03x06 - Bakersfield

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So who else is gonna be there?

Uh,some sheikhs,diplomats,maybe a lesser ayatollah.

It's a veritable middle-eastern potpourri.

A late-night emergency trip washington D.C.

It's--it's crazy.

Did they give you an agenda yet?

Hey,didn't you quit being my communications director?

Yeah,I did,but I didn't quit being your wife.

okay.

Uh,agenda--breakfast,we,uh,suggest that they increase oil production,

lunch,we ask themto increase oil production,

dinner,we beg themto increase oil production.

And in the meantime,we're being driven aroundwashington D.C.In a hummer.

You know what?Maybe--maybe I should just go with you.

You know,just to keep you company.It'll be nice.We could--

I was hoping thatyou would fill in for meat the children's literacybreakfast tomorrow morning.

Oh,well,okay,but I couldstl fly out right after that.

You'd hate it.

I'd bein meetings the whole time.You'd be stuck in an apartment.

You know,it's--it's all the same,robert.

I either wait for you there or iwait here for a-a baby.

-It's--
-heY...

we're gonna get chosen,and obsessing on it is not gonnake it happen any quicker.

I'm not obsessingabout it.

I'm--I'm--I'm just concerned,preoccupied.

I'm worried.

I'M...

okay,define "obsessing.

"I wish I could stayand distract you.

But the fate of ourinternal combustion engineshangs in the balance.

I-I know.

Just try to stay busy.

Right.

Right,busy.

Wake up,sweetie.It's time for dinner.

Couldn't find my clothes.

And plus,I didn't want to giveyour new neighbors a show,so...

I made youa peanut butter and jelly.

Ooh,with the crusts off.Nice.

I really can't take youseriously in that robe.

well,I guessI have no choice then.

I'm going commando.

I don't know if that'sonnamake it easier to talk to you.

We'll see.

Anyour clothesare in the laundry room.

The laundry room.

so what are your plansfor tomorrow?

Mm,my mom has to beup at the vineyardfor a couple of days,

so i just needto check her messages.Why?

Well,it's no big deal.It's just,um...

I have my narcotics anonymousmeeting tomorrow,

and there's ceremonycelebratingour sobriety anniversaries.

It's already been a year?

Give or take a week.

God,I can't believelast year,I was literallylocked in a roomwith kevin and tommy,

puking my guts out.

And now I'm sober,and they can't bewithin a mile of each other.

A lot happens in a year.

Yeah,tell me about it.You're nowlaying in my bed cmando.

Whoops.

is everyone going?

I mean,everyone's pretty busy.It's no big deal.

I mean,I'm just gettingmy year chipand givinga really lame speech.

Of course I'll go with you.

-Really?
-And thank youfor inviting me.

I knowhow hard it is for youto talkabout this stuff,so...

you're welcome.

Thank you.

For?

For tonightand this afternoon...

yesterday afternoon...

and yesterday morning...

and the laundry room.

I lovethat laundry room.

please come with me.

No.

How do you likethe soup?

I want the recipe.

And why won't you come with meto talk to the laffertys?

Come on,nora,because you're planningto knock ona perfect stranger's door

and inform him that hisdead wife was unfaithful

and that his son ryanis not his biological son.

Why in the worldwould I want to go with you?

Because I don't wantto go by myself.

Saul,you know I wouldn'tdo this if I had a choice,

but if I don't talk to them,

then holly will,and you and I both knowthat if she does,

she'll find a way to inflictmaximum damage on our familyjust out of spite.

Please come with me.

We'll find a way to talkto theand break the newsto them gentlyand with compassion.

You rememberI told you about rebeccagently and with compassion?

Nora,just leave it alone.

Oh,right,and never getanother wink of sleepwaiting for hollyto spread her venom?

This was not an idle bluff.

I just don't want this familyto suffer the consequencesof any more of william'smoral lapses.

Well,why don't you just askone of the kids to go with you?

Are you kidding me?

If they find outwhat I'm doing,they'll be all overthat poor family.

I'll have anotheritalian opera on my hands.

Saul,come on,please.

I-I thoughtI could count on you.

You can count on me,just not for this.

Are you on your way out?

In a minute,to do some errands.

Whatcha got?

Uh,swag from a children'sliteracy conference.

I was on lovely wife duty.

"Senator mccallistercan't be with us today.

"So in his place,I'd like you to welcomehis lovely wife kitty.

"And then I smile at seaof disappointed faces.

William would do that.

He would agree to attendsome event,and then--

and then he'd get called awayat the last minute,

and I would have to goin his place all by myself.

I hated it.

Now I realize he wasprobably off diddling hollyor connie laffertyor god knows who.

At--at leastrobert is awaytalking to world leaders.

It's not quite the same.

-No.
-Plus,look at this.

I got a goody bag out of it.

Let's see what we have...

What?

Oh,honey,your favorite book.

Yeah.Yeah,I know.

You know what?Maybe I'llgive it to elizabeth.

Do you know if she has it?

Yeah,she has it,and so does paigeand so does cooper.

It's the standardgrandmother gift.

Well,is there any reasonyou're not keeping itfor your own baby?

It would feel likewe were tempting fate.

I mean,we haven't even beenchosen by a birth mother yet,and I...

I don't want to--I don't want to jinx anything.

Well,then why don't youlet me keep it for youuntil you're ready?

Okay.

Okay.

oh,goD.God.

I hate beingat such loose ends.

I'm unemployed,my book is glacially goingthrough the publishing process,

I'm missing robertand I'm in baby limbo,and there's not a damn thingthat i can do about it.

I just--I just--no,thanks.

I don't want a cherry.

You know,I'm very goodat solving problems head-on.

But I'm not goodat waiting around.

You know...

you could always comewith me if you wanted,on my errands.

Well,yeah,yeah.I don't--I don't haveanything better to do.

Really?

Sure.

we drove an hourout of pasadenato buy fruit?

This is a hidden gem.

They're famousfor their artichokes.

Mom,we owna produce company.

Well,how do you thinkI found out about this?

Only chefs and insidersknow about this one.

Will you lookat those melons?

Mom,come on.

What's--what's going on?

What?Why?

We have been to a very special,out-of-the-place dry cleaners,

a drug store in santa claritawhere they supposedly know you,

only nobody who knows youwas working today,diand now we're here.

So jt come onand--and tell mewhere we really are going,okay?

Kitty,you know how I've aaysrelied on your strengthand wis--

I see through flattery.

Holly threatened me.

We're running awayfrom holly?

No,holly threatenedto talk to ryan laffertyand his familyabout his paternity.

-I have to talk to them before--
-we're going to bakersfield?

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I was put inan untenable position and I--

oh,this is unbelievable.

I just didn't wantto do this by myself,and then you offered,kitty.

You id you liketo solve problems ad-on.

Do they even know--

Do theyeven know that we're coming?

Not--not--no.

This is really unbelievable.

You said that already.

Well,mom,how on earthare we even gonna tell them?

I mean,what are wepossibly going to say?

Does this meanyou'll go with me?

Look around,mother.

I'm in the middle of nowhere.

What--what am isupposed to do?

Well--no,no,no,just--let's just go.

What--what's the plan?

I don't really have one.

I was hoping somethingwould come to mewhen he opened the door.

Unbelievable.

You said that already.

We need more.

I don't think we needmore chocolate chips.

Vanilla.

What are youup to now,honey?

I'm making baby greensea turtles.

They're tryingto get in the waterbefore the birds eat them.

Oh,cheery.

Okay,you two,after I getthis muffin mix in the oven,

you guys need to go brush yourteeth,get ready for school.

Eva's mom'sgonna be here soon,and I gotta get readyfor a job interview.

You're going back to work?

Oh,if I get this job.

I don't have a choice,honey.

I gotta work.

But this job would be greatbecause I would be ableto work from home

so you'd seea lot more of methan when I was workingat ojai.

Promise?'Cause you said you'dhelp me with my diorama,

-but it's not finishe
-I will,honey.

I promise.

But what if your bosswants you to work long hours?

well,it's notthat kind of job.

My headhunter told methat I would be able to setmy own schedule.

You know a headhunter?

Yeah,and I'm gonnaget him over hereif you don't gobrush your teeth.

I can't believe I've never beenhere.This place is fantastic.

Well,cozy is whatthe realtors say.

Oh,my god.

this pillow is...

I know.It's so gay.

I was gonna say fantastic.

You want,uh,you want some coffee?

Already caffeinated,but thanks.

Listen,um,I nted to see whatyou were up to this afternoon.

Uh,nothing much.

Just catching upon robert's voting record.

You know,trying to get up to speedbefore I start the new job.

Cool.

Well,um,I was hopingthat maybe you'd come with meto justin's N.A.Meeting.

He's gettinghis -year chip today.

It's been a year?

Yeah,and,you know,he doesn't wantto make a big deal out of it,but I do.

And seeing as he creditsyou and tommyfor getting him throughthe detox,

I was thinkingit would be nice if,well,for justin,if--

if youwould be there to support him,

maybe set aside your own issuesto celebrate and,uh--

I'm sorry.Why the hard sell?What'S...

oh,you're inviting tommy.

Come on.

Justin misses hangingout with you two together.

I mean,it would be an amazinggift if you guys both went.

Can't we just buy him a watch?

Kevin.

Look,I'm really sorry.

There's just a lot of murky,polluted waterunder the fraternal bridgeright now.

Listen,I knowit's a lot to ask,but if you could just set asideyour differenc for one hour.

One hour--that's it.

come on.

I know you'rea bigger man than this.

I'm actually not.I'm very small and petty.

Okay,I'll be therewith the man who fed me,betrayed me,kicked me outof the family business.

I'll do that for justin.

Thank you,thank you,thank you.

If kevin behaves,I'll behave.

All right.I'll see you then.

Okay.Od-bye,rebecca.

How do I look?

Fine.

Great.

You said "fine.

"I know better than to havethis conversation with you.

Why do you carewhat I think anyway?

I've gotthis big job interview.

I want to look young and hip.

You know,casualwithout being apathetic,professional,not corporate.

This sounds like a de.

I'd be much less nervousif it was a date.

It's a job.

It's such a great job.

It's C.F.O.Of a small internet company.

They specialize in organicand local produce.

It's a start-up,flexible hoursand they're comfortablewith a telecommute,

so I can work from home.

It's so perfect that...

I'm not gonna get it.

A start-upis your perfect job?

Well,it's not reallya start-up.

You know,from what I gather,it's more of an already-started.

Good salarycommensurate with experience.

Stock options,which is great,'cause apparentlyin this job market,

I'm only worth half as muchas I used to be.

I mean,you,food--it's a slam dunk.

Right.

But the internet thing...

these guys are apparently,like,wunderkinds.

I'm afraid they're gonna takeone look at meand see a person

-who'sold enough to be their--
-mother.

I was gonna say big sister.

Wow,I fell into that one.

Sarah,it's your firstjob interview since school,and you're nervous.

It's fine.

Yeah,well,I should be.

I'm a mother of twowith a mortgageand alimony payments.

I've gotta nailthis interview,tommy.

Sarah,you will.

Relax.

They'dbe foolish not to hire you.

-You think?
-Yeah,sure.

You,uh,screwed your coworker,uh,you almost tankeddad's company,

and you quitwithout any notice.

the current weather condition in bakersfield...

hi,honey.

I guess you'rereally tied up in meetings.

But,um,mom and iare on our way to bakersfield.

-Yeah,it's a long story.
-And senator robert mccallister...

oh,hey,they're talkingabout robert on the radio.

Oh,that's funny.

They'retalking about you on the radio.

Mccallister of california is expected to spend five days touring the middle east...

what?

Middle east?

-Wait a minute.
-Iraq and turkey.

In a press conference...

oh,no.No,no,no.

Robert,robert,are--are you--are you crazy?

Now why on earth would you goto the most dangerous placeon this planet and not tell me?

And why did I have tohear about it on the radio?

And--and call me.

He lied to youabout where he's going.

that is the house.

Well,it--it's pretty.

I mean,nothing to signalcrazy serial k*ller inside.

Let's justget this over with.

fine.

you okay?

I'm shaking.

I feel sick to my stomach.

I think I'm gonna cry.

You ring the bell.

-oh,wait.
-What?

Oh,it's--it'S...

oh,okay,it's robert.

-It's robert.
-KittY.

No,no,just give meone second.I'm sorry.

Just--just one second.

-Hello.
-Hi,kitty.It's me.

Where are you?

We're refueling in cypress.

I'm sorry.

I-I wanted to let you knowbefore the press broke it,

but the state departmentinsisted we keep it classifieduntil we were on the ground.

Okay,but I seriously doubtthe state department...

thought thatI would notify hamas.

Look,you need to see thisfor what it is--

an opportunity to influencepolicy on a world stage.

Robert this about yourunning again in .

I don't want to havethis argument now.

I'm not arguing.

-I'm just stating a fact.
-excuse me,senator.

Okay,look,I have to go,but I love you.

All right.

I love you,too.

not home.

Oh,so--so what now?

We wait.

Hi.I'm sarah walker.

I hope I'm not late.

No,no,not at all.We're early.

-Hi,kyle dewitt.This is my partner.
-Kyle,hi.

Ethan,right?

Yep.

Hey,how are you?

Nice to meet you.

So I'm so sorrythat we're doing this here.

It's just that our officesare--are being renovated.

There's no need to apologize.

This--this is great.

So what do you knowabout,uh,greenatopia?

Not very much.Just what the recruitertold me.

So please tell me more.

Okay,good.We'll startat the beginning then.

This company was bornunder one basic assumption--

people want to do moreto help the environment,

they just don't have accessto enough information.

They're confused.

And who can blame 'em?

You know,any globally conscious consumeris immediately confronted

with all these decisionsthe secondthey walk into a supermarket.

Do they buy organic producefrom overseas,

or do they buycoentionalthat's locally grown?

You know,do you contributeto groundwater pollution,

ingest pesticides intoyour system,

or do youexpand your carbon footprintand increase global warming?

Because of the dieselthat it takes to getyour australian organic mangoto your plate.

You're right.

Save your body,or save the planet--that's a toughconsumer choice.

Exactly.

So a couple of years ago,I'm out surfing.

Oddly enough,I get my bestideas when I'm out in the ocean.

GhT.

And,uh,it's in between sets,I'm waiting on this wave,and this idea comes to me--

what if there was a web sitewhere people could log onand find out

what kind of impactthe food they buyhas on the environment?

And that's the originof greenatopia.

Just log on,enter your zip code and boom--

our robust and efficientdatabase retrieval enginegives you all the pertinentinformation you need.

It's,uh,well,it's genius.

It is the internet its best,you know?

It's--it's the democratizationof information.

RighT.

And while we helpmom-and-pop americamake nutritious,

planet-friendly choices,we rake in serious coin.

well,okay,what my partnermeans to say,uh,

is that we haveidentified a marketand created a meansto target that market.

With revenue streams fromboth consumers and vendors.

You do have the chanceto make some serious coin.

vendors are lining upright now,and the web site'sin beta testing.

We're ready to launchthe pilot program.

Th sounds great.

Can I start you threewith a drink?

Uh,sparking waterfor me,please.

Beer.

Yeah,I'll have a beer.

Got it.

Oh,uh,make that three beers.

Sure.

Welcome,everybody,to the,uh,T.G.I.F.Afternoon meeting.

I'm paula,and I'm an addict.

hi,paula.

Hey,everybody.

I'm glad you guys are here.

Good.I thought was late.

You are.

I heard about the new job.

That's awesome.Congrats.

Thanks.

look,can we just burythe hatchet now,please?

I think you're the onethat did the hatchet job.

Maybe me f*ring youwasn't the worst thingthat ever happened.

I mean,if you--if you thinkabout it,you have a new career.

I'm sorry.You want to thank you for f*ring me?

You have a personality disorder.You know that?

Oh,stop beingsuch a drama queen.

Can you get out of the wayso i can be with the brotherI actually like?

I'm not in your way.Go.

Just move.

After you.

Don't be a doofus.Just move.

-Hey,don't touch me.
-Don't do that.

now have you guys thoughtabout franchising this?

Because there is no reasonthat this shouldn't go global.

Your mouth,god's ears.

I mean,really.

And you could be inon the ground floor on this.

Well,that would be exciting.

It's really exciting.

One last question.

Uh,if you could have dinnerwith any president...Alive or dead,who would it be?

F.D.R.

Interesting.

Sarah,listen,your experience,your education,your personality,it's all--it's all very impressive.

Thank you.

And can I just sayright here,that I would very much liketo be part of your organization.

I thinkwe'd love that,too.

But we haveother candidates to meetbefore we make a decision.

Uh,oh,right,of course.

Well,thank you so much.

But d-do let us know if you,uh,if you get any other offers.

I will.

-Thank youfor coming to lunch.
-Great to meetyou guys.

You know the thingthat bugs me the mostis that

he couldn't taketwo seconds to call meand tell me that he washalfway around the world.

Yeah.

That does sound fishy.

What do you mean?

Well,I don't know.

Maybe he's hidingsomething else.

N-n--this is aboutnational security,not--not nooky.

For some men,it's sex.

For others,it's power.

Two sidesof the same coin,kitty.

okay,mother,whatever you're trying to say,why don't youjust come out and say it?

Sweetheart,I've watched you all daytying yourself upin knots about robert-

-where is he?What is he doing?

Oh,that is not true.

I-I worry about you,that you're headed downthis dangerous path.

He's obviously prioritizingcareer over family.

Now he's lying to you.

Um,you're getting very closeto crossing a line here.

Kitty,I watchtemo que te lleveI'm afraid he's turning youagainst your family.

I'm gonna go get some air.

Kitty.

Look,I'm sorry.

I'm sor--please get back in the car.

No,no,f-first of all,robert has not turned meagainst the family,mother--

you were certainly quickto abandon meon the porch just now.

I took a phone call.

What about that nightat your house

when robertrbally att*cked meand the rest of our family?

You never cameto anyone's defense.

Oh,so now we get down to it.

This is all aboutthat stupid fightthat you had with robert,isn't it?

It wasn't a fight.

It was a dressing downin the most arrogant,aloof sort of way.

I'm not gonna stand here,mother,and let youcriticize my husband.

And by the way,that is your perception.

That is not how I see it.

Kitty,with robert,family will always runa very distant second placeto his ambition.

You are sucha piece of work,mother.

-Why--why are you suddenly--
-I care about you.

You're my daughter.

I know what it's like to bemarried to a powerful man.

You don't know what it's liketo be married to robert.

You don't know anythingabout my relationship.

I am not you,and robert is definitely,definitely not dad.

Stop,stop.it's okay.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.He's,uh,he's usually very friendly.

I thinkthe shouting scared him.

Oh,righT.

It was justa little misunderstanding.

Oh,I'm--I'm--I'm sorry.No,it--it was my fault.

She's my mother.

Yeah,we're--we're just herewaiting for the laffertys.

I'm,uh,I'm george lafferty.

Hi,mr.Lafferty.

I'm sorry.

Uh,wh-who are you?

Youin the house?

Um,my son ryan'sback in school.

Uh,peter and richardlive in the bay area.

So nowtell me this long storyabout how you knew conniethat brought youall the way from pasadena.

Uh,george,I havea confession to make.

I wasn'tentirely honest before.

I didn'tpersonally know your wife,but my husband did.

He d*ed a few years ago.

-Uh,two.
-Two years ago,and he and...

conniedid some work together.

William walker...

ojai foods?

Oh,I-I wish I didn'thave to tell you--I don't know how to begin.

My husband and your wife,we think,had an affair.

You think...

based on what?

Well,we've pieced togetherinformation.

My...

my husband did thissort of thing more than once.

That's not my problem.

That's your problem.

Look,we know how difficultthis is to hear,and--and--and it's even more-

-no,I'm sorry.

You cannot come into my homeand say these disgraceful thingsabout a woman who's not aroundto defend herself.

Did you ever even meet her?

Do you know anything aboutwhat kind of marriage we had?

Let me tell you something.

It's been hell on my familysince connie d*ed.

It almost destroyedmy children,and now when-

when we're just findingsome fragile bit of normalcy,

you--you come in herewith this...

horrible story.

NoW...

if you could pleasejust go.

Uh,yes,yes,mom.

George,I know you're upset.

If you would pleasejust hear me out.

-Mom,mom,come on.
-George,please.

Don't ever contact meor my family again.

I thought it wasa good interview.

Well,to be honest,I thought they wouldoffer me the jobright then and there.

Okay,well,let me knowwhen they decide.

Thanks for calling.

you think there aretoo many cormorants?

You can't havetoo many cormorants.

So did you get the job?

Uh,I'm on a short list.

Is that good?

Well,it's better thannot being on a list,I guess,

but there's a lot of peoplelooking for work right now.

But you're the smartest.

You are the sweetest.

So what goes in next,these little guys?

Yeah.

I'm gonna doan extra-credit report on themso I can be sureto get an a-plus.

Maybe there's extra credityou could do,you know,to get the job.

That is a good idea.

Paige,that isa really good idea.

Okay,so anybody else haveanything to share today?

No?

All right.Then we got some,uh, -year birthdaysto celebrateoday.

Justin,up here.

Thank yoU.

Congratulations.

I'm proud of you.

Let's hear it for justin.

way to go,man.

Hi,I'm justin.

Uh,I'ma drug addict and an alcoholic.

hi,justin.

I just want to say that I'm--I'm grateful for being here,uh,cln and sober,

'cause a year ago,I don't thinkthat would've been the case.

Um,god,I mean,I--you know,I remember steing moneyfrom people I loved.

I ruined,uh,countless family dinners,uh,birthday parties.

I may or may not have thrown upon a few,uh,family membersat a certain point.

I-I don't wantto talk about that,but,uh,I'm just really,

uh,grateful,that,uh,they forgave me.

I don't know why they did,but they did,as...

as well as my girlfriend,which means more--

shut up.

-uh--I'm so sorry.
-Sorry.

Ig-ignore us.

Yeah,um,should we...

um,I guess the,uh,the lesson I-I learned last yearis to,

uh,enjoy the ordinary day,um,because that'sall I have is today.

So thank you.

coming.

Gonna need bucks from youif I'm gonna tip this guy.

Otherwise,we're screwed.

Sarah,hey.

What,uh,what are youdoing here?

Is this your office?

Um,sorta,yeah,our offices.

Man,beer in the showeris the best.

Is the pizza--ooh.

Sarah...

okay,what is this?

Is this,like,a scam?

No,it's not a scam.

All right?I know this doesn'tlook like much-

-well,you're right about that.

So the renovations,that was just a lie?

No,I can explainthe renovation.

Salary commensuratewith experience?

Okay,we're assuming eventually,that once we're ina financial situationwher that's possible--

-benefits package
-when vendors are lined up,you're gonna have benefits.

How about the beta testing?

That's true.

Oh,good.Small kernel of truth.

Sarah,we were honestwith you.

What?

We were mostly honestwith you.

-Are you serious?
-It's a new company,all right?

I said that it wasa new company.It's a start-up.

The headhunter,the--the lunch at etage--a empresa nueva.

You've done nothing but lie...

-no,sarah--
-since I first heard the wordgreenatopia.

God,I am such a fool.

I spent the afternoonworking up this proposalto impress you guys.

Here.

Choke on it.

she is ma

oh,god.I don't evenknow where we are.

I-I must have takena wrong turn or something.

I...

mom,y--you triedto do the right thing.

It was impossible.

And--and telling himabout ryanwould've made itso much worse.

You gotta stopbeating yourself up.

Pull over.

What?Now?

Pull over.Stop the car.

Okay,are--are you sick?

Pull over now.

What's wrong?Wait,wait,mom!

Mom,are you okay?

Mother,what are you doing?

I hate you,william walker!

You're a selfishson of a bitch!

-Oh,mom,mom,stop.
-Don't stop me.

You never loved anyonebut yourselfand your stupid penis!

That one really took itout of me.

Yeah,yeah.

That--that--that--that was a-a good one.

so do you feela-a little bit better?

Oh,george was right.

I barely understoodmy own marriage.

How could I possiblyunderstand anyone else's?

Kitty,I'm so sorry.

I should never have saidthose thingsabout you and robert.

Ah,you weren't that farfrom the truth.

Well,the truth is overrated.

The truth just brokegeorge lafferty's heart.

The truth broke my heart.

I'm swearing off of it.

Oh,come on,mom.

You didn't tell anythingthat I don't already know.

I mean...

robert's ambition?

I mean,that's been a thingbetween us since the election,

and--and I know that he wantsto run for president again,

and he knows that I don't wantto slog throughanother national campaign,

I mean,especially if...if we ever have kids and...

you know,the truththat breaks my heartis

I'm afraid if he everhad to choose,he...

he wouldn't choose me.

Oh,kitty.

Regardless of anything I said,robert loves you.

I never doubted that.

I know,and the truth is,is that we're...

we're doing okay right now,anD...

you know,if he wants to runfor president in four years,we'll just deal with it then,right?

Perhaps you'd like to getsome of that out of your system?

I highly recommend it.

no.

I think it would bemuch more productivefor me to checkmy voice mail

and see what he has to sayfor himself.

What?

Oh,my god.Mom.

Mom,no,just listen--
-what?What?What is it?

Listen,listen.

she's six months pregnant,she lives in missouri,

and she wants to meet you and robert as soon as possible.

Call me back,and I'll give you all the information.

Congratulations.

Mom...

mom,I got picked.

-Oh,kitty.
-Yes.

-We got picked!
-You got picked.

Mother,there's a--there's a woman in missouriwho wants to give me her baby!

Oh,kitty,congratulations.

oh,I'm dying of curiosity.

I wish we hadthat social worker'shome phone number.

Have you got her address?

We could go over thereand bang on her door.

Congratulations,kitty.

Oh,mother.

Everwants to celebratewith you.Look.

I'm so happy for you.

-Thank you.Thank you.
-She made you a cakewith a little candle on it.

Oh,rebecca.

Rebecca,that is so sweet.

Oh,no.Actually,this is for justin.

It was his -year birthdayof sobriety,so...

Oh,that's not untilnext week.

Well,they gave himhis -year chipat his N.A.Meeting today.

-Well,he should've told usabout that.
-really?

Well,you know justin.

He didn't want to makea big deal out of it.

Well,that's tough.

We're gonna make a big dealout of it tonight.

-PizzA.
-okay.

You guysmust really be hungry.

Oh,honey.

I'm so proud of you.

For wh--oh.

Congratulations,sweetheart.

Oh,thank you,uncle saul,you know,but it's just--it's just--it's not a sure thing yet.

Well,nothing in lifeis a sure thing.

You should celebrate this,kiddO.

Yeah.

Hey,mom.

Don't you "hey,mom" me.

What the hell happened to you?

I was referring to kitty.

Hey,mom.

Well,what the helldid happen to you?

-Nothing.
-I got--he and tommygot into a little tussle.

Yeah,a little bit.

What?You had a fistfight?

No,it wasn't a fistfight'cause none of us landeda decent punch.

Although I did slap himpretty hard at one point.

Let me see your hand.

you hurt your--what is the matter with you?

You act like year olds.

Yeah,where isthe other year old?

I just saw him out back.

He's on his way in.

Tommy walker!

Yeah.

Oh,good sweet godin heaven.

What is the matterwith you two?

This is just a-a scratch.

It's fine,okay?

Look,tonight is aboutjus and kitty.

-Hi,tommy.
-Look at you.

All right,guys.Come on this way.

I just want to show yousomething real quick.

After you.

come on in.

-don'T.Come on!
-Oh,come on!Stop,stop.

What goes aroundcomes around,okay?

It's time for an intervention.

Right here,right now,you two,b*tches anonymous.

All right?I'll start.

Hi,my name is kevin.

-I'm a bitch,and I'm powerlessover my anger.
-Stop being an idiot,justin.

No,stop.

Seriously,both of you stop.

This feud has been going onway too long.

Never mind how muchyou're hurting each other,

now you're startingto hurt other people.

You ruined rebecca's surprise,you got mom beside herself.

Mom's always beside herself.

You know what?

Do this for me.

You guys have forgiven mefor so many things.

I don't understand why youjust can't forgive each other.

It's not that easy.

It is that easy.

Baby steps.We have a saying innarcotics anonymous,right--

fake it till you make it.

Oh,please.

I know it sounds corny,but it works.

I'm just asking you guysto--to pretethat you don't hate each other,

and then eventually,you mayend up not hating each other.

I doubt that.

You owe me for ruiningmy meeting today.

Okay,fine.I'll fake it.Whatever.

Tommy?

this is me faking it.

see?

Was that so hard?

We made big steps today.

Now let's get back out there.

I'm sorry robert couldn'tbe here to celebrate with us.

Oh,really?You mean mr.Arrogant?

Senator arrogant,if you please,and yes,because he makes you happy.

And that's reallythe important thing.

Here.

You cantake this home now.

The jinx is off.

Yeah.

Yeah,but what ifthE...

birth motherdecides she doesn't like usor--or what ifshe changes her mind?

I mean,there--there area million thingsthat can go wrong.

Maybe when I talk to robertand I hear his voiceand he's happy about it,

I don't know,maybe it'll make itfeel more...

real or...

I-I don't know.

You can't putyour happiness on hold.

You can celebrate with robertwhen he gets home,

but you should be happy now,today,right this second.

Okay.

Okay what?

Okay.

Okay.

okay.Okay!I'm happy!

yeah.

good morning.

Is that my robe?

I stole it last night.

You stole my robe?

Yeah,so you don'thave to go commando.

listen,I just want to say,I'm sorry againfor oversteppingwith kevin and--

don't apologize.Seriously,you saidyou're sorry about times.

You don't have to.

No,I know,I just--I want you to know how muchit meant to me

that you let me intothat hard part of your life.

I know it's not easy for you.

I'm getting better.

Yeah,and I wantto reciprocate,so...

voil?

What is this?

A key to my place.

I want you to be herewhenever you want to be here.

Really?

Yeah.

Like that.

Yeah?

if you're a monster,I'm going to ruin you!

what's up,buddy?

What are you doing here?

I-I didn't knowyou were a mom.

Yeah.

Uhcoop,would you go putyour lunch in your box?

Yeah,I have two kids,an ex-husband,siblings

who don't haveany boundariesand a mother who treats melike I'm .

That's cool.

This is a little weird.

What do you want?

-Listen,what we did was--
thoughtless.

It was despicableand morally reprehensible.

Yes,all those things,all right?

But our business planand our concept is gooit's really good,

and icould tell that you're into it.

So?

So we put everything we haveinto this company,and we have to make it work,all right?

Ethan left this kick-ass jobin silicon valley,

we borrowed every cent we couldfrom family and friends,

and the reason that we don'thave any officesis

'cause we put every singlepenny into this web site.

All right,I'm sorrythat we lied to you.

We were scared thatif we told you the truth,

you wouldn't take us seriously,

and I'm sorry for that,all right,'cause that's my bad.

Yes,it is.

But I had to come over herebecause you're perfect.

Can I come infor five minutes?

I'll give you two.

Done.

not only are you awesome,but you're experienced,and,

sarah,you're so smart,all right?

We read over your proposal.Adding a social networkingcomponent to this web site?

Come on.That's brilliant.

Listen,your business hasa lot of potential.

But I can't takethat kind of risk.

No,it's not a riskif you come on board.

That's my point,all right?

We need you.

You can make this happen.

I know that.I know that in my gut.

-I can'T.
-Okay,I'm not above begging.

Oh,no,no,don't do that.

listen,I need a paycheckat the end of a month.

I'll sell my truckif i have to.

You serious?

Yeah.

-My terms?
-Anything you want.

-My schedule?
-Anytime you want.

-We work from my house?
-Did you see our place?

No more lying.

Never again.

Okay.

"Okay" as inyou're gonna take the job?

Okay,I'm taking the job,but right now I've got carpool.

I've gottatake my kids to school.

So why don't you go get ethan?

Get up some coffee.We start in minutes.

Awesome.

hellO.

Kitty.

Well,hey.

I'm sorry it's taken meso long to get back to you.

This is the first secondI've had to talk.

That's okay.

You weretalking to the knesset.

I mean,how--how do youget away from that,right?

So how are you?

How was your trip to,um,bakersfield?

It's a long story,but,robert,listen,um,the social worker called,and,uh...

we got picked.

W-we got picked?

yes.

Yes,we did.

okay,let's see,the--the birthmom is from missouri.

I love missouri.

And she's,uh,six months,she's healthy.

Six months?

You meanwe'll have a baby in--in three months.

Yes,we're gonna have a babyin three months.

Can you believe it?

no.

No,I-I...

I can'T.

Can you?

No.

Oh,kitty,this is amazing.

I know.

I know,I know.

It is,it is.

And I'M...

I'm really happy.

coming,coming,coming.

George.

I was up all night...

thinking about whyyou'd drive all that wayto tell me

about an affairthat my dead wifesupposedly hadwith your dead husband.

You don't seem like a sadist.

I just...

I keep wondering,is there more to it?

Is there?

When d this,um,affair take place?

About years ago.

What you cameto tell me about,it's about my son,isn'it?

It's about ryan.

George,please,won't you come in?