Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 1, Episode 6 - Fathers and Sons - full transcript

Bailey...
Bailey, come on.

Coit Tower.

Without question
the most pointless landmark

in the San Francisco
skyline,

Coit Tower was
completed in 1944...

1934.

At the bequest of
Coit S. Interruptus.

Bailey, you're not
taking this seriously.

No, I'm not,

but I do take you
very seriously.

I thought you
wanted this job.



Who knew you had
to take a stupid test?

What did you think?

They'd just stick you
in a tour bus

and hand you a microphone
and let you say stuff like,

"On your right,
the Golden Gate Bridge.

It's tall, it's long,
it's orange"?

[both laughs]

Forget me driving you
to school.

What do you say
we take a drive
through the Presidio,

"One of the oldest
military installations
in the United States"?

Oh, God.

Or not.

No, I mean,
it's my dad.

Barley, isn't it?



Uh, Bailey, sir.

Bailey Salinger.

It's a pleasure
to meet you, sir. Yes, well...

Bailey was gonna
give me a lift to school.

Yeah. I'm an
excellent driver.

Katie, why don't you
invite your friend
for dinner tomorrow?

The street is no place
to get to know each other.

Well, I'm late
for City Hall.

City Hall.

Completed in 1915,

its dome is taller
than our nation's Capitol.

Not to worry.

[loud music playing]

I didn't know
you worked here.

Yeah, well, I do.

Cool.

They know how old
you are?

Hey, can I get
a Beck's over here, Sam?

[Sam] Yeah, you got it.
There you go.

They let you cop drinks
for your friends?

Well, that's too bad
because I'm totally
out of cash.

You look good.

What, now that I can
buy you a drink, you like me?

Is that it?

What's your problem?
I just said--

I didn't deserve
you dumping me
the way you did.

Oh, right. That.

Yeah, that.

I mean, I liked you,
and you just--

Oh, you liked me, huh?

Did you like me,
or did you really like me?

Because if you
really liked me--

Oh, God, there's something
wrong with you.

Why do you have
to be such a jerk?

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they want to live ♪

♪ And everybody
wants to love ♪

♪ Like they want to love ♪

♪ And everybody wants to be
Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

A jacket adds elegance.

Jacket. Right.

Charlie, can you tell me
what a lowest common
denominator is?

You mean like when
something appeals to everyone,

like in sex or violence?

Like in fractions.
I'm doing my math homework.

Oh. Then I don't remember.

Claud, what
do you think?

Needs a tie.

Needs a tie.

Could you just
take a look
at what it says here?

Maybe you can figure it out.

Claud,
I've got to split.
I'm late.

It'll just take a second.

It never takes
a second, Claud,

and I really don't
know this stuff.

Dad used to help me
with my homework.

Claud...

Ditch the jacket.

The jacket's out.

He taught me
the multiplication tables

with all those
colored flash cards.

Look, I'm really busy
and I've got
to get to work,

so I can't do this
with you.

Ask someone else.
Ask Julia.

Dad used to sit with me
for as long as it took

till I got them all right,

especially the sevens. He let me sit
in the kitchen
at the restaurant

while he cooked.

Remember that?

Look, you know what, Claudia?

I don't need
a guilt trip from you, okay?

Okay?

Sorry.

Lose the tie.

The tie.

They'll love you.

Thanks.

See you later.

[Charlie]
Kind of quiet, huh?

[Joe] Yeah.

Hey, listen, last night,
a bunch of your checks,

they were off
a couple of bucks
here and there,

but, you know, adds up.

I'm sorry.
I'll watch it.

You know, Charlie,
sometimes I get
the feeling you're bored.

Your mind is elsewhere.
There are times you'd
rather not be here.

What are you doing, Joe?
I said I was sorry
about the checks.

You firing me?

I'm promoting you.

You're kidding.

No. I think it'd be
a really good idea.

I mean, I've seen you.

You can do a pretty
damn good job

when it's something
you care about.

Thanks, but--

It'd be a lot more work,
but it's something you can
take some pride in.

Joe, thanks,
but I don't think so.

I mean, I'm happy
tending bar. Really.

I think you should
expect more of yourself, too.

You know,
your dad taught me
how to manage this place.

It's an art, Charlie.

Handling people,
ordering supplies,
managing crises...

He was really
good at it too.

-Was he?
-Yeah.

I think
if you put your mind to it,

you might find
that you're just as good.

One night a week.

Tennis.

We've been really into tennis.

It's sort of
an obsession with us.

What's your sport, Bailey?

Football.

Mm. No kidding.
You play football, for, uh, what is it,
uh, Grant High?

Uh, no. Not...

Not really. Not anymore.

There was this incident, Dad.

It's kind of
hard to explain.

You see, there was this fight,
and I saw it,

and there was sort of
a philosophical difference

between the school
principal and I

over whether or not
I should tell,

and the whole thing
was sort of a mess.

I really don't know
how to describe what happened.

You were suspended.

You could put it
that way, yeah.

I suppose my feeling is, sir,

that I want
to keep my options open
at this point.

That is so smart.

Yeah.
I mean, I'm young.

Now's the time
to experiment.

I don't think I need to make
any definite decisions
about my future.

I couldn't disagree more.

No kidding.

The world is no place
for dilettantes.

The sooner you decide
what you want
to specialize in,

the sooner you get
the skills necessary,

the better your chances
are for success.

That would be
the other way to look at it.

Well, I'm hoping to become
a licensed tour guide

for the Spirit of San Francisco
tour bus company.

"Give us an hour,
and we'll give you
that San Fran-tastic feeling!"

[laughs]
Really? Tourism.

Yeah, and, uh...

and I did work
in this little shoe store
for a while.

I know that doesn't
immediately suggest
an exciting future, but...

[coughs]

That's some job,
being the only adult
in a house with three
kids and a baby.

Exactly how much older is he?

-He's 24.
-And a great guy, Dad.

He is.
You'd swear he was like 40
the way he's so mature,

and, you know, he's responsible
and, you know, levelheaded
and competent.

Nothing fazes him.

God, he's there for us
like 24 hours a day.

No one has bad things
to say about Charlie.

Mm-hmm.

I think I'd like to meet him.

Great.

[doorbell ringing]

[thunder rumbling]

What happened to you?

I, uh--

I can't--

P.K.?

Can I come in?

Please?

I've got nowhere else to go.

How's that feel?

Cold.

That the only place that...

He hit me?

Yeah.

Your stepfather,
he, um, do this a lot?

It happens.

Have you ever tried--

Look, I don't want
to talk about it, okay?

I just don't want
to talk about it.

Would it be cool if I, uh...

Crashed on your sofa?

Uh...

I'll get some blankets.

You'll have to
be quiet, though.

My sister sleeps
in the dining room
in a tent.

Your sister sleeps in a tent?

Kind of a weird family.

Well, you have no idea.

[Bailey] Humor me.

If he asks you
about your job,
what are you gonna say?

Just walk me
through it.

I'll tell him
I'm managing a restaurant.

The truth.

Perfect. That's good.

We'll play up
the small business angle,

and don't mention bartending.

This is ridiculous.

The man is stopping
by the restaurant
to meet your family.

It's a friendly gesture.

I don't think so.
I made a very bad
impression last night,

and I kind of think
he's nervous about the
atmosphere around here.

Why would he be nervous?

Listen, you guys, P.K.'s afraid
that people are gonna start
asking questions about where
he's hiding out,

so he's gonna cut school
today and stay here.

Point taken.

Look, not having
parents around
doesn't help,

so the illusion of
an authority figure--

-Hey, you know what?
-I'm sorry.

It just... Look, if he asks how
you're planning for the future,
just say something like,

"The world is no place
for debutantes."

Trust me on this one.

And you think he'll look
at outside bids?

Uh-huh.

Um, what's the address?

Okay. How about
20 minutes?

Hey, thanks
for the tip, man.

What, are you
going somewhere?

I just got a lead
on a big restoration job
over on Russian Hill.

I'm going to check it out,
see if it's something
I want to bid on.

I'll be back in an hour.

Wait. Hold the phone.

Did you do the table
assignments, yet?

Chart's in the kitchen.

Did you confirm
tonight's reservations?

We got a full house
till 9:45. Are you familiar
with the specials?

Salmon, veal chops,
Mediterranean chicken.

What is this, a test?

I'll be back
in two hours, tops.

Charlie, you said an hour.

[coughing]

It's not polite to smoke
in the house, you know.

Other people
breathe that stuff in.

Happy?

Have you ever done drugs?

Hard drugs?

Anything intravenous?

Yeah,

and I killed a guy once
for a cigarette.

You just love me, don't you?

You were kind of creepy
to my sister.

Yeah, I was stupid, huh?

I can be
a real jerk sometimes.

Yeah.

Me too.

I don't mind
if you stay here.

[Julia] Claudia.

Hey, P.K.
Claud, you ready?

Bailey's going to
meet us there.

We're going for dinner
at our dad's restaurant.

It's kind of a thing.
Want to come with?

I don't think so.

Okay. I'll bring
something back.

See you.

There'd better not be
anything missing
when we get back.

Yes, ma'am. Right away. [telephone ringing]

Sorry. Sorry.

Charlie,
you got a minute? Not now, Bay.

It's the pressures
of running a small business.

Can you imagine?

[patron] You know, we ordered
our appetizers 30 minutes ago.

I'll check on it.

Some problem
in the kitchen.

Yes, well, we probably
shouldn't stay for dinner.

Maybe tonight is a mistake.

No. No, it isn't. Charlie?

Mr. Bishop.
Charlie Salinger.

Sorry about
the, uh, chaos.

That's okay.

I was just anxious to
meet the person in charge--

Actually,
could you give me
a minute?

Charlie, I'm starving.

I thought you said
10 minutes.

Claudia.

He is so resourceful.

Cancel the appetizers!

Just bring us
the entrees.

Fine.

[Claudia]
Sorry about Charlie.

He doesn't usually
manage the restaurant.

He's just a bartender.

[Julia and Bailey]
Claudia!

Talk about
moving up quickly
in a job.

Your brother tends bar
every night?

He calls home frequently.

I really want
get a chance
to talk with you.

Same here.

Bailey has told me
so much about you
that I feel as though---

[patron] Hey!

Actually, could you give me
one more minute?

Sir, your entrees are not ready,
but as soon as they are,
I promise---

You know what?
This is insane.

I get better service
eating at home.

Then why don't you just leave?

My apologies.
Your dinner will be here
in a few minutes, on the house.

What was that about?

The guy was in my face.

Will you pull
your act together?
We've got a big problem here,
thanks to you.

It's not my fault
the damn range blew
in the kitchen.

Well, maybe if you had
stuck around this afternoon--

Can we talk
about this later?

Instead of running off
the first chance you got,
you would have taken care
of it three hours ago.

You were out too, Joe.
You could have seen to it.

This was your night
to manage.

You know, this irresponsible
kid act of yours
is starting to wear thin.

Thanks for the advice, Joe.

Do you think your father--

Hey, you know what?
I don't want to hear it.
I've got to get back to work.

That's Charlie.

[both] Claudia.

I think
you still like him.

Throw me a towel,
would you?

I think you still want
to go out with him.

-I do not.
-Do too.

-Claudia...
-Do too. Do too.

Shh.

You're so obnoxious.
You know that?

So I guess he
apologized, huh?

For what he
did to you.

-Before.
-No.

Then how come
you're not still
mad at him?

I'm just not, okay?

Why?

Maybe all that stuff
going on with him
at home just made him act...

I don't know.

I guess
he kind of doesn't have
any parents either.

[Bailey]
What does that mean,
a curfew?

You can't stay later
than six p.m.? No.

God, Katie, you got
to talk him out of that.

Okay, okay,
so Charlie isn't exactly
a model parent.

Okay, so there's no adult
in the house.

What does your dad think
happens here when
you come over?

Don't answer that.
Okay.

Okay, okay,
here's what we do.

What? Now?
Well, just--

Just tell him
you're on the phone...
with your priest.

Okay, okay. Okay.

I'm sorry.
Good night.

[piano playing softly]

Can't sleep?

You play?

A little.
Not anymore.

You take lessons and stuff?

-My mom kind of taught me.
-Yeah?

It's two in the morning.
Aren't you tired?

My dad...
my step dad, Frank,
he taught me how to smoke.

Camel Straights.

And darts.
We played darts once.

-Maybe you should lie down.
-No.

-Maybe if you tried?
-No.

Why not?

I don't want to close my eyes.

I have this dream all the time

when I'm just going along,
you know, just going along,

and out of nowhere,
he hits me.

You should
tell someone about it.

-Your mom.
-She knows.

But--

She knows, okay?
She knows.

I bought Frank...

this really good
bottle of whiskey
for his birthday.

He punched me out,

because he figured
that I stole it.

But he drank it,
you know?

He hates me.

-No.
-Yes, he does.

He hates me.

He's got a problem,
and he needs help.

We've all got problems,
and we all need help.

The one thing that I,
I can't figure out, is...

What did I do?
What did I do?

What thing did I do
that was so bad that
he can't forgive me?

Shh.
It's okay.

It's okay. [gently] No.

Okay.

God, I'm tired.

I'll stay up.

You go to sleep.

Go to sleep.

-Joe, you got a minute?
-Later, huh?

I'd kind of like
to talk to you now.

Look, I don't think
you're being very
reasonable about this.

-I don't think this range is--
-I said later.

It'll only take a sec--

I got other things
to worry about, Charlie.

I'll talk to my client.

Well?

Getting a lawyer involved
just antagonized the S.O.B.

He's not budging, Joe.

You in trouble
or something, man?

If he thinks he's getting
somebody else in here
to pay that kind of rent,
he's crazy.

200 percent increase.

19 years we've been here.

Yeah, he's got you
over a barrel, Joe,
and he knows it.

The landlord?

I thought we had
a 10-year lease on this place.

Well, you did, but then
your dad had a bad year
a few years back,
and he renegotiated a lease.

And what he should have done
was taken out a small loan
or a second on the house.

It was a mistake.

He got short-term relief,
and now... we're at
this guy's mercy.

Dad did that?

You know, if I jack up
the prices, then
I lose customers,

and if I cut prices,
then I don't make
enough profits,

and if we move,
it's like starting
all over again.

So he screwed up, huh?

[Julia] Hey, Bay, is it
so much to ask that you put
my wet stuff in the dryer

when you want to do a load? [Bailey] Julia...

This is Officer Garret.

We're looking
for Peter Strickler.

P.K.
I'm his mother. Is he here?

-No, he's not.
-But he was?

We know he was here
as of early this morning,
because we traced a phone call

from your residence
to Mrs. Strickler's home.

He called to let me know
he was okay,
and not to worry.

-He was here, yes.
-But he left.

He was gone when
we woke up this morning.

He left. Take a look.
He slept on the sofa.

You can see
for yourself.
He's not here.

-Is he coming back?
-No.

He mentioned something
about a friend. Uh, he was
going to crash there.

I don't know
the guy's name.

If you see him
or hear from him,
you need to contact
the station immediately.

He's a missing person
and a minor.
Housing him could have
serious implications.

If you know where he is,
you have a responsibility
to report his whereabouts.

We'll be sure
to do that, Officer.

Uh, Mrs. Strickler...

P.K. told me what's
been going on at home.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

He told me
about his stepfather,
how he hits him.

Hits him?

Well, that's a bit
of an exaggeration.

That boy is out of control.

My husband
does what he can
to keep him in line.

I saw what he does.

Julia...

He's your son.

You tell him to
come home, okay?

[Kate]
Look, it's not as bad
as you make it out to be.

Really? Give me
the plus side.
I'm all ears.

Well, first of all,
I'm at my mom's
half the time anyway.

Great, so every other week
I can see you whenever I want.

And I have a million
after-school activities,
from track to junior class,
every one of them an alibi.

He doesn't need to know
where I am all the time.

He'll find out.
He has ways.

All right, so we'll meet
in the shadows,
hide from a world

that wants to
keep us apart.

I'm glad you're not
over-dramatizing this.

I just don't like the feeling
of not being trusted,
you know?

Bailey, this isn't
even about you.
I'm his only kid.

He thinks he lost me
after the divorce.

Laying down the law
is the only way he knows
how to show he cares.

It's kind of confused,
but it's him.

I'm sure he'll
warm up to you.

Yeah. Right.

Hey.

He doesn't have to
fall in love with you.
I do.

Charlie...

All right, the cobwebs
have cleared.
I got it all figured out.

We're not going to
close the place.

Joe, wait. Just listen to me.

Now, I don't know if that means
raising the prices a little
or putting out a couple
more tables,

or maybe doing some
more advertising,
but I do know that, um...

it's gonna be a lot more work,
and I also know that you and I,

have got to put our problems
behind us,
so what do you say?

-Joe, come on.
-What?

What, are you not seeing
what's going on?

I mean,
you were there last night.

You're not happy with me,
and... and I don't want this.

I'm done.
I'm not doing it anymore.

You've got to be kidding me.

Joe, I--

You going to
walk out on me now?

Oh. Oh, excuse me.
I forgot who I was talking to.

Hey, you know what?
I am sick of you telling me
what's wrong with me,

and I'm fed up
with being reminded every day
that I'm not half the man
my father was,

especially when it turns out
when he wasn't everything
he was cracked up to be.

I'm not the one
who screwed up your business.

Blame that
on the management whiz,
the guy who never lost his cool,
saw everything coming.

My father did this to you.

Why don't you sit down?

Come on, go ahead.

This place
is about to go under.

Your dad's place.

Now, you tell me

that you're going to stick
around and help me save it
or you're going to walk.

Joe--

Because I want to see
just how selfish you are.

Selfish.

[laughs]

Are you kidding me?

I live in his house,
I take care of his kids,
I work in his restaurant.

I'm 24 years old.
I have a right to figure out
what I want out of my life.

I came through
for you, Charlie.

Are you going to
come through for me
or not?

-Mr. Bishop.
-Bailey.

What are you, uh...
What are you doing here?

I was, uh...
hoping you might have
time for a match.

Uh, for a set.

For a round.

Uh, you know,
to hit a few balls, sir.

This is a private
club, son.

Look, uh,
we don't have to play
or anything if you're tired.

Maybe we could just
have a couple iced teas
and hang out a little.

Kate tells me
that your specialty
is maritime law.

That's always
interested me.

How does someone
get into that?

What are those,
basketball shoes?

Oh. Yeah.
Well, it was either
these or cleats,
so I figured--

Look, uh,

you want to play tennis,
at least get yourself
a pair of shoes.

No, thank you, sir.

I don't want your money.

Then what do you want?
What are you doing here?

I know you don't have
a very good impression
of me, sir, so I figured

that maybe if
you got to know me
a little better, then--

Oh, I think I know you
pretty well, son.

I'm only asking
for a few seconds, Mr. Bishop,
to let you know just what
kind of guy I am.

See, when something
goes wrong, I fix it.

I make sure that my
little sister's got her
milk money in the morning

and that all our doors
are locked at night,

and you know what, Mr. Bishop?
I don't have a clue
what I'm good at besides that,

but it seems to me
that should count for something.

That, and the fact
that I am nuts about Kate,

and I'd think that'd make me
exactly the kind of guy
a father would want
his daughter to go out with,

and the fact
that you don't think so
means that you don't know
anything about me.

Nothing at all.

I don't know, Charlie.

I mean, do we have to?

Yeah, I think so, Claud.

Bay, don't you think so?

Think so what?

That we've got
to do something.

I wasn't there
this morning, but--

No.

No, we've got to.

Hey, there you guys are.

Listen, we ordered
pizza for dinner, so we're
going to go pick it up.

Hey, you know what,
Jule? We've got some stuff
we've got to talk about.

P.K., you mind?

Yeah, no problem.

That ought to cover it.

[door closes]

What was that all about?

We, uh...

We don't think P.K.
should stay here anymore.

What?

I heard about what happened
with the police this morning.

Yeah, so we had
a little scare.

We could get in big trouble.

We're not going to
get in trouble.

You don't know that, Julia.

He's a minor.

He's missing
and the police
are looking for him.

No, you can't be serious.
I can't believe
you would do this.

Bailey...

Be reasonable, Julia.

We're not exactly
on steady ground here.

I mean, if they find out
we lied to the police,
who knows what they'll do to us.

They might decide
Charlie wasn't being
a good enough parent.

Please don't do this.

Please?

Where else is
he going to go?

There must be places.

I mean, if he's being abused,
I'm sure there are places.

You're sure
there are places?
That's great.

You guys are really brave.

You know how it must feel
to not have anyplace to go?

Please.

Please.

The kid made it clear
she didn't want me
smoking in the house.

You know, I was thinking,
In a little while,
I might go up the street

and get some ice cream
for you guys.

Kind of a thank you.

P.K., you can't stay with us.

What did I do?

Nothing.
You didn't do anything.

It's because of what happened
with the police this morning.

All right.

My family kind of
freaked about that.

Your staying here,
it's kind of risky.

See, the Department
of Social Services,
they check up on us
all the time,

and if they found out,

well, they might not let us
stay together.

Sure. I understand.

I'm sorry.

Don't sweat it.
I've got plenty of friends
who can put me up.

-Really?
-Yeah.

There's Johnny Brancotto.

He's cool.

I would've went there
in the first place,
but, you know,

I figured
they'd look for me there,
but it's been a few days, so...

Yeah, he'd definitely
let me hang.

You think maybe I could,
uh, stay in your garage?

Guess not, huh?

Never mind.

Tell someone.

Don't tell me what to do, okay?

I'm not your problem.

You saw my mom.

You saw her.
She's never going
to kick him out. Ever.

What are you going to do?

Well, I've made it this far,
haven't I?

So just don't worry
about me, okay?

Hey.
You got a minute?

It's the rest
of what I owe you
from the loan.

$2,000.

I can't pay you back
for all the times you've
come through for me, Joe,

but at least
we're square on the money.

-Come on, Charlie.
-Take it.

I won't
leave you in the lurch.

I'll train my replacement
before I go.

And, listen, I...

I really appreciate
everything you've done for me.
I really do.

This isn't a personal thing.

It is personal, Charlie.

-Joe...
-I don't want the money.

And I don't want to talk
about who owes who what.

That was stupid of me.

Joe, you got to
cut this out, man.

You think that I moved you
up to manager because there
was nobody else I could find
to do the job?

Charlie, I wanted to do for you
what your old man did for me.

He took me in,
he taught me the business,
he made me a partner.

He was my best friend.

I know he was.

Yeah,
and you kids,

you're the only ones I got,
and that place...

is the one thing that I have
that I can leave behind,

and, uh...

maybe it's dumb,
but I wanted
to leave it to you.

The way your dad would have.

Lopez.

Rock 'n' roll.

Salinger.

Okay, Julia,
here's your salary,

it's in there, and I split
tips based on how many
hours and days you worked,
so you worked--

-Just Saturday.
-Just Saturday.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

-Go crazy.
-Thanks.

All right.

Okay. Reviewing.

Red wine, white wine,
water glass.

Okay.

-Hey, Joe?
-Yeah?

You remember Gil, right?
He applied for
a job last week.

Oh, yeah.

Charlie told you
your hours?

Five o'clock
means five o'clock,
not 10 after.

Well, what do you mean by...

What's he mean by five o'clock?
I thought was going to work--

Gil's going to handle
the lunch shift.

The dinner shift's my gig.

It's better tips.

Hey, just go on and take off.
I'll take care of this stuff.

Great. Thanks.

You're staying?

I'm staying.

How long?
For the long haul?

For now. I don't want to see
this restaurant go down
the tubes without a fight.

He would be very happy to know
that it means something to you.

It does,
but, uh...

I'm telling you something, Joe,
and I want you to listen.

This isn't where
I see myself ending up.

It's not what
I want for myself.

I'm not him, and I'm staying
behind the bar. That's it.

I hope that's
enough for you.

-What you doing?
-Reading comprehension.

"The main idea
of this article is, A,
the American government

frequently broke its
promises to the Indians,

or B, Arizona is
no place to live."

-Any problems?
-I can handle it.

I don't want
to take up your time.

-Hey.
-Just kidding.

Just a joke.

I'll let you know
if I have any problems
with my math homework.

Okay,

but I'm telling you right now,
I don't know anything
about that base 3,
base 4, base 5 stuff.

Dad didn't know
that stuff either.

Well, then I guess
I'm off the hook.

Don't you think Dad would have
known what to do to help P.K.?

I don't know, Claud.
I mean, sometimes there just

aren't any good answers.

I bet he would have
known what to do,

like that time
Gretchen Bassett
kept beating me up,

and I wanted
to learn how to box
so I could beat her up.

Instead, Dad took us both
out to lunch and the movies,
and we became best friends
for two years,

until she had to move
to New Jersey. Dad would have
figured something out.

Yeah.
I bet he would have.

I never
brought anyone home
to meet my folks.

-No?
-No.

Well, friends, guys,
but girls?

I never really had anyone
before you.

You know what would
have happened
if I had brought you home?

Right off, my dad would have
made you stay for dinner.
Didn't matter if
you'd already eaten.

What would he make?

Something with all of
your favorite stuff in it,

and then he would have named it
after you, like Veal a la Kate
or Pasta a la Kate.

He was always doing
stuff like that.

Of course, he'd want
to know where you stood
on the garlic issue.

None, a little,
or there can never be too much.

C. Definitely C.

He would have made you
tell him the stupidest joke
you had ever heard

and he would've been
totally interested
in your running.

And he would have
showed you some gizmo
that he'd bought
off the TV, like...

Something we all thought
was stupid, like a...

like a rock polisher
or something.

And when he thought
I wasn't looking,

he would have
winked at my mom
across the table, like...

"Good for Bay.
He's found someone great."

Look.
There's Cassiopeia.

He would have loved you.

-I can't.
-Yes, you can.

-No.
-Please?

Please.

Take it.
I want you to have it.

Thanks.

Where will you go?

I don't know.

I was thinking
about trying to find my dad.

He's in New Orleans somewhere.

Well, you've
got to go, huh?

My break's almost over.

You take care
of yourself, okay?

Okay?

Okay.