Party of Five (1994–2000): Season 6, Episode 1 - Don't Let Go - full transcript

Charlie and Kirsten hit a snag involving the site for their coming wedding which throws planner (and control-freak) Bailey into overdrive. Sarah, who turned down Bailey's own marriage proposal, can't say anything without getting a snappish response from him. A modicum of support comes from Kirsten's visiting parents, with her mother playing the peacemaker as her father does little to mask his disapproval of the event knowing of the first fiasco marriage attempt years before. Meanwhile, Julia is offered a great opportunity to write a book by her academic editor Evan. Also, Claudia's relationship with Cody takes a turn when she finds him kissing someone else.

Careful with cupid there, buddy,
he's breakable. Bailey, when did we suddenly
switch locations?

I thought we were doing this
at those Presidio Gardens.

Yesterday.
A friend of mine from
the preservation society called,

Said this place
was available.

Jule, wait till
you see this theater.

Gold leaf ceilings,
wall mosaics--

The Keysmans. Didn't I read
they were gutting
this place and selling it?

That's the beauty part.
Yes, but not for two weeks.

Which is why I got
such a great price.

-This thing weighs a ton.
-What is this for?

It's a Burmese flower tower.
It's for the altar.



It represents the stages
of romantic love.

Esteem, affection,
commitment--

Okay, yeah I'm sure,
but does this minister
know how to find this place?

No minister, Claud.
This isn't the actual rehearsal.

-It's just a tech.
-Okay.

Speaking of which,
the eternity motifs,

Can we load
those in last?

-Sure, no problem.
-Thanks.

Umm, Bailey...

Why are we waiting?
Don't you have a key?

Yes.
It doesn't work.

I've called security,
and they're on their way,
okay?

Okay.

Excuse me.



Hi!

No one said
this was a theater.

I cannot release my doves
in a theater.

They'll shoot right up
into the flies
and be gone forever.

But I need them to soar
when my couple are
husband and wife.

Can't you...

tie weights to them
or something?

[security guard]
Which one's
Bailey Salinger?

-[Sarah] Over there.
-Yeah, right here.

Can you open this door
for me, please?
My key wouldn't work.

You're the guy
who rented the place
for this weekend?

Yes.

And no one called you?

Called me.
Why?

Purchase inspection yesterday
turned up some
foundation cracks,

So the city,
they sealed it off.

No one's allowed
inside until it's been
shored up.

It's gonna be
a couple of months
at least.

But I just talked
to Helen last night,

and she didn't say
a word about this.

You know what?
It's not my area, sir.
I'm sorry.

I-I'm really sorry.

Oh, wait.
This is a nightmare.
The wedding is four days away,

What are we gonna do,
just, like, have it here
in this alley?

Four days
is plenty of time, Claud.
We'll just have to...

If we put our
heads together--

We'll just--
we can, um...

We'll have it--
we'll do it--

At home.

-Yeah. Yeah.
-At home. At the house.

Right. In the backyard.
It's perfect.

You've done it before.

Excuse me.
No, we will not.

They will not get married
in that backyard because

first of all, that
backyard is rotten luck
for weddings--

Charlie, Julia,
am I right?

And second of all,

Hopefully, this is
the last wedding you are
ever going to need,

and if that's what it is,

isn't that
how it should feel?

[Charlie] Yes.

-How?
-[both laugh nervously]

You leave that to me.

Okay.

Let's go, people.
We're on the move.

We're gonna need
all this stuff
back on the truck, okay?

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they wanna live ♪

♪ And everybody wants to love ♪

♪ Like they wanna love ♪

♪ Everybody wants to be ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[Charlie] Did they
say something?

No. I mean,
nothing new.

I mean, you know
how he's felt
since I got sick.

Yeah, but that was
three years ago.

Right. He knows that.
And he promised
he wouldn't bring it up.

He had to promise?
What did he have to promise
not to say?

Daddy! Mommy!

Oh, sweetheart!

Oh, [giggles]

will you look at you.

You are glowing.
Will you look at her, Gene?

Is she not
lit from within?

She's lit.

Hello, Charlie.

Good to see you.

You, too.
[tittering]

[indistinct
airport announcement]

Gene?

Charlie.

Well, [laughs]

this is a happy occasion,
isn't it?

Gene.

[Ellie] Gene?

Oh, why don't we
go get the baggage?

Um, because we're
parked in a read zone,

So you know what?
We, um...
Better move it.

Uh-oh. Okay.

He's a little bit off.
You see, that airline
beef bourguignon

just kind of
bogs him down.

But he just finished
saying how happy he is.

He did.
[laughs]

Joe...

Hey, gorgeous.
Look at you.

Where's Julia?

She's parking.
She's coming.

Okay.

Here's your list.

Number one with a bullet
is music.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.
I thought we had a band.

We did. But they
had two other gigs
on Saturday,

and when I couldn't
guarantee them a time,
they canceled.

Okay. I'm done.
Check off music.

Cody's band.
It is, like, so perfect.

No, I've seen him do,
like, Motown and Sinatra,

Nirvana, you know,
whatever you want.

The Doom Patrol?
Playing a wedding?

-Joe!
-Hey, hi.

Hey, stranger.

[both] Mmm.

Hey, meanwhile,
someone should
be on rentals.

We might end up
taking an empty space,
in which case---

-Joe.
-Hey.

-Hi.
-Yes, Joe's here.

We've established that.

Meanwhile, all we have
for this wedding is a bride, a groom,
and a date.

So if you could
spare the hugging
and the kissing.

Sorry.

Um... where were we,
with the wedding plans?

Well, I was
about to take over the rentals,
if that'll help.

[sighs] Joe,
you're a life saver.
Thank you.

I'm gonna head
downtown and check out
this banquet space.

Uh, Jule, can you
get numbers for
all the guests

so that we can
keep them updated?

Sure thing.

What about me,
can I...

help?

[door opens and closes]

What's...
What's going on
with you guys?

Nothing.

I think he's just
stressed out
about the wedding,

and he wants everything
to be perfect
for Charlie.

Claudia, how long
has this letter been here?

This letter from
the Stillman press

that I've been
asking about for weeks
is postmarked...

nine days ago?

Oh, I'm sorry,
I don't know.

What pile was it in?

Evan Stillman
wants to meet me,

or at least he did
until I didn't get
back to him.

Claudia, oh!

[Joe] Ah...

Weddings. They're stressful
for everybody.

[indistinct chatter]

Um...

Hi, um--

You know, usually when
I call an unpublished writer

they make an effort
to see me.

Yeah, see, I--
I sent in the story
in the summer

when my return address
was home, but now
I'm back at school,

and my siblings,
they didn't-- Ah, it's not
gonna work.

I'm sorry?

For the magazine.
Your story.
Where is it?

Ah, there.

That's not gonna work.

Okay.

You asked
to see me, uh... You know,
one out of four
American women get hit.

I'm pretty sure that
that's the number. And people, they write
what they know.

So an awful lot
of submissions that
I get from women,

they're basically yours,

and I'm gonna
be honest here.

It makes me
a little bit nuts.

I don't understand--

Because...

Somewhere,
something happened.

Something made you
this person.

This capable,
talented person.

Who, when a man
raised his hand to you,

you didn't run.

Now, there's got to be
some good reason,

and none
of these stories,

yours included,
none of them
tell me what that is.

So, you're saying what,
that, um...

I should rewrite it?

No.
Forget your story.

Oh, I'm being opaque.

Ah...

[laughs]

I have an imprint,
Miss Salinger.

Non-fiction
trade paperback.

Bios, essay collections,

small first-runs
with rights
that I can swing.

Now, you're not a bad writer.

And if I got
a proposal
that clicked--

Non-fiction...

Paperback... Book?

Right, right.
To show how
a person like you,

how their whole life,

right from birth,
how that leads them
to this.

One of my winter titles
just croaked, so

I have an open slot.

But I'd have
to have it
pretty soon.

Proposal from me
for a book.

Well, we're not talking
Angela's ashes here,

maybe just
a few thousand copies.

So...

can you do
a proposal for me?

Asap.

Miss Salinger.

Could you?

[music playing on stereo]

I am begging you,
my boyfriend,
my most handsomest,

most-liked man in my life,
besides my brother, who--

Did I mention
he's getting married?

Okay, an event
that occurs once
in a person's life.

Sometimes twice,

tut is always a huge
and previous-engagement-
overriding obligation.

All right.

All right, I'll blow off
the other gig.

Yes.

Wait, that's it?

Would you like
to see my wedding
to-do list?

Like, 1100 priority items.

All right, fine.
You know, whatever.

I just--I feel like
I don't see you anymore.

I mean, we're together
two, three hours, and then...

clang,
the curfew bell.

'Cause I'm not ready
to do the sleepover thing.

Well, that's
part of it, yeah.

Look, as soon as
this wedding's over...

I promise.
We'll make more time.
Really.

You're really, really
bummed I'm leaving.

Yeah. I am.

Well...

Just for that,
I'm staying.

For another five minutes.

Guys, guys,
we gotta get moving.

We're already late
for our table,

And we gotta meet Bailey
after we eat.

Okay?

Hi, I'm sorry to stop by
without calling,

But I couldn't find
her thermometer in the bag,
so I thought--

[Ellie]
Hello.

I'm Ellie.
You must be Daphne.

And who is this here?
Is this Diana?

Oh, look, Gene,
it's Diana.

[giggling]

I'm sorry,
I can't let you
do that.

What, is she--
is she sick?

No, she's fine,
she's great,

but if I let
someone hold her,

then my whole training
regimen is toast.

Training regimen?

Well, see, I've never
had Diana all to myself

for more than
a day at a time,

and, you know,
Charlie and Kirsten

are going off on
their little honeymoon
thing for, um...

Uh... how long
is that for?

-11 days.
-11 days.

Charlie's right.
We're gonna miss--

We're gonna be late
for our table, so...

[Daphne] 11 days.

I mean, I have to work up
to that, you know,
'cause, God, you think,

like Manilius read
Caesar's horoscope

without a few
practice charts first?

No. You think a--
do you think
a mandarin healer

just starts sticking
needles in people,
like, right away?

Um, her thermometer
is in the bathroom.

Oh, okay. Thanks.
Excuse me, I'm just--

Sure thing.

Come on,
sweetie pie.

-Well, that was pretty rich.
-Don't, Gene.

I don't have to.
She speaks for herself.

Meaning what, exactly?

Charlie, please.

This is the home
you've made
for my daughter.

An out-of-wedlock child?

With a woman
I wouldn't trust
with my houseplants.

That's enough, Daddy.
I mean it.

What?
You want me to lie?

That's what
your mother wants.

Stand up at
my own daughter's wedding

and smile and pretend,
is that what you want?

Yeah.

Let's try that.

You mind?

Plenty of seating.

And I love these...
stained glass,
what do you call them?

-Rosettes?
-Yeah.

What?

What's wrong?

Sarah, we've looked
at 1000 places
already--

I know.

And the closest
available church
after this is in Reno.

I know. But do you
really think

they're gonna want to get
married at 8 a.m.?

So, have you made up
your minds?

Ah...

I guess we're not going to be
able to wait for Charlie.

[Sarah] We can wait
till tomorrow.

When all they'll
have left is midnight?

No, we gotta
move on this.

Okay, yes.
We'll take it.

Fine, then.
8'o'clock,
Saturday morning.

Okay.

Oh, uh,
the lucky couple.

Is that you?

What? Oh...

No, it's...

my brother
and his fiancée.

But someday...

Someday, maybe...
I hope.

Thank you.

Surely.

Bailey...

What?

What did I say?
Is it--is it wrong
to hope for someday?

-I do.
-You hope...

But you don't know,
do you?

No, of course not.

Well, that's
the whole point, Sarah.

That's why it hurts.
Because I'm the one
who knows.

Okay, so please,
just don't...

Do you like
sugar almonds?

No, not really.

Me neither.

Know anyone
who does?

One or two people,
I guess.

Then why are
we making these?

You guys are
still doing those?

You actually working
or just talking,

'cause there's
a lot of stuff
that needs to get done.

Why is Bailey
so mad at you, Sarah?

What do you mean?

It's 'cause...

he gave
that ring back?

I don't know, Owen.

Maybe.

Should I be mad, too?

Nuh-uh.

No.

Why not?

Because I didn't
give your ring back.

But what if you did?

Should I be mad?

You could be.

Yeah.

Why?

Because, if...

you loved me enough
to ask, then...

I should love you
enough to say yes.

You should?

Who says?

Well...

I don't know.

[guitar music playing]

[knock on door]

That better not be
my parents

saying that they hate
their hotel room.

[laughs]

-Hey.
-Hi.

Hi.

Oh, uh...

I forgot to tell you
that Bailey was coming over.

-Oh, I--
-I can come later.

-No.
-No, stay. No.

-You sure?
-Yeah.

Okay.

So, listen...

I booked us
a banquet room
at the Fairmont.

A beautiful space.

Uh, wait,
the Fairmont?

Isn't that
kind of formal?

Yeah, but it's huge,
and I got a great price,
because...

There's not much
competition at 9 a.m.

9 a.m.?

I...

forgot to
tell you that, too.

Um, Bailey got us
a church at 8:00.

You won't do better
at this point.

Ah...

Can we just
talk about this
for a second?

Yeah, of course
we can, but...

I'm just telling you
that I've seen
everything now,

and if you want
a wedding that is
special at all--

unless maybe, um...

If we--if we tried
really hard, maybe
we could make the...

the backyard special.

The backyard?

We know
how you feel
about that.

But Bailey...

I don't know.
It's starting to feel like...

I don't know, like...

It's not
our wedding.

It's not that we don't love lots
of what you're doing. We do.

But me and Kirsten,
we'd really like-

A casual wedding
might actually be...

I don't know, like...

Just...
More us.

Right.

Well...

There's an obvious
answer here, which is...

Instead of me
trying to guess
what you guys want,

you should
do it yourselves.

-No, wait.
-Bailey, wait a minute.

No, no, no.
I get it.

No harm, no foul.

So...

it's all yours.

[door closes]

-Oh! Hello.
-Hi.

I'm sorry. I just--
I need to talk to you.

Listen, it's a little late. I'm not going
to get to it tonight,

so why don't you just
leave it in the slot.

Wh-- leave what?

The proposal.

Ha ha! Um, well,
the proposal,

I'm pretty happy
with the first page,

But other
than that... I don't understand.

Well,
to be honest with you,

neither do I.

I just... I don't know
how I'm supposed to be
able to do this.

It's too much work
without all the school stuff,

but when you add
all that in...

Well, isn't there a writing
program at Stanford?

So you could count
a project like this
as course work?

Well, yeah, but then
I still have other classes
and extracurrics.

Well, then I don't know.

Maybe you should
transfer.

Go to a college that's
all about writing.

You think?

How would I--
how would I do that?

It's October already.

Well, I'm on the board
at CFA,

And I bet they would
find a spot

If I told them
about you.

College of... Fine arts?

That program is--

Rachel Lippman went there.
Jim Cincotta, Brooke Swenson.

Yeah. You know,
listen, can we take care
of this tomorrow?

I'm extremely
late for dinner.

Right, right. I'm sorry.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.
If I were to do that,

I'd be throwing my entire
life into writing,

so the whole
Liberal Arts,
multi-discipline thing--

You know, adios--

Listen, I don't
mean to rude--

That is huge.
You really think
that makes sense for me?

You know what?
I just met you yesterday.

And frankly, we don't
even know if you're
writing this book.

So...

does any of this
make any sense for you?

Um...

I really don't know.

You mind?

Sorry.

Thanks.

[car engine starts]

I'm not even sure
why they asked me
in the first place.

It's not like we ever agreed
on what it should be.

The more time went by,
the more they were, like...

Like I was forcing stuff
on them, you know?

Like--like I thought
I was mine.

-Like--like I thought--
-It is.

It is your wedding, Bailey.

I'm sorry. What?

That's just what
you've tried to make it.

What are you--

Every time you push
for it to be
a bigger production,

every time you talk
about what it means.

Two People promising
love to each other.

Okay. Hold on--

All I did
was say, wait.

Okay? All I did was say
I'm not sure yet.

And that is my right.

And you know what else?
I could say no.

I could say I won't
marry you now or ever,

and that is still
my right.

I mean, I have--
I have been soaking up
your anger now

for, what, like,
four months,

and the only reason
I didn't say stop...

you know,
stop punishing me

is because
for some strange reason, I love you, Bailey.

Still...

Even though
you've been treating me like
I'm some kind of beast.

There was only
one scary moment really.

She tried to eat
a string of beads.

But then she just
looked at me like,

Oh, mommy,
don't sweat it and uhh!

[laughs]

But I think
they all came out, so...

Good. It sounds like
you did really good.

Thanks.

Kirsten, do you want
to throw a garter?

Because it says
in this magazine
that they don't--

they don't really
do that anymore.

Ah, it's a stupid,
sexist tradition,

but yes, I want to.

Okay. Good.

Daph, uh, do you
have a garter at home?

A garter?

Cloth or paper?

Do you need one
with pockets?
I have this one--

Um, we'll--
we'll call you.

Okay.
Good seeing you guys.

Heh heh.

-See ya, Daph.
-[Daphne] Bye.

[laughing]

Gene, I don't
want to hear it.

Not a word.

I'm fine.

Yeah, but I'm not.

What's with
the chortle, Dad?

Do ya--do ya have
something to say?

No! No, he doesn't.

Let him answer, Mom.

Daddy?

I was just taking note
of the obvious, that's all.

[Kirsten]
What "obvious"?

What, that Daphne
used to strip?

Kirsten, you don't
have to do this.

You think that makes you
better than her?

I'd like
to see you handle
a tenth of what she has.

What is that
supposed to mean? Stop it, Gene.

Well, she's talking to me.
What am I supposed to do?

Just shut up before
you upset her.

She's upsetting me!

You can handle it.
She can't!

I'm sorry. What?

I--I--I just know how
your father upsets you.

Yeah, I'm upset.

I'm not on the verge
of a breakdown.

Well, I never said
anything like--

No, I know.
You keep saying,

"Don't worry,
don't worry,
it'll be okay,"

like I'm on the ledge
or something.

Which really means,
you think I'm making
a big mistake.

-Kirsten--
-How can you not?

If you don't think
I'm up to an argument,

How can I handle
a move like this?

Look, sweetheart, um...

A wedding is
a very stressful time,
even for--for someone--

I don't even want you
to finish that thought.

Well, then just forget it.

Okay? Just
forget what I said.

It's your wedding. I mean,
who cares what I think?
[laughs nervously]

I care.

It matters to me
what you and Daddy think.

You're my mother and father.

And if you--
if you can't support this,

Then I don't want
to see you.

You can come
to the wedding,

but I don't
want to see you.

[door opens]

Hey, Claudia!

Look, I've been calling.

I've got a million questions
about this wedding thing.

You know, like,
where, when, what?

I could really use
a playlist.

Could you please
just shut up.

What?

It's too late
to fire you, Cody,

'cause we really need
your band,

but hearing you
make excuses is
just gonna make me mad.

So I think
the best thing, really,

for all of us from here on out,
is you just, you know,

call Charlie,
he'll get you
what you need and...

I'll just go
get on my bus.

Wait a minute.

Claud,
what happened?

You know, I really
don't want to hear
that this whole thing,

this--this new girl,
this dancing guitar
with lips,

was just because
we don't have sex, Cody.

Oh, my god.
You know about Paige.

Okay, look...

Wait, Claud,
she's out of the band, okay?

I mean, it's over. I don't care, Cody.

And I am so,
so sorry.

I am so
incredibly sorry.

Yeah, I said
I don't care.

Wait! You can't do that.

You can't just act like
it's automatically over.

Really? Why not?

Because that's not fair.

Because, okay,
so, it had to do
with the sex thing.

So I'm used
to having sex with
the people I date--

Okay, I really don't
want to hear this.

Well, I heard you.

Okay?

I listened to why
you wanted to wait,

And I tried really hard
to understand.

Can you please try
and do the same for me?

[Julie]
The thing is, Griffin,
it's bigger than just

one school versus
the other.

'Cause-- Thank you.

Because one way
I'm living a normal
college existence

with all kinds
of stuff in my life,

and the other way

it's wall-to-wall writing.

My whole life is writing.

And what if
it doesn't work out?

I mean,
when I put all my eggs
in that one basket,

It's... Mmm...

It's a lifetime deal,
you know? Kind of like--

well, like
Charlie and Kirsten.

What, you can't get
out of that later?

I mean, you got out of
being married to me.

Oh, come on, Griffin.
That was practically

one of the worst things
I've ever been through,
breaking up with you.

So, that's
what I'm saying.

I never want to go through
something like that again.

Well, Jules, I...

I don't know.

I mean, let's face it.

You and I have never been
on one wavelength.

But for what it's worth,

what I'm doing is, uh...

I'm just taking it slow.

You know? I mean,
I'm trying to get
my business started again.

So I'm keeping
a low overhead,

And I'm not taking
any jobs I can't handle.

Working out of the shed.

I mean, I'm only 21,

but look what
I've been through.

Which just
tells me that, uh,

you know, there's time.

There's always plenty of time.

Hmm.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

So, uh, listen...

You're still my best man, so I thought
you'd want your props.

The rings. Yup.

Just, um,

just wait for your cue

and... no dropping coins
on the floor
trying to freak me out.

Heh. [laughing]

You got it.

So, uh...

We're gonna have it
at the house.

It's gonna be...

pretty mellow really.

No flying doves
or anything like that.

But, uh...

I hope that you're okay
with how it is,

because, I mean--

Yeah, it is
our wedding, but...

It matters to me
what you think.

[sighs]

Sarah says...

She thinks that
I've been so insane
over your wedding because...

well,

basically, I wished it was mine.

I mean, this wedding--

Bailey, Bailey,
you don't have to apologize.

I know. It's just...

It's more than
the Sarah thing, Charlie.

It's...

ever since they died,

for almost...

six years now, our family,

we've been...
this... thing--

This-- this thing that
we weren't ever sure
what it should be.

But when all of us
pulled together...

I don't know. It was good.

-Definitely.
-But now...

It's basically over.

Bailey, come on,
that is not--

Charlie,

you're leaving
us here. You are.

Bailey, I am not
going anywhere.

No, you don't understand.

I want this...

for you. I do.

For you...

to have your own family.

But...

when you say stuff like...

Like, it's no big deal

and that this wedding will
just be some casual thing,

well, that bugs me, man.

Because this is my thing, too.

And Julia's and
Claudia's and Owen's.

It's our thing...

to say good-bye to you.

It's our thing
for letting you go.

Okay, does anyone actually know
what this wedding is now?

Vaguely. Sort of.

Not really.

Hold still.
I'm trying
to pin this.

Bailey said something,
and now, ever since then,

Charlie's been racing
around like a crazy man.

Every thing's been moved
from the backyard to...

I'm not really sure
where it is now.

Great.

Uh, so, we're, like,
Actually, like,
wasting our time

with these lovely
costumes here?

[giggles]

Charlie swears
it's gonna happen.

Somehow. Somewhere.

[sighs]

-Okay?
-Mm-hmm.

Okay, listen,
I'm gonna go downstairs
and steal some film.

All right.

Kirsten, you look beautiful.

Yeah.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

Wow. You look...

Wow.

You're not
supposed to see me
before the wedding.

I know, I know, but
I needed some corkscrews

and bar stuff,
and I didn't have time
to buy 'em

between the candles
and the flowers and ice--

Well, you got what
you wanted. Now go.

Well, can I just...
can I just say
one thing first?

Quickly, with your eyes closed.
This is such bad luck.

Kirsten, listen, listen.

There... there is no bad luck
for us anymore.

Okay? [giggles]
There's no accidents
and no mistakes.

Because...

What we're doing right now,
it wipes that all away.

I mean, everything
that's ever happened,

breaking up,

the cancer,

Paul,

your parents,

Whatever, I mean,
it all brought us right here,

And,

this is where
I belonged my whole life.

Right here.

Um, could you maybe...

Never mind,
I can get it.

What?

The... zipper,
I can't...

Sarah, stop, stop.
I got it.

What? What's wrong?

It's stuck on your bra.

I'm trying
to get it undone.

Been a while, huh?

I didn't mean--

No, I know.

It's the truth, though.

Been a long while.

Yeah, but--

No, it's totally my fault.

I have been such
a jerk to you.

No, I'm the one who
totally and completely
lost her backbone.

If I'd only spoken up--

I guess I knew
you weren't happy,

so I figured that you
wouldn't be in the mood.

I thought that was you.

[soft music playing on stereo]

[Claudia]
Okay, do we know
where we're going?

[Kirsten]
Oh, man, where are we?
Is this the right place?

Okay, now
I'm starting to worry.

I liked the backyard
so much better.

Where are
the wooden steps?

There's supposed
to be wooden steps.

I don't know.

Oh, wait.
Is that?

Yeah,
there they are.
Over there.

Hey, Claud,
can I get those
flowers from you?

Yeah.

Oh, you guys, look
at all these cars.

Okay, everybody's here.

What if--what if we, like,
missed the whole thing?

-What if we're too late?
-Claud.

Right.

Kirsten, look at this.

Oh, this is beautiful.

Oh, my god.

It's incredible.

[Julia] How did they
even find this place?

[Charlie] Hey!

Charlie, what is this place?

Dad used to know
the lifeguards that
worked this station.

Hundreds of hours
I spent staring
at the surf from here.

-Wow.
-Wow.

So, where's Bailey?

Oh, they should be
right behind us.

They were in their room
getting dressed when we left.

Okay.

So,
let's get married.

[indistinct murmur]

[playing the wedding march]

Charlie, this--
how did you--

Your tie is crooked.

I'm not even gonna ask you
if you got the ring.

Yeah.

[wedding march continues]

We are gathered here today
to celebrate one of life's
greatest moments.

To add our best hopes
to the words that unite
these two in marriage,

and to joyously serve
as witnesses...

I, Charlie,
take you, Kirsten,
to be my wife.

To have and to hold,
in sickness and
in health...

[both]
for richer or for poorer,

in joy and in sorrow.

I promise to love,
honor, and cherish you

for as long as
we both shall live.

[Minister]
...our love
for each other. By these vows,

the joining of your hands

and the giving
of these rings...

I now declare you
to be husband and wife.

Congratulations.

[crowd cheers]

[band plays music]

[guests applaud and cheer]

-[woman] Yay!
-[woman] Whoo!

[guests cheering]

Down the aisle.
Down the aisle.

Congratulations.

Good luck.

♪ Pretty sure
That I can't drink anymore ♪

♪ Before you... ♪

Here you go, sweetie.

Whoa, I got to bring you
more scampi.

You need more scampi.

I'm stuffed.

No, with the crying
and the dancing,

It's like working off
three meals.
Come on. Let me.

-Okay, okay. More scampi.
-[she giggles]

And you need more linguini.
I'll get you--

-Oh, Joe!
-Scampi, okay.

-Pass the bread, please.
-Yeah.

Someone needs to
talk to you.

I tried to stay out
of your eye line.

Mom--

And I tried to think
the thoughts
that you wanted me to.

But Kirsten, you have
to be fair to me. You have to remember
the last few years.

I have spent more time
with you being sick...

than being well.

I know.

I pray for
your happiness, Kirsten.

And you know what, Mom?

Look at me.

I'm happy.

You see? I'm happy.

[crowd chatters]

[giggling]

Evan Stillman called
and said that CFA
found an opening and...

so I'm transferring.

I'm gonna do
the book thing.

Ah, so you're moving
back to the house?

While I look
for my own place, uh-huh.

What made you
change your mind?

I don't know.
The thing is...

Everyone...

Everyone kept
giving me advice.

I was asking
the world for advice.

And Evan said one thing,
and you said another,

and then I realized
the thing about writing
is you're on your own.

So I sat
in a quiet place,

and I tuned out
the world

and I tried really hard
to listen to the inner,

you know, Julia,
and she was like,

"Get real".

Fool. It's a book.
How often is that
gonna come along?

[chuckles]

She sounds
pretty sure
of herself.

Yeah, she is.

I wish she was here
more often.

Uh, don't worry.
She's here.

I mean, she was all over it
for like a year.

[laughs heartily]

[guests applauding]

Hey.

Do you wanna dance?

Listen, I heard
what you had to say.

It's not like
you made no sense,

but your timing...
basically sucked.

Claudia, wait--

No.

Cody, it's my timing, too.

It's where I am in
my life right now.

I'm... I'm younger
than you, and, um,

I'm in a different place.

[guests chatter]

I'm sorry, Cody, but...

you're gonna have
to dance with someone else.

[cameras clicking]

What's that
new move there?

What?

With your knee.
Right... there.

No move.

I guess
I'm just sensitive, huh?

You know, someone said
there's a really great
view of the cove

right behind that tent.

Yeah?

You, um...
wanna show me?

God, I love weddings.

[clinking on glass]

Uh, Bailey has something
to say, I'm sure.

But until he's ready,

I just... just had a couple
of words of my own.

I don't know if
they're listening,

because we've...
we've changed the location
many, many, many times,

[he giggles]

but I hope Mom and Dad
are out there.

I want them to know
a few things.

A lot of you must have
worried when they left

that--that things might not
turn out so well for us. That...

that maybe we'd learn
the wrong lessons
from losing them.

And we'd be so scared
of losing again that we'd...

we'd never attach
ourselves to anything...

including each other.

Well, I--I can't speak
for all of us here,

but I know what I learned.

And I learned that
when something is
important to you,

you grab on with both hands,
and you don't even think
about letting go.

Letting go
is not an option.

And I can't forget that
now because...

Kirsten, my wife...

There's a concept.
[he laughs]

Wouldn't be my wife
for any other reason.

So...

I don't know what's next
for us after this,

but I know that
I don't have to worry

because my... my parents
left me the...

the secret to life.

Mom and Dad... We never let go.

And I don't believe
we ever will.

[man] Hear, hear!
Bravo!

Hear, hear!
Nice.

[guests applauding]

Okay, back to dancing
and festivity!

[laughing]

Thank you so much.

We'll see you all
so soon.

Okay. We love you.

-Love you, too.
-See ya, man.

Bye.

Have a good one.

We will.

[instrumental music playing]