Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Jolene - full transcript

[woman vocalizing]

Dollywood is a special place for me.

I love being here, I love getting to share
another story with you.

You know, in my film career
I've been blessed

to be a part of some pretty incredible
female casts.

Both 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias

were special stories
about unconditional female friendships.

And before I co-starred
in those two films,

I wrote a song about unconditional love

and a different kind of friend,
man's best friend.

And, well, woman's too.



- [barks]
- And here's one of my best friends now.

Hey there, Cracker Jack.
Come up here. Ain't you the cutest thing?

You know, growing up here
in East Tennessee, we always had dogs,

but there was this one special dog

that meant so much
to all of us little kids.

As I grew older, I came to appreciate
how dogs are creatures of goodness.

And it's no coincidence that dog
is God spelled backwards,

and I think God knew what he was doing
with dogs,

because they love you unconditionally,

they keep you company on long walks,

and they even keep you safe.

So, I want to share another story with you
about best friends.

The kind with four legs,
and the kind with two. [kiss]

Okay, you ready?



[music begins]

♪ Once I had a little dog
I named him Cracker Jack ♪

[barks]

♪ He had a spot around one eye
That looked just like a patch ♪

♪ His legs were way too long
And he was awkward as could be ♪

♪ He wasn't much to look at
But he looked all right to me ♪

♪ Now, I'd found him by the riverbank
Just wandering about ♪

♪ He was cold and hungry
And his ribs were sticking out ♪

♪ I snapped my fingers, whistled
When he came I picked him up ♪

♪ I was just a kid
And Cracker Jack was just a pup ♪

[dog whimpering]

Oh, hello.

Who are you?

Does your paw hurt?

Let me see.

My name's Lucy Jane,
and I'm gonna take care of you.

[whimpering]

Oh.

[sighs]

Can I see your paw?

Who do you belong to?

It's okay, puppy dog. This will help.

Well, I guess we belong to each other now,
and you're gonna need a name.

How about...

- Cracker Jack?
- [barks]

[Dolly] ♪ Everything a kid could want
I had in Cracker Jack ♪

You like that?

- [barks]
- Yes.

[phone ringing]

[grunts]

- [phone continues ringing]
- [sighs]

Hello.

[woman] I didn't wake you, did I?

No. No, of course not.

You sure?

You sound a little off.

[Lucy] Scarlett, I...

Iam fantastic.

So you're not going to cancel on us
this weekend,

like last month when we had lunch plans?

Absolutely not.

I, uh... I even have somebody
who's gonna cover

all of my shifts at the hospital.

Or what about the time before that?

All right. Stop.

This was my idea, and I... I... I got this.

All right? I'm bringing all sorts of food
for us to eat tonight,

and, hey, thanks for offering your place.

By the way.

Are you kidding?

When the elusive Lucy Jane
demands a ladies' weekend...

Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.

No.

I did not demand.

[chuckles]
And I am definitely not elusive.

You kind of did,
and you kind of have been.

Hey, uh, Scarlett,
I can't wait to see you later.

- Oh, wait, but I want...
- Love you, bye.

[sighs] Bye. [scoffs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

What do you mean weird?

[Scarlett]
She went from sounding like death

to basically hanging up on me.

And you know Lucy Jane, Steady Eddie.

Except for... you know.

You worry too much. Don't even go there.

Last time we didn't worry enough,
and she wound up in rehab.

If she was trying to hide stuff from us,

then why would she want us
to spend the whole weekend together?

That's a really good question.

Listen, I gotta go. I'll see you in a bit.

[kids playing in the background]

Hey.

I got you something.

Okay.

[kids continue playing and giggle]

I'm sorry.

I was a jerk.

They're nice.

Thanks.

[zipping of luggage]

Wait, wait. Hey, look I've got an idea.

- How about you don't go?
- [sighs]

How about you and I do something fun
together this weekend instead?

How about no.

What if I don't...

What if I don't wanna look after
the girls for two days by myself,

did you ever think of that?

I did.

I'm dropping them off at my mother's
after school. I pick 'em up on Sunday.

[woman vocalizing]

♪ I'll be your family ♪

- ♪ I'll be your friend ♪
- [knocking at door]

[woman] Come in.

Hey, you.

Hey, crafty gal.

[both moan with joy]

Shoot. I didn't realize how late it is.
We picking up Lucy Jane too?

She's meetin' us.

Do you know we haven't all been together
since Scarlett's birthday brunch?

Wow, you're right.

Used to be a time
we'd see each other every day,

and I would be able to tell...

if you had trimmed your bangs that much.

Back in the day, I couldn't pick out
a shirt without Scarlett's approval.

- But that's still kind of true.
- [laughs]

Yeah.

- Hey, Rayanne, honey, I'm leaving.
- Okay.

[sighs] I am so glad Lucy Jane
got it in her head to arrange this.

She's been impossible to pin down lately.

Oh, hey, Rayanne. How you doing?

All right, doing all right.

- Y'all have fun now.
- Thanks.

- I'll meet you out there.
- Okay.

[sighs affectionately]

Yell right away if you hear any news
about you know what.

No jinxing it.

[Dolly] ♪ Humbled by love ♪

♪ From a family of ♪

♪ Friends ♪

[woman] I don't know what to tell you,
it keeps going to her voicemail.

I thought Lucy Jane was bringing
the food with her, not sending it.

I don't like this.

Look, unless it says "ha ha, tricked you"
written in the gravy,

how about we just assume
she's running late and relax a bit?

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Bitsy, is it her?

Yes, this is Elizabeth.

[both] Elizabeth?

[both chuckle]

So, here's a question,

That pretty boy sports guy on your show...

Tom? Todd?

What's going on between you two?

Oh, the way he stares at you
when you're doing the news, I don't know.

Shut up!

[both laugh]

Okay, we did go to dinner one time.

I wanted to jump out of the window
to get away from him. He was so dull.

Cute, but boring.

Well...

talking about cute boys,

guess who I ran into
at the Piggly Wiggly yesterday?

Hmm?

Trey.

Whoa. What's he doing in town?

His daddy's 75th.

He asked all about you
before he asked one question about me.

You wanna try Lucy Jane again?

- [phone chimes]
- Oh, it's her.

"Fender bender.

Nobody hurt, on my way."

Thumbs up emoji.

I just had serious déjà vu.

Oh, hold on. Hold on.

Not drunk people have car accidents too.

Don't go reading into this.

I'm gonna go see where Bits went to.

[sighs]

It's the best news.

[sighs]

It's been such a long time, I know.

I can't wait to celebrate with you.

[sighs]

I love you.

Yeah?

- Oh, Lucy Jane's on her way.
- Ah.

Okay.

[gasps]

Thanks.

- [child Lucy laughs]
- [dog barks]

- Hey.
- Hi.

- How are you?
- You finally made it.

Oh, Cracker Jack. I love Cracker Jack.

[sighs]

Well, look who finally made it.

I bet you thought I wasn't gonna make it,
didn't you?

Yes. Oh, well, surprise, surprise.

- Come on, it's cold. Get inside.
- [Monica] Let's go.

[Lucy] It was just... It was so dumb.

This jerk,
he pulled out right in front of me,

didn't even look,
and then he had the nerve to blame me.

- But you're okay, right?
- Oh, yes. I'm fine. Thank you.

- Oh.
- Here, Bits, grab these, will you?

Yeah. Oh, the good stuff.

Now, what you go and bring this for?

Uh, y'all know you're allowed to drink
in front of me.

Well, you sent over enough take-out
to feed half of Decatur.

What is it?

What's wrong?

Right this minute...

not a thing.

- Come on, let's go get some food.
- [Monica] Come on, you.

- [Bitsy] We got plenty of food.
- [Scarlett] Look at you.

The place looks great.

Oh, look at him.

Oh, how is my godson?

Not that I'm Scarlett's favorite
or anything,

but I was the one in the delivery room.

- Oh, we know.
- Whatever.

Oh, Connor wants to go up north
to college next year.

I think he should stay here
and go to community.

That baby chick is not ready to hatch yet.
It's a whole big deal.

I think somebody's not excited
about an empty nest.

How is it possible that he's graduating
this year when we're all still 14?

- [Bitsy] I know.
- I know.

Oh. Oh, my...

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.

[all scream]

I couldn't part with that treasure,
I thought it was so deep.

Oh, me too.

Jeez, I miss those days.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Excuse me, gals,
I've gotta go see a man about a horse.

[laughs]

Jamie used to say that.

He's who I got it from.

[Dolly] ♪ Enjoy the trip
To places yet unknown ♪

♪ Let's show some spunk
Get out of the dump ♪

♪ Get up, get out, get on ♪

[exhales]

- [Bitsy] Can I help?
- Of course.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

Mmm. Mmm.

Mmm. Mmm.

You want some champagne to wash that down?

No, I'm good.

- [Bitsy] Mmm.
- [Monica] Mmm.

- [Lucy claps]
- Whoa.

Oh, is this mine? Yeah.

What happened to you? You fall in?

Well, you have a lot
of interesting magazines in there.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Listen to what's playing.

This was yours and Wilson's first dance,
wasn't it?

- [Lucy] Mmm. That's right.
- Yep.

Mmm.

[singing] ♪ Forever is the love ♪

[all scoff]

♪ That is filled with understanding ♪

Come on. Shall we?

- Pass.
- Pass? Are you kidding me?

Pass, my ass.

One of you better dance with me
right this second.

Come on. Yes.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Hmm.

[singing] ♪ I'm yours ♪

Come here.

Twenty bucks says Bits is finally...

Get out.

Do you rememberwhen we had to wear

those ugly lime green...

- Oh.
- ...bridesmaid dresses?

With yards of taffeta.

Which, by the way, we forgive you.

[laughs] [whispers] No, we don't.

Well, lucky for Scarlett she was too busy
and too fancy to be a bridesmaid.

Here we go, Monica's greatest hit.

Oh, my God.
Don't make me come and separate you two.

- [thud]
- [all] Oh!

- Ooh!
- [Monica] Lucy Jane!

- [Bitsy] I'm so sorry.
- Are you okay?

[laughing]

Crap. [laughing]

Oh, well that was just about
the opposite of graceful.

- [Bitsy] Are you all right?
- [Monica] Sit down.

- I'm good.
- [Bitsy] Are you sure?

- Yes, I'm fine, I'm fine. There is no...
- Gosh.

Look at this, there's no damage done,
truly.

[stammers] I'm fine.
Okay, where is my bag?

Because I brought us all something.

Let me see, where did I put it?

That was totally my fault, wasn't it?

I don't think it was.

What, you think she drank
your nail polish remover

when she was in there peeing?

You think that's what she's doing
right now, sneaking a drink? Come on.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Is that Dirty Dancing?

I mean, have you met me.

[laughing]

Sometimes...

I think I never married
because I never found anybody

who looked at me the way
Johnny Castle looked at Baby.

Oh, my Patrick Swayze.

May he rest in peace.

Aw. A toast...

to Lucy Jane's imaginary boyfriend.

[laughs] Yes, my only boyfriend, okay?

[laughs]

Hey, Monnie...

do you think it's weird,

Lucy Jane insisting
on having her own room and all?

No.

Well, she did stop by that liquor store
on the way here.

To get the champagne.

Oh, come on.
Stop being all Nancy Drew: Girl Detective.

Ooh, wait. Wait.

I forgot to give you guys these.

Here, pick which one you want.

Oh, Bits, these are beautiful.

Aw.

For real. Look.

- [Bitsy] Yeah.
- Thank you.

Oh. Where you going?

Put on my pajamas.

You're leaving the room to get undressed?

You, the person who showed me
how to put in a tampon,

and you're modest now?

Don't want you getting turned on
by my rocking bod, Bits.

What would Rayanne think?

[door closes]

- [dog barks]
- [child Lucy laughing]

[all whooping]

- Come on.
- Hey.

- Oh.
- Oh, wow.

♪ Once I had a little dog
I called him Cracker Jack ♪

- Aw.
- Yes.

♪ He had a spot around one eye
It looked just like a patch ♪

♪ His legs were way too long
And it was awkward as could be ♪

♪ He wasn't much to look at
But he looked all right to me ♪

Okay, come on.

[all] ♪ Cracker Jack ♪

♪ The best friend that I ever had
Was Cracker Jack ♪

♪ But he was more than that ♪

♪ A playmate, a companion
He was love and understanding ♪

♪ That was Cracker Jack ♪

- [child Bitsy] Woo, woo!
- [child Lucy] Woo!

- [child Bitsy] What a good boy.
- Okay. Highlight of the week.

Oh. Okay, you know mine.

Jamie asked me to go to the movies
with him.

Plus, you got named
news editor of the school paper.

- [child Monica] Oh.
- I got a new babysitting job.

Oh!

- Two little girls, they are so cute.
- Oh.

My mom finally bought me
the BeDazzler I wanted.

[child Monica] Look out,

we're all going to be covered
in rhinestones.

Oh, okay.

Did Cracker Jack
have a highlight this week?

Yes, he can catch a Frisbee
with his mouth now.

Oh.

Remember when I found you,
scraggly little thing?

Those spindly legs,
and your ribs sticking out?

Look at you now, huh?
See what love can do?

Oh.

What about you, Lucy Jane?

What was your highlight this week?

Me? Um...

I was finally able to do
three backflips in a row in gymnastics.

- Oh, wow.
- Nice.

But, to tell you the truth,
the highlight of my week is right now.

[all] Aw.

[children laughing]

[dog barking]

Remember how nervous you were
about buying this house from your parents?

I said that you'd be nuts if you didn't.

I remember that,
we were sitting right at this counter.

That's right. Well, aren't you glad
that you listened to me?

- Yes? Yes?
- Yes.

Mm-hmm.

Because us being here,

Saturday morning breakfast...

Mm-hmm.

Highlight of the week.

[Bitsy gasps]

Highlight of the week.

The whole week.

A virgin mimosa.

Mmm.

Also known as orange juice.

[laughing]

Sounds more special that way.

- [Lucy] Mmm.
- Good?

Mmm, good biscuit.

[Scarlett] Mmm.

Mmm.

Can I... Can I just say how, um...

how grateful I am for the three of you?

'Cause you really are. You... You are...

You're...

the loves of my life.

You sure that's a virgin?

Scarlett...

Somebody doesn't like it
when I get a little too mushy, huh?

Well, you bring it in right here, sister.
Come here. Come here.

That's too bad.

I love you.

Okay, I'm sorry...
but I have to say something.

You know how much I care about you, right?

So, I mean, I have to ask...

We need to figure out
what we wanna do today.

Beautiful day outside,
can't let it go to waste.

That's what you were gonna ask, right?

Can you...

I need help getting...
I forgot the French press in the garage.

Regular coffee's fine.

Come with.

[door opens]

Why did you cut me off like that?

Lucy Jane had this nice idea
for us to spend the weekend together,

and you're hijacking it to attack her.

If Lucy Jane is drinking again,
that's for her to decide.

Maybe she can handle it now.

[sighs] A person is allowed privacy.

No. That would make us bad friends.

We need to be honest with each other.

We need to confront things
even if they're painful.

You mean, like if I was to finally ask you

the real reason why you wouldn't be
in my wedding party?

Because your whole

"I was too busy with my job
to get to the fittings,"

I never bought that.

That was 12 years ago.
We... Why are we still...

Or how come anytime Wilson and me
invited you and Jamie out as couples

you always had some excuse to say no?

Are you ashamed of being seen with me?

TV news star doesn't want to be seen out
with her friend who never had a career?

I don't like Wilson.

I don't like the way he talks to you.

I never thought he was good enough
for you.

That's why.

Okay.

Now I know.

Hey, I was just saying we should, like,
take a hike.

You know, we'll go slow.

Well, y'all take a hike.

No, I... Sorry.
I just... I... I wanna stay, you know?

I'll reread
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.

I forgot if God ever answers her.

Oh, come on. You're just gonna stay here?
By yourself?

Well, if she's not going, I'm not going.

Oh, if she's not going, I'm not going.

- What?
- Mm-hmm.

All right, let me get.
I have my thermos in my room.

I have these.

Too small.

Take two then.

Why are you giving me a hard time
about this?

I'll be right back.

Oh, I'm sure it's nothing.

[birds chirping, water flowing]

Hey... you guys.

You... I...

I think I just... I just...

I just need a break.

[stammers]
Why don't y'all go on without me?

That's okay. We'll wait for you.

Okay.

- [grunts]
- Oh. Oh.

Hey, hey. Let me help you. Come on.

[grunting]

[groans]

- [Lucy] What are you doing?
- [sniffs]

What's in here?
It doesn't smell. Must be vodka.

Vodka? Are you...

Hey, Bitsy, I need that.

Lucy Jane.

We know.

You know?

You know what?

Why you're dodging us.

Why you sound the way you do
when I call you.

Why you're clumsy all of a sudden,
and having car accidents again.

Some jerk cut me off is what happened.

We can't stand here
and watch you go down that path again.

Y'all think I'm drinking again?

After what I put everybody through.

After I almost ruined my life.

You honestly think
that I would go near that again?

We're coming at you with love.

- Please don't be defensive.
- I am not defensive and...

I am damn sure not drunk.

I wanted to wait till the end
of this weekend to say something,

but...

Nope, here we are.

I...

I have MS.

What?

I've been diagnosed

with multiple sclerosis.

No.

See?

I knew that...

Y... Y'all should see the way
that you're looking at me right now.

Okay, because...

All I wanted...

was just a few more days...

of us being...

us...

together.

What can we do?

No. I am not ready to be poor Lucy Jane,
okay?

Not yet.

Are you going to be all right? Oh, my God,
I'm so sorry what I did back there.

Bits, I am not mad at you, all right?
I just need to be by myself.

But we could always talk about things,
you know? Like, when I...

Not right now.

Okay? Not right now.

Please?

[sighs]

[breathing heavily]

[girls as children laughing]

[child Scarlett] And I told Mama

that I am definitely marrying Jamie.

[child Monica] What'd she say to that?

She said that I don't have the sense
that God gave a horsefly.

[girls laugh]

She and Jamie really love each other.

It's so romantic.

I wonder when me, you, and Monica
are gonna find guys

we feel that way about.

Soon, I hope.

I wanna tell you something.

But...

I've never said it out loud before.
I'm kind of scared to.

Tell Cracker Jack first.
He's the least judgy person I know.

Come here, boy.

Good. Cracker Jack...

[whispering indistinctly]

That went okay.

You know how you feel about Johnny Castle
in Dirty Dancing?

Yes.

[sighs]

Be still, my heart.

That's how I feelabout Baby.

I like girls... that way.

Are you sure?

I am.

Okay. Okay.

[sighs]

Let's go, buddy.

[dog whimpering]

Hi there.

[chuckles]

- [whimpering]
- Yeah.

[girl] She's friendly.

Unless you're mean.

Oh, I'm... I'm... I'm not.

What's her name?

Clara.

Clara? [laughs]

- Okay.
- Clara.

No.

- And what's yours?
- Nola.

Nola, like New Orleans?

- My daddy was from there.
- Oh, wow.

That's a very pretty name.

Thank you.

- You got anything to eat?
- I don't.

But if you wanna come back
with me to where I'm staying,

I... I think I could find you something.

Are you sure?

I'd like the company.

Especially if you let me lean on you
a little bit as we walk.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

[Nola] What's wrong with you?

[Lucy] Well, you know
how when you're in water

and it's all the way up to your shoulders
and you try to walk.

That's what it feels like
for me right now.

What's wrong with you? [laughs]

They wanna take Clara away from me.

[Bitsy] I hope she doesn't hate us.

Take a number. I hate us.

God, what she's going through,
I can't even...

Yeah, guess what? We made it worse.

I don't get why she didn't tell us.

You know,
sometimes it's just not that easy to...

[Bitsy] You expecting somebody?

I might have said we'd be around
if he felt like dropping by.

- Is that who I think it is?
- Yep.

- [Monica] Hey.
- Hey, ladies.

Good to see you.

- Hi, again.
- Hey.

- Hey, how are you, Trey?
- I'm good. I'm good.

Is this an all right time?

We'll check on Lucy Jane.

Sure.

Let's take a walk.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

- Right!
- [phone ringing]

[sighs]

[phone ringing]

Monica.

Hmm.

This weekend's about Lucy Jane. Come on.

[door opens]

[sighs] Oh, good. You're here.

Don't worry, she doesn't bite.

Unless you're mean.

[chuckles]

[Lucy]
Although, she might lick you to death.

Nola, these are two of my oldest friends.
This is Bitsy and Monica.

And, uh, these are my newest friends.

This is Nola, and this girl right here,
this is Clara.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- Hello.
- Where's Scarlett?

She's out on a walk with Trey.
Of all things.

Trey?

Yeah, he just up and dropped by.

That's something.

Hey...

we okay?

Yeah. Yeah. We're good.

Pop wanted me to take over his business
when he retired,

but ex-high school quarterback
hawking insurance... what a cliché.

[chuckles] Couldn't do it.

What do you do, then?

I'm a car salesman.

[laughs]

I'm kidding. I... I'm in biotech.

[both laughing]

I've been in Dallas seven,
eight years now.

Followed a lady out there,

fell out of love with her,
and in love with the city.

And the barbecue.

Mmm.

I can't believe I'm sitting here with you.

[chuckles] I know.

But it feels normal,
like we just saw each other.

You look the same.

Me though, not exactly in fighting shape.

- Oh, what does that matter?
- [exhales]

You have those kind eyes.

That's what I think of
when I think about you.

[clears throat]

I was really sorry about Jamie.

[sighs]

You doing all right?

I appreciated your note.

It's been pretty bad,
to tell you the truth.

He's been gone three years.

[clears throat]

He was my best bud and all
back in the day, but...

I was so damn jealous of him.

- Stop.
- It's true.

- Girls were lining up for you.
- [he chuckles]

You could have gotten any female person
in that school, teachers included.

[both laugh]

Yep, I could've had every girl.
Except for the one that I wanted.

Trey...

Jamie's the only person...

It's okay. It's no rush.

I've waited all this time,
I can wait another...

I miss that.

I miss... all of it.

Auntie LJ.

Oh.

- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hey.

- Oh.
- I missed you.

[Lucy] Oh, I've missed you.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

- How have you been?
- I'm pretty good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, pretty good.

- Ma is driving me nuts though.
- Oh, same.

- Same.
- Exactly.

Hey, Con, is that,
um, tree house still up?

- The one that you and your dad built?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Needs a paint job, but it's still there.

Well, if you wouldn't mind
maybe showing that to my friend Nola?

Would you like to see a big,
beautiful tree house?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Okay. All right.

I wouldn't mind closing my eyes
for just a second or two, okay?

- Sure.
- All right.

- All right.
- Come on.

- Y'all have fun.
- We will.

- Okay.
- [Nola] Come on, Clara.

- Come on.
- [Connor] Hey.

[dog barks]

[dog barks]

So, how do you know Aunt Lucy Jane?

I don't really,
she's just being really nice to me.

Yeah, she's like that.

- Did you run away from home or something?
- How'd you know?

Been there, done that.

How come?

My mama got engaged.

Is he being funny with you?

No. No. Ruben's nice. Really nice.

It's just, he's allergic to dogs.

Bad.

They said now that he's moving in
with us...

- Wait, where's your dad?
- He died.

Mine too.

Well, it's lucky your mama
found someone nice though.

My mama's been really lonely. [scoffs]

I actually started praying to God
that she'll find someone.

[Scarlett laughing]

[Trey laughing]

Connor.

Y... You're... You're back.

- Yeah.
- Uh...

This is my... my friend, Trey.

Wow. Your prayers are strong.

How you doing?

Good. Good.

[clears throat] Oh, well, yeah.

I'm gonna show Nola
the tree house real quick, so...

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Uh, well, I'm gonna get going. [laughs]

[laughing]

That is not funny.

Oh, it totally is.
You just got busted by your kid.

[both laughing]

How about you call your mom?
You know, let her know you're okay.

[dog barks]

[car engine starts]

[car drives away]

Are you there, Lucy Jane?

It's me, Scarlett.

Oh, I know that look.

The girls said you were out walking
with Trey.

When did you find out?

Five months ago.

Why didn't you tell me?

I could have been there for you.
I could have been there with you.

- I didn't want to burden you.
- Yeah, but that's not fair.

But you've been through enough stuff
the last couple of years.

Yeah, and you were right there with me.

When I lost Jamie...

and I was in the bed in the fetal position
pretty much thinking

my heart was going to break in pieces
and I was gonna die,

you practically forced your way in here.

And you stayed with me.

And you held my hand for days and days,
and you made me eat,

and you made me take a bath.
I mean, I... I let you see me like that.

Why doesn't it go both ways?

I mean, do you not trust me?

Of course, I trust you.

Well, it doesn't seem like it.

How did my MS
become about you all of a sudden?

Because if the rules of our friendship
were going to change after this long,

you should've told me.

Or at least sent a text,

since that's the only way
I hear from you now.

What's going on?

Scarlett was just, uh,
letting me have it...

because I didn't send y'all
engraved invitations

to watch my body fall apart.

[sighs]

Why do you keep walking away from us?

Because I still can.

[ducks quacking]

- Oh, boy, blood.
- Oh.

- What happened?
- Oh, don't look.

I know how you get.

I banged my head.

- Do you think you need stitches?
- No.

But you know what?
I've got this little first aid kit

in my bag,

I probably have some butterflies in there.
Can you grab it, please?

How did you do this?

I missed the door.

You know, my eyes, they just...
They... They get...

a little wonky.

Here, give me. Let me.

I can do it.

I should have figured it out sooner.

I mean, my hands would go numb,
or I'd stumble, I'd think oh, well,

that must be from the drinking.

Even after I'd stopped, you know,

and... Okay, whoa, you're not gonna, like,
throw up or pass out or anything, are you?

I'm okay.

All right.

And then the eye thing started, um...

happening about six months ago.

Sorry.

And my right foot would sort of droop.

And...

I would just think, oh, you know what?

That's just 'cause
I'm working extra hours, you know?

I guess I was looking for reasons.

And then one of the doctors on the unit,
she, uh, she noticed,

and she made me get an MRI.

And the tech...

he left the report...

on the desk to go take a phone call.

And of course I looked at it.

I mean, I know how to read those things.

And then I saw it.

I saw all the white spots.

I saw all the lesions on my brain...

and I knew.

I knew... I knew before the neurologist
even came in to tell me.

[sighs]

[sniffles, clears throat]

[Lucy sighs]

I know there's a couple different kinds.

Which type do you have?

It's not the best.

It's not the worst.

It's gonna get, um...

hard...

you know?

I'm not exactly sure when, but it will.

[laughs]

It already has.

You know what the funny thing about it is?

[laughs]

There's a funny thing about it?

Oh, honey,
there's always a funny thing about it.

[sniffles]

Ever since I found out...

I keep...

having all these...

These visions, these dreams...

to when nobody was sick.

Nobody we loved was dead.

[sighs]

And I keep seeing...

Cracker Jack.

Oh.

Oh, Cracker Jack.

He was such a good boy.

[dog barking]

[girls as children laughing]

What's gonna happen when we're older
and we don't see each other every day?

Who said we're not gonna see each other
everyday?

Well, Jamie and I want to travel around
the world for a year.

After we get married.

See?

But once we get back,
we can see each other every day.

I think we should all live together.

On one big compound.

With our husbands, if we have them.

Oh, or wife.

And kids if we have them.

Or no kids.

But dogs, definitely lots of dogs.

[laughing]

[dog barking]

[car horn honks]

[car continues honking]

Shit!

What?

Monica.

[honking continues]

Hey, gals.

Wilson.

Where's my old lady?

She's inside.

What's... Anything wrong?

- Are the girls okay?
- Oh, yeah, no, no, all good.

Just, uh, needed to talk to Monica.
She wasn't answering her phone.

What's up?

You come here a sec?

What do you want?

I called you before.

Two rings and then it goes to voice mail.

I was in the middle of something.

You don't hit decline when I call,
you got that?

I'm sorry.

What have you been telling them?

Have you been up here
spreading lies about me?

I didn't tell them anything.

Come on, get in the car.

- Hey, Wilson, get your hands off her.
- Wilson, stop it.

Stay out of this.
This is none of y'all's business.

Leave her alone.

- Wilson!
- I'm okay.

- [dog barking]
- It's okay.

I always knew you were no good.

Calm down, Clara.

[barking]

[snake hissing]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Do something!

Hey, leave her alone,
or I'm calling the police right now.

Monica, get in the goddamn car.

- [barking]
- Shut that dog up!

Clara, stop.

I'm not getting in the goddamn car.

- [grunts]
- Oh, my God.

I'm done with you!

[Bitsy] Get out of the way.

- [Scarlett] Monica!
- [Bitsy] Move it!

- [child Lucy] Come here, boy.
- [barking]

[all exclaim]

- Get off of me! Get that dog off!
- Clara!

- [Bitsy] Monica, are you okay?
- Get that dog off me!

- [Scarlett] Connor!
- Get him off!

- Here, Clara.
- [Bitsy] It's okay. It's gonna be okay.

Clara, come here.

[girls sobbing]

Good, girl, Cracker Jack.

Goddamn it!

- Come on.
- Connor, come here. Come here.

- [car engine starting]
- It's okay.

[tires squealing]

[Lucy] How long?

It happened one time a few years ago.

We got in a fight,
and he just lost it on me.

And I thought...

[sobbing] I don't know what I thought.

The girls were little.

He said it'd never happen again.

And then these last couple of months...

[gasps]

I got bruises all over me.

That's why I didn't want to get undressed
in front of you, Bits.

Honey, I'm so sorry.

You were right about him.

I don't wanna be right.

I just need you to be okay.

[sighs] Oh, crap.

[sniffles]

Crap, I never thought I'd be this person.
[sniffles]

He's never touched the girls.

[Scarlett sighs]

I can't stay.

No.

I can't stay. I can't.

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Where we're gonna go.

What do you mean?
You're gonna come with me.

You and the girls.

Oh, Lucy Jane,
you don't have room for us at your place.

- And with what all you got going on...
- Okay, well, guess what?

We're gonna... We're gonna make this work.

God's sakes, Lucy Jane,
do you hear yourself?

You don't have to go taking care
of everybody all the time.

Yes, I do!

It is what I do.

It is what I have always done.
It is how I know who I am.

If I am needed,

then I have a reason to get out of bed
in the morning.

But I may not even be able
to take care of me pretty soon,

so then who am I gonna be?

[Bitsy] Come on. [clears throat]

You're gonna be your beautiful,
warm, funny self.

I don't have a husband.

I don't have children.

Which, you know, no regrets.

I've had the life
that I've always wanted to live.

But I just...

look around and I realize...

I am not anybody's responsibility.

I am...

strictly optional.

No, you're essential.

You know what I mean.

You and Scarlett, you have your children.
You have Rayanne.

I don't... belong to anybody.

You belong to us.

- [Monica] Yeah.
- You've got us.

You always have.

[sniffles]

[all crying]

My sweet Cracker Jack,
thank you for finding me.

[whimpering]

Thank you for loving me.

Thank you for letting me love you.

[crying]

Doctor said there was too much toxins
from the snake.

They can't do anything to save him.

[crying]

Hey, Ma, um, can I take the car?

I'm gonna drive Nola home.

Sure, Boo.

Miss Lucy Jane, can I ask you something?

Of course you can.

[dog whimpering]

Can you take Clara?

Sure. Take her where?

Take her.

Keep her.

Oh, my gosh.

[whimpering]

I know she'll have a really good home,
and maybe I can come and visit sometimes.

Honey, you can visit us all the time.

Thank you.

Bye, Clara.

Hi.

Hi, all right.

[laughing]

[Lucy] I like you, too.

Hey, you.

I have a question for you, Bits.

Now that I have you captive,
you have no choice, you have to answer me.

Hmm.

How far along are you?

- Far along with what?
- Oh, cut it out.

You're pregnant, right?

What?

No! Oh, my God. I look pregnant to you?

Jesus H., Monica, who raised you?
You don't say that to a woman

unless there's an actual baby's hand
waving at you from down there.

Is Rayanne?

No. Nobody's pregnant.

Well, what then?

What was all that yessing,

and, "We've waited so long,"
the other night on the phone?

What was all that?

You know that Etsy thing,

like I... I make the barrettes
and the jewelry, and...

Yeah, what about it?

[sighs]

A buyer from Dillard's saw my online shop
and bought my designs.

Bought the whole business.
For, like, a lot.

[gasps] Wait, a lot a lot?

Like, huh... a lot a lot.

[screaming]

Wow! Bravo, Bits. That's amazing.

Well, me and Rayanne, we're gonna help
her mom and daddy with the ranch,

and then we're gonna fix up our house,
and then we wanna try for a baby.

I mean, we did the turkey baster way
and everything, but that didn't work out.

But this time, we can afford
the full-on in vitro.

I mean, Rayanne, not me.

Oh.

But seriously...

how pregnant do I look to you?

Stop. You look fabulous. Perfect.
Skinny as a rail.

[laughing]

Hush your mouth.

[both laugh, it echoes]

I don't know why I didn't tell you.

I gave myself five months
of being scared alone.

I'm sorry about the way
I was being with you.

I thought I was mad at you

for not telling me, but it's not that.

I'm just mad that...

somebody else I love so much...

Well, I'm not planning on dying
anytime soon,

so you just get that
right out of your head.

[laughs, sniffles]

You know, getting this diagnosis...

I think the lesson is...

you really have to live.

You know?

Truly just live your life,
find what makes you happy.

Have you been happy?

Yeah.

I'm happy enough.

All in all, my life's pretty good.

[chuckles]

And for one, I got great friends.

So do I.

And how about you?

Are you happy?

Not so much.

Well, how come?

I look back more than I look forward.

I think about all the things I never did,

the trip around the world Jamie and I
never got to take.

And my job, what's that saying?

I don't make the news, I just deliver it.

That's all I do.

Oh, and hovering over poor Connor
like a crazy person.

He should be able to go away to college.

Keeping him home...

yeah, that's about me,
that's not about him.

[laughs]

Damn it, you were right.

I do make other people's things about me.

So...

my darling friend...

what are we going to do about this?

[calling] Monica.

Scarlett's giving us her house.

Ah! Oh, Bitsy's rich.

- Woo!
- What? What?

Woo-hoo!

- Did you hit the lotto? What happened?
- [Bitsy] Oh, my God.

- Oh, you've got to hear this.
- Okay.

- What?
- What do you mean "rich"?

A big old department store chain
bought my business.

- [Monica] Oh!
- Yes!

That's wonderful.

- Oh, my gosh.
- Congrats.

- Oh, that's great.
- Oh, my God. Help me out.

- Yeah.
- I didn't know...

- When did you find out?
- I can't get that.

Did you know about this?

She didn't say anything to me.

Well, I didn't wanna jinx it.

- You know how I am?
- Oh, my gosh.

How rich is... How rich is rich?

- Enough!
- Yeah.

- How rich is rich? That's a good question.
- [Monica] She'll never tell you.

Wait, why is Scarlett giving us her house?

Okay, not giving.

Letting you guys live there...

indefinitely.

And she's finally taking
that trip around the world.

Beginning in Dallas,
to see a certain somebody.

[laughing]

I feel a little funny leaving now,
with Lucy Jane's news and all.

Oh, no. No, no, no, no. No.
Listen, I insisted. Okay?

And we'll house-sit, right?

And you can just help me out
when I need it.

And I suspect that you're not gonna
kick us out when you return.

No.

And Scarlett,
if you get lonely on that road trip,

you just let me know,
we'll meet you in any country you want.

- Come here.
- My treat.

Oh, show-off.

Oh, and Bitsy, you and Rayanne,

you can just come and stay with us
whenever you feel like.

Lucy Jane,

you're finally getting that compound
you dreamed about.

Yeah.

Well, I mean, it's not exactly
how I thought it was gonna happen.

But, you know what?

I'll take it.

[sighs]

- All right, shall we go get some cider?
- Yeah.

- Come on.
- Ooh.

[Dolly] ♪ Cracker Jack ♪

♪ The best friend that I ever had
Was Cracker Jack ♪

Give me that. Give me that.

♪ Playmate, a companion
He was love and understanding ♪

♪ That was Cracker Jack ♪

♪ The best friend that I ever had
Was Cracker Jack ♪

♪ But he was more than that ♪

♪ Everything a kid could want
I had in Cracker Jack ♪

♪ Come on, boy ♪

[whistles]

♪ Come on ♪

[whistles]

♪ Come on, come on
Come on, boy ♪

[instrumental music playing]

[music ends]