Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 4, Episode 11 - What to My Wondering Eyes - full transcript
I found you a great worker.
What exactly did your Uncle
say I was going to be doing?
Building things, I think,
is the general tone of it.
- I shouldn't be here.
- I have to lean on you
- because I'm falling over.
- All right.
If I wasn't here,
what was going to happen?
Nothing!
I really love you,
but I can't do this anymore.
You should see these women
after they've been in chemo.
- They look like ghosts.
- Everything hurts, honey.
I don't know what to do.
I hate this.
Ho, ho, ho, ho.
- Well, happy holidays to you too!
- Shh. Come on!
No.
This is where
they hid them last year.
You look in that one.
I'll look in this one.
Hey, what's going
on here, guys?
Hey, Julia.
I was just helping Sydney
look for her shoes,
'cause she, like, couldn't,
like, find her shoes.
- In our closet. Good idea.
- I see. Mm-hmm.
This isn't what it looks
like, is it?
Pst, no.
You know Santa
doesn't bring presents
to kids who are
too snooping around.
- Santa's not real.
- What?
Yes, he is!
Of course he's real,
and he will know.
- Yeah.
- He's a big fat guy in a suit.
Everyone knows that.
Is that true?
Ooh! These are done!
Mmm, buddy, get prepared
for more cinnamon-y greatness.
- Oh, I'm out-sugared.
- Yes, I need you to.
I can't.
I don't think I can.
Hey, buddy...
Mm, take a big bite.
It's so hot!
Are you kidding me?
It's not bad.
Just blow on it.
Mm.
I'm sorry, but we need
to fatten you up
before you go back to Wyoming.
I like them more cinnamon.
Your family's
gonna be so confused
when they see you
and you have a big Santa belly.
Oh, um, hey, you know,
I didn't mention, but I'm
sticking around for Christmas.
What do you mean?
I'm not, uh,
I'm not gonna go back.
- Really?
- Yeah.
It's just better to--I don't
wanna make the trip, and--
hmm.
I just wanna be
with you, anyway.
Yeah, I was gonna say.
I guess I'm kind of glad,
'cause you get
to hang out with me
and my family on Christmas.
It'll be great!
They're gonna love you, okay?
Come on.
Let's eat more of these.
Just one more bite.
I'm not saying a thing.
What?
I'm signing it.
Seems like the best thing
that could've happened.
You know, I mean,
he wasn't the right guy.
You know?
We're moving on.
Glad to have you back here,
though.
- You're always welcome here.
- Oh, my God.
Can we please stop talking
about it?
It's fine.
Everybody's fine.
You know, I'm worried about Drew
more than anything,
just back and forth,
the transitions and--
Um, sorry, guys.
I'm going to Amy's.
I'll be back later.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Bye.
Looks like
he's gonna survive.
Wait, Haddie.
- Have they cancelled the flight?
- Uh, no, not officially.
But no flights are taking off.
Not to Oakland,
not to Portland,
not, like, L.A.,
nowhere west.
Sorry, excuse me.
Okay, here's what you're gonna do.
You're gonna book a hotel room
in case you get stuck there,
all right?
Okay.
But do it now just in case
all the rooms are taken.
Um, let me call you back.
They're making an announcement.
Haddie, hang on, make sure
it's a nice hotel, okay?
Don't worry about the money.
Okay.
All right, I love you.
They're calling it
"The Snowpocalypse."
I know,
but she has to come home.
She's coming home.
I have, like,
a thousand presents for her.
This is ridiculous.
Yeah, no kidding.
You went overboard this year.
I mean, I got everything
on her list,
and I just want this to be,
like, the best Christmas
they've ever had
in their entire lives.
Okay.
And look what I got.
Hey.
- What?
- Are you feeling okay?
I'm feeling fine.
I think we should call
Dr. Bedsloe about that cough.
Oh, my God.
I knew you were gonna say that.
You're freaking out
over nothing, okay?
I'm not.
He said to call about anything.
- Adam.
- You've had this cough
- for quite a few days.
- Okay, I understand that.
I will tell you
when it's time to call.
I'm fine.
Just look what I got.
Byebye, pee-pee!
- It's so cute.
- Yeah.
"But I heard him exclaim,
'ere he drove out of sight,
'merry Christmas to all...'"
"'And to all,
a good night.'"
That was an awesome story.
- That's a good one.
- Isn't this great?
Our first Christmas
all together,
not out fighting the crowds
in the malls,
and shopping,
and stuff--
Yeah, that's no fun.
But I still get
to get presents, right?
- Of course.
- Duh.
And a tree?
Uh, yeah.
We found the place
where we get to go
pick out our own tree
and chop it down ourselves.
That's right.
Are you ready
to get your Paul Bunyan on?
Yeah!
Wait, who's Paul Bunyan?
Hey.
- Kristina.
- I'm fine, honey.
- Honey.
- I just--God.
Honey.
My God, honey,
you're drenched in sweat.
I'm good.
I just gotta get some...
- Hey, honey.
- Water.
- Honey, you've got a fever.
- Honey, I'm good.
Listen, Dr. Bedsloe said
we gotta get you
into the E.R.
if you got a fever.
Honey, who are you calling?
I'm going to call Crosby.
I'm gonna get him over here.
We've gotta take care of you.
Hey, Crosby, it's Adam.
Listen, I have to take Kristina
to the E.R.
You gotta get over here,
and watch the kids, okay?
Please tell him not to come.
- All right, thanks. Bye.
- Adam--
All right, he's gonna be here
as soon as he can, all right?
Honey.
Try and lay down, okay?
I'm gonna get dressed.
It's Christmas Eve.
♪ 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 ♪
You should be able to find
it in the kitchen.
If you can find her bunny,
that should work.
When in doubt, find the bunny.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I got her bunny.
Okay, whoa.
Okay, here we go sweetie.
Good, and also, I left
some cheerios up on the counter.
You can give her some cheerios
if you want.
- It should help too.
- I see-I see cheerios.
But not too many, okay?
Because then she'll have
too much sugar,
and you don't want that.
Okay, and how's Kristina?
Is she good?
Uh, you know,
she's doing all right.
They've got her
on some fluids,
and they ordered
a chest X-ray,
'cause they think
there might be an infection,
but they don't have
anything back yet.
- Okay.
- Hey, listen, Crosby.
Don't tell mom or dad
or anybody, okay?
I'm hoping this
is a quick thing.
We can get some fluids in her
and get out of here.
I don't want
to ruin anybody's Christmas.
Okay, well, I don't think
it's gonna ruin anyone's--
Crosby, please,
just don't tell anybody.
I don't want 'em
getting hysterical,
and I don't need dad
freaking out...
- Okay.
- And making a bigger deal
out of this
than it already is, okay?
- Okay.
- Thanks. Bye.
You know, she's too young
to not believe in Santa Claus.
I don't want that,
and you know how old I was
when I found out?
- 26.
- No.
- 27?
- I was 11.
That's not normal.
Babe, I just want her
to have that...
Magical feeling
for as long as possible.
You just--you can't
be innocent forever, honey.
That's the way it is.
Well, but for a little longer.
- Good morning!
- Good morning, Mrs. Claus.
- Hello!
- Enter.
I bring good tidings
for the little ones.
- Look at you!
- Hey!
- That's awesome!
- Come in, please!
Would you like some coffee?
We have fresh coffee.
Oh, God, no.
I'm pretty loaded already.
This is, like, my big day.
Um, how is Ryan?
- He's great.
- Yeah?
That's good.
I'm glad that he's good.
Yeah.
Why?
Yeah, um, just because
the work thing
didn't go well.
What do you mean?
He didn't tell you
about that.
I guess he didn't.
What happened?
I guess just he broke a window
on his first day,
and then he was upset about it,
and so he left, um,
but Joel hasn't been able
to talk to him
since then, so--
I had no idea.
I'm so sorry.
- No, I didn't--
- Hey!
Hi! Hey-oh!
All right.
You know, I'm just gonna
throw them away.
- Nobody wants them.
- No, I want them!
Aunt Jasmine's gonna be here
in a second,
and she's gonna help
with--oh, hey, okay.
- What are you doing here?
- We gotta get this diaper on.
- Oh, hey, Max.
- Where are my mom and dad?
They went out
to take care of some things.
What could they possibly
have to do?
It's December 24th.
Um, you know, they just
had some stuff to do, I think.
But what are they doing?
Spit it out.
That's an idiom.
- Okay.
- It means you should tell me.
Here's what happened.
Um, your--your mom
is in the hospital.
Your dad took your mom
to the hospital.
Ayay, there we go, sweetie.
- Oh.
- Oh, jeez.
It's nothing serious.
Are you okay?
No, I'm not okay.
How could I be okay?
Is--
is my dad gonna be home in time
to take me to the mall?
- To--to the mall?
- Yes, to the mall.
Um, I don't know.
Every year, on December 24th,
we go to the mall.
Is he going to be back home
in time to take me?
Okay, you sit here.
Um, you know,
I don't know
if they're gonna be back
- in time to...
- No, but he has to be back,
because we have to go
to the hobby store,
so I can pick out the train
that runs underneath the tree
at grandma and grandpa's house.
I do it every year
without exception.
Okay, can I make you
some breakfast?
Yes, eggs.
- You want eggs.
- I want eggs.
Okay.
Eggs.
Nora doesn't
have any pants on.
Huh?
Where?
- Over there.
- Oh.
Okay.
Come here, sweetie.
Yeah.
Take her-
oh, no, no,
doesn't have any pants on.
Yeah, I can see that.
Well, get the kid
some clothes,
for Pete's sake.
Hi, Max.
Mmhmm.
Okay, where's Adam
and Kristina?
They had some errands to run.
Why would you lie?
All right,
my mom's in the hospital.
- What?
- My mom's in the hospital.
What's he talking about?
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Mommy!
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Nora, Nora, Nora, Nora, Nora.
- Sweetheart, come here.
- Oh, okay.
Um, Kristina had a rough night
last night,
and her white blood cell count
apparently dropped
because of the chemo,
and so Adam asked me
not to tell anyone 'cause he
didn't want anyone to worry.
What the hell
is wrong with him?
What hospital is--
St. Michael's?
- Yeah.
- Right.
All right.
Wait, wait, hey, hey!
Hey, dad, where you going?
Where you going?
- Here.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna go to the hospital
and see my daughter-in-law.
Okay, no, dad.
Please!
That's exactly
what he didn't want to happen.
Yeah, thanks, Cros.
Okay.
No, no, no, no!
No, Otis,
you can't crap inside!
Mommy, mommy!
Ho, ho, ho.
Okay, we got a good one.
Who's next?
I just want an extra 5x7,
instead of the wallet size.
But an extra 5x7
makes it package "D" --
but I don't want package "D".
Isn't it bad enough
that you're screwing over
all these parents?
You're overcharging
for these crappy photos.
You gotta make me buy stuff
I don't even want?
These are not crappy photos.
This is one of the best
photographers in the city.
You're lucky that he's here
in this place.
Look, I don't have
to buy anything, all right?
I took a picture of the kid
on my iPhone.
- Turned out great.
- That's stealing.
- Hey, what's going on?
- What's going on?
What's going on is you have
a mean elf here.
- And that's the problem.
- I'm not a mean elf.
All I want
is package "C."
I want an extra 5x7
instead of a wallet size.
- I see.
- Which makes it package--
Okay, okay,
but here's what we're gonna do.
First--oh, he's already been
up there, right?
Yes, this is Robbie.
Oh, yeah,
he did some great shots.
He's got that great smile.
That's where he gets it from.
Stop.
All right,
here's what we're gonna do.
We're going to give you
package "D"
and charge you
for package "C."
Thank you.
Yeah, and we'll let Danny
take care of it,
- and let's switch places.
- Why? I'm halfway through.
- Uh, we need you up there.
- Have a nice day.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
Good job, buddy.
What are you doing?
Okay, you've gotta go.
I was in the middle
of a transaction.
You gotta take a break,
all right?
Go get a key made or something.
You are fighting
with each and every one
of these women!
That's the third argument
you had this morning!
Will you just leave
the customers alone?
I am here
on a percentage, all right?
I got it, Santa.
I got it.
- What's going on? What's--
- What
- what's going on?
- What are you talking about?
You gotta stop this.
You think I wanna be here?
What all right?
I don't like lying
to the lady, all right?
This pays my rent for a year.
I know, I know.
I'm trying.
Let's get
through this, all right?
We'll get drunk later.
Just smile, please.
Come on.
Stand here, be nice,
or I'm gonna put you both
in mall jail, all right?
I liked the girl you had
last year better,
a lot better.
I smell the rum from here.
Kristina.
Kristina!
Kri--
excuse me, nurse, there's
something going on with my wife.
- There's an alarm going off.
- Okay.
Can I--there's something
going on with my wife.
- What's going on?
- I'm not sure.
At a blood pressure,
or something.
I tried to wake her up,
and I couldn't do it,
and I called earlier because she
was acting disoriented.
Okay, disoriented
in what way?
Just saying things
that didn't make any sense,
like she was dreaming
or something.
Okay. Mrs. Braverman?
I need a central line kit.
Grab the pacer pads.
Pacer pads, crash cart.
Got it.
What's going on?
Mr. Braverman,
your wife is in septic shock.
- What is that? - It means that
her immune system isn't able to deal
with the infection. When was
her last chemo treatment?
- Uh, it was a week and a half ago.
- Okay, her white blood cell--
- What's going on?
- I don't--dad! What are you doing here?
- I don't know.
- What infection?
Dad, please, can you just
give us some space?
I need a C.V.P. Line.
You'll have to sign for that.
- Sign for that? - Why do I have
to sign for that? Is that dangerous?
- Adam, if she wants to put her on a C.V.P --
- Dad would you just back off, okay?
She said that I had
to sign for it.
I didn't understand why
I've gotta do this, all right?
Adam, I-I really
want to just help.
Well, dad,
you're not helping, okay?
So just go home.
- Uh, excuse me, Dr. Bartlett?
- Uh, yeah?
Can you tell me
how my wife is doing?
Uh, yeah,
she's responding well.
Her kidney stones are removed,
and she's doing much better.
My wife doesn't
have kidney stones.
Kristina Braverman?
She's right there, room four?
Right. I'm sorry, we're
a little short-staffed today.
Well, can I talk
to Dr. Zisk?
He's the head
of critical care, right?
Mr. Braverman,
I promise you,
your wife is getting
excellent care.
We got her
on a strong antibiotic,
and we're monitoring her
closely.
We're concerned about her,
but we think she is likely
to turn around.
Likely.
- What does that mean, likely?
- Mr. Braverman--
Is there a chance that she's
not gonna turn around?
Your wife's
white blood cell count
is still extremely low.
This often happens seven to ten
days after chemo treatment.
Now, there are
many cases, many,
where patients in septic shock
can improve radically
and quickly.
However, I have
to be honest with you.
It can go the wrong direction.
It can sometimes lead
to other organs
in her body failing,
and that's what we want
to avoid.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
So we're gonna
monitor her closely.
We are gonna give her
the best care that we can,
but unfortunately,
there just are no guarantees.
Excuse me.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Aw. Thanks.
Best gift that you've ever
gotten in your whole life.
I believe it.
More cookies.
You know me.
So I went to Joel
and Julia's today.
Oh.
- Uh-huh.
- How are they doing?
Well, uh, they're okay.
Okay. Cool.
Hmm.
Is there something you want
to talk to me about?
What happened?
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Buddy, don't apologize.
It's okay.
It's all right if--
you know, I'm just--
I'm confused, 'cause I thought
you were excited,
and you seemed
like it was going well, and--
No, it didn't go well.
It was--it was a mess.
- Really?
- Yeah.
It was not the right job
for me, but...
- Okay.
- I'm really sorry.
- I handled it completely wrong.
- It's okay.
I do feel like
we should clear this up
with Joel, though.
Obviously, right?
I mean, did you--
did you have a plan
for doing that, or--
A plan?
Like...
You should go now.
They're there.
I mean, you should just go.
Take my car, and go.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah.
Just explain, just, you know--
he's very cool.
- He understands, okay?
- Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
You're right.
- Okay.
- Okay?
Mmhmm.
- I'll see you soon.
- All right.
So I'm not supposed
to tell the little kids this,
but that whole Santa thing
is a sham.
How's that?
Well, first of all,
it's mathematically impossible.
There are 7 billion people
in the world,
which translates to roughly
a billion or so households,
maybe more, and how could one
fat guy in a red suit
and a beard cover that kind
of ground in one night?
And this guy
is definitely not real.
He's got a fake beard.
- Yeah.
- Ho, ho, ho!
Listen, you're my favorite
from that whole tribe of yours,
so I'm just gonna give you
some advice.
We're not a tribe.
Yeah, but here's the thing:
It seems appealing
to be the cynical guy.
It's not.
It's much cooler to be
a "go with the flow" kinda guy.
Yeah, I can't do that.
- Yeah, me neither.
- Thanks Hank.
Jabbar.
We're going to Brookstone.
Let's go to Brookstone.
- Mom, can we go to Brookstone?
- No.
No, no, no, guys, guys, guys.
We've been here all day, okay?
We gotta go to Webb's ranch
to cut down our Christmas tree.
No, Brookstone has
the world's best everything.
- It is way better than a--
- Can we do it after?
You can get a tree anywhere.
You can only get
Brookstone stuff at Brookstone.
We are going to Brookstone.
- Brookstone is awesome.
- Yes, let's go!
All right,
let's go to Brookstone.
Let's do it.
You're awesome.
That was very big of you.
Hey.
Honey?
Oh, I'm so glad you're awake.
I don't feel very good.
I know.
Am I gonna be okay?
You're gonna be okay.
They're taking great care
of you,
and you're the strongest person
I know.
Honey, there's a, um...
What?
There's a file
on my computer...
Okay.
That I made for the kids.
I want to make sure the kids
have it, okay?
Can you promise me that?
Okay, listen to me, Kristina.
Anything you want to say
to our kids,
you can say to them
in person, in our home,
by the Christmas tree.
Okay?
Okay.
I love you.
Hey, buddy, it's me.
Um, just calling to check in.
It's been a little bit.
Um, wondering where you are,
what you're doing.
Perhaps you're in Mexico,
uh, with my car.
Um, but anyway, seriously,
just give me a call back,
or text me
to let me know
that you're okay.
Um, okay.
I'll talk to you soon.
I love you.
Bye.
All right, well, cheers.
Okay.
That day is done.
Really?
There's a lot of vermouth
in there.
That is not a good Martini.
That's what it--
it's one of the ingredients.
Yeah, but it's not supposed
to be, like, half vermouth.
It's, like, too much vermouth.
I could make a better Martini
than this in my sleep.
So that's how bad it is.
So the complaining
from this morning--
I'm not complaining.
I'm just saying
I'm a good bartender.
It's my one skill.
Can you leave me that?
So now it's complaining
and bragging.
Now you're bragging.
There's gotta be a word
for that.
- Pathetic. That's the word.
- Oh.
Well, I am pathetic,
so that's fine.
- No, I'm sorry.
- No, no, no, it's--I am.
- That's horrible to say.
- It's all right.
- That's horrible.
- So I'm horrible and pathetic.
You're not horrible.
You're not pathetic.
- I'm pathetic.
- I'm pathetic.
- You wanna challenge me?
- Yes.
All right.
Uh, I'm sitting in a mall,
and my daughter
is in Minnesota,
and it's Christmas.
You're up.
I'm 42.
Mmhmm.
And I just moved
back in with my parents.
You win.
You win the prize.
You know...
Sitting in a crummy mall
in a terrible bar
with an awful drink,
dressed like one
of Santa's helpers,
and I feel so good.
And I think...
It's because of you.
Well...
I feel good because of you.
- No.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, I'm happy I met you.
I am.
I'm not happy, 'cause...
You know,
I'm never gonna be happy.
I've accepted that.
But...
I'm almost happy.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Oh, here.
Yeah, I, uh,
brought you your computer.
Thanks.
And I brought you some--
some clothes,
you know,
and stuff you might need.
And then I made you a sandwich.
Still like ham and cheese?
Your favorite?
Thanks.
Yeah, well, you need to take
care of yourself, son.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, okay, just, um, please...
Tell her I love her.
- I will, dad.
- Please.
I will.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
And listen, son,
I am so sorry.
No, you don't have to--
You know, I come in here.
I'm frantic.
I'm sorry.
- It's all right.
- Okay.
All right.
Anyway.
Hey, dad.
Yeah?
Could you, uh,
could you stay a while longer?
- Sure.
- I'm sorry.
- No.
- I'm sorry.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
In the right place
at the right time,
I mean, right?
What?
What does that mean?
- Ah, I got no idea.
- What do you mean you're in
- the right place at the--what?
- I got no idea.
No, I just--
ah, it's weird.
It's just a little weird now.
Right? And I get it,
you know.
We're--we were drunk,
and, um, you know,
we work together.
- So...
- Huh.
It's gonna get too weird.
We should just--
you know, let's forget
this ever happened and--
- Um, this is my dad.
- Your dad?
But I have to take it
because it's a family thing.
Hi--hi, dad.
Sarah,
Kristina's gotten worse.
Oh, God.
What--what's happened?
Okay, so we're at the house?
Do you want me to call anybody?
All right.
I'll be there
in like 20 minutes.
Uh, I have to go.
I'm sorry.
It's, uh--my sister-in-law
is in the hospital.
Want me to drive you?
Or you want me to--
Uh, no, that's okay.
No, I have my--
Well, are you okay?
- You all right?
- Yeah.
Just gotta run, so--
- All right, uh--
- Okay.
Ryan, it's Amber.
I'm starting to get
really stressed out,
like I should call hospitals
or something,
so please text me back
right away.
Ryan, are you okay?
What happened?
You scared me!
Why didn't you pick up
the phone?
Are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
Yes, I'm fine.
Oh, God,
why didn't you pick up?
Where were you?
I was, uh---
What the hell happened
to the car?
Well, I...
Well, I was trying
to leave the parking lot,
and there--and one
of the yellow, uh,
pole things that was--
Are you drunk?
- No, I'm not drunk.
- You're drunk!
No, I'm not.
I had a couple of beers.
You're lying to me!
You're clearly drunk.
You're--
- I'm not.
- You're slurring your speech.
You're---
- I'm not drunk.
- I'm sorry.
Can you just explain to me
the sequence of events...
- Yeah. Yeah.
- That you--
you went to Joel's,
and then you decided--
No, I didn't go to Joel's
because I--
You didn't even go?
Huh?
No, I didn't even go.
I just--
- Why would you not go?
- Because--
- What happened?
- The reason I didn't go
is because I want to talk
to him
- when I want to talk to him.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Not because
you're forcing me...
- Why didn't you say that?!
- To make an ass of myself
- on his front doorstep.
- I didn't know!
So you can judge me
even more?
- And I don't want to go.
- I'm trying to help you!
You're trying to change me!
Everything I did,
and now you're mad at--
You're trying to fix me
into something that I'm not.
Oh, please. That's--
- so that maybe I can go--
- That's crazy.
Oh, I am crazy!
I'm sorry!
Stop!
I'm not going
to your Christmas
with your family
so they can judge me
and everyone can think
I'm crazy.
They're not gonna judge you.
I'm sorry
about your freaking car,
and it's my fault!
Ryan, come here!
- Ryan, come back!
- What are you looking at?!
Stop! Stop, stop!
Ryan, come here!
- Nice.
- Whoa.
Oh, it's up.
Here, come up. Let's go.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
What are the doctors saying?
Well, they're
saying that they--
they hope her fever breaks,
and that her white blood cell
count will come up
so her body will start fighting
on its own.
That's what they're hoping for.
- Right.
- But they're hopeful, right?
Want to sit here?
Hey.
Sit with your auntie.
Hey.
You okay?
I just--I can't believe
this is happening.
Yeah.
She's strong, though.
You know,
she's an Ohio buckeye.
She'll make it.
I don't know.
These last couple of days
with Kristina
and, you know, having Nora...
Just made me think
how life is short.
Yeah, uh, painfully short.
I want to have another baby.
I--maybe I'm--
I don't know.
Maybe I'm just emotional and...
Attached to this one.
I want to have
another baby too.
- Really?
- Yeah, really.
Like, pretty bad.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Mm.
You're a troublemaker.
- Look what you started.
- Cookies.
Red or green?
Mom, is it true
there's no such thing as Santa?
Who said that?
Victor. He said Santa's
just a fake guy
in a red suit.
- I'm so sorry.
- Hey, hey, grandson.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Come here a second.
Sit down here.
Hey, uh, granddaughter,
where are you?
You guys, I got, uh--
come on in here.
I want to talk to you
about something
that's really,
really important.
Okay, now, if there's
anybody sitting here
that does not believe in Santa,
I gotta tell you,
you are wrong.
I met him.
Long time ago.
I saw him
with my very own eyes.
Now, if your grandfather,
who is pretty old,
still believes in Santa claus,
I think you should too.
You know,
I was just a little kid.
And we used to go visit
my grandmother and grandfather
on Christmas Eve,
and we didn't have a lot
of money back then,
so we had to take the bus.
But anyway, late one night,
Christmas Eve--
it was turning
into Christmas morning.
It was like 12:00.
It was very dark.
And we were getting on the bus,
and I was taking
the first step,
and out of the corner
of my eye,
I saw something.
Big red suit
and this long, white beard,
and had a sleigh
with reindeer and--
Did you see Rudolph?
I saw Rudolph
and this big bag
filled with presents.
I swear to God, I saw him.
And he winked at me.
- He did?
- Yeah, he did.
Santa...
Is real.
And Christmas...
Is magic.
Christmas brings...
Miracles.
And, I mean, it's easy to say
you don't believe
and, you know,
be called what some people say.
You know, naysayer.
But if you keep looking,
truly watching,
you'll see.
You got that, grandson?
Yes, sir.
Good.
I got it.
- Hey.
- Oh, hi.
Hi, how are you?
Merry Christmas.
And I'm sorry--I know it's
a rough time for your family,
and I don't want to intrude,
and--
Oh, no. Sarah.
Not at all.
- What?
- Thank you.
- What are you looking at?
- I'm--
Hi.
Got a big group
in there, huh?
We do.
How's, uh,
how's your sister-in-law?
Um, we don't know.
We're not sure yet.
- Oh. I'm sorry about that.
- Thanks.
Uh...
I got you this.
It's really nice
wrapping paper.
Yeah, it's nothing.
It was just lying around.
But, uh, open it later.
Do you want to come in?
Have an eggnog?
That might be a little much.
I didn't really mean it.
Just trying to be polite.
Christmas spirit.
No, I'm not drunk,
so I'm just gonna say
this fast.
About what I said before.
Mmhmm.
That we could make this
a one-time thing?
Mm.
Well, if that's what you want,
I'm good.
That's--that's fine,
if that's what you want.
But I just want to, um,
to clarify...
Yeah, that's, um,
that's not how I feel.
I feel pretty much
the opposite.
Yeah.
- Yeah?
- You're not horrible.
That's what I came to say.
You're, uh, you're incredible.
Ah.
Good night.
Oh, it's on?
Hi, guys.
Um, it's mom.
Duh.
I, uh, I figured out
how to use the computer,
so I thought I'd leave you
a little...
So we'll start with Haddie,
because you're the oldest.
Haddie--golly, um,
I am so incredibly proud
of you.
Honey, you are my beautiful...
Strong, smart,
sensitive, lovely angel.
And I know,
no matter where you end up
in this life,
no matter what you do,
you're gonna shine.
Plain and simple.
You have so much
to give this world.
And I know that
you're gonna make a difference
in this world.
Max, buddy...
Wow.
How you've grown.
I'm so proud of you.
How you've faced challenges
and pushed through
and became president.
Buddy, my wish for you...
Is for you to...
Go out into the world.
Step out of yourself,
and let the world see
how beautiful you are
and what an amazing person
you are.
Nora.
Oh, honey, I am...
This is so very hard,
leaving you.
I'm kind of mad.
Nora, I wish that I
could pick you up right now
and hold you
and love you and squeeze you.
Honey, you have to know...
That you have the most--
the most amazing daddy
in the whole world.
He knows how
to take care of us,
and he knows how to love us.
So I say to all three of you...
All three of...
My beautiful kids...
I may not always be with you
the way that I want to be...
But I will never leave
your side.
I'll always be with you.
And I'm so lucky
I got to be your mom.
Please don't take her from me.
Please don't take her from us.
Come on, Kristina.
Come on.
- Jabbar.
- Thank you so much.
I want jabbar.
You need a light.
Whoa!
Ohh...
- Whoa.
- Look at that.
He's going to college.
He's got to...
Yep, rack 'em.
Yes!
These are awesome.
Thank you for this, grandpa.
I appreciate it.
- Yeah!
- Family scarves.
Family scarves.
Wave it around. Whoa!
All right.
I wanna see your fishing rod.
Oh, you want more?
Greedy little girl.
Oh, my goodness.
This is really nice.
Mm, junior mints.
You know it's not mine.
- Uh-oh. No.
- What's that?
This is nice.
Oh.
All right.
Nice.
I'm almost done.
She didn't hear anything.
- Awesome.
- Yeah.
- Nice.
- Wow.
- Oh, open doors.
- Oh, that is so cool.
Jabbar.
Getting it on my face.
Grandpa got it worked out.
Yeah!
- Nice.
- Wow.
- Oh, open doors.
- Oh, that is so--
Hey.
Hey.
Aren't your toes cold
out here?
Amber, I'm so sorry.
I just was so ashamed
and so embarrassed
to go to Joel
and to come
to your family's Christmas.
I don't have
a family like this.
I didn't feel like I'd fit.
You know, I hate the way
I treated you.
You should never be treated
that way.
I'll do anything.
I'lll will, like...
You don't have--
Hang out
with your grandpa more.
Just stop. It's fine.
I want to fix it.
Ryan, I love you.
I'm in love with you.
But...
I watched my mom, like...
Get completely dragged down
by somebody, you know,
who just couldn't even stand
on his own.
And she just threw everything
she had at it,
and it didn't make him better,
and it didn't make her better.
And I just know--
I just know that
that's not how to love.
I think we just need
time apart.
I think that's the only way.
Okay?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I wish there was another way.
I'm sorry.
Hey.
That's the best part.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey, how's she doing?
She doing okay?
So much better.
And her white blood cells?
Her count is coming up.
Her vitals have normalized.
You're saying
she's gonna be okay?
- She beat this?
- With septic shock,
things can turn around
for the better
very quickly.
She needs a day or two of rest.
We're gonna monitor her
very closely.
But, yes, we think
she's gonna be fine.
Good.
I'm gonna give you two
a moment alone.
- All right, thanks.
- Thank you very much.
How are you?
I'm fine.
How are you feeling?
I feel like, um...
A thousand bucks.
I feel good.
That's good.
I feel really, really good.
Thanks for hanging out
with me, honey.
- How are the kids doing?
- They're fine.
They got their presents.
They're at my mom and dad's.
Did Nora get the baby doll?
- She did, she got the--
- The toilet.
- The potty doll.
- She got the potty doll, yeah.
- And Max got his train?
- He got the train.
I was afraid I was gonna
lose you, you know?
Not gettin' rid of me.
Honey, I love you so much.
I love you too.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
Oh. Why don't you say hello
to your daughter?
Nora's calling?
I'm just kidding.
It's Haddie.
Hey, honey.
Yeah, no, I'm--
I feel so much better.
You're getting on a plane?
She's getting on a plane.
Oh, good.
Good, good, good.
Good, good, good.
Oh, my gosh.
Santa.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
- Hi!
- Hello.
- Hi, Santa.
- Merry Christmas.
- Ho, ho, ho.
- Oh, my gosh.
Hey, are you dropping off
some last-minute gifts,
Mr. Claus?
Oh, just a little
something extra
for the ill children.
Oh.
Yeah, I'm heading back
to the north pole now.
Say, did I treat you children
good this year?
- Yes, Santa.
- I love my baby doll.
- Thank you, I love my robot.
- Ho, - thank you.
- How'd you like the sneakers?
- How did you know?
Ho, ho, ho, ho.
There you go.
This is for you and the staff.
I got 14 members
of my family here,
the Braverman clan,
and what I'd appreciate is
if you didn't see
what you are seeing.
Do you see what I mean there?
- 14?
- 14.
What exactly did your Uncle
say I was going to be doing?
Building things, I think,
is the general tone of it.
- I shouldn't be here.
- I have to lean on you
- because I'm falling over.
- All right.
If I wasn't here,
what was going to happen?
Nothing!
I really love you,
but I can't do this anymore.
You should see these women
after they've been in chemo.
- They look like ghosts.
- Everything hurts, honey.
I don't know what to do.
I hate this.
Ho, ho, ho, ho.
- Well, happy holidays to you too!
- Shh. Come on!
No.
This is where
they hid them last year.
You look in that one.
I'll look in this one.
Hey, what's going
on here, guys?
Hey, Julia.
I was just helping Sydney
look for her shoes,
'cause she, like, couldn't,
like, find her shoes.
- In our closet. Good idea.
- I see. Mm-hmm.
This isn't what it looks
like, is it?
Pst, no.
You know Santa
doesn't bring presents
to kids who are
too snooping around.
- Santa's not real.
- What?
Yes, he is!
Of course he's real,
and he will know.
- Yeah.
- He's a big fat guy in a suit.
Everyone knows that.
Is that true?
Ooh! These are done!
Mmm, buddy, get prepared
for more cinnamon-y greatness.
- Oh, I'm out-sugared.
- Yes, I need you to.
I can't.
I don't think I can.
Hey, buddy...
Mm, take a big bite.
It's so hot!
Are you kidding me?
It's not bad.
Just blow on it.
Mm.
I'm sorry, but we need
to fatten you up
before you go back to Wyoming.
I like them more cinnamon.
Your family's
gonna be so confused
when they see you
and you have a big Santa belly.
Oh, um, hey, you know,
I didn't mention, but I'm
sticking around for Christmas.
What do you mean?
I'm not, uh,
I'm not gonna go back.
- Really?
- Yeah.
It's just better to--I don't
wanna make the trip, and--
hmm.
I just wanna be
with you, anyway.
Yeah, I was gonna say.
I guess I'm kind of glad,
'cause you get
to hang out with me
and my family on Christmas.
It'll be great!
They're gonna love you, okay?
Come on.
Let's eat more of these.
Just one more bite.
I'm not saying a thing.
What?
I'm signing it.
Seems like the best thing
that could've happened.
You know, I mean,
he wasn't the right guy.
You know?
We're moving on.
Glad to have you back here,
though.
- You're always welcome here.
- Oh, my God.
Can we please stop talking
about it?
It's fine.
Everybody's fine.
You know, I'm worried about Drew
more than anything,
just back and forth,
the transitions and--
Um, sorry, guys.
I'm going to Amy's.
I'll be back later.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Bye.
Looks like
he's gonna survive.
Wait, Haddie.
- Have they cancelled the flight?
- Uh, no, not officially.
But no flights are taking off.
Not to Oakland,
not to Portland,
not, like, L.A.,
nowhere west.
Sorry, excuse me.
Okay, here's what you're gonna do.
You're gonna book a hotel room
in case you get stuck there,
all right?
Okay.
But do it now just in case
all the rooms are taken.
Um, let me call you back.
They're making an announcement.
Haddie, hang on, make sure
it's a nice hotel, okay?
Don't worry about the money.
Okay.
All right, I love you.
They're calling it
"The Snowpocalypse."
I know,
but she has to come home.
She's coming home.
I have, like,
a thousand presents for her.
This is ridiculous.
Yeah, no kidding.
You went overboard this year.
I mean, I got everything
on her list,
and I just want this to be,
like, the best Christmas
they've ever had
in their entire lives.
Okay.
And look what I got.
Hey.
- What?
- Are you feeling okay?
I'm feeling fine.
I think we should call
Dr. Bedsloe about that cough.
Oh, my God.
I knew you were gonna say that.
You're freaking out
over nothing, okay?
I'm not.
He said to call about anything.
- Adam.
- You've had this cough
- for quite a few days.
- Okay, I understand that.
I will tell you
when it's time to call.
I'm fine.
Just look what I got.
Byebye, pee-pee!
- It's so cute.
- Yeah.
"But I heard him exclaim,
'ere he drove out of sight,
'merry Christmas to all...'"
"'And to all,
a good night.'"
That was an awesome story.
- That's a good one.
- Isn't this great?
Our first Christmas
all together,
not out fighting the crowds
in the malls,
and shopping,
and stuff--
Yeah, that's no fun.
But I still get
to get presents, right?
- Of course.
- Duh.
And a tree?
Uh, yeah.
We found the place
where we get to go
pick out our own tree
and chop it down ourselves.
That's right.
Are you ready
to get your Paul Bunyan on?
Yeah!
Wait, who's Paul Bunyan?
Hey.
- Kristina.
- I'm fine, honey.
- Honey.
- I just--God.
Honey.
My God, honey,
you're drenched in sweat.
I'm good.
I just gotta get some...
- Hey, honey.
- Water.
- Honey, you've got a fever.
- Honey, I'm good.
Listen, Dr. Bedsloe said
we gotta get you
into the E.R.
if you got a fever.
Honey, who are you calling?
I'm going to call Crosby.
I'm gonna get him over here.
We've gotta take care of you.
Hey, Crosby, it's Adam.
Listen, I have to take Kristina
to the E.R.
You gotta get over here,
and watch the kids, okay?
Please tell him not to come.
- All right, thanks. Bye.
- Adam--
All right, he's gonna be here
as soon as he can, all right?
Honey.
Try and lay down, okay?
I'm gonna get dressed.
It's Christmas Eve.
♪ 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 ♪
You should be able to find
it in the kitchen.
If you can find her bunny,
that should work.
When in doubt, find the bunny.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I got her bunny.
Okay, whoa.
Okay, here we go sweetie.
Good, and also, I left
some cheerios up on the counter.
You can give her some cheerios
if you want.
- It should help too.
- I see-I see cheerios.
But not too many, okay?
Because then she'll have
too much sugar,
and you don't want that.
Okay, and how's Kristina?
Is she good?
Uh, you know,
she's doing all right.
They've got her
on some fluids,
and they ordered
a chest X-ray,
'cause they think
there might be an infection,
but they don't have
anything back yet.
- Okay.
- Hey, listen, Crosby.
Don't tell mom or dad
or anybody, okay?
I'm hoping this
is a quick thing.
We can get some fluids in her
and get out of here.
I don't want
to ruin anybody's Christmas.
Okay, well, I don't think
it's gonna ruin anyone's--
Crosby, please,
just don't tell anybody.
I don't want 'em
getting hysterical,
and I don't need dad
freaking out...
- Okay.
- And making a bigger deal
out of this
than it already is, okay?
- Okay.
- Thanks. Bye.
You know, she's too young
to not believe in Santa Claus.
I don't want that,
and you know how old I was
when I found out?
- 26.
- No.
- 27?
- I was 11.
That's not normal.
Babe, I just want her
to have that...
Magical feeling
for as long as possible.
You just--you can't
be innocent forever, honey.
That's the way it is.
Well, but for a little longer.
- Good morning!
- Good morning, Mrs. Claus.
- Hello!
- Enter.
I bring good tidings
for the little ones.
- Look at you!
- Hey!
- That's awesome!
- Come in, please!
Would you like some coffee?
We have fresh coffee.
Oh, God, no.
I'm pretty loaded already.
This is, like, my big day.
Um, how is Ryan?
- He's great.
- Yeah?
That's good.
I'm glad that he's good.
Yeah.
Why?
Yeah, um, just because
the work thing
didn't go well.
What do you mean?
He didn't tell you
about that.
I guess he didn't.
What happened?
I guess just he broke a window
on his first day,
and then he was upset about it,
and so he left, um,
but Joel hasn't been able
to talk to him
since then, so--
I had no idea.
I'm so sorry.
- No, I didn't--
- Hey!
Hi! Hey-oh!
All right.
You know, I'm just gonna
throw them away.
- Nobody wants them.
- No, I want them!
Aunt Jasmine's gonna be here
in a second,
and she's gonna help
with--oh, hey, okay.
- What are you doing here?
- We gotta get this diaper on.
- Oh, hey, Max.
- Where are my mom and dad?
They went out
to take care of some things.
What could they possibly
have to do?
It's December 24th.
Um, you know, they just
had some stuff to do, I think.
But what are they doing?
Spit it out.
That's an idiom.
- Okay.
- It means you should tell me.
Here's what happened.
Um, your--your mom
is in the hospital.
Your dad took your mom
to the hospital.
Ayay, there we go, sweetie.
- Oh.
- Oh, jeez.
It's nothing serious.
Are you okay?
No, I'm not okay.
How could I be okay?
Is--
is my dad gonna be home in time
to take me to the mall?
- To--to the mall?
- Yes, to the mall.
Um, I don't know.
Every year, on December 24th,
we go to the mall.
Is he going to be back home
in time to take me?
Okay, you sit here.
Um, you know,
I don't know
if they're gonna be back
- in time to...
- No, but he has to be back,
because we have to go
to the hobby store,
so I can pick out the train
that runs underneath the tree
at grandma and grandpa's house.
I do it every year
without exception.
Okay, can I make you
some breakfast?
Yes, eggs.
- You want eggs.
- I want eggs.
Okay.
Eggs.
Nora doesn't
have any pants on.
Huh?
Where?
- Over there.
- Oh.
Okay.
Come here, sweetie.
Yeah.
Take her-
oh, no, no,
doesn't have any pants on.
Yeah, I can see that.
Well, get the kid
some clothes,
for Pete's sake.
Hi, Max.
Mmhmm.
Okay, where's Adam
and Kristina?
They had some errands to run.
Why would you lie?
All right,
my mom's in the hospital.
- What?
- My mom's in the hospital.
What's he talking about?
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Mommy!
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Nora, Nora, Nora, Nora, Nora.
- Sweetheart, come here.
- Oh, okay.
Um, Kristina had a rough night
last night,
and her white blood cell count
apparently dropped
because of the chemo,
and so Adam asked me
not to tell anyone 'cause he
didn't want anyone to worry.
What the hell
is wrong with him?
What hospital is--
St. Michael's?
- Yeah.
- Right.
All right.
Wait, wait, hey, hey!
Hey, dad, where you going?
Where you going?
- Here.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna go to the hospital
and see my daughter-in-law.
Okay, no, dad.
Please!
That's exactly
what he didn't want to happen.
Yeah, thanks, Cros.
Okay.
No, no, no, no!
No, Otis,
you can't crap inside!
Mommy, mommy!
Ho, ho, ho.
Okay, we got a good one.
Who's next?
I just want an extra 5x7,
instead of the wallet size.
But an extra 5x7
makes it package "D" --
but I don't want package "D".
Isn't it bad enough
that you're screwing over
all these parents?
You're overcharging
for these crappy photos.
You gotta make me buy stuff
I don't even want?
These are not crappy photos.
This is one of the best
photographers in the city.
You're lucky that he's here
in this place.
Look, I don't have
to buy anything, all right?
I took a picture of the kid
on my iPhone.
- Turned out great.
- That's stealing.
- Hey, what's going on?
- What's going on?
What's going on is you have
a mean elf here.
- And that's the problem.
- I'm not a mean elf.
All I want
is package "C."
I want an extra 5x7
instead of a wallet size.
- I see.
- Which makes it package--
Okay, okay,
but here's what we're gonna do.
First--oh, he's already been
up there, right?
Yes, this is Robbie.
Oh, yeah,
he did some great shots.
He's got that great smile.
That's where he gets it from.
Stop.
All right,
here's what we're gonna do.
We're going to give you
package "D"
and charge you
for package "C."
Thank you.
Yeah, and we'll let Danny
take care of it,
- and let's switch places.
- Why? I'm halfway through.
- Uh, we need you up there.
- Have a nice day.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
Good job, buddy.
What are you doing?
Okay, you've gotta go.
I was in the middle
of a transaction.
You gotta take a break,
all right?
Go get a key made or something.
You are fighting
with each and every one
of these women!
That's the third argument
you had this morning!
Will you just leave
the customers alone?
I am here
on a percentage, all right?
I got it, Santa.
I got it.
- What's going on? What's--
- What
- what's going on?
- What are you talking about?
You gotta stop this.
You think I wanna be here?
What all right?
I don't like lying
to the lady, all right?
This pays my rent for a year.
I know, I know.
I'm trying.
Let's get
through this, all right?
We'll get drunk later.
Just smile, please.
Come on.
Stand here, be nice,
or I'm gonna put you both
in mall jail, all right?
I liked the girl you had
last year better,
a lot better.
I smell the rum from here.
Kristina.
Kristina!
Kri--
excuse me, nurse, there's
something going on with my wife.
- There's an alarm going off.
- Okay.
Can I--there's something
going on with my wife.
- What's going on?
- I'm not sure.
At a blood pressure,
or something.
I tried to wake her up,
and I couldn't do it,
and I called earlier because she
was acting disoriented.
Okay, disoriented
in what way?
Just saying things
that didn't make any sense,
like she was dreaming
or something.
Okay. Mrs. Braverman?
I need a central line kit.
Grab the pacer pads.
Pacer pads, crash cart.
Got it.
What's going on?
Mr. Braverman,
your wife is in septic shock.
- What is that? - It means that
her immune system isn't able to deal
with the infection. When was
her last chemo treatment?
- Uh, it was a week and a half ago.
- Okay, her white blood cell--
- What's going on?
- I don't--dad! What are you doing here?
- I don't know.
- What infection?
Dad, please, can you just
give us some space?
I need a C.V.P. Line.
You'll have to sign for that.
- Sign for that? - Why do I have
to sign for that? Is that dangerous?
- Adam, if she wants to put her on a C.V.P --
- Dad would you just back off, okay?
She said that I had
to sign for it.
I didn't understand why
I've gotta do this, all right?
Adam, I-I really
want to just help.
Well, dad,
you're not helping, okay?
So just go home.
- Uh, excuse me, Dr. Bartlett?
- Uh, yeah?
Can you tell me
how my wife is doing?
Uh, yeah,
she's responding well.
Her kidney stones are removed,
and she's doing much better.
My wife doesn't
have kidney stones.
Kristina Braverman?
She's right there, room four?
Right. I'm sorry, we're
a little short-staffed today.
Well, can I talk
to Dr. Zisk?
He's the head
of critical care, right?
Mr. Braverman,
I promise you,
your wife is getting
excellent care.
We got her
on a strong antibiotic,
and we're monitoring her
closely.
We're concerned about her,
but we think she is likely
to turn around.
Likely.
- What does that mean, likely?
- Mr. Braverman--
Is there a chance that she's
not gonna turn around?
Your wife's
white blood cell count
is still extremely low.
This often happens seven to ten
days after chemo treatment.
Now, there are
many cases, many,
where patients in septic shock
can improve radically
and quickly.
However, I have
to be honest with you.
It can go the wrong direction.
It can sometimes lead
to other organs
in her body failing,
and that's what we want
to avoid.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
So we're gonna
monitor her closely.
We are gonna give her
the best care that we can,
but unfortunately,
there just are no guarantees.
Excuse me.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Aw. Thanks.
Best gift that you've ever
gotten in your whole life.
I believe it.
More cookies.
You know me.
So I went to Joel
and Julia's today.
Oh.
- Uh-huh.
- How are they doing?
Well, uh, they're okay.
Okay. Cool.
Hmm.
Is there something you want
to talk to me about?
What happened?
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Buddy, don't apologize.
It's okay.
It's all right if--
you know, I'm just--
I'm confused, 'cause I thought
you were excited,
and you seemed
like it was going well, and--
No, it didn't go well.
It was--it was a mess.
- Really?
- Yeah.
It was not the right job
for me, but...
- Okay.
- I'm really sorry.
- I handled it completely wrong.
- It's okay.
I do feel like
we should clear this up
with Joel, though.
Obviously, right?
I mean, did you--
did you have a plan
for doing that, or--
A plan?
Like...
You should go now.
They're there.
I mean, you should just go.
Take my car, and go.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah.
Just explain, just, you know--
he's very cool.
- He understands, okay?
- Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
You're right.
- Okay.
- Okay?
Mmhmm.
- I'll see you soon.
- All right.
So I'm not supposed
to tell the little kids this,
but that whole Santa thing
is a sham.
How's that?
Well, first of all,
it's mathematically impossible.
There are 7 billion people
in the world,
which translates to roughly
a billion or so households,
maybe more, and how could one
fat guy in a red suit
and a beard cover that kind
of ground in one night?
And this guy
is definitely not real.
He's got a fake beard.
- Yeah.
- Ho, ho, ho!
Listen, you're my favorite
from that whole tribe of yours,
so I'm just gonna give you
some advice.
We're not a tribe.
Yeah, but here's the thing:
It seems appealing
to be the cynical guy.
It's not.
It's much cooler to be
a "go with the flow" kinda guy.
Yeah, I can't do that.
- Yeah, me neither.
- Thanks Hank.
Jabbar.
We're going to Brookstone.
Let's go to Brookstone.
- Mom, can we go to Brookstone?
- No.
No, no, no, guys, guys, guys.
We've been here all day, okay?
We gotta go to Webb's ranch
to cut down our Christmas tree.
No, Brookstone has
the world's best everything.
- It is way better than a--
- Can we do it after?
You can get a tree anywhere.
You can only get
Brookstone stuff at Brookstone.
We are going to Brookstone.
- Brookstone is awesome.
- Yes, let's go!
All right,
let's go to Brookstone.
Let's do it.
You're awesome.
That was very big of you.
Hey.
Honey?
Oh, I'm so glad you're awake.
I don't feel very good.
I know.
Am I gonna be okay?
You're gonna be okay.
They're taking great care
of you,
and you're the strongest person
I know.
Honey, there's a, um...
What?
There's a file
on my computer...
Okay.
That I made for the kids.
I want to make sure the kids
have it, okay?
Can you promise me that?
Okay, listen to me, Kristina.
Anything you want to say
to our kids,
you can say to them
in person, in our home,
by the Christmas tree.
Okay?
Okay.
I love you.
Hey, buddy, it's me.
Um, just calling to check in.
It's been a little bit.
Um, wondering where you are,
what you're doing.
Perhaps you're in Mexico,
uh, with my car.
Um, but anyway, seriously,
just give me a call back,
or text me
to let me know
that you're okay.
Um, okay.
I'll talk to you soon.
I love you.
Bye.
All right, well, cheers.
Okay.
That day is done.
Really?
There's a lot of vermouth
in there.
That is not a good Martini.
That's what it--
it's one of the ingredients.
Yeah, but it's not supposed
to be, like, half vermouth.
It's, like, too much vermouth.
I could make a better Martini
than this in my sleep.
So that's how bad it is.
So the complaining
from this morning--
I'm not complaining.
I'm just saying
I'm a good bartender.
It's my one skill.
Can you leave me that?
So now it's complaining
and bragging.
Now you're bragging.
There's gotta be a word
for that.
- Pathetic. That's the word.
- Oh.
Well, I am pathetic,
so that's fine.
- No, I'm sorry.
- No, no, no, it's--I am.
- That's horrible to say.
- It's all right.
- That's horrible.
- So I'm horrible and pathetic.
You're not horrible.
You're not pathetic.
- I'm pathetic.
- I'm pathetic.
- You wanna challenge me?
- Yes.
All right.
Uh, I'm sitting in a mall,
and my daughter
is in Minnesota,
and it's Christmas.
You're up.
I'm 42.
Mmhmm.
And I just moved
back in with my parents.
You win.
You win the prize.
You know...
Sitting in a crummy mall
in a terrible bar
with an awful drink,
dressed like one
of Santa's helpers,
and I feel so good.
And I think...
It's because of you.
Well...
I feel good because of you.
- No.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, I'm happy I met you.
I am.
I'm not happy, 'cause...
You know,
I'm never gonna be happy.
I've accepted that.
But...
I'm almost happy.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Oh, here.
Yeah, I, uh,
brought you your computer.
Thanks.
And I brought you some--
some clothes,
you know,
and stuff you might need.
And then I made you a sandwich.
Still like ham and cheese?
Your favorite?
Thanks.
Yeah, well, you need to take
care of yourself, son.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, okay, just, um, please...
Tell her I love her.
- I will, dad.
- Please.
I will.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
And listen, son,
I am so sorry.
No, you don't have to--
You know, I come in here.
I'm frantic.
I'm sorry.
- It's all right.
- Okay.
All right.
Anyway.
Hey, dad.
Yeah?
Could you, uh,
could you stay a while longer?
- Sure.
- I'm sorry.
- No.
- I'm sorry.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
In the right place
at the right time,
I mean, right?
What?
What does that mean?
- Ah, I got no idea.
- What do you mean you're in
- the right place at the--what?
- I got no idea.
No, I just--
ah, it's weird.
It's just a little weird now.
Right? And I get it,
you know.
We're--we were drunk,
and, um, you know,
we work together.
- So...
- Huh.
It's gonna get too weird.
We should just--
you know, let's forget
this ever happened and--
- Um, this is my dad.
- Your dad?
But I have to take it
because it's a family thing.
Hi--hi, dad.
Sarah,
Kristina's gotten worse.
Oh, God.
What--what's happened?
Okay, so we're at the house?
Do you want me to call anybody?
All right.
I'll be there
in like 20 minutes.
Uh, I have to go.
I'm sorry.
It's, uh--my sister-in-law
is in the hospital.
Want me to drive you?
Or you want me to--
Uh, no, that's okay.
No, I have my--
Well, are you okay?
- You all right?
- Yeah.
Just gotta run, so--
- All right, uh--
- Okay.
Ryan, it's Amber.
I'm starting to get
really stressed out,
like I should call hospitals
or something,
so please text me back
right away.
Ryan, are you okay?
What happened?
You scared me!
Why didn't you pick up
the phone?
Are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
Yes, I'm fine.
Oh, God,
why didn't you pick up?
Where were you?
I was, uh---
What the hell happened
to the car?
Well, I...
Well, I was trying
to leave the parking lot,
and there--and one
of the yellow, uh,
pole things that was--
Are you drunk?
- No, I'm not drunk.
- You're drunk!
No, I'm not.
I had a couple of beers.
You're lying to me!
You're clearly drunk.
You're--
- I'm not.
- You're slurring your speech.
You're---
- I'm not drunk.
- I'm sorry.
Can you just explain to me
the sequence of events...
- Yeah. Yeah.
- That you--
you went to Joel's,
and then you decided--
No, I didn't go to Joel's
because I--
You didn't even go?
Huh?
No, I didn't even go.
I just--
- Why would you not go?
- Because--
- What happened?
- The reason I didn't go
is because I want to talk
to him
- when I want to talk to him.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Not because
you're forcing me...
- Why didn't you say that?!
- To make an ass of myself
- on his front doorstep.
- I didn't know!
So you can judge me
even more?
- And I don't want to go.
- I'm trying to help you!
You're trying to change me!
Everything I did,
and now you're mad at--
You're trying to fix me
into something that I'm not.
Oh, please. That's--
- so that maybe I can go--
- That's crazy.
Oh, I am crazy!
I'm sorry!
Stop!
I'm not going
to your Christmas
with your family
so they can judge me
and everyone can think
I'm crazy.
They're not gonna judge you.
I'm sorry
about your freaking car,
and it's my fault!
Ryan, come here!
- Ryan, come back!
- What are you looking at?!
Stop! Stop, stop!
Ryan, come here!
- Nice.
- Whoa.
Oh, it's up.
Here, come up. Let's go.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
What are the doctors saying?
Well, they're
saying that they--
they hope her fever breaks,
and that her white blood cell
count will come up
so her body will start fighting
on its own.
That's what they're hoping for.
- Right.
- But they're hopeful, right?
Want to sit here?
Hey.
Sit with your auntie.
Hey.
You okay?
I just--I can't believe
this is happening.
Yeah.
She's strong, though.
You know,
she's an Ohio buckeye.
She'll make it.
I don't know.
These last couple of days
with Kristina
and, you know, having Nora...
Just made me think
how life is short.
Yeah, uh, painfully short.
I want to have another baby.
I--maybe I'm--
I don't know.
Maybe I'm just emotional and...
Attached to this one.
I want to have
another baby too.
- Really?
- Yeah, really.
Like, pretty bad.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Mm.
You're a troublemaker.
- Look what you started.
- Cookies.
Red or green?
Mom, is it true
there's no such thing as Santa?
Who said that?
Victor. He said Santa's
just a fake guy
in a red suit.
- I'm so sorry.
- Hey, hey, grandson.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Come here a second.
Sit down here.
Hey, uh, granddaughter,
where are you?
You guys, I got, uh--
come on in here.
I want to talk to you
about something
that's really,
really important.
Okay, now, if there's
anybody sitting here
that does not believe in Santa,
I gotta tell you,
you are wrong.
I met him.
Long time ago.
I saw him
with my very own eyes.
Now, if your grandfather,
who is pretty old,
still believes in Santa claus,
I think you should too.
You know,
I was just a little kid.
And we used to go visit
my grandmother and grandfather
on Christmas Eve,
and we didn't have a lot
of money back then,
so we had to take the bus.
But anyway, late one night,
Christmas Eve--
it was turning
into Christmas morning.
It was like 12:00.
It was very dark.
And we were getting on the bus,
and I was taking
the first step,
and out of the corner
of my eye,
I saw something.
Big red suit
and this long, white beard,
and had a sleigh
with reindeer and--
Did you see Rudolph?
I saw Rudolph
and this big bag
filled with presents.
I swear to God, I saw him.
And he winked at me.
- He did?
- Yeah, he did.
Santa...
Is real.
And Christmas...
Is magic.
Christmas brings...
Miracles.
And, I mean, it's easy to say
you don't believe
and, you know,
be called what some people say.
You know, naysayer.
But if you keep looking,
truly watching,
you'll see.
You got that, grandson?
Yes, sir.
Good.
I got it.
- Hey.
- Oh, hi.
Hi, how are you?
Merry Christmas.
And I'm sorry--I know it's
a rough time for your family,
and I don't want to intrude,
and--
Oh, no. Sarah.
Not at all.
- What?
- Thank you.
- What are you looking at?
- I'm--
Hi.
Got a big group
in there, huh?
We do.
How's, uh,
how's your sister-in-law?
Um, we don't know.
We're not sure yet.
- Oh. I'm sorry about that.
- Thanks.
Uh...
I got you this.
It's really nice
wrapping paper.
Yeah, it's nothing.
It was just lying around.
But, uh, open it later.
Do you want to come in?
Have an eggnog?
That might be a little much.
I didn't really mean it.
Just trying to be polite.
Christmas spirit.
No, I'm not drunk,
so I'm just gonna say
this fast.
About what I said before.
Mmhmm.
That we could make this
a one-time thing?
Mm.
Well, if that's what you want,
I'm good.
That's--that's fine,
if that's what you want.
But I just want to, um,
to clarify...
Yeah, that's, um,
that's not how I feel.
I feel pretty much
the opposite.
Yeah.
- Yeah?
- You're not horrible.
That's what I came to say.
You're, uh, you're incredible.
Ah.
Good night.
Oh, it's on?
Hi, guys.
Um, it's mom.
Duh.
I, uh, I figured out
how to use the computer,
so I thought I'd leave you
a little...
So we'll start with Haddie,
because you're the oldest.
Haddie--golly, um,
I am so incredibly proud
of you.
Honey, you are my beautiful...
Strong, smart,
sensitive, lovely angel.
And I know,
no matter where you end up
in this life,
no matter what you do,
you're gonna shine.
Plain and simple.
You have so much
to give this world.
And I know that
you're gonna make a difference
in this world.
Max, buddy...
Wow.
How you've grown.
I'm so proud of you.
How you've faced challenges
and pushed through
and became president.
Buddy, my wish for you...
Is for you to...
Go out into the world.
Step out of yourself,
and let the world see
how beautiful you are
and what an amazing person
you are.
Nora.
Oh, honey, I am...
This is so very hard,
leaving you.
I'm kind of mad.
Nora, I wish that I
could pick you up right now
and hold you
and love you and squeeze you.
Honey, you have to know...
That you have the most--
the most amazing daddy
in the whole world.
He knows how
to take care of us,
and he knows how to love us.
So I say to all three of you...
All three of...
My beautiful kids...
I may not always be with you
the way that I want to be...
But I will never leave
your side.
I'll always be with you.
And I'm so lucky
I got to be your mom.
Please don't take her from me.
Please don't take her from us.
Come on, Kristina.
Come on.
- Jabbar.
- Thank you so much.
I want jabbar.
You need a light.
Whoa!
Ohh...
- Whoa.
- Look at that.
He's going to college.
He's got to...
Yep, rack 'em.
Yes!
These are awesome.
Thank you for this, grandpa.
I appreciate it.
- Yeah!
- Family scarves.
Family scarves.
Wave it around. Whoa!
All right.
I wanna see your fishing rod.
Oh, you want more?
Greedy little girl.
Oh, my goodness.
This is really nice.
Mm, junior mints.
You know it's not mine.
- Uh-oh. No.
- What's that?
This is nice.
Oh.
All right.
Nice.
I'm almost done.
She didn't hear anything.
- Awesome.
- Yeah.
- Nice.
- Wow.
- Oh, open doors.
- Oh, that is so cool.
Jabbar.
Getting it on my face.
Grandpa got it worked out.
Yeah!
- Nice.
- Wow.
- Oh, open doors.
- Oh, that is so--
Hey.
Hey.
Aren't your toes cold
out here?
Amber, I'm so sorry.
I just was so ashamed
and so embarrassed
to go to Joel
and to come
to your family's Christmas.
I don't have
a family like this.
I didn't feel like I'd fit.
You know, I hate the way
I treated you.
You should never be treated
that way.
I'll do anything.
I'lll will, like...
You don't have--
Hang out
with your grandpa more.
Just stop. It's fine.
I want to fix it.
Ryan, I love you.
I'm in love with you.
But...
I watched my mom, like...
Get completely dragged down
by somebody, you know,
who just couldn't even stand
on his own.
And she just threw everything
she had at it,
and it didn't make him better,
and it didn't make her better.
And I just know--
I just know that
that's not how to love.
I think we just need
time apart.
I think that's the only way.
Okay?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I wish there was another way.
I'm sorry.
Hey.
That's the best part.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey, how's she doing?
She doing okay?
So much better.
And her white blood cells?
Her count is coming up.
Her vitals have normalized.
You're saying
she's gonna be okay?
- She beat this?
- With septic shock,
things can turn around
for the better
very quickly.
She needs a day or two of rest.
We're gonna monitor her
very closely.
But, yes, we think
she's gonna be fine.
Good.
I'm gonna give you two
a moment alone.
- All right, thanks.
- Thank you very much.
How are you?
I'm fine.
How are you feeling?
I feel like, um...
A thousand bucks.
I feel good.
That's good.
I feel really, really good.
Thanks for hanging out
with me, honey.
- How are the kids doing?
- They're fine.
They got their presents.
They're at my mom and dad's.
Did Nora get the baby doll?
- She did, she got the--
- The toilet.
- The potty doll.
- She got the potty doll, yeah.
- And Max got his train?
- He got the train.
I was afraid I was gonna
lose you, you know?
Not gettin' rid of me.
Honey, I love you so much.
I love you too.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
Oh. Why don't you say hello
to your daughter?
Nora's calling?
I'm just kidding.
It's Haddie.
Hey, honey.
Yeah, no, I'm--
I feel so much better.
You're getting on a plane?
She's getting on a plane.
Oh, good.
Good, good, good.
Good, good, good.
Oh, my gosh.
Santa.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
- Hi!
- Hello.
- Hi, Santa.
- Merry Christmas.
- Ho, ho, ho.
- Oh, my gosh.
Hey, are you dropping off
some last-minute gifts,
Mr. Claus?
Oh, just a little
something extra
for the ill children.
Oh.
Yeah, I'm heading back
to the north pole now.
Say, did I treat you children
good this year?
- Yes, Santa.
- I love my baby doll.
- Thank you, I love my robot.
- Ho, - thank you.
- How'd you like the sneakers?
- How did you know?
Ho, ho, ho, ho.
There you go.
This is for you and the staff.
I got 14 members
of my family here,
the Braverman clan,
and what I'd appreciate is
if you didn't see
what you are seeing.
Do you see what I mean there?
- 14?
- 14.