No Ordinary Family (2010–2011): Season 1, Episode 11 - No Ordinary Friends - full transcript

Every story has a beginning.

We were just an ordinary
family until...

- Hold on!
- Oh, my God!

Something extraordinary
has happened.

You can jump
just over a quarter mile,

can lift 11,000 pounds.

I'm fast.

I can hear people's thoughts.

- I've got, like, this super-brain.
- I can finally make a difference.

With your new access to
dr. Powell, you should be able

to learn exactly what she's been keeping from you.
You've been trying to read my mind, haven't you?



I won't tell anybody what
I saw! I know you won't.

You don't seem to remember
anything that's happened.

Daphne, you don't remember
about the plane crash?

Brazil? Our superpowers?

Superpowers?

Look, I'm sure there's a simple
psychological explanation

for her gap in knowledge. God,
this is such a waste of time.

Why don't we just show her
what we can do already?

All right. Uh...

Hold on.

Oh. Uh, oh! Okay. Okay.
Put me down now, please.

Please.

That's not gonna do it, hon.
Wait right here.

Uh, here's water,
in case you're thirsty.



I know you're struggling
to reconcile cognitive reality

with the illogical supposition
that our family has

metamorphosed into-for lack
of a less-familiar trope-

Superheroes.
You, too?

I have my moments.

Listen, Daphne, you...
You have a superpower, too-

A really amazing one.

Yeah, I have an idea.
Here. Give me your hands.

Come here.

Do it.

Oh, my god.

I have superpowers.

Jim, it's your
friendly neighborhood sidekick,

and I got news for you.

Listen, a painting
got stolen last night

from the lindenberg museum of art. Last
night? Why didn't you tell me about it sooner,

like, I don't know, while the heist was in progress?
'cause I didn't know about it till the guy got away.

I don't get it. The piece this guy stole looks like
my nephew finger-painted it before he took his nap.

Well, why are you telling me about this now?

Because I ran a search
on the price tag of this thing.

They're estimating the value
to be $8 million.

That's the kind of numbers a superhero
like yourself should be aware of.

Stay behind the yellow lines. I told
you a thousand times. Gotta go, george.

Oh, you just saved my life.

Are you all right?
Yeah. Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.
What's your name?

Doesn't matter. As long as you're okay...
No, look, look, look. When I tell my wife

what happened to me today,
she's gonna wanna know

the name of the man
who saved my life.

Please.
Jim. Jim powell.

Jim, I'm Dave cotten.
Thank you so much.

It's fine.

And so Daphne downloaded
a host of extrasensory images,

and now she's completely caught up.

Okay, that's fascinating.

I attribute it to the stress
of the past couple months

coupled with the natural
hormonal imbalance

of a teenaged girl.

Uh, I can relate,
and I'm practically an adult.

Uh, katie, what do you mean,
"practically"?

I'm just not sure
that I technically qualify.

What? Okay, so have you ever
had somebody look at you,

and it's like they are
looking directly

into your prefrontal cortex?

Oh, katie, you're in love.

That's a valid diagnosis.

I do have
all of the classic symptoms-

Anxiety, uneasiness, dread.

Well, that's not
how you're supposed to feel

when you're in love. Well, in my case,
it is, because love leads to commitment,

and commitment leads to intimacy,

and intimacy...

Has... Proven to be somewhat
unchartered territory.

Katie, are you saying
that you're still a-

Okay, so back in high school,

i decided that I was gonna
wait for the one,

like morpheus waited for neo
in "the matrix,"

but with sexual relations.
I waited so long for him,

that at some point, I just...

Never quite stopped waiting,

and I'm not really sure
how to explain that to joshua.

Look, I'm sure if he feels
the same way about you,

he won't care a bit.

Uh, you guys relax.
I'll get it.

Hold on. I'm coming.

Jim.
Dave?

Uh, oh!
Thank you so much!

It's really okay.
I- I really didn't do anything.

Oh, I told you he'd say that.
This is my wife michelle. Hi.

And our children chloe and troy.
Come on in.

Oh, they really wanted to meet you.

Um...
Oh, hi. I'm-i'm Dave.

Hi.

Sorry for interrupting your family's
evening. And this is my family.

Uh, this is my wife Stephanie,
um, Daphne, and J.J.

You must be so proud of him.

We are. We just don't know
why you are.

What, you didn't tell her?

Heroic and humble.

You'd think you save
somebody's life every day.

"Every day"
would be an exaggeration.

Listen, I'm not very good
at cooking,

but I'm very good at eating,

and Dave here can grill
the hell out of anything.

We would love it if you would
all come to our house tomorrow

for a barbecue. Please.
It is the least that we can do

to thank the man who saved my husband's
life. Oh, that's really kind of you,

but unfortunately, we're gonna have
to say - of course. We would love to.

What were you thinking? We can't
have dinner with these people.

Why not? Look, ever since
we got these powers,

we don't hang out
with other families.

All we do is isolate ourselves.

We spend our evenings

having hushed conversations
about supervillains

and trading comic book references

with george and katie.

Wouldn't it be nice, for one night,

to spend it as a normal family,
with a normal family,

doing the things that normal families
do? What if they ask normal questions,

like, how did you dent the bus
and not the other way around?

Then we just laugh
at the crazy notion

of a man being more powerful
than a bus,

just like we would have
three months ago.

Hello, george. Remember
when you told me to call you

the next time one of those
paintings were being stolen?

Consider this that call.

Silent alarm was tripped.
County museum. Now.

Put the painting down
and no one will get hurt.

Presync : Allez l'OM !

This guy was a total pro.

He was like james bond. That analogy
doesn't work. Bond was a good guy.

But at least...
At least you stopped him

from stealing a really expensive
painting. Not before I let him get away.

But the cops lifted
a boot print from the scene.

As soon as you clock out of here, we can
go check that out. Oh, I can't do it.

The guy I saved
from the bus yesterday-

He invited me and my family
over for a barbecue.

Kind of a thank-you thing. Wait.
You're choosing burgers in the suburbs

over fighting
the bad-guy version of bond?

Where are your priorities?

So what do you think,
the 4th or the 16th? Huh?

They both...
Had good qualities.

It's not like you have to
impress these people.

I... I already saved the guy's life.

Look, I know. No, it's just-
There's something about michelle

that I felt like I could relate to.

It just feels like a long time
since I've had

someone to hang out with
that's like me.

Okay, okay. I get it.

Would you relax? You
look beautiful. Thank you.

Uh, honey?

Have you seen my journal?
You know, the red leather one?

The one that I write everything
down in about our powers?

Honey, stop worrying.

Something like that doesn't
just get up and walk away,

no.

Sorry it took so long,

can I get you another? What did
you call that drink again?

This is the most popular cocktail

at the "star wars" cantina.

On tatooine,

it is pronounced "doka-bo."

What?

It's just you, how funny
and beautiful you are.

What you bring to my life, katie.

I can't believe how much it's
changed since you fell into it.

I'm so lucky to have found you.

Joshua, I need to talk
to you about something.

All right. But it's
kind of a tricky topic.

You can tell me anything.

Can i? Because I have
a tendency to overshare,

and it can sometimes be off-putting

to those I seek intercourse
with-discourse with.

Katie, what are you trying to say?

Um... Okay.

The truth is...

That this drink
originated in alderaan,

not tatooine,

and it's a little-known fact.

We are so glad that you
and your family could join us.

Oh, me, too.

We've been kinda stuck in our own little
groove lately. Dave's job keeps us moving.

First boston, then seattle,
and now here.

Sometimes I feel like
i'm missing out on friendships

'cause life is moving so fast.

I completely understand. Sometimes
you need someone to talk to

besides your kids and your husband.
About your kids and your husband.

Right.

I think we're gonna need
some more charcoal.

Here. Let me.

Oh, jim, you're my guest.
You don't have to.

It's no problem, really.

Whoa!
Hey, you buy in bulk, don't you?

These things were a lot lighter
when I was younger.

Yeah. Yeah, come on. I just
need a little bit. Got it?

Hey, sweet watch.

Oh, it's my birthday present
from michelle last year.

I asked her not to tell me how much
she paid for it. Hey, do you play?

Oh, you know, used to,
not much anymore.

I'm busy setting up systems.

Yeah, when I was in art school, I was
in a band. Really? What kind of music?

Oh, it was a...

Hair band.
No.

Yeah.

Swiss psychologist carl jung
believes that intuition is

simply explained as perception
via the unconscious mind.

That's a very bright boy
you have there.

Hey, hey. Um, a big day

for chloe and troy tomorrow-
Starting high school, right?

Yeah, you know, we always hate
to do that to them

every time we move, but they always
seem to adjust. Speak for yourself.

Daphne, you and J.J. need to offer

to show chloe and troy
around the school.

Daphne nicole, do you hear me?

You know, if you want,

J.J. and I can show you
around the school tomorrow.

Yeah.

Cool.
That is so nice.

Hey, how about a toast?

Here's to new friendships.

New friendships.

Okay, break it down
any way you want.

Everybody fits into
your basic social archetypes.

You have your jocks and
your geeks and... Thank you.

Why are you going to my table?

And the girl who thinks
she owns the school.

So basically it's the same
as every other high school

I've gone to. Oh, I wouldn't
sit at bailey's table.

One thing that I've learned
from moving around so much-

I don't give a crap what other
people think about me.

Bailey browning-

Your current and next
student council president.

And this is my table.
Oh, my god. I'm so sorry.

I had no idea I was sitting
at the president's table.

Guess you also won the election
for being the biggest bitch

in school.

Who would elect her for president?

Oh, they don't. Not really.
She just runs unopposed,

because nobody wants
to go up against her.

You seem like you know how everyone
feels around here. You should run.

Me?

Half of politics is knowing
what the people want to hear,

and you've totally got
that part down.

Come on. What's the worst
that could happen?

Bailey and her friends could
make my life miserable.

Which is different from today how?

Look, you never know
what's gonna happen

from one day to the next,
so you've gotta ask yourself,

is today the day you thought
about doing something...

Or the day you did something?

The chem lab's pretty cool,

although I was kinda hoping
you'd know some girls.

Hey, natalie!
You wanna meet a cool girl?

Hey, nat.
This is troy. He's new.

'sup?

I, uh, gotta get to class.

Uh, bye, J.J.,

and, troy, nice to meet you.

She's hot.

She's kinda my girlfriend.

Yeah?

Well, not exactly,
but we kissed one time,

and since then, I don't know.

It's like she barely notices me.

You're a nice guy, J.J.,
but, um, that's your problem.

Girls want a bad boy.

No. Natalie's smart.
She's not like that.

She is like that.
You wanna know why?

'cause she's a girl.
Doesn't matter how smart she is.

Catch you later.

I had so much fun with the cottens.

Yeah. It was nice to hang out with
a normal family. You know, she called

and asked if I wanted to have
a drink tomorrow night.

I was so glad to hear from her.
Steph, are you sure that's smart?

I mean, as we get closer to people,

it's only gonna make things
more complicated.

It's not complicated.
She's just a wife and a mom...

... just like me.

- Can I get just more wine?
- Please, yes.

Um, so, I had
a really good time tonight.

Good.

I don't do this very often.

Stand awkwardly in the doorway?

No. I do quite a bit
of that, actually.

Um, it's the post-date part
of the thing

that I don't have oodles
of experience in.

Well, I think this is
the part of the evening

where I should invite you
in for a drink maybe. Okay.

Yeah? Okay.

Okay.

Okay, so, uh, I think

that I have got, um, some...

Juice boxes, so-

Um, before we do

what it is that I think
we're gonna do,

um, you should know that

you're about to boldly go
where no man has gone before.

What?

I'm a virgin.

Okay.

I've totally freaked
you out now, haven't i?

No, it's...

I should-I should go.

Look at you, getting out there,
making new friends. I know.

It's been a long time
since we've met a couple

where we like both the husband and the wife. Hasn't
been that long. You guys liked me and hannah.

You didn't like me and hannah?

You didn't like you and hannah.
That's why you got divorced.

I'm just saying,

it's nice to meet people where
we can talk about normal stuff.

No offense to you. It's just,
when we get together,

it's all, "robbery" this
and "super" that.

That is not true.
We talk about other things.

Okay. What did you come
to talk to me about today?

The art heist.

Check this out.
In the last two years,

master thieves have also hit
museums in boston and seattle.

Boston and seattle?
Yeah. Why?

Uh, nothing. It's just that
before the cottens lived here,

they lived in boston,
and before that, in-

Seattle?
And you don't think-

No, I don't think.
Why not?

Well, because Dave's a normal guy.

So were you once!
Maybe you're just too invested

in the guy as a friend
to look at him objectively.

I'm not too invested in Dave.
Really?

You saved the guy's life.
You played drums in his garage.

Your wives are going out
for drinks later tonight.

You guys are a bowl and some bee
gees away from a key party. George.

Look, I'm not saying he's the guy.

I'm just saying that
maybe we should look at-

You know, keep an eye on him.

In the meantime, you need to patrol that museum. For
what? Whoever the thief is, he's already tried and failed.

No, no, no. When you get
to this level of money,

these guys are on contract.
The piece is presold to a buyer.

The thief's not gonna walk away
from this kind of cash.

The guy is gonna strike again,

and when he does,
you need to be ready.

Oh, yeah.

That's awesome.

Hey, guys.
Am I interrupting?

What do you mean? He
thinks I'm hitting on you.

That is what you mean, isn't it?

Well, that's kinda how it looks.

No, he was just saying hi. He said hi to
me earlier, except without touching my hair

or whispering in my ear. Are you
saying you wish I had done that to you?

Come on, dude.
What are you doing?

I know what I was trying to do...

Until you walked up.

I can take care of myself, J.J.

If you keep dating him,
you're gonna have to.

Just back off, troy, please?

I could, or...

You could man up and try to make me.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Oh. Oh, god.
I think I'm drunk.

Finally.

I cannot believe
how much you've had.

It is impressive, even
for a 300-pound dockworker.

But shh! I have a secret.

I have a really fast metabolism,

and it works quicklier
than other people's.

Quicklier? Mm. Mm-hmm. All
right, now you tell me a secret.

Right. Right.
Um, okay. Uh... Okay.

When I'm driving my car...

Listening to the radio...

I dance my ass
off, and I secretly hope

that the people driving by
are watching.

What?
What?

Okay, your turn.
You tell another secret.

Ohh. All right.
I have a really big one.

Yeah?

It's a doozy.

Oh, no, I can't tell you.

Come on.

But I can show you.

Okay.

Okay. You just wait right here.
Oh!

Okay. You just-you stay.
All right.

Don't blink.

No blinking.

Hey!
Hey!

I was just getting ready
to show michelle what I can do.

What you can do?

You're not even making any sense.

I make sense.
My zoop.

Uh... Ooh,
you've been drinking. Ohh.

Ooh, you've been
drinking a lot. Ohh. Oh.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa!
Whoa. Okay.

Ohh! You're superstrong.
All right. Okay.

Okay, well,
when she wakes up tomorrow

with a gigantic hangover, tell
her that I had a fantastic time.

I sure will.
Okay.

Bye.
Bye.

You're superstrong, and I zoop.

And that's why
we don't have any friends,

because as soon as you start
getting close to people,

you want to tell 'em your secrets,

and the powells can't do that.

Ohh. I'm freezing out here
watching this museum...

And hungry, too.

You don't think anyone
would ever deliver a pizza

to a rooftop, do ya?

I sympathize.
I'm hungry, too.

Oh, really?
What's that chewing sound?

Wait, george.
We got action.

I'll save you some leftovers.

Gotcha!

Dave?

There were art heists

in the last three cities
the cottens lived in.

Plus, the last one was
committed by a guy

wearing the same kind
of watch that david owns.

Oh. Ohh. Jeez. Honey, your voice is like a staple
gun to my head. Don't you see? It all makes sense.

I'm hungover, but you're
the one that sounds drunk.

Look, you don't know that Dave cotten stole
the painting. You don't know that he didn't.

The cottens are
a completely normal family.

That's what people say about us. You do
realize that you never thought our friends

were criminals before
you got your superpowers?

No, I never thought
our friends were criminals

until we made friends
with criminals.

Look, I-I gotta go talk to Dave.

Jim, just... Please
don't accuse him of anything.

Don't worry.
I have a light touch.

So, uh, did you read the paper

about that robbery last night?

I guess they hit
the county art museum.

Oh, I hadn't heard.

Oh, yeah. The department's
all fired up about it.

I guess they got
a pretty good lead, though.

Security camera caught a glimpse

of the, uh, perp's watch.

Pfft. A watch? Doesn't sound
like a very good lead.

Oh, depends on how
distinctive the watch is.

You know, like the one
you were wearing the other day.

Yeah?

Yeah.

It's kinda weird
that there's been an art heist

in every city you've lived in.

Uh, jim, are-are you
accusing me of something?

No. No, no.
I'm just making conversation.

Really? 'cause, you know,
no conversation I've ever had

with a friend involves them
accusing him of being a thief.

Vote for powell.

I can't believe you're
making me run for president.

Oh, just be yourself.
You're so intuitive.

It's like you always know
what everyone's thinking.

You need to show people that.

Ugh. Vote for powell!
Take a flyer?

I can't read this now.

The burrito in
the cafeteria made me puke.

Vote for powell.
Powell for president?

I knew I shouldn't
have left my clothes

in the gym locker.
They smell like a litter box.

Hi. Vote for me.

Hi. W-would you consider
voting for me?

I really need to call my boyfriend.

Why can't I use my cell
in this place?

Thanks. I already know
who I'm voting for,

but good luck today.

I am so gonna waste you.

So apparently
I have a superpower, too.

It's driving handsome,
slightly mysterious men

from my apartment. Look, you
know, you did the right thing.

If you can't be honest with joshua,

then maybe he's just not
your "matrix."

Neo. I know.
I just... I really liked him.

He was charming, and he...

Actually listened to me
when I was talking.

Oh. Right. No, uh, look,
i'm sorry, katie.

I seem to have lost my journal.

Do you remember if I brought
it to work? Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't realize that we were
toggling back to your problems.

Sorry. Right.
Uh, tell me about joshua.

I don't believe we had
a meeting scheduled.

I'm out.

Okay.

Care to elaborate?

I'm done working for you,

doing things that I'm ashamed to...

These abilities-
They're not worth the cost.

I've turned into someone else.

That's the whole point, isn't it?

I'm not talking about the powers.

I'm talking about the things
that you've made me do

to keep them.

Fair enough, but...

But here's the thing about power.

You know, once you have it,

you wonder how you ever
lived without it.

Well, maybe I've found something
else I can't live without.

Wait a minute.

I was right.

Dr. Andrews has gotten to you.

Don't you understand?

That can never work.

You can never be what she needs,

and she can never accept
what you are...

Or what you've done.

I guess we'll see.

I- I don't know what I was thinking

accusing him like that.

We don't have any hard proof,
and now it's cost me a friend,

and I don't have many of those
either. Well, get used to it.

You don't see batman cultivating
a wide circle of friends,

and peter parker's always
pissing off one of his buddies.

So with great power comes great
loneliness? No, I'm just saying,

maybe you should try, like,
a different approach with Dave.

What, break into his house and look
for proof? I was actually thinking

something a little less dramatic.

Still risky, even for superheroes...

An apology.

Dave!

Dave?

... they had first
and 40 in the first half.

Not frightening.
Not frightening at all.

Jim?

Michelle.
What are you doing here?

Are you back to unfairly accuse
my husband of another crime?

I don't think

my accusations have been unfair.

The stolen canvas is in your garage,

not to mention the fact
that the boots match the ones

that were seen
on the thief last night.

Those may be the thief's boots,

but they're not Dave's.

Michelle, I didn't
believe it at first myself-

They're mine.

Hey, steph, I'm here
at the cotten house,

and I-I really need to talk
to you about something,

so talk to you about it in person,

if you don't mind.

What is it? You were right
that I was wrong about Dave.

I Obviously. I told you. It's michelle.
She's the thief. I saw the painting.

What?

Dave has nothing to do with it. It's
been her the whole time. Michelle?

Yeah. You've gotta help me
out here, steph.

Look, I-I know how
to bust a bad guy...

But I like these people.
They invited us into their home.

We made a connection with them.
What am I supposed to do now?

I know. Uh... What would a
real superhero do? I don't know,

but this is real life.
These are real people.

This is why we shouldn't make new
friends! Oh. No, look, you're right.

She is my friend,
so let me act like one.

They've got you, michelle.

Anything that jim saw is
long gone. It doesn't matter.

As soon as he tells the police,
they will tear your life apart

looking for evidence to convict you,

and they will find it, all right?

If not here,
then in boston or seattle.

Come on. Do you really want
to put your family through that?

When chloe was 9 and troy was 7,

Dave got laid off,
could not find work anywhere.

Bills were piling up-
Two kids and a mortgage-

And so I took a job

as an assistant to a museum curator.

This guy posing as a janitor

found out that I was
an art history major,

and he asked if I would
help him with something

that he was planning.

It was supposed to be
just the one job,

just to bail us out.

It's amazing how quickly

something you never thought
you were capable of...

Becomes a way of life.

I do understand,

but it doesn't make it right.

Just give us one day.

We can be packed and out of town
and on the way to the next-

You know I can't do that.
Please just turn yourself in.

All right, we have
a friend who's an A.D.A.

Maybe he can help.

Okay.

Okay. Just...

Let me talk to Dave
and the kids first,

please.

I need to tell them myself.

All right.

And then?

I'll turn myself in.

Uh... Hey.

Hey. We need to talk...

About what you did yesterday.

I know. It was immature
and neanderthal.

Maybe more homo habilis
than neanderthal, but-

it was amazing.
It was?

I can't remember the last time
a guy threw a punch over me.

Maybe I'm not any more
evolved than you are,

but... I liked it.

Call me later?

Yeah. Absolutely.

Nice goin'.

Nice hook, too.

I don't get it. I was
nothing but nice to you,

and you knew how I felt about natalie.
I was gonna blow it?

Anyone with half a brain could
see that she was starting

to think of you as a friend.
I had to save you from that.

Wait. You-you wanted me
to punch you?

Like I said, girls like the bad boy.

And that is just the beginning.

So if you want a class president

who knows pacific bay high,

who knows
how to get things done here,

then please vote for bailey,

because a vote for me

is a vote for you.

Hi.

I'm Daphne powell.

We've heard
a lot of great ideas today...

About valentine's day candygrams

and the junior-senior dance,

but I'll be honest.

I don't really care
about those things,

and I'm sure a lot of you guys
don't either.

I mean...

I'm so sick of
walking the long way to school.

You want them to open
the west gate in the morning,

so you don't have to walk
an extra two blocks

to get to class.
You want to be able

to use your cell phone
in the quad after school

and for them to replace
the gym lockers,

because they smell like...
Well, gym lockers.

And I know a lot of you want
the same things,

because that's what matters
to the school,

day in and day out,

so if you want a president
who knows what's on your mind,

who knows the things you want,

then I think the choice is clear.

Thank you.

This is unbelievable.

Did superman ever send lois in
to take down the bad guy?

First of all,
Stephanie is not a "lois."

And second, we both discussed
it and decided that-

Michelle wasn't dangerous?
Right. I forgot.

Because you guys are friends,
and a notorious art thief

would never lie to someone she's
known all of what, five days?

Look, Stephanie wanted to handle
this one on her own.

Besides, there's one thing
I know about my wife.

She would never put herself
in danger.

Is this where you're
having your meeting?

You know, the one
to tell your family

that you're going to jail? I followed you
here, michelle. Uh, no, no. I-i'm going to.

I just-I just had
to make this one last move

so they could be
taken care of while I'm gone.

Just go.
You've gotta leave.

These people don't like
surprises, Stephanie.

You have to get out of here
now. Not unless you go with me.

Who the hell is this?

Nobody.
She was just leaving.

Not till I know who the hell she
is, she's not. No, relax! Relax.

She's-she's just a friend.
She doesn't know anything!

Look, the police are already on their way,
so I suggest you just get back into your car and...

- She's a cop.
- No, she's not.

Ohh. Michelle.
Please...

Michelle, it's okay.
It'll be okay.

I'm gonna get you to the hospital.

I could really go
for a margarita about now.

I came to thank you

for saving my life.

Oh, if it wasn't for me,

you would never have been
in danger in the first place.

Yeah, but if I hadn't shown up...

I might have gotten away with it...

Until the next time.

I looked you in the eye and told
you that I would turn myself in,

but...

I had no intention
of stopping, Stephanie.

I just wish we'd had
a chance to become friends-

Real friends.

Michelle, we still can.

Yeah.

Maybe someday.

Why didn't I see it?

Sometimes you look past
the things you don't wanna see.

This is my fault.

I tried to make sense of the stuff

I couldn't explain away.

I didn't ask the questions

'cause I didn't wanna hear
the answers.

Everybody has secrets.

Not like this.

That's the thing about secrets.

You don't know what they are.

Whatever the hell
your secrets are, jim powell,

you changed my life.

Oh, that's great, george.

Yeah, yeah, I'll tell steph.
Thanks.

Hey. Based on
the license plate number,

the cops were able
to arrest the shooter.

Hey, that's good news.

Then why do I feel so bad?

A family's being
split up because of what I did.

Those poor kids.

Their lives
are gonna change forever.

Yeah, but what was the alternative?

Do nothing?

Was I supposed to not stop the bus

from hitting Dave cotten?

That would have split
their family up.

It's just...

Look, I just wanted
to be close to michelle.

I wanted to have a friend that
I could open to, that I could-

I understand, I understand,

but... Trusting someone
with our secret?

That's gonna take some time.

What?

Just made me think of katie.

Well, maybe you already
found that friend.

Yeah.

Wow. That was quick.

Hope you remembered
the extra cheese.

When you told me that thing before,

i'm sorry that I didn't
handle it better.

You and I were getting
more real than I expected.

It wasn't what I signed up for.

You know, no matter how old I am,

i'm not gonna apologize

for wanting to be with
someone who loves me.

Katie... It wasn't what I
signed up for in the beginning.

Because I had to make a choice...

A very big choice.

And I choose you.

I choose you.

Okay, not to dampen

a potentially heartwarming
moment, but, um,

when you say that you "choose" me,

you mean...