Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011): Season 5, Episode 16 - Home is Where the Fort Is - full transcript

- Hey, sorry we're late.
- My support group went over.

At ease.
We don't open for another hour.

Let me go get my apron
and I'm all yours.

So you picked up Zach again
from his meeting. That was nice.

Yeah, well, the bus takes twice as long

and I figured while I was here,
I'll hang Olivia's shelves.

Oh, you don't have to do that.
Kevin will be back any minute.

- Kevin?
- Yeah, he's all handy now.

- I showed him how to use a glue gun.
- Right, where's the toolbox?

- Underneath the sink.
- Great.

All right, I'm on the clock.
Where do you need me?



- Help Dennis with the salad greens.
- You got it.

Great.

Hey, thanks a lot, Scotty,
for helping him out.

I really appreciate it.

I wish all my employees
had his work ethic.

If you can chauffeur him around, let him
sleep on your couch, it's the least I can do.

How do you think he's doing?

Good, I think.

Yeah, I think it's good for him
to have the routine, camaraderie.

I think he misses it, you know?
The Marines.

I think he's happy to have structure
in his life again.

- Where are the shelves?
- Upstairs. Olivia's room.

- Olivia's room, got it.
- Thank you.

Paige, you ready for lunch?



It's just grilled cheese, I know,
but it's good.

I know, I know.

He asked me.

Are you okay?

Yeah.
Can I borrow that dress that you have?

The burgundy one?

Okay. Yeah, I'll figure something out.

Okay, I'll call you back.

Okay, so I take this as a good scream,
not a bad scream.

Yeah. I mean,
the good ones are always higher pitched.

What's so exciting?

Well, this boy I like, Cody,
he asked me to a dance.

- That's great.
- Yeah, but it's tomorrow night.

Is that okay?
You and I were gonna go to a movie.

You mother is out of town,
Cooper is staying with your dad

and we had a whole weekend of fun
planned.

Now, I have to stay here alone.

- I will probably cry.
- Stop it.

Who is this Cody? Never heard of him.

Well, he hasn't really paid attention
to me yet, up until now.

But I'm freaking out.

- There's one more thing.
- I knew.

You want me to teach you some salsa?

Some tango?

No.

- No?
- I need $50.

What? This boy's making you pay?

No. It's free.

I just need it.

Sorry, I don't feel so comfortable
giving that much money...

Forget it, then.

Hey, what about our lunch?

I don't eat grilled cheese anymore.

How's that look?

"Olivia Carla Salazar,
born July 11th, 2001,

was placed for adoption..."

Go on, that's right.

Wow, you're making a lot of progress
with your reading, Olivia.

They got me a tutor and they quiz me,
like, every five seconds.

She's exaggerating,
it's more like every ten seconds.

Yeah.

"Placed in the home of..."

Hey, look, Scotty signed where it says
full name of male applicant

and Kevin signed where it says
full name of female applicant.

Good catch.

Yeah, our placement forms
haven't quite caught up with the times.

Kevin Herbert Walker?

That's your middle name?

I'm gonna be calling you Herb
from now on.

- Are we done yet?
- Actually, I think you are.

Yeah, all it takes now
is a quick appearance before the judge,

which is more of a celebration
than anything else.

But it's official.

No more weekends only?

Nope, you are a family now.

So, Olivia, are you excited to start a new
school on Monday and meet new friends?

Yeah, I guess it'll be fun.

I just wish I could bring Zemulon.

- Oh, is this the famous gecko?
- Oh, yeah.

It's nice to finally meet you, sir.

Well, if you need anything,
you know where to reach me.

Other than that,
I'd say my work here is done.

- Bye, Jill.
- Bye, sweetie.

Bye, Jill. Thank you.

Congratulations.

- Thanks, Jill. Bye.
- Bye.

What are you guys smiling about?

Because we thought you might like

to record
our new answering machine message.

- Really?
- Yes, really.

So just start talking after the beep.

Record your greeting after the tone.

Hi, you've reached the home of Kevin
and Scotty and Olivia and Zemulon.

- Please leave a message after the beep.
- Of course.

Perfect.

- Perfect.
- Good work.

We didn't fly all the way
to Washington, D.C.

- So you can check your e-mails.
- I'm not.

I'm going through her calendar.

This just all feels creepy.

Breaking in here,
snooping through all of Kitty's things.

Mom, what are you talking about?

This was your idea.

Besides, we didn't break in,
there was a key under the mat.

Well, maybe I'm just overreacting.

Of course you're overreacting,
I've been telling you that for weeks.

But... No, she came to D.C. For ten days
and has stayed for six weeks.

I'm not overreacting.

I just don't want her to be too upset
with us for showing up.

Don't worry, Mom.
Evan's birthday is a really good cover.

Anything yet there?

Just play dates.

Though there are quite
a lot of appointments

with someone called Langley.

Well, I looked in the kitchen.
Nothing unusual there.

A lot of vegetables.
Celery, carrots, kale.

- Kale?
- What?

Kitty hates kale.

Is that a clue?

I'm gonna go upstairs
and check the bedroom.

Maybe she's decided to throw her hat
in the Senate ring again.

Or head up the RNC.
They asked her to do that once.

Or maybe she's just sick to death of all
of us and wants to start a whole new life.

Who can blame her?
I mean, it could be a million trillion things.

- We just...
- Bingo.

What?

Mystery solved.

- Cologne?
- Men's cologne.

On the nightstand.

Well, she's seeing someone.
Think about it.

Every time Kitty's gone AWOL like this,
she's been under the spell of a guy.

If she were seeing someone,
why wouldn't she just tell us?

Maybe he's married. Or famous.

- Or married and famous. Think about it.
- I don't...

- It's Kitty.
- Act normal.

It's Kitty. It's Kitty, wait, wait.
Sit down. Sit down.

Act normal.

- Surprise.
- Surprise.

She's not drinking wine.

- Did you notice that?
- Yes.

This guy she's seeing
must be a real health nut.

Oh, Sarah,
You don't know that it's a guy.

The cologne could belong to anyone.

Maybe it belongs to the people
she sublet this place from.

Oh, wow,
he is so excited to see you guys.

Well, I'm excited.

Do you think I would miss
my grandson's birthday?

Are you enjoying being back in D. C?

As a matter of fact, I didn't think
that I would like it, but I do.

I do. And since I don't have anything
going on in L.A.,

I thought maybe I would stay
a little longer.

How much longer?

I mean, it makes sense.

D.C. Is such a sexy town.

All those men
in their high-powered suits.

Well, that's funny,
because I never noticed.

Oh, yeah. I mean, a girl could get into
serious trouble here if she wasn't careful.

Sarah, just stop, okay?
Leave her alone for a while.

Me leave her alone? Come on, Mom.
You're practically stalking her.

What are you talking about?

Tell her why you dragged me
across the country.

Oh, I knew it couldn't be
just about Evan.

Look, Kitty, I'm sorry. It just...

We miss you.

Do you know that Olivia moved in
with Kevin and Scotty today?

Did you know that Paige was just invited
to her very first dance?

She just got asked. This boy Cody.

She's had the biggest crush on him
all year. It's sweet.

I just feel like you're shutting us out
for some reason.

We just...
We wanna know what's going on here.

Nothing.

Nothing is going on.

The only thing that is going on is I'm trying
to get ready for my son's birthday party,

which is a very big deal
because he's turning 4.

Do you guys need anything?

No, no. Thank you.

Oh, God. Do you believe her?

No, I still think she's having an affair.

Oh, whatever it is, she sure as hell
doesn't wanna tell us about it.

I wish we could find out more
about this guy Langley.

Langley.

Oh, my God.
Why didn't I see this before?

See what, Mom?

- Sarah, where are we right now?
- Our nation's capital.

Right, and all those men in suits
you were talking about?

- Who do they work for?
- The United States government.

Right. And what branch
of the United States government

demands total secrecy
even from one's own family?

National Security. Right.

And where are
their headquarters located?

Langley.

Oh, my God, Sarah.

Kitty's working for the CIA.

Yeah, I know, Tiffany, but how can I get
one when he won't give me the money?

Yeah.

I do like him
when he's acting like my friend,

and right now he's acting like my dad.

Yeah.

Nobody needs two dads.

Whatever. I'll figure something out.

I know.
Did you see Stephanie's hair today?

I know, it looks like she dyed it
with ketchup.

No way. You tell her.

Paige.

Have you done your homework yet?

Yeah, it's almost finished.

Then you need to hang up and finish it.
You can talk on the phone after it's done.

Tiffany, I have to go.

Yeah, I'll call you back in a little while.

Hey, guys, did you have fun shopping?

What is that?

This is the Sovereign Kingdom
of Zemulonia.

That's not what it's called.
It's called Gecko Town.

Right, Gecko Town.
Population: One extremely lucky gecko.

- How long did that take to build?
- All day.

- How was work?
- Fine.

I thought we were gonna go shopping
for school supplies.

Well, we were. But we kind
of got carried away with Gecko Town.

It's amazing, huh?

Well, yeah, but don't you wanna
be prepared for classes on Monday?

Scotty said we could go later.

Look, Zemulon, it's a swimming pool.

We can go together tomorrow.

I have a great idea. Popsicles.

Before dinner?

No, we can use the wood part
for a diving board.

How about an emery board? I've got some
in the bathroom underneath the sink.

- Emery board?
- You use an emery board?

Your middle name is Herbert?

Better yet, there is a pink foot file,
you can use that.

Perfect.

Did you even leave the apartment?

No, but I thought it was important for her
to, you know, make herself feel at home.

- Yeah, well, she's definitely doing that.
- Relax.

She is so happy.
That's the most important thing.

Let her make a footprint, okay?

Well, footprint's one thing, but look
at this place, she's like Sasquatch.

Got it.

So do I get a tour of Gecko Town?

Sorry. Zemulon's not accepting
any visitors right now.

- Justin?
- Yeah?

- You all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

- You sure?
- Yeah, I said, I'm fine.

All right, because it's, like, the third time
this has happened.

- Am I keeping you up or something?
- No.

- Never mind.
- If there's a problem, you can sleepover...

Look, it's not my problem
I'm worried about, it's yours.

- What the hell are you talking about?
- I was there too, remember?

Three tours, just like you.
I know what you're going through.

The only difference between my problem
and yours is you've had a place to hide.

I don't have PTSD, Zach.

Yeah, that's what I kept telling myself
my first couple weeks on the street.

And now here I am, two years later
and I'm still living out of a duffel bag.

Avoid it all you want, man, but eventually,
it's gonna catch up with you.

That's a great speech. Thanks.
I'm good.

Let me just finish feeding the dog
and we will get out of here.

I'm in no rush.

Whose dog is it anyway?

It's my mom's ex-high school boyfriend.

She's taking care of her
until he comes back.

Seems like you're taking care
of her to me.

Someone has to.

- What happened?
- Nothing.

I was putting up shelves for my niece
and...

Oh, yeah, I guess she's my niece now.

And whatever, I banged it.

Where did I put the can opener?

You okay, man?
You seem a little out of it lately.

Yeah, yeah.
I just haven't got a lot of sleep lately.

Is that homeless dude
still on your couch?

Homeless vet, Dan. Homeless vet.

Dude, get rid of him.
It's been like two weeks now.

- Have a heart. Where's he gonna go?
- Is he handy?

Because they're looking for a building
manager at my girlfriend's place.

Rent free, sweet gig.

I don't know. I just got him a job
with my brother-in-law

and he's in a regiment now.

I don't wanna mess him up.

There you go, little girl.

I'll be back to walk you later.

All right, your call.

I'm just trying to help you out.

Seems like you've got
a lot on your plate these days.

Yeah, well, "From each according to his
abilities, to each according to his needs."

Who said that?

I don't know, some communist guy
and my mother.

A lot.

And then, how cool is this?

An eight-piece multi-purpose compass
and geometry set.

Even cooler, unicorn stickers.

You want a few for Paige?

If only stickers could solve my problem.

Paige wouldn't even talk to me
this morning.

At least she spent the night in her bed.
Olivia spent the night in her fort.

- A fort?
- Yeah.

We spent all this money fixing up
her room

and she's just not interested in it.

It's all about Gecko Town now.

- You want a coffee?
- Please.

So, what are you gonna do
about Paige?

I don't know.
I think I'm gonna call Sarah.

No, absolutely not.
That's like admitting defeat.

Look, if the women of this family
leave town and we fall apart, game over.

Speak of the devil.

Bad news?

"Just give her the money.
I will explain when I get home."

I can't believe this. She just completely
undermined my authority.

Well, don't lose your resolve.
Look, Sarah is out of town.

You're in charge now.

It's a mother's worst nightmare.

I'm losing my daughter
to a covert branch of the U.S. Government.

I can't even process this.

I'm sure there are other CIA operatives
with clingy codependent families like ours,

so maybe you can find
a support group somewhere.

I gotta take this.

Hey, babe, is everything okay?

No, no, no. It makes it very hard
for me to be the parent

- if Paige knows she can go around me.
- Sorry.

- She's undermining your authority.
- Yeah, you're undermining my authority.

Look, things have been crazy here.

It's Evan's birthday this afternoon,
and Mom thinks Kitty's joined the CIA.

Your mom thinks Kitty's in the CIA.

Ridiculous. I can get a secret out of Kitty
with a glass of chardonnay.

Just tell me what it's for.

I can't. I'm not trying to undermine you,
I promise you I'm not.

I'm...

- Okay, listen, it's for a bra.
- A bra?

She's too embarrassed to tell you,

so could you just please give her
the money

and don't say that I said anything?

Oh, okay.

- I'll call you later.
- Love you.

It was for a bra?

You see, you're just making mountains
out of molehills.

That came out wrong.

She was too embarrassed to tell me.

Well, of course, I'm sure she
wouldn't even say that to her real dad.

That came out wrong as well.

My daughter is buying her first
strapless bra and I really should be there.

I mean, I'm enjoying watching them
navigate the whole father-daughter thing,

it's very sweet, but I really...

Yeah, it's all sweet until she turns up with
a fake passport and a Russian accent.

Okay, well, I guess that should do it.

Oh, shoot.

Shoot, I forgot the cupcakes.
I'll be right back.

And that's the thing, we'll never know
if she's telling us the truth anymore.

- What?
- Look.

- Who's that?
- I don't know. But he's very handsome.

Ring.
See, she's not involved with the CIA,

- she's just ruining a marriage.
- Very funny.

Well, whatever it is, Mom,
it's Kitty's business.

She's a grownup.

My daughter is going to her first dance. I'm
missing the whole thing, I wanna go home.

Look. Look.

- What?
- Oh, my goodness.

He took her basket, she took his.

It's a bag switch.

You're having James Bond fantasies.

- Okay, that was weird.
- That was weird.

Do you believe me now?

Oh, come on, Mom.
Kitty joining the CIA?

- The whole idea is preposterous.
- Sarah, Sarah, listen to me.

I never told you this, but the CIA
wanted Robert to become an agent.

- Kitty told me that.
- She did?

It makes perfect sense
that they would go after Kitty.

Think of it. First Robert, now Kitty.

- You're scaring me, Mom.
- I know.

Hey, so they don't have the cupcakes
that Evan likes,

but there's a place
on the way to daycare.

I'm gonna get a cup of tea first, okay?

Tea my ass.
She's probably off to assassinate Castro.

Okay, listen. You are officially cut off.

I'm gonna go and get to the bottom of this
once and for all.

Sarah.

Sarah, wait.

Sarah.

And I'll take two Napoleons, please.

Okay.

All right. Good.

- Customer assistance on five.
- Okay, you, listen.

Start talking because the sooner we get
to the bottom of this,

the sooner we can all go home.

- Kitty, I know what's going on.
- You do?

Well, the kale threw me off for a minute,
but I finally figured it out.

No, no, no. Listen. Okay, wait, you. Sit.

Listen, would you just tell her
what is going on?

She's freaking out.

Look, you would be freaking out too
if your daughter's life was in jeopardy.

My life is not in jeopardy
and I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

I should have known
that you would figure it out sooner or later.

- When were you planning on telling us?
- I didn't want to alarm you.

I'm alarmed, Kitty. I'm alarmed.

It's not as bad as it sounds.

- How could it be not as bad as it sounds?
- Wait. Are you serious?

Are you saying Mom's right?
You're in the CIA?

The CIA?

Kitty, you don't have to hide it anymore.

Why would I be in the CIA?

They'd be lucky to have you.

Well, I'm not in the CIA.

Kitty, look, we saw that little hand signal,
bag-switch thing.

That was weird. We saw that.

- Bag switch?
- Yeah, we saw it.

- Kitty?
- Wha...?

Sorry to interrupt, I think I have your basket
and you've got mine.

- Sales associate to the deli, please.
- Bag switch.

- Oh, my gosh, I'm so sorry.
- Yeah, that's...

- No, that's my fault.
- Yeah, that's mine. Sorry.

- This is...
- Dale.

- This is my sister and this is my mother.
- Hi.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hello.

Dale and I are taking a sign language
class with Evan and Dale's son, Sam.

Isn't that right, Dale?

Thattagirl. That's right.

- Getting there.
- Yeah.

And your wife, does she sign too?

Actually, she's much better than I am.
I'm trying to catch up in class.

Well, you can meet her at the party,
Sarah,

because you're gonna bring her
to the party.

- We'll be there.
- Good.

I'm so sorry about the mix-up.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

See you later.

Bye.

So how embarrassed are you on a scale
from one to ten?

Ten being the worst.

Kitty, what do you expect?

- I mean, you vanish for weeks on end.
- You go completely incommunicado.

- You don't return our phone calls.
- Your voicemail gets full.

It's my bone marrow.

- What?
- What's wrong with your bone marrow?

It's a complication from the transplant.

Apparently, it's very common.

Oh, my God, Kitty.

Oh, it's not, "Oh, my God," Mom.
It's fine.

I'm seeing a specialist.

His name is Brian Langley,
if you wanna Google him.

Brian Langley.

Dr. Brian Langley.

Yes, Dr. Brian Langley.

He's very good at this sort of thing.

I've been through
a round of steroid treatments

and he put me
on a very healthy organic diet

and everything seems
to be back on track.

And now?

Cupcakes.

Now I need to go buy cupcakes.

Look, you can't lay this on us
and then go buy cupcakes.

Really?
Well, you can't fly across the country

and expect me to talk about something
that I'm not ready to talk about.

I'm gonna go buy cupcakes.

Let's buy cupcakes.

- It's bigger.
- A little.

A little? Come on, Scotty.
It's an architectural monstrosity.

I'm surprised she hasn't had plumbing
and electric installed.

She...?
Is she downstairs with the tutor?

Yes.

Maybe she'll become a contractor
when she grows up.

Really? That's your response?
You're just gonna roll with it?

Okay, it has gotten a little out of hand,
but we want her to feel at home, right?

Yes. Feel at home, not build one.
This thing is dangerous.

If Zemulon's heat lamp scorched
one of those sheets,

we'd have a fire on our hands.

Okay, we will be careful.

I think it's out of control.

I mean, I know we wanna be
the cool parents

and she's having a good time,
but something's going on.

- She's overcompensating.
- What do you mean?

She has a new home, a new family,
she's starting a new school on Monday,

which you've conveniently
let her ignore,

and now she has a slew of Walkers
about to descend on her.

I think she's scared out of her mind.

Okay.

What do you think we should do?
Tear it down?

No, I think we should talk to her.

Whatever it is, she needs to tell us.

But this fort isn't the answer.

Okay. When she's done with her tutor,
we will talk to her.

- Agreed.
- Agreed.

You got it?

Easy, boys. You're a day late
and a dollar short. The guy's dead.

- How do you know?
- He's dead.

I already called the coroner.

- What, are you a doctor?
- No, but the lady at the next table is.

Oh, so you must have seen her degree,
then?

Justin. We're fine, officer,
just a little on edge today.

- Jerk.
- Get it under control, dude.

You're freaking people out,
you're kind of freaking me out, all right?

You okay?

Sorry, folks. Bad day.

Paige.

Paige, what time do you need
to be at that dance tonight?

- You look beautiful.
- Yeah.

You'd better take a picture, then,
because I'm not going.

What are you doing?

Cody called.

He's taking Stephanie instead.

- What?
- He asked Stephanie first.

And she said no,
but now she changed her mind.

Paige, I'm so sorry.

I didn't even want to go
to the stupid dance anyway,

but he probably just asked me
as a joke.

No, Paige.

Paige, wait.

Paige.

Oh, I can't believe it.

They're completely booked.
They're completely booked.

Yeah. There's not gonna be
a birthday party. I can't believe it.

We come here all the time.
I didn't even think to make a reservation.

- We'll figure something out.
- How are we gonna figure something out?

I have 15 people coming here
in 20 minutes.

- What are we gonna...?
- Calm down.

There'll be another place nearby.

You know what? There isn't
another place. There isn't another place.

Besides, this is what I promised Evan.
This is Evan's favorite place.

I cannot believe I did this.
How stupid am I?

It's not like you didn't have a lot
going on.

Mom, please don't try
to make this all rosy.

- This is not a rosy situation.
- I won't make it a rosy situation.

God, I'm sorry. I've got to make a call.

My God, what am I gonna do?
What am I gonna do?

Do you have a guest list?
I could start making calls...

There is no guest list, Mom.

I don't know who's coming to this thing.
Courtney, the kids,

some people
from my stupid sign language class.

Honey, I wanna help you. I'm your mother.
I wanna help you.

I'll make some calls,
we'll find another place.

A museum, perhaps. A big playground.

There must be another place. A park.

You know what you could do
if you really wanna help?

You could stand here
and when everyone comes in,

you can just tell them that she screwed up
and there isn't gonna be a party.

Good, all right.
And where are you going?

I don't know. I don't know. I'm not gonna
let Evan's birthday fall apart. Okay?

Okay.

Where are they going?

I have no idea.

We're to wait here
and tell everybody the party's canceled.

God, this day is contagious.

The bad news just keeps on spreading.

- Paige got stood up.
- Oh, no.

She's apparently inconsolable,
sobbing in her room with the door locked.

- Oh, no, no, Sarah, I'm so sorry.
- I know. I feel bad.

I should never have forced you
to fly out here with me.

It's... This is my fault,
I've made everything so much worse.

Mom, you thought your daughter
was in trouble. She was. I get it.

Sarah, I love you.

Now, let's find these people
and tell them to go home.

- Beginning to feel the clock's
working against them,

Los Angeles is...

Hey, man.

Dan called.

Yeah, he called my cell too.

You okay?

No, not really. We lost a guy today.

Yeah, Dan said.
Do you wanna talk about it?

Yeah. Actually, I do.

I think you're right, Zach.

I think I do have a problem.

But it's not what you think.

You see, that dream I had...

or nightmare, I guess I should call it,

I've been having it
ever since I was a kid.

It's not PTSD.

Okay.

You see, it's...

It's like an end-of-the-world dream.

There's an earthquake and...

You know, people are running around
screaming and hurt...

and I can't find my family.

And I'm just in the middle
trying to save everyone.

I mean, I'm trying to save everyone.

And do you?

No.

And that's why I wake up screaming.

I guess that's what you heard.

And I haven't had that dream
in a long time.

You mean until I showed up.

Yeah.

So you've been trying to save me.

I'm the straw
that broke the paramedic's back?

- Listen, Zach, I think that...
- Justin.

It's cool.

Dan told me
about this building manager gig.

I gotta go meet the owner,
but he said the job is mine if I want it.

So consider me saved, okay?

There's one down.

What about you?
What are you gonna do?

I don't know.
You know, I'll figure something out.

So how about this game?

Game? Trust me, not even you can save
the Clippers at this point.

- That bad, huh?
- Yeah, it's pretty bad.

- Who pushes it,
blowing past Robinson

and takes it all the way
for the easy lay-up.

Hi.

Hey.

I was just making us an omelet.

I thought you might be hungry.

It smells good.

Paige, do you wanna call your dad?

Might be good talking to him.

No.

He'll just...

He'll just tell me that everything
is gonna be okay.

Yeah, it's hard to hear that
when you know it's not true.

What do you mean?

Well, it's never easy
to get your heart broken.

A little piece of it always stays broken.

So, what do you do?

You just bear it as best as you can.

And one day, you realize
only a little piece of it is broken.

You still have more.

And, Paige, you wanna know a secret?

I think you have more heart
than anyone I ever met.

The boutonniere.

Guess I won't be needing this anymore.

Go on. Get us some plates.

And then after dinner, I have an idea
that might make you feel much better.

And what's that?

Well, we still have 14 eggs left.

Do you know this boy Cody's address?

- Wait, what?
- Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Knock, knock.

What are you doing?

Wow, this is so much bigger
than my first apartment.

Yeah.

And if we move the TV there, we'll have
so much more room for the microwave.

- Microwave?
- Yeah.

Look, Olivia, the whole point of us
adopting you

was that we could all live together.

Now, if you wanna live in here,
that's cool.

But Scotty and I are gonna join you.

There's not enough room.

- Oh, there's enough room.
- Yeah.

You guys really wanna live in here
with me?

- Yeah.
- If that's what you want.

Would I still have to go to school?

Yes, but we would be here
when you got back.

Are you...?
Are you nervous about going to school?

A little.

I hated school. I used to put
a thermometer up against the light bulb

so I could fake a fever
and stay home all day.

- Don't tell her how to do that.
- The point is, it's okay to be scared.

You can tell us that
because that's why we're here.

To make you feel safe.

I'm kind of nervous about meeting
your brothers and sisters too.

I can totally relate. I was terrified.
But now I'm one of the family.

And guess what?
You're one of the family too.

So do you guys want me to read you
a story before we go to sleep?

Yes.

What are we having?

Good Night Grasshopper.

Classic.

"Once upon a time,
in a big field near the city,"

a grasshopper family
lived in their grasshopper house,

"doing grasshopper things
all the day long."

He's asleep.

So you both had a good time.

Yeah, we did.

We went to a movie and then we ate
spaghetti and then we played laser tag.

Okay, here we are.

I made a nice pot of tea.

- I miss coffee and I hate kale.
- Told you so.

No, you know, it really sucks
being on a healthy diet.

I promise you, I'm dreaming
about cheeseburgers and bacon.

- Well, so am I.
- Who isn't?

What is this doing here?

That would be me. I thought...

You know what? It's a long story.

It's Robert's.

Okay, now I feel like a real idiot.

Well, that's because
you are a real idiot.

Well, I guess I deserve that.

And I know it's crazy,
but it's comforting somehow.

Courtney had a box of stuff
from our old apartment in D.C.

And this is all I took.

It's beautiful.
It's completely understandable.

Especially given you've just had
a really big scare.

Yeah, I think that I am traumatized.

Like the time at the beach
that one summer

when I got caught
in that really big riptide

and I didn't go back into the ocean
for 16 years.

Oh, Kitty, there will always be riptides
in life.

But you can't let that keep you
from going back in the water.

And you can't hide out here waiting
for something bad to happen to you.

Sorry, what are you talking about?
I'm not hiding out.

- You are. You are.
- You are. Yes, you are.

You're hiding out.

And, Kitty,
what if something did happen?

What about Evan?

Before when you were ill, you knew you
had Robert and he would be there for him.

But God forbid something
should happen again, it will be me.

I will be there for him.

- Kitty, you're not alone.
- Okay.

Okay, but I just want us to all be aware

that we are having the conversation
that I never really wanted to have.

The one about me dying.

So?

I mean, so what?

None of us are supposed
to write a will?

We prepare for the worst,
we hope for the best.

You know, I've never been
in your shoes, Kitty,

but you've gotta know
that if the worst were to happen...

that your boy would be loved.

And that he would have a home.

You've gotta know that.

Now I know.

- Good.
- I do. I know, I know, I know.

And this is ridiculous. This is ridiculous.
We all just need to go home.

All of us just need to go home.

- Really?
- Yeah, really.

Okay, then does that mean that we can
have a proper birthday party for Evan?

- What are you talking about "proper?"
- Because it was tragic.

That birthday party was pathetic.

- You are making me feel really bad.
- Yeah.

Store-bought cupcakes?
That will kill you deader than a doornail.

- It was lame.
- They were organic.

Absolutely. Organic my foot.

You can't make frosting that color
with anything organic.

Remember being exhausted
from just drinking all night?

Oh, and dancing.

- Remember dancing?
- No, but I wasn't good at it anyway.

How long do you think
we're gonna have to sleep in there?

The fort? I don't know.

I'll tell you one thing, I would not
have done well in the Civil War.

Good morning. How's it going?

Morning. Well, aren't you bright eyed
and bushy tailed?

Why wouldn't I be?

Scotty, can you help me iron my outfit
for the party?

- Sure.
- Great.

Well, wait a minute.

Aren't you using the ironing board

as one of the major support beams
in Gecko Town?

- It's okay, I took it down.
- The fort?

Yeah, Zemulon thought
it was too crowded.

Well, how do you feel about that?

It's fine. Let it go.

Right.

- Okay, I'll be up in a minute.
- Thanks.

- Yes.
- It worked.

Goodbye, Gecko Town.

And then we made croque-monsieurs.

- You know what those are?
- I got it.

- Ham and cheese thingies?
- Yeah, only better.

And we were gonna make
croque-madames, but we ran out of eggs.

Yeah, Paige, we don't have
to tell your mom everything.

That can be our little secret.

Oh, chicken.

You sure you're not too upset
about this dance?

I was, but I'm over it.

And Cody's not that cute.

You're right. No one's that cute.

Oh, wait, wait.
Do you think that if we freeze this

it'll keep till next month?

No, I don't think so. Why?

Well, there's a father-daughter dance
at school

and Dad's gonna be out of town

so I was hoping
that Luc would go with me.

I would be honored.

Maybe we could buy him a new one.

Okay.

Can I see your dress?

Oh, my God, it's gorgeous.
And Tiffany's gonna let me wear it again.

I'll go get it.

Sounds like you two
had quite the weekend.

Well, it was a bumpy start,
but turns out to be okay.

I was so frustrated not being here
for all of this.

Kind of turns out I didn't need to be.

I love you.

Not as much as I love you.

- How many of those are you making?
- I am making two dozen.

Why don't you go ask Kitty
and Evan if they're about ready to go?

I have to change my clothes too.

Sure.

Are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
Just... I'm just a little tired.

Why didn't you say something? I wouldn't
have asked you to pick us up.

Here to serve.

What does that mean?

All right, Mom. How do you do it?

How do you do it?

How do you do take care of all of us
and feed other people's dogs and...?

You were the one who took care of Lily.

Okay, right.
So we're both here to serve.

How do you not have
a nervous breakdown?

Where is this coming from?

It's a long story.

Justin, it's a great thing
to wanna try to help people.

But you can't always blame yourself
when you're not able to succeed

and you know who taught me that?
You.

- I did?
- Yes.

During your intervention,
when drugs came back into your life

and you and I were sitting down
by the pool

and you turned to me
and said I had to let you go.

That I couldn't feel responsible
for you anymore.

That you had to do it yourself.

Yeah, I remember that, Mom.

Thank you for remembering.

- I love you.
- I love you too.

All right, I'm going to go get
the birthday boy.

- Wow, lots of presents.
- Right?

- Well, you just wait until your birthday.
- Yeah.

Are you ready for your first Walker party,
Olivia?

- I remember my first Walker party.
- Oh, my God.

I drank a lot of wine.

- You did.
- Does that mean I get to drink wine?

- No.
- Are you crazy?

Let's show Olivia what we do
with presents in this family.

Go.

Oh, okay.

- Oh, robot.
- Stuffed monkey.

Socks. Very boring.

An Olivia?

- Shoes?
- Yeah.

- I think I hear a birthday boy.
- Hi, Uncle Noodles.

Buddy. How you doing, buddy?

Hi, Uncle Noodles.

How are you?

Listen, I need someone
to help me F-R-O-S-T the...

- Okay, that's me. I got it. I got it, Mom.
- I got this.

Hey, Evan, let's go see that pi?ata
I've heard so much about.

So you wanna tell me
what the hell's going on? You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, we'll go for a walk later
and I'll tell you everything.

Okay.

Come meet Olivia.

Wow, Olivia is just so adorable, Kevin.

I know. I just...
I wanna squeeze those cheeks.

Would you please leave
my daughter's cheeks alone?

- Oh, your daughter.
- Oh, your daughter.

Don't worry.
You're gonna have a kid one day.

- We should start him slow. Like, a fish.
- Oh, maybe a plant.

- Plastic one.
- Nice.

So Olivia, I heard you're starting
at my old school.

- Are you nervous?
- Kind of.

It's not that scary.
But you have to get Mrs. Earls for math.

She looks pretty mean, but she's actually
the nicest teacher in the whole school.

- Look at them.
- I can tell you where to get lunch.

It's the next generation of Walkers.

- Hey.
- Yes.

These are for later.
We're gonna have fun now.

- Hey, baby.
- He'll do it.

Get him a stick.

Lower.

Evan, Evan, Evan.

All right, buddy. Right on. Here we go.

- Ready? One, two, three.
- Go get the stick and hit it.

Wait. Pictures.