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Are you busy?
Yeah. No.
I mean, I have, uh, time. Come come in.
- Why aren't you at school?
- Swim meet,
and my car pool's waiting for
me, and I'm really late.
But I have a huge favor to ask you.
Uh, I have this project for health class.
- This is my pretend baby.
- Yeah, I've heard about this.
You lug a 5-pound sack of flour
around like it's a baby,
and after a while, it annoys you so much,
you never, ever want to get
knocked up before marriage.
I think they're actually hoping
I'll never, ever have sex. Right.
So is it a boy or a girl? Boy.
How can you tell?
Uh, we all picked the genders out of a hat.
- Well, then we should give him a name.
- Joaquin Winter Whedon.
Uh, I even made a birth certificate
for him and everything.
Hello, Joaquin. That's a nice name.
- He's from Paraguay.
- How did that happen?
- I was in the pretend peace corps.
- Romantic.
Yeah, but now I'm a single mom,
and it's getting really hard.
- You have to get really detailed
about this, huh? - Yeah.
I have to go.
Um, mom said that maybe you could
drive Joaquin over to her office.
She promised to babysit,
and then forgot to take him
with her this morning.
And now I'm late, and I
don't have child care.
What do I do?
Just write in this little baby journal
when you change him and
pretend feed him and stuff.
And it's really important to
keep him on a schedule, okay?
It'll be great practice
for when I have to look after Olivia 24/7.
Yeah. Um, I have to go.
Thank you so much, Uncle Kevin.
That's great Uncle Kevin to you.
Did the alarm go off?
No, no. I just want to spend
a few minutes with you
before you go to work.
Hopefully, I can do better
than a few minutes.
- No. No.
- Gosh. I thought I set it on buzzer.
Before the break, we had a woman caller
whose fantasy is to run in a nude marathon.
Um, Dr. Milton, you very much believe
that people should act on their fantasies.
You see, that's what's so heartbreaking
about the caller's dilemma.
One can only hope for her sake
that the world will
become more open-minded.
Okay, let's take another call.
We have Joe from Sacramento.
Good morning, Joe.
- Hi, Joe. - I've been thinking about
looking up an old girlfriend.
Ah. Now that is a perfect example
of fantasy versus reality. Perfect, Joe.
Could an old love from your past
still harbor feelings for you,
or are you headed for one big letdown?
Uh-oh, Joe.
Abuela, did you miss me?
Very cute. Now take it off.
What, why? Look, I stuffed the little arms
and the hoodie with tissue.
Paige is way too invested
in that baby already.
What's the point of having a
fake baby around the house
if you can't dress it up?
What's the point of having a fake baby
that doesn't poop, spit
up, or cry all night?
If all these kids do is
carry them around
and dress them in their little hoodies,
what kind of disincentive is that?
And why do I have to babysit it?
Aren't you the grumpy grandma?
I think you should cut Paige a break.
She worked really hard
building that water treatment
plant in Paraguay.
So I turned on mom's show
in the car on the way over.
You would not believe the pervs calling in.
Don't sneeze at my pervs.
They're very good for ratings.
- Oh, my God.
- What?
What?
Oh, God. Why is he calling her?
He's not supposed to be calling her.
Tell me that is not Brody
And please tell me you're
not the little birdie.
I'd recognize his voice anywhere. Sarah
Oh, Kev. Perfect timing.
Rose made these. You'll eat 'em.
Eat rose's cookie, Kevin.
What, you think I'm gonna let this slide?
Kevin remember after her
little meltdown, she said
she was gonna drop the
whole Brody issue? Yeah.
She didn't. She tracked him down.
Whoa. You met him?
Yes. Well, after my brothers blew me off,
I had to go find him for myself.
He's the manager of a semi-pro
baseball team in Modesto.
We we talked briefly. And?
And he confirmed that he's not my dad.
That's all. It was no big deal.
Well, it's a big deal now.
No.
That's him? Yeah.
How was I supposed to know
he'd come sniffing around?
Does mom know that's him? Maybe not.
How did things end with your lady?
Uh, not great.
She was dating me and another guy,
and I kind of dropped
the ball, so to speak.
Don't kid yourself. She knows.
This is perfect.
Mom's gonna get mad at you and rose again,
and rose is gonna freak out,
she's gonna get mad at me,
and then I'm gonna have to run around
and try to smooth things over. Shh.
I don't know what my job title is here,
but it's starting to
feel a lot like referee.
Wait. We can talk about this later.
But right now, mom is going
off the air in five minutes,
and we need to have a
plan, because I cannot
get into this again with her.
I'm not sticking around for this.
I can't deal with you two anymore.
No way. Don't look at me.
I'm an innocent bystander here.
Exactly. Mom's not gonna yell at you.
Kevin, I really need you to stay
here and smooth things over.
No way. Absolutely Sarah. Sarah. Sarah!
Look, no. You forgot Joaquin.
I'm interested in hearing
Nora Walker's opinion, too.
You've been pretty quiet.
It's my opinion, Joe,
that you're taking way
too much for granted.
Sometimes these little birdies,
they don't know what the
hell they're talking about.
Never, ever barge in
on a former girlfriend unannounced.
You have to be respectful
of their feelings.
Women don't like to be surprised.
A handwritten letter's nice
a very nice gesture wait a week or two,
follow up with a phone call,
and don't leave Sacramento.
Don't leave Sacramento
unless you're absolutely positive
she wants to see you again.
Mom? No, it's me.
Oh, thank God. What are you doing here?
Someone forgot Joaquin.
Thank you so much.
You really are a crappy grandmother.
No, you're being too nice.
I am a crappy daughter,
a crappy sister, a crappy mother,
and a crappy grandmother. Yep.
I suggest you go on a global apology tour,
starting with me. Why?
What did I do to you?
You left me to clean up your mess with mom.
Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.
- Do you forgive me?
- No.
Whoever it is, I'm sorry.
Well, save it for mom.
She just called me, shrieking that
you were talking trash about
her to that Brody guy.
Sarah, I thought you were letting that go.
I am. I am letting it go.
Okay? Let's just drop it right now.
Well, mom's not dropping it.
She's really upset.
She's overreact Listen, okay.
I will call her.
I will calm her down, okay? Hi, mom.
Justin, I gotta go.
Sarah Did you find her?
No, I didn't find her.
Tommy's not answering his phone either.
Why did he run off like that?
Well, Tommy isn't exactly
ecstatic about things.
What things? Job things.
You know, Sarah is being
way too *** him.
- That's another thing I want
to talk to her about. - No!
Tell her that I'm looking
for her, all right?
Oh, for God sakes!
What's all that honking?
What's all that honking?
Some horse's patoot
and his hideous, gas-guzzling motor home
is practically blocking my driveway.
Jeez. What is wrong with people?
What'd she say?
I think she's having road rage.
That anyone would just do this
You're not allowed to in this area. Aah!
Mom, is everything all right?
Oh, God. There's a big dog running loose.
Jeez.
For God sakes.
Hello!
Hello! You know what?
You're gonna have to move this monstrosity.
Mom, what is it? Oh, my God.
What? It's him.
Who? He's here.
- Who?
- He's been here all along.
Brody?
What? You are so dead.
Hey, slugger.
You just show up out of the blue?
I would've thought
you might have grown out
of this behavior by now.
Come on. It's not like I
climbed your downspout
in the middle of the night
and accidentally knocked
on your mother's window.
Oh, she still thinks we
were hit by a cat burglar.
To this day nice.
She sleeps with her pathetic jewelry
You know what? That's not the point.
And this wasn't out of the blue, Nora.
I was encouraged.
I have no idea what Sarah said to you,
but you have completely
the wrong impression.
I don't need o-or want my flames fanned.
So you haven't been talking about me?
God, no. No.
Your name came up in conversation once.
That's all.
It must have been a hell of a conversation.
She wanted to know if I was her father.
Where'd she get that idea?
From the Internet.
She got it from the inter-Internet,
and there there was that whole mix up
with her birth certificate and everything.
And then, well, we've had a few
paternity issues in this family,
so naturally, she just jumped
to the wrong conclusion.
I get what you mean.
I always had a hunch William
was the type to cheat.
No. God, no.
God, no. William was a
wonderful, wonderful man.
God rest his soul.
We had 40 years of a spectacular marriage
without a single issue.
Congratulations. That's a good run.
I couldn't put together ten
years between two wives.
Because your priority was never
marriage and children, was it?
Well, that didn't take long.
All these years, and you're
still holding that against me.
What exactly are you talking about?
Baseball. I'm talking about baseball.
Look, don't flatter yourself.
I am thrilled thrilled
with how my life turned out.
Good for you. I'm glad.
And are you thrilled with
how your life turned out?
It's had its ups and downs.
But it's not over yet.
Oh, there's Lily finished
with her business.
You don't mind if if
she comes in, do you?
Well, on-only for a second.
I've got an appointment here.
You just fertilized your
garden, didn't you?
And she loves manure. Don't you, girl?
Let's take a look.
Okay. You know where you are?
Yep. You mind telling me?
Vista Hermosa Park.
Okay. Who's the president? What country?
All right, let's not get fancy.
I just want to make sure you don't
have a concussion.
That's no fun. Name a country.
Okay, um Norway.
Norway doesn't have a president.
It's a constitutional monarchy.
Oh, all right. Jarhead, huh?
Semper fee fi fo fum.
Iraq? Afghanistan.
Oh, I did a tour in Kandahar.
Gosh. We're practically brothers.
Well, brother, looks like you're
gonna need some stitches.
You got an awful lot of grit in there.
What did the guy hit you with?
You see that tree?
Yeah. That. He jumped me outta nowhere.
How's the other guy look?
You're missing a lot of
skin off your knuckles.
Maybe I got a swing in or two.
Looks like more than a swing.
People sneak up on me,
I'm gonna defend myself.
Right. You want to put
some pressure on this.
Can you walk to the ambulance by yourself?
Oh, I feel a little light-headed.
Maybe if you give me a 60-pound pack
and I slung a buddy over my
shoulder, I could make it.
Well, what did Nora say?
Is she mad at me?
I didn't have a chance to talk to her yet.
Why did you have to go and find him?
Well, why did you
have to go and tell me that he
might be my father? Well, is he?
No, but I had to go find
that out for myself.
But no. No, he's not.
God. Sarah, what are you doing here?
I told you, I didn't want
to get involved in this.
Tommy, things have gotten a
little more complicated.
Kevin's gone over there to
suss out the situation.
What situation?
Brody is at mom's.
Oh, my God!
Yeah, and now I've gotta go
over there and apologize.
I just I thought I should warn you.
Okay. I'm warned.
No, and one more thing, Tommy, please.
I heard through the grapevine
that you're not happy at work.
Maybe I've been a little *** you.
That's not the problem, okay?
I mean, let's face facts
I don't know the first thing
about the media business.
I don't see a place for me there.
We're probably better off
moving back to Seattle.
No, don't say that. That is not an option.
Do you understand me?
Honey, honey, if you are not happy,
you know, we should talk about it.
Excuse me.
Tommy, we can work this out. We can.
Besides, mom loves you two being here.
She wants you to get married,
give her lots of grandchildren.
That's not gonna happen anytime soon.
I love Seattle. I'm happy to go back.
Don't make any rash decisions.
We can figure this out, okay?
Sarah, his happiness is
the most important
Look, would you please can you
please let me stop. Stop!
Please.
I haven't made up my mind.
I-I just want to think about it.
Tommy.
Look at all these burners.
One thing about the motor
home I miss cooking.
You could run a restaurant with this setup.
And you could change the
climate with that motor home.
I love how you still get all
indignant if somebody breaks
- the Nora Holden rules of conduct.
- Walker. Walker.
Unknit your knickers, Mrs. Walker.
I drive the motor home back
and forth to road games.
It's cheaper than a motel,
and Lily can come with me.
Hi. I'm Kevin.
Uh, Nick Brody. Nice meeting you.
Nice to meet you. And who are you?
That's Lily.
She's so sweet. How old is she? 14.
She doesn't look 14. I miss having a dog.
We used to have one when
we were kids Bingo.
But he got hit by a car. Ooh.
Dad refused to ever let us get another one.
What? That's just not true.
Your father was brokenhearted
when we lost bingo.
He just didn't feel emotionally up to
being able to do that again.
Well, that didn't keep him from getting
a little toy poodle for holly.
Is holly one of your kids? Ha!
No. Um, no.
She was an old maiden aunt of William's.
He he loved very much.
Oh, yeah. I'll say.
Why do I-I feel that there's
more to this story?
Well, there's not. She's dead.
That's the end of that.
And, uh, I hate to break this up,
but I have an appointment.
What do you mean? I only just got here.
Well, it was great meeting you.
Maybe I'll see you tonight.
Don't you want to get on the road?
You don't want to get stuck
in rush-hour traffic.
My engine's been a little balky,
so I'm gonna change the plugs
and tighten the belts, and
I promise not to spill any oil
on your pretty Pasadena street, Nora.
Come on, Lil.
- See you later.
- Yep.
I like him.
You don't like him.
You just like watching me squirm.
Well, I am a little surprised
with the Saint William pretense.
It's none of his business.
I don't want him standing
around here, judging me.
Well, how long does it take
to tighten his plugs and change his belts?
If I know Brody,
it takes as long as he wants it to take.
Do you really have an appointment?
No, I don't have an appointment.
Look who's here.
Hi, Brody. Nice to see you.
Bit of warning would've been nice.
I was on my way to a
game down in San Diego,
and I thought, why not? Ah.
And I did call. That's right. You did.
You did, indeed, from the driveway.
Well, I thought spontaneity
was a virtue in this family,
especially after you dropped
in on me at my office.
- Ah, yes.
- Crostini?
Thank you.
You know, my mother does not
generally permit other
cooks in her kitchen.
I didn't ask permission.
Did you bring that nice dog of yours?
Lily? Yeah, she's out in the r.V.
- This is good.
- I told ya.
Well, look what blew in
a little birdie.
I'm, uh
I'm just gonna keep this warm.
And, uh
I'll, uh, go get Lily.
Wonderful.
Wow, mom. Look at this incredible dinner.
Isn't this great?
Is that it?
Is is that your opening gambit?
You you think I'm gonna be
mollified with a dinner?
Oh, g I'm sorry. I really am.
I had no idea he would just
What did you tell him about your father?
Nothing.
Just that he was dead.
And so he just showed up?
I guess that's all he needed to hear.
Maybe you should be flattered.
No, seriously, mom. Think about it.
He's nice, he's kind to animals,
he's very attractive, and
whoa, boy, can he cook.
Oh! Sarah.
God, I-I am not remotely attracted to him.
He is not my type.
I'm just saying that he was your type once.
You
Oh! I was 19 years old.
I had not a clue in my head who I was
or or what I wanted out of my life,
and people move on.
Sarah, they just move on.
Hey, Paigey. How did you do?
I came in third. Oh, my God.
That's fantastic.
So, uh, when are you guys getting home?
I want to feed Joaquin
and read him a story.
Um yeah.
Listen, sweetie,
I-I might be stuck here for a while.
Something's come up. Um, but he's great.
We changed him. I fed him, burped him.
He's really happy, so don't wait up, baby.
You must be exhausted.
Mom, I have to spend time with my baby.
No, I know, honey.
I just, um, I'll I'll be home
as soon as I can okay? Bye.
Oh, God.
I lost him.
Who?
Joaquin.
Jo-Joaquin? Tommy's.
Yes. Yes, I must have left him at Tommy's.
Who the hell is Joaquin?
Look, believe me, I get it.
But there has to be some alternative
to moving back to Seattle, right?
I mean, at least give it a chance here.
Well, Sarah called me
with some great project
that's supposed to turn my life around.
That's good, right? I don't know.
I guess if it keeps the
peace, maybe I'll do it.
I know you don't want to hear this,
but it wouldn't hurt if you went over there
and allayed mom's fears a little.
She's already wigging out
that Brody parked his r.V.
In her driveway.
I hope that's not a euphemism.
Oh, no. I don't think there's
any chance of that happening.
If the r.V.'S rocking,
it's 'cause mom's trying to blow it up.
Well, I have to go there tomorrow
and return Joaquin to Sarah.
You've met Joaquin?
Yeah. He's out in my car.
By himself?
Well he was sleeping so soundly,
I didn't want to wake him up.
You know, this was so
good, but a lot of it.
So I-I really insist that you
take some of it with you.
Nora, that's the biggest damn refrigerator
I've ever seen in my life. You keep 'em.
You're a good cook, Brody.
Oh, I've taken it upon myself
to teach the boys on my team
the finer points of Southern
Mediterranean cuisine.
So, um, I guess
you pretty much love what you're doing.
Well, it's not hitting .400 in the majors,
but baseball is baseball.
I love the game.
- I know that.
- So do you, as I recall.
No, no, no. I only went there to
Watch you play.
Oh, come on. I remember you
pestering the hell outta me
to let you in to the batting cage.
And you may have a fuzzy memory of that
after the beanball you took.
Oh, my God, yes. I remember that very well.
You refused to wear a helmet.
I didn't want helmet hair.
If you'll remember, though,
before that happened,
I was pretty damn good. You were.
I was. You had a natural swing.
I had a natural swing.
That's when I started calling you slugger.
Right.
You know, I think I'll
I'll walk Lily around the neighborhood
before I turn in. Want to join us?
No, I-I have a book
waiting for me upstairs.
Okay.
Brody, look, I-I
Nora, I'm gonna take some very good advice
I received today from a
wise person on the radio.
I'm not gonna take anything for granted.
And I'm gonna be respectful
of your feelings.
I cooked this dinner to thank you
for letting me park in front
of your house for a while.
I don't have any agenda
Other than that.
Okay?
Okay.
Yeah.
Good night.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey. Come on.
Huh?! Oh!
N-Nora, Nora, it's me. Don't scream.
What are you doing?
How did you get in here?
I'm sorry. The key was under the mat.
I thought you said you had no agenda.
I don't.
Lily was sick to her
stomach, so I let myself
into the kitchen to make
her a little rice to eat.
And then why are you up here?
Oh, my God. What's she doing?
I was at the stove, and I turned around
just in time to see her
going up the stairs.
She's been up pacing all night.
I guess she was looking for
a quiet place to rest.
Are you sure you don't
train her to do this?
I swear. I'm not that hard up.
Oh, now that I trained her to do. Well.
She looks like she wants to stay with you.
Well, she can stay here, but you cannot.
We've never spent a night apart.
So I'm going to, uh, sleep
downstairs on your sofa
so in case she needs me.
Good night, Brody.
Night, old girl. Be good.
I-I'm gonna assume you're
not talking to me.
Night, slugger.
Mm.
We don't just make luxury
cars, we make Cadillacs.
What is going on?
I can't believe you did this.
Paige, stop shouting.
Luc and Cooper are still asleep.
Did you really think you could fool me
with this off-brand baby?
Look, I got in late.
I didn't want to wake you
and have you worrying,
so I just I got that
one out of the pantry.
Where is Joaquin?
At grandma's, I think.
Wait. You think?
I know. He is. He's fine.
Did you even feed him last night?
Paige, he's fine. It's not even 7:00.
He's probably still asleep.
Mom, this is serious.
Sweetheart, I had the most
horrible day yesterday.
Everything I did was wrong.
If I could write in the mirror
backwards, I would scrawl,
"I'm sorry" on my forehead with
a sharpie just to save time.
Listen, we'll we'll go
over later to grandma's
and we'll feed him together, okay?
I have a soccer tournament in an hour,
and you're driving the car pool.
Oh, God. I completely forgot.
Okay. You go upstairs, get
dressed, and we'll just
We'll use this bag as joaquin's stand-in
until we pick him up later.
That's cheating.
Oh, come on, Paige.
This baby's white, all-purpose,
weighs 5 pounds.
Hmm. That's all that matters.
F.Y.I., mom, as if you cared,
Joaquin is whole-wheat.
What's up, Zach?
How's the, uh, how's the head?
It hurts.
Did you come here to check on my head?
No. I, uh
Look, man
I know a lot of us
have had trouble adjusting
to civilian life,
but I don't think living
in a park is the answer,
man. What, are you spying on me?
No, I'm not spying on you.
I'm here to help.
I put in a few calls to the v.
A. To see about getting you
into a program.
And what do they tell you at the v.A.?
Look, I know it's a drag, but if you
put your name on a list I've
been on a list for a year.
They stopped putting names on
the list because it never moves
because there are no programs for me.
They told me three months.
Six six months,
tops. That's if I have a drug problem.
They have programs for that, but
I don't have a drug problem.
I have a place-to-sleep problem.
I considered getting a drug problem,
but I don't really like drugs,
and I'd have to steal things
to pay for them, which could
solve my place-to-sleep problem,
only jail isn't a good option for me.
But thanks for trying.
Look, obviously it's a screwed
up system, yeah, but
Give it up. You can't help.
Don't be so sure.
Look, if your issue is a place to sleep,
Zach You know what, bro?!
You're gonna end up with
some issues of your own
if you don't get out of my face!
You understand my problem now?
I'm not afraid of your problem.
She used to chase grounders for hours.
But she's lost interest.
How old is she? 14.
Longest relationship with
a female I ever had
And the most successful.
Well, you're a luckier man than I am.
My ex-wife will only speak to me
to tell me when and where I'm
allowed to see my daughter.
Thought about getting a dog?
I don't know.
I mean, we're living at my sister's
so first we'd need to
find a place of our own,
and then there's this
little issue of employment.
Mm-hmm.
What line of work you in?
The honest truth?
I'm not sure.
Mm.
I mean, the guy's seriously smart,
and he's a decorated soldier.
I guess, when he got out,
he he couldn't adjust.
Well, if I was shot at for years,
I'd have anger issues, too.
I mean, if you're not
vigilant every moment,
you just you get yourself killed.
You think?
How do you just turn that off?
You don't, you know?
You just you learn to manage it.
Look, if I didn't have you guys,
maybe I'd be in the same boat.
Aw. Stop.
So what are you gonna do for this guy?
Hmm?
I think I'm gonna try and
find him a place to live.
Maybe he can get rid of his other problems.
I mean, the guy's just had bad luck.
Well, it sounds like
that's about to change.
Hey.
Oh, God. Not you, too.
Nice to see you, mom.
Don't pretend for one single
minute you're here to see me.
Well, you and your ex-beau,
who, by the way, just
showed me the motor home.
Ma, have you seen it?
It's off the hook. Oh, God.
I'll tell you, I wouldn't be
caught dead in that thing.
Luckily, he's going tomorrow,
so no more dirty looks from the neighbors.
Okay, mom, I need you to
fill in joaquin's baby book.
M., changed diaper,
in your handwriting.
You know what? Isn't this cheating?
No, quick, before Paige comes back.
Oh, for God sakes. You know, stop.
Get your own, Sarah.
This that's my plate. Make yourself one.
Oh, mom. These muffins are really good.
I didn't make them. Brody did.
I knew I loved that guy.
He is a really good cook.
Oh, for goodness sakes.
Oh, here.
Mom, I really want a dog.
So was your walk nice? Very successful.
Mom, I'm serious about a dog.
Considering our record with the fake baby,
I'm not sure we're really
ready for a live animal.
Don't call him a fake baby.
His name's Joaquin.
Sorry. Why do you have a
fake baby named Joaquin?
A school project. Oh.
Hey. Oh, hi, guys.
Wow. I, uh, didn't expect
to see everybody here.
Well, evidently, Brody is a very big draw.
Yeah. Look, mom, I-I need to
talk to you about something,
but I don't want you to get upset.
I'm gonna leave you all to
your family discussion.
No, no, no, you don't have to go.
I'm gonna see if I can get Lily
to eat some more of this rice.
You got things to talk about anyway.
Dinner's at 7:00.
See you later. Come on, girl.
What, Tommy? What? What's happening?
Brace yourself.
I got a job.
Great. What?
Yeah, I'm gonna be the
business manager of a baseball team.
That's great.
Oh, God. Did Brody set this up? Yeah.
Where is it?
In Phoenix. What? Sarah
I spent all afternoon trying
to talk him out of it.
What happened to you making an offer
S-stop. Stop.
Look, I've already made up my mind.
I'd really appreciate some support. Aah!
Paige, are you okay?
Who did this?
Oh, God. You gave me a heart attack.
The muffins. Oh, God. Brody
Brody must have
Oh, my God. I ate one.
What's wrong with the muffins?
Listen, honey, you know,
I can fix this thing.
But we're just in the
middle of something here.
You can't fix this. You ruined it.
Will someone please tell me
what the hell is going on
with the muffins? I had four of 'em.
Justin, could you just go talk to Paige?
She'll explain everything. Please.
She she's gonna explain the muffins?
Yes, just
Paige. Tommy, listen,
you you can't hang your
future on on Brody.
It's not about him. It is about him.
God, it it it is.
Sarah, if you hadn't stuck your nose in
where it didn't belong, none
of this would have happened.
Oh, my God. Here we go. It's all my fault.
Except let's not forget, mom,
that this whole thing happened
because you lied about your
wedding date to hide the fact
that you were knocked up when
you were 19 and unmarried.
Sarah.
Oh, God.
Grandma, you got pregnant?
Sweetheart, l-listen, listen
Hey oh.
Paige.
Look,
Tommy, please don't jump into this.
Please listen to me.
No, mom. You want to end up like him?
What, do something I love?
Oh, God. I can't let him do this again.
Oh!
Brody!
Brody!
Oh, thank God, Nora.
I need you to drive me.
You knew I didn't want my son to leave.
I need you to leave here now!
Lily is sick. I can't wake her up.
I think she's dying.
I know you didn't sign up for this move,
and it's it's out of the blue,
but
I think we can make it work.
I want you to be happy, Tommy.
I just wish I knew what you wanted.
I know I want you to come with me.
But not if you think it's a mistake.
If you do that
We'll both be unhappy.
I'll try.
You do what you want to.
Don't do it for me.
I love you.
And I want to be with you.
I love you, too.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Hey. Just me. Just me.
What's up with you, man? What?
Don't you know you could
get killed doing that?
Well, I-I knocked, but
you didn't answer, so
Move over.
Don't.
Don't be stupid.
Indulge me. I'm having a flashback.
And you marines never leave
a buddy on the battlefield,
right?
What is wrong with you, seriously?
Look, you came home with problems.
I came home with problems.
I'm still not exactly sure
why we're we're getting shot
at and blown up over there,
but it's certainly not so
I can sleep in a warm bed
in my own house while you sleep out here.
So unless you help me figure
out a way to help you,
then I'm I'm here for
the duration, all right?
How is she?
She made it through the surgery.
They got the tumor.
And he said dogs can get along fine
without their spleens.
Oh, thank God. I'm so relieved.
Yeah. You should go.
I'm gonna stay, wait for her to wake up.
Well, that's okay. Uh, I'll wait with you.
And just so you know,
I didn't cook up anything
for Tommy's benefit.
That team really did need
a good business manager.
Look, I just want him to be happy.
He's been through so much.
He seems like a nice guy.
You did a good job with him.
Then why does he keep leaving?
Some of us just can't stay put.
Brody, why are you here?
When Sarah came to see me
and introduced herself as
Nora Walker's daughter,
for a split second, I was afraid
she was there to tell me that you had died.
And in that moment, I
I thought about all my regrets
and all the times I
wanted to look you up
And didn't.
I thought I'd lost my chance.
So I
I decided, it was now or never.
You have regrets?
Well, my baseball career
didn't turn out exactly how I'd hoped.
But if if I'd given up that dream
and gotten married,
I would've made your life miserable.
And now that I've seen you,
I realize, I made the right decision.
You married the right guy.
William was a good husband.
You got everything you wanted.
Yeah.
I got the family I wanted.
Mm-hmm.
But William was not a good husband.
You were right. He was a cheater.
He had multiple affairs,
a long-term mistress.
He lied and embezzled and
He hurt a lot of people, including me.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because I-I-I didn't want you to know
I had regrets.
I never liked him.
I know that.
You two were as different
as two people could possibly be.
Hmm. Still are.
But given that he's dead,
I like my chances better now.
Brody, you are the same guy now
you were back then.
You're just passing through,
looking for the next game.
And I have to tell you that I'm
Not the same little girl.
Sure you are.
Just older
And wiser.
I've only managed half of that.
But I'm working on it.
Paige, listen,
things were very different back then.
So do you wish you'd used birth control?
Well
Um
I can't help you there.
Well, you know, that's hard to answer,
because I gave birth to your mother,
and I love your mother very much.
So you see, it all turned out beautifully.
So then you're glad you got pregnant.
Listen, Paige, I'm sure it's
been a shock to find out
that your grandmother was
an ***, pregnant teen.
But this is just not a situation
that we expect to find you in.
You have so many opportunities.
You're a smart girl.
We've talked about this so many times.
Perhaps we shouldn't dwell
on any mistakes that
grandma might have made.
Why, thank you, Sarah.
And I think Paige realizes
that sometimes, people make mistakes.
Well, just so you guys know,
I'm not even gonna think
about having a family
until I've finished with
college and graduate school
Mm-hmm. And and I have a career.
Well, honey, you don't
want to wait too long.
Sometimes, as you get older,
fertility problems can creep
Mom. Mnh-mnh.
You know what? Paige is going to
do whatever is right for her.
Great. Then can I go
finish my homework now?
Sure, honey. Take your tea.
Okay. Bye. Love you, grandma.
Love you.
I am sorry, mom.
I-I never meant for her to hear all that.
I just I blurted it out.
I was so mad at you.
It's all right, Sarah.
Is there anyone else I'm
supposed to apologize to?
Joaquin, maybe.
Oh, yeah. I feel bad about him.
Yeah, we're gonna drive down
all the time for games.
And we should get one of
those big land yacht things
that Brody has, and we can
park it out in front of mom's
when we're not using it.
Say good-bye to her yet?
Yeah. She's, uh, still pretty miffed,
but she tried to put on a good face.
Where'd you get these muffins?
They're amazing.
Uh, Brody made 'em.
I got, like, a dozen of 'em.
Yeah, nobody else wanted
any when they found out
the main ingredient was powdered Joaquin.
This is Joaquin?
Uh, yeah. What's the big deal?
You had to know him, I guess.
Uh, fine. More for me.
Yeah, and me. Can you put a few in a bag?
Mm-hmm. Hey, look, we're gonna
go say good-bye to Sarah.
You want to come with? Uh, no.
No, actually, I didn't get
a lot of sleep last night,
so I'm gonna crash out for a few hours.
All for a good cause.
Seems like a lost cause. All right.
I'm gonna pack this up for you,
and I'll walk you out. All right.
Hey, you know, uh, Brody's
leaving today, too.
I hate to say it, it's sad, but
I'm gonna miss him. Justin.
Yep.
Zach.
Oh, my God. Come in, come in.
These are my brothers.
This is Tommy. This is Kevin.
This is Zach. Hey.
Hey. Is this a bad time?
No, no, not at all. Come on in.
Uh, you're just in time for chow.
Hey, look, we're gonna go, man.
Yeah. Sure. All right. Good to see you.
All right. Tommy. Here you go.
Come on in. You, uh, you hungry?
Yeah, sure.
Great. All right. I got some muffins.
Well, it's very cozy.
I can see why you like it so much.
You sure you don't want to
take a spin around the block?
No, thank you.
I'll let you drive.
I don't want to be booted
out of the Sierra Club.
Yeah, 'cause their parties are so much fun.
Well, have a safe trip.
Good luck.
You, too, Nora.
It was great seeing you.
Great seeing you, too.
Mom.
Yeah. There you are.
Ah. Wow.
It's so quiet with Brody gone.
He was kind of larger than life, wasn't he?
I like the quiet.
Cabernet Sauvignon,
'93.
So how did you two leave things?
What things?
You know
Your relationship.
Do you think you'll see each other again?
Look, if there's one thing
I know about Brody,
you can't count on him for anything, ever,
much less to show up.
When he drives off,
that may be the very last
time you ever see him. Well, I hope not.
Yeah.
Really?
Okay.
Okay, good, bye.
Who was that?
Brody.
Well, that didn't take long.
What did he want?
Tuna fish.
Why would he want tuna fish?
Well, apparently, she likes it.
Lily.
She needed bed rest.
Yeah. I wonder if we'll
ever see Brody again.
You just never know with him, do you?
Shut up and open the tuna fish.
Thank you.