Life Unexpected (2010–2011): Season 2, Episode 5 - Music Faced - full transcript

This crossover episode of "Life Unexpected" brings "One Tree Hill" characters Haley and Mia to a music festival, sponsored by a Portland radio station and hosted by Ryan. At the concert, ...

Previously on Life Unexpected...

You and someone had a kid.

You gave up that kid.

I am that kid.

And now I'm applying for emancipation.

Cate Cassidy... That's your mom.

I am Cate Cassidy.

Ryan and I have been up since 5:00.

And as usual, arguing since 6:00.

I am not granting you emancipation.

I'm releasing you



back into their temporary joint custody.

I needed this.

I see you've met Mr. Daniels.

- You're a...
- Teacher.

Eric?

I'm your new tutor.

I love you.

I do,

I want kids... I just... It's taking me

a little while to come around,

and I don't even know if I can.

Cate, I just want to try.

Let's try.

Good morning, Portland.



Welcome to a Morning of
All-Music Madness on K-100.

Ryan and Kelly'll

be back on Monday.

But today we're giving away tickets

to the K-100 Sugar Magnolia
Music Festival,

happening this weekend,
emceed by your favorite host,

Ryan Thomas, who's hard at work

getting ready for the big event.

Wow.

Yeah, wow.

I could get used to this
trying-for-a-baby thing.

You want to try it again?

Yeah, I may be physically unable.

Yo, Cate, you home?

Oh!

Now I'm physically unable.

He's just here for the tickets.

Meet me in the shower.

Cate? Good morning, good morning,

- good morning!
- Sorry.

I should have sent these
over with Lux last night.

I've just been so busy
organizing the concerts.

- No biggie.
- Okay, we have tickets, VIP passes

that will get you in the front area.

And thank you for chaperoning.

- You are welcome.
- And, you know,

inherent in that thank you is
that you actually chaperone.

Cate it's a concert... I don't think

they're gonna get into any trouble.

Yoo-hoo!

I can't believe I'm gonna be a grandma!

Mom...

Mom?

Wh... what,

- you're pregnant?
- No. No.

I just assumed it was
post-wedding weight gain.

Well, they're still just
trying at this point.

But just a little something

to help the process along.

So...

You're trying?

Um, you know,

you guys have the tickets,

so you should probably just, um,

- you should go.
-Where you going?

Fun!

- Mm-hmm.
- Hey, do you want me to chaperone?

Baze is gonna do it.

Is this edible underwear?

Bye.

Baby...

Hey, uh, Cate gave us
a few extra tickets.

Should we invite boys?

I don't know who to bring,
but maybe you could ask Jones.

Come on, man, you got to
move on and get over Bug.

Otherwise, you'll end up like Baze...

Old, alone,

- permanently single.
- What?

First, I am not permanently single,

and second,
Tasha's right... You can't...

you can't be hung up on
someone who's not an option.

Me? What about you?

Well... Who, Cate?

I'm not hung up on Cate.

I mean, I've dated lots of other women.

Oh, who, like Abby, Cate's sister?

Or trina, Cate's boss.

Or... or Paige, Cate's sister-in-law.

Yeah, I'm not seeing
a pattern here at all.

- That's messed up, man.
- Hey,

I'm a single dad... It's hard
to meet someone who's

not Cate-related.

But I could have a date
with a non-Cate person

anytime I want.

Prove it.

Yeah, bring somebody to the concert.

I will.

You know what?

Let's all bring dates.

I mean, there's a whole
sea of guys out there.

You just find one you like.

See? This is us

moving forward.

He took that baby thing hard, huh?

You okay with it?

Yeah.

Okay, so, chapter nine,
when Johnny says,

"Stay gold, ponyboy,"
what does that mean?

There's a boy who's gold and half pony?

Reference to the Robert
Frost poem, chapter 2...

"All good things must end"?

Sure.

Okay, what's wrong?

You hate this book that much?

No. No, no, no.

It's... it's not that.

I just...

I just found out that Cate's
trying to have a... baby.

Wow, that sucks.

I mean, you just found Cate.

You know, you're probably not

ready to share h in the attic,

even if that someone's
the size of a burrito.

When my parents brought
my baby brother home,

I found this box in the attic,

and I wanted to ship him to China in it.

- How'd that work out?
- Fantastic... He lives in Shanghai.

He owns a very successful noodle shop.

Worked out great for everyone.

You see, "All good things must end."

Hey, um...

You know that K-100
concert this weekend?

Well, I have these amazing
tickets, and I was thinking

about inviting someone...
Like, on a date.

Not that I'm asking you out on a date...

Lux, I wish I could; I can't.

No, I know you can't with me,
but it's not just me, okay?

There's, like, a thousand
other people and me.

That's... not the...

Well, yeah, it is.

But...

I'm already going.

Well, then we can go together.

Lux.

I've got a date.

Oh.

So, um...

- Ryan told you?
- Yeah, well, he let it slip, you know?

'Cause he's so excited.

Yeah, well, that makes one of us.

What are you talking about?

Nothing.

Um...

All right... Start talking, Cate,

or I'm gonna get the wine
and day-drink it out of you.

You know, Ryan wants to have a kid,

and...

I just, I don't.

But you're trying.

Yeah. You know, Ryan is.

I'm-I'm still...

Kind of on the pill.

Cate!

- Mom, don't yell at me.
- He's gonna notice,

don't you think, when
you're not getting pregnant?

Well, you know, lots of women, they

- don't get pregnant.
- Not in this family.

Okay? Just the sight of a man
and a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck

- and I start ovulating.
- Mom,

you know what?

Never mind.
I... it's a long story.

It's too long to get into right now.

Um...

Look, Ryan, he just needs
to think that I am trying.

- Why?
- Well, because

if I am not trying, mom...

You know, he's gonna leave me.

If Ryan finds out

you're lying to him about
something this important,

take my word for it, he's gone.

Suzie, right?

Copy girl?

- Nate, right? Boss's son?
- Yeah, right.

Yeah, it was kind of a
blatant nepotism thing.

I made copies of your resume. I know.

Ouch. So,

um, I have an extra VIP ticket

to that K-100 Sugar Magnolia
thing tomorrow,

and I wanted to bring a date.

Are you interested?

Seriously?

Yeah.

Nate, a word?

Sorry, I should have asked.

Um, is there an office dating policy?

I'm going with you to that concert.

- So I guess not.
- It's...

not a date.

We're trying to broaden our clientele,

and we've been going after
recording artists and athletes.

Mia Catalano will be performing there.

Her producer is Haley Scott,
she's a singer as well,

and she has a husband

- in the NBA.
- Nathan Scott...

he's a point guard for the Bobcats.

Was. He just retired...
He and his wife have

a ton of money just
waiting to be invested

- and I want to meet her.
- Well, I'll get right on that.

I'm sure that Cate can
scrounge up an extra ticket.

No, I don't need an extra ticket,
I need access.

You have access, and I have you.

So get me backstage,
introduce me to Haley,

and then you go on your stupid date.

What up,

Portland...?!

I'm Ryan Thomas,
and I'm happy to be your host

for K-100's annual Sugar Magnolia Fest!

We got a great line-up of
bands for you this afternoon.

The Radioactive Armadillos are here!

And we got Ben Lee in the house!

Let's hear it for our next performer.

She is here all the
way from North Carolina.

Put your hands together
for the one and only...

Mia Catalano.

I... I don't like this.
I don't like this new look.

Paige gave me a makeover.

What? She asked me to.
She looks hot, right?

Well, little dude, you better
keep your hands off of her.

I told you I didn't want a date.

Uh, really? 'Cause your outfit
says you do.

If you didn't get dressed up for Jones,

then who the hell did
you slut it up for?

I'm gonna call you Slux.
Is that cool? Slux.

I think it has a good ring to it.

Hey, Verne, thank you for
looking after the kiddos.

- I got to go check on my boss.
- Yeah, yeah, no problem.

What should we do first,
seats or cocktails?

Cocktails.

Oh, PS,

meeting your boss does not
count as a non-Cate-related date.

Oh, actually, I have a date.
And she's meeting me here.

So, see?

Success... Dates for everybody.

Lux, me, Paige even.

Hell, yeah.

I'm not wearing no
underwear for nothing.

All right, so now all
we got to do is find

someone great for you, too.

She's incredible.

How long have you been her producer?

- Uh, three years.
- Wow.

Yeah, she was just a...

She was a shy little kid
with a hoodie playing keyboard

when I found her.

I had to really convince her

that she could go solo, you know?

Do you miss it?
You know, now that

you're producing and
not the one out there?

Yeah. Sometimes I do.

But there's something
really amazing about

nurturing someone
else's talent, you know?

Call it maternal pride.
I don't know,

I have a seven-year-old,
I think in mommy terms.

- You have a seven-year-old?
- Yeah.

Wow.

Eh, I was pregnant the
senior year of high school.

Actually went into labor
during my valedictorian speech.

I was, uh, pregnant, too.

Mm-hmm, valedictorian.

Yeah, knocked up by the quarterback.

Forward. Nathan.

Nate.

If you tell me you're pregnant with
your second right now, we're

officially in The Twilight Zone.

Wait... Are you pregnant?

- Yes.
- Congratulations.

Thank you.

What about you, you gonna have any more?

We're trying.

Ah. Well, that's the fun part, right?

Slow down.

My heels are sinking into the grass.

Your date can wait.

- My date is waiting, outside the gate.
- What?

Hey, man, uh, my name is Nate Bazel.

We have a meeting backstage

with Haley Scott...
That's Mia's producer.

You're not on the list.

You said Cate put us on it.

Uh, she was supposed to.

- Are you sure that we're...
- You're not on the list.

You're not coming in.

You know what, our mistake
was asking permission.

We don't ask, we take.

Isn't that a little Rambo?

Rambo? That really dates you,
and not in a good way.

Come on, trust me, there's
got to be another way in.

Thank you so much.

And now, for this
next song, I would like

to bring a very special
someone to the stage.

She's one of my favorite
artists of all time...

Haley James Scott, everybody!

- Surprise!
- What? No.

- Yes.
- No, I'm not.

It was Mia's idea.

Go, go, go, go, go, go.

Hey.

Yay!

You made it!

Uh, Lux, uh, you've met Eric, right?

Oh.

Mr. Daniels.

I met him at your basketball game.

Yeah. Yeah, we know each other.

Wha...? You guys know each other?

Uh, yeah. Totally.

Paige is my aunt.

Okay, search all of the
bathrooms and trailers...

You know, and anywhere else that

there are groupies of Guadalajara.

Groupies and booze?
You looking for your mom?

No. The Radioactive Armadillos
are missing an armadillo.

Apparently, his girlfriend
just called him and told him

that she became a
lesbian at lilith fair,

and he went on a bender.
I have to start

calling around looking
for a replacement band.

I'll get your phone.

We should call the
Decemberists' manager.

You know, he might be able to help us.

Right, yeah, he still owes you,
right, Ryan?

Ryan...

Come on, you love this song.

Ben Lee's great, huh?

Oh, he's awesome.

This whole thing is awesome.

It was awesome of you
and Lux to bring me.

I should probably stop saying "awesome".

Yeah, she and Bug were together

for, like, over two years,

so it's just gonna take some time.

- You know?
- Right.

Um, hey, I'm gonna go grab a drink.

- You want a soda?
- Uh, if you

can find a way to make that
soda a beer, then yes, two.

Oh, make it three!

I invited Jones 'cause
I thought you liked him.

You've barely said two words to the guy.

Well, you're the one who asked him.

I didn't even want him to come.

Yeah, you're making that really clear.

Come on, did you see him walk off?

Even his hair looked sad.

Well, where'd he go?

Uh, hopefully, getting us beer.

Hey, go help him before he

gets thrown into concert jail.

Come on.

Concert jail! You got us
thrown in concert jail!

Man, you know what, you are straight

out of a scoobveng for you.

You know what, it's not my fault

you don't have the upper body strength

to get over a measly little fence.

Don't you work out?
A few little

bicep curls neveng for you.

We're supposed to be
signing Haley right now.

God, everyone in here smells like ham.

Hey, hey, you know what?

I don't want to be here, either.

You're the one that
railroaded my weekend, okay?

I was supposed to be
on a date right now,

not in some carny jail stuck with you.

Excuse me, how long
are we stuck in here?

- Till my supervisor comes.
- Yeah? When's that gonna be?

Whenever he feels like it.

He loves Ben Lee.

Lux!

Lux.

Hey, I was looking for you.

Listen, I was just trying to move on.

I was trying to date someone my age,

and... I had...

no idea that she was your aunt.

So, you and Jones?

You two would be cute
together, you know,

if you'd give him the time of day.

It's not that I don't like him, just...

He doesn't... he doesn't get me...

like you do.

You know, the whole Cate-baby thing,

I didn't even say
anything, and you got it.

Yeah.

'Cause I do.

You know?

I get you.

You know? And I get what
you're doing, even if you don't.

What do you mean, even if I don't?

What... what am I doing?

You're picking the wrong guy.

You did it with Bug,
and you're doing it with me.

All right, Oprah. Whatever.

Now, listen...

You're afraid of people not wanting you,

afraid of people leaving you,

so you pick people who
it'll never work with

so that that's the outcome.

They walk away; That's the cycle.

You play out the very thing

that you don't want to happen
just to prove yourself right.

- You know what?
- Hm?

I was wrong.

You don't get me.

Nobody wants to be
rejected or left behind.

I'm not exactly a special case.

Yeah, you are.

Look, choosing a guy like
Jones is breaking the cycle.

And if you're not choosing him,

that means for some reason
you're not ready to break it.

But if you are, don't pick someone

who doesn't have to reject you.

Give Jones a chance.

Ryan, I am so sorry.

Does the truth ever occur to you, ever?

I... I don't know

why I don't want to have a kid, okay?

I don't know, I mean, maybe...

You know, maybe it's because

I feel like a crappy mom already,

or... or maybe it's
because I had a crappy mom

who-who did not offer me

one ounce of support during
the hardest time of my life,

when I was pregnant with Lux.

You know, or... or maybe it's
because I just got Lux back,

or... or because my career is not

where I though you ultimatum

or... you know, because
we've been married

for, like, two seconds.

Maybe I just need some time to

figure it out without you rushing me

or hounding me or...

All right, all right.

- Like, pressuring me.
- All right, Cate!

You take all the time you need.

Figure out whatever it
is you need to figure out.

I'm not... I'm not pressuring you,

I'm not giving you ultimatums

or any of that crap.

I am just trying to be honest with you.

And the truth is,

if you don't have a
hell of a good reason

for lying about so can't do it.

Then I don't have a reason
to stay in this marriage.

'Cause I cannot be married
to you if I can't trust you.

Just, I can't... I can't do it.

This is fun, hanging out with you.

Well, I'm no Lux.

Tasha...

I... I didn't come for Lux.

I came because you asked me.

What?

Look, I've been waiting
around for Lux for, like, ever.

I said yes to you, because...

I'm tired of waiting.

And because you're cool.

And pretty.

And it's hot

that you could probably
beat me up in a fight.

I could.

Hey, do you know where Eric is,
honey, with...

Tasha?

Lux, I'm sorry, it's not what you think.

I think it's what it looked like.

I invited Jones here for you, but you

said you didn't even want him here.

- you're not even interested.
- You don't know

what I am, Tash, you haven't been here.

You don't know what's going on with me.

You-you come back
and-and swoop in,

and just because I'm not all over him,

- you take him for yourself?
- I didn't take him!

Okay?

He came here for me.

He said that?

Yeah, what, is it so hard to believe

that he'd be interested in me?

No, I just didn't expect to see you

sucking on his face.

You can't have it all ways.

You can't have everything and everyone.

- What is that supposed to mean?
- Look around you,

Lux.

You've got Cate,

you've got Baze, you've got Ryan,

you've got Paige

giving you makeovers,

you've got Bug proposing to you,

Jones pining for you,
taking whatever scraps

you bother to throw his way...

Oh, where is this coming from?

We were the same, Lux.

Until your mom,

who never even knew you, took you back.

My mom, who knew me my whole life,
still didn't want me.

So yeah,

maybe I like Cate taking care of me

or Baze coaching me

or Jones looking at me
the way he looks at you.

And now what? What?

You're jealous 'cause
Cate's having another baby?

It's a problem I'd kill to have.

Thanks a lot. Look, it's Suzie.

She texted me... she's "lvng".

- Loving?
- Leaving.

She didn't even bother using vowels.

My condolences.

I know how serious you were about Suzie,

considering you go all
the way back to yesterday.

Well, I was serious.

Maybe not about Suzie,
but about, you know,

about moving on.

From what?

Random hook-ups?

One-night stands?

From someone I was in love with.

- From Cate.
- I take it

her getting married
wasn't a big deterrent?

Yeah, I thought it was.

Yesterday I found out that Cate and Ryan

are trying to have a kid together.

And that's kind of like...

It's, like, our thing.

Mine and Cate's.

Am I crazy for thinking that Cate and I

were meant to be?

I once got involved

with a guy who wasn't really available,

and I thought if I hung in
there long enough he'd choose me,

that we were meant to be together.

And then one year turned into two...

Two turned into four...

And where's the guy now?

Moving on is really the
best thing you can do.

Because otherwise, you will end up...

Stuck in concert jail
with your assistant?

Something like that, mm.

Yes, we have moved up
every band on the line-up.

We just need a closer, okay?

How did you get back here?

Hey! I know that guard.

One night, eight shots.
Long story.

Lux isn't back here, is she?

Did you lose Lux?

No, I didn't lose Lux.
I just can't find her.

You know, I texted Baze, so she's

probably with hiars too late.

I have asked you to do one thing for

me, and you can'ars too late.

Excuse me, I've spent
the entire afternoon

playing baby-sitter to your kid.

Yeah, it's called being a grandparent!

You know that thing that you
were so excited about that

you couldn't help yourself
and you brought over

an entire gift basket of sex toys?

You know, I can really
do without the tone, Cate.

I mean, I was just trying to be nice.

Yeah, well, you know something?

It's about 16 years too late.

I'm sorry, but acting
excited about a baby now

does not change the fact that you...

I mean, you told me to give up Lux.

What?

Oh, that's great.

- Mm-hmm.
- That's great, Cate.

You got yourself knocked
up in high school.

You didn't want a
baby to ruin your life,

and suddenly it's my fault?

- Yeah, it is your fault!
- You didn't want Lux

any more than I wanted
you when I got pregnant!

It's nice to finally hear you admit it.

What is so surprising?

What am I admitting that
is so surprising, Cate?

The truth? That I didn't want

to be a mom at 18?

I didn't want to skip college, Cate,

and never have a career.

And maybe you're forgetting,

I am not the one who left, Cate.

I stayed. I didn't walk out
when you were six; I was there!

Do you even know why
I agreed to give up Lux?

'Cause I actually wanted
to make something of myself

and be somebody.

I just, I couldn't stand the thought

of being anything like you.

You know, and that's probably the reason

that I don't even want to have kids now.

Because I don't want to look at them

and blame them for not being
where I want to be in my life,

the way that you have always blamed me.

Say what you want, Cate.
Go ahead.

But I kept you,

and I tried my best.

Which is a hell of a lot
more than you did for Lux.

Cate.

Hey, are you okay?

My husband hates me, uh,
security is looking for my kid,

and I just had a blow-out
fight with my mom, which...

You know, makes needing a closing band

sort of pale in comparison.

Sorry.

I mean, no chance you've
got a booze-hound mom

who blames you for ruining

her entire life, too, huh?

- No.
- Oh.

Yeah, my mom passed away last year.

I hate myself.

No. No, I'm sorry.

What I'm... trying to say is that, uh,

I understand that moms can be tricky,

even under the best of circumstances.

I adored my mom, but, uh,
never quite felt like I could

live up to who she was.

All I really wanted was to
be better than my mom was.

You think maybe that's all
she ever wanted for you, too?

I don't know, I can't, uh...

I can't help you solve your mom problem.

But... I think I can help you

with your band one.

Thank you for coming,

Portland!

We have a last-minute
surprise guest for you tonight.

Thanks to Haley Scott's
amazing connections

and some, um, well, some
convenient travel plans,

our last artist this evening

is the queen of the music festival,

and it's a true honor to
have her with us tonight.

So please give a proper

Stumptown welcome

for the one...

the only...

Sarah McLachlan.

I can top that.

I once when on a blind date,

and the guy's hairpiece
fell into the soup,

and then he just kept on
eating like it never happened.

What are you doing dating
guys with hairpieces?

Shut up... You said you
dated a girl who scrapbooked

and made her own pickles, so...

Although, I once dated a guy
who had his own ant farm, so...

Please tell me you did
not spend the night.

Oh! Oh! All right, I've just
lost all respect for you.

Oh, right, like you had so much before.

I did, actually.

Sure, you are a scary,

micromanaging control freak...

No, that's it,

you're a micromanaging control freak.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Say you could conjure up
your ideal woman from scratch.

Who would she be?

But you know what?

Pint-sized, big eyes,

looks like that chick from Roswell.

Huh. All right, you first.

What's your type?

Sucker for the classics, you know?

Tall, dark and handsome.

Has to have a really
good business sense.

Snore...

And be crazy in bed.

So now... now I'm listening.

Hey, lovebirds, we're on the last act.

You're free to go... unless
you want to stay the night.

All right, so, define "crazy in bed".

- No.
- Come on, seriously... because

I think you and I, the two of us,

- we'd be highly compatible.
- Oh, yeah.

You so wish.

They found her.
We'll bring her here.

- She's fine.
- Oh, thank you.

Lux is okay.

Thank you for finding her.

I remember the day you
told me you were pregnant.

I remember where I was
standing in the kitchen.

I wanted better for you, Cate.

Better than I had.

Better than I was.

And you have it.

Look at you.

You've got a career,

you have a husband who loves you,

you have a daughter...

who doesn't blame you nearly as much

- as you blame yourself.
- Yes, she does.

She blames me.

And why shouldn't she blame me?

I wasn't there.

You know, she had to go
through all those years

and all of those milestones alone.

I mean, and what am I gonna do now?

I'm gonna go and have some other kid?

Is that what's stopping you,

you don't want to have
a baby in front of Lux?

Cate, you can't keep beating yourself up

for not being there.

All you can do is take the
second chance to be there now.

She'll be okay...

as long as she knows
that you'll still be there

when she needs you.

As long as you'll just...
be her mom now.

Cate?

Lux.

Me and Tash got in a fight.

Lux asleep?

I don't know what to do, Cate.

This isn't...

this isn't how I wanted us to be.

Well, I figured out why
I didn't want to have a baby.

I just... I felt too guilty
doing it in front of Lux.

You know, and I've just
been feeling really caught,

like, I am gonna be this bad mom,

or I'm gonna be this bad wife, and...

You know, I've just been feeling

like I'm gonna let one of you down

and I have had to choose, and I... I guess

I've been choosing her, which...

I know is not fair to you.

I'm gonna talk to her.

Don't do it for me.

Not... not just for you.

I'll do it for us.

- Hi.
- Hi!

Pancakes?

Mm-hmm.

Who are you, and what
have you done with Cate?

Yeah, well, you know,

I... never got to do
it when you were little,

and I figured it's never
too late to start now.

I'm sensing some baby guilt.

I'm really sorry about
the way you found out.

Mm, your mom's X-rated gift basket?

You know, the last
thing I would ever want

is for you to feel replaced.

No. I... I don't.

Not by you, at least.

Mm. By who, Jones and Tasha?

She was right.

I was being selfish...

With her, with Jones...

Probably you, too.

Look, I know the whole world

doesn't revolve around me

and not everyone is
always gonna be there...

Okay, wait.

I'm not Jones, okay?

I'm always gonna be there,

always, no matter how many
babies come into the picture...

and trust me, I am not
anticipating that many.

No one will ever replace you to me.

You know that, right?

I do now.

But...

There is someone who doesn't.

- Hey.
- Hey!

That was a great concert.

Lux survived it.

Yeah, there were just,
you know, a few issues,

but... no one ruffied her soda, so...

You know, all is good.

- You want?
- Ah.

I, uh...

I... I just wanted to talk to you

about this whole baby thing.

I just want you to know that
nothing is gonna change

between you and me.

Or with Lux.

I think that it already has.

But maybe that is a good thing.

I, um...

I felt something yesterday.

That spark that I haven't felt since...

You know, just hearing that you and

Ryan are trying Mr. Daniels.

And knowing that you've
already moved on, just...

I think it helped me out a lot, too.

To moving on.

To moving on.