Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 4, Episode 12 - The Science Fair - full transcript

A lemon battery?

When you put your tongue
on the wire,

You get zapped like a taser.
Wow.

-He begged me to do it.
-Yeah. It was awesome!

(laughs)
(sarah) paige, I'm throwing in

A couple of your favorite
applesauce cookies.

Make sure you test
your blood sugar level

Before you have them, okay?
Here, catch. Mom, duck.
Ooh.

Ew. Tuna.
Since when did you not like tuna?

Since I read it's got mercury.

-But if you want me to eat poison...
-Yep, that's why I made tuna, paige,



-So that I could poison you.
-Whatever. I'll--I'll trade it.

Did you show grama
your science project?

Yes, she did.
Very impressive.

Mm-hmm.
Not really.

Henry's making
an earthquake simulator.

He says he's doing it himself,
but his dad's an architect,

So you know
he's doing it for him.

You know,
I have this afternoon free.

-Maybe we could finish yours together.
-I can do it myself.

Sarah, why don't you just
let her go to school?
Why don't we call the uncles?

I mean, if henry's gonna use
his family resources,

Why don't we take
full advantage of ours?

If I say yes, will you leave me
alone, even at the fair?

Yes. I'll pretend
we've never met.



(horn honks)
hey, we're on.

Bye, grandma.
Bye, sugar pie. See ya.

(cooper) bye, grandma. Bye.
Bye, coop.

(sarah) I love you!

(door opens)

Okay, you won't believe
what happened.

(door closes)
who is that child?
I don't recognize her.

She's been so obstinate lately,
downright obnoxious.

Preteens--they're hard.
Anyway, last--

No, they call them "tweens"
now, mom.

Tweens. And if I'm not the most
neglectful mother in the world,

I'm the most stifling.

Mothers are never right.
So, sarah, listen.

I need your advice.
-Do you think this is cosmic payback

-For me and kitty, for when we were--
-Sarah, for god sake, will you shut up?

Sin called.

-Yeah. He left two messages this morning.
-You didn't call him back, did you?

Why, do you think I should?

No. Mom, he dropped off the face
of the earth for six weeks

-After you donated to his "charity."
-But he didn't cash the check.

Because you canceled it.
What if he has a legitimate excuse?

Unless he's been locked up in gitmo,

He had no reason not to pick up
the phone and call you.

(whispers) I'm such a fool.

No, mom.

You've done nothing wrong.

But he's shown you who he is

An untrustworthy jerk that
doesn't deserve your affections.

(normal voice) you're right.

Good girl.

(sighs) why does it take
six days

To see if an embryo's
turned into a blast?

Yeah, then we have to wait nine
months to see if we made a baby.

(exhales deeply) do you think
any of my embryos

Will make it into a blast?
Yeah, I'm sure that they did, some of 'em.

-Your sperm tested better.
-Yours tested fine.

-Adequate.
-"Adequate" is fine.

This is our file.

Kevin, back away from the desk.
I just want a peek.

Sorry to keep you waiting.
Oh, that's okay. We don't mind.

No, we--we can't wait
to hear the news.

Not that we know what it is. We--we don't.
(whispers) kevin, don't be weird.

Sorry.

Okay, let's see.

Your egg donor produced
ten viable eggs.

You each fertilized five.

And as of this morning,

Eight of those embryos have
progressed into blastocysts.

That's what we want to see.
Oh, my god.

That's incredible.
Right now five of the blasts are yours, kevin,

And three are scotty's.

I'm--I'm--I'm sorry.
Are you s--five out of five?

I can double-check the labs.
Not that three isn't great.

Are you--are you okay? I mean,
are you--are you all right?

Yeah, I'm thrilled.

-That's--
-Now we still need to wait and see

How many of these blasts
become advanced blasts.

-I'll call you in the morning with a progress report.
-Wow, I can't believe this is actually happening.

I know. We're actually gonna be dads.

This--it's freaking me out.
Wow.

Don't be--don't be weird.

Sorry. Sorry.

So are you kicking me out?

Officially, you're on academic probation,

But you are going to have to

Raise your grade point average 2.3 points

If you want to remain in the program.

I've seen this happen time after time.

Students struggle with medical school,

Sometimes even manage to graduate.

And then the boards come up,

And they're unable to pass the exam.

And a degree without a license
is meaningless.

So are--are--are you telling me
I should drop out or...

I just don't want to see you
waste your time.

Uh, and if I decide to stay?

Well, here's a reading list.

The next semester starts in a week.

If you want to stay, I suggest
you put that time to good use.

Okay, I, uh...
(clears throat)

Yeah, I'll go to the library
right away.

Justin, if you are committed
to seeing this through,

-You have to step up.
-Step up. Got it.

Fine. I'll have
my accountant call you.

Mm.
(beep)

(knock on door)
(saul) holly?

Yeah.
Do you mind if I come in?

No.
I, uh, I-I would like to talk to youbout ryan.

I hope he doesn't want
his job back,

Because I just gave someone else his desk.
No, ryan resigned because he wanted to.

In fact, I think he's probably relieved

That he doesn't work here anymore.
He's not the only one.

So I know that you think
that he's responsible

-For the spill at our storage facility--
-No, saul, it wasn't a spill.

We lost our entire stock.

He's gone now, holly.
He can't do any more damage.

But you agree that he did it?

Well, given the amount
of hostility and resentment

He has towards my family,
I would say, yes, it's probable.

But he also donated
his bone marrow to kitty.

Look, what he did for kitty
and for your family

Is incredible, but he is part
of this current investigation.

I just talked to the insurance
adjustors the other day,

And they think
that they have enough evidence

To bring a case against him.
Well, what if we drop the investigation?

W-what?

He wants to start over, holly.

If he's charged
with corporate sabotage--

What do you want from him?

Are--are--are you aware
of what you're asking from me?

They have already proven
that this is not an accident.

If we do not help them
finish this investigation

And we do not act accordingly,

We will get no reimbursement
for our loss.

So we take a hit.
(scoffs)

He's the one responsible
for kitty being well now.

(sighs)

(whispers) fine.

Fine?

What do you wantto say?

I-I'm not gonna argue

That anything is as important
as kitty's life.

Forget how much ryan cost
this company or anyone else,

It's family first.

It's bad business,

But it is the walker way.

Come on, holly. Can't you
understand that this--this--

Oh, saul, please. I get it.

(voice breaking) you want me
to let ryan off the hook

Just like you wanted me

To let tommy off the hook.

It is nothing new.

Is that all?

That's all.

Thank you.

(cell phone beeps and dials)

(telephone rings)

Hi. Could you connect me
to dennis york, please?

(doorbell rings)

(groans) who iit?

It's simon.

Uh...

Yes. Um, well,

Just one moment, please.

I'll be right there.

Just...

I'm on my way.

Simon, what are you doing here?

I wasn't sure if you were
checking your phone messages.

No, I've been checking them.
I-I've just been very busy.

I'm sorry if I'm interrupting.

I... Thought maybe
if I tried my luck in person,

You'd give me
the chance to explain.

Uh, that was a bad idea.
I'll go.

No, simon. We should talk.

Please come in. We'll talk.

Okay.

(electricity crackles)

And?

That's it. The light goes on.

Oh, wow. I--that--that--that--
That's awesome, isn't it, kevin?

Well, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, it's awesome.

It's jt--you know what? It's a little hard to see.
Really?

I-I saw it. It's fin

yeah, no, I saw it, too.
I just think--you know what?

I think we could--we could amp
this up. Get it? Amp it up?
(snaps fingers)

I know what a pun is,

I just really didn't get
a charge out of it.

I like you, paige whedon.

(chuckles) so what should we do
to see it better?

Nothing.
The project is perfect.

W--yeah. Yes, it is perfect.
But you know what?

When I walk into a courtroom,
I think of two things, okay?
(groans)

Facts and presentation.
The fact is, the battery works.

Great.

If we could build a bigger battery
And turn on something bigger,

I think we would really wow
the judges.

Like a radio.

Yeah, radio's a good start.
Okay, I'm off to aunt kitty's.

Mom, do we have a radio?
A radio? Why?

Do we have one or not?

Uh, yes. Yes, I think there is
one in the attic.

I'll get it.

(lowered voice) thank you.

She won't let me
near this project.

What can I say?
I think I've got the touch.

(normal voice) have you
ever argued with a tween?

I have. I-I live with him.

-Says the miley fan.
-It's good practice for you two.

-Right?
-Okay, I'm off. I'm off!

-Bye.
-Bye.

You know, if you're not in the mood,
We don't have to do this.

Yeah. No, why--why--why wouldn't
I be in the mood?

No reason.

Okay. Just because you're
feeling full of yourself

Because you have
five healthy embryos...

What are you talking about?

-It doesn't mean that I'm not happy with my three.
-And you should be. Three's great.

Ohmy god. If you could hear yourself right now.
What?

-Kevin, it's not--
-I found one.

Okay. Great.

That's what they call it?
Really?

Bone--bone-break fever? That's its name?
Yes, and for good reason.

I felt like my entire body
was in a vise.

By the time I got over it,

I figured it would be best
to explain it to you in person,

And that was a-a bad call.

Oh, just--wait a second.
Just go--go back.

What--what--what happened now

With the community bank
you started?

Well, as soon as I found out
this guy carlsson

-Was stealing from me, I flew straight to guatemala.
-I thought you flew straight to florida.

No, that was a-that was a layover.

But as it turned out,
the president of the bank

Was also on to him,
so when I got to guatemala city,

We just turned him over to
the authorities.

And then that's when you went
into the jungle?

Uh, right. I wanted
to check on my projects.

They were all up and running,

And everything would have
been great

If it hadn't been for that one
mosquito bite, and... (laughs)

I'm--you don't believe a word
I'm saying, do you? I...

No, I-I do. I do. I-I do.

-I believe you.
-Nora, do you know what worried me the most?

Is that you would think
that's what I would do to you,

-Try and take your money.
-No. I...

Well, I, you know,
I have to be honest,

I've been confused.

I-I've been worried.

-And...
-Nora.

I don't know. I started
to think it was all a dream--

-Whatever we were.
-I'm sorry I put you through this,

Especially when kitty's going
through something much worse.

I wish I could have been here
to help.

Well, she's in remission now,
and that's all that counts.

Mm-hmm.

I know we can't pick up
right where we left off.

I know that.

But can I least see you again?

Well, I-I'm just...

I just need some time.

-I understand.
-Okay.

I'll wait.

I'm persistent.

I'll wait.

Okay.

So finally in a mood to sell?

We'll see. We haven't started
negotiating yet.

Holly, my offer is
more than fair.

Yeah, if I were only selling
a couple of shares.

But you would have a major say
in how this company was run,

So that has to be figured
into the price as well.

It is. 250 is already over value.

(indistinct conversations)

0 a share.

(laughs)

That's...

You're kidding, right?

(chuckles)
everyone has a price.

That's mine.

400? That's crazy.

See, I don't think so.

I mean, correct me if I'm wrong,

But you have been waiting
for this opportunity

Your whole life.

Ojai foods was yours,
not william walker's.

Isn't that the way
that you see it?

But he landed you in jail

And he took the whole thing
for himself.

So I am offering you a chance
to get it back

And to wield power
over his entire family.

Now, dennis, if revenge
is what you're after,

Then $400 is a steal.

Pfft.

You're really persuasive.

350, and that's final.

That's an offer worth considering.

I'll think about it.

48 hours, and it's off the table.

Understood.

Holly.
Hmm?

Just out of curiosity,
when we last spoke, um,

You had no interest in selling.
What changed your mind?

The walkers come with
a whole lot of family drama.

I'm getting real tired of it.

See you, dennis.

Hey.
Hey.

What do you got there?

Well, my o.B. Says that I need
more calcium in my diet,

And since I hate milk--

Chocolate, chocolate chip,
chocolate chip cookie dough.

Tting a jump
on the next semester?

No. I'm getting a jump
on electrons and electrodes.

Sarah asked me and kev to help
paige with her science project.

You have time for that?

Are you implying
I don't have time for that?

Honest answer?

I'm a little surprised
that you're helping paige

When your advisor gave you
a reading list a mile long.

I mean, does sarah even know
what's going on?

Does she know I'm failing
out of medical school? No.

-And she's not gonna find out.
-I'm sure she'd understand.

There's nothing to understand.
I don't even understand.

I studied for these exams.

Did you tell them about kitty
or, I don't know,

That you just found out that
you're gonna be a new father?

Yeah, I did. And you know
what i sounds like?

It sounds like
"my dog ate my homework."

He thinks I should drop out.
Poon clatters)

How cod he say that? He's your advisor.
Yeah, well, that was his advice.

Well, that's ridiculous. You'r.
Okay, rebecca, you know what?

I don't need
the encouraging thing right now.

I'm past needing a cheerleader.
Maybe he's right.

You know, maybe I don't have
what it takes to finish.

I'm sure that everyone
inour class thinks that--

But they're not on probation.
I don't know. All right?

I'm not making a decision
right now.

Where are you going?
We need to talk about this.

Look, I can't think about this,
all right? I'm late.

(door closes)

1.23 watts.
Okay, more lemons, doctor, stat.

Stop calling me "doctor."
and why did we pay for these?

We own a fruit company.

Well, desperate times call
for desperate measures.

Okay, how are we doing
on this display?

We are still glittering.
My father would be so proud.

Great. Make sure
you get the corner

Right. I don't know why I'm so worried
about being a dad.

I think I was born to do this.

(justin)
whoa. Look at this thing.

Remember when we used to
steal this out of sarah's room

And take it to the beach?
Yeah, can we forget
the "back in the day" speech

And concentrate
on the dancing hamster?

Uh, no dancing hamster.
What do you mean, no dan--

How can they be
out of dancing hamsters?

-That's the key to our success.
-A dancing rodent is the key?

Yeah, make the judges laugh--
that's basic.

-Did you check aisle seven?
-I did, and that's what I got.

Of course you picked a robot.
How butch.

Wait. How is a robot butch?

Why don't you turn it on?
(whirring)

-Yeah!
-(paige) awesome.

Okay, that's pretty butch.

See, a science project is about science.
I beg to differ.

Paige, don't let anyone tell you
winning doesn't matter. It does.

Aren't you gonna
tell me, "no, it doesn't"?

If you can't do it,
you can't do it. Right?

That's the way the world works.

Wow. Medical school is
teaching you something.

You have no idea.

You know, I think what
your uncles are trying to say

Is that it's learning
that's important.

Uh-huh.

So what about the disco balls?
Are we still using them?

Absolutely.

Our brother kevin,
who did the baking soda volcano

-Six years in a row?
-Dressed as a wizard, don't forget.

-And justin's there, too.
-Mm-hmm.

Well, oh, oh, well, now that's
a good idea. You know, justin--

Justin who just didn't do his
science projects altogether.

Well, considering how much
I helped him at school,

He owes me big-time.
But I'm just glad that paige

Accepts their help, because god
knows, she does not want mine.

Sweetheart,
are you all right?

I'm fine.
I just always keep checking

To see if it's swelling.

You're feeling better,
though, right?

I am.
It's just a very bad habit.

As a matter of fact, I spoke
with dr. Avadon yesterday,

Who told me that my white blood
cell count--higher than ever.

Yay! Yay!

Yeah.
Unbelievable, kitty.

How is it having robert home?

Oh, well, it's, um,

You know, it's really,
really nice for me.

-I--he says he's happy.
-But you don't think he is happy?

I just think he misses
the campaign.

Well, it would be weird
if he didn't miss it.

I mean, it's hard
to say good-bye

-To somethingou deeply and truly love.
-That's true.

But you do it. You do it.
You say, "hasta la vista," baby.

Stop. Stop.

Mom.
Wait. What are we stopping?

You're taking him back.
I haven't. I haven't made any decisions.

Ugh. This is a bad mistake.
Decisions about what?

-Simon's back.
-Oh, my god.

-Mm-hmm.
-Oh, my god. You're kidding me.

He had the nerve to show his face?
Mnh-mnh. That would require bravery. He just called.

He came to the house, actually.
What? You saidyou weren't gonna see him.

He showed up on my doorstep,
begging me to just hear him out.

Sarah, just because
I hear what he has to say

Does not make me the village idiot.
No, but believing him does.

-Oh, she didn't mean that.
-Yes, she did.

Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
I did, very much. 100%.

-But she meant it out of love and concern.
-I can totally, totally tell you did.

Yes, I'm very protective.
You're too forgiving, mom.

I'm an adult. I can take care
of my own affairs.

-Well, I'm not gonna stop worrying abo you.
-Look, you know, sarah,

I think that in this case, mom is right. I mean, th--
what?

Well, we're always bitching
that she butts into our lives.

So let's just stop butting into hers.
Thank you...

I think.

How about now?

Nope.

What do you mean, "nope"?
I mean we don't have enough volts.

Unless you don't understand
the basic concept

Do you want to help me
make something in the kitchen?

Can I, uncle kevin?

Absolutely, as long
as it doesn't involve fruit.

Are we really out of lemons?
Look, paige said the radio was fine.

-That's not enough.
-It's enough for her.

Look, this is gonna work, okay,
so don't give up so easily.

You know what?
Fine. Jeez. You do it.

What are you doing?

Look, I'm done. You obviously
know what it takes to succeed,

So just--you finish it.

All right, what's going on with you?

I can't watch you take over
paige's project.

I mean, do--do you honestly
think it helps her?

Because it doesn't, kevin.
So what if she wins now?

All right, someday
she'll be in a place

Where no one can help her
and it's all on her.

-And then what?
-Justin, she's in sixth grade.

Yeah, and so was I. And I might
have learned something

If you and everybody else
in this family

Didn't do everything for me.

I'm sorry. What are you talking
about? You're in medical school.

Yeah, and I'm failing out.

-What?
-I'm on academic probation,

And they're trying
to kick me out.

Oh, god.

All right. Um...

Does mom know?

Kevin, I'm a grown man. They
don't send report cards home.

But it doesn't matter,
because I'm gonna drop out.

Look, I gotta go.

Please tell paige
everything's okay,

And I'll see her
at the science fair.

(indistinct conversations)

(keypad beeping)

(beep)

(phone rings)

(ring)

Sarah, where are you?

Paige wanted some space.
Why? Is everything okay?

No, it is not. It's a disaster.

Henry's earthquake simulator
is out-of-control.

-And there is no way he made any of it.
-You don't know that.

-Yes, I do. Where are you?
-I'm about to leave.

-But listen, I found out this thing about simon.
-Simon? Who is si--what, mom's simon?

I googled him again.

There's this picture of him from
some boca raton society page.

He's at a benefit with an older,
attractive woman on his arm--

Marilyn weisman.
Maybe he has a thing for older women.

No. But what if he has one
in every city?

-Don't you think I should tell mom?
-No, I think you should forget about simon

-And start thinking about henry.
-Don't you mean paige?

No. I mean, yeah. J--look, just get down here.
(beep)

(beep)
cooper.

(all talking at once)

Wow, paige. I gotta say,
it looks fantastic.

-(rebecca) yeah, really.
-Do you think it's better han henry's?

-Oh, yeah.
-Who's henry? Your nemesis?

It's more like kevin's nemesis.
(cell phone ringing)

(beep) hi. Could you wait one second
for me?

-Have you seen kevin?
-Uh, yeah, I saw him just a second ago.

-You want me to find him?
-Yeah. Tell him it's important.

-Okay.
-Yes, uh, doctor, go ahead.

Just need to make
a few little tweaks here.

Hi.

Interested in earthquakes?
(chuckles)

I'm sure henry can answer
any of your questions.

Actually, yeah, I do have
a couple of questions, henry.
(mouths word)

Paige, look at that!
It's gigantic.

(gasps) oh, my gosh.

I can't believe
you did all of this.

Well, uncle kevin thought of it

And uncle justin did
the battery work.

-Wait till you see the robot start dancing.
-Is he gonna dance?

That's what the disco balls are for.

Oh, yes, of course.
Well, that's obvious.

Terrific work, justin.

Now you see, paige, if you keep
working on your science,

-Maybe one day you, too, will end up in med school.
-I want to be fashion designer.

-Uh, you know, I'm gonna, uh...
-Well, yes, that's good, too.

-I'm gonna go, uh, go find, uh, rebecca.
-Are you okay?

(justi) yes. Paige's moment.
Paige's moment.

Okay, so what--what does--
what does he dance to?

-Disco.
-Don't tell me that was kevin's idea.

Right,nd you figured
this equation out yourself?

It wasn't hard.
My manipulated variable is

The building's
construction material.

My responding variable is
how long it takes

For the building to collapse.

Right. And how long did it take
to build the model?

A couple days.

A couple of days? What's your
superpower, architecture?

(lowered voice) seriously,
one dad to another,

You, um, you built most of this
yourself, right?

I'm sorry.
Whose father are you?

That's not relevant.

-What's your name?
-Sterling.

(scotty) kevin. Sterling kevin. Good luck.

What are you doing?

-I practically had him disqualified.
-I talked to the clinic.

-What? Really? And?
-Yeah. Well, it's not great.

Only four of ours made it
to advanced blasts.

(gasps) you're kidding.

I'm trying to not get depressed.
I mean, we still have four.

-Of course. Of course.
-Yeah.

No, you're absolutely right.
Our baby's our baby.

Did... Any of yours make it?

Oh. No, actually,

The--the four
that didn't make it are yours.

Mine are all good.

I lost four?

The doctor said
there's no rhyme or reason.

I mean, y-your embryo
could end up becoming the one.

-Are you okay? Because I know that--
-I'm fine. I'm fine.

Look, I knew we didn't have
any control over this.

-So I should...I should get back to paige.
-Do you want to talk about this?

No, no, I don't. I'm fine.

Oh, wow, paige.

Didn't this turn out great?
I love it!

It's so bright,

And the information is
very well laid out.

-Coop, what do you think?
-Can I g?

Yeah, sure. Don't stick your
finger in it, though, okay?

What took you so long?

Uh, well, I-I got the impression

That you kinda wanted some space.

-Whatever.
-Wow. I really can't win with you these days.

Um, where's grandma?
Is she here?

She went to look at some booths.

Why don't you go
and look at some, too?

Yeah, why don't I?

(whispers) psst!
Is she gone?

-Yeah.
-(normal voice) okay, huddle up.

I've been doing
some reconnaissance.

-Reconnaissance?
-Sizing up the competition.

Seriously lame, but you're right
about that henry kid, so I think

We pump up the volume,
squeeze in a few more oranges.

-Do we have enough time?
-Yeah, but we gotta get going.

-(sighs) mom, there you are.
-Sarah. Sarah, look.

No, listen--
th-this young--

This young woman
has--has found out

That it's better to water plants
with water than with soda.

That's a stunning finding.

-Mom, could I talk to you, please? Listen.
-Yes.

I know simon gave you
an explanation,

-But I found something out about him.
-(sighs) sarah, what part
of "I can handle it"

-Don't you understand, huh?
-Listen, I was just--I was
looking around online and--

What, are you spying on him again?

Well, googling is not spying.

It's social networking.

Anyway, listen, I know
that you're fond of him,

-But I found something out about him--
-There is nothing about simon
that I don't already know.

God, what--what is this guy's
power over you?

My god, now you're insulting me.
He has no power over me.
(cell phone ringing)

-I know exactly what I'm doing.
-Mom, just--

And this is him here.
I'm gonna take the call.

-Fine. I wash my hands of it.
-Okay.

(beeps)
hi.

Kevin, be careful. None of that
fruit's glued to those boxes.

-Kevin, what are you doing? I already set this up.
-We want the robot to dance longer.

-To dance longer?
-Justin, you have to come see this booth.

It's all about the brain and how
it processes information.

Not right now.
Kevin, what's your problem?

Look, I'm not giving up on
victory, okay?

-I know that's not how you look at the world.
-'cause you're such a role model?

-Justin, can you just come and--
-not right now, all right? You know what?

Watching you act like this, I
know I made the right decision.

(rebecca) what decision?

Hey, come on, guys.
What's goingn?

-You're supposed to be finished.
-The judging is about ready to start.

-I know. I know. One more and we're there.
-You really think there's room for one more?

-Yeah.
-(justin) kevin, look, it's gonna topple over.

-Would you all be quiet and let me do this?
-(justin) kevin! Kevin!

(all shouting indistinctly)

(sarah) oh!

Paige, I am so sorry.

(nora) oh, it's all right. Don't panic.
(sarah) no, no, no.

We'll pick them all up, one at a time.
Paige, I promise, we'll fix this.

No, it's ruined
because you had to butt in!

Why can't you just stay out
of it and let me do it myself?

You know what they say--
don't cry over spilled fruit.

Sorry. Un-unfunny.

Oh, no. It's not that.

It's just this whole
citrus debacle is my fault.

Actually, I was watching,

And unless you made those lemons
fall with your mind,

You're in the clr.
Oh, no, trust me. She didn't want my help.

She told me again and again.
But did I listen? No.

I, uh, forced her uncles
upon her, so now she hates me.

Listen, if it makes you
feel any better,

My, uh, daughter forbade me
to come

Within 10 feet of her booth.
Apparently everything I do is

A colossal threat to her
precarious social standing.

Sounds like she's been
hanging out with paige.

(chuckles)
oh, I don't know if it's the c--I do not--

You're doing it.

You just connect the one
to the other, right? I think.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry
too much about it.

I-I don't think it's you.
I mean, I think it's the age.

God help us
when they're teenagers, huh?

I know. I thought my ex would be
better equipped to deal with it.

Turns out she fights
with libby more than I do.

Oh, you're divorced.

Me, too.

I don't know.

Maybe I should just stay out
of everybody's business.

She'll always be
your daughter.

Uh, yeah. Problem is,
my mother feels the same way.

(chuckles)
I can't help you there.

(chuckles) yeah, right.
Yeah.

Um, this little guy's gotta go in. Do you mind?
No, not at all.

Thank you. What did you say
your name was?
Roy.

Thank you.
Um, I'm sarah.

So how does this work?
So it's call sensory integration.

You have your five senses.
You have your touch,

Your sight, your smell, your taste

And, of course, your hearing.
Mm-hmm.

And they all connect
to different parts of the brain.

Go ahead. You can try it.
Yeah. Um, all right.

So I take the marble,
put it in the, uh,

Put it in the eye right there.

Ah. See, the eyes
took a picture of it,

But the brain didn't know what
to do with it, so it got lost.

Uh, is--is that what happens to you?

Nah. It's more like
I know what I want to say,

But when I go
to write it down,

My brain gets
all the information confused.

Well, that--that sounds like a bummer.

I just wish I figured it out
a lot sooner.

Third grade woulhave been more fun.
Yeah. You're telling me.

Mm, hey, rebecca.

Hey, alex.

It's a pretty great project,
isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

I just thought...

You know, you--you talk about
how hard you study,

And--and you take these tests
and you think that you aced them

And then you don't
and you don't know why.

No, I...

Ma-maybe I should get tested.

I think you should.

There you are.

Do you mind if I join you?

We--we don't--
we don't have to talk.

You can just yell at me.
Or, you know, maybe I'll talk.

Because, paige, this really
isn't your mom's fault.

Okay? It's my fault,

And I am really,
really, really sorry.

(sighs)

U know,
when I was your age,

I was, um,
I was teased a lot.

Because you were gay?

Uh...

Yeah, well, m-maybe.

Although,
nobody really knew back then.

I was a really weird kid.

I mean, for my sixth grade
talent show,

I sang a medley
from "grease,"

Including the sandy numbers.

And you don't think anyone knew
you were gay?

That's not the point.

I was trying
to prove something.

That you're not gay?

No, that...

That I--that I wasn't a dork.

So my science project was
all about your dorkiness?

Yeah.

Kinda.

You know, the sad thing is,

Scotty and I, we're trying
so hard to be dads,

And I think I just screwed up
the first test-drive.

Don't worry.

It's not like you're gonna get
a 12 year old right off the bat.

Okay, so how do I
make it up to you?

Can we just sneak out back
and get out of here?

We could.
We could just do tt.

Or...

You could walk back in there
with your head held high

-And presenyour project.
-But it fell apart.

No, my project fell apart.

Yours didn't.

(darden smith's "perfect moment"
playing)

-So did kevin find her?
-I don't know.

Okay, we're gonna have to stall,
because she's up next.

-Uh, paige whedon?
-Uh, she's in the ladies' room.

-yeah, just a minute.
-No, wait. I'm here.

(whispers) go get 'em.

♪ rain falls down
on the desert sand ♪

Um...

My science project illustrates
how a battery can be made

Using citrus fruit.

It was a lot bigger,
but it got knocked down.

But that's okay. I can still
show you the principle.

I used two different types
of metals--

Copper and zinc.

When you squeeze the lemon,

The juice acts as a conductor,

And the electrons flow
through the wires

In one direction.

There you go. A battery.

(nora) oh.
(justin) yay!

Yay!

♪ you called to me
and I turned around ♪

♪ in a perfect moment ♪

I'm telling you,
it's the wrong move.

How? If york is willing to buy
your shares at that price,

That's gonna more than make up
For what you lost in your savings.

And if this is
about rebecca and justin,

You're gonna be
in a much better position

To help them with the baby
if you make this sale.

No, see, you're just not getting it.

I countered with
this huge amount to test him.

He was already paying way more
than he should have been,

And lo and behold, he bit.

He came all the way up to 350,
which is insane.

Well, he is insane.

I mean, he has this ancient
grudge against william walker.

He's obsessed with a dead man.
He's worse than you are.

Trust me, david. I have looked
at this at every single angle.

I mean, york h years
to make his move.

He's a cattleman.
He's got plenty of money.

Why would he come out
of the woodwork now?

I am tellingou,
this is not about the past.

-This is about the present.
-Who cares?

(chuckles)
just go to the walkers and see
if they'll beat his price.

Are you kidding?
They would laugh in my face.

All right, well, fine. At least
you could say you asked.

Holly, make this uale
before york wakes up

And realizes
he's throwing his money away.

But what if he's not? What
if he's getting the bargain?

All right, now you lost me.
I think that york knows something

About the value
of ojai that I don't.

Do you have any evidence
of that?

Because you know ojai
better than anybody.

Maybe I don't.

(sizzling)

I don't know how many
lemons and oranges--

They all fell to the ground.

But she took one lemon
and a little wire and put it in

And this one little light
just lit up.

Oh, I wish I could have seen it.
She was great, really, really great.

Nora...

I'm glad you wanted to see me.

Well, I was thinking and...

From... My experience,

What we have together is rare.

I think so, too.

So I would like to try again,
if you want that.

I do.

I do.

I'm sorry you have to
leave town again. Tomorrow?

Yes, yes.

I've been putting off meeting
with this donor for a while.

And I...

What time does your plane leave
tomorrow?

6:00.

Why don't you come over
for lunch?

I would love that.

Nora, you won't regret this.
I promise you.

No, I know I won't.

Hey, you slept in.

I was tired.

I used to dream that you would
sleep past 7:00.

-Here you go.
-Dreams come true.

I'm so proud of you, honey.

Honorable mention--
that's a very big deal.

I'm just glad alex's brain thing
won instead of henry's.

Do you remember last year when
we made that maze together

And you trained the little rat
to run through it?

His name was ratmandoo,
and you hated him.

I did not hate ratmandoo.
I just didn't like

His slimy little tail
and the way he... (mutters)

Okay, I hated him.

But I really loved working
on that together with you.

I know you think I can't do
anything without your help,

But I can.

I know.

Paige, it's not that
I don't trust you.

I guess it's nice to know
that you need me,

And I miss that sometimes.

I still can't drive and stuff.

(chuckles) great.

Paige, you are
such a smart and capable

And mature young lady.

I'm sorry
if I got in your way.

(telephone rings)

(ring)

It's kaya. Can I take it?

(ring)
yeah, go ahead.

(beep)

Hey. Hold on a sec.

Thanks, mom.

You betcha.

I know.
Can you believhe did that?

He's such a loser.

Hurry up. We're gonna be late.
It's a doctor's appointment.

No matter how late you are,
they still keep you waiting.

That's because everyone
thinks that.

If people actually showed up
on time, it would work.

Kevin, stop worrying.
Everything's gonna be fine.

I'm not worried. I'm--I-I know
what she's gonna say--

We should implant two embryos,
and they should both be yours.

Well, it's not her decision
to make.(keys jangle)

(sighs)

I almost cost paige
her honorable mention yesterday

Because I wanted her
to come in first.

Her idea was perfect.

-I tried to make it better with a disco ball.
-Actually, I liked that part.

(sighs)

You know what I should have done?
I should have left her alone.

And, of course,
I would love the chance

To be thbiological father,

But that's not gonna make me
a better dad.

What would make me a better dad
is knowing it's not about me.

Well, you know, it also means
that no matter what,

're in this tother...
(clears throat)

Which is why I want to use
one of yours and one of mine.

No, it's too much of a risk.
Biology isn't fair.

That doesn't mean
that we can't be.

Really?

Wow.

Okay.

Nora, you--you didn't have
to do all this.

(laughs) well,
I tried to be festive.

That's what I love about you.

You make everything special.

(door closes)
I try.

-(sarah) mom!
-Uh, we're in here, sweetie.

I just wanted to apologize for the...

Simon.

Hey, sarah.

I didn't realize.
I'm sorry, mom. I'll come back.

Oh, no, sweetie. Don't go.

We're just having lunch
before simon leaves town.

Go on. Have a sandwich.
(chuckles)

My daughter worries about me.
It's silly.

All my kids--they worry
about their old mom.

I think it's sweet.
It shows they care.

Although,
you did disappear.

But like I told her,

You had a perfectly reasonable
explanation.

Well, it wasn't reasonable.
It was crazy.

But crazy things happen.

Hmm.
Simon had bone-break fever.

Wow. That sounds horrible.

Yes, it was. You should have
stayed in boca raton.

(sarah) boca?

Yes, he had too there before
he went down into the jungle.

Isn't that what you said?

Mm-hmm.
Anyway, let's get back to boca.

My friends who winter there
say it's lovely.

-Do you know marilyn weisman?
-Marilyn weisman?

Actually, I didn't know marilyn
until yesterday.

How about you, simon?

Sure.

Uh, we've met.

Ah. Well, I was talking to
marilyn on the phone yesterday,

And guess what, sarah.

Her daughter rachel

Is the public defender
in orange county,

And she went to law school with kevin.
No.

Yes.
Oh, wow. What a small world.

Yes, isn't it? (laughs)
and the funny thing is,

She says she knows you
very well.

Nora, whatever she said--

And the two of you were
quite serious with each other,

For a brief time
not too long ago.

Just friends.

Friends?
Or is she another investor?

Ooh. The plot thickens.

You are both very photogenic, might I add.
Maybe I should go.

Sit.

Marilyn invested
a very large sum of money

In one of simon's causes

And then woke up to an empty bed
and a big, empty bank account.
No.

Nora, you're not
gonna believe this--

You're right.
I don't believe it.

You're a liar,
and somehow I didn't see it,

Which is crazy, because I was
married to one for 40 years.

(doorbell rings twice)

Ooh. That's not marilyn weisman,is it, mom?
No, I don't think so.

I think that's probably
detective tanner.

You--you called the police?

Marilyn did.

Gosh, I'm so sorry about
those charges she's filed.

(doorbell rings twice)

Nora. Nora. Please--

I really wouldn't keep
detective tanner waiting

If I were you.

Take a sandwich.

(door opens and closes)

(laughs) god.

Mom, that was like--
that was incredible.

You were like a bond girl.

Not a bond girl.

I was like bond,
not his girl.

Nora, I was terrified
back there.
Aah!

There's the bond girl.

I called saul to come here
in case there was trouble.

I had my finger
onhe alarm's panic button

The whole time I was there.
(laughs)
mom, I am in awe of you.

Well, sarah, you're not the only
one who knows how to google.

You okay, sweetheart?

Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine.
It was very satisfying.

Saul, pass me my phone.
Who are you calling?

Kitty. Come on.
Okay.

This is the stuff
that legends are made of.
(laughs)

Kit, it's sarah.
Listen, um, press conference.

I'll wait while you get
everybody.