Chesapeake Shores (2016–…): Season 6, Episode 9 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - full transcript

Previously, on
"chesapeake shores"...

Sir, this is your father.

I think I want to go back
to medical school.

I want to be a doctor.

I am in Maryland
with my family,

and I plan on enjoying my time
with them.

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

- Really?
- Sure.

I want to get to know you,

so I can prove to you

that I can really do justice
to your work.



I hope your father
can find a good lawyer,

because he will
be charged soon.

- We did it.
- Yeah, we did.

- Hey.
- David.

Would you
take my father's case?

Give me all the money
in the register now!

[Grunts]

- [Woman] No!
- [Gunshot echoes]

[♪♪♪]

Well, this is a little awkward.

Yes, it is.

Did you want
to come have a seat?

If I'm not imposing.

Uh, no, not at all.



[♪♪♪]

Uh, can I get you
anything to drink?

Just water?

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

Well, Evan, I, uh...

I don't know quite what to say.

That makes two of us.

I'm John Osterberg.

Pleased to meet you.

I'm gonna help mandrake
with that water.

Uh, won't you sit down, please?

Thank you.

I'm Abby o'brien.

Nice to meet you, Abby.

You too.

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

Sarasota, Florida.

Oh, I've never been there.

Yeah, it's a nice place.

I just retired there.

I used to be
a pediatric surgeon.

Wow.

That must have been
very rewarding.

Yeah, it was.

Uh, you'll have to excuse Evan.

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

Ah, I can understand that.

It was for me, too.

But the drive up from Florida

gave me time
to wrap my mind around it,

that...

I have a son.

You didn't know?

I had no idea.

[Gasps] Oh.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Mandrake, where's Evan?

I thought
he was out here with you.

[Sighs]

[♪♪♪]

♪ The miles
are getting longer ♪

♪ It seems ♪

♪ The closer I get to you ♪

♪ So I'm going home ♪

♪ To the place where I belong ♪

♪ Where your love has always
been enough for me ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ I'm not running from ♪

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

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

[♪♪♪]

♪ I said these places
and these faces ♪

♪ Are getting old ♪

♪ So I'm goin' home ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ I'm goin' home ♪♪

[♪♪♪]

Oh, this is tough,
this is tough.

But I think...

...this one.

A very fine choice.

Really?

- Mm-hmm.
- Well, it is beautiful.

She'll love it.

[♪♪♪]

Ah, what you got there?

Well...

What do you think?

Nice ring. Who's it for?

Megan.

Your ex-wife?

Soon-to-be wife, I hope.

Ah.

I'm proposing to her tonight.

Wow.

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

What am I gonna say?

That it's recommended

we don't get into
a new relationship

for the first year of recovery.

That's right.

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

I mean, we've had
five children together,

and we've known each other
for over 30 years.

True. You know,

but marriage...
- Just tell me

if I have to start
my days over again,

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

You do what you think is best.

I think this is best.

All right.
Just pay attention

to what the world
is telling you.

What does that mean?

Just what it means.
Pay attention.

You mean, look for a sign?

Like a rainbow
or a bolt of lightning?

I just mean your life
may be complicated enough

without bringing
somebody else into it.

My life is gonna be better
with Megan in it.

All right, then.

Congrats.

Thank you.

[Ralph chuckles]

[Birds chirping]

You got
something on your mind?

No. Why do you say that?

You're planting
the geraniums upside-down.

Oh.

You thinking about your dad?

Yeah.

I'm thinking about
what will happen to him

if Connor
doesn't take his case.

And I'm thinking
about what will happen to him

if Connor does take his case.

You can't worry so much.

Sure I can. Watch me.

[Feigns sobbing]

[Laughs] I'm serious.

I care about you.
I care about us.

You're closing yourself off.

You're right.

Sorry.

Don't be sorry.

Just don't get so caught up
in worry

that you think
that you're alone,

because you're not.

Thanks.

[♪♪♪]

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

Oops! Am I... interrupting?

No, no.

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

You are, kind of.

See? Honesty.

Very freeing.

It must be strange

to have your home
open to the public like this.

Hard to have privacy.

You get used to it.

Still.
I'll leave you to it.

You have your worries.

- Not really.
- Yes, we do.

What are your worries?

Let it out.
It helps.

Does it?

Ah... [laughs]
Um...

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

Yes! I love the vineyard idea.

You have to tell me
more about that.

But you must be so stressed
about your father.

I can't imagine.

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

I can totally understand why.

It is very personal.

Can I give you some advice?

I don't see
how I could stop you.

[Giggles]
That's very funny.

But seriously...

"What you focus on grows,"

much like...
Well, your garden here.

So you need to stop
growing your troubles

and start growing
your relationship.

You see what I did there?

Mm-hmm.

Of course, I can never
take my own advice,

which is why I'm alone.

Which sucks.

[Grunts]

Oh! Ahem.

Wow, I really cannot
make coffee. Ugh!

- [Splash]
- [David balks]

Hello.

Uh...

How's business?

Oh, we're sold out
this week.

Huh. Doesn't look it.

Oh. That's me.

I rented the entire place out
for the week.

I value privacy.

[Dryly] She does.

Oh. Um...

Can we talk about the movie
for a minute?

Of course. Wanna go inside?

Sure.

[Deep breath]

You know...

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

We really gotta stop focusing
so much on our problems.

That's right.

I know life has been rough,

but you can't forget about

the most important person
in your life.

I know, I know. Myself.

No! Me! Me.

Oh, right. How could I forget?

- You know what we should do?
- Mm?

We should go on a date.

Just us.

No phones.
No Internet.

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

That would be so great.

Let's do it.

- Today?
- Yeah!

Why not?

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

It was her idea.

We could take a boat

- out to one of islands.
- Ah. Wonderful!

I'll make a picnic!

No! No.
No cooking. You just relax.

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

You get the boat ready.

Okay.
This is gonna be wonderful.

[Smooch]

[♪♪♪]

So what do you think?

So, you're saying

you'll only
give me your book

if you can write
the screenplay?

- That's right.
- Okay.

I will give you an option
on a first draft.

No.

I write the screenplay.
Nobody else.

Nobody else?

Nobody else.

You know... writing
a screenplay is very different

than writing a novel,
or even a play.

It's a whole 'nother form
of storytelling.

It's weaving together
little pieces of time

into a visual tapestry.

It's hard.

I can learn.

And what if you can't?

Then we don't make the movie.

Look, uh...

Nobody knows this story
better than me.

It's my life.

So, that's the deal.

Let me think about it.

Of course. Yeah.

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

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

You will?

You're the only woman
for the job!

Do we have a deal?

Yeah, we have a deal.

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

As you can see,

the cons are...

There's a lot of them.

[Sighs] I know that.

The highlights are...

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

it would be
tremendously expensive,

and it could be
a very, very public failure.

If we fail.

True.

We could succeed.

The earth could also
stop spinning on its axis,

and gravity
could cease to exist, but...

I wouldn't count on it.

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

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

which is also, by the way...

In the "con" column.

[Sighs]

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

I do.

O'brien...

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

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

We can't win.

I know that.

But what if we did win?

[♪♪♪]

I'm sure
Evan will be back soon.

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

He just doesn't want to see me.

I can understand that.

Do you remember her?
Evan's mom?

Molly Kincaid?

Yes. She's not
the sort of person

you're likely to forget.

Would you mind
telling me about her?

Sure.

Uh, I was home
from med school,

and she was working
as a waitress

at the c&e diner.

I used to hang out there
a lot,

and...

We dated
for the summer.

It was nice.

Why'd you break up?

We didn't, really.

I had to go start my residency

at children's hospital
in New Orleans and...

I wanted to stay in touch,
but...

...life happened.

And then I got
a serious girlfriend,

and I'm afraid I...

Just stopped calling.

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

I didn't mean that.

But you didn't love her?

[Sighs]

I was very young.

So was she.

Molly never, ever told me
that she was pregnant.

And you just...

You just, like,
stopped calling her?

You stopped asking about her?

I'm afraid I did.

Until yesterday...

When you found out
you had a rich son,

then you decided
you wanted to meet me?

Are you rich?

Like you haven't
heard of Evan Kincaid?

Well, I don't follow
the news much,

and I certainly
don't need money.

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

Can you just wait one second?

I really think
it's for the best.

[Abby] Please.

Evan, come.

What?

Why are you being so rude?

Rude? To him?

All Abby is suggesting, sir,

is you give
Mr. Osterberg a chance.

Why would you bring him here?

You sent me to Florida

to find out
about your family, sir.

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

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

Oh, I am so sorry.

Are we worried about offending

the guy who abandoned
my pregnant mother

and left her
to raise a child on her own?

What were you thinking?

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

Uh-huh.

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

Well, this time,
you were wrong, Alan.

[Door slams]

[Abby sighs]

Hi, dad.

Hello, Bree o'brien!

Hey!

Do you want to talk to me
about something?

I do.

Uh...

I'm, um...

I'm gonna ask your mother
to marry me.

Again.

Wow!

Good wow?

Yeah. Good wow.

How do you think
the family will react?

I think
they'll be happy.

All of them?

Yeah, all of them.

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

- Really?
- Yeah!

Huh.

We may or may not
have a small pool going,

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

I think you're gonna win.

Oh! Yes.

[Laughing]

I'm very happy for you,
Mick o'brien.

- [Phone ringing]
- Thank you. Thank you, honey.

[Ringing]

It's the state police.

- What?
- Hello?

Yes, this is he.

Yes, I know him.
He works for me.

What? Okay. Okay.

We're on our way.

Come on.

What happened?

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

Was he in an accident?

He's been shot.

He's been what?

[Kevin] Okay.

Check this out.

What is it?

Our lives... charted
and completely worked out.

Now, this
is if we have two kids.

This is if we have three.

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

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

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

And this is
if I stay on as an EMT.

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

things really
get interesting...

- Kevin.
- [Snap]

Don't you want to see
the next chart?

It's where
our retirement funds kick in.

With careful management,

we could save enough
for grand kids.

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

Or we can do that.

You're wonderful, but...

I am not thinking
about anything past

getting this baby out of me
and into the world.

No. You're right.

"Sufficient unto the day."

But if we both consider
long-term disability insurance

and we make out wills...
Aww!

[♪♪♪]

Hey!

Sloan Russell, right?
Caitlyn's friend?

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

I'm fine.
You're very polite.

Uh, shouldn't you be in school?

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

Oh.

Okay.

[♪♪♪]

Caitlyn?

Honey, what's wrong?

Nothing.

You have blue hair.

No, it looks good.

Um...

Does your mom know
that you did this?

No.

Did you do this
on account of Sloan?

Sloan says
it looks dumb.

Tch. Oh...

Well, what do you care
what Sloan thinks?

I have to get back to school.

Okay. I'll drive you.

Okay.

The hat is cute.

[Knocking]

Hey, Luke.

[Heart monitor beeping]

Oh, a visit from
my parole officer.

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

[Chuckles]

They patching you up good?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Bullet hit my chest,
bounced off my ribs,

and lodged underneath my arm.

They say I was very lucky.

You know, an inch either way...

Well, that is lucky.

You know you were
outside of your parole zone

when you got shot.

I was visiting
my parents' graves.

Still.
You should have informed me.

[Sighs]

You gonna take me in?

I could.

Cops told me what you did
at the store.

That was very brave.

It's also very stupid.

Well, yeah, that's me...

Brave and stupid.

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

You did a good thing, Luke.

Are you praising me?

Just this once.

Take care.

He's okay.

Luke.

Hey.

Hey. How are you doing?

Ah, okay. Considering.

Yeah.

I might have to take
a few days off work.

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

The bridge will still be there
when you get back.

Ah, thanks, Mick.

I'll leave you two alone.

Mm.

Um, I got you this...

...from the gift shop.

A cactus?

To go along with
my other cactuses.

Mm.

I was gonna get you
a balloon, too,

but then I thought,
nah, you know,

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

Ha! Oh... oh...

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

[Exhales]

Police told us what you did.

Yep.

You could've been killed, Luke.

Well, it seemed like

the right thing to do
at the time.

Yeah, it was brave,

but...

[Sighs]

Yeah.

The nurse said
you got really lucky.

That's me.

"Mr. Lucky."

I get shot.

Almost get
sent back to prison.

And that was just
in the last couple days.

[Monitor beeping steadily]

You ought to find
someone...

Better.

Someone...

Who isn't so "lucky".

[Purse hits floor]

Iuke.

You didn't get sent
back to prison.

You have friends who love you.

And you didn't die.

I'll take that kind of luck
any day.

[♪♪♪]

[Phone chimes]

Oh. That's my cab.

I'm sure
Evan will see you tomorrow.

Oh, I'm not so sure,

but I'm staying
at the chesapeake inn,

if he wants to drop by.

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

I like it here.

And even at my age,

I still like
to discover new things.

Like father,
like son.

[Chuckles]

Thanks, Abby.

[Line rings]

[Evan] Hello!

Evan Kincaid will be right back
after your message.

[Beep]

Um, Evan,
it's Abby calling again.

Why aren't you
answering your phone?

You always answer
your phone.

Um... your...

John Osterberg

is heading to his hotel and...

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

Or talk to me.
Talk to somebody.

Okay. Bye.

Hey...

Hey.

Who was that?

Oh... [dry chuckle]

That was Evan's father.

I thought
Evan's father was dead.

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

No. He'll come around.

Um...

Luke Tatum was shot.

What?

He tried to stop a robbery
at a convenience store.

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

- ...he's very lucky.
- Wow.

- [Footsteps]
- Abby?

Dad. Gotta sec?

I'll be quick.

I'm going
on a picnic with David,

but I just ran into Caitlyn
downtown.

What?

Caitlyn's
supposed to be in school.

She was crying.

- Crying?
- And she had blue hair.

- Blue hair?
- Why was she crying?

She wouldn't even tell me.

Okay, so where is she now?

I took her back to school.

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

- [Phone rings]
- Oh... don't say that.

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

[Deep breath]

Hello. Uh...

I will be right there.
Thank you.

What is it?

Caitlyn has been suspended.

For fighting.

[♪♪♪]

Unfortunately, there was
an incident in the parking lot.

"An incident"?

What sort of an incident?

Tell us what happened.

My Sloan wouldn't
do anything wrong.

As you know, we have
a zero-tolerance policy

for violence here at
chesapeake shores middle school.

Violence?

Just tell us what happened.

We found
Caitlyn and Sloan here

involved in
an altercation.

An altercation?

Was it a fight?
Were they in a fight?

I would call it that.

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

Caitlyn here
was striking Sloan.

Oh!

I told you
she was a bad influence.

Caitlyn is not a...

[Takes a breath]

There must be some mistake.

Unfortunately not.

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

It was quite an effort.

My poor baby!

Not now, mom!

[Abby] Caitlyn,
Sloan is your best friend.

Why would you do that?

She wouldn't have done it
without a reason.

What are you saying?

That's right.
Blame the victim.

Victim? [Scoffs]

It was a school-yard scuffle.

We used to have 'em
all the time!

Well! I can see where
she got it from.

We have no alternative

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

Both?

Why are you suspending Sloan?

She did nothing wrong.
You should expel her!

It's their first infraction.

We think a suspension
is appropriate.

Fine. Can we go now?

First, apologize to each other.

[Sighing]

I'm sorry
I hit you, Sloan.

That's fine, cat.

I'm sorry
I made fun of your hair.

[♪♪♪]

Here we are.

Yep, here we are.

No phones.

Nope. No way
for anyone to bother us.

No banks.

No lawyers.

No bad news.

Or good news.

Oh, good news?
What's that?

I heard it could happen.

Let's just take a deep breath
and relax.

'Kay.

[Breathing deeply]

[Exhaling together]

Do you feel relaxed?

Nope. Not at all.

Yeah, me neither.

Well, let's eat.

We could act relaxed.

See if that does anything.

Okay.

[Munching]

What do relaxed people do?

I don't know!

[Laughing]

Like, lie down?

[Exhales deeply]

Look at the clouds?

What does that one
remind you of?

The bank rejecting my pitch.

That one looks like
my dad going to prison.

Dumb clouds.

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

I felt so betrayed.

I know.

But I also felt kinda relieved.

Like I was free.

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

I wasn't even a peck anymore.

I was on my own.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

I mean...

It was scary as hell,
but...

I was independent.

Just you and me
against the world.

Yup.

[Laughing]

Your hair looks really pretty.

Thank you.

I washed it.

- For me?
- Mm-hmm.

I like those little green
flecks in your eyes.

Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

I'm glad
we left our phones at home.

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

in the next couple of hours.

Except whatever happens here.

[Both giggling]

[♪♪♪]

[Sighs]

[Exhales deeply]

Ahh...

So...

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

Not really.

Do you?

Well, to start...

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

[chuckles] Oh, yeah.

That.

I thought
Sloan was my friend.

She protected me
and taught me things.

Like what?

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

and geeky stuff like that.

Okay.

But she also teases me
and pokes fun at me.

So, she bullies you?

I guess.

She talked me into
dying my hair.

I see.

But then she told me
it looked dumb,

and when aunt Jess
took me back to school,

I caught up with her
and asked why,

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

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

and that's when
the fight started.

Oh, honey.

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

She's not good for you.

But fighting
is never the answer.

Okay?

All right, let's see
what we can do

about this hair of yours, yeah?

I'd have clocked her, too.

You're not helping, dad!

[♪♪♪]

Okay...

And now the reveal.

Thank you, mom.

Hey, I was in New York
in the 2000s.

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

What do you think?

It looks okay.

I like it this way.

You're gorgeous!

Thank you, guys.

Mm-hmm.

You know, sweetie,
about Sloan...

Sometimes,
we have people in our lives

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

Toxic?

[Chuckles]
Where'd you learn that word?

From Sloan.

She's pretty smart,
but pretty toxic.

Oh, sweetheart,
you are going to have

lots of friendships
in your life,

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

but you'll always know
a true friend

because they accept you
exactly as you are.

Amen to that.

[♪♪♪]

Could I have another beer?

Oh, there's my friend.

Hey, Evan.

Hey.

Haven't seen you here before.

Haven't been here before.

Thought I would stop in
for a beer or two.

Or three.

[Mick chuckles]

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

- And?
- It's working.

[Laughs]

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just made
a reservation.

Yeah, I'm having dinner
with Megan tonight.

What's the occasion?

I'm gonna ask her
to marry me.

Hey...

I'm happy for you, Mick.

Megan's a good woman.

I just don't know
how to do it.

The proposal?

Just go for it.

Yeah, but I want it
to be special.

A surprise, you know?

Romantic?

I hope so.

I'm thinking about something.

I'm sure
you'll figure it out.

Cheers.

Thank you.

Abby tells me
your father came to see you.

He's not my father.

Okay.

He may be my biological father,

but he is not
and never has been

my father.

Well, maybe he just wants
to make things right.

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

You know what?
I think I am good.

I'm gonna head home.

Do you need a ride?

No. Mandrake will, uh...

Yes. I need a ride.

Well, come on.

[♪♪♪]

Hey, Bree.

Jess and David
are off on their date.

Oh! Good for them.

They seem good together.

Yeah.

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

You got any more sisters?

[Laughs]

I'm afraid
you've met them all.

And they're all taken.

Story of my life!

Do you have a sec?

I started making notes
on the screenplay.

- Have you?
- Yeah.

And I figured...

What if we start
with the funeral

as the jumping-off point,

and then we tell
everything else as a flashback?

Hearing that out loud
for the first time

just made me realize
how stupid that sounds.

That's a total cliche!

Ugh!

Please forget I ever
said anything, okay?

[Deep breath]

I have some news.

[Clicks pen]

Good news or bad news?

As always, it depends
on your point of view.

I got an offer
to play the villain

in a new marvel movie.

Wow!

I know, right?

Yeah.
You hate marvel movies.

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

Yes...

But?

But...

It's been a few years

since I had
a real bona-fide hit,

so you gotta worry
about the brand.

So you're gonna take it?

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

[Inhales sharply]

And what does that mean
for all our yesterdays?

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

Huh. I don't know much
about Hollywood,

but isn't putting it
on the back burner

kind of like shoving it
in a drawer

and pretending
it never happened?

Can be.

And in this case?

Time will tell.

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

You mean, for free?

[Laughs] Well,
we all work for free

until a deal is made.

Besides,
you're a novice screenwriter.

You gotta start somewhere.

At the bottom?

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

[Clicking pen]

[Drumming absently]

Why are you nervous?

Nervous?
I'm not nervous.

You're drumming.

You only do ginger baker
when you're nervous.

That wasn't ginger baker.

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

I'm happy.

That was happy drumming.

Okay.
Then why are you happy?

Why not?

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

Oh... you sweet-talker.

[Mick chuckling]

[♪♪♪]

[Evan] Hello.

Evan Kincaid will be back
after your message.

Mandrake!

Hi! Is it your day off?

Every day
is a day off now.

What do you mean?

Evan has given me my notice.

He fired you?

Yes.

He did.

But he can't do that.

You two are a team.

And you're friends.

Why is he being like this?

There's something
you need to know about Evan.

He sometimes has moods.

He calls them "hibernations,"

where he locks himself away

and doesn't communicate
with anyone,

except for business.

For how long?

It varies.

Days. Sometimes weeks.

But he always comes out of it.

Is there anything
you can do for him,

or I can?

I find it best
to just leave him be.

But this time is different.

He's never fired me before.

Never really gotten
angry with me.

And it gives me pause.

He should not have done that.

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

It was very presumptuous of me.

No. Do not blame yourself.

He is overreacting.

I mean,
aren't you angry with him?

[Chuckles] I could never
be angry with Evan.

He's done too much for me.

What about everything
you do for him?

What has he really
done for you?

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

Mm-mm.

He was in an accident
on a highway in Connecticut.

He always was
a terrible driver.

He took a bad turn
and his Aston Martin flipped.

Oh...

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

So you saved his life.

Ohh.

Again,
what has he done for you?

I was on the scene

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

in a tent.

You were homeless?

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

It was a tough time adjusting.

I had health problems.

I don't want to bore you
with these.

No, no. No. You're not.

He called me
"mandrake the magician"

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

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

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

I have been, ever since.

Evan gave me a second chance.

Wow.

At the house,

he called you Alan.

My name.

I used to be Alan Wilkins.

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

Well...

He's being ridiculous.

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

Who does he think he is?

I think that is a question

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

It was lovely to see you.

You too.

[♪♪♪]

[Phone rings]

Hey, hon!

So, Greg and I actually
just saved a cat

that was stuck up a tree.

Thought that only happened
in cartoons.

I'm gonna send you
a picture, okay?

Oh, no. It's time.

[Exhales tensely]
Oh! It's time!

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

It's time!

It's time!!

Okay.

Go, go, go!

[Siren wails]

That's it.
Just remember to breathe.

[Breathing deeply and groaning]

That's right.
Let it out.

Mm. Get me
to the damn hospital!

Let's move!

It's gonna be okay, baby.

[Doors thud]

See?

Everything's still standing.

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

And we didn't miss it.

Hey! You guys are back.

So, did you have
a good time?

Oh! We had a great time.

Mm-hmm.
Thank you for suggesting it.

Did we miss anything?

Well, let's see...

Uh, Luke Tatum,
Bree's boyfriend?

He was shot.

What?

Apparently,
he stopped a robbery.

He's in the hospital.

Oh, my g...!

Oh, lord.

Wow! Okay.
Um, anything else?

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

but, yeah, that's it.

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

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

Me either.

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

I really liked your idea
for the vineyard you have.

Count me in.

"In"?

I want to invest.

How much "in"?

All the way in.
I want to back you.

Owning a vineyard
sounds like fun.

I'll have my lawyer
draw up the paperwork.

And I'll have my lawyer
look it over.

[Door thuds]

Speak of the devil.

Hey, Connor.

Uh, David. Got a minute?

Yeah. Come in.

[Squeals excitedly]

[Door shuts]

[Footsteps]

So... what's up?

Well, I've, uh...

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

Really?

Connor...

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

- Well...
- Thank you!

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

First off,
I see two problems.

One...

We're gonna have to hire
consultants and analysts.

It's gonna be expensive.

Yeah, I figured.

What's the other thing?

Margaret's gonna kill me when
she finds out I took the case.

[Chuckles]

This is a very elegant dinner,
Mick o'brien.

What's the occasion?

Well, does there have to be
an occasion?

Mm! I'm so full.

That Pesto sauce is fantastic.

In fact...

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

Oh, there's always
room for dessert.

No, I am seriously full.

- [Gasping]
- Thank you.

Must've been pre-ordered.

Hmm!

Mick...

Crème brûlée,
my favorite.

You're evil!

All right,
maybe just one bite.

[Sugar cracks]

Mm.

That is so delicious.

I think
you got the wrong one.

What?

[Chuckles]

Mick, they're just the same.

Trust me. They're not.

Is there...
Something in this?

Crack it and find out.

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

Just crack it.

- Okay.
- [Sugar snaps]

It's not there?

Mm-mm.

Ah, Meg.

So much has gone wrong today.

Evan and Abby...

Caitlyn, Luke...

And now this.

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

[Woman]
Ow! My tooth!

[Chair scrapes floor]

Oh, boy.

[♪♪♪]

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

Yeah, after I promised
to pay her dental bill.

Here.

Oh...

Mick, it's beautiful.

Better than the last one?

That was beautiful, too.

Mick, I...

Wait a minute...
Before you say anything,

I'd like to officially
ask you.

Megan, will you...

[Phone rings]

Mick, it'll keep.

Just go on.

It's Kevin.

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

Hey, kev. What's up?

Yes, dad.
Meet us at the hospital, okay?

It's time.

Oh, it's time!

Oh!

[♪♪♪]

Wait!

The answer is yes.

[Siren wails]

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

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

Sarah...

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

- Now?
- Now!

- Now?
- You have to do this!

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

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

Just not with my...

- [Screams] Now!
- Okay, okay!

Greg!

Greg, pull over!
It's really time!

[Bracing herself and groaning]

Okay, sweetheart.

Oh!

He's pulling over.

[Siren whines and shuts off]

[♪♪♪]