Oh, come on, Sarah.
We were years old.

That is ancient history and besides,

I already told Robert
that you would come.

It's "Robert" now.

I have seen the birthmark on his butt,
so we're on a first name basis.

Would you just come on?
Lt'll be fun.

One thing Joe and I
are not at the moment is fun.

I'd say we're downright gloomy.

Well, shake it up. Get out.

Yeah, right. Um...

Intensive couples counseling
didn't work, but a good dinner out,

that'll fix everything.

I know you and Joe
have been having a hard time.

If I honestly believed
staying home was going to help,

- I'd drop it.
- There's a problem.

OK, listen. Fine.

But if it's a complete disaster,
don't say I didn't tell you.

What's the problem?

- It's your sister.
- I just got off the phone with her.

Not Kitty.

- What do you mean you knew?
- I ran into her at Holly's house.

You didn't think
it was worth mentioning?

- I didn't think you wanted to hear it.
- You were right.

- Well, what was she like?
- I don't know. She...

She seemed fine.

How long is she staying?
If this is just a visit, drop it.

It's not just a visit. She dropped out
of college and was living with a friend.

When that didn't work out,
she moved back home. Indefinitely.

Sounds like Holly raised a real winner.

Despite your opinion of Holly
or Rebecca, the question remains,

what are we going to do?

Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.

Not with everything
that's been going on here.

- What's that supposed to mean?
- What I mean, Tommy,

is do you think
this business with Holly can go on

if Mom finds out about Rebecca?

This is exactly why
I didn't want to say anything.

Holly is working here.
What if Nora runs into Rebecca?

What if your mother asks questions?

I say we tell her.

I can't believe
I'm hearing this from you, Saul.

Mom finding out now will destroy her.
You're in a relationship with Holly.

How long can that last
if this whole thing blows up?

We all have things at stake, Sarah.

If it's out in the open
we have a chance to diffuse it.

Saul, Rebecca's lived in this
city most of her life.

It hasn't affected any of us.

Justin and Kitty
don't know she exists.

That's another thing.
Justin's out of rehab.

Are we going to throw this at him?

Right.

If your mother found out
we were keeping this from her...

- We've been keeping it from her.
- Before Rebecca moved back home.

Our chances of keeping this
a secret from her are...

Nobody will find out
if we don't tell them.

Holly's lied to Rebecca her whole life.

I don't think she's going to risk
telling her now.

Come on.

Haven't we learned anything this year?

- Tommy, you're with us, right?
- Yeah.

Good.

Apparently you've all
made up your minds.

It's settled then.

He had this one lone hair.
Like this Fu Manchu thing.

And he had this little fuzz
on his upper lip.

He was so proud of it.

You're kidding.
And he called it a mustache?

- No. Yeah.
- It was a mustache.

It was a mustache.

Mom, is there anything else?

How about my acne or that piano tie
I wore to the senior prom?

Oh, my God.
You were the guy in the piano tie.

I can't believe this is happening.
Mom, you're k*lling me.

Don't be ridiculous.
I'm going to make you a bagel.

If it'll stop the humiliating trip
down memory lane, please.

I thought we were being discreet.
You're not dressed.

I'm not naked.

What are you two whispering about
down there?

I was just offering Tyler
a ride to work today.

Justin, come on now.
You don't need to feel uncomfortable.

Tyler is welcome to stay over
anytime she likes.

You two are old enough
to do what you want. Just stay safe.

- We are.
- All right. Here you go.

- Thank you.
- Eat up. I'm going.

I'm going to get ready for my day.

- Bye.
- Bye.

You must've really won her over.

She does not dig up those stories
for just anyone.

You can get even tonight.

My parents will be happy
to fill you in

on all the gory details
of my adolescence.

Meeting their daughter's
recovering-addict boyfriend.

Senior prom doesn't strike me
as the dinner topic of choice.

They're not like that.
They're going to love you.

I hope so.

- Check out this Web site.
- "The Skinny Minnie. "

- Do people really read this?
- Yeah.

Everything you've always wanted and not
wanted to know about your celebrities.

Scroll down past the photo
of Britney without underwear.

It's you. And me!

"Soap hunk shops for furniture in WeHo
with a friend. "

- Wow. I'm a friend?
- You're a friend in italics.

"If that didn't sound the alarm
check out the less-than-hetero lamp. "

I told you that lamp was gay.
And ugly.

- It gets worse.
- "It could just be wishful thinking,

but we're getting a serious gay vibe
from the daytime doctor. "

I've spent the morning fielding calls
from my agent, my manager, my mom.

Your mom checks Skinny Minnie?

She Googles my name once a week.

And that's not the point.

We need to lay low.

What? Chad we barely go out
in daylight as it is. Come on!

I'm starting to feel like a vampire.

- Besides, we didn't do anything wrong.
- I know.

But Kev, I'm in this guy's sights.

There are better options
than laying low, believe me.

We can call Dan Silk.
thr*aten him.

No offense, but I don't think
you could take him.

Pummeling this guy
wouldn't do much for my public image.

I mean we could thr*aten him
with legal action.

- It's true.
- I'm a lawyer, truth is irrelevant.

I do this all the time.
I need to make it clear,

if he doesn't print a retraction,
he'll face a very lengthy lawsuit.

I'll bury him
in discovery and depositions.

It's Lawyering .

I've never seen you so... litigious.

- Right.
- It's kind of hot.

- But no way can you call him.
- Why not?

He's not a major corporation.
He's one guy.

He's one loser. He'll cave.
They all do. Believe me.

No. We just need to let it blow over.

These stories don't have
a long shelf life.

If we don't give him more amm*nit*on,
this Silk will move on to somebody else.

- Then...
- Then what? Daylight again?

- Definitely.
- Good.

And I could totally take that guy.

You just worry too much, Nora.
You always have.

I know Sarah and Joe
are going through a rough time.

Are you sure that's all?

I really think Tommy's decision
to buy this winery with Holly

is bothering her
more than she's letting on.

Tommy and Sarah
have a very strong bond.

William never would've brought Sarah to
Ojai Foods if he thought she and Tommy

couldn't survive sibling rivalry.

You're right.

You're right.
I mean, look at us.

- What do you mean?
- Our family wasn't exactly a picnic,

yet here we are, after all these years,
still speaking to one another.

- You want a green bean?
- Thank you.

- It's a small miracle, isn't it?
- Yes, it is.

I don't know.
I think maybe I was wrong about her.

- About who?
- Holly.

- What do you mean?
- You're seeing her.

Tommy is starting a company with her.

As much as I hate to admit it,

maybe William was
a good judge of character.

Well, your instincts are admirable,

but you don't have to put aside your
feelings for the sake of any of us.

I'm not saying I want to be
the woman's best friend.

I'm just saying...

I have been so busy blaming her,

I don't think I've ever
really seen her for who she is.

OK. So, what are you proposing?

The truth of the matter is
Holly is a part of our family now.

I think I should embrace that,
if only to set an example.

I mean, we all have to put the past
behind us where it belongs and move on.

- You think I'm crazy?
- No, Nora. I don't think you're crazy.

Good.

Because if there's one person I count on
to be my reality check, it's you.

Saul?

What?

It's the past.
It's not behind us.

You have to tell me what.

Tell me.

William and Holly had a daughter.

- What?
- Her name is Rebecca.

She's years old.
She's here in L.A.

I'm so sorry, Nora.
I'm so sorry.

- No one wanted to upset you.
- No one?

Who else knows?

Who else knows?

Sarah and Tommy and Kevin.

- But understand...
- Justin and Kitty?

- They don't know.
- Oh, God.

I didn't want this
to be like the affair.

I didn't want it to fester
under the surface, haunting us. Come on.

- Oh, my God.
- What? Where are you going?

- What are you doing?
- To find Kitty and Justin.

- Wait. Please.
- No.

There will be no more lies, Saul.
No more. I won't stand for it.

Nora, wait.

Are you sure?

How do we know
Holly's telling the truth?

As much as I'd like to,
I don't think we can ignore the obvious.

So, what are we supposed to say?
"Wow, we have a sister now"?

Justin, you don't have to say
or do anything you don't want to.

This is just going
to take time for us all.

So what? Dad made Holly a beneficiary
of the land because of Rebecca?

I don't know.
But I suspect that's part of it.

- Did he know that he was her father?
- I don't know what he knew.

This is crazy.

You're saying Dad hid one of his kids
from us for years

and then gave Holly the land,
so his affair is thrown in our face

because of some girl named Rebecca?

I wish I could tell you
what he was thinking.

- It's a shock for me too.
- I don't know why.

- He lied about having a mistress.
- That's not fair.

Why should I be so shocked
that he lied to us too?

This whole family revolves around lying.

- Justin, please!
- Grandma! Aunt Kitty!

- Hi.
- Hi, Grandma.

- Hi. Hi.
- Hey, guys. Hey, sweetie boy.

Hi, guys.

- This is wonderful.
- Joe.

- Hey, Nora.
- Hi.

- Hey, Kitty.
- I can hardly pick you up.

Please help me understand

how you could discover your father
has another child and not tell me?

- We were trying to spare you the pain.
- How? By keeping me in the dark?

God.

You should've seen Justin's reaction.

- Saul shouldn't have said anything.
- No! You do not get to blame Saul!

He had enough faith in me,
enough respect for me to be honest,

which is more than I can say
for you or Tommy or Kevin.

Were you never going to tell me?

You've had so much to cope with.

It just didn't
seem to be the right time.

I can just see Tommy spearheading
this whole brilliant idea.

- He's so like his father.
- No, it was my idea.

- It was your idea?
- Yeah.

I was the one who thought that we should
keep this information from you.

Your father made you president
of our family business, Sarah.

Not our family.

You taught me to put family first.

I was trying to.

No, it is not. You were trying
to do what was easy for you.

You think it's been easy
keeping this a secret?

No one asked you to!

There is no justification for this.

- Oh, God. What?
- Hey.

You ready for dinner?

- May I speak to Dan Silk?
- Talking to him.

If you're going to make a living
tarnishing people's reputations,

you may want an unlisted number.

Thanks for the tip.

- Do I know you?
- No, you do not.

You did print my picture without
permission on your libelous Web site.

I'm the friend of Chad Berry.

- Oh, you're that dude.
- Yeah, I'm that dude.

I'm just looking for the dish on Berry.

If you want to spill, I could...

No, no. You misunderstand.
I'm an attorney.

And I demand that you
cease and desist publishing

uncorroborated information
about his personal life.

Hey, man, what can I say?
Inquiring minds want to know.

He's contemplating filing a complaint.

The cause of action:
Invasion of privacy, libel,

unfair business practices,
infliction of emotional distress.

- Should I go on?
- But you're not denying Berry's gay?

Listen to me, son, and I'll say this
in a way that you understand.

If you don't stop targeting my client,
I will bury you so deep in litigation,

it will be your
great-great-grandchildren

paying off the legal bills.
Do I make myself clear?

Yeah, I get it.
You made your point.

Good. Then thank you so much
for your time.

Hey, Mom.

What's wrong?

Kevin, what are you doing?

Please, please, tell me exactly
what you were thinking,

because I'm quite sure we all agreed
we would not say a thing!

- You agreed, Saul!
- Kevin.

I didn't want it to happen
the way it did.

I'm sorry.
Do you even get what you've done?

Mom is furious.

Kitty and Justin are reeling.

I mean, Sarah is mortified.
As am I. As is Tommy.

Did you stop and think for a split
second how bad this makes us look?

I wasn't thinking about you.

- You weren't thinking of anyone!
- I was thinking about your mother.

You had absolutely no right
to do this without consulting us.

I have every right.
She's my sister.

You wouldn't do the same thing
if it were Kitty or Sarah?

I wouldn't single-handedly sell out
the rest of my family, no.

You weren't there, Kevin.

She was sitting in front of me,
opening up her heart to Holly.

Berating herself for misjudging her.

She expected me to tell her
that she was doing the right thing.

And I will be damned if I will let her
make herself vulnerable in that way,

only to have her world
come crashing down again.

You better hope this family
finds a way to repair itself.

Because if this does any lasting damage,

I'm holding you responsible.

I learned something interesting today.

You know the San Francisco cable cars
are the only moving national monument?

Didn't know that.

I've told you every time
I sleep with somebody I work with.

- You can't tell me we have a sister?
- Half-sister.

For the th time, Kitty,
I am sorry.

- I don't know what else to say.
- I thought you were gonna table this.

- Yeah, so did I!
- We are.

What's happening in D. C?

I'm working on legislation

that would dramatically reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.

It will be like taking million cars
right off the street.

- It'd be groundbreaking.
- Impressive.

- The other...
- For the record?

I don't see why I should be the one
to take the fall for this.

- I wasn't the only one that knew.
- You're bearing the brunt

because you're here. Believe me, I wish
that Tommy and Kevin were here too.

- Is it always like this?
- You dreamed of having a baby sister.

Sarah, you know what? I was six, OK?

That wish didn't include
Dad cheating on Mom.

I didn't know what to do, Kitty.

So I thought the best thing to do
was nothing. So sh**t me.

Oh.

Do you like cigars?
I got some good ones and we could...

That would be great.

You didn't know what to do
so you did nothing.

I would've told you, Sarah!

Justin, where are you? You were
supposed to be here an hour ago.

- I can't make it. I'm sorry.
- What?

My mom's been cooking all day.

I'm sorry, OK? It's something with
my family. I can't talk about it now.

Look, I got to go.
I'll call you tomorrow.

- Hey.
- Glad you called, man.

- It's been a while.
- Thanks for coming.

It's bad enough my dad was in love
with another woman.

Like my mom wasn't enough.

- But another kid?
- I guess you weren't enough?

I almost d*ed and yet
there I am back in the same place.

- Ready to do it all again.
- But you didn't.

You didn't use.
And that's good, man.

- Yeah, but I came close, bro.
- Of course you did.

This whole thing is textbook you.
Look, I know you, Justin.

You didn't become a medic for nothing.
You can't stand to see people in pain.

And right now
you and your family are suffering.

There's nothing you can do
to make that go away.

If it gets overwhelming,
you know the drill.

Find a meeting, work the steps.

I don't get it. How could he lie to us
about his own daughter,

knowing what it would do to us
when we found out?

And her. Rebecca, right?

You know,
I didn't even think about her.

God, what if?

I wonder if she even knows.

Not exactly a normal
couple night out, huh?

It was surprisingly normal
considering how blindsided you were.

You want something to drink?

Yes, please.

I think I have to just sit.
And not move.

If I do, who knows what else is going
to come along and rip my life apart.

- You're right.
- Thank you.

Let's not move.

It's too big a risk.

I just don't know
what I'm supposed to do.

Why do anything?

Well, eventually
I'm going to have to get up.

The thing is, everybody keeps telling me
that I have this sister.

I don't know
what the hell that means.

I mean, when I think of Sarah,
I don't think of her DNA.

I think about how we grew up together
in the same house

with the same weird family.

And how we, you know,
shared our diaries and our shampoos.

But am I supposed to have
those same feelings

- for a woman that I never even met?
- I don't think anybody expects that.

Well, and then there's my dad.

I've been grieving for a father
that I don't even know.

And I was just starting
to get all... happy.

I wouldn't let this destroy that.

You hold on to what's good.

To what makes you happy.

You make me happy.

- I do?
- Yeah.

Would it be OK with you
if we still just sit here for a while?

As long as you want.

The kids wake you up?

No.

I just couldn't sleep.

You want to talk?

No.

It's all right, Joe.
You don't have to stay up.

You'll get through this.

Everyone's so mad at me.

Mom, Kitty, Uncle Saul.

I don't have you.

You know?

I'm right here.

- Justin.
- Hey, Mom.

Justin.

- I'm fine.
- Are you all right?

I'm fine.
I'm just exhausted.

- OK.
- Hey.

I told Tyler it would be all right
if she waited here.

I'll give you guys privacy.
I'll be upstairs if you need me.

- All right. I love you. I'm OK.
- I love you too.

I'm OK.

OK.

Your mom told me what happened.
I'm sorry.

- Sorry about missing dinner.
- It's OK.

I was just worried.
The last time you sounded like that...

I was with my sponsor.

Oh.

- That's good.
- Look, I get it if you're angry at me.

I'm not angry.

I just don't know if I can handle it.

That's why they tell you not to date
anyone your first year you're clean.

I never understood that before tonight
because I couldn't deal with anyone

or anything but me.

That's how it should be.

Look, you weren't wrong to worry, OK?

I just don't think I'm ready
for a relationship, Tyler.

I know.

I just want you to be OK.

More than anything I want for us,
I want that for you.

Come here.

It's OK.

Have you talked to Mom?

I keep trying to reach her, but she's
not picking up, at least not for me.

Yeah, not for me either.

Let me be the one to kick Holly
out of our lives once and for all.

Sarah, Holly's not going anywhere.

Nor do I want her to.

I hope you don't think what happened
last night changes anything.

It changes everything.

You can't still be planning
to go into business with that woman.

- I am.
- She won't be satisfied

until she has destroyed
everything we've created here.

Don't be fooled, Tommy.
This whole nightmare is because of her.

Sarah, there is
enough blame to go around.

- Is that a dig at me?
- We lied. Dad lied.

In fact, right now, Holly's probably
the most honest one of us all.

You can't be that naive.

I already told you! I didn't
start this winery for you or Mom.

All right? I did this for me.

Building something for myself.

That was before the horror show
landed on my lap!

Look, it landed in our laps.

You want to control everything.
God, you just thrive off of control.

- But this is out of your hands.
- Spare me, Tommy, OK?

I already pay for therapy, I really
don't need your amateur psychoanalysis.

Just let it go.

OK. Well, clearly I'm the only one
who still gives a damn about Ojai,

so you'll understand
that I have work to do.

Excuse me. I'm looking for Holly Harper.
She's not in her office.

I don't know where she...

- Do I know you?
- No, I don't think so.

I'm her daughter, Rebecca.

Right.

I thought you'd look more like your mom.

- I'm Sarah Walker.
- It's nice to meet you.

You too.

So... Holly?

Oh, um...

- I have no idea where she is.
- OK. Thanks. Sorry.

Rebecca.

Um... Do you have a minute?
Could I talk to you?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, Becca.
Where you been?

I stopped by Ojai today.

I wanted to check out your new digs.

- You did?
- Yeah.

I got the address from some papers
you had lying around.

Thought I'd surprise you.

Well, I'm sorry that I missed you.

I was out meeting with a distributor

and I didn't want to drive
all the way back to the office.

So, um, would you like me
to make lunch for both of us?

No. I don't really have
an appetite right now.

I met some people there.
At Ojai.

Like Sarah.

Mom, do you remember that Christmas,
when I was eight

and I had my tonsils taken out?

And then after the surgery,
your friend Bill came by to visit.

And he gave me that doll
with the long red hair.

Did Bill really think that a doll
could make up for abandoning me?

What was it, a "sorry
for being a deadbeat dad" gift?

No. Please. Let me explain.

There's an explanation for why
you lied to me for years?

You said that Bill was your friend
and left out the part

about him being your boyfriend
for two decades and my father!

Honey. Oh, God. It is complicated.

It seems pretty simple to me, Mom.

You were willing to be sloppy seconds
for some rich jerk with a wife and kids.

My dad didn't want to fess up
to a bastard child with his mistress

because he didn't want to risk
his Norman Rockwell life.

No. I know that you're angry,
but you need to hear me through.

Why? It's too late
to do anything about it. He's dead!

- Yes, but... but you...
- How much of it is mine?

What?

The money that William Walker left you.
How much of it is mine?

I put two million dollars in a trust
in your name.

And it will be yours when you're .

Well, I guess that's better
than some stupid doll.

- Hey.
- Dude, I am so screwed.

I'm so glad it's you and not my mom.
Or my brothers. Or my sister.

Or indeed my half-sister.
Could my life get any more complicated?

- What's up?
- Did you even hear what I said?

A countdown clock.

Dan Silk is counting out the days until
I come out on his frigging website.

"Chad Berry. Come out, come out,
wherever you are. " That son of a bitch.

What I can't figure out is
why is this guy gunning for me?

Oh, no.

You called him.

Yes. Yes, I did.

I thought I could convince him
to leave you alone.

You think you're the first lawyer
to try and scare this asswipe?

He makes his living
from screwing with people's lives.

You just egged him on!

You promised you wouldn't do anything.

I come from a line of people who are
incapable of leaving well enough alone.

If you had any respect
for how important my career is to me,

you would have listened
and not gone behind my back.

You're right. You're absolutely right.

I'm sorry.

I am sorry.

So... where do we go from here?

I'll tell you where we won't go.
Out to the movies, out to dinner,

shopping, hiking, the gym.

I'm all for cutting out the gym.

No, the shipment was for , .
Not .

Look, just deal with it, OK?

Do you have any idea

what you have done
to my life and to Rebecca's?

- What I've done? Are you serious?
- My God!

As a mother, how could you
be that cruel?

My daughter is crushed.
Her whole identity,

everything that we had,
our relationship has been decimated.

And all for what?
Out of spite?

So that you could get even with me?

But I just told her the truth.

I was planning on telling her
everything on my timetable.

In my way.

- It was not your place.
- My place?

Oh, you are unbelievable.

It wasn't your place
to have an affair with a married man.

It wasn't your place
to have my father's child.

It certainly wasn't your place
to come crawling out of the woodwork

and demand a piece
of our family business!

But none of that stopped you, did it?

You've done nothing
but cause my family pain.

So if your perfect little world
has come crashing down around you

because the truth has come out,
you know what? Join the damn club!

I let you treat me like dirt because
I love and respected your father.

But I am done treating you
with any measure of civility.

- Is that a thr*at?
- You bet your ass it's a thr*at.

And you? I trusted you.

I had to do what was best for my family.

- Don't you ever call me again.
- I'm sorry you feel that way.

Not sorry enough.

What are you reading?

Seeing with Serenity:
How to Cope With What Life Deals You.

I took a trip to the self-help section
at the bookstore.

So far, it's just
pages and pages of vague platitudes.

Mom, you've been avoiding my calls.

I didn't know what I wanted to say.

I wish I could turn back the clock
and make a different decision.

- But I can't.
- I know.

You seem angrier at me
than Kevin or Tommy. Am I wrong?

Probably not.

You hold me to a different
standard than anyone else.

That's not fair.

Yes. You're right, it's not fair.

I just always felt
this connection with you.

You raise a boy and you don't expect
them to tell you anything.

You're lucky if they acknowledge you
on their way out the door.

But you always confided in me.

I felt like you trusted me
to handle whatever came along.

I never had that relationship
with my mother.

I always thought I had it with you.

Mom, we do have that relationship.

The last thing in the world
I wanted to do was hurt you.

I know.

But that doesn't mean you didn't.

Justin.

I get the feeling
you're not here to see me.

No, I'm not.

Is Rebecca here?

Rebecca, this is Justin.
Justin Walker.

So you're one of them?

- His family?
- Yeah.

- I got it, Mom.
- OK.

If you're expecting tears from me,
you can forget it.

I'm not expecting anything.

I just wanted to meet you.

Well, I'm here. I'm real.
You can even touch me.

- Uh... you want to walk?
- OK.

It's so bizarre.
We live, like, minutes away.

In L.A., that's practically
like being neighbors.

- Where did you go to school?
- I started at La Salle.

Swanky.

I got kicked out junior year
and I finished up at San Marino.

- What about you?
- Marshall.

I think we played you in football.

- I didn't play football.
- Oh, that's good. I hate it.

Marshall... Did you know a Carter Espen?

Oh, God. Totally.

- He used to date this girl, Rebecca.
- Yep, that was me.

OK, I'm officially freaked out now.

I mean, what if we had met and?
What if we?

Oh, the Greek tragedy of it all.

So, what do you do?

Presently, not much.

I'm a vet. I was in Afghanistan.

Wow. Afghanistan.

- That must've been intense.
- Yeah, it was.

So you and Carter?
I can't believe that.

We really didn't
know each other well at all.