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(Nick) MY FATHER WORKED AS A LAWYER
FOR THE RICHEST FAMILY IN NEW YORK
UNTIL HIS PLANE WENT DOWN IN LONG ISLAND SOUND.
HE LEFT ME HIS BIGGEST CLIENT, THE DARLINGS--
TRIPP AND LETITIA...
WHICH OF OUR CHILDREN ISN'T MINE?
BRIAN, THE MAN OF GOD...
PLEASE HELP THE ARBITRATOR
OF THE CUSTODY MEETING TO UNDERSTAND THAT I LOVE MY SON.
GIVE HER THE GOOD SENSE TO ACCEPT MY GENEROUS DONATION.
AMEN.
PATRICK, THE PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN...
ISN'T THIS SOMETHING?
YOU CAN HAVE ONE SATURDAY NIGHT A MONTH,
BUT THE REST OF THE WEEKENDS ARE OURS.
SO WHY EXACTLY WOULD I DO THIS?
BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER HAVE OTHERWISE.
KAREN, THE PROFESSIONAL DIVORCéE...
KAREN DARLING?
HI.
DO YOU EAT ANYTHING YUMMY?
DOWN GIRL.
(Karen) SHUT UP.
AND JEREMY AND JULIET, THE WELL-BEHAVED TWINS.
I WANT THIS GIRL TO LIKE ME FOR ME.
YOU'RE A DARLING.
AS SOON AS SHE FINDS THAT OUT, THINGS ARE NEVER
GONNA BE THE SAME.
I GUESS SHE CAN NEVER FIND OUT THEN.
(gunshot)
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
(elevator bell dings)
SO HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE YOU TO WRAP UP THIS CUSTODY HEARING?
BRIAN, THIS IS THE FATE OF YOUR CHILD WE'RE DEALING WITH.
CUSTODY CASES RARELY TURN OUT IN FAVOR OF THE FATHER.
THANKS. NEVER KNEW THAT.
ESPECIALLY SITUATIONS WHERE THE CHILD
IS FORCED BY THE FATHER
TO LIE ABOUT BEING AN ORPHAN FROM SWEDEN.
I DID THE BEST WITH WHAT I WAS GIVEN SITUATION-WISE.
BACK OFF.
OH, IN THE MATTER OF BRIAN DARLING vs...
I'M SORRY, YOUR HONOR.
WHERE ARE ANDREA SMITHSON AND COUNSEL?
OH, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED
THAT I'VE RULED IN HER FAVOR. SHE NOW HAS FULL CUSTODY,
AND SHE CAN LEAVE THE COUNTRY AT HER DISCRETION.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
YOUR HONOR, ON WHAT GROUNDS--
ON THE GROUND THAT BRIAN DARLING IS UNDER ARREST
FOR ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
(under breath) OH, CRAP.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THAT WOMAN IS A COMPLETE LIAR!
YOUR HONOR, A MOMENT.
YOU BRIBED THE ARBITRATOR?
YOU TOLD ME THAT WE WERE GONNA LOSE.
OH, SO IT'S MY FAULT NOW?
(judge) BAIL IS SET AT $5 MILLION.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT MY SON?
(Sofia) WHY CAN'T WE EVER STAY AT YOUR PLACE?
YOU WOULDN'T WANNA. MY PLACE IS A TOTAL STY.
WHO CARES? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
I CAN'T DO IT, SOFIA. TRUST ME, IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
OKAY, FINE.
WET.
BUT NO MORE PUDíN FOR YOU UNTIL I GO THERE.
(siren wails)
WHERE ARE YOU ON THIS PAIN CHART?
ABOUT A THREE. BUT THAT'S THE MORPHINE TALKING.
ABOUT AN EIGHT OR A NINE WHEN THE MEDS WEAR OFF,
BUT WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN. (laughs)
SO... YOU SHOT ME IN THE LEG.
I WAS AIMING FOR HIGHER.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE, ELLEN?
WELL... (sighs)
I'M SORRY I SHOT YOU.
WE BOTH KNOW WE CAN WIN THIS ELECTION, PATRICK.
AND I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU SCREW IT UP
WITH YOUR CHILDISH INDISCRETIONS.
I--I'M GONNA WIN.
NOT IF YOU LOSE YOUR WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
IS THAT A THREAT?
PATRICK, I AM NOT MADE
TO SHARE YOU WITH ANOTHER WOMAN OR...
MAN.
BUT I THOUGHT WE...
HAD, LIKE, A... A DEAL.
WELL, I HAVE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.
END THINGS WITH CARMELITA,
OR I WILL END ANY SHOT YOU HAVE
OF A SEAT IN THE SENATE.
OKAY.
I'LL DO IT.
BRIAN SHOULD BE FREE ON BAIL IN A FEW HOURS,
BUT THIS IS FAR FROM OVER.
HE COMMITTED A CLASS "C" FELONY.
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN?
MAXIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON,
MINIMUM, SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR.
WHAT'S YOUR BEST GUESS?
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
ONE MONTH IN JAIL, MAYBE TWO.
WELL, WE MUST KNOW SOMEONE ON GOOD TERMS WITH THIS JUDGE.
NO.
THE BELIEF THAT WE CAN GET AWAY
WITH PULLING STRINGS BEHIND THE SCENES
IS EXACTLY WHAT GOT BRIAN INTO THIS POSITION
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
GOING THAT ROUTE IS UTTER FOOLISHNESS,
NOT TO MENTION UNPRINCIPLED.
NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL.
YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT PATRICK?
HE IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK.
DOESN'T THAT COUNT FOR ANYTHING?
PATRICK'S CAMPAIGN IS ALREADY SO COMPROMISED
THAT THE SLIGHTEST WHIFF OF CORRUPTION
COULD COMPLETELY DERAIL IT.
PATRICK HAS DENIED YOU, DENOUNCED YOU
AND GOTTEN INTO BED WITH SIMON ELDER--
YOUR GREATEST ENEMY--
AND YET HE'S STILL MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN BRIAN?
BRIAN COMMITTED A FELONY.
BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS SON,
LIKE FATHERS ARE SUPPOSED TO.
BECAUSE HE IS FUELED BY CONTEMPT.
CONTEMPT PERMEATES EVERY CELL OF HIS BEING.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING POWER AND MONEY
IF WE DON'T USE THEM TO HELP THE CHILDREN?
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY FOR?
OH, GOOD GRIEF, TISH,
THE POINT...
THE MONEY COMPELS US TO ACT IMPECCABLY.
IF WE START TO USE OUR INFLUENCE, OUR PRIVILEGE
TO PERVERT JUSTICE...
THAT CONDUCT--
THAT--THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF US AS A FAMILY.
AS A FAMILY?
I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE BEST SERVED
BY REACTING HONORABLY TO THIS SITUATION,
ALL OF US,
ESPECIALLY BRIAN.
MM, AND IF THIS WERE PATRICK OR KAREN,
WOULD YOU BE SAYING THE SAME THING?
EXACTLY THE SAME.
WHAT BRIAN NEEDS IS OUR SUPPORT
WHILE HE SPENDS A MONTH OR TWO IN JAIL.
NICK, THE--THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROPOSAL?
$400 MILLION OUGHT TO DO IT.
YES, THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
(door opens)
(closes)
IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN YOU AND TRIPP?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
WORRY ABOUT KEEPING MY SON OUT OF JAIL.
(sighs)
IF YOUR FATHER WERE ALIVE, HE'D KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE.
(door closes)
(helicopter blades whirring)
WELCOME BACK, MR. GEORGE.
THANK YOU, HOWARD.
AND PLEASE CALL ME DUTCH.
(singsongy voice) HELLO THERE.
HELLO.
(giggles)
I THOUGHT YOU WERE UP IN VALHALLA.
OH, WELL, I SNUCK OUT.
I WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN PERSON.
THAT'S NICE.
MM.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT.
NO, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
NO, I KNOW. IT'S-- IT'S EXTRAVAGANT.
LOOK, IT'S JUST THAT, YOU KNOW,
I'VE WORN THIS WATCH FOR 30 YEARS,
AND IT'S A GIFT FROM MY FATHER, AND I...
I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE REPLACING IT.
I'M REALLY TOUCHED. I REALLY AM.
AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
WHO REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.
IT'S LOVELY. THANK YOU.
MM.
NICK DIDN'T CALL YOU?
NO.
NICK HASN'T TALKED TO ME IN MONTHS.
I WAS HOPING THAT--
IT'S OKAY. IT'S MY FAULT.
I WASN'T THERE FOR HIM,
NOT THE WAY A PARENT'S SUPPOSED TO BE,
AND SO HE LEARNED TO LIVE WITHOUT ME.
NOW I HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT HIM.
WELL, I'M SURE THAT NICK WOULD BE OPEN
TO REPAIRING YOUR RELATIONSHIP.
MNH-MNH. MNH-MNH.
IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S TOO LATE.
GOD, I KNOW LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES,
BUT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE WITH YOUR KIDS...
THEY NEVER GO AWAY.
(scoffs)
THEY JUST GROW.
THEY KEEP GROWING AND GROWING.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'VE MADE MISTAKES, TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
NICK IS NOT YOUR ONLY CHILD.
♪♪♪
(reporters all shouting at once)
A LITTLE PRIVACY, PLEASE.
THIS IS ALL A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING.
GET A LIFE, VULTURE.
PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU DID SOMETHING TO GET MY SON BACK.
SOMETHING.
HEY, I JUST GOT YOU OUT OF JAIL, BRIAN.
HOW ABOUT A THANK-YOU?
SEND YOURSELF A GIFT BASKET. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
YOU GOT ME, SUNSHINE. WE'RE SCREWED.
(knock on door)
JEREMY?
HEY, LISA.
HEY.
IS NICK HERE?
ACTUALLY, HE'S BAILING YOUR BROTHER OUT OF JAIL.
WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
BINGO.
IS IT COOL IF I BORROW YOUR PLACE TOMORROW NIGHT?
JEREMY...
WHAT? I'M NOT DRIVING.
YOU'RE A VALET.
OH, RIGHT. YEAH.
SO CAN I USE YOUR PLACE?
FOR WHAT?
WELL, THIS GIRL I'M INTO DOESN'T KNOW WHO I AM.
SHE THINKS I'M POOR.
(laughs) WHAT GAVE HER THAT IDEA?
I TOLD HER I WAS POOR.
AH.
SO I JUST NEED A PLACE THAT LOOKS LIKE
A POOR GUY WOULD LIVE THERE, YOU KNOW?
JEREMY, WE'RE NOT POOR.
THOSE ANTS LOOK PRETTY LOW-BUDGE.
THOSE ANTS COST 12,000 BUCKS.
PROVING MY POINT.
LOOK, I'LL PAY YOU IF YOU WANT,
YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD USE THE CASH.
I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
HOW ABOUT YOU TELL HER THE TRUTH,
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AS PEOPLE?
I LIKE YOUR STYLE, LISE. (makes beeping sound)
(laughs)
BUT THAT SHIP HAS SAILED.
(Patrick) WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
IT'S SO, UH...
INTERESTING OF YOU TO COME VISIT ME, KAREN.
HOW'S FREDDY?
WE GOT DIVORCED THE DAY WE GOT MARRIED, PAT.
YOU WERE THERE.
OH, RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT. KUDOS ON THAT.
YOU'RE STILL ON MORPHINE.
YES, INDEEDY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M FILLED WITH LIME GREEN NEON.
WELL... CAPTAIN NEON...
AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DARLING ENTERPRISES,
I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO SIGN SOME TAX STUFF
FOR THE FOUNDATION.
IT'S JUST QUARTER-END STUFF.
OKAY, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.
GOOD ENOUGH.
(Patrick groans)
OH, I'M SORRY.
OH, HEY, SIMON. WHAT YOU DOING HERE?
SIMON.
HEY, PATRICK.
I JUST, UH, HAVE A LITTLE BUSINESS TO DISCUSS
WITH YOUR BROTHER.
O-OKAY, I WAS... (chuckles) I WAS JUST LEAVING.
HOSPITALS KINDA FREAK ME OUT ANYWAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE DEATH.
"I'M COMING FOR YOU, KAREN. HERE I COME."
IT'S, LIKE, JUST THE WAY THEY HIT ME SOMETIMES.
HEY, KAREN.
KAREN, UM...
I KNOW YOU'RE-- YOU'RE VERY INVOLVED
IN--IN PHILANTHROPY.
AND I WONDERED IF YOU'D HAVE ANY INTEREST IN MERGING
SOME OF OUR RESOURCES...
FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
HELLO, MAMA.
I DON'T USUALLY...
MERGE MY RESOURCES WITH VIRTUAL STRANGERS.
THEN MAYBE YOU'D BE UP FOR DISCUSSING CHARITABLE GIVING
OVER DINNER SOMETIME.
I GOT YOUR CHARITABLE GIVING RIGHT HERE.
I'LL CONSIDER IT, BUT DON'T--
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
MY FAMILY LOVED THAT BUILDING YOU TORE DOWN.
SHE AND DAD HAVE ALWAYS HAD SOME KINDA CONNECTION.
YEAH, IT'S CALLED FAMILY.
UM, J--
SPEAKING OF WHICH, ARE YOU...
ARE YOU STILL PLANNING ON CALLING DAD
AND HAVING HIM TESTIFY
IN THIS FANTINI BROTHERS REAL ESTATE THING?
(Simon) UH...
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE ABOUT TO DISCUSS.
FINE. OKAY.
UH... MY BAD.
SWEET DREAMS.
(button beeps)
MM.
BYE.
TAKE CARE, KAREN.
(Patrick) ADIOS.
(Brian) WHEN DID YOU GET BACK?
A FEW HOURS AGO.
I'M SORRY I'M LATE TO DINNER, BUT THIS JET LAG IS CRIPPLING.
I JUST HAD TO TAKE A NAP.
I TRIED TO LET YOU SLEEP, DEAR.
SO... WHAT DID I MISS?
BRIAN COULD BE GOING TO JAIL.
BRIAN, NO.
THAT'S AN EXAGGERATION.
WELL, I'M SURE WHATEVER HAPPENS,
NICK WILL TAKE CARE OF IT, WON'T HE?
NO, ACTUALLY, IT'S ALL NICK'S FAULT.
HOW CAN YOU BLAME NICK FOR YOUR SYSTEMIC MALFEASANCE?
I'M NOT BLAMING NICK FOR MY MALFEASANCE,
BUT I LOST MY SON BECAUSE OF HIS INCOMPETENCE AND DISREGARD.
I FIND YOUR NOTION THAT NICK IS INCOMPETENT ABSURD.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT, DAD, THAT'S BECAUSE HE HAS YOU SNOWED,
JUST LIKE DUTCH DID.
DUTCH...
DON'T GO.
WE'RE NOT DONE.
I CANNOT TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ANGRY. DON'T LEAVE ANGRY.
I AM GONNA BE ANGRY ABOUT THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I TRIED TO TELL YOU SO MANY TIMES.
I WASN'T SURE YOU WANTED TO KNOW.
WHEN? WHEN DID YOU TRY TO TELL ME?
I-I COULDN'T GET UP THE COURAGE.
I WAS AFRAID YOU'D LEAVE ME.
PLEASE.
IT'S FITTING, ACTUALLY.
ALL THIS TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN LYING TO TRIPP
AND AGONIZING OVER IT,
YOU WERE LYING TO ME,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I DESERVE.
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
WHY SHOULD I EXPECT TO BE TREATED ANY BETTER
THAN YOUR HUSBAND?
DUTCH... I LOVE YOU.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME.
WE'LL SURVIVE THIS.
NICK WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU PEOPLE.
HE WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
I HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM YOU--
FROM ALL OF YOU--
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
(door opens and closes)
YOU READY?
HERE IT GOES.
WOW.
THIS PLACE IS...
NOT GOOD.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I-I--
IT'S, LIKE, IT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.
YOU KNOW, I'M--I'M COOL WITH IT
BECAUSE I HAVE NO CHOICE.
I'M--I'M POOR.
SO, UH... WHAT DO YOU SAY?
NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN HOOVERVILLE,
WHY DON'T WE HEAD BACK TO YOUR PLACE, GET SOME PUDíN?
CAN WE TALK FIRST?
WHAT ABOUT?
(Nick) I WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT BRAZIL.
BRAZIL.
BRAZIL.
SPEAKING AS A PARENT, I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
I'M NOT. I'M FINALLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU WANTED BRIAN JR.
TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF BEING BORN INTO THE DARLING FAMILY.
THAT WAS BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT THAT FAMILY IS CAPABLE OF.
AND BEFORE I WENT TO BRAZIL.
ANDREA, I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO DEPRIVE YOUR SON
OF THE FATHER HE'S JUST GETTING TO KNOW.
HE MADE HIM INTO A SWEDISH ORPHAN.
LOOK, I-I KNOW THIS ISN'T GONNA BE EASY FOR BRIAN JR.
BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT'S BEST.
SEE, BETWEEN THE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
THAT THE DARLINGS PAY TO GET THINGS DONE
AND THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT BOTH BRIAN AND HIS MONEY ARE SO ATTRACTIVE,
WE HAVE TO GET AWAY,
FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND MY SON'S.
I KNOW IT'S NOT ALL RITZY,
BUT I'M JUST A VALET, DOLL FACE.
SO YOU HAVE NO GOALS...
NO DREAMS, NO HOPES...
NOTHING?
WELL... I DO WANT TO GO TO SPACE AT SOME POINT.
LIKE, FOR REAL.
LIKE--LIKE SPACE IS-- IT'S KINDA MY THING.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK OUT.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. HOLD ON.
WHAT, IS--IS THIS BECAUSE I'M POOR?
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS LIKE FINANCIAL RACISM.
NO, IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE POOR.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE POOR.
I NEED TO BE WITH SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO GO SOMEWHERE.
I DO! I WANT TO GO TO SPACE.
I AM SORRY.
ALL RIGHT. WAIT. SOFIA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. WAIT.
JUST LET ME EXPLAIN, OKAY.
AY, NO. AND SOMETHING IS, LIKE, BITING ME OR SOMETHING.
I KNOW, RIGHT? THE LITTLE ***.
OKAY, LOOK...
I SHOULDA TOLD YOU THIS A LONG TIME AGO.
TOLD ME WHAT?
THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO I AM.
(Letitia) HELLO, NICK.
LETITIA.
I ASSUME YOU HEARD THE CHARGES AGAINST BRIAN HAVE BEEN DROPPED.
YES, SUCH GOOD NEWS.
AND GIVEN TRIPP'S FEELINGS ABOUT THE MATTER,
I ASSUME YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
I DID WHAT I HAD TO, NICK. YOU'D DO THE SAME FOR KIKI.
AND WHAT--WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU DO?
UH, YOU DON'T NEED TO CONCERN YOURSELF WITH THAT.
THE POINT IS, IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.
LETITIA, I CANNOT BE IN THE POSITION
OF REPRESENTING THE FAMILY IN--
YOU'RE NOT IN ANY POSITION, NICK.
YOU FOLLOW YOUR CONSCIENCE, YOU SPEAK YOUR PIECE,
AND WE'LL ALL DO WHAT OCCURS TO US TO DO.
IT'S A GOOD SYSTEM.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME,
JUST NOT ABOUT THIS.
AND, UH, IF YOU COULD KEEP THIS BETWEEN US,
I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU WANT ME TO KEEP THIS FROM TRIPP?
HE HAS SO MUCH FAITH IN YOUR LEGAL ABILITIES,
HE'LL JUST ASSUME IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR VICTORIES.
YOU WANT ME TO LIE TO TRIPP?
TRIPP SOMETIMES FEELS
THAT HELPING THE CHILDREN IS INDULGENCE.
LETITIA, I CAN NAME AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS
WHERE TRIPP HAS GONE OUT OF HIS WAY
BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
FOR PATRICK, KAREN, JULIET.
HE PICKS AND CHOOSES HIS FAVORITES.
THAT'S NO SECRET. FINIS.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIDE, LETITIA?
WHAT WON'T YOU TELL ME?
IT'S, UH...
I-IT'S--
IT'S DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN.
GIVE IT A SHOT.
UM...
INFORMATION HAS RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT.
INFORMATION THAT...
TRIPP HAS HAD TROUBLE COMING TO TERMS WITH,
NOT THAT I BLAME HIM AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, LETITIA, THE LAST TIME I SAW MY DAD
BEFORE HE DIED...
HE SAID SOME THINGS I-- I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
AND NOW YOU'RE STARTING TO.
NOW...
WE ALL ARE.
EVERYTHING IS... HAPPENING.
GO AHEAD.
AFTER I TOLD HIM ABOUT... MY AFFAIR, UM...
TRIPP BLACKMAILED MY O.B.-G.Y.N.
HE WAS...
HE WAS SURE THAT THE TWINS WEREN'T HIS.
BUT HE WAS WRONG.
YES.
AND BRIAN IS MY BROTHER.
BRIAN IS YOUR BROTHER.
IT COULD'VE BEEN KAREN.
(laughs)
WOW. THANKS A LOT, LISA. YOU'RE A BIG HELP.
WELL, LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS--
IT'S A FRESH START FOR YOU AND BRIAN.
AHH. I'M NOT ESPECIALLY SURE
I WANT A FRESH START FOR ME AND BRIAN. (sighs)
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE,
I--I'D SAVED UP MY ALLOWANCE
TO BUY THIS BOOK, "WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS."
I'M SITTING IN THE LOBBY AT DARLING PLAZA
WAITING FOR MY DAD READING THE BOOK,
AND BRIAN WALKS BY, AND HE SAYS,
"OH, I READ THAT BOOK LAST YEAR. THE DOGS DIE."
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME,
BUT I JUST--I JUST TORE THE BOOK IN HALF,
THREW IT IN THE TRASH CAN-- I NEVER FINISHED READING IT.
AND KNOWING BRIAN IS MY BROTHER
MAKES ME WANT TO DO THAT WITH MY WHOLE LIFE.
YOUR WHOLE LIFE?
IT'S A FEELING, LISA.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU AND KIKI, ALL RIGHT?
SO WHY DO YOU KEEP WORKING FOR THEM?
COME ON, LISA. YOU KNOW WHY.
NO, I DON'T. WHATEVER YOU FIND OUT THERE
IS NOT GOING TO BRING YOUR DAD BACK.
LISA, THIS ISN'T ABOUT MY DAD.
I FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT ON THE WORLD.
I AM GOING TO BUILD
A $400-MILLION PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH CENTER.
AND I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THE DARLINGS' MONEY.
THERE IS JUST NO POSSIBLE WAY.
NO POSSIBLE WAY.
SO I'M JUST-- I'M STUCK, YOU KNOW?
YEAH. IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY.
YEAH.
IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY.
EXCUSE ME?
NO KISS?
NO.
SOMEONE MIGHT SEE.
OH, COME ON. WHAT'S ONE LAST KISS?
LAST KISS?
WELL, YEAH, YOU KNOW...
LAST KISS TODAY,
LAST KISS THIS MINUTE,
LAST KISS WITH OUR CLOTHES ON. (growls)
(laughs)
WHOA.
YOU'RE MESSED UP.
OH.
AND I'M TRYING TO BE CAREFUL.
OH. (chuckles)
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOOT YOU, TOO.
(laughs)
THE FIREARMS CHAPTER OF MY MARRIAGE IS OVER.
I HOPE.
SHE MUST REALLY LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW, TO SHOOT YOU LIKE THAT.
I GUESS THAT'S A WORD FOR IT.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. OF COURSE.
PADDY, IF YOU NEED TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE...
AND JUST BE WITH ELLEN,
I UNDERSTAND.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
(sighs)
NO.
COME.
ELLEN CAN SHOOT ME ALL SHE WANTS,
BUT IT'S... BEING AWAY FROM YOU
THAT'S REALLY KILLING ME.
NOTHING'S EVER GONNA CHANGE THAT.
MM.
MM. MM.
LAST KISS?
(frantic knock on door)
OKAY.
I NEED SERIOUS HELP.
JEREMY, I TOLD YOU.
YOU CANNOT USE OUR PLACE FOR YOUR POORHOUSE.
I DON'T WANT TO.
OH. I BOUGHT A LITTLE STUDIO IN THE BRONX,
HIRED A BROADWAY DESIGNER TO MAKE IT LOOK ALL RATTY,
AND I SHOWED IT TO SOFIA.
SO PROBLEM SOLVED.
MM, NOT QUITE.
SHE WANTED TO DUMP ME BECAUSE I HAD NO GOALS.
SO I TOLD HER.
THE TRUTH? GOOD FOR YOU.
NO. I TOLD HER I WAS AN ARTIST.
GOOD ONE.
YEAH, UM, I-I-I PANICKED BECAUSE SHE WAS GRILLING ME,
AND, YOU KNOW,
I STARTED THINKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ANTS
AND HOW YOU WORK IN A GALLERY,
AND SO I FIGURED YOU COULD JUST HOOK ME UP.
YOU NEED TO STOP LYING TO THIS WOMAN.
NO, I CAN'T.
WHY?
BECAUSE I WANT HER TO LOVE ME FOR ME.
JEREMY, YOU ARE NOT A STRUGGLING ARTIST.
SURE I AM. I-- I AM AN ARTIST OF LIFE.
COULD YOU JUST HOOK ME UP
WITH, LIKE, FIVE PAINTINGS PLEASE?
(crunches vegetables)
SO YOU DIDN'T SEEM SURPRISED.
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU'D CALL.
OH. (chuckles) I DIDN'T.
HMM.
I USUALLY KEEP PEOPLE GUESSING.
ASK ANY OF MY FOUR EX-HUSBANDS.
AH.
MM.
(chuckles) SO ARE YOU ON GOOD TERMS WITH THEM?
MM-HMM, ALL BUT ONE.
FREDDY-- YOU KNOW, THE LAST ONE--
I THINK HE'S STILL A LITTLE STUNG
BY THE 1-DAY TURNAROUND, BUT HE'LL GET OVER IT.
YOU WERE MARRIED ONCE, RIGHT?
(laughs)
I WAS. WE'RE STILL QUITE CLOSE.
SHE'S A SPECIAL WOMAN.
A PRINCESS.
AWW, YEAH. I GET IT. SHE'S SPECIAL.
NO, SERIOUSLY. SHE'S A PRINCESS... FROM GHANA.
OF COURSE.
I STILL THINK OF HER AS, MY, UH,
PRIMARY PARTNER IN LIFE,
EVEN THOUGH WE'VE LEGALLY SPLIT.
BUT WE HAVE A CHILD TOGETHER,
AND THERE'S A DEEP CONNECTION AND...
♪♪♪
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS IT'S HARD FOR ME TO LET GO.
I LIKE THAT.
I DIDN'T COME HERE LOOKING FOR A PRIMARY PARTNER.
♪♪♪
YEAH, I GOT THAT.
SO I THOUGHT WE COULD, UM,
I THOUGHT WE COULD START THINGS OFF
BY TALKING ABOUT CHARITABLE GIVING.
REALLY?
YEAH, 'CAUSE I, UH...
I JUST LOVE GIVING.
♪♪♪
(chuckles)
(whispers) IT'S AN ARTFORM.
SO, LIKE, WHAT'S WITH THE NUMBERS?
ISN'T IT AMAZING?
SHE PAINTED IT WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED LAST MONTH.
IT--IT REPRESENTS INDIVISIBILITY.
MATH IS NOT REALLY MY THING.
OKAY.
UM...
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
IT'S, UH, IT'S A BLUE DOT.
NOT ME.
YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE ABOUT IT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE A BLUE DOT SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE.
ART SHOWS US IMAGES OF OUR INTERNAL STRUCTURES.
IT--IT HELPS US SEE PARTS OF OURSELVES.
NICK'S LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU.
I LIKE NAKED PEOPLE.
EXCUSE ME?
LIKE THESE OVER HERE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I COULD FAKE IT
AS SOMEONE WHO PAINTS NAKED PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, I COULD TALK THE TALK.
OKAY, LET'S START BY CALLING THEM NUDES.
(laughs) ALL RIGHT. WET. NUDES.
JEREMY BABESON LOVES HIS NUDES.
LET'S NUDE IT UP!
UH...
I KNOW THIS IS A...
A LOT TO DEAL WITH.
WERE YOU EVER GONNA TELL ME?
YOU KNOW, IF NICK HADN'T FORCED YOU TO?
DUTCH AND I WERE PLANNING TO TELL YOU, AND THEN...
AND THEN HE DIED,
AND I THOUGHT, WHY BURDEN YOU WITH...
YOU LET ME MY SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE HATING HIM.
WOULD IT HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING
IF YOU'D KNOWN?
YEAH.
IS THIS WHY YOU ALWAYS KEPT ME AT A DISTANCE?
IS THIS WHY YOU ALWAYS PUSHED ME AWAY?
I'VE DONE NO SUCH THING.
SURE YOU HAVE.
IS THIS WHY, BECAUSE I COULD'VE BLOWN YOUR COVER?
I'VE NEVER PUSHED YOU AWAY.
YOU PUSHED ME RIGHT OUT OF THIS HOUSE
AND INTO THE SEMINARY.
I NEVER FIT. I NEVER BELONGED.
WHATEVER I DID, I DID TO PROTECT YOU, NOT ME.
YOU DID IT TO SAVE YOURSELF! JUST ADMIT IT.
(scoffs)
WELL, AT LEAST NOW I KNOW WHY I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN ALIEN.
OH, BRIAN.
HOW LONG HAS TRIPP KNOWN?
YOU CAN STILL CALL HIM DAD.
HOW LONG HAS HE KNOWN?
A FEW WEEKS.
HOW'D HE TAKE IT?
HE WAS ANGRY AT ME, BUT NOT AT YOU.
HE LOVES YOU JUST THE SAME.
RIGHT.
IT'S THE TRUTH.
WELL, I'VE HAD QUITE A DAY.
I'VE LOST TWO FATHERS AND A SON.
PLEASE GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME.
(elevator bell dings)
NOT A WORD.
(sighs)
(Nick) WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO, I'M NOT KIDDING.
YOU MUST HAVE WONDERED
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE AFFAIR.
I FOR SURE DID.
YEAH.
IT CROSSED MY MIND KAREN MIGHT BE MY SISTER.
I THOUGHT IT BEST TO LEAVE THAT ALONE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I WAS... HONOR-BOUND NOT TO TELL.
HONOR-BOUND? HONOR-BOUND TO WHOM?
TO LETITIA.
I SUBMITTED TO HER BELIEF THAT THE... UNRAVELING
OF NEARLY 40 YEARS OF TIES
WOULD BE THE UNDOING OF THE FAMILY.
WELL, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY.
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT ME.
WELL, YOU'RE A PART OF THE FAMILY.
OH, NO, I'M NOT.
WELL, YOU'RE A PART OF THE FAMILY TO ME.
LISTEN, YOU WANT TO BE ANGRY,
YOU BE ANGRY AT LETITIA, BE ANGRY AT DUTCH.
THEY'RE THE ONES WHO SPAWNED THIS DISASTER.
THEY'RE THE ONES WHO LEFT US TO PICK UP THE PIECES.
I'M JUST SAYING, I WISH YOU WOULD'VE TOLD ME.
I THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.
YOU KNEW ABOUT THE AFFAIR WAY BEFORE I DID,
AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.
COME ON.
NO.
NO ONE SAYS EVERYTHING.
YEAH.
NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. NO ONE SAYS EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I LOST MY MOTHER...
I LOST MY FATHER...
I LOST MY WHOLE CHILDHOOD TO YOUR FAMILY.
YOU OWE ME!
I OWE YOU?
YES.
YOU OWE ME THE TRUTH.
THAT'S ALL. YOU OWE ME THE TRUTH.
DID YOU SLEEP AT ALL?
I'M GONNA RUN TO THE GYM.
GIVE KIKI A HUG AND A KISS FOR ME, ALL RIGHT?
WAIT. YOU OKAY?
YEAH. YEAH, I'M FINE.
(Simon) WELL, LOOK WHO'S UP.
HI. (laughs)
HEY.
LISTEN, I'M GOING TO MOMBASA NEXT WEEKEND.
I'M OPENING UP A CLINIC AND A SCHOOL.
AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME WITH ME.
(laughs)
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, THIS...
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT CHARITABLE GIVING, RIGHT?
OH, I'M SORRY.
I NEVER GO TO MOZAMBIQUE ON A SECOND DATE.
IT'S KENYA.
OH, YEAH, I CAN. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL.
OH, LOOK AT THAT. GOODNESS.
(laughs)
AND IS THAT YOU PLAYING HARD TO GET?
HMM?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE.
(laughs)
HEY...
HMM?
I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO TO MY DAD
WHAT YOU DID TO DARLING PLAZA.
OR ME, FOR THAT MATTER.
I WON'T. I PROMISE.
I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST...
MM.
FOR EVERYBODY.
(chuckles)
OKAY?
OKAY.
MY DAD CAN NEVER FIND OUT ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
(chuckles) TELLING TRIPP DARLING
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO TO HIS DAUGHTER--
BELIEVE ME-- IS THE LAST THING ON MY MIND.
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING?
MM. (laughs)
THESE ARE AMAZING.
WELL, THANK YOU.
WITH THAT ONE,
I REALLY WANTED TO TRANSCEND THE MUNDANE, YOU KNOW?
MAKE THE BODY REALLY SPEAK.
I FEEL SO BAD THAT I DOUBTED YOU.
WHY YOU NEVER SHOWED ME THIS?
WELL, YOU SEE,
THAT'S THE LIFE OF A SOLITARY ARTIST.
IT'S JUST ME AND MY PAINTS AND... MY OTHER PAINTS.
SEE, I-I WANTED YOU TO LIKE ME FOR ME.
NOT FOR MY MAD SKIZILLS, YOU KNOW?
DO YOU THINK I COULD...
OH, YES, YOU KNOW, SURE. TAKE WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT.
I MEAN, LIKE, THEY ARE MY CHILDREN TO ME,
BUT, LIKE, THE ONES THAT I GIVE AWAY.
I WAS GOING TO SAY...
I WANT YOU TO PAINT ONE OF ME.
YOU KNOW...
NAKED?
I WAS THINKING...
NUDE.
L-LET'S START TOMORROW.
YOU KNOW, TODAY I REALLY WANT TO GET TO KNOW MY SUBJECT,
DO A LITTLE CASE STUDY.
(laughs)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I CAME TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
OH, SORRY. ME.
YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING.
JUST A LITTLE.
YOU THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA?
IT HAS NOT BEEN A VERY GOOD BIRTHDAY.
GOD, I WOULD DO EVERYTHING TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING
AND START AGAIN.
I WOULD DO EVERYTHING DIFFERENTLY.
ONLY I'D...
I'D FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR MOM AGAIN.
AND I WOULD BE YOUR FATHER FOREVER.
THOSE THINGS... WOULD NOT CHANGE.
MM-HMM.
WELL, I BETTER HEAD UP.
UH, LISA MADE DINNER. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD.
GET YOURSELF A CUP OF COFFEE.
LISTEN, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE DARLINGS.
OH, WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW.
I DON'T CARE! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DARLINGS!
I DON'T WANNA KNOW THEIR SECRETS.
I DON'T WANT 'EM IN MY LIFE. THEY'RE NOT MY FAMILY.
EXCEPT FOR KIKI AND LISA, NO ONE IS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE I AM,
AND THEY ARE.
AND NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY
TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM THEM,
THEY ALWAYS WILL BE.
AND IT'S MY FAULT,
AND I AM SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I AM VERY SORRY. IT IS MY FAULT.
DAD. YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD? LET'S--
I WANT YOU TO HAVE GRANDPA'S WATCH.
HERE. TAKE IT.
I DON'T WANT IT.
FOR ALL OF THE, UH, THE BIRTHDAYS
THAT I FORGOT.
I DON'T WANT THE WATCH.
JUST--JUST--JUST TAKE IT. I GOT A NEW ONE.
DAD--
AS A GIFT TO ME. ALL RIGHT? ON MY BIRTHDAY.
JUST... TAKE THE DAMN WATCH.
OKAY, FINE. THANK YOU.
LISTEN, I'M SORRY.
I MEAN IT.
I AM SO, SO SORRY...
FOR EVERYTHING.
I GOT IT WRONG.
WAIT--
(door closes)
(Lisa) THAT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM?
YEAH. AND I KNOW HE WAS TRYING TO TELL ME ABOUT BRIAN.
YOU CAN'T BE SURE.
WELL, I THINK I CAN.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK A DRINK
IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.
HE'D PROBABLY JUST FOUND OUT FROM LETITIA
THAT BRIAN WAS HIS KID, AND HE WANTED TO TELL ME.
HE WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LISTEN. I JUST SHUT HIM DOWN.
NICK, YOU CAN'T BEAT YOURSELF UP.
HE WAS A TERRIBLE FATHER. HE WAS NEVER AROUND.
YOU PRACTICALLY RAISED YOURSELF. HE FORCED YOUR MOM OUT OF THE--
THAT'S ALL TRUE, LISA, BUT...
IT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM,
AND HE NEEDED ME.
AND I TURNED MY BACK ON HIM.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
NO, NO, I DIDN'T.
BUT I DO NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY TO HIM?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
(knock on door)
LOOK, I KNOW I SAID I WOULDN'T BUG YOU AGAIN,
BUT IT'S AN EMERGENCY, AND YOU WEREN'T PICKING UP.
(Lisa) WHAT HAPPENED?
GOOD MORNING, JEREMY.
SOFIA WANTS ME TO PAINT HER.
SINCE WHEN DO YOU PAINT?
I DON'T. KEEP UP, NICK.
I TOLD YOU YESTERDAY THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.
WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN, JEREMY?
WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHH. LISA, I-I DON'T NEED THE LECTURE, OKAY?
YOU KNOW, WHAT I NEED IS-- IS THE ARTIST'S PHONE NUMBER
SO I CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF SOFIA, HE CAN PAINT HER NAKED,
AND THEN I CAN SAY THAT I DID IT.
OKAY.
BUT I'M GONNA NEED A LITTLE TIME, ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE THE WETTEST.
CALL YOU LATER.
YOU HAVE GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.
(low voice) OF COURSE.
WHAT'S THIS?
IT BELONGED TO MY FATHER-- OUR FATHER.
I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT IT.
I DON'T.
(sighs)
OKAY.
NOTHING'S CHANGING, YOU KNOW,
BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
I SEE.
I MEAN, EVEN IF WE'RE RELATED,
WE'RE NOT FAMILY, AND WE NEVER WILL BE.
OH, WAIT.
WHAT?
WHAT, BRIAN?
HOW MANY MORE AWFUL THINGS DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO ME?
I'M IN THE SAME BOAT YOU ARE.
WE BOTH GOT A RAW DEAL.
WE'RE BROTHERS AND OUR FATHER'S DEAD,
SO DON'T LET THAT CHANGE ANYTHING.
JUST WRAP YOURSELF UP IN THE COMFORT
OF YOUR MEANNESS AND YOUR SELF-PITY
AND JUST--JUST SAY IT. SAY YOU HATE ME.
GET IT OVER WITH.
FINE. I HATE YOU.
(laughs)
WOULD YOU SIT DOWN, PLEASE?
COME ON.
THIS IS WHAT CHURCH IS FOR--
DRAGGING THE RUINED PAST
THROUGH THE MESSY PRESENT INTO THE PERFECT FUTURE,
AND RUINING IT TOGETHER.
(laughs) COME ON. WOULD YOU SIT DOWN, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OKAY, SO I WANT YOU TO EAT HEALTHY
AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK,
AND DON'T FORGET TO E-MAIL.
I WON'T.
AND I'LL COME VISIT YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.
OKAY.
OUR FLIGHT LEAVES IN AN HOUR.
COULD I JUST HAVE A MINUTE?
I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
AN OLD WATCH?
IT'S FROM...
(Mat Kearney's "Nothing Left to Lose" playing)
FROM YOUR GRANDFATHER,
WHO GOT IT FROM HIS FATHER, WHO GOT IT FROM HIS.
IT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.
AND NOW IT'S YOURS.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP IT ON NEW YORK CITY TIME.
THAT WAY WE'RE ALWAYS IN SYNC.
WE HAVE TO GO.
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(crying) YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT, DADDY.
I KNOW.
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COME ON, SWEETIE.
OKAY, JUMP IN.
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