06x09 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

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Previously, on Chesapeake Shores...

Sir, this is your father.

I think I want to go back
to medical school.

I want to be a doctor.

I am in Maryland with my family,

and I plan on enjoying my time
with them.

- This is Sloan.
- I'm Caitlin's BFF.

- Really?
- Sure.

I want to get to know you,
so I can prove to you

that I can really do justice
to your work.

I hope your father
can find a good lawyer,

because he will be charged soon.

- We did it.
- Yeah, we did.

- Hey.
- David.

Would you take my father's case?

Give me all the money
in the register now!

[GRUNTS]

- [WOMAN] No!
- [g*nsh*t ECHOES]

[♪]

Well, this is a little awkward.

Yes, it is.

Did you want to come have a seat?

If I'm not imposing.

Uh, no, not at all.

[♪]

Uh, can I get you anything to drink?

Just water?

- I'll get that, Abby.
- Thank you.

Well, Evan, I, uh...

I don't know quite what to say.

That makes two of us.

I'm John Osterberg.

Pleased to meet you.

I'm gonna help Mandrake with that water.

Uh, won't you sit down, please?

Thank you.

I'm Abby O'Brien.

Nice to meet you, Abby.

You too.

You must've had a long trip.
Where are you from?

Sarasota, Florida.

Oh, I've never been there.

Yeah, it's a nice place.

I just retired there.
I used to be a pediatric surgeon.

Wow.

That must have been very rewarding.

Yeah, it was.

Uh, you'll have to excuse Evan.

I think this has all just been
a bit of a surprise for him.

Ah, I can understand that.

It was for me, too.

But the drive up from Florida
gave me time to wrap my mind around it,

that...

I have a son.

You didn't know?

I had no idea.

[GASPS] Oh.

Excuse me.

Thank you. Mandrake, where's Evan?

I thought he was out here with you.

[SIGHS]

[♪]

♪ The miles are getting longer ♪

♪ It seems ♪

♪ The closer I get to you ♪

♪ So I'm going home ♪

♪ To the place where I belong ♪

♪ Where your love has always
been enough for me ♪

[♪]

♪ I'm not running from ♪

♪ No, I think you've got me all wrong ♪

♪ I don't regret this life
I chose for me ♪

[♪]

♪ I said these places and these faces ♪

♪ Are getting old ♪

♪ So I'm goin' home ♪

[♪]

♪ I'm goin' home ♪

[♪]

Oh, this is tough, this is tough.

But I think...

...this one.

A very fine choice.

Really?

- Mm-hmm.
- It is beautiful.

She'll love it.

[♪]

Ah, what you got there?

[GRUNTS]

what do you think?

Nice ring. Who's it for?

Megan.

Your ex-wife?

Soon-to-be wife, I hope.

Ah.

I'm proposing to her tonight.

Wow.

Now, I know what you're gonna say...

What am I gonna say?

That it's recommended
we don't get into a new relationship

for the first year of recovery.

That's right.

But it's not... not really
somebody new, is it?

I mean, we've had
five children together,

and we've known each other
for over years.

True. You know,

- but marriage...
- Just tell me

if I have to start my days over again,

or are you just gonna kick me
out of the program altogether?

You do what you think is best.

I think this is best.

All right. Just pay attention

to what the world is telling you.

What does that mean?

Just what it means. Pay attention.

You mean, look for a sign?
Like a rainbow or a bolt of lightning?

I just mean your life
may be complicated enough

without bringing somebody else into it.

My life is gonna be better
with Megan in it.

All right, then.

Congrats.

Thank you.

[RALPH CHUCKLES]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

You got something on your mind?

No. Why do you say that?

You're planting
the geraniums upside-down.

Oh.

You thinking about your dad?

Yeah.

I'm thinking about
what will happen to him

if Connor doesn't take his case.

And I'm thinking about what will happen

to him if Connor does take his case.

You can't worry so much.

Sure I can. Watch me.

[FEIGNS SOBBING]

[LAUGHS] I'm serious.

I care about you. I care about us.

You're closing yourself off.

You're right.

Sorry.

Don't be sorry.
Just don't get so caught up in worry

that you think that you're alone,
because you're not.

Thanks.

[♪]

Hi! I just made some coffee.
Sorry about the mess.

Oops! Am I... interrupting?

No, no.

Don't say I'm not if I am.

You are, kind of.

- [LAUGHING]
- See? Honesty.

Very freeing.

It must be strange to have your
home open to the public like this.

Hard to have privacy.

You get used to it.

Still. I'll leave you to it.

You have your worries.

- Not really.
- Yes, we do.

What are your worries?

Let it out. It helps.

Does it?

Ah... [LAUGHS] um...

well, I'm... I'm thinking about
how I'm gonna start my vineyard.

Yes! I love the vineyard idea.

You have to tell me more about that.

But you must be so stressed
about your father.

I can't imagine.

I really don't want
to talk about that. Thanks.

I can totally understand why.

It is very personal.
Can I give you some advice?

I don't see how I could stop you.

[GIGGLES] That's very funny.

But seriously...
"what you focus on grows,"

much like... well, your garden here.

So you need to stop
growing your troubles

and start growing your relationship.

You see what I did there?

Mm-hmm.

Of course, I can never take my
own advice, which is why I'm alone.

Which sucks.

[GRUNTS]

Oh! Ahem.

Wow, I really cannot make coffee. Ugh!

- [SPLASH]
- [DAVID BALKS]

Hello.

Uh... how's business?

Oh, we're sold out this week.

Huh. Doesn't look it.

Oh. That's me.

I rented the entire place out
for the week.

I value privacy.

[DRYLY] She does.

Oh. Um...

can we talk about the movie
for a minute?

Of course. Wanna go inside?

Sure.

[DEEP BREATH]

You know...
I-I hate to admit it, but she's right.

We really gotta stop focusing
so much on our problems.

That's right.

I know life has been rough,
but you can't forget about

the most important person in your life.

I know, I know. Myself.

No! Me! Me.

Oh, right. How could I forget?

- You know what we should do?
- Mm?

We should go on a date.

Just us.

No phones. No Internet.

No way that anyone can
contact us for a few hours.

That would be so great.

Let's do it.

- Today?
- Yeah!

Why not?

Miranda is the only one here,
and she won't mind.

It was her idea.

We could take a boat out
to one of islands.

Ah. Wonderful!

I'll make a picnic!

No! No. No cooking. You just relax.

I'll go to Sally's
and pick something up.

You get the boat ready.

Okay. This is gonna be wonderful.

[SMOOCH]

[♪]

So what do you think?

So, you're saying
you'll only give me your book

if you can write the screenplay?

- That's right.
- Okay.

I will give you an option
on a first draft.

No.

I write the screenplay. Nobody else.

Nobody else?

Nobody else.

You know... writing
a screenplay is very different

than writing a novel, or even a play.

It's a whole 'nother form
of storytelling.

It's weaving together
little pieces of time

into a visual tapestry.

It's hard.

I can learn.

And what if you can't?

Then we don't make the movie.

Look, uh...

nobody knows this story
better than me. It's my life.

So, that's the deal.

Let me think about it.

Of course. Yeah.

And, you know, there are
no hard feelings if you...

Okay, I've thought about it. I'll do it.

You will?

You're the only woman for the job!

Do we have a deal?

Yeah, we have a deal.

[CHUCKLE]

Ah!

Here are the pros and cons
for taking the Dennis Peck case.

As you can see, the cons are...

There's a lot of them.

[SIGHS] I know that.

The highlights are...

It'd be very much beyond
the scope of our abilities,

it would be tremendously expensive,

and it could be
a very, very public failure.

If we fail.

True.

We could succeed.

The Earth could also
stop spinning on its axis,

and gravity could cease to exist, but...

I wouldn't count on it.

In the "pro" column, we have...

The defendant is related,
by marriage, to your family,

which is also, by the way...

in the "con" column.

[SIGHS]

Look, I hear what you're saying, okay?
I do.

O'Brien... I know you want to
help your sister and her husband...

But we are not equipped
to handle a case like this.

We can't win.

I know that.

But what if we did win?

[♪]

I'm sure Evan will be back soon.

His car is still here.
He can't have gone far.

He just doesn't want to see me.

I can understand that.

Do you remember her? Evan's mom?

Molly Kincaid?

Yes. She's not the sort of person

you're likely to forget.

Would you mind telling me about her?

Sure.

Uh, I was home from med school,

and she was working as a waitress
at the C&E Diner.

I used to hang out there a lot,

and...

we dated for the summer.

It was nice.

Why'd you break up?

We didn't, really.

I had to go start my residency

at Children's Hospital
in New Orleans and...

I wanted to stay in touch, but...

...life happened.

And then I got a serious girlfriend,

and I'm afraid I...

just stopped calling.

So my mom wasn't
"serious girlfriend" material?

I didn't mean that.

But you didn't love her?

[SIGHS]

I was very young.

So was she.

Molly never, ever told me
that she was pregnant.

And you just...

you just, like, stopped calling her?
You stopped asking about her?

I'm afraid I did.

Yeah

Until yesterday...

when you found out you had a rich son,

then you decided you wanted to meet me?

Are you rich?

Like you haven't heard of Evan Kincaid?

Well, I don't follow the news much,

and I certainly don't need money.

Uh, this has been very nice,
but I think I should be going.

Can you just wait one second?

I really think it's for the best.

[ABBY] Please.

Evan, come.

What?

Why are you being so rude?

Rude? To him?

All Abby is suggesting, sir,
is you give Mr. Osterberg a chance.

Why would you bring him here?

You sent me to Florida
to find out about your family, sir.

Yes, to find out about them,
not to bring the guy here.

That man is in the other room
and he can hear you.

Oh, I am so sorry.

Are we worried about offending
the guy who abandoned my pregnant mother

and left her
to raise a child on her own?

What were you thinking?

I did what I thought
was best for you, sir.

Uh-huh.

You always think you know
what's best for me, don't you?

Well, this time, you were wrong, Alan.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[ABBY SIGHS]

Hi, Dad.

Hello, Bree O'Brien!

Hey!

Do you want to talk to me
about something?

I do. Uh...

I'm, um...

I'm gonna ask your mother to marry me.

Again.

Wow!

Good wow?

Yeah. Good wow.

How do you think the family will react?

I think they'll be happy.

All of them?

Yeah, all of them.

We've kind of been
waiting for it to happen.

- Really?
- Yeah!

Huh.

We may or may not
have a small pool going,

and, um, if you ask this month, I win.

I think you're gonna win.

Oh! Yes.

[LAUGHING]

I'm very happy for you, Mick O'Brien.

- [PHONE RINGING]
- Thank you. Thank you, honey.

[RINGING]

It's the State Police.

- What?
- Hello?

Yes, this is he.

Yes, I know him. He works for me.

What? Okay. Okay. We're on our way.

Come on.

What happened?

It's Luke. He's in the hospital
in Frederick County.

Was he in an accident?

He's been sh*t.

He's been what?

[KEVIN] Okay.

Check this out.

What is it?

Our lives... charted
and completely worked out.

Now, this is if we have two kids.

This is if we have three.

This is how much it'll cost
if they go to private school,

and this is if they go public...
Which I'd prefer.

Now, here's college for all of them...

and this is if I stay on as an EMT.

But, on the other hand,
if I become a doctor,

things really get interesting...

- Kevin.
- [SNAP]

Don't you want to see the next chart?

It's where our retirement funds kick in.

With careful management,
we could save enough for grandkids.

Why don't we just... see what happens?

Or we can do that.

You're wonderful, but...

I am not thinking about anything past

getting this baby out of me
and into the world.

No. You're right.
"Sufficient unto the day."

But if we both consider
long-term disability insurance

and we make out wills... Aww!

[♪]

Hey!

Sloan Russell, right? Caitlyn's friend?

That's right, Mrs. Peck. How are you?

I'm fine. You're very polite.

Uh, shouldn't you be in school?

It's lunchtime.
We're allowed to go off-campus.

Oh.

Okay.

[♪]

Caitlyn? Honey, what's wrong?

Nothing.

You have blue hair.

No, it looks good.

Um...

does your mom know that you did this?

No.

Did you do this on account of Sloan?

Sloan says it looks dumb.

Tch. Oh...

well, what do you care
what Sloan thinks?

I have to get back to school.

Okay. I'll drive you.

Okay.

The hat is cute.

[KNOCKING]

Hey, Luke.

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

Oh, a visit from my parole officer.

Just when I thought today
couldn't get any better.

[CHUCKLES]

They patching you up good?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

b*llet hit my chest,
bounced off my ribs,

and lodged underneath my arm.

They say I was very lucky.

You know, an inch either way...

Well, that is lucky.

You know you were outside of
your parole zone when you got sh*t.

I was visiting my parents' graves.

Still. You should have informed me.

[SIGHS]

You gonna take me in?

I could.

Cops told me what you did at the store.

That was very brave.

It's also very stupid.

Well, yeah, that's me...

brave and stupid.

Well, I'm gonna let
this infraction slide this time.

You did a good thing, Luke.

Are you praising me?

Just this once.

Take care.

He's okay.

Luke.

Hey.

Hey. How are you doing?

Ah, okay. Considering.

Yeah.

I might have to take
a few days off work.

Don't worry about it.
You take as long as you need.

The Bridge will still be there
when you get back.

Ah, thanks, Mick.

I'll leave you two alone.

Mm.

Um, I got you this...

...from the gift shop.

A cactus?

To go along with my other cactuses.

Mm.

I was gonna get you a balloon, too,
but then I thought, nah, you know,

cactuses and balloons...
That's a bad combo.

Ha! Oh... oh...

I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

[EXHALES]

Police told us what you did.

Yep.

You could've been k*lled, Luke.

Well, it seemed like
the right thing to do at the time.

Yeah, it was brave,

but...

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

The nurse said you got really lucky.

That's me.

"Mr. Lucky."

I get sh*t.

Almost get sent back to prison.

And that was just
in the last couple days.

You ought to find some...

better.

Someone...

who isn't so "lucky".

[PURSE HITS FLOOR]

Luke.

You didn't get sent back to prison.

You have friends who love you.

And you didn't die.

I'll take that kind of luck any day.

[♪]

[PHONE CHIMES]

Oh. That's my cab.

I'm sure Evan will see you tomorrow.

Oh, I'm not so sure,
but I'm staying at the Chesapeake Inn,

if he wants to drop by.

And I think I might hang out
for a few more days.

I like it here.

And even at my age,
I still like to discover new things.

Like father, like son.

[CHUCKLES]

Thanks, Abby.

[LINE RINGS]

[EVAN] Hello!

Evan Kincaid will be right back
after your message.

[BEEP]

Um, Evan, it's Abby calling again.

Why aren't you answering your phone?
You always answer your phone.

Um... your...

John Osterberg

is heading to his hotel and...

I just think that you should
at least talk to him.

Or talk to me. Talk to somebody.

Okay. Bye.

Hey...

Hey.

Who was that?

Oh... [DRY CHUCKLE]

That was Evan's father.

I thought Evan's father was dead.

Yeah, so did Evan.
He's not taking it well.

No. He'll come around.

Um...

Luke Tatum was sh*t.

What?

He tried to stop a robbery
at a convenience store.

- He's gonna be okay, but, um...
- Oh, my gosh.

- ...He's very lucky.
- Wow.

- [FOOTSTEPS]
- Abby?

Dad. Gotta sec?

I'll be quick.
I'm going on a picnic with David,

but I just ran into Caitlyn downtown.

What?

Caitlyn's supposed to be in school.

She was crying.

- Crying?
- And she had blue hair.

- Blue hair?
- Why was she crying?

She wouldn't even tell me.

Okay, so where is she now?

I took her back to school.

Well, at least things
can't get any worse.

- [PHONE RINGS]
- Oh... don't say that.

- [RINGING]
- It's Caitlyn's school.

[DEEP BREATH]

Hello. Uh...

I will be right there. Thank you.

What is it?

Caitlyn has been suspended.

For fighting.

[♪]

Unfortunately, there was
an incident in the parking lot.

- "An incident"?
- What sort of an incident?

Tell us what happened.

My Sloan wouldn't do anything wrong.

As you know, we have
a zero-tolerance policy

for v*olence here at
Chesapeake Shores Middle School.

v*olence?

Just tell us what happened.

We found Caitlyn and Sloan here
involved in an altercation.

An altercation?

Was it a fight? Were they in a fight?

I would call it that.

- Well, why don't you?
- What happened?

Caitlyn here was striking Sloan.

Oh!

I told you she was a bad influence.

Caitlyn is not a...

[TAKES A BREATH]

There must be some mistake.

Unfortunately not.

It took several of us
to pull Caitlyn off of Sloan.

It was quite an effort.

My poor baby!

Not now, Mom!

[ABBY] Caitlyn,
Sloan is your best friend.

Why would you do that?

She wouldn't have done it
without a reason.

What are you saying?

That's right. Blame the victim.

Victim? [SCOFFS]

It was a school-yard scuffle.
We used to have 'em all the time!

Well! I can see where she got it from.

We have no alternative

but to suspend both children
until the end of the week.

Both?

Why are you suspending Sloan?

She did nothing wrong.
You should expel her!

It's their first infraction.

We think a suspension is appropriate.

Fine. Can we go now?

First, apologize to each other.

[SIGHING]

I'm sorry I hit you, Sloan.

That's fine, Cat.
I'm sorry I made fun of your hair.

[♪]

Here we are.

Yep, here we are.

No phones.

Nope. No way for anyone to bother us.

No banks.

No lawyers.

No bad news.

Or good news.

Oh, good news? What's that?

I heard it could happen.

Let's just take a deep breath and relax.

'Kay.

[BREATHING DEEPLY]

[EXHALING TOGETHER]

Do you feel relaxed?

- Nope. Not at all.
- Yeah, me neither.

Well, let's eat.

We could act relaxed.

See if that does anything.

Okay.

[MUNCHING]

What do relaxed people do?

I don't know!

[LAUGHING]

Like, lie down?

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

Look at the clouds?

What does that one remind you of?

The bank rejecting my pitch.

That one looks like
my dad going to prison.

Dumb clouds.

You know, when I found out
that my dad stole my trust fund,

I felt so betrayed.

I know.

But I also felt kinda relieved.

Like I was free.

Like the last thing
tying me to that life was gone.

I wasn't even a Peck anymore.

I was on my own.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

I mean...

it was scary as hell, but...

I was independent.

Just you and me against the world.

Yup.

[LAUGHING]

Your hair looks really pretty.

Thank you.

I washed it.

- For me?
- Mm-hmm.

I like those little green
flecks in your eyes.

Thank you.

[♪]

I'm glad we left our phones at home.

Yeah. It's not like
anything's gonna happen

in the next couple of hours.

Except whatever happens here.

[BOTH GIGGLING]

[♪]

[SIGHS]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

Ahh...

so...

...is there anything
you want to talk about?

Not really.

Do you?

Well, to start...

you didn't have blue hair
when you left this morning,

[CHUCKLES] Oh, yeah.

That.

I thought Sloan was my friend.

She protected me and taught me things.

Like what?

Well, she told me I was
wasting my time with computers

and geeky stuff like that.

Okay.

But she also teases me
and pokes fun at me.

So, she bullies you?

I guess.

She talked me into dying my hair.

I see.

But then she told me it looked dumb,

and when Aunt Jess
took me back to school,

I caught up with her and asked why,

but she told me she didn't
want to be my friend anymore,

that she could never be friends
with a geek like me,

and that's when the fight started.

Oh, honey.

You know, you don't need
people like Sloan in your life.

She's not good for you.

But fighting is never the answer.

Okay?

All right, let's see what we can do
about this hair of yours, yeah?

I'd have clocked her, too.

You're not helping, Dad!

[♪]

Okay...

and now the reveal.

Thank you, Mom.

Hey, I was in New York in the s.

If there's anything I know,
it is how to color hair.

What do you think?

It looks okay.

I like it this way.

You're gorgeous!

Thank you, guys.

Mm-hmm.

You know, sweetie, about Sloan...

sometimes, we have people in our lives

that we think are our friends,
but are actually...

Toxic?

[CHUCKLES] Where'd you learn that word?

From Sloan.

She's pretty smart, but pretty toxic.

Oh, sweetheart, you are going to have
lots of friendships in your life,

and some are going to be good
and some are going to be bad,

but you'll always know a true friend

because they accept you
exactly as you are.

Amen to that.

[♪]

Could I have another beer?

Oh, there's my friend.

Hey, Evan.

Hey.

Haven't seen you here before.

Haven't been here before.

Thought I would stop in
for a beer or two.

Or three.

[MICK CHUCKLES]

Don't often hang out in bars,
but thought I'd give it a try.

- And?
- It's working.

[LAUGHS]

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just made a reservation.

Yeah, I'm having dinner
with Megan tonight.

What's the occasion?

I'm gonna ask her to marry me.

Hey...

I'm happy for you, Mick.

Megan's a good woman.

I just don't know how to do it.

The proposal?

Just go for it.

Yeah, but I want it to be special.

A surprise, you know?

Romantic?

I hope so.

I'm thinking about something.

I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Cheers.

Thank you.

Abby tells me
your father came to see you.

He's not my father.

Okay.

He may be my biological father,

but he is not and never has been

my father.

Well, maybe he just wants
to make things right.

Well, then he's about
years too late for that.

You know what? I think I am good.

I'm gonna head home.

Do you need a ride?

No. Mandrake will, uh...

Yes. I need a ride.

Well, come on.

[♪]

Hey, Bree.
Jess and David are off on their date.

Oh! Good for them.

They seem good together.

Yeah.

Oh, I wish I could
meet a woman like Jess.

You got any more sisters?

[LAUGHS]

I'm afraid you've met them all.

And they're all taken. Story of my life!

Do you have a sec?

I started making notes
on the screenplay.

- Have you?
- Yeah.

And I figured...

what if we start with the funeral
as the jumping-off point,

and then we tell
everything else as a flashback?

Hearing that out loud for the first time

just made me realize
how stupid that sounds.

That's a total cliche!

Ugh!

Please forget I ever
said anything, okay?

[DEEP BREATH]

I have some news.

[CLICKS PEN]

Good news or bad news?

As always, it depends
on your point of view.

I got an offer to play the villain

in a new Marvel movie.

Wow!

I know, right?

Yeah. You hate Marvel movies.

I hate all comic-book movies.
They are the death of cinema.

Yes...

but?

But... it's been a few years

since I had a real bona-fide hit,

so you gotta worry about the brand.

So you're gonna take it?

I think I'm gonna take it! [GIGGLES]

[INHALES SHARPLY]

And what does that mean
for All Our Yesterdays?

I'm gonna have to put that
on the back burner for awhile.

Huh. I don't know much about Hollywood,

but isn't putting it on the back burner

kind of like shoving it in a drawer

and pretending it never happened?

Can be.

And in this case?

Time will tell.

But, heck! You can still work
on the screenplay, on spec.

You mean, for free?

[LAUGHS] Well, we all work for free

until a deal is made.

Besides, you're a novice screenwriter.

You gotta start somewhere.

At the bottom?

Sometimes, that's
the most fun place to be.

[CLICKING PEN]

[DRUMMING ABSENTLY]

Why are you nervous?

Nervous? I'm not nervous.

You're drumming.

You only do Ginger Baker
when you're nervous.

That wasn't Ginger Baker.

That was Keith Moon.
And I'm not nervous.

I'm happy.

That was happy drumming.

Okay. Then why are you happy?

Why not?

I'm going on a date with my best girl.

Oh... you sweet-talker.

[MICK CHUCKLING]

[♪]

[EVAN] Hello.

Evan Kincaid will be back
after your message.

Mandrake!

Hi! Is it your day off?

Every day is a day off now.

What do you mean?

Evan has given me my notice.

He fired you?

Yes.

He did.

But he can't do that.

You two are a team.

And you're friends.

Why is he being like this?

There's something
you need to know about Evan.

He sometimes has moods.

He calls them "hibernations,"
where he locks himself away

and doesn't communicate with anyone,
except for business.

For how long?

It varies.

Days. Sometimes weeks.

But he always comes out of it.

Is there anything you can do for him,
or I can?

I find it best to just leave him be.

But this time is different.

He's never fired me before.

Never really gotten angry with me.

And it gives me pause.

He should not have done that.

I shouldn't have brought
his father up without asking.

It was very presumptuous of me.

No. Do not blame yourself.

He is overreacting.

I mean, aren't you angry with him?

[CHUCKLES] I could never
be angry with Evan.

He's done too much for me.

What about everything you do for him?

What has he really done for you?

Did he ever tell you the story
of how we met?

Mm-mm.

He was in an accident
on a highway in Connecticut.

He always was a terrible driver.

He took a bad turn
and his Aston Martin flipped.

Oh...

And I pulled him out
just before it burst into flame.

So you saved his life.

Ohh.

Again, what has he done for you?

I was on the scene

because I was living under
a highway overpass at the time,

in a tent.

You were homeless?

When I got back from Iraq,
things didn't go well for me.

It was a tough time adjusting.

I had health problems.

I don't want to bore you with these.

No, no. No. You're not.

He called me "Mandrake the Magician"

because I pulled him out
of the car just in time.

He said he should've never been
behind the wheel,

and he asked me
if I wanted to be his driver.

I have been, ever since.

Evan gave me a second chance.

Wow.

At the house,

he called you Alan.

My name.

I used to be Alan Wilkins.

But now I think
I'll just stay "Mandrake".

Well... he's being ridiculous.

He can't ghost me. He can't fire you.

Who does he think he is?

I think that is a question

that even he doesn't have
an answer for, Abby.

It was lovely to see you.

You too.

[♪]

[PHONE RINGS]

Hey, hon!

So, Greg and I actually just saved a cat

that was stuck up a tree.

Thought that only happened in cartoons.

I'm gonna send you a picture, okay?

Oh, no. It's time.

[EXHALES TENSELY] Oh! It's time!

It's time? It's time! Okay.

It's time! It's time!

Okay.

Go, go, go!

[SIREN WAILS]

That's it. Just remember to breathe.

[BREATHING DEEPLY AND GROANING]

That's right. Let it out.

Mm. Get me to the damn hospital!

Let's move! It's gonna be okay, baby.

[DOORS THUD]

See?

Everything's still standing.

Mm-hmm. The world didn't miss us.

And we didn't miss it.

Hey! You guys are back.

So, did you have a good time?

Oh! We had a great time.

Mm-hmm. Thank you for suggesting it.

Did we miss anything?

Well, let's see...
uh, Luke Tatum, Bree's boyfriend?

He was sh*t.

What?

Apparently, he stopped a robbery.
He's in the hospital.

Oh, my g...!

Oh, Lord.

Wow! Okay. Um, anything else?

Well, I'm not doing your sister's movie,

but, yeah, that's it.

I'm so glad you guys had a great time!

I'm never leaving the house
without my phone again.

Me either.

Oh, uh, one more thing, though...

I really liked your idea
for the vineyard you have.

Count me in.

"In"?

I want to invest.

How much "in"?

All the way in. I want to back you.

- [HAPPILY GASPS]
- Owning a vineyard sounds like fun.

I'll have my lawyer
draw up the paperwork.

And I'll have my lawyer look it over.

[DOOR THUDS]

Speak of the devil.

Hey, Connor.

Uh, David. Got a minute?

Yeah. Come in.

[SQUEALS EXCITEDLY]

[DOOR SHUTS]

[FOOTSTEPS]

So... what's up?

Well, I've, uh...

I've decided to take your father's case.

Really?

Connor...
I don't know how to thank you, man.

- Well...
- Thank you!

Yeah, you might not
feel that way when we're done.

First off, I see two problems.

One...

We're gonna have to hire
consultants and analysts.

It's gonna be expensive.

Yeah, I figured.

What's the other thing?

Margaret's gonna k*ll me when
she finds out I took the case.

[CHUCKLES]

This is a very elegant dinner,
Mick O'Brien.

What's the occasion?

Well, does there have to be an occasion?

Mm! I'm so full.

That pesto sauce is fantastic.

In fact...

I don't even think
I have room for dessert.

Oh, there's always room for dessert.

No, I am seriously full.

- [GASPING]
- Thank you.

Must've been pre-ordered.

Hmm!

Mick...

crème brûlée, my favorite.

You're evil!

All right, maybe just one bite.

[SUGAR CRACKS]

Mm.

That is so delicious.

I think you got the wrong one.

What?

[CHUCKLES]

Mick, they're just the same.

Trust me. They're not.

Is there... something in this?

cr*ck it and find out.

If this is what I think it is, Mick...

Just cr*ck it.

- Okay.
- [SUGAR SNAPS]

It's not there?

Mm-mm.

Ah, Meg.

So much has gone wrong today.

Evan and Abby... Caitlyn, Luke...

and now this.

I feel like the universe is
trying to tell me something.

[WOMAN] Ow! My tooth!

[CHAIR SCRAPES FLOOR]

Oh, boy.

[♪]

Well, at least
she was a good sport about it.

Yeah, after I promised
to pay her dental bill.

Here.

Oh...

Mick, it's beautiful.

Better than the last one?

That was beautiful, too.

Mick, I...

Wait a minute...
Before you say anything,

I'd like to officially ask you.

Megan, will you...

[PHONE RINGS]

Mick, it'll keep. Just go on.

It's Kevin.

Oh... maybe he's got news about Sarah.

Hey, Kev. What's up?

Yes, Dad. You have to meet us at
the hospital, okay?

It's time.

Oh, it's time!

Oh!

[♪]

Wait! The answer is yes.

[SIREN WAILS]

Honey, we're just a few minutes...

No, I don't think I have a few minutes!

Sarah...

No, seriously, I think it's coming now!

- Now?
- Now!

- Now?
- You have to do this!

Yeah... yeah, okay, yeah. I can do this.

I'm a trained EMT.
I've done this before.

Just not with my...

- [SCREAMS] Now!
- Okay, okay!

Greg!

Greg, pull over! It's really time!

[BRACING HERSELF AND GROANING]

Okay, sweetheart.

Oh!

He's pulling over.

[SIREN WHINES AND SHUTS OFF]

[♪]