Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 6, Episode 7 - These Are the Times We Live In - full transcript

Amber (Mae Whitman) hopes to prove herself as a future mother when she agrees to babysit Max (Max Burkholder) and Nora (Mia and Ella Allan), but the results are disastrous. Sarah (Lauren Graham) comes to Amber's side for support. Joel (Sam Jaeger) and Julia (Erika Christensen) make strides toward a final decision on their relationship. Hank (Ray Romano) has a heart-to-heart with Sandy (Betsy Brandt), who is surprised and moved by how Hank has grown. Meanwhile, Drew (Miles Heizer) is guilted into hanging out with Zeek (Craig T. Nelson), and an unexpected adventure draws Drew away from his studies.

Sarah's a big part of my life.

She's gonna be a part of Ruby's.

Okay.

I hate mom.
She's the worst.

It's so much better here
with you guys.

Amber, it's not that
I don't want you to do this.

You have no idea

how hard something like this
is to do by yourself.

I really like you.

I really want
to make a go of this.

Okay, we need to tell them
we're not getting back together.



You're ready to say that
to them?

Hello?

[Dog whines]

Oh.

Hi. You're out of bed.

There's a scary monster
in my room.

Oh, no, that sounds so scary.

Come here.

Oh, I'll keep you safe.

It's currently 6:00 A.M.

Uh, is it 6:00?
Wow, it's kind of early.

- Mom always gets out of bed
at 6:00.

Dad sometimes hits
snooze four times,

which means he gets out of bed
at 6:24.



Mmhmm.

But mom has problems
with that, and so do I.

- Well, that's good to know.
That's... 6:24...

you are currently the acting
parent because mom and dad

are soliciting donations
for chambers academy

in Sacramento, meaning that
you are responsible for me

and Nora being on
the Alcatraz docks at 10:00 A.M.

Oh, yeah.

Gonna conquer the old fears
and go to Alcatraz today, huh?

It's gonna be good.
Tomorrow.

I meant tomorrow.

We're going
to Alcatraz tomorrow.

I still haven't had coffee,
so...

- we have tickets
for the 11:00 ferry.

All other times are sold out.
I'm hungry.

- You're hungry?
- Don't interrupt me, Nora.

- Okay, it's... it's okay.
- It should take 26 minutes

exactly without traffic, but
I assume there will be traffic,

meaning that you should probably

check the traffic report
on the day of.

All right, well,
we'll check the traffic report.

Though I should
probably do that,

because I do not trust
your organizational abilities.

Evidence... it is currently 6:03,
and you are still in bed.

Well, I have
a different system.

[Exhales]

Oh, boy,
this is what I am talking about.

Beautiful day, open road,
got my grandson here... perfect.

Go ahead...
get in the right Lane.

Get in the right Lane.
Right Lane, right Lane...

come on.
Yeah, huh?

Doesn't she handle
like a dream?

She definitely does.

I want you to feel
that suspension.

Isn't that something, huh?
Yep.

Where am I exiting?

Okay, get in the right Lane.

Get in the right Lane here.

[Indistinct chatter]

Ah, this is beautiful!

Where are we?

We're at big top burger,
grandpa?

Indeed, we are.

We drove to Oakland
to go to big top burger?

Yeah,
I wish there was one closer,

but these are the times
we live in, grandson.

Grandpa, I thought
that we were going

to the doctor or something.

Why would you think that?

Because you
made it sound urgent.

Well, it is urgent.

Your grandmother's got me eating
nothing but grass and twigs.

Yes, because you just
had heart surgery.

[Scoffs] Please.

I can't have you
eating this stuff.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

When I gave you this car,

did you think it came
with no strings attached?

'Cause you're wrong.
All right, fine.

Well, this is the one time,

but you're not getting
a milk shake or anything.

I'm not?

No.

[Laughs]

I'm glad that's so funny,
but I'm...

you can't be eating this stuff.
Wait a minute.

You're making the rules?
You are so...

yeah, I just
drove forever to get here.

You are so adorable
when you make the rules.

Welcome to big top burger.

Why don't you go ahead
and order?

Can I help you?

Okay, you know,
it's got to stay in the bag,

this camera,
when you're on that boat.

Doesn't come out of the bag
until you get to land.

I understand.

I don't care what you see.

If you see a mermaid
popping out...

mermaids aren't real.

I don't got to remind you
how expensive the lens is...

$548.

That's why I'm giving it
to you...

- Yes.
- 'Cause you know.

It's the 28-135
p-class ultrasonic.

That's right.
You... you know the deal.

I'm well aware of its rarity

and its cost and of what
salt water could do to it.

- Salt water is the end of this.
- I understand.

And also, I need it
for a shoot Wednesday morning,

so you got to give it to me
as soon as you're done.

All right?

I'm not confident
in my ability to do that.

Why not?

My caretaker may not have
the proper transportation.

- Who's your caretaker?
- Amber/

[door opens] Well, she can...

well, I'm gonna come by.
I hate my school.

I want to transfer.
Hello, Ruby.

What? What's going on?
What happened?

You have to put me
in a different school,

anywhere but Roosevelt.
Okay?

Chambers academy
currently has openings,

but you have to have a challenge
that makes it difficult for you

to succeed in a traditional
classroom environment.

Do you have such a challenge?

- All right, Max, here.
- No.

- Take it. Go.
- Thank you for the loan, Hank.

- Let me talk to Ruby.
- Good-bye.

- All right, be careful.
- Good-bye, aunt Sarah.

Bye, Max.

- What happened? Come on.
- [Sighs]

- What's going on? Teachers?
- No!

Well, what?
Why do you... you need...

you're not being challenged
over there?

It's not...

- hey, what's his name?
- Whose name?

Jake.
His name is Jake.

Ugh, why are they always
named Jake?

- Who's Jake?
- Or Nick?

I can't see him again.
I don't... I don't know...

well, she should probably go
to a different school.

You know...

what the hell
are you talking about?

What's going on?
She has a thing with Jake.

She can never see him again.
On the other hand, here...

I want to know who Jake is.

Take a walk with me
for a second.

Where are you going?
Am I going with you?

If you leave school,

Jake will know
it's because of him.

Who's Jake?

And think of what that'll do
to his ego, his...

I'm not following.
I'm staying here.

I know,
but I'm not gonna see him again.

You don't want
to see him again now,

but, I mean,
tomorrow you might actually...

[Door closes]

This brings us to the house.

You've both been
incredibly amicable so far,

but this is usually
the tough one.

At our last session,
I asked you to think

about how you'd like
to handle it.

Well,

I think that the fairest thing
to do is to sell the house.

It's a good market.

We'll make a profit.
We can split it, 50/50.

Joel?

Joel?

She can have it.

It's our kids' home.
It's your home.

I want you to have it.

Julia, assuming
you're okay with that...

yeah.

Okay.

That's everything, then.

I can get all this
to your attorney.

She'll draw up
the divorce papers.

You two have been great.

And the hard part is over.

♪ Sorrow and shame ♪

♪ like I've never known ♪

[Elevator dings]
I'll take the next one.

No, it's okay.

♪ Get it right ♪

♪ on the first
or the second time ♪

♪ will the third be
a wasted life? ♪

♪ this is for love ♪

♪ this is for love ♪

♪ that we try ♪

♪ and that we pray ♪

♪ oh, this is for love ♪

♪ this is for love ♪

♪ that we try ♪

♪ and that we pray ♪

♪ 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 ♪

Okay, next question.

If X is the mean
of a random sample of size N

where N equals...

it's like a... a squiggly line
in front of the Y,

and it's, like,
wearing a top hat?

I have no clue.

I've never seen that.
I don't know what that is.

Yeah.

[Laughs] You're gonna ace this.

I have to take this test
in three days.

It's not funny. I don't even
know how to read the questions.

Well, you shouldn't have
an art history major

helping you study.

That's not gonna help you
at all.

I need to know
how to read the questions.

You can't close the book.

Come on,
let's just switch gears.

You have to let your brain rest.

Haven't you heard this?
No.

- Mm-hmm.
- I have 72 hours to be so smart

and take this test.
Mm, you have 68 hours.

You really are bad at math.
Thank you. That's way worse.

[Cell phone rings]
Grandpa's calling me.

- That's like the third time.
- This is a nightmare.

Yeah.
Something could be wrong.

No. I promise you.

Hi, Mr. Braverman.
No, he's right here.

[Whispers] It's your grandpa.
[Whispers] Thank you.

Hey, grandpa.
Hey, drew.

Drew, listen, I got no time
for pleasantries, okay?

I need you over here asap.

We got a big day ahead of us.

Okay, I don't really have time

if you're trying
to go to big top or something.

I'm kind of studying.

This is gonna be an adventure
you will never, ever forget.

Is it gonna take very long?

Because I have a lot of work
that I'm trying to get done.

Oh, I don't know,
couple hours, five or six

at the most, grandson.
[Mouthing words]

Okay, I'll be waiting for you
out front.

Bye.

- Thank you.
- Gonna hang out with gramps?

Five or six hours.

- [Sighs] Okay.
- 12 minutes.

Got all the dog barf
off the bed.

We have 12 minutes
to get outside, in the car,

and on the way. Otherwise...
I don't know what you ate.

- We're gonna be late.
- Are you okay? It's horrible.

Otis is not allowed on the bed.

Yes, clearly,
he didn't get that memo.

Okay, hang on, Max, just give me
a second to focus here.

All right, I got snacks.
We don't have a second.

We have exactly 11 minutes

before we need to be
on the road.

I have sweaters.
I have sunscreen.

Otherwise, we are not going to
make it in time for the ferry.

Okay, I think we're good.
The stroller's in the car...

do you not understand
the time constraints right now?

Hey, I'm taking you.

I'm overcoming my boat fear
to take you to Alcatraz.

- I don't care about that.
- But you're pumped, right?

- I'm very pumped.
- All right, here we go.

You ready to go?
You ready to go? Come on.

Let's go on an adventure,
baby girl.

Okay, guys, here we go.

That's right.
Okay, all right.

You stay here, okay?
You need to hurry.

I know. Hang on.
We're doing great.

Okay, hang on.

Okay.

We have nine minutes.

- Okay, it's gonna be great.
- Nine... nine minutes.

Plenty of time, plenty of time.

Hang on.
[Car beeps]

What's happening here?
Why isn't the car starting?

Do you not have the keys?

They have to...
I mean...

the keys are the one thing
that you need.

Max, I know. I know.
They must be in the house.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

Oh, God.
Oh, God.

♪ You don't know
what it means to be ♪

♪ you don't know
what it means to be ♪

♪ you don't know what it means

oh, God.

Where are the keys?

Where are the keys?

[Grunts]

Okay.

Okay. Screw it.

Okay.

- Where are the keys?
- New plan.

New plan. Jump out. Come on.

We're gonna take my car.
Can't find the keys.

Go shut that door. Okay.

- This is ridiculous.
- Hi.

The traffic app updated.

We're gonna take
a different car.

There is increased traffic
on the 580,

meaning that we have two minutes
to be on the road

if we want to be there on time.
You're doing great.

What do you plan
to do about that?

Max, we're gonna fix it.

Nora's heading into the street.

Nora, Nora, Nora!

Stay, stay, stay... whoo.
What are you doing?

Come here.
Okay, here we go.

Max... Max, get the... get the
car seat out of there for me.

That's not my job.

If you want to make the ferry,
you'll help me.

Come on.
Get it out, quick, quick, quick.

Come on.

This is not on my list
of responsibilities.

Jam it in there.
Let's just try...

- Barely even...
- To keep it together, okay?

You got it, just... that's fine.
Fits.

Come here, baby girl.
Hey.

Max...
Let me go. Let me down.

There's no car...
there's no hooks.

It is now physically impossible

for us to be able
to make it to the ferry in time.

I can't take the baby in there
because there's no hooks.

I don't know.
How can you have a car

that is... that is incapable
of transporting children

if you are
about to have a child?

You are going to be
the worst mother in history!

Let me down.
Let me go. Let me down.

♪ Don't know what it means
to be me ♪

It's okay.

[Door opens]

[Door slams]

[Rock music]

♪ ♪

Why don't the cool guys
like me?

What?
They're not even cool.

That's why.
But they are.

No. It'll change.

Wait till
your 20th High School reunion.

But he gets Phoebe Cates.

No, he doesn...
this is a fantasy.

But if I was as hot
as Phoebe Cates,

he would totally like me.
[Laughs]

First of all,

no one's as hot as Phoebe Cates.
It's the truth.

She was, like,
a freak of nature.

Anyway, this is gonna
be edited for TV.

Okay.
[Knocking on door]

But, again,
this is his fantasy.

- Yeah, yeah. Hey.
- Hey, hi.

Ruby,
you didn't hear me honking?

I'm double-parked.
Oh.

No, you're not supposed
to be here until, like,

3:00, right, though?

You didn't get my text?

I don't have my phone.
I'm sorry.

Well, that's a first.
Come on, sweetie. Let's go.

Get your stuff.
All right.

I can't go now, though.

The movie's... the movie's not
even over though.

We'll watch it later.
We'll finish it later.

Fine.

Sorry, she's in a mood
because of Jake.

Who's Jake?

Yeah, who's Jake?
I don't even know.

Oh, I'm sure
she'll tell you about him.

He's a boy she likes at school.

He's a cool guy.
I get it.

I get the gist of it.
Ruby, come on, sweetie.

Let's go.

- We've all been there, right?
- Okay.

- Yeah, yeah.
- So...

are you... are you watching
fast times at Ridgemont high?

Yes. It's the TV version,
so most of it's cut out.

You're okay with that, Hank,

with our 15-year-old daughter

watching a film...
Oh, he was...

that glorifies
sexual promiscuity?

Ah, that doesn't...
well, Sarah was watching it,

so with her...
Oh, my...

Amber saw it
when she was her age.

It's actually got a lot of
good High School dynamics and...

I think that we have
different parenting styles.

Hmm, wow.
Um...

I just think maybe next time,

when you watch a movie
with my daughter,

it's not a film...
Listen, listen.

Where a girl shows her breasts
to get attention.

- Hey, hey.
- I apologize.

I didn't view it that way
at all. I...

it's okay.
Listen, I got to go.

I got to get that camera
from Max, remember,

for that job tomorrow.

Wow, really?

Oh, yeah.
Get used to that.

Ruby, I'll be in the car.
Okay.

Let's go.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Knocking on door]

- Hey.
- Hi. Um...

- You have a second?
- Yeah, come on in.

Okay.

[Siren wails in the distance]

[Dog barks]

Pretty nice, huh?

I was... I was waiting,
you know,

to figure out, you know,

what we were gonna do,

so I could probably
do some furniture shopping.

- Um, Joel, the house...
- Yes.

Yesterday was emotional,

so I just wanted to give you
a chance to change your mind.

Well, you don't have
to do that.

Joel, we bought the house
together.

- Yeah...
- The smart thing to do

is just take the emotion
out of it and split the asset.

It's not an asset, though,
Julia.

- It's an asset.
- It's a home.

In a divorce,
everything's an asset.

I refuse to talk about it
like that.

We should just be reasonable.

We brought our baby girl home
to that house, Julia.

It's the first safe place
our son ever spent the night.

I mean, heck... the first night
we owned it, you know,

we didn't have furniture,
even electricity.

But we just laid on that floor,

and we talked about the future

and argued about what color
we were gonna paint the walls.

It's not an asset.

It's a home.

And it kills me to walk away
from it, but...

I hurt you.

I hurt you, and I own that.

I get that.

So I don't want the house.

If I can't have you in it,
I don't want it.

I'm sorry.
I'm...

I shouldn't have...

[exhales]

- Hey.
- Hey, hi.

- Hi.
- Max here?

Yeah, he's in the kitchen.

He's kind of freaking out
right now, though.

What's he doing?

He's just freaking out.

We had, like,

a scheduling issue, and he...

you know, he's doing that thing
where he'sicking, and I'm...

I'm relytressed because I...

I feel like I don't know...

Max.

[Sighs] I'll be upstairs.

- What are you doing, Max?
- The ferry left at 11:00.

I was supposed to be
on the ferry,

but I was not on the ferry,

and I didn't get
to take any pictures.

- It sucks. Yeah, it sucks.
- Yes, it does.

But you're gonna get
all worked up just for that?

I cannot help being worked up,
because I am upset.

I am very, very upset...
I see that.

Which is
why I'm doing my breathing

and relaxation exercises.

Well, it ain't working,
obviously.

- I just started them.
- Well...

your camera is there
in the kitchen.

You can get it,
and then you can go.

I see my camera.
I know.

I'm gonna take it.
I'm gonna go.

Not right now, okay?

I'm a little worked up too,
you know.

Did someone promise
to take you somewhere

and then have insufficient
transportation to be able

to fulfill that promise?
No, no, no.

Nothing like that.
You know what?

I'm just gonna walk with you.
Okay.

Sarah and Sandy were fighting.

They're fighting, and I don't
know what to say to them, and...

and I panicked.

Okay, I panicked.

I walked out.

I don't like it
when I can't understand people.

Dr. Pelikan says it's because
it makes me feel isolated.

That's a good word for it...
isolated.

That's exactly right.

But I like being by myself

more than I like
being with other people.

Why is isolated bad?

I like being alone too.

Trust me.

Not a lot of people I like.
I mean, there's a few.

There's a few people
that I like being around.

I like Otis,

my parents sometimes,

and you.

Oh, God, why did I walk out?

I panicked, and I walked out.

Damn it.

So when are you gonna tell me
where we're going?

It's on a need-to-know basis,
grandson.

Come on.
You don't need to know anything.

- You keep saying that.
- Just keep driving.

Yeah, I have this econ test
that I'm studying for,

so I don't really know
how long I can stay here

if it's that much further.

- Economics?
- Yeah.

Oh, heck, well,
then you need a break, huh?

Just enjoy yourself.
Come on, just keep driving.

I'll let you know
when we get there.

♪ The only one to ask is me ♪

♪ ♪

Gosh.

Jiminy Christmas.

This didn't used to be here.

This was wide open spaces.

See forever... I mean,
this whole thing was a field

and had beautiful trees in it.

Wasn't none of this.

Why did we come here?
I don't...

well, my dad...
he used to take me over here,

and we'd go...
we'd go shooting, you know?

So I thought it would be a great
idea to come out here with you.

That's all.
I...

we used to shoot
cans of creamed corn

and have all kinds of fun.

It was great.

I learned
how to shoot here with him.

We came here to shoot cans?

Is that what you're saying?
Yeah, here.

Here, open the trunk.

Let me show you.

Yeah, see, I mean,

I brought the creamed corn
all in there.

I don't know, there's not...

And then I got this 1911...

Really much of anything
out here.

9millimeter colt.
Look at that.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, grandpa...
- Isn't that pretty?

Put it away.
What are you thinking?

I'm just showing you the gun.
That's all.

You can't pull out a gun
in public.

- Oh, for Pete's sake.
- We're on the street.

We're at a liquor store.

Yeah?

You can't have a gun out.

God, I told you that I was busy

and that I had to study
and I have all this stuff to do,

and you bring me out here
to shoot a gun.

You don't even know
how I feel about guns.

It's crazy.

Just get in the car.
Let's go.

[Car door closes]

[Engine starts]

- Hi.
- Hey.

Did you get your camera?

Yeah, I did.

Sorry, I mean, I just...
I don't know.

I panicked and...
you know, how...

what happened?
How bad was it?

We had a tense conversation,

and then... and then she left.

Well, that's good
that she left, right?

No, it's not good, han

nothing got solved.
Well, she's tense.

- It was very tense.
- That's how she is.

Then you left
and made it more tense.

She's tense all the time.
You know what she's like.

- But that's not okay.
- She's irrational, though.

What is she doing?

She's, you know,
yelling about a stupid movie.

Hank, it's not about the movie.

Do you not understand that?

I don't.

I... no, what... what?

Look, she sees me
bonding with Ruby.

She doesn't like that.
That's threatening to her.

She thinks
I'm taking her place.

It's a bigger issue.

Well, then why's she yelling
about a movie, then?

[Sighs]

I should've got it.
I didn't get it.

Okay, I went... I didn't know.
It's okay.

You were fighting.
You wanted me to fix it.

And I had to get out.
I had to go.

So I went... I went to get
the camera, and then...

then it's Amber's crying
and Max is pacing...

- Wait, what?
- So I helped them out.

Yeah.
Amber's crying?

- Yeah, yeah.
- About what?

II don't know.
She's crying.

What do you mean
you don't know?

Didn't you ask her?

No.

[Sighs]

That's not normal, right?

I should've asked her.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna go find out
why my daughter's crying.

[Sighs]

Sorry.
I didn't...

[door opens]

[Door closes]

Well, you know,
there's always olive garden.

- We can always just return...
- No, I don't have my big purse.

It's not worth it
unless you can make out

with 10 pounds
of breadsticks for the road.

That's true.

Or we could just go
at the ten cans of creamed corn

in the backseat.

- Oh, yeah, that's...
- What the hell is all of this?

My big trip with grandpa...

it was to shoot.

Shoot guns?
[Laughs]

What?

Wow, thank you for laughing
so hard at me shooting a gun.

I'm sorry.
I'm just...

I'm, like, trying
to picture you with a firearm.

It's not really clicking.

Well, there's not much to see.
I didn't even...

- do you have a picture?
- No, I didn't shoot the gun.

- Not once?
- No.

[Sighs]

Come on. You could have
humored him at least.

I know, but I was just annoyed.

I told him that I had to study,
and then he took me out

for, like, five hours on a s...

you're being really selfish
about this.

How am I being selfish?

That's selfish of him.

I told him
that I had something to do

and that I was super busy
and stressed.

You remember, I didn't even know
how to read the questions.

Well, maybe it wasn't
about you.

Have you thought of that?
I know it wasn't about me.

Exactly.
It was about him.

- Yes, that's what I'm saying.
- He apparently has some,

like, fond memories of shooting
when he was your age.

I know, but he could've gone
shooting with any one of us.

And I'm super stressed...

well, he didn't want
to go with anybody.

He wanted to go with you,
and he wanted you to love it,

because your grandfather,

who, you know, fyi,
just had open-heart surgery...

maybe he wanted to do something
with you so that in 50 years,

you can look back and have
all these same fond memories

that he had shooting with
his dad when he was your age.

But yeah,
wow, what a selfish jerk.

[On tv] Problem with killing.

Otis.
[Knocking on door]

I like a little killing
now and then.

What's wrong with that?

Hello? Hi.

We're parents now.
We have to set a good example.

Max?

Are you supposed
to be eating that?

Are you supposed
to be watching that?

I'm doing a lot of things
I'm not supposed to be doing.

The system has broken down.
It's amazing.

What do you mean?
Where's Amber?

The dog is eating
ice cream, Max.

Amber?

- We have a child!
- Fine!

Amber!

[Shushing]

What is going on?

Max is downstairs,
having, like, a feeding frenzy

and, like, watching one
of the Chucky movies.

Oh, great.
That's just great.

He said
the system had broken down.

- The whole world has... [Gasps]
- Is she not sleeping?

The one thing that I
was not supposed to let her do

was climb into bed,

and...

but she was, like,
freaking out,

and it was the only thing
that calmed her down.

And then Max just lost it

because I couldn't get us
to the boat in time.

I had...
Boat?

I was supposed to take him
to Alcatraz.

I had everything...

those are big plans to make
with a little one and Max.

But I'm gonna
have a little one,

and I couldn't even get
the car seat to go in my car,

because...
Why not?

Because it doesn't
have the clickies.

- What are the clickies?
- You know, you have to...

it's so easy.
You click them in.

My car doesn't have that.

Well, your car's old.

I can't have a baby

if I can't put a car seat
in my own car.

It's my fault anyway.

I let you watch fast times
at ridgemont high too early.

What?

We'll get you started
with the clicky things,

and we'll take it
from there, okay?

I just thought...

I wanted today to be so fun,
and it just was, like...

you shouldn't be putting
all this pressure on yourself.

They don't start out this age.

They don't start out
as big as Max.

They start out little and tiny,

and they don't talk
or do anything except poo.

You can handle that.

I can definitely handle poo
after today.

And eventually,

you work your way up
to dealing with insanity.

Look, you got her sleeping.

That's all that matters.

I just can't believe
I'm really gonna do this alone.

Excuse me?

You're not gonna do it alone.

Tiny breathing.

[Chuckles]

[Doorbell chimes]

- Hey.
- Hi.

We're still on for 8:00,
right? No?

Yes, we are.

We absolutely are.

I'm... I completely lost track
of time.

Let me put something on.
I'll be right back.

You okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm, um...

yeah?

I just got my divorce papers
today.

Oh, wow, I'm so sorry.

I don't know
what the right thing to say is.

No, it's okay.

I... it's just hitting me harder
than I expected.

Yeah.

But I'm fine,
so let me just change and...

look, we don't...
we don't have to go out.

Really, it's okay.

It's okay
if you want to be alone.

I totally understand.

Uh...

There's no reason anymore
why you shouldn't come in.

You sure?

I just didn't expect it
to happen so fast.

The mediation went so smoothly,
you know?

So all of a sudden,
there's this messenger kid

on my doorstep with the papers,

and as soon as I sign them,

my marriage is over.

[Exhales]

I'm sorry.
This is an awkward topic.

Look, Jules, this is just

where you are in your life
right now, all right?

I get it.

I get it, so just...

top me off with some wine.

Mm.

Tell me about the house.
What happened with the house?

Oh, no.

No, I... no, I'm so sorry.

- Chris...
- I am so sorry.

I shouldn't have just
blurted it out like that.

- Chris, I got the house.
- You got the house?

- I got the house.
- Really?

Yeah.

Wow, the...
you got the whole thing?

Yeah, all of it.

- That's fantastic.
- I know.

It's a pretty nice house.

It is a nice house.

Yep.

My house.

All mine.

Shouldn't you be happy
about that?

It's just so weird.

I was completely prepared
to say good-bye,

and now I get to stay.

And so I'm...

I'm just here in the middle
of all these memories, you know?

- You know what?
- Yeah?

Here's to new memories.

♪ As I am ♪

♪ take all that I have ♪

You know,
if I finish this glass of wine,

I'm gonna be too drunk to drive.

♪ Take all that I have ♪

That's a good call.

I'm pretty tired myself.

Maybe we should call it a night.

Yeah.

♪ Take all ♪

♪ take all ♪

♪ take me as I am ♪

[Knocking on door]

- Hey.
- Hey.

What is it now, Hank?

Okay, Sarah isn't gonna
replace you in Ruby's life.

No, of course not.

I'm Ruby's mother.

Okay, all right.

All right, well,
as long as you get that, then...

then we're good, I guess.

- Okay.
- I don't know.

Maybe we're not good.
I don't know. I don't know.

Because it sounds like
you're saying

that the issue is settled,
but maybe you don't mean it...

okay, what are you doing?

Are you trying to pick a fight
with me?

No, no, I'm not trying to
fight. I'm not trying to fight.

I just want to...
I...

here's the thing.

I recently have realized

that I guess
I'm not good at communicating.

Oh, my God,
you're just realizing this now?

I've only been telling you
for 18 years.

I know,
and I've been just thinking

that you were
some oversensitive, uh,

well, shrew, I guess.

Well, that's great,
because I thought that...

I mean, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I'm...
I suck at this.

Okay, I'm trying to say
that you...

you weren't the problem.

Here's the thing.
I'm seeing this guy, and...

what?

Not see... not seeing a guy.

I'm talking to a... this guy.

He's a professional.
He's a shrink.

He's... he specializes in people
like me.

Okay, what do you mean
people like you?

People like me.
People who just...

they're just not so good
with emotions, stuff like that,

and understanding feelings...

whatever.
You know, here's the thing.

He thinks that it's, like,

a jump ball whether I have it
or not, but lately,

I'm realizing it's not.

It's not a jump ball.

In fact, I'm pretty sure
it's a slam dunk.

I got Asperger's.

That's... that's what it is.

It's... it's high functioning
autism... that's what it is.

No, I... I know.

I know.

I-I had no idea.

I'm... I'm...

I'm sorry.
I don't know what to say.

So looking back,

I think that, probably,
a lot of the stuff was me.

It wasn't you.

And, uh, I'm starting
to get that, you know,

it must have been hard to,

you know, be married to me.

Was it?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

I wish I would've known.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Me too.

But look, in any case, I'm gonna
try harder now with Ruby,

and that'll be good.

And you too.
So...

thank you.

Okay, so we're good.
Right?

Yeah, we're good.

All right.
But are we really good?

Because if we're not good,
what you've got to do now is,

you've got to be very specific.
Okay.

- 'Cause that helps.
- I can do that.

Kazmir staring down
that... that guy from the royals...

I mean, that was the highlight
of the whole season, hands down.

Yeah, well, it's like
time should've stopped,

you know?

Kid should've dropped the bat
and left the field.

He basically did.

[Both laugh]

See, I got to tell you,

I'm enjoying the hell
out of this.

You know, I could talk baseball
all night long,

but I got a sneaking suspicion
that's not why you're here,

so what's going on?

[Laughs]

- What?
- Nothing.

I just remember you used to just
intimidate the crap out of me.

Me?

You're so harmless now.

And I've gotten in touch
with my feminine side plenty.

And it shows.

- Does it?
- Really.

- Probably in the walk.
- Definitely.

What are you doing here?

I, uh...

I'm saying good-bye, zeek.

What?

I never had a role model.

Growing up, I never had that.

And...

I think you were that for me,

so I just wanted
to say thank you,

and I'm gonna miss you,

and I'm gonna miss...

I'm gonna miss your family.

That's it?
You're out of here?

Yeah.

I mean, we finished up mediation
this week, so...

so you're done?

Yeah.

I can't keep dragging this on,
you know?

I got to let her go.

Yeah.

Just giving up?

- I'm not giving up.
- Yeah, you are.

No, I'm not.
I'm not.

This is what she wanted.

This is what she wanted.
I'm trying to honor that.

This is
what your daughter wanted.

Can you please just let me
get out of here

with some sense of dignity?

Are you kidding me?

You love your kids?
Come on.

Hmm?

You love your kids?

Do you love your wife?

- You know I do.
- Mm.

I took you in as a son.

You look at me.

Look at me.

Okay, you love her?

Joel, you fight for her.

Come on.

You fight for her.

Don't leave.

And I didn't want
to keep watching it.

I can't let you win.
You know that.

[Knocking on door]
You can't stop me.

- That's...
- Yeah.

- Don't move.
- Okay.

- Hey.
- Hi, Hank.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Sarah.
- Hey.

- Hi.
- Hi. Ruby, your mom's here.

- I'll get...
- Oh, there she is.

- I got your bag over here.
Both: Hey.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Come on, I have
a really big day planned for us.

Oh, God, what?

Mom, what are you making me do?

I'm making you go
to yogurtland.

That's what I'm making you do.
Uhoh.

Oh, and that's, like,
this really big day?

Yeah, it is, Ruby,
because I called all over town

until I finally found one
that has taro root on the menu.

Oh, come on. Really?

Oh. Oh, my God.

- For real?
- Yes.

- Taro root?
- Yay.

- Here? Really?
- Is that really a flavor?

- Don't make fun of it.
- Oh, it's amazing, honestly.

Dad, you got it that one time
by accident? Thanks.

Yeah, I didn't know.
I didn't have my glasses.

I thought it was toffee.

But then we tried it,
and now it's like our crack.

It's awesome.
I know, and you know

what stinks is, they took it
out of the rotation.

- I know.
- I can't figure that out.

Hey, you should...
you should come with us, dad.

That'd be awesome.
Yeah. Hold up.

Mom should... you know,
you need time with her.

You're gonna talk about the
whole Jake saga and everything.

No, no, Hank, come on.
Come on. Come with us.

We can all talk
about the whole Jake saga.

Oh, my God.
That's embarrassing.

Oh, Sarah.
Oh, my... I'm so sorry.

- Oh...
- No, we are being so rude.

You don't mind if we steal him
for the day, do you?

No, no, of course.

Taro root...
I mean, it's a special day.

You guys have fun, yeah.
You know what I'll do?

I'll get it. I'll bring it back,
'cause you'll love it.

- No, that's okay.
- Once you try it...

- it'll never last.
- Let's go.

- Where is it?
- It's by the university.

All right, so it won't be long.

All right, cool. Be right back.
See you, Ruby.

See you next weeken...

[door closes]

[Door closes]

Wow.

What are you doing?
Huh?

- You're eating a cookie?
- Yeah, I'm eating a cookie.

You're not allowed
to eat that, right?

What do you mean
I'm not allowed to eat it?

- Come on, let's go.
- Go where?

Oh, I'm not... it's
a need-to-know basis. Let's go.

We're going somewhere
on a need-to...

it's a jailbreak.

- Oh-ho-ho, I'm liking this.
- Come on.

Millie, need-to-know basis.
Leaving.

- There we go.
- Not eating a cookie.

Don't worry.

Here we go.

Oh, that's a great touch.
Oh, yeah.

Thank you.

He said it was too messy,
but I told him how old you were,

so they assumed you wouldn't
hit anything, so they let me.

Hmm, well,
we'll see about that.

You're gonna
take the first shot, aren't you?

No, I'm... I'm rooting you on.

Grandson, this is
such a great treat for me,

and we came all this way.

Now, humor me, all right?

The first lesson here is,

of course, safety, okay?
All right.

And you're dealing
with a weapon.

It's got to be handled like 's
dangerous, beautiful woman.

- Wow.
- All right?

Now, are you right-handed
or left-handed?

- Right.
- Okay. So here you go.

You take that in your hand.
Okay.

Put your index finger
along the side of the weapon.

That's it.

All right, this is the safety...

♪ reach out and touch ♪

♪ with my hands ♪

♪ I can't take my eyes ♪

♪ off the edge ♪

♪ 'cause staying here
just scares me to death ♪

♪ and I wish I knew a way ♪

♪ to tell you where I've been ♪

[Indistinct chatter]

♪ When every little moment
passing ♪

♪ is a question asking me ♪

♪ are you wasting your time ♪

♪ waiting for signs? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

♪ would you
give it up? ♪

♪ would you give it up? ♪

Hey, is something wrong?

A year ago,
you asked me to fight for you,

and I was too stupid to listen.

So I'm here.

I don't want to live another day
without you,

Julia, not another second.

So I'm fighting for you,

and I'm fighting
for our marriage.

I want you back.