Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 2, Episode 10 - The Feast of Epiphany - full transcript

Previously on "brothers & sisters".

tommy's not making you work,is he?

She's,uh,she's with me.

Would you like to have a
glass of champagne with me?

Why,I'd love to. Thank you.

You slept with lena,tommy. I know.

Tommy's a hypocrite and liar.

Oh,you found out about lena.

How do you know abou

Na was sleeping with tommy.

Graham has quite a reputation
for growing midsize companies.



I really want to have a baby.

Well, you really want
this, too, don't you?

Yes.

Daniel cole said that he could prove that robert
wasn't the hero that everybody thinks he is.

This is quite an operation.

Why don't you tell me
why you're really here?

Maybe I'm not over jason,

but I am getting there

robert's campaign is about
to take a serious hit.

I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Adamson's lead continues to
grow. over senator mccallister.

hello?

Um,,it's nora walker. Kitty's mother.

Oh,hello. How are you?



I'm fine.

actually,I was looking for kitty,and she
doesn't seem to be answering her phone,

and I found,uh,your number on this
contact sheet that she left here,so.

so how are you?

-me?
-Yeah.

How is it being back on the
campaign trail full-time?

Are you having fun?

Fun is not exactly what I'd call it.

No,of course not.

did you know that adamson is
calling robert "senator mcwaffler"

every time they put a
camera in front of his face?

It is so damn unfair.

Presidential politics and fairness.

kind of like oil and water.

excuse me,is there something urgent you.

you want me to tell,uh,kitty?

tell her,please,that.

I miss her.

Oh,yeah,you can tell her in person.

We're gonna be in california tomorrow.

We got a fund-raiser
downtown at the jonathan club.

Really?

I'm having a big family dinner on
saturday. Why don't you join us?

Okay. That. that sounds great.

There's gotta be a way
to stop the bleeding.

nora,I gotta run.

I hope you understand.

Absolutely. I've gotta run,too.

-Bye.
-Bye.

we'll just keep scheduling
television appearances

and make sure that everybody
hears your side of the story.

That's all we can do.

I've already done "meet
the press," "this week,"

and they still keep calling
me "senator mcwaffler.

" We should have just stayed in
the honeymoon suite in hawaii.

Sorry,guys,but the honeymoon's over.

This campaign has been runnin'
on fumes for the past two weeks.

The ground you staked out as a strong,

decisive leader has been eroded
with this helicopter story.

It's time for a hail mary.

You want to save this campaign?

We need a town hall
meeting,covered live.

no script,no vetted questions.

Are you crazy?

No,no,no. That. that's insane.

Who'd be the audience?

Veterans. party affiliation irrelevant.

So,um,when and where,exactly,are you
planning on tanking this campaign?

There's a veterans group in L.A.

That's been hounding us
for the last four weeks.

You can't put robert in front
of a hostile audience and.

and just let him shoot from the hip?

Why not? If the voters don't think I can
handle the pressure,I gotta show 'em that I can.

Oh,come on. Don't tell
me you're for this.

I don't have a choice.

No,robert,this is a big risk.

It's. it's a huge risk.

Either we face this head-on,or
we pack up and go home.

Make it happen.

Kitty,your mother called.

She wants to have us for
dinner when we're in town.

"Us"?

Thks,bob.

Kitty's coming home this weekend.

God,mom!

You know,it's kind of appropriate to
say hello when you walk into a room.

Hello. So I invited kitty,robert
and isaac to a family dinner.

The brothers are all ditching me.

And why is it I never see my
children all together anymore,

especially not tommy and justin?

They're like superman and clark kent.

Well,mom,the brothers are
pretty busy at the moment.

Maybe this isn't the best time to
have a big,classic walker dinner party.

What,is something going on
you're not telling me about?

No. No,no,no,no.

I'm just saying,why do
we all have to be there?

What's the big deal?

Oh,I don't know.

Remember when you wanted to skateboard
in the driveway with bobby lampert,

and you were too nervous to be alone with
him,so I pretended to clean out the garage?

What are you saying,mother?

You're too nervous to
have a playdate with isaac?

No! No,you know,you. you're my family.

I love you. I miss you.
I want you around me.

I'M. I'm proud of you.
I want to show you off.

Oh,my god,you are.

-What?
-You are totally into him.

"Into him"? What?
That's like high school.

No,we're grown-ups.

We've had some lovely
conversations at the wedding and.

you've always had a
thing for republicans.

You know what? He's not
a "republican" republican.

He's a self-reliant,historically
sensitive,

get-the-job-done-yourself
kind of republican.

And he's interesting.
He's very interesting.

He's a widower.

He has five kids and six
grandkids,and I just want my family.

all right. I'm into him.

God. What,that makes me pathetic,right?

No,mother!

No,it makes you cute.

-That's worse. I'd rather be pathetic.
-And human,and you have a crush.

-I don't,no. All right.
-We will all be there with bells on.

Okay? Thank you.

-mom's hot for a republican.
-Sarah. Sarah,stop it.

-Mom's hot for a republican.
-stop it!

stop!

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-Bad time?
-Yeah. No.

A l
- little.

Um,look at this. It's from jason.

You're still e-mailing your ex?

I e-mailed him once after the wedding.

You know,a very standard
"I'm sorry we broke up,

you know,I still care
about you" e-mail.

He e-mails back a very
unstandard,"I'm coming home.

" oh,my god.

I know. He wants to have lunch.

When?

I don't know. He's being so vague.

-You gonna tell scotty?
-Why would I do that?

-You should.
-He.

he almost broke up with me after the wedding
'cause he's afraid I'm still into jason.

Well,are you?

Who made you my conscience?

What,are you jiminy cricket?

Well,you know,maybe
you need a conscience.

Well,all the men in this family could do
with a little cricket on their shoulder.

What do you mean,"all the men"?

-Nothing.
-Which men?

Justin? Tommy? Saul? Who?

I don't know anything.

-Do you?
-No.

-Maybe.
-Maybe what?

-tommy had an affair.
-With lena.

-You knew?
-For weeks.

-Who told you?
-Rebecca. And you?

Uh,saul figured it out.

Can you believe tommy?

Well,after julia left him,yeah.

What? You're defending him?

Okay,we're so not arguing about this.

Fine. You're right.

about us not arguing,not
about tommy being justified.

-Okay,fine,I'll drop it.
-Good.

The thing is that mom knows something's
going on between justin and tommy.

They're acting all
weird with each other,

and now she's got this big dinner this
saturday,and she wants us all there.

Can you talk to them?

Just tell them all they've gotta
do is turn up,eat and act normal.

No! Why do I have to be involved?

Because I'm not supposed
to know anything,

and I've done a miraculous
job at keeping my mouth shut.

Please will you talk to them?

-Yeah,I'll talk to them.
-Thank you.

But what. oh,come on! What. "normal"?

What am I,a miracle worker?

Wow,five times.

Yep,my mom's be married five times.

Too bad she makes a sucky wife.

but yeah,now she's just
living with some guy,

you know,hoping that he'll propose.

Sounds like a country-western song.

Yeah,well,what do you
call it when you're,

uh,sleeping with your
brother's mistress?

Ex-mistress.

And I would say this,you
know,it's like,uh.

r&b,like a little rhythm
and blues,you know?

Yeah,it's the blues
part I'm worried about.

What's wrong? You're not enjoying this?

Yeah.

but.

I just feel weird sometimes.

Don't you?

No.

I don't. I don't care
what you were with tommy.

I mean that.

I mean,you know,he. he was.

he was the one that was
married. He made the mistake.

Then why is it that we're telling
everybody that we broke up?

Not that I,you know,want
anybody to find out or anything,

but seriously,what.

what are we doing?

We're having fun,you know?
I mean,it's just us here.

And it's easy,and it's
uncomplicated,and yeah,you know,lena,

the second you open
that door,it gets messy.

But you know what?

I-I like what we have here. Don't you?

Yeah.

Yeah.

As long as we keep the doors locked.

I'll dead bolt the
thing,for god sakes. Just.

you know,there were boats and
ships and smoke and snow and blood,

and your mother comes
riding in on a horse.

pretty scary. anyway,but she
breaks the sword over her knee.

wait. What was she wearing?

A viking dress,you know?

No! Yeah.

No,no. So then she takes half the
sword,and she hands it to her comrade,

and she goes off to fight
the saxons or the angles.

we were fighting the jutes from jutland.

Mom. Hey.

And I designed the viking dress myself.

what are you doing here?

I really liked seeing
you a couple weeks ago.

I thought maybe you were gonna call me.

Wait,mom,how have I
never seen this movie?

It sounds like the most
amazing kitschfest ever.

Oh,no,it was kitsch. I'll give you that.

Yeah,well,it was queens,new
york,for europe in the middle ages.

What do you expect?

You remember you wore
that costume to studio 54?

Wait. My mother went to
studio 54 in a viking dress?

The dress was the only reason we got in.

Mom,I'm so embarrassed
for you right now.

You know,I like swapping war stories
as much as any other viking warrior,

but I have work to do.

It was very nice meeting you,rebecca.

Wait. We're just. we're
just gettin' warmed up.

Bye,david.

Next time you come by,I want to see that
movie. I want to see it really badly.

Okay.

she's wonderful.

Bye.

-Do you want to fill me in?
-No.

I don't know how I'm gonna stand
up in front of a bunch of veterans

and try to explain something I'm
not sure I can explain to myself.

Oh,honey,you know
what? You just have to.

you just have to be honest.
You just have to tell the truth.

And you know what?

I think that sometime before
we die,I'd really like to have.

-have sex?
-Yes.

Yeah,that'd be great.

'Cause I really want to start trying.

-New positions?
-No,having a baby.

Yeah,I'm sorry. I've
just been so exhausted.

It's okay,but just remember that politics
isn't our only time-sensitive issue.

Oh,we got. we gotta go.
We can't talk right now.

We gotta get that plane.

Kitty?

I love you.

Well,I love you,too.

Come on,go,go.

Uh,not that I don't love
thumbing through gay porn.

I'm sorry,male clothing catalog.

but what am i doing here,bro?

Be nice or I'll put
you on the mailing list.

Don't tell me that's scotty.
You didn't give him a key?

Wow,you really have commitment issues.

What was so important it.

oh,no way. Nice try. This is ridiculous.

No. you know what? I'm out of here.

Yeah. Okay,okay,okay.

Why don't the two of you just
think of me as your attorney,

and let me mediate a little temporary truce
between the two of you,for both your sakes.

I don't trust him.

You know what? Screw you,bro.

okay,the thing is,it's so simple.

Mom's really into this guy isaac,okay?

And she thinks,as a family,we'll
make a good impression.

deluded,I know.

but if she wants us to go over to the house
and have dinner,that's what we have to do.

Yowant to know why? She is inches away
from the truth about you two and lena.

It's like chum in the water for her.

She can smell the
blood,and she's circling.

You're working on your marriage,right?

-Yeah.
-Great.

Your relationship with
lena,it's over,right?

-Yeah.
-Okay,great.

Then it's all in the past.

Mom need never know how much of a
disappointment you both actually are,

unless that's what you want.

-I'll go.
-Good.

Yeah,whatever.

Perfect. Case dismissed.

ladi and gentlemen.

senator robert mccallister.

thank you.

Um,I see there's already a line at the
microphone,so why don't we just begin? Hello.

Private first class john jimpson,sir.

I just rotated back from
iraq a couple months ago.

-Welcome home.
-Thank you,sir.

I've read a description
of what happened that day.

All due respect,you were prepared to
abandon those men on the ground. Am I right?

I know there's been
a lot of speculation.

-how's he doing?
-On what happened,but I stand by.

He's not off to a very good start.

-I had to make a choice.
-just be patient.

Between saving my men on the
helicopter or those men on the ground,

and at that moment,the only thing that I knew for
certain was I could save my guys in the chopper.

senator,what I'm wondering is,why didn't you
admit the truth before the logs were released?

Why did you claim credit for a
rescue you didn't want to attempt?

Well,first of all,I
didn't take credit for it.

But you're absolutely right,my
silence accomplished the same thing.

The truth is,I didn't know how to
explain to the world and more importantly,

the families of the men who died.

I'm nervous. I'm so excited.

I haven't been this excited since laura
stuno and I won the freshman future C.E.O.

Club regional mock investment trophy.

That sounds fun. So,uh,what did
you do to celebrate that triumph?

Oh,god. We went to the cyclone bar
and grill,where we got horribly drunk,

and I think I ended up dancing.
uh,you don't want to hear that story.

I kinda do,actually.

-No,you don't,promise.
-Yeah.

-I can't go there.
-Okay.

Well,then that means you and
I can have dinner then,huh?

You mean a working dinner?

well,I mean,you gotta eat.

Indeed I do,but I'm more than
capable of eating by myself.

Yeah,well,that's so
boring,don't you think?

-Can I ask you something?
-Shoot.

What's the longest relationship
you've ever been in?

Okay. I have no idea
where this is going.

Uh,six years.

Did you ever cheat? Don't lie.

-Uh,no.
-No?

Well,I mean.

Of course,technically speaking,depends
on how you define cheating.

See,is it too much to ask that when two people
commit to each other that nobody ever strays?

Shouldn't we love and respect
our husbands,wives,whatever,

enough that we would want to
spare them from that kind of hurt?

That'd be really nice.

Of course,our kind and considerate
natures don't always win out,do they?

So,uh,what about you?

You ever cheat? Ever?

-Me?
-Yeah.

Cheat?

No. No,never.

Never in ten years of
marriage did I ever.

what?

Why are you laughing? I didn'T.

Uh,you say no,but,uh,I think there's
something you're not telling me.

It's okay. You know why?

Because I'm gonna start
playing hard to get.

So as much as you may want
to,I'm not havin' dinner with you.

andn those seconds,I remember
arguing with my copilot.

we shouldn't have done this.

I remember the R.P.G.Hitting
and us starting to go down.

And when I regained consciousness,my
copilot was dead in the seat next to me.

Some of you have been there.

and it is just.

unimaginable.

In that moment,I didn't think.

I didn't regret or mourn
or weigh my options.

I did what any one of
you would have done.

I tried to save my men.

And I didn't think
what I did was heroic.

And after the war,I
just wanted to forget.

And then ironically,by not
talking,I was called a hero,

a distinction that I never asked for.

my name's brad.

Yes?

Bottom line is you froze,and the world is too dangerous a
place for us to elect a president who freezes under pressure.

Fair enough.

I froze.

for 23 seconds.

I was 25 years old.

I'm not gonna make that mistake again.

I believe that I am ready
to lead this country.

War tests our humanity.

And sometimes we don't have the luxury of choosing
between good and bad,only between bad and worse.

That's war,and we need to support the men and women
who are making those kind of decisions every day.

you're a genius.

Hey,your boy's not so bad,either.

hey,mom.

Hey.

Would you bring back a
couple of bottles of wine?

I want to cook you dinner.

What's the occasio

I invited david over
for dinner tomorrow.

mom,since I've been home,all
you do is work,and you seem.

lonely.

It's true. And you're the one that's always
telling me to go out and meet friends and all that.

I am not lonely.

And david.

my history with him is complicated.

Mom,everything with you is
complicated. Why draw the line now?

Oh,becca,give it a rest.

Well,so what,is he a serial killer?

-Were you guys grifters?
-I wish.

Mom,there is so much you never told me.

I like hearing about your past. So
what's the worst that could happen?

He comes over,I get to hear more embarrassing
stories about your wild youth,and I'll cook.

Okay,okay,fine. I will
bring down some cabernet.

You know,I am happy to
tell you about my past.

But my relationship with
david. there is no future.

You got favorable
response,for the most part.

For the mostart?

Well,what you said played
great in the hall,and,

uh,you got an internal bump in our
polls,but not the bump we'd hoped for.

Ll it hold? I don't know. At
least we're not taking on water.

Hey,adamson's live on tv.

I just don't buy the senator's
reluctant hero shtick.

The only thing he's reluctant
to do is tell the truth.

It's time to change the
story on the front page.

Isaac,I know where
you're headed with this.

-Okay,then we start writing your
concession speech. -It's off-limits.

Guys,can we have the
room for a minute,please?

All right,what's going on?

Governor adamson has a son.

and three daughters and a wife.

And I have an uncle named bob.

What are we talking about here?

Adson has a developmentally
disabled son.

He's been in a private treatment facility since
birth and adamson has never publicly recognized him.

How long have you guys
been sitting on this?

That's guy's record for special education and
persons with disabilities is. it's atrocious.

-Kitty.
-it's the height of hypocrisy.

I know,I know,but I am
not gonna use his kids.

Okay,well,what about the kids who
aren't getting the services they need?

Isaac,would you.

like to weigh in here?

What kitty is saying is
that this is personal for me.

I have a special needs
son,and in my opinion,

adamson has done a disservice to
his own son and to his constituency.

Adamson's campaign is hitting you
hard,and they're telling lies about you.

A-at least the information
that we have is true.

I appreciate all of your opinions,but I've told
you a million times,I will not win playing dirty.

The answer's no.

I can't believe I have
to go to this tonight.

How could tommy be so stupid?

Oh,please,let's not judge.

I mean,we're accidentally
living together.

If jason were to come home
tomorrow,I'd be back in my ranchero.

Why. why would you think jason's coming.

why would you be back in your ranchero?

I was kidding.

Come on,cut your brother
some slack. No one's perfect.

Well,you know,trying to be the perfect
family for some republican operative

my mom has the hots for is
making me a little nervous.

You keep saying he's a republican. I'm far
more impressed she might be dating a black man.

A black republican. only my mom.

You know what? Let's
just blow this thing off.

Really,I've. I've got
a ton of paperwork.

Maybe you should delegate more.

What about lena?

She'S. busy enough.

Well,you can work on it tomorrow.

We promised your mom,and we
already paid the babysitter.

I know.

Something going on between you and
justin? Is that why you don't want to go?

He never calls.

Come on,I'm not blind.

Why don't you just tell me what it is?

Look,he said.

some things when we were there at his
detox,and I'm just sick of his crap.

He needs to grow up.

Well,he's not gonna grow
up between now and dinner.

Let's just go and try
to have a good time.

Yeah. try.

oh,dear.

Don't stir the rice.

Mom said it won't toast at
the bottom if you stir it.

Mom wants to toast the rice?

Yes. Apparently it's the
most important part of paella.

So I'm gonna take the
spoon. No stirring?

Okay.

But. but when is she coming down?

Because this doesn't smell right,and I
don't want to get blamed for toasty rice.

I don't know. She's putting her dress on,and
she's doing her hair or something like that.

What's burning?

The rice. Do you know
anything about paella?

No. All I know is the rain in
spain stays mainly in the plain.

Sarah,sarah,no stirring!
Sarah,put the spoon down.

Kevin.

I give up. Fine.

Okay. It's mom's dinner anyway.

Ooh,I'm gonna do garlic bread.

Where's scotty?

He had to work.

You guys,like,never see each other.

You're not in a relationship,right?

-No.
-So don't criticize people who are.

Kevin,I'm sorry. I was just
trying to feel your pain.

I'm not criticizing you.

I'm st a little stressed
right now,okay? I'm sorry.

A little dark.

hi,guys.

-Hi!
-hey!

Hey,justin.

Hey,how are you? How are you doing?

Good,good. Right,tommy?

Uh,yeah,we're great.

Hi. how are you?

where's mom?

She's upstairs getting ready for isaac.

I can't believe we have to
actually be here for her dates now.

She chaperoned your
senior prom,so be nice.

Hello,everybody.

hi,how did it go?

Oh,you know,it was exhausting.

-How are the polls?
-Oh,they're not so good.

Not so good. But we're not giving up.

But I'm sorry. I'm
sorry. Don't mind him.

He's,um.

what,running for president?

Hello,hello,hello,hello.

mom,wow.

oh,come on now. Come on.

Robert,get off the phone. I
don't care who you're talking to.

oh,there's the rice. oh!

-There's isaac.
-I'll get it.

No,you get the rice,and I'll
get the door,and,everyone,listen,

I would really appreciate it if you
would be on your best behavior tonight.

You understand?

So I. I'm. I'm gonna get the door.

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Veterans today was sooving
and so extraordinarily honest.

I know a lot of people appreciated it.

I know I did. Thanks,bro.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

And let's hope that adamson
guy will leave you alone.

I appreciate the support,but I don't
think he's gonna leave me alone.

Yeah,well,the truth is we
could totally shut him up,

but we're not allowed to play
by the same rules that he does.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means nothing. Kitty,we're not.

do you have something on adamson?

come on,you can tell us. Okay.

Hey,kitty,robert's right.

All right,well,I'm not gonna
tell them anything specific,

but hypothetically,say you
know the truth about something,

but by saying it,you could
potentially seriously hurt someone.

Would you do it?

I knew it. Adamson's gay.

no. No,he is not gay.

Not all republicans are gay.

You know,personally,I don't think the truth
is worth knowing if someone's gonna get hurt.

Why not?

I just don't see what you accomplish.

Well,I wouldn't gossip about
it,but if I was the person

who was doing something
that was hurting someone,

I'd hope that I'd be big enough
to tell them the truth myself.

Really? 'Cause I'm
with julia on this one.

Why cause pain if you don't have to?

Because if you don't face the truth,tommy,you
don't move forward,you don't grow.

I mean,take my marriage for example.

Yeah,your marriage,exactly. Had you not found
out about that one kiss between joe and rebecca,

you'd still be in your marriage.

-Yeah,but then it would be a lie.
-exactly.

And now you sound like dad.

Would you shut up,all
right? I'm not dad.

I never was. I never will be. Just stop.

No,he's always going
on with this dad thG.

Okay,family! Family!

I really don't think isaac
wants to hear all of this.

so let's just stick to politics.

Please,nora,this is a million times more fun
than politics,and I'm not even following it.

well,unfortunately,the business
that we are in is politics.

We are in the business of politics.

So if you have an opportunity
to win,you should take it.

I mean,obviously,personal
relatiohips. you shouldn't lie.

I don't lie to robert. Robert
doesn't lie to me,right?

no.

I mean,unless I absolutely
have to. I'm kidding.

look,I mean,obviously,you
can have your convenient,

you know,misunderstandings,but.

w-w-what are you
trying to say,robert?

Nothing,nothing.

We never lie to each
other. That is a no-brainer.

-I thought we were having a philosophical,theoretical discussion about a campaign that had information.
-we were.We changed the subject.

I'm gonna go get some more wine,and
maybe you would like to help me,robert?

Is everything all right?

I'm gonna go help with the wine.

if you have something to
tell me,just. just say it.

I mean,I-I stopped our wedding in the middle
of the vows just so as not to tell you a lie.

And if you have something
to say to me,please just.

just say it. Okay,a lie.

if two people aren't exactly on the
same page,does that make it a lie?

Well,yes,if you're not
telling me what it is.

What if I was too scared to talk ab?

T it you have never been
scared of anything in your life.

All right,for example,what if.

what?

Not having a baby now.

What?

Are you telling me that you
don't want to have children?

No,no. I'm. I'm just saying that clearly,we
are not coming at it at exactly the same. way.

You've got to be kidding me.

I mean,you knew that I wanted children.

-That was. that was plainly on the table.
-Okay,but the timing is less than perfect.

I barely have enough time to parent
the children that I already have.

and I'm just saying it's
something that we should discuss.

we have discussed it,robert.

-I don't have time to discuss it.
-I get it.

time is of the essence. I
have to get down to business.

what are you guys whispering about?

We're not whispering. We're
just having a conversation.

It's nothing.

no,no,it's not nothing.
It's not nothing.

Robert doesn't want have children.

Wow. A little late for
that kind of information.

Since we're being honest here,does your
boyfriend know that my brother's coming back,

and you guys are having lunch?

That's none of your business.

what is going on in here?

Sarah,guess what? Robert
doesn't want to have children.

I never said that! I said.

-Keep your voice down.
-That I am ambivalent about the timing.

And that's different. Not
to me,but I'm a lawyer.

I'm with him.

guys,what's going on? Mom's freaking o.

We're supposed to be impressing isaac.

You know what? I don't
need to impress isaac.

No,the thing is
that,kitty,that mom likes him.

like really likes him.

-Mom has a crush on isaac?
-That's gross.

Yeah,she does,and if he
breaks her heart,I'll sue him.

Him? What about you?

You're about to drag my brother.

-Back into your psycho-
melodramatic-romantic. -"psycho-melodramatic"?

I don't know what. Jason's
coming back from malaysia?

He's already having a date with him!

It's not a date,okay?

We agreed to meet for lunch
so we can talk. You know what?

I'm allowed to. I'm single. I
can change my mind if I want to.

not that I would,okay?
So get off my case.

I'm not the one who's married.

what does that mean?

what is that supposed to mean?

Kevin.

Nothing.

Come on,we can't keep it to ourselves.

No! What?

shut up! no what?

-No,no,sarah!
-what?

Tommy had an affair. with lena.

Who's lena?

Oh,my god. When?

Right up until julia came back.

-God,does julia know?
-no!

You know,I never liked that girl lena.

What did lena do?

No,she's a home wrecker.
She's just like holly.

Don't blame her. If you're gonna blame
anyone blame tommy and dad,all right?

They had families at home,not lena.

Oh,come on,that is the most
confused moral reasoning,

and your opinion doesn't count
because you slept with lena,too.

I'm still sleeping with her,okay?

So I'd appreciate it if
we could stop bashing her.

You said you dumped her.

So your family must
just ss you terribly.

Especially max,my. my lab.

He's staying at my sister's,you
know,until bob becomes president.

Labs. I love.

we had a lab,didn't we,tommy?

-Yeah. bingo.
-Yeah,bingo.

You know what they say in washington.

if you want a friend,get a dog.

that'S.

where is everyone? This is ridiculous.

Yeah,I'm gonna go check.

Thank you. Tell 'em we're having dinner
in here. They might want to join us.

I'll go with him.

No! Julia,sit. No.

So max is a lab.

Is he republican,too?

No,he depends totally on me,which
obviously makes him a democrat.

well,how long are you here for?

Uh,for a year.

I traded my loft in soho for
this beach bungalow in venice.

You have a loft now?

Yes,I do.

Wow,I'm impressed.

When your mom and I
made the viking epic.

oh,my god.

We stayed in this little,tiny
apartment in brooklyn.

Please tell me you brought a copy.

oh,come.

-if you have A.
-I'll kill you.

-If you have a beta.
-What?

Thank god you didn't transfer it to dvd.

I want to see it.

You know what? It's a little bit like
pulling out the junior high yearbook.

it sounds like a great idea
until you actually see it.

All right,fine. I'll drop it.

So how long were you guys together?

-Um,we were.
-it was on again,off again.

mostly off.

And when was the last
time you saw each other?

Becca,this is not 20 questions.

Mom,I'm just asking.
I just want to know.

I don't remember.

were we with perry?

it can be sweeter no.
It was new year's eve.

We had just wrapped "asylum.

" Mom,tell me that you didn't
star in a slasher flick.

No,I did not star in it.

I was victim number four.

Oh,god.

then why did. why did you break up?

god,that was a long time
ago. I can't remember.

We were busy and lost touch.

That's when you met william.

Right.

That's my fathe oh.

This conversation is
beginning to age me.

Could we just talk about
something else,please?

This pasta is delicious.

Mom wanted us to be this
mythical family tonight.

I invited justin and tommy
'cause she was getting suspicious.

Don't talk about me like I'm
not. I'm right next to you.

Yeah,so am I.

Suspicious of what?

You know what,tommy? I don't
even know what to say to you.

Then don't say anything,kitty,all right?

I am trying to save my marriage.
Lena was a mistake. I know.

tommy?

Why was lena a mistake?

what is it? Tell me.

Not here,honey.

We should. we should go.

are you all deliberately
trying to embarrass me?

We're sitting out
there all by ourselves!

come. come on. Please,please,all of
you,just march back in there right now.

-Come on.
-M-m-mom,something came up.

We. we have to go.

No,no,no,no.

You're not going anywhere
unless your house is on fire.

No,it's fine. I don't need to go.

Come on,nora,let's go back to the table.

let's go back to the table. Come on.

I really do love dogs.

The only reason we never
got another one after bingo.

bingo was his name.

bingo was his name.

well. he was hit by a car.

oh,I'm soorry.

Yes. And so we just. we
just never got another one.

julia?

Oh,sweetheart,are you. oh,I
didn't mean to upset you.

Bingo really has been
gone a very long time.

It's not about bingo,nora.

Um,honey,we should. we should go.

No. No.

Julia,are you all right?

It's not just that you slept with lena.

-Julia.
-who. who slept with lena?

You don't want to know,mom.

-Tommy?
-What?

I should have seen it coming.

I can't believe we're having this
conversation. You can't just sit there and cry.

Yell at him or hit him. I'll
come over there and hit him.

-I can'T.
-yes,you can.

I can'T.

I did it,too. I slept with someone.

You what?

You slept with someone else,too?

I'm sorry. We should go.

What is the matter with you two?

You know,maybe we should
just clear the table and.

no,don't clear the table!
Just put the dishes down.

Just put the dishes
down and go,all right?

Thank you for coming.
The dinner is over.

dinner wasn't as bad as
I thought it was gonna be.

That's good.

I'm not horrible. It's a compliment.

Well,what do you expect?

My memory of you isn't
exactly a pretty picture.

Well,I'm a lot older and wiser now.

I haven't done coke for a
long time. That probably helps.

Good-bye,david.

Okay. You're gonna have to explain to rebecca
why I left before she got back with the ice cream.

Why. why am I leaving? I forgot.

Because I'm kicking you out.

I don't trust yo david.

You still haven't told me why you suddenly
showed up at my house and my place of business.

I moved back to L. A. ,And.

and being here,I-I.

I think about you and what we had,which
is something that I haven't had since and.

-you're not buying any of this,are you?
-No.

Okay,I'm leaving,even though
I love mint chocolate chip.

oh,so lonely the next
move is yours,holly.

That I still care you know,you
don't have to stay. I'm fine.

I'm not here to take care of you.

I'm actually enjoying the company.

oh,god,I don't know.

It must be something
in the water or e wine.

I cannot get my family together
without the roof blowing off.

It's a lot better than how I grew up.

My father taught us
to keep our trap shut.

Nobody spoke in our house,you know?

So consider yourself lucky.

It's loud here,but it's the
truth,and the truth sets you free.

Yeah.

Oh,tommy!

I-I always thought he had a lot of
his father in him,but the good part.

-Nora,c-can I
be honest? -Yes.

-From one parent to the other?
-Yes.

Children test us. We know that.

But that. that doesn't mean
we stop believing in them.

It simply means that
we have to fight harder.

Parenting is so hard.

You're preaching to the choir.

-Amen.
-amen.

-One more thing.
-Yes?

Next time I'm in town,can we
go to dinner,just the two of us?

Yes.

I guess I should have asked
you that in the first place.

It would have saved us
a whole lot of trouble.

jesse.

That was his name.

We went out.

we went out in high school,and I
ran into him when I was in phoenix.

We went out to dinner.

We drank too much,and it was just.

so easy.

But it was a mistake.

Was she,was lena a mistake?

Yeah,she was.

so.

is it too late? I mean,what do we do?

Morning.

Anything good going on?

Oh,I love it when it gets
cold in L.A. I slept so well.

Well,I'm glad someone slept well.

I had fun last night.

I like david mom,there'S.

no way that.

I mean,he couldn'T.

Oh,god,no.

No,rebecca,no.

Are you sure? Because,mom,I.

all my life,you told me my
dad was a struggling director.

Sweetie,because I was
protecting william.

I mean,those were just the
kind of guys that I dated then.

Oh,sweetie,I am so
sorry that I lied to you.

William walker was your father.

-Hello.
-it's sunday.

I'm a workaholic mother.

whose kids are with their
dad. What's your excuse?

Well,it's monday morning in shanghai,and
I've been talking to our contacts.

I'm impressed.

And I,uh,packed my own lunch.

How's that for impressive?

I'm a mother of two.

Not so much.

Oh,sorry.

-Big night?
-***

My mother cooked paella.

My family ploded.

How about you?

Well,I channel surfed
till I fell asleep.

I woke up at 3:00 A.M. To an infomercial promising to cut
the time it takes to peel an apple down to mere seconds.

I want one of those.

and one of these.

It's,uh,turkey. On wheat.

And,uh,homemade vegetable soup.

So no pressure.

If you're hungry,eat up.

What?

It's not a date.

Who said it was?

Hi.

Yeah,are you busy?

No,no,no,no. Look,I.

there's just something I want to say.

This really is no big deal,and I certainly
don't want it to become a big deal.

no,no,no,no,it's not that.

Look,scotty,jason is coming back.

He. he. he contacted me.

No,no,he e-mailed.

Yeah,no. I just. look,I
just thought you should know.

Hey.

Hi.

Oh,tommy.

You brought lizzie with you.

so I wouldn't yell at you,right?

Guilty.

Besides,julia is still sleepi.

Weuh,we had a latnight.

Yeah.

hey there.

Oh,my,my.

You are so beautiful.

I know. She is.

Whatever you decide to do,you
don't have to do it for her,

but you do owe her the very best life
you can give her,however that works out.

I know. We,uh.

we want to move past this.

We want to stay together.

Yes. We're glad to hear that.

tommy,listen,you didn't
lie to julia for a decade.

You made a mistake.

You're not your father.

Thank you.

Hey,you.

Let's go sit outside,shall we?

Yeah,she'll love that.

Come on,dad.

The state police claim to
have found yet another link.

have you seen isaac?

No.

-He is in iowa,right?
-Yes.

He did not sleep with your mother,if
that's what you're thinking.

No,I.

was not suggesting that isaac and my.

oh,no. No,no,no.

I-I was just wanting to
talk to him,that's all.

Hey,kitty.

I just want you to know that I understand how important
kids are to you and that time is not on our side.

-A spokesperson announced
earlier today. -you know,I-I.

I just really want us to be able to
be honest with each other,that's all.

-I-I also,you know,I-I don't want it to be off the
table either. okay? -Where governor clay adamson.

Yeah.

Has scheduled a press conference.

I come before you today a humbled man.

Wait a minute. What. what is this?

my family and I take full responsibility for our
decision to conceal the truth from our friends,

colleagues and from the american public.

My wife and I did what we believed was
best for our family,including our son aaron.

please tell me that we didn't
have anything to do with this.

No. No,of course not.

In light of this,and after
consultation with my family and staff,

I am withdrawing my candidacy
for president immediately.

You just became the front-runner
for the republican nomination.

I know.