Nip/Tuck (2003–2010): Season 3, Episode 8 - Tommy Bolton - full transcript

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I FOUND YOUR BIRTH MOTHER,
CHRISTIAN. SHE'S STILL ALIVE.

I THOUGHT I WAS BEING
RESPONSIBLE, GIVING YOU UP.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO
MY FOSTER PARENTS WERE?

WHAT THEY DID TO ME?

LET ME INTRODUCE DE LA MER.

WELL, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD
FIND A WAY TO GET INVOLVED.

WORKING AS A SURGEON
IN THE WITNESS PROTECTION

PROGRAM REQUIRES TOTAL SECRECY.

NICOLE MORRETTI?

MY HUSBAND WAS A MEMBER
OF THE CARDONI FAMILY.



THEY SHOT HIM COMING OUT
OF A SPORTING GOODS STORE.

OH, MY GOD.

IS THAT ME?

YOUR REFLECTION MAY
BE SHOCKING FOR A WHILE,

BUT YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.

I ACTUALLY THINK
YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.

THANKS.

IT FEELS LIKE A STRANGER
IS STARING BACK AT ME.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I'M
SUPPOSED TO TAKE A SHOWER.

I CAN'T LET THIS
GIRL SEE ME NAKED.

I BARELY KNOW HER.

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT, AUSTIN?

I THINK DR. McNAMARA
DID A BANG-UP JOB.

WHEN IS IT GONNA STOP HURTING?



IN A WEEK YOU'LL BE TAKING

NOTHING BUT ASPIRIN, IF THAT.

WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE
I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD

THAT YOUR SAFE HOUSE
WILL BE READY BY THEN.

OH, REALLY? WHERE
ARE THEY SENDING US?

I HOPE IT'S SOMEPLACE WARM.

I REQUESTED SOMEPLACE
WITH NO SNOW.

I AM NOT GONNA SHOVEL
ANY MORE DRIVEWAYS.

DR. McNAMARA, WOULD
YOU MIND EXCUSING US?

YOU'RE NOT CLEARED TO HEAR ABOUT

THE MORRETTIS' FUTURE LOCATION.

IT'S FOR YOUR SAFETY
AS WELL AS THEIRS.

OF COURSE.

W-WAIT.

IF HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GOING,

HOW IS HE GONNA
GET IN TOUCH WITH US?

OH, HE CAN'T, SWEETHEART.

CAN HE AT LEAST
GIVE US HIS ADDRESS?

SO I CAN SEND HIM A
POSTCARD OR SOMETHING?

I'M AFRAID NOT, SON.

WHAT'S THE HARM IN HIM
KNOWING WHERE I LIVE?

I'M CERTAINLY NOT
GONNA TALK TO ANYONE.

ANY ATTEMPT HE MAKES
TO LOCATE YOU OR ANYONE

FROM HIS OLD LIFE COULD
COMPROMISE HIS LOCATION.

YOU'LL ALL HAVE TO SAY
YOUR GOOD-BYES HERE.

FIRST YOU MESS UP MY FACE

AND NOW YOU TELL ME
WHO I CAN BE FRIENDS WITH?

I HATE THIS!

YOUR BEDSIDE MANNER LEAVES
SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN
COMBAT, DR. McNAMARA.

FOLLOWING PROTOCOL SAVES MANY
MORE LIVES THAN BEING SENSITIVE.

THAT BOY IS GONNA NEED
MORE THAN PROTOCOL

TO SURVIVE WHAT
HE'S GOING THROUGH.

AUSTIN IS MISSING.

ALL OF HIS THINGS ARE GONE, TOO.

RELAX, NIKKI. THIS IS A
GOVERNMENT COMPOUND.

HE CAN'T JUST WALK OUT.

AUSTIN AND I HAVE
FOUND 5 UNGUARDED EXITS

TO THIS PLACE SINCE
WE'VE BEEN HERE.

THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU DO
WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU.

I KNEW ALL OF THIS
WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

WHAT IF HE GOES
HOME AND THEY SEE HIM?

THEY'RE GONNA
KILL HIM ON THE SPOT,

OR THEY'RE GONNA
USE HIM TO GET TO ME.

I HAVE GOT TO FIND HIM.

WAIT. I THINK I KNOW
WHERE HE'S GOING.

THIS IS MY FAULT.

I GAVE HIM MY
ADDRESS ON THE SLY.

I FIGURED EVEN IF
HE NEVER USED IT,

IT MIGHT MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER.

I'M 2 HOURS FROM HERE.

I'LL GO, BRING HIM BACK.

YOU'LL TAKE ME WITH YOU.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE THIS COMPOUND.

YOU'LL ONLY BE
ENDANGERING YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW THE RULES.
YOU AGREED TO THEM.

YOU KNEW THE RULES,
TOO. THAT DIDN'T STOP YOU.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

♪ MAKE ME ♪

♪ BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ MAKE ME ♪

♪ A PERFECT SOUL ♪

♪ A PERFECT MIND ♪

♪ A PERFECT FACE ♪

♪ A PERFECT ♪

♪ LIFE ♪

TELL ME... WHAT YOU
LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF.

I'M A MEDALIST.

I WON THIS, GOOD FRIENDS GAMES.

I RUN 440. ROUND THE TRACK.

TOM'S NOT THE FASTEST,

BUT HE'S GOT MORE
ENDURANCE THAN ALL OF THEM.

UH, TELL US WHAT WE
CAN DO FOR YOU, TOMMY.

I WANT LOOK LIKE MY FAMILY.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

TOMMY IS THE OLDEST
OF 3, 2 BOYS AND A GIRL.

THE OTHER KIDS ARE... NORMAL.

WE DON'T LIKE TO USE THAT WORD.

ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ARE SPECIAL.

I GOT DOWN SYNDROME.

THIS NOT MY FAULT.
I'M BORN THIS WAY.

I DID NOT CHOOSE IT.

ALL I WANT IS TO LOOK LIKE
THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

NOTHING.

I CAN SEE WHY YOU WANT TO.

YOU HAVE A VERY
NICE-LOOKING FAMILY.

YOU'RE LUCKY.

WHY?

YOUR FAMILY IS UGLY, DR. TROY?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.

I... I DON'T REALLY
HAVE A FAMILY.

THAT'S SAD.

AHEM. WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

WOULD REQUIRE 8-10 SURGERIES.

OK.

MR. SHERROD AT THE BEAD STORE...

GIVE ME MORE TIME OFF.

UH, TIME ISN'T AS MUCH
OF A PROBLEM AS MONEY.

THE COST OF THE
SURGERIES IS $60,000.

UH, WE'VE SAVED A
DOLLAR HERE OR THERE,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE
CLOSE TO THAT AMOUNT.

COULD WE WORK OUT SOME
SORT OF A PAYMENT PLAN,

A DISCOUNT?

WE'VE HEARD YOU DO PRO
BONO WORK SOMETIMES.

WE'RE UNDER A NEW
MANAGEMENT GROUP

THAT FROWNS UPON US PERFORMING
UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES FOR FREE.

UNNECESSARY? WHAT
MAKES TOMMY'S SURGERY

ANY LESS NECESSARY
THAN SOME BOOB JOB?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING,

BUT WE DON'T PERFORM
BOOB JOBS FOR FREE EITHER.

I'M SORRY.

OH.

CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR MEDAL, TOMMY.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BROKEN.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SUCH
AN ASSHOLE TO THE BOLTONS.

WELL, I LIKE TO SAVE MY
SENSITIVITY FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS.

THIS BUSINESS NEEDS
TO BE A BULLET TRAIN,

NOT THE LITTLE
ENGINE THAT COULD.

WELL, I'M GONNA
GIVE THEM A DISCOUNT.

NO, YOU'RE NOT,

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION.

CHRISTIAN, DON'T LET YOUR SYMPATHY
FOR THE PATIENT CLOUD YOUR JUDGMENT.

BESIDES, YOU'RE
JUST SETTING HIM UP

FOR A BIGGER DISAPPOINTMENT.

HIS LIFE IS A DISAPPOINTMENT.

HE JUST WANTS TO FEEL
LIKE A PART OF HIS FAMILY.

HE IS A PART OF HIS FAMILY.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SHARE BLOOD

WITH SOMEBODY AND YET
FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T CONNECT.

YOU WANNA RECONNECT
WITH SOMEBODY?

HOW ABOUT JULIA McNAMARA?

DE LA MER IS BLOWING UP.

WE'VE GOTTA MAKE THAT
EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH THEM.

OUR CLIENTS SHOULD BE FILLING
EVERY ONE OF THOSE BEDS,

AND JULIA SHOULD BE
PAYING US FOR THE PRIVILEGE.

DE LA MERDE IS A
GLORIFIED MASSAGE PARLOR.

AND ONCE EVERYBODY FINDS
OUT THAT ITS PROPRIETORS

ARE A DYKE, A WHORE,
AND A HOUSEWIFE,

THOSE 3 BUSINESSWOMEN WILL
BE STUCK GIVING RUB AND TUGS

JUST TO KEEP
THEIR CLIENT LIST UP.

OH, THAT'S FINE. YOU
HAVE YOUR PRIDE,

BUT IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING
TO REGAIN OUR MARKETABILITY,

QUICKLY, WELL, YOU'RE
THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE

GIVING OUT FREE HAND JOBS
TO KEEP THE BUSINESS AFLOAT.

DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING
LIKE THAT TO ME AGAIN,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DR. McNAMARA?

WHAT IS IT, AUSTIN?

CAN I USE THE BATHROOM?

YEAH, IT'S DOWN THE
HALL ON THE LEFT.

AYE, IF SOMEBODY HAD TOLD
ME IT WOULD BE THIS HARD,

I WOULD HAVE STAYED AT
HOME AND LET THEM KILL ME.

YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

I'D IMAGINE THE O.J. AND MILK
HAVE GONE BAD SINCE I LEFT,

BUT I MIGHT HAVE SOME SODA.

I WOULD KILL FOR A COLD BEER.

WANT A GLASS?

NO, JUST SHOOT IT
DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS.

THANK YOU... FOR
THIS, FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU'VE BEEN, LIKE, A
GODSEND TO AUSTIN AND ME.

YOU'RE LIKE OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL.

I LIKE THE WAY YOU SEE ME.

THIS IS A NICE HOUSE.

ELEGANT... BUT STILL LIVED IN,

LIKE SOMEONE SHOULD
BE BAKING COOKIES

IN THE KITCHEN OR SOMETHING.

MY WIFE AND I REDID THE
WHOLE THING WHEN WE MOVED IN,

TOOK US A YEAR.

WE RAISED 2 KIDS IN THIS HOUSE,

BUT IT HASN'T FELT
LIKE HOME, FEW MONTHS.

IT'S JUST HAUNTED BY THE GHOSTS
OF THE FAMILY THAT USED TO LIVE HERE.

CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY.

IT'S BETTER TO BE HAUNTED

BY THE GHOSTS OF GOOD MEMORIES

THAN THE GHOSTS OF BAD ONES.

AUSTIN, ARE YOU OK?

AUSTIN.

I SHOULD WAKE HIM UP.

NO, LET HIM SLEEP.

WE HAVE TO GET BACK.
SAGAMORE'S GONNA HAVE OUR HEADS.

SAGAMORE DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW WE'RE MISSING YET.

YOUR SAFE HOUSE ISN'T
GONNA BE READY FOR A WEEK.

YOU CAN FINISH HEALING HERE.

WE'RE DAMAGED GOODS, SEAN.

HAVING US HERE MAKES
YOU A TARGET, TOO.

TARGET TO WHO? NO
ONE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.

THIS PLACE NEEDS A FAMILY,

EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A WEEK.

YOU'RE GONNA
DISAPPEAR IN A WEEK.

WE'LL NEVER SEE
EACH OTHER AGAIN,

JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OF GHOSTS.

ALL WE'RE GONNA HAVE
LEFT IS OUR MEMORIES.

LET'S MAKE 'EM GOOD ONES.

Gail: $36 FOR CHICKEN?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MOM.

I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID
TO YOU AT THE POLICE STATION.

I LOOKED AT YOU AND I SAW HIM,

AND I... I JUST ASSUMED THAT
YOU WERE ONE AND THE SAME.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THE CIRCUMSTANCE
WASN'T REALLY SET UP

FOR A DREAM REUNION.

SO, WHY TRACK ME DOWN NOW?

THAT POLICE BUSINESS WAS
WEEKS AGO. WHAT CHANGED?

A YOUNG MAN WITH DOWN
SYNDROME CAME INTO THE OFFICE

THE OTHER DAY
FOR A CONSULTATION,

AND HE WANTED US TO MAKE
HIM LOOK MORE LIKE HIS FAMILY.

SOMETHING HE SAID JUST
KIND OF STUCK WITH ME.

HE SAID THAT IT WASN'T HIS FAULT
THAT HE LOOKED THE WAY THAT HE DID,

THAT IT WAS JUST HIS LOT.

I'M... I'M SORRY, CHRISTIAN, BUT
HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO ME?

HE INSPIRED ME TO CALL YOU.

HE HASN'T LET HIS CONDITION

STOP HIM FROM BEING A
PART OF HIS FAMILY, AND...

I DON'T WANNA LET
HOW I CAME TO BE

STOP ME FROM BEING
A PART OF MY FAMILY...

FROM HAVING A MOTHER.

I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR
WHAT YOUR FATHER DID TO ME.

THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE I
WANNA BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE,

NOT JUST THE
PERSONIFICATION OF A...

BAD MEMORY.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A MOTHER'S DAY GIFT.

IT'S ACTUALLY 40
MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS.

OH, YOU WANNA GIVE
ME PLASTIC SURGERY?

SHOULD I BE INSULTED?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL,

BUT EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING

THEY'VE ALWAYS
WANTED SPRUCED UP.

WELL, THIS IS VERY
GENEROUS OF YOU, CHRISTIAN,

BUT, I MEAN, I HARDLY
EVEN WEAR MUCH MAKEUP.

THIS IS AN $11 HAIRCUT.

AND YOU DON'T OWE ME ANYTHING.

DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN A PERSON
GOES THROUGH A LIFE-ALTERING TRAUMA

THE WAY THAT YOU DID,
HORMONES ARE RELEASED

THAT ACTUALLY SPEED
UP THE AGING PROCESS?

KIND OF LIKE WHEN
SOMEBODY GOES GRAY

BECAUSE THEY'RE STRESSED
OR BECAUSE OF FEAR.

THOSE TINY LINES AROUND
YOUR EYES OR YOUR MOUTH,

THE SLIGHT DROOP
IN YOUR JAW LINE, IT'S...

I'M SOMEWHAT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

JUST COME IN FOR A CONSULTATION.

YOU CAN MAKE A
DECISION FROM THERE.

CAN YOU REALLY GET RID
OF THESE LITTLE LINES?

IN AN HOUR.

TO FAMILY.

Julia: I WOULD... UM...

WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND
OF SUPPLY AT THE MOMENT.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU
LIKE IT. THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

I DON'T THINK
THAT'LL BE POSSIBLE.

I'D LOVE TO SELL YOU THAT MANY
CASES OF LA PREMIERE VIE SERUM,

UH, WE JUST DON'T
HAVE THE INVENTORY.

NO, WE'RE PRODUCING
IT AS FAST AS WE CAN.

UH, WHAT?

FINE, I'LL SEND YOU
AS MUCH AS WE HAVE.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE
RICH PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS.

I'M SORRY. UH, MAY I SIT?

UH-HUH.

THANKS.

WELL, YOU'RE BUSY, SO
I'LL JUST GET RIGHT TO IT.

SEAN AND CHRISTIAN
WERE HESITANT,

BUT I WAS ALWAYS INTRIGUED
BY YOUR BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

HMM. WELL, SEAN AND CHRISTIAN
SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO YOU.

THE DEAL'S OFF THE TABLE.

YOU SHOULD PUT IT BACK ON.

HEY, YOU'VE GOTTEN
SOME NICE ATTENTION,

BUT HEAT IS FICKLE

AND ONCE YOU'RE NOT THE FRESH
NEW GIRLS ON THE BLOCK ANYMORE,

YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOME STEADY BUSINESS.

WE CAN PROVIDE THAT.

TROY/COSTA IS FAMILY.

McNAMARA/TROY WAS FAMILY.

YOU GUYS ARE JUST ANOTHER
DOCTOR'S OFFICE NOW.

LET ME TAKE YOU OUT TO
DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT

TO PROVE TO YOU THAT WE'RE NOT.

IT WILL GIVE US A CHANCE
TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS LOVELY,

BUT I REALLY DON'T
HAVE THE TIME.

WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS
TIME FOR DINNER.

TELL ME THAT A COLD
GLASS OF SAUVIGNON BLANC

AND A PLATE OF GRILLED OYSTERS

DOESN'T SOUND GREAT RIGHT NOW.

IT DOES, BUT I CAN BARELY
KEEP MY EYES OPEN AT NIGHT.

I'M IN HERE AT
6:00, I'M OUT BY 9:30.

GREAT. THEN I'LL MAKE
RESERVATIONS FOR 9:45.

I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.

A COUPLE OF BOTOX
SHOTS AROUND THE EYES,

MAYBE A LIGHT PEEL,
SOME... RESTALIN FILLER.

ALL OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES.

YOU'LL LOSE TEN
YEARS IN AN AFTERNOON.

I CERTAINLY DIDN'T
GET YOUR NOSE.

NO. YOU HAVE YOUR FATHER'S NOSE.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOURSELF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER CHILDREN? OR...

I HAVE 2.

MAX IS 18 AND SARAH IS 14.

SARAH IS A LITTLE DOLL.

SHE WON'T WEAR PANTS.

ONLY BOYS WEAR PANTS.

AND MAX WANTS TO
BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST.

HE HAS THIS THING FOR SHARKS.

DON'T ASK ME WHERE HE GOT THAT.

I NEVER GO MORE THAN ANKLE
DEEP IN A SWIMMING POOL.

IS HE ENROLLED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI?

THEY HAVE A GREAT
MARINE BIOLOGY PROGRAM.

I KNOW, WE'RE TRYING,
BUT HE HAS MILD DYSLEXIA,

SO HIS GRADES ARE JUST
SO-SO, AND IT'S SO COMPETITIVE.

THEY'RE SUCH GOOD KIDS.

THEY SAVED ME.

THEY BROUGHT ME BACK FROM,
YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED.

I KNOW SOME
PEOPLE IN ADMISSIONS.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO TO HELP...

MY KIDS DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.

THERE ARE SOME PLACES INSIDE YOU

WHERE CHILDREN
DON'T EVER NEED TO GO.

HI.

HI.

AREN'T YOU GOING
TO INTRODUCE ME?

OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
THIS IS MY FIANCEE KIMBER.

KIMBER, THIS IS MY... GAIL. HI.

HI.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
THESE ARE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE, SWEETHEART?

HONEY, A GIRL DOESN'T
PASS UP THE CHANCE

TO MEET HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.

I'M NERVOUS. SORRY. I JUST...

I THINK THIS GOTTA BE LIKE THE
FOURTH OUTFIT I'VE PUT ON TODAY.

IT'S LOVELY.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY OF MY OWN,

SO GETTING TO KNOW YOU IS
SORT OF SPECIAL FOR BOTH OF US.

IT'S REALLY GONNA PAY OFF WHEN
WE HAVE KIDS OF OUR OWN, YOU KNOW?

SWEETHEART, MAYBE YOU
SHOULD GO WAIT IN MY OFFICE.

PLUS CONSULTATIONS ARE
USUALLY A PRIVATE AFFAIR.

OK. OF COURSE.

BUT, GAIL, DON'T LEAVE
WITHOUT GIVING CHRISTIAN

YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE
WEDDING INVITATIONS, OK?

WHEN'S THE DATE?

TO BE DETERMINED.

WE'VE ONLY BEEN
ENGAGED FOR A FEW WEEKS.

YEAH, WELL, WE'VE KNOWN
EACH OTHER FOREVER.

CHRISTIAN'S THE BEST, GAIL.

HE IS GENEROUS AND FUNNY,

GORGEOUS... AND SUCCESSFUL.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD
WANT IN A HUSBAND AND A SON.

GAIL HAS A SON AND A DAUGHTER.

REALLY? WELL, WE SHOULD GET
TOGETHER BEFORE THE WEDDING.

I MEAN, YOUR KIDS COULD
BE IN OUR WEDDING PARTY,

THEN YOU COULD WALK
CHRISTIAN DOWN THE AISLE.

THAT WOULD BE
AMAZING, WOULDN'T IT?

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.

BYE.

I'M SORRY. UM...

I TOLD HER I WAS
SEEING YOU TODAY,

BUT, UH... I DIDN'T INVITE HER.

WELL, SHE'S VERY SWEET.

DO YOU LOVE HER?

I THINK SO. YES.

THEN YOU'LL BE FINE.

CHRISTIAN, THIS IS
REALLY HARD FOR ME,

BUT I'M GONNA GIVE
IT MY BEST SHOT, OK?

LET'S JUST TAKE IT
ONE STEP AT A TIME.

KEEP THEM CLOSED. NO PEEKING.

ALL RIGHT, LAY YOUR
EYES ON THE NEW NIKKI

AND AUSTIN MORRETTI,

OR WHATEVER IT IS
THEY'RE GOING TO CALL US.

WOW. JERSEY GIRL
TO SURFER CHICK,

AND ALL IT TOOK WAS
A BOTTLE OF PEROXIDE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE
YOUR NEW LOOK, AUSTIN?

WELL, UH... I LIKE NOT
LOOKING LIKE MY DAD.

HELLO?

HELLO?

WHO WAS THAT?

NOBODY. JUST A HANG-UP.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET THOSE?

I DON'T KNOW. NOT OFTEN.

GO GET YOUR SHOES, AUSTIN.

BUT, MOM... JUST DO IT.

I NEED TO BORROW YOUR CAR.

NIKKI, IT WAS JUST A HANG-UP.

WELL, THAT'S HOW IT STARTS,

HANG-UPS, A NEW CAR OUTSIDE
YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE,

A FEELING AT THE
MALL, LITTLE THINGS.

NOBODY KNOWS YOU'RE HERE.

THAT KIND OF THINKING
GETS YOU KILLED.

PLEASE, SEAN?

DR. TROY!

TOMMY. WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S MY BROTHER AND MY SISTER,

EVAN AND AIMEE.

WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT OUR BROTHER'S CASE.

ABOUT THE MONEY.

AIMEE AND I HAVE
SOME MONEY SAVED UP

FROM WORK AND A LITTLE THAT
OUR GRANDPARENTS LEFT US.

WE WANTED TO GIVE IT TO
YOU FOR TOMMY'S SURGERIES.

TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT
OUR PARENTS ARE SHORT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE?

AROUND 15.

PLEASE, DR. TROY. THIS IS
SO IMPORTANT TO TOMMY.

HIS LIFE IS 2 THINGS,
RUNNING AND FAMILY.

TOMMY, YOU DO REALIZE
THAT LOOKING LIKE YOUR FAMILY

ISN'T WHAT MAKES
YOU A PART OF IT.

DR. TROY... I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

IT'S GOLD.

TOMMY, COME HERE FOR A SECOND.

HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A
GOOD LOOK AT YOUR BROTHER

AND YOUR SISTER'S NOSES?

NO. WHY?

THEY HAVE A PRONOUNCED BUMP.

WE CALL IT A
NASAL-DORSAL PROTRUSION.

YOUR FATHER HAS ONE, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU SAY I GET
YOU ONE OF THOSE BUMPS?

HUH? A BOLTON BUMP.

A BOLTON BUMP?

HMM? IT CERTAINLY
IS A FAMILY TRAIT.

A BOLTON BUMP.

A BOLTON BUMP!

I NEVER REALIZED HOW
MUCH RUNNING A COMPANY

IS LIKE BEING THE
PATRIARCH OF A FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S DEPENDING
ON YOU FOR THEIR MORTGAGES

AND THEIR KIDS' BRACES

AND THEIR EMOTIONAL VALIDATION.

MY STRESS I CAN HANDLE,

IT'S EVERYONE ELSE'S
THAT'S KILLING ME.

SEE? THIS IS EXACTLY
WHY YOU NEED US.

WE'RE A KNOWN COMMODITY,

PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

I'M TALKING ABOUT GUARANTEEING
OUR CLIENTELE FOR 3 YEARS.

EVERY PATIENT LEAVING OUR OFFICES
WILL BE GOING STRAIGHT TO YOURS,

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS PAY US A SMALL FEE

FOR THE REFERRAL.

HELL, YOU CAN EVEN TACK
THE COST ONTO THEIR BILL.

FROM WHAT I HEAR, YOU DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF PATIENTS TO REFER.

ALL BUSINESS IS CYCLICAL.

WE'LL COME BACK.

NO MORE TALKING. LET'S DANCE.

NO, THANKS.

NO?

NO.

YOU KNOW, MY FATHER
DIED WHEN I WAS 13.

I SUPPORTED MY
MOTHER AND MY BROTHER

ALL THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

I STILL SEND THEM MONEY.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE
DEPENDING ON YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

IF THERE'S ONE
THING I'VE LEARNED,

IT'S THAT IF YOU WANT TO
SURVIVE THE PRESSURE...

YOU HAVE TO LET
STEAM OFF SOMETIMES.

YOU'RE AMAZING. WHERE
DID YOU LEARN TO TANGO?

SEAN AND I TOOK BALLROOM
CLASSES BEFORE OUR WEDDING.

WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS
BIG TANGO SALSA NUMBER

FOR OUR FIRST DANCE,
BUT HE CHICKENED OUT.

ONE MORE DANCE.

YOU'RE MY EX-HUSBAND'S
BUSINESS PARTNER.

I CAN'T.

EX-HUSBAND, EX-PARTNER.

THERE ARE NO STRINGS HERE.

IT'S JUST 2 ADULT BUSINESS
PEOPLE HAVING A NICE TIME.

SORRY I JUST NEED
TO GRAB MY BOOK.

Y-YEAH.

SEAN, I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE WAY I ACTED TODAY,

ABOUT THE WAY I'VE BEEN
ACTING SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

NO, I'M SORRY. I THINK
I UNDERESTIMATED

HOW HARD THIS IS ON YOU.

I'M COMING HOME.

YOU'RE PUTTING
YOURSELF BACK ON THE RUN.

YOU ARE A GOOD GUY, SEAN.

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I
WOULD TRUST A MAN AGAIN

AFTER WHAT MY HUSBAND DID TO US.

I CERTAINLY NEVER
THOUGHT THAT AUSTIN

WOULD BOND WITH A MAN AGAIN.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
HE'S BONDING WITH ME?

ARE YOU KIDDING? I
CATCH HIM STARING AT YOU.

I GUESS I NEVER NOTICED.

I'VE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH
THE WHOLE FATHER-SON THING.

I THINK I'M A LITTLE
SHUT OFF TO IT.

DOES EVERY KID BREAK
THEIR PARENTS' HEARTS?

EVENTUALLY.

THAT'S WHAT FAMILIES ARE FOR,

BREAKING OUR HEARTS.

AND HELPING US PUT
THEM BACK TOGETHER.

DO YOU WANT TO STAY?

NO STRINGS, JUST NOT ALONE.

NOT ALONE SOUNDS...
GREAT RIGHT NOW.

SO WHERE DID YOU GO TODAY?

I, UH...

JUST TOOK AUSTIN
TO GET A McDONALD'S.

NEEDED SOME TIME TO COOL OFF.

MOM?

YES, SWEETHEART, WHAT IS IT?

I HAD A NIGHTMARE.

CAN I SLEEP HERE WITH YOU GUYS?

YEAH.

OF COURSE, BABY. COME ON.

HEY.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

YOU INVITED ME UP.

OH, GOD.

NO, NO, NO, HEY, DON'T WORRY.

WE JUST PASSED OUT IN
FRONT OF A JEFFERSONS' REPEAT

LIKE AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE.

OK? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

HERE.

I HAVE SOME FRENCH
TOAST ON THE STOVE.

UM, NO. I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE
BEFORE THE KIDS WAKE UP.

TOO LATE.

UH, HI, MATT.

YOU WANT SOME FRENCH TOAST?

WOW, YOU'RE REALLY
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.

HOW MANY GUYS IS THAT
SINCE YOU LEFT DAD?

4, 5?

IN MY HOUSE, BOYS GOT THE STRAP

FOR DISRESPECTING THEIR MOTHERS.

WELL, SCREWING HER DOESN'T
MAKE THIS YOUR HOUSE.

JUST BECAUSE CHRISTIAN'S
GETTING MARRIED

DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO
GO ON A MAN BENDER, MOM.

CHRISTIAN'S GETTING
MARRIED? TO WHOM?

KIMBER. YOU KNOW, THE PORN
STARLET WHO BONED MY OTHER DAD

AFTER YOU LEFT HIM.

DID YOU NAIL HER, TOO, BEFORE
YOU MOVED ON TO MY MOM?

MATT, STOP IT.

QUENTIN AND I HAD A
BUSINESS MEETING LAST NIGHT.

IT RAN ON LATE. THAT'S ALL.

COULDN'T YOU HAVE
CHOSEN A HUMP BUDDY

WHO ISN'T ONE OF DAD'S PARTNERS?

THAT'S ENOUGH, MATT.

OK, YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

JUST BECAUSE YOU
OPERATED ON MY FACE

DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET
TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO,

¿COMPRENDE, ESE?

YOU WANT ME TO GO GET HIM?

NO, HE'LL BE FINE.

I TRY NEVER TO HAVE ANYONE
AROUND WHEN THE KIDS ARE HERE.

THOSE MOJITOS REALLY
SCREWED WITH MY HEAD.

HEY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

YOU WERE A TIGER SHARK
AT MANOLO'S LAST NIGHT.

YOU'RE A REAL TYPE A.

WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD THAT
MUCH FUN IN A LONG TIME.

U.M. IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN FLORIDA
WITH ITS OWN DEEP-SEA SUBMERSIBLE,

AND UNDERGRADS
GET TO AUDIT COURSES

AT THE ROSENSTEIN SCHOOL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL
ME ON THIS PLACE, DR. TROY.

I'M DYING TO GO HERE,
BUT I'M STILL WAITLISTED.

I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I
WANTED TO MEET YOU.

THE ADMINISTRATION
LIKES INFLUENTIAL ALUMNI

LIKE MYSELF TO RE-INTERVIEW
WAITLISTED STUDENTS.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A FINAL
EVALUATION PROCESS.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT.

WE LIKE TO KEEP IT ON THE Q.T.,

OTHERWISE, PARENTS
OF WAITLISTED STUDENTS

WILL BE SENDING ME HERMES
THROWS JUST TO CURRY FAVOR.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY
MOM WOULD HAVE DONE,

EVEN IF SHE COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

IS THAT RIGHT?

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

ABOUT YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.

UH... MY MOM IS THE BEST.

I MEAN, EVERYONE SAYS THAT,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE I'M RIGHT.

SHE'S A MIDWIFE, YOU KNOW.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I'VE BEEN TO ONE OF
HER BIRTHS. IT WAS WILD.

THIS WOMAN WAS
SCREAMING HOLY HELL,

AND MY MOM TOOK HER
HAND AND SANG A LULLABY,

AND THE SCREAMING JUST STOPPED.

I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE MY MOM
WAS TAKING ALL THE PAIN

AND HIDING IT AWAY SOMEWHERE.

SHE USED TO DO THE
SAME THING FOR US

WHEN WE WERE KIDS AND GOT
HURT OR HAD A BAD DAY BUT...

I DON'T KNOW,
MAN. IT'S LIKE MAGIC.

IT MUST BE AMAZING.

IT IS.

I WORRY, THOUGH.

SOMETIMES AFTER A
REALLY HARD BIRTH,

SHE LOCKS HERSELF
IN HER BEDROOM,

AND I CAN HEAR HER SOBBING,

LIKE IT ALL HURTS TOO MUCH.

WHAT DO YOU DO THEN?

I USUALLY MAKE HER
SOME CHOCOLATE MILK.

I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN REALLY

MAKE HER FEEL BETTER
WHEN SHE'S LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE A BOND, YOU
KNOW, FIRSTBORN AND ALL.

WHAT'S YOUR MOM LIKE, DR. TROY?

THE SAME.

I THINK THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
COULD USE A GUY LIKE YOU, MAX.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

AS SOON AS I CALL
THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE,

IT SHOULD BE A DONE DEAL,

THAT IS IF YOU STILL
WANT TO COME HERE.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

WELL, BELIEVE IT.

NOW, GO TELL YOUR MOM.

ALL RIGHT. UM, WAIT.

YOU HAVE TO COME TO MY
GRADUATION PARTY THIS FRIDAY.

ARE YOU SURE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA?

I MEAN, SHOULDN'T YOU
ASK YOUR PARENTS FIRST?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THEY'RE
GOING TO TREAT YOU LIKE A KING.

SURE, I'LL BE THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, HUH?

THE OVEN.

AND... VOILA.

IT'S OK. IT'S JUST MATT.

HEY, DAD.

IT'S A NICE APRON.

NOSE IS HEALING NICELY.

ARE YOU BREATHING
FREELY, NO BLOCKAGE?

NO. IT'S FINE.

WHO'S THIS?

MATT, THIS IS MY FRIEND
NIKKI AND HER SON AUSTIN.

THEY'RE STAYING WITH
ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AUSTIN, WHY DON'T
WE GO GET WASHED UP?

SINCE WHEN DO YOU BAKE?

NIKKI AND AUSTIN HAVE BEEN
GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO
MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME.

IT'S ACTUALLY NICE
HAVING THEM HERE.

THE HOUSE WAS FEELING EMPTY
WITH EVERYONE AT YOUR MOTHER'S.

WELL, IT'S A LITTLE
CROWDED OVER THERE.

YOUR EX-PARTNER
SLEPT OVER LAST NIGHT.

CHRISTIAN?

NO, THE OTHER GUY, QUENTIN.

WELL, YOUR MOTHER IS
HER OWN WOMAN NOW.

DON'T TELL ME YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY FEELINGS ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

LOOK, IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE
WITH WHO SHE'S DATING,

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO TALK TO HER ABOUT IT.

SHE'S NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE.

YEAH. AND WHY SHOULD SHE BE?

SEEING AS HOW YOU
SEEM TO HAVE FOUND

A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT
FOR ALL OF US.

I WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED
REPLACEMENTS IF YOU HADN'T DESERTED ME.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR WEEKS.

I NEVER STOPPED TRYING WITH
YOU OR YOUR MOTHER, MATT.

YOU DON'T GET A
MEDAL FOR TRYING, MAN.

YOU WERE OUR DAD.
OK? THAT WAS YOUR JOB.

WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING
AND BEING SUCH A JERK?

IT'S NOT COOL.

I'M SORRY. HE'S A LITTLE
SENSITIVE TO YELLING.

THAT'S GOOD.

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ ONE CHILD GROWS UP TO BE ♪

♪ SOMEBODY THAT
JUST LOVES TO LOVE ♪

♪ ANOTHER CHILD GROWS UP TO BE ♪

♪ SOMEBODY YOU
JUST LOVE TO BURN ♪

♪ MOM LOVES THE BOTH OF THEM ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

Christian: LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

THERE.

THERE'S SOME SWELLING
AND SOME BRUISING,

BUT THAT SHOULD GO
AWAY IN ABOUT A WEEK.

OH, MY GOD.

I LOOK LIKE MY DAD.

CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. WEISS.

YOU'RE THE FIRST
TROY/COSTA-DE LA MER

DUAL PATIENT UNDER OUR
NEW EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT.

PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY.

IT'S A BEGINNING OF A
BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP.

LET'S CELEBRATE.

I DON'T KNOW, QUENTIN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS ROAD.

SEAN AND CHRISTIAN AREN'T
GONNA LIKE US SEEING EACH OTHER.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO STOP
CARING ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK.

THAT PART OF YOUR LIFE IS OVER.

JULIA, THIS PLACE...
IT'S A FRESH START.

DON'T BLOW IT BY HOLDING
ON TO OLD BAGGAGE.

FINE, BUT NO MORE DANCING.

MY THIGHS ARE STILL KILLING ME.

I'M WITH YOU.

DR. McNAMARA.

ARE THEY HERE?

NO. THEY WENT TO
THE BEACH FOR THE DAY.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
BROUGHT THEM HERE, DOCTOR.

YOU PUT ALL 3 OF YOU
AND OUR WORK AT RISK.

THEY'RE NOT PRISONERS.

SHE'S ALREADY TESTIFIED.

WHO CARES WHERE SHE
SPENDS HER LAST FEW DAYS

BEFORE SHE'S SENT
OFF INTO THE ABYSS?

YOU SHOULD,

AND IF YOU'D BOTHERED
TO LOOK FURTHER

THAN WHERE YOUR DICK REACHES,

YOU'D SEE THAT THE WOMAN
YOU SO CASUALLY INVITED

INTO YOUR HOME IS
NOT WHAT SHE SEEMS.

WHAT SHE SEEMS TO BE IS SOMEONE

WHO'S DOING EVERYTHING SHE
CAN KEEP HER FAMILY TOGETHER

UNDER UNTHINKABLE PRESSURES
SINCE HER HUSBAND WAS...

MRS. MORRETTI'S
HUSBAND WASN'T KILLED

BECAUSE HE WAS TALKING TO US.

SHE KILLED HIM BECAUSE
HE FOUND OUT SHE WAS.

WE'VE INVESTED ENOUGH IN
HER TO GIVE HER IMMUNITY,

BUT THIS IS NOT THE VICTIM OF AN
UNFORTUNATE MARITAL CIRCUMSTANCE.

THIS IS A WOMAN
WHO BOUGHT A GUN,

GOT HER HUSBAND
DRUNK ON CHEAP CHIANTI,

AND BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.

I CAN'T MAKE YOU
SEND THEM BACK TO ME,

BUT FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE
SAFETY OF YOUR REAL FAMILY,

I'D RECOMMEND YOU DO SO.

HEY.

AREN'T YOU GOING
TO INVITE ME IN?

I'M KIND OF RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CELEBRATION.

LOOK, UM...

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR
WHAT YOU DID FOR MAX.

HE'S OVER THE MOON, BUT
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT,

CHRISTIAN, NOT WITHOUT
CHECKING WITH ME FIRST.

I KNOW. I WANTED
TO SURPRISE YOU.

LOOK, CHRISTIAN,

I THOUGHT I COULD
DO THIS, YOU AND ME.

THERE'S TIMES WHEN I LOOK
AT YOU OR I HEAR YOUR VOICE,

AND I FEEL LIKE YOU
ARE A PART OF ME,

JUST LIKE MY OTHER KIDS.

THAT'S ALL I WANT,

JUST TO BE A PART
OF YOUR FAMILY.

BUT WHEN MAX CAME
HOME AND TOLD ME

ABOUT THIS NICE MAN WHO
HELPED HIM GET INTO COLLEGE,

I JUST FELT... SICK
TO MY STOMACH.

I GREW UP IN FOSTER
HOMES WITH NOTHING.

NOW I HAVE A LIFE.

I HAVE A FIANCEE,
FRIENDS, A BUSINESS.

YOU CAN GET THROUGH
ANYTHING IF YOU WANT TO.

NOT IF YOU HAVE A LIVING
REMINDER OF YOUR PAIN

COMING OVER FOR DINNER
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.

I HAVE WORKED
HARD TO BUILD WALLS

AROUND MY FAMILY SO
THAT NONE OF THAT UGLINESS

THAT YOUR FATHER DID TO ME
WOULD EVER GET IN AND STAIN US.

IS THAT WHAT I AM
TO YOU, A STAIN?

NO.

YOU'RE MY SON,

BUT I CAN'T BE YOUR MOTHER.

GOOD-BYE, CHRISTIAN.

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POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

♪ MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ LIFE ♪