Comeback Season (2006) - full transcript
A comedy about a cheating husband (Ray Liotta) and an injured high school football star (Shaun Sipos) who become court ordered roommates. Emotional carnage leads to unlikely alliances, as the two men scramble for a second chance at love and stardom.
[music playing]
[thudding]
[grunting]
[thudding]
[humming]
[whirring]
[WHISPERING] Hey.
Hmm?
Is that my wife
under that hair?
[groaning]
She just might be.
WALTER: Happy anniversary.
Hmm.
You too.
[car chirping]
[laughter]
RECRUITER 1: Hey, there he is.
MR. ECKERMAN: Did you see the way he bounded down the stairs?
You remember the guys from the University of Washington.
Skylar.
Hey, guys.
Huh.
We've got some literature about the campus
and the program.
You should come for a visit.
Just give us a call,
and we'll set it all up.
Cool.
Hey, go long.
Why would I?
I'm a quarterback.
Yes.
Yes, you are.
[rock music playing]
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]:
QROK in the morning.
It's 11 after 8:00, and it’s time to get up and go to work.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Or it's
time to phone in sick.
And don't forget the high school season opener
is happening tonight
at the stadium.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Yeah.
The Bulldogs will be led by their highly-scouted QB,
Skylar Eckerman.
DINKY: Woo-hoo!
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: And we’ve got the Eck live in person,
in the studio tomorrow.
- The Eck.
- The Eck!
- Shut up.
BOY: Oh-ho, yeah!
[clapping]
[scattered cheers]
[school bell ringing]
Morning.
Morning, Nisha.
Coffee?
Oh, yeah.
Thanks.
I'm not very good at this.
You seem pretty
good at it to me.
[door closing]
[panting]
WALTER: [WHISPERING] Oh, god.
Oh, god.
What did I do?
What did I do?
So this is a big game.
You nervous?
Um, I'm OK.
Sure he is.
Can't you see his fur shaking?
[laughter]
How come you get to
dress in here, anyway?
Because the girls' locker room is being painted.
[laughter]
[band playing]
[crowd cheering]
CHEERLEADERS:
Let's go, Bulldogs!
Let's go!
[shouting]
And now, it's time for
the Churchill Bulldogs!
Your quarterback,
Skylar Eckerman!
[cheering]
[grunting]
[camera clicking]
[crunching]
WALTER: Ow!
[crowd exclaiming]
[panting]
DINKY: Eck!
[groaning]
ROY: Skylar!
Eckerman!
SKYLAR: Oh, don't touch me.
Ah.
It'll be all right.
[panting]
Breathe.
Hang in there.
Hang in there.
[thudding]
[laughing]
Oh.
Thank you.
You're very welcome.
Do you think your parents like the table, Chloe?
OK.
It's weird enough being on a double date with my parents
without you stressing
about where we sit.
Right.
Ah.
Mrs. Pierce, you look
very nice tonight.
Oh, well, thank you.
You know what they say.
If you want to know what a woman will look like in 20 years,
just take a look at her mother.
And from where I'm sitting,things are looking very good.
[laughing]
Now, tonight's on me.
Oh, Paul, you don't
have to do that.
No, no.
That's not necessary.
It's your anniversary.
Try that.
Oh.
You'll like it.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, you two are very important to me.
A marriage like yours makes people believe in marriage.
When you have two people
who are committed,
keep working
together, never stop...
Why are you being so weird?
Mr. Pierce, I think you know how much I love your daughter.
I truly do.
And that's why I wanted the two of you here today.
Uh-oh.
What's happening?
Chloe?
CHLOE: Yes?
I know I've only lived
a fraction of my life,
and I am so lucky to
have already found you.
The only mistake I
can make in my life
would be to not ask you to spend the rest of it with me.
Oh!
PAUL: Will you spend the rest of your life with me?
Yes.
Of course I will.
Oh.
Put it on.
DEBORAH: Oh.
It fits.
[giggling]
Daddy, I'm getting married.
That is so wonderful.
Mr. Pierce, if I could just be half the husband you are.
I was.
I was, but you be.
You be.
I'm not.
DEBORAH: Huh?
Walter, what's going on?
WALTER: Um...
CHLOE: Daddy?
Um, I...
I did something that
I didn't mean to do,
that I didn't understand.
What?
She was sweet, and
she was nice to me,
and I slept with Nisha.
CHLOE: You...
[WHISPERING] I'm sorry.
WAITRESS: And how are
you folks this evening?
MRS. ECKERMAN:
It's bad, isn't it?
Don't worry, sweetheart.
These folks are like
magicians nowadays.
I wish I had
better news for you,
but it's the worst
tear I've seen.
This is major.
How long until he's back?
When the swelling goes down,we can talk about surgery.
But realistically, he
won't be coming back.
[scoffing]
BOY: Oh, hey, Mrs. Eck.
BOY: Hey, Mrs. E.
Will you excuse
us for a second?
I've got to talk to my son.
Later, guys.
Hey.
Where's Dad?
He's having a little
trouble right now.
Why?
Well, we never know what life has in store for us.
And Sky, you have got
so much ahead of you.
But one thing you don't have ahead of you is football.
Don't.
Why don't you take your gift?
Oh, I can't...
I can't...
She said take it, Dad!
Go on.
You've already given me mine.
Ow!
Great anniversary, Dad.
Good timing, by the way.
[crying]
[door slamming]
[sighing]
Hey.
NISHA: Hi.
What have you got there?
It's my anniversary gift.
[crickets chirping]
[music playing]
[panting]
[grunting]
[panting]
I, uh... I
[beeping]
OK I've got to be, um,quiet because you're sleeping.
And um, I know you
really are sleeping
because I can hear you snoring.
So I just thought it would be a lot of fun to give you
this video camera
for our anniversary
so we could take it
on trips together.
24 years... it's gone by in a flash but so slowly.
Um, we had a lot of fun, didn’t we, before we got too busy?
I mean, I guess I've
been too busy to...
to realize how much
I've been missing you.
And I'm... I'm sorry.
Walter, you know, with the girls both gone now, I...
I really... I kind of
feel like we're going
to be starting over again.
And I'm... I'm really
looking forward to it.
I... it's been such a long time.
And I, um, I love you.
And... and happy anniversary.
[WHISPERING] I love you.
OK.
[sobbing]
Mom?
Oh, Mom, it's OK.
[crying]
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]:
QROK in the morning.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: And
joining us on the line
is Bulldog QB Skylar Eckerman.
Hey, Skylar, so you guys really got trounced last night...
48 to 7.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Ouch,
Eck, what happened, man?
I don't know.
I didn't get into the game.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Oh.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Bummer.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Well, you know, it's a long season.
So possibly next week, you, uh...- Hold on.
I think my dad wants
to say something.
No, no.
No, no, no.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: OK.
Mr. Eckerman will be
joining us on the line.
Go Bulldogs.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Oh,
OK, Mrs. Eckerman.
Now, your son has hurt himself,and what's the prognosis?
Um, he...
Um, I'm never
playing football again.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Oh.
[static]
What the hell was that?
And take your sunglasses off.
SKYLAR: I like them.
It's sunny out.
It's sunny out?
Then get your ass
up and go outside.
Donnie.
How about you come
on vacation with us?
MR. ECKERMAN: You
had to be a hot dog.
What?
MR. ECKERMAN: Showing off,blowing kisses to the crowd
like a goddamn idiot?
That's the reason why
you hurt yourself.
I'm not going on vacation,and I'm not going outside.
Where you going?
Where you going?
- Look, I don't know.
I've hurt myself.
Everything's changed.
[music playing]
Guys are all the same.
A little Asian action, and you’re back to your wife.
I'm sorry.
NISHA: I was just
a symbol to you.
You never even got to know me.
You just wanted to leave her so you could go back.
Look, Nisha...
Just go home!
What the...
Deb, what's going on?
Well, we started clearing out your office,
and we kind of just kept going.
What are you doing here?
Yeah, I thought you were staying in Chinatown.
Let's be civil.
Look, Deb, I know you're
hurt, but this is crazy.
No.
I'm just being realistic.
We've got to get
rid of this stuff,
so why not just do it now?
- Can I take this?
- Sure.
No!
Yes.
Can we go in the
house and talk, please?
No, Walter.
You can't ever come
in the house again.
MAN: Hey, dude, check it out.
DEBORAH: Let me ask
you something, Walter.
When you were doing her,did you look into her face
and imagine mine?
Deb, please.
I would have bet my life,Walter, that you would
never do anything like this.
And now that you have,you can't ever come back.
Deb, think of all we've built.
I am.
But you broke it.
Yeah, just take it.
WOMAN [ON TV]: I mean,
most of our vacuums
here that we sell
with the help of...
[honking outside]
...more expensive.
DINKY: Hey, Eck!
ROY: Eckerman!
DINKY: Where you
hiding out, man?
Hey, come out
for a quick drink.
Just one... hundred.
I'm not going.
I can barely walk.
Oh.
Suit yourself.
I hope your chair's
got a seat belt.
Hey, put the...
put the chair down.
Put it down!
[laughing]
DINKY: No wonder he can vent.
[music playing]
WALTER: And can I have anon-smoking room, please?
Well, we have
one, but it's full.
Then I'll just take
whatever you got.
CLERK: Okeydoke.
Thanks.
CLERK: Thank you.
[tearing]
[sighing]
[change jangling]
I'm sorry, sir.
Your card has been declined.
What?
It doesn't make sense.
I'll... I'll straighten
it out later.
Uh, do you have another
card we could use?
No, not with me.
I'll have my office take care of it in the morning, OK?
What?
Sir, I'm going to have
to ask you to leave.
Did you know you
have a goddamn mattress
floating in the pool?
Well, you can't
sleep there, either.
[coins jangling]
Excuse me.
Too bad.
Watch it, buddy.
CLERK: No, you don't want this with me, all right?
Don't go hitting me!
Come on!
This is a bad day to... to...
[struggling]
CLERK: Call the police!
WALTER: Come here.
Come here.
Watch the glasses.
WALTER: Do... Don't you.
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Yeah!
[cheering]
Hey, aren't those
guys underage?
Yeah, what can I say?
Manager's a football fan.
Football brats.
Great.
[laughing]
Hey, look who's here.
It's the mascot.
Hey, mascot!
[music playing]
Hi, guys.
How are you doing?
We were just talking
about the game.
You know we lost, right?
Yes.
Yes, I do.
So do you think
that it was my fault?
Or maybe it was your
fault that we lost.
Because, I mean, the mascot’s a really important part
of the game, right?
But you did your part, correct?
- Well, I...
- Sit down.
We want to have
a drink with you.
[SINGING] ...stop treading water.
If the sun is setting...
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, guys, he can't
drink with us.
He's just a mascot.
[laughing]
DINKY: Hey, you're dismissed.
Woo!
OK, gentlemen,
whenever you're ready.
More beer.
I don't think so.
DINKY: He's the Eck.
He's the Eck.
DINKY: I think we'll
have some beer.
You know what?I'm going to go get the manager.
What, you didn't hear him?
I'm the quarterback.
Right, OK.
Wait!
You don't think I can
still play football?
Oh, boy.
Watch this.
[grunting]
[shattering]
[customers exclaiming]
[zapping loudly]
Can somebody call Joe, please?
Jesus.
Go, Bulldogs!
Unbelievable.
MAN: Hey, Christine.
Call for you.
They said it was urgent.
Hello?
Dad did what?
[sighing]
WALTER: I always knew
you'd end up in jail.
Just didn't know I'd
be in here with you.
[sighing]
Hi, Dad.
Christine, hi!
Come here.
What are you doing in town?
Why do you think I'm in town?
Oh.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
Right.
Hey, Chrissy.
Well, well, well.
What have we here?
I didn't know they arrested big football stars.
I'm not anymore.
I heard.
So I thought that
you were out following
the Dave Matthews Band.
I was.
But I kind of stumbled
into tree planting.
TONY: I'm sorry, Christine.
I can't release Walt. He has no known place of residence,
and we're showing that he has no money in any of his accounts.
Yes.
I know.
They emptied them.
Who did?
Mom and Chloe.
Oh.
What about me?
TONY: You've got to stay, too.
You're only 17, and I can’t get a hold of your parents.
No, no, no.
They're in the mountains.
Their cell just
doesn't work up there.
I don't know, you guys.
It looks like you're
sort of screwed.
Dad, maybe you should
just bunk with Sky.
- What?
- No, Christine.
Are you kidding me?
Well, think about it.
That way, you'll
have a place to stay,
and you'll have a guardian.
What?
No.
Will that work?
God, Walt. After
all these years.
Come on.
Tony, look at them.
OK.
No.
No.
I am not going to stay with him.
I don't want to
stay with you, either.
- Are you kidding me?
- Then stay in jail.
DEBORAH: Chloe,
quick, come here.
What is she doing?
Is she bringing
your dad back here?
And why is she doing
anything for Sky?
I'm gonna get my family back.
Yeah.
It really looks like it.
Why did you do that?
Do what?
Bring your dad here?
I didn't bring him here.
I brought him next door.
Well, I couldn't
just leave him there.
Well, I would have.
I would have.
How do I look?
Like an old man in a
little boy's pajamas.
Burrito?
WALTER: Yeah.
Thanks.
SKYLAR: Get used to it.
There's not much else.
Man, this stuff is good.
To be your age and to eat this stuff all the time.
So when was the last
time you talked to her?
Christine, I haven’t seen her for almost a year.
I think you know
the reason for that.
No.
Why?
Because of our misunderstanding?
Is that what you call it...
a misunderstanding?
No.
Because you crushed her.
Why did you do that?
Why'd you crush your wife?
Yeah.
Maybe when you're my
age, you'll understand.
On second thought, I hope you never understand.
Where should I sleep?
There's an air mattress
down in the rec room.
You've got to blow it up.
[music playing]
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]:
Christine getting ready.
He's here.
- Oh!
OK.
Go downstairs and
get my entrance.
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Oh!
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]: Oh!
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Look at you.
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]:
My little girl.
You look beautiful.
Look at you.
Gorgeous.
- You are stunning.
I like your hair.
Oh, you are so pretty.
I'm going to get Skylar.
Chloe, move.
Hey, Skylar.
Hey.
Hi.
Hi, Skylar.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Hello, Mrs. Pierce.
Hi.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I'm here to take Christine to the dance.
Hi.
Skylar, who's that?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Oh, that's Loretta.
No, I know that.
What... why is she with you?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Oh, because I'm
going to the dance with her.
Come again?
Um...
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I'm...
I'm going... I'm going to
the dance with Loretta.
Um, what's going on?
You told me that we
were going to the dance.
Uh, no.
I said... I said that I would take you to the dance.
But I'm going with Loretta.
CHRISTINE [ON VIDEO]: Sky.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I...
I know why you
folks are confused.
It's... there's a big difference between "take" and "go."
Do you folks have a dictionary?
I mean, we can clear
this whole mess up.
CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Chris,
don't... don't cry.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I mean...CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Asshole.
[CRYING] Stop filming.
CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Fine.
OK.
Sorry.
CHRISTINE [ON VIDEO]: OK.
Choose... her or me.
I choose not to choose.
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: What’s the matter with you?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: What’s the matter with you?
Get out of here,
you little prick.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Hey, just be calm.
Calm down.- Get out... just get out.
Hey, old man!
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Get
the hell out of here!
Damn, get off my property!
[sighing heavily]
[music playing]
ERIC: Good morning,
Walt. What's up?
Hey, Eric.
Um, just getting the paper.
Well, aren't you going
to take the rest of it?
Um, just going
to wait till later.
Breakfast is almost ready, so...
Oh.
Take it easy.
You know, on second thought, I think I'm going to take a walk.
I'm going to earn my breakfast.
SKYLAR: Where have you been?
If your parents
got the newspaper,
I wouldn't have to steal mine.
They stopped
while they're gone.
Oh, that makes sense.
It's the business section.
Trust me, they'll
never know it's gone.
You want a burrito?
No, thank you.
OK.
I'm going to start
with a smoothie.
Suit yourself.
So Walter, what do
you got on for today...
other than getting
your family back?
So I should probably
lend you some clothes.
I mean, we're practically roommates now.
You know, I saw your trophies.
It's none of your business.
All right.
OK.
I mean, we are
practically roommates.
Maybe it'd be a good idea to get some exercise.
It'd be good for your knee.
No.
Not a chance.
Well, you got to start working if you plan to get it back.
Do you want it back?
It... it'll never
be what it was.
Yeah, well maybe
my marriage, either.
What else are we going to do?
[door shutting]
[women laughing]
Oh, I think it's them.
Yup, it's them.
What are they carrying?
SKYLAR: I don't know.
- Go look.
No.
Come on, Skylar, please.
Just do this for me, please.Please.
- OK.
- Thank you.
DEBORAH: Yeah.
Yeah.
CHRISTINE: Besides,
Joe's going to give it...
DEBORAH: Yeah, I agree.
This'll be really good for me.
Hey, is that Skylar?
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
DEBORAH: What is he doing?
Hobbling on his crutches.
Some comeback.
Poor kid.
Whatever.
Well?
[PANTING] Yoga mats.
The ladies are
carrying yoga mats.
Yoga mats?
Hi.
I came to pick up my check.
Oh, your wife already
called, and we deposited
it right into your account.
What?
You've never done that before.
Why?
Is there a problem?
[stuttering]
No.
No, no, no, no problem.
No problem.
Oh.
Hey, there.
You got a minute?
They're... they're
looking for you.
Joe.
Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe.
Oh, Joe.
J... oh.
[crying]
JACK: Walter.
You know Tom Jerret, folks from human resources,
Beth from legal.
Yeah, of course I do.
Please, sit down.
You may have noticed Nisha in here a moment ago.
Yeah, I did.
She's very upset.
WALTER: I know.
Which brings me to ask,how is everything at home?
You can tell us.
What's going on?
Um, I sort of moved out.
Oh.
Oh, that's too bad.
Walter, having an
affair isn't a problem.
But doing it at work is.
I mean, we've all done things we'd like to keep quiet.
These are modern times.
Have you heard of the internet?
Yeah, I believe I have.
It's a great way
to meet ladies.
Not that we'd want to know about you doing it from work.
Oh, no, no.
JACK: I think we're all
saying the same thing.
TOM: Don't dip your
pen in the company ink.
And if it happens
again, we have to put
it on your permanent record.
Not that we'd ever let anyone read your permanent record.
[laughter]
You've been a great
employee, Walter...
working weekends, never
taking a vacation.
Hey, how much vacation
time you got saved up?
Hey, hey.
How'd it go?
I'm taking a little time off.
Oh, I know what's happening.
There's a place you can go where they understand.
Yeah.The Executive Suites Motel.
I know.
I tried that.
No, no, no no.
You know, there's a book I think you ought to read.
It's the best book ever written.
And it's called the Bible.
Have you heard about it?
OK, yeah.
Yeah, I heard about it.
I think they have
it at the motel.
Thanks, Joe.- It'll keep you company.
Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe,everything's under control, OK?
I'm eating burritos.
I'm wearing "Star Wars" pajamas.
I'm sleeping on an air mattress.
Thank you.
No, no, no, no, sir.
You are correct.
You have no money in
any of your accounts.
So she could just clean
out all my accounts?
Correct.
They're joint accounts.
But we never took
the money out jointly.
Actually, we never put the money in jointly, either.
Well, that's not how joint accounts work, sir.
Well, what can I do?
Well, I think you should understand the principles
of banking first.
Now, here's a brochure.
It's called Your Future is Now.
I think that'd be a
very good start for you.
Look, what can you do to get me access to my money?
Well, you should've thought of that before, frankly.
Before what?
Well, sir, there are only a few reasons why a woman
empties all the bank accounts.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where's the manager?
I want to talk to the
manager right now.
I am the manager, sir.
You're, like, 22.
27.
What am I going to do?
You should have
thought of that before.
[gasping]
I have a Sears card.
Pardon me, sir?
I have a Sears card.
My family and this bank may have lost faith in me,
but the good people at Sears,they still believe in me.
I've got this card to prove it.
[laughing]
Finding what you need?
Uh, no.
None of these is exactly right.
Oh, well, what would
the perfect card say?
I'm sorry.
We've got lots of
"I'm sorry" cards.
I'm sorry you got laid off.
WALTER: Nope.
I'm sorry you're turning 40.
[laughing]
No, no.
You can buy a blank card and write whatever you want inside.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
And how will you be
paying for this, sir?
Um, with my Sears card.
Great.
What's my available
credit limit?
You have $718 remaining.
Ooh, all right, then.
I just better take necessities.
I definitely need this.
Um, forget the clothes.
And I want the yoga book.
Great.
[chatter from television]
WALTER: How's the
training going?
Pretty good.
I just about figured out how to change channels with my chin.
WALTER: Oh, wow.
Got you something.
What's that?
WALTER: It's a vest so
you can run in the pool.
It takes the weight
off your joints...
for example, your knee.
How do you know that?
I read.
Hey, when you're done here,I, um, I need your help
writing a love letter.
What would you usually write?
I'm not sure.
Never written a love letter.
Honestly?
Love letters are something I get, not give.
Well, you might want to start learning, jock boy.
Your days are up.
Thanks.
[Walter chuckling]
So what did you do
when you were courting?
Courting.
How old do you think I am?
Let's see.
You guys were getting together in the '80s, all right?
So that's a very romantic time...
Flock of Seagulls, Styx.
Late '70s, actually.
Really?
Was there even music back then?
Like what... that doo-wop stuff?
[SARCASTICALLY]
Ah, ha, ha, ha.
What was your guys' song?
What was yours
and Chrissy's song?
That's personal.
Oh, now, it's personal.
I figured you could use some words from your song.
That's all.
All right.
I'll tell you my song.
You tell me your song.
You wouldn't know it.
WALTER: How do you know?
Too old.
[laughing]
Try me.
Sing it, then.
Sing it.
Maybe... maybe if I
hear it, I'll know it.
[SINGING] You are my joy.
You are my joy.
If I could...
[laughing]
I just wanted to see if I could get you to sing it.
Ha ha.
Now you.
-
"Darling Be Home Soon"
by The Lovin' Spoonful.
[laughing]
Sorry.
Didn't mean to laugh.
I just... you know, I
thought it was funny.
Lovin' Spoonful.
She used to work
at a tennis club.
And me and my friends,
we snuck in one day.
And there she was,
stringing a racket.
And she looked up
at me and said, hi.
And I couldn't even speak.
The next day, I
went and sold my car
and bought a
membership to the club.
It's the only thing I
ever really went after.
Till now?
Yeah, until now.
DEBORAH: Hi.
We're home.
- Hey.
Mm.
Something smells good.
CHLOE: Hello.
So far, it's just
boiling water, Mom.
Oh.
Well, still, it's nice to know that somebody is making
something for me for a change.
You look great, Mom.
DEBORAH: Oh, thank you.
How was your yoga class?
I loved it.
How's your instructor?
Why do you ask that?
Sometimes they move
too slow or too fast.
Oh, well, Ranja was
a very, very nice man.
[laughing]
Oh!
Ranja.
Stop it, you.
So everybody noticed my ring.
Really?
Wow.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I thought my sister
might be happy for me.
A diamond... symbol of the black man's oppression.
Christine.
Is this something your new hippie friends taught you, or...
or did you get this new personality off the internet?
Many people have lost their lives just so that you
could have your little shiny...
- Well, is it...
CHRISTINE: ...bauble of...
...is it so wrong to want a man and a home and a family?
Is that so bad?
- Yeah.
Look how well it
worked for Mom and Dad.
Listen, your dad was a
very good man who ended
up doing a very bad thing.
And I just can't forgive him.
That's all.
Yeah, Chris, like you and Sky.
DEBORAH: Girls, don't.
He just disappointed me.
I thought that there was a part of him that only I could see.
I thought he was more
than a football player.
I was mad at myself
that I was wrong.
Yeah, well, now, he’s not even a football player.
So then, what is he?
Skylar.
Let's make him something to eat.
[scoffing]
[music playing]
WALTER: She's coming this way.SKYLAR: What has she got?
Oh.
[knocking]
Yeah?
Who is it?
You know who it is.
I saw you peeking.
[gasping]
- Food!
It's a casserole.
It's from my mom.
She made food.
That's a good sign.
It's got shellfish in it.
She knows I'm
allergic to shellfish.
Yes.
Yes, she does.
It's for Sky.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, Chloe.
Chloe, please tell your mom that I really want to talk to her.
Please.
She won't talk to you, Dad.
[grunting]
WALTER: Sky.
Hmm?
How do I look?
Like an old man
who's lost his mind.
Isn't that supposed
to say kick me?
Thanks for your support.
[music playing]
[rain trickling]
[sighing]
[rain pouring]
Hey, Walt. What are you doing?
Just standing here.
I'm not bothering anybody.
There's been a complaint made, Walt. You gotta leave.
All right.
All right.
Go home.
Ha.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING] He’s supposed to be the best.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING]
Guys, he's coming.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING]
Pay attention.
RANJA: Welcome, yogis.
Let's begin to breathe.
ALL: Om.
Namaste.
CHRISTINE: What are you doing?
Yoga.
Walter sent you, didn't he?
No.
I'm doing yoga.
It'll be good for the knee.
Now, is there anybody
here new to yoga?
RANJA: OK.
Anybody here with an injury?
WALTER: No, no, no, no, no.
He hasn't given up at all.
As a matter of fact,
he's in physical therapy
right now, as we speak.
Yeah.
Weight training?
Yeah.
Yeah, that among other things.
Look, sir, I know circumstances have changed.
But is there any chance that you might have a spot for him?
[applause]
RANJA: Now, your
meditation for today
is to concentrate
on what you want,
not on what you don't want.
WOMAN: OK.
RANJA: Namaste.
OK.
Walter did send me.
I knew it.
How's the knee?
It's not bad.
Will you at least see him?
Um, OK, just a second.
[whispering]
All right.
We'll talk to him
under one condition.
What?
You gotta get an AIDS test.
Oh, man.
Hi.
I only smile because you remind me of one of my daughters.
Oh, nice.
Are you really trying to pickup a woman in a sex clinic
with a line like that?
Sky, when do you think you’re going to start weight training?
Do I look like I'm going tobe weightlifting any time soon?
Why do you ask?
The recruiters wanted to know.
I called them yesterday.
What recruiters?
The guys from the University of Washington.
That's the only
number I could find.
I'll call some of the other recruiters if you want me to.
No.
What'd they say?
[chuckling]
No, no.
I don't want to know.
They said that
if you work hard,
there may be a place for you.
Not interested.
All right.
Well, I wish more dads would take on the responsibility
of bringing in their sons.
It's for me.
Oh.
Good luck, Dad.
[laughing]
OK.
I just need to ask
you a few questions.
OK.
I... I've never done
this before, so.
That's OK.
What prompted you
to come in today?
Um, I just think it's
a good idea to check
things out now and then.
Oh, I see.
Right.
And would you consider yourself to be high risk?
No, no, not at all.
I'm not... am I?
Have you been with
any sex workers?
- What?
- Prostitutes.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, of course not.
But you have had relations with someone other
than your wife?
Um, yeah.
Heterosexual,
homosexual, or both?
Listen, I slept with a woman.
It wasn't my wife.
It's cost me everything.
So can we just do this?
OK.
Thank you.
So negative is good.
Yes, it's good.
But it doesn't sound good.
I know, but it is.
So positive is the bad one.
But you'd think that negative would be the bad one.
What is this...
"Who's on First"?
Oh, you do know some
things before 1988.
Oh.
Come on.
I'll race you to the clock.
Let's go.
[engine starting]
[engine starting]
[tires squealing]
Mom, Dad, when's the last time we went for dinner together?
Oh, I remember.
Hey, uh, do you
take the Sears card?
I'll ask.
All right.
Thanks.
OK.
Let's get down to business.
WALTER: OK.
Um, Deb, you know
of my love for you.
Not that.
You know what we
need to see first.
Hand it over.
Thank you.
Negative's the good one.
Good.
So what is it you
wanted to see me about?
I want to come
back home to you.
OK.
No.
Now, what we wanted to talk to you about is the wedding.
The wedding.
OK.
What about the wedding?
CHLOE: It's gotten a lot bigger.
And we're going to
need some more money.
How much?
DEBORAH: $25,000.
Holy.
$25,000... I don't
have any money.
Well, we thought you could dip into your retirement plan.
DEBORAH: Walter, um, since you...
well, since you
betrayed our family,
we've had a lot of time to...to think about the wedding.
And Dad, we want you to
be there more in spirit.
What?
I'm not allowed to
come to your wedding?
Well, I'd prefer
it if you didn't.
Chloe.
Chloe, it's always
been a dream of mine
to walk you down the aisle...
both you girls.
Yeah, well, maybe you should have thought of that
before you ate off the menu.
[gasping]
SKYLAR: Holy.
Chloe, stop it!
Chloe, I'm not going to give you $25,000 if I can't
even come to your wedding.
All right.
Um, just... just a second.
Girls.
[whispering]
Well, this is going great.
Yeah, super.
Hmm.
If you hammer steel,
it just gets stronger.
OK, here's what we propose.
You can walk me to,
but not down, the aisle
if you agree to our financial considerations.
Done.
Um, we do not take
Sears cards, sir.
Oh, man.
CHRISTINE: There's an
old tree planter joke...
Well, hello.
What's a tree planter's joke?
Just the meanest and dirtiest jokes imaginable.
Something to keep your
mind off planting trees?
Exactly.
Why are fat girls so nice?
I don't know.
Why are fat girls so nice?
Because they have to be.
Oh.
Why are you telling
me that terrible joke?
You're nicer since you hurt your knee, helping my dad.
We're helping each
other, actually.
He's not such a bad guy.
Yeah, well, of course
you'd think that.
What's that supposed to mean?
You know, you're only
a year older than me.
And you're always
way ahead of me.
Yeah, I know.
I don't mean it
as a compliment.
You're always looking back,waiting for me to fail you.
And you did.
I know I went about
it the wrong way.
I just didn't want a girlfriend.
Well, maybe you should've told your girlfriend that.
Chris, you weren't
my girlfriend, OK?
Just because we had
sex doesn't mean that...
Oh, my gosh, you are such a fucking football player.
Yeah, I am...
or was.
Oh.
You know what?
You could never get past that.
I am a football player.
It's all anyone's
ever been telling me
since I could hold the thing.
God, I am so tired of
this football country.
All anyone ever talks about is follow your dream.
And what do they really mean?
Yeah, follow your dream.
Be a rock star.
Be on TV.
Be an athlete.
What's better...
follow your dream,
or travel to the middle of nowhere and be a tree planter?
Is that better?
No.
How about listen to the
voice inside of you?
Maybe it's saying
do the other thing.
Maybe it's saying
don't follow your ego.
Just... just live your life.
You know what?
I did plant trees.
But next year, I'm going
to be off at college,
and you're going to be
sitting here thinking
about what you used to be.
[splashing]
[rattling]
[SINGING] Baby, it's all right.
Stop your crying now.
Nothing is here to stay.
Everything has to begin and end.
A ship in a bottle won't sail.
All we can do is
dream that the wind
will blow us across the water,a ship in a bottle set sail.
Some might tell you
there's no hope in hand
just because they feel hopeless.
But you don't have to
be a thing like that.
You'll be a ship in
a bottle set sail.
[music playing]
What have you got there?
It's from Sky.
I think this is
Dad's handwriting.
WALTER: Sky, Chloe's here.
SKYLAR: What is she doing?
She's coming this way.
I see you.
Hi, Chloe.
We need clarification.
Which one of you sent this?
I did.
Hm.
Figures.
You should think about
apologizing some time
instead of moaning about
your sucky little knee.
Wasn't for you.
Oh.
Well, that makes sense.
Come here.
He's an idiot.
[SINGING IN HEADPHONES]
I beg your pardon.
I never promised
you a rose garden.
I could promise you things like big diamond rings,
but you don't find roses growing on stalks of clover.
So you better think it over.
Well, if sweet-talking you could make it come true, I would
give you the world right...
[breathing heavily]
You never get there by forcing it but by forgiving your body.
Oh.
Sorry.
Oh, she finally
got you to apologize.
That, too.
I'm sorry.
You are?
Yeah.
Great.
Now I have to seriously think about forgiving you.
Look, I'm trying really
hard not to be a jerk.
Good.
You're finally
admitting you're a jerk.
Hmm.
You do realize that
it's important to think
about your future?
Oh, yes, very much so.
That's why I'm dipping into my retirement money.
Because the future is now.
Your little pamphlet
taught me that.
I'll get you a
cashier's check.
Could I have cash?
You think I can just go and get you $25,000 in cash?
Yeah.
Aren't you the manager?
Prance along, Bambi.
Hello.
So you started
playing again, huh?
Uh, not really.
Weren't you watching?
You look good.
How'd you know I was here?
I saw your car.
You saw my car?
That's a polite way of saying that you've been stalking me.
[LAUGHING] Oh, come on.
You look skinny.
Maybe it's from all the stalking I've been doing.
I came because of the, um...
I have your money.
Oh, no, that's not my money.
That is Chloe's money
for her wedding.
So you ought to give it to her.
You know, Walter,
I've been doing
a lot of thinking about us.
You have?
Mm-hmm.
WALTER: And?
And I think that somehow,we're going to be OK.
We will?
Yeah.
I'm getting... I'm getting used to us being apart.
All right.
Tell me what the recruiter said.
What'd they offer?
I know it's not first string.
Was it second?
Third?
No, um...
I don't know what
they had in mind, Sky.
Let's find out.
It's the weekend.
I mean, you could call them,but no one's going to be there.
You're right.
They'll take today off.
Two-day drive, right?
Let's get started.
[SINGING] Here I
go again on my own.
Going down the only
road I've ever known.
[SINGING] ...the
Red River valley.
Wait, no way.
Here, you do it.
You do it.
You do it.
[MUSIC - MOUNTAIN, "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN"]
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
That's much better.
Very nice.
Start with A, five seconds in between, bands.
OK.
Ready?
Uh, America.
Audioslave.
Alabama.
- OK, uh...
- Five, four...
AC/DC.
Uh, uh, Abba.
Five, four, three...
Uh, um.
...two, ah!
It's the end of the ballgame,ladies and gentlemen!
Pierce, the winner.
Why didn't you say
Allman Brothers?
Oh, of course.
The Allman Brothers.
I'm such an idiot.
Ten Years After.
Ha!
Really?
Yeah, they were a good band.
Yep.
- Um...
- Five...
Tool.
Four... Temptations.
Good.
We're back to your era.
[laughing]
Five.
- Toad the Wet Sprocket.
- What?
Toad the what?
- Wet Sprocket.
The Wet Sprocket.
Yes.
- There's no way that's a band.- It's a band.
- There's no way.
- They are a band.
- Toad...- We're running down, man.
Bu, bu, bu, bu, Toto!
Toto, Toto... got it in.
What?
Toto?
I can't believe you
remembered Toto.
[SINGING] ...another on the way.
WALTER: ZZ Top.
[laughing]
You want to go back to A?
Ah, nah.
You know, Deb and I used to play that game all the time.
We'd just pick up
and go with no plans.
We'd be driving
along, see a river,
stop, take off our
clothes, go for a swim,
drive a little more, get a room,put out the Do Not Disturb sign
every night.
Sometimes... sometimes we’d leave it out all day.
How come you did
what you did to her?
We're practically roommates.
Um, it just, um, evaporated.
I mean, we used to be in a good mood all the time...
laughing, joking,whistling, making up songs.
And then, we started
impersonating
ourselves being in a good mood.
And then, eventually, we started impersonating ourselves.
We stopped describing our future to each other.
It... it... it... it
just evaporated.
So when my assistant, she looked at me and I felt a connection,
you know, that I was missing, and I went with her.
And I told myself that I just wanted what everybody else had.
But what I'd really done...
what I'd really done, Skylar...
is I gave up the kind of love that everybody else wants.
Hm.
Yeah.
Hm.
[whistle blowing]
[music playing]
There's some big guys.
Yeah.
Let's go.
Sorry, fellas...
closed practice.
Oh, I'm Skylar Eckerman.
You from the school paper?
WALTER: No, I'm a
football player.
We spoke with one
of the recruiters.
OK.
Thanks.
Might even be third string.These guys are good.
Well, well, Skylar Eckerman.
This kid was a great prospect.
Sorry about your injury.
What are you doing now?
Oh, well, I came here.
Why?
Well, to... to talk to you about playing football.
Oh.
So how did your surgery go?
Well, I haven't had it yet.
But I mean...
So then, what am I
supposed to do with you?
Well, the recruiters said that they were interested,
and they, uh...
Sorry, son.
I can't help you.
What?
Um...
What?
They inferred interest.
They inferred... you said that they were interested.
What they said
was is that they
were happy that you
were working out
and that there's
always a chance.
And I wanted to motivate you.
You weasel.
You weasel.
I finally know what
your family sees in you.
Hey, coach, can I talk to you?
Yeah, you're going to blow it.
Blow what?
This kid here is amazing.
I've seen him come back
in just three weeks.
While you're in bed sleeping, he's working out.
He's had a setback, yes.
But he's a champion.
You know that, and I know that.
He's not only a great
football player.
He's also a great young man.
How far do you think I can throw this thing, huh?
May I?
- I don't know.
How far, uh, the
yellow thing, the um...
Sled?
Sled.
Sled... what is
that, like 60 yards?
70.
Which one do you want me to hit?
- What?
- Pick one.
I'll hit it.
Number one or number two?
One, Sky.
[grunting]
[thudding]
I can still play football.
CHLOE: Where have you been?
Hey, Chloe.
Uh, Sky and I took a drive.
What the... who's he?
He's Ranja, our
yoga instructor.
And I found a book of tantric sex under Mom's bed.
What?
What's talcum sex?
Tantric, Dad.
It's when a guy wants
to look in your eyes
and do it for a
really long time.
What?
Well, well, well,
that didn't take long.
You're intruding.
What are you doing here?
Listen, leotard,
I'm her husband.
Walter.
Why is he in my house?
We're having a
simple glass of wine.
I thought you
were a yoga teacher.
Well, I'm many things.
I'm many things for
Deborah, as well...
a friend, a confidant.
Deborah, are you
in love with him?
Are you, really?
Well, no, not
that... not really.
But how does it feel?
Listen, listen,
what we need to do...
Deborah, we need to spend more time together again.
Look, maybe we could
go to that Dave
Matthews Band show as a family.
It would be good for us.
Come on.
Dad, stop it, please.
I can't do this anymore, Dad.
It is too tiring.
I can't.
Chloe.
CHLOE: I can't.
You know, I used to think that I wanted to marry
someone who was just like you.
And now, I realize I'm
lucky because I have
a man who is nothing like you.
- Come on.
- No, Dad.
Please, don't.
WALTER: OK.
Um, here.
It's just... take...
take the money.
Take the money.
No, Dad.
Paul, I'm so sorry.
It's OK.
It's OK.
CHLOE: I'm sorry.
I...
You seem upset.
Well, change is good.
I'm going to change
your face, fruit loop.
[shouting]
Ranja!
SKYLAR: Stop!
Stop it!
WALTER: Come here!
Come here, you!
Get off me!
TONY: So Walter, you got
to get clear on this.
You know how a
restraining order works.
Yeah, yeah, I do.
And you know you're still out on that other thing.
Yeah.
I mean, if it wasn't me,you'd probably be going back in.
I know.
I... I... I appreciate it.
I'm done.
I won't make contact again.
OK.
We got it all
back but about $300.
The neighbors thought
you were giving
it away, like the furniture.
MR. ECKERMAN: We're home.
Better start cleaning up.
Hey, you.
Ah.
- Hey, Mom.
- Missed you.
You too.
Hey, buddy.
How's it going, man?
- Good.
- Yeah?
Yeah, it's OK.
I've had someone
staying with me.
Oh, great.
Who?
Hi.
I've been staying here.
Walter.
Yep.
It's time for me to shove off.
Um, do you need any money?
No.
WALTER: You all right?
- No, I'm OK.
- OK.
Bye.
I... I'll send these clothes to you as soon as I...
Uh, wait.
Just... um... here.
You're giving me your jacket?
Thanks.
Thanks for everything.
SKYLAR: You too.
- All right.
Take care.
Bye.
See you.
What?
DEBORAH: Hey.
Girls, I think your
dad might be leaving.
Thank you very much.
I thought it was an excellent class, as well.
I haven't noticed
you here before.
Excuse me.
Oh, excuse me, ladies.
Yes, Deborah?
You know what?
I think it's going to be
better for me to start
taking the afternoon class.
Not Malcolm's class.
But he wears a headset.
Why?
Well, you know, because some instructors are kind of slow,
and some are kind of fast.
And um, Ranja...
Hm?
I think it was
wildly inappropriate
for you to give me this book.
I'm sorry.
I wanted you to be
open to new things.
Well, yeah.
I know what you wanted.
But I thought you
were getting a divorce.
Well, I'm still
a married woman.
Wasn't that the
same book he gave you?
Yeah, it was.
MR. ECKERMAN: Son, University of Washington just called.
MRS. ECKERMAN: When did
you go to Washington?
Walter and I
took a little trip.
Why?
They made you an offer.
What?
MR. ECKERMAN: How
did you manage that?
A little hot dogging.
[laughing]
Well, what's the offer?
It's not what you think.
Fourth string.
No.
Team mascot.
Team mascot?
It's part of the
athletics department,
and it comes with a scholarship.
Coach says if your knee comes around, he'll find you a jersey
'cause you're worth the risk.
If you're looking for a way to play again, honey, this is it.
[music playing]
Hey, hey, hey... how
was your vacation?
Truthfully?
Mm-hmm.
Not good.
I was in a lot of pain.
So I took something, and
it made me feel better.
So I just kept taking them and taking them and taking them.
Pills.
Burritos.
Yeah, I couldn't
stop eating them.
How about that?
[laughing]
WALTER: Jack...
Walter.
I need to talk to you.
OK.
I'm quitting.
Why?
I think this will
explain everything.
I think we need
to call someone.
[dog barking]
All clear.
No traces of anything.
I'm going to open it now.
I think it's a CD.
[MUSIC - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, "BUSTED STUFF"]
[SINGING] Not enough,
never too much.
Well, baby, look just like love.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
I think we'd better
transcribe this.
[SINGING] But leave a
trail of busted stuff.
WALTER [VOICEOVER]: I
know I let you down.
You may feel there
is no hope for us.
But I do.
I can give you hope if you can find a way to let me back in.
I love you.
[SINGING] ...leave my
broken heart behind her.
Oh, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one for me.
[kids shouting in distance]
Look at this.
Oh.
[sighing]
Wish me luck.
With what?
Good luck.
No.
Just eight in a row.
That's what she wants.
We're all doing our best.
I know.
[sighing]
Thanks.
[laughing and clapping]
OK.
Open mine.
OK.
"The Proper Care and
Feeding of Husbands."
[laughter]
I thought it
might come in handy.
Trust me, after tonight,
it's all downhill.
Now, you know he's
actually supposed
to carry you across
the threshold,
not the other way around, right?
Well, I had a little
speech prepared.
But it's all... it's
all gone to rat shit.
Um, all I can tell you is, um,don't let your world shrink.
You know, at your age, you think everything will...
will keep expanding, and it can.
But... but if you're not careful, your world will shrink.
You'll wake up one
day and realize
that it's just the size of you.
I won't let that happen, Mom.
I promise.
And you, too.
[guests oohing]
Um, so I got you a
little something.
And I didn't want
you to feel left out.
Ah!
Oh!
[guests shrieking]
And I know you girls don’t like the same things,
so I got you two
different colors.
OK, Mom, stop it.
You've gotten a little too in touch with your body.
Well, the one I
bought for myself
is shaped like a dolphin.
OK.
That's enough.
[music playing]
[pricing gun clicking]
SKYLAR: How you been?
Fine.
Can I help you with something?
I shouldn't have
teased you all the time.
OK.
Then why'd you do it?
[SINGING] You would
come on rainy days.
You just... you
start doing something,
and before you know it,you're doing it all the time.
Because I didn't think.
[SINGING] Well, it made me sad.
But you...
And I've had a lot
of time to think.
I'm sorry.
OK.
Is there anything else?
Yeah.
Can you help me find a CD?
Should we do a shot?
Honestly if you want the advice of a woman who's
been through this, absolutely.
Here, hold these.
[doorbell ringing]
Oh, is that the caterer?
It better be.
Well, answer it.
OK.
Here.
Hi.
What are you wearing?
Just an old thing I had lying around the rental shop.
I see.
I was wondering if there was a chance that I
could take you somewhere.
Take me where?
To the other thing.
OK.
Now you're making sense.
Hello, Mrs. Pierce.
Hello.
I'm going to
steal her for a bit.
I'll have her back in time.
Is that OK?
Um, OK.
OK.
You two look nice.
CHRISTINE: What's
going on, coach?
I'm, uh, sworn to secrecy.
SKYLAR: Thanks, coach.
It's good to see
you again, Christine.
CHRISTINE: Thanks.
You, too.
So this is the other thing.
I figured I owed
you something.
Whether or not you were my girlfriend, we did have a song.
[MUSIC - SNOW PATROL, "YOU ARE MY JOY"]
Can we dance?
Yes, we can.
[SINGING] I won't leave
you out of my will.
But I will leave you
out of my mind for now.
I won't be there to
break your sweet heart.
SKYLAR: Listen...
[SINGING] But not being
there might break your...
There's something I'm having a little trouble telling you.
What is it?
I was offered a scholarship.
Congratulations!
Well, but if I want
to play football,
I have to start as mascot.
I mean, the head
coach at Washington
said that I have
to get my knee...
why are you laughing?
There's nothing
wrong with mascot.
Uh, I'm... I'm laughing because I’m going to the University
of Washington, too.
[SINGING] I would cradle you tight in my arms, always.
Will you go with
me in September?
You can take me.
But I'm not sure yet
if you can go with me.
[SINGING] 'Cause
in the end, they'll
hurt themselves much more.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my...
CATERER: Leave
the van door open.
You better run, sister.
Well, that can't be good.
Ooh!
Here.
Well, you know where they go.
It's not a gift.
It's from Dad.
[gasping]
Where did you get that?
It was on the front step.
CHLOE: I don't get it.
It's the video camera
I gave your father
for our anniversary.
What should we do, girls?
Should we play it?
Mom, it's up to you.
OK.
Let's play it.
What is this?
It's the places
we never got to go.
[music playing]
OK.
Hi, you guys.
The morning before
everything fell apart,
I, um, I looked at our empty house with my beautiful wife
asleep upstairs.
And I didn't realize that it would never be the same again.
And like so much in life,it already happened.
I already broke your heart.
You just didn't know it yet.
Chloe, um, I'm sure you
look beautiful today.
I'm sorry I can't be there with you, but I realize that I...
I don't deserve to be.
Deborah, I know I...
I wandered away from who I was.
And I broke the beautiful thing that we had built together.
But know that I never
stopped loving you...
any of you.
So now, I'm...
I'm here by myself.
I'm alone and ashamed.
But know that I'm...
I'm filled with quiet
love for all of you.
I hope you all have
a great day today.
[sobbing]
OK.
Bye.
We know you miss him.
Have you two been talking?
It wasn't just
his fault, you know?
It was kind of the both of you.
What do you mean?
For the last few
years, Mom, I have
dreaded coming here for dinner.
It's the same food,
same conversation.
CHRISTINE: You were in
the garden or cleaning.
You never stop moving.
It's like you were
in your own army.
CHLOE: But then this happened.
And Mom, you got
your spirit back.
And... and look at Dad.
He got his spirit back, too.
I forgave Sky.
And I know it's not the same.
You have more at stake.
But you can forgive Dad.
I think, in a way,
you already have.
Come on, Mom.
You can do it.
Well, I... I...
I don't even know where he is.
I think I do.
Where?
Where executives go to rest between important engagements.
Ah!
Tony, Tony, I need a ride.
Sorry.
Oh, it's OK.
OK.
[tires screeching]
Now, that really
can't be good.
[siren blaring]
Hello?
Hello?
Oh.
Do you have a Walter
Pierce staying here?
What did he do this time?
Oh, he's not in trouble.
He's my husband.
Oh.
Yeah, he was staying here, but he checked out.
Oh.
Oh, god.
[banging]
[MUSIC - THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL, "DARLING BE HOME SOON"]
[SINGING] Come and talk of all the things we did today here
and laugh about our
funny little ways
while we have a few
minutes to breathe.
Then I know that it's
time you must leave.
But darling, be home soon.
I couldn't bear to wait
an extra minute if...
I want you back.
[SINGING] My darling, be home...
Me, too.
[SINGING] It's not
just these few hours,
but I've been waiting since I toddled for the great...
Walter, you are
required at home.
[SINGING] And now, a quarter of my life is almost past.
I think I've come to
see myself at last.
And I see that the time spent confused was the time
that I spent without you.
And I feel myself in bloom.
So darling, be home soon.
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled.
My darling, be home soon.
Hi, Dad.
Look at you.
Oh, you look beautiful.
[kissing]
[laughing]
Hey.
- Hey, man.
Good to see you.
WALTER: Hey.
CHLOE: Ready?
Are you?
You sure?
Mm-hmm.
Come on.
All right.
[WHISPERING] One, two, three.
WALTER: Are you ready?
America.
DEBORAH: Ashford and Simpson.
WALTER: Aerosmith.
DEBORAH: Alabama.
Abba.
Air Supply.
AC/DC.
[gasping ]
[laughing]
Foo Fighters.
F... F... F...
F... Fleetwood Mac.
Uh, Foghat.
Fugazi.
Toto.
Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Is that a band?
[laughing]
Yeah.
Toad the Wet Sprocket.
It is.
I guess I'm going
to have to trust you.
You can trust me.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[music playing]
[thudding]
[grunting]
[thudding]
[humming]
[whirring]
[WHISPERING] Hey.
Hmm?
Is that my wife
under that hair?
[groaning]
She just might be.
WALTER: Happy anniversary.
Hmm.
You too.
[car chirping]
[laughter]
RECRUITER 1: Hey, there he is.
MR. ECKERMAN: Did you see the way he bounded down the stairs?
You remember the guys from the University of Washington.
Skylar.
Hey, guys.
Huh.
We've got some literature about the campus
and the program.
You should come for a visit.
Just give us a call,
and we'll set it all up.
Cool.
Hey, go long.
Why would I?
I'm a quarterback.
Yes.
Yes, you are.
[rock music playing]
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]:
QROK in the morning.
It's 11 after 8:00, and it’s time to get up and go to work.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Or it's
time to phone in sick.
And don't forget the high school season opener
is happening tonight
at the stadium.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Yeah.
The Bulldogs will be led by their highly-scouted QB,
Skylar Eckerman.
DINKY: Woo-hoo!
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: And we’ve got the Eck live in person,
in the studio tomorrow.
- The Eck.
- The Eck!
- Shut up.
BOY: Oh-ho, yeah!
[clapping]
[scattered cheers]
[school bell ringing]
Morning.
Morning, Nisha.
Coffee?
Oh, yeah.
Thanks.
I'm not very good at this.
You seem pretty
good at it to me.
[door closing]
[panting]
WALTER: [WHISPERING] Oh, god.
Oh, god.
What did I do?
What did I do?
So this is a big game.
You nervous?
Um, I'm OK.
Sure he is.
Can't you see his fur shaking?
[laughter]
How come you get to
dress in here, anyway?
Because the girls' locker room is being painted.
[laughter]
[band playing]
[crowd cheering]
CHEERLEADERS:
Let's go, Bulldogs!
Let's go!
[shouting]
And now, it's time for
the Churchill Bulldogs!
Your quarterback,
Skylar Eckerman!
[cheering]
[grunting]
[camera clicking]
[crunching]
WALTER: Ow!
[crowd exclaiming]
[panting]
DINKY: Eck!
[groaning]
ROY: Skylar!
Eckerman!
SKYLAR: Oh, don't touch me.
Ah.
It'll be all right.
[panting]
Breathe.
Hang in there.
Hang in there.
[thudding]
[laughing]
Oh.
Thank you.
You're very welcome.
Do you think your parents like the table, Chloe?
OK.
It's weird enough being on a double date with my parents
without you stressing
about where we sit.
Right.
Ah.
Mrs. Pierce, you look
very nice tonight.
Oh, well, thank you.
You know what they say.
If you want to know what a woman will look like in 20 years,
just take a look at her mother.
And from where I'm sitting,things are looking very good.
[laughing]
Now, tonight's on me.
Oh, Paul, you don't
have to do that.
No, no.
That's not necessary.
It's your anniversary.
Try that.
Oh.
You'll like it.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, you two are very important to me.
A marriage like yours makes people believe in marriage.
When you have two people
who are committed,
keep working
together, never stop...
Why are you being so weird?
Mr. Pierce, I think you know how much I love your daughter.
I truly do.
And that's why I wanted the two of you here today.
Uh-oh.
What's happening?
Chloe?
CHLOE: Yes?
I know I've only lived
a fraction of my life,
and I am so lucky to
have already found you.
The only mistake I
can make in my life
would be to not ask you to spend the rest of it with me.
Oh!
PAUL: Will you spend the rest of your life with me?
Yes.
Of course I will.
Oh.
Put it on.
DEBORAH: Oh.
It fits.
[giggling]
Daddy, I'm getting married.
That is so wonderful.
Mr. Pierce, if I could just be half the husband you are.
I was.
I was, but you be.
You be.
I'm not.
DEBORAH: Huh?
Walter, what's going on?
WALTER: Um...
CHLOE: Daddy?
Um, I...
I did something that
I didn't mean to do,
that I didn't understand.
What?
She was sweet, and
she was nice to me,
and I slept with Nisha.
CHLOE: You...
[WHISPERING] I'm sorry.
WAITRESS: And how are
you folks this evening?
MRS. ECKERMAN:
It's bad, isn't it?
Don't worry, sweetheart.
These folks are like
magicians nowadays.
I wish I had
better news for you,
but it's the worst
tear I've seen.
This is major.
How long until he's back?
When the swelling goes down,we can talk about surgery.
But realistically, he
won't be coming back.
[scoffing]
BOY: Oh, hey, Mrs. Eck.
BOY: Hey, Mrs. E.
Will you excuse
us for a second?
I've got to talk to my son.
Later, guys.
Hey.
Where's Dad?
He's having a little
trouble right now.
Why?
Well, we never know what life has in store for us.
And Sky, you have got
so much ahead of you.
But one thing you don't have ahead of you is football.
Don't.
Why don't you take your gift?
Oh, I can't...
I can't...
She said take it, Dad!
Go on.
You've already given me mine.
Ow!
Great anniversary, Dad.
Good timing, by the way.
[crying]
[door slamming]
[sighing]
Hey.
NISHA: Hi.
What have you got there?
It's my anniversary gift.
[crickets chirping]
[music playing]
[panting]
[grunting]
[panting]
I, uh... I
[beeping]
OK I've got to be, um,quiet because you're sleeping.
And um, I know you
really are sleeping
because I can hear you snoring.
So I just thought it would be a lot of fun to give you
this video camera
for our anniversary
so we could take it
on trips together.
24 years... it's gone by in a flash but so slowly.
Um, we had a lot of fun, didn’t we, before we got too busy?
I mean, I guess I've
been too busy to...
to realize how much
I've been missing you.
And I'm... I'm sorry.
Walter, you know, with the girls both gone now, I...
I really... I kind of
feel like we're going
to be starting over again.
And I'm... I'm really
looking forward to it.
I... it's been such a long time.
And I, um, I love you.
And... and happy anniversary.
[WHISPERING] I love you.
OK.
[sobbing]
Mom?
Oh, Mom, it's OK.
[crying]
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]:
QROK in the morning.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: And
joining us on the line
is Bulldog QB Skylar Eckerman.
Hey, Skylar, so you guys really got trounced last night...
48 to 7.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Ouch,
Eck, what happened, man?
I don't know.
I didn't get into the game.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Oh.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Bummer.
DJ 1 [ON RADIO]: Well, you know, it's a long season.
So possibly next week, you, uh...- Hold on.
I think my dad wants
to say something.
No, no.
No, no, no.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: OK.
Mr. Eckerman will be
joining us on the line.
Go Bulldogs.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Oh,
OK, Mrs. Eckerman.
Now, your son has hurt himself,and what's the prognosis?
Um, he...
Um, I'm never
playing football again.
DJ 2 [ON RADIO]: Oh.
[static]
What the hell was that?
And take your sunglasses off.
SKYLAR: I like them.
It's sunny out.
It's sunny out?
Then get your ass
up and go outside.
Donnie.
How about you come
on vacation with us?
MR. ECKERMAN: You
had to be a hot dog.
What?
MR. ECKERMAN: Showing off,blowing kisses to the crowd
like a goddamn idiot?
That's the reason why
you hurt yourself.
I'm not going on vacation,and I'm not going outside.
Where you going?
Where you going?
- Look, I don't know.
I've hurt myself.
Everything's changed.
[music playing]
Guys are all the same.
A little Asian action, and you’re back to your wife.
I'm sorry.
NISHA: I was just
a symbol to you.
You never even got to know me.
You just wanted to leave her so you could go back.
Look, Nisha...
Just go home!
What the...
Deb, what's going on?
Well, we started clearing out your office,
and we kind of just kept going.
What are you doing here?
Yeah, I thought you were staying in Chinatown.
Let's be civil.
Look, Deb, I know you're
hurt, but this is crazy.
No.
I'm just being realistic.
We've got to get
rid of this stuff,
so why not just do it now?
- Can I take this?
- Sure.
No!
Yes.
Can we go in the
house and talk, please?
No, Walter.
You can't ever come
in the house again.
MAN: Hey, dude, check it out.
DEBORAH: Let me ask
you something, Walter.
When you were doing her,did you look into her face
and imagine mine?
Deb, please.
I would have bet my life,Walter, that you would
never do anything like this.
And now that you have,you can't ever come back.
Deb, think of all we've built.
I am.
But you broke it.
Yeah, just take it.
WOMAN [ON TV]: I mean,
most of our vacuums
here that we sell
with the help of...
[honking outside]
...more expensive.
DINKY: Hey, Eck!
ROY: Eckerman!
DINKY: Where you
hiding out, man?
Hey, come out
for a quick drink.
Just one... hundred.
I'm not going.
I can barely walk.
Oh.
Suit yourself.
I hope your chair's
got a seat belt.
Hey, put the...
put the chair down.
Put it down!
[laughing]
DINKY: No wonder he can vent.
[music playing]
WALTER: And can I have anon-smoking room, please?
Well, we have
one, but it's full.
Then I'll just take
whatever you got.
CLERK: Okeydoke.
Thanks.
CLERK: Thank you.
[tearing]
[sighing]
[change jangling]
I'm sorry, sir.
Your card has been declined.
What?
It doesn't make sense.
I'll... I'll straighten
it out later.
Uh, do you have another
card we could use?
No, not with me.
I'll have my office take care of it in the morning, OK?
What?
Sir, I'm going to have
to ask you to leave.
Did you know you
have a goddamn mattress
floating in the pool?
Well, you can't
sleep there, either.
[coins jangling]
Excuse me.
Too bad.
Watch it, buddy.
CLERK: No, you don't want this with me, all right?
Don't go hitting me!
Come on!
This is a bad day to... to...
[struggling]
CLERK: Call the police!
WALTER: Come here.
Come here.
Watch the glasses.
WALTER: Do... Don't you.
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Yeah!
[cheering]
Hey, aren't those
guys underage?
Yeah, what can I say?
Manager's a football fan.
Football brats.
Great.
[laughing]
Hey, look who's here.
It's the mascot.
Hey, mascot!
[music playing]
Hi, guys.
How are you doing?
We were just talking
about the game.
You know we lost, right?
Yes.
Yes, I do.
So do you think
that it was my fault?
Or maybe it was your
fault that we lost.
Because, I mean, the mascot’s a really important part
of the game, right?
But you did your part, correct?
- Well, I...
- Sit down.
We want to have
a drink with you.
[SINGING] ...stop treading water.
If the sun is setting...
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, guys, he can't
drink with us.
He's just a mascot.
[laughing]
DINKY: Hey, you're dismissed.
Woo!
OK, gentlemen,
whenever you're ready.
More beer.
I don't think so.
DINKY: He's the Eck.
He's the Eck.
DINKY: I think we'll
have some beer.
You know what?I'm going to go get the manager.
What, you didn't hear him?
I'm the quarterback.
Right, OK.
Wait!
You don't think I can
still play football?
Oh, boy.
Watch this.
[grunting]
[shattering]
[customers exclaiming]
[zapping loudly]
Can somebody call Joe, please?
Jesus.
Go, Bulldogs!
Unbelievable.
MAN: Hey, Christine.
Call for you.
They said it was urgent.
Hello?
Dad did what?
[sighing]
WALTER: I always knew
you'd end up in jail.
Just didn't know I'd
be in here with you.
[sighing]
Hi, Dad.
Christine, hi!
Come here.
What are you doing in town?
Why do you think I'm in town?
Oh.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
Right.
Hey, Chrissy.
Well, well, well.
What have we here?
I didn't know they arrested big football stars.
I'm not anymore.
I heard.
So I thought that
you were out following
the Dave Matthews Band.
I was.
But I kind of stumbled
into tree planting.
TONY: I'm sorry, Christine.
I can't release Walt. He has no known place of residence,
and we're showing that he has no money in any of his accounts.
Yes.
I know.
They emptied them.
Who did?
Mom and Chloe.
Oh.
What about me?
TONY: You've got to stay, too.
You're only 17, and I can’t get a hold of your parents.
No, no, no.
They're in the mountains.
Their cell just
doesn't work up there.
I don't know, you guys.
It looks like you're
sort of screwed.
Dad, maybe you should
just bunk with Sky.
- What?
- No, Christine.
Are you kidding me?
Well, think about it.
That way, you'll
have a place to stay,
and you'll have a guardian.
What?
No.
Will that work?
God, Walt. After
all these years.
Come on.
Tony, look at them.
OK.
No.
No.
I am not going to stay with him.
I don't want to
stay with you, either.
- Are you kidding me?
- Then stay in jail.
DEBORAH: Chloe,
quick, come here.
What is she doing?
Is she bringing
your dad back here?
And why is she doing
anything for Sky?
I'm gonna get my family back.
Yeah.
It really looks like it.
Why did you do that?
Do what?
Bring your dad here?
I didn't bring him here.
I brought him next door.
Well, I couldn't
just leave him there.
Well, I would have.
I would have.
How do I look?
Like an old man in a
little boy's pajamas.
Burrito?
WALTER: Yeah.
Thanks.
SKYLAR: Get used to it.
There's not much else.
Man, this stuff is good.
To be your age and to eat this stuff all the time.
So when was the last
time you talked to her?
Christine, I haven’t seen her for almost a year.
I think you know
the reason for that.
No.
Why?
Because of our misunderstanding?
Is that what you call it...
a misunderstanding?
No.
Because you crushed her.
Why did you do that?
Why'd you crush your wife?
Yeah.
Maybe when you're my
age, you'll understand.
On second thought, I hope you never understand.
Where should I sleep?
There's an air mattress
down in the rec room.
You've got to blow it up.
[music playing]
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]:
Christine getting ready.
He's here.
- Oh!
OK.
Go downstairs and
get my entrance.
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Oh!
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]: Oh!
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Look at you.
DEBORAH [ON VIDEO]:
My little girl.
You look beautiful.
Look at you.
Gorgeous.
- You are stunning.
I like your hair.
Oh, you are so pretty.
I'm going to get Skylar.
Chloe, move.
Hey, Skylar.
Hey.
Hi.
Hi, Skylar.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Hello, Mrs. Pierce.
Hi.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I'm here to take Christine to the dance.
Hi.
Skylar, who's that?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Oh, that's Loretta.
No, I know that.
What... why is she with you?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Oh, because I'm
going to the dance with her.
Come again?
Um...
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I'm...
I'm going... I'm going to
the dance with Loretta.
Um, what's going on?
You told me that we
were going to the dance.
Uh, no.
I said... I said that I would take you to the dance.
But I'm going with Loretta.
CHRISTINE [ON VIDEO]: Sky.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I...
I know why you
folks are confused.
It's... there's a big difference between "take" and "go."
Do you folks have a dictionary?
I mean, we can clear
this whole mess up.
CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Chris,
don't... don't cry.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: I mean...CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Asshole.
[CRYING] Stop filming.
CHLOE [ON VIDEO]: Fine.
OK.
Sorry.
CHRISTINE [ON VIDEO]: OK.
Choose... her or me.
I choose not to choose.
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: What’s the matter with you?
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]: What’s the matter with you?
Get out of here,
you little prick.
SKYLAR [ON VIDEO]:
Hey, just be calm.
Calm down.- Get out... just get out.
Hey, old man!
WALTER [ON VIDEO]: Get
the hell out of here!
Damn, get off my property!
[sighing heavily]
[music playing]
ERIC: Good morning,
Walt. What's up?
Hey, Eric.
Um, just getting the paper.
Well, aren't you going
to take the rest of it?
Um, just going
to wait till later.
Breakfast is almost ready, so...
Oh.
Take it easy.
You know, on second thought, I think I'm going to take a walk.
I'm going to earn my breakfast.
SKYLAR: Where have you been?
If your parents
got the newspaper,
I wouldn't have to steal mine.
They stopped
while they're gone.
Oh, that makes sense.
It's the business section.
Trust me, they'll
never know it's gone.
You want a burrito?
No, thank you.
OK.
I'm going to start
with a smoothie.
Suit yourself.
So Walter, what do
you got on for today...
other than getting
your family back?
So I should probably
lend you some clothes.
I mean, we're practically roommates now.
You know, I saw your trophies.
It's none of your business.
All right.
OK.
I mean, we are
practically roommates.
Maybe it'd be a good idea to get some exercise.
It'd be good for your knee.
No.
Not a chance.
Well, you got to start working if you plan to get it back.
Do you want it back?
It... it'll never
be what it was.
Yeah, well maybe
my marriage, either.
What else are we going to do?
[door shutting]
[women laughing]
Oh, I think it's them.
Yup, it's them.
What are they carrying?
SKYLAR: I don't know.
- Go look.
No.
Come on, Skylar, please.
Just do this for me, please.Please.
- OK.
- Thank you.
DEBORAH: Yeah.
Yeah.
CHRISTINE: Besides,
Joe's going to give it...
DEBORAH: Yeah, I agree.
This'll be really good for me.
Hey, is that Skylar?
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
DEBORAH: What is he doing?
Hobbling on his crutches.
Some comeback.
Poor kid.
Whatever.
Well?
[PANTING] Yoga mats.
The ladies are
carrying yoga mats.
Yoga mats?
Hi.
I came to pick up my check.
Oh, your wife already
called, and we deposited
it right into your account.
What?
You've never done that before.
Why?
Is there a problem?
[stuttering]
No.
No, no, no, no problem.
No problem.
Oh.
Hey, there.
You got a minute?
They're... they're
looking for you.
Joe.
Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe.
Oh, Joe.
J... oh.
[crying]
JACK: Walter.
You know Tom Jerret, folks from human resources,
Beth from legal.
Yeah, of course I do.
Please, sit down.
You may have noticed Nisha in here a moment ago.
Yeah, I did.
She's very upset.
WALTER: I know.
Which brings me to ask,how is everything at home?
You can tell us.
What's going on?
Um, I sort of moved out.
Oh.
Oh, that's too bad.
Walter, having an
affair isn't a problem.
But doing it at work is.
I mean, we've all done things we'd like to keep quiet.
These are modern times.
Have you heard of the internet?
Yeah, I believe I have.
It's a great way
to meet ladies.
Not that we'd want to know about you doing it from work.
Oh, no, no.
JACK: I think we're all
saying the same thing.
TOM: Don't dip your
pen in the company ink.
And if it happens
again, we have to put
it on your permanent record.
Not that we'd ever let anyone read your permanent record.
[laughter]
You've been a great
employee, Walter...
working weekends, never
taking a vacation.
Hey, how much vacation
time you got saved up?
Hey, hey.
How'd it go?
I'm taking a little time off.
Oh, I know what's happening.
There's a place you can go where they understand.
Yeah.The Executive Suites Motel.
I know.
I tried that.
No, no, no no.
You know, there's a book I think you ought to read.
It's the best book ever written.
And it's called the Bible.
Have you heard about it?
OK, yeah.
Yeah, I heard about it.
I think they have
it at the motel.
Thanks, Joe.- It'll keep you company.
Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe,everything's under control, OK?
I'm eating burritos.
I'm wearing "Star Wars" pajamas.
I'm sleeping on an air mattress.
Thank you.
No, no, no, no, sir.
You are correct.
You have no money in
any of your accounts.
So she could just clean
out all my accounts?
Correct.
They're joint accounts.
But we never took
the money out jointly.
Actually, we never put the money in jointly, either.
Well, that's not how joint accounts work, sir.
Well, what can I do?
Well, I think you should understand the principles
of banking first.
Now, here's a brochure.
It's called Your Future is Now.
I think that'd be a
very good start for you.
Look, what can you do to get me access to my money?
Well, you should've thought of that before, frankly.
Before what?
Well, sir, there are only a few reasons why a woman
empties all the bank accounts.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where's the manager?
I want to talk to the
manager right now.
I am the manager, sir.
You're, like, 22.
27.
What am I going to do?
You should have
thought of that before.
[gasping]
I have a Sears card.
Pardon me, sir?
I have a Sears card.
My family and this bank may have lost faith in me,
but the good people at Sears,they still believe in me.
I've got this card to prove it.
[laughing]
Finding what you need?
Uh, no.
None of these is exactly right.
Oh, well, what would
the perfect card say?
I'm sorry.
We've got lots of
"I'm sorry" cards.
I'm sorry you got laid off.
WALTER: Nope.
I'm sorry you're turning 40.
[laughing]
No, no.
You can buy a blank card and write whatever you want inside.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
And how will you be
paying for this, sir?
Um, with my Sears card.
Great.
What's my available
credit limit?
You have $718 remaining.
Ooh, all right, then.
I just better take necessities.
I definitely need this.
Um, forget the clothes.
And I want the yoga book.
Great.
[chatter from television]
WALTER: How's the
training going?
Pretty good.
I just about figured out how to change channels with my chin.
WALTER: Oh, wow.
Got you something.
What's that?
WALTER: It's a vest so
you can run in the pool.
It takes the weight
off your joints...
for example, your knee.
How do you know that?
I read.
Hey, when you're done here,I, um, I need your help
writing a love letter.
What would you usually write?
I'm not sure.
Never written a love letter.
Honestly?
Love letters are something I get, not give.
Well, you might want to start learning, jock boy.
Your days are up.
Thanks.
[Walter chuckling]
So what did you do
when you were courting?
Courting.
How old do you think I am?
Let's see.
You guys were getting together in the '80s, all right?
So that's a very romantic time...
Flock of Seagulls, Styx.
Late '70s, actually.
Really?
Was there even music back then?
Like what... that doo-wop stuff?
[SARCASTICALLY]
Ah, ha, ha, ha.
What was your guys' song?
What was yours
and Chrissy's song?
That's personal.
Oh, now, it's personal.
I figured you could use some words from your song.
That's all.
All right.
I'll tell you my song.
You tell me your song.
You wouldn't know it.
WALTER: How do you know?
Too old.
[laughing]
Try me.
Sing it, then.
Sing it.
Maybe... maybe if I
hear it, I'll know it.
[SINGING] You are my joy.
You are my joy.
If I could...
[laughing]
I just wanted to see if I could get you to sing it.
Ha ha.
Now you.
-
"Darling Be Home Soon"
by The Lovin' Spoonful.
[laughing]
Sorry.
Didn't mean to laugh.
I just... you know, I
thought it was funny.
Lovin' Spoonful.
She used to work
at a tennis club.
And me and my friends,
we snuck in one day.
And there she was,
stringing a racket.
And she looked up
at me and said, hi.
And I couldn't even speak.
The next day, I
went and sold my car
and bought a
membership to the club.
It's the only thing I
ever really went after.
Till now?
Yeah, until now.
DEBORAH: Hi.
We're home.
- Hey.
Mm.
Something smells good.
CHLOE: Hello.
So far, it's just
boiling water, Mom.
Oh.
Well, still, it's nice to know that somebody is making
something for me for a change.
You look great, Mom.
DEBORAH: Oh, thank you.
How was your yoga class?
I loved it.
How's your instructor?
Why do you ask that?
Sometimes they move
too slow or too fast.
Oh, well, Ranja was
a very, very nice man.
[laughing]
Oh!
Ranja.
Stop it, you.
So everybody noticed my ring.
Really?
Wow.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I thought my sister
might be happy for me.
A diamond... symbol of the black man's oppression.
Christine.
Is this something your new hippie friends taught you, or...
or did you get this new personality off the internet?
Many people have lost their lives just so that you
could have your little shiny...
- Well, is it...
CHRISTINE: ...bauble of...
...is it so wrong to want a man and a home and a family?
Is that so bad?
- Yeah.
Look how well it
worked for Mom and Dad.
Listen, your dad was a
very good man who ended
up doing a very bad thing.
And I just can't forgive him.
That's all.
Yeah, Chris, like you and Sky.
DEBORAH: Girls, don't.
He just disappointed me.
I thought that there was a part of him that only I could see.
I thought he was more
than a football player.
I was mad at myself
that I was wrong.
Yeah, well, now, he’s not even a football player.
So then, what is he?
Skylar.
Let's make him something to eat.
[scoffing]
[music playing]
WALTER: She's coming this way.SKYLAR: What has she got?
Oh.
[knocking]
Yeah?
Who is it?
You know who it is.
I saw you peeking.
[gasping]
- Food!
It's a casserole.
It's from my mom.
She made food.
That's a good sign.
It's got shellfish in it.
She knows I'm
allergic to shellfish.
Yes.
Yes, she does.
It's for Sky.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, Chloe.
Chloe, please tell your mom that I really want to talk to her.
Please.
She won't talk to you, Dad.
[grunting]
WALTER: Sky.
Hmm?
How do I look?
Like an old man
who's lost his mind.
Isn't that supposed
to say kick me?
Thanks for your support.
[music playing]
[rain trickling]
[sighing]
[rain pouring]
Hey, Walt. What are you doing?
Just standing here.
I'm not bothering anybody.
There's been a complaint made, Walt. You gotta leave.
All right.
All right.
Go home.
Ha.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING] He’s supposed to be the best.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING]
Guys, he's coming.
STUDENT: [WHISPERING]
Pay attention.
RANJA: Welcome, yogis.
Let's begin to breathe.
ALL: Om.
Namaste.
CHRISTINE: What are you doing?
Yoga.
Walter sent you, didn't he?
No.
I'm doing yoga.
It'll be good for the knee.
Now, is there anybody
here new to yoga?
RANJA: OK.
Anybody here with an injury?
WALTER: No, no, no, no, no.
He hasn't given up at all.
As a matter of fact,
he's in physical therapy
right now, as we speak.
Yeah.
Weight training?
Yeah.
Yeah, that among other things.
Look, sir, I know circumstances have changed.
But is there any chance that you might have a spot for him?
[applause]
RANJA: Now, your
meditation for today
is to concentrate
on what you want,
not on what you don't want.
WOMAN: OK.
RANJA: Namaste.
OK.
Walter did send me.
I knew it.
How's the knee?
It's not bad.
Will you at least see him?
Um, OK, just a second.
[whispering]
All right.
We'll talk to him
under one condition.
What?
You gotta get an AIDS test.
Oh, man.
Hi.
I only smile because you remind me of one of my daughters.
Oh, nice.
Are you really trying to pickup a woman in a sex clinic
with a line like that?
Sky, when do you think you’re going to start weight training?
Do I look like I'm going tobe weightlifting any time soon?
Why do you ask?
The recruiters wanted to know.
I called them yesterday.
What recruiters?
The guys from the University of Washington.
That's the only
number I could find.
I'll call some of the other recruiters if you want me to.
No.
What'd they say?
[chuckling]
No, no.
I don't want to know.
They said that
if you work hard,
there may be a place for you.
Not interested.
All right.
Well, I wish more dads would take on the responsibility
of bringing in their sons.
It's for me.
Oh.
Good luck, Dad.
[laughing]
OK.
I just need to ask
you a few questions.
OK.
I... I've never done
this before, so.
That's OK.
What prompted you
to come in today?
Um, I just think it's
a good idea to check
things out now and then.
Oh, I see.
Right.
And would you consider yourself to be high risk?
No, no, not at all.
I'm not... am I?
Have you been with
any sex workers?
- What?
- Prostitutes.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, of course not.
But you have had relations with someone other
than your wife?
Um, yeah.
Heterosexual,
homosexual, or both?
Listen, I slept with a woman.
It wasn't my wife.
It's cost me everything.
So can we just do this?
OK.
Thank you.
So negative is good.
Yes, it's good.
But it doesn't sound good.
I know, but it is.
So positive is the bad one.
But you'd think that negative would be the bad one.
What is this...
"Who's on First"?
Oh, you do know some
things before 1988.
Oh.
Come on.
I'll race you to the clock.
Let's go.
[engine starting]
[engine starting]
[tires squealing]
Mom, Dad, when's the last time we went for dinner together?
Oh, I remember.
Hey, uh, do you
take the Sears card?
I'll ask.
All right.
Thanks.
OK.
Let's get down to business.
WALTER: OK.
Um, Deb, you know
of my love for you.
Not that.
You know what we
need to see first.
Hand it over.
Thank you.
Negative's the good one.
Good.
So what is it you
wanted to see me about?
I want to come
back home to you.
OK.
No.
Now, what we wanted to talk to you about is the wedding.
The wedding.
OK.
What about the wedding?
CHLOE: It's gotten a lot bigger.
And we're going to
need some more money.
How much?
DEBORAH: $25,000.
Holy.
$25,000... I don't
have any money.
Well, we thought you could dip into your retirement plan.
DEBORAH: Walter, um, since you...
well, since you
betrayed our family,
we've had a lot of time to...to think about the wedding.
And Dad, we want you to
be there more in spirit.
What?
I'm not allowed to
come to your wedding?
Well, I'd prefer
it if you didn't.
Chloe.
Chloe, it's always
been a dream of mine
to walk you down the aisle...
both you girls.
Yeah, well, maybe you should have thought of that
before you ate off the menu.
[gasping]
SKYLAR: Holy.
Chloe, stop it!
Chloe, I'm not going to give you $25,000 if I can't
even come to your wedding.
All right.
Um, just... just a second.
Girls.
[whispering]
Well, this is going great.
Yeah, super.
Hmm.
If you hammer steel,
it just gets stronger.
OK, here's what we propose.
You can walk me to,
but not down, the aisle
if you agree to our financial considerations.
Done.
Um, we do not take
Sears cards, sir.
Oh, man.
CHRISTINE: There's an
old tree planter joke...
Well, hello.
What's a tree planter's joke?
Just the meanest and dirtiest jokes imaginable.
Something to keep your
mind off planting trees?
Exactly.
Why are fat girls so nice?
I don't know.
Why are fat girls so nice?
Because they have to be.
Oh.
Why are you telling
me that terrible joke?
You're nicer since you hurt your knee, helping my dad.
We're helping each
other, actually.
He's not such a bad guy.
Yeah, well, of course
you'd think that.
What's that supposed to mean?
You know, you're only
a year older than me.
And you're always
way ahead of me.
Yeah, I know.
I don't mean it
as a compliment.
You're always looking back,waiting for me to fail you.
And you did.
I know I went about
it the wrong way.
I just didn't want a girlfriend.
Well, maybe you should've told your girlfriend that.
Chris, you weren't
my girlfriend, OK?
Just because we had
sex doesn't mean that...
Oh, my gosh, you are such a fucking football player.
Yeah, I am...
or was.
Oh.
You know what?
You could never get past that.
I am a football player.
It's all anyone's
ever been telling me
since I could hold the thing.
God, I am so tired of
this football country.
All anyone ever talks about is follow your dream.
And what do they really mean?
Yeah, follow your dream.
Be a rock star.
Be on TV.
Be an athlete.
What's better...
follow your dream,
or travel to the middle of nowhere and be a tree planter?
Is that better?
No.
How about listen to the
voice inside of you?
Maybe it's saying
do the other thing.
Maybe it's saying
don't follow your ego.
Just... just live your life.
You know what?
I did plant trees.
But next year, I'm going
to be off at college,
and you're going to be
sitting here thinking
about what you used to be.
[splashing]
[rattling]
[SINGING] Baby, it's all right.
Stop your crying now.
Nothing is here to stay.
Everything has to begin and end.
A ship in a bottle won't sail.
All we can do is
dream that the wind
will blow us across the water,a ship in a bottle set sail.
Some might tell you
there's no hope in hand
just because they feel hopeless.
But you don't have to
be a thing like that.
You'll be a ship in
a bottle set sail.
[music playing]
What have you got there?
It's from Sky.
I think this is
Dad's handwriting.
WALTER: Sky, Chloe's here.
SKYLAR: What is she doing?
She's coming this way.
I see you.
Hi, Chloe.
We need clarification.
Which one of you sent this?
I did.
Hm.
Figures.
You should think about
apologizing some time
instead of moaning about
your sucky little knee.
Wasn't for you.
Oh.
Well, that makes sense.
Come here.
He's an idiot.
[SINGING IN HEADPHONES]
I beg your pardon.
I never promised
you a rose garden.
I could promise you things like big diamond rings,
but you don't find roses growing on stalks of clover.
So you better think it over.
Well, if sweet-talking you could make it come true, I would
give you the world right...
[breathing heavily]
You never get there by forcing it but by forgiving your body.
Oh.
Sorry.
Oh, she finally
got you to apologize.
That, too.
I'm sorry.
You are?
Yeah.
Great.
Now I have to seriously think about forgiving you.
Look, I'm trying really
hard not to be a jerk.
Good.
You're finally
admitting you're a jerk.
Hmm.
You do realize that
it's important to think
about your future?
Oh, yes, very much so.
That's why I'm dipping into my retirement money.
Because the future is now.
Your little pamphlet
taught me that.
I'll get you a
cashier's check.
Could I have cash?
You think I can just go and get you $25,000 in cash?
Yeah.
Aren't you the manager?
Prance along, Bambi.
Hello.
So you started
playing again, huh?
Uh, not really.
Weren't you watching?
You look good.
How'd you know I was here?
I saw your car.
You saw my car?
That's a polite way of saying that you've been stalking me.
[LAUGHING] Oh, come on.
You look skinny.
Maybe it's from all the stalking I've been doing.
I came because of the, um...
I have your money.
Oh, no, that's not my money.
That is Chloe's money
for her wedding.
So you ought to give it to her.
You know, Walter,
I've been doing
a lot of thinking about us.
You have?
Mm-hmm.
WALTER: And?
And I think that somehow,we're going to be OK.
We will?
Yeah.
I'm getting... I'm getting used to us being apart.
All right.
Tell me what the recruiter said.
What'd they offer?
I know it's not first string.
Was it second?
Third?
No, um...
I don't know what
they had in mind, Sky.
Let's find out.
It's the weekend.
I mean, you could call them,but no one's going to be there.
You're right.
They'll take today off.
Two-day drive, right?
Let's get started.
[SINGING] Here I
go again on my own.
Going down the only
road I've ever known.
[SINGING] ...the
Red River valley.
Wait, no way.
Here, you do it.
You do it.
You do it.
[MUSIC - MOUNTAIN, "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN"]
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
That's much better.
Very nice.
Start with A, five seconds in between, bands.
OK.
Ready?
Uh, America.
Audioslave.
Alabama.
- OK, uh...
- Five, four...
AC/DC.
Uh, uh, Abba.
Five, four, three...
Uh, um.
...two, ah!
It's the end of the ballgame,ladies and gentlemen!
Pierce, the winner.
Why didn't you say
Allman Brothers?
Oh, of course.
The Allman Brothers.
I'm such an idiot.
Ten Years After.
Ha!
Really?
Yeah, they were a good band.
Yep.
- Um...
- Five...
Tool.
Four... Temptations.
Good.
We're back to your era.
[laughing]
Five.
- Toad the Wet Sprocket.
- What?
Toad the what?
- Wet Sprocket.
The Wet Sprocket.
Yes.
- There's no way that's a band.- It's a band.
- There's no way.
- They are a band.
- Toad...- We're running down, man.
Bu, bu, bu, bu, Toto!
Toto, Toto... got it in.
What?
Toto?
I can't believe you
remembered Toto.
[SINGING] ...another on the way.
WALTER: ZZ Top.
[laughing]
You want to go back to A?
Ah, nah.
You know, Deb and I used to play that game all the time.
We'd just pick up
and go with no plans.
We'd be driving
along, see a river,
stop, take off our
clothes, go for a swim,
drive a little more, get a room,put out the Do Not Disturb sign
every night.
Sometimes... sometimes we’d leave it out all day.
How come you did
what you did to her?
We're practically roommates.
Um, it just, um, evaporated.
I mean, we used to be in a good mood all the time...
laughing, joking,whistling, making up songs.
And then, we started
impersonating
ourselves being in a good mood.
And then, eventually, we started impersonating ourselves.
We stopped describing our future to each other.
It... it... it... it
just evaporated.
So when my assistant, she looked at me and I felt a connection,
you know, that I was missing, and I went with her.
And I told myself that I just wanted what everybody else had.
But what I'd really done...
what I'd really done, Skylar...
is I gave up the kind of love that everybody else wants.
Hm.
Yeah.
Hm.
[whistle blowing]
[music playing]
There's some big guys.
Yeah.
Let's go.
Sorry, fellas...
closed practice.
Oh, I'm Skylar Eckerman.
You from the school paper?
WALTER: No, I'm a
football player.
We spoke with one
of the recruiters.
OK.
Thanks.
Might even be third string.These guys are good.
Well, well, Skylar Eckerman.
This kid was a great prospect.
Sorry about your injury.
What are you doing now?
Oh, well, I came here.
Why?
Well, to... to talk to you about playing football.
Oh.
So how did your surgery go?
Well, I haven't had it yet.
But I mean...
So then, what am I
supposed to do with you?
Well, the recruiters said that they were interested,
and they, uh...
Sorry, son.
I can't help you.
What?
Um...
What?
They inferred interest.
They inferred... you said that they were interested.
What they said
was is that they
were happy that you
were working out
and that there's
always a chance.
And I wanted to motivate you.
You weasel.
You weasel.
I finally know what
your family sees in you.
Hey, coach, can I talk to you?
Yeah, you're going to blow it.
Blow what?
This kid here is amazing.
I've seen him come back
in just three weeks.
While you're in bed sleeping, he's working out.
He's had a setback, yes.
But he's a champion.
You know that, and I know that.
He's not only a great
football player.
He's also a great young man.
How far do you think I can throw this thing, huh?
May I?
- I don't know.
How far, uh, the
yellow thing, the um...
Sled?
Sled.
Sled... what is
that, like 60 yards?
70.
Which one do you want me to hit?
- What?
- Pick one.
I'll hit it.
Number one or number two?
One, Sky.
[grunting]
[thudding]
I can still play football.
CHLOE: Where have you been?
Hey, Chloe.
Uh, Sky and I took a drive.
What the... who's he?
He's Ranja, our
yoga instructor.
And I found a book of tantric sex under Mom's bed.
What?
What's talcum sex?
Tantric, Dad.
It's when a guy wants
to look in your eyes
and do it for a
really long time.
What?
Well, well, well,
that didn't take long.
You're intruding.
What are you doing here?
Listen, leotard,
I'm her husband.
Walter.
Why is he in my house?
We're having a
simple glass of wine.
I thought you
were a yoga teacher.
Well, I'm many things.
I'm many things for
Deborah, as well...
a friend, a confidant.
Deborah, are you
in love with him?
Are you, really?
Well, no, not
that... not really.
But how does it feel?
Listen, listen,
what we need to do...
Deborah, we need to spend more time together again.
Look, maybe we could
go to that Dave
Matthews Band show as a family.
It would be good for us.
Come on.
Dad, stop it, please.
I can't do this anymore, Dad.
It is too tiring.
I can't.
Chloe.
CHLOE: I can't.
You know, I used to think that I wanted to marry
someone who was just like you.
And now, I realize I'm
lucky because I have
a man who is nothing like you.
- Come on.
- No, Dad.
Please, don't.
WALTER: OK.
Um, here.
It's just... take...
take the money.
Take the money.
No, Dad.
Paul, I'm so sorry.
It's OK.
It's OK.
CHLOE: I'm sorry.
I...
You seem upset.
Well, change is good.
I'm going to change
your face, fruit loop.
[shouting]
Ranja!
SKYLAR: Stop!
Stop it!
WALTER: Come here!
Come here, you!
Get off me!
TONY: So Walter, you got
to get clear on this.
You know how a
restraining order works.
Yeah, yeah, I do.
And you know you're still out on that other thing.
Yeah.
I mean, if it wasn't me,you'd probably be going back in.
I know.
I... I... I appreciate it.
I'm done.
I won't make contact again.
OK.
We got it all
back but about $300.
The neighbors thought
you were giving
it away, like the furniture.
MR. ECKERMAN: We're home.
Better start cleaning up.
Hey, you.
Ah.
- Hey, Mom.
- Missed you.
You too.
Hey, buddy.
How's it going, man?
- Good.
- Yeah?
Yeah, it's OK.
I've had someone
staying with me.
Oh, great.
Who?
Hi.
I've been staying here.
Walter.
Yep.
It's time for me to shove off.
Um, do you need any money?
No.
WALTER: You all right?
- No, I'm OK.
- OK.
Bye.
I... I'll send these clothes to you as soon as I...
Uh, wait.
Just... um... here.
You're giving me your jacket?
Thanks.
Thanks for everything.
SKYLAR: You too.
- All right.
Take care.
Bye.
See you.
What?
DEBORAH: Hey.
Girls, I think your
dad might be leaving.
Thank you very much.
I thought it was an excellent class, as well.
I haven't noticed
you here before.
Excuse me.
Oh, excuse me, ladies.
Yes, Deborah?
You know what?
I think it's going to be
better for me to start
taking the afternoon class.
Not Malcolm's class.
But he wears a headset.
Why?
Well, you know, because some instructors are kind of slow,
and some are kind of fast.
And um, Ranja...
Hm?
I think it was
wildly inappropriate
for you to give me this book.
I'm sorry.
I wanted you to be
open to new things.
Well, yeah.
I know what you wanted.
But I thought you
were getting a divorce.
Well, I'm still
a married woman.
Wasn't that the
same book he gave you?
Yeah, it was.
MR. ECKERMAN: Son, University of Washington just called.
MRS. ECKERMAN: When did
you go to Washington?
Walter and I
took a little trip.
Why?
They made you an offer.
What?
MR. ECKERMAN: How
did you manage that?
A little hot dogging.
[laughing]
Well, what's the offer?
It's not what you think.
Fourth string.
No.
Team mascot.
Team mascot?
It's part of the
athletics department,
and it comes with a scholarship.
Coach says if your knee comes around, he'll find you a jersey
'cause you're worth the risk.
If you're looking for a way to play again, honey, this is it.
[music playing]
Hey, hey, hey... how
was your vacation?
Truthfully?
Mm-hmm.
Not good.
I was in a lot of pain.
So I took something, and
it made me feel better.
So I just kept taking them and taking them and taking them.
Pills.
Burritos.
Yeah, I couldn't
stop eating them.
How about that?
[laughing]
WALTER: Jack...
Walter.
I need to talk to you.
OK.
I'm quitting.
Why?
I think this will
explain everything.
I think we need
to call someone.
[dog barking]
All clear.
No traces of anything.
I'm going to open it now.
I think it's a CD.
[MUSIC - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, "BUSTED STUFF"]
[SINGING] Not enough,
never too much.
Well, baby, look just like love.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
I think we'd better
transcribe this.
[SINGING] But leave a
trail of busted stuff.
WALTER [VOICEOVER]: I
know I let you down.
You may feel there
is no hope for us.
But I do.
I can give you hope if you can find a way to let me back in.
I love you.
[SINGING] ...leave my
broken heart behind her.
Oh, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one for me.
[kids shouting in distance]
Look at this.
Oh.
[sighing]
Wish me luck.
With what?
Good luck.
No.
Just eight in a row.
That's what she wants.
We're all doing our best.
I know.
[sighing]
Thanks.
[laughing and clapping]
OK.
Open mine.
OK.
"The Proper Care and
Feeding of Husbands."
[laughter]
I thought it
might come in handy.
Trust me, after tonight,
it's all downhill.
Now, you know he's
actually supposed
to carry you across
the threshold,
not the other way around, right?
Well, I had a little
speech prepared.
But it's all... it's
all gone to rat shit.
Um, all I can tell you is, um,don't let your world shrink.
You know, at your age, you think everything will...
will keep expanding, and it can.
But... but if you're not careful, your world will shrink.
You'll wake up one
day and realize
that it's just the size of you.
I won't let that happen, Mom.
I promise.
And you, too.
[guests oohing]
Um, so I got you a
little something.
And I didn't want
you to feel left out.
Ah!
Oh!
[guests shrieking]
And I know you girls don’t like the same things,
so I got you two
different colors.
OK, Mom, stop it.
You've gotten a little too in touch with your body.
Well, the one I
bought for myself
is shaped like a dolphin.
OK.
That's enough.
[music playing]
[pricing gun clicking]
SKYLAR: How you been?
Fine.
Can I help you with something?
I shouldn't have
teased you all the time.
OK.
Then why'd you do it?
[SINGING] You would
come on rainy days.
You just... you
start doing something,
and before you know it,you're doing it all the time.
Because I didn't think.
[SINGING] Well, it made me sad.
But you...
And I've had a lot
of time to think.
I'm sorry.
OK.
Is there anything else?
Yeah.
Can you help me find a CD?
Should we do a shot?
Honestly if you want the advice of a woman who's
been through this, absolutely.
Here, hold these.
[doorbell ringing]
Oh, is that the caterer?
It better be.
Well, answer it.
OK.
Here.
Hi.
What are you wearing?
Just an old thing I had lying around the rental shop.
I see.
I was wondering if there was a chance that I
could take you somewhere.
Take me where?
To the other thing.
OK.
Now you're making sense.
Hello, Mrs. Pierce.
Hello.
I'm going to
steal her for a bit.
I'll have her back in time.
Is that OK?
Um, OK.
OK.
You two look nice.
CHRISTINE: What's
going on, coach?
I'm, uh, sworn to secrecy.
SKYLAR: Thanks, coach.
It's good to see
you again, Christine.
CHRISTINE: Thanks.
You, too.
So this is the other thing.
I figured I owed
you something.
Whether or not you were my girlfriend, we did have a song.
[MUSIC - SNOW PATROL, "YOU ARE MY JOY"]
Can we dance?
Yes, we can.
[SINGING] I won't leave
you out of my will.
But I will leave you
out of my mind for now.
I won't be there to
break your sweet heart.
SKYLAR: Listen...
[SINGING] But not being
there might break your...
There's something I'm having a little trouble telling you.
What is it?
I was offered a scholarship.
Congratulations!
Well, but if I want
to play football,
I have to start as mascot.
I mean, the head
coach at Washington
said that I have
to get my knee...
why are you laughing?
There's nothing
wrong with mascot.
Uh, I'm... I'm laughing because I’m going to the University
of Washington, too.
[SINGING] I would cradle you tight in my arms, always.
Will you go with
me in September?
You can take me.
But I'm not sure yet
if you can go with me.
[SINGING] 'Cause
in the end, they'll
hurt themselves much more.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my...
CATERER: Leave
the van door open.
You better run, sister.
Well, that can't be good.
Ooh!
Here.
Well, you know where they go.
It's not a gift.
It's from Dad.
[gasping]
Where did you get that?
It was on the front step.
CHLOE: I don't get it.
It's the video camera
I gave your father
for our anniversary.
What should we do, girls?
Should we play it?
Mom, it's up to you.
OK.
Let's play it.
What is this?
It's the places
we never got to go.
[music playing]
OK.
Hi, you guys.
The morning before
everything fell apart,
I, um, I looked at our empty house with my beautiful wife
asleep upstairs.
And I didn't realize that it would never be the same again.
And like so much in life,it already happened.
I already broke your heart.
You just didn't know it yet.
Chloe, um, I'm sure you
look beautiful today.
I'm sorry I can't be there with you, but I realize that I...
I don't deserve to be.
Deborah, I know I...
I wandered away from who I was.
And I broke the beautiful thing that we had built together.
But know that I never
stopped loving you...
any of you.
So now, I'm...
I'm here by myself.
I'm alone and ashamed.
But know that I'm...
I'm filled with quiet
love for all of you.
I hope you all have
a great day today.
[sobbing]
OK.
Bye.
We know you miss him.
Have you two been talking?
It wasn't just
his fault, you know?
It was kind of the both of you.
What do you mean?
For the last few
years, Mom, I have
dreaded coming here for dinner.
It's the same food,
same conversation.
CHRISTINE: You were in
the garden or cleaning.
You never stop moving.
It's like you were
in your own army.
CHLOE: But then this happened.
And Mom, you got
your spirit back.
And... and look at Dad.
He got his spirit back, too.
I forgave Sky.
And I know it's not the same.
You have more at stake.
But you can forgive Dad.
I think, in a way,
you already have.
Come on, Mom.
You can do it.
Well, I... I...
I don't even know where he is.
I think I do.
Where?
Where executives go to rest between important engagements.
Ah!
Tony, Tony, I need a ride.
Sorry.
Oh, it's OK.
OK.
[tires screeching]
Now, that really
can't be good.
[siren blaring]
Hello?
Hello?
Oh.
Do you have a Walter
Pierce staying here?
What did he do this time?
Oh, he's not in trouble.
He's my husband.
Oh.
Yeah, he was staying here, but he checked out.
Oh.
Oh, god.
[banging]
[MUSIC - THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL, "DARLING BE HOME SOON"]
[SINGING] Come and talk of all the things we did today here
and laugh about our
funny little ways
while we have a few
minutes to breathe.
Then I know that it's
time you must leave.
But darling, be home soon.
I couldn't bear to wait
an extra minute if...
I want you back.
[SINGING] My darling, be home...
Me, too.
[SINGING] It's not
just these few hours,
but I've been waiting since I toddled for the great...
Walter, you are
required at home.
[SINGING] And now, a quarter of my life is almost past.
I think I've come to
see myself at last.
And I see that the time spent confused was the time
that I spent without you.
And I feel myself in bloom.
So darling, be home soon.
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled.
My darling, be home soon.
Hi, Dad.
Look at you.
Oh, you look beautiful.
[kissing]
[laughing]
Hey.
- Hey, man.
Good to see you.
WALTER: Hey.
CHLOE: Ready?
Are you?
You sure?
Mm-hmm.
Come on.
All right.
[WHISPERING] One, two, three.
WALTER: Are you ready?
America.
DEBORAH: Ashford and Simpson.
WALTER: Aerosmith.
DEBORAH: Alabama.
Abba.
Air Supply.
AC/DC.
[gasping ]
[laughing]
Foo Fighters.
F... F... F...
F... Fleetwood Mac.
Uh, Foghat.
Fugazi.
Toto.
Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Is that a band?
[laughing]
Yeah.
Toad the Wet Sprocket.
It is.
I guess I'm going
to have to trust you.
You can trust me.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[music playing]