Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 3, Episode 12 - Weekend in the Country - full transcript

Joey's friends and their families work together to make sure that the opening of Potter's Bed & Breakfast is a success and that she and Bessie don't lose everything they have after Pacey surprises them with a visit from a prestigious travel critic. Meanwhile, Jen admits her concerns to Grams about getting close to Henry. Jack considers moving back home to his own house after hearing Andie's loving plea. Also, Dawson tries to understand the connection between his parents after their divorce.

Who are these people?
l mean, they're dancing.

Nobody dances in the kitchen.

Maybe our parents
danced in the kitchen.

My parents loved this movie.
This is the definitive movie...

...of the entire
baby-boomer generation.

Do your parents dance
in the kitchen?

My parents? No, they definitely
don't dance in the kitchen.

-Here.
-l don't know.

l took the movie posters down.
Everything's in question.

Why not something unexpected
for movie night?

Oh, so we're scaling new heights
of Mount Lame.

Sorry. Tonight's activities were meant
to calm your nerves, not agitate them.

Well, that's impossible. This bed-
and-breakfast has been open for a day.

A very costly bed-and-breakfast,
mind you. And there are no guests.

Have you checked the reservations?
There's not a name to be found.

lt takes time
to establish a reputation.

Dawson, Bessie and l have
invested every dime we have.

Along with guests,
time is another thing we don't have.

Potter Bed & Breakfast.
Can l help--?

l'm perfectly content with
my long-distance service, thank you.

How about you? Thinking about
a vacation? Come to the Cape.

Take a room at our lovely--

She hung up on me.
A telemarketer hung up on me.

-Come on, Jo. Keep the faith.
-ls that all you have to say...

...considering that you were the force
that escorted us to economic ruin?

All l did was figure out a way
to kick in free labour.

You single-handedly
encouraged this pipe dream.

You should know better than to inspire
financially and spiritually bereft people.

People who have no business
being inspired.

Feet. Okay.

-Can l help you?
-Hi. We were wondering--

-Yes?
-Have you accepted the Lord...

...Jesus Christ
as your personal Saviour?

God loves you.

l'll call you later.

-Hey.
-Hey.

-Stranger, where you been all week?
-Working.

Miss Freckling's keeping you busy.
l last saw you at Capefest.

Actually, l've been
working at The Bass.

My favourite restaurant.

-Do you work there full-time?
-Oh, no, it's just a weeklong gig.

Miss Freckling heard that they
had some roof problems...

-...so l offered my services.
-lt's an expensive place.

-They better pay you well.
-They did.

But instead of cash,
l opted for a free dinner.

-The implication being?
-That you and l are gonna eat there.

That's funny.
l don't recall being asked.

-You weren't.
-See, l finally figured you out, Jen.

When given the opportunity
to say no, you do.

So l'm not giving you
the opportunity.

But then you're also not giving me
the opportunity to say yes.

-Would you? Say yes?
-Probably not.

-Well, that's why l'm not asking.
-Henry, we've been over this before.

-Dating is consensual.
-Don't get ahead of yourself.

l never called it a date. l said we'd
eat dinner. Get to know each other.

l've been around enough
to spot a date in sheep's clothing.

Do you really think a kid like me would
deign to consider himself worthy...

...of dating a woman of your silk?

-'' llk.'' lt's '' ilk.''
-See my point?

What's it gonna be?

-lt's gonna be let me think about it.
-Now we're talking.

-But l didn't say yes.
-But you didn't say no.

-l'll see you around. l'm late.
-Yeah, but l didn't say yes.

Hey, my sister, the future bureaucrat.
How goes it?

To start with, l have 42 ads,
1 0 bios and a director's note...

...that l have to turn into a playbill
by Monday.

ln addition, l have to pick up posters,
hang them around town...

...get tickets to the community
box office...

...and make sure the local paper's
running our ad next week.

And did l mention l'm a student with
a little obligation called homework?

And you're not very familiar
with this layout program, are you?

What gave that away?

Each of your words
are in a different font.

-lt's a style choice.
-And upside-down.

-lt's a bold style choice.
-Yeah, right.

-What are you doing?
-Helping out a wayward sister.

-Where are the bios?
-Over there.

l don't know how you keep it
all together. l couldn't handle this.

You would if you had
a supportive family to come home to.

-Thanks, but l'm happy where l am.
-You couldn't be happy at home?

-Not with him there, no.
-Dad misses you.

l'm sure he does. All those father-son
heart-to-hearts we used to have.

lt'll be different.

He knows that l don't want
to move home...

...so he enlists you to speak for him.

That's what this is, isn't it?

You know what, Jack?
Thanks for your help, but...

...l can manage on my own.

See you.

Bess, l gotta be honest with you.
l spoke to our manager about you.

l made a personal plea.

But you're a single mother
with multiple dependents...

...and an income-to-debt ratio
that doesn't qualify...

...for our most liberal profile.

lsn't there something
you could suggest, some solution?

You could do what a lot
of small businesses do...

...and that's leverage your assets.

Our Microsoft options have been
called and our yacht is in hock.

Have you thought about
taking out a mortgage?

-On the house?
-lt is paid for, free and clear.

Do you have an application?

l'm just thinking about it.

Bessie, it's our house.
The only connection we have to Mom.

-How can you even think about it?
-Everything costs more than we expect.

lf there's a way to take a little out,
maybe we should.

You can't do this without my approval.
l'm not giving it to you.

Actually, l can. l'm an adult.
You're a 1 6-year-old girl.

l am your sister, a part of this family.

lf this doesn't work,
l lose my house...

-...the only tangible connection--
-She left it to me!

Just like she left me in charge
around here until you turn 1 8.

That's a responsibility
you can't understand.

l know all about responsibility.

Do you? Until you know
what it's like to humiliate yourself...

...by asking a snob who looked down
on you in high school for money...

...l don't want to talk about it
with you anymore.

-Dawson?
-Hey.

l figured even if my film career
is in no-man's land...

-...l could put this to use.
-What are you doing?

Making a virtual tour
of Capeside's newest B & B.

We post this on the Web,
link it to all Cape Cod visitor sites.

We don't exactly have the money for
such frivolous things as advertising.

-Which is where this comes in.
-l appreciate the offer, but--

No '' buts,'' Jo. This is actually
a really good idea.

Who wouldn't want to stay here
if they could see it from every angle...

...and meet the charming proprietors
beforehand?

lf you could look welcoming,
that would be great.

Anxiety doesn't fit
with this whole homey...

...''come stay with us'' thing
we're going for.

l do toilets and l do windows.
l draw the line at faux perkiness.

Okay.

Let me tell you, kiddies,
we are looking good, looking good.

What canary did you swallow?

Well, after having felt just a
teensy-weensy little bit of guilt...

...over having wrongfully inspired
this establishment...

...l took it upon myself to expose
the Potter B & B to the outside world...

...via the mighty pen
of Mr. Frederick Fricke.

-Fred who?
-Fricke. He's.... l don't know.

He's the Roger Ebert of the B & B world.
Writes for Travel, Travel + Leisure...

...and, most importantly, for
The New York Times travel section...

...which will have nothing
but glowing things to say...

...about this establishment,
because one Mr. Fred Fricke...

-...is frequenting here.
-He's coming here?

Oh, yeah. He's on his way back
to Boston right now.

-Fit into his plans. l gave him a call.
-Are you insane?

Have you seen the half-finished room?
Have you tasted Bessie's pancakes?

We're not ready for this,
not to mention we have no guests.

l beg to differ.
We have guests.

Not only do we have guests,
we have the perfect guests...

...for the perfect heart-warming
weekend at your local B & B.

Guests, if you would, please.

We have the God-fearing grandmother
here to help her grandkids reconnect...

...to the magical creek-side village
where she frolicked as a little girl.

-l'll need an 8 a.m. wake-up call.
-And l take my OJ freshly squeezed.

Black coffee for me, and God help you
if you wake me before noon.

Just to make sure our home is filled
with happy, boisterous people...

...we have a loving married couple...

...here to spend
a romantic weekend getaway.

-You could've asked me first.
-You could've left my parents out of it.

-lt was reckless.
-And insensitive.

One at a time, shall we?
Starting with you.

l only asked Mitch to help.
lt was his idea to bring Gale along.

-His idea?
-Yes.

lf you wanna tear somebody's
head off, try him. As for you...

...how can you be so ungrateful
after witnessing...

...an outpouring of love and support that
would've made George Bailey proud?

There is nothing wonderful
about my life.

l don't care how,
but get Mr. Fricke on the phone.

-Tell him there's no room at the inn.
-Why?

Because you don't show
a movie reviewer a rough-cut...

...or serve a food critic
your first stab at a recipe.

Especially if it's your last chance
to keep a roof over your head.

-What?
-What do you mean, '' last chance''?

Bessie is thinking about
taking out a mortgage.

What? You can't let her
risk the house.

Does the term '' legal guardian''
mean anything to you?

l'm sorry, Jo.
l'll make this right, right now.

Don't tell me,
the Fuller Brush man?

Hardly. Fred Fricke,
Bed-and-Breakfast Quarterly.

-ls now a bad time?
-No, not at all.

Hi, honey.

l see you two are staying
in the honeymoon suite.

We're just here to help out
Joey and Bessie, honey.

Later tonight,
after the critic is asleep...

...your dad's gonna go home
and crash.

Don't you think it might be
a little confusing, even hurtful...

...to the child of a divorce to see his
parents play-acting a happy marriage?

Well, like your mother said, Dawson,
we're just here to help out.

Dad, Pacey asked you to help out.
He didn't say anything about Mom.

Easy.

Dawson, listen, you're seeing
something dark and complex here.

-There's nothing there.
-Know what l'm seeing?

l'm seeing people who don't know what
the hell they want, and l'm sick of it.

-ls there anything else l can get for you?
-Heat.

-l beg your pardon?
-lt's freezing in here.

Well, that's because we're
an environmentally friendly inn.

We like to conserve
our natural resources...

...not to mention
save on our energy bills.

What?
No en suite commode?

Excuse me?

Where is the bathroom?

Just down the hall.
lt's communal.

l see.

Well, enjoy your stay.

We serve high tea at 5:00...

...and breakfast tomorrow morning,
starting at 7.

-Enjoy your stay.
-You said that already.

You're right. l did.
My mistake.

Oh, man. ls it just me,
or is it cold in here?

You think we can successfully...

...impersonate brother and sister
this weekend?

Yeah, l don't see why not.

l tell you,
l don't know how you do it.

l can never get a good night's sleep
if l'm not in my own bed.

Oh, God.
Andie, listen to me.

l get the message. Dad wants me
to move back home, that's fine.

You're not gonna spend
the next couple of days...

-...waging a campaign to wear me down.
-Who, me?

l'm serious.
Any mention of home, house...

...any kind of dwelling
where people live...

...l'm gonna go stay in Jen's room,
you understand?

Does he look like
he's having a good time?

Does a lemon ever look like
it's having a good time?

-Be nice. He's doing his job.
-On which rests our entire future.

Where's Pacey?
Said he'd help turn down the beds.

ln the bathroom
counting animals two by two.

-What happened?
-What else? A flood.

The toilet overflowed.

Note to self. Career options,
delete hotel management.

You're right.

l didn't ask her here
for just any reason.

Your mother and l have
enough of the same friends...

...for me to know what's going on
in her life, and she is hitting a wall.

Every network, large and small,
it seems...

...is passing her by for a job.

-She never told me that.
-She didn't tell me.

No offence, but l'm her son.

-You're her divorced husband.
-l'm her friend.

l want her to know, whatever
our history, that l am there for her.

l'm sorry if that threatens you.

-lt doesn't threaten me.
-lt does something.

-lt pisses me off.
-lt pisses you off...

...that your parents have
a cordial postdivorce relationship?

No, it pisses me off--

l don't know what to believe
anymore, okay?

You're married, you're divorced,
you're enemies, you're friends, what?

We're trying very hard to be friends.

-lt's a little late, don't you think?
-No, no, that's where you're wrong.

There's no time constraint on how long
you care about someone.

No limit on how much...

...especially if they've been so much
a part of your life already.

-This is our first week of operation.
-We're trying to work out the kinks.

Our family-style approach is what
sets us apart from our competition.

Bathroom's almost fixed!

We have great people
working for us.

You met our on-site handyman,
Pacey Witter?

-No, l haven't had the pleasure.
-Rest assured, folks.

l have everything under control now.
Taken care of.

You might want to have
handyman Witter check the furnace.

We're in luck.
Fricke went to grab dinner.

-Shoot!
-l don't think swearing...

-...at the thing is gonna help.
-Flirting with it might?

-What's that supposed to mean?
-Nothing.

l'm just a child, remember?
l'll just stick with the little things.

Like how we prevent everyone
from freezing to death...

-...on the coldest night of the year.
-You're behaving like a child.

-What is your problem?
-Remember what it's like to be 1 6?

Or is it, like, some far-off planet?

l remember.

You have all the responsibilities
of an adult, but no authority.

You can't vote, you can't drink.
You can't make any decisions.

You think getting older
gives you more say in your life?

Get real, Joey.

You think l wanted to be stuck here
at 26 taking care of two kids?

l missed the part where
you pleaded with Bodie to stay.

l ask him to come home,
but he knows we can't afford it.

Trust me. This is not how
l planned my life to turn out.

l'm sorry Alexander and l
are putting a crimp in your lifestyle.

With any luck, l won't be here
much longer to trouble you.

-That's not what l meant. You know it.
-lt's certainly what it sounded like.

For a girl who supposedly wants to
leave Capeside as soon as she can...

...you sure are putting
a hell of a lot of effort into this place.

You're right.

Maybe it's just time l stopped.

Whose head was that?

Not to worry. lf anybody's head
belongs on the chopping block...

...it's mine.

-What makes you say that?
-Let me count the ways, shall we?

For one, it was my idea to refurbish
the old furnace...

-...instead of just buying a new one.
-Guilty as charged.

This is the one you're
really gonna love.

lt was my idea to bring Herr Fricke
to our little weekend in the country.

-You did?
-Yes. l did.

And let me tell you,
it was no easy feat either, okay?

l had to pull out all the stops for him,
use my people skills, and for what?

A comedy of errors that's gonna put
the sisters Potter in the poorhouse.

You know what l think?

l think that if l were
Joey and Bessie...

...l would consider myself very lucky
to have you in my life.

Why?

Everything and everybody
that l touch...

...l screw up, all right?
You're aware of the Midas touch?

Okay, well, the Midas touch,
whatever that is, l got the opposite.

Don't be so sure.

l mean, look at you, you're still at it.
You haven't given up.

Pace, instead of dwelling...

...on everything that's gone wrong
this weekend...

...so far...

...think about what
you've contributed.

You've put a lot of selfless work
into this place, right?

Now, that's the real question.

Listen, that goes to the heart
of who Pacey Witter is.

-What?
-What makes you care so much?

The heavy wool blankets
are on the top shelf, honey.

l got it.

Hey, Mom, l'm sorry.

-For what, honey?
-For blowing up at you before.

l should have been
a little more sympathetic. lt's just...

...the rules of engagement
keep changing on me.

Tell me about it.

The postdivorce landscape
is like an emotional battlefield.

What l don't understand
is that you and Dad...

...seem to really still like each other,
care about each other.

Oh, we do, honey...

...which makes the knowledge
that we're better off apart...

...even more difficult to bear.

-l mean, think about your own life.
-What about it?

You and Joey.

The decision to break up,
it isn't made in one sitting.

lt's cumulative. You have to
re-decide, over and over...

...each day.

Okay, l know there's a space heater
in here somewhere.

-Hey, what's ''Jack milk''?
-What?

-lt says, ''Get more Jack milk.''
-That's whole milk.

You know, Grams is skim,
Jen's one percent.

Wow, everybody gets
their own kind of milk.

Yeah. Grams is accommodating,
but she runs a very tight ship.

Coffee much?

-What's this about?
-That's an inside joke.

-lt's kind of hard to explain.
-lt's okay. You don't have to.

l get it. l mean,
you're part of a family now.

Families have three types of milk
and inside jokes.

Why would you move back
into that big, cold house...

...with a man who has no idea
what kind of milk you drink...

...or what kind of play
you're directing?

You're really lucky.

lt's you, isn't it?

lt's not Dad that's asking me
back home. lt's you.

l miss my brother, Jack...

...especially when life gets crazy
and l want somebody to share it with.

That's not to make you feel guilty...

...and it's not meant
as a sympathetic plea.

lt's just the truth.

-Gorgeous.
-lt's the pollution.

Certain industrial pollutants...

...make the moon appear more vivid.

About now some factory in Boston...

...probably just released something
highly toxic into the air.

There was a time when you'd just see
the magic in a sight like this.

l still do.
lt's just, you know...

...now l have a better sense
of the reality behind the magic.

Can l ask you something?

-Just for the record?
-Yeah, sure. Fire away.

When we were dating
and l told you about...

...me, my past...

...what was it that you
were scared of?

l think anything that we don't know
or understand can scare us.

And l had certainly
never known anyone...

...with your degree of life experience.

Add to that that l was
infatuated with you and--

And you have one very intimidated
Dawson Leery.

Yeah.

Do you think that most other boys
would react the same way?

l'd love to say no.

But, honestly, l don't know. You can't
know how anyone's gonna react.

But l can tell you,
just for the record...

...how l reacted was wrong...

...and that now l can see that...

...the only thing more beautiful than Jen
Lindley is the reality behind her magic.

And l feel sorry for any guy
who's too insecure to see that.

-Okay. Let's get that right up there.
-No, no.

Stack them like that.
You gotta get the tepee.

-You gotta get air space underneath.
-The air vents--

Okay, guys, blow, blow!

We're so gonna freeze.

You'll never get it started
with the hickory on the bottom.

May l?

Hickory is a glorious wood,
but it's a hard wood.

lt'll never burn on its own.

Soft pine goes on the bottom...

...oak in the middle...

...hickory on top.

There we go.

Wow, l'm impressed.

-She churns her own butter too.
-l bet she does.

l used to build a fire after dinner
every night in the winter.

Jennifer's grandfather would sit
in his leather chair...

...feet on ottoman and read to me.

Some nights we'd travel with Ahab
in search of the great whale.

Some nights we'd float down
the perilous river with Huck and Jim.

Nearly every night at some point
in our journey...

...he'd fall asleep, chin on chest...

...book on lap, content.

You know you love someone...

...when you can spend
the entire night...

...just sitting by the fire...

...watching them sleep.

Sounds like you loved him
very much.

Love is the hardest of woods.

lt takes a long, long time to heat up...

...but it does.

God, it smells good in here.

Hickory burning in the hearth.

lt smells like 46 years of my life.

They say smell is the most powerful
sense of recall that we have.

lt can bring back all kinds
of buried experiences.

Vanilla.

-Still?
-Every time l smell it.

Your father worked in a restaurant
when we first started dating.

The Franklin Family Fish House.

Every night after work,
when he would come pick me up...

-...he always smelled like vanilla.
-l used to soak my hands in it...

...to alleviate the smell of the cod.

Phenylenediamine.

lt's the main chemical
used to process film.

lt reminds me of the first time
l opened a film canister.

lt's an intense smell.

-lt smelled like possibility.
-Mothballs.

l love the smell of mothballs.

What? No.

When class would get out
at The Chapin School in New York...

...there was a storage room
in the back of the auditorium...

...that the Drama Club used to keep
all their costumes and props in.

God, l would spend hours in there.

Hiding under Guinevere's skirt...

...wrapped in Lady Macbeth's cloak.

lt seemed like no matter
what had happened...

...or how bad the day had been...

...or how much l thought
l was falling apart...

-...nothing could get to me in there.
-Kickapoo juice.

lt was this grape juice.
They used to hand out a cup of it...

...at the end of every day
at summer camp.

The owner of the camp, Mr. A,
made up that stupid name.

-We all knew it was Hi-C.
-This might sound a little goofy...

...but do you think it's possible
to smell snow?

-Absolutely.
-Well, that's my first memory, then.

l don't know,
l was maybe 2 or 3 years old.

l just distinctly remember
getting up on my tippytoes...

...so l could look through
a half-open window...

...with snow falling down
on the frozen creek.

-Everything blanketed in stillness.
-New car.

We'd go on these family trips...

...and Dad would always request
a brand-new rental car.

And l guess that smell just...

...reminds me of all of us
travelling together...

...down some big, open highway.

Bacon.

Sizzling, crackling...

...wafting into my bedroom
while l was still asleep...

...starting in my dreams,
and coaxing me into awake.

God, l know that smell.

-Mom.
-Yeah.

See, every Sunday,
when she didn't have to work...

...she would make breakfast. l would
find my way down the hallway...

...and stand next to her
by the stove...

...and we would talk about school
and boys.

And we'd take the pancake batter
and pour it into moulds...

...shaped like pine trees and animals.

My mom always loved to cook...

...and take care of everyone...

...and hated working at that bar
every night.

She always told me
not to worry, because...

...eventually, she was going to
make enough money...

...and she was going to open up
her very own....

Her very own bed-and-breakfast.

She obviously didn't get the chance
to see that dream happen.

So l thought l would give it a shot.

So thank you, everyone, for coming...

...and helping us.

You're the best fake guests
a girl could ask for.

But, really, you can all go home now.

Mr. Fricke...

...l'm really sorry this has been
such a horrendous experience.

l realize it's no five-star B & B...

...but l'm pretty sure
my mother would've loved it.

That hit me!

Okay.

Need a plate.

-Yeah.
-Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Oh, it's delicious.
Oh, it's delicious.

ls someone gonna tell me
what's going on?

Want some coffee?
Can someone get this lady coffee?

-l thought everyone was going home.
-You sleep late, you miss a lot.

All right, you've done the bed thing.
Now it's time for some breakfast.

No problem.

-Oh, thanks.
-Here you go.

-How we doing here?
-This is for you, Mr. Fricke.

All right, thanks.

-Good morning, everyone.
-Morning!

-Good morning, Mr. Fricke.
-Morning.

You know, l know we still
have a few kinks to work out.

We'll probably never have
the fine linens and gourmet food...

...that you're used to.

The heat didn't work last night...

...but this is one of the warmest
places l've ever stayed...

...and these pancakes
may be the best in the county.

All right!

-What am l missing?
-Why, whatever do you mean?

Well, for one thing, your pancakes
are nowhere near this good, Bessie.

Well, perhaps we should pay
our compliments to the chef, huh?

-What do you say? Chef!
-Chef, chef, chef!

-Now, who here wants seconds?
-Bodie.

-What are you doing here?
-What do you mean?

-l wouldn't miss this for the world.
-All right.

This is for you, Mr. Fricke.

l was up for hours last night...

...thinking about what you said
by the fire.

-l went up to the attic--
-Look, Bessie--

Dad gave this to Mom
for Christmas 1 0 years ago.

We signed it over breakfast.
Her first guests.

How could l have forgotten
her dream?

You've had a few other things
to worry about, Bessie...

...like the lives of two kids.

To the Potter B & B.
May it live long and prosper.

-lndeed.
-Cheers!

-Could l bother you?
-Yeah.

You remember last night
around the fire...

...that whole nostalgia, vanilla thing?

That brought back another memory.

-The fish bistro.
-Yeah.

How could l ever forget
that pipe dream?

We thought that up when
you were pregnant with Dawson.

Leery's Fresh Fish.

But, you know, when l think back
to that time now...

...before the teaching
and the coaching...

...that wasn't really my dream at all.
lt was yours.

-l don't know about that.
-l'm not saying...

...you bailed on it or anything.

lt's not your fault you were
successful doing something else.

Anyway, l know that
you're interviewing...

...with a lot of different stations
and everything...

...but there is this little empty place
by the river.

l came across it the other day...

...and wrote the number down.

Just in case you wanted
to take a look at it.

Thank you, Mitch...

...but that dream
was so very long ago.

Seems like yesterday to me.

So this is why you brought me here?

Henry, l just shared with you
all the events of my sordid past...

...a veritable laundry list of
sexual crimes and misdemeanours.

-Yeah?
-So....

So you're not acting disgusted...

...or self-righteous or intimidated
or even agog.

Well, why would l be
any of those things?

Because that's how boys
always react.

Whatever you did before...

...is part of what makes you
who you are.

l'm thankful for that.

Did you just say
what l think you said?

Whatever it was...

...l think l did, yeah.

Who are you, Henry Parker?

Pacey, do you have any idea
what you're doing?

Well, l have put
a lens cap on before, yeah.

l meant, in general.

l mean, everything's changing
so rapidly.

l'm having trouble
finding my bearings.

-l'll second that emotion.
-You know, l mean--

l lay awake at night
staring at my walls...

...which are now blank,
except for a Lennon poster...

...try to imagine my future...

...and it's as blank as the walls.

l mean, all l can see is a past
that's barely recognizable anymore.

A perfect example, you.

-Me?
-Yeah.

You've gone through
this whole metamorphosis.

You used to be glib
and predictable and....

l don't know.
l thought it was...

...your relationship with Andie,
but now you're not with her. You're still--

What l'm trying to say is,
thank you.

-For what, man?
-Doing what l asked you to do.

-Taking care of Joey.
-Come on.

You went above and beyond the call.
You did something really special for her.

l'm glad she has you.

Let me tell you something.
lt's no picnic.

That Potter girl, she ain't easy.

She's incapable of keeping her mouth
shut for more than two seconds.

She's got an opinion
about everything. lt's uncanny.

You want to jump back in,
let me know.

l am eager to return to our regularly
scheduled programming.

-That glib enough for you?
-That'll do fine, Pace.

Did you mix your red pills
with your blue ones?

l like that song.

Just in time to carry our bags.

Listen.

l wanted to talk something through
with you guys, if you have a second.

Absolutely. What is it?

Okay.

Andie is....

Andie's giving me the hard sell
about moving back home.

But what about your dad?

My moving back home...

...really doesn't have anything
to do with my dad.

He's not there half the time anyway.

lt's about Andie.

See, when you guys
invited me last summer...

...to stay with you...

...l didn't have anything...

...or anyone.

And it was so generous
of both of you.

lt's not that you just
offered me a home.

lt was the act of reminding me
that somebody cared about me...

...even when l didn't really
feel like l deserved it.

Now Andie needs
to be reminded of that.

l'm her brother.

So look, l'm sorry.

l don't want you guys to think
that l don't appreciate everything.

You did so much for me, and l--

Go home, Jack.

Go home.

Potter? Potter, look,
l talked to the furnace guy.

He said he could come by
tomorrow if he didn't....