Privileged (2008–2009): Season 1, Episode 15 - All About the Big Picture - full transcript

Previously on Privileged...

You and I aren't perfect either.

Maybe I don't want to settle.

- What happened?
- We broke up.

Mom's home?

She came home a couple of weeks ago.

You all sat around like
a perfect little family

and decided to leave me here?

You gave my mom the money to
bail Lily out of jail, didn't you?

Yeah, I did.

The charges against me were dropped.



Mom bailed you out.
She went down there.

No, she didn't. I never saw mom.

Where's mom?

Went to get her hair
done this afternoon.

I'm sure she's on her way home.

I don't think she is.

Privileged 1x15
" All About The Big Picture "

Stupid phone.

Stop the check.

Whoa. What check?

The check that you gave my
mom to bail Lily out of jail.

You need to cancel it.

Unless you gave her cash.

Please tell me that
you did not give my mom



a briefcase full of cash.

No, because we're not
in Mission Impossible.

What is going on?

Lily wasn't bailed out.

What are you talking about?
I thought you said you saw her.

She was released from jail.

They found sleazy Sammy on
his way down to Acapulco,

and the charges against
Lily were dropped.

And my mom is gone.

And so is your $25,000 check.

Wait, what do you mean she's gone?

Ok, look, I will explain everything later,

but right now I need less talking

and more cancelling of checks.

The bank is closed.

You're a billionaire!

I mean, isn't there a special
hotline for you guys?

Right.
1-800-I'M RICH.

That's not enough numbers.

All right, I'll call my accountant.

That's a good plan.

Hello there.

Hi.

- And who might you be?
- Oh, hi.

I'm Megan Smith.

I'm Will's girlfriend.

Sorry, it might be a little sweaty.

The Megan Smith?

Heh, yeah.

Well, I'm Will's dad.

It's great to finally meet you.

Mr. Davis.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I'll just take that back.

So, Sir, it's nice to meet you.

I wasn't expecting you here.

I thought you were still in London.

- Please, call me Tom.
- Oh.

Will told me all about you.

My wife's going to be so
disappointed she missed you.

She's already in bed.

Oh, I wish I was there.

Well, um, not with her.

I just, you know, I'm
also very tired as well.

What are you doing this weekend?

Can you come over for dinner on Friday?

M- Uh, yeah. Mm-Hmm.
Yeah, sure. Yeah.

- Uh, yeah. Thank you.
- Hey, Will,

I've just invited your lovely girlfriend

over for dinner Friday night.

I guess you can come, too.

All right, the jetlag
has finally taken hold.

I'm gonna hit the sack.

Megan, looking forward to Friday.

Mm-Hmm. Me, too.

Good night.

Did you cancel the check?

She cashed it this morning.

What?

Oh, my God, she did? She cashed it.

Oh, my God.

I can't believe this is happening.

Yeah. I kind of can't believe it either.

I thought maybe I was wrong,

maybe something happened, but no.

No, she just... she left us.

Again.

She just left us again.

I'm so sorry, Will.
I'm so embarrassed.

Don't be. I'll figure it out.

I don't know how to fix this.

I- I can't pay you back.

You don't have to.

None of this is your fault.

So your dad invited me over
for dinner Friday night.

Yeah, I heard that.

Think he'll mind if your
girlfriend's mom's a felon?

It's a four-day seminar at the
culinary institute in San Francisco.

Luis is the youngest in his class

because he's such a genius.

I don't know how you girls
walk so fast in those heels.

Rose could teach you.

You guys are probably the same size.

Oh, hey, are you free tonight?

The aero theatre is showing

one of my favorite Bond movies
?Goldfinger.?

Oh, I wish I could,

but Sage and I have to
go to this party thing.

What is it again?

A record release.

I don't know who the artist is,

but apparently Rihanna's gonna be there.

Rihanna? No way.

How'd you score those invites?

Our publicist.

Yeah, I wish I could take you,

but she didn't give us any plus ones.

Oh, that's- That's ok.
Don't worry about it.

Call me after?

Ok.

Ok, seriously, what's happening?

You're dating a mathlete.

And you won't even make fun of him.

Is your part different?

Your nose looks gigantic today.

Thank you.

Bye.

It's the little things.

What did you do to the fridge?

Oh, I couldn't sleep.

Ahh. That makes two of us.

I'm not ready to talk
about it yet, Marco.

And, um, where did the coffee mugs go?

Corner cabinet.

I rearranged the whole kitchen.

It's more efficient this way.

Haven't heard from Keith?

Nope.

You ok?

Or are you not ready
to talk about it either?

I'm great. I've got your
season 3 box set of Friends

and four more refrigerators to organize.

Ahh, season 3, that was an excellent year.

But as much as I believe in the
healing power of Ross and Rachel,

it is not what I recommend
for a breakup.

The only way to get over a boyfriend

is to make a big change.

You haven't seen the pantry yet.

In your life.

Like what?

I don't know. Change your routine.

Uh, start a new class at the gym.

Because I'm fat?

No. No, no. Not at all.

Paint your room a new color?

- Laurel would kill me.
- Change your hair?

I'm not 16 or a girl or white.

Ok, there must be something.

Look, you've been focusing way
too much energy into Keith.

We just need to figure
out a way to redirect it

to make a positive change.

America's most wanted, 2 o'clock.

Hey, Lily.

I want mom's number.

- I don't have it.
- How is that possible?

I did have it. It's been disconnected.

Trust me, I tried calling it

like a million times last night.

You're seriously not going to
give me my own mother's number?

What part of "it's disconnected"
don't you understand?

Look, if you don't believe
me, call dad, ask him.

Why should I believe either one of you?

Look, I know how you must feel.

You have no idea how I feel.

Mom was here all this time

and you never once called me?

I did call you.

You were on your honeymoon
with your drug dealer husband,

remember?

Lily.

Tell dad to get call waiting.

I've been calling him all morning

and the line's busy.

Reddish hair. 5'4" and three quarters.

Yeah, sometime yesterday.

I can't be sure when.

Please, don't transfer me again.

Yes, I'll hold.

- Hi, honey.
- What's going on?

I've been trying to file
a missing persons report.

They keep telling me I have to-

You have to wait 24 hours, I know.

That's ridiculous.

Think we should try calling hospitals?

No.

Well, the cops aren't doing any good.

Dad, does any of this feel familiar?

Filing missing persons reports,

calling the hospital.

This is not like last time, all right.

Your mother wouldn't just disappear.

That's exactly what she would do.

That's exactly what she did do.

That was different.

She was unhappy then.

Things have been going really great
for us the past couple of weeks.

We were even talking about
finding another place.

She stole $25,000 from Will.

What?

She asked Will for the money
to bail Lily out of jail,

and he gave it to her,

but she didn't use the money for bail.

She didn't even go to see Lily at all.

She lied to Will.

She lied to all of us.

So Lily is-

She's out.

The charges against her were dropped.

She's been trying to
call you all morning,

but your phone's been busy.

Dad, I'm so sorry.

Look, I know how awful all of this is

and I just-I just- I don't want
you to get sick over this again.

I just... you have worked so hard to-

Man on telephone: Are you there?

Hello?

Yes. Yes, that's right.

5'4".

Reddish brown hair.

No.

Well, what am I supposed to do?

So I didn't know that's what you meant

when you said come over for lunch.

I'm sorry. I just... I had to
get my mind off of everything.

Are you hungry?
Do you want a sandwich?

Relax for a second.

But...

I still haven't heard from my dad.

Well, you just saw him a few hours ago.

He's probably processing everything.

He's not processing anything.

He's in denial, which is exactly how

he handled this the
last time this happened.

I should call Charlie again.

I thought you said he went
to visit his grandparents.

He did.

So what can Charlie do?

You're spinning. Just take a breath.

Look, I just don't want my dad to
fall into his old patterns again.

He's been sober for less than two years,

and this is a lot for him to handle.

Look, I know that you're
worried about him,

but I'm worried about you.

Me? I'm fine.

I mean, it's not like I'm
exactly shocked by this.

I feel like an idiot for
falling for her crap again,

but I'm fine.

So you don't think

that you're falling
into old patterns again?

- I'm just asking.
- What do you mean?

Ok, when you first got down
here, you didn't call your dad

because you were afraid that
everything was going to go back

to how it was before you
left for school, right?

Right... ish.

Basically right.

Right. And you didn't want
your family relying on you

to clean up their messes again, right?

This is what you told me.
I'm just confirming here.

Yeah, ok.

Right. And so here you are,

and once again, everything's
falling apart.

And once again you're bouncing off
the walls trying to keep it all together.

Well, because if I don't, who will?

You think they will?

I just think that you should
give them a chance

to see if they can pull
themselves together without you.

So you're saying I
should ditch my family?

I'm just saying that you should try
and create some boundaries, all right.

Sometimes people allow
themselves to fall apart

because they know other
people will be there to fix it.

Are you calling me an enabler?

If the crutch fits.

Interesting.

Suddenly I became extremely tired.

Take a nap.

All right, I'll call you later.

Wait, don't I have dinner
with your family tonight?

That's tomorrow night.

And my mom is cooking chicken marsala,

so be sure to tell her that you love it.

Chicken marsala? That's my favorite.

I know.

Elyse Valencour is on line two.

Again?

Did you find out what it is regarding?

I tried, but she won't specify.

Then take another message.

I'm sorry, but Marco would
like to speak with you.

Of course.

Because clearly no one in this house

wants me to get any work done today.

Show him in.

Is this about tomorrow night's menu?

No. Actually, I wanted to
talk to you about your offer.

My offer?

To help me open my own restaurant.

Well.

We haven't visited
this topic in some time.

I know. But when I first started here,

you mentioned you'd be willing
to help me get up and running

when the time came.

I take it the time has come?

I got a tip on a really great space

and it should be available soon.

I put a few figures together,

and I was hoping you
might take a look at it.

Very good.

Why don't you organize your notes

and give it to Geraldine
when you're ready.

Well, I'm ready now.

My.

Hmm.

Lotta! Hey, I love your dress.

Oh, Lotta loves you.

Do they have that dress in my size?

Oh, my God, Luis texted me.

No way. What does it say?

"Hey, babe. " Oh, he called you "babe. "

I know.

"First day of seminar was crazy.

"Asked us to create
our own quiche recipe.

"I called mine Quiche Sage.

Can't wait to make it for you. "

He named a quiche after me.

That is so romantic.

Have you heard from Zach?

No. I think he went to that movie.

But it's almost 10:00. How much
longer do we have to stay here?

I don't know. I'm kind of over it.

You want to go?

Yeah, definitely.

That's what I'm talking about.

Rose!

- Hey, gorgeous.
- Hey, Max.

What are you doing here?

My buddies manage the band.

Hey, you meet my boy Pete?

Hi.

- Can I get you a drink?
- Uh, no thanks.

She loves champagne.

Hey! Yo, waiter. Waiter!

She said no thanks.

Hey, Pete. Over here, man.

Oh, picture.

Sweet. Thanks.

No problem.

Don't do that.

Hugh Hefner called.
He wants his jacket back.

Lily.

Hi. That's new.

Yeah. My dad got it in Russia.

That's weird.

Yeah. Look, I'm heading
out to meet some buddies.

What are you doing here?

Sorry, I just...

Well, I'm just gonna get
right to the point, I guess.

Did you meet my mom
when she was here?

Yeah, I did.

Do you know where I can find her?

I don't. Look, maybe you
should talk to Megan.

I've tried.

But nothing she's saying
is making any sense.

All I know is that my mom was home

and now she's gone.

And I don't know what
actually went down.

But you've always been straight with me.

I just want to know what happened.

Yeah, she was here.

But she's gone.

Where'd she go?

I don't know.

When you got arrested, she said
she wanted to post your bail.

She said she went to see you.

She didn't.

I know.

But that's what she told me.

And I wanted to help, so I wrote
her a check, which she cashed.

As far as I know, no one's
heard from her since.

So you wanted to bail me out?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Well, that's gonna be tough to explain.

You know, I think I'm
finally ready to say

that Sean Connery is my favorite Bond.

I've been flip flopping
about this for a while now,

but last night confirmed it.

I like Hugh Jackman.

He never played Bond.

Oh, I'm just saying that I like him.

Oh, my God! You're on Perez.

We are!

Rose, come here.

What?

Oh, my God, that's a good picture.

I have to call Patricia.

Wait, is that Max?

Yeah, he was there.

Did you guys hook up?

No. Of course not.

I'm just asking. God.

Damn, he looks good.

Zach.

Uh, I gotta get to class.

You're kidding.

Heh. That's amazing.

Rose, she's already
scored three invites for us

since this picture's been posted.

- That's great.
- Yeah.

Yeah. Uh-Huh.

That's fantastic.

Marco, we need to adjust
the menu for this evening.

I forgot that Mrs. Gould-

Doesn't eat meat?

Yes.

I remember from the last time.

I went to the market this
morning and got yellow fin tuna.

I believe it's her favorite.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

But then I suppose I better
get used to the idea.

I read your research and passed
it on to my business manager.

He thinks it'll be a very
sound investment for me.

And so do I.

Congratulations.

Thank you, Laurel. Your support
means a great deal to me.

Laurel is giving me the money!

What? Oh, my God, that's amazing!

I know! I know! I know! I know!

What for?

Ok. Well, I took your advice

and decided to get positively proactive.

I'm finally opening my restaurant!

You are?!

Oh, my God!

Ok, no more jumping. No more jumping.

What is going on here?
I'm loving that dress.

Really? This is the fourth
one that I've tried on.

I'm meeting Will's parents tonight

and I want to look respectable.

And cute. And hot.
So respectably hot-cute.

Oh, you look beautiful, honey.
They're gonna love you.

Ok, so tell me everything
that Laurel said.

I want to hear the plan.

All right.

Hold on one second.

What's up, Lily?

You have to come to dad's right now.

He's going completely psycho.

No, I can't. I'm going over

to Will's house for dinner tonight.

This is serious, Megan.

I think he's gone of the deep end

I need you.

Let me guess. Emergency
at the Smith residence?

She is freaking out.
I don't know what's going on.

You know what, if I leave now,
I can make it.

I'll just call Will and I'll tell
him I'll be a little bit late.

I could be there by 7:45.
That's not so bad.

You're gonna be late for your
first dinner with Will's parents?

Ok. Don't give me the face.
I cannot handle the face right now.

I thought you were gonna let your
family go at it alone for a while.

That was the plan.

I like that plan.

Me, too. The plan was very freeing.

I felt like a little bird.

Be the bird.

Fly to your boyfriend's house

and meet his parents, and
have a good time.

Your family drama

will still be there in the morning.

Or maybe they'll figure
it out for themselves.

The whole goal of the bird plan

was that they become
strong and independent,

so that I could rejoin the nest
at some point, when it's safe.

That way I don't have to
sit on the eggs all the time

and make sure that they don't crack

or drink or wind back up in jail.

Your metaphor just got
a little too elaborate.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I'm going to rub my
good news in Rami's face.

I've got 10 minutes. Talk to me.

You look nice, honey.
You going out tonight?

I ordered pizza.

You said this was an emergency.

There is no emergency.

He wants to sell his boat,

his only source of income,

to pay Will back the 25,000 mom stole.

Ask him how he's going to pay his rent.

He wants to go on unemployment.

Dad, you can't go on unemployment.

Damn straight he can't.

I'm not going through that crap again.

I don't really remember you

going through it with us the first time.

But she's right, it's a bad idea.

I don't see any other way.

It's our responsibility as a family
to pay Will back the money.

Like hell. You think I'm
paying off mom's debt?

She stole my bail money.

Yeah, which you didn't wind up needing.

She didn't know that.

Ok, everyone, calm down.

I can't believe how
insensitive you girls are being.

Not just to Will, but to your mother.

Excuse me?

You don't know why she took the money.

Maybe she's in trouble.

I mean, she's obviously
feeling desperate.

- You're out of your mind.
- Oh, my God.

I'm not saying she didn't make a mistake

Dad, I need you to not go
down this road right now.

Mom is not in trouble.

She's a user. She conned us,

and she took advantage of Will.

That is what happened,

so deal with it.

You don't know that for sure.

That's all I'm saying.

Unbelievable

I gotta get out of here.

- Where are you going?
- I told you.

I'm meeting Will's family
tonight. I have to go.

We're your family. Us.

That-That has nothing to do

with the fact that I made a commitment.

Lily, let her go. I mean, if
your sister wants to leave-

No, I don't want to leave, I have to.

Don't make me feel bad about this.

I'm not trying to.
I'm saying if you want to go, go.

I can't believe you're going
to walk out at a time like this.

It's always a time like this.

Hey.

- I am so sorry.
- No, don't worry.

I told them that you were
still working with the girls.

What happened?

Well, Lily called.

Did she tell you about last night?

No. What happened last night?

I tried to call you
but your phone was off,

- so I just figured it'd be best to explain
in person. - What happened last night?

Well, Lily showed up here

and she was asking
questions about your mom,

which I answered.

And then...

She kind of kissed me.

She kind of kissed you?

I mean, it wasn't that kind of kiss.

It was... more like a kiss of gratitude.

Like in The Godfather.

A mafia kiss?

Sort of. You really had to be there.

Oh, yeah, I'm really sorry I missed that.

Ok, um, but obviously

something else happened
because you're freaked out.

It's too much to tell you about now.

And I don't want to keep your
parents waiting any longer,

so I'll tell you later.

Ok, but are you upset about the kiss?

Later.

So tomorrow is the benefit at Whitehall.

Do we really need to go to that one?

Right. Ok, so what-
what time is that at?

Why so early?

- How early?
- 1:00.

'Cause we can't miss the
red carpet part. Right, right.

Ok, so where do we have to be?

Perfect.

Yeah.

It's Luis.

Patricia, can I call you...

Yeah.

Look, I've got to get the
living room ready for Zach.

- Is that ok?
- Yeah. Good luck.

Yeah, yeah, right. Ok.

Um, yeah, that sounds
- that sounds great.

Yeah, that- That sounds-
that sounds good.

Ok.

Josephine, this is probably

the best chicken marsala I've ever had.

Really? Oh, I'm so glad.

The cook was gonna do it, but
I thought I'd give it a roll.

You have no idea how lucky you are.

She never cooks for me.

Me, neither.

Stop it, you two.

They are always ganging up on me.

Not always just most of the time.

You ok?

Mm-Hmm.

So at some point,

I want to discuss your
ideas for the magazine.

I loved your angle on it.
Didn't you, Will?

Told you, she's a genius.

You're not so bad yourself, kiddo.

Did you show Megan those shots you
took at the races last week?

No, not yet.

It's been a little crazy.

Oh, they're fantastic.

I think you could easily
get those published.

- Really?
- Yeah, I really do.

I- It's
the work-

Uh, if you'll excuse me.

I just have to go to the restroom.

Sure. I mean, what I love about it now

is that you're really
developing a point of view.

Oh, I agree.

Ok, so before we start with the movie,

I have a little surprise for you.

Open it.

Well, they're for your collection.

Um, driver Dave had to take me

to, like, three different stores to find them.

Oh, wow. Thanks.

You're still upset about
the picture from the party?

No.

I don't know, a little.

Well, you don't think something

actually happened with Max, do you?

No.

Then why are you still so mad?

Obviously it didn't mean anything.

I know, but it's still not that fun

seeing your girlfriend's
ex-boyfriend hanging all over her.

He wasn't hanging all over me.

Look, the point is,

I know you and Max used to go to
these kind of things all the time.

- And it's just not
- Well, not really.

I mean, yeah, we used to
party together a lot, but-

But I don't party.

I don't even like to use
the word "party" as a verb.

And you and Sage are
gonna keep getting invited

to these events or whatever, and
I'm just gonna keep-

Well, so, I'll just ask Patricia
if she can get me a plus one.

I mean, if she can.

No, I don't want to go, ok.

I hate those kind of things.

I just don't fit in there.

Me neither.

But I have to go.

But why do you have to go?

Because I promised Sage.

And this is a really big deal for her,

and I can't just back out now.

And do not make me choose
between you guys because-

I'd lose.

She's my family.

I know.

You're leaving?

I'm just not really in the mood
to watch a movie right now.

But, uh, I'll call you tomorrow, ok?

Oh, and thanks again.

I heard this place was
going on the market soon.

That's right. The owner is selling.

But why? It's always so packed.

Is there something I'm missing?

A colony of rats living downstairs?

Gino is just getting older

and his son decided he
didn't want the place.

Can I get you a drink?

Sure.

Let's see what kind of gin you've got.

Oh, my God.

Is everything ok?

I'm sorry. I've got to go.

Will: you ok in there?

This is a really pretty bathroom.

It's the fluffiest towels ever.

Talk to me.

I know you're upset about the kiss.

No, I'm not.

Well, I am, but not because I'm jealous.

But just, you know,

it's just another reminder of
how messed up my family is.

I mean, my sister kisses my boyfriend.

My dad sides with my mom over me again.

Wait, what do you mean?
What happened at your dad's tonight?

Nothing. You know, just a bunch
of screaming and fighting and-

Oh, wait, he's obsessed with
paying you back the $25,000.

Well, you told him I won't take it, right?

- Numerous times.
- So maybe I should talk to him.

God, no. Are you crazy?

Ok.

Will, you're still not getting this.

The fact that you went behind
my back and talked to my mother

is the whole reason that we are in
this mess right now, and no offense.

How could I take offense?

You're just blaming me for all of it.

No, I'm not blaming you.

Look...

I wish that I could explain to you

why your logical approach
to dealing with things

does not work for my family, but I can't.

And it's not fair for me
to expect you to understand.

What is that supposed to mean?

It's not a bad thing.

Will, you live in this lovely world

with these, like, perfect parents

and fancy soaps that
are shaped like pootles.

I mean, Will, it doesn't get cuter.

I want to be there for you.

Tell me what I can do.

That's the thing.

You can't do anything.

And every time you try, it
just makes things worse,

and then I end up feeling guilty.

- You shouldn't.
- But I do.

I feel guilty for getting you involved,

and then I feel guilty
for leaving them and...

Look, I know you want me to
separate myself from my family,

but I can't.

I did that for five years,

and I wound up back here.

This is my family, for
better or for worse,

and I can't escape it.

And I just...

I can't keep dragging you into this.

Wait, Megan.

Will you please say good-bye
to your family for me?

Wait, you're leaving?

I just-I have to get back to my dad.

I left them in a really bad way, and...

I'm sorry, Will.

Ok, ready to help cure cancer.

I think this luncheon's
for the children's museum.

Oh, well, I'm not gonna
wear these earrings, then.

Ok, how do I look?

Gorgeous. And me?

Stunning.

Wow, you girls look smokin'.

And miserable. What's going on?

We're just tired.

We really wanted to sleep in today.

Well, you've had a busy week.

Where you going?

A party.

Sounds awful.

Well, it's not a party party.

It's a work party.

And, well, there's one tomorrow, too.

And that basically sucks
up our whole weekend.

Yeah, and Luis comes home tonight,

so that means I can't pick
him up from the airport

like I wanted to.

And Zach hates me

because I used the
word "party" as a verb.

Ok, well, here's a crazy idea.

Why don't you girls skip
the parties this weekend

and hang out with your boys?

Well, we already told Patricia we'd go.

And this is exactly the type of
thing we wanted her to make happen.

And now it's happening.

And I pay her a lot of
money to make it happen.

That's true.

So what if you stopped paying her?

Well, then she probably
would stop working for us.

Hello.

Right. Just-I don't know,

it seems to me that
when you hired Patricia,

your lives were really different.

Your number one priority

was to go to all these fabulous parties

and to get, well, for lack
of a better word, famous.

No, that's the word.

And now you have new
priorities, like your relationships.

I mean, you met two guys

that really care about you a lot.

Wouldn't you rather hang out with them

than a bunch of strangers?

So you're asking us

to throw away our careers for some guys?

Nice feminists principles.

Exactly what career would
you be throwing away?

I mean, all you've been
doing is going to parties

and getting your picture taken.

And I'm not saying it's
not fun to be famous,

and if that's still what you
want to do, then go for it,

but if it's not making you happy,

then what's the point?

Ok, look, we'll go over your
chem labs tomorrow night.

But just have fun today,

whatever it is that you decide to do.

Look, if you still want to go, I'll go.

Well, do you want to go?

Sage, I-I've only ever
been doing this for you.

And, well, that's enough reason for me,

but if you're asking what I'd rather-

I know, I know.

You wanted to see me?

Yes. Yes, come in.

So how did it go at the
restaurant last night?

You still like the space?

It's a great location.

Everything about it is
pretty much perfect.

Good.

I think we should offer
a down payment today.

You need more?

No, no. This is more than enough.

But I can't accept it.

I thought this is what you wanted.

Well, I thought so, too.

It turns out I was wrong.

I don't want to do this without Keith.

We broke up,

and I thought I needed
to move on with my life,

but the truth is,

he is my life.

I know what you must think of me.

What do I think?

That I'm weak.

I mean, you did all of
this on your own

You built a whole empire,

and I can't even open a tiny
restaurant without my boyfriend.

I wouldn't be doing any of this

if I didn't feel it kept
me connected to Robert.

I understand more than you realize.

No, keep it.

Put it in a safe place.

It's yours when you're ready.

I'm really tired.

I don't want to have another fight.

No, me neither.

Look, I just
- I wanted to say something,

and then I promise I'll leave.

Lily, I'm sorry for not
being a better sister to you.

I'm sorry that I moved
away to New York

and didn't work harder
at keeping in touch.

Most of all,

I'm so sorry that you
never got to see mom.

I just wanted to see her, you know.

Hear what her voice sounds like.

I have this vague memory of
her from when I was little.

And I try to imagine
what she looks like now.

Want to see a picture?

Seriously?

Oh, my God.

She's so pretty.

Yeah, I know.

She looks like you.

Seriously?

No, I thought she looked like you.

I mean look at that smile.

Yeah.

I see that.

Here's your Friends back.

I don't need them anymore.

Oh, that's right.

Now that you're a big-time
restaurateur, you're a busy man.

Oh, by the way, I have some
name ideas for the restaurant.

Save them. The restaurant
plan is on hold indefinitely.

Why, what happened?

I have some things I need to do first.

- And I'm gonna need your help.
- Anything.

Good. Clear your schedule.

Tomorrow morning is day one
operation get Keith back.

I'm in!

Ooh. Any chance that there might be

some chocolate chip
pancakes at this meeting?

I'm just saying. Helps me think.

Whatever you need.

I'll see you bright and early.

Now I want some chocolate chips.

No, it's-it's not that.

We've appreciated everything
you've done for us.

Yeah.

No, it's just, you know,
Rose and I have been thinking

and we just think that
this is the best way to go.

I know, Patricia. I-

Thank you.

Wow, did you just fire Patricia?

Yeah. And it was really hard.

I bet.

Why isn't Rose here?

She and Zach are at the
beach making up.

It's ok.

This whole thing was really
my idea to begin with.

Well, for whatever it's worth,

I think you made the right decision.

Yeah, that's because
you don't understand

why I did it in the first place.

Right. But I'm old-school.

'Cause I think being famous should be a
result of doing something in your life,

not the goal.

Not that you're judging

or anything.

Anyway, I know that.

I just didn't know how to
be famous the regular way.

I just knew that I
needed it to happen, so-

Why did you need it to happen?

So that I could take care of Rose and I

the way that we've grown accustomed to.

Um, I think you're covered.

This is Laurel's money.

Ok, I want to be able to
take care of us on my own.

I don't want to have to
rely on anyone for anything.

And now, I don't know
what I'm going to do.

Sage, when I was your age,

my biggest concern was trying
to get Ethan Hawke to marry me.

The reality bites Ethan Hawke,

not the "I left my wife for the nanny

and haven't showered
in ten days" Ethan Hawke.

Anyway, the point is, is
that you have a long time

to figure this stuff out.

I'm going to be 17 in two months.

Miley Cyrus was nine years
old when she first started.

And she already looks older than me.

No offense, Miley.

You have your whole life
to be a grownup, Sage.

You don't have that much time
left to just enjoy being a kid.

We're way past sandcastles, sweetie.

True. But you could just hang
out with your hot new boyfriend

and coast for a while.

Hmm.

If I leave now,

I can still make it to the
airport and pick him up.

Go do it.

Want some chocolate
chips for the road?

Empty calories.

It's $200.

I've worked out a payment plan

and I'm going to pay you $200 a month

until I completely paid
off my mother's debt.

Which, by my calculations,

will be roughly around my 68th birthday.

Actually, it'll be closer to your 34th.

What, they didn't teach you math at Yale?

Did you just do that in your head?

This is not your debt.

I'm the one who decided
to give Shelby the money.

It's my responsibility.

This is just like a bad investment.

You have any idea how much money
I've lost in bad investments?

- $76,000?
- Megan.

$92,000?

You don't actually have to guess.

The point is,

it's my mistake.

You and your family owe me nothing.

No, I owe you an apology.

Sorry I left like that last night.

I don't know, I just-I got anxious.

Every time your dad
refilled by wine glass,

it made me think about my dad.

Oh, man, I...

I never thought of that.

Of course you didn't.

Because a normal person doesn't look

at a glass of wine like
it could kill their father.

I'm sorry that I told
you to ditch your family.

The woman that I fell in love with

could never give up on anybody.

Did you just...

That's right.

I love you, Megan Smith.

Deal with that.

I love you too.

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