Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 1, Episode 23 - Matriarchy - full transcript

Previously on brothers & sisters...

Your girl's healthy.She's doing really well.

Just the girl?

We've been having some grown-up problems.

Did daddy do something bad?

You're a soldier,and you have a job to do.
Your unit needs a good medic.

When you're over there,they are
your brothers and sisters.

Did something bad happen to you in chicago?

You have to admit,robert mccallister and his ilk,
kinda what's wrong with this country.

She fixed you up with my brother unbeknownst to
both of us,and apparently it did not go well.

William spiked a fever,
and he's gone into septic shock.



His organs are failing.
He doesn't have much time.

Oh,god.

I can't accept your proposal
until you accept mine.

Yes.

What about that one?

Nah.

What about,uh,this right here?
Looks good.Hey.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Bro,I'm a recovering addict
who's going to iraq in ten days.

That's my point exactly.

A military man going off to war,
you could get some serious sympathy action.

You know,the last time I went surfing,
dad was alive,and kitty was in new york.

Yeah.

It's been a long,complicated year.



You know,but we've had some good times.

It's been a barrel of laughs.

How's julia?

She's fine...

Tired,but she's fine.

Well,here we are again,little brother,
and the waves are breakin'.

It's like what they say--
life is what happens inetween big sets.

Who says that?

I have no idea,
but it sounded pretty poetic in my head.

- You are such a tool.
- Let's go.

I could beat you,asshat.

Wow,that's a rock.

Sorry,I don't mean to stare,
it's just bea--it's beautiful.

Come on,everybody's staring.

This is the meet the ring dinner.

It was my grandmother's.

- She left it to me.
- Wait,so when's the engagement party?

- Yes!
- When is the engagement party?

Well,you know,
it's just a--it's a really busy time,

- so I just,I don't know-
- she decided she didn't want one.

I didn't decide that I didn't want one.
I don't know.

I'm just not comfortable with every--I don't know.

Kitty,if you're holding back on account of julia
and me,don't,honestly,'cause we're fine.

Oh,I-I know.I know,and--and thanks.

You guys are being really great,
but I really,really don't want one.

Kitty,you have to stop taking responsibility
for everyone else's feelings.

We're perfectly capable of taking care of
ourselves,and we want a party.

I don't want to have a party without justin.

Well,he doesn't leave for ten days.
I could throw a wedding in that time.

We--we could have it next weekend.

- No.
- Yes.

- Wait,wait.
- What?

- Do you hear that?
- What?

- No.
- Party...

- No,I'm serious.
- Party!

- Party!Party!
- No,stop!

- Abs-
- party!

Party!Party!

Hey,honey.

Oh,sorry.I,uh...

I didn't know you were asleep.

I didn't mean to be.

It's 8:45?

So,uh,how did it go tonight?

I didn't get very far on the nursery,
if that's what you mean.

Why don't we call my mom and ask her to help
with the nursery,all right?

I mean,she would be more than happy too that.

- You think so?
- Are you kidding me?

I mean,she lives for that kind of stuff.

I'm sorry,tommy.I'm trying.

- I'm really trying.
- Honey,don't apologize.

Just save your energy for when the baby gets home,okay?

I just want her room to be pretty.

It will be.I promise.

I'm sorry.I'm sorry.

It's just the--you know,the mattress is so squishy
th all the blood is rushing to my head.

That's funny,'cause I'm not having that problem.

You know,when you move in...

You can bring any mattress you want.

Oh,my god.Oh,my god.Robert,I'm moving in.

You didn't think I was gonna move
in with you and nora,did you?

Oh,god.Oh,my god.

How am I gonna tell my mother that I'm moving out?

Hello?

- Justin walker?
- Yeah.Who's this?

This is sergeant harrell from the
department of combat medic training.

I'm calling to confirm your arrival here
at fort jackson on sunday,may 20th.

Wait,sunday?This sunday?
I'm not supposed to be there until the 22nd.

Uh,according to our files,you are
to report for duty on the 20th at 0800.

Well,look,there's gotta be some sorof mistake.

The notice says I don'report to
boot camp till tuesday.

I have the orders right in front of me.

I'm--I'm very sorry.
I can't be there on sunday.

- I have a very important family event to go to on saturday that-
- corporal walker.

Look,seriously,you don't know my mother,okay?

She's gonna kill me,you and the whole army.

You are legally bound to appear on the 20th.

All right,look,just please,one more day.
They're throwing this party because of me.

I am sorry,son.The party's over.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Have you seen this list?

Your darling fiance has decided to invite
the entire state of california.

Honey,I really don't think he should be using
his engagement party as a way to get votes.

Mom,he's only inviting his family.

Were the mccallisters part of a breeding experiment?

Listen to this-- major wiener.

- Is that a joke?
- No,don't--don't laugh.

It's robert's favorite uncle,
and it's pronounced winer.

Major wiener?I don't know which one is worse.

You know,mom,you and i really need to discuss
what's gonna happen next you know,withou and me.

Yes.Yes,yes,and i really want to do that,

but I think right now,honey,
we have to focus on the task at hand.

We're gonna have to call all these people.
We don't have time to send out invitations.

I'm gonna need a lot of numbers
from the senator's office.

Mom,you can call him robert now,not senator...
Because we're getting married.

We're--we're merging our lives.

Hey,kitty.Hey,nora.

Sorry,i'll be out of your way in a second.
I'm just getting something to drink.

Actually,I wanted to talk to you.

I want you to invite your mother
to kitty's engagement party.

Oh,I-I don't--I don't know if that's a good idea.

She--I don't think--I don't
know if she'd want to go.

I don't think you heard me.
You're part of this family.

She's your mother.She's in business
with my son.Invite her.

- Will do.
- Okay,good.Thanks.

Mom?Mom,do you remember the vineyard?

I don't want another pastry smackdown.

Oh,that tension is all settled now.

Well,for the record,I really
want this marriage to happen.

Kitty,you're getting married.

Do you know how long i've been dreaming of this?

And here we are,mother and daughter,under the same
roof,planning for the most important--

- About that one roof...
- Roof?

We have to find a venue.Sweet mother of god!

How could i have forgotten that?

I just couldn't tell her.

I mean,she's just got so much to deal with right now.

I mean,justin's going to iraq,for god sake.

I wouldn't worry about it.
Uh,I think the right moment will present itself.

Ten-hut!Oh,sorry.

I forgot that I'm no longer in the military.

I was just calming your fiancee down.

I know.I couldn't tell her.She--she's overwhelmed.

Hey,jace,why don't you help nora
out with the party?

And the connection would be,what,
gay pers,brilliant party planner?

How come I didn't get a nice brother like that?

How come I got stuck with larry,moe and curly?

- Don't forget,he's already met moe.
- Yeah.Sorry.

I don't know what I was thinking,
fixing you two up.

Oh,I'm sure I just caught kevin on a bad day.

Anyway,at least I'm marrying into
a very nice,normal family,right?

I knew it.You're bogged down in a
quagmire of nora overcommitment.

You know what?I told you so is so ungracious,
and yes,I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.

So please just go look at the venue.

It's downtown,it's colorful,it's renaissancey.

- Renaissancey?
- You know what?

Don't forget,be at my house by 6:00.

Saul is leading a cold call session
to all the guests.

I can't come tonight.
I'm gonna see wicked with justin.

You're gonna see wicked for the
fifth time...With justin?

Sixth time,actually,and I know he hates musicals,
but after wicked,everything will change.

Guess what?I didn't even have to ask him.
He askede.How about that?

Very interesting.

So I asked him to go see wicked.Big deal.

I mean,he's been going on and on about this
forever like it's the second coming or something.

But you hate musical you walked out of sound of music
when you were 5.

You know what?I've talked to the others.

You took tommy surfing the other day.
You took sarah and the kids to the zoo.

You--you've asked me to go to the museum tomorrow.

What are you gonna do with kitty,
take her to the reagan library?

Why are you busting my chops,mom?

Because I know what you're doing.

I'm not doing anything,okay?
I'm saying good-bye to my family,because I may...

What?Finish the sentence.

Because I'm going to iraq,mom.

That's not what you're thinking.

Ma,you don't know what
I'm thinking or what I'm feeling,okay?

Well,you know what?I'm not gonna go
to the museum with you tomorrow.

We'll go when you get back.

But,ma,you wanted to see the hockney exhibit.
It's notonna be there anymore.

What--you know what?Life's not permanent,
and you of all people should know this.

So please don't be telling me
that I can't say good-bye to my family.

That's not what you mean when
you say it,and I won't stand for it.

Mom,I'm going to a place where--
where people are getting blown up on a daily basis,okay?

There's a very real possibility
that I'm not gonna come back--

Stop.stop!

If you go there believing something's
going to happen to you,then something's
going to happen to you.

What do you want me to do,pretend I'm invincible?

I want you to know as deeply and
surely as I do that you are coming home,

and that is the only thought
you should have in your head.

I don't know that,mom.

Justin,you told me how you talk to
the soldiers on the battlefield,

that you look in their eyes,and you promise them
that they're going to live.

Why can't you give yourself the
same benefit of the doubt?Why?

Because I was lying,mom.

Not all of 'em made it.

So,mom,you can think whatever you want,

but please do not tell me that
I can't take my mother to a museum to say good-bye,okay?

No.I'm not gonna go.

I won't say good-bye.

The bougainvillea court can hold up
to 200 people comfortably.

Yeah,it's definitely colorful...

Like the bougainvillea,it's bright and pink.

You know what?It's just a little antacid pink.

Well,your mother absolutely fell
in love with it on our virtual tour.

Really?Does,uh,does the virtual tour
include a picture of the carpet?

Do you have a problem with my room?

It's not necessarily my taste.

Maybe you have bad taste.

You know what?If you're gonna insult me,
I can leave.

It's absolutely no problem for me.

Okay,what's the problem this time,kevin?

N-no,he--he thinks I have bad taste.
Um,what are you doing here?

Well,I was told I'd be meeting your mother
,but,uh,looks like both sides sent the gay
scouts instead,huh?

Excuse me,gentlemen.I hate to interrupt--

you know what?I'm sorry.

This--this is not what I had in mind
for my sister's engagement party.

The bougainvillea court is famous
for its character and texture.

If by character and texture you mean cockroaches
and columns,then yeah,you're really on the money.

- Kevin.
- Oh,come on.You hate this as much as I do.

It's like the first 15 minutes of extreme
home makeover before they tear the house down.

Consider your contract null and void.

Great,genius.Now what?

Are you still trying to sabotage
this relationship?

No,not--no,I just wasn't feeling--
look,I'm a lawyer.I'll get your deposit back.

I want you to call the man and
beg him to let us have that room.

- No.
- It's perfect.

Mom,I'm not calling that person.Wait a minute.

Will you--wait--okay,we found the perfect
place,and it's free,

it's available,and it's very homey.

Oh,no,no,no.We are not doing it here.

Why not?We've had such amazing times he.

- Look,it's-- it'll be meaningful,intimate-
- intimate?

- We have a hundred guests coming!
- 150

I just got the senator's updated list.

Which is why we've rented a tent.

Do you know what a tent will do to my grass?

And we'll have to rent tables and chairs
and plates-- you're not using my dishes.

We've taken care of everything,okay?
We've just hired a valet and confirmed a caterer.

Who is this we we're talking about?

Jason mccallister and I,my future...
Whatever-in-law.

- That's the senator's brother?
- Yeah.

He hates you.

- He doesn't hate me.
- Oh,no,he hates you.

He does not hate me.
It's a secret crush turned...Inside out.

Anyway,we both share the gay party planning gene,
so all you have to do is relax.

All right.

Saul,I forgot to tell you--
milo peterman's coming.

- He is?
- Yeah.

He called me the other day out of the blue.
He asked about you.He asked about the kids.

I told him I didn't have time to explain...

And why didn't he just come and
find out for himself?

Nora,he does not belong at this party.

- Who's milo peterman?
- He's an old friend of saul's.

Why?What's one more at this point?

Two more if he brings that bitch wife elaine well,

he's not bringing elaine.They got a divorce.

- They did?
- Yes.

- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.

So,mom,i've decided that
I don't think I should be the primary toaster.

No,come on.I'm always the one talking,
and quite frankly,I'm sick of me.

Let's give someone else a chance.

- There's a new one.
- Oh,shut up,dirt bag.

You speak beautifully.

But,mom,it's a little weird,isn't it,

me giving a toast about marriage given
my current situation?

It just--you know,it feels like bad luck.

- Hey,guys.
- Pizza!

Hey,mom,julia is not coming to the party.

All right!I want you all to leave
until you have something positive to tell me!

Uh,we're going to see wicked.

It's not enough you're going to iraq?

- Bye,all.
- Bye.

Oh,tommy,can't you convince julia to come?
You could encourage her.

I think it would be od for her to
get out and be with family.

- Mom,just back off.
- All right,okay,I'm backing off.

Holly's coming?

Sarah,get over it.We've all moved on.

Well,that's easy for you to say,mom.
I haven't had the chance to hurl food at her.

- No offense,rebecca.
- None taken.Hey,saul.

I just don't see why I should have to see
her at my sister's engagement party.

If it means that much to you,sarah,you'd make the speech.

All right,hey,I'm here,ready
to start rolling some calls.

Okay,here goes.

Everydy gets a list of people to call,
and as soon as you get a response,

you let me know,and then i record it
on the big board over here.

Okay,this is not downtown,by the way.
We're gonna have the party here.

- What?
- Oh,it is?It's here?

- Mom?
- Which actually it makes it extra convenient,

because this way we can tell them to
send the presents here.

Oh,that's true.

Oh,you know-- you know what?

Have them send the presents to robert's address,
since I'm gonna be moving out soon.

You're moving out?

Yeah.

Oh,mom,I--come on,I mean,what did you think?

Did you think that robert was gonna move in here?

Oh,well,frankly,I-I-I-
i hadn't thought about it at all.

I've been so preoccupied with the 3,000 little
things i've been doing for your engagement party.

Right,the party that I didn't even want.

Sweetie,you didn't talk to me for three months

because I didn't throw you the sweet 16 party
you insisted on not having.

Mom,that's different.I was 16.

Everybody wants a sweet 16 party.

Well,if you feel you're ready to move out,
then--then--

- then you're ready to move out.
- Ready?Why wouldn't I be ready?

Of course you're ready,
and i will miss your company terribly.

But let's face it,you're a little old
to be living with your mother.

Oh,you know what,mom?Why do you have to insult me?

Why don't you just come out and
tell me that you're gonna miss me?

Wellwhy can't you just come out
and say you're scared to move out?

Why do you have to make me to this clinging,
neurotic mother who's trying to force you to stay?

Wow,it's like the passive-aggressive
olympics here today.

Oh,shut up,sarah.

No,all ofou,stop this.
Now just stop it.It's not fair.

I don't--I don't care if she moves out.

I just resent the way she comes
in here and blithely announces--

I have been trying to tell you for three days!

But you don't want to think about it,
just like you don't want to think about
justin leaving,mother.

- That is why you are throwing this party!
- Don't you dare bring your brother into this!

I didn't want a party!

We should be spending this te with justin,
not spending our time calling 18,000 people.

Well,then fine-- don't help,just go.

Fine,I will.I'm gonna start packing.

- Well,good.
- Good.I'm not kidding.

- Neither am I.
- Okay,great.Thank god!

Thank god I'm getting out of this prison!

Don't let the door hit you
on your way out,sweetie!

That was amazing.

No.They're all symmetrical.
Leave them for the guests.Go.

What,I'm not a guest,mom?

You live here,don't you?

Let the man eat quiche.He's leaving tuesday.

- It's tuesday,right?
- Uh,yeah,tuesday.

- Mom,that happened.
- Oh,you!

Jason,what you and kevin pulled off
is amazing,an absolute triumph,

almost worth the sacrifice of my lawn.

Oh,mother,enough about the grass.
You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna get you a truckload of
sod as a moving out present.

What she is trying to say is thank
you for opening up your house.

Well,you're welcome.

- Just hope it's gonna be okay.
- Well,why wouldn't it be?

Look,I don't want to make this into something
it's not,but,you know,it's about my family.

They are...

They're just...You know,they're...

- hello.
- Nora walker.Hey,hut!

Oh,you must be major w-- wiener.

You were gonna say wiener.
Everybody says wiener.

It's okay.Give us a hug.

Okay there.

- Hey,uncle jack.
- Hey,bobby,bobby,bobby.

- Good to see you.
- My favorite nephew.

Look at this guy.Can you believe that
this little bastard could be president?

He used to follow me around all the time.
I used to bite his butt when he was little.

- We used to call him little wiener.
- You know--uh,so you've menora...

- But he stopped us from-
- and this is kitty,my fiancee.

- Kitty!
- Hi.Hi,major wiener-- wiener.

Call me jack,kitty.

Are you ready?You ready?Don't move.Don't move.

Just look-- guess what I got in here?

I don't want to guess.

- There it is.
- A button.

I don't think we need to do the button thing here.

Don't be modest.I brought
a whole bag full of them.

You know,the party's out back here.

Oh,no,it's not.The party's right here,
nora.Come on.

We're gonna have a drink.
Tell the family to meet me at the bar.

Um,good.

- You still gonna marry me?
- Well,yeah,yeah.

I mean,come on,so you have a crazy uncle.

- Hey,robby!
- Hi,cousin margaret!

- How you doing?
- You missed a great pub crawl.

Hey,where's the can?

The can?Oh,the bathroom.The bathroom.

- The bathroom is right down that hallway.
- Thanks.

- Okay,okay,down.
- I'll see you back in the tent.

- See you out there.
- Okay.

Uh,you can-- you can take the food.
Food goes back into the kitchen.

- Hi,robby.
- Hi.

Taste this,it's delicious.
Just make sure I get that glass back.

I-I'm sorry.Excuse me,n-not upstairs.

Saul?

Saul!

Yeah. Milo?

Yeah. Hey!

Hey,how are you? How are you?

Good,good.

- It's good to see you.
- Yeah.

You seem a little shocked.

Didn't nora tell you I was coming?

Well,yeah,of course she told me,
but mi-- I mean,come on,milo,it's been years.

Nearly 20.

- You look great,milo.
- Oh,thanks. I feel great.

I stilfeel 20 sometimes,
and then I look in the mirror--

oh,no,no,you can't do that.

I haven't done that for years.

I-I'm sorry that we lost touch,you know?

I still think about our trip to the--the keys.

Someone told me that your daughter became a pediatrician.

Yep,and the other one's an architect.

Wow,an architect. That's amazing.

Boy,they grow up fast.

What about elaine? How is she?

We divorced about a year ago.

- I'm sorry.
- No,no,don't be.

It was the right thi to do.

How about you? Are you still a bachelor?

Oh,yeah. Some things never change.

Anyway,I was on my way to the kitchen.

I have to get the caterer to bring out
some more of those mushroom little quiches.

Listen,saul,don't you want to know why I left elaine?

Well,I don't--I,uh...

I'm not pretending anymore.

I'm gay.

A little late to be coming out of the closet,
I know,pointless,

some would say,
but i've always been a late bloomer.

That's wonderful for you.

'S very brave,what you've done.

Anyway,I'm gonna go to the kitchen
and get those mushroom things.

- Catch up with you later.
- Yep.

Cooper,i've been looking ev--

Gotcha!

Oh,I got you!

Come on,cooper,I'm sure ms.Harper
has more important things to do than lurk behind stuff.

Coop? Come on.

There's,um,chocolate brownies in the kitchen.

You might want to hurry or they'll all be gone.

I'm sorry. I hope you didn't feel obligated to--

oh,no,no,no,it was fun.

- Holly,can I ask you something?
- Hmm?

How do actors memorize their lines so quickly?

I have to do a speech for the happy couple.

Oh,yeah.

That's always fun.

Yeah.

I haven't written it yet.

I always dreaded weddings.

Well,you can imagine--
sitting at the singles' table,

and as far as anyone else was concerned,
that's what I was,single.

Why keep putting yourself through it?

I don't know.

There's always something so magical about weddings--

these two people willing to take a chance
in front of everyone that they know.

It's incredibly naive,
but at the same time incredibly hopeful.

Maybyou should do the speech.

No,you'll be fine.

So why are you being so nice?

Well,I feel that we have more in common
than we're willing to acknowledge...

And I'm tired of hating you and of you hating me.

What are you doing?

Looking for a band-aid.

One of my cousins cut himself.

Oh,that doesn't surprise me.

I'm shocked half of them made it to adulthood.

You think we're so beneath you,don't you?

Uh,I think you're all insane,yeah...

And drunk.

Yeah? What's that,like,your fourth margarita?

Why don't you just carry around a pitcher?

Well,at least I'm not stealing the flower arrangements.

Okay,for the record, you're allowed to
take the flower arrangements home at a party.

Mm,usually when the party's over.

At the moment,one of your cousins' minivans
looks like a florist's truck.

Well,your uncle saul practically tackled my aunt phyllis.

Yeah,he was trying to stop her from replacing
the shellfish tower with an artichoke mold.

It's an artichoke ambrosia.

Why are you such an unpleasant person?

- What do you care?
- I don't.

You didn't come in here looking for a band-aid,did you?

You came in here looking for me.

Maybe.

tommy,you don't know how to make a screaming orgasm?

No,but I have a feeling you're gonna teach me,
cousin catherine.

I'm sorry about my family.

You never have to apologize for family.

Besides,it's--
it's refreshing to be the tame ones for a change.

You're still mad at kitty,aren't you?

I'm mad at everybody.
And everybody's mad at me,too,I guess.

Well,it's one of the first things
they tell you in politics is you can't please everybody.

But i'll talk to kitty. There's no reason
you guys should be fighting on a day like today.

Oh,it's not kitty.

I'm--I'm glad she's moving out,moving in with you.

Wait a minute.

You're glad?

Okay,it's official.

All walker women are confusing.

I'm just taking it out on her.

I do that sometimes.

I know kitty's gonna be nearby,but justin isn't.

He wants to spend the day with me to say good-bye,
and I'm not gonna do it.

It's hard to be the one leaving,too.

I was serving in the first gulf war when my father died.

It was just bad luck the way it happened,
but my point is that I didn't get to say good-bye.

Things happen in war,nora.

If your son wants to say good-bye,
I think you should let him.

Family,fall in!

It's the party train!

Uncle jack!

Nora,baby...

No,no,no.

Climb aboard the love train.

No,I don't wanna--
no,keep your hands off the caboose.

- Hey!
- Oh,my god in heaven.

A walker engine!

Do you still think I'm electable?

Hmm. Probably not.

Lead the love train! Pickin' up the speed!

I don't remember this song being this long!

Oh,my god. Is that man vomiting?

Cousin larry. Weak stomach.

Oh,my god!

Perfect.

Hey. What are you doing here?

Oh,sorry.
I just-- just taking a little breather.

Well,what's the matter?

The tent hit you in the head or something?

No.

I just don't feel very comfortable being here today.

Oh,come on. Tell me this doesn't have to do with
the joe and sarah thing again.

Justin,I practically broke up their marriage,

and now I'm at your other sister's engagement party.

It's a little bit bizarre.

Okay,you know what? First of all,

joe and sarah were heading down that road way
before you showed up.

Okay,and secondly,how many times
do we have to tell you this,rebecca?

I mean,you're--you know,
you're part of the family now.

If you knew everything about me,
justin,you'd...

What does that mean?

Joe wasn't the only older man.

Okay.

There was somebody else.

He was a teacher.

He had a family.

So how old were you?

16 Yeah.

Eventually his wife found out.

And everyone told my mom to press charges,

but I begged her not to,so she didn't.

And evan,the guy,
moved his family up to chicago.

I thought I could let it go.

I did,but then he called to apologize,
and I hopped on a bus.

I went uthere.

I never went to school there,justin.

He put me up in a hotel so he could...

And then a month later,
his wife found out again,and,um...

He killed himself.

I'm--I'm sorry,rebecca.

So why don't you just ask me?

Ask you what?

If I had something to do with that kiss?

Did you?

Yeah.

I don't know what I was thinking.

And I-I certainly don't know
what joe was thinking in that moment, but I--

look,you need to tell sarah,okay?

Not just for her,but for you,too.

Will you come with me?

I can't.

I'm leaving tonight.

I mean,that's why I came up here--
to get my uniform and...

No one knows downstairs.

But you weren't gonna say good-bye?

I don't wanna ruin anything this time.

Well,so you think that you could just leave without--

it'll be easier on everyone,okay?

I'm gonna miss you justin.

I'm gonna miss you,too.

Hey,everyone.

Hey.

I'm,um,sarah,kitty's sister.

I think that tent coming down was a sign
that you can't control everything,

which is kind of apropos-- an engagement party--

talk about stepping into the great unknown.

Two people who happen to love each other

are suddenly gonna transform themselves
into something totally different--

a family. Family--god.

It's the best and the worst thing
that can ever happen to us.

A lot of the times we wanna kill each other.

Okay,most of the time.

But the truth is that without each other,
we would be truly lost.

So I would like to propose a toast to families...

To what an amazing and rare thing it is to be
part of one so large and wonderful...

To my sister,who I love completely and totally...

And to robert and everyone that you bring to the table.

So to our new family that is bigger and better and greater
than the sum of its parts.

Here,here.

Salud!

Sarah,thank you.

That was just beautiful.

Um,I thought I'd spare you
all hearing another speech from me.

So i've asked my brother jason
to lead us in a blessing.

Absolutely.

If you'd all,uh,just bow your heads wi me.

Lord,behold our family here assembled.

We thank you for the peace accorded to us this day...

Kevin!

Of all the situations you've ever put me in...

He's a minister?

Yes,he's a minister.

Have you never met a minister before?

Uh,i've never sucked face with one before.

- You did not.
- Yeah.

You did not. You sucked face with him?

Kevin,kevin,that's great!

How--kitty,how could you not have told me about this?

Well,because I didn't know,kevin.

I don't-- I didn't. I didn't.
I swear to god.

You know what?
You're the worst communications director ever.

If he wins the election,
you're gonna be the first first lady to be impeached.

And we thank you for this beautiful place in which we dwell,

for the love that unites us and for our friends
in all parts of the earth. Amen.

mom,what are you doing in here?

Resting.

Trying to not think about that tent
collapsing as a metaphor for my life.

You know,mom,sometimes a tent...

Is just a tent

look,I'M...

I'm sorry I'm moving out,
and I'm so sorry for the way I told you.

No,there is no reason to apologize,
none whatsoever.

It's my job.

It's what mothers do.

All the people I love come here on their way
to and from the big moments of their lives.

It's like,uh...

I don't know.
What--what do they call a safe place where you--

you go to rest and recover and get stronger?

A spa?

No. No,a sanctuary!

Yeah,they call it a sanctuary.

Well,with the year we've had,you can understand

how I was just trying to hold on to it a little bit longer.

And now you're both moving out at once,
and it's a hard one.

Oh,mom.

Thank you for letting me stay.

Yeah,it's a-- it's been an awful year...

But it's been the best awful year of my life.

Oh,um...I'm sorry.

I don't mean to interrupt.

Is something wrong?

I promised I wouldn't say anything,but,um...

The army pushed justin's report date up.

- He has to go back early.
- What?

The thing is,he didn't wanna spoil your party,so--

well,where is he now?

He's at the airport.

- Oh,god.
- Oh,my god,kitty.

- No,no,yeah.
- We have to go find him.

- No,will. I'm gonna get the car.
- We have to find him now.

You get the car.

Excuse me.

Excuse us. Excuse us. Excuse us.

Pardon me. Excuse us.

I need to see your ticket and identification,please.

Look,we don't have a ticket.

We're just here to say good-bye to someone.

I'm sorry. You can't pass through without a ticket.

Well,okay. Okay. Well,let's go buy a ticket.

- What if we buy a ticket?
- We don't have time to buy one.

Please,please,please,ma'am.

It's my son,justin,and he's being shipped off to iraq.

- I'm sorry,ma'am. I wish I could help you.
- He left before we had a chance to say good-bye.

- But we're just gonna go in real quick and come back.
- Government rules.

I need to see your ticket,please,and identification.

Thank you,yes.

We have a line here,ladies.

Thank you.

I tried his cell phone again.

It's his voice mail.

Justin,this is your mother.

I'm so angry at you.

How cod you go off without saying good-bye?

I'm sorry I didn't go to the museum with you.

It was so sweet of you to think of something
I wanted to do,

and that's just like you,
thinking of everybody else.

You have to stop that.

Do you hear me? I want you to stop that right now.
I don't--

you guys are unbelievable.

Come here.

Oh,justin.

Well,good thing I was in the bathroom,
changing into this.

Look,kitty. I'm--I'm sorry.

I didn't wanna ruin your party.

- Oh,god,justin!
- I wanted to kill you!

You know what? You are such an idiot!

Well,here we go again,right?

You know,I don't,um,
I don't know what I believe in anymore,

but I know that I believe in you.

And I love you so much.

I love you,too.

- You take care of yourself,okay?
- I will.

Come here,mom. Come here.

- I'm gonna be okay.
- yeah.

Justin,you don't have to say anything
or do anything for me.

I came to say good-bye.

I love you,mom.

I love you,too.

And I'm gonna be just as brave as you are.

I promise.

I'm gonna miss my flight.

I love you,mom.

I love you. I love you.

All right,ticketed passengers.

We got a soldier here going off to fight
for his country, so make some room.

Right this way,sir.

hey, Um,look.
You weren't kidding back there,were you?

It wasn't--
it wasn't some kind of party trick,was it?

No. I'm a methodist minister.

We were raised catholic,
but,I,uh,I needed a friendlier audience.

- Let's put it that way.
- Right.

Kevin,I wasn't hiding anything.

It just never came up.

Sure. So,um...

So do you have,like,a congregation?

Yeah. Downtown.

Great.

But you're--
you're not republican,though,are you?

No. No. But I'd vote for my brother.

Oh,that's nothing.
My sister is about to marry him.

I think our families deserve each other.

You know,I,um,well,my--my offices are downtown.

Maybe-- well,you know,we should have lunch sometime.

Look,kevin,I...

I'm a very traditional person.

Jumping your bones was extremely atypical for me.

Well,I could use some tradition in my life.

Saul,I'm gonna be going.

It was wonderful seeing you again.

You,too,milo.

I bought a little house in nichols canyon.

I'd love it if you'd come up for lunch,dinner.

The truth is,milo,I'm pretty busy these days,
and I-I--

saulie,we're too old for excuses.

I've misd you.

Call me.

tequila!

Bombs away!

Be careful.

- Dear god in heaven.
- Mom! What--what happened?

Well,what happened here?

- I thought you guys were manning the house.
- Yeah.

We tried,but there's--
there's too many of them.

I stopped two guys peeing in your pansies.

Wait,did you catch him?

Yeah,just barely.

- Mom,are you okay?
- Yeah.

- Nora,how's justin?
- Fine.

- Oh,mom.
- No,no,don't start. Don't start.

I had the whole waterworks in the car.

I can't cry anymore.

And luckily,i've got the whole cast
of animal house here to distract me.

Yeah,good luck with the new family,kitty.

Oh,come on. Come on.

Like we're not all a little nuts.

Yeah,but they took it to a whole new level.

Whole new level.

Nora,I'm gonna give you a check today for all this damage.

Oh,no,don't worry about it.

What with everything we've been through this year,
what's a little property damage?

And,you know,at least your family
knows how to have a good time.

I mean,look at us. We're all sitting around here
like a bunch of party poopers.

Nora,how could we possibly compete with the mccrazies?

Hey,walkers!

Have a shot.

Come on! You guys don't wanna be wallflowers.

Oh,jack!

Last one in the pool is a major weenie.

Uh,mom.

What is she doing?

She's not serious.

She's not going in.

Mom!

Oh,she is!

What's going on?

Pool party.

Well,I'm just gonna take my jacket off first.

You up for it,mom?

- Why the hell not?
- Let's go!

Are you coming,
or are the walkers just a little too much for you?

No,kitty. I'm a united states senator. Please.

Brothers and Sisters
Season 01 Episode 23