A Million Little Things (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Time Stands Still - full transcript

You never know who
will come into your life

and change it forever.

That really spoke to me, man.

I've had days like that,
when I couldn't breathe.

Make you feel like you belong.

Gina, I want a baby.

I want a happy ending.

So where do we go from here?

So when they do...

Why haven't you told
Maggie you were fired?

My bosses weren't thrilled



with how much time I took off this year.

... you hold on tight.

She applied for some
fellowship at Oxford.

I am making the decision

to be the best father
I can be for Charlie.

That means being honest
with my children.

I will not let you hurt my kids.

I'm a good lawyer.

You do not want to go up against me.

- Question is...
- Jon left you money.

- We don't want it.
- Mitch.

I don't want my son finding out

I've been lying to him his whole life.

- ... what happens...
- Jon is PJ's father.



... when you lose your grip?

The DNA test that was under
the bed, it's gone.

PJ's Barbara Morgan's son?

Why didn't you tell me?

Delilah, PJ is Jon's son.

What? Jon's? No.

- He is not.
- He is. He did a DNA test.

It was a match.

Why do you think he
left her all that money?

Because he felt guilty for
not being on that plane.

Is that what he felt guilty for?

Why did Jon make her that video?

I'm sorry, Barbara.

I left you just when you needed me most.

Your call has been forwarded

to an automatic voice message system.

Hey, PJ.

Uh, I didn't mean for you
to find out like that.

I was planning to tell
you before my mom...

Just call me back, please.

No, Mikey, I don't know.
Barbara and I are worried.

We haven't seen Patrick since yesterday.

Yeah, I-I was supposed to pick him up,
and he didn't show.

I-I don't know. 12 hours, maybe?

Yeah, I don't know.
He stormed out of here upset.

He's been in his own world,

hanging out with a new group of...

Hey, pal, what are you doing?

Is that the girlfriend
you were telling me about?

Uh... yeah.

Yeah, that's her.

Hey, Mikey, when you stopped Patrick

on his way to his girlfriend's house,

where was that?

Coming. I'm coming!

Patrick.

I didn't know where else to go.

Oh. Wow.

I know you haven't heard
from Oxford yet, but...

What is that?

What, this old thing?

I got it for, uh, a sixpence

when I bought you the wig.

Your, uh, your British just went Irish.

Really?

Are you quite sure about that?

Yeah, Bono, I am sure.

Please, have a seat, m'lady.

Top o' the breakfast to ya!

This is very, very sweet.

I'm sure you'll be gettin' great news

from good ol' Oxford

in a queen's biscuit.

God, it's like I'm dating the chimney
sweep from "Mary Poppins."

Forgot the marmalade.

It's making all of my childhood
dreams very confusing.

Or do they just suddenly make
sense, there, Mary?

Are you okay?

Ah.

I'm really not.

That looked painful.

There he is with the mayor.

Is that... Is that Cam Neely?

Yeah. Yeah.

Jon knew everyone.

You know,
there is something I want you to have.

And full disclosure... It's broken.

Jon was late to everything,

and he used to say he
was wearing his excuse.

"What do you mean I'm late?

According to my watch,
it's 9:15 in the morning."

It's a $20 watch.

It never worked, no matter

how many times he tried to get it fixed.

But he loved it.

It was his dad's.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

You're... You're family now.

You should have it.

Why do you think he never
tried to reach out to me?

I don't think he knew, PJ.

There's a lot about Jon I didn't know,

but he was a good dad,

and he would've wanted to know his son.

How did Rome know I was here?

I texted him.

He was... worried about you.

PJ, I think you should
talk to your parents.

- No, there's nothing...
- I know they lied to you, but...

... maybe they had a good reason.

Or maybe they're the reason
he never got in touch with me.

Maybe he tried

and they stopped him.

Thanks for meeting me
on such short notice.

Your paralegal said you were swamped.

Ah, no problem.

And, hey, congratulations
on getting the house.

That is hard to pull off.

Uh, usually, the wife gets it,

especially when there's kids involved.

I've heard stories about her in court,
but I don't need to tell you.

You've seen firsthand
how horrible she c...

Hey! Katherine!

- Hey, Brian.
- Hi.

How are you?

I'm... good.

Thank you.

Um... I'm sorry.

Didn't you ask me here about
custody stuff with your kid?

Yes.

Different kid.

Oh.

Different woman.

Oh.

You mean the woman that you...

Ohh.

You should've seen all
that stuff that Delilah had.

All those memories...

that I could've been a part of.

H-How am I supposed to go in there

and have a rational conversation

with the people that lied
to me my whole life?!

Sounds like I'm going in with you.

No, no.

I-I need to do this myself.

All right.

I'll be right here.

Still can't find your passport?

Oh, no, I did about half an hour ago.

But I re-hid it

because the feeling of
finding it was so gratifying.

You know, if you just put
things back where they belong...

You know, can we skip the TED talk

about "a place for everything
and everything in its place"

and just move on to the part
where you show me where...

Boom!

- Is that my passport?
- No.

It's my passport,
and I know exactly where it is.

Why is this so new?

And why do you even have a passport

if you haven't been anywhere?

I don't need to go anywhere.

I've got everything I
need right here in Boston.

What about... Italy?

- You love pizza.
- Do they have cheese in their crust?

Next.

All right.

Um...

You love "Crocodile Dundee."

You ever thought about
going to Australia?

Don't need to.
Paul Hogan brought it to me.

That's not a stapler.

That's a stapler.

Okay, but you could go hang
out with all those animals.

How cute are kangaroos?

Super cute.

But I don't trust them,
and neither should you.

They box with their heads tilted back.

How do they know to do that?

Don't you have to go to work?

'Course I do.
I'm an essential part of the machine.

In fact, I'm gonna take this

just in case I need
to leave the country.

- Hmm.
- I'll be back tonight,

and I suspect
you'll still be right here,

- looking for your passport.
- Mm-hmm.

Hilarious.

Whoa.

Hop.

All right.

Bye, Roo.

Bye, Dundee.

PJ, where have you been?
We've been so worried about you.

How could you do that?
How could you do that to me?

Whoa, whoa. What are you talking about?

Just stop it! Just for once,
tell me the truth.

You are not my dad!

Hey. Did PJ talk to his parents yet?

He's still inside.

And he was really, really upset.

And I can't blame him.

I mean, his... his folks kept
this huge secret from him

his whole...

I'm sorry.

So it's okay if you and
Gina keep a huge secret

but not if other people do?

D.

D, it's not like that.

Yeah. You're right.

And for the record, what's happening
with PJ is different.

I have to go.

Please, just sit down.

No, no, I'm not gonna sit down!

Just tell me the truth.

All right.

You're right.

When I met your mom,
she was already pregnant.

But she and I agreed
that I would raise you

- as my son...
- My God. Just say it.

Just say that Jon is my father.

What?

No.

Patrick, you got it wrong.

It's not Jon.

Your mom had a boyfriend in college.

They met sophomore year.

- His name was David...
- Oh, my God.

She lied to you, too.

You don't even know, do you?

What are you talking about?

I did a DNA test.

Jon is my father.

- Didn't you...
- What?

... ever wonder why he
left her that video?

Why he left her all that money?

Yeah, I know about the money.

The money he left her because of me.

No, she told me that...

he left that money because

- he felt guilty about...
- No, I get it now.

The reason she didn't want me to know,

is because she didn't want you to know.

Come on. Let's go.

What happened? Are you okay?

No.

M-Maybe we should go back inside...

Please. Just drive.

Please.

Gary.

It's been three days.

You have to tell Maggie you were fired.

Be careful what you push for, Enid.

Your house has never looked better.

Come on, what... what are we doing here?

No!

Bennett was the same way...
Very particular.

I can't tell you how many times

we had to drive back to the house

to make sure that the
garage door was closed.

It's good to check.

He would do this thing where
the volume on the car radio

always had to be set to an
even number... never odd.

Do you do that, too?

I do now.

Sorry.

- Ohh...
- Yeah, I guess, uh...

I've kind of become a creature of habit.

I've been told, uh,
I'm not good with change,

which is unfortunate, because lately,

it seems like everything's changing.

- What's with you?
- Nothing.

I'm just...

I'm so happy you got your dog back.

It was very sweet of you to find Wesley.

- Oh.
- I really appreciate it.

I'm just a man.

And I didn't want
to say this to you, but...

... he's not my dog.

What?

- He isn't.
- No!

No. Enid, come on.

Come on. I think it is.

Look at this big ol' face!

This is definitely, definitely a Wesley.

What's wrong with you, huh?

How could you run away from Enid?

Gary.

This isn't Wesley.

But you know what?
I love him just as much.

Sometimes, change can be good.

Right now, I should let you know that,

legally, financially,
you are on the hook

for nothing.

Nada.

So, before you go and give away

what could be a small
cottage in Nantucket,

I should let you know
that I pay a lot of money

for a kid that I see two
months during the summer.

Brian...

Right.

Well, listen, as your attorney...

Who's paid by the hour...

I'm very happy to go
over your legal options,

but a-are you sure that there's no way

to resolve this without going to court?

I've tried talking to Delilah.

Katherine's tried talking to her.

She just doesn't see it our way.

Right.

But, counselor, with all due respect,

this isn't about two
companies going at it.

These are people.

And you should know,
once you go down this road,

it could get very ugly.

Maggie!

- I don't think I can do this.
- It's okay.

It's okay.

- I'm in.
- You're in.

I love you, Gary Mendez.

Three, two, one!

I made us a little something to drink.

Family recipe.

Whoa!

- Is this lemonade?
- Mostly.

Heh ha!

Uh, excuse me.

Ed.

Uh, did I catch you at a bad time?

Just unintentionally day-drinking.
What's up?

Just this paternity stuff.

Delilah and I aren't seeing eye-to-eye,

and Katherine and I were
hoping you could talk to her

before we have to get lawyers involved.

Lawyers?

I don't know what else to do.

If Delilah isn't willing to
sign the forms voluntarily,

then, legally...

we have to get a blood
sample from Charlie

to prove that I'm the father.

That seems a bit
extreme, don't you think?

I know.

But that's why we want
you to talk to her.

She listens to you.
You're like a brother to her.

Oh, am I? Because
I don't have sex with her?

Is that how we found that dynamic?

Dude, this is why you do not...

crap where you eat.

You know how hard it's
been for all of us

to navigate what you two did?

And now, what, you're asking me

to choose between my best friends?

Hey. I got your text. Is Patrick okay?

Patrick?

- Where is he?
- Gone.

What do you mean "gone"?

He left.

All these years,
you've been lying to me.

What... What are you talking about?

I'm done falling for it, Barbara.

I know.

Patrick is Jon's son.

He told me everything.

W-What?

He was right. I am such an idiot.

You're lying to me right now.

He did a DNA test.

It's all right here.

This says that PJ's DNA matches...

Wh... Hai... Hairs found...
Found on what... what sweater?

This one.

Oh, my God.

It is so nice up here.

You ever, uh... You ever barbecue?

Sometimes.

I gotta say, you're taking this a
lot better than I thought you would.

Yeah, actually, this is...

This is the best I've
felt in a long time.

The truth is finally out.

I know who I am.

Okay, then.

I guess I'm happy for you.

Yeah, me too.

And as hard as it is to
not have known Jon...

I mean, I'm... I'm family now.

Hey, D, uh, call me.

I just want to make sure you're okay.

- Um, I know it was a lot of...
- Gina?

Um, just call me.

Maggie, what are you doing here?
Is everything okay?

- I needed to talk to you.
- Okay.

- Maybe... I shouldn't.
- Okay.

- No, I need to.
- Okay.

Uh, has Gary mentioned anything to you?

I'm... gonna need a
little more information.

Um...

Has he...

told you a big piece of news

that I haven't found out about yet?

He has.

And I promised I wouldn't say anything.

So maybe you say something?

I found the ring.

Oh.

Oh!

Yes. The ring.

Yeah, don't get me wrong...
It's beautiful.

I mean, I don't know if
you helped pick it out,

but it is beautiful.

But it's just such a weird
time to be doing that.

I mean, I might be going
to Oxford for a year,

and he said he could come with me,

but his job, his life.

How can he just leave
everything behind for me?

I...

Delilah, there you are.

Did you get my message?

Hi, Maggie.

Hey.

Is everything okay?

I don't know.

Gary texted me saying he
wanted to meet me here

with Katherine and Eddie.

Wait, Gary's coming here?

Yeah.

Seems like a lot of people are
talking about me behind my back.

I'm gonna...

I'm gonna give you guys a... second.

Oop! Turn around. Trust me, turn around.

You know, when you asked me
to help move all this stuff,

I kind of imagined us doing it together.

- What are they doing here?
- I don't know.

They were waiting by the
door when I came downstairs.

Patrick, please.

We're here 'cause we need
to tell you the truth.

I didn't tell you about PJ

because I was looking out for you.

I was waiting to know for
sure that it was true.

Well, knowing whether it was true or not

didn't seem to stop you from
keeping information from me

about my life!

No, I-I'm telling you,
PJ, Dave is your father.

He and Jon were best friends.

No, the DNA test.

Jon is my father. I tested the sweater.

No, honey.

When Dave died,
that sweater was the only thing

of your father's that Jon wanted.

No. No, I...

Baby, sit down.

- Let me explain this to you.
- No, no. I don't want to hear it.

- Please!
- Hey. Patrick!

I said I don't want to hear it.

Let me talk to him.

Thank you.

Can I buy you a drink?

Hey.

What is that look?

- Um, uh...
- What are you doing here?

Uh, Regina and I were just discussing...

Gary, hey.

How'd it go with D?

Is she willing to correct
the birth certificate?

What?

I haven't talked to her yet.

Well, then, what are we doing here?

You asked me to fix this, Ed.

- This is me fixing it.
- Stop telling me what to do!

I'm not trying to tell
you what to do, D.

- I'm trying to help!
- Well, you're not helping.

This is my family!
It... It doesn't involve you.

Maybe it should involve her.

Of course you think that.
She's on your side.

Oh, D, I'm not taking sides.

The fact is,

you had the affair,
you kept this a secret,

and now you are angry at anyone
who doesn't share your opinion.

- All right, everybody, stop talking.
- You know, Gina?

I get that you think you know what's
best, but you don't have kids.

So how can you possibly
know what's best for mine?

Stop! Just stop!

You three need to talk.

We've tried.

Well, try harder.

I cannot believe that it's come to this.

You're really gonna take
legal action? Come on.

Legal... W-What?!

Yeah. That's right, D.

They want you to sign a form

that proves that Eddie
is Charlie's father.

I-I can't believe you would do that.

I can't believe any of
you would do any of this!

You're better than that.

Least, I thought you were.

- We just want...
- I know, Ed. I know.

You want what's best for Charlie.

Everyone wants what's
best for their family.

Well, what about this family?

My family.

Because what you're doing
is ripping us apart.

Ever since Jon died, I am trying.

I'm trying to keep us together.

Man, I took you in.

I agreed to be the guardian of your kid.

And, D...

I held you in that driveway.

I told you he was gone.

And I promised that I would be there

and that we would still be a family.

I have stood by you through everything,

even when I didn't agree with you,

because you are like a sister to me.

I've spent so much time
helping people through cancer

and depression and divorce

that... here's an
interesting little fact.

I lost my job!

But I would do it all over again

if it meant keeping us together.

Because I can get another job.

But I cannot get... another family!

Look where we're standing.

This... This was Jon's last gift to us.

You think this is the
someday he imagined?

It's not!

And it's not the one I imagined, either!

So clean it up!

Hey.

I know it's a lot, man.

No, you don't know.

You don't get it.

For so long, it didn't make sense.

It just didn't feel like
Mitch was my father.

'Cause we're so different. I...

We're so different, and I just... I...

I-I blamed myself for
not being like him.

And then I-I finally had an answer

that explained everything.

And... And I got to know them, and...

And I liked them.

And they liked me.

Now I'm... I'm more alone than ever.

You know what?
Let's talk about this downstairs.

Come on, let's go...

- Let's go downstairs.
- No. No! Stay back.

It's... It's not fair!

PJ.

You are not alone.

I am!

I-I am. I...

Let's just have a
glass of wine and talk.

Yeah.

Mitch. Barbara. What are you doing here?

I'm tired of trying to explain it.

- Rome?
- You got to come down

off of this roof, PJ.

We are going to talk about it.

Guys.

I'm done talking!
Talking is what got me up here.

- Oh, my God.
- PJ!

- I don't think I can do this anymore.
- They're on the roof.

No, PJ, we can... We can talk to Maggie.

W-What do you say we...
We come down from this roof

and we talk to Maggie?

I don't want to talk to Maggie.

- I don't want to talk to anyone.
- Wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait!

- Wait! Stop, stop.
- What the hell are you doing?

- Open the door!
- We can't go out there right now.

What are you talking about?
My son is out there!

I am a psychologist!
Rome is with him, and he trusts him.

He is upset, but he doesn't want to die.

We do not want to escalate this.

These last few weeks,
just spending time with you

and Sophie and Delilah, I...

... I felt like I finally had a family.

I don't... I don't have that anymore.

Okay, look, PJ,
what does it mean to be family?

Huh?

You helped me bury my mom.

You stood right next to me

and Eddie and Gary and my brother

because you are my family.

Family's not just the
people who had you.

Family's the people who...
who raise you,

the people who love you.

You don't think Mitch loves you?

He lied to me my whole life!

You heard your mom.

This guy wanted to be your dad.

He stepped up.

And he... he might not
show up in all the ways

that you want him to.

Hell, neither does my dad.

But these two men are our fathers!

And they are trying to love
us the best way they can.

And you know what? Sometimes...

... we can be a little hard to love.

No, it... it's just,
for as far back as I can remember,

there's been this... this weight,

and I didn't know why.

And then I found out a-about
Jon and his depression,

and I thought I finally
figured out the reason.

I thought I finally figured
out why I feel this way.

But I was wrong, and I don't, and I...

God, no matter what I do, it's just...

- PJ!
- It's never gonna go away.

PJ, don't!

No, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait, wait.

What are you doing?!

Same thing you're doing.

A year ago, I was right where you are.

Wasn't a rooftop.
It was a mouthful of pills.

Just like that script you read.

Yes, man, there are some dark days!

But there's also tomorrow.

And I'm here for you!

We are all here for you.

I will not lose you.

I will not lose you.

I got you.

I got you.

I got you.

Mm-hmm. Okay. Thanks, John.

We're just glad you're safe.

So, I got ahold of my
colleague Dr. Pratt.

He's gonna meet you at admitting.

All he's gonna do is talk to you

and decide whether or not
you have to stay the night.

We're gonna get you the help you need.

Thank you.

It's okay.

He's okay.

I was just trying to protect you.

I'm sorry.

I should've told you.

D.

What are you doing here?

Here's the form you wanted.
I-I signed it.

It says that you're Charlie's father.

Katherine, maybe...

Maybe you can file it in the morning.

Thank you.

W-We're doing the right thing.

I know, just...

I don't know how I'm gonna handle it

if they don't take it well.

We'll handle it the way Gary said.

As a family.

Let's go.

Get up there.

- Mm.
- Hey.

How's the kid? Is he okay?

Mm. Yeah.

I mean, he will be.
He's been through a lot.

How's Rome?

Mm.

He was incredible.

Good.

I see you found your passport.

I was starting to think
you weren't a citizen.

I had a whole birther
thing going on in my head.

Hey, uh, listen.

After everything that's happened today,

I feel like you and I
should talk about stuff.

Yeah.

Absolutely. Uh...

I'm sorry I didn't
tell you about my job.

But I'll get another one.

Maybe in England.

Um...

Gary, when I... found my passport,

um, I also found this.

Whoa!

In the...

No. No, no, no, Maggie.

Uh...

This, uh, I got for you...

... when you were sick.

And I wasn't sure if you were...

You know.

No. No, no. This... This is from before.

- Whew!
- Yeah.

Wow.

No, it's just...

- It's just a lot. I mean...
- It's just that you thought

I was gonna propose.

And...

that was your reaction.

Gary, we've known each other
less than a year.

That would be crazy.

Would it?

I mean, a little bit, right?

- What?
- Um...

When you were sick,

we had this...

... this way.

And now I feel, um...

Let me ask you something.

When you were lying
in that hospital bed,

when you looked at me and you told me

that you wanted to spend the
rest of your life with me...

... did you say that because...

you thought the rest of your life
was only gonna be six months?

I don't know.

- Oh, my God.
- Gary, you said it yourself.

You got that for me when I was sick.

I'm not sick anymore.

Things have changed.

Yeah, but not for me they haven't.

Well, that's the problem.

You're acting like I still have cancer,

like you have to drop
everything to save me.

But I'm... I'm not there anymore.

You gave me a post-it
that said "I'm in."

And apparently, you didn't mean that.

That's not fair.

No, what's not fair is that I...

I would give you this right
now if I thought you wanted it.

But you don't.

Gary, you gave me a life

that I didn't even
think I was gonna have.

I'm not saying that I don't
want to spend it with you.

I am saying I don't know what it is yet.

It's this!

It's all of this!

It's me, willing to give you everything!

- I'm in love with you!
- And I'm in love with you!

But before I can say
that I can be half of us,

I have to figure out what my half is.

And I'm not saying this
to hurt you. I'm not.

That's the last thing I want.

But I know

that between losing Jon and your mom,

- you have a lot of prob...
- Stop it. No, stop.

You don't get to do that. No, no.

And not in a conversation

where you are not
willing to commit to me,

you don't get to bring up my mother.

This is about you and me

and you not willing to commit.

You keep saying that you need to
know who you are without cancer.

I get it.

While you're doing that...

maybe I need to figure
out who I am without you.

Is that really what you want?

- You want us to end this?
- No.

What I want is for you to want us

the way you used to.

But you don't.

So go.

Your dad and I met at Ground Zero.

She had lost Dave, and...

I'd lost my whole battalion.

We had both lost what
was most important to us.

And somehow, despite it all...

Or maybe because of it all...

... we fell in love.

Dad wanted to raise you as his own.

He wanted to adopt you.

I wanted us to be a family.

What's going on?

What is it?

There's something we need
to talk about as a family.

Is this about Dad?

It's... It's about Charlie.

And me.

Gina.

Everything that I have
put you through today

must have been hard to
see, but I am not...

I am so proud of you, babe.

I almost lost you eight months ago.

But today...

you were strong,

confident,

unafraid.

I don't know about unafraid.

Oh, I do. You were willing...

You were willing to risk
your life to save PJ's.

The way you were with him
today, that's...

... what a parent should do.

Part of the reason I wasn't
sure I could be a mom

was because I didn't
have that growing up.

But I look at you and your mom,

and I realize what a great job she did.

And I want to do that for someone.

Are you... Are you s-saying...

I'm saying I want to adopt a baby.

I want to save someone, too.

Hey, pal.

There's something we want
to talk to you about.

What was that?

I don't know.

No, I understand.

Yeah. I would love to be
considered in the future.

Thanks for letting me know.

That was Oxford.

I didn't get the fellowship.

Oh, Maggie. I'm so sorry.

Me too.

After you.

Thanks for doing this.

I didn't know who else to call.

You know, 'cause
everyone else I know in town,

I know through... Gary,

and I'm not ready to tell them yet.

Just in case...

I'm just not ready.

Yeah. I get it.

Hey. What's up, buddy?

Yeah, I'm...
I'm helping her move right now.

I'm gonna tell her.

Now is just... not the right time.

Okay.

You spoke at his funeral!

You were his friend!

I trusted you!

- I am so sorry.
- Don't.

I hate you.