Hi. Yes, I was wondering if I could make
an appointment with Dr. Avadon?
Oh, no, no. She told me
that she would be able to squeeze me in.
Oh, sorry. Uh, Kitty. Kitty McCallister.
And I was wondering also
if maybe you could tell me
if my test results came in.
She told me
that they would be in today.
ROBERT: Kern knows.
- No. You're right. Of course.
I'm sorry. I'll call back later.
Thank you.
ROBERT: It's unbelievable.
- I'm sorry. What'd you say?
Kevin called me
when I was out on my run.
- Kern knows about the heart att*ck.
- You're kidding.
- Somebody's got my medical records.
- Wow.
Three months ago we were telling every
news organization it was minor arrhythmia.
Well, I don't know.
What are you gonna do, Robert?
Sometimes medical situations
are difficult to talk about.
You're a pundit. You know what kind
of narrative they're gonna write.
"Senator McCallister misled us
with a heart att*ck. He's untrustworthy.
Not to mention that
he could drop dead at any moment."
No, no, no. Don't you worry, darling.
Nobody's gonna be dropping dead
- around here any time soon.
- No, not yet.
This is the kind of thing
that could derail this campaign
before it even starts,
which is probably okay with you.
Oh, you know what, Robert?
Please don't start that.
- That's just not fair.
- Sorry. I just have a lot on my mind.
So, what are you gonna do?
Well, I've gotten the governor to agree
to meet me this morning.
No sh*ts have been fired and I'm hopeful
I can come to some sort of an agreement.
And she's not the only one
with opposition research.
We should have just told the truth
the minute I left the hospital.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Hmm.
- I was, uh, just calling the doctor.
- Oh, I thought you said he was okay?
He's fine. He's fine. He is. He's...
- You wanna go see your daddy?
- Hey.
- There you go, baby.
- Hey, big boy. Mwah.
Wish me luck today.
[CHUCKLES]
It's a little over-the-top, but I'm thinking
of making steak and eggs for breakfast.
- How do you want yours?
- Bloody.
- Wait a minute, I've seen that look before.
- What look?
Like the guy in the movie in the loincloth
with a bone through his nose.
Just promise me
you'll think before you speak.
Don't say anything you're gonna regret.
Do you know who works
for Governor Kern now?
Travis March.
Do you know what he used to do?
He used to help run
Robert's presidential campaign.
I know exactly what I'm gonna say
to the mercenary little bitch.
He probably went to the hospital
and stole Robert's chart.
Bitch? You're off to a really good start.
He wears Loafers with argyle socks.
What would you call him?
I don't know. European?
I just hope you know what you're doing.
Oh, yeah, we're prepared.
Hope to put an end to it this morning.
Oh, and if it does go smoothly,
we could go to Lucques for dinner tonight.
Doug and Barry are gonna be there.
They got a table on the patio.
Last time we hung out, you said it was like
chewing on chili peppers
with a mouth full of canker sores.
Yeah, yeah. You know, I meant that
in the best possible way.
Wait a minute. The patio?
They're bringing their baby, aren't they?
Ugh, I don't know, maybe.
She is kind of adorable.
- She's still got that new baby smell.
- Kevin, I am so on to you.
I said I don't want to be pressured
about the whole surrogacy thing.
I'm not pressuring. I'm nudging.
- I don't wanna talk about the baby thing.
- Fine, no more baby talk.
- I promise. I won't even coo in your ear.
- Thank you.
Next time you feel like bullying someone,
save it for your friend in the argyle socks.
JUSTIN:
The scaphoid. The radius.
The radius. The ulna. The scaphoid.
[UTENSILS CLATTERING]
Eat up. It's gonna get soggy.
Uh, yeah, you know, it's granola.
I'm not too worried about it.
Oh, my. They found a feral child
in Michigan.
I didn't even know those were real.
Apparently he was...
I'm sorry.
The scaphoid.
The radius. The ulna. Lunate.
[DISHES CLATTERING]
The ulna.
I'm... You know what, Rebecca? I'm sorry,
that's a little distracting right now.
Well, I can't exactly clean quieter.
Okay, l... Well, I don't understand
why you have to do that right now.
You're right. I'm sorry.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[JUSTIN SIGHS]
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- I'm not trying to be a jerk here,
but I can't memorize the bones
of the wrist, let alone graduate,
if I don't have time to focus. Okay?
So is there anything else
you could be doing right now?
Like what? I'm just doing things
that people do around the house.
I'm sorry if I have a job where
I can actually finish my work at work.
[REBECCA SIGHS]
To be honest, I wish
I was a little more inspired right now.
Uh, the flowers. Didn't you wanna get
the flowers, you know, for our wedding?
I already did that, Justin. Forget it.
Maybe your mom can give you more work
or something? I love you.
- Hello, everyone.
KERN: Good morning, Robert.
Travis. It's good to see you.
Governor, you should watch him.
He'll do anything to win.
Which is, uh, I guess, why we're here.
To tell you the truth, Robert,
my first reaction was just concern.
It's unpleasant to find out
that a friend has health problems.
Well, thank you. If it makes you
feel any better, I'm fine now.
Uh, according to my pedometer,
I ran four-and-a-half miles this morning.
- Oh.
- Impressive.
On that particular day, however,
you didn't run anywhere, did you?
No. I spent most of that one in bed.
- I assume you've had all this confirmed.
- We have a copy of the doctor's report.
There are HIPAA laws against that.
It just landed on my desk.
I don't know how.
KERN:
I think what concerns me
is that you were not exactly truthful
about what's in that report.
We didn't exactly lie.
Depends what your definition
of a heart att*ck is.
What's your definition of an affair?
I thought my problems
were purely anecdotal, Robert.
KEVIN: We have receipts
for airline tickets, hotels,
and some great pictures
on my computer.
Mexico, I imagine.
Looks like you're having a good time.
It just isn't with your husband.
- And how'd you get those?
- Landed on my desk.
Well, so what? An affair
is not gonna take us down.
And a heart att*ck has legs?
Come on, Travis, sex fuels the media.
You know that.
ROBERT: Look, this is an uncomfortable
conversation for both of us.
It's safe to say that we both bring
sufficient weaponry to the table
to destroy each other,
so if it's okay with you,
I'd like to suggest
that we don't launch a first strike.
I mean, because, personally, I'd like
to avoid mutually assured destruction.
It would create a tense
but stable peace.
Worked during the Cold w*r.
I have no problem with that.
- Good. Then it's settled.
- It's settled.
Mom?
[DOG BARKING]
Hello?
- Kitty. Hi.
- Hey.
Hi, I just, uh... I had to be in the city
and, uh, as I was driving,
I realized that
I had some time to spare, so...
I'm so glad you're here.
Kitty, go swimming with me.
- I've been swimming every day.
- Uh, you know, Mom, I can't, I can't.
I have an appointment.
Well, at least have
some of this fabulous water.
I've been putting cucumbers and lemon.
It makes you drink more water every day.
Here, drink it down.
Um, the appointment that I have
is a doctor's appointment.
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah.
No.
I'm sorry that I didn't call.
And I would have gone to Sarah,
but, obviously, she's still in France.
And Kevin is busy,
and I don't wanna worry you.
- Kitty, what's happening?
- I don't know.
I don't know. I was just
in the pediatrician's office with Evan
and she said that I looked pale.
You know, which is my complexion,
okay?
But, whatever, she suggested
that I get a blood test.
Did they find something?
They think I'm sick.
What do you mean "sick"?
[CHUCKLES]
She sent me to an oncologist.
- God, Kitty.
- Oh, no, don't, don't.
Mom, don't freak out.
They don't know anything yet.
I just have this, um, enlarged
lymph node here.
And they removed some of the cells,
I guess, with a needle.
And then she said
that some of the cells were irregular.
- What does that mean?
- They don't know.
So they sent them to a lab
to do some more tests.
I'm supposed to go in today
to get the results.
And all I keep thinking about
is Evan and...
[WHIMPERING]
Kitty, stop it. Now, stop it.
Don't go there.
- They said they don't know everything.
- You're right. I know.
I'm sorry.
But, anyway, they told me
that they don't, um, want me to go alone.
Wait right here. It'll take me one minute.
Don't move.
I'll be ready in one minute.
- Wow!
SAUL: I told you,
- the numbers are not good.
- Not good? We're hemorrhaging money.
Holly, the luxury market is down
and our wines aren't cheap.
[SIGHS]
I tried calling Sarah last night
but it's nine hours later in France.
She's not gonna be any help.
She's over there touring
high-end vineyards.
Yeah. Just so you'll know, I have Ryan
looking into other venture streams.
- Ryan?
- Yes, Ryan.
And, believe it or not, he's showing
a real talent for this kind of work.
Hey. Uh, am I interrupting anything?
- No. Hi, Rebecca.
- No, no. Hi, sweetie.
Okay, so we've got , gallons of wine
that we can't afford to age.
What are we gonna do with the glut?
That's one of the things
I have Ryan looking into.
Well, can I help with anything?
- Aren't you working on market surveys?
- They've been done for days.
That's actually why I'm here.
I'm dying to do more around here.
Saul, why don't you bring her up to speed
with what's going on
and we'll see what she can do.
Well, I told you, Holly,
I already have Ryan working on that.
I don't think that's a problem.
- Ojai could use a friendly competition.
- I don't wanna step on anyone's toes.
Sweetie, if you wanna get
more involved,
you can't be worrying about
stepping on other people's toes.
Okay.
Saul, fill me in.
[KITTY SIGHS]
Would you like some gum?
- Uh, no, thanks. I'm fine.
- Okay.
Got some calcium chews.
- No, thank you.
- Fine. Sure.
So does Robert even know
where you are right now?
Uh, no.
No, he's in the middle of a crisis.
But I know what you're thinking.
Mom, I just wanna find out what's going on
before I have to talk about it
to the rest of the world, okay?
- He's not exactly the rest of the world.
- Mom?
Please don't do this, okay? I just...
- This is unpleasant enough as it is.
- Sorry. Okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
Hi, Kitty.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Um, this is my mom.
- Hi, I'm Nora Walker.
Hi, Joan Avadon.
I am sorry to keep you waiting.
Please, it wouldn't be like a real doctor
if we didn't have to wait.
[NORA CHUCKLES]
Yeah. It's not like
you're out there popping zits.
She's a little nervous.
- Yeah.
KITTY: Yeah.
I guess anybody who was sitting
in this chair would be nervous, right?
Be a little nervous.
Well, Kitty, um, I've looked over
the pathology report and your blood work
and, um,
it looks like you have lymphoma.
- Okay.
- It's cancer of the lymph nodes.
NORA:
What kind of lymphoma?
I run a non-profit home
for cancer patients.
Well, this is a diffuse, large, B-cell tumor,
which is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Okay.
So how do we proceed?
Radiation? Chemotherapy?
Before we talk about treatment,
we need more information.
We need to find out if it's spread.
So that's why we need to get a CT scan
and a bone-marrow biopsy,
both of which
I'd like to schedule immediately.
NORA: Okay. We could just do that
right away, right?
AVADON:
Yeah. Cathy can schedule that for you.
Listen, Kitty, I know you're overwhelmed
and it's hard to take all of this in,
but I really need you to hear
what I'm about to say.
This is a highly treatable
and potentially curable disease.
NORA: Kitty.
- Hmm?
Oh, yeah. Yes.
Um, I need a bone-marrow biopsy.
Okay.
Okay.
[SOMBER GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]
I've got a half chicken in the refrigerator.
You could take it home with you.
Mom, you keep saying the word "home"
and I literally wanna k*ll you.
I just... I wanna help you.
I know you have a family waiting for you.
Oh, believe me,
that's all I'm thinking about.
You are gonna talk to him
about this today?
Of course, I'm gonna tell him.
It's just it's very hard.
Well, I've got an idea.
How about if I take Evan for a few days.
It would give you and Robert
a chance to talk.
I don't know. I don't know, Mom.
It's just that Robert
just has so much going on right now.
Kitty, you have cancer.
I'm sure your husband can take time out...
- Well, you don't know Robert.
- Yes, I do. Don't be silly.
Okay, well, what am I supposed to say,
Mom?
"Hi, honey, I have cancer.
How was your day?" It just...
[WHIMPERING]
Oh, God, this is so crazy.
It's so weird.
I mean, what's gonna happen
when I lose my hair? I love my hair.
[CRYING]
- It'll grow back.
- What if it grows back curly?
Kitty, stop. Stop, stop, stop.
Okay.
If there's one thing I've learned
from my life, my marriage,
it's that facing the truth
is so much easier
than all the time and energy
it takes to run away from it.
Okay.
When do you want me
to bring Evan over?
Okay, great, thank you. Your cardiologist
is gonna call back in half an hour.
We need to think about
getting all of this out there.
I had a hernia in ' . Not that
that would affect my being governor,
but people should know.
- Wow, you really trust her.
- Well, as a matter of fact, I do.
But if they have the information,
then eventually everybody's gonna have
the information.
We weren't gonna be
sitting on this forever.
We should test different ways
of talking about it.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hi.
- Hi, honey, how are you?
What's happening over there?
KEVIN: Just working.
- Sorry to bother you.
President of the Teachers Association
arrived.
Wanna look at these before you met?
I'm taking Evan for a few days.
- Does Kitty know?
NORA: Ha, ha, very funny.
No, I just thought they needed
some time alone.
Oh, then you know what?
I might swing by. I'll bring Scotty.
Evan is kind of irresistible.
Fine. Whatever you wanna do.
That's just fine.
Uh, Kevin, how's Robert?
He's not working late tonight, is he?
Uh, no, it's pretty calm here
for a change.
Oh, good. Look, don't get him all riled up
before he goes home.
- He's unflappable.
NORA: Oh, I hope so.
I really hope so.
What's that supposed to mean?
- Nothing.
ROBERT: Who is that?
- Mom.
- Tell her I said "hi."
[MOUTHS]
Wrap it up.
- Robert says, "hi," but I gotta go.
NORA: Kevin.
Kevin, make sure he gets home
at a reasonable time.
Okay, I'll try. Love you, bye.
I'm gonna go meet this teacher
and then I'll be right back.
- But I still have that TV thing, right?
- Yeah, tomorrow. Uh, energy security.
You know, developing alternative fuels,
et cetera, et cetera.
ROBERT:
Oh, my God.
She didn't wait a day.
- I'll get the volume.
- Don't bother.
I already know what they're saying.
- Um, go ahead.
- No, ladies first.
Oh, thanks.
Um, you know, I was just talking to my
mom and she was asking me to look into...
I'm sorry.
Rebecca, Dan's on the phone for you.
Um, you can just tell him
I'll call him back.
I think he just wants to give you
the gallon count on our surplus wine.
Actually, I think those are for me,
thank you. Tell him I already got them.
Um, that's what I wanted
to talk to you about.
See, my mom asked me
to look into the glut too.
- Oh, she did?
- Yeah.
So...? Wait. Uh, I'm confused.
Does that mean that she wants us
to work on it together?
Um, yeah, yeah.
Well, I mean, I think that, you know,
they kind of want us to, you know,
come up with some ideas
and then, I don't know,
maybe just choose.
Oh, okay, heh. So they want us to play
a little one-on-one.
[CHUCKLES]
- Is that a problem?
- No, no. Bring it on.
- This is a little weird, isn't it?
- No, it's not weird.
Actually, I'll have him fax you a copy
of the numbers too.
- Okay, cool. I'll see you later.
- See you later.
KEVIN: We have pictures.
This is the perfect opportunity
to label her as a two-faced,
Republican philanderer.
- Let it go.
- I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Why can't we hit back?
Because this is exactly the kind of politics
that people hate.
Her turn, my turn.
I have enough trouble running against
an incumbent from my party.
You're not head of the RNC.
You're trying to win an election.
What do you suggest?
Kern and I keep knocking each other
till we're both lying in the dirt
and let a Democrat take the office?
The general election is not for a year.
People will have forgotten your fight
with Kern.
You know what?
Let the party go down in flames.
It's people like you
who should rise in its place.
And what am I?
A guy that wants to score political points
because I caught my opponent
with her skirt up?
I still have to live with myself.
When my family came to California,
this state was the envy of a country
that was the envy of the world.
And I want to get us back there,
but I can't do that like this.
She is calling you a liar
while lying herself.
That's an issue. It's called hypocrisy.
We're going to talk about the heart att*ck.
I am going to tell everybody that I am fine.
It is gonna play itself out
and that's all we have to hide.
You know, I'm cutting out early.
- So should you.
- What?
And by the way, I don't think
she knew anything about it.
I think this is all Travis
trying to play hardball.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
- What took you so long?
MAN: I got hung up in a meeting.
- What you got for me?
- Here.
- Am I gonna like it?
- It comes with pictures and hotel receipts.
- That's always a good thing.
- Have fun with it.
Things at Ojai aren't going well.
I mean, I'm aware of that.
Even though she doesn't mean it,
Holly makes things worse sometimes.
I told you how great Ryan was doing
at the job, didn't I?
Would you pass me the water?
Sure. Anyway, he's doing
a fantastic job.
He just sees things
in a totally different way.
I asked him to figure out what we could do
with the excessive amount of grapes.
And wouldn't you know it, impulsively,
Holly just gets Rebecca involved in it.
- Do you believe that?
- No, I don't.
And now she has them squared off
against each other
like a couple of pit bulls that...
Unh, do we really
have to talk about this right now?
Can't we talk about something else?
I don't give a rat's ass
about Holly or grapes.
The world does not revolve around
Ojai Foods.
Please, let's talk about something else.
God, I'm just really
not in the mood to chat.
I'm sorry, Saul.
[EVAN CRYING
OVER BABY MONITOR]
I've gotta go.
Evan's waking up.
I gotta go.
KITTY:
It's lymphoma.
They don't know
what the prognosis is yet, and...
But it doesn't matter how bad it is,
I need you, and...
- Hi.
- Hey.
That is the longest ride home.
I finally just had to get out of the office.
Where's Evan? Is he already asleep?
Uh, no, no. Actually, I, um...
Well, he's spending the night
with my mom.
Thank you for that.
All right, give it to me.
How bad is it?
Well, what do you mean? Did...?
Oh, God.
Did you talk to my mother?
No, she's the one person
I haven't talked to. But it's everywhere.
And I don't think anyone's
being straight with me
about what the fallout's gonna be.
Oh, my God, it's the heart att*ck?
You're talking about the heart att*ck?
- Kern actually leaked it?
- You're kidding me, right?
You didn't know about this
until just now?
- No. No, I'm sorry...
- Kitty, this is breaking news.
It's everywhere. I...
You knew what I was going through.
You didn't even call me.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
There's a very good reason.
I'd love to hear it. For someone
who claims to want this marriage to work,
you have a funny way of showing it.
Hello?
Okay, put them on hold.
It's my top three donors.
They don't think
the campaign's gonna last a week.
So I'm done fighting,
I'm just gonna take care of this.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Well, I've got the governor's...
[SIGHS]
NORA:
So how upset was he?
Considering everything,
he was remarkably stoic.
I just can't believe
this is happening right now.
Well, at least you have Evan here,
right?
Well, I was hoping they would have time
to talk about something other than work.
I noticed that Governor Kern
has a few problems of her own.
- What do you mean?
- She had an affair. I saw it online.
- Really? Phew, wow!
- Wait, how do I know this and you don't?
Well, no, I heard the rumors,
I just wasn't sure if they were true.
Well, maybe Robert will feel
better that...
Where's Evan?
Did you get him to go to sleep?
- Yeah.
- I can't believe it.
He's been fussing and crying
for a straight hour.
They are so cute together...
He's like the baby whisperer.
If he's the baby whisperer
then what am I?
- Probably the baby...
- He's trying to be nice to me
- so he can get what he wants.
- No.
- All I'm saying is you're great with kids.
- That's because I live with one.
Nora, why don't you take a break?
I'll take over for a bit.
- I'm fine.
- No, you're exhausted. I get it.
I'm not exhausted.
Well, Kevin told me
you've been complaining, so I thought...
- I've been complaining?
- No. I'd said you're probably exhausted.
Will you please tell your son
to stop making these play dates for me?
I love babies.
That doesn't mean I want one right...
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- I have to take this.
- Oh, sure.
KEVIN:
Hi, what's going on?
No, just hanging with Mom, Scotty,
and your son.
- Is that Robert?
- Mm-hm.
Whoa, l... Whoa. I have no idea
what you're talking about.
Well, yeah, I can come right now
if you want.
All right, I'll be there as soon as I can.
But no, all I'm...
- He hung up.
- What? Well, what's wrong?
Uh, I think he's a little upset with me
right now.
- Is it about Kitty?
- Believe me, this is not a marital issue.
Um, I have to go to Santa Barbara.
I'll call you later.
Santa Barbara? What's going on?
Kevin.
- Kev... Ugh...
NORA: Kev...
I can't believe this.
- Who's gonna take me home? Kevin.
- Kevin!
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Unbelievable.
- I could take you home.
No, it's okay. You have Evan.
I'll take a cab.
Oh.
Now I think we could break even
by selling it to an even larger producer.
Hmm, every vintner in the state
has excess.
And the brokers are setting
rock-bottom prices.
That's why I say we cut out the middleman
and sell it ourselves.
We have the connections to go direct
and we could save that percent.
And for all this extra effort,
all we do is break even.
Come on, Holly,
percent is nothing to scoff at.
Yeah, I know, but it's not exactly
gonna save the company.
Rebecca, what do you have for us?
Actually, what I'm proposing
is a little bit different.
I think that we should keep
the excess juice.
I already explained.
That's not an option.
Well, no, you said aging it isn't an option.
I think we should ferment it and sell it.
- So you wanna make cheap wine?
- Inexpensive wine. It's still our grapes.
Cannibalize the entire Ojai name
just to sell off a bunch of grapes?
If anything, Ojai has always stood
for quality in the marketplace.
- Saul, let her finish.
- No, I understand your objections.
Which is why I'd create a second label.
An affordable, economy-conscious,
but decent, third-shelf offering.
Simple label, screw cap.
A screw cap? L...
[HOLLY CHUCKLES]
[SAUL STUTTERS]
I don't know what to say.
If we sold each bottle
for two or three dollars,
we'd profit cents each.
Plus the expense of marketing
a brand-new label.
Which would pay for itself
once we start to sell it.
If it starts to sell.
- That's true. There is some risk.
- That's putting it mildly.
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you find the sales figures
for wine at that price
and get back to me?
Saul, we gotta go.
We're late for Vincente.
Vincente, Maureen. Yeah, okay.
Uh, you understand
this is all about business, right?
- Yeah.
- Did a good job, kid.
- Oh, thanks. Thank you.
REBECCA: Bye.
- Wait, was that...?
- Our green light? Yeah, I think it was.
- That was a really good presentation.
- Thank you.
- It was a lot better than mine.
- No, yours was great.
Oh, wow, they get really intense
about business, huh?
Yeah. And sometimes I feel
like I'm caught right in the middle of it.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
You should see him all curled up
with his giraffe.
Oh. Kevin's right, you're a natural.
Oh, heh, I wouldn't go that far.
Scotty, what's going on
with all this baby stuff?
What are you feeling?
Why are you so afraid?
Oh, I don't know. My mother.
The things I grew up hearing.
I mean, two gay dads?
What if it's a boy? Who's gonna teach him
how to bait a hook?
- Bait a hook?
- Yeah.
Toss a football, b*at up a bully.
I don't know, defend himself.
You have always been so comfortable
with yourself.
From the very first time I met you
and your hair was all... you know.
[SCOTTY CHUCKLES]
- The toucan.
- The toucan.
And you had a box
of red velvet cupcakes.
You seemed perfectly capable
of defending yourself.
I'm not buying this whole
"baiting the hook" routine.
Fine.
- You wanna know the truth?
- Yes.
It's about your son, so brace yourself.
- Oh, God. Now what?
- No, it's, ugh...
He works too much
and that's never gonna change.
We weren't here ten minutes
before his phone rang
and he was out the door again.
- You have a job.
- I know. I run a kitchen
at a very major restaurant.
I don't know how he thinks
we're gonna be able to do this.
Oh.
- Have you told him what you feel?
- No.
So far, we've only been able to talk
about the money,
which is a lot, by the way.
Scotty, you have to talk to him.
Because, believe me, I know Kevin.
And the moment he sees his child,
he will adjust his life to make room.
I know because when you look down
at that little person,
they just simply own you
the rest of your life.
And all that matters is that...
- Nora, are you all right?
- Yes.
Yes.
I just think you will be a wonderful dad.
Well, don't worry,
I'm keeping an open mind.
KEVIN:
Why do you just assume that I did it?
You said yourself, with things like this,
if one person has it,
then it's just a matter of time
until the whole thing...
Kevin, you're making this so much harder
than it needs to be.
Okay, fine. I was on the phone
with a blogger who was gleefully going on
- about your heart att*ck.
- Kevin.
I was trying to protect you.
I'm sorry, I thought that was my job.
Your job is to stay on message.
This campaign has an identity.
It is supposed to be about something.
I was very clear how I felt about that.
But you didn't tell me not to do it.
You were very high-minded and noble,
but you didn't say that.
You left a window wide open for me.
I mean, come on.
"Travis took it upon himself
to play hardball"?
You were practically asking me to do it.
Even if that were true
and my impulse control was that far off,
I look to you to be my compass.
I need you to pull me back.
I need to be able to trust that.
Okay, you guys need to stop.
- We're in the middle of something.
- I'm sorry, but Kevin, you have to leave.
- No, he doesn't.
KITTY: He does.
ROBERT: Kevin, stay.
- No, Kevin, go.
This is now turning
into my worst nightmare.
Sister trumps boss. You have to go.
Go.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
[DOOR OPENS]
KEVIN:
Sorry.
All right.
What the hell are you doing?
I need ten minutes with him.
I am in the middle of a crisis.
I have cancer.
I have lymphoma. It's the bad kind.
Diffuse, large, B cell.
[STUTTERS]
- What doctor have you...?
- I have been to the oncologist twice.
And I have a bone-marrow biopsy
scheduled for tomorrow.
- All right, come sit down.
- No, no, I don't...
[WHIMPERS]
I don't wanna sit down.
- We just need to talk about this.
- I don't wanna talk.
I don't wanna talk. I can't.
- Rebecca, where are the financials?
- I put them in your desk.
- Well, they're not there.
- I put them there. Did you move them?
How could I move them if
you didn't put them back in the first place?
- Okay, well do you have another copy?
- Rebecca, we don't have another copy.
That document is our account numbers.
It lists all our assets.
Everything that we've had to scramble
around, thanks to Tommy's mess.
REBECCA:
Oh, they're right here.
- Oh, thank God.
- That's so weird. I put them in there.
I'm sorry.
I just... I have so much stress.
Things have gotten so rough
around here.
I'm sorry if I snapped at you.
No, no, it's fine.
I don't want any special treatment.
I hope that's not why
you chose my pitch.
- What?
- Because I'm your daughter.
No. Rebecca, I wouldn't do that.
I chose your idea
because your idea was the best idea.
You earned it.
Thank you. I gotta go.
- Where you going?
- Back to work.
Hey. I'm sorry I'm late.
- Traffic was...
- Did you bring what I asked for?
Uh, yeah.
I made the copies like you said.
I don't know if this matters or not.
They're gonna start making cheap wine
and buying bulk juice
from other vineyards.
Yeah, it matters.
Um, how long did you know
William Walker?
A long time.
What'd you say
you needed those for again?
You have your reasons, I have mine.
- I was still reading that.
- Okay.
I'm still drinking that.
Please, this has to stop.
Okay, you're still mad. I get it.
No, I'm thirsty and I haven't finished
reading the newspaper.
I shouldn't have left you at Mom's.
I'm sorry.
Look, why don't I just...?
I'll pay the cab fare.
- Call it retribution.
- It's not about the cab, Kevin.
I'm not gonna force babies on you
ever again, okay?
I'm not gonna force anything
on anybody.
You should have heard Robert
last night. I'm...
I'll be lucky if I still have a job
when I go in today.
You're always going to have a job, Kevin.
You live for it.
And you say you want a baby,
and I'm sure you do,
but who's gonna be home
to look after it?
I mean, I have a life too.
It may not be as important as yours,
it may not be in the newspaper,
but I like what I do and I'm not sure
I'm ready to give that up yet.
- I'm not asking you to.
- Yes, you are.
By the way you live your life, you are.
I mean, look at your hours.
The campaign is barely even started.
What happens
when you're on the road?
We can get a nanny.
That still doesn't change the fact
that you're never gonna be around.
I'm not gonna be an absent father.
I grew up with one.
That's not what I want for my child.
Okay.
Then promise me if things get crazy,
you'll quit your job. Promise me that.
I can't do that.
But what I can do is
try to prove to you,
as much as possible,
that I will try my best to do what's right,
whatever that is,
for us and for our kid.
Every family has these downs, but, ugh,
you just have to make a leap of faith.
I just wanna make sure
we leap together.
We will. I promise.
The cab cost . .
But I know how you can pay me back.
Oh, so does this mean
you're in love with me again?
I never stopped loving you, Kevin.
Kitty.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Can I get you anything?
No, no. I am not supposed to eat or drink
anything for hours
before my bone-marrow biopsy.
Okay. I'll be right in here.
Okay. Robert, l...
I think I'm ready to talk.
- Look, honey...
- No, I know.
No, I don't think you do.
And even if you do, I need to say it.
We are going to fight this.
And we are going to go
wherever we have to go,
see whoever we have to see,
and we are gonna win.
Because I'm not gonna let anything
happen to you.
I can't believe that you've been carrying
all this around inside of you.
Why didn't you tell me?
I know. I know,
I think I was just scared.
But why?
Because I was afraid
that you wouldn't be there for me.
Of course I'm here for you.
Well, maybe I was afraid of that too.
I don't understand.
Well,
[WHIMPERS]
What if you're only here
because I have cancer?
- I am here because I love you.
- Oh, God, I wanna believe that.
I so wanna believe that. I do.
I do.
- Look how cute you look.
- Hey, how are you?
I'm good. Just, uh, taking a break.
- Finally.
- Well, I am not.
Ooh, you're not?
What? I finally have
more to do around here.
I asked my mom for more work
and guess what? I got it.
Well, that's great. But what do I get?
- You get to wait.
- To wait?
- Yes.
- Well, I can't wait.
[CHUCKLES]
- Sorry, it's freaky Friday.
- I love freaky Fridays.
Okay, fine, but I have to get this done.
I can't just fall asleep after.
I would never ask you to do that.
I'm probably gonna fall asleep after,
I'll tell you that right now.
I'm only here
because the governor made me come.
So say it.
You have to.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I went behind her back.
She had nothing to do with the leak.
And?
I'm sorry.
All right.
Now it's your turn.
Uh...
Yeah. Oh, yeah, well, I'm...
Yeah, I'm sorry.
No, no, not good enough.
Say it louder.
It was, uh...
Yeah, it was my idea to leak
your boss' affair.
And I'm sorry.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, you do realize when this
is all over, we could be very good friends.
We're cut from the same cloth.
Wow. And what is that?
Oh, cynical, meretricious, mercenary.
God, you're k*lling me. You...
ROBERT:
Travis.
- Do I have something to worry about?
- No. Just paying my respects.
It, uh, still looks good around here.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
What's going on?
Do you don't think I'm like him?
I don't know. Uh, maybe.
I mean, I don't know.
You and I have different jobs.
You were trying to protect me.
And, for the record,
if somebody was coming after you,
I'd rip their head off.
I'd have done the same thing.
Great. Uh, you have a television interview,
so we should head over there.
I'm just gonna go alone.
- You want me to stay here?
- Yeah, I got it.
We are good, right?
Yeah. We're good.
[SOMBER PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]
As you now know, I did have a heart att*ck
a few months ago.
Ironically, it was the same day
that my son was born.
And, uh, how my wife Kitty managed
that day, I'll never know.
NURSE: Dr. Avadon should be right in.
KITTY: Okay.
ROBERT:
Kitty was there for me and Evan.
Here's a gown for you to put on.
ROBERT:
And, uh, let me tell you something.
I was scared.
You know, to face your own mortality
is frightening.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey.
- How you doing?
I'm good.
As long as I don't look over there.
Well, you know what?
Why don't you look right here?
- Oh, my God, is that a banana nut?
- Mm. It is.
And the minute this is all over with,
it is all yours.
KITTY:
Mm.
Okay, let's get you guys out of here.
Okay.
So if I misled the people of California,
I also misled myself.
I'm not proud of it.
But I think that it takes time
before you can talk
about something like this.
You're gonna feel a little pressure.
ROBERT:
You need to find the courage.
And when you do talk,
you realize the most amazing thing.
That what's happening,
as horrible as it is,
is bringing you closer to the people
that you love.
It's reminding you of what's most true
in your life.
And that is a good thing.
All done.
No matter how it happens.
SAUL:
Nora?
- Hi.
- Nora, what are you doing here?
NORA: I dropped Evan off early this
morning and I thought I'd come find you.
I know you walk here every day.
So if you came here to apologize, Nora,
you didn't have to come this far.
You could have just called me
on the phone.
I wanted to do it in person.
Thank you. Apology accepted.
- My God, it's beautiful here.
- Yeah.
Maybe I should walk with you every day
and it would make me strong and calm.
That would be good.
I could use the company.
Oh, I'm so tired of trying to make sure
everybody does the right thing.
I don't know
what the right thing is myself.
What are you talking about?
The children?
Yes. Why do I have to have
the answers all the time?
I don't have the answers.
I can't be calm, I can't be strong.
Nora, you don't have to be calm,
you don't have to be strong. Come on.
- Kitty's sick.
- What?
What do you mean sick?
What kind of sick?
She doesn't want me to tell you this.
I shouldn't be saying anything.
Tell me. I'm your brother, it's me.
- It's cancer. She's got cancer.
- Oh...
It should be me, Saul.
It should be me. I'm old.
- She's so young and she has a little baby.
- Is she getting treatment?
- Yes.
- Good.
[SOBBING]
I don't want her to have to do this.
I don't want her to have to do this.
- I don't want her to have to do this.
- Oh, it's okay.
[NORA CRYING]
It's okay. It's okay.
04x02 - Breaking the News
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Mother Nora is the glue that holds the dysfunctional Walker clan together as family members face a variety of challenges.
Mother Nora is the glue that holds the dysfunctional Walker clan together as family members face a variety of challenges.