This Is Us (2016–…): Season 4, Episode 11 - A Hell of a Week: Part One - full transcript

Previously on This Is Us...

Jack!

- No, Mom, Mom, no!
- Jack!

You know,
when you had your first breakdown,

you thought that was gonna be

- the only one.
- I appreciate your concern.

But I'm fine.

Okay, I am worried
that we're just

one big emotional thing
from this happening...

Beth, I'm fine.

It appears you have
mild cognitive impairment.



Things could begin
to deteriorate.

I'm sorry to keep asking you

- to keep this to yourself.
- I get it.

Hey, babe.

Hey.

How you doing?

I'm hanging in there.

I'm gonna grab some water,
and then I'm coming to bed.

Okay, maybe we shouldn't
have read them Hop on Pop.

Come on, Dr. Seuss
always puts them to sleep.

All right, Katie girl, come on.

Let's go, up and at 'em,
up and at 'em!

- No, no!
- Yes, yes.

Come on, bug,
come on, come on, come on.



- You're going with Mom today.
- Oh, let's go to bed.

All right, gentlemen,
the last one

under the sheets is a dirty,
stinkin', rotten egg.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Oh, first night
in your big-boy beds.

Yep, okay, love you, too.

Good night.

Sleep like kings.

And time. Babe, I tell you, you
shave a few minutes off that,

you're gonna join me
on the leader board.

Are you kidding me? You know,
she made me sing Wham!,

and then Queen as an encore.

Uh-huh.

You know, why don't you
call it a night?

- What?
- Yeah, take some cough medicine,

and just pass out.

- What?
- I'm sorry.

You actually think these three
are gonna stay asleep?

With brand-new beds

and Big Three
separation anxiety?

Whatever happens,
I can handle it, all right?

- Okay.
- I'm gonna make a pot of coffee.

I rented The Shining. I'm good.

No, I'm good, too. I'm fine.

I'm not even tired. I swear.

Bud, you're not supposed
to be up.

Dad, I'm scared.

There's nothing
to be scared about, pal.

Yes, there is.

I don't want any trouble.

Okay?

What do you want?

Money?

Uh, okay, I-I-I-I...

I have money, all right?

You can have my...

I'm a city councilman.

You should know that.

And you're in my home.

There are security cameras
everywhere.

You already triggered
the silent alarm.

Leave now,
maybe you avoid the cops.

Hey.

If you stay,

you will not get past me.

Hey, Mom, Mom.

Mom?

Hey! Hey, hey, Mom!

Come on, get out
of the lightning.

Please, please! Come in, Mom!
Please come into the house, Mom.

Please, Mom!

Mom!

Mom, please! Can you, please?!

Can you not hear me, Mom?!

Mom, Mom!

Mom!

Mom, please!

- We need to go now!
- Randall?

Calm down, it's just a drill.

- Let's go, please.
- Hey...

Hey, hey, hey!
Stop, stop, stop for a second.

Hey, look at me, look at me.
It's just a drill.

Okay, th-there's,
there's no fire.

It's-it's...

it's just a drill.

Uh, come here.

We're okay.

Councilman?

Councilman Pearson?

Sorry, Lieutenant.

What was that?

Just saying we've
checked out the house.

Nothing seems to be missing.

We've dusted the downstairs.

- And we can dust upstairs.
- No need.

- I caught him coming in.
- Okay.

And I notice you don't have
a security system.

I highly recommend
installing one.

I will. Uh, I've been
meaning to, actually.

We just got so busy with...

- I'll get it done.
- Okay.

Uh, if you'll excuse me,
my wife is upstairs

calming down our girls...
I need to go check on them.

Of course.
We're almost finished here.

Uh, Councilman.

I don't want to be an alarmist,
but home invaders

often come back the same night
or the next night

because many families are
too rattled to stay in the home.

We'll have a squad car
posted out front, but...

just an FYI.

- That's good to know.
- Okay.

- Thanks.
- You bet.

What did he want?

Probably just looking for money.

You know,
he wasn't gonna hurt us.

That's why he ran away
when he saw Dad.

What if he comes back?

Honey, that's...

that's not gonna happen.

How do you know?

Uh, 'cause we're
in a big city now.

Cops are like.

Avengers out here and...

Yeah. And Dad probably
scared him away for good

with his awful jokes.

Ha-ha-ha.

They're an acquired taste.

Beth, can we talk
in the hallway?

Yeah.

You okay?

You okay?

Yeah. You?

As good as can be expected,
I guess.

All right.

Uh, 7:00 in the morning.

No one's going back to bed.

You should take the girls
and check into a hotel tonight.

Try to get some rest.

Hotel? Why?

Uh, it's just to be safe.

The-the officer mentioned
that sometimes

these guys come back
two nights in a row.

- Oh, my God. No.
- Just...

Uh, you have to come with us.

I'm not leaving you here alone.

- Beth.
- I'm not, Randall.

Beth, I'm staying.

I got to fix the window,
make sure

the security system
gets installed.

I don't want the girls
exposed to that.

And I want to make sure
the house is back to normal

before you come home, okay?

Hey.

Listen to me.

They're leaving a squad car
outside.

If this guy is dumb enough
to come back,

he'll have to deal with me
and Tess's T-ball bat.

I don't know how you can

joke around at a time like this.

What? All I'm saying is that
he'll have to deal with my bat

and these guns.

Mm.

- Know what I'm saying?
- Mom?

Yeah, baby.

Almond liqueur crème pat?

It's okay. It's okay.

It's very nice and strong.
I love that.

Marzipan's good.

Chocolate's good.

The jellies are nice.

- The pastry not so.
- Mm-hmm.

- Thank you, Kim-Joy.
- Thank you very much. -

Let me help you.

It's okay.

You're up?

Why are your texts so formal?

Whatever.

Did I catch you on set?

No, uh, I finished
my reshoot last night.

I'm actually not in L.A.

Oh. Where are you?

Home. Or, well,
what used to be home anyway.

I'm in Pittsburgh
doing something

totally stupid.

Right, or maybe not.
Maybe it's so...

crazy that it's actually sane.

I'm going to a funeral.

Whose?

Sophie's mom died.

Oh, damn.

You good?

Who knows? What about you?

Someone broke into our house
last night.

What? Is everyone okay?

Yeah, everybody's fine.

Please don't tell Mom or Kate.

I don't want anybody to worry.

Okay. Yeah, no.

Geez, Randall, what happened?

Uh, I got home from the airport
around 2:00 last night,

checked on the fam,

came downstairs
for a glass of water,

and bam... I was face-to-face

with Christian Slater's
creepy doppelganger.

Whoa.

Yeah.

Kind of rattled me.

Where were you coming from?

Huh?

The airport...
Where were you coming from?

Oh, it was a...

I was at a work thing.

It was a fundraiser in Boston.

Dude, it's... it's boring.

I should let you go.

You sure?

You want to chat for a bit?

Pass the old verbal football
back and forth?

Hey, rain check.

Thanks, Kev.
Uh, I don't need a catch.

I need to get some sleep.

Good luck in Pittsburgh.

Thanks, man. Night.

Night.

Mom, I can't get this thing
to work.

Come on, Reeg,
enough with the chitchat.

Bring out Benjamin Bratt.

Mom.

- Oh. Coming.
- He's from the NBC drama.

Law & Order. Here's Benjamin...

It's shot.

You have a new job.

Mom, we need
some new appliances.

I know.

You're right. You're right.

Don't worry. In the meantime,

your undies will be dry
by tomorrow.

Stop calling them undies.

Hey, is Kev coming to your
birthday dinner tomorrow?

'Cause I was thinking
about inviting Beth.

Yeah, he is.
He's driving in with Sophie.

Is that ours?

No, not ours.

Are you getting enough sleep?

You're not normally
this sluggish.

Yeah, I-I'm good. It's just...

Are you okay?
I've been trying to call you all night.

I've been having
the weirdest dreams.

Well, I thought we were gonna do
a deep dive on Patti last night.

Oh. Hey, why are you so mad?

Did I do something wrong?

Marc...

That didn't sound good.

No. Uh...

But I-I've been watching
a bunch of Dawson's Creek,

and they all talk
like that, so...

Sorry, what were you saying
about weird dreams?

- Ugh.
- "Ugh"? That's a nice hello.

Hold on.

Hey, Ma?

Hi, guys.

Guys got here early.

Hi! What a surprise!

- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi.

What's Kate's problem?

She's on the phone with Marc.
Hey, guys.

- Oh, she's still dating that greaseball?
- I wasn't expecting

you guys until tomorrow.

My class got canceled,

so we just decided
to come early.

- So happy birthday.
- Thank you.

What's with the shrine
to Randall's holey underwear?

See? I've been telling him
all morning

- that he needs new undies.
- Please stop saying "undies."

I got to go to class.

I'll see you
for your birthday dinner.

Wait. What were you
saying before

about the weird dreams?

Just midterm stress.
Don't worry about it.

Stop touching my underwear, Kev.

Your undies, you mean?

It's okay to be
scared sometimes, bud.

Okay.

I'm really happy that you were
brave enough to tell me.

See, that way,
I can help you fix it.

Oh, boy, I'm jealous
of this bed, bud.

This bed is like
the Mustang of beds.

You know where the cool,
powerful motor is?

Mm, right there.

What's scaring you, Randall?

- Monsters.
- Monsters?

You think this bed
isn't safe from monsters?

- No.
- No?

Randall, there's no such thing
as monsters.

- Yes, there is.
- No, there isn't.

But let's just say there is.

Do you think they can
get past Dad?

- Uh-uh.
- Neither do I.

So how about...
how about I just...

I lay down right here
next to you, okay?

- Mm-hmm.
- So you can go to sleep.

Close your eyes.

Hey.

You're in.

I thought you'd take
more than a day off.

Oh, no way. I've got
way too much to get done.

Hey, uh,
Beth and the girls okay?

Uh, they're back home.

Yeah, everything's good. Thanks.

You know, so I was thinking,
let's move

tomorrow's town hall meeting
to next month.

Why would I do that?

Randall, this town hall
might be intense.

People, they aren't
thrilled about you

supporting Wilkins'
housing bill.

I get to hear
all their concerns tomorrow.

Dude, have you slept at all?

I just figured you might want
to take it easy this week.

- You know?
- Sorry.

Got a new security system.

It's got, uh, motion detection,
facial recognition.

It's cutting-edge stuff.

I'm good, Jae.

- Randall, come on.
- Asked and answered, pal.

I'm not gonna let this
affect my work.

Let's move on.

- All right.
- All right.

Your guy said you still had
an open-door policy.

You have a second?

Yeah. Darnell.

Please don't tell me

Malik and Deja
skipped school again.

No, no, it's nothing
like that, Councilman.

Uh-oh, he hit me
with the honorific.

This must be bad. Sit.

Honorific. I like that.

But no, it's-it's not
about the kids. Um...

This is kind of awkward.

I usually don't bother myself
with this stuff.

I feel a strong "but"
fast approaching.

But... this housing bill.

It has me and some of
the other business owners

around my shop really concerned.

If this thing goes through

and they put those condos up,
they're gonna raise our rent.

And that's gonna hurt
a lot of hard-working people.

Sorry.

You know, I'm only here
'cause a few folks

know our kids are close.

- You know?
- Yeah, just one sec.

Sorry, I'm just dealing
with something at home.

You were talking about, uh...

No, no, no. It's all good.

We'll talk at the town hall.

Maybe you'll listen then.

Oh, no, hey, no. Sorry.

Darnell, I...

Next time, I get to
pick the music.

Nobody's trying to listen
to Braveheart.

Movie scores are stimulating
yet noninvasive study aids,

unlike whatever noise
you'd choose.

Oh, don't pretend like you know
what kind of music I'd pick.

- TLC FanMail.
- Lucky guess.

All right, I'm gonna bounce.

Finish studying on my own
and get some sleep.

Oh.

And tomorrow
I'm bringing earplugs.

Hey, do you mind
staying the night?

Randall, I've stayed over
almost every night.

My roommates are starting
to call me "Mrs. Pearson."

Hey, there are worse things.

I'm just...

I'm just not sleeping well.

But, uh,

not a big deal.

Okay, Waiting to Exhale
soundtrack

from here on out,
or no movie music at all.

Capisce?

Okay.

I'm gonna go grab some PJs.

Hey, bud, why don't you
grab a seat.

Your food's getting cold.

My boy. I can't believe
you guys got married.

I'm so happy. Bec, we can frame
the Polaroids, right?

- Yeah. We can try.
- Yeah?

Hey, what are you guys doing?

I'm-I'm sorry if

the Cornish hens
are a little tough.

Somehow they're burnt and raw.

Oh, Bec, come on, this is...
this is great.

The whole family, everyone,
we're all together.

- Everyone came back home.
- Hello? He's dead.

Should we play Monopoly
after dinner?

- Yes.
- Yeah? Wait, what about Pictionary?

- Oh, team captain.
- What the hell is going on?

- I'll flip you for first pick.
- Why are you guys talking about board games?

He's dead.

Damn it, he's dead!

He's dead! He's...

You're dead. You're dead.
You're dead.

He's dead! He's dead!

You're dead. You're dead.

Randall?

- You're dead. You're dead.
- Hey.

- Hey, Randall...
- You're dead. You're dead.

Okay, you okay?

It's okay. I'm here.

I'm here for you. It's okay.

I'm here, Randall.

Can't get this remote to work.

And I forgot the security code.

Randall, the code, babe.

Uh, my parents' anniversary...
05-16-76.

Okay. 16, seven, six.

Oh, God. All right.

Yeah, we're gonna have to change
that to our anniversary.

So no one's here?

No, babe,
Annie just accidentally

opened the window
and set it off.

It's the first day
with the security system.

You know, it's just gonna take
some getting used to.

Yeah.

It's probably
the security company now.

Tell 'em it's a false alarm.

Hello.

Yes, this is Mrs. Pearson.

Do we really need to have

weapons everywhere
like we're Mr. and Mrs. Smith?

You might want to rephrase that,

'cause it actually sounds
pretty cool.

Yeah, you're right.

But my point stands.

You know,
we are allowed to go back

to our regularly-scheduled
programming.

The golf club shall return
to the trunk of my car.

- Okay then.
- All right.

Now the girls
are gonna have dinner

at their friends' houses
tonight.

So, I'll meet you
at the town hall meeting?

If you really want to go.

- It could get heated.
- Yeah.

All the more reason
for me to have your back.

Plus, it gives me a chance
to stunt on 'em

with my topaz earrings.

Oh, I do love it when you stunt.

That's odd.

What's up?

I usually keep my earrings
right next to my dance photo.

They're not here, either.

You're sure?

I'm pretty sure.

None of the jewelry from here
or on my nightstand is missing.

Um... my cuff links
were in here.

I haven't touched them
since the inauguration.

And they're missing.

What?

He just grabbed what was out.

Beth, he stole 'em. He...

- He was in our room.
- Okay, no, wait.

- Just relax, because we don't know if that's true.
- No.

I'm gonna go call the police

- and have 'em over here right now.
- Oh.

Ah, damn it.

I should've had 'em dust
upstairs.

Okay. All right,
call the police.

But I need you
to do something for me.

- Hmm?
- Randall, I need you

to acknowledge
that this week has been crazy.

- Of course it was crazy.
- Randall, I want you

to acknowledge
that Rebecca's health,

your trip to L.A.,
and the break-in...

It's a lot... for anyone.

Now, I know you're not gonna
cancel the town hall.

- I can't cancel it.
- All right. Let...

I'm gonna clear my schedule
tomorrow,

and you're gonna clear
your schedule,

and we're going
to have a real conversation

about everything
that's going on here

and how to manage it together.

If I have to body-slam Jae-won

to get you out of work, I will.

Okay.

You ran as a man of the people.

Now, what makes you think

the people support
Wilkins' housing bill?

Uh, I-I realize that

revitalizing neighborhoods
can have pluses and minuses.

Uh, yes or no?

Are you gonna pay
for the rent increase

for my salon when Wilkins builds
his luxury condo next door?

Okay. Okay.

Um, listen, uh,

a New York study actually shows

that a lot
of small businesses thrive

with the influx
of disposable income.

Yeah, and what about the ones
that don't?

Ma'am, if you could wait for
the microphone to come around.

Uh... sorry. Listen,

I'm happy to hear from everyone.
If you could please just...

Uh...

Look, uh...

I can assure you, uh...

I said, what about

the ones that don't?

Yes. Yes.

Um...

Uh...

I can assure you

that the housing bill will take
all of your concerns

into account.

Okay? There are caps
on rent hikes

and programs to make sure that

bodegas and salons and all
businesses continue to succeed.

Uh...

Listen, I wouldn't support this
bill unless I believed in it

and believed that it was good
for our district.

I need you to trust me.

Trust me.

Hey.

Still can't believe
those town hall people tried

to come for you crazy yesterday.

That's what I signed up for.

You know
you can adjust the settings

on that security app,
make it less sensitive

and less distracting.

No, it's all good.
Kind of like that I get notified

every time a maple leaf falls
by the camera.

All right, well,
I'm gonna drop the girls off

at school, and then
I'm coming right back.

Uh-huh.

Your schedule's still cleared,
yeah?

We're gonna have this talk?

I'm still on board for the talk.

Should we get a red table?

Invite Jada and Gammy?

- Yeah. It's cute.
- I'll see you after my run.

- Mm-hmm.
- Uh-huh.

Don't dawdle.

Girl, I ain't scared of you.

Bah-bah, bah-bah-bah.

Hey, Darnell.

- What a... what a surprise, man.
- What's up?

Yeah, I had a-a day off.

Thought I'd stop by.

Listen, about what happened
in the office...

I-I never meant to offend...

I'm not here to talk about that.

Malik told me
about the break-in.

Oh. Uh...

Yeah, I was wondering why you
were so quiet at the town hall.

Thought you was
gonna light me up.

I was planning to.

Had a whole list of questions.

Kelly added some heavy hitters,
too. You know she don't play.

Yeah.

I don't know, man.

Some dude breaks into my house

where my wife and kids
are sleeping,

I would've lost it.
I'd be a mess.

Yeah.

I run.

- From the dude? No shame.
- No.

No... I, uh...

I mean, I go for long runs.

You know, get the blood flowing,
heart pumping,

adrenaline rushing.

That's always been how I, uh...

how I get over it, you know?

Regain my composure.

You, um...

you didn't seem too composed

last night at the town hall
or in your office the other day.

Do you do anything else
besides running?

- I was thinking of a Peloton.
- No, no, no.

No, I mean, like, uh...

do you go to therapy?

It's made a big difference
with me.

I don't. You go to therapy?

Look, clearly
you're an agitated cat.

- Uh...
- I used to be, too. You know,

and there's certain things you
can't talk to your girl about.

Oh, I can talk
to Beth about anything.

Can I finish?

Yeah.

About ten years back,

there was this Easter service.

Malik fell getting out the car,
split his pants open,

so Kelly had to take him
back home early, but I stayed.

I noticed a bunch of hymn books
on the floor.

So I helped Pastor James
pick 'em up.

Next thing I know,
I spilled my guts to him.

About Kelly, work, money,
everything.

And from then on, every Sunday
after church let out at 1:00,

there I was helping Pastor James
pick up hymn books,

looking for a talk.

Eventually he got sick of my ass

getting free
counseling sessions.

One day, he hands me
this manila envelope.

I think
he's handing me divorce papers.

But, um, Dr. Freeman's
business card was inside.

You're not about
to hand me an envelope, are you?

No.

I'm sure you can find someone
who doesn't use a sliding scale.

That's funny.

Look, bro, I get it.

Us men of a certain shade,

we're not used to talking.

But that's therapy, right?

Talking.

It doesn't always have to be
that deep.

You can just talk
about everyday stuff.

Hey.

I, uh, I appreciate the offer,
Darnell.

But, uh, I'm well aware
of what my issues are.

All right?

Running suits me just fine.

Speaking of which, uh...

Thanks for the chat.

Don't mention it.

All right.

You don't have to be
embarrassed.

- I'm not.
- Okay, then tell me about your dreams.

How long
have they been happening?

O-Off and on since my...
since my dad died.

I guess the fire alarm
made things worse.

It's not like watching a movie
or anything.

I can't remember
all the details.

I just feel so helpless.

Like I have no control
over anything.

It's stupid.

No, Randall.

That's not even close to stupid.

I had the worst dreams
after my dad died.

They always involved choking.

Lack of oxygen.

- Lung cancer?
- Right.

It seems so obvious now,

but it didn't to me at the time.

Not until I talked to someone.

I learned to tell myself
that they're just dreams.

It gave me control.

And now...

the dreams
about my dad are good.

They're happy.

They make me feel
like I'm creating

new memories of him.

You can do that, too.

Just talk to someone.

Like a counselor or...

I-I don't know
if that's my thing.

Well, then,
how about grief group?

They have one on the weekends.

I-I went a couple times
when I first got to school.

Now, I could go
with you tomorrow

before your mom's dinner.

It's better
than torturing yourself.

Trust me.

Stop!

Oh! Stop!

Please! Stop! Stop!

Get the hell off me, man!

Daddy.

Bud,

I promise
I scared all the monsters away.

And because they know
that you're my son,

now they're afraid of you, too.

Look, I'm, I'm gonna be honest
with you, Randall.

Your-your brother
and your sister

are kind of high-maintenance,
so...

so I need you
to just keep being you.

Because if you go south,

well, Mom and Dad,
we don't stand a chance.

So can you be a good boy
and sleep in your bed tonight?

Okay. Way to be brave,
my strong, little man.

I love you.

It's a minor break
in the fifth metacarpal.

Boxer's fracture.

Are you all right?

He'll have this cast on
for a few weeks,

but everything else
checks out just fine.

Hate to see the other guy.

Oh, thank you, Doctor.

Jae-won told me what happened.

He said someone named
Amadeus Cho

is handling the situation.

I-I don't know what that means,
but he sounded confident.

And the woman...
uh, the one that you saved,

she's calling you a hero.

You're a hero, baby.

I'm really tired.

Yeah, okay, all right.

Let's get you out of here.

Baby...

Okay.

Get some rest.

Come on. The last thing
I want to do is catch grief

for being late to a grief group.

Good, get all your
wack jokes out of your system now.

- Hello.
- Hey, man.

Kev. Hold up. I-I'm coming home

to Mom's dinner,
uh, but I'm heading

to something right now, so...

Mom canceled
her birthday dinner.

Wait, why?

Something's wrong with Kate.

Um, I'll explain in the car.

Just be ready in 20.
We're coming to pick you up.

- All right?
- O-Okay.

I-I'll be downstairs.

Uh, is everything okay?

I am so sorry.

Uh, family emergency.
Dinner's canceled.

- I'm gonna have to skip the grief group.
- Okay, Ran...

- I'm really sorry.
- Oh.

Um, oka-okay.

How's the guy?
Uh, the purse snatcher.

Uh, he's just got, like,
a small orbital fracture.

Nothing too serious.

It's been an insane week.

You ready for this?

Yeah.

Way to go, Councilman.

How does it feel to be a hero?

Um...

Hey, Randall.

Hey, Kev.

Uh... I lied, man.

I need a catch. Uh...

I'm not okay.

I'm not okay, man.

I, uh...

He had a knife.

He was in my bedroom, Kevin.

He could've done
something to Beth.

He could've done something
to my girls.

He could have...

Okay, okay.

Hey, hey, listen,
I'm here, all right?

I'm here. Just breathe,
Randall, okay?

Just breathe.

We can just sit here
on the phone together.

All right? Whatever you want.

I just... I just, um...

I just... I just needed
to talk, okay?

I just...
Say something, anything.

I just need you to talk, yeah?

Of course, okay.
Yeah, no, I'll-I'll talk.

I can talk. I'm...

I'm good at that.

I'm gonna be that guy,
Randall. Okay?

I'm the guy that's
gonna get you through this.

Oh. Jesus, Kevin.

Please don't say "redrum."

I can't sleep.

Actually, you're kind of
doing me a favor

listening to me right now.

You know, I'm kind of
in the middle of a whole thing.

It's been a hell of a week.

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