Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 2, Episode 7 - 36 Hours - full transcript

Previously on "Brothers & Sisters"...

you know,there's nothing
that says you can't spend the night.

You're homeless?

Oh,I like to think of it as
being between home.

I've got an inflatable mattrs.

You should come stay with me.

Okay.

I had a miscarriage.

I am so sorry.

I am so sorry.

Milo,you said a few people.



Just you know,I wasn't expecting...

-all men?
-Yeah.

Feel like sharing?

Yeah,sure. Go ahead.

Keep it between us
'cause if rebecca finds out,like...

you're usingecause you're an addict,justin,

and you'll always find a reason.

Saul,are you gay?

I-I just can't believe that
you're asking me this.ugh.

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-What?
-I know it's early.

-how early?
-8:30 A.M...

central time.

Oh.I was having a dream about you.



I was back in high school,
and nobody would have lunch with me.

Was I at the cool table?

No,you were serving food.

You were wearing a hairnet.

Do I even want to know what that means?

It means I'm missing you and I'm hungry.

How are you?

I'm actually,um,
feeling a lot better.

Did you get your schedule?

Yes,and it would be great
if there were 78 hours in a day.

Melanie always overbooks.

She's like an airline.

Yeah. Who's the king of pork?

'Cause he's my 1:00.

Ask melanie.
She's gonna be there any minute.

Maybe I should call her.
come in.

-Melanie.
-Told ya.

Who's the king of pork?

He's the president of the domestic pork
boosters of america.

He's a king and a president.
I like that.

Well,have travis vet him,and make sure
that phil preps you before every stop.

Who's phil?

He's the guy with the bad bow tie eating a danish.

Doughnut.

But you and i could bring back
audeville with an act like this.

I better let you go,sweetie.

But you and i could bring back
vaudeville with an act like this.

You'll be fine.

Just be patient and don't fire anybody.

I love you.

I love you,too.t

ravis.Good morning.

So brief me on the king of pork.

Uh...he owns a chain of restaurants.

Big donor.

But,uh,

senator,there's been a slight scheduling,
uh,mishap.

Your daughter is going to
be landing in des moines in an hour.

No,she's supposed to be here next saturday.

I-I must have gotten the dates mixed up.

-I was-- no,just-
-okay.

It's fine,but you're gonna have to cancel my 1:00.

No,no,no.
What,are you crazy?

It's with the king...of pork.

It's a barbecue.

She'll love it.

Rough night?

mom,i gotta tell you something.

Okay.

Justin's taking drugs again.

Painkillers.

Well,he needs those,right,for his leg?

No,not anymore.

He's supposed to be tapering off.

Now he's just using them to get high.

Oh.

-Is that why you moved out?
-Partly.

I just--I feel so bad.
I wanna help him,but I don't know how.

It's so frustrating.

Well,what does no say?

Nothing. She doesn't know.

Nobody does.

Well,rebecca,you have to tell them.

Are you kidding me?He'd never forgive me.

There has got to be some other way
that I can help him.

You don't realize how serious this is.

last year,before you knewjustin,
he overdosed.

You have to tell them.

You owe nora that much.

You owe justin.

Dude,what are you doing coming to my job?

I don't do business here.

Bro,I paged you twice.

You didn't call me back.

'Cause I don't have your stuff.

I'll call you when it comes in.

How long?

My guy has rehearsal.

He's in a band,man.

I'm gonnmeet him at 2:00 when my shift is out.

All right,so 2:00?

I said I'll call you.

Look,and don't follow me out neither,okay?

well,I didn't expect to hear from you.

Yeah,no,I'm--I'm sorry.

I probably overreacted.

I shouldn't have left like that.

Yeah,it's okay.

Can I take you to lunch? My treat.

Uh,yeah.Can we do it early?

I just,uh,I have some plans this afternoon.

Um,I have to pick up
the rest of my stufat your house.

Why don't we just meet there?

Uh,yeah,sure.
That sounds good.

-Okay.
-All right.Bye.

Bye.

I promise not to make
a habit of working saturdays,saul.

-It's just when joe has the kids,it's the only--
-come on,sarah,it's fine.

I'm just so relieved that
joe came to his senses about sharing custody.

Whatever schedule works for you
and the kids is fine with me.

-thank you.
-Okay.

Ojai foods.

mom...mom,slow down.

I told you no weekends.Sarah,
look,I have scotty here.

I'm trying to clean...

oh,god. When?

Tommy,wake up.

Your overslept.

don't you have to get home?

Why?

There's nobody there.

We can spend all day together.

Really?

What do you have in mind?

Bed.

Breakfast in bed.

Tv in bed.

-it's your phone.
-they can leave a message.

what are you looking for?

Uh,quarters for the meters.

Um,is rebecca here?

She's in the living room.

This is not happing.

what did you do?

Look,I appreciate all your concern
but you're overreacting.

I just saw you go through mom's purse.

-Yeah,for change.
-Really?

Not because you know
that's where she keeps your pills?

Justin,is it--we...

we just wanna have an honest conversation.

Honest,then--then why the ambush?

They told me that was
the only way to get you here.

Ma,i live here.

You didn't need to turn this
into a sting operation.

But now that we're here,
why don't you level with us?

What's going on?

Okay,look,fine.

You know,maybe--
maybe it got a little out of hand.

But it's nothing I can't deal with.

"Deal with"?

Would you like to be a little more specific?
Like when and where?

I don't know,kevin.
Not today.

-I have plans.
-you have plans?

Damn it,justin.

Nothing could be more important than this.

Is that your--is that your take on tough love?

Honey,we just wantwhat's best for you.

Right,because a few weeks ago,

oxycodone was what's best for me.

Mom,you were practically
begging me to take the pills.

You're worse than my drug dealer.

You know,maybe you don't
have a clue what's best for me.

I thought we could control it.
I was wrong.

-Well...mom.Mom,come on.
-I'm sorry,so sorry.

Stop apologizing.
It's not your fault.

-Okay?
-All right.

Justin's gotta take responsibility.

Oh,right,sarah,"ms.Responsibility."

So responsible that
your ex-husband left with yr kids.

-That's relevant.
-Come on,justin.

This isn't about us.This is about you.

Okay,you know what?
You're not my father

so don't act like you are.

Wait.Wait one minute.
Now i think we need to take a break.

We are saying things here
we're all going to regret.

Mo-mom,

that doesn't-- that doesn't help.

-please sit down.look,
-we're not taking a break.

justin,we know you're angry.

Oh,you do?

Wow,that's insightful.

I mean,maybe you guys
should've brought in a professional,

because that level of observation,

me being "angry," is a little lame.

Stop trying to be funny,justin.

-This isn't--
-yeah,whatever.Whatever,kevin.

-You know what's hilarious?
-What?

What are you,like,now 35 years old?

Have--have you ever had a relationship
that's lasted longer than three weeks?

No,you walk around in your suit and tie,
pretending that you're a man.

But you know what?

-You're just a boy.
-Really?

-You're a scared little boy.
-Well,for the record,I have a boyfriend.

I have for--for quite a while.

Yeah,you know what?
Big freakin' whoop.

And what is she doing here?

I'm here for my daughter.

-Justin--
-look,don'T.Don't!

Because you are beyond pathetic.

You spend so much time trying to get
sb to love you that you can't help anybody.

That's enough,justin.

Oh,what are you,the protective mother now?

Because in case you missed it,
your daughter's been living here

all summer,wishing she was a walker.

You know,you two are the same.

You'll do anything-- or I'm sorry--

screw anyone to be part of this family.

-Which,you know,is sad.
-I'm sorry.I can't do this.

-It's--oh,yeah,walk away.
-No,it's all right.

That's the best you can do,right?

Thanks,rebecca.Thanks for coming!

You feel better now?

Oh,wow.Look,it's almost lunchtime.

Isn't this,like,
walker happy hour for you guys?

Maybe you should crack
open a few bottles of wine

so you can actually sit in a room
without killing each other?

You know what I think?

I think it's all of you guys
that have the problem.

Hey--hey,wh-where are you going?

I'm a free citizen.

I have plans today.

I'm leaving.
Is that all right with you?

No,get off me!

-Stop it!
-to go--go get more drugs?

-Stop it!Stop!
-Don't--don't do this!

Stop it!Stop it!Stop it!

Stop it!

Justin,if you walk out the door,

I'm gonna change the locks.

-No,mom.
-Oh,kitty,no.

And if you come back on to the property,
I'm gonna call the police.

Because believe me,I would rather
see you in jail than see you like this.

I'm taking pain medication for pain,okay?

I go to war and I come back,and what?

All right,what?

Have my family attack me like this?

No. We're not attacking you.

Yes,you are!

Yes,you are,mom!

stop it! It's enough.
We all know

justin,that you don't need
pain medication anymore.

You know,why don't--

why don't you get off
the high horse you're on,kitty?

Why don't you just-- what?

What,justin? Go ahead.

Go ahead,say it.

Say it. What is it?

What is it?
Because I'm here.

I'm here.
I'm--I'm bleeding

and I'm aching because
I've just had a miscarriage,

but I'm here,and I'm dealing with you,

and I'm dealing with your addiction.

So what is it?What is it?
Tell me.

Tell me,come on.

Tell me,what is it that I'm doing

that isn't all about how much I love you?

I'm sorry.I-I...

I didn't mean...

you know what?
I-I-I just need time to think,okay?

No,justin,you need to deal with this now.

we're here,we love you...

And we're gonna deal with it now--

right here...right now.

Now you start importing cheap meat

from third world countries,

you're gonna have
a god-awful problem on your hands--

salmonella,cross contamination,worms.

that's why I voted to increase
tariffs on agricultural imports.

Hmm,which is
why I'm raising cash hand over fist

to get you elected.

Cutler has personally bundled over 100k for us.

Well,iowa is a must-win for us,
so I appreciate anything you can do.

Well,I mean,I'll be grateful
for the V.I.P. Hotel suite

and the luxury box seats
at the convention.

well,we--we--
we can't actually promise that,

but we can,you know,extend every...

legal courtesy.

Oh,I get it.I get it.

Hey,sweetie.

What,you don't like the ribs?

Oh,I'm a vegetarian.

What?Since when?

Well,eating meat is cruel to
animals and ruins our environment.

I-I-I don't know
where kids get these crazy ideas.

oh.That'S...

uh,the thing is,cutler,
our opponent,congressman burgess...

Is polling very well in the rural counties.

No,no,no.
Don't worry about burgess,all right?

We sent out a direct mail flier about
how he voted on that environmental bill

Ever since then,thanks to him,
every time I turn around,I

got some bureaucrat sticking
a thermometer in my waste collection lagoon.

You do know that i voted for that bill as well?

Yes,but you got it right on trade and subsidies,

so we don't talk about that.

hey,cheryl. Wanna come over here?

Mind if we get a little photo op?

Not at all.

Right there,sweetie.

Thank you very much for a delicious meal.

I appreciate everything
you're doing for the campaign.

Oh,my pleasure.

You've gotta promise me next time
you come back,I want you to try

that creamed corn.

You bet.

My mouth is already watering.

-Could I,uh,just have a word?
-Yeah.

We really,really appreciate your support.

So when exactly did you become a vegetarian?

-Well,my boyfriend is into it--
-you have a boyfriend?

I did,but I broke up with him.

-I met an older boy I like way betteR.
-Travis.

Um,cancel my next appointment.

I'm going to take my daughter out
for a vegetarian meal.

-hello?
-Yeah,holly,it's saul.

-Um...
-hey,how's it going over there?

Uh,it's--it's better than before.

I'm calling because I need to find tommy.

I' left messages for him everywhere,
and I can't find him.

Do you have ideas?

Uh,let me give you lena's home number.

Why?It's saturday.
Why would she know?

Saul,I don't think she stops working on saturday.

(everything that's real
and everything I realized...

You know,you keep that up,
and I'll never let you leave.

That's the idea.

that's probably my mom.

she's the only one that ever calls my landline.

-hi.
-Lena,this is saul holden.

Saul.

I need to find tommy.

Uh,I don't know where he is.

Lena,I want you to listen to me.

This is an emergency.

It's about his brother.

It's urgent that I speak to him right now.

It's saul. I'm--I'm sorry.

He says it's an emergeY.

Saul,what is it?

well,I called the doctor,

and they have a room for you waiting
at riverside.

-We'd better get you packed.
-Yeah.

All right,don't freak out.

But mom and I were talking that--
that maybe I don't need to go back to rehab.

No,no.Come on,guys.
We agreed.

-He agreed to get better.
-yeah.

He didn't agree to enter a facility.

Okay,mom,
don't undo everything that'been done.

Look,just hear me out,okay?

Kitty,I know how much the media's watching you,

and the--and the last thing
you and robert need is--

yeah,well,nice try,okay,

but do you think I actually care more
about this campaign than I do about you?

No,but i do,kitty.

All right?You know,I've done
enough damage to everybody here,

and I'd like to detox without
taking anyone else down with me.

So I can do it here if you guys can help.

Well,you know what?

As fun as that sounds,we're not qualified.

Qualified to do what,
watch me throw up,get the shakes?

Look,I know the drill.

Just keep me hydrated
and don't let me out of the house.

That's it.

I don't know
why we can't just do this together.

look just let me try,okey?

you know what?
You guys don't need to sit here staring at me,

waiting for me to grow fangs and hair on my face.

Well,who'd chain you to the radiator
and poke you with a stick?

It's gonna be hours before
I start feeling the withdrawal symptoms.

We're okay.

Well,it looks like your leg has gone ahead
and started without you.

No,that's just nerves.

Okay,so I talked to dr.Kendall,

and he thinks th
with the amount you've been taking

and since it's only been three weeks,

it would be feasible to start a detox
without medical supervision.

But he does prefer that
you go to a-a treatment center.

But if it's feasible,
I think we should do it here bec--

well,he also said that,uh,

addicts typically lie about their intake.

And so,justin,

it could be really dangerous
if you're not telling us the truth.

You know what?
Actually consider myself a-a pretty honest,

thieving,low-life addict.

Does the relentless sarcasm help?

A little bit.

Seriously,justin.

Look,I'm telling the truth.

I promise I'm telling the truth.

okay. Here we go.

Look,and as much as I appreciate the support,

all right,I-I don't need an audience,

especially not my mother and my sisters.

Sorry,you're stuck with us,baby.

Oh,look what the cat dragged in.

-well,tommy.
-hi,tommy.

What's going on?

Saul said you were all high on drugs,
and it was some big emergency.

It is.
This is just a lull between hell

and hell with vomiting.

Yeah,the family is throwing me
an all-night,cold turkey detox party.

It's gonna be good.

Fun times.

-You're kidding.
-No,not kidding.

I've done some research,and--
and we know what we're doing.

-..sort of.
-Sort oF.

All right,well,you just can't
stop screwing up your life--

-are you serious?
-You know what,tommy?

-hey,tommy,this is not--
-this's what happens when you're late.

See,we've already
done the hateful name-calling part.

All right,if this's the"poor little justin"part,
I'm gonna pass.

Honey,why don't you just go upstairs
and help them get the room ready,please?

One question-- whose idea was this?

It was mine.

and nobody found that suspicious?

how manyismatched socks can one person have?

He's certainly not the neatest kid
in the world,that's for sure.

The only dangerous thing on this desk
is an old sandwich.

What's next?

Uh,well,I've looked under the bed.

Why don't you try the closet?

That's funny.I-I didn't mean...

if you don't mind,
I'm gonna go look in the night table,

-if thas okay with you.
-Saul.

Hey. Where have you been?

I was starting to think
you were trying to get out of this.

Uh,I was at the gym.

Well,maybe next time you shouldn't
stray so far from home,tommy

Saul,relax. It's not his fault.

He's watching a movie with sarah.

She not too subtly asked me
to stop "mothering" him.

Stop mothering--
what the hell does that mean?

Mothering...mothering?

No clue.

-Oh,honey,I'm sorry.
-oh.

You're gonna be a wonderful mother.

You get the benefit of--of--
of learning from my mistakes.

You know what? You--

You--you've gotta stop blaming yourself.

Yeah.

You know,maybe you should
go spend the night at sarah'S.

I mean,th-there's no reason for you
to have to go through all this.

No.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm the one that got him
to start taking the pills again.

This is my fault.

I promed him whatever happened,
I'd go through it with him,

no matter what.

This room is officially clean.

Anybody checked the bathroom?

Yes,tommy.Some of us
have actually been here for hours.

Well,I'm here now.Okay,saul?

Hey,you got something to say to me,say it.

Yeah,I'm going downstairs.

Okay,you wanna tell me
what's going on between you two?

He wasn't at the gym this morning.

He was at lena'S.

-So what's the big deal?
-He was lying.

Lied to...oh.

Wait,you're not seriously suggesting
he's sleeping with her,are you?

I'm just telling youwhere he was,kevin.

So you're insinuating he's having an affair?

-Just draw your own conclusion.
-I will.Okay,

let me get this straight--
pardon the expression--

you go to a gay party,it means nothing.

He spends one day with his secretary,

all of a sudden,
he's having this affair?

You are just not gonna let go of that,are you?

what is it going to take
to get you to understand that...

I am not you,okay?

I know you feel you have a need
to have this company,

-but the point is this--
-I-I have--I have no need for any company.

It's you who's stunningly all alone.

Kevin,you may have grown up in a world
where men walk around in public holding hands

but at the end of the day,you are one of
the loneliest people I have ever known.

are you all right?

-No.I'm going upstairs.
-Whoa,whoa.

Whoa,whoa,whoa,wait.
Wait,wait,I'll come up with you.

No,I can make it by myself.

no,no,justin,
you cannot be alonenot tonight.

Are--are you okay?

Yeah,it's nothing.
I'll be right back.Okay?

Saul,where you going?

Justin's right.

I'm not his father.

This is your family,nora,not mine.

What's the matter?

I can't do it.

I can'T.
I can't be this person anymore.

That's,uh,39 to what?

I forgot.

39?
How long have we been playing this game?

I just never miss,that's all.

you all right?

Dude,stop asking me that.

You know I'm not all right,kevin.

You,uh,you wanna take a couple of free throws,man?

I'm gonna throw up.

Got it. I got it. I got it.

-Hey,hey,hey,hey,hey.
-Shut up.

-We're playing to 50.
-Shut up.

I can make it by myself,all right?

-oh,this is so much fun.
-Hey.

And it's just gonna get better.

Saul was right to leave.

you and I together so he told me
you were at lena's this morning.

Yeah.Yeah,I stopped by her place.

I thought you said you were at the gym.

I was.I went to the gym

and I-I worked out.

I turned my phone off while I was there,

and then I went to lena--
what?

What?
Oh,nothinG.

No,you just seem a little confused,that's all.

Why do you always have to
be such a freakin' lawyer?

Wh-- all right,it was a false alarm.

maybe not.

I have a right to meet with my assistant
without getting the third degree.

Okay,so why are you acting so weird?

Because it's none of your business.

Anyway,who's,uh,who's staying your apartment?

What does that have to do with anything?

I don't know how your team plays,

but I wouldn't invite a hot ex-girlfriend
to crash at my place.

-Why not?
-Because --

something might happen.

did you,uh,tell jason about you
and scotty's little "slumber party"?

No,actually.

-I haven't spoken to him bec--
-right.

Right,right,right,
if there's nothing to hide,uh,

why didn't you tell him?

You-- guys,I really need your help.

-Yeah,all right.
-Lay down,man.

-Okay,okay.
-Come here.

Kev,grab that blanket.

I'm sorry I trashed you guys this morning.

You know what?
Tommy wasn't there then.

-So you want to give him his shot now?
-Oh,maybe next time.

-there better not be a next time.
-There won't be,I promise.

I can go faster than you,I bet.

How'd you learn how to do that?

Well,I was the best hockey player in castroville
after the other hockey player moved away.

Do you want me to spin you?
(senator mccallister?yeah,that's him.)

No.Everyone's staring at us.

Who cares?

Well,I wanna sit down,okay?

Okay.

What's bothering you?

Polly schwartz told me that if you get elected,

secret service agents are gonna
watch me go to the bathroom.

Well,that is not true.

They will stand outside
and they'll wait for--

who the hell is polly schwartz?

She's my best friend.

I thought jennifer howard was your best friend.

She is.

They both are.

I see a future in politics for you.

Hey,have you talked to your brother?

I called him this morning
but I haven't heard back.

Oh,he and mom went up to maryland for,
I don't know,

one of his stupid soccer tournaments.

That was this weekend?

Well,yeah,that's why I'm here.

I hate soccer.

I wanted to be there for that.

I was gonna take kitty.

Does she like soccer,too?

Well,she likes jack and she likes you,so...

whatever you guys like,she likes.
(Organ music playing)

are you and kitty gonna have kids?

Why,honey?Would that bother you?

Yeah,kind of.

But it'd probably bother jack more than me.

I mean,'s kind of a baby about that stuff.

Well,I think it's really early
to be worrying about that,okay?

Kitty and I aren't gonna make that
kind of decision for a long time.

Uh,senator,we...

-Uh,sorry.
-oh,sorry.

Uh,we've got a situation.

Something turned up on the king of pork's,
uh,background check.

I thought you already vetted him.

Well,the staff supposedly did,

but it turns out he's under federal
investigation for defrauding investors.

C'S basically a ponzi scheme.

All right,I want you to
get on the phone to fund-raising.

I want refund checks cut
for every donor he bundled.

All right.

-By the morning.
-Right.(music continues)

you look horrible.

Thanks.

want me to get that?

No,no.Let that go to voice mail.

Why?
What is it,your drug dealer?

Oh,give it to me.

I'll put the fear of god in him.

We don't need scarface coming over
with a couple of uzis.

Okay,you know what?
His name is fred,and he's in a band.

oh,my god.
I feel like a truck just ran me over.

Tommy,do something.
Get him a wet towel or something.

-Why don't you go get it?
-I did it last time!

Stop shouting,okay?
My head is killing me.All right?

it's his dealer again.Give it to me.

Not unless he's calling you.

what do you mean?
It's not...oh.

Oh,it's me.

Sorry.oh,it's sarah.

-What?
-Mom wants an update.

is that justin?

No,freddy krueger just came through the window.

Should we call the doctor?

No,we're fi--
look,just tell mom everything's okay.

Okay.

why are you staring at me?

you're sleeping with lena,aren't you?

I'm not sleeping with le--

the question is,are you sleeping with scotty?

I'm in love with someone else.
You know what?

I'm sick of this whole family assuming
I'm gonna screw it up.

Jason's the one who went to malaysia,okay?
Not me.

You know,yeah,I haven't talked
to him about scotty.

You wanna know why?

I never talk to him,ever.

I call him twice a day.

Never calls me back.

Well,isn't he in some remote village somewhere?

Oh,come on.

If I was that important to him,
he'd call me back.

-why didn't you say anything?
-Because I was embarrassed.

Embarrassed?

Well,my wife left me and took our child.

Joe left sarah for his ex-wife,
and there's a drug addict in the bathroom

so...be patient.

-He'll call.
-I am patient.

I wish you'd all acknowledge that.

You know,he's not a saint
just 'cause he's a minister.

-hey,you feeling any better?
-No.

You wanna lie down?

-No,I can'T.
-Why not?

-I just can'T.
-It's okay,

-let's just chill out.
-Everything's--

look,don't touch me,okay?
I'm not kidding.

Okay,calm down. Everything's fine.

Look,I-I can't do this.

-what?
-This isn't--

where...hey,jus?

-Where is he going?
-Justin.Justin!

justin,what are you doing?

Look,just calm--calm down.
You're not going anywhere.

-Just let me out of the house,okay?
-It's not gonna happen.

don't make me shoot you in the back.

Justin.this is ridiculous.

Where do you think you're gonna go?

Justin!

Tommy!

Tommy!
Justin,stop it!

-I can't breathe.I can't breathe.
-What's happening?What's happening to him?

No,please,please,just let me go,

-you're hurting him.
-I can't breathe.

-Tommy,he can't breathe.
-I can't breathe.

There's something wrong with him.

his drug dealer just called,mom.
That's what's wrong.

No,that's not it,that's not it.

Let me go.

Look,mom,I swear,I need to go outside.

For a couple minutes,I'm just gonna go outside.

I can't breathe,okay?

And I'll be right back in,I promise.mom.

I just can't breathe.Let me go.

No,mom,mom,don'T.

Mom.please.

Mom.mom.mom,don'T.

please.

Mom

Stop it.

You're not going anywhere.

Kitty,call the doctor,please.

All right.

You're going back upstairs with your brothers.

Tommy,kevin,take him back upstairs.

What time is it?

It's 4:00 in the morning.

You want some?

Be careful,mom made it.

We may never sleep again.

Thanks.

I'm sorry I accused you.

It's none of my business.

You were right.

Yeah,I figured.

I feel guilty and terrible,

-but I don't stop.
-Mm.

You wanna know
why I'm letting scotty stay with me?

He's cute?

Yeah,and I'm lonely--
dangerous combination.

-ame for you,huh?
-Exactly.

-what is our problem?
-We're men.

I mean,if history's any judge,
we've never been good at monogamy.

I think it's our history.
That's the problem.

Oh,nice try,but I think
we're this way all by ourselves.

I mean,I didn't know dad was
cheating on mom till after he died.

One thing I did know was
how much I admired him,

and how much I felt like
this confused wimp in his eyes.

-And I was queer,so...
-It doesn't make you special because you're gay.

I felt exactly the same w--
mom.

You're both wrong.

Your father loved and respected you
both very much.

He just had a hard time showing it.

I don't know why.

But get over it.

You're both better men than your father.

And you were as good a dad to justin today
as william walker ever was.

I have never in my life
been so proud of you.

okay.Sphie's sleeping.

Oh,sorry.

Well,everybody's getting their money back,

so you can relax.

This,uh,stuff happens.

"stuff happens."

That's your excuse?

You should've known about this.

You seen this?

I'm gonna live to regret that photo,aren't I?

We don't know that yet.

He hasn't been indicted.

Have you read this direct mailing
he's been sending out?

Yeah.
Yeah,well,it's not just about the environment.

In it,he claims that burgess
murdered a woman in his state

because he let them take her off life support.

Well,obviously,that's a bit of a stretch.

No,it's a lie.

The courts decided that woman's fate,not burgess.

Those mailings were not produced by our campaign.

But they support me.

What are we doing hanging around these lowlifes?

We need the money.

These things are a fact of political life.

I'm sorry if you're offended.

-If you don't want to be in politics--
-Offended?I'm-'m not offended.

Racism offends me.

Wasteful government spending offends me.
This...

well,this is just bad strategy.

Oh.

Look,there are 12 other guys
who do dirty better than I do.

I need a different angle,and not because
I have some naive view of politics,

but because otherwise,
I don't win this election.

Okay.

-I understand.
-Good.

I'm firing your entire team.

Oh,wait a minute,wait-- wait a minute.

Robert,this is a fanttic team.

You are not-- no,no,no.

I'm not letting you or your staff get in my way.

I have given up too much to do this--

sophie's childhood.

Robert,we had a bad day.

You didn't have kitty with you.

After everything that happened with the baby--

it's not about that.I am relieved that
I'm not having a baby now.

Get rid of 'em.

fine.

Why spare me?

If I fired you,it would look like
the campaign's in trouble.

Firing these others
won't even make the "drudge report".

Look,I'm warning you.

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness again.

I am the most ambitious man you will ever meet.

Wheels up in 45 minutes.

I want to see a list of potential staff
replacements on the plane.

I guess I should go.

The doctor said
you should try and get some sleep.

Yeah,unless he gave you some sleeping pills,
that's gonna be pretty tough to pull off.

Yeah,well,you're out of luck.

come on.

-Kitty?
-Mm-hmm?

I'm sorry about your baby.

I should've said something earlier,but,
you know,I-I've been so messed up,and...

I don't know,
sometimes I think it was for the best.

I'm not sure I'm cut out for motherhood.

Kitty,you're crazy.
You're gonna be a great mother.

Well,that's what everybody says,but...

I-I don't how do-- how do you know?

Well,you know,
maybe you don't know yourself so well,

because last night,you know,

Oh,please.Please,no.

I-I--what?

I-I was organizing,
making phone calls,making lists...

Ordering everybody around,anD...

you all right?

Yeah,my head's hurting.

Mm.here.

Does that help?

Yeah,thanks.

Look,just keep talking.
I'm listening.

Oh,it's just,you know,sarah...

she's an amazing mother.

She just oozes maternal.

And--and mom,she's the same way.

And I'm just not like that.I'M...

I guess the cuddle gen just skipped me.

You know,I'm all sharp points and--

and tough talk and crankiness.

And I-I mean,
I-I fight with people for a living.

You know,what--
what if I'm not warm and maternal?

Justin?

Hey.

-Saul.
-How's justin?

He's fine.

He's been asleep for a few hours,thank god.

I've been more worried about you.

Oh.

-No,I'm fine.
-No,you're not fine.

You ran out of here like a crazy person.

You scared me to death.

What do you mean,

you "can't be this person anymore"?

What person?
What are you talking about?

Look,I shouldn't have said
what I did last night,

and I'm sorry.
I came here to apologize.

Well,that's lovely,

but I still don't know what's going on.

You don't have to know everything,nora.

We all have secrets.

Oh,saul,if you have some health issu
that you're hiding from me--

there's nothing wrong with me physically.
I promise.I'm fine.

It's just hard.

You know,your kids are
the closest thing I have to a family.

And it's not that I don't love
coming here for their birthdays

andx holidays.And it'S...

it's just not my family.

I wish I had found someone that I could've--

god,you know,I have always wanted you
desperately to find somebody to love.

How do you know that I haven't?

Stop talking in circles.

Nora,I am not who you think I am.

My husband was in love with another woman
for most of our marriage.

Well,I was in love with a man.

How about that?

You were what?

Oh,god,nora,it was so many years ago.

I...why didn't you tell me?

Because--because it was a different time.

Different time?
I was there.I'm your sister.

-See,I shouldn't have told you.
-Yes,you should have told me.

You should havetold me a long time ago.

Saul,I'm so con--

I'm so confused.
I mean,the women you were with and...

hello?

Oh,no.

Kev,could you just please give us a second?

Why?What's wrong?

Nothing.

I'll see ya.I have to go.

Saul,please don't go.

-Please.Please don't go.
-Okay.Hi,kevin.Can I say something?

Saul?

Everything's fine.

Is he all right?

Who?

Saul.

Oh,yeah,he's fine.

Why?
Is there something you're not telling me?

no.

No,as far as I know,he's fine.

Oh.

Well,fine.

Just fine.

Hello?

I brought you bagels from iowa made of corn.

-You want one?
-No,I just want you.

How was your trip?

-Productive.
-Really?

I,um,fired a quarter of the staff.

You did not.oh,no,you did not.

Yeah.

Yeah,it was time.

Okay.

Okay,I'm too exhausted to
be as mad at you as I should be.

-did you get any sleep?
-Uh,no,no.

But...don't ask.

Robert,I don't want to wait to get married.

I-I...I want to get married now.

I mean,there's never gonna be a good time,

and if you're president,
there's never gonna be any time.

I like vegas.We could go tonight.

Uh,we could,but it's not just that.

I really want to have a baby.

I really want to start trying.

It's just that I-
I thought that we'd agreed that...

you know,this wasn't the best time.

Oh,I know.

I know,we--we did,but,um...

I guess I was kidding myself.

I...I just really want this.

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

yes.x

Or in the sun there's nothing
more important to me than you,

not even this campaign.

And unlike politics,trying to
have aaby might even be fun.

Think globally,act locally...

I always say.

So what,this is,like,the...third time now?

I can't do this to my family.

I'm sorry if I hurt you.

I'm sorry it took you this long to figure it out.

you know what?
Can you just--can you just go?

Of course.Um...

I promise I won't make this difficult at work.

Yeah,I can't wait to see
how you're gonna pull that one off.

scotty?

Hi.

You're up.

You slept all day.

I had a dream you locked me in the house.

It wasn't a dream.I did.

And you had superpowers,
but I was sure I knew how to beat you.

How?

Crying and whining,basically.

Did you finally wake up?

Yeah,I did.

yes,so did I.

things have to change,justin.

I know.

Look,I'm trying to be a man,mom.

No,I mean,between us,the two of us.

Are you breaking up with me?

I'm holding you back.

we got stuck,you andme,and...

we have to let go.

I know.

changes,so many changes.

it's nice out,huh?

Yeah.

I'm actually getting a little hungry.

Good.

That's progress.

You feel like making me some oatmeal?

You're a man.
Make it yourself.

Wow,it a brave new world.

I'll say.

Maybe we should just stay out here
a little while longer.

That sounds nice.