Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 3, Episode 13 - Just Smile - full transcript

- Bobby Little.
- I remember him.

Yeah,
he's running for city council,

and he actually called me
to run his campaign.

I get to have an assistant, and
I immediately thought of you.

I know you can do this.

People pay a lot of money
for a baby these days.

I told him
I didn't agree with him.

He's really mad at me.

I don't think he's ever
going to sign those papers.

Oh, look at how pretty you are.

I can totally see having
a baby with you.



Hey, honey,
the San Francisco Weekly

is probably going to run
a story on Crosby and me

fixing up the recording studio.

We need some local press,
you know.

Wow, that's great.

I'm excited about it, you know.

Yeah.
It's a good thing.

That little crease
will not go away.

Okay, we about done?

No, no, you have
a very shiny "t" zone.

I'm just getting started,
really.

It's a lot of work, all right.

You know, I always tell him

he should exfoliate,
and he just won't listen to me.



It's just, you know,
I'm a businessman, right,

I'm the behind-the-scenes guy,
I don't understand why

the readers of
the San Francisco Weekly

are going to care whether or not
I have a shiny "T" zone.

No offense.

Okay, Adam, can you stop
saying "businessman"?

That's...
you've got the wrong magazine.

That's what I am.

You're a partner
in a very cool and hip studio.

All right, business partner
in a cool, hip studio.

I don't think they're going
to really care about me.

Really?

Just wipe it away,
just wipe my work away.

That's 20 minutes gone.
We have to start over now.

All right, sorry.

So am I.

[Telephone ringing]

No, okay, see, that's
not gonna work for me.

I'm gonna need you
to fax that over

as soon as possible.

Sorry, do you know
where the copy room is?

Was that even a motion?

Do you know where
the copy room is?

Yeah, I didn't think so.
I'm feeling invisible.

- Do you...
- Hey, Amber.

- Hi.
- What's wrong?

I don't...
I guess I'm invisible today.

I-I can't find the copy room,
and...

honey, right there.
Copy machine.

Just, there's just one,
and we don't have a room.

Okay, yes.
Got it.

Thank you.
Good?

Doing great.
Really doing good here.

- Good job, honey.
- Thank you.

- You're welcome.
- [Inhales]

Okay,
I can figure this out, can't I?

This is...
people do this everyday.

Come on, buddy.

Let's just get one thing
going here.

- Can I sneak in for one copy?
- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, you can't

because I'm having
a really stressful day here,

and I just got
to get this done, okay?

Yes, absolutely.

Wait... for Bob Little.
[Laughs]

- Hi.
- Hi, I'm Amber.

Amber,
it's so nice to meet you.

- Sorry.
- No, no apology.

Let me just get
a copy real quick.

- Yes, go for it, obviously.
- Thank you.

It's your campaign.
[Copy machine buzzes]

Thanks.

- Sorry.
- No, no.

Great.
It's great.

Uh, well,
I can't remember a time

when I didn't want
to do this actually.

Well, except second grade.
I wanted to be evel knievel.

You remember that, Adam,
with jumping the milk crates?

Absolutely.

But then I took
my first guitar lesson

so I guess you can say
music kind of saved my life.

- That's cool.
- Yeah.

That's the guitar, actually,
that I first learned to play on.

Sentimental...
I love it.

Yeah, well, this place
has so much music history

I felt
I should add my own to it

so I keep
all my old instruments here.

In fact, this sg here
is the first guitar

I learned to play
stairway to heaven on.

- That's a beauty.
- Yeah.

Let's get that shot.
[Camera shutter clicks]

Oh, you know what,
I have my guitar

from my punk rock phase
upstairs.

That might be a cooler picture.

I'm gonna grab that.

He's always looking for
the next great guitar, you know.

Yeah.

He went
through quite a few of them.

Yeah, and what about you?

Tell me your relationship
with music.

I enjoy music.

Um, my brother's the one
who's got all the passion.

Well, yeah, but you must share
it on some level, right?

Otherwise, how do you undertake
such a huge endeavor

at this risky time?

Well, honestly, I am still
shocked that I wound up here

because I used to work
in the shoe industry...

Oh.

For 15 years,
but then I lost my job, so...

Oh, sorry.
Like a lot of people in America.

Yeah, yeah, I guess.

It's funny, I-I see
those unemployment statistics

in the newspaper, and you don't
think it's going to be you,

and suddenly, there I was.

Unemployed, two kids,
another one on the way.

- That's scary.
- It was scary.

My wife was really freaked out.

You know, pregnant
and I lined up this other job

that was a step down, and...
but anyway,

Crosby, you know,
my knob-headed younger brother

came running at me with
this idea, this big crazy idea.

And he saw this place,
and he had a vision,

you know, and it was crazy,
you know, it truly was crazy.

But, I don't know.
It was like a dream.

And it was at a time when I
desperately needed a dream,

so I guess you could say
that music saved my life.

Whoa.

Oh, yeah.
[Laughs]

- Yeah.
- Natural.

Yeah, yeah, I'm a real...
a real rock star.

Let's get this shot, please.

[Camera shutter clicks]

Okay, so everything
looks great, Sarah,

and unless
you have any questions,

I will see you...

Uh, just one, one, uh...
something I was wondering about.

I was wondering about,
hypothetically,

just the odds
or the possibility

of me having another baby.

Really?

Well, no, that's very...
that's fantastic.

It's a hypothetical
at this point.

I was just wondering
if it's even possible.

I'm in this relationship
with a guy who's younger

and he kind of brought it up
and then he dropped it,

but so I haven't really even
talked to him about it,

but I just thought,
you know, I should ask.

I mean, is this even possible?

Yes, biologically,
it is possible.

Great.

So you think about,
and when you make a decision,

come on in,
we will run some panels,

we'll test your levels to make
sure everything's a-okay.

Panels and levels...

Yeah, it's just...
it's a little more complicated.

You know,
for older women like you.

Hmm.

And um, if it doesn't work
the natural way,

then you've got options.

I thought 40 was the new 30.

Not for your ovaries, no.

- I think that about covers it.
- Okay.

- Put my pants on and leave.
- Okay.

Okay.

Take care, Sarah.
Let me know.

[Door closes]

[Sighs]
Oh, my God.

♪ May God bless
and keep you always ♪

♪ and may your wishes
all come true ♪

♪ may you always do
for others ♪

♪ and let others do for you

♪ may you build a ladder
to the stars ♪

♪ and climb on every rung

♪ and may you stay

♪ forever young

♪ may you grow up
to be righteous ♪

♪ may you grow up to be true ♪

♪ may you always know
the truth ♪

♪ and see the lights
surrounding you ♪

♪ may you always be
courageous ♪

♪ stand upright and be strong ♪

♪ and may you stay

♪ forever young

♪ may you stay

♪ forever young

Ooh, I got it.
How about my buddy, Billy?

- Billy?
- Mm-hmm.

- From high school?
- Mm-hmm.

- No, no, no, no, no.
Uh-uh.

- What's wrong with Billy?
- He's insane.

No way.
That's a veto.

You don't get to veto.
You get to vote.

I vote no.

Until I know more of the facts
about this guy,

I can't put in my vote, so.

What are you talking about?

We're trying to find another
player for our poker game.

Yeah, and Crosby wants Billy.

- Billy from high school?
- Yeah.

- He's insane.
- Out of his mind.

Oh, perfect.

No, he's uniquely eccentric.

Why don't you guys ask Mark?

Mark who?

- Mark, my boyfriend.
- Oh, right, Mark.

Her boyfriend.

Well, you know, we...
it's not a casual game.

It's a serious game, and we
take it pretty seriously,

and we've been playing
with each other for a long time,

and we plan on playing
with each other for a long time.

I don't under...
he's too casual for you?

What?
[Sighs]

- Um...
- Want to take this?

Look, when you guys break up,
we're going to be stuck

with an empty seat at the table,

and we don't want to put
ourselves in that position.

You kn.

Who says we're breaking up?

Well, we got to play the odds.
We're poker players.

You know what, you know what?

We'll think about it.
We're going to think about it.

Oh, my God.

That lasagna smells good.

Now guys, why don't
you have him in your...

where are you gog?
Mom didn't call dinner.

- I think she did.
- Wait.

- I heard somebody.
- I don't understand.

Hey, Syd.

Grab your sweater.
It's cold out today.

Hey, tell Zoe we have to leave
in ten as well, would you?

[Telephone rings]
No, I can't do that.

That is just too weird.
[Laughs] That's...

[Ringing continues]

Why do we still have
a home phone?

The only people that call us
on it are telemarketers.

- And my parents.
- Exactly.

Where is it?
Ah.

[Answering machine beeps]
Hey, this is Troy.

Zoe's boyfriend.

Look, she won't return
any of my calls.

Uh, I know she's been staying
over there

for the last couple of weeks.

Have her call me.
We need to talk.

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

Calling him back.

I don't know
how he got this number,

but he is
never calling here again.

Listen,
just because she lives with us

doesn't mean
we can screen her calls.

Julia, he treats that girl
like crap.

And I don't want him
in her life,

I don't want him
in the baby's life.

As far as I'm concerned,
we delete the message

and pretend he never called.

We can't do that.

- What do you mean?
- Can we do that?

[Sighs]
Don't mind me.

I'm just a giant
coming down the stairs.

Morning.

- Morning.
- Morning.

It sounds tinny.

Sounds great in here.

Might just be your...
your headphones.

Are... are you sure, like...

yeah, well, I'm sure
it sounds great in here.

- Well, just hold on.
- Coming on in.

Just barge in here.
Here we go.

So, okay.

- Can I just hear it...
- Yeah.

Uh, you want to hear it?
Back for a sec?

It sounds great.

No, I be... I believe you
that it sounds great.

I'm just... okay, I'm just...
I'm sorry.

I'm being a little
control-y about this,

but I just...
Oh, no.

You think so?
No, it's fine.

No, I just... I just...

I need to hear
that it sounds great.

And then I can focus, you know.

All right,
let's... let's hear it together.

[Sighs]

See, not tinny.
Sounds good.

No, it's thin, though.

Oh, you think it sounds thin.

Yeah, it does sound thin.
And it does.

It sounds... it sounds pure.
It sounds like a cello.

[Sighs]

I mean, we could start
manipulating the sound,

but I think then
it's just going to sound

like a synthesizer,
and you wouldn't want that.

- No, I don't, I don't.
- Right?

- Yeah, but...
- Look, you're an artist.

And I think you're nervous,
and I understand,

but you just need to trust

that I'm going to make it
sound really good.

[Sighs]
I don't need it to sound good.

Like, I need it to sound great.

[Cell phone rings]
Okay.

- So that's why...
- So sorry.

Can we just...
sorry about this.

- You can just...
- Hello?

This is Crosby.
Okay.

[Mouths]
One second.

Uh-huh.
- One second.

[Laughs]
No...

The cover?
[Laughs]

Oh, this is great.
Um, yes.

Yeah, I will tell Adam
right away.

That is such great news,
thank you.

Oh, my gosh,
don't be intimidated,

but you are now
working with the guy

who just booked the cover
of the San Francisco Weekly.

Oh, that's awesome.
That's cool.

Not a big whoop.
Just the cover.

- Cool, that's awesome.
- Can you give me five seconds?

Yes.

I just need to run and tell
my brother really quick.

- Do it.
- Okay, I'll be right back.

Thank you.

And um, hey.
Lily.

It's going to be fine,
believe me.

It's just one cello track.
A monkey could engineer this.

It's going to be great.

Oh, my goodness.

The cover.
[Scoffs]

- Hey.
- You know it.

You guys mind... mind
if I sit with you?

- Yeah, sure.
- Go ahead.

Hey, you're Kristina's
new assistant, right?

Uh, yeah.
I'm... I'm Amber.

Hey.
Larry, Donna, Maggie.

- Hey, nice to meet you.
- Hey.

We're just the interns,

so you must be, like,
our new boss or something.

Oh, my gosh, really?
That's... that's so weird.

I don't know, I guess.

I mean, I just trying
to figure it out, too.

I couldn't find
a place to sit, either.

Well, you must have done
something right

to score the job.

Yeah, well, just lucky I guess.

I think
it had to be more than luck.

I mean, I graduated
from Harvard, top of my class,

and I spent the summer
volunteering

on a senator's campaign,

and I could hardly get
an internship, so.

Yeah, wow.

Well,
at least you went to Harvard.

- Harvard-Harvard, actually.
Undergrad-grad.

- Georgetown-Yale.

Don't let these Ivy League
snobs intimidate you.

Nothing wrong
with a State education.

Go bruins.
[Laughs]

Um, so where did you go?

Uh, I went
to Roosevelt high school.

[Laughs]

Go rough Riders.

[Growls]

- High school.
- Cool.

Come on.
I'm going to hit refresh.

- It refreshes automatically.
- I'm refreshing.

Could you just stop touching...

no, sometimes
it helps if you nudge it.

Listen, she said
she was going to send

the cover art
as soon as it was ready, okay?

So just relax.

You know, it wouldn't kill you
to let yourself get excited.

I am excited.

It's the cover
of the San Francisco Weekly.

I am excited.

I'm just not, like,
overly excited.

Tell your face
that you're excited.

- Champagne.
- Look, champagne for dinner.

- Well, who else is excited?
- Is it here yet?

I'm refreshing.

Oh, my God,
it's here, it's here.

We got it.

You look real good
in this photo, Adam.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

- You mad?
- Nope.

Are you sure?
You seem kind of mad.

Not mad.

But what is this chord,
though, you're playing?

Is this some kind of
new power chord you've invented?

Because I'm not
familiar with the...

hey, I wasn't looking for this.

You know,
she started asking me questions,

and then
the guy snapped the photo.

No, I get it, I just...

I didn't realize
you could do an entire interview

in the two minutes
that I was out of the room.

Like, that's impressive.

- Okay, you're mad.
- I'm not mad.

Crosby, this isn't my fault,
okay?

Let's just try to look
at the positive side here.

We got the luncheonette
on the cover

of the San Francisco Weekly.

Yeah, I can... I can almost make
it out behind your head, here.

I see an "I" and an "E."

Crosby,
would you give me a break?

You're right.
It's good.

It's good for business.

- And so are we good?
- Yeah, we're good.

[Clears throat]
Where you going?

I got a deal
with this angry cellist.

Don't you want
to read the article?

Do I want to read a chat
with owner Adam Braverman?

- Yeah.
- No, I'm good.

I know the story.

I mean, it's slightly different
the story I know than the one

that's depicted on the art.

- All right, you're mad.
- Not mad.

[Door closes]
[Groans]

Hmm.

[Cell phone rings]

Adam Braverman.

Hi, Adam.
It's Mark.

Cyr.
Calling you back.

Oh, yeah.
Hey, uh, Mark, listen.

I just... I want you to know that
I talked to all the guys,

and so you're officially in.

Great.
In where?

The poker game.

I guess Sarah hasn't had
a chance to mention it to you.

We have monthly poker game,

and she told me that you're a...
you're a great poker player.

Oh, well,
that's... that's generous of her.

I haven't played poker in years.
Really?

Ah... well, we're
etty serious about it, Mark.

Oh, okay.
Um...

And you know, since
you're getting more serious

with Sarah,
it's probably a good idea

that we get
to know each other anyway.

Oh, she... she said that?

Ah, listen, Mark.
I tell you what.

Why don't you think about it?

We play the last Thursday
of every month

which would be tomorrow,

so, just think about it,
get back to me, okay?

Oh, okay.
Yeah, all right.

- Bye.
- All right, thank you.

[Keypad tone]
Good lord.

[Cello music]

[Humming cello melody]

[Clicks tongue]

Can you try to pretend like
you're into this, or...

I'm into it.
I think it sounds great.

Okay, because
I was thinking that

it needed to be
compressed down just a bit.

You think it needs to be com...

okay.
Just... just a touch.

Well, don't... don't do it,
just...

don't do the thing
you just asked me to do?

No, don't do it
just because I suggested it.

Like, I want your opinion.

I want the famous cover boy
sound engineer's opinion.

I am paying
for your opinion as well.

That's actually my brother,
so maybe you need his opinion.

He's...
I don't know.

You know what,
I'm a little bit fried.

[Sighs]

Maybe we could
pick this up tomorrow.

Fine.

Okay, take a little break
from the neuroses.

What?
What was that?

- Neuroses?
- I didn't mean...

like I'm neurotic because I
really care about this project?

Because I'm not famous,
and I'm paying out of my pocket,

and I'm paying an hourly rate
and it's really important to me?

No record label is paying
for my session with you?

Okay, this means a lot to me,

so I don't think a little
respect from you is...

it's not that I don't respe...

what... what is that?

- Cramp.
- What are you doing?

- Cramp, cramp, cramp.
- What, what, what, what?

Bad one, my bow hand.

Do you want me
to call a doctor or...

no, it's a hand cramp,
not a heart attack.

Just help me.
How do you I help you?

Help me just rub it.

Just rub
third... third metacarpal.

You rub right here?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Groans]

- Yeah, push?
- Yeah.

That's good?

This is what I do
for a Charley horse.

Is that...
is that working?

[Sighs]
Oh.

That's from practicing
ten hours a day.

- Ten hours?
- Ten hours.

I would practice more
than ten hours,

but I have to stop
at 10:00 P.M.

Because my neighbors
were complaining.

That's how much
this means to me.

So I don't think that
a little effort from you

is too much to ask.

Do you understand
what I'm saying?

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Does it feel better?
- It's...

you're welcome.

- Thank you.
- Oh, my goodness.

You do know that word.

Oh, that must have hurt
like hell.

Hey, well,
it feels better now, so...

Thank you.

Hey, guys.

Can you please raise your hand
if you're under 25?

All right,
I need a focus group.

You guys are my demographics.

So let's meet in the Bullpen
in five minutes, okay?

Five.
Can I get that?

Thank you so much.

Then it's confirmed
for the 14th.

Wonderful.
Okay, bye-bye.

- Hey.
- What's up?

You're probably
not even going to care.

Uh, I'm not going
to go to this meeting.

I'm going to go home.
Anyway, I...

- the focus group?
- Mm-hmm, yeah.

Honey, you have to go.

- I can't.
- You have to go.

I have no scope
of what I'm doing.

No information, like, nothing.

And they do, so I'm going
to go home and study.

I have a plan.
Listen, I have a plan.

Amber.

I know you want me to go,
but listen,

I'm going to hide behind you.

Okay, okay,
you're not leaving Amber.

Listen to me.

Amber, can we steal you?
We're about to get started.

- Yes.
- Thanks.

Here I come.

[Quiet discussion]

You have something
to write with?

Thank you.
Uh, yes. A pencil.

Hi.

I'm Bob Little,
and I approve this message.

Okay.

Comments?
And don't think, just...

Would you vote for this guy?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Love it.
- Amazing.

You come across strong,
decisive, and... and, uh,

what's the word
I'm looking for here?

- Presidential.
- Yeah.

It's the word I'd use.
Presidential.

Okay.

Amber, what's your reaction.

- To the video?
- Yeah.

Uh, well.

You know, it's...
it sounds very professional.

Would this guy get your vote?

Um...

If you want me to be honest,
I didn't really connect with it.

Feels a bit, um, stiff.
I don't know.

I mean, to me, you seem like
this really personable guy.

I mean, I don't know, it just
doesn't really come through

with this video.

- Bye.
- See you tomorrow.

See ya.

Oh, my.

[Clears throat]

Is this the, um...
[Laughs]

Is this the...

yeah, that's the cover that
I wasn't cool enough to be on.

- Mm-hmm.
- But whatever, you know.

It's great publicity
for the studio,

and that's all that matters,
right?

I told myself something similar

when I made second chair...
Oh.

And it still sucked, though.

Who is this... Adam...
Um...

Chat with Adam...

That's my brother.

Want me to stab him
in the face with my bow?

No. He's a nice guy.

But maybe you can stab
the reporter in the face.

I would like that.
I can do that.

I was giving this lady gold.

I mean, I was being as
charismatic as I have ever been.

And then, nothing.

Oh, but man,
this... this doesn't matter.

This is gonna, like, end up
in somebody's trash can.

Like, making music,
doing what you do,

day in and day out,
that's what matters.

That's what's really cool...

In my humble opinion.

Hey, listen.

Um, we have an extra studio
upstairs that we don't use.

- So...
- Yeah?

If you ever want
to practice there,

and it's past 10:00,
and you want to do

whatever weird things
you do with this instrument,

past 10:00,
I want you to know that,

you know,
it's open and available to you.

If you want.

Just sitting there.
Okay.

I'll think about that.

I will think about it.
Um...

Thank you.

And I am going.
Good-bye.

Don't hurt anyone
with that thing.

[Laughs]

- Babe.
- Hmm.

I did something today
that you're not going to like.

You told Zoe that Troy called.

Yeah, did she tell you?

No.
I just know you.

And I know you can't not do
the right thing.

It was the right thing.
Ah.

I don't know if it was or not.

How'd she take it?

I couldn't tell you.
She just shut me out.

She wouldn't talk to me at all.

Yeah.

I mean, she's in such pain,
and she won't let me help.

I don't know.

You think
she's going to call him?

You know,
she said she would make sure

that he didn't call here,

so that implies
some kind of communication.

Yeah.

Not a damn thing
I can do about that.

We can lock her in her room.

- You're so full of good ideas.
- Mmm.

You look like a beatle.

What are you doing?
Oh, come on, honey.

You look like...
like Paul McCartney or someone.

No, I think it's great.

This is where we house all of
our greatest accomplishments,

like haddie's S.A.T. Scores.

Wait, what about
my math warrior's certificate?

And your
math warrior's certificate.

- No, that didn't go up there.
- Yes, it did.

- Look, honey.
- It's not a big deal.

It's such a big deal.

It's pretty cool.
You're on the cover of a magazine.

- Really, haddie?
- Very sexy.

I mean, uh,
I don't know how to...

you look good, I guess.
Okay, all right.

- All right.
- I like it.

Hey, honey.

I need to stop
by Amber's in a bit.

I have to drop
some campaign material off.

[Cell phone rings]
Sorry.

- All right.
- Okay, got it?

- Yup.
- Hello.

What do you think, Max?

Think I look cool
on the cover of the Weekly?

I think it's awesome.

♪ I'll be courageous

no, and then, you know,
he just was...

it just sounded so intense,

and he wants
this big, crazy commitment.

Why?
Where you're going?

No, nowhere, but your
brother's a little intimidating.

Oh, my God.

What... in what universe
is Adam intimidating?

Uh, in the universe where
I'm dating his little sister,

and he's a full foot
taller than me

and has a deep, scary voice.

You don't have to arm wrestle.

He's just, you know,
trying to get to know you.

Well, just the way he said it,
it was like...

- aw.
- I don't know, I...

maybe I'm over-thinking it.

Aw, look.

Slippers, but it's a bunny.

This isn't a big deal, right?

I mean, you don't really care

if I play poker
with your brothers or not.

- What, the game? No.
- Ok, ok. Of course not.

Whatever you want to do.
Okay.

I thought it would be nice
for you guys to know each other,

but you know, whatever.

Okay, well,
I'll... I'll give it a shot,

and then,
if it doesn't work out,

then who cares?

Yeah, if it doesn't work out,
who cares?

Okay.
Good.

Whew.

♪ Mmm

♪ be my love

so, why don't you tell us
about this Mark guy?

Yeah,
he's a high school teacher.

He's a...
he's a nice guy.

Nice guy?
Can he play cards?

- Yeah.
- Really.

Seriously,
he's a good poker player.

Whoa, check out
the famous Braverman.

[Laughs]

Julia said you guys
got interviewed.

She didn't say
you made the cover.

Look at that.

What a photo.

I thought
that came out tomorrow?

Yeah, well,
the reporter came by

and dropped off
some advance copies.

Nice.

"Music saved my life.

"We chat with Adam Braverman."

Joel, come on.

That is freaking adorable.

Thanks a lot, Joel.

You look good in that jacket.
Man, that's huge.

I love that.

Hey, look who's here.
Hey, Mark.

- Hey.
- Hey, guys.

- I-I brought biscotti.

That right?

That's nice.

Not a real poker game
without biscotti, right?

I'm kidding.
That was a joke.

These are Philly cheesesteaks
from the place on the corner.

They gave me a pink box,
and I...

a little scared there.

[Laughter]

[Overlapping conversation]

Here's Mark.
Mark, Kal, Jon.

This is Mark.
Mark.

All right.
Philly cheesesteaks.

[Overlapping chatter]

All right,
enough with the kissing.

Here comes the pain.

What we're doing is hold 'em,

and the blinds are
two and five.

Let's get to it.
Come on.

Did everybody get a copy?

- Come on, man.
- Hey!

[Soft guitar music]

♪

I am...

I will raise.

Um, wait, you can't.
You have...

what?

Your raise
has to match the big blinds.

- Oh, okay.
- You remember that there?

Ah, yes.

Then I will check.

Nah, nah, you can't check,
rookie.

You got to make that bet whole.

Give him a break, Kal.

Nah, I'm fine.
Just how much do I put in?

One of the reds.

Well, let's rewrite
the rules of poker.

- I will...
- Can you check?

Don't feel the pressure of it.

Yeah, a little,
little partial raise.

I'm going
to make a proper raise.

- Oh, really?
- And there it comes.

- So proper.
- Big cojones.

Do you really think your flush
is going to take this there,

Kalcification?

Yes, I do, and to quote you...

No, put it down.

"It is a dream
in a time in my life

when I desperately
need a dream."

[Laughter]
All right.

I'll fold.

Okay.
All right.

I fold.

You know, "some men
were born to take risks,

"and some men have risks
thrust upon them

because there's
simply no other option."

Just off the top of my head.

Et tu, Joel?
Et tu?

"And I, like other Americans,

need to believe that
there's still hope out there."

- That one made me cry/barf.
- [Laughs]

You know what,

this is
a really hysterical bit,

but it's getting a little long
in the tube,

so I'm all in.

Oh, well, we call that
an anger raise.

That's the term.

- I will go all in as well.
- That's... angrier.

- Hear that?
- Big time.

- Getting so angry.
- [Grunts]

That means I'm out.

See you.

I'm sorry, Mark.
I got the boat on the river.

Oh, yeah.
There it is.

Oh, wait a minute.

You got a boat, queens up.

That means he trapped you,
big boy.

- He got you beat.
- It's all right.

I win?

- Yup.
- Oh, my God.

[Clears throat]
Take all our money.

- [Clears throat]
- A real sandbagger.

- All right.
- I like poker.

We're going to need you
to run out for biscotti.

You know,
I can't keep pouring, sister.

It's the first relationship
I can really imagine

going all the way, you know?

He said to me the other day,

"I could totally see
having a baby with you."

And I...
What?

- What?
- What?

He said that?
Yeah.

That's amazing.

And it felt so good,

and then we never
talked about it again.

So then I'm
just carrying it around.

- You think he forgot?
- I don't know.

No, he's not a knucklehead.
He didn't forget.

I don't know him very well.

Maybe he's not serious, and
he's sort of changed his mind.

No, maybe he really loves you,
but it scared him.

[Overlapping discussion]

Zoe?
Hi.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- These are my sisters.
- Hi.

- So you're going out?
- Yup.

- Okay.
- You know.

Um, it's late.
Do you need a cab...

- no, I'm good, so.
- Okay.

Have fun.
- Mm-hmm.

Where is she going?

I don't know where she's going.

I know where
I hope she's not going,

but I'm trying to be respectful
of her privacy.

Even though
she is living in my house,

and she is carrying my baby.

I think that... that's good.

- Weird.
- It's so hard.

I'm having
a rough time with it.

I'm really curious.
Tracking device in her car.

Listen, you can't tell me
I have to ask

my boyfriend if he wants
to have a baby with me,

and then you not tell...
you not ask...

- this is apples and oranges.
- No, it isn't.

Listen.

You just make him
a nice breakfast,

and have a conversation.

Like, hey,
everything's wonderful.

It's like a business meeting?

- [Laughing]
- Thank you for coming for eggs.

There's something
I need to talk about...

ALL: My eggs!

[Laughter]

My new goal is
to go home with gas money.

You like that?

[Chuckling]

- And mine.
- Mm-hmm.

I can't believe this.

[Shuffling cards]
Lots of beers left.

Hey, Adam,
will you throw me 20 bucks,

and I'll get you tomorrow?

Here we go.

Your poker debt is well
into the six figures, my friend.

I think you might want
to just walk away.

- Six figures.
- Are you serious?

Huh.
All right, you know what?

Never mind.
You're not.

Don't do it, don't do it.

Oh, you threw
a "you know who in there."

- [Laughs]
- It's a slippery slope.

Hey, if you're going
to cop an attitude

over loaning me 20 bucks...

I wouldn't have an attitude
if you ever paid me back.

- Oh...
- Going down.

- And you're being serious?
- What?

- Well, I hope you know...
- Let's go.

Let's play the game.
Come on.

I'll tell you what.

I'll sell you my quote
for 20 bucks.

You already took the quote,
so now we're straight.

Girls, girls,
you're both pretty.

Dude, chill.

Hey.
I am chill.

I've been chill all night long

while you sit there and pretend
that you're annoyed

by all this attention.

Very convincing.

Yeah, you're really chill,
aren't you?

Okay, well, why don't
we just talk about it later?

Actually, you know what,
I'm going to leave.

- What are you doing?
- You take it back.

You guys have fun.
Crosby, come on, sit down.

- No, I'm good.
- Crosby, come on, man.

Have fun playing.

Beer in the fridge.

You had to bring those
magazines here, didn't you?

They'll work it out.

What, you think you can get
over yourself

and come back to the game?

What is the problem?

I asked you if you were mad,
you said you were cool about it.

Yeah, I said I wasn't mad
because I was being nice.

That's what partners do.

They also apologize
to one another

when they screw
each other over.

Really?

All you got to do
is say, "I'm sorry."

I don't have anything to say,
"I'm sorry" for, okay?

I just answered
a couple simple questions,

and you went to get
your punk phase guitar

so you could get back
to grandstanding

in front of the reporter.

I'm sorry she happened
to like my angle better.

You know what, if I had gone
into the shoe business with you,

and they named me
the most important shoe designer

of the year after I've been in
the business for five seconds,

that would bother you
because that's your dream,

and I would say, "sorry."

I didn't want to be
on the cover of the magazine.

I had no idea that your need
for attention was so great.

- Oh, this is crap.
- Oh, no, it's not.

Just admit it.
Admit you like it.

Okay, Crosby, I admit it.

I like it, okay?

I like being
on the cover of the magazine.

I like the fact
that the reporter found

a little chapter of my life
interesting.

I like that my son who doesn't
pay any attention to me

suddenly thought I was cool,
but you know what?

Tomorrow, everything is going
to return to normal,

and I am going
to be the boring business guy,

and you get to go back to being
cool, hip Crosby, all right?

I'm calling it a night.

[Knocking on door]

- Hi.
- Hello.

- Surprise.
- Surprise.

I am surprised.
Hi.

Hi.

Kiss...
no, do it for real.

[Giggles]

Hi, get off.

I have an important matter
to discuss with you.

Get off me.

Okay, sorry.
Sorry, I just attacked you.

But...

hi.
How are you?

Had a couple drinks?
Me, too.

I had a beer
with your brothers.

- Gross.
- I know.

- No, I would never.
- You're totally drunk.

I have a very serious matter
to discuss with you.

What's going on?

There's a matter
that we need to discuss

that both Kristina and Julia

and my doctor, gynecologist,
doctor lady...

we have been instructed tdiuss,

and that is why I am here.

Okay, so both Kristina, Julia,
and your gynecologist.

Both of all three
of those people.

- Both of them.
- Okay.

Uh, what is it?

[Inhales]

[Exhales]
You said you wanted to have...

maybe have a baby, and then we
never talked about it again.

I said...
yes, that's true.

I did.
I did say that.

I... [Inhales]

I think this is a conversation
we should have

when we're sober.

In the morning.

Why?

Why not...
I'm fine.

- No, I-I'm...

I would feel more comfortable
if we did it tomorrow

in the light of day.

I like...

with all of our faculties
functioning.

It's all right.

Don't you...
there's an invisible line.

[Gasps]
I know.

You okay?
You want any water or...

I do need some water, yeah.

Come in here, though.
Okay.

[Cell phone rings]

[Keypad tone]

Lily?

Hey.
Hi.

Um, I know it's late,
and actually I don't know

if you were serious
about using your studio

as a rehearsal space,
but, um, if you were...

[Sighs] Ever had
one of those totally crappy days

where you just have
to play some music

or you're going
to totally lose it?

Um...
[Chuckles]

Yeah.
I'm at the studio now.

You should come down.

All right.
Thanks.

[Keypad tone]

♪ Confused

♪ by each other

- hi.
- Hi.

How was poker?

Oh, your brothers practically
got into a fistfight,

and Mark took all my money,
so good.

- Good.
- Yeah.

- Sound great.
- What are you still doing up?

I'm working.

Yeah?

No.
I'm waiting up for Zoe.

That's what I'm doing.

Where is she?
I don't know.

Well, how long
has she been gone?

- Long enough to get back
together with her ex-boyfriend.

[Sighs]

And if that's what's happening,

I'm going to respect
her decision as an adult

that she is.

I don't...

[Door opens]

- Hey.
- Hey.

Hey.

Think fast.

Here.

- What's this?
- That's a present.

Um, and Troy will never,
ever be calling here ever again.

We had our official breakup
tonight,

so... yay.
[Laughs]

You okay?

- Mm-hmm.
I mean, it was for the best,

you know, and besides,
I'm a single woman now.

On the prowl.

I'm so tired,
so I'm going to go to bed.

- Okay.
- Night.

- Sleep well.
- Mm-hmm.

What is it?

He signed the adoption papers.

Oh.

[Cello playing in other room]

♪

That's how
you wanted it to sound.

Mm.

Here you go.
Have a good one.

Hey there.

Hey.
How's it going?

Very well, thanks.
How are you?

- I'm okay.
- Good.

Wait a second.
Is this is you?

Bobby with the extra sweet
caramel latte?

Yes.

I think your aunt believes that

people will only elect a "Bob",

but, um, deep down,

I'm still Bobby who likes
his coffee covered in caramel.

Wow. I did not
see that coming.

I'll take it
as a compliment, I guess.

Amber, listen,
about what you said

about my ad earlier...

Yes, uh, I meant
to talk to you about that.

I'm sorry, I...

I want to say I think
you were right on.

And I really appreciate you
having the guts to speak up.

So thank you.

Wow. Okay. Great.

That's great.
I'll see you soon, Amber.

- Okay.
- Thanks.

Large coffee.

- What?
- Large coffee, please.

Oh, okay.
Sorry.

♪ Keep this

♪ keep all these words

morning.

Ow.

[Laughs]
How you feeling?

I don't know yet.

I brought you some coffee
to help you figure it out.

If you would like that.
It might help.

- Sorry.
- Don't... no.

Don't be sorry.

I'm glad you brought that up.

No, no.
It's okay.

No, I think it's something
we should talk about.

No, it's obviously, it's...

if you brought something up
and didn't bring it up again,

it's because it's something
you don't want to think about

or you know, changed your mind,
forgot, whatever.

And it's okay because
I just didn't want to tell you,

I don't want to push it.

- Sarah, I-I-I didn't forget
about the baby thing.

I've been... I've been thinking
about it a lot, actually.

Because I...
it sort of freaked me out

when I said it, you know,
and since then,

I've just been thinking about
what that would mean.

I mean,
not... not just a baby,

but everything that
that would mean.

Like, what that means for us,

and what that would mean
for our lives,

and how things would change,

and it does still

kind of freak me out...

Me, too.

But in a good way.

In a good,
kind of excited sort of way.

So...

I guess it is something that
we should talk about.

But would
you like some breakfast first?

I could use some toast.

Some toast?
All right.

Hey.

Hey.

Got you a double shot there.

Thought you might need it.

- Oh, thank you.
- What you doing?

Well, the paper came out today.

So...

Looks pretty, cool, huh?

I appreciate the thought,
but you know,

I've got one hanging
on the fridge at home.

That's good enough for me.

Well, this clde
your only shot at looking cool.

You might want to take it.
You never know.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Thanks.

Listen, you know,

I was just screwing around when
I said, "music saved my life."

That's not true.

You did.