Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 4, Episode 9 - You Can't Always Get What You Want - full transcript

Max vetoes the student council's plans to have a school dance. Julia isn't excited about Joels plan to return to work. Mark and Sarah's plans to spend a weekend in Napa are thwarted when Hank asks Sarah to help him resolve his ex-wife/daughter issues that same weekend in L.A. A neighbor of the Luncheonette complains to Crosby about their clients taking up parking spaces and making noise. Amber becomes increasing worried about Ryan's depression.

I walked in on drew and Amy
having sex this morning.

I didn't even know
you had a daughter.

I do. Her mom
makes it kind of tough.

She only lets her come up
from L.A. once a month.

You're really invested
in my employment situation.

If makes you feel better
about yourself.

- It's a funeral...
guys from my old unit.

Your friend...
He killed himself, didn't he?

Yeah.

I'm running
for student council president.

- How did Max do?
- He won.



Our son is the new president
at cedar knoll middle school.

God help us all.

Okay, now, there is one
last order of business.

We should talk
about the school dance.

A dance is unnecessary.

We're using the budget
to get another vending machine.

Max, can we drop
the vending machine

for just a second?

- No.
- We always have a dance.

- Not this year.
- Mr. Mason.

Max, we have submitted
your strongly worded proposal

to the principal.
Right.

In the meantime, Courtney
brings up a possible activity

for the student council
to fund.



Do we want to fund a dance?

- No.
- Of course.

Okay, Max, everybody
in this room

wants to have a dance, okay?
Except for me.

And I'm the president,
and that's all that matters.

Okay, how about this?

How about all in favor of having
a dance, raise your hand?

Majority rules.
I veto.

Oh, God.

- Max, it doesn't work that way.
- The president has veto power.

We learned that in your class.

Max, that's the president
of the United States of America.

And this school
is in America.

I veto the dance.
Veto!

Veto. Veto. Veto.

Oh, my God.

Is that the pasta maker
we got from our wedding?

I liberated it
from the bottom cupboard.

Wow.
I'm impressed.

And now I'm thinking
we should start a garden

in the back with the kids
in the spring...

- Wow. Okay.
- And have tomatoes and basil.

- Sure. Yeah.
- They would love it, right?

We'll live off
the fat of the land.

You know, get off the grid.
It's good, honey.

Hey, I wanted to talk to you
about something.

Um, do you remember
Carl Wright?

Yes, the guy that does
all the commercial work.

Yeah, exactly.

So he's on the verge
of taking on,

you know, more than
he can handle.

He's, uh... he's put in a bid
on this just huge job,

and he asked, you know,
if it goes through,

if I'd be his foreman.

That sounds
pretty interesting.

Yeah, Carl's a great guy,
and, you know,

it couldn't have come
at a better time.

We got the... you know,
we could use the money.

Babe, I think right now

is a really important
transitional period

for all of us with Victor,
so he's got to be the priority.

Yeah, yeah.
No, of course.

Of course, but, you know,

I just figured this could be
great for everybody.

I mean, you always said
you wanted to be a...

you know, have a chance to just
stay at home and be a mom,

and now you can be.

Sounds great.

Yeah.

Oh, nice place
to have a wedding.

I know.
Can you believe it?

They're basically renting out
all of napa.

- Ooh, pretty.
- Yep.

Go back to the spa, though.

Okay.

You can get that.

Uh-oh.

Who is it?

Hello?

Ha... it's Hank.
- Hank, yeah.

It's 1:00 in the morning.
- I'm sor...

I don't know.
He's bombed.

Oh! Why...
how'd you get there?

Oh, Hank, can't you call a cab?

A cab!

A t... oh, God.

Um, okay.

Um, I guess so.

Look, Hank,
just stay there, okay?

Stay there.
Good-bye.

Oh, my God...
drunk mess.

Can't even figure out
how to call a cab.

I'm just gonna get him
and take him...

- he didn't have anyone else
he could call?

I guess not.

I mean, he could barely
say his own name.

It's a disaster.
It's just...

he's really not far.
I'll be right back.

- All right.
- Okay. I love you.

All right, I love you too.
All right.

- Okay, you got to...
you got to keep going.

I thought I saw something
run across right there.

What do you mean,
like a mouse or something?

I don't know.
It might have been, like, a...

Leprechaun or something.

I used to have a rat.
- Uh-huh.

God, my wife is such a...

She's ruining my life, and...
I know.

She's not even here.

She's not even...
she doesn't even live here,

and she's ruining my damn life.
It's horrible. It really is.

Let's just get you to bed.
Let me stop. Let me stop.

No, no, don't stop.
Don't stop, don't stop.

No, no!
I want to rest.

No, please.
No.

Look at how far...
you're almost there.

I hear the ocean.

Mm, I don't think so.

- I got to tell you.
- Yeah.

It's hard enough
for me and Ruby...

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- It's hard enough, um...
- You got it.

And let me get your jacket.
You know, that I live here.

And then she lives there.
Yeah.

And now she's gonna move,
like, 1,000 Miles away.

- Mm-hmm.
I'm sorry.

- What am I gonna do?
- I don't know, Hank.

You got it.
There you go.

Okay. And in.

I'm not even gonna see
my daughter anymore

on the weekends...

- Mm-hmm.

If she's 1,000 Miles away.

I'm gonna, like, see her
every Christmas now.

- Hank...
- And that's what I mean.

Something
will work out, okay?

It's gonna be horrible.

I'm gonna be a horrible dad.

You're not
a horrible dad, ha..

You know,
she didn't even tell me.

She's gonna move...
To Minnesota.

She didn't even talk to me.

She didn't have
a conversation with me.

- I'm sorry.
- At least ask me about it.

Right?
Right.

And now what?

I'm sorry.

She's taking my baby.

- Go to sleep.
- She's taking my little girl.

It's gonna be okay.

Good night.

* 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 *

It's a good resume,
for the most part.

I like "Field Representative."
That sounds professional.

I used to represent fields.

Where do I put this?

I don't... I'm done with this.
- I'll take it.

- Thank you.
- Mmm!

- Whoa.
- Mmm!

Do you want it back?
I'm sorry.

I've been chewing that
for three hours.

Here, let's share it.
You can get half.

Mmm.
Mmm.

It's so lady and the tramp.

Mmm!

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hi! Um, yes.

I'd like to, uh...

Speak with the owner
or a manager

of this establishment.

Oh, okay. Sure.

Uh, well, Adam's
not here right now.

But Crosby's...
- Okay.

- Crosby I in a session,
but he'll be out soon...

- oh, in there?
I'll sit.

- Excuse me, I'm sorry. No, no...
- No, that's fine.

Hey, hey, hey, you can't
just go in there!

Which one of you
is the owner?

- Crosby, I am so sorry.
- Hi.

Which one's the owner?
The owner?

I am.
Crosby braverman.

- Hi!
- Hi, who are you?

Marlyse.
I'm marlyse.

I just moved
into the building next door.

Okay, welcome
to the neighborhood.

How... what's...
what's the problem?

You know what would be great?

If I could park
in either one of my two...

two... designated
parking spaces

for my building,
that I paid for.

- You're saying someone here...
- But I currently can't,

because somebody is blocking...
- I can move the van.

- Amber can move...
- And they've been blocked

every single time
I've tried to park there...

every time.

And there's constant noise
coming from the alley,

every night,
and it's always after 11:00!

- Okay.
- Yeah, and there's smoking.

Smoking... everybody's smoking
under my window.

It's disgusting.
There's cigarette butts...

- Marlene, I would love...
- It's marlyse.

- It's marlyse.
- It's French.

- Great. So I'd be happy
to talk to...

- it's horrible.
- But let's work this out

when I'm not
with three clients.

- No, I want to talk now.
- Well, I heard you talk.

I will take a list
of complaints.

I would love to hear more
about all the things

- we're doing incorrectly here.
- Yeah, just finish...

"We're all so...
Black leather. Yeah."

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Yeah, yeah.

I've done it, yeah. I've done
the whole conference thing.

Knock, knock.

Yeah, I know that's a cattle
call and all that.

I'm good. I'm okay.
All right, thanks.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Just making sure
you weren't dead.

Just open that for me.

- Who was... ah, ah!

Yeah. Uh-huh.

No, no.
I'll do a booth.

I said I'll do a booth.

I don't know.

Well, I didn't know
there are sizes.

I don't know.

A small one.

Okay, thanks.

Booked on a job in L.A.

So I can go figure out
this thing with Ruby.

That's what that is?
You got a booth somewhere?

- Yeah.
- For what?

Why don't you just call them?

I got to see her.

I got to see her,
and I need a plausible reason

for being in L.A.,
otherwise Sandy's gonna get

all nutty and...
"This isn't your weekend!"

So you booked a job
just to have a reason to go?

Mm-hmm.

Look, I'm gonna
open up, okay?

And maybe get coffee.
Do you want coffee?

I do.
I want a lot of coffee.

Okay, I'll get
a lot of coffee.

Hey, thank you.

Thank you for last night.

I didn't say
anything weird, right?

I'll never tell.

I probably said
a lot of weird stuff.

Whew.
Why'd you call me?

I just... you know, I was...
I was drunk.

I don't know.

- Okay.
- Why'd you answer?

- I'm going to get coffee.
- Thank you.

Hey, so, Victor, you have
your permission slip.

You have to remember to give it
to Mrs. barakiva, right? Huh?

- I know.
- Don't forget this time.

Cool?
Yeah.

Okay.
Love you, sweetie.

- Bye, mama. Love you.
- Have a good day at school.

Love you, Victor.
Okay.

Give me a kiss.

- Julia!
- Hi!

You know, Sean hates it

when I show him an ounce
of affection in public.

Same thing with Dylan.

Yeah. Boys.

Hey, Joel mentioned
you lost your job.

Yeah, um...

Yeah, I'm just
taking a leave, you know.

Anyway...
Hey, we're on our way

to our Wednesday morning
coffee club.

- You have to come... it's
a totally fun group of girls.

- Totally, totally fun.
- Oh.

Emily ziskin, Carter's mom
is part of it.

- Meg, Jerry's mom.
- Yes.

Oh, and, um, you know
Annie draydon.

She does all the bake sales.
Bake sales.

That's right.
Oh, and Pammy...

eight kids.
- Wow.

- Her husband just left her.
- For another man.

Oh, it sounds totally fun,

but I'm...
I have such a busy day.

I'm just running off to...
- We can tell you

about all the teachers that have
a crush on your husband.

The list is long.

Oh, I'm sure.

We never get to hang
with you. Please...

- Please...
- Um...

No is not an option.

Come on,
you're coming with us.

We're parked in the back.
Okay.

So, buddy, we hear you're
quite the filibuster king.

I'm not "filibusting"
anything.

You've been standing
in the way of some projects

that other kids in
the student council want to do.

Your advisor, who says
you're doing a great job

running the meeting's agenda,
is concerned

that every time these kids
bring up this dance,

you just keep saying no.

Yeah, it's called a veto.

Buddy, if you want to be
a successful leader,

you have to listen
to your constutuents.

That's right. It's part
of the Democratic process.

Along with great power
comes great responsibility.

And it's a dance.
It's fun.

All right,
it's a waste of the budget.

We don't even have
the vending machine yet.

It sounds to me
from your advisor

like the majority of these kids
want to have the dance.

- They do. They do.
- So you can save yourself

some trouble and aggravation
by just letting it happen.

I think that's
what should happen.

Compromise.
What do you say?

Fine.

- Great.
- Good.

But I'm not going.

Oh, Max, you're going.

Nope.

Sarah?

Foxy.
Yeah?

Which, uh... which one?
- Hmm, that one maybe.

This one?
That's what I was gonna say.

- Cute.
- Thanks.

Mm.

Is this your wedding costume?

This is my wedding costume
and the costume we'll be wearing

in the suite that I got.

- I upgraded.
- What?

Yeah, now we're
in the Merlot suite.

- Wow.
- I know.

- Where were we...
in the chardonnay shack?

Some white wine.

Now we're in the Merlot suite,
where anything can happen.

Oh, my God, honey.

That's so nice. Mm.

I love you that much...
More.

Oh, you guys, hey, there.
I'm here.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Uh, hey,
dinner's almost ready.

Oh, I just ate...

At Amy's.
Sorry.

- I started heating up your...

- the jar
of your favorite stuff.

- I love that one, but...
- Alright.

Well, uh grandma and grandpa
just called too.

She wanted to know what you'd
like to eat this weekend.

So you should call them back.

I'll probably just, like,
make stuff here.

No, no, no, you're staying
with grandma and grandpa

when we go to the wedding,
remember?

Why can't I just stay here?

No. You're not staying here
by yourself.

We... we've talked about this.
- What do you mean?

You're staying
at grandma and grandpa's.

I don't think you listen
to anything I say.

- For what reason?
- Because you're in High School,

and you're not staying here
by yourself.

Yeah, but when Amber was 17,
we used to stay alone.

Well, I've learned
a few things since then.

Yeah, Amber's crazy,
and I'm not.

I know
you're not crazy, honey.

Does this make any sense?

Please.
Yeah. Yeah.

No, um, it's already set up

to go to your grandparents'
house, so...

All right, fine.

I think, um...

I think my bevels
are getting really good.

Look at that.
That's pretty good.

You screwed up the corner there,
but that's okay.

Listen, get online
and book us a flight to L.A.

Just for this weekend.

Like in, out...
Friday, Saturday.

- When?
- This weekend.

It's this Hollywood
convention thing.

You know, you take head shots
and that kind of crap.

And then I can go straighten
this whole thing out with Ruby.

- But... sorry...
- Yeah, I got a plan.

We do the thing,
and then I'll go talk

to my ex-wife, you know,
without any lawyers.

And I was thinking
Ruby can hang with you,

because you connect with her,
and maybe you'll find out...

- I'm sorry, Hank,
this has to be this weekend?

- Yeah, I-I...
yeah.

- But I-I took off
this weekend.

I'm... I took off
on Friday and Saturday.

I'm going to that wedding
in napa.

Oh.
Oh, that's this weekend?

Yeah.

But you booked a job
for this weekend?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But okay.

All right, you got plans?

- It was... it's in the book.

Yeah, yeah,
I got to get down there,

because, you know, they're gonna
start looking at schools

and everything.

I just... I got to get down there.
But it's okay.

- Well, I-I mean,
I didn't know we had a job.

You know, maybe I...

Can figure out a way to...

Do both.

Yeah, okay. Yeah.

Let me talk about it
with mark.

Maybe we can figure
something out.

- Appreciate it.
- Yeah.

Well, now,
I can see that there's

some big gaps
in your job history.

Yes, sir.

You want to tell me
about that?

Um, I was serving
our country, sir.

I was in Afghanistan
for two tours.

Right.

Well, see, here, Ryan,

I think you should just
tell 'em

you're a self-starter,
that you're easily motivated,

and this thing
about Afghanistan...

just say you were gone,
now you're back,

and that's the end
of the story.

Okay.

- Right?
- Yeah.

Do you know what I did
when I first got back?

What's that?

- Well, I sold encyclopedias
door-to-door.

- Encyclopedia...
w-what is that?

I was just kidding.

Really?
That wasn't that funny.

How do you carry them all?

Uh, yeah, okay.
That's enough.

Sorry.

So, I mean, what are
you gonna tell them

about your lack
of sales experience?

- I'll tell them I can assemble
an m-16 in 35 seconds

in the dark, under fire.

Just kidding.

I don't know.
I'll say, uh...

I really look forward
to this opportunity

and that I'm extremely
motivated... I won't disappoint.

All right.
Atta boy.

You know, that...
you can really assemble

an m-16 in under 35 seconds?

About that.

Boy.

Hi, bud.

Max.
What?

- I have a surprise for you.
- I don't like surprises.

I know you don't like
surprises.

Can I show you something?

- I'm not interested.
- Three seconds. Ready?

One, two, three.
They have collars.

Yes, they have collars
because they're dress shirts.

Okay, that doesn't make
any sense.

They're not dresses.

And I hate that kind of shirt.

- I know that you hate
this kind of shirt, but...

- they're uncomfortable.
- I checked these.

They're really, really soft.

And I was thinking that maybe
you could try one on...

I kind of like the blue one...

and you could wear one
to the dance.

I'm not going to the dance.

I know you said you didn't
want to go to the dance.

I don't want to go
to the dance.

- Max, but listen to me... it's
part of your life experience.

You should go to a dance
at least once.

I don't want to go
to the dance!

- I know that you might feel
a little scared...

- okay, I'm not scared!
I'm not going to the dance!

Don't yell at me.
Don't yell at me, okay?

I did something nice for you.
Hey, guys.

Max, what's going on?
I'm not doing it.

I'm not doing it.
I'm not doing it...

- I got him these shirts.
- Those are some nice shirts.

I'm not wearing them
to the dance!

Okay, well,
you don't have to.

You don't have to go
to the dance.

What?

Whatever.
You know what?

Both of you, just forget it.
- You know, your mother...

hey, honey.
- Forget it!

Hey, hey, hey, hey.
You okay?

Honey, look, why don't we just
pack up the kids...

- he is going
to the dance, okay?

The kid's going to the dance.

Look, we just averted
the student council crisis.

Why don't we just
let this one go?

How was your meeting?

Well, uh,
I have an announcement.

Your dad is gonna be overseeing
the construction

of a super-cool,
huge building in west Berkeley.

Isn't that awesome?
Can we go see it tomorrow?

Can I have one of those hats
with the light on it?

Uh, yes, and soon.
Yeah.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

- This is...
it's really happening.

Deal went through, and,
you know, it all looks good.

I just got to
hire the guys and...

Congratulations.
Wow.

Thank you.

How was, um...
how was your day?

It was, uh, good. It was great.

I made homemade pasta again...

Although the kids have
now told me

that they prefer
the store-bought kind.

And I went
to Wednesday coffee club

with some of the moms.

- Mm.
- Okay.

Yeah.
Like Christine and...

- mm-hmm.
- Okay, how was that?

- S-super fun.
- Mm-hmm.

Can I put parmesan
on your pasta?

Yeah, yeah.

Thank you.

Just a little bit, though.

Well, it needs a lot.

* *

- ...this with you again!
- Is it cosby?

Oh, is this
the recording stu... hey!

- Crosby, I...
- Crosby braverman!

No, no, no.
You can't come in here!

Once again, somebody
from your studio

has managed to block
my parking spaces.

Only this time,
my car is in...

- you think that you're allowed
to barge into my session.

So I can go nowhere!

People pay me,
so why don't you go

out that exit door and leave?

I'm calling
the cops right now.

I forgot. You know
what this is? Call the cops.

Because this is a complaint.

I filed it with the city
against...

- okay, great!
Okay, good.

All right?
Yeah, great. Throw it away.

I got ten more.
And by the way...

Whoever has the mustang,
you're being towed!

You're being towed!
- Are you...

- you're being towed!

I mean, are you kidding me
with this woman?

- I...
- All right, you know what?

Crosby...

How was that?

Crosby?

Don't drink those.

You know this
is all I eat now.

I made this for you.
That's not a food.

Okay, is it safe
if I walk to school alone?

Am I old enough yet
for that one?

- To walk to school by yourself?
- Yeah.

I don't know. Do you have
a buddy you can hold hands with?

Here, I'll sell this.

Great.
Bye.

- Bye.
- See you in a couple.

How can he be mad at me

that I don't want him
to stay by himself in the house

after he, you know...
You know.

If it was totally up to me,

then I probably would've let
them stay here.

You know,
if they want to have sex,

they're gonna find a place
to have sex.

- Oh, no, they're not.
- And they might as well do it

in a safe environment.

No, no, they're not
gonna find a place.

See, this is...
how it works is

I will eliminate
all the available places

where they could
do that thing, and then...

- how do you eliminate
all the places?

One room at a time.

One room at a time.

What time is it?
I have to go.

- It is about 7:00, 7:33.
- You have to go.

I have an extra period
off today.

Hank is just...

You know, so this weekend...

he Springs on me
we have a job in L.A.

All of a sudden on Friday.

- This weekend?
- Yeah. And, uh...

- but he... he knows
about the wedding.

Well, now he does.
I mean, he forgot.

And, you know, really wanted me
to come with him on Friday,

and I... I told him I can't.
- Good.

- But if I went to L.A.
And I did the job, and then...

you know,
there's a bunch of flights.

And maybe I could even get
a flight into Santa rosa,

you know, Friday night
or first thing...

the worst would be
first thing Saturday morning.

- What would you think of that?
- Here's what I think.

I... you know, you told him
ahead of time.

We've been planning this
for months.

I've been really
looking forward to this.

- Me too.
- I took the day off too.

- Yeah.
- I mean, this is, like...

this is our weekend.
- It's our weekend. I know.

I'm sorry I asked.
It's just...

- that's fine. I-I just...
yeah, he...

This is what she filed
with the city.

She calls it
an official complaint,

but it says "Zoning Notice"
on it, so what does that mean?

Let me take a look at it.

What is she trying to pull
with this thing?

Oh, gosh, cros,
let me take a look at it.

In fact,
I will have my colleague

who deals
with municipal complaints

take a look at it for you.

I'm sure it's no big deal.
I want to bury this woman.

I think that I have
a defamation case against her.

She's assassinating
your character?

Yeah, she walked in
in front of clients

in the middle of a session and
started blasting my character.

So, yeah, defamation
does not seem

out of the realm
of possibility...

or maybe a restraining order
or something.

All right, I'm going to give
you my best legal advice.

Okay, what is your best
legal advice?

Be nice.

Do not inflame
the situation any more.

Be nice is your suggestion?

- Do not engage this woman.
- Not an injunction...

Or some kind of seizure...
No, absolutely not.

- Or vacate the prem...
- Do not talk to her.

And if, perchance,
you encounter her,

just be nice to her.

What does Adam say about it?

He doesn't say anything,
because I'm handling this.

I'm gonna handle it
like I handle my business.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

Do you have any milk,
by chance?

Mm-hmm.

Nora's asleep.

- Thank you.
- Yep.

Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- You finished it all?
- I did.

And it was really good.
So insensitive.

My mouth
is so dry lately, so...

Hey...

Can we talk about this dance?

Sure. What do you want
to talk about?

Okay, so let's consider
our options.

- Okay.
- We could reconsider...

Allowing Max not to go...
let him off the hook.

Or we could still push him
to go...

In which case, I want to say...

There will be more dances,
Kristina.

And there's plenty
of time for that.

Come on.

I feel very optimistic
about everything.

I do.

But I also feel like,

and I just want to be honest
with you...

I don't know how much time...

There is.

None of us do, you know?

Mm-hmm.

I don't want to miss out
on any milestones.

That's all.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Thank you.

Come here.

Yeah, Tuesday.

Yeah, listen, you and Farnsworth
can commute.

Yeah, you just get
on the back of his motorcycle.

All right, buddy.
I'll see you then.

Bye.

Mcshane and Kyle,

by some miracle or act of God,

are... are both free
and are starting Tuesday.

That's great.

It is really great.
Thank you for your enthusiasm.

No, you know what?

Honestly, I just can't believe
that you said yes the same day

that we agreed
Victor's our priority.

Victor is our prior...
wait. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, what... is that
what this is about?

We have so much going on

in building this relationship,
and it's fragile,

and you're bailing on us.

Wait.
I'm bailing on the family?

- That's what I feel like!
- Is what what you feel like?

- Yes!
- One of us has to make money!

And I think you should get
your priorities straight.

That's what I'm saying.
Are you kidding me?

Wait. I'm sorry.
I'm not kidding you at all.

I feel like this is...
- I don't understand.

Have I ever... in the history
of our lives together,

have I ever told you
not to take a job

or a case or...
- Well, no, but...

- even skip out on lunch
with the partners?

- No, but that's not...
- Have I ever once asked you

to just not read briefs
while we're on vacation

or dock less hours?
I'm talking about right now.

No, I have never
asked you that!

I have never asked that of you,
because you know why?

I respect you.

I thought that you could work
and still be a parent.

And I wish you could just
pay me that same courtesy.

Hey.

Thank you for, uh,
meeting me out here.

I think we got off
on the wrong foot,

and I would love to start over,
if you're open to it.

I made you a basket here
with some cds

from artists that have
recorded at the luncheonette

over the last 50 years.

And there's also some wine
and local cheese

and crackers and whatnot,
some scones.

Look, um...

I-I would like
to sincerely apologize

for the behavior
of the musicians

hanging out in the...
- You have a lot of nerve...

Coming over here,
bringing a basket of things,

when you've done nothing at all

to address the noise
and the litter

coming from your building.

Do you know how much
I paid for my condo?

- No, how much did you pay...
- $900,000.

Congrats.
900,000? Wow.

I do not pay
a $900,000 mortgage

so I can finance
musicians' parking

and pick cigarettes
out of my plants!

Okay, do you know
where you moved?

To the haight in San Francisco.

This isn't Connecticut.

This place was made famous
by pot smokers

and acid takers and free love
and the hells angels.

You're freaked out

'cause you can't get your big,
cumbersome range rover

in and out
of your parking spot?

Are you kidding me?
You need to move!

- Get away from my property!
- Okay, I will, I will.

- Also, by the way...
- What?

- Oh, very classy.
- Don't have any use for those.

No, but take the wine.

- I will!
- God knows you don't make

enough money
to buy your own bottle.

Hey.

What's up? Hey.

I got coffee and, um,
lemon poppy seed muffins.

Do you want one?

From who, the weird guy
with the glasses?

- No, from the other place.
- The good place?

You went out of your way.
It's not out of the way.

- It's, like, half a mile.
- It's, like, a couple blocks.

At least a quarter of a mile.

All right,
I went out of my way.

Thank you.
Cool.

I might just eat the top again.
You know how that is.

Sure.

I can't go to L.A.

I'm sorry.
I...

- boyfriend said no?
- No.

He's my fiance.
He didn't say no.

It's just not right.
We had this plan.

And, you know,
I can't break it.

No, you're right.

I mean, do you have
to go this weekend?

Do you have a plan "B"?

No, no.
I got to go this weekend.

She already...
my ex-wife called.

She made a-a down payment
on the apartment already.

Where? In Minnesota?

Didn't even tell me about it.
Yes.

How can she do this?
I don't even understand.

How... is she kid...
- She does it. She can do it.

She can just take her
out of the state?

- Yes.
- What does the lawyer say?

The lawyer said
it's a slam dunk.

How can it be a slam dunk
to take a child away...

I don't know.
But that's what she does.

From her father?

I know. I'm sending an email
now back to the guy, but...

This is how she does it!

Ah, I'm just going this weekend.
I got to go.

The rehearsal dinner's
Friday night.

I get it.

I got to...

Don't worry about it.

- Hi, buddy.
- Hey.

- How are you?
- Mwah. Good.

Good.

Hey, so...
How'd the interview go?

It went.

What does that mean?

It means, uh,
guy looks at me and goes,

"Oh, wow, you were
in Afghanistan?

You ever kill anybody?"

Oh, my God, are you serious?

Yeah.
I just looked at him.

I was like...

I mean, I didn't know
what to say.

You know, I just...

And that was the end of that.

Well...
Who would say that?

What kind of idiot?
I mean...

- It's no big deal.
There'll be...

- no, it is.
It's a huge deal.

I mean, after all
you've been through,

to just say something
that's just...

I'm sorry.

- Um, I'm gonna take...

I'm gonna take a walk
real quick.

Well, I'll come with you.

No, no, no, no, no, no.
I'll be back in a little bit.

Ryan, are you sure?

Yeah.

- I do... hey.

I do respect you.

I don't want you to ever feel

anything other than that
from me...

Ever.

Okay.

Okay.

Sorry.

Thank you.

It's just this whole time
since I've left work,

I've been just overwhelmed

or bored out of my mind.

I'm not cut out
for this stay-at-home-mom thing.

I'm not fulfilled by it...

You know?

That sounds so bad.

I'm a terrible person.

Of course you're not
a terrible person.

You got free time
for the first time ever.

So just...
Give yourself a break.

Just...

Maybe enjoy it a little.

- Try to enjoy it a little?
- Right.

Max.

I have a book for you

about world war ii
fighter pilots

that you have not read.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Putting together a fighter?

Yep.

Hey, did you think anymore
about that dance?

I'm not going.

Your mom really wants
to see you go.

And because she's sick, we're
gonna do some things for her

that we don't always want to.

It's just part
of being grown up...

Doing something
for somebody else,

doing things for other people.

I don't like doing things
for other people.

It's hard for you to think
about other people.

I know that.

But I need you to,

just this once.

I want you to go to this dance
for your mom.

And that's just the way it is.

Did you hear me?

Yeah, I heard you.

And you're going to go
to the dance?

Mm-hmm.

Is that a yes?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

You said and I'm quoting:

"That it's probably no big deal."

But this looks
like a big deal.

Yes, I cannot classify it
as no big deal.

Well, how do you classify it?
What does this mean?

- Cros, this building
was built...

- this historic landmark
building?

Yes, this historic
landmark building

was built
in a residential zone.

And I have no idea how it hasn't
come up until now, but...

- well, isn't there, like,
a statute of something,

or eminent do...
I mean, we've been here forever.

That does work in your favor,
and you do have a case.

But angry neighbor lady does
have a leg to stand on here.

Oh, my God, this is not
happening to me right now.

She has homeowners rights,
and she...

She could shut you down.

We cannot put this
on Adam's plate.

I think he has to know
about it.

Yeah, come in!

Is that a protein shake
I hear?

- Uh-huh.
Hey, granddaughter.

You come in here.
How are you?

- Hi.
- Mm. Hi, sweetheart.

- Good to see you.
- Yeah, you too.

So, tell me, how's it going?

How's everything?

- Pretty good.
- Good.

Yeah, um...

Hey, I wanted to...

Um, I-I think you already know
about me and Ryan.

Who?

Yeah.

I just wanted to say

thank you
for introducing me to him,

because he's...

Really great.

Yeah, he's a good kid.

Well, how'd
the job interview go?

Did he land it?

No.

And...

I don't know.
It...

The guy started, like,
asking him

all these rude questions,
like, about his past.

And I tried to talk to him
about it, and it...

I don't know...
it seemed like

I made it worse
or something and...

- yeah.
Well, he got rejected, right?

I mean...
Yeah.

I guess the other thing is...

That I feel worried.

So you know how, like,
last weekend

we went to a funeral
of one of his friends

from his unit?

- Uh-huh.

And the guy
had committed suicide.

And something happened there,

and Ryan got really upset
and...

Um...

It was just scary, and I...

I guess I'm surprised at...

How much it hurts me
to see him in so much pain

or something.

He's been to war, sweetheart.

And war is a place where you...

Where you lose who you were.

And then if you get back,

you don't have any idea
of who you...

Who you are.

And you're scared to death
of what you might become.

Yeah.

I just wish I could help him
or something.

Give it time, babe.

- Okay?
- Okay.

- Hmm.
- Okay.

- Hi.
- Hello.

They didn't have, um,
shrimp this time,

so I got scallops.

Will that be weird?
Oh, no. That's good.

I love scallops.
Good.

Hey.
All right. Hi.

Hi.

- How are you?
- Good.

So, um, look, I...

I just can't figure out, um...

A way not to go to L.A.
On Friday.

But I think, um,
what I can figure out

is coming back that night.

Wait. Wait, wait.
What are you talking about?

Well, this job in L.A....
it's just turn in...

it's turning into this
very complicated thing,

and Hank
does really need me there.

And I... if I...
I checked the flights,

and there's an L.A.X.
to Santa rosa

- that would get me in...
- Wait. I don't understand.

You... you... didn't...
I thought we talked about this.

- We did.
- You... right.

And you were gonna go tell him
that you couldn't go,

'cause we've been planning this
for months,

and you gave him a...
- I know. I just feel like

there might be a way
to split the difference

so that I can be there
for the job

and then also have our weekend.

It's just... it only cuts
into it a little bit.

It cuts it in half.
I don't understand.

He can't live without you
for two days?

I don't totally
understand either.

But it's just... it's become
this very complicated thing,

and I feel
obligated to him to work,

and he's also got this really
messed-up personal situation

- where...
- I don't care!

- Okay, well, I mean...
- I don't care.

I'm just trying
to help somebody out.

You know, we'll still have
our wonderful weekend.

We won't! We've been
planning this for months,

and then he says, "I need you,"
and all of a sudden,

you go and do
what he wants you to do?

No, it's not like that.

- You're picking him up in
the middle of the night, drunk...

that doesn't happen
all the time.

- That happened that one time.
- No, but he... right.

Well, you're putting him
above me.

- No, I'm not! No, I'm not.
- Yeah!

We planned this for months.
You said you were gonna go.

And then he gives you
a sob story, and then you...

- it's just... I'm trying
to do my job too!

This is not a shift
at the restaurant

that I can just take off, okay?
- But you gave him...

- I know, but there
was a complication.

Something came up.
It's work.

- All right.
- And all I'm trying to do

is do both... I'm trying
to make everybody happy.

- Don't... just don't bother.
- No, I want to go.

I'm going to be at the wedding.

Just go to L.A.
You're not.

You're not gonna go
to the wedding.

Don't bother, okay?
Mark, don't say that.

- Seriously, don't bother.
It doesn't... you...

tell him
you're free all weekend.

- Hi.
- Hi, bud.

Just getting
this stuff together.

Hi.

Dad said if I went
for 30 minutes,

he would take me home,
so that's what I'm gonna do.

That sounds like a...

A plan to me.

I like the blue shirt.
It's very presidential.

I know that you, um,
you don't like dances, so...

No, I-I don't.

But tonight
if you get the urge to dance,

I want you to walk up
to a girl,

and I want you to look her
in the eye,

and I want you to say,

"Hi, I'm Max braverman,
your president.

Would you like
to dance with me?"

And if she says no?

In the highly unlikely
situation that she says no,

you say, "Thank you very much.
Maybe next time."

And you walk away.

And if she says yes?

Can I show you?

I'm pretty good.

I haven't done it
in a while, but...

I've got some moves,

you know, from back in the day.

[Soft music play

* *

Okay.
You ready?

You walk up to a girl.

"Would you like to dance?"

Try that.

Would you like to dance?

I would love to dance.

Lift up this arm, okay?

On the shoulder.

There you go.
Relax a little.

Okay?

This arm out.

And you just
listen to the music, okay?

And as you're listening
to the music,

just let your feet move.

There you go.

Okay?

How does that feel?

- Good?
- Mm-hmm.

And smile a little.