04x16 - Lesson Learned

[bunniefuu]

Anna, I love you.

We're done.

Previously on
"A Million Little Things"...

I never should have gone to France.

Everything got messed up.

I want you to screen
your documentary here.

I think it's exactly what
the student body needs to see.

Mr. Dennings, I succeeded
in spite of this place,

not because of it.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

What I care about is
how much she's drinking.

EDDIE: She's at a party.

And the guy she's here
with is an alcoholic.

There's something I haven't told you.

I'm married.

We should just move back in together.

♪♪

I think we should have a baby.

EDDIE: Guys, it's my treat, so go big.

Wow. I should have lumps
removed more often.

Yeah, I'm kind of jealous.

Maybe I should start, I
don't know, smoking a lot?

[CHUCKLES] That's a long game.

I admire the commitment.

Okay. Well, yes, this dinner
is partially to celebrate

Gary's all-clear, but
it's also celebrating

you two moving in with each other,

coupled with my getting paid
an obscene amount of money

at this autograph convention tomorrow.

Yeah, me and all the other
fading rock stars are cashing in.

No, no, no. He is downplaying it.

The organizers begged him to be there.

My boyfriend is a huge get.
Tell everyone you know.

Dropping the B-word... I like that.

- Mm-hmm.
- And I would like to make a toast.

[CLEARS THROAT]

To my friend, Edward.

I love you, man.

You forgot to undercut it
with a joke at my expense.

- [CHUCKLES]
- No, no.

In the last night of us living together,

you are going to get a rare glimpse

at, uh...

sentimental Gary.

Everyone, proceed
cautiously. Don't spook him.

Here's to you, Ed.

Cheers.

- Cheers.
- Cheers, man.

Genuinely nice.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, Gary, that was beautiful.

And I have to pee.

I love a woman who owns it.

You can pop a squat
right past the bar there.

[CHUCKLES] Thanks.

[LIGHT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Thanks for giving Anna another chance.

I live for second chances.

[CHUCKLES]

I like her. And I love you two together.

And, um, completely unrelated,

but, uh, I am never playing on her team

at game night again.

- Understandable.
- Yeah.

- [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
- [SIGHS]

Oh, um, it's Charlie's
first day of preschool.

I'm gonna take this, okay?

GARY: Well, it's duck, duck, then goose.

But in French.

That was a nice toast.

[SIGHS]

But as your new roommate,

I have to remind you that,
like your past roommates,

I am not having sex with you.

Doctor's orders.

I can't believe we're
paying a fertility doctor

bucks a pop

just to tell us not to have sex.

My dad used to do that
in high school for free.

Do you think they noticed
that I'm not drinking?

Nah.

I just... I don't want everyone asking

every five minutes
if we're pregnant yet.

Right. Less pressure on you.

More pressure on me,
since we're not having sex.

You get it.

But you're not getting it.

Not until the doctor says so. [CHUCKLES]

Hi, there. Can I get
a tequila neat, please?

And can you just add it to my tab?

That's great.

♪♪

Carly? [CHUCKLES]

Anna, hey.

[CHUCKLES] It's been so long.

What... What are you doing here?

I'm actually meeting someone.

Oh! That's nice.

How long has this been going on?

- Hi.
- Benoit, party of two.

You...

You're on a date with Peter?

How could you, after
everything that I told you?

Peter said that stuff wasn't true.

She posted a podcast
and talked about it.

Carly, you listened to it.

Yeah, and that podcast was taken down

because obviously that girl was lying.

What?

Hello, Anna.

No, it's okay. Thanks for trying, D.

Just, when Charlie wakes up,

let her know Daddy loves her and,

you know, don't eat
the crayons. [CHUCKLES]

Okay.

Really, Peter? Wow.

Okay. And so, Sophie Dixon...

Was she just making that all up?

How about Layla Gregory?

'Cause that girl d*ed.

How many other girls were just
"making it up," Peter, huh?

I think you should go.

Yeah, I think he's right.

We're here to see one
of my students play.

We're not going anywhere.

You're kidding. Your s... Your student?

You're still teaching?

MAGGIE: Okay. Hey, come on.

Let's just go.

- What?
- Let's just go.

♪♪

You look really familiar to me.

I think I know you from somewhere.

Wait, it's starting to come back to me.

[WHISPERS] I'm the guy
that knows where you live.

♪♪

ANNA: I should've been
checking in on him.

I mean, how many other
girls is he hurting?

I think I should cancel my
autograph thing tomorrow,

stay with you.

What? No. No.

Well, I'm sure the
organizer only invited me

because, I don't know,

the guys from Chumbawamba
turned it down.

[CHUCKLES] It's gonna be great.

And honestly...

I could probably use a day to process.

You sure you're gonna be okay?

You'll call me if you need anything?

Yes, I promise.

Alright.

Okay. Thank you.

Have fun tomorrow.

Mm-hmm.

Good night.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Hey.

Mm.

You still thinking about
that run-in with Peter?

Last night in this bed and I spent it

spinning out about that
scumbag the whole time.

Should we postpone the
move until tomorrow?

Give you one more sh*t at a
perfect last night's sleep?

Or should we give this bed
a proper send-off right now?

Don't. D... You're just torturing me.

M-Morning breath and all.

[CHUCKLES]

I was just talking
about breakfast in bed.

Oh. Sure.

Will you at least put on a parka
or something over that V-neck

before you come back, please?

♪♪

TYRELL: How'd it go with PBS?

Not good.

At the end of the pitch,
the executive said,

"Well told."

- That's good, isn't it?
- No.

"Well told" is the kiss of death.

It's the "I think of you
more as a friend" of pitching.

[CHUCKLES] I guarantee you

my agent's about to call
me and tell me it's a pass.

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

Good luck with that.

I'm gonna see if Josh has heard

if any colleges posted
their decisions yet.

Alright.

[VIBRATING CONTINUES]

Hey, Dre. What's up?

The kids can't stop talking
about your documentary.

Thank you. Means a lot

coming from the vice
principal of Sussex Prep.

Actually, you're talking to
the Dean of Sussex Prep now.

What?

Yeah, Dennings retired.
They gave me his job.

[CHUCKLING] Whoa, man. Congratulations.

Wait, wait, when did Dennings retire?

He announced it a few days
ago, right after you were here.

It was all pretty sudden.

♪♪

Did he say why?

No, it's, uh, something
personal, I-I think.

So, anyway, with
everyone shifting around,

I need to fill some key positions.

What would you say about stepping in

to teach my elective arts class?

Y-You want me to teach?

You'd be a natural,
and it's a dream gig.

You wake up early and
get paid almost nothing.

Oh, my God. USC just posted.

Uh, Dre, I gotta call you back.

I'm about to find out
if Tyrell got into USC.

Tell him I said good luck.

And let me know about the teaching.

Let's get both of you in school.

W-W-We... We will talk.

Okay.

ROME: Wait. Let me get my camera.

♪♪

REGINA: Oh, my God.
Here she comes again.

That woman terrifies me
more than my Great Aunt Tabby

who used to look
directly at whatever part

of my pre-teen body I was
most self-conscious about

when she spoke to me.

Yikes.

Will you handle her?

Of course.

Hi, Mrs. Jeffries.

This is the shrimp pasta?

Yep. And it's all the best quality.

We were first at the
fish market this morning.

And the seafood croquettes?

Right there.

We love the "Under the Sea" theme.

I can't believe you were able

to make all of this gluten-free.

Uh, when we spoke on the phone,

you mentioned the cashew allergy,

but you never said
anything about gluten.

I most certainly did.

My husband has a terrible
allergy to wheat.

No, I...

There must've been a misunderstanding.

At Starting Fresh, we take
allergens very seriously.

I'm sure you thought you told us.

Maybe we could whip up something
else special just for him?

Are you kidding?

His entire family will be there

and half of them have the same allergy,

which I clearly stated on the phone.

There is no way that I
am paying for any of this.

What?

And you should find an employee

who knows how to do their job.

[SCOFFS]

Okay. This?

What? No.

I made that for Grandpa.
We have to keep it.

Okay, w-we can't keep
everything, Danny.

We're trying to empty the house.

And what is this even supposed to be?

The hope and optimism of a -year-old?

Or maybe it's a macaroni airplane...

It's subjective.

Okay, fine, be a hoarder.

So just because I don't want to
put all of our family's memories

in the trash, I'm a hoarder?

I don't want to be doing this anyway.

I wanted to spend my
last day here with Milo.

Okay, wow, I'm so sorry I'm
asking you to do a fraction

of what I'm gonna have to
do when the house sells,

while you and Mom are gallivanting

across the French countryside.

We are not gallivan...

Wait. Keep.

What? No. W-We have
a zillion family photos,

and I look like a zombie in this one.

Don't you remember that
month Dad and I went around

putting it in random
frames all over the house

just to bug you?

Yeah, you might be surprised to learn

that the month you tortured
me with an ugly photo of myself

is not a fond memory.

[CHUCKLES]

What's this?

What?

"Look in the land of green giants"?

I-I think it's a clue from
one of those scavenger hunts

Dad used to make us.

[CHUCKLES] He must've put it there

thinking we'd move the photo again.

That was the summer
you went away to camp.

W-We stopped messing with the photo,

and we never found it.

Do you think whatever
treasure Dad hid for us

is still around here somewhere?

MEETRA: Yeah, I can see
that you wanted a scorpion.

Totally. It'll be about like four hours.

Just surprising Greta with lunch!

Wait, she's...

GRETA: You cannot drop by unannounced.

It's totally inappropriate!

Katherine.

Hey, uh, I just dropped by with lunch,

but you're busy so, uh, I'll come back.

No, uh, Katherine, um...

This... This is my, u-uh...

I'm Julia. Her wife.

♪♪

Julia was just ambushing me to tell me

she needs to sell our condo right now,

and if I want to buy her
out, she needs market value,

even though we're not
supposed to be selling

until after the divorce is final.

The market is on fire.

Our neighborhood has tripled in price,

and I want my share now.

That is not what we agreed to.

You know, I see disputes
like this all the time.

I'm a real estate lawyer.

And, um, there are agreements
that can be worked out.

See, even your new girlfriend

thinks you are being unreasonable.

N-No, no, I don't.

You cannot just expect that
you say sell and we sell.

[SCOFFS] Oh, my God, I forgot.

We always have to do things your way.

Well, when my way's the
right way, yes, we do.

This is not the right way!

I'm telling you we're gonna make money.

But it's not what we agreed
to, at a more rational time,

when we talked to each
other in a more civil way

than you showing up at my office.

[MEN AT WORK'S "DOWN UNDER" PLAYS]

♪ Where women glow and men plunder ♪

Hi. [CHUCKLES]

Hi. What's your name?

Uh, Cate with a C.

Cate.

Uh, my parents took me to
your concert at the Forum

on my th birthday.

Wow.

That must've been,
what, years ago now?

years ago, almost exactly.

Right. Oof.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Uh, just so you know,

my husband and I pray
for you all the time.

We were really sorry to
hear about your accident.

Oh! Oh.

Really, um, I'm fine, but thank you.

- Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
- Have a good one.

♪♪

Hi.

WOMAN: Colin Hay?

Oh, my God! I love Men at Work!

REGINA: What kind of
person refuses to pay?

It's gonna take us our next
three jobs to make up for this.

And not to mention she lied.

She's a liar. Lied right to our faces.

Gina, I-I have to show you something.

[SNIFFLES]

She was right.

It was my fault. I... I'm so, so sorry.

♪♪

"Land of the green giants."

Where else could that be?

God, the expiration
date on some of these

is probably older than the
treasure we are looking for.

How many cans of cranberry
sauce does one actually need?

One. On Thanksgiving.

Another thing I missed being in France.

[SIGHS]

Well, are you and Milo

gonna keep seeing each
other long distance?

Yeah, he's gonna visit.

And we're gonna try to make things work.

And if he cheats on me again,

at least we'll be guillotine-adjacent.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, my God. I found it.

"Never mix red and white"?

The wine rack.

[MEN AT WORK'S "WHO
CAN IT BE NOW?" PLAYS]

♪ Who can it be now? ♪

EDDIE: Come on, Anna. Text me back.

♪ Make no sound ♪

♪ Tiptoe across the floor ♪

Can you sign it "to my biggest fan"?

[CHUCKLES] Oh, my goodness.

Where did you find this?

The Internet.

Oh, boy.

Hello, from .

ROME: Okay, now let me just
get B cam up and running.

Dude, you're taking forever.

I don't even care if we film this.

If I don't capture this moment,
your mom's gonna k*ll me.

I applied to five schools.

Are you gonna do this for every one?

Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.

And when you do your touchdown dance,

cheat to the left and
catch that light, okay?

[CHUCKLES] And action!

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[SIGHS]

"We regret to inform you that
you have not been accepted

for admission to...

To the University of
Southern California."

♪♪

O-Okay, that... That's just one.

USC was my sure thing.

[SIGHS]

[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]

_

It's my mom.

What am I gonna tell her?

Can you s-stop the cameras, please?

♪♪

So, uh, what do you think
our kid's gonna be like?

Hmm.

Perfect, probably?

They'll love the Bruins.

And music, except techno.

Yeah, and they'll be super funny.

Yeah, they'll bring the world
together in harmonious unity.

Which will be easy 'cause they'll be

the President of
the United States of America.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

What else do we have
on our vision board?

Astronaut? Olympian?

Honestly?

I just hope they're happy.

Yeah.

Happy sounds good to me.

Hey, there!

We haven't had any sex!

Ah! That's great.

Yeah, and, y-you know, if, uh...

If today doesn't work,
I have an opening tomorrow.

Of course he does.

Alright.

Let's see how things are
going with my favorite couple.

Ha, I bet you say that
to all the couples.

Oh, no.

The couple I just saw is the worst.

You do not want to end up in
a Gymboree class with them.

Trust me.

Okay. [SIGHS]

- Yeah?
- Mm.

Okay. These are Maggie's eggs.

I gotta say...

They look like they're in
the perfect spot today, guys.

As in, you can go home and have sex.

♪♪

- [LAUGHS]
- Time out. Hold up.

Go home and have sex?

For $ , I thought
we'd have a deluxe suite

with some fertility idols,

a private performance from Kenny G...

The G stands for "Gary, shut it."

Let's go make a baby.

Yes, ma'am.

[EDDIE SIGHS]

Thank God the free
cake is distracting him

from the fact that I have no fans.

What are you talking
about? It's a mob out there.

Yeah, for Colin Hay.

From Men at Work? He's here? Cool!

The entire line was
singing "Land Down Under"

in harmony most of the morning.

I feel like such a poser.

Hey, I've seen you play stadiums.

Yeah, now you've seen
me in the break room

of a hotel Marriott, so...

rock star full circle.

Eddie, people have taken
time out of their lives

to get your autograph.

That's the real deal.

Well, I'm glad you two think so.

Thanks for bringing him.

Of course.

Where's Anna?

Uh, she ran into Peter last night.

Oh, wow.

- Is she okay?
- I don't know.

She seemed pretty rattled,

and I haven't been able
to talk to her all day.

I'm a little worried, to be honest.

Hey, listen, um,

I'm really sorry for
what I said at game night.

I overstepped.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

You know, it's a lot of
pressure meeting the ex-wife.

Tell me about it.

I just met Greta's
ex-wife, Julia, earlier.

She was upsettingly gorgeous.

Oh, well, now you know how
Greta felt when she met me.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, well...

Do you remember when our therapist said

that when couples are
passionate enough to fight,

it means they have
something to fight for?

Yeah, it's when they
don't care enough to fight

that you know it's over. Why?

Well, the way Greta and her
ex cared enough to be fighting,

it felt like I was looking at two people

five minutes away from make-up sex.

Look, you and Greta seem like

you have a really good thing going on.

Just don't overthink it.

I guess you're right.

Happens once a year.
Would you like my autograph?

Huh?

♪♪

Hey.

Don't want to talk about it.

Yeah, I know.

But this is one of
those parenting moments

where what I think is best for you

overrides what you
think is best for you.

So scooch.

[SIGHING] Fine.

Let the parenting pep talk commence.

Hm. [SIGHS]

Rejection sucks.

And nobody gets that more
than a guy who's in an industry

where "well told" still
means a big fat no.

But it's not just one rejection.

If I didn't get into my safety,

there's no way I'm getting
into my first choice.

Yale posted.

And I'm scared to hit that
button because until I do,

I can still at least pretend
like I might have a future.

Y-You remember what you told
Gina when Someday closed?

You said, "Sometimes,
the worst things in life

lead to the best things."

And I'm... I'm not gonna tell you

that every cloud has a silver lining.

That path in front of you
is going to twist and turn

in thousands of ways
that you're not expecting.

But what matters is how you respond.

If Yale's not your next four years,

we'll figure something else out.

'Cause Yale doesn't dictate your future.

You do.

♪♪

Okay.

Okay.

Let's do it.

Hold on. Let me get the camera.

♪♪

[CAMERA BEEPS]

And action.

I don't know what happened.

I must've just focused on the cashews

and totally missed the gluten note.

I'm such an idiot.

My stupid mistake
cost us that whole job.

Everyone's made them.

I've made a thousand of them myself.

She's right about the other thing, too.

You should find someone
else to do this with.

Don't want to.

Not gonna.

The integrity you just showed

is exactly why I want to work with you.

You could've said nothing,

let me keep blaming
that truly awful woman,

but you didn't.

You owned your mistake and apologized.

I'd rather have someone I trust

than someone with all the
experience in the world.

MAN: Oh, wow.

They never have food
trucks in this neighborhood.

Are you guys open?

- Um, yes, actually, we are.
- Great.

We've got seafood
croquettes, best in Boston.

Great. Uh, how much?

Uh, $ ?

For one order of them?

$ .

Okay.

I'll take two orders.

Excellent. Alright. Let's do this.

We looked at every wine bottle.

There's nothing here.

Well, at least we can
get really, really drunk.

Thanks, Dad. [CHUCKLES]

"Never mix red and white."

This is a pretty sophisticated clue

for an and -year-old.

But wait.

Do you remember when you
put your Shazam Underoos

in the wash with my
first communion dress?

[CHUCKLES] You were so mad.

But, you know, at least we could

pick you out of the crowd at church.

Yeah, the only pink in a sea of white.

Ohh! "Never mix red and white."

- There he is.
- Yeah. Okay.

♪♪

Oh!

Oh, my God. That's it!

Wait, wait, wait. That's...

That's Dad's handwriting.

_

That's Dad's thumbprint.

- Ready?
- Yeah.

One root beer and two straws.

Oh, wait. There's something else.

[SIGHS] "Congratulations!

You two found the treasure,

and because you worked together,

you get to share an entire root beer."

[CHUCKLES]

"Sophie, I know Danny chews way too loud

and that grosses you out,

but we can't make him
eat alone in the hallway.

Danny, I know Sophie
steals your Halloween candy

out of your bucket,

"but you can't hide her
guitar picks in your Play-Doh."

I only did that like twice.

"And it doesn't matter who
brushes their teeth the fastest."

That is actually the opposite
of what you should be doing,

and these races have to stop.

Danny, I want you to know
your mom and I decided

to have a second child because we knew

our family wouldn't be
complete without you.

And, Sophie, you probably
don't remember this,

but when we brought him
home from the hospital,

you wanted to sleep in the
crib with him to protect him.

And when we wouldn't let you,

"you set out your sleeping
bag on the floor next to him."

You did that?

I guess I did.

[CHUCKLES]

"One day, your mom
and I won't be here..."

but you will always have each other."

The greatest gift we
could ever give you two

is one another.

Don't forget that.

"Love, Dad."

♪♪

[SIGHS]

It is so like her to come in

and just pull the rug out
from under me like that.

That makes my blood boil.

I'm not selling.
It's the principle of it.

I'm so sorry if she made
you feel uncomfortable.

Um, to be honest, it
wasn't, uh, just her.

It just seemed like there's, uh,

still a lot of passion there.

[CHUCKLING] No!

It's not passion, it's resentment.

It's bad.

You guys fought a lot?

Yeah.

Yeah, back when we were first dating,

I didn't know how to
manage my bipolar disorder,

not like I do now.

And it created a lot of
chaos and drama in my life.

Which Julia fed off of.
I mean, it was toxic.

Once I started listening to my doctor,

taking my meds, and
taking care of myself,

I think she just got bored with me.

Well, just so you know,

I like the new and
improved version of Greta.

[CHUCKLES] You sure?

'Cause these days, all I want to
do is stay home and do puzzles.

I love puzzles.

[LAUGHS] That's why
you're exactly who I need.

Someone who's patient and reliable

and someone who makes me feel safe.

♪♪

Maybe it's time to let go of this fight,

find a new place to live.

And just let her win?

You know, I'm, uh, not
one to toot my own horn,

but, uh, some might
say you've already won.

[LAUGHS] Oh, yeah, alright.

I mean, I... I'd be one of those people.

I know. Eddie's rubbing off onto me.

- I gotta stop.
- I like the confidence.

[SIGHS]

Hey, hey, Colin Hay!

I'm sorry.

I sure you get that all the time.

Hi, I'm...

Eddie... Eddie Saville
from the Red Ferns.

What, you... you know the Red Ferns?

"Be My Katie," big
song, and a great song.

Not always the case.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, the sax riff from
"Who Can It Be Now?"

was the first thing I learned
in grade school band,

and I couldn't stop playing it.

I know the feeling. Gets
in your head, that one.

Can I ask you something?

I get why I'm here,

but why does Colin Hay
do something like this?

With all of your success, I would think,

you know, you wouldn't need to.

Well, it's not a case of need, is it?

The truth is, these fans
have looked after me very well

all these years.

But I come here for selfish reasons.

Brings me joy, emotional
nourishment, human contact.

Yeah, it's hard for me
to find joy in the fans

when I can't find joy
in the music anymore.

It's just hard to connect with that guy.

Sounds like you're trying to
connect to the wrong fella.

You need to connect
with the guy who did it

for the love of the music,
not just the applause.

Hmm.

I get it. No, it's hot, it's hot. It is.

But look, this may be

the most important sex we ever have,

so I just... I have to ask...

Is the shower definitely off-limits?

Where you're gonna hog all the hot water

and leave me out in the cold?

Forget it. No.

It's missionary, and then I'm
gonna lie on my back for an hour

with my hips raised and
my knees to my chest.

I love it when you're boring
and bossy at the same time.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

You gotta be kidding me.

bucks it's my dad.

I told you, he can just
sense whenever I have a sh*t.

[SIGHING] Oh, my God.

Detective.

I need to talk to you
about Peter Benoit.

Okay, what lies is that guy telling now?

None.

He's dead.

♪♪

Peter's cleaning lady found him

at the bottom of
his stairs this morning.

No signs of forced entry, so
it was probably an accident.

But I do have to cover the bases,

seeing as how he was
att*cked not too long ago.

You think she had
something to do with this?

She's been with me since yesterday.

That's very funny.

You're her alibi. Got it.

You got anybody who can back that up?

We... We were at the doctor's earlier.

We don't want anyone to know.

I'm gonna need their information.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Going somewhere?

Oh, uh, yeah, we're moving in together.

Today, actually.

We were just about to
start loading up the car.

I'm gonna need the new address, as well.

New address, doc's name and number.

Knock yourself out.

I'll be in touch.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

I can't believe he's dead,
after we just ran into him.

It's crazy.

I opened the door and saw Saunders,

I thought, "That's it.

Peter finally spilled the beans.

I'm going to jail."

[SIGHS]

After everything he did to Sophie,

is it wrong that I'm glad he's gone?

Oh, my God.

Sophie.

[SIGHS]

I think I already
found the perfect place.

It's only a couple
blocks away from here.

Uh... Ah!

That's too close, isn't it?

I freaked you out?

[CHUCKLES]

Actually, I was thinking maybe...

you know, since the
schedule is so tight,

you could just stay here for a bit

until that place is available.

Are you sure?

The only reason I didn't
ask you right away

is 'cause I wanted to
check with Theo first,

but he is very excited.

[CHUCKLES] He is?

Yeah, he's already pulling
out all the three-player games.

He's tired of the two-player games.

He said, "No offense, Mom."

But, you know, to be honest,
some offense was taken.

Well, I'd love to stay
here with you guys.

You would?

[SIGHS] I really would.

♪♪

Okay. What should we start with?

T, I asked you to give
me a moment to ask her.

I'm down for a classic like Monopoly.

Just to warn you both,

I will own not only
Park Place and Boardwalk,

but there will be hotels.

Multiple.

Have fun with that.

Everyone knows it's
all about the railroads.

[LAUGHS] Is it?

- Here you go.
- Thanks so much.

So sorry. We're sold out!

[CROWD GROANS]

We sold out!

We made more money parked here

than we would've on the catering job.

- Seriously?
- Yeah, like... Like a lot more.

Thanks to you!

I thought charging $
a croquette was crazy.

I can't believe you upped
it to $ by the end.

Basic supply and demand, baby.

If the line's growing,
so are the prices.

Hmm. [LAUGHS]

You know, I sent my dad to Miami

to patch things up with his wife.

He's basically just staying
on as a silent partner,

which means I need
a really, really loud partner.

I think that's always been you.

Are you sure?

[CHUCKLES]

Y-You guys put in all the capital.

Yeah, but I don't want to do this alone.

I never have.

Hi, uh, will you guys
be back any time soon?

Uh...

yeah.

Yeah, we'll be back.

Awesome.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

I got in.

I got... I got in!

I got it, I got it. Wait, wait.

I got in. Come on!

Yale, baby! Yale, baby!

New Haven, I'm coming for
you. I'm coming for you.

Oh, my God.
You still editing that thing?

You mean the video of my foster
son getting accepted into Yale?

Yep.

No, really, I'm almost finished.

Which means I can almost get started

on the extended director's cut.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You know, I couldn't have
done this without you.

You were always gonna go to college.

Nothing was gonna get
in the way of that.

Yeah, but you didn't just
help me get into college.

You helped me figure
out who I wanted to be.

[SIGHS]

I never thought my fairy
godmother would have a beard

and be so... bald.

You are gonna regret saying
that when I upload this

and your goofy dance
goes viral on TikTok.

[CHUCKLES] Okay.

Well, I'm gonna go tell
my mom the good news.

♪♪

[RINGING]

DRE: Rome, hey!

Hey, Dre.

I've been thinking about your offer.

The timing could not be worse,

and I'm in no position to take low pay,

but I think I'm in, man.

Yes!

[LAUGHING] Yes.

♪♪

[CHUCKLES]

Oh.

[LAUGHS] It tastes like

a grandma sitting on an old couch.

Should we try the green beans next?

[CHUCKLES] What, are you
trying to get botulism

to avoid going back to France?

Maybe.

You know, um...

[SIGHS]

I never had to worry
about Mom or Charlie

because I knew that you were with them.

But it wasn't fair of me

to let you shoulder
that whole burden alone.

You were going through a lot, too.

Yeah, but I'm good now.

So I was thinking, um,

maybe I could talk to Mom and
tell her you can live with me?

If that's what you want.

♪♪

[CHUCKLES] What, is this a yes?

It's actually a no, but thank you.

Wait, really? Are you sure?

Today reminded me that I grew
up with a great older sibling,

and I think Charlie deserves that, too.

Okay. [CHUCKLES]

But you have to promise me
that you'll both come back

and eat the cranberry sauce
with me this Thanksgiving.

Deal. [CHUCKLES]

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have a mountain of
pasta-based artwork to pack.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Hey.
- Hey.

What are you doing here?

Soph, uh...

I...

I need to tell you something.

[COLIN HAY'S "BEAUTIFUL WORLD" PLAYS]

There you go.

♪ I like drinking Irish tea ♪

You're gonna need some
ice on that tonight.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, no kidding.

We'll be doing this
again in a few months.

Are you interested?

♪ I like making my own tea ♪

You know what?

Hit me up.

Will do.

♪ My, my, my, it's a beautiful world ♪

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

_

♪ I like driving in my car ♪

Hey! How's my favorite rock star?

SOPHIE: Have you talked to Anna?

No.

I have been trying to get in
touch with her all day, why?

Eddie, Peter's dead.

Oh, my God.

Anna?!

Anna?

Eddie, hey, hi.

God. [SIGHS]

I'm sorry. I was just trying
to get ahold of you all day.

I was worried.

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

You know what? I-I...

I broke my phone.

Have you heard about Peter?

Yeah, I did.

Um, the police, they
called me this afternoon.

You're doing okay?

[SIGHS] I'm fine.

Come on in.

I'll be right back.

I was just gonna take
the trash out, so...

Yeah.

Okay.

You hungry?

You know, most people label
their boxes by the room.

Gary has his boxes
labeled by importance?

Who... Who does that?

Th... This one says out of .

Where am I supposed to put that?

Anything six or below
goes in the back closet,

leave seven or higher out.

Oh.

Thank you, Professor Howard.

Ooh. I'm not hating that.

How did Sophie take
the news about Peter?

Not great.

Yeah. I think she was
pretty overwhelmed.

It's hard.

Not being able to get closure.

I never believed in karma, but
maybe I need to rethink that.

[SIGHS]

SAUNDERS: Gary.

Hey.

You coming to help me move?

You can grab a box,
uh, rated six or lower

and, you know, lift with your knees.

I spoke to your doctor.

He corroborated your story.

And I just want to say good luck.

Thanks.

Appreciate that.

- You good, man?
- Yep.

I feel sorry for whatever
vegetables have to be processed

in this pitiful excuse for a processor.

Don't be judgey, Gina.

I make a mean hummus in that thing.

Must be a slow and painful death

for each and every
one of those chickpeas.

It is Maggie's favorite hummus.
Isn't that right, Bloom?

You know I love a chunky hummus.

[CHUCKLES]

- Why were you at the doctor?
- What?

I heard the detective.

He said that you were at the doctor,

and then he wished you luck.

What's going on?

Uh, yeah. Well, uh, the truth is...

We're trying to have a baby.

REGINA: Ohh!

Wait, you're...

You...

- [LAUGHS] Oh, stop it.
- Oh, my God. Yes!

Man, I was worried.

Yeah, you know.

I'm getting you a new food processor.

That baby deserves to eat
purees that are actually pureed.

GARY: What is this?

Do you want me to record your reaction
to us trying to have a baby?

No, no.

I recorded my foster son

getting accepted to
Yale with this today.

Hm? Now I want you to have it.

I want you to capture
all of the magic, okay?

Not... Not...

Not all of the magic.

How we fill this memory
card is entirely up to us.

If it's a boy, name it Gene.

- If it's a girl, Gina.
- Got it.

... singing "Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star."

♪ Twinkle, Twinkle ♪ Stop.

I'm gonna be an auntie!

We're having a baby!
Rome's gonna change the diapers!

[LAUGHTER]