Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Deep End of the Pool - full transcript

After Max gets kicked out of school, Adam and Kristina explore the best educational options for their son. Sarah hits a wall when she ends things with Jim and succumbs to car problems. Meanwhile, Crosby spends a fun-filled day with Jabbar and Julia realizes that she's missing out on her daughter's life.

You need a date.

Jim Kazinsky!
He was real cute.

Really?
I'm setting it up.

(PANTING) Oh, damn. No condoms.

SARAH: It's okay.

JIM: Why does your dad have
condoms in his desk drawer?

SARAH: I don't know. JIM: Do
you think he's having an affair?

Oh, my God!
Stop talking!

So, you're saying that you'll
have a baby with me in three years?

Yep.

CROSBY: Who's this?
JASMINE: That's Jabbar.



He wanted
to meet his dad.

You must be Julia!
JOEL: This is Racquel!

Hi.

You are so amazing.

Oh. Alrighty.

Max's behaviors
are consistent

with an Asperger's
diagnosis. Oh, my God.

(LOUD BUBBLING)

Teacher, can you please turn
the bubbles down or something?

TEACHER: Max, I need
you to be quiet.

(LOUD BUBBLING CONTINUES)

Max, I need you to
return to your seat.

Max, please go back
and sit down now.

(CLANGING)
Ahoy!



(LAUGHS) Careful.
(LAUGHS)

Hey, there, Captain.

Welcome aboard.

What do you got there?
Games.

Oh, games. I love games. Jump! Jump!

JASMINE: Yeah.
Come on in.

Okay.
Hello.

Why don't you set those
down over there, sweetie?

JABBAR: Oh, okay.

That's his ejector seat?

A flotation device, or...

I can't tell you how much
I appreciate this, Crosby.

Hey, a whole day with
Jabbar, what could be better?

So, you have my numbers. If
you need to call for anything...

Am I going to need to call? Is
he going to do something, or...

No, he'll be fine. You know. Okay.

Things happen.
Just in case.

Okay. The audition's in the city, so...

Well, break a leg.
I might.

(CHUCKLES) Seriously.

It's been a long time
since I danced.

Well, um,
you're a great dancer.

Thank you. You're limber,
I think I remember.

And as long as you warm up... Thanks?

...you're gonna be...
(LAUGHS)

You'll be fine.
Thanks for the advice.

Oh, hey, um, when we
play games... Mmm-hmm.

...I'm supposed to
let him win, right?

You might not
have to let him.

He cheats.
Okay, thank you.

He's a genius.
Okay.

I'll be on the lookout
for it. Just like me.

Can I have a kiss
goodbye, please?

Bye.
Be good.

Okay.

Have fun. Dance hard or gracefully
or whatever. JASMINE: Good luck.

Have fun.

Well, can I get you
something to drink?

Mmm-hmm.
Whiskey or beer?

RACQUEL: Erin, holding
tight to the board! Yeah!

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
SYDNEY: Look, there's Mommy!

Hey. JOEL: They let
you out of the dungeon.

Oh, yeah. Oh. Hi.

Hi.
(BOTH LAUGHING)

Look at my big girl in a
grown-up pool! JOEL: Mmm-hmm.

Mommy, look.

That's great, sweetie.

Let me see some swimming. Okay.

(BLOWING BUBBLES)

What is she doing?
She's getting acclimated.

It's all about feeling safe and
confident in the water. Right?

Oh. She could do that in a
bowl of soup when she was two.

Just this...

Julia. Hi.
What?

Racquel, hi.

SYDNEY: Mommy, look!
Racquel has a tattoo.

See it?
We all see it.

It means abundance.
I'm sure it does.

Hey. I have
something for you.

Joel told me about your nephew
Max and his new condition.

He did? So, I got this
in Tibet last summer.

Will you please give it
to your brother for me?

For comfort
and good luck.

Wow. Thank you.

Okay.

JOEL: That's really sweet.

(RACQUEL SIGHS)

(PHONE RINGING)

Yep?

ASSISTANT: Adam, it's your
son's school on the line.

They say
it's an emergency.

Adam Braverman.

Were they able
to save any?

No.

So, that's it, then.
We're out of here.

Probably.

(SIGHING)

I was gonna make fish
for dinner, too.

Yeah. Hey. I'm so
happy you came in.

Thanks. I'm so
happy to see you.

I just wanted to say
hi. Hi. Yeah, I know.

I left you a couple of
messages, uh, at your house...

I know. I'm sorry.
At home.

No, no, it's, like,
you're busy...

Half-Caf soy latte.
Extra large.

I gave you an extra shot
of hazelnut. (CHUCKLES)

My personal favorite.

Thank you. I didn't
order anything.

Oh, it's
our pleasure.

Hmm. Enjoy.

That's Stacy,

and that's Bob,
Alex, and Troy.

(AIR HISSING)

(INAUDIBLE)
Hi.

Oh, thanks.

One of the perks of, uh,
working at a coffee shop.

Perk. I get it.
Perks.

Free coffee.
(LAUGHS)

Um, I really had fun
the other night.

And, uh, it was really
fun to, you know...

You know.
(CHUCKLES)

I did too, and I'm so glad you
said that, 'cause, you know...

It was nice. It was
nice. You're so nice.

(SIGHS)

Nice. Yeah.

You know, the timing
right now is not great.

Really, it's...
Is that it?

I just got here.
I'm living in a room

in my parents' house
with my daughter.

You know, I don't have
a job. I... I mean...

I got it. It's not me, it's you.

Exactly. It's not you, it's me.

(SCOFFS)

(SIGHS)

(ENGINE SPUTTERING)

No, no.
Oh, no, no, no.

No, no, not today, baby.
Not today.

Come on, let's go.
Let's go.

This is not funny.
Please.

(SIGHS) Oh, crap.

No!

No!

(PHONE BEEPS)
(GROANS)

You'll never
believe what...

Can I borrow a phone?
I'm so sorry.

You know what?
Never mind. Never...

I'll find a...

(STUTTERS)
Thanks for the coffee.

(BEEPING)

Whoa. Whoa,
what happened here?

Uh, angry baristas,
bad starter motor.

Oh. No, no. You got
a blown head gasket.

Look at all
the coolant here.

No, that's old, Dad. I
fixed that eight months ago.

You pulled the head and
replaced the gasket yourself?

You know
who taught me.

That is my girl! I
tell you what. (LAUGHS)

Why don't you and I work
on this puppy together?

Dad. It will be just like old times.

Dad, I think it's a goner. God, again?

Oh, no, honey.
You know what?

Grandpa and I
are gonna fix it.

Guess I should get
used to taking the bus.

Hey, excuse me.

Sorry, I couldn't hear that.
You mumbled.

What was with
that little smirk?

We won! We won!

(IN SINGSONG) We're going to the
finals! We're going to the finals!

Wow, that's great.
That's fantastic.

That is awesome.

Honey, I'm sorry that we didn't make it.

KRISTINA: We just... There was
some... When's the big game?

That's okay.

Why are you guys
being weird?

Uh, we're not.
We're not being weird.

(STUTTERING) When's...
When's the big game?

What's the... What's the
exact date of the finals?

Max, what's wrong?

(TOYS CLATTERING)

I got kicked
out of school.

Oh, um...

You know what, big guy?
That's their loss.

That school sucked.

Yes!

I won. Again.

Uh-huh.

All right, you clocked
me fair and square.

One more. There's only so
much defeat a man can take.

I can play even easier.

Oh, really? Is there
anything else you want to do?

Not really. No.

Well, okay, we've got a
solid six or seven hours

before Mom's back. Ooh!

ESPN, anyone?

I don't really
watch sports.

We can watch
more SpongeBob!

(INHALES) Ooh, well,
let's not be hasty.

I would hate to
see you OD on Bob.

Maybe we could, uh...

Let's go
for a car ride.

That's what my dad used
to do. You like car rides?

Can I take the board?

Oh, could you?

Okay, well, what if I told
you to do that for me, huh?

(SQUEALING)

So, was this a fish bowl or an actual...

It was a tank.
Yeah.

Tank.
Pretty sizeable tank.

Were there any...

(SCOFFS) Survivors? No.

Well, Sullivan's recommending
you change Max's placement.

If that means that they kicked
him out of the school, then, yes.

We've looked
into a few schools.

The one that everybody
keeps telling us about

is Footpath Elementary.
Footpath, yeah.

Yeah, that
would be best,

and it would be
a good fit for Max.

However, it is very
hard to get into.

It is quite expensive.
How expensive?

You know how much
private school costs?

Double that.
It doesn't matter. Okay?

Okay. Well, you would need to
contact Dr. Robertson in admissions.

We have called her. KRISTINA:
(SIGHS) Several times.

Radio silence.
Over and...

I'm sure that she'll get
back to you within the week.

Look, Dr. Pelikan, my son, Max,
doesn't have a school to go to.

What am I supposed
to tell him?

You know, what if you
called her on our behalf?

Please. Look,
don't make us come

and sit in your waiting
room on a daily basis.

'Cause we'll do it.
We will.

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING
ON CAR STEREO)

Can you take me home now?

Huh?

Can you take me home now?

Are you kidding, buddy? We've got two
and a half hours of bonding time left.

What do you think
of these streets?

They're like
roller coasters, right?

Are you all right, buddy?

Now I remember why my mom says
that I can't eat chocolate.

I'm intolerant...

You're what?

(VOMITING)

(GRUNTS IN DISGUST)

...of lactose.

Yeah. Yep. I see that.

Oh, come on.

(WATER SPLASHING)

Question.
JOEL: Yes, counselor.

Are we at all concerned that Sydney
has had five swim lessons now,

and all she can do is,
(MIMICS BLOWING BUBBLES).

Uh, we are not concerned.

I know you were on the swim team
and you were really, really good.

I was not just really,
really good. I was all CIF.

Oh. Okay.

Well?

Mommy, come see!

God! Bravermans
are so cocky.

Hey.

Mommy, look.
(LAUGHS)

(BUBBLES BLOWING)

I'm swimming.

That's not swimming, baby. Don't let
anybody tell you that that's swimming.

Hey, what is this?

What is... It's just like
Racquel's. It means abundance.

I know what it means.

Okay.

Swim time's over.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

You've dealt with
kid puke before, right?

ADAM: Uh-huh.

(SIGHING) Whoo. I don't
know how you do it, man.

Do what?

This kid thing.
It's stressing me out.

Come on, man. You had
Jabbar for, what, half a day?

You know, whatever.
You had a little warm-up.

You know, you got to see
your bun bake in the oven.

My kid came out
talking and walking.

A three-foot-tall
little Candyland master.

Well, give it time.

Well, that's easy
for you to say.

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

You know what, Crosby? However
hard you think it is having a kid...

Just double it.

Yeah, well, he's coming over
again. And I have to work.

What, am I supposed to
bring him to the studio?

I... I can't handle this.

You want us to watch him?

Seriously?
No, jackass. He's your son.

Grow a pair.
Deal with it.

(SCOFFS) Uh, I wasn't going
to take you up on it, anyways.

Oh, okay.

What makes
all this worth it?

What makes it worth it
is the connection.

It's the bond you feel.

They're yours, you know?
And...

You're part of them.

Well, what if I don't
feel a connection?

You know, any... Any more
than you'd feel to any kid?

You will.

(SIGHING)

I think it's better.

(SNIFFING) Oh, man. Ugh!
Not even close, my friend.

I'll see you inside.

What, are you just
leaving me here?

Yep. Good night.

Hey! We're not done here.

(SIGHS)
Ow.

(GRUNTING)

(SARAH SHUSHING)

(SARAH SCREAMING)

(THUDDING)

(SNORING)

SARAH: Honey.

(SIGHING)

Honey! Honey!

(EXCLAIMS) Watch it!

I have to sleep.

I'm trying to sleep here.
What's wrong with you?

I'm so tired.

Come on. Give me a break.
I've never been so tired.

Give me a break. Give me one little
break so that I can get some sleep.

Can you just move over
a little bit.

Look. I can't do this with you. I
need more space! You're hogging all...

I can't do it
anymore, either.

Can you please remind me why
little, tiny Drew gets his own room?

Drew's a boy. Do you want
to share a room with Drew?

Not really. But, you know, I'm not
really loving this, either. No offense.

I'm not loving it, either.

Whatever. Tomorrow, I'm asking
Grandpa if I can move out...

You're not asking Grandpa.
Why?

You're not asking Grandpa.
Why not?

He doesn't need it back
there. He's retired. Because...

(CRYING) My God.
I am so tired.

What is wrong with you?
Nothing is wrong with me.

Why are you being such a weenie
about this? That's his private space.

I'm not being a weenie.
Every time I bring up Grandpa,

you get all, like, weenie,
and you're usually so ballsy.

What's going on?

That's mean.

(SIGHING) That's not true.

(SNORES)

(SIGHS)

Got a minute?

For my little sister,
I do, yeah.

Great. You want to go
to Berkeley Coffee?

They love me over there, ever
since I hooked Jim up with Sarah.

It's like, free biscotti, an
Immensimo when I only order a Minimo...

Uh-huh. Looks like maybe
you've had a few too many.

Well...
I would love to go.

But I have to get out
of here early today.

So, is it okay
if we just talk

while I answer some e-mails and
I kind of half-listen to you?

Yeah. That will work.
Okay.

Okay. So... (SIGHING)

What's up?

Joel has Sydney in this Zen swimming
class, which is basically a joke.

Right. And then, there's
Racquel, which is just...

Wait. Racquel, the hot one?

Is she hot?
I hadn't noticed.

Do you remember
what a great swimmer I was?

Yeah. You were all CIF.

I was. Thank you. Gosh.
That... That...

Oh, that means a lot to me
that you remember that.

You're welcome.

Okay. Anyway, I don't get a say in
how my daughter's learning how to swim.

Me. All CIF.

Because you have to work.
Because I have to work.

Julia, listen to me.
You don't have to choose

between being a mom
and having to work.

Okay?
Yeah.

You may not be there
all the time.

But the time that you do
have, you can make it count.

She's your daughter.
Teach her how to swim.

She'll remember that
for the rest of her life.

You're absolutely right.
Well...

(LAUGHING) You're the best.
Well...

Oh, my God. Oh. Okay.

I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.

No, sorry. Wait.
What?

I have something for you.
It's from Racquel.

What?

Yeah. It's a Tibetan
prayer stone.

Well, that's... That's weird.

For comfort and good luck.

Okay.

With Max.

Right. Okay. Well, uh, thank her for me.

Yeah. If I must.

All right. Teach that girl how to swim.

Yes. Who's a better teacher than you?

No one.
No one.

See you.

God.

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(LAUGHING)

What are you
doing back here?

Nothing. I just...
Was just taking a minute.

Everything okay?

Yeah. I'll see you there.

Oh, guess who called.
Hmm?

Jim Kazinsky.

(LAUGHING) I forgot
how funny he is. Yeah.

Do you remember his uncle? The
one who married the transsexual?

They're still together. Do
you believe it? I mean, God.

Talk about bucking the odds.

How long did you talk
to him for? A while.

Why?
Because he called.

For me. He called for me. And we just
broke up. You know we just broke up.

I mean, can't you
just say,

"She's not here.
I'll take a message.

"She'll call you back."
Oh. Excuse me.

Well, I'm not going
to be rude to him.

Did you talk about his transsexual
relatives for half an hour?

I like him.
I've always liked Jim.

I know. If only I had married Jim
instead of that musician, how differently

my life would have turned
out. I never said that.

You didn't have to say it.

Don't be so over-sensitive.
Over-sensitive! Don't...

Well, listen. Um...

Your dad and I want you to
let us buy you a new car.

No.

Well, not a new car,
of course.

A... A used car.
No.

But one with a warranty.
Not a junkyard car.

Come on.
You're long overdue.

Mom. Isn't it bad enough?

(SIGHS) I'm living at home. You're
feeding me. You're feeding my kids.

You may not buy me a car.

Okay, fine.

ADAM: This place is a lot
bigger than I thought it was.

It's huge.

Chipped paint over there
on the wall.

Yeah, I don't see what
all the hoopla is about.

It's kind of dirty.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

Look, it would be tough to
afford this place, anyway.

I know.

KRISTINA: When we were reading
about the kids in your program,

they seemed so much like
Max, it was incredible.

And then, we just saw this boy
down the hall, uh, in the classroom.

He was dressed up like a sailor. Sailor.

Which is just like Max
with his pirate costume.

That's Kellen. Kellen
James. He's a good kid.

He's really cute.
Yeah, he's good.

(SIGHS) I understand
your enthusiasm.

However, we've already taken in one
new child for the third grade class.

But you took... You took
a look at Max's file,

and you spoke with Dr.
Pelikan? Yes, I did. He did...

So, you understand what we're
dealing with here. Mmm-hmm.

Our son, Max, is
somewhere in between. Yeah.

He's too high-functioning for a special-needs
program, but he doesn't really...

He has... He has real trouble
fitting into a mainstream school.

He needs some help.
So, what do you...

What do you do
with a child like that?

You bring him
to a school like ours.

Right.
In September.

I'm sorry. Are you saying
that you won't even see him?

We just feel like, if you
spent some time with him,

and you... You sat down with him,
you would see what we do as parents.

I mean, he's...
The kid's incredible.

If you just meet him.

See, I don't want to give
you a false sense of hope.

Because it's really,
really very unlikely...

Listen, he's a fantastic
kid, Dr. Robertson...

I understand that. I'm not just
saying that because he's my son.

He's great. He's funny.
He's bright.

He says the oddest, most hilarious
things I've ever heard in my entire life.

He plays the harmonica
in a weirdly good way.

Yeah. He does.
And he plays chess.

He doesn't really
play chess so much,

but he makes up stories with
the little pieces on the board.

Like, "Oh, I'm
going to kick you.

"I'm going to attack you."

You know, we just... We
just want you to meet him.

Just 15 minutes of your
time. That's all. Just...

Just meet him.
Mmm-hmm. That's it.

And if you say no, then, at least,
you'll have made an informed decision.

Just meet him.
Please.

Five minutes.

I'm not going to promise
anything, all right?

But you're going to meet
him. That's all we ask.

I'm going to meet him.
Thank you.

Okay, I'm going to meet him. Thank you.

She's going to meet him.
I'm going to meet him.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Thank you very much.
Good afternoon.

Thank you. I have to get some work done.

Great, okay.
Thank you.

You look a little bit
like Oprah.

Good afternoon. Bye.
Be careful.

Take care.
Take care.

Oh, should I leave it open?
Please do.

Have a great one.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Mommy!
RACQUEL: Julia.

Hi, sweetie.
You're like a fish.

You want me to teach you
how to swim like a fish?

Yeah.

(LAUGHING) All right.

Nice entrance.
Thanks.

You know how Grandpa
Zeek taught me to swim?

He dropped me in the deep end
of the pool when I was two.

I'm going to ask you
to trust me. Okay?

All right? Swim to me.

(STUTTERING) But I don't
know how to swim.

I saw you kicking. That's all
you need to know how to do. Okay?

I'm scared.

Just kick off, let go and
come here. I'm right here.

I can't.

Yeah, you can, baby. We
know you can. Come on.

We're right here. We're not
going to let anything bad happen.

We're right here.

Promise?

Promise. Promise. Absolutely.
You've got it. Come on.

Okay, she's going to kick.
She's going to kick. Come on.

She's sinking, is what she's
doing. Well, give her a second.

Come on.
Help, Daddy! Help!

You did it, baby!

Mommy, help! Daddy!

(COUGHING)

You swam!

You drowned me!

(COUGHING)
It's all right.

She swam. She...

I love how they call it
"automotive recycling."

I mean, what's wrong with
"junk"? "Junk" is an honest word.

SARAH: Look at these, Dad. Some
of these cars have been around

since the first time
you brought me here.

(LAUGHS) Ooh, Dad,
look at that. Pontiac.

What is that, T-1000? Maybe
we could use some of that.

Well, that's a good eye, but it
looks like it's been stripped.

Yeah.

Oh, look at this.
1948 Cadillac.

Now, I always wanted
one of these.

Huh?
(LAUGHING)

That's American steel,
right there. The big iron.

What would you think, Dad, if I moved
into your office for a little while?

Well, honey, why the hell do
you want to sleep back there?

It's all moldy.

Well, maybe. But me and
Amber in that little room...

(EXCLAIMS)
It's kind of tight.

You know, I work
back there, sweetheart.

Right.
Well, here you go. See?

This is an engine you can
work on. Isn't that beautiful?

Dad, why do you have
condoms in the office?

I don't want to talk
to you about that.

I'm so sorry. I just... I
thought that I could help...

You could just pop in and have
everything your way, and then pop out?

You're mad.

You should have told me.

She did swim.
You saw that.

(SIGHS)

I'll see you at home.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

Joel.

Yeah.

Sorry.

Yeah.

Hey, sugar.

Hey, guys.

CROSBY: All right. You want to
learn how to work this thing?

Mmm-hmm.
All right. Here we go.

What we want to do is add some
drums, right? (DRUM BEATS PLAYING)

Yep.
Hear that?

Hmm. What does that
need? Ooh. I know. Yeah.

A little bass.

Put some bass in there.

Okay. It's starting
to sound pretty good.

But I think I need
a little something more.

Let's throw some
guitar in there.

Okay.

Then we go like this,
and then, boom.

Whoa!
Huh?

Cool!

Right? Don't tell anyone
around here what you saw.

Because I don't want anyone
to know how fun my job is.

Hey, Crosby.

Oh, look. It's Happy Hollows.
Hey. How's it going?

We're so excited.

Oh, good.

We were thinking tonight,
maybe we could just do it,

um, live and kind of get that
raw and natural sort of feel.

That's good.
We'll capture it.

Cool. Who's that?

Oh, uh, this is my sound
engineer assistant, Jabbar.

Hi, Jabbar.
Hi.

He's very gifted.

(LAUGHS) Can I talk
to you for a second?

Yeah.

Is he going to impinge?

Oh, no, he never... He
never impinges. I promise.

Because this is really,
really important to us.

Take how important
it is to you.

Quadruple it. That's how
important it is to Jabbar.

(LAUGHING) Okay.
Go, go set up.

Awesome.

CROSBY: Get wild.

Hi. Hi.
How was your day?

Fine. Uh, maybe you should let Grandma
and Grandpa help us buy a new car?

I'm just saying.
You, too?

I'm just saying. Hey.
Come here for a second.

(SIGHING) I want to explain to
you why I don't want to do that.

In this family,

we take care of ourselves, and we
don't expect other people to help us.

Which is why,
by the time I was your age,

I knew how to
change a tire and...

Bake a casserole.

Only... A casserole!
And break into a car and...

Oh, a car. Fashion a teepee
out of wood and leather.

Oh, really? Really, now?
All right. I was just saying.

You don't believe me? I don't
think you get my point. Come here.

Mom, I get the point.
It's...

Do you?
Yes. I understand.

Then give me a hug.

What? What? Come here!

(LAUGHING) I don't
want to touch you.

You're still my favorite son.

Don't half-ass it!

(SINGING) I've felt
that I've always been

Doing a magical job

Once it felt so very fun
putting on the gun

We should stand and decide

If you asked me

I would tell you

As abandoned, I've felt
that I've always been

Doing a magical job

Once it felt so very fun
putting on the gun

We should stand and decide

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(CLICKING TONGUE)

I'm sorry.

All right. Now, remember, Max, there's
no pressure. Okay? Just be yourself.

I will.

Are you hungry, honey? Do you
want a snack? I have crackers.

Here, I have a banana, I have an
apple, I have some trail mix...

I'm fine. I have a granola
bar, I have a hard-boiled egg.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Do you have to pee?
No.

Are you sure?
It's right down the hall.

A granola bar? Chinese mix? An apple?

You just said that.

Is something wrong?

No, why?

Because you're saying the
same thing over and over again.

Which is what you do
when something's wrong.

No. No, we don't.

Okay, Max.
We're ready for you.

Exciting.
ADAM: No pressure.

Good luck.
Thank you.

He'll be just fine.

If you asked me

Pretty cool, huh?

I would tell you

Jabbar? Jabbar.

Oh, come on.

Jabbar?

Jabbar.

Oh! Man, you scared
the crap out of me.

Sorry.

Hey, fianc?.

Hey. Uh...
What are you doing back?

Oh. I came straight
from the airport.

Apparently, music history
is being made,

and the band's manager told
me that I needed to be here.

Here you go, big guy.

Uh... Oh, no, no, no,
no, no. Oh, no, no, no.

Thank you.
No, no, no, no, no.

He... He can't drink that.
He's lactose intolerant.

(SIGHING)

Oh. Well, sorry.
Yeah.

Uh, let's see what else
we can get you.

So, Crosby,
who is this little fellow?

Um, hey.
Hi.

(LAUGHING NERVOUSLY)
Uh, welcome back.

I... I don't know. He, uh... One of the
girls up front asked me to watch him.

Okay. Well, it's
really nice to meet you.

And I'm going to go
check on the band.

(DOOR OPENING)

Hey.
SARAH: Hey.

Hey.
What are you doing here?

KRISTINA: Hi. What...
What's up?

I just... I thought
you might be nervous, so...

So, you brought us coffee.
To calm us down.

That was very nice of you.

Just kidding. It's very
nice. Thank you, Sarah.

What have you got there?
A rock, or...

No, it's a Tibetan
prayer stone.

Oh, dear God.
It's come to this?

I'm just... I'm not
taking any chances. This?

Hey. I'm not... Hey!

It was an absolute pleasure
to meet you, Max. You, too.

KRISTINA: Hey, buzzo.

Is everything okay?

I'll call you tomorrow.
All right.

See you, Max.
MAX: See you.

SARAH: Hi, bud.
Look forward to your call.

Hi. Did Haddie
win her game?

Oh, God. We've got to go. Come
on. Come on. Come on, you guys.

Where are we going?
Let's go.

Haddie's game.
Her finals are today.

(GASPS) You forgot her game?

KRISTINA: Come on, baby.
ADAM: Haddie.

KRISTINA: Hi, sweetie. Haddie,
listen. We are so sorry.

I'm sorry. We got stuck
at Max's interview, and...

Hey, you won.
It looks like... Yeah.

Haddie?
Can we just go, please?

MAX: Where does it go?
All right.

Okay. You know what, honey? I'm
sorry. ADAM: We're very sorry, okay.

Can you understand that?

Max, come on, honey. Max. Come on. Max!

(DISTANT TAPPING)

(METALLIC CLANGING)

(LOUD TAPPING)

Hey.

(SIGHING) I put some oil on this
bolt. So, I think it's loosening.

What do you have,
the half-inch?

Yeah. You might try a smaller one.

That's true. Here.

(GRUNTING)

Give you a little more oil.

Could you use this?
See if it works?

Wrong one.
It goes. Kind of.

Here. I'm gonna put this
on there. See if it works.

Did you get those off?

Yeah.
You're getting really strong.

Thank you. Come here. Give me a hand.

(LAUGHING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

You mind if I come in?

Yeah, it's fine, Dad.
I'm over it.

No, it's not fine.

(SIGHING)

There are some days when
you just blow it. You know?

And that is what
happened today.

I blew it. And I'm...

I'm really, really sorry.

It's okay. Really.

And I know with everything
that has been going on with Max,

you've been having a rough
couple of weeks, too.

Weeks? Dad. Try years.

What?

It's been years, Dad.

Why is everybody acting like
this Max thing is big news?

He knocked over the cake
at my 10th birthday

because he was afraid
of the candles.

We had to change rooms because he
couldn't be by the air conditioner.

Uh, whenever he wants to watch
TV, we all have to give up.

It's like...
It's never-ending.

And ever since I can remember,
it's been all about Max.

You're right.

You're absolutely right.

Do you think he's going
to get into this school?

I am very...

Very proud of you.

In so many ways.

Hey.
Hey.

They kept you late.

Yes, they did.

Price you pay for taking a little
dip in the middle of the day.

Yeah. Speaking of that...

Hey, Sydney? Mom's home.

Hi, sweetie.
Mommy, look.

What is it?

Look, it's me.

JOEL OVER PHONE:
Ready? Go!

You got it! You got it! Keep going!

Look at you!

I did it!

Yeah! You did it!

You swam?

Yeah. Away from
the side and back.

Oh! Show me again.

Okay.

She never would have been able to
do it without you torturing her.

SYDNEY: I did it!

JOEL: Yeah! You did it!
High five!

Show me again.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

How much longer?

Uh, your mom said she'd
be here any minute now.

Hey. Listen.

You know what I told that lady
before, about who you were?

I just got really scared.

And it was stupid.

It's okay.
I understand.

You do?

(CHUCKLES)

Is this why
you ran and hid?

Because you broke this
off the mixing board?

I thought you'd be mad.

You know...

I would have done
the exact same thing.

(CHUCKLES)

All right, then.

(SIGHING)
I guess that's it.

You sure?
Mmm-hmm.

You're not going to cry over
this piece of junk, are you?

No.
Okay.

(CRYING) I know it's
a bad car. It just...

Amber said her first
word in it, "No."

Drew came within two
blocks of being born in it.

It hardly ever worked, but the day
I needed to move them out of Seth's,

it started on the first try.

(SNIFFLING)

Ready?
Yeah.

Okay!
MAN: We're good.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Sarah, um, your mother and I,
we haven't been doing very well.

Yeah, I've been

spending a lot of time
in the guest house.

I've been sleeping there.

And that's why I told you you
couldn't move in. So, uh...

It was selfish.
I'm selfish sometimes.

I want you to know that...
Please. Go ahead. Move in.

You sure?
Yeah.

And don't worry about
your mom and I.

We're going to be doing okay.

Okay.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

What time did those people from Footpath
Elementary say they were going to call?

KRISTINA: (SIGHING)
11:00, I think.

I'm not going to make it.

You want to make out?

Hmm.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

(GRUNTING)

ADAM: Hey!

(LAUGHS) Good morning!
Good morning!

Good morning.
We're going swimming.

JOEL: Oh, yeah.
Swimming.

Swimming! Swimming. You know,
that thing where you go...

All right, listen, you guys. I'm
waiting for a very important phone call.

I know. But that's not for
four hours. So, let's go.

Bring your cell phone.
Come on.

(LAUGHING)
None of that!

All right. All right.

We brought coffee.
JOEL: Kiss the grouch.

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

This summer
I went swimming

This summer
I might have drowned

But I held my breath
and I kicked my feet

And I moved my arms around

I moved my arms around

This summer
I swam in the ocean

And I swam
in a swimming pool

Salt my wounds
Chlorine my eyes

I'm a self-destructive fool

I'm a self-destructive fool

No, but I like Hungarian
goulash. (LAUGHING)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)
I love it.

Oh, my God. Adam?
Honey, it's Footpath.

Is that it? It's Footpath.
Yes, it is. Can you answer it?

(RINGING CONTINUES)

Hurry, hurry!

Hi. Yes, this is Adam.

Yes. Okay. I understand.
Okay. Bye. He got in!

He got in.
He got in!

(ALL CHEERING)

ADAM: Yeah, he got in!

And once when
you weren't looking

I did a cannonball
I did a cannonball

This summer I went swimming

This summer
I might have drowned

But I held my breath
and I kicked my feet

And I moved my arms around
Moved my arms around

(ALL CHEERING)

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

Here we go. So, excited?

I'm excited.

Okay if I run ahead?
It's 8:14.

Yeah. Sure.
Yeah.

Have a good day, Max.

KRISTINA: We love you.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(SIGHING) Hey, Sarah.

Can I come in?

(SIGHING)

You like lasagna?