03x04 - Everything Must Go

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Previously on Brothers & Sisters

what is this?

It's my letter of resignation

I hate this party

Nora that's enough

The very thing that you like at least about
Kitty is that I love the most about her.

I want it to be different with you

William had another lover.

and they had a child together

Ryan

I will very impress
of the partners meeting

I'll keep an eye on you.

Is Robert really gonna make
you quit if you publish?

I certainly can't work with the
people that I wrote a book about.

When you're ready to have a real
relationship with me, I'll be here.

It doesn't feel like
our company anymore.

I'm quitting

I was trying to find Ryan Lafferty

Not a problem

I talk from the downtown arts

she told me everything I need to
know about starting up non-profit

so welcome to the nerve center

nerve center, I could see this.

so told me I need space,

where can I talk to potential
donors, interview volunteers

begin to write proposal and grants

and I need lines, telephone lines

a printer that copies
or copy with the prints

I even waste a dime

Am I gonna dead before
I even begin with this

please moms, everything is
gonna be okay, alright okay

first thing first

I want it all get stuff out of here

okay, what do you want to go?

the couch, the chair, the lamp, the desk

wait the dad's desk?

he's not using it

I just figures that maybe you want to

no, it is not me

it is big cranky George Washington thing

I want it light and Arian here

not a book line tomb

Can we get rid of this paneling maybe

so where is this stuff going

to the garage.

what?

I
- I just forgot we had one.

oh, dear god in heaven.

this is why we don't park here.

it's like it’s all been breeding.

all right, you know what?
let's step back slowly.

we'll shut the door. we'll call
one of these storage places,

and they'll come get it all at once.

well, that seems silly to pay some guys
to move this junk from one spot to another,

and then pay
them to ke--no.

no!

this is it! this is it.

this is the money I need for
my new office-- a garage sale!

I really wanna see the
merchandise before it starts.

relax, j. lo.

we'll have a private sale just for you.

hey, I need stuff for my apartment.

well, I wouldn't get too excited.

it's just a bunch of fishing
rods and fruit crates and stuff.

where you see crates, I see furniture.

hey, hold one a second.

that's my temp agency.

can I call you back?

yeah. sure.

hello? this is Rebecca.

yeah, yeah.

sure, I can work today.

okay, . . .

industry. . .

I’m sorry. what company is this?

are you insane?

you think you can just order
me like something on a menu?

well, I have filing needs, and
I was gonna order a temp anyway.

you can't just drag me into your
life whenever you feel like it.

well, you could've said no.

I did. they said they'd
fire me if I didn't show up.

Rebecca, I just
thought it would be--

mom, you lied to me
about who my father is,

and you really think that
just by having me work here,

everything's suddenly gonna be okay?

seriously?

well-- well, frankly, I don't
know why you’re doing a temp job.

you have the $ million I gave you.

I don't want that money, I told you,
just like I don't want to see you.

well, I wanna see you.

I mean, you don't return my phone calls.

you-- you don't
answer my e-mails.

so I did the pushy maternal thing.

I took a page from Nora’s playbook.

oh, stop always
comparing yourself to her.

you're right. she has
five children, Saul.

I only have you, and I want to
see your face from time to time.

I’m not giving up on us.

where are these files
you want me to organize?

Judy at the front
desk--she'll show you them.

you know, I love that we’re
in a good place these days,

but I’m starting to wonder if you
just don't want to go into Ojai.

well, sex with my beautiful
wife or going to work?

tough call.

I just figured with
both Sarah and Saul gone,

you'd be working even more.

well, there's no one there
second-guessing my every decision,

so the work gets done in half the time.

have you talked to Sarah at all?

no, not since she quit.

even though I, uh, saved Ojai and she
stormed out, she's holding a grudge.

you know Sarah.

maybe you should call her.

or she should call me.

look, I gotta go before
we set some new record.

oh, look at us.

what could be better, huh?

a Tommy Walker doll with little
pins to stick in his eyes.

that's not fair.

if it weren't for Tommy kicking
us out of the family business,

this glorious day wouldn’t be possible.

-that's true.
-true.

-what is this?
-hi, mom.

Nora, come on, join us.

what are you doing here?

nothing, which, can I say, on
a weekday afternoon, is sublime.

sublime.

morning. weekday morning.

you two have an
excuse--unemployed, retired--

but you, sir, have turned me
down for dinner twice this week

because supposedly you’re working
so hard trying to make partner.

and here you are lounging by the pool?

after four all-nighters, the managing
partner gave me a day off, thank you.

well, fine, fine.

then it's my lucky day.

you can all help me
clean out the garage.

I’m having a yard sale.

-you're joking.
-you want me to clean on my only day off?

consider it the first
fund-raiser for my charity.

you've all pledged your support.

now's your chance.

come on.

actually, I don't
have anything in there.

-I don't either
-me neither.

half the stuff in that garage is yours.

no.

oh, wait.

is my Jimmy Carter
photograph still in there?

oh, actually, mom, my
record collection's in there.

okay, fine.

you can either come with me now
and get all your stuff today,

or you can buy it back
from me this weekend.

you would not sell my hand-signed
jimmy carter photograph.

-are you ser- -I
would. I would.

-he signed that for me personally.
-are you serious? are you being serious?

-I have--you'd have to buy it from me. .
. -and it's gonna be very, very expensive.

-my--come on,
Saul! -help, now!

I’ll be there soon!

the Halsey bill lowers
the corporate tax rate.

it allows American businesses
to remain competitive.

it'll keep more jobs here,

stop them from being outsourced
to India, eastern Europe.

now about the shoeshine
museum in Lanesboro, Minnesota?

they need jobs there?

I mean, this thing is bloated with
more pork than I’ve ever--well. . .

it's a fraction of the budget,
not worth scuttling the bill for.

all right, anybody else?

a counter?

a little less dissent next time.

I’m sorry.

uh, Kitty has an announcement.

you were matched.

uh, no. no, no, no.

we're-- we’re still
working on the adoption.

no, this-- this is
actually about, uh, work.

and I just wanted to
tell you myself that,

um, I am stepping down as
your communications director.

I mean, as-- as you know,
I wrote this book, and, uh,

I found a publisher, and, uh. . .

well, you know, it-- it's much easier
to critique policy than to make it.

I’ve decided to gonna go back
to my punditry roots, you know

, at least for the time being.

and I would like to say
that I would miss you all,

but considering that I’m the boss' wife,

you'll probably see me just as
much as if I actually worked here.

and I think that I
can speak for everybody

when I say that it has been an honor.

please.

-thanks, that's it.
-congratulations.

I
- I can't believe this is happening.

yeah.

all right, who are
we interviewing today?

well, that-- that's the list, and
I-I-I think you're gonna be quite happy.

I better be.

I need someone stellar.

whoa, it's like an
antique store in here.

what do you
think-- a dollar?

for dad's lucky hat?

okay, $ .

whoa, this is his mitt.

you can't sell his mitt. he taught
me how to play baseball in this.

well, it's falling apart,
but keep it if you want.

mom, these are all dad's things.

yes, I know.

I
- I stuffed them all in the garage right after he d*ed.

I couldn't deal with
it then, but I can now.

but don't-- don't you want
to keep some of this stuff?

sweetheart, honestly,
take whatever you want.

I don't begrudge you wanting to
take something of your father's.

but I really don't see any point to keep his
shoehorn and his walking stick and his. . .

the monkey?

you can't sell the monkey.

ma, this has been in the living
room since I’ve been born.

it's a tacky figurine from a gift shop.

that he bought on your honeymoon.

for tw-- you're--
cents, mom?

I need to clear some
space for my office.

I can't do that if I have to
hold onto every knick-knack

that has some sort of
memory attached to it.

what's going on in there is not right.

she's selling all of dad's
stuff--like, every trace of him.

well, maybe she's coping.

maybe it's good for her.

she doesn't need to live in a memorial
to the man who betrayed her, Justin.

you know what?
there--there's more than that.

you know, there--
there was love there.

there were good times.

and he screwed that up, didn't he?

just let her do it.

it's what she needs to do.

I also developed the p. r. rollout for
the "network covered" health care plan.

oh, it's a very impressive campaign.

yeah, Sean studied the health care
market at, uh, at-- was it Harvard?

-Harvard, yes.
-Harvard.

yes, Harvard business school.

good. let me ask you. . .

-the Halsey
bill- -great bill.

has its pork, but you
campaigned on creating jobs.

voters will appreciate your consistency.

keep it up, you're in prime position
for another run at the presidency.

thank you, Sean.

I really appreciate it.

thank you, senator.

bye, Sean.

uh, well, we'll, uh, uh. . .

we'll-- we'll
be in touch.

thanks, Sean.

all right, who else are we seeing?

personnel files are all integrated.

so do you want me to just
leave them on the table?

you're finished?

I figured that would
take you a couple days.

well, I had incentive to work quickly.

can you sign this?

the agency needs it, just to,
uh, show them that I worked.

have a busy weekend planned?

no, not really.

well, thanks for your hard work.

it was nice today, seeing you.

you gonna go home soon?

I have nothing else to do.

quiet weekend.

figured I might as well
get through these by Monday.

bye.

so you're not hiring anybody
that-- that you interviewed today?

uh, no.

what?

you have to bring me more people.

uh, r-Robert, Robert,
these are the guys.

I
- I had to call in favors just to get them to come in for an interview.

these are not the guys, okay?

if they are, we're in a lot of trouble.

this staff is populated
by ivy league yes-men.

get me somebody who will wow me.

wow you?

you-- you--you
need to be wowed?

when I hired you, I saw that "thing.

"you brought that "thing” to the office.

find me that.

okay, do you maybe
want to quantify that?

you know it when you see it.

you know what? I’m starting to think
that this isn't about the interviews.

every guy that came in here today
to interview with you just-- just

what, wasn't good enough?

well, you gotta keep looking.

okay, fine, but you need to help me and you
need to tell me what you're looking for. . .

because every single one of
these guys had the "thing,

"if you would just give them a chance.

I mean, they are experienced
and they're whip smart.

they're not good enough.

they're not you.

okay, this is everything from the
nether reaches of the hall closet.

I advise you to toss it.

I think I saw mouse droppings.

oh, they're cedar pellets. . .

little dark brown cedar pellets.

whose kneepads are these?

I think Sarah used those as
breasts all through middle school.

oh, yeah. yeah, right.

like I needed them.

I’d be very careful, Kevin Walker.

I just found your break dance pants.

Sarah, Sarah, this is all dad's stuff.

she's selling all of dad's stuff.

I know.

if you wanna take something, go ahead.

I did.

w-- don't-- don't you think
we should say something to her?

and what would we say?

it's been two years.

she wants to move on wither
life. can you blame her?

but what if she wants some of this stuff
back to, like, try and remember dad?

well, the five of us are pretty good
reminders of dad, don't you think?

oh, my god.

"da doo ron ron.

"I loved Shaun Cassidy.

remember this?

fondly.

it was my record.

don't think so.

"property of Kevin
Walker” right there, babe.

ah, yeah. that's because after I left
for college, you pilfered my room, babe

, and put your lame "property of
Kevin Walker" labels over everything

so I’d never get it back.

could we please price and organize
while we stroll down memory lane?

we have so much to
do--Tommy, perfect timing.

you got my message.

yeah, you mean your threats of
selling off my football trophies?

nice. hey, guys.

yeah, uh, listen, I’m gonna go
now and get some pizza for dinner.

wait, I think I’m blocking you in.

why don't I drive?

wow, look at all this stuff.

it's the time capsule.

uh, this is supposed
to be in the ground.

Sarah and I buried it.

well, I think the gardeners dug it
up when they were doing some planting.

I
- I really was meaning to rebury it, actually.

it's no big deal, mom.

well, it was when we were kids.

you guys were so cute.

you wouldn't tell me anything
you were putting inside.

it was all completely confidential.

mom, it's almost : .

you wanted me to remind you
about the craigslist deadline.

yes, craigslist.

uh, Justin, help me-- help
me make a listing, will you?

-what? you don't need my help.
-I need your help.

why don't you guys open
it up, see what's inside?

yeah.

I can't believe she did this.

I mean, we made her swear to us she
wouldn't go near that burial site.

yeah, maybe she forgot.

I did.

okay, so this is how it’s gonna be now?

what, do you expect me to
chitchat like nothing's happened?

you quit.

you left me scrambling to
salvage Ojai after you--

after I what, put the
company in jeopardy?

I know, Tommy. thank you. I know.

nobody asked you to leave.

you made it pretty hard for
me to stay, and you know it.

the only reason you quit is 'cause
you can't stand not being the boss.

no, I quit because I couldn't stand
watching what you were doing to Ojai.

what I was doing? saving the company?

I mean, that's all
I’ve tried to do here.

nobody seems to see that.

right.

I mean, that's what dad would’ve done.

oh, right, of course.

that's why he left you in charge.

oh, no. wait. . .

he didn't.

wow, you-- you-- you-- you
really want to go there?

just be honest with yourself, Tommy.

you've never gotten over the fact
that dad brought me in over you.

screw you.

you just can't stomach
the fact that you failed!

you're pathetic, Tommy.

you're just Holly’s little bitch.

unbelievable.

I love how much you can tell about the
people in a house by their yard sales.

it's like a window into their lives.

great, so the whole neighborhood’s
gonna knowhow my mom feels about my dad.

you okay?

yeah.

no. look, I get why she’s
trying to move on, right?

but she's trying to pretend
he didn't even exist.

look, I know he screwed up, but, you
know, I’m not--I’m not defending him,

but it’s like, if my parents were to cut me
out of their lives every time I screwed up,

they would've disowned
me a long time ago.

but that's the thing
about family, right?

people screw up, you're stuck with
them you don't just get to cut 'em off.

you sound like my mother.

well, your mom's. . .

different.

yeah.

it's different.

speaking of which, you never
told me how, uh, how work went.

uh, it was okay, actually.

it was okay?

what, did your mom call
in sick or something?

no, I was just stuck in
a conference room all day.

I didn't really see her much.

you lucked out, huh?

yep.

we should probably get a move on.

I told your mom we’d be
there on the early side.

she's so excited.

she assigned us to books and videos.

I’m staying here.

I’m watching the game.

no, no, no, no.

no, you volunteered us to help.

look, you go. I’ll watch the baby.

no, I’m taking her.

she wants to see everybody.

come on, Tommy, at least
just make an appearance.

I just can't handle
another Walker tribunal.

will you just tell me what
happened over there yesterday?

nothing.

same old crap.

I
- I save the company from going down, and I’m the bad guy.

when things turn around at
Ojai, they'll understand.

Ojai could make $ million, and
Sarah would still say I was wrong.

I mean, d-- it makes her feel
better about her own screw-ups.

I don't care if they sit
around and bitch all day.

I’m tired of defending myself.

she's selling mad libs that
we've already filled out.

remember Halloween, when I was ?

oh, yeah, the Hulk.

and you wore those
embarrassing denim gauchos.

they weren't gauchos.

my pants split open when
I couldn't contain my rage.

yeah, well, all I remember is
green makeup all over the walls.

well, thank you for ruining
my one macho childhood memory.

god, this is weird.

I feel like he's here, like he's gonna walk over
and take this away from me because it's sharp.

you know what? I think it's creepy.

I’m surprised mom's held onto
all this stuff for so long.

I mean, if-- if Scotty cheated on me multiple
times, I’d build a bonfire and throw it all on.

yeah, well, I’ll be sure
and warn Scotty about that.

where-- where
is he anyway?

working a private party.

where's your other half?

oh, I guess he stopped by the office.

I’m sure he'll be here.

what's the matter? trouble in paradise?

well, it turns out that when you write
a book about your husband's campaign,

and-- and then you
quit working for him,

it's-- it's not that
great for a marriage.

I thought he was supportive.

we all let it go. why doesn't he?

I don't know. for some reason,
he's making it difficult for me.

"for some reason"?

how about 'cause he's only
thinking about what's in it for him?

Kevin, can we please stop
with the "I hate Robert" thing?

it's-- it's early,
and-- and the truth is,

maybe I didn't consider
him enough in my decision.

I mean, I could stay on
his staff for a bit longer.

what? kit, you've written
an incredible book. okay?

he needs to support you.

you've supported him zealously
from the first day you met.

you've pumped him up.

now it's his turn to pump you.

I think that's sweet.

-hello.
-welcome.

do you like to fish?

oh, tell Sarah to set up a
tool table right out front.

a tool table?

yeah, so you can put dad’s power saws and his
drills and that vise-y thing with the clamp.

if the tools are out front, then the husbands are
more likely to stop when the wives tell them to.

look, ma, are you sure you want
to get rid of everything out there?

people are gonna start coming by any minute
now, and when that stuff's gone, it's gone.

Justin, we've been through all of this.

-I need to clear the space for my office,
yes. -for your-- for your office, right.

what?

all right, look, I know how hard it must have
been to find out that dad had another affair, okay?

but I-I just don't know if this sale is you acting
out--not-- not that you don’t have a reason to act out but--

-I’m not.
-I get why you're angry.

I’m not angry or hurt or upset.

honestly, the-- the only
thing I feel is relief.

you're relieved that dad slept around?

all right, I felt betrayed when
I first found out about Holly.

and then as time went on, I. . .

I started to believe
that he really loved her.

I mean, he was with her for years.

and it-- it
would. . .

it would just go around and around in my
head, "what did she give him that I didn't?

"and now
I know--

she didn't give him anything that I
didn't, cause your father didn’t love Holly.

he didn't love me.

he was a cheat, plain and simple.

it was his problem, not mine.

it is nice to have friends
in such high places.

high places?

you haven't seen my cubicle down
at the county clerk's office.

regardless, I really
appreciate you helping me.

it's just a few strokes of the keyboard.

I’ve got everything the
state has on Ryan Lafferty--

permanent home address, number,
schools, parent information.

wonderful. my daughter will
be thrilled to see him again.

Holly. . .

you're not the first person
to ask me for information.

I don't want to get involved in
something that can come back and bite me.

recently, I found out some information
about this man that I was really close to,

and I had some questions.

but he passed, and I was hoping that Ryan
Lafferty could give me some of those answers.

it's nothing illegal.

I swear.

thank you so much.

two of my sons wore this for their high
school yearbook picture. they looked so cute.

it must have been degrees,
but they had to wear corduroy.

mom, I really don't think
she needs to hear that.

it's $ .

mm, it's missing a couple buttons.

how's $ ?

if you wanna pay twice.

it's not negotiable.

$ .

she's the boss.

and a mess is not allowed hey, Nora,
do you know who this belongs to?

no, I’ve never seen it before.

but if you want it, it's yours.

$ for you, too.

$ ? no, no, no.

no, no, this is definitely
worth, like, $ .

do you-- do
you see that?

that-- that's
authentic.

oh, no. $ is enough
for an old golf ball.

no, not for the one dad
had Arnold palmer sign.

oh, so he said.

no, $ is just fine.

$ . $ .

-Nora.
-senator.

good stuff. very tasty.

it's a mix.

what you got here?

g. I. Joe!

with eagle eye vision?

oh, my god. I wanted one of these.
my parents would not buy this for me.

they said I had of the old ones, and
they were tired of tripping on them.

is he a ' ?

eagle eye vision didn't
come out till ' .

he's first gen.

how much you want for him?

a lot.

-name your price.
-you know what?

I’ll probably just hold on to him.

I don't think he has
any tours left in him.

he's gonna sit on a
bookshelf and have some r & r.

you say that now.

next thing you know, he's off fighting
an endless and unnecessary w*r.

you never give it up, do you?

I’m just expressing my opinions
to my elected representative.

oh, we have some broomsticks
you may be interested in.

you could turn 'em into lances.

what the hell are you talking about?

for the -seat jousting
stadium in rural Maryland.

or how about some loam for the
truth gardening Harvey, Iowa?

you're aware of the Halsey bill?

oh, wait. is that the
one with all the. . .

pork yes, I am.

that's funny.

it's not as good as your dinosaur.

so you and Kitty are
discussing my votes?

no, I actually read the news, but
I don't need to debate anything.

I don't know a democrat or a
republican in favor of useless spending.

the spending's not useless.

it's a good bill. there's
just a cost for passing it.

it's not a good bill.

corporations aren't gonna use the generous tax refunds
you’re offering to create new jobs in this country.

they're just gonna hide their
profits in offshore tax havens.

that's what I’m gonna
advise my clients to do.

that's why I have a tax
haven abuse law in committee.

if it gets out, you
won’t be able to do that.

yeah, talk to me when
it's out of committee.

you know, if you and Kitty
weren’t discussing my--

Kitty didn't have to give up
her job to come work for you.

she chose to.

she gave up a ridiculously
successful career--

for an equally rewarding one.

yeah, and committed herself
to you and your campaign.

and now you have the opportunity
to show some gratitude--

I’m the one who
encouraged her to publish.

so what, now she wants to leave,
you wanna make her feel guilty?

you want that?

take it. it's yours.

all right.

hey, do either of you
know where this came from?

oh, that, uh, that used to
hanging, uh, dad's office, right?

um, I don't remember it.

so you have no idea who painted it?

one guess. . .

not Picasso.

hey-oh!

-uncle Saul!
-how's that for uncle Saul?

uh, dawn, right?

I’m-- I’m Justin. I used to, uh,
I used to babysit you, remember?

uh, I don't remember you babysitting.

I do remember you putting me to
bed two hours before my bedtime,

and you and your friends
partying in the family room.

but I did check on you.

so. . .

cents for the monkey?

uh, yeah.

no, no, no.

uh, this-- this
is not for sale.

this is a-a family heirloom.

uh, it shouldn't even be here.

come on! I collect them.

monkeys are my totem animal.

uh, your--
your what?

my spirit, the light and the dark.

well, uh, spirit aside,
this--this isn't for sale. sorry.

oh! dawn.

dawn, hi!

look at you!

my goodness.

how are your folks?

what-- are you--are
you buying the monkey?

I’m trying to, but Justin’s
all like, "it's an heirloom.

"Justin, it-- it's-- the
monkey, it's cents.

-mom!
-awesome.

thank you.

-give her the
monkey. -no, I don't-

give her the monkey.

hey.

you would not believe how people
are guzzling this stuff down.

somehow I’ve become, like,
designated lemonade wench.

oh, god. is--
is she asleep?

-yeah.
-sorry.

any new words?

uh, "uppy.

"uppy"?

oh, you're in trouble.

she's not gonna want to put those
little feet back on the ground.

if you want to take a break,
I can totally watch her.

no thanks. I’m fine.

are we okay?

well, if you haven't noticed,
Elizabeth and I came by ourselves.

Tommy didn't really feel
comfortable showing up today.

oh, well. that is, uh, Tommy’s choice.

is it?

because I think you, Kevin and Saul made
it pretty clear he’s not welcome here.

look, Julia, I’d really prefer
not to get into this with you.

it's between me and Tommy.

it's business.

that's what you both keep
saying, but it's not, Sarah.

he's really hurt.

you think I’m not?

the-- the last time I looked, Tommy’s running
Ojai, I’m out of a job, making lemonade.

Sarah, you made a bad deal.

I’m sorry?

you did, and then they had to
come in and save the company.

and when you didn't like the way
they were running things, you quit.

and you're mad at him?

I think who you’re
really mad at is yourself.

and the sooner you realize that, the
sooner maybe you’ll let Tommy off the hook.

I knew it was an impulse grab.

now I’m gonna have to
put them in our garage,

and, uh, we're eventually gonna
have to have our own yard sale.

it's a--it's a
vicious cycle.

circle? cycle?

-what do you think?
-both are common usage.

"circle" is the more
correct terminology.

well, thank you, Webster, but
I’m talking about the pillows.

that's ugly.

right.

hey, Kevin told me that you're
thinking of not publishing the book?

well--
well, no, no.

I’m just, you know,
considering my options.

well, not publishing isn’t an option.

don't do anything on account of me.

I’m not.

but-- but, honey, I- I know that you're
having a bit of a-- of a problem with it,

-so I just thought that I would be able. .
. to stay on un-- -it's not about the work.

I mean, I-I met you on a
soundstage, discussing politics.

we courted through strategy sessions,
we flirted in campaign rallies,

we wake up and go to sleep on message,

and I don't know where
we are without that.

-look- -I mean, this
happened to Courtney and me.

I was working. she was at home.

eventually, we led
completely separate lives,

and the only thing we had
in common was the kids.

it's not gonna happen to us.

I mean, first of all, I’m--I’m
writing about politics.

and I’m sure that we're gonna go to
bed and we're gonna wake upon topic.

and more importantly, honey, we
are so much more than all that.

-right?
-yeah, yeah.

I mean, a hell of a lot more.

I promise I’m going to find you a
replacement that you're happy with.

everything will be okay.

I left the bags for the
clothes drive by the front door.

okay. you know what? I’ll
take ‘em over tomorrow morning.

all right, so, so far,
we have made $ . . .

mostly in quarters, which is pretty good because
you pretty much gave everything away, so. . .

I can't believe somebody
bought that chair,

the one that Tommy puked in
the first time he got drunk.

and I think I actually puked
init the first time I. . .

you okay?

it's all gone.

but isn't that what you wanted, mom?

yeah.

come here.

it's okay.

it's okay to miss him, mom.

could I just have a moment alone?

I’m okay.

I love you.

hey, I forgot to show you this.

no way. spike!

your mom said you slept with
him till the fifth grade.

thanks, mom. that's--
that's not embarrassing.

look.

-coming!
-spike.

hey.

I managed to save this
before mom sold it.

you wanna see what's inside?

yeah.

come in.

Rebecca?

-somethin' wrong?
-no, no.

um, I was actually just at the
Walkers' garage sale, and, uh. . .

well, this looked familiar.

oh, my god!

you painted that, right?

yeah, during my artistic phase.

ooh, I wasn't very good.

I gave this to William.

I can't believe that he kept this.

thank you.

I thought you might want it.

this is the cabin that you and I rented
the summer before you went into junior high.

oh, yeah, I thought I recognized it.

we used to hike up in
the back, up on the hill.

we'd put our easels
side-by-side. . .

oh, with those hats!

and look down-- yeah!
those straw hats.

yeah, that's because you thought
that we should look like van Gogh.

oh, I can totally picture us.

you were lying to me even then.

Rebecca, I tried to explain. . .

I know-- I owe that you
were protecting me. whatever.

I can't say I’m sorry again,

because clearly that is not
what you wanna hear from me.

I hate that when I look
at you, all I see is lies.

I don't get to remember that summer.

I don't-- I don't get to remember kindergarten
field trips or Easter egg hunts in the backyard.

I remember. . .

how you lied to me my entire life.

you're my mom.

you're the only family I have.

I don't know how to get that back.

one step at a time.

let me earn that trust back.

I don't know that you can.

well, I don't think that I can if we
continue the way that we have been.

I mean, it's impossible to earn
someone's trust when you don't see them

and you don't talk to them.

what if we stay on neutral grounds?

you-- you
work here.

I w-- I have to hire someone
to do the clerical work.

mom, I don't think-- I don’t
think that's a good idea at all.

well, we have to start somewhere.

if I agree to do this,
mom, no more lies.

no more. I
- I won't be able to handle that again.

I swear to you, from
now on, no more lies.

my slinky.

"this time capsule was
buried on July , , "

by Sarah and Tommy Walker
of the Pasadena Walkers.

"ugh, it smells like .

sure enough, years
later, it's like new.

the "herald-examiner.

"it doesn't even exist anymore.

what is this, a pastry that
didn't stand the test of time?

oh, no.

soil. . .

from Ojai.

it was from the orange groves.

it was your first summer out
there. you were so excited.

I know. you were so bummed
dad--dad put you in charge of me,

and you told me I was
the soil inspector.

mm-hmm, kept you out
of trouble, didn't I?

god, how many summers did we work there?

and Christmases and spring breaks.

why didn't we just go
surfing like Justin?

or-- or do
London like Kitty?

or just stay home, sulk, listen
to Depeche Mode like Kevin?

why did we always work?

it never felt like work to me.

yeah.

me neither.

is that a tooth?

yeah, it was mine.

Kitty knocked it out twirling her baton.

that's disgusting.

okay, explain to me why we thought that aliens
from the future would be interested in your tooth.

I don't know.

what happened to this guy?

yeah, we don't like to talk about that.

okay, let me get this straight.

"no" on the Halsey bill.

we can do better.

I should do better.

okay, well, you're gonna have to set
a meeting with Evans and explain it,

because he is not gonna be happy to
be surprised on the day of the vote.

hey! come in.

Kevin.

w
- what are you doing here?

I was summoned. if this is about
g. I. Joe, I have one word-- eBay.

I’m sure there’s a whole regiment out
there just waiting for your best offer.

it's not about g. I. Joe.

well, I’m sorry, but what is it about?

I’d like to offer Kevin a job.

-what?
-as what?

I’d like you to consider replacing
Kitty as my communications director.

that's a good one.

that's a good--why
aren't you laughing?

um, you know, honey, that
is not your worst idea.

right, he's perfect.

he's smart, he's informed,
he's a pain in the ass.

thank you.

well, you're not afraid to engage me.

yeah, you know, there-- there's
some sort of perverse sense in this.

I’m really sorry.

have I just walked into
an alternate universe

where being a gay liberal democrat qualifies
you to work for a republican senator?

look, after we talked
at the garage sale--

we fought at the garage sale.

when we fought at the garage
sale, I started thinking,

and we have our differences, but
you're thoughtful about politics.

you've got a mind for policy.

you think about it from a voter's
perspective and not a career politician's.

I need that.

I need someone to challenge me,
someone to provoke me from time to time.

this is so insane.

no, it's not.

you already changed my mind on Halsey.

what, Kevin did that?

even if I did want a career
in politics-- which I don't--

I truly believe that you and your
ilk are destroying this country.

-I know.
-and if I had access to this office,

I would send damaging e-mails
from your computer in the hope

I could bring down you
and your entire party.

oh, you wouldn't do that.

I absolutely would.

you know what? I actually like my job.

I’m well-paid and I’m
on track for partner.

and you have a strong
sense of right and wrong,

which I’m sure is what drew
you to law in the first place.

but, Kevin, you're a corporate lawyer.

you and I both know you spend
most of your days helping companies

that already make a ton of money
figure out ways to make more.

that's part of it.

okay, so if you really believe that
me and my ilk are ruining the country,

now's your chance to
do something about it.

get in the game.

change my mind.

argue with me.

either that or you can spend the next years
sniping at me from across the dinner table.

excuse me, senator. they're ready
for you in the conference room.

I gotta jump in there.

think about it.

did you-- did you
put him up to this?

it's all Robert.

wow, this place looks a lot bigger.

big and empty.

I, um. . .

was out around the neighborhood.

I figured you might want this.

what?

well, I figure, after the
other day, you could use it.

or if not, you can call dawn McCarty,
and she can find a spot for him.

Justin, how did you get so smart?

I’m not.

yes, you are.

oh, I didn't expect this.

I just thought it was a
bunch of stuff and. . .

I’ve come completely undone.

mom, you and dad were
married for over years.

that's a--that's a
whole life together.

yeah.

yeah, a whole life together.

oh!

I thought I was over it.

I had mourned and accepted it.

and then when I looked
up at the table, and. . .

everything was gone. . .

mom, there are--there are still some
times where I wanna drink or get high,

and it sucks, because, you know,
just when I think I’m over it. . .

I’m not.

and sometimes, it just feels like hell,

and I have to let myself feel that.

but it does go away, mom.

I wish he didn't get to me.

I hate that he gets to me.

come here.

look, and one day, maybe
it won't hurt so much. . .

and you can remember the good stuff.

only the good stuff.

good stuff.

good stuff.

you know what?

now. . .

not so empty in here.

is that it?

nope. wait.

I thought the next generation
might want to get in on it.

-oh, sweet.
-oh, my god.

oh, that's a good idea.

I’ve got a picture of
Elizabeth in my wallet.

oh, cool.

okay. let's seal her up.

looks just like new. well done.

well, I am the soil inspector, right?

you, uh, you think the kids
will want to work there?

what, at Ojai?

do we really want to
inflict that on 'em?

true.

you know, I, uh, I did get over
dad bringing you into the company.

after a while, it just felt
right, like when we were kids. . .

even when we were fighting.

it's just not the same with Holly.

I’m sure you’ll get used to it.

or, um. . .

you and I could give it another sh*t.

Holly won't be there forever.

I’m not holding my breath.

you never know.

a -hour meeting on the
climate control of a warehouse.

such glamorous work this is.

when I walked by
earlier, it looked awful.

that is an understatement.

have you eaten lunch yet?

uh, no, I haven't.

I was thinking of going down
to the truck on the corner.

best tacos this side of Tijuana.

sure. good.

well, I’m going to run this report on
ventilation down to accounting first.

um, before you go, I wanted to
start the overtime review, um,

but I couldn't find the time cards.

oh, I’m sorry. I pulled them.

-they're right there, the manila folders.
-oh, awesome.

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