A Girl Named Jo (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - I Can't Help Myself - full transcript
At the Fitzroy's annual Garden Party, secrets are revealed.
(mysterious piano music)
- [Narrator] Previously
on A Girl Named Jo.
- There's probably a perfectly logical
explanation for this.
Maybe it's not even your mom, I mean
the picture is really blurry.
- It's my mom, Cathy.
- [Cathy] You know him?
- Yeah, I mean, no.
I just see him everywhere.
- Hey, you look a lot like
somebody I used to know.
- Well, I'm new to town, so.
- You don't have to do anything, Lawrence.
Because even if you did everything,
I still wouldn't take you back.
(dramatic music)
Have you ever skipped school before?
- [Jo] Let me get this straight, you ditch
your first day of school and now you
wanna break into Lenny Alvarez's house?
- [Cathy] Don't you want answers, Jo?
- It looks like a floor plan
for a really old building.
- Is it the rubber factory?
(drum beats)
- [Cathy] Oh no.
- [Jo] We have to get out.
Now!
- Hey!
- [Jo] What if Lenny didn't
act alone all those years ago?
- [Cathy] What if he's...
- [Jo] Plotting something new?
- [Cathy] The Phoenix Fest.
- You can call me dad, you know?
- Listen, next week's my
family's annual garden party.
Come.
We'll sneak into my dad's
office and see what turns up.
(whimsical music)
♪ I know her name is Jo ♪
♪ Her last name I don't know ♪
♪ When I close my eyes I'll visualize ♪
♪ A little girl ♪
♪ Named ♪
♪ Jo ♪
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] The party
starts in fifteen minutes!
- [Cathy] He keeps everything in here.
(suspenseful music)
- These are all from the last few years.
Nothing about the factory.
- [Cathy] What are you doing?
- Haven't you read Nancy Drew?
People always hide things in books.
- [Mr. Fitzroy] Honey,
is my watch in there?
- [Cathy] Sugar!
Sugar, sugar, sugar!
(gasping)
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Did you
check your office, dear?
- [Cathy] (whispering) Go!
- Whoa, Nellies, why the rush?
- Sorry, dad.
I forgot my pearls.
- And she forgot her everything?
- She's borrowing one of my dresses.
(doorbell ringing)
- [Mr. Fitzroy] Coming!
(mysterious music)
Fitzroys don't run.
(squealing)
- If it isn't the Saint Claires!
(kissing)
- Virginia.
You're a vision!
- Oh, thank you, dear.
Enjoy.
Thank you so much for coming.
Hi!
Oh, thank you.
(suspenseful music)
- I look like a misplaced doll.
- [Cathy] Sure.
My heart hasn't felt a
loss like this, before.
But then again, my heart
didn't feel until I met you.
- What's that?
- The letter we found in my dad's office.
We both know our love is wrong,
but understand this love is
the only right I've ever felt.
Love, F.H.
- [Jo] Who's it to?
- My mother, I guess,
but it sure isn't my father's handwriting.
- Wait, so who's F.H.?
An old beau?
- My parents have been married 17 years.
And this is dated 1953.
- I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.
- The letter fell out of
her copy of "Madame Bovary."
My mother acts like she's so perfect.
What a hypocrite.
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Cathy!
We have guests!
- [Jo] Coming, mother!
So, what are we gonna do?
- F.H. is clearly someone close to my mom.
Maybe even to both of my parents.
Which means he'll be here at the party.
- So you want to...
- Find F.H.
Just one day of investigating my mother,
then I promise we'll go
back to finding yours.
(lively music)
- Your name?
- Froman.
Harold Froman.
- H.F.
- Cathy, there are over
150 people on this list.
- How about Fred Holstein?
- She doth teach the
torches to burn bright.
When did my Katharine
Hepburn become an Audrey?
- Leave.
(lively music)
- Hey!
- Jo, I forgot to tell you.
Please don't kill me.
- What is he doing here?
- [Cathy] I sort of invited him.
- Why?
- He always looks so lonely,
and he's new to town.
- Uh, thank you, again, for inviting me.
- Oh, Jo and I are both
so glad to have you.
And, there should be other
kids from school here, too.
- [Jo] Who invited the horribles?
- Oh!
(giggling)
Lawrence, I am thrilled you could make it.
And Alice, I haven't
seen you in ages, dear.
- It is my pleasure to
be here, Mrs. Fitzroy.
We are so excited to hear
about Attaway's newest hotel.
- Most expensive hotel.
My parents say it will
come in over a million.
- Fabulous!
(gasping)
Cathy!
Aren't you going to greet your friends?
Excuse me.
What was that?
- Let me go!
(dramatic music)
- It's that Chambers girl.
She's a bad influence.
- It's not her.
It's me.
(clipboard crashing)
(dramatic music)
- [Mrs. Holloway] Virginia!
- Mrs. Holloway!
(lively music)
- You have to admit,
Kennedy has the bluest eyes.
- Blue eyes is hardly a
qualification for president.
- Well, we can all agree that Nixon
would've made a terrific president.
- Brave of you to come here.
- Well, there's actually something
I wanted to talk to you about.
- Well, you should know, I
don't go on dates with boys.
- Well it's a good thing I
wasn't asking you out on one.
Look, there's actually something
else I came here to tell you.
- Jo!
You two come with me, I have an idea.
(quirky music)
- [Jo] Wait, what are we doing?
- [Cathy] Just follow me.
- [Jo] Okay.
(quirky music)
- [Allen] What is all this?
- [Cathy] We're looking
for a Mr. Fred Holstein.
- What's he to you?
- Just a friend of my mother's.
- Oh, found him!
- Let's go!
(glass clinking)
Everyone, gather!
Gather, gather!
I would like to propose a toast.
Today marks the 50th annual
Fitzroy Garden Party!
(crowd applauds)
Thank you.
- And, while we always enjoy
opening our doors to the town,
we are honored to announce,
with our partners,
the Duponts, we have broken
ground on an exciting project.
A brand spanking new hotel.
Now, I know what you're all thinking.
Another huge Attaway building
sporting the Fitzroy name.
Not so.
No, because Attaway is a
place of inclusion and equity.
And because the Fitzroys are
nothing if not magnanimous.
We decided to share the glory.
Please, a round of applause
for the Hotel Dupont.
(crowd applauds)
Notice the birds.
With this, I say (foreign language)
Let's eat.
(crowd applauds)
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Enjoy.
- (whispering) Showtime.
- Hm.
Thank you.
- Um, sir, can you pass me the dressing?
- Oh, of course.
(lively classical music)
- So, are you from around these parts?
- I'm from Attaway.
Born and raised.
- So then you must've known my
parents for quite some time.
- Since Virginia and I were tots.
You know, she'd probably
kill me if I told you this,
but I once accompanied your
mom to the Spring Fling.
- So you were in love?
- Only dear friends, and shortly after,
I met the love of my life.
My wife, Abigail.
(lively classical music)
- [Man] Ginny!
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Oh!
Franklin Hoover!
(kissing)
Darling, is it really you?
- How many F.H.s can there
possibly be in one town?
(lively classical music)
(water splashes)
(gasping)
- Is this what it takes
to get your attention?
- Where are you rushing off to?
- This isn't basketball.
You can't block out your ex-girlfriend.
- Shut it, Chambers.
This is between the adults.
- Don't talk to her like that.
- Catherine!
I certainly didn't raise
you to behave like this!
- You're right.
You raised me to be an obedient housewife.
But then again, how obedient is yours?
- What is that supposed to mean?
- What on earth is going on here?
And why is Cathy all a mess?
Come inside right now, and change.
(dramatic music)
- No!
I quit.
- (gasping in disbelief)
You quit what, Cathy?
Wearing clean clothes?
(laughing)
- I quit me.
I quit you.
I quit all of this!
(slapping)
(laughing)
(clapping)
Everyone give a round of applause
for the biggest phony in Attaway.
Virginia Fitzroy.
(dramatic music)
- [Older Cathy] That was
the last of the Fitzroy
garden parties.
- Dessert is served.
- [Older Cathy] My parents
didn't want to celebrate
the day I embarrassed them in
front of everyone they knew.
But I still celebrated
my independence day.
(knocking)
- Jo?
(somber piano music)
I knew it was a good idea.
(somber piano music)
- [Cathy's Daughter] We gotta
get going soon, sweetie.
You've got school tomorrow.
- Okay, mom.
Hey, did Grandma Cathy ever
talk about the garden party?
- The garden party?
No.
Your grandmother hated fancy functions.
(giggling)
Why?
- Oh, no reason.
- Okay, ten minutes.
(somber piano music)
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] Previously
on A Girl Named Jo.
- There's probably a perfectly logical
explanation for this.
Maybe it's not even your mom, I mean
the picture is really blurry.
- It's my mom, Cathy.
- [Cathy] You know him?
- Yeah, I mean, no.
I just see him everywhere.
- Hey, you look a lot like
somebody I used to know.
- Well, I'm new to town, so.
- You don't have to do anything, Lawrence.
Because even if you did everything,
I still wouldn't take you back.
(dramatic music)
Have you ever skipped school before?
- [Jo] Let me get this straight, you ditch
your first day of school and now you
wanna break into Lenny Alvarez's house?
- [Cathy] Don't you want answers, Jo?
- It looks like a floor plan
for a really old building.
- Is it the rubber factory?
(drum beats)
- [Cathy] Oh no.
- [Jo] We have to get out.
Now!
- Hey!
- [Jo] What if Lenny didn't
act alone all those years ago?
- [Cathy] What if he's...
- [Jo] Plotting something new?
- [Cathy] The Phoenix Fest.
- You can call me dad, you know?
- Listen, next week's my
family's annual garden party.
Come.
We'll sneak into my dad's
office and see what turns up.
(whimsical music)
♪ I know her name is Jo ♪
♪ Her last name I don't know ♪
♪ When I close my eyes I'll visualize ♪
♪ A little girl ♪
♪ Named ♪
♪ Jo ♪
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] The party
starts in fifteen minutes!
- [Cathy] He keeps everything in here.
(suspenseful music)
- These are all from the last few years.
Nothing about the factory.
- [Cathy] What are you doing?
- Haven't you read Nancy Drew?
People always hide things in books.
- [Mr. Fitzroy] Honey,
is my watch in there?
- [Cathy] Sugar!
Sugar, sugar, sugar!
(gasping)
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Did you
check your office, dear?
- [Cathy] (whispering) Go!
- Whoa, Nellies, why the rush?
- Sorry, dad.
I forgot my pearls.
- And she forgot her everything?
- She's borrowing one of my dresses.
(doorbell ringing)
- [Mr. Fitzroy] Coming!
(mysterious music)
Fitzroys don't run.
(squealing)
- If it isn't the Saint Claires!
(kissing)
- Virginia.
You're a vision!
- Oh, thank you, dear.
Enjoy.
Thank you so much for coming.
Hi!
Oh, thank you.
(suspenseful music)
- I look like a misplaced doll.
- [Cathy] Sure.
My heart hasn't felt a
loss like this, before.
But then again, my heart
didn't feel until I met you.
- What's that?
- The letter we found in my dad's office.
We both know our love is wrong,
but understand this love is
the only right I've ever felt.
Love, F.H.
- [Jo] Who's it to?
- My mother, I guess,
but it sure isn't my father's handwriting.
- Wait, so who's F.H.?
An old beau?
- My parents have been married 17 years.
And this is dated 1953.
- I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.
- The letter fell out of
her copy of "Madame Bovary."
My mother acts like she's so perfect.
What a hypocrite.
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Cathy!
We have guests!
- [Jo] Coming, mother!
So, what are we gonna do?
- F.H. is clearly someone close to my mom.
Maybe even to both of my parents.
Which means he'll be here at the party.
- So you want to...
- Find F.H.
Just one day of investigating my mother,
then I promise we'll go
back to finding yours.
(lively music)
- Your name?
- Froman.
Harold Froman.
- H.F.
- Cathy, there are over
150 people on this list.
- How about Fred Holstein?
- She doth teach the
torches to burn bright.
When did my Katharine
Hepburn become an Audrey?
- Leave.
(lively music)
- Hey!
- Jo, I forgot to tell you.
Please don't kill me.
- What is he doing here?
- [Cathy] I sort of invited him.
- Why?
- He always looks so lonely,
and he's new to town.
- Uh, thank you, again, for inviting me.
- Oh, Jo and I are both
so glad to have you.
And, there should be other
kids from school here, too.
- [Jo] Who invited the horribles?
- Oh!
(giggling)
Lawrence, I am thrilled you could make it.
And Alice, I haven't
seen you in ages, dear.
- It is my pleasure to
be here, Mrs. Fitzroy.
We are so excited to hear
about Attaway's newest hotel.
- Most expensive hotel.
My parents say it will
come in over a million.
- Fabulous!
(gasping)
Cathy!
Aren't you going to greet your friends?
Excuse me.
What was that?
- Let me go!
(dramatic music)
- It's that Chambers girl.
She's a bad influence.
- It's not her.
It's me.
(clipboard crashing)
(dramatic music)
- [Mrs. Holloway] Virginia!
- Mrs. Holloway!
(lively music)
- You have to admit,
Kennedy has the bluest eyes.
- Blue eyes is hardly a
qualification for president.
- Well, we can all agree that Nixon
would've made a terrific president.
- Brave of you to come here.
- Well, there's actually something
I wanted to talk to you about.
- Well, you should know, I
don't go on dates with boys.
- Well it's a good thing I
wasn't asking you out on one.
Look, there's actually something
else I came here to tell you.
- Jo!
You two come with me, I have an idea.
(quirky music)
- [Jo] Wait, what are we doing?
- [Cathy] Just follow me.
- [Jo] Okay.
(quirky music)
- [Allen] What is all this?
- [Cathy] We're looking
for a Mr. Fred Holstein.
- What's he to you?
- Just a friend of my mother's.
- Oh, found him!
- Let's go!
(glass clinking)
Everyone, gather!
Gather, gather!
I would like to propose a toast.
Today marks the 50th annual
Fitzroy Garden Party!
(crowd applauds)
Thank you.
- And, while we always enjoy
opening our doors to the town,
we are honored to announce,
with our partners,
the Duponts, we have broken
ground on an exciting project.
A brand spanking new hotel.
Now, I know what you're all thinking.
Another huge Attaway building
sporting the Fitzroy name.
Not so.
No, because Attaway is a
place of inclusion and equity.
And because the Fitzroys are
nothing if not magnanimous.
We decided to share the glory.
Please, a round of applause
for the Hotel Dupont.
(crowd applauds)
Notice the birds.
With this, I say (foreign language)
Let's eat.
(crowd applauds)
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Enjoy.
- (whispering) Showtime.
- Hm.
Thank you.
- Um, sir, can you pass me the dressing?
- Oh, of course.
(lively classical music)
- So, are you from around these parts?
- I'm from Attaway.
Born and raised.
- So then you must've known my
parents for quite some time.
- Since Virginia and I were tots.
You know, she'd probably
kill me if I told you this,
but I once accompanied your
mom to the Spring Fling.
- So you were in love?
- Only dear friends, and shortly after,
I met the love of my life.
My wife, Abigail.
(lively classical music)
- [Man] Ginny!
- [Mrs. Fitzroy] Oh!
Franklin Hoover!
(kissing)
Darling, is it really you?
- How many F.H.s can there
possibly be in one town?
(lively classical music)
(water splashes)
(gasping)
- Is this what it takes
to get your attention?
- Where are you rushing off to?
- This isn't basketball.
You can't block out your ex-girlfriend.
- Shut it, Chambers.
This is between the adults.
- Don't talk to her like that.
- Catherine!
I certainly didn't raise
you to behave like this!
- You're right.
You raised me to be an obedient housewife.
But then again, how obedient is yours?
- What is that supposed to mean?
- What on earth is going on here?
And why is Cathy all a mess?
Come inside right now, and change.
(dramatic music)
- No!
I quit.
- (gasping in disbelief)
You quit what, Cathy?
Wearing clean clothes?
(laughing)
- I quit me.
I quit you.
I quit all of this!
(slapping)
(laughing)
(clapping)
Everyone give a round of applause
for the biggest phony in Attaway.
Virginia Fitzroy.
(dramatic music)
- [Older Cathy] That was
the last of the Fitzroy
garden parties.
- Dessert is served.
- [Older Cathy] My parents
didn't want to celebrate
the day I embarrassed them in
front of everyone they knew.
But I still celebrated
my independence day.
(knocking)
- Jo?
(somber piano music)
I knew it was a good idea.
(somber piano music)
- [Cathy's Daughter] We gotta
get going soon, sweetie.
You've got school tomorrow.
- Okay, mom.
Hey, did Grandma Cathy ever
talk about the garden party?
- The garden party?
No.
Your grandmother hated fancy functions.
(giggling)
Why?
- Oh, no reason.
- Okay, ten minutes.
(somber piano music)
(upbeat music)