Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 2, Episode 19 - Taking the Leap - full transcript

I'm not pregnant.
Okay.

I've been trying
for four months.

When did it get so hard
to get pregnant?

You were up all night writing?

I just started and it came
out and I don't know what it is.

You might want to talk
to my friend, Carly Barow.

Tell me why you're interested in going to Berkeley.
It's a great school.

Gaby has been working for us for
over a year trying to gain Max's trust,

and she quit because of Crosby.

What you did to me
makes me makes me sick.

What you did to our family
makes me sick.



I don't even want to
look at you.

Okay, last bite, Syd.
We've got to go, hon.

- I already finished.
- Thank you.

Thank you.
Yeah. Hey, so?

So... So no.
So we can try again.

It's fine. You know, I had an appointment
last week and everything looked fine.

I know, honey. But I mean it's supposed
to take a while. It's early in process.

We've just got to take it easy.

You know what? Maybe it's time
to get you checked out, babe.

Just to be sure.
Be sure of what?

How many fish you have
and how fast they're swimming.

- We're getting a fish?
- Ah...

Well, no, sweetie.
Maybe, uh...

I'm setting up an
appointment for you, okay?



Really? Because I'm pretty sure I got a
tank full of really fast athletic swimmers.

I'm sure they are.
Ooh, so we're getting an aquarium?

Ah... No. Maybe.
No. Maybe.

We'll see.
We'll see.

Daddy, you forgot my backpack.
Yep. Yep. Thank you.

All right, come on. My fish are fine.
Yep, here we go!

I will talk to my husband and I will call you back.
No, thank you. Okay.

Talk to me about what?
Who's that?

That was Max's school.

They want us to come in this
afternoon for a parent conference.

Really? Why? I don't know.
They wouldn't say.

They just said they want to
discuss it with us in person.

Did something happen?

Not that I know of. They said that Dr.
Robertson wants to see us.

The principal?
That's not good. Mmm-mmm.

The last time this
happened was when...

Max got kicked
out of school. I know.

All right. I'll clear
my schedule this afternoon.

Okay.
Okay.

It'll be fine.
Yeah.

I don't know.
What do you think?

It's either, you know,
Aunt Julia impression,

or it's, you know,
a corny librarian.

Welcome to
the corporate world, okay?

Do you think they feel good
in those suits and ties?

I don't know. Maybe.
I mean, it's a law firm.

What am I going talk
to these people about?

I'm completely
out of my element.

Exactly.

It's a whole new experience.
You should thank Aunt Julia.

I mean, look at you.
Everything's happening.

This is an internship
that could turn into a job.

You could do this during the summer.
I know. It's like...

When you're off
from Berkeley...

"When I'm off from Berkeley,"
because I'm going to Berkley.

I mean, Mom, we don't know yet.

Oh, Amber.
Can I just ask you a quick question?

What if I don't
get into Berkeley?

Why don't you think about
something positive?

Why don't you imagine
your life as it might be?

It's just you're putting
all this pressure on me.

What do you have
in your pants, Dad?

What kind
of a question is that?

Well, I was going to the bathroom
and I was perusing your play.

Dad, are you kidding me?
You took that in the bathroom? Gross!

- A play?
- What does that mean?

It's not a play. It's part of a play.
I just started it.

Your mother has written a play
and it's fantastic.

You wrote a play?

I wrote this thing.
It's not even done yet.

You shouldn't be reading this.
No one's supposed to read this yet!

Am I in there?
Was I in there?

It's all about you.

Oh, hey.
You made it after all?

Yeah.
Class ended early, so...

Thanks for coming for me.
Yeah. No problem.

Okay, well, you can go.

No. Jasmine, I know that you
don't want to talk to me.

I don't.
But if you could see...

Mom, Dad, guess what?

Hey.
Hey, buddy.

I'm star of the week.

Yeah.
Look. Voil?.

Oh, cool.
That's great.

You need to put pictures on it
and say things that you like.

And then your mom and dad get to come
to class and talk about your family.

- All three of us together?
- Yeah.

You guys can come, right?

Yeah, of course. Of course.

Yes. I'm going to put
a lot of pictures on it.

I'm going to put all the
pictures that we have on it.

All about Jabbar. Whoo!
All about me. Whoo-hoo.

So, buddy, how's school going?
Everything good? You like your new friends?

They're nice to you? Yeah.
How much farther are we going to go?

Not too much farther.
We're out for a little walk, you know.

This is so weird.
We never go on walks.

It's kind of fun. Yeah.
Spending time together. No, not really.

Getting some fresh air.
I have to go to the bathroom.

What? Right now?
Yes.

Can you hold it? No, Mom, this is serious.
I have to pee.

Honey, just hold it. Okay, just for a little...
I can't. I can't.

I'm going to go here. You know what we can do?
We go to the Lessings' house.

They're right around
the corner. Just take it...

Okay.
Take it down, okay?

Hello. I need to pee.
Hi.

Oh. Kristina. I'm so sorry to
barge in on you like this.

I need to pee.
We were out for a walk

and he needs to
use the bathroom.

I would say normally
it would be fine, except...

Mom, I really have to
use the bathroom.

The guest bathroom
is being remodeled.

Oh, that's wonderful.
Yeah. Recently.

You know, I can use
Noel's bathroom. Max!

Max! Max, please! Manners!
My gosh! I'm sorry.

It's just were out
walking and...

Hey, Gaby! Hey, Noel!

Did he just say Gaby?

Yes, he did.

So maybe one of you guys could explain
to me what's going on right now

because I'm totally confused.
I know, Kristina.

So you're working with Noel?
Yes.

I was going to tell you.
You were going to tell me?

You didn't tell her?
I didn't.

Tell me what? Noel really needed somebody.
He was having bad problems.

I'm your best friend. You could have
called me and told me what's going on.

Kristina, I'm sorry. I thought you knew.
You needed somebody.

No, I knew nothing, okay? You have no
idea what Max is going through right now.

I understand you're upset, but Suze
needed help fast. What about Max?

You left us high and dry, Gaby.
He just found out that he has Asperger's

because of what
you and Crosby did.

We have a meeting tonight at school where
he's probably going to get kicked out.

We have no idea what to do about it.
You just left. What happened?

I don't know what happened
because he won't tell me, okay?

Max, honey, let's go.

- Coming!
- I'm sorry.

Let's go, buddy.
I hope my brother-in-law was worth it

because he's not only one
you screwed here.

See you around.

Kristina.

Good luck on the remodel.

This is really nice.
I mean so successful.

You're like a real
successful woman.

Well...

Why does everybody always
talk about Uncle Adam?

It's just like shoes only.

Please tell him that.

Oh, also, I just wanted to say
thank you for this job.

It's really, really,
really helpful.

I know it's not brain surgery or
anything, but it's good. It's great.

It's good experience.

And it's really going to help with the money
for college. Have you heard anything?

No. It's really stressful.

I understand. It is brutal, but
hang in there. It's worth it.

Yeah.

Knock, knock. Anybody home?

Come on in.
This is my niece, Amber.

Say hello to Gary. She's going to
be a runner here starting today.

So, uh, are you
in law school, or...

Do I look like
I'm in law school?

A little bit. Yeah.

Oh, yeah. I guess I do.

No, I'm not in law school. Yet.
I don't know. Maybe later. I don't know.

Okay. Well, here are
your car keys.

I washed and waxed it
and put it back in its spot.

I also took care of
that body the trunk.

Uh-huh. Thank you. Get out.
Thank you. Yes.

It's lovely meeting you.
Try not to screw anything up on your first day.

Funny.

It's your husband on line one.

Good. Hi, babe.

Julia, this is insane.
I can't masturbate into a cup.

Uh, I'm... Babe, I'm so sorry.
I actually have you on speaker

and Amber is here.

- She's there?
- Hey.

Hey. How are you?
How are you?

I'm going to go.
Okay.

So what's happening?
I can't do this, honey.

Why not?
I don't even know where to start.

I mean, this room is freezing.

I've been sitting here. They're playing Muzak.
People are walking by.

And they brought this stack
of Playboys from the 1980s,

and told me to give them
a call when I'm finished.

It is so weird, honey.

I'm sorry. Well, I mean,
what you want me to do?

Do you need my help? What do you...
what do you mean?

You know, I mean,
like phone sex.

You know how to do that?
Well, yeah, I don't know.

Um...

Okay, give me a second.

Yeah. Hold on.
Hang on. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay.

I...

I want to...

I want to... Okay...
Good luck. Thanks.

We wanted to discuss with you
Max's academic performance.

Yeah. What's going on?
Is he falling behind?

If he is falling behind, we just
talked to him about his diagnosis,

so that could be the reason.
He's been a little distracted.

Actually,
it's just the opposite.

He is doing remarkably well,
particularly in math and science.

Huh. That's why we
wanted to talk you.

We wanted to let you know that
we're on top of it. ADAM: Great.

And we are looking for ways to keep
Max challenged in the classroom

so it doesn't become
an issue going forward.

All right.
Hmm.

Wow.
Something wrong?

No. I just wasn't expecting this at all.
Yeah, me neither.

You know what?
This is good news. Absolutely.

We wanted to have
this conversation, you know,

in case you want to bring Max back.
We always have a running start.

Wait, I don't understand.
Why wouldn't we want to have Max come back?

Max has definitely benefited from the
program that we have at Footpath, socially.

And the last thing we want to do
is talk ourselves out of having

a fine family such as yours
as part of our community.

However, you need to decide
if Max would be better off

at a school where he would
meet his full potential,

socially and academically.

- Hi.
- Hi.

How was it?

Oh, you know it was fine.
It was a lot of, you know, filing and busy work.

Did you memo anything
or fax anybody?

No. There's no faxes anymore,
because it's not 1990, but...

Oh, they still have faxes, okay.
I don't think so.

Oh, my feet hurt. Ow.

What's going on?
Why are you...

You've got mail.

What?
Great.

Look how skinny it is, okay?
You don't know what that's going to say.

Let's see.

"I deeply regret that," you know,
"we're unable to..." No way.

Yeah. Duh.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.

God, I really thought...
You know, that was my safety school.

I only applied to
one other place.

I should have applied to more places.
No, well, I mean look,

you only picked one safety school
because of the whole Berkeley thing.

I know. Berkeley. I get it, Mom.
Berkeley, Berkeley, Berkeley.

No, I'm just saying it's...

You know, with the great interview,
your relationship with Carly,

that's why you applied
to only one other place.

Mom.
I'm just saying.

It's just really stressful
and lot of pressure.

Okay, don't free pressure.
Well, I do.

I'm just telling you
it's going to be fine.

Okay, thank you.
I appreciate it.

This would be a good one.
Halloween.

I'm Evel Knievel. Who are you?
You're a guy in pajamas?

I'm a Jedi.
I like that. We should put...

This looks good, too.
Oh, bingo. Here we go.

No. No? Okay.
Remember the Japanese Gardens?

The goldfish were cool.

Yeah.
Maybe.

Oh, remember when we ate your face?
Hmm.

You don't remember that?

How about this?
Family jam session.

I was playing the piano
and you were what?

I was playing the bongos.
Yeah.

And then your mom
was singing and dancing.

That was a lot of wasn't it?
Yeah.

Maybe you should
put that on your list.

You know what?
That's a good idea.

Yeah. Playing music
with mom and dad.

Yeah, she's got a gift, I think
for languages. She's got a...

- Hi!
- It's amazing stuff.

Honey, quick, get the hell in here.
I want you to meet somebody.

Hi.

I've been hearing only
extraordinary Sarah tales all day.

Oh, thanks.
This is Gilliam T. Blount.

Oh, having some martinis,
are you?

We're just having a good time.

Yeah. Gin is timeless.

Gilliam and I served
in the war together,

and he happened to have produced the finest
Death of a Salesman in Saigon.

It would have
knocked your socks off.

Wow. You're in the theater?

And he played the greatest
Biff you ever saw.

I should have been Willy.
Oh, give it up.

Well, very nice to meet you.

Sweetheart, you don't know this

but you are standing
in the presence of greatness.

Gilliam T. Blount, if I may, happens
to be one of finest Broadway producers

to ever come along the pike.
Oh.

And guess what?
He has agreed to read your play.

No. Oh, God. That's such a compliment.
That's amazing.

But, Dad, no.
Nobody's supposed to read it yet.

How come? It's not ready.
It's not ready.

We made copies.

They all say that.
They all say that.

I'm new at this and there is very personal
stuff in there that I want to take out.

You are going to take out
the personal stuff?

What were you going to leave,
the shallow stuff?

Do you want to be a writer?

Yes.

Yeah, she does.
Dad!

Do you want to be a writer?

Yes.

Are you afraid of hurting somebody?
She's willing to hurt people.

Dad. Sarah, this is obviously
about your family.

I'm asking you, are you afraid
of hurting their feelings?

Yes.

Yeah. Your father saved
my life in the Vietnam War,

and even before I stopped
resenting him for it.

I realized that
I owed him a lot.

I will leave here,
and I will read your material.

Uh. And I will tell you the
brutal or celebratory truth.

I don't know what to...

I think the word you're
struggling for is "thank you."

Thank you.
Yeah.

Thank you.

Hey, honey? You really want
to move Max to mainstream?

Yes.

We've done the whole mainstream
thing and it sucked.

Remember how badly it sucked?

Kristina, he's been growing
by leaps and bounds.

He's, you know, behaving
better, he's better socially.

I think that he can handle
going mainstream.

Handle it? I don't want him
to have to handle anything.

I want him to flourish and
grow and be good where he is.

And he is right now
at Footpath.

I feel like you're saying that maintaining
these social skills is more important

than having him
be challenged academically.

I think it's both.
I think that you have this idea

that mainstreaming is some magical
cure, and it's not, Adam.

No, I don't. No, I don't.
Yes, you do. Yes, you do.

He's doing so great.
They said so.

If they want to give him more
work to challenge him, they can.

There's no reason
to rock the boat.

Okay, I hear you
and I get your point.

Okay, but can we agree to talk
about this some more later?

Okay.
Fair?

That's fair.

Okay.
Okay.

Bye.

Hey, Amber, it's Carly Barow. I spoke
to the Dean of Admissions at Berkeley.

So, um, give me a call when you have a chance.
Thanks, sweetie.

If you're ordering pizza,
I like mushroom.

That's not very funny.

Gary? You're Gary.
Gary.

I knew it. I was just kidding.
Mmm-hmm.

So a few of us are going for happy hour
a little later if you're interested.

Really?
Yeah, you know, no big deal.

Just grab a few beers,
hang out, whatnot.

Casual, okay.
Yeah.

Uh, it sounds fun, but I...
I can't.

Ah-ha. Oh, you know what,
I get it.

You're one of
the upstairs people.

Actually, I just...
I have some stuff that I have to do.

But I would love
to take a rain check.

Well, I will hold you
to a rain check. Okay.

All right.
Have a good night. Bye.

Are you sure you're okay to drive?
Oh, yeah.

I mean, this is a big piece
of iron here.

I am very careful.
Tiny country roads.

Thank you.

- Sarah?
- Yes.

When you investigate me
on the worldwide web,

which I would do if I were you,

you're going to come across
some oddities or two.

Try not to do what other
people do so easily nowadays,

and don't prematurely
compartmentalize me.

I won't if you won't.

You got it.

Ah.

You know that's a mailbox.
Watch the mailbox.

Dad, what did he mean,
"oddities"?

Oddities? Well, there was
a 10-year period of time,

and now it's kind of a mystery.

Dad, who is this guy?
Who'd you give my play to?

Remember when we were in New York?
And remember at Halloween?

Mmm-hmm.
And this is from the football game

when you scored
all those touchdowns.

I didn't score that many. Uh-huh.
Daddy said you were the star.

He did, did he?

Yeah. Oh, and this one.
Daddy said to ask you what song he was playing.

He said it was your favorite.

Oh, okay, well, it's, uh,
it's Kansas City,

and it's actually not my favorite, it's
actually Grandma Renee's favorite.

But I think that's
why he learned it.

Hey, I got an idea.
All this is great and I love everything.

But how about we add some things
that you and I like to do together?

Like watching television.

Yeah, that's good, but I was
kind of thinking more like

when we roast the marshmallows in
the fireplace and make s'mores.

Oh, yeah, that's a good one.
Remember that? Yeah. Let's do that.

When's daddy's boat
going to be fixed?

I don't know, sweetie. Why?

I want him to live here again.
We haven't played Nerf wars in a long time.

How do spell "s'mores"?

Hello?

Hey, Carly, it's Amber.

I'm just returning your call.
I got your message.

I was calling to let you know that I
spoke to the Dean of Admissions today,

and I'm afraid it's not good news.
You didn't get in.

I'm sorry, honey.

Oh, okay.

The letters don't actually go
out until the end of the week,

but if it was me, I figure
I'd to know, so I called.

I hope that was okay.

Yeah, I'm...
I appreciate it. Thanks.

Listen, Amber, you are
a terrific young girl

and you're going to have so
many opportunities. Trust me.

Okay. Thank you.
I appreciate it.

All right, all right,
here we go.

No, Syd, don't just drop your bag.
Pick it up and put it in your room, honey.

Not a hotel.
It's so far.

Hello? Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Awesome. Awesome.
Thank you so much.

Yeah, baby!
My boys can swim. Woo!

Swim? Are we getting fish?
Uh, no, no, honey.

Daddy just, uh,
did really well on a test.

So when are we getting
the aquarium?

I'm not sure. Can I just...

I'm going to call
your mom real quick.

Can you go over there?
Thank you.

Great news.

See, I don't understand. I distinctly
remember him doing Inherit the Wind

at the Royale
in the late-70s.

Dad.
What?

This is the late-70s, the way
you're looking this up, okay.

Don't do it by the play
just do this.

Well, here, you sit down
and do it, then.

Um, just put his name in.

There you go. You keep doing that, yes.
Well, that's him.

That's him, okay.

1948, Ithaca, New York.

Um, his credits... He did
Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Hey, there's a lot of Broadway.

Yeah, well, that's what I was telling you.
That's really cool. Wow.

Look, Championship Season, The Lion in Winter.
That's in the 70s, Dad.

Look in the 80s.
Pickle Juice. What is that?

That's off-Broadway,
but it's still legit.

The Old Globe Theatre.

Nothing since 2000.
Dad, nothing since 2000.

Yeah, mostly he took
some time off there.

He directed some great stuff, and produced some
great stuff, and he wants to read my thing.

It's not a thing, honey,
it's a play.

Dad, it's an incomplete play,
and...

Look, Sarah, Gilliam T.
Blount is going to make a comeback.

And he's going to make
a comeback producing

and maybe directing
Sarah Tracy Braverman's play

featuring Zeke Braverman in
the role of Barry. See you.

What?
Oh, never mind, just a thought.

Just a thought, honey.
Oh, my God.

Hey.

Hey, how about that rain check?

- Hi.
- Bingo. Hey.

What are you doing here?
Raiding mom's photo stash.

For what?

Well, it's "All About Jabbar"
week at school,

so I'm trying to get some
fun-time family memories.

"All About Jabbar" week.
Mmm-hmm.

That's awesome.
It's a celebration of Jabbar at school.

And Jasmine and I go and, you know,
he makes a collage of photos.

Um, remember this?

Yeah.

Touchdown at the Turkey Bowl.
The touchdown.

Mmm. It's pretty nice.

Are you kind of hoping
these family memories

make Jasmine
remember the good times?

You trying to win her back?

Is it that obvious?

It is.

I don't know what else to do.

I think
it's definitely going work.

I think it's totally going to work.
Thank you.

Let's find some good ones.

Hey, honey.

Hi, honey. So glad there's food.
I'm starving.

Hey, honey? I got a call from the
admissions director from Sycamore Charter

wanting to set up an appointment for Max.
Do you know anything about that?

Wow, they already called?
That was fast.

Adam, what are you doing?

I'm not doing anything.

You can't make this decision by yourself.
We talked about this.

Look, I think
it's a good school.

Jabbar goes there.
Sydney goes there. Mmm-hmm.

They both go there.
I think we should check it out.

Okay, but we need to be
on the same page about this.

You just jumped the gun
and did this by yourself.

Well, we can't afford
to wait, honey.

We've got to get the deposit in
to Footpath by the end of week,

so if we want to look into
mainstreaming Max,

we've got to do it now.
Wait a second,

there's no way that we're not making that deposit.
We will lose Max's spot.

Do you know how long
the waitlist is for Footpath?

Do you have any idea?
Do you know how much that deposit is?

I do know how much the deposit is.
It's expensive.

But we can't make this
decision in a week.

Look, he's too smart for Footpath.
That's what they said at the conference.

They told us they could
change up his curriculum

and make it a little bit
more challenging for him.

Challenge him.
I know they did, but I think

that Max needs a more
vigorous academic setting.

Max needs, or you need?

What? I know that you want
our son be a normal kid

at a normal school.
I do too, Adam.

Believe me, and it's just...
Kristina, I know my son has Asperger's, okay?

I know that he has issues.

I want him to go to a school where
he can learn, where he can grow,

where he can have the best
opportunities for a bright future.

Right. I get it.

What if he's the only kid
in class without any friends?

Are you forgetting
where we came from, Adam?

I'm not forgetting
anything, okay.

I know it's a risk.
It's a huge risk.

Come on, Kristina. We're not there anymore.
He's not there anymore.

You know what, Kristina?
Listen to me.

I want what's best
for our son, okay?

And I don't want to make
a decision based on fear.

I'm not afraid. Kristina, it's
okay to be afraid. I'm afraid.

I'm afraid of what might happen, but
I think it's a risk worth taking.

You're wrong.

Okay.

So that's my favorite part about dancing
is that you get to move your body.

And Jabbar likes it.

You want to? Show them.
Show them what you got.

Yeah.

Pretty good.

How did you and Mr.
Crosby meet? Uh...

Well...
You know, I'll take this.

Well, it was a...

It was a very dark
and stormy night.

And I was riding my trusty
steed through the forest

when yonder I spied
a beautiful princess.

No.
No.

What really happened was
I was at a wedding in New York

at the boathouse
in Central Park.

And there were all
these important people there.

And you could tell they were important
because they were really, really boring.

So I went outside

and I saw this lady

kneeling down on the ground
next to a chair digging.

And her shoe
was stuck in the grass,

so I reached down, and I pulled
her heel out from the mud

and I handed to her.

And for the first time,
she looked up at me.

And in that tiny moment,

my heart just stopped.

Because she was the most beautiful
girl I had ever seen in my life.

So I said, "Hi, I'm Crosby."

And she said,
"Hi, I'm Jasmine."

And then it took me a little while
for my brain to realize it,

Because I'm kind of slow
like that.

But my heart knew
in that moment

that she was the one I wanted to
spend the rest of my life with.

- The end.
- The end.

I'm sorry, it's probably
none of my business,

but when she was gone for so
long I asked Edward to check.

And he said
that she was down here.

That's totally fine.
You did the right thing.

Gary, where is she?

What the hell are you doing?

I'm... I was...
Because, um...

Amber, this is my boss' car!

What?

Okay, uh...

Are you high?

I'm... High.

You're high. Okay.
I'm freaking out.

Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, my God.

I'm sorry, you're mad.
Yeah.

This is bad.
This is really bad.

Amber, this is not behind the gym
at your high school or something.

I vouched for you.

I work here.
Yeah.

What is happening?

I didn't get into college.
Like anywhere.

And I just found out,
like, a few days ago,

and I've so embarrassed
and confused and upset.

And I don't know what I'm
going to do and I just...

I didn't have anybody to talk
to about it, you know? And I...

Oh, jeez.
I just was holding it in.

I just did something like this.
I thought it would make me feel better,

but I just feel weird.

And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry that I did
this here at your work, it's like...

You know, you have to
talk to your mom.

She's going to be so mad at me.

She's not going to be
mad at you.

She's going to be
supportive of you, okay?

You're building this up
in your mind, okay?

She loves you so much.

All right? And you're just going
to feel better once you tell her.

Okay.

Okey dokey.

Now, this.

Okay, I want to do this.

Yeah.

You liked it?

Mmm-hmm.
Dad.

I liked it a lot.
I mean, I don't like what's here right now.

I like what's struggling
to get out of it.

But, you know, the rest of it
is kind of trashy.

But what's hidden in here
is genius.

So do you like it or you don't it?
I can't tell.

Well, there's a lot of
silly stuff

that surrounds some really, really
brilliant observations about this family.

Can you be more specific?
I mean...

Well, like, Barry's speech,
for instance.

Okay. I love Barry's speech.

Well, I think Barry's speech
sucks on every level.

How can you say that?
It doesn't suck.

It's the culmination
of the whole first act.

You're absolutely right.
I apologize.

It's just terrible.
How is it terrible?

He's a simple man.
He's speaking simply from the heart.

So let's, let's... I got a great idea.
Should we have a toast?

Should we a toast?
Dad.

No. We're not celebrating.
We're workshopping.

There's no such thing
as a simple guy.

Or is Marty a simple butcher?
Or is Stanley a simple truck driver?

Everyone in the theater speaks.

All right, look. "I have lived all these
years and never really understood

"it was you. You were there
all along, but I see it now."

And that's not enough.

Is this a bad time?

Hi, sorry.
No. Hey, guess what?

I get it, I get it.
Your mom's getting her play produced.

- Well, we don't...
- Really?

We're just at the beginning of talking.
Hi. AMBER: Hi.

I'd like you to meet Amber, my granddaughter.
This is Gilliam T. Blount.

You're the dark, uh,

shadowy short,
little short guy.

Yes, that's exactly what I am.

I didn't describe you
that way, just so you know.

Yeah, I couldn't have
said it better myself.

- But I'm just... I'm tired, so, um...
- Terrifying.

You got me. I'm going to go.

Are you okay? It was nice to meet you.
I'm going to go upstairs.

Honey, I'll come up in a minute, okay?
It's fine.

No, no. Enjoy.
Take your time.

And my lovely,
talented daughter, Sarah.

Thank you, yes.

Thank you. Thanks.

Okay. Now we're talking.

Hi.
Hi.

I know I'm not supposed
to be here,

but I just came by to see how
the meeting went with Footpath.

Why? You're not
Max's aid anymore.

No, I know, it's just...

I've thinking about it
ever since you told me,

and I just thought I would
just check in, I guess.

Well, it actually went really well.
Really, really well.

They were very happy, so...

Okay.

Actually, we're thinking about
mainstreaming Max.

Really?

Yeah, it's a little bit crazy, but, um...
No, that's...

That's great.

I'm... I don't know.
I'm a little concerned.

You can come in if you want.
I'm just putting this stuff away.

Okay.

You want some coffee?

I have some on from earlier today.
Sure.

You can have a seat
if you want to.

So what school are you guys
thinking about? Sycamore.

That's a great school.
Yes, Adam is very, very excited about it.

And you're not?
Actually, no, I'm not.

I'm really kind of worried
about him getting bullied.

He's so safe where he is, so I don't
want to pull out of that environment

and just throw him into this.

You know how it is
having to go through that,

and explaining to other parents why
your kid's a little bit different,

and why he doesn't want to go
to sleepovers or play sports.

It's like, I've done it all,
I've explained myself.

I don't want to
go there again ever.

It just sounds pathetic
and horrible

and I'm horrible person for saying it.
No, it's okay.

No, it's true.
But it's like Adam says this,

he's, like, "What if Max is the next
math genius, or science prodigy,"

or whatever it is?
And it's, like, I'm holding him back

because I'm so concerned
about keeping him safe.

If that's the case then I won't
be able to live with myself.

But I'm just... I don't want him getting hurt.
Kristina. Kristina.

You're having a hard time with
it and that's normal. All right?

If you weren't struggling
with it, I would be worried.

And also should know that

Max's awareness of his Asperger's is a
much bigger deal to you than it is to him.

The only uncertain variable
is his behavior,

and that can be supported.

If you ask me, I think Max could do
extremely well in a mainstream setting.

I just want to make sure
that he's going to be okay.

I wish that there were guarantees,
but you know there aren't.

Not with Max or any other kid.

What would you do
if it were your boy?

If it were your child
what would you do?

I hate that question.

I would do it.
I think that Max is ready,

so I would do it.
You would do it.

I'm sorry about before.
Kristina, I've lost so much sleep over this.

I'm so... I let you down,
I let Max down.

I'm just... I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

Come here.

Hey, honey.

Hey.
Sorry I'm late.

I hate to take Cory to pick up his car.
It took forever.

Cory?
Hey, kids.

Hey, Max, you got to do your homework
before you watch television, buddy.

I finished it an hour ago.
Good man.

Got some Chinese...

Haddie, how was your day?

Hey, uh...

I saw Gaby today.

You did?
I did.

How'd that go?

Well, it was
a little awkward...

I can imagine...
kind of uncomfortable, you know,

with what happened over
at the Lessings' house.

But it was actually, it turned well.
Mmm-hmm?

And I think we should look into
mainstreaming Max next year.

I think it's a good idea.

She gave me valid points
and I'm on board.

Really?
Yes.

All right.
Yeah.

Listen, honey, I don't want to move
forward with this unless you're 100%.

Yes. I just think that,
you know,

it took a lot of effort and things like
that to fill out this registration.

We do know that at Footpath,
the waiting list is very long,

and we could lose his spot, so...
We do know that.

You're 100%?

100%.

All right.

What Russian president of the 90s lost a
thumb in a childhood grenade accident?

Oh, Boris Yeltsin. MAN ON TV:
We're going to say Gorbachev.

Oh, no. Strike one.
Yes!

- All right, Max.
- Oh, wow.

How'd they get this wrong?

Both Isaac Newton
and Gottfried Leibniz...

Calculus! Calculus!

We're going to go with Physics.
Oh no, strike two.

They got it wrong. They got it wrong.
How could get that wrong?

None of us care.

It's the right thing to do.

I'd win so much money
if I was on Cash Cab.

I'd win, like, $5000.
Yes, you would.

If I went on Cash Cab.

Hey.
Hey.

You told
some beautiful stories.

And showed some cute photos.

And for a while I was thinking, "Yeah,
that's what it could be like.

"The three of us as a family."

We are a family.

Yeah.

But then I remembered,

oh yeah, you know,
that all sounds great,

but except for one thing,

you slept with another woman
while we were engaged.

Sweetie, I'm so sorry.

I'm ashamed of what I did.

But I will do anything to get
you to forgive me. I swear.

I'm not ready
to forgive you, Crosby.

And I don't know
if I ever will be.

I think I need to move on.

I'm sorry.

Oh, you're home early.

Yep.

I got dinner.
I'm just going go grab Syd and then...

Um, I have to
tell you something.

Um...
What is it?

All right, I don't want to freak you out.
I just got off the phone with Dr. Sarris.

They got lab results back from my
tests and, um, there is a problem.

It's not cancer.

That's the first thing she said,
so don't worry about that.

Okay. What is it?
Um...

It's something called
intrauterine scarring.

What does that mean?
It's just that

it makes it really,
really hard to get pregnant.

And, um...

Well, it's just
really unlikely.

I'm sorry.

You can't apologize to me
for something like that.

I'm so...

I made you go to the doctor.
It wasn't even you, it was me.

Honey, all that matters
right now is that you're okay.

Okay.

I really wanted
to have another baby.

I know.