Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 5, Episode 12 - Stay a Little Longer - full transcript

I hated Afghanistan.

But at least there,
everything makes sense.

I just feel out of sync
here still.

Well, you're gonna
have to decide

which world you belong in.

I went back, and I reenlisted.

I have a buddy in advertising
who hires photographers.

You would enjoy meeting him.

- Hi.
- This is my friend Sarah.

- Sarah.
- Yeah, Carl told me

that your work is amazing.



I thought that I felt
something from you.

That's what I thought.

I'm married.

Are you having an affair
with ed?

No.

I heard they've been having
an affair for months.

- Really?
- Yeah, I mean, it makes sense.

They're on the sustainability
committee together.

Do you think that was
an accident?

- No one picks that committee.
- I just don't get it.

Joel is
the greatest husband ever.

He's so cute.

- He's so sweet.
- Shh, shh.

- Hi, Julia.
- Hey.



- [Clears throat]
- So...

[School bell rings]

Bye.
Bye, Victor.

- [Laughs]
- Like, maybe she's just--

- pardon me.

- That was awkward.
- Okay.

What do you want to know?
About?

I know you've been talking
about me.

Heard all about it.
So what do you want to know?

[Scoffs] Julia, no.

We're just really, uh, um,
sorry for everything

that's been going on with you.

Nothing's been going on
with me.

I'm not having an affair.

I'm not getting a divorce,
so you can get a life,

if you want to talk
abt maybe something else.

- [Scoffs]
- And don't tell me

that you're sorry,
because you're not.

Okay.

[Doorbell rings]

- Hi.
- Can I come in?

Uh, can I pretend
I'm not wearing pajamas?

Can we pretend
you're wearing nothing at all?

- Come in, Carl.
- [Chuckles]

Uh, so you remember Alec

from that party?
Yeah.

He was asking about you
for a job.

He wants to interview you.

- For what?
- Surfsport.

You ever heard of them?
[Gasps] Yes,

I've heard of surfsport.
I don't live underground.

Well, you sort of do.

Anyway, Alec said
it's some huge campaign.

I told him I thought your work
was fantastic,

and he wants to sit down
with you.

I don't know if I can handle
an account like surfsport.

- Why not?
- Because they're huge.

I don't have the experience.
I don't have the equipment.

I think you'll figure it out.
I mean, the only reason

you haven't done a job
this big before

is because you haven't done
a job this big before, right?

Can I give him
your phone number,

just have him call you?
Sure.

- Good.
- Good.

- See you.
- [Laughs]

Blue 41! Red dog!
Hut, hut, hike!

Hey, what are you doing
in the house?

Hey, hey, hey, hey,
why is there a motorcycle

in our driveway?

Oh, that's Oliver.

Oh, man, I bet he's here
to complain about the band.

They're bickering
with one another.

Here, will you take her?
Why is he coming here?

He looks cool.

Hey.

What's up, Crosby?
We got a bit of a problem, bro.

Mrs. Crosby.
Hello.

- Spawn of Crosby.
- What's the problem?

The band and I
are in a huge fight.

- About what?
- About them being jackasses.

And I'm not gonna play
another song until--

- [clears throat]
- Butt faces.

I will not finish
recording this record

until they apologize to me.

I mean, they're trying
to get in my head,

and there's only one person
in this head most he time.

And so they kicked me
out of the house,

and I don't know
anybody else in town...

[Baby crying]
'Cause I've just been

focusing on my art
this whole time,

so who am I gonna meet?
I know you,

and you can maybe let me crash
for a couple days,

and that would be awesome.
That would be so sweet.

Yeah, a few days is great.

- Oh, nice!
- Just a couple of days.

That'll work, yeah.
A few, awesome.

That's it, and I got to get
the rest of my stuff.

I couldn't fit it on my bike.

So, if you could take
the minivan machine

and we could just do a quick--

- you also need me to move.
Uh-huh. Oh--all right.

You're all I got.
Dude!

You and me--bunkmates.

- Eh, probably not bunkmates.
- I mean,

flashlights
under blankets and stuff?

Yeah, sounds--

- no.

Hey.

Max?

Max.

What's going on?
You were supposed to meet me

20 minutes ago
in the parking lot.

You all right?
Yeah.

Where's the rest
of the yearbook club?

- I don't know.
- Don't know?

What about Mr. Carlson?
Where is he?

- I don't know.
- Okay.

Hey, look who's here.
What's up, Micah?

What's going on, bud?

Max, what was that all about?
I don't know.

That was Micah,
your best friend.

You guys just went by each other
and didn't say anything.

- No, we're not friends anymore.
- Since when?

Max, what happened?
I don't know.

We have to get to Hank's.

[Sighs]

[Knock at door] Hey.

What are you doing here?
You're 1/2 hour early.

Oh, sorry.

It's fine.

Uh, most of your stuff
is in those boxes.

- Okay, thanks.
- You might want to do

a double-check, like, around
the bathroom or something,

because, you know,
there might be some stuff

that I missed, so...

And if you could just leave
the keys on the table,

that would be great.
Yeah.

- All right.
- Are you leaving?

Yeah, I am.
I'm leaving.

I wasn't even gonna be here,

but you came 1/2 hour early,
so...

Do you want to talk
or anything?

It's a little late to talk,
isn't it?

Go ahead, though,
if you have something to say.

It's just--
I-I mean, I may not see you

before I--

what--what's left?

[Melancholy song]

♪ Forgive me

♪

♪ 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

- maybe he didn't see you guys.
- No, he saw us. I said, "hey, Micah."

I could see him seeing us
out of the corner of his eye.

He just kept on rolling.

It doesn't make any sense.
It just doesn't.

When I asked Max about it
all Max said was,

"we're not friends anymore."

I mean, he hasn't been
over here in a long time,

you know, but I figured
they're still friends.

I just feel
like this is my fault

because I used to help
facilitate the playdates

and stuff,
and he was coming over.

Since this election's been
taking over our lives,

it's like--
It might be your fault.

Adam.

Hopefully, it's something
small and fixable.

What if I called his parents?

What if I called them and just
explained the situation?

Maybe they know something
we don't.

They're nice people.
Look, Max is a little old

for us to be calling
his friends' parents.

Well, he's not gonna tell us
what's going on.

It's his only friend, Adam.
He might. Give me a shot.

Let me think about it
for a little while

and I'll see if I can get to
the bottom of it with Max, okay?

All right.

Delicious, amazing.

Mmm.
It really was, honey, so good.

Jabbar, can you
clear the table, please?

- Yeah.
- God.

Family dinner--
this is what it's like.

- It's nice, right?
- I longed for this

my entire childhood.
[Chuckles]

This is, like,
a melange of people,

just from all over the world,
different races,

coming together eating chow.
Norman Rockwell, right?

Breaking bread.
We're breaking bread

with each other.
This is actually happening.

- Yeah, it's gluten-free.
- Even better, man.

This is inspiring.

This is, like,
light bulb inspiration.

I need a piece of paper.
I need some paper.

- You want paper?
- Paper, pen.

Paper, pen, please.
Yeah, honey, I think there's-

hey, Oliver, not to interrupt
your thought process here,

but have you spoken
to the rest of the band?

What's going on with...

You know when somebody
just doesn't get it?

That's my band.
None of them get it.

I just look at them, and I'm
like, "you're so immature.

You're so childish."

They just think
we're making a record.

We're just making a record.
It's not destiny.

It's not my life.

Now I'm depressed.
Well, I understand that.

But sometimes when I'm sad,
I like to go down to the studio

and let it out, you know,
kind of like a release.

You know,
it's kind of cathartic.

Yeah, I see
what you're doing there.

- Yeah.
- What's that?

I know you're not trying
to smoke that in this house.

Oh, no, no, it's not pot.
It's just a little cigarette.

- Got ya.
- Now, this, my friend,

is fine quality Bali shag.

Now, if you're gonna smoke,
don't buy cigarettes.

You got to roll 'em
just like our forefathers did.

- Okay.
- No, don't--

don't tell him that.

First of all,
you're never gonna smoke.

Second of all, you're not
smoking in this house,

so take it outside.
But Crosby and I-

- Crosby--what?
- What does Crosby do?

What are you talking about?
Oh, nothing, nothing.

- Are you smoking?
- No! What?

No, no, no,
I got to go anyways.

- What is he talking about?
- I don't know.

It's okay, I got to go anyways.

I got to visit a young lady,
tuck her into bed.

Mm, maybe you should
stay there tonight.

I'm not giving that lady
the wrong idea.

Come on.
[Chuckles] Of course not.

Anyway, I'm gonna be late,

so you don't want to lock
the door or keep it unlocked,

or else I'm gonna break in.
You definitely won't do that.

We'll choose
the unlocked option.

- See you, fam, love you!
- Oliver Rome is so cool.

You know what I'm thinking
for the holidays?

- What?
- He and your mother

staying here all at once,

bunk beds.
[Laughing]

[Gasps] Yeah!

- Hey.
- Hey.

- How's it going?
- Good. Can I come in?

Yeah.

Thank you.

When you headed out?
Wednesday.

Fort Lewis.
Oh.

Yeah.

- You're flying?
- Driving.

Driving.

Well, it's crappy weather
up there, all right.

Yeah.

It just rains all the time,
just pisses all over you.

Yeah.

The reason I came by was to...

To tell you that I hope
what I said the other night

isn't the reason
why you reenlisted.

- No. No, it's--
- Because I don't want Amber

to think that, you know,
it was me that--

- no, Zeek, it wasn't.

And I'll find some way of
making sure that she knows that.

The military is my life now.

You know, I wanted Amber
to be my life

and Berkeley
and your whole family and...

You know I love her
so much, but...

I don't, uh, know
that I'm good for her.

How is she?
You haven't talked to her?

No.

No, she, uh, she's pretty mad.

Well, you're leaving.

Yeah, I know.
She doesn't want to talk to me.

[Sighs]

That's sad.

I don't know. Okay.

Hey, Zeek.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

You've done so much for me.

Godspeed, Ryan.

- Hey.
- Can you take a minute?

Yeah.

[Sighs]

You know, um...

I've been...

[Voice breaking]
Pretty unhappy...

Since I left work.

And, uh, ed was
going through the same thing,

so...

That's basically
how we became friends.

You were so mad at me
when Victor got held back,

which I-I understand.

That didn't go down right.

But, you know, ed and I
talked about that too,

and that's--
you saw all those texts.

That's what that was about.
We were just--

it was so rough on us.

Joel, um...

Ed got confused

about the nature
of our friendship,

clearly, because...

[Sighs] He kissed me.

You know, and I stopped it,

and he hasn't
tried to do it again.

I thought you--

you said nothing happened.

Well, from my side of it,
nothing happened, you know,

from my--
So...

- For me.
- Where? Where was this?

This was at his house.

I had gone--
You went to his house?

When?
I did. This is-

a couple weeks ago
I went over there

because I started
to get the sense

that he was misunderstanding.
So let me-let me just...

Let me get this straight.
You, uh...

You've been having,
um, a-a...

An emotional relationship
with--with ed,

some sort of emotional affair
with ed...

A friendship.

And then
you go over to his house.

Clearly, he's separated
from his wife,

and you go over,
and he kisses you...

- Yes.
- And when I ask you

about anything happening--

[sighs] I begged you.

I begged you to tell me
if anything happened,

and you said, "nothing."
I said, "nothing,"

because from my point of view...
Why?

It was nothing
and because I didn't want

to unnecessarily upset you.
Why would you think

that that is nothing?

For me, um, um--
from me to him, it was nothing.

[Thud]

[Sobs]

I love the bird.

Oh, yeah,
that was a great shot.

So, uh, tell me, Hank,
any chance you surf?

No. I don't.

I tried it once
and, uh, hated it.

Yeah.

But you don't need to go
to the beach for this.

You know that, right?
Because the beach ones--

you're gonna run
into a lot of trouble

with lens and sand and wind.

Sun's gonna go down--that's
gonna be a big pain in the ass

when the sun goes down.
Right, right, right.

So you wouldn't do
surfing shots for surfsport?

You don't--you don't do that
for this kind of shoot.

I mean--you know, I mean,
between me and you, it's--

you're not doing art here.
You're doing a brochure.

And you got a budget,
and you're gonna want to be

in the studio for this one.

Yeah, this is
really good stuff,

and we'll get back to you
as soon as we know something.

Thank you.

Okay.

[Elevator bell dings]

Hey.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- Hi.
- What are you doing here?

[Chuckles] Nice to see you too.

Yeah. No, I'm--
what's up?

I have an interview.

Where?

- Uh, surfsport.
- Surfsp--

[chuckles]
That's just where I was.

- Oh, my God!
- You're interviewing there?

I don't get it.
Yeah.

I don't have a chance now.
Seriously?

- Yes, seriously.
- How did--

[chuckles] I mean--
- So surprised.

You're bringing
your pictures of dogs, right?

I don't--

- I have lots
of different pictures,

and I have an interview. Why--
No, I know, I know.

But how did you get it?
I don't get it.

- Sarah.
- Who care--

hi!
- Sarah, hi.

- Alec, nice to see you again.
- Good to see you.

Good to see you.
Uh, my brothers

are so excited I'm here.

Well, I'm excited
that you're here as well.

Thanks for coming in.
They are huge fans.

So, I mean, as you will see,
we've made the adjustment

for the step down
from the living room

into the kitchen, and--
but I think all it's done

is just made this view
even more spectacular.

- Love it.
- Oh, good. Great.

Well, we've lost a tiny bit
of space in the kitchen,

but I think that
between the sliding doors

and all this sunlight, it's just
going to feel even bigger.

How many square feet
did we lose exactly?

Uh... Sorry.

6. We lost 6 square feet.
But 6 useless square feet.

I mean, it was
between the refrigerator

and the breakfast bar.
I'm actually standing in it.

You just won't miss it.
And what's the budget change

per unit?

That's--sorry. Uh...

I've got it. Um...

Joel's numbers are totally off
'cause I asked him

to change all the countertops,
so I tell you what--

we'll get you a new breakdown
and a new budget tonight.

Okay?
Sure.

Good. Okay. Come,
I want to show you upstairs.

It's so sexy, this house.
It is just magnificent.

[Doorbell rings, knock at door]
Who is it?

- It's me.
- Ugh.

- How'd you get that interview?
- [Laughs]

What is wrong with you?
I'm just asking.

- What are you doing?
- Can I come in?

- You came over? Yes.
- I'm gonna come in,

'cause this is bothering me
a little bit.

What about the phone?
Just call me.

I'm just wondering how--

you know, I heard you say,
"good to see you again."

When did you see that guy?
I could tell.

I could tell that you were upset
when we were there.

I'm not upset.
I'm a friend. I'm a friend.

I'm a photographer,
fellow photographer,

wondering
how you got in that loop.

I was referred by a friend.

What friend knew him? Who?
I don't get it.

Why do you care?
Why does it matter?

I've been doing this
for a long time.

I'm just wondering how you are
in the same circle--that's all.

I mean, I'm happy for you.

I just don't know
how you got in there.

Carl, who you met the other
night, was my friend who--

- tux guy? Mr. tux?
- Mr. tux.

Really?
Okay, all right, now I get it.

Oh, do you?
What?

[Chuckles] Come on.
Okay, a-come on, what? Get it.

I'm not going out with Carl.

So you're qualified
for that job, then?

I think I am, yeah.

What kind of lens you use
for a sunset?

You don't--I don't have to
pass your little tests, okay?

What lens you gonna use?

What kind of lens
are you gonna use?

Hank, I think it's time
for you to maybe go.

You better be careful,
all right?

Careful with your "game show
host" neighbor, all right?

What are you warning me?
He's not a game show host.

He's a doctor, if you must know.
[Sighs]

Yeah, I know
what kind of doctor he is.

Goodbye.

- Hey, what was that?
- Sorry. I'm so sorry.

It wasn't even a hard question.

It was a basic one.
I know.

I'm--I'm doing
the report right now.

Joel, I've put
a ton of faith in you.

You nearly screwed this up.
That is the prototype.

He doesn't like it,
we have big problems.

Yes, yes, I know.
I'm sorry.

I just--I haven't
been sleeping well lately

and, uh, my--my marriage...
Right.

I hate to say it,
but I don't care.

I don't care about
your personal problems, Joel.

I don't. This is your job,
and it's a big one,

so get it together, okay?

[Door slams]

Hey, Max.

Hey, that's a good picture.
I like that.

No, it's not.
It's all out of focus.

Otis ruined it. Otis sucks.
We need a new dog.

Well, I think we're stuck
with Otis, so...

Hey, listen...

I wanted to talk with you...

About you and Micah.

Why?

Well, because Micah's
your best friend.

No, Hank is.

All right, well,
Hank's an adult, so...

- So? That's not relevant.
- It is relevant.

It's important for you
to have friendships

with people who are
your own age.

And I know that you and Micah
were really good friends,

and something happened.
Did he do something?

Did you maybe say something
that upset him?

Can you remember?

Maybe it's because
he was suddenly obsessed

with basketball, and I told him
basketball is stupid.

Okay, that could be.

He can't even play basketball.
He's in a wheelchair.

- You didn't say that, did you?
- Yeah.

And then it was
even more stupid,

because he said he could play
wheelchair basketball,

which I told him was stupid

because it's not
real basketball.

Okay.

I think that may have hurt
Micah's feelings.

So I think
you should apologize to him.

And I got an idea--

why don't I get some tickets
to a golden state warriors game,

and you can invite him to go
with us--what do you say?

I don't want to go
to the golden state warriors.

- Max, this is important.
- They're not even warriors,

anyway,
they're basketball players.

Warriors fight in wars...
It's just the name...

Of the team, Max--okay.
These guys

just play basketball.
It doesn't make any sense.

For Micah and for me,
I want you tell him you're sorry

for saying those things
and invite him to come

to the basketball game--
can you do that?

Fine.

Great.

I think that Micah's
gonna be very excited

about going
to this basketball game.

That's good.
I like that.

All right, little dude.

Be close attention to the music right
here, this part is pure genius.

[Jaws theme playing]
Is that the shark?

No, no, ,
she thinks the shark's there.

It's the music, man.
It's scaring you.

It's making everything hurt.

You're, like, "I'm gonna die!
I'm gonna die!"

Is the shark gonna kill
that guy?

- What do you think?
- Hey, hey, hey!

What are you doing out of bed?
And what are you watching?

What is this?
Jaws. It's jaws.

Jaw--
TV off, you in bed.

Get up, and let's go.
I couldn't go to sleep!

Well, you better try now.
Let's go.

- But he said it's a classic.
- I don't care what he said.

He's not your mother.
What's going on in here?

And, you, he's ten years old.
You don't show him--

- it's not scary!
- Oh.

You can't show the kid
the horror movies.

What are you doing, man?
Horror movies?

Jawsis a horror movie?
Yes, it's a scary-

it's a scary movie, dude.
- Last time I checked,

it was brilliant cinema.

Just the score
that's freaking you out.

It's a great movie, but--
oh, boy.

You're in this part.
[Movie music and dialogue]

Oh, hey--
I said turn it off.

- Turn it off already!
- Oh, no! Okay!

How many times
is she gonna ask?

[Knock at door]

I got the job.

- You got the job.
- Yeah.

- Congrats. That's amazing.
- Thanks.

It's a little too amazing.

How's that possible?

Uh, did you have anything
to do with this?

Are you the reason I got it?

I'm definitely not
the reason you got it,

but I don't think it hurt.

I mean, Alec's a friend.
This is great.

I was up against some really
amazing photographers.

[Sighs] Even better.

It just feels like
I don't deserve it.

Hey, don't--no, don't talk
about deserving it, right?

You went in, you won the job.
Now you're gonna go kill it.

What if I don't do a good job?

Well, then you'll never
work again,

and it'll look bad for me.
[Chuckles]

Hey, you know what?
Don't second-guess this.

You can do it.

I think go to the right,
and I think there's--

- hey, come on,
we got to go to school.

Where'd you get chips?
Pantry, dude.

Hey, listen to me.
Go brush your teeth.

No, no, no--
we got to get to a save.

We got to get to a save.

- Oliver.
- Oh, good.

- What the hell?
- Great. Okay.

- Hey, what's up, jabbar?
- Hey, Uncle Adam.

- Can you please turn that off?
- No, just let me

get to the end
of this level here.

Okay, you know what?
No more video games.

- No, no, no, no, no! Oh!
- The slumber party's over.

It's time for you
to get back in the studio

and finish the album.
That's right.

[Sighs] What is this,
like an intervention here?

- Yeah.
- That's exactly right,

'cause you've got to get
in the studio

and finish that song today.

- It's not gonna happen, man.
- Yes, it is. It has to.

No, look, I'm working with
a bunch of douches over there.

I'm not gonna finish
this record.

I don't care, man!

You're the front man
of the band! Un-douche 'em!

We've put in time.
We put in money.

We've put an incredible amount
of faith into ashes of Rome...

- That's right.
- And we both need you

to be an adult,
get back into the luncheonette,

record that album.
You can't force creativity!

Have you ever tried
to make something from nothing?

Have you?
Listen to me.

You are contractually obligated
to finish the album.

- "Contractually obligated."
- Yes, unfortunately, you are.

You're putting out
the big-kid words, aren't you?

So you're gonna have
to force it.

- You're gonna contractually--
- Bye, guys.

Have a good day
at school, jabbar.

- I'm driving you.
- Bye, Oliver.

- Later, dude.
- Bye, sweetie.

I hate to say this, but you
can't stay here any longer

unless you get to the studio.

Oh, just on your way out,
you're gonna drop that.

Mrs. Crosby,
you're gonna let him--

- I'm not a part of this.
- Bye, Oliver!

Look, we will see you
in the studio today, okay?

That's right. You got to tear
the band-aid off.

Sure.
I'll be right there.

Micah. Micah.

Micah.

[Sighs] What's up, Max?

I know you like basketball,

and I'm sorry
I called it stupid.

- [Scoffs]
- My dad and I are going

to a golden state warriors game
this Friday,

and I was wondering
if you wanted to come.

The seats are section 115,
row "g," seats 4 through 6.

Also, there will be hot dogs.

[Sighs] I can't.

It's on Friday,
and they'll be playing

the San Antonio spurs,
and there will be nachos too.

Ooh, nachos.
[Laughs]

[Laughter]

I don't want to go.
Sorry.

Is that?
Because we're kind of busy.

[Background chatter]

Up and down.
This is the hat.

Hey, buddy.
Max. What--

what happened?

I don't know.
He won't talk to me.

I didn't get a word out of him
all the way home.

Hey, bud, what's going on?

- I'm going to Hank's.
- No, no, no.

You're not going to Hank's.
It's not your day, is it?

- Hank doesn't care.
- Did something happen?

I don't want to talk.
I just want to go to Hank's.

All right, stop.
Max, listen to me, okay?

You can go if you just
let us know what's going on.

Talk to your mother.
Yeah.

We're not going to
the basketball game on Friday,

because I asked Micah to go
and he said no.

Well, why did he say no?

Did you ask him the way
that we talked about?

- Yes.
- And you apologized to him?

- Yes.
- Told him about the good seats?

I told him the great seats.
I told him the nachos.

I told him hot dogs.
I told him everything.

And he doesn't want to be
friends with me anymore,

because he has new friends
that play basketball,

and they all think
that I'm weird.

Now, I talked.
I'm going to Hank's.

[Sighs]

[Tuning guitar] [Knock at door]

- Hey.
- Hi.

Can I come in?
[Chuckles] Please.

Well, my gosh.

- What?
- Well, I've just never

been here before.
This is it, huh?

[Chuckles] Yeah, this is it.
This is all I've got.

- Can I sit down?
- Please, yeah.

You want some water or anything?
No. Thank you.

Okay.

Uh, I stopped by
and I saw Ryan yesterday.

Okay.

I don't want to talk
about Ryan at all,

so, please...
Yeah.

He's--he's pretty,
uh, torn up.

That's terrible.
Do you know who else is torn up?

Me.
'Cause I got broken up with.

[Sighs] I know...

That if you let this kid go
and you don't say good-bye,

you're gonna regret it
for the rest of your life.

You realize that I didn't
ask him to leave, right?

You realize he broke off
our engagement.

He asked me to marry him,
and then he took it back.

He left me.

But he deserves a good-bye.

What about what I deserve?

What about what
your granddaughter deserves

after I did exactly
what you told me to do,

which was to be patient
and kind and loving and open

and try to stand by him
through everything?

And I did that.
And I know you have

a weird military thing
with him,

but what about me?
Amber. Amber.

Here, give me your hand.

Sweetheart, do you love him?

I don't know why you would
ask me a question like that.

I don't know what
you're trying to say,

but I don't want to talk
about this with you.

It's--it's--
it's not your business.

It's just not.

Okay.

And I didn't even want to go
to the basketball game anyways.

- It's a dumb sport.
- Yeah, I agree. It's boring.

And then the last three minutes
take, like, an hour.

It's a waste of time.

And I also don't see why
it was bad to say

he can't play basketball
because he's in a wheelchair.

It's a fact.
[Phone ringing]

Yeah, hold on,
hold on, hold on.

Hello.

Uh-huh.

Uh, yeah, okay.
Yeah. No, it's all right.

All right, thank--
well, hold on.

Do you mind
telling me who did get it?

Yeah, yeah,
that's what I thought.

Yeah.
All right, thank you.

Oh, you're aunt Sarah--
she's something.

I'm not allowed to talk
about aunt Sarah while I'm here.

- What?
- If you mention aunt Sarah,

then I have to either
change the subject or leave.

All right, you know what?
We won't call her aunt Sarah.

How about that?
We'll just call her, um,

"the competitor."

Anyway, the competitor--
she stole a job from me,

even though
she's far less qualified.

Then how'd she get the job?

She's very, um, charming.

That's not really the word
I want to use.

Everybody likes her.

[Bluesy music plays
in background]

I like you
better than aunt Sarah.

Well, you might be
the only one.

- Everyone else sucks.
- Pretty much.

♪ What's it mean,
Mrs. starfish? ♪

♪ you're lonely like me

oh, hello.

Oh, hey. I'm out.

I'm out by the end of the day.
I know the drill.

I'm out.
Don't worry.

Did you go in today?

Nope. Nope.
[Phone vibrating]

Oh, there's the man
right there.

17 missed Crosby calls.

This man is dedicated.

Did Crosby ever tell you that
I was a professional dancer?

- Really?
- Yes.

That's hot. Are we talking,
like, jazzercise pants,

or are we talking,
like, exotic kind of vibe?

None of the above.

You know, I started dancing
when I was six,

and I wanted to be a dancer
when I grew up,

but as I got older,
I realized that there were...

There were a lot of girls
with the same dream,

and I wondered, like,
why was I gonna make it?

- I totally get that.
- You know?

But I went for it anyway,
because I knew if I didn't

that for the rest of my life,

I would wonder
could I've made it.

I just had to know.

You think that might be

why you don't want to go back
to the studio?

Because once you're done,
it's over.

The album's gonna be out there,
people are gonna judge it,

and there's nothing
you can do about it anymore.

Oh, I know.
I'm not afraid of sucking.

That's not what it's about.
I'm not afraid of that.

What I am afraid of
is just being mediocre.

I just...

I just want it to be great.

You know?
Mmhmm.

That great that you dreamed
when you were a kid, you know?

- Mm-hmm.
- Like, the real deal.

This is all I've ever known
how to do.

This--I literally have
no other skills.

- [Laughs]
- It's not funny. I'm serious.

No, I agree with you.

Look, Oliver,
you got to get it out there.

Otherwise,
you'll always wonder.

[Sighs]

Oh, golly.
She's finally down.

Good.

She was feisty today,
like her daddy.

[Both chuckle]

What you doing?

I was thinking about calling
Micah's parents and begging them

to have him go to this
warriors game with Max.

Well, you know me--
I'm not above begging,

especially
when it comes to Max, but--

- I just don't know
that it's gonna help

what is really going on here.

Well, what do you think
is really going on here?

Max has lost his only friend
at school.

The kids at school
are starting to notice

that Max has his...
Differences.

And he's all alone.

Honey, look, I mean,
I want to fix things for Max

all the time--
you know that I do.

But he's getting older,
and we can't just jump in

and solve his problems
all the time.

He was humiliated, Kristina.

You should have seen him
when he was walking

back to the car
from those kids.

I'm helpless.

And I hate it.

I just hate it.

- Hey.
- Hey.

This yours?

Yeah.

[Sighs]

I'm so mad at you.

I don't understand

why you would do this.

I don't--

I don't understand

why you would leave me.

I don't think
I ever really will.

I think what makes me
the angriest

is that you would go somewhere
that I can't know for sure

that you're safe.

So just, please...

Take care of yourself, okay?

- Yeah.
- And promise me

that you'll come
home safe, okay?

Promise.

I'll be careful.

Okay.

Well, that's...

That's all I came here to say.

- Hi.
- Oh, look at this.

Sarah Leibovitz
is in the building.

Nice. Very good.
So you heard?

- I did hear, yeah.
- Wow.

Listen, I have a question
related to my new job,

but I would like your assurance

that're not gonna embarrass
me or make me grovel.

I don't know if I can do that.

- Okay, I'll talk to you later.
- All right, all right, what?

I won't make you--
I won't embarrass you

or the other thing.

Grovel.
Do not make me grovel.

- All right, I won't. Go.
- Okay.

Um, so I have this job
for surfsport,

and I've realized

that I'm a little short
on certain equipment,

and I need studio space
that I don't have.

And so I wondered if I could--

if we could, you know,
do the job together.

- Just like we used to?
- Except that I'm the boss.

[Chuckles] I don't think so.

Okay. I just--

- um, I mean, look,
forget who's what.

How does that work money-wise?

- Right to the deal making.
- Yeah, I mean, how we gonna--

- I'd pay you, of course.

- Pay me what?
- Your fee.

- My hourly fee?
- Yes.

- You--you would go broke.
- No, no, not that hourly fee.

The hourly fee that you get
after, you know, we--

- I don't have that.
- After the--after--

- see do what I do, okay?
There's--

you can't afford that.
- Oh, my God. Okay, fine,

then we'll split it 70/30.
50/50.

- 50/50?
- We're using my equipment.

We're doing my thing.
Come on.

You told me
you would not make me grovel.

This is embarrassing.
I didn't know

you were talking about money.
[Sighs]

Okay.

All right, but hold on.
But first, I just want--

- oh, my God, what else?
- No, I just want one thing.

I just want you to say

it's not really about
the equipment or the time

or the thing or--
it's about the talent

and the fact that you are in
a little bit over your head.

Say it, boss.

All right, buddy, are you
super excited about this game?

This is stupid.
I don't even want to go.

It's not stupid, and your dad's

totally looking forward to it.
You're gonna have so much fun!

- Okay! Who...
- Yay!

Is ready to rumble?

- I'm ready to rumble.
- Huh? There you go.

Oh, you just gave me
the finger.

- I did.
- Thank you. [Laughs]

- What is this?
- It's a foam finger

for cheering.
[Both cheering]

- It looks stupid.
- That's the point.

Both: Whoop, whoop!
Whoop, whoop!

All right, I have one question
for you, Max, before we go.

Are you ready to rumble

yes. Can you please
stop asking that question?

- No. I can't hear you.
- [Laughs]

Oh, I think I must have
a little wax in my ear.

I'm ready to rumble.

Are you ready to rumble?

Yes!
I'm ready to rumble!

- Whoo!
- All right, there we go!

High one!
[Laughs]

- Yes. Yes.
- I'm excited.

Let's go.

Oh.
Whoo.

- You ready?
- I'm ready.

All right.

- [Laughs]
- Okay, Max.

Both: Whoo!

All righty.

And that is all she wrote.

I'm out of your hair.

- Well, we made it.
- [Laughs] Yay.

I just want to say, like,
living with you guys

the last couple of days has been
life-changing, seriously.

And, Jasmine,
if I ever get married,

and I'm talking years from now,
way down the road...

- Mm-hmm.
- I want a chick that's just,

like, a younger version of you.
But that's not--

you know, fine wine,
like ageless beauty--

- yeah, I got it.
Thank you, Oliver.

Anyway, I'm just trying
to say thank you,

and so I wrote you a song.

- Oh.
- Really?

It's called
Jasmine all the time.

I'm seriously not trying
to move in on your wife here,

but I can play it for you
if you want. I mean--

- no, no, you don't
have to do that right now.

- Yeah!
- I want to hear it, yeah.

Yeah? All right,
all right, all right.

It's gonna be good.
He's good.

This could end up on the album.
All right.

Jasmine all the time.
It's just, like, a piece.

All right.

♪ Just throw away
the clocks for now ♪

♪ it's Jasmine all the time ♪

♪ it keeps Jasmine on my mind ♪

♪ and I'm picking up
the pieces ♪

♪ with every song I write

♪ it's ja-a-a

♪ Jasmine

♪ Jasmine all the time
[Song ends]

[Sighs]

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, I know.

But it's gonna be okay.

Is it?

Hey, look, if I say
it's gonna be okay,

it's gonna be okay, okay?

Okay.

[Laughs]

Okay.

Okay.

[Mellow guitar]

♪ I feel its presence

♪ still enough

♪

♪ it's beautiful

♪ but it changes

♪ it's beautiful

♪

Hey, Joel, I want to talk
to you about something.

I was thinking
that we should try and see

a marriage counselor.

I called around today,

and a couple of them
can take us this week.

No.

No, this week
doesn't work for you, or--

- no, I don't want to see
a marriage counselor

because the marriage
is not the problem.

The problem is you.

Joel, I don't--

I don't know
what you're trying--

this is why I didn't want
to tell you about ed.

You didn't want to tell me
about ed--

- because you're making it
a bigger deal than it is.

It's a pretty big deal.

- Okay.
- It's a pretty big deal.

It's not even just ed.

It's like ever since
you left your job,

I don't even know--
I don't even know who you are.

- I want to fix it.
- I've been wandering

around this house
for the past couple of days

trying to figure out why I'm--
I'm here, why I'm doing this,

and I just think
it's 'cause of those two.

I am so...

[Crying] Joel, don't you think
somebody can help us?

You want to fix it,
and I don't think--

I don't think it can be fixed.

[Sobbing]