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(elevator bell dings)
MOM.
SARAH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? DID YOU SPEND THE NIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW, SHERLOCK. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OH, MY GOD.
(lowered voice) YOU SLEPT WITH THE ARCHITECT.
AND WHO WERE YOU WITH?
(ding)
REBECCA.
MORNING.
(clears throat)
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
JUSTIN STILL SLEEPING?
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE JUSTIN IS.
OH.
OH.
DID THE PARTY JUST END?
WE JUST RAN INTO EACH OTHER, JUST NOW.
OH.
(ding)
MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PARTY.
OH, MY GOD. THE TEXTURE...
I KNOW. RECLAIMED TIMBER HAS SUCH CHARACTER.
IT'S PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
CAN I SEE THAT?
(Roger) THIS GLASS COMES WITH A SPECIALIZED GLAZE
THAT BLOCKS THE SUN'S RADIATION.
UH, IT--IT'S A CANCER HOUSE. I WOULD AVOID RADIATION.
THAT WAY, YOU'LL SAVE ON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING COSTS.
LET'S DO IT, ALL OF IT.
DUAL FLUSH TOILETS-- WHO KNEW?
NORA, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS
TO BE WORKING WITH SOMEONE WITH SO MUCH PASSION.
WELL, IT'S... IT'S ALL SO EXCITING.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT TIME...
I'VE GOTTA PICK UP PAIGE FROM SCHOOL.
I'LL WORK OUT A BUDGET,
AND THEN WE CAN, UH, TAKE IT FROM THERE.
ROGER... HAVE I MENTIONED HOW GRATEFUL I AM?
PLEASE, NORA. IT'S MY PLEASURE.
CHEERIO.
OKAY, SO WHEN DID YOU TWO FALL IN ***?
NORA, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA PRACTICALLY JUMP HIM
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU WERE DROOLING.
OH. (whispers) GO AWAY.
(Sarah) YOU SEE THAT CAR?
THAT'S WHERE I WILL BE LIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN.
REALLY?
I TOOK OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE ON MY HOME FOR GREENATOPIA.
I NEEDED THIS CONFERENCE TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS.
IT WAS, SARAH. IT WENT REALLY WELL.
YOU KNEW WHAT TWITTER WAS,
WELL, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN OKAY,
EXCEPT IT WAS AT A TECH CONFERENCE
AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE A "TECHIE."
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE QUESTION WAS ASKED
BY OUR BIGGEST POTENTIAL INVESTOR.
YEAH, WHATEVER.
ARLO NATTERSON PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE.
NO, ARLO NATTERSON WOULD'VE NOTICED BECAUSE HE'S SUCCESSFUL,
AND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE NOTICE EVERY DETAIL,
AND HE'S A 20-SOMETHING PARTIER, AND I'M A DIVORCED MOTHER OF 2
WHO DOESN'T TWITTER AND DOESN'T HAVE A Facebook PAGE.
BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO YOUR CAR, ARLO NATTERSON
IS COMING TO OUR LAUNCH PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT, OKAY?
GUYS, THIS PARTY--IT'S--IT'S-- IT'S GOTTA BE OFF THE HOOK.
OR IS IT CHAIN?
HOOK'S FINE.
WHATEVER. GUYS, TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO IMPRESS.
WE'RE GONNA IMPRESS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT?
WE GOT A SWANKY HOTEL ROOFTOP,
GOOD.
OH, GOOD. DID HE CONFIRM?
(cell phone ringing)
(beep)
HEY. OH, HEY, PAIGEY.
LISTEN, HONEY, UM, GRANDMA'S GONNA PICK YOU UP
AND TAKE YOU SHOPPING FOR YOUR PARTY DRESS.
NO, HONEY. I-- I'M--I'M TOO BUSY. I'M SORRY.
YOU CAN--YOU CAN BUY ANYTHING YOU WANT UNDER $40.
MM-HMM.
(beep)
WHERE WERE WE?
UH, YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO D.J. DASH WAS.
OH, YEAH.
(men speaking indistinctly)
YEAH.
WILL COME WITH THIS TRIFOLD
WITH ALL OF THE BRAND INFORMATION.
THAT'S GREAT.
LISTEN, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THRILLED
ABOUT SUPPORTING SARAH,
MM, WHO CARES ABOUT SARAH?
I JUST WISH TOMMY WAS HERE
IS HE STILL IN OJAI?
YES. THANKS TO YOUR BRILLIANT IDEA,
HE'S THERE TRYING TO PARTNER UP WITH A NEIGHBORING ORCHARD.
MY DAUGHTER-- OJAI'S RESIDENT ROCK STAR.
(cell phone ringing)
(chuckles)
ONE PERSON'S ROCK STAR, ANOTHER PERSON'S BAD GIRLFRIEND.
(beep)
HEY. YEAH, LISTEN, UM, ABOUT TONIGHT.
I... NO, I DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT.
WELL, NO, IT'S JUST,
THERE'S SO MANY LAST-MINUTE THINGS TO DO FOR THE PARTY,
AND I...
JUSTIN, I'M SORRY.
OKAY. BYE.
(beep)
IT'S HARD, I KNOW.
BELIEVE ME. I COULD NEVER PULL IT OFF.
WHAT, A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP?
WELL, THAT, TOO, BUT I-I WAS TALKING ABOUT BALANCE
BETWEEN RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK.
IT PROBABLY EXPLAINS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH WILLIAM.
I MEAN, BEING WITH A MARRIED MAN--
HE DIDN'T MAKE TOO MANY DEMANDS.
OH, I JUST REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK WITH JUSTIN.
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA SEE HIM AT THE PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT, RIGHT?
MM.
ALTHOUGH, WE DID RESERVE A BLOCK OF ROOMS.
NOT THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT.
(laughs) YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY THAT SHOCKED
OVER THE IDEA OF THE TWO OF YOU SHARING A ROOM TOGETHER.
(laughs)
UM... REBECCA...
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OFF THE NEXT DAY?
REALLY?
BALANCE? ONE OF US SHOULD TRY IT.
(laughs)
(duck call sounds)
HEY, DAFFY. CHECK OUT THE ACTION ON THIS ONE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY AGREED TO DO THIS.
YOU KNOW I HATE HUNTING? I'M MUCH MORE OF A GATHERER.
THEY'RE QUAIL.
OH, DON'T ACT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HUNTING BEFORE.
KITTY TOLD ME ABOUT THE TRIPS YOU USED TO TAKE WITH YOUR DAD.
YEAH, IN HER MIND, THEY WERE FUN, OKAY?
OKAY, I'M FORCING YOU.
GORDON ALEXANDER WAS THE FIRST STEP.
NOW WE GOTTA GET WADE NEWMAN.
THE BOTH OF THEM ARE THE KEYS TO THE FUNDING,
I KNOW. HE'S THE KEY TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
I GET IT. I JUST HATE THEIR POLITICS.
I MEAN, COME ON--ANTI- SOCIAL SECURITY, ANTIABORTION,
ANTI-GAY RIGHTS.
YOU KNOW, I-I REALLY WISH YOU'D FILL KITTY IN
ON YOUR SECRET LITTLE RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
YOU COULD TAKE HER THEN INSTEAD OF ME.
WELL, IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL,
I WON'T HAVE TO FILL HER IN ON ANYTHING.
HEY, KITTY.
YOU KNOW, HOW I'M DREADING THIS LITTLE HUNTING SAFARI.
AND I KEEP TELLING HIM
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? HE'S RIGHT, KEV.
AND--AND GORDON AND WADE, THEY'RE NOT SO BAD.
OH. OH, ARE YOU GONNA USE HER?
IT'S A HER?
OH, YEAH.
NICE.
MM.
YOU LOOK SO HOT.
(chuckles) WELL, I'M ON MY WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO
FOR A PHOTO SHOOT FOR MY BOOK.
YOU KNOW, KEV, COME ON, THINK ABOUT IT.
DAD WOULD BE SO PROUD.
OH, SORRY I'M LATE. DAY FROM HELL.
OH, NO. THE PRESENTATION WENT BADLY?
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TWITTER
AND I DON'T HAVE A Facebook PAGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO INVEST IN A START-UP
WITH AN OUT-OF-TOUCH C.F.O.
SAYS MY MOTHER.
UM, SWEETHEART, BEFORE PAIGE COMES DOWN,
I JUST WANT TO WARN YOU, SHE PICKED OUT A FEW ITEMS
THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE GROWN-UP THAN USUAL.
OH, GOOD. I'M SO OVER THE PRINCESS THING.
SHE SAID THAT YOU SAID SHE COULD WEAR WHATEVER SHE WANTED.
SHE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS DANCE PARTY.
I KNOW. I'VE HEARD ALL ABOUT IT.
AND THEN CHLOE TOLD HER THAT OTIS TOLD CONNOR
OTIS?
(cell phone beeps)
TA-DA!
(beep)
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU LOOK VERY CUTE, SWEETIE.
SARAH?
PAIGE, GO UPSTAIRS AND--AND TAKE THAT OFF.
NOW.
(sighs)
MOM, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
ME? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD HER
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO TAKE HER
TO FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD FOR JUNIORS.
SARAH, YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL AT ME,
AND YOU DIDN'T NEED TO EMBARRASS PAIGE.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE, TWICE.
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR ROCKER PHASE
AND--AND KITTY AND HER SPANDEX? MY GOD. I WAS HORRIFIED.
BUT YOU WERE JUST EXPLORING--
SHE CAN EXPLORE IN HER BEDROOM,
BUT SHE'S NOT GOING OUT
LOOKING LIKE HANNAH-MONTANA- MEETS-A-CALL-GIRL.
YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
AND THE THING IS, PAIGE FEELS GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
THERE'S TIME ENOUGH
FOR HER TO FEEL SELF-CONSCIOUS AND INSECURE LATER ON.
MY GOD, I CAN'T EVEN PUT ON SOMETHING SLEEVELESS
WELL, THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOUR INSECURITY, MOTHER.
THIS... IS ABOUT PAIGE, WHO IS STILL A LITTLE GIRL.
NO, MOM, YOU DON'T-- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING SO EARLY THESE DAYS.
AND IT JUST--IT-- IT SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME.
(slurps)
HAVE YOU HAD THE TALK WITH HER?
THE TALK?
YES, I'VE HAD THE TALK.
IT ISN'T JUST ONE TALK, HONEY.
STUDIES SAY
THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN FOREVER.
WELL, RIGHT NOW I DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME
TO OPEN ANY MORE LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
THE TECH CONFERENCE WAS A DISASTER.
WE HAVE THIS PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT,
AND MY ENTIRE CAREER AND FINANCIAL STABILITY...
HANG IN THE BALANCE.
MAY I HAVE THE RECEIPT, PLEASE?
OH, SARAH.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE OUTFIT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MOTHER.
PAIGE.
(sighs)
(people speaking indistinctly)
YOU REALLY DRINK THAT STUFF?
OH, NO. IT'S NOT-- IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
MM.
I'M, UH, I'M--I'M JUSTIN.
I KNOW. I'M CHELSEA.
I REALLY LIKED WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT FEELING STUCK
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE MOVES ON WITH THEIR LIVES.
OH.
UNFORTUNATELY, I RELATE. (chuckles)
(chuckles) WELL, THANK YOU. THAT--YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.
OKAY.
(laughs) LOOK, I'M NEW HERE,
AND I'M SUPPOSED TO FIND A SPONSOR,
AND I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALREADY HAVE, LIKE,
A TON OF SPONSEES, BUT--
UM, UH, NO, I-I-I DON'T HAVE ANY.
BUT THEY, UM, THEY-- THEY SORT OF FROWN ON--
ON OPPOSITE SEX PARTNERSHIPS.
IT IS WEIRD.
GOOD POINT. (laughs)
(laughs)
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AROUND THE ROOM,
AND IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
TELLING SOME OF THESE PEOPLE MY DARKEST THOUGHTS.
YEAH, IT IS HARD TO--TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON SOMETIMES.
YEAH.
YEAH.
WELL, THEN WHAT IF IT WERE TEMPORARY,
UNTIL I FOUND A FEMALE SPONSOR?
I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW, IF THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE--
NO, NO, NO, NO, IT'S--IT'S NOT. I...
LOOK, I--I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS FOR A LONG TIME,
SO ANYTHING I'VE LEARNED, I-I WOULD LIKE TO--
TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
THAT IS A YES.
IT'S A "FOR NOW" YES, A "FOR NOW" YES.
THANK YOU.
(Kyle) THAT WAS ETHAN CALLING FROM THE SITE.
THE SOLAR PANELS ARE UP, FLAT SCREENS--
OH, GOOD, 'CAUSE THE SWAG BAGS LOOK GREAT, TOO--
THE DRINKING BOTTLE
AND THE GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM CAFé RAW.
IT'S A LITTLE CAFé ON THIRD.
WHO'S ARLO?
SO LONG AS WE MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION,
YOU KNOW, A YOUNG, HIP, CUTTING-EDGE IMPRESSION.
THIS IS CUTE.
THAT IS PAIGE'S.
WELL, IT'S NOT THE KIND OF IMPRESSION
I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF SHE'S 15, BUT EVEN THEN...
SHE'S KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT EXPERIMENTAL PHASE.
WHY DOES EVERYBODY SAY THAT IT'S OKAY?
SHE'S 10 YEARS OLD.
SHE SHOULD BE PLAYING WITH DOLLS
OR WANTING A PONY OR SOMETHING,
NOT WANTING TO BE SOME FALLEN TEEN POP STAR.
WELL, UH, MY MOM USED TO LET ME DRESS UP LIKE MADONNA,
AND SHE DIDN'T CARE. I RAIDED HER CLOSET.
OKAY, I GET THAT YOU'RE COMPLETELY ENTITLED
TO HAVE A MOM FREAK OUT ABOUT THIS, BUT NOT NOW.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID TO ME?
WELL, I'LL BE CONCENTRATING AT THE MALL
NO.
SARAH--
NO! SARAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, JUST BREATHE. BREATHE THROUGH IT.
START WITH THE WATER BOTTLES.
WE GOTTA GET THE WATER BOTTLES IN THE BAGS. OKAY?
CAN I JUST SHOOT HIM NOW?
I THINK THAT WOULD SEVERELY INHIBIT MY CHANCES
AT THE GOVERNORSHIP.
GORDON! HOW YOU DOING?
WADE, BEEN A LONG TIME.
I THINK THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER,
WE WERE ARGUING ABOUT SOMETHING.
THE VETERAN'S BENEFIT BILL.
THIS IS KEVIN WALKER. HE'S MY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
TRAIN 'EM MYSELF.
IT'S A LOT LIKE RAISING CHILDREN.
TRICK IS, YOU CAN'T BABY 'EM,
(laughs)
OH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE HUNTING WITH THE ENEMY.
AH, NOW, NOW, GUYS, COME ON. IF IT FLIES, IT DIES.
(Nora) ARE YOU JOKING?
ROGER, YOU KNOW MY BUDGET,
AND THIS IS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER.
YOU DID SAY YES TO EVERYTHING,
AND UNFORTUNATELY,
MOST ECO-SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS ARE SLIGHTLY PRICIER.
BUT YOU'LL GET IT BACK
BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY YOU SAVE BY USING THE MATERIALS.
OH, COME ON. WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOUR PASSION?
I CAN'T AFFORD MY PASSION. ROGER, THIS IS A CHARITY.
I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD AN ECO-CENTER
THAT YOU CAN SHOWCASE IN YOUR BROCHURES.
BOOKS, NOT BROCHURES, AND TRUST ME,
I-I--I'M FULLY AWARE THIS IS A CHARITY,
JUST AS YOU'RE AWARE THAT I'M PROVIDING MY SERVICES PRO BONO.
NOT THAT I'M NOT ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT
OF OUR COLLABORATION.
OH, NO. YOU KNOW, DON'T--DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T FLIRT WITH ME.
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO GET YOUR HANDS ON MY SOLAR PANELS.
WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. YOU'RE BLUSHING.
I AM NOT BLUSHING. I'M--I'M--I'M FLUSHED.
(telephone ringing)
LIKE YOUR TOILETS AND YOUR BUDGET,
WHICH IS GIVING ME A MASSIVE HEADACHE.
HELLO.
MOM, IT'S ME. YEAH. UH, REMEMBER WHEN DAD
would make me go hunting, and you would call
Kevin, I can barely hear you.
I know. I have to be quiet.
ARE YOU-- ARE YOU IN A BATHROOM?
NO, NO, A COVEY. YOU KNOW, LIKE GAGGLE OF GEESE, BUT FOR QUAIL.
Look, Mom, you have to get me out of here, okay?
SARAH'S IN THE HOSPITAL, YOU'VE GOT BUNIONS--ANYTHING.
WELL, I-I DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR THE GREENATOPIA PARTY.
GREENATOPIA?
IT'S--IT'S--IT'S NOTHING. IT'S JUST MY SON.
HE NEEDS AN EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF HUNTING.
YOU KNOW, IT'S-- IT'S A GOOD CAUSE, HONEY.
AND, WELL, AFTER ALL, YOU'RE THERE KILLING WILDLIFE.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL SUPPORT YOUR SISTER
No, it's not gonna work.
WELL, THEN I CAN'T HELP YOU.
WHAT--
I'VE GOTTA GO. DON'T GET SHOT.
(beep)
SO WHEN IS IT, THIS ECO-CONSCIOUS PARTY?
IT'S TONIGHT.
I JUST THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET A FEW IDEAS...
ABOUT HOW TO SAVE COSTS.
I'M REALLY NOT SURE I'M GOING. I HAVE AN AWFUL HEADACHE.
OH, IT'S A FAMILY THING, IS IT, MAKING UP EXCUSES?
UH, SHALL I PICK YOU UP AT 7:30?
I'LL MEET YOU THERE. TH-THIS IS NOT A DATE.
WHO SAID IT WAS A DATE?
AND WE'LL CARPOOL. IT'S GREENER.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST RULE, KEVIN, WALK IN A LINE.
HE'S BEEN HUNTING BEFORE.
WELL, YOU CAN'T BLAME US FOR BEING CAUTIOUS.
BEST WAY TO GET AN *** FULL OF BUCKSHOT
IS TO WALK IN FRONT OF A ROOKIE... OR A LIBERAL.
(Gordon) SOMETIMES THE DOGS WILL MISS A COVEY.
IF THAT HAPPENS, WE JUST FLUSH 'EM OURSELVES.
NOW DON'T WORRY ABOUT COMING BACK EMPTY-HANDED.
WE DON'T EXPECT MUCH.
(birds squawking)
(Robert) YEAH.
NICE SHOT.
THANK YOU.
HEY.
WHOA. GUESS YOU'RE NOT READY.
UGH! RUNNING LATE AS USUAL.
IT'S JUST BEEN CRAZY. MM.
(laughs) EW. I LOVE THE TASTE OF GUACAMOLE.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU,
REALLY?
(cell phone ringing)
(rings and beeps)
HOLD ON ONE SEC. HELLO.
CHELSEA.
OKAY, UH, UH, WHERE-- WHERE ARE YOU?
OKAY, I'M GONNA MEET YOU THERE.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, DON'T DO ANYTHING.
(beep)
I'M--I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO GO.
UM, SHE'S, UH, SHE'S MY SPONSEE.
SINCE LAST NIGHT.
I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T
LOOK, IT'S TEMPORARY, ALL RIGHT?
SHE KNOWS YOU?
YEAH. I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO GO.
I'LL MEET--I'LL MEET YOU THERE, ALL RIGHT?
(gunfire)
YOU GET ANY?
LUCKY SHOT.
I'M GLAD GORDON HAD, UH, HAD YOU JOIN US TODAY.
I KNOW WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS HAD THE EASIEST RELATIONSHIP,
BUT I RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF YOU,
WHICH IS WHY I'M GLAD
TO BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION FACE-TO-FACE.
YOU'RE NOT BACKING ME FOR GOVERNOR.
I'M AFRAID NOT.
WELL, UM, I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T MADE UP YOUR MIND.
THERE'S NOT ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IN THE PARTY
WHO CAN PUT UP MY KIND OF NUMBERS IN CALIFORNIA.
NOBODY OUTSIDE OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY
BY THE TIME THE ELECTION ROLLS AROUND, THEY WILL.
LOOK, *** WAS A WARD SUPERVISOR WHO WORKED HIS WAY UP,
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS SEE THAT AS PARTY LOYAL,
YOU SAY POTATO, I SAY POTATO.
WELL, I HOPE I GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE YOU SAY POTATO.
SO WHAT NUMBER IS THAT FOR YOU, FIVE?
UH, NO, EIGHT. I TOLD YOU, MY DAD WAS A BIG HUNTER.
I REMEMBER READING THAT IN, UH, IN KITTY'S BOOK.
YEAH, SHE TALKED A LOT ABOUT YOUR DAD,
WHAT AN INFLUENCE HE WAS ON HER, POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.
YEAH, HE DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THE SAME INFLUENCE ON ME.
CLEARLY.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
JUST MAKING CONVERSATION.
WHAT, SMALL, BACKHANDED, CONDESCENDING CONVERSATION?
I'M SORRY. SINCE I'VE GOT HERE,
I'VE EITHER BEEN CODDLED LIKE SOME HALF-WIT
AND YOU WONDER WHY WE'RE GOING WITH COAD.
OH, OKAY, SO I'M A CRACK SHOT, BUT, YOU KNOW,
CLEARLY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO IMPRESS YOU.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT I WEAR BUTTON-DOWNS AND EAT READ MEAT
AND SMOKE THE OCCASIONAL CIGAR.
YOU CAN'T SEE PAST YOUR OWN BIAS TO SEE I KICKED YOUR ***.
I KICKED ALL YOUR ***. SO YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHOA, WHOA, KEVIN. KEVIN!
BREAK THE GUN.
SORRY.
I KNOW YOU'RE OVER THE PINK THING,
I DON'T LIKE EITHER OF THESE.
BORING, BORING, BORING.
I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH YOU SHOWING THAT MUCH LEG, PAIGE.
CHLOE DRESSES LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.
AND THAT MAY BE OKAY WITH CHLOE'S MOTHER.
YOU SAID I COULD GET WHATEVER I WANTED.
I'M NOT GONNA KEEP HAVING THIS ARGUMENT, HONEY.
END OF DISCUSSION. I RETURNED IT.
IT WAS A SEQUINED MINI DRESS.
I HATE YOU. YOU'RE NEVER AROUND,
THAT IS NOT FAIR.
YOU'RE BAD AT IT.
WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO LOOK LIKE YOU?
I HATE THE WAY YOU DRESS.
PAIGE, STOP IT.
NO WONDER DAD LEFT.
(car horn honks)
GOOD.
WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS DISCUSSION.
WHAT YOU JUST SAID WAS VERY HURTFUL,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME, RIGHT?
(door slams)
♪♪
IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE PARTY, RIGHT?
UH, YEAH. IF I WERE ARLO,
NICE.
HI.
KYLE, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. OOH, GREENATINI? 100% ORGANIC.
OTHERWISE, I CAN ALWAYS INTRODUCE YOU
OH, VERY POLITICAL OF YOU.
OKAY.
UH, KYLE, THIS IS ROGER GRANT, THE ARCHITECT.
HE'S DESIGNING MY CENTER. WE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS THAT--
JUST TELL NORA WHY SHE NEEDS TO BUILD GREEN.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU BUILD GREEN?
WELL, BECAUSE LIKE THE EARTH,
MY CENTER HAS LIMITED RESOURCES--
THAT BEING CASH-- AND I'D LIKE TO PRESERVE IT.
YEAH, BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO CUT CORNERS.
DO YOU KNOW, IN THE U.S., BUILDINGS CONSUME
ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH ENERGY AS CARS?
I'M GONNA GET YOU SOME LITERATURE. STAY RIGHT THERE.
(Robert) BEFORE THEY GET HERE,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I EXPECT YOU TO FIX THIS.
OKAY, AND IF YOU DON'T, I'M TAKING YOU OUT BACK,
I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU AND TELL KITTY IT WAS A HUNTING ACCIDENT.
THIS IS HOW WE PLAY THE GAME, OKAY?
THIS IS HOW WE GET THINGS DONE.
AND I DON'T CARE WHETHER THEY'RE ASSHATS
OR HOW THEY MADE YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.
RIGHT? SO FROM NOW ON, I EXPECT YOU TO ACT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL
AND NOT SOME INSECURE TEENAGER.
HEY.
LET'S DO IT. LET'S EAT.
FINALLY, NUMBER ONE--THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
MOTHER.
EXCUSE ME, KYLE. WOULD YOU GIVE US A MINUTE?
OF COURSE. KEEP THE BROCHURE.
SARAH, THANK GOD. I HAVE A MASSIVE HEADACHE.
I JUST COULDN'T TALK TO THAT GREEN MUSSOLINI ANY LONGER.
YOU SAVED ME.
WELL, YOU DON'T DESERVE SAVING.
THANKS TO YOU, PAIGE HATES ME.
I TOOK THE SPICE GIRL OUTFIT BACK.
YOU RETURNED IT? OH, SARAH.
OH, DON'T "OH, SARAH" ME, MOTHER.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR BAD JUDGMENT,
I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION.
YOU KNOW, PAIGE IS GROWING UP.
WHICH MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE,
PARTLY BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU'RE GETTING OLDER.
YOU--YOU KEEP SAYING
MOM, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTY.
AND YOU COMPLETELY OVERREACTED TO THAT LITTLE OUTFIT.
YES.
PAIGE IS GOING SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY MAY BE PLAYING
PAIGE ISN'T GONNA DO ANYTHING.
SHE'S NOT INTERESTED IN SEX.
SARAH, THIS IS ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR ISSUES WITH SEX AND GETTING OLDER.
OH, MY--THAT IS HILARIOUS--
BEING LECTURED ABOUT THE JOY OF SEX FROM SOMEONE
WHO'S CLEARLY NOT ENGAGING WITH THAT PART OF HER LIFE.
MM-HMM.
I JUST BROKE UP WITH A MAN, LIKE, SIX MONTHS AGO.
IT WAS A YEAR. YOU WON'T LET ANY OF US SET YOU UP.
YOU'RE REFUSING TO TRY ONLINE DATING...
AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR YOU'RE HOLDING BACK WITH ROGER.
MM-HMM.
MY POINT EXACTLY.
YOU KNOW, SARAH, I WOULD THINK YOU ABOVE ALL PEOPLE
WOULD UNDERSTAND JUST BEING TOO BUSY FOR A SOCIAL LIFE.
MOM, YOU'RE USING YOUR CANCER CENTER AS AN EXCUSE
TO--TO--TO NOT DEAL WITH YOUR ROMANTIC LIFE OR LACK THEREOF.
LET'S FACE IT--THERE IS A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE
THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN COMFORTABLE TO IGNORE.
SO HEY, IF I'M PROJECTING, YOU'RE IN DENIAL.
HI. THERE YOU ARE.
UH, WONDERFUL PARTY.
THANK YOU. SHE'S ALL YOURS. OR NOT.
♪♪
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
UH... NOTHING.
HEY, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
NO, EVERYTHING SUCKS. WHERE THE HELL IS ARLO?
I KNOW. I WAS JUST THINKING THE SAME THING ABOUT JUSTIN.
NOT ONLY DID I GET US A ROOM UPGRADE,
BUT I TOLD THE FRONT DESK THAT IT WAS OUR ANNIVERSARY
AND GOT US THE HONEYMOON PACKAGE,
IT'S YOUR ANNIVERSARY?
(sighs) IT'S LIKE OUR 8-MONTH, 4-DAY, 2-HOUR ANNIVERSARY.
ARLO JUST WALKED IN.
OH, MY GOD. GOOD LUCK.
THANKS.
♪♪
THE SITE IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. I SEE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL.
BUT YOU HAVE RESERVATIONS. LISTEN, I GET IT.
I MEAN, I KNOW THAT A GUY LIKE YOU
CAN LOOK AT SOMEBODY LIKE ME AND THINK, SHE'S OLD,
YOU KNOW, SHE'S ANOTHER GENERATION.
SHE DOESN'T Facebook OR TWITTER,
WAIT, SARAH, THAT IS NOT--
THAT IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVE PUT ALL MY EXPERIENCE
INTO GREENATOPIA.
I'VE IGNORED MY ALMOST-TEENAGE DAUGHTER--
SARAH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE--
JUST LET ME FINISH.
ARLO, I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN A BLACK HOLE CALLED GREENATOPIA.
ENOUGH! PLEASE. IF YOU'D LET ME GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE,
I WOULD'VE TOLD YOU, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO MY LAWYERS.
I'M IN. I WANT TO INVEST.
WE'RE WORKING UP A PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW.
SERIOUSLY?
NO, NO.
I'M LATE.
I'LL TALK TO YOU IN THE MORNING.
THANKS, ARLO. OKAY, IN THE MORNING.
THANKS FOR COMING.
(Kyle) THINK GREENATINI. LADIES. HAVE FUN. BYE.
(woman) ♪ GET A DRINK, CALL IT A DAY ♪
(Sarah, Ethan and Kyle scream)
YES!
WHOO! WHOO-WHOO-WHOO!
♪ 'CAUSE WE DON'T MESS WITH THEM BOYS ♪
♪ WHOA ♪
♪ WE DON'T MESS, WE DON'T MESS ♪
♪ WE DON'T MESS WITH 'EM ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE DON'T MESS WITH THEM BOYS ♪
♪ WHOA ♪
♪ ALL MY LADIES, MAKE SOME NOISE ♪
♪ WE AIN'T MESSIN' WITH THEM BOYS ♪
WHOA.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, I'M... I'M FINE. I'M FINE.
(laughs)
OH, IT'S FUNNY.
I FLIRTED WITH YOU 30 YEARS AGO
TO *** MY HUSBAND OFF,
AND NOW HERE YOU ARE,
PICKING ME UP OFF THE DANCE FLOOR.
AND WHERE'S WILLIAM? NOWHERE AROUND.
WHOO!
♪ 'CAUSE WE DON'T MESS... ♪
I THINK I NEED SOME AIR.
OH, YEAH.
YES.
(Rihanna's "Rehab" playing)
BEST CHAMPAGNE IN THE PLACE.
(glasses clink)
CHEERS.
ALTHOUGH, IT DOESN'T MATTER,
BECAUSE TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE,
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH JUST TAP WATER.
AND YOU'RE HAPPY, RIGHT?
I AM VERY HAPPY AND VERY RELIEVED.
NOW THAT GREENATOPIA IS SECURE,
I JUST HAVE TO FACE UP TO THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WELL, YOU HELPED ME AVOID BANKRUPTCY.
NO, NO.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS SAYING TO ARLO IS TRUE.
I'VE BEEN THIS--IN THIS BLACK HOLE OF GREENATOPIA,
COMPLETELY IGNORED THE REST OF MY LIFE.
MY DAUGHTER HATES ME,
I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT, HAVEN'T WORKED OUT.
I FEEL FAT, OLD AND UGLY.
MM-HMM.
COME ON.
YOU'RE THE SEXIEST WOMAN HERE.
I'M SERIOUS.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST MET
AND--AND I ASKED YOU WHO YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT WAS?
I ASKED YOU THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW
TO TALK TO A WOMAN LIKE YOU.
AND THEN YOU SAID F.D.R.-- PERFECT ANSWER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD'VE SAID F.D.R.
NO, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD'VE SAID KENNEDY OR--OR REAGAN
OR WOULD'VE TRIED TO HAVE BEEN QUIRKY
MM.
I WOULD'VE DONE THAT.
BUT YOU SAID F.D.R. BECAUSE YOU ARE RIDICULOUSLY SMART,
AND YET YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HOT YOU ARE.
ETHAN--
SHUT UP AND LISTEN, BECAUSE I'M ON A HIGH,
AND IF I DON'T SAY THIS NOW, I NEVER WILL.
I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY INTO YOU
SINCE THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU.
YOU ARE GORGEOUS
AND--AND FUNNY AND BRILLIANT AND...
♪ 'CAUSE ANYTIME THAT YOU NEEDED ME, I'D BE THERE ♪
♪ IT'S LIKE YOU WERE MY FAVORITE DRUG ♪
♪ THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT YOU WAS USING ME ♪
AND A REALLY GOOD KISSER.
WOW.
WOW.
♪ YOU GOTTA GO, I GOTTA WEAN MYSELF OFF OF YOU ♪
♪ AND I'LL NEVER GIVE MYSELF TO ANOTHER ♪
♪ THE WAY I GAVE IT TO YOU, DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, READY? TO ARLO NATTERSON.
THE MAN KNOWS A GOOD IDEA WHEN HE SEES ONE.
THANK YOU. CHEERS.
UH, THIS IS JUSTIN. I'M JUST... I'M JUST--
(beep)
Look, Rebecca, I, uh,
I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it.
Yeah, she's in pretty rough shape.
SO, UH, I THINK I NEED TO STAY WITH HER.
AND YOU'RE WORKING ANYWAY, REBECCA, SO...
YEAH, WORKING. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW THEN.
WAIT. REBEC--NO.
♪♪
SO HE'S, UH, HE'S NOT COMING?
NOPE.
I'M SORRY. THAT SUCKS.
YEAH.
HE HAS A NEW SPONSEE, SO HE CAN'T LEAVE HER HANGING.
OH, BUT HE CAN LEAVE YOU HANGING?
LOOK, I'M, UH, SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT, UH, NORA'S NOT FEELING WELL.
UH, YEAH. I MEAN, NOT AROUND HERE.
BUT WE DID RESERVE A BUNCH OF ROOMS,
THE HONEYMOON SUITE'S AVAILABLE NOW,
THAT MIGHT THROW HER FOR A LOOP, AND SHE'S ALREADY QUITE LOOPY.
HERE'S ROOM 1215. CHECKOUT'S 11:30.
WON'T NEED IT THAT LONG, BUT THANKS ANYWAY.
(Rebecca and Kyle) THANKS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I MEAN, HE'S RIGHT.
THIS IS A GREAT PARTY, AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP.
NOW I SAY, IF YOU WANT MY OPINION,
JUSTIN OR NO JUSTIN, YOU DESERVE TO ENJOY THIS.
YOU DID GET D.J. DASH.
I DID GET D.J. DASH. SHALL WE?
REALLY?
THAT WAS A FANTASTIC MEAL.
KEVIN SEEMS TO DISAGREE.
HE HASN'T TOUCHED HIS QUAIL AT ALL.
YOU HAVEN'T SAID MUCH EITHER.
ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO APOLOGIZE,
AND I REALIZE THERE'S NO EASY WAY.
ROBERT SHOULD'VE FIRED ME TODAY, BUT HE DIDN'T.
AND YOU GUYS ARE WRONG ABOUT HIM.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GONNA GO WITH COAD
BECAUSE HE'S THE DEPENDABLE PARTY GUY,
SOMEONE YOU CAN COUNT ON,
BUT IF I'M ANY KIND OF EXAMPLE,
YOU CAN EXPECT THE SAME FROM ROBERT.
IF YOU HELP HIM GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION,
I GUARANTEE YOU WILL GET THAT SUPPORT RETURNED.
HE WILL BE LOYAL NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU SCREW UP.
I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING YOU'LL SCREW UP.
I THINK THE FACT THAT I STILL HAVE MY JOB
IS PROOF OF THAT.
I'M--I'M ACTUALLY GONNA GO NOW,
BECAUSE I'M STARVING,
AND QUAIL'S A LITTLE TOO GAMY FOR MY LIBERAL TASTES.
AND I WOULD IMAGINE YOU'VE HAD QUITE ENOUGH OF ME FOR TODAY,
SO I'LL SAY GOOD NIGHT.
(clears throat)
I'M JUST GONNA GRAB MY STUFF. IT'LL JUST BE A SECOND.
WOW. THIS IS AMAZING.
YEAH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE JUSTIN DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THIS.
(sighs) WELL, IN HIS DEFENSE, HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE.
BUT I GUESS THE SURPRISE IS ON ME.
IT'S A PRETTY NICE ROOM. IT'D BE A PITY NOT TO USE IT.
(chuckles)
(laughs)
KYLE... UM...
I LOVE JUSTIN.
OKAY. BUT HE'S AN IDIOT.
WELL, HEY... HE'S A VERY LUCKY IDIOT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
(sighs)
(both panting and moaning)
I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS SINCE WE MET.
(exhales deeply)
UM...
I CAN'T DO THIS, ETHAN.
WHAT?
YOUR WHAT?
MY MOTHER--I-I-I ACCUSED HER OF USING HER CANCER CENTER
AS--AS A WAY TO AVOID
DEALING WITH HER LACK OF PERSONAL LIFE,
AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.
NO, THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO YOU, ETHAN.
LISTEN, I CAME HERE TONIGHT, AND I-I WAS FEELING SO...
(sighs) UNATTRACTIVE,
SO UNDESIRABLE,
AND--AND YOU SAID EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
BUT I CARE ABOUT YOU TOO MUCH
TO USE YOU TO BOOST MY OWN EGO.
I'M SORRY.
HEY. YOU GOT ME OUT OF THE POORHOUSE, OKAY?
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN INVESTOR BECAUSE OF YOU.
THERE'S NO REASON TO BE SORRY.
REALLY?
YEAH.
GOOD, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF REASONS TO CELEBRATE,
AND THERE'S A MINIBAR.
AND I FINALLY HAVE THE CASH
TO PAY FOR THOSE OVERPRICED MINIBAR DRINKS.
(laughs)
SHOULD WE OPEN SOME TINY LITTLE BOTTLES?
OH, ROGER, YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.
THIS IS... LOVELY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SPINNING.
NO, I DRINK LIKE A FISH.
IT'S JUST...
(laughing) THE PILLS I TOOK FOR--FOR THE HEADACHE,
UH-HUH.
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE WITH YOU.
GOD, YOU'RE HANDSOME.
YOU'RE NOT SO BAD YOURSELF. (laughs)
MUST BE THE LIGHTING.
NO, NO, NO, AND I HAVE AN EYE FOR THESE THINGS.
MM.
MM.
MM.
OH, NORA. OH.
OH, NORA. MM.
NORA?
(whispers) NIGHT-NIGHT.
YEAH.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, YOU, TOO. THANKS.
(cell phone beeps)
THEY'RE DUMPING COAD.
(laughs) DON'T ACT SO SURPRISED.
LOOK, THAT WASN'T AN ANGLE, OKAY?
WELL, THEY WEREN'T EXACTLY THE MOST INVITING,
WELL, NO MORE THAN MY DAD.
YOU KNOW, BEING WITH THOSE PEOPLE TODAY,
IT JUST... (exhales) REMINDED ME OF BEING A KID.
BECAUSE DAD LOVED TO TAKE US HUNTING,
YOU KNOW, TEACHING US HOW TO SHOOT
AND PUTTING US IN DUCK BLINDS--
EVERYONE LOVED IT, EVEN SARAH.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'D TRY.
IT WASN'T AS IF I WAS BAD AT IT.
I WAS PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S JUST... HE JUST KNEW I WAS MISERABLE.
I'D CATCH HIM SOMETIMES, JUST LOOKING AT ME, STARING,
PROBABLY THINKING, WHO THE HELL IS THIS WIMPY KID?
WELL, I-I THINK IF HE WAS LOOKING DOWN NOW,
HE'D KNOW, YOU'RE NO WIMP.
OH, YEAH.
MM. WAIT. WHAT IF THAT'S WHY I'M WORKING FOR YOU?
THIS IS SOME TRAGICALLY LATE ATTEMPT
TO GET MY FATHER'S APPROVAL.
WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME.
UGH.
HERE-- A CELEBRATORY CIGAR.
LOOK, I DON'T CARE HOW YOU CAME TO ME.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE ON THE TEAM.
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
I GOTTA TELL KITTY.
YEP. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
YEAH.
(elevator bell dings)
MOM.
SARAH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, MY GOD.
(lowered voice) YOU SLEPT WITH THE ARCHITECT.
(ding)
REBECCA.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
JUSTIN STILL SLEEPING?
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE JUSTIN IS.
OH.
(ding)
REBECCA, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
SARAH, MOM, I'VE BEEN LEAVING MESSAGES FOR YOU.
NOT WITH EACH OTHER.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD, ALL RIGHT?
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED,
I WAS WITH KYLE.
WHAT?
NO, NOTHING HAPPENED.
YOU STOOD ME UP, SO HE WALKED ME BACK TO MY ROOM,
THE HONEYMOON SUITE?
(Sarah) IT WAS YOUR ANNIVERSARY.
NO, IT'S...
EW. MOM, I DIDN'T ASK YOU, ALL RIGHT?
OH, COME ON, MOTHER. I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
OH, SARAH, YOU WERE RIGHT.
I SPENT THE NIGHT FULLY CLOTHED,
PASSED OUT NEXT TO A MAN
I--I'M VERY ATTRACTED TO.
YOU SHOULD KNOW.
YOU'RE THE EXPERT. YOU EVEN HAVE A SPONSEE.
WELL, IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION, MOM,
WAIT, WHO WERE YOU WITH?
YOU GOT AN INVESTOR?
ALL RIGHT.
WHICH YOU WOULD KNOW IF YOU WOULD'VE COME.
YEAH.
IT'S A GREAT RELIEF.
THANK YOU.
BUT YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT ME, TOO.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS MOVING FORWARD
TO THE NEXT STAGE OF HER LIFE.
SHE HAS IT ALL AHEAD OF HER.
AND, YOU KNOW, I--I'M FEELING LIKE
YOUR BEST DAYS ARE NOT BEHIND YOU.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR SHIP HAS SAILED.
(laughs)
(laughs)
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
LET'S START BY GOING HOME.
GOOD IDEA.
WELL, IT WAS A SURPRISE.
YOU--YOU SHOULD BE.
JUSTIN, WE'VE BARELY SEEN EACH OTHER LATELY,
AND LAST NIGHT WAS A BIG DEAL.
SHE NEEDED ME, REBECCA.
NO, YOU DIDN'T. THE PARTY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
YOUR LIFE IS A HUGE SUCCESS. YOU DIDN'T NEED MY HELP.
OKAY? AND HONESTLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
LAST NIGHT, SOMEBODY ACTUALLY DID.
WELL, YEAH, OKAY, FINE. LAST NIGHT WAS A SUCCESS.
BUT, JUSTIN,
WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE, NOTHING MEANS AS MUCH.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? I DO NEED YOU, A LOT.
WELL, MAYBE IT'S NICE TO HEAR IT ONCE IN A WHILE.
WELL, I DO.
WELL, I DO, TOO.
(Collective Soul) ♪ COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS ♪
♪ COUNT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WISHING FOR, OH, BOY ♪
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT YET.
REALLY?
MM.
AND I HAVE THE WHOLE DAY OFF.
(whispers) THE WHOLE DAY...
(laughs)
(normal voice) WE SHOULD GO.
♪♪
NOW I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ANGRY, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT ARE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COMPROMISE ON.
SO I DON'T EVEN GET A SAY?
NO, SOMETIMES YOU WILL.
BUT THERE WILL BE TIMES
WHEN YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M SAYING NO,
BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY,
BECAUSE I'M YOUR MOTHER, AND I HAVE THAT RIGHT.
BUT WHAT IF THE OTHER KIDS MAKE FUN OF ME
AND SAY THAT I DRESS LIKE A BABY?
♪ YEAH, AND I'VE GOT THIS FEELING ♪
LISTEN, I KNOW IT'S... IT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU, TOO.
OKAY? I REALLY DO.
THAT'S WHY...
♪ SEE, I WASN'T LOOKING ♪
I WENT BACK TO THE STORE.
♪ I FELL IN YOUR WAY ♪
THE OUTFIT!
YES, AND I GOT THIS CUTE LITTLE JACKET
AND SOME LEGGINGS TO GO WITH IT.
THE WHOLE OUTFIT WILL BE EVEN CUTER,
AND YOU'LL BE WARM.
AND YOU STILL GET TO WEAR WHAT YOU WANTED TO WEAR.
THANK YOU, MOM.
♪ OH, BOY, COUNT THE LIFE YOU LEAD ♪
COME HERE.
♪ COUNT HOW YOU ARE NOW ♪
COME HERE, MY LITTLE CHICKEN.
NOW YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE TO BE OLD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN SUCH A RUSH.
OKAY?
WHY DON'T YOU BE MY LITTLE GIRL JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER?
HMM?
LITTLE CHICKEN.
(knock on door)
(door opens and closes)
OH, GOD. ROGER, I WAS HOPING THAT WASN'T YOU.
CLEARLY, SINCE YOU SNUCK OUT THIS MORNING.
HERE. I'M--I WAS GONNA LEAVE A NEW ESTIMATE.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT MORE REASONABLE,
ALTHOUGH, NO MORE, UH, DUAL FLUSHING TOILETS.
THANK YOU.
GOD, I'M SO EMBARRASSED ABOUT LAST NIGHT,
AND THEN I JUST RAN AWAY.
YOU--YOU DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN TO ME.
YES, I DO.
ROGER, YOU MAKE ME NERVOUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
WHEN I MET YOU 30 YEARS AGO, YOU MADE ME NERVOUS,
AND 30 YEARS AGO, I WAS 30 YEARS YOUNGER.
NORA, WE'VE GOT OLDER.
MY GOD, WHY DO YOU THINK
I KEEP PUSHING ALL THIS... ECO-MATERIAL?
BECAUSE I'M COMPETING AGAINST THESE LITTLE WUNDERKINDS
STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL.
I'M STRUGGLING TO STAY RELEVANT.
REALLY?
YES.
I WISH YOU'D KISSED ME 30 YEARS AGO.
WHAT ABOUT NOW?
♪ ...WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WISHING FOR ♪
♪ OH, BOY ♪
♪ OH, BOY ♪
♪ COUNT THE LIFE YOU LEAD ♪
♪ COUNT HOW YOU ARE NOW ♪
♪ ADORED ♪