Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 5, Episode 18 - The Offer - full transcript

Joel (Sam Jaeger) misunderstands where to pick up Victor (Xolo Mariduena) from baseball and old feelings of abandonment overtake his thoughts. Sarah (Lauren Graham) is anxiously awaiting a response from the ad agency on her final project. Amber (Mae Whitman) tries to talk Drew (Miles Heizer) into taking his life back. Max (Max Burkholder) goes on a class trip and struggles to understand his classmates.

Oh, hey, drew.
You looking for Natalie?

- She's in here.
- I can stay here.

And you're still
gonna go to school and stuff?

Yeah, yeah.

The kids at school
are starting to notice

that Max has his differences,
and he's all alone and helpless.

I'm their
real-estate agent, Karen.

We are gonna get your parents'
house ready to sell.

We're shuttling
our kids back and forth

with these little
roller suitcases.

The therapist told us
we have to set up a routine



and be consistent
with the schedule.

I have this job for surfsport,

and so I wondered
if we could do the job together.

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

Yeah.

Are you able to tell Sarah
how you feel about her?

I think it's good.

It is.
It's good.

Send it.
But I don't know.

I feel like we should
open it up one more time.

No, no, no, no, no.
Just look at it one more time.

Just stop
second-guessing yourself.

It's good. Send it.
Yeah, but I want it

to be perfect.
Hit "send." It's perfect.



No, you said
that nothing's ever perfect.

You said that,
and now, oh--

- nothing until now.
- Now you're saying--

- come on,
we've been over this.

We've seen everything.
It's--it's over, all right?

The fat lady
is taking a bath right now.

How about this letter?

Maybe it should be a little--
oh, oh.

Congratulations.

You just sent
your first major project.

All righty.

I got the rest
of your toiletries, buddy.

Don't forget to brush.

Okay.

Honey, why are
you bringing your boots?

It's gonna be, like,
80 in Sacramento, right?

Yeah, well,
I'm still gonna need them

because after visiting
sutter's mill,

my class is going
to be panning for gold

on the Southern fork
of the American river.

Oh.

The river's been mostly
stripped clean

since the gold rush era,

so I don't expect
to find anything,

but many tourists
still enjoy trying.

All righty.

I'm not gonna enjoy trying
if my feet are wet and cold,

so I'm taking my boots.
I got you 100%.

Well, you can
put them in my bag.

No, I can't
put them in your bag.

Yeah, you can.
I have tons of room.

No, I can't
because your bag isn't going.

Honey, of course
my bag is going.

I'm not gonna
walk around with no clothes.

No, I don't
want you to chaperone.

And so it doesn't make sense

for your bag to go
if you're not going.

Wait.
What--honey, I'm--

- I wish I was
still friends with Micah.

He gets to take an extra bag
because of his wheelchair.

Okay, can you stop
for a second?

Why don't
you want me to chaperone?

I don't know.

I just don't.

Okay.

I'm gonna have
to wear these on the bus.

- Thank you, Berkeley.
- So sweet.

Oh, man, that was...

What is that?

I don't know.

- Drew, it's beautiful.
- Thank you.

I'll be sure
to tell the neighbor

who was singing that
that you said that.

- How you doing?
- Fine.

Good.

- No, I'm--
- Are you stoned?

- No, I'm not.
- You're not?

You're not stoned?
This was just hanging out here?

Hey, you said
that it was in the freezer.

Unbelievable.

Yes, I know where it is.

Drew, I don't care,
but I mean, it's--

it's, like, 11:30
in the morning.

Yeah, it's--
I'm definitely feeling tired.

It's, like, really that bad?

We're at, like,
defcon wake-and-bake?

- What?
- This dramatic situation?

- Oh, my God.
- What?

I'm fine.
I'm fi--I'm doing good.

Why are you here, by the way?

Why am I here?
I live here.

You used to work right now.

You used to go
to school right now.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

- Ha ha.
- Got you.

I've been not going
to some of the classes

that I have with Natalie.

Yeah, I am aware,

which is--
must be, like, every class

'cause I haven't seen
you leave the apartment.

There is a class that I take
that she's not in.

- One class?
- Yes, one class.

Aren't you worried
they're gonna kick you out?

No, they'll--it's fine.
I'm gonna go to the class.

I just don't want to see you,
like, throw away your entire--

- actually, you're right.
I'll go to the class right now.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, talk to me about it, though.

You're bummed about this girl?
Yes. I'm ups-yeah, but--

- let's talk about it.
- It's fine.

No, you're right.
I'm acting dumb.

- You're not.
- I got to go to class.

- Drew.
- I need to be at class.

I'm gonna be late.
You're not going to class.

You're just trying to avoid me.
I'm gonna eat.

I mean, I'm gonna go
to class after I eat, though.

Yeah, okay.
See you later.

Useless.
Blue 68!

Tickle party!
Hut, hut, hike!

Hoo.
Ooh!

Diving catch! T.D.!
Touchdown.

- Hello.
- Oh, yeah,

just let yourself in.
I did knock.

- Oh, I--
- Hi, how are you doing?

- Mom, dad!
- Who are you?

I'm the woman who's gonna make
your grandparents' day.

Jeez, what's all the yelling
about down there?

Ay, yi, yi, dad, you got
to put something else on.

You're gonna scare the baby.
Well, what the hell

do you want from me?
I couldn't find my pants.

They weren't in the drawer.

Hey, Camille.
Where the hell are my pants?

They're in the dryer.
I told you.

- They're in the dryer.
- Oh, hello.

Hello, hi.
Hopefully this isn't a bad time?

No.
No, not at all.

We weren't doing anything.
Zeek, put on some pants.

She doesn't care
if I'm not in pants.

Do you?
I don't care.

If grandpa
doesn't have to wear pants,

I don't want
to wear pants either.

- Oh, boy.
- You know what?

No one needs pants--
it's fine--

not for this amazing news.

I found the perfect buyer
for this place.

Oh.

- We're not even on the market.
- I know.

But another
real-estate agent called

with a highly motivated buyer,

and apparently
this place is exactly

what they're looking for.

But we haven't done
anything yet, obviously.

Don't you want
more than one buyer

to look at it so you can
get in a bidding war?

Sometimes, but in this case,
this guy is serious,

and I think we need to hear
what he has to say.

This could be huge.
Well, we haven't painted.

We didn't fix the windows.
We didn't do anything.

It doesn't matter.
You know what?

Why don't
I bring him over here?

If he likes it, great.
If not, no harm, no foul.

You guys are
really gonna sell the house?

Maybe I should
give them a call?

- Well, what if they don't?
- Who's picking you up today,

your mom or your dad?
I don't know. I think my dad.

I'm sure
he's just running late.

I don't think he's coming.

Don't worry.
He'll be here.

Want to throw some balls
while we wait?

No.
I don't know.

W-what if he doesn't come?

Hey.

Buddy, it's okay.

Someone is coming.
But what if they don't?

Then what do I do?

This is Joel.

Yeah, hey, coach.

Yeah, it's--
it's my day to pick him up.

I'm--I'm actually right here.
You see me?

What?

Oh, crap.
Yeah, I'll be right there.

Yep.

Hey.

- Oh.
- Hey.

- See? There he is.
- Hey, sorry.

Sorry, I went
to the wrong field.

I just misread the schedule.

You ready, buddy?

Let's go.

- Okay.
- I want to go home.

- Yep.
- Come on.

Thanks for staying late, coach.

You're not the first.

All he said was,
"I don't know."

That's all I could get out
of him, was, "I don't know."

Well, it sounds like
he just doesn't want his mom

to go with him
on the field trip.

- Well, honey, I don't care.
- It's not a big deal.

It is a big deal, okay?
It's a long bus ride.

He's gonna spend
the night at a hotel.

He's gonna be around kids

he's not normally around,
you know?

I just want
to be there to help.

You know, it's just--
it's--it's--it's a big deal.

There's gonna be
so many things on this trip

that are gonna be hard for him.

He just doesn't know it yet.

I think that those things
are gonna be hard for him

whether or not you go.

But if I go--
if I go,

I can, you know--
What, fix things?

I can help.
No, I didn't say that.

I said just maybe
navigate things--

- maybe this'll be good for him
to try and fix some things

so he feels like he can do it.

Screw it. I'm going.
You know what?

He's a kid.
He doesn't know what he wants.

He doesn't get it.

He's not a kid anymore,
Kristina.

He's a teenager.
He is a kid.

I think he just wants
some more independence.

We gave him that radius
at the beginning of the year,

which, for the most part,
worked out really well.

I think he just
wants a little more.

I say we give it to him.

I just--I don't know.

He's still
a baby to me, you know?

Look, he wants
to go on his own...

Right?
That is a big deal.

He's growing up.

I say we support him,
don't stand in his way.

We'll see what happens.

Oh, my God, they've been
up there a long time.

Let's just hope
they don't open the hall closet.

It's where I shoved
all the baby stuff.

Well, she said
we didn't have to clean it up.

Yeah, but a house looks
bigger when it's not cluttered.

Oh, jeez.
The house is the size it is.

We're not gonna change that.

He seemed really negative
about the front yard, didn't he?

Well, he called
my barn a "shed,"

said he didn't
like the way it looked.

I don't like the way he looks.

Why don't I make us some tea?

Oh, in our massively
outdated kitchen?

Well, it's not very modern.

Honey, it's perfect
the way it is.

I mean, he told his real-estate
agent he wants to gut it.

I mean, I can't take any more
of this.

When it's not ours anymore.

Do you know
what type of wood this is?

Yeah, I can tell you.
That's oak.

I put that in myself
after one of my sons broke it

when he slid down
the bannister.

That baby survived
30 years of kids and grandkids.

That's not going anywhere.

You got kids, mister...
Spencer.

Two.

Well, I think
we've seen everything.

Thank you so much
for your time.

Okay, if you'd like
to do another walk-through,

maybe check the place out
a little bit,

happy to let you go
through it by yourselves.

No, thank you.
We're good.

Okay, well, I'll just--
I'll walk you out.

Any thoughts there, Spence?

Thank you, sir.

Whew.
Man.

"What kind of wood is this?
What kind of wood is this?"

Okay, we got two lunches.

We got two backpacks
and one classroom salamander.

That should do it.

Who's picking me up
from school today?

It's Wednesday, so your mom's
gonna be picking you up.

What time is she picking me up?

When school's over.
Duh.

Syd. You and your sister
can wait by the wall.

Not me, I'm going over

to carly and Cassie's
after school.

- Does your mom know?
- Uh-huh.

I told her not to pick me up.
Okay.

Yeah, but then she'll think
that I don't need a ride home.

Buddy, she--she knows.
She knows.

How do you know?
You don't talk to her.

We talk.
Come on.

Okay, how about this?
I'll--I'll call her right now.

Hold on. I'll call her right
now,

and you can hear it from her.

We're gonna be late.

Hey, Julia.

I'm just outside
the school with the--the kids,

and we just want to confirm

that you'll be
here afterwards, okay?

Call me back.

- Let's go.
- Okay, we good?

- I don't know.
- God, Victor.

Why are you being such a baby?
Syd, none of that.

Get out of here.

Love you.
Mwah. Bye.

Bye.

Buddy...

She'll be here, okay?

Can you just call her again?

Yeah.

All right. Yeah.
Used the bathroom?

Yeah.

I think
there's a bathroom on the bus

if you need to go.
You've asked me

all of this five times already.

I know.
We just want to make sure.

So who you sitting
with on the bus?

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

I don't want you two
to walk me on there.

- Well, Max, hey, uh...
- Can I have a hug?

We love you.
All right.

Hi, bud.

d High fives all around d

d everything's going down d

d everything's going d

d but you just can't stop it d

Julia.
Hi.

- Lizzie.
- Do you have a sec?

- I'm not sure that I do.
- I'm sorry?

My marriage
is my business, okay?

I'm sorry if that's rude
or blunt or something,

but the gossip has got to stop.

I'm sick and I'm tired of it.

I'm serious.
Of course.

No, I respect your, uh...

Actually, it's
about the cell phone.

- What?
- It's just I know

that we don't have
an official rule or anything,

but unofficially, I thought
we'd all agreed to wait

until the sixth grade
to get them for our kids.

Okay.

It's not
my business, of course,

but now
that Victor has one--

- Victor doesn't have one.

Basically every kid
in the class wants one.

Okay, there's got to be
some kind of misunderstanding.

Mom!

Look at the new phone
dad got me!

Look, it's blue!

Look!

- Hey.
- Hey?

What, that's all I get?

No love for
a successful stalking mission?

Yeah, you found the one class
we don't have together.

Very impressive.
Drew, come on.

I'm here at 8:00 A.M.
for peace talks.

8:00 A.M.--seriously,
who takes an 8:00 A.M. class?

It's absurd.

But I'm here
at oh-dark-thirty

'cause I miss you.

What, seriously?
A shrug?

That's all
I'm gonna get from you?

Yes, I'm pissed at you.

You're pissed at me.
Okay, hey.

Hurt, I get.

Hurt, I can--
I can live with,

but you don't get
to be pissed at me for this.

That you slept with my friend?

- Your friend?
- Yeah.

Seriously, you barely
tolerate Berto.

He is not your friend.
You slept with Berto.

That's worse.

Okay, wait.
Let me just get this straight.

My big crime is that

while we were
very clearly not together,

I slept with somebody

that you just accidentally
happened to live with?

It's so different.
You slept with Berto.

Really mature, drew.

Come on, at least own up to it.

Amy came to town,
and you dropped everything.

You dropped school.
You dropped your friends.

You sure as hell dropped me.

Okay, good talk.
I'm glad we sorted all that out.

And again, so sorry
I slept with somebody

that you kind of, sort of knew!
My bad!

- Anything?
- No, nothing.

Nothing since the last
three times you called.

You got to--
stop calling, all right?

I'm hanging up.
All right.

Just tell me one thing.

H-h-how do I deal with
the waiting and the not knowing?

I don't know.

I got to go.
What does-what does--

what does that mean?
You think--

you think they hate it?
- No.

I think you're
gonna keep calling me

until you hear from them,
which could be days.

Days?

I certainly hope not.

You're ridiculous.
Really, you're ridiculous now.

I'm not ridiculous.
I was sitting in my apartment.

I was driving myself crazy,
so I thought I'd come here.

Yay.
Here I am.

Well, I can't--
you know, I'm doing stuff.

I can't entertain you
or anything.

Who's asking to be entertained?

I'm not asking
to be entertained.

I'm here to entertain you.

I'm gonna sing.
I'm gonna dance.

I'm gonna help you
with these flowers.

Torture me
is what you're here to do.

I don't want you
to touch the flowers, though.

- Just give me something to do.
- You know what?

I got gels.
I can't find the gels.

Remember when you worked here,

when I paid you
to--to--to do all this?

Yeah, find those gels.

I can't find 'em
since you stopped working.

Fine.

What do you think their response
is gonna be, though?

Just don't ramble,

'cause if you ramble,
I'm gonna punch a bird.

I'm not gonna ramble, okay?

I'm just here
to help you and...

You know, I do wonder
why they haven't called.

Wouldn't you just call to say,

"oh, we got the--

you know, we got the email,
and it's looking good"?

Or, you know, "oh, we need

a little more time
to think about it,"

or, like, "hey, we're having
a meeting on Tuesday,

and that's why
we haven't gotten back to you."

I just don't understand
the--the silence.

[Chuckle yeah.

Okay, I'll text you "good night"
later or something.

Okay, sweetie.

Would you--would you--hey.

Tell your dad
to come out here, okay?

Okay, sure.

Dad, mom's at the door.
Hey, buddy.

Oh.

Cool.

- Hi.
- Hey.

The phone.
The phone.

- Yes.
- So...

- I'm sorry.
- You can't do that.

- I know.
- Joel.

He was freaking out yesterday,
and it's all my fault.

- What happened?
- I went to go pick him up,

and I got the baseball
schedule mixed up,

so I went to the wrong field.

So you show up at the cafeteria

with a shiny, new phone
at lunchtime

just to make up
for that mistake?

It wasn't like that.
It's not a bribe.

Listen to me.

He was worried that you weren't

gonna pick him up
that afternoon,

and so I tried to reassure him.

So I called you...
Right.

- And you didn't--
- I called you back.

Texted me back an hour later,

and by then,
he was a total mess.

You couldn't wait an hour
to make this decision?

I know.
Yes, I'm sorry.

Joel, that's ridiculous.

- Joel...
- He feels like

we're gonna let him slip
through the cracks, you know?

And I-I can't blame him,

with the way
we've been communicating.

Like you buying a phone

without talking to me
about it first?

Yeah, right.
Okay, good.

We're on the same page
with that part.

You should
have just seen him, Julia.

He's melting down
in front of me,

and I feel like
all these abandonment issues--

they're coming back up.
- Because you moved out.

He's got--

- let's talk
about the real reason.

He's got your number,
my number,

and your parents' number
in the phone.

That's all he's allowed
to communicate with.

Okay, he was texting with the
baseball team on the way home.

Okay, well,
he's not allowed to do that.

I'll talk to him about that.
You talk to him about that.

You're doing
the parenting right now.

I'm so tired of fighting.

- I don't--
- Can we just stop?

You're not willing to fight
for anything.

- I think he can hear us.
- Okay, fine.

That's real convenient.

I'll see you later, sweetie.

You just give me a call
if you need anything. -Julia...

Amber.

It's time to get up, man.

- Why do I need to get up?
- Because this class--

it's your one
Natalie-free class today.

- Oh, my gosh.
- Get up.

I'm not going to my class.

You have to go
to your class, drew.

It's already too late.
I already missed it.

Drew, it's not too late.
You have to go.

Look, I haven't been making you
do anything, okay?

So the one thing you have
to do is go to your one class.

I'm gonna make
you go to your one class--

- you can't make me go
to my class.

I can make you.

It's my apartment,
and you have to go, okay?

Thank you.
It's very bright.

Jeez.
Drew...

Stop being such a baby
and go to your class.

Oh, my God.

I don't want
to go to class, okay?

I don't want to see Berto
and Natalie.

I don't want to think
about that. Please.

She's always asking me
if I'm okay.

It's incredibly annoying.

All right, I'm sad.

I'm sad about Amy,

and I want to smoke weed
and write bad songs.

Drew, of course.

I'm sorry.
I-I understand.

Here...

I'm sorry that I yelled at you.

No, it's okay.
I'm sorry I poured water on you.

Just go back to sleep, okay?

I just didn't know.

- This sand, it's not--
- Let it go.

I don't even think
I like this font.

It's, like, too sporty.
Let it go, all right?

Just.
I can't let it go.

It's been three days.
I haven't heard from--

they haven't said one thing.

How--how can
you be so calm?

'Cause it's your ass
on the line and not mine.

- Thanks.
- But it doesn't matter.

You can't do anything,
so just let it go.

Oh, my God, I just--

I feel like I'm gonna--
I'm so...

I'm gonna cry.

Not for real, though, right?
You're not gonna cry, right?

If I get bad news, I'm gonna
absolutely start crying.

I'm--

- can't you control that?
- No, I can't control it.

How can I control
my human emotions?

If I get bad news on the phone,
I'm going to start crying.

Maybe he won't use the phone.
Maybe he'll email you.

Great.

I'll just cry
at my email, then.

Nope, nothing.
Nothing, nothing.

Ugh.

It's just--
the waiting is the worst.

But it's good, though.
It's good, so just relax.

- Why is it good?
- Just relax.

Just relax.

Hank?

What?
I mean, you looked disgruntled.

You looked like
you were stressed out.

No, I am.
I am.

I thought you needed
to just--forget it.

Forget it. Work yourself up.
No, thank you.

Work yourself
into a little tizzy.

I just--I don't--
I don't want to give you

the wrong idea, 'cause...
No, we're good.

We're good. You're not
giving me the wrong idea.

- Okay.
- No, we're not. We're not.

We're not good. I do.
I do have the wrong idea.

What do you mean?

There's a million
Bravermans out there, right?

Every corner,
there's a Braverman.

They're like Starbucks,
the Bravermans.

But you come here.
You come to me every time.

Why? Why?

I'm getting the wrong idea.

I got the wrong idea
because you come in here,

and you're vulnerable.

You're--you're needy,

and I-I-I want to be there
for you because I...

Be--

I-I want to be here,

and--and it seems like
you want me to be here.

I do, I do, as...

My friend, you know?

I mean, that sounds so--

- oh, yeah,
all right, okay, okay.

Friends.
No, but-

- hmm.

Ah!

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Ah! Oh.

What does that mean?

"Sarah, can you meet
me tomorrow at 4:00?

Alec."

Oh, my God.
What does that mean?

What does that mean?

Do you think it's bad?

I can't be here
for you anymore, Sarah.

It's hard, you know.
It's, uh...

It's confusing.

I just don't
want to do it anymore.

Mmhmm.

All cash, 30-day escrow,

just below asking.

- Wow.
- d Mm d

- We thought he hated it.
- No, he did not hate it.

He loved it, loved it.

Should I get the champagne?

If he loved it so much,

why didn't he make
the full offer, then?

Oh, well, it's--
it's not that far off,

and it's all cash.

No banks, quick close.

This is an amazing offer.

Well, I mean, it's--
it's easier for you.

Zeek.

There's no open houses,
no advertising.

I mean, I know
how these things work.

Look, um, I say
we take the full ask,

or we don't budge.

I think that we're, both of us,

in a little shock right now,

um, and we just need some time.

Of course, of course.
You know what?

You guys take
all the time that you want.

Actually, take three days,
'cause that's the clock

they put on the offer.
Oh, okay.

But if you have any questions,
give me a call, anytime.

- Okay.
- Okay?

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

Wow.

I proved to everyone that I'm
a force to be reckoned with--

- you think that guy
kind of looks like ed?

The chef?

It's Mr. knight.

Hello?
Kristina, hi.

Uh, so sorry to bother you,

but we've got
a little situation here.

Um, okay.
What's wrong?

Uh, I'm not sure.

We were on our way to dinner,

and all of a sudden,
Max started freaking out.

He was yelling and swearing.

What's going on?

I've never seen him
melt down like that.

Oh, my God.
He freaked out.

What happened?
Did he say what happened?

No, he's--he's calm now,

but he's sitting
in the middle of the lobby,

and I...

I can't get him to move.

Um, can you put him
on the phone for me, please?

Max.

Dude, it's your mom.

She wants to say "hi."

- Max?
- Max, my man.

Just talk to your mom
just--just for a sec.

Buddy?

Uh, I think you'd better
come down here and get him.

Okay, we're on our way.

Thank you.

- Victor?
- Yeah.

Put the phone away, please.

No, I'm texting dad.
I'm allowed to text dad.

- Not at the table.
- It's an emergency.

I left my baseball mitt
in his car.

That's not an emergency.

- I want to text dad.
- Put it away.

Stop it--
get away! I'm putting it away!

Knock it off.
Hey, knock it off, you guys.

How come Victor
gets a phone and I don't?

- Stop! It's not your phone!
- I don't get--

- knock it off!

- Stop shouting!
- Knock it off.

You shout all the time
ever since Victor got here!

It's all your fault!
No-

- everything was good
until you got here.

- Sydney.
- Mom and dad always got along,

and now
they hate it each other.

- Sydney, knock it off!
- And it's all your fault!

I hate you!
Sydney! Go to your room!

- You know it's true.
- Not another word, Sydney!

Go to your room!

When I finished
at Syracuse, that's--

that's when
I decided to come out here

to go to Berkeley
to get my PhD.

And, you know, it's--
it's a very sweet school,

very progressive.

I think you'd like it.

You want to tell me
what happened tonight?

Max?

- My parents are here.
- Hey, Mr. knight.

They're gonna take me home now.

- How are you?
- I want to go home.

You know what?
Why don't you go with him,

and I'll catch up to you guys?

I'm so sorry.
Thank you.

Yeah, we're very sorry
about that.

So, uh, what--
what exactly happened here?

Honestly, I'm not--
I'm not sure.

I think maybe some of the other
kids were messing with him.

It usually doesn't affect him,

but, uh--but something
just flipped in him

like a--
like a switch, you know?

He was--he was screaming

and thrashing around and--
So it was pretty bad?

It was bad.

Oh.

Yeah, you know, he used to have
these really bad tantrums...

- Yeah?
- But it was years ago.

I'm sorry, you know?

I just--I thought
that he was past this stage,

but I guess
it's never over, so...

Uh, all right, listen,

thanks a lot
for staying here with him.

I know it couldn't have been
easy after seeing that.

Max is--is a cool dude,
you know, most of the time.

And honestly,
I'm not supposed to say this,

but a lot of these kids--
they're jackasses.

- Well...
- You know, I-I try to--

I try to step in where I can,
but it's--it's gotten bad.

I think that next year
is gonna be much better.

I really do.

I hope so.

- It will.
- Listen, you're a good man.

Thanks for sitting with him.
Yeah.

All right.
Take care.

Hey, tellEl presidenteI'll
miss him gold-mining tomorrow.

- I will.
- All right.

Ooh.

Hoo, hoo, hoo.

It's chilly.
It's so chilly.

- Oh, yeah, well--
- Here, look what I got us.

Oh.
There you go.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, just snuggle in here.

Snuggle up.
Yeah.

It's really nice by the fire.

Yes, it is.

It's a good fire pit.

Hmm.

Well, what the hell
was I thinking?

I should have built
this thing 30 years--

I mean...

Really?

Can you believe
that we've been here 44 years?

What happened to the time?

The house
was so different then.

There was an oak tree there
where the barn is, remember?

Yeah.

I loved that tree.

Yeah, I know you did.

I was so sad
when it got that...

Dreadful...

What was--
some kind of oak disease, right?

Oak tree disease?

No.

Yeah.

No, the tree
didn't have a disease, Mille.

See, I wanted
to build the barn there,

and I knew you loved the tree,

so I told you it had a disease,
and then I cut it down.

- You did not.
- Yeah, I did.

- Are you kidding me?
- Mm-mm.

Ezekiel Braverman.

The truth finally comes out.

Yeah, I-I've been holding
it in so long too.

- Really?
- Well, yeah.

I mean, God, you know, this guy
who wants to buy the place--

he called
my barn "a shed."

You know,
it's gonna get torn down.

He'll probably
replant some kind

of a scrub oak or something.

I don't know.

What are we gonna do?

I don't know.
I don't know.

I mean, I still want to sell.
That hasn't changed.

But, I mean, it's just so fast.

Hmm.

Now we have Crosby
and his family living here.

I don't know.

Victor's counting on finishing
that car with you too.

I'd hate to take that
away from him.

Mmhmm.

Yeah, I mean,
the offer came in pretty quick.

I guess
there might be others, but...

You know,
there's no guarantee, is there?

So you think we should take it?

Mille, I want what you want.

I want to wait.

We'll put it
on the market in...

Three or four months,

the way we originally
planned to do...

When we're ready.

It's a nice fire, isn't it?

Yes.

It's a good fire pit.

Max.

Buddy--
I said I don't want to talk.

I know you don't
want to talk about it,

but we've been driving
for over two hours,

and I think
your dad and I can help

if you explain
to us what happened.

Can we turn on the radio?

Yeah.

That's a good idea.
We can wait till we get home.

We'll talk about it then.

Why do
all the other kids hate me?

- Honey, nobody hates you.
- They're just idiots.

- Nobody hates you.
- Is it because I'm weird?

Honey, you're not weird, okay?

I think sometimes--
I don't know--

kids don't understand
your asperger's,

and they misinterpret it
as being weird or whatever.

But you're not weird.

You're--you're so smart,
and you're hilarious.

If I'm smart and hilarious,

then why do they hate me?

They...

They don't hate you.

I promise.
Trevor peed in my canteen.

I'm gonna kill him.

He said he did it
because I'm a freak.

I am a weirdo freak.
You're not a freak.

I think he's right.

No, he's an asshole, Max.

He's an idiot.
You're not a freak, honey.

I think I am a freak.

I try to understand them,
but I can't.

Asperger's is supposed
to make me smart.

But if I'm smart, then why...

Why don't I get
why they're laughing at me?

They all do it,
even the nice kids,

even Micah.

And I don't understand why.

I don't understand.

It's okay.
Honey, it's okay.

You're not allowed
to be without a seat belt

in a moving vehicle.
I don't care.

- I don't like being hugged.
- I don't care right now.

- I don't like being hugged.
- I know you don't.

I just want you to listen to me.
I don't like being hugged.

Shh.

I love you, buddy, okay?

I love you so, so much.
It's okay.

Hank?

Hi.
Hey. Hi.

- What are you...
- Well, I just figured, uh...

I don't know.

I figured I should be here
as a friend

in case you cry or something.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

You don't want to be alone
when you cry, right?

We'll go get a drink,
and we'll cry together.

Yeah, good luck.

Hey, wa--
Sarah, wait.

Don't cry
no matter what happens in there.

Just don't--don't cry,
'cause...

The work that you did...

Was phenomenal.

You should be proud of it.

I'm proud of you.

So, no matter what happens,
just know that.

d I don't know who to blame d

d I don't know
if it's all the same d

d but I think you love me too d

d 'cause you say that you do d

Don't even think
about putting that guitar down.

You're embarrassing.

Drew, you have
to play me that song right now.

- I'm not playing you anything.
- It's been in my head

ever since I heard it
the other day. Please.

Through the wall
in the hallway?

- Yes, please.
- I'm not playing it.

Drew, I've done
everything for you.

I've let you stay here.
I've fed you.

I've given you drugs.

Please, the least
you can do is play me a song.

Drew, I feel sad, and it's gonna
make me feel better.

I can't sing also.
You know I can't sing.

Please?

Please, for me?

I'll play it.
You're gonna feel bad for me,

but whatever.
I'll help you.

I'll--I'll figure it out
and sing with you, okay?

All right.

d I don't know who to blame d

d I don't know
if it's all the same d

d but I think you love me too d

d because you say that you do d

d and when I say it d

d it's only with you
that I meant it d

d know that I've got you d

d so know that you got me too d

d 'cause I love you
the way you are d

d no matter what
I'll always want you back d

d now they're gone
and took away d

d I promise you
I will always stay d

d I don't know if I'm
in the right d

d I don't know
if I'm on the right side d

d if you lose
your peace of mind d

d I'll be the one
you can find d

d I love you the way you are d

d no matter what,
I'll always want you back d

d now they're gone
and took away d

d a part of you,
but I will always stay d

d but I will always stay d

It's really good.

All right, bud.
It's time.

We got to go here.

I don't want
this phone anymore.

You can take it
back to the store.

Uh, okay.

Well, if I take it back,
I'm not getting you an upgrade.

No.
You can take it back.

I don't--
I don't want it.

What's going on?

Do you think
if you take the phone back,

mom will stop being mad at you?

Buddy, I'm...

I messed up, okay?

Not you.

I, uh--
I should have communicated more

with your mom,
and that's my fault.

We're just trying to figure
this situation out, you know?

The adults too.

No, but is it my fault
that you and mom got separated?

Absolutely not.

Because Sydney said that
before I moved in with you guys,

everything was better.

Okay, well, first of all...

You didn't just...

Move in with us.

You understand me?

You came to be our son.

That means that...

No matter what happens...

No matter what you do...

For the rest of your life,

your mom and I are
not gonna stop loving you...

No matter what.

Oh, for crying in the bucket.

What part of "no"
does she not understand?

I know.
I know.

You are not ready
to sell the house.

And ordinarily, I'd be very
respectful of that decision.

Ordinarily?

But ordinarily,
I don't get an offer this good.

Jack upped his bid.
We didn't counter.

I know, which is why, I guess,

he, um, came back
higher than asking.

Right there.
Oh, my God.

"Oh, my God" is right.

That would be a record
for the neighborhood,

and it would probably
buy me that vacation to Hawaii

that I've always wanted,
but don't let me influence you.

- Oh, my God.
- This can't be right.

It's totally right,

and you got
a lot of thinking to do.

You got three days.

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