Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 3, Episode 10 - Just a Sliver - full transcript

Oh, hi.
- Yes, I was calling about the crib

- that has the toddler bed conversion.
- Yes. Kevin Walker.

Yeah, I was wondering if maybe
you had that in cherry.

Yes. Thank you.
Can you keep it down, please?

Sorry, Kevin, but this is
my home, not your office.

Okay, thank you. You're gonna meet with
the commercial fishermen's union today.

You'll be talking about
your opposition to drilling.

- That's a good one.
- Oh, look. Why won't you listen to me?

It won't have an impact for years
and the environmental risks aren't worth it.

Kevin, he's not listening.
Don't you see he's online?

- Don't you have a baby carriage to buy?
- It's a crib, and I'm on hold.



Look, I just got
a link online from my son.

He wants me to take him
to the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Your kids are coming to Thanksgiving?
That's great. Mom's gonna love that.

Um...

Well, you know, the thing is, Kevin,

is that we're not gonna go to mom's
for Thanksgiving this year.

- That's impossible.
- Not really.

Robert's Uncle Jack is coming,
and all his cousins and the kids,

and we're just gonna have
a Thanksgiving dinner here.

- Why don't you just take them to Mom's?
- It's just not that easy.

We really wanna spend some time
with Sophie and Jack,

- and, you know, talk about the adoption.
- Can't you just wait a couple weeks?

I mean, it's not as if you're showing.

Okay, Robert, Robert, do you think
that maybe you could say something?



- Your mom can't get us every year.
- Look, I know that. It's just...

I'm not going either.

- You're joking.
- No, I'm not.

Look, Scotty and I
were just married, okay?

And he spends every Thanksgiving
with his friends in Palm Springs.

Well, is Mom okay with that?

She's...

I haven't told her yet.

Well, how does she feel
about you being here?

Well, no, I haven't told her yet, either.

- What are you waiting for?
- What are you?

I think I asked you first.
- No, I asked you first.

You're mom's gonna have
the family with her.

It's not like she's gonna be
left all alone, right?

- Yeah.
- We'll be okay.

- We'll be fine.
- We're cool.

Yeah.

- We'd better call Justin.
- Yeah.

All right, what's wrong?
Why are you calling me here?

- What's that noise?
- Hold on. Damn on-and-off switch.

Okay. What's the deal?

You're gonna go to Mom's
for Thanksgiving, right?

- Thanksgiving.
Yeah, Thanksgiving.

Yeah, you've heard of it.
It's the holiday with turkeys.

Wait. What do they want?

Did you tell them
we're not going to Mom's?

- No.
- I heard that.

Fine. We're not going to Mom's
for Thanksgiving this year.

- You have to.
- That's impossible.

Don't let them pressure you.

Okay, look, Rebecca's been getting
really close to her mom this year

and she wants to go up to the winery,

and as her boyfriend, I'm gonna go too.

Let me tell you something.

Kevin and I are going away
with our husbands

and husbands trump boyfriends.

Wait. You're not going, either?

- Oh, it's a freaking nightmare.
- Do not fold, Justin.

All right, look, I may not be married,
but you know what I'm doing right now?

I'm vacuuming Rebecca's floor.
Yeah. I'm deep in this.

- That's bad.
- We're a couple,

and I'm sorry, but this year,
It's about Rebecca and her mom.

- End of discussion.
- Yes.

You haven't told Mom yet, have you?

It depends what you mean by "told. "

Okay, so I just got off
the phone with my mother.

Her physical therapist says
she has to stay completely off her knee

for at least two more weeks.

- It's gonna be one long mother marathon.
- It's okay.

Wow, you're being so understanding.

I'd rather spend the weekend

with your disapproving parents
than spend another holiday

with my equally disapproving brother.

I thought your feud with Kevin was over.
You guys seem fine.

- Yeah, it's because we've been faking it.
- Well, I hope you don't regret this.

My mother's a terrible patient.

I'm kind of worried about Elizabeth.
She's been really cranky lately.

I think she had a fever last night.

Oh, get that.
I'm gonna go check on Elizabeth.

- Hello?
It's Kitty.

- And Kevin.
- And me, bro.

Oh, God. Why do I feel like
This is bad news?

- Okay, here's the deal...
- Not going to Thanksgiving this year.

Who's "we"?

All of us. And nobody's told mom yet.

- You've gotta be kidding me.
- What's going on?

Everybody picked this Thanksgiving
not to go,

and nobody's told mom.
Look, she's gonna freak out.

- Maybe...
- Tommy Walker, no.

You said your mom
was gonna be in bed the whole time.

- She might not even miss us.
Give me that.

All right, listen up, Walkers. In all the
years I've been married to your brother,

we have never gone
to my parents' for Thanksgiving.

This time, we are.
Everybody needs to get with the program.

You're adults.
Stop worrying about your mother.

- Go over there and tell her the truth.
- Wow, well, uh, there you have it.

You haven't told mom yet
either, have you?

No, we thought we were the only ones
not going.

- Well, we all did.
- Look, why don't we all tell her together?

Oh, that's a great idea. Safety in numbers.

- Yeah.
- Has anyone talked to Sarah?

Oh.

- You're all dead to me.
- Come on.

It's... Nobody did this on purpose.

Yeah.
- It's not like we planned this.

Joe's got my kids, Saul's gone
to Grandma's for Thanksgiving,

and you've all just
simultaneously decided

to form your own little satellite states
like a Balkan uprising,

and my neighbor flies to Texas,
leaving me with his geriatric cat.

Now, you just expect me to
believe that's a coincidence?

- Yeah. Yeah.
- Yeah.

I'm not gonna do it.
I'm depressed enough as it is,

mot having my kids
for the first Thanksgiving.

Mom alone, and a 30-pound turkey
will just send me over the edge.

I am going somewhere, too.

- Where?
- Yeah.

- Somewhere.
- Sarah, I'm sorry, but you can't.

- You wanna make a bet?
- What about Mr. Fluffy?

Right.

Oh, God. I can't believe it.

I'm having Thanksgiving alone
with my mother and a decrepit cat.

Okay, here's the deal:
Whoever draws the short stick

- No. I'm not doing it.
- Has to tell mom, all right?

- I'm not doing the stick thing.
- Ladies first.

Yeah!
- Oh!

I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

It's not fair! It's not fair!
You always cheat.

- I'm out of here.
- Where are you going?

- Sarah, you're the buffer.
- Ah, Sarah. Sarah.

Look, you gotta put a good face on this.
Right? Just act like this'll be fun.

You know, it's you and Mom
hanging out on Thanksgiving.

You know, a couple single girls.
Ladies' night, you know?

- That way, she won't freak out on us.
- I hope you all get salmonella and die.

Looks like Sarah could use a friend.

Oh, no, no, no, Justin,
you can't... That's not...

- Kevin. This is ridiculous.
- You and Mom, a one-on-one.

What ever happened
to safety in numbers?

- You guys, come on, you can't do this to...
She's here. She's here.

Shh! Shh!

Shh! Shh!

Sarah?

The recipe is...

- Mom's here.
- Hey, mom.

- You're all here. Well, that's really great
Yeah.

Because I've got a carload full of groceries
you can help me bring in.

Pumpkins, cranberries, yams, and:

Will you look at this turkey?

Oh, I had to go to three stores
before I could find one

big enough for our entire group.
Look at that!

You know what? We... We didn't realize
you were gonna do all the shopping tonight.

Uh-uh.

Well, I was busy today, and it's much
less crowded in the evening, and if...

You can't wait till the last minute
because the birds get all picked.

Oh, what's wrong?

- Kitty.
- Okay, we've all decided

to go away for Thanksgiving.

Separately. It's actually kind of funny
if you... If you think about it.

- All of you?
- Oh, well, no. No, no. Not Sarah.

Sarah? Yeah, no.
She'll be here.

It's a horrible coincidence, Mom.

So poor Sarah
got stuck staying with me.

- What, did you lose a bet or something?
- No. No, Mom.

Actually, to be perfectly frank,
I'm looking forward to it.

I mean, two single girls. We'll baste,
we'll roast, hang out by the fire,

- drink red wine. It'll be fun.
- Sweet.

Oh, Sarah, please don't patronize me.

L... I'll be just fine without you holding
my hand. I'm going out in the car

- to get the rest of the useless groceries.
- Oh, look, wait up, Mom. Let me help.

Honestly, Sarah, thank you very much.
I don't need your help. Thank you.

I'm gonna dump it all in the trash.

You know, she didn't...
She didn't mean that.

You know, it was aimed at us too.

No, Kevin. This is aimed at you.

And that's aimed at you!
And that one at you!

That's good! No! Sarah! Sarah, no.
No, I bruise. I bruise easily.

Remember, Sarah? No! Ow!

Shh. Tommy? Tommy.

Yeah?
- Tommy, come here.

- Yeah. What's wrong?
- She threw up, And there's blood in it.

- She's so pale.
- God, we have to take her to ER, okay?

- Let's go. Come on, let's go right now.
- All right, all right. Shh.

She's still running a fever
and her liver function tests are elevated.

What do you mean? What...
What happened to her liver?

There's been some cellular destruction.
It's probably chemical in origin.

Since Elizabeth was born prematurely,

we administered heavy doses
of multiple drugs at the time.

Any one of those
could've caused liver damage.

So, what's the next step?

What we're hoping
is that enough cells remain viable

and the liver can regenerate.

We'll keep monitoring her functions
and see what happens.

Please, we just need you
to be honest with us.

I need to know what we're facing.

If her liver fails,
she's going to need a transplant.

Oh, God.

But pediatric liver transplants
are extremely successful.

We can take a slice of either
your liver or your husband's,

and it will grow in her body.

Now, Elizabeth's blood type is O,
so we'll test you both.

One of you has to match.

Okay. Well, we'Il... We'll cross that bridge
when we get to it.

Tommy.

I'm not...

I'm not her biological father.

- We had sperm donated.
- I see.

One of my brothers is the donor.

We just don't...

We don't which one.

Well, I think we better find out.

Oh, wow. I think I have blisters.

You wanted to lose 5 pounds
so you could gain it back for Thanksgiving.

- How far did we run?
- Two miles.

- Two miles? That's it, two miles?
- Yeah.

That felt like 22.

- Oh, it's Tommy.
- He fired you months ago. Get over it.

How would you like it
if your own brother fired you?

I don't have a brother.
Stop being so childish.

You stop being so childish.

Hey.

If you guys don't take some of this food,

it's all gonna go to waste.
How about some onions?

Mom, Holly already has all this stuff.

How about a turkey?
Does she have a turkey?

- Tell her it's a gift from me.
- Mom, she doesn't want your used turkey.

It's not used. It's brand-new.
It has no cooties.

It's more about the psychological cooties.

- Oh, it's Tommy. Hey, bro.
- You know, where is Tommy and Julia?

Mom says hi.

How close is Mom to you right now?
And don't be obvious.

- Two... Two big pumpkins and a turkey.
- Don't react.

I need you to casually go to the pantry.

There's, uh, something I need to tell you.

Okay. But why would I need to go in there?

Forget it. Just make up some excuse as to
why you need to leave and come here

to the St. Francis hospital
as soon as you can, all right?

Whoa, why are you at the hospital?

- Why is Tommy at the hospital?
- I said don't react.

- Mom.
- Tommy, are you hurt?

I'm fine. It's nothing.
Look, I need to talk to Justin.

- Why? Is there something wrong with you?
- I don't think so.

- Wait, is there something wrong with me?
- No.

Look, it's Elizabeth, but she's fine now.

- They're... They're doing some tests.
- Oh, my God.

- Listen, Justin.
- Okay.

I need only you
to come to the hospital, okay?

- Mom, he just wants me, okay? Mom...
- Tommy, honey, we're on our way.

Don't worry.

Sorry, Tommy.

We just wanna find out ahead of time
which one of you will be the donor.

We're just trying to be prepared

if it turns out that she
has to have the transplant.

Of course. Anything you need from us.

I don't understand.
Why does it need to be one of them?

- I thought it was a blood-type issue.
- It is, but Julia and I are not a match.

Well, test all of us, don't you think?

No, because either Kevin or Justin
have to be type O.

- That's what I am. I'm a type O.
- I'm type O, Tommy.

Me too.

Wait, you're both type O?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Well, I called it first, so I really think
that I should be the one to...

- Mom, it's... It's not that simple.
- Why not?

Because liver transplants
work out better with the parent.

- Let's get a coffee.
- Yeah.

Come in.

- Just have a seat. I'll be right with you.
- Thank you.

- This is good.
- What?

That they're gonna find out who...

- Who'll be able to help.
- Yeah.

Will it... Will it bother you to know
who's able to help?

- Not really.
- Yeah, me neither.

You think it'll bother Tommy?

It's not like he doesn't know
it's either you or me.

Yeah, that's true.

I'm pretty sure
he wants it to be me, though.

Wow, truly delusional.

Well, I mean, Kevin, let's face it.

I have better hair,
and your nose on a girl? Tragic.

Do you wanna talk SAT Scores,
pretty boy?

Okay, Mr. Walker.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Oh, you're both getting genetic testing.
- How long will it be

for us to get the results?

Depends on how busy the lab is.
Probably a few hours.

- If you're in a hurry, I can put a rush on it.
No. That's fine.

I mean, this is
pretty much precautionary.

- We probably won't need them at all.
- Yeah, if things go

the way we hope they will,
this will all be moot.

- Moot.
- Moot?

Yeah.
- Right.

They've been in there
for over an hour.

- No, thanks.
- For God's sake, would you sit down?

As much as you'd like to worry,
everything's gonna be all right.

- God, I wish I could do this myself.
- Well, you can't. You're not her mother.

You're her grandmother, and therefore

you have a much older
and less desirable liver.

- There, I said it.
- Yes, you certainly did.

Mm-hm.

I wonder what Kevin and Justin
are talking about right now.

- I mean, they're about to find out who...
- Who the father is.

- No, Tommy is Elizabeth's father, Sarah.
- You know what I mean.

No, I don't know what you mean, Sarah.
I'm sorry, but words matter.

Well, I don't know what to call them...
Sperm donors?

I'm sorry. I guess I'm just
- I don't think about my brothers' sperm.

- A little overly sensitive
- Sorry.

To the whole nature versus nurture thing.

No, honestly, guys, stop.
You're both right.

We have to try to be sensitive
to what Tommy is going through.

Knowing Tommy, it's a lot. He's always
seen this as his own personal failure.

- I know. He has...
Hey.

- What's going on?
- Hi.

- Not much. What's happening?
- Is everything all right?

Everything's fine.
Justin and Kevin are just finishing up,

so there's nothing left to do
but wait.

We're just seeing if she's
gonna get better on her own.

So I think it'd best
if you guys went home and relaxed.

- And if there's any news, I'll call you.
- No, I really wanna stay here for Julia.

- Her family's not here.
- Mom, Julia is fine.

Besides, we might need you
to be strong later.

So sitting here all day
and night isn't gonna help.

Kitty, Sarah.

Tommy, Elizabeth is going to be just fine.
I'm sure of it.

I know, Mom. I know.

Let's go.
- All right. I'm going.

No, I...
You don't have to pull me.

You must be freaking out.

Not really. This is about Elizabeth.

You know, which sperm cell got there
fastest years ago isn't that important.

Unless it was yours.

You know what? So what?
I have a little surgery.

You know, no big deal.
I've been shot at, remember?

I mean, on a scale of one to ten,
this surgery's like a one.

And if you're the father,
it's what, like a two?

She has a father. His name Is Tommy.
He raises her.

I know, but... I mean,
I wasn't raised by my father,

and I spent my whole life
obsessing over who he was.

I just don't want you to feel like
you need to pretend it...

It doesn't matter, you know?

I mean, look, even if I'm living
in some crazy denial world,

like, I'm okay with it.

I mean, being a father
is the most important thing to Tommy,

and I don't want to think or feel anything
to get in the way of that.

I know, and that's great,
and you've been amazing.

I just... I hope that you understand

that once this gets out of the bottle,
you can't put it back in.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

I mean, Elizabeth still might be able
to get better on her own.

Let's just hope we don't have
to let this out, you know?

Yeah, we're all out in the backyard.

- The kids were asking where you were.
Maybe you shouldn't tell them.

- I don't want them to worry or anything.
- Okay. How are you?

Uh... Yeah, you know, I'm okay.
I'm okay. I'm...

I don't know,
I'm actually feeling a little weird.

I think this whole thing
is pushing buttons in me.

Yeah, well,
I guess it'd be weird if it didn't.

But I think everything will be okay.

Yeah. Yeah, I hope so.
Everybody's here.

Everybody's being so supportive.
It's... It's oddly nice.

Kitty, I can't come there.
I have a house full of relatives.

Robert, it's fine. It's fine. I'm not telling you
to make you feel guilty. I'm just...

I'm sorry.
Look, will you call me if you need me?

- I will. I'll talk to you later. Bye.
- Bye.

I told you in my message

you didn't need to cut your trip short.
We don't know anything yet.

First of all,
your mother couldn't drag herself away

from her dominoes tournament
to even acknowledge my presence.

I don't even think
that she noticed when I left.

Second of all, I thought
you might need me more than she did.

Ugh. God, I always feel like
I need to take a shower after doing this.

I hate to break this to you, kiddo,
but you can get pumpkin pie filling

in cans these days.

I just don't want you to wear yourself out

cooking a meal
that might not even get eaten.

You know what?

After Elizabeth's tests come back,
and they're normal,

and she doesn't need surgery,

we're all going to be very thankful.
And hungry.

And this is what hungry, thankful,
happy families eat.

And it's going to be ready.

If you cook it, they will come?

I cook it, and they'll forgive me.

What, Nora? What do you think
you need to be forgiven for?

Oh, I don't know. I behaved badly.
I got mad at everyone

because they all made their own plans
for Thanksgiving.

And I just selfishly wanted the
whole family together here, like always.

And now everybody is here,

and I just wish they were all
miles and miles away

and safe and sound and healthy.

Nora. You're a very powerful woman.

But you didn't cause this
and you can't fix it.

I feel so useless.
I don't know what to do with myself.

Oh, sweetheart.

You know what to do.

You do what you've always done.

You comfort them, you support them.

You let them know
how much you love them.

And then you bake
a pumpkin pie from scratch.

Isn't it good that I came
all the way from Albuquerque

just to give you
this invaluable advice? Hm?

Yes.

And now that you're here,
we're going to need one more pie.

- So I think you should scoop this.
- No, I don't scoop.

- Yeah. Yes, you do. You scoop.
- Oh, no, I don't.

This hospital has the worst food.
I mean, it's not even food.

- It's some horrible facsimile of food.
- Don't be too hard on it.

It may be my last meal. Or Justin's.

- That's not funny, bro.
- No.

- I was...
There you are.

Listen, I just spoke to the doctors,

and she needs the transplant.

- Oh, God, Tommy. Are you okay?
- Yeah. I'm fine. Everything's fine.

Kevin, it's you.

- Really? Okay.
- Yeah.

They wanna run some more tests,

make sure you've never had hepatitis.

- Stuff like that.
- Yeah. Sure.

Congratulations.

Look, he can pass out cigars later.
We... We gotta get to the lab.

- Sure. I'Il... I'll see you later.
- Yeah.

Okay.

- You okay?
- No.

Are you?

No, not really.

- You have any fours?
- Nope. Go fish.

I hate this game.

Justin, what's a painting
by Degas or a liqueur? Eight letters.

Absinthe.

Can't people know things?

- You have any sevens?
- Yes.

- Here, you win. I quit.
- Why don't you two go home?

Look, I just wanna stay
and make sure everything's okay, all right?

Hey. I'm gonna go home
and get some stuff for Kevin.

- Oh, no. Let me go. You stay here.
- No, you won't be able to find anything.

Well, I'll find it if you tell me where it is.

Justin, why don't you guys come with me?

I just told you I wanna stay.

- Well, go out for a walk.
- Yeah, let's go for a walk.

I don't want a walk, okay?
I want another bag of chips.

- Well, thanks. I'll make a list for you.
- Okay.

- How many of those can you eat?
- I don't know, Mom. We'll see.

I'm sorry. I just feel so bad for Elizabeth
and what she's going through.

- Ma, she's not even 2 years old.
- I know.

What are you going through, Justin?
What... What are you feeling?

- Are you disappointed it's Kevin?
- Disappointed? No.

- Are you relieved?
- No.

Yes, I'm relieved,
and yes, I'm disappointed.

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

The only thing I do know
is that it doesn't feel good.

Hi.
Hi.

- Oh, look, Sarah. This room is lovely.
Hi. I wouldn't know, Ma.

It's pretty hard to see through the forest.

- Well, honey, just put it down over there.
Hey.

- Where's Kevin?
Right here.

Hi, honey. How you doing?
- Hey. I'm fine.

Well, I'm wearing a dress
with no backside. I've been better.

Well, I brought everything you wanted
from home.

- And then some.
- Yeah. So let's see what we have here.

- Your dop kit.
- Great.

And your pajamas.

Oh, Nora. Those aren't his pajamas.
These are my pajamas.

- I should've gone...
- Scotty, it's okay. I love your pajamas.

Yeah? It's okay.

- Here's your iPod.
- Thank you.

Great. We can listen to show tunes
all night.

Whatever Kevin wants.

- Okay, I'm ordering Chinese.
- I can't eat anything.

I know.
That's why I'm gonna order shrimp,

- because you're allergic.
- How thoughtful.

I don't think I could eat a thing.
I'd like to place an order, please.

One shrimp lo mein,
one special fried rice with shrimp.

- What do you want, Justin?
- Beef with broccoli.

Two beef and broccoli, with shrimp.

You don't have to order everything
with shrimp. I'm not even hungry.

- No, that'll be a pickup. Thank you.
- When are they taking you in

- in the morning.
- Oh, some awful hour like 5.

Kevin, I think what you're doing
is incredible.

I don't think I would be so brave.

Well, you're not
a morning person, honey.

No, Kevin. You're being amazing.
I am amazing.

Hi, Tommy.

Hey, Tommy. You hungry?
I just ordered Chinese.

- You can have shrimp, shrimp or shrimp.
- Well, you must be happy, Mom.

Why on Earth would I be happy?

Everybody's here, together,
for Thanksgiving,

just the way you wanted it.

Tommy, that's not fair.

Well, then stop treating this
like one of your dinner parties.

I mean, this isn't another
Walker family get-together.

- Tommy, that's not what we're doing.
- Just enjoy your dinner.

Hey.

I hope this works.

It will.

It has to.

Okay.

Are you asleep?

- No. Are you?
- No.

Wow, you look like
you're in the first-class cabin of Swiss air.

Seeing as I'm awake, I might as well
sign some of these forms.

Can you pass me that pen, please?

- Thank you.
- What are they for?

Everything.
This one's authorization of payment.

Payment? You're giving them
a piece of your liver.

- Isn't that enough?
- Oh, no. No good deed goes unpunished.

Informed consent. They wanna make sure
I'm aware of all the risks involved,

which include: " Loss of limb function,
paralysis, stroke, brain damage... "

Okay, good. Thank you. Moving on.

Hopefully, I'll end up
with a scar and nothing else.

Well, I like scars. I think they're sexy.

- This one needs to be notarized.
- What is it?

Power of attorney.

- You're an attorney.
- Not if I'm on life support.

And as my husband, you'd be in charge
of pulling the plug or not.

Okay, this is all starting to get
a little too real.

Yeah, I might sign that one
in the morning.

It's a good thing we are married.
If it was up to my mother,

she'd never pull the plug,
and I'd be a vegetable for all eternity.

- It's not funny, Kevin.
- I know it's not funny,

but please don't get serious on me now.

We have the whole operation
to get through.

I'm sorry. I'm just...

I'm scared.

I know.

Come here.

Everything is gonna be fine.
I promise you.

I know.

Come on.

- What time is it?
- It's really early.

You should probably go back to bed.

I'm up already. Want some breakfast?

No. I'm not really hungry, but thanks.

And thank you for letting me sleep over.

Rebecca, it's your house too.
It always will be.

Oh, my God.
I had crazy dreams all night.

You were in one, Justin was in one,
and there were babies all over the place.

Probably everything got stirred up
from being at the hospital.

Yeah.

You know, I was thinking,
maybe I should call him.

- Who, Justin?
- No, David.

- Well, he's my dad.
- I know who you meant.

How do you do it? How do you just
pretend like he doesn't exist?

I know he exists.
I'm just glad he doesn't exist here.

Yeah, but he left because of me,

because I wanted to still be a Walker.

Yeah, that's one reason he left.

Why are you so cynical about him?

Because he would've found
another reason to go.

That is just his M.O., Becca.
I have known him for 25 years,

and he can't be in one place
and he can't be with one person.

I know that this has opened up
a lot of wounds.

But he is not the one to fix it. He can't.

Sweetie, I'm sorry,
but he would only let you down.

Oh, I can't believe this is happening.

I should be home making
stuffing for the turkey,

not waiting for my son and my grandbaby
to go into surgery.

Nora, we're lucky
they're having surgery.

- It's only gonna save Elizabeth's life.
- I know, I know.

Look, look, when they roll Kevin out,

let's just give him some room.
We don't want to scare him.

- Oh, here he is. Here he is.
Okay.

Oh, here he is.
- Hey.

Is he under yet?
- He's on a drip. He's high as a kite.

Oh, there he is.
Oh, no, here he is.

Hey, buddy boy.
- My whole family is here. That's so nice.

Kevin, sweetie, it's gonna be over
before you know it. Just relax.

Mom, they shaved my chest.
I look like Michael Phelps.

I think he's pretty relaxed.

I'm gonna be the first person
you see when you wake up.

Okay, tell them
to take a little off the sides.

Whatever you want.

Ahh.

Okay, good luck.
Good luck, bro.

- Bye, Kev.
- Bye.

Hey.
- Hey.

Julia asked me to bring you that.

Yeah, did she
tell you to bring me a decaf?

- Yeah.
- Trade me?

I just... I couldn't sit
in that room anymore.

I mean, if one more person
asked me how I was feeling,

- I thought my head was gonna explode.
- No. No.

So at the risk of an explosion,
how are you feeling?

I'm fine.

Hm.

What, Kitty? What?
What do you want me to say?

The doctor's say
it's all gonna work out, so...

Well, I'm sure it will, Tommy,
but that doesn't mean you're fine.

You don't have to hide your feelings
from me.

I probably understand a lot more
than you think I do.

I doubt it.

Okay, well, let me take a wild guess.

What you can't talk about
is the fact that you're angry

because for some inexplicable reason,
Kevin can father a child and you can't.

And now, after everything
you've been through with Elizabeth,

the one thing that she needs the most,
you can't give her, but Kevin can.

And what really sucks is that deep down,
you resent him for it.

And what makes it even worse
is that even deeper down,

you're sick of this... This grudge
that you guys are carrying on.

And you really, really miss your brother.

You know, Tommy,
I really wanted to be pregnant.

And I would think... I would think,

well, how do people like Trish
just go out,

they don't want kids,
they have a one-night stand,

and she's immediately pregnant.

And of course I'm,
you know, I'm very grateful

that she's bringing our baby
into the world,

just as you're grateful to Kevin, but it...

It's just that little part of you that...

That thinks it's not fair.

Maybe you do understand.

Eh. Just... you know.

Yeah, but you won't...
You won't say anything, will you?

- Oh, I won't if you won't.
- Good.

Tommy, it's over.

- She's in recovery. Kevin too.
- What did the doctor say?

She said it went fine.
That's all she said, fine.

We'll know more in two days,
but she's gonna wake up soon,

- and we can see her. Fine is good, right?
- Fine is very good.

Oh, God. The doctor
told me about the good news.

Yeah, she said her test results
look really good.

No sign of organ rejection so far,

and they upgraded her condition
from fair to good.

I knew she'd be all right. I just knew it.
But I'm so relieved.

Oh, honey.

Look at her. Her color is so much better.

- Yeah.
- Julia gave her some juice earlier,

and they're gonna start her
on solid foods tomorrow.

And when do you two
start on solid foods?

I mean, you're disappearing.

Yeah, it's the sick baby diet.
Works like a charm.

When's the last time
you had a decent meal?

- Honestly...
- I don't know.

Well, let's just go
and get some food into the both of you.

- Look, you go. I'll stay.
- No, you go. I'll stay.

I've got this great idea.
Why don't the three of us go?

We'll get a nurse to stay here.
She'll come find you if she wakes up,

And then you can have a meal together
for a change.

What do you think?

- Okay.
- Yeah?

Yeah. Yeah, let me just...

Great.

Mom.

About the other day, I'm sorry I yelled.

What? I don't know
what you're talking about.

I remember my son being worried sick
about his baby daughter.

I don't remember any yelling.

Yelling? Don't remember that.

What? Oh, my gosh.

Here they are.
- Oh, my God. It's Thanksgiving.

- Yeah.
- I can't believe you did this.

Well, we decided the bird was ambulatory,
so we dressed him up, drove him in.

Hey, guys. Sorry. Sorry I'm late,

but here is the lime Jell-O
with walnuts and bananas.

I have no idea what that has to do with
Thanksgiving, but I'm not gonna eat it.

I think it actually comes, like,
from early colonial times.

It was something with...
Something to do with scurvy.

- It's Justin's favorite is what it is.
- Shut up.

Kitty, it was very nice
for Robert to come.

Oh, come on, Saul. Don't be sarcastic.

He's got his whole family in town, and...

Excuse me. I wasn't being sarcastic.

It was very nice for Robert to come.

Robert.

- Hey, how are you?
- Hi, honey.

- You didn't have to come.
- Yes, I did. I missed you.

- Are you... Are you hungry?
- Yes.

So how's Kevin doing?
I haven't seen him today.

Oh, you know,
he's grumpy when he's awake,

and he moans when he's asleep,
which he's doing right now.

Everybody grab a chair
and assume your usual positions.

Oh, except for Justin.

We decided to let you sit
at the big person's table this year.

- No. No, no.
- Yes. I made it. Uncle Saul, I made it.

You awake?

Yeah.

How's it going?

You know, I'm on a morphine drip,
so I can't complain, but God,

I keep thinking,
what if it had been Justin?

Well, as soon as he healed,
we would've had an intervention.

We might still need one,
the way I'm enjoying this.

You know,

I always thought it was you.

Me too.

Can't explain it.

- It was just something, you know?
- I know.

But this doesn't change anything either.

I keep wondering
what Dad would think of all this.

- I imagine he'd be very happy.
- No, no. I meant us.

We haven't been getting along,
we both know we've been faking it.

Dad's not responsible for our problems.

- I'm sorry I fired you. I really am.
- It's okay.

No, it's not. Because I put business first.
And you know what I figured out?

That's bad for business.

Ojai Foods is not about fruit. It never was.
It's about us. It's about our family.

Are you offering me a job?
Because I do already have one.

Good, because I'm not.

Besides, we still can't afford you.

I just wanted to say thank you.

For everything.

Ow.

Oh, Nora, I forgot to tell you, those nurses
send their compliments to the chef.

- Oh.
- Okay, everybody, attention.

I have a bottle of sparkling apple cider,
and it's an excellent year.

You know, everybody in this building

is on some kind of drug,
and we can't even drink.

- That's not fair.
- And that's not sparkling cider.

I'd like to try the sparkling apple cider,
Uncle Saul.

Some sparkling apple cider
for sister Sarah, please.

Since when did you two become Amish?

Rebecca, you don't have
anything on your plate.

I'm saving room
because we're going to my mom's later.

Certainly hasn't been stopping Justin,
has it?

- Yeah, seriously.
- I just don't want to hurt Mom's feelings.

Julia, could you pass me
the cranberry sauce?

- Oh, I think I may have finished that.
- Justin.

What? I mean,
I can give you some of my cran...

- No, that's fine.
- You know, I've got a toast.

To Elizabeth,
my strong, little granddaughter,

who, this year, out of all the Thanksgivings
we've spent together,

has given us so much to be thankful for.

- Thank you.
To Elizabeth.

Oh, and I'd like to propose
a toast to Paige and Cooper,

who couldn't be here.

You know, I've had a little taste
of why Mom was so disappointed

at the idea of not having Thanksgiving
with her children.

So to Mom,
thank you for this fabulous meal.

- Yeah.
To Nora.

Cheers.
Thank you.

Okay, I have... I have one more toast.
Sorry, just one more.

Every Thanksgiving,
when Mom asks Kevin

if he would like a piece of pie,
Kevin always says the same thing,

and then he proceeds
to eat half of the pie all by himself.

So true.

So here's to Kevin, who this year,
gave new meaning to the phrase:

"Just a sliver. "

Ohh.

Just an itty-bitty...
- That is the worst,

most tasteless toast I have ever heard.

- Oh, Kevin.
- Hey, Mom.

Look at him.

How you feeling?
- I'm fine.

- Just a bit.
- Oh, no, no.

No, no, no. You don't want
any sparkling apple cider.

- A toast.
- Yeah. Absolutely.

- To Kevin.
- To Kevin.

To Kevin.