This Is Us (2016–…): Season 4, Episode 16 - New York, New York, New York - full transcript
The Pearsons visit New York City.
Previously on This Is Us...
WHITAKER: The brain
MRI revealed shrinkage
in the memory centers of the brain.
Likely due to Alzheimer's.
RANDALL: My mother depends on me.
I'm the only one who
can take care of her.
It's been that way a long time.
If I'm not the one who's
taking care of her, who will?
It's funny. Somehow all of
this bad news has sort of
freed me up.
Carpe diem, and all that.
Sweetheart, please don't start
treating me any differently.
I need the fun, I need the laughs.
I need that part of you.
And I also really want to go
to your movie premiere in New York.
Okay.
♪♪
♪♪
Did Randall say what he wanted
to talk to you guys about?
I have no idea. No idea.
I told him I'd see him tomorrow
in New York at my premiere,
I'd talk to him then, and then
he said it was a "code red".
Last time he called a code
red, he wanted to discuss
whether or not he could
pull off an earring.
(CHUCKLES) That was
a short conversation.
- Yeah.
- (SKYPE RINGTONE)
- Ooh.
- Okay.
Hey, hey.
- Hey.
- Hey. Listen, I know this is
a, uh, a Big Three-only thing.
I just wanted to show you this
casual Friday outfit that Beth sent.
Aw, that's what I'm talking about.
You know I'm always here
for some Jack-rassic Park.
(CHUCKLES)
(QUIETLY): No, no, he looks really cute.
All right, I'm gonna go put him down.
All right, thanks, babe.
Ptero-Jack-tyl.
- (LAUGHS)
- Sorry, it was right there.
KEVIN: That's good. Bye.
Uh, so, Randall, what's up?
Okay, Kev, um,
the reason I'm coming to
New York for your premiere
is because I need to talk to
Mom about something in person.
And because you want
to support me, right?
- Kevin, come on.
- Yeah... let him talk.
All right, all right, all right.
Now, allow me to preface this
by telling you that I've
done a great deal of research
and I've given this a
tremendous amount of thought.
Uh, I'm sorry, are you
reading from a script?
He's definitely reading from a script.
I found a clinical trial for Mom.
She meets all the criteria.
It starts next month,
and I would like your
help getting her on board.
And you don't think all
this is a little premature?
Uh... she just got a diagnosis.
Yeah, and-and research shows
that early intervention is crucial.
Okay. Well, I mean, what
would she have to do?
Because... I can take her
to all of the appointments.
Uh... it's in St. Louis.
- St. Louis?
- Yeah.
For how long?
Nine months.
- (EXHALES)
- It's at an excellent research hospital,
one of the best in the country.
She'd get monthly intravenous infusions
and regular memory tests and labs.
She can leave on the occasional
weekend, and we're...
You want to take Mom to St. Louis
for an experimental
trial for nine months?
All the evidence shows that
people living with Alzheimer's
who are involved in
clinical trials do better
than those who aren't. They
receive excellent medical care
- and attention.
- Okay, ho... This is insane.
This is crazy, right? This is nuts.
I mean... I mean, it
really is up to Mom.
It is absolutely up to Mom.
But Mom's gonna want
to know what we think.
And I think we should be united
in the position that
this is good for her.
Kate, do I have your support?
Yeah, I guess so.
Kev? You on board?
Uh, you know, I-I don't... (SIGHS)
Well, it's a... Pull
her off to someplace...
We don't even know if
this thing will work.
And she's in a good place
here, Randall. You know?
She's having fun with the
baby, she's having fun with us.
Hey, Kev, I'm so glad that
you guys are connecting
and having a good time,
but I've done hours
and hours of research.
I swear I'm halfway to
medical school at this point.
This is what's best for her.
I need you to trust me on this one.
Okay?
Okay.
I got to go grab Mom
and head to the airport.
Yeah, I'm getting into
the city late morning.
I can make a lunch reservation
for the three of us
before your premiere.
Somewhere quiet where we can talk.
I'll see you in New York.
- See you in New York.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- (SKYPE CHIMES)
(SIGHS)
_
New York ho!
Okay, my little Pearson spawns.
"Spawns"? Yeah, spawns.
We have exactly one day
in New York City before we head upstate
for Randall's debate tournament.
So, have each of you picked
the one activity you would like to do?
Everything Kevin McCallister
does in Home Alone 2.
Why is it even called Home
Alone if he's not home alone?
Because City Alone
would sound stupid, buttmunch.
Don't call your brother a buttmunch.
And I said you could pick one thing,
not an entire movie's worth.
Fine. A huge toy store.
Like the one Kevin McCallister goes to,
- obviously.
- All right. Randall?
The natural history
museum, for dioramas.
- My God.
- Okay. Katie girl?
I want to go to a fancy hotel
and drink tea like Eloise.
(GASPS) I used to do that
when I was a little girl.
- Oh, thank you.
- I'll take those bags for you, Ms. Pearson.
REBECCA: My dad used to take my
mom and I into the city every year.
He just, he had this thing about him.
He made everything in
the city feel magical.
Like, he knew where to get the
best steak frites, or he knew
who was playing at the Carlyle Hotel.
And he used to get us
these little wax bags
of hot sugary nuts.
Yeah, we used to call New
York City "Dad's city".
Well, it's gonna be
our city for 24 hours.
So, the kids have all
decided on one thing
they'd like to do...
thank you very much.
What would you like to do?
I, I want to go to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There's a, there's a painting
there that I used to love.
- Okay.
- KEVIN: Seriously?
Two museums in one day?
Bad luck for you.
This is supposed to be a vacation.
- Uh-huh.
- Oh...
What's your pick, Dad?
Uh... I don't know.
Haven't figured it out yet.
- Hmm.
- Got the drive to decide.
- Yeah, we do. Come on. Load up, kids.
- Come on, guys.
- I call the middle.
- Nobody calls the middle.
- KATE: I call the middle.
- RANDALL: Shut itt, buttmunch.
- Kevin, move. No.
- No, go around.
- Go around.
- JACK: All right.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Come in.
Are you sure you don't want
to come with us to New York?
Yep.
Molly's gonna come over
and we're gonna hang out
and make fun of Dawson's Creek.
(CHUCKLES) I'm okay.
I just don't love the idea
of you being here alone.
Mom, I'm not gonna be
here alone. Molly's coming.
And I'll call and check in.
(SIGHS) You have asked me if I'm okay
every day on the hour
for, like, a month.
I promise you: I'm okay.
Have fun.
And tell Kevin I said congrats.
(EXHALES) All right.
- Love you.
- Love you. Bye, sweetheart.
- Bye.
- (DOOR CLOSES)
(GRUNTS) Okay.
RANDALL: Oh, no.
I got it.
You know, I haven't been to New
York since we went as a family,
back when you guys
were in middle school.
- Wow.
- (GASPS) Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi.
- (CHUCKLES) Hey, hey, hey.
Mm.
- How's Kate?
- (EXHALES)
That breakup with Marc sounded awful.
It was. Marc is just awful.
She's okay, but she wasn't
up for coming this weekend.
So, uh, what is an
acting showcase, exactly?
The students in Kevin's acting class
are gonna be performing monologues.
He should be good at that.
He's been monologuing his whole life.
Randall, be nice. Your
brother needs our support.
(CHUCKLES) Keys, I'm driving.
Thank you.
♪♪
I see the Entire State Building.
That's the Empire
State Building, genius.
- Hey. I know what it is.
- What?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, no.
No fighting. Come on, now.
Thank you, I got it.
Oh, thank you, sweetheart.
- You're welcome.
- I mean, I cannot believe
- you flew me first class.
- Yeah.
You're spoiling me.
And now the Plaza Hotel?
Well, only the best for you.
You're like Cinderella, you
know, and I'm one of those, uh,
those mice that helps you.
I'm, like, the-the...
the handsomest mouse,
- whatever that mouse is, that's me.
- (CHUCKLES)
What do you think?
I really want this weekend
to be special for you, Mom.
Mm.
(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)
There's so many people.
- REBECCA: Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
7.3 million and counting.
I know. I'm a dork for knowing that.
- (SCOFFS) You said it, not me.
- JACK: Kev, no.
Look at that guy.
People are just giving
him money for no reason.
It's not no reason. He has talent.
Hey, I've got talent.
Kev, stop.
- Stop. Kevin, stop!
- Kevin.
- Sorry. Kev, come on.
- RANDALL: Sit down. Stop.
- Kevin, don't.
- Please.
- What?
- RANDALL: You're embarrassing.
I was just dancing.
I didn't do anything.
Yeah, you did. You're being annoying.
Hey, boys, hey, both of you, cool it.
All right, look, here's
the game plan, all right?
Natural History Museum,
10:00 to noon for Randall.
Then lunch.
FAO Schwarz 1:00 to 2:00 for Kev.
Then we're gonna go get tea at
a fancy hotel for Kate, 3:00.
Followed up by 4:30 at the Met for Mom.
All right, and we got to remember,
it closes early on Sundays.
CONDUCTOR: Arriving,
Lexington Avenue-63rd Street.
- Okay, guys. I think this is our stop.
- Oh, no, no.
- Not yet. Not yet.
- I'm sure we have to get out here.
- We transfer to the...
- No, I checked the map.
No, the map, the map has
an orange line that
goes up to 81st Street.
- No, it's-it's a couple more stops.
- Oh...
Babe, look, I got it.
- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey, you never said what
activity you wanted to do.
That's because I haven't
decided yet, Katie girl.
CONDUCTOR: 57th and Lexington is closed.
- Wait, what?
- Next stop, Roosevelt Island.
We're going to another island?
No. No.
Yeah, the B train goes to
Queens on the weekend, so...
... we're going to Queens.
KEVIN: I don't know what
the hell I'm working for.
Sometimes I sit in my
apartment all alone.
And I think of the rent I'm paying.
And it's crazy.
But then, it's what I always wanted.
My own apartment, a
car, and plenty of women.
And still, goddamn it, I'm lonely.
- (SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
- (DISTANT LAUGHTER)
- You ran scenes with him?
- Yes.
- Oh.
- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.
- There he is.
- Hey. (CHUCKLES)
Oh, sweetheart, you were so good.
I really believed that
you were Willy Loman's son.
And it broke my heart.
Wait, you weren't really smoking
up there, though, were you?
- No, of course not. Yeah.
- 'Cause... Okay, good.
- So good. So good.
- Hey.
(CHUCKLES)
Randall, what'd you think?
It was cool. I-I liked it.
You were awesome. Uh... (CHUCKLES)
- Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.
- It was, it was so... real.
Yeah, it's, um, all my acting teacher.
Seriously, he's incredible.
He's teaching me to be present.
It's the Meisner Technique.
- It's awesome. Hey, Kirby.
- REBECCA: Oh.
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
Hey, so this is my family.
This is my mother Rebecca.
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, Rebecca.
- This is my brother Randall.
- Hi, Randall.
- Nice to meet you.
- His girlfriend Beth.
- Hi.
- Hi, Beth.
- And you know Sophie.
- Of course.
- (CHUCKLES)
- I'm so glad you got to see the show.
Your son is very talented.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Well, thank you for all the
work you're doing with him.
Mm. Uh, and you're visiting
from Pittsburgh, right?
- Yeah.
- New York is a bit different, I assume?
(LAUGHS) Yes, it's very different.
You guys have tall buildings,
we put fries on our sandwiches.
- Mm. That's one point for Pittsburgh.
- Mm-hmm.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Yes.
Hey, Kirby, are you coming
out? Everybody's going.
Uh, yeah. I think I'm
gonna try and stop by.
- Great.
- It was nice to meet you all.
Nice to meet you. Hmm.
Oh, Kev, this dress is just beautiful.
- It's not too much, though?
- No.
No, no, no. I think it's just right.
- Yeah?
- It's perfect.
Wow. Watch out, Helen Mirren.
Ah, stop it. You know
she's my spirit animal.
- She's everybody's spirit animal.
- (LAUGHS)
- Hmm. Hey, Kev?
- Mm-hmm?
- I have a silly question for you.
- Yeah.
(SIGHS) I'm embarrassed to ask.
- What? No, come on, Mom, ask.
- (SIGHS)
Can I walk the red
carpet with you tonight?
I know I tell you I never
want to do that sort of stuff,
but I just feel like it would
be a shame to waste this dress.
- Well, yes, yes, of course.
- Yeah?
- Yes, of course. That'd be great.
- Ah!
Thank you. I'm-I'm so excited.
I never get to do this sort of thing.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, of course.
- Mm.
- (DOORBELL RINGS)
- I'll get that. Grab that.
- Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey, brother.
- Congratulations.
- Ah, thank you. Mom's in here.
- Right in front.
- RANDALL: Right here?
(DOOR CLOSES)
- (CHUCKLES)
- Mom.
- You look stunning.
- You think so? Thank you.
Like a younger Helen Mirren.
- Oh, a younger Helen Mirren.
- Oh. That's even better.
- You're good. (LAUGHS)
- Wow.
You guys almost ready for lunch?
I made reservations
for us at Sarabeth's.
(GASPS) Yes. Um, I'm
gonna go change real quick.
All right.
(CLEARS THROAT)
I don't think we should
talk to her about this today.
No.
No, don't do this to me, man. We agreed.
All right? The trial
only has so many slots.
- We don't want to waste time with indecision.
- It's the weekend.
Today, tomorrow, Randall,
it's not gonna matter, okay?
- (SIGHS)
- Spend the night.
We'll have breakfast,
we'll talk to her about this
first thing tomorrow, okay?
(CHUCKLES): She's so happy right now.
You know, let her have one great day.
- Okay.
- (WHISPERS): Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey, Mom, you know, we
didn't talk about clutches.
I'm thinking silver...
ooh, how about this one?
This is a...
(INHALES)
I can't believe we're
actually lost in New York.
I just need to meet a weird pigeon lady
and I'll practically be Macaulay Culkin.
Kev, we're not lost in New York.
We are lost in Queens.
Hey, guys, I think we have to head
- a couple blocks down that way.
- No. That's not right.
We-we got to keep going down to 23rd,
and then hop on the F train.
That's gonna take us
right back into Manhattan.
Can I talk to you for one second, Jack?
Hey, guys, stay where I can see you.
What's going on with them?
I think Mom's upset because we're lost.
It'll be fine. Dad can fix it.
- JACK: Yeah.
- So, you realize that we are walking
away from the East River,
we keep heading east.
And the E train is about
two blocks south that way.
It'll take us all the
way to 50th Street.
And then once we get there,
we can transfer to the C train.
It'll be a lot faster.
O-Okay.
- Yeah, okay.
- It's, it's okay. It's a big city.
It's a city that I happen
to have been to before, so,
I don't know, maybe you
could act like I maybe know
- what I'm talking about?
- Sorry.
Hey. What's going on with you?
Look, you...
you kept talking about
going into the city
with your dad when you
were a kid, and, uh,
he-he sounded so fancy and cosmopolitan.
And I-I'm a grown man
and this is the first time
I'm-I'm actually in New York City.
And I'm not a guy who knows
where to get the best steaks
or knows what the hell the Carlyle is.
I... I...
Jack, yeah, my dad definitely
knew his way around the city.
That's-that's true.
But do you know what
he also knew how to do?
He knew how to throw a screaming fit
when he couldn't find a parking spot.
He also knew... (CHUCKLES)
how to stress my mom
out so much that she had
a four-martini lunch and
then got us kicked out
of Anything Goes for pushing an usher.
Wow, that actually happened?
Babe, I don't, I don't want those trips.
I want our trip, with
my lost husband and all.
(EXHALES) Yeah, your lost
husband that cost us, what?
- Two hours?
- That's okay.
No, no, no, we're fine.
We can still hit up
everybody's, uh, must-see spots.
But we do need to get them
fed 'cause they're gonna
- start melting down.
- Hey.
Oh. Do pretzels?
Yeah. Okay... Hey,
guys, change of plans.
Who wants a pretzel?
- Me.
- Yes.
See? I told you he'd fix it.
JACK: Um...
Gonna get five pretzels.
And, hey, don't even think
about not having mustard.
No kids of mine are gonna have
a pretzels without mustard.
Can we get the, uh, cheese
pizza, pepperoni pizza,
buffalo wings, and mozzarella sticks?
And that should be good for everyone?
Mom-Mom doesn't like that stuff.
Maybe we should go with some salad
- and some other healthy stuff.
- No, no. I'm fine, Randall.
We're on vacation. Come on. We're good.
Thank you.
So, tell us about life in New York.
Oh, NYU is so much fun.
And I'm so happy that Kevin has found
the right place to study his craft.
REBECCA: Mm.
(MOUTHS)
KEVIN: Hey, Kirby!
(KIRBY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
- Hey, everyone.
- We got a seat for you.
Oh, thank you.
God, this place makes me feel so old.
Oh, tell me about it.
Kirby used to play here back in the day.
- He was a pretty famous musician.
- Really?
(CHUCKLES): No. No, no, no.
Your son is being very generous.
I, I was in an REO
Speedwagon cover band,
and we had a small but loyal following.
- Oh.
- So, you can laugh.
I would never.
Sometimes you just
can't fight the feeling.
(LAUGHS)
I had to.
KIRBY: That's great.
You know, my mom used to be a singer.
- Mm-hmm.
- She's really good.
When she was young, she
went to L.A. to make it...
Uh, I mean younger. She's still young.
Okay. Thank you.
- KEVIN: Still young.
- Okay. Yeah.
No, he's right. I did.
I did go out to L.A.
I wanted to be Joni Mitchell.
I get that. I kind of wanted
to be Joni Mitchell, also,
but I think you probably
had more of a, a shot.
You got that-that thing, I can tell.
Uh, you know what? This is
gonna sound really strange,
but I have been wanting to go the Met
- and I think I'm gonna go right now.
- Really?
- Right now?
- REBECCA: Yeah.
Uh, they're open late
on Saturdays, so, um...
Uh, Beth and I could come with.
No, no, no, no, no. Sweetheart,
it's absolutely fine.
You guys stay and have fun.
I'll be back at 6:15 or 6:30.
I am paying for dinner.
- Kirby, it was nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Well, I'm gonna go say hi to, uh,
Mike and Charlotte. Great job today.
- Oh.
- (QUIETLY): Nice to meet you guys.
Were you trying to set
Mom up with that guy?
Maybe.
I hope she's okay by herself.
Maybe I should I go after her.
My God, Randall, she's a grown woman.
You're gonna spend the rest of
your life worrying about Mom?
♪ The only living boy in New York ♪
(PHOTOGRAPHERS CLAMORING)
PHOTOGRAPHER: Kevin, hey.
♪ Half of the time we're gone ♪
♪ But we don't know where,
and we don't know where ♪
This is my mother.
♪ Ah... ♪
- I don't know how to do this.
- It's your world, Mom.
♪ Ah... ♪
♪ Hey, let your honesty ♪
♪ Shine, shine, shine now... ♪
My husband and I watch
you all the time...
It's nice to meet you.
♪ The only living boy in New York ♪
♪ The only living boy in New York. ♪
♪♪
- (GROWLS)
- Aah! Come on.
JACK: Come on, guys, hey.
Let's keep moving, all right?
We've got a lot of stops to make.
Got a lot of stuff to see.
(QUIETLY): Hey, how many
more of these tiny sandwiches
are they gonna bring?
I, I thought tea time was
supposed to just be tea?
Shh. Come on. Look at how
much fun they're having.
Is it me, or is Kevin
weirdly comfortable
at a fancy hotel?
Hey, guys, why don't
you finish up, okay?
It's getting late. I want
to get over to Mom's museum.
- No, I am tired.
- But my feet hurt.
I've learned too much today already.
Jack, Jack, it's okay.
It's okay, guys. It's fine.
We had a fun day, right?
We can, uh, skip the Met.
See? Mom doesn't even care.
Well, you know what? I care. Okay?
How about, you get to the museum,
I'm gonna finish up with
these maniacs, get 'em back
to the hotel, then you
just meet us over there.
Are you sure?
Yeah. Hundred percent.
Okay. I'll see you
guys back at the hotel.
You guys stay here, okay?
I'm gonna hail your mom a cab.
Taxi? Taxi!
Tax... wha... ?
(SIGHS)
You know, you, uh,
you double your chances
if you walk to the corner.
And I, I swear I'm not stalking you.
I've been trying to get
a cab for 20 minutes.
I... Is there some sort of
secret that I don't know?
Or do I just scream "tourist", or... ?
No-no-no. No fanny pack, no camera.
No, you're good. It's just...
this is a weird dead zone.
Okay, am I crazy, or
was, was my son maybe,
I don't know, trying
to set us up back there?
You're not crazy.
He, he mentioned that
his "pretty for a mom" mom
was coming to the showcase
about a thousand times.
Kevin... God...
Well, I'm sorry if I
came across uncomfortable.
I, um, I'm sure Kevin's
probably told you, but, uh...
my husband died a
little over a year ago,
and I, um... my kids were right there,
and I, I don't know, does this thing
ever start to feel more comfortable?
I don't know, and it doesn't compare,
uh, but a year after my divorce,
I-I took my daughters out
to lunch to let them know
that I might start dating again.
And how did they react?
Uh... not great.
(CHUCKLING): The little one
literally covered her ears
with the two halves of her peanut butter
and jelly sandwich, and
the older one looked at me
very seriously and said, "Dad,
is this necessary at your age?"
(LAUGHS) But, see, I-I can understand
where your daughter is
coming from, in a way.
I... I had love, you know?
And now I have my kids.
And maybe from now on...
maybe that's enough.
- Well, this is your spot, so...
- Oh.
And, uh, you should check
out the Burchfield exhibit.
You won't want to miss that.
Thanks.
Hey.
Do you want to come with me?
I'd love to.
Uh, but let's, let's not take a cab,
let's walk through the
park. It's much prettier.
Yeah, that sounds fun. This way?
- Yes, this way.
- Okay.
Ooh, it's cold.
I can't believe you thought
Mom would like that guy.
Why wouldn't she? Kirby's a great guy.
It doesn't matter what Kirby's like.
Dad died a year ago.
Mom definitely isn't ready to date.
Who made you the decider of
whether or not she's ready?
Because I actually see her.
I didn't abandon her to
traipse around New York
studying my "craft".
When's the last time you
ever called her, Kevin?
And I'm not talking
about when you call her
to ask for money for your
ridiculous acting class.
Mom can't spend the rest of
her life being sad about Dad.
She deserves to have some fun.
Dad would want Mom to be happy.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- This is my New York agent Cameron.
- Hi.
- Cameron, this is my mother Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- My brother Randall.
- It's true, I am the proud mom.
It's nice to meet you.
- Wasn't he amazing?
- Oh...
That scene at the end? I never cry,
because hello, Prozac.
But I was bawling. You must be so proud.
- Very proud.
- Very.
CAMERON: I'm getting so
many texts and e-mails.
Patty Jenkins wants to meet you.
She's shooting that
new movie in Morocco,
and Chris Hemsworth dropped out.
Mmm. I get the scraps
of all the Chrises.
- (CHUCKLES)
- Yeah.
Uh, I-I don't know. I'll think about it.
Kevin!
- Hey!
- Sasha! Hey. I'm gonna...
That's my, that's my co-star.
Uh, I'm gonna go say hi to her
real quick if you don't mind.
Uh, I'll be right back.
Are you okay here for a bit?
- We're fine.
- Yeah?
- Yes, yes.
- Okay. Be right back.
- Bye, Kev.
- Bye.
Talk to you imminently.
Yes, of course.
So, where are you staying
while you're in New York?
We are staying, um...
We're st... uh... oh, God.
It's the hotel in Midtown
with, uh, uh, marble,
and Eloise lived there. Where... ?
- The Plaza.
- The Plaza.
Fun. (CHUCKLES)
Excuse me, I'm gonna go make
sure the execs are happy.
So nice meeting you guys.
- Very nice to meet you.
- You, too, Cameron.
(SIGHS) You know, I have
such good stretches that
I-I sometimes believe
I'm completely fine.
And then I go and forget a stupid word
at the most embarrassing moment.
It's okay, Mom. It's okay.
- No, it's not okay.
- It's okay. Hey.
(CLEARS THROAT) Hey, I wasn't
gonna bring this up tonight,
but, um, there's this very
promising clinical trial
in St. Louis that starts
in a couple of weeks.
I think we should really
consider enrolling you in it.
- A-a clinical trial?
- Yes, ma'am.
(DIALOGUE INAUDIBLE)
♪♪
Kevin, can I steal you for a second?
Oh, sorry, sorry, ma'am.
Museum is closed.
Oh.
(SIGHS) Thank you.
In Home Alone 2, he also
orders $967 worth of room service.
- Can we order room service?
- No.
Hello, hello.
Hey. How was, uh, how was the painting?
- Ah. I didn't make it in time.
- What?
It's okay. It's not a big deal, babe.
Randall's sorry. It's his fault.
Why is it his fault?
He made us look at dead
animals for two hours.
You guys... I had a perfect
day. It was no one's fault.
Hey, I know what I want
for my New York thing.
I do. Hey, guys, come on.
Put your shoes on.
Put your coat back on.
Get your coats. Yeah,
now. Let's go. Come on.
The biggest thing is that
it would take nine months.
But I figured one of us
could visit you every week, if you like.
You just couldn't help yourself, huh?
He promised me he wasn't
gonna bring this up to you
- until tomorrow.
- Oh.
Well, I-I think that he...
I-I got a little confused,
and Randall just wanted to
try to make me feel better,
- that's all.
- Or he was trying to find
an excuse to push forward his agenda.
Well, maybe if you hadn't abandoned us
to go schmooze with
your Hollywood friends,
you would've been part
of the conversation, too.
Abandoned you?
I was gone for two minutes
at my premiere, Randall.
- That's your mom, man.
- Oh... b-boys?
I'm gonna go get some air.
I'm gonna get my coat
and go outside. Okay?
Come on, man. You promised me
you wouldn't say
anything until tomorrow.
She was upset. I was just
trying to give her some hope.
And I'm trying to give her one evening
that's not about her losing her mind.
You know, this whole thing is about you
not being able to wrap
your brain around the fact
that maybe, just maybe,
I actually know what's
good for our mother.
And how's that, Kev?
Because of all the time
you've been spending with her
for the past few weeks?
(CHUCKLING): Because you took her
to one doctor's appointment?
I've been taking care
of Mom for 20 years.
Because you won't let
anyone help you, Randall.
Even when we want to,
you have this whole,
uh, holier-than-thou attitude
- toward me and Kate, you always have.
- "Holier-than-thou".
Come on, Kev, we both
know that at any minute,
you could take off for
Morocco to go do a movie.
Or go live in a trailer.
Or hook up with Susan Lucci.
It was her daughter, but whatever.
Well, I'm just stating facts, okay?
It's been this way for 39 years.
Hmm.
Well, since we're
stating facts, Randall,
this whole acting career that I have,
the one that you've never
really taken seriously,
this is what's paying for Mom
to get the best professional care. This.
Unless you want to pay for it
with your city councilman's salary.
Screw you, Kevin.
♪♪
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- Where's Mom?
- I don't know.
She said she'd be right out here.
Well, clearly she's not.
She texted us.
- Why would she be at the... ?
- Come on, let's go.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
♪♪
This is awesome.
Oh, here are some
warm, sugar-coated nuts
in honor of your mom's childhood trips
to New York.
(EXHALES)
It is so beautiful.
- Yeah.
- How did you think of this?
- Honestly?
- Yeah.
Home Alone 2.
- (LAUGHING): Really?
- Yeah.
Kevin's made me watch it
about a thousand times.
Macaulay Culkin, he's, um,
hiding out from Joe
Pesci and that other guy
in a carriage, and...
I'm watching it and
I'm thinking to myself,
"Do people actually still do that?
Because it kind of seems cheesy as hell.
And, also, like something
I would really love to do
with my beautiful wife".
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
- Jack.
- Yeah.
(MOANS SOFTLY)
Oh, no.
You guys just
eat your nuts and just
give us a minute, okay?
- Come on.
- Oh, God.
Mmm.
See?
You made it your city.
No, it's your city.
I'm just along for the ride.
(CHUCKLES)
Next time, we're gonna go
to the Met first, though.
Yeah, next time.
- Next time.
- Yeah.
So, I get out to L.A.
for my big record company audition.
I go in the room, I
sing my little heart out.
And, they tell me that
I'm "Pittsburgh good".
Oh...
Yeah.
(LAUGHS) Well, if it's
any consolation, um,
I'm pretty sure my band
was only Cleveland good,
- which is way worse.
- (LAUGHING)
But you stuck with it.
- I did, yeah.
- Yeah.
- For a number of years.
- Yeah.
But I realized pretty quickly I was
- never gonna be Mick Jagger, so...
- Hmm.
I don't know, I just
loved music, you know?
I get it.
(GASPS)
Have you ever ridden in one of those?
KIRBY: (STAMMERS) Uh, no, those things
are terrible for the horses.
Oh, really?
- I didn't know that.
- Yeah.
Plus, it's, like... pretty much
just a cheesy tourist thing.
I never understood why
people would come up here
and do something so lame, you know?
Um, you know what, I, um...
I actually, I'm-I'm
not feeling very well.
And I think that I'm gonna, um,
head back to the... kids.
So I'll, um...
have to take a rain check on the Met.
I thought, uh, I thought you
wanted to go see the painting.
Yeah, well, I'll have
to do it next time.
I'm sorry, Kirby.
It was nice to meet you.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Hey, Mom.
You okay?
I used to come here all the
time when I was a little girl.
(CHUCKLES)
Same painting, same room.
(SHORT LAUGH)
One year, when I was, um, eight or nine,
there was this woman
in here who was just
staring at the painting.
I mean, she must have
been here for hours.
'Cause I left and I walked
around with my family,
and I came back and she was
still here.
And I was fascinated by her.
The idea that you could
stare at a painting for that long...
it felt so...
sophisticated.
So adult.
(CHUCKLES)
And I remember thinking that
I couldn't wait to grow up,
so I could come back
here and be just like her.
So I could see what
she saw in the painting.
So I could take
as much time as I wanted,
trying to figure out
what I was seeing.
It seemed so simple
that I would have come
back to the Met as an adult,
but I never did.
I mean, we came to New York
once when you guys were kids
and once when Kevin lived here.
And Miguel and I would
come into the city every now and then,
but it was always just
to go see a show or
go out to dinner or something and...
we were always in a rush.
And I would think to myself, "Next time.
Next time I'm gonna go to the Met.
Next time".
(SIGHS)
My life has been full
of "next times".
Things I always assumed
I would get to eventually.
But now I realize that I am...
running out of time to do them.
I mean, let's face it, guys.
I'm-I'm losing my memory.
- No, Mom, it doesn't have to...
- No, no, hold on.
Let me finish, please.
And I...
I want to spend however many good years
I have left, I want to
spend it with my family.
I want to try new things,
like... walking on red carpets.
I want to make up
for all of my "next times".
I'm not gonna do that trial, Randall.
And I really don't want to hear
what either of you has to say
about it, because I have
made the decision for myself.
Well, Mom, whatever you want
to do, that's what we'll do.
Well, right now I want to...
be here with the two of you.
And for as long as they'll let us,
I want to...
try and be like that woman.
That woman who had all
the time in the world
to just stare at a painting.
You sure you don't want a
ride to the train station?
I don't mind the walk.
This could've saved her life.
You got to let it go, Randall,
she doesn't want it.
She doesn't know what she wants, man.
She's scared.
I spent every day for the last 20 years
wondering if I could've saved Dad.
And now I had a chance
to save Mom, and you blew it.
Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.
Hmm.
And you couldn't have saved Dad.
You know that.
Don't you ever wonder
what it would've been like
if Dad hadn't died?
If he hadn't gone back in for that dog?
If our lives would've
turned out differently?
No. I don't, Randall, do you?
Yeah, man.
Every single day.
Louie! Come on, boy...
I think I hear him!
I think I can get to him!
Jack, get down here!
- Jack, get down here now!
- Dad, no!
Randall, you take your
mom and your sister,
you go in the street right now, son!
REBECCA: Jack, get down here!
- RANDALL: Dad, no!
- KATE: Louie!
Dad, if you go back in
that house, so help me God,
I'll go through that front
door and get you myself!
(ALL CLAMORING)
(QUIETLY): Thank you.
(SIRENS WAILING)
WHITAKER: The brain
MRI revealed shrinkage
in the memory centers of the brain.
Likely due to Alzheimer's.
RANDALL: My mother depends on me.
I'm the only one who
can take care of her.
It's been that way a long time.
If I'm not the one who's
taking care of her, who will?
It's funny. Somehow all of
this bad news has sort of
freed me up.
Carpe diem, and all that.
Sweetheart, please don't start
treating me any differently.
I need the fun, I need the laughs.
I need that part of you.
And I also really want to go
to your movie premiere in New York.
Okay.
♪♪
♪♪
Did Randall say what he wanted
to talk to you guys about?
I have no idea. No idea.
I told him I'd see him tomorrow
in New York at my premiere,
I'd talk to him then, and then
he said it was a "code red".
Last time he called a code
red, he wanted to discuss
whether or not he could
pull off an earring.
(CHUCKLES) That was
a short conversation.
- Yeah.
- (SKYPE RINGTONE)
- Ooh.
- Okay.
Hey, hey.
- Hey.
- Hey. Listen, I know this is
a, uh, a Big Three-only thing.
I just wanted to show you this
casual Friday outfit that Beth sent.
Aw, that's what I'm talking about.
You know I'm always here
for some Jack-rassic Park.
(CHUCKLES)
(QUIETLY): No, no, he looks really cute.
All right, I'm gonna go put him down.
All right, thanks, babe.
Ptero-Jack-tyl.
- (LAUGHS)
- Sorry, it was right there.
KEVIN: That's good. Bye.
Uh, so, Randall, what's up?
Okay, Kev, um,
the reason I'm coming to
New York for your premiere
is because I need to talk to
Mom about something in person.
And because you want
to support me, right?
- Kevin, come on.
- Yeah... let him talk.
All right, all right, all right.
Now, allow me to preface this
by telling you that I've
done a great deal of research
and I've given this a
tremendous amount of thought.
Uh, I'm sorry, are you
reading from a script?
He's definitely reading from a script.
I found a clinical trial for Mom.
She meets all the criteria.
It starts next month,
and I would like your
help getting her on board.
And you don't think all
this is a little premature?
Uh... she just got a diagnosis.
Yeah, and-and research shows
that early intervention is crucial.
Okay. Well, I mean, what
would she have to do?
Because... I can take her
to all of the appointments.
Uh... it's in St. Louis.
- St. Louis?
- Yeah.
For how long?
Nine months.
- (EXHALES)
- It's at an excellent research hospital,
one of the best in the country.
She'd get monthly intravenous infusions
and regular memory tests and labs.
She can leave on the occasional
weekend, and we're...
You want to take Mom to St. Louis
for an experimental
trial for nine months?
All the evidence shows that
people living with Alzheimer's
who are involved in
clinical trials do better
than those who aren't. They
receive excellent medical care
- and attention.
- Okay, ho... This is insane.
This is crazy, right? This is nuts.
I mean... I mean, it
really is up to Mom.
It is absolutely up to Mom.
But Mom's gonna want
to know what we think.
And I think we should be united
in the position that
this is good for her.
Kate, do I have your support?
Yeah, I guess so.
Kev? You on board?
Uh, you know, I-I don't... (SIGHS)
Well, it's a... Pull
her off to someplace...
We don't even know if
this thing will work.
And she's in a good place
here, Randall. You know?
She's having fun with the
baby, she's having fun with us.
Hey, Kev, I'm so glad that
you guys are connecting
and having a good time,
but I've done hours
and hours of research.
I swear I'm halfway to
medical school at this point.
This is what's best for her.
I need you to trust me on this one.
Okay?
Okay.
I got to go grab Mom
and head to the airport.
Yeah, I'm getting into
the city late morning.
I can make a lunch reservation
for the three of us
before your premiere.
Somewhere quiet where we can talk.
I'll see you in New York.
- See you in New York.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- (SKYPE CHIMES)
(SIGHS)
_
New York ho!
Okay, my little Pearson spawns.
"Spawns"? Yeah, spawns.
We have exactly one day
in New York City before we head upstate
for Randall's debate tournament.
So, have each of you picked
the one activity you would like to do?
Everything Kevin McCallister
does in Home Alone 2.
Why is it even called Home
Alone if he's not home alone?
Because City Alone
would sound stupid, buttmunch.
Don't call your brother a buttmunch.
And I said you could pick one thing,
not an entire movie's worth.
Fine. A huge toy store.
Like the one Kevin McCallister goes to,
- obviously.
- All right. Randall?
The natural history
museum, for dioramas.
- My God.
- Okay. Katie girl?
I want to go to a fancy hotel
and drink tea like Eloise.
(GASPS) I used to do that
when I was a little girl.
- Oh, thank you.
- I'll take those bags for you, Ms. Pearson.
REBECCA: My dad used to take my
mom and I into the city every year.
He just, he had this thing about him.
He made everything in
the city feel magical.
Like, he knew where to get the
best steak frites, or he knew
who was playing at the Carlyle Hotel.
And he used to get us
these little wax bags
of hot sugary nuts.
Yeah, we used to call New
York City "Dad's city".
Well, it's gonna be
our city for 24 hours.
So, the kids have all
decided on one thing
they'd like to do...
thank you very much.
What would you like to do?
I, I want to go to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There's a, there's a painting
there that I used to love.
- Okay.
- KEVIN: Seriously?
Two museums in one day?
Bad luck for you.
This is supposed to be a vacation.
- Uh-huh.
- Oh...
What's your pick, Dad?
Uh... I don't know.
Haven't figured it out yet.
- Hmm.
- Got the drive to decide.
- Yeah, we do. Come on. Load up, kids.
- Come on, guys.
- I call the middle.
- Nobody calls the middle.
- KATE: I call the middle.
- RANDALL: Shut itt, buttmunch.
- Kevin, move. No.
- No, go around.
- Go around.
- JACK: All right.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Come in.
Are you sure you don't want
to come with us to New York?
Yep.
Molly's gonna come over
and we're gonna hang out
and make fun of Dawson's Creek.
(CHUCKLES) I'm okay.
I just don't love the idea
of you being here alone.
Mom, I'm not gonna be
here alone. Molly's coming.
And I'll call and check in.
(SIGHS) You have asked me if I'm okay
every day on the hour
for, like, a month.
I promise you: I'm okay.
Have fun.
And tell Kevin I said congrats.
(EXHALES) All right.
- Love you.
- Love you. Bye, sweetheart.
- Bye.
- (DOOR CLOSES)
(GRUNTS) Okay.
RANDALL: Oh, no.
I got it.
You know, I haven't been to New
York since we went as a family,
back when you guys
were in middle school.
- Wow.
- (GASPS) Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi.
- (CHUCKLES) Hey, hey, hey.
Mm.
- How's Kate?
- (EXHALES)
That breakup with Marc sounded awful.
It was. Marc is just awful.
She's okay, but she wasn't
up for coming this weekend.
So, uh, what is an
acting showcase, exactly?
The students in Kevin's acting class
are gonna be performing monologues.
He should be good at that.
He's been monologuing his whole life.
Randall, be nice. Your
brother needs our support.
(CHUCKLES) Keys, I'm driving.
Thank you.
♪♪
I see the Entire State Building.
That's the Empire
State Building, genius.
- Hey. I know what it is.
- What?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, no.
No fighting. Come on, now.
Thank you, I got it.
Oh, thank you, sweetheart.
- You're welcome.
- I mean, I cannot believe
- you flew me first class.
- Yeah.
You're spoiling me.
And now the Plaza Hotel?
Well, only the best for you.
You're like Cinderella, you
know, and I'm one of those, uh,
those mice that helps you.
I'm, like, the-the...
the handsomest mouse,
- whatever that mouse is, that's me.
- (CHUCKLES)
What do you think?
I really want this weekend
to be special for you, Mom.
Mm.
(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)
There's so many people.
- REBECCA: Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
7.3 million and counting.
I know. I'm a dork for knowing that.
- (SCOFFS) You said it, not me.
- JACK: Kev, no.
Look at that guy.
People are just giving
him money for no reason.
It's not no reason. He has talent.
Hey, I've got talent.
Kev, stop.
- Stop. Kevin, stop!
- Kevin.
- Sorry. Kev, come on.
- RANDALL: Sit down. Stop.
- Kevin, don't.
- Please.
- What?
- RANDALL: You're embarrassing.
I was just dancing.
I didn't do anything.
Yeah, you did. You're being annoying.
Hey, boys, hey, both of you, cool it.
All right, look, here's
the game plan, all right?
Natural History Museum,
10:00 to noon for Randall.
Then lunch.
FAO Schwarz 1:00 to 2:00 for Kev.
Then we're gonna go get tea at
a fancy hotel for Kate, 3:00.
Followed up by 4:30 at the Met for Mom.
All right, and we got to remember,
it closes early on Sundays.
CONDUCTOR: Arriving,
Lexington Avenue-63rd Street.
- Okay, guys. I think this is our stop.
- Oh, no, no.
- Not yet. Not yet.
- I'm sure we have to get out here.
- We transfer to the...
- No, I checked the map.
No, the map, the map has
an orange line that
goes up to 81st Street.
- No, it's-it's a couple more stops.
- Oh...
Babe, look, I got it.
- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey, you never said what
activity you wanted to do.
That's because I haven't
decided yet, Katie girl.
CONDUCTOR: 57th and Lexington is closed.
- Wait, what?
- Next stop, Roosevelt Island.
We're going to another island?
No. No.
Yeah, the B train goes to
Queens on the weekend, so...
... we're going to Queens.
KEVIN: I don't know what
the hell I'm working for.
Sometimes I sit in my
apartment all alone.
And I think of the rent I'm paying.
And it's crazy.
But then, it's what I always wanted.
My own apartment, a
car, and plenty of women.
And still, goddamn it, I'm lonely.
- (SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
- (DISTANT LAUGHTER)
- You ran scenes with him?
- Yes.
- Oh.
- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.
- There he is.
- Hey. (CHUCKLES)
Oh, sweetheart, you were so good.
I really believed that
you were Willy Loman's son.
And it broke my heart.
Wait, you weren't really smoking
up there, though, were you?
- No, of course not. Yeah.
- 'Cause... Okay, good.
- So good. So good.
- Hey.
(CHUCKLES)
Randall, what'd you think?
It was cool. I-I liked it.
You were awesome. Uh... (CHUCKLES)
- Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.
- It was, it was so... real.
Yeah, it's, um, all my acting teacher.
Seriously, he's incredible.
He's teaching me to be present.
It's the Meisner Technique.
- It's awesome. Hey, Kirby.
- REBECCA: Oh.
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
Hey, so this is my family.
This is my mother Rebecca.
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, Rebecca.
- This is my brother Randall.
- Hi, Randall.
- Nice to meet you.
- His girlfriend Beth.
- Hi.
- Hi, Beth.
- And you know Sophie.
- Of course.
- (CHUCKLES)
- I'm so glad you got to see the show.
Your son is very talented.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Well, thank you for all the
work you're doing with him.
Mm. Uh, and you're visiting
from Pittsburgh, right?
- Yeah.
- New York is a bit different, I assume?
(LAUGHS) Yes, it's very different.
You guys have tall buildings,
we put fries on our sandwiches.
- Mm. That's one point for Pittsburgh.
- Mm-hmm.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Yes.
Hey, Kirby, are you coming
out? Everybody's going.
Uh, yeah. I think I'm
gonna try and stop by.
- Great.
- It was nice to meet you all.
Nice to meet you. Hmm.
Oh, Kev, this dress is just beautiful.
- It's not too much, though?
- No.
No, no, no. I think it's just right.
- Yeah?
- It's perfect.
Wow. Watch out, Helen Mirren.
Ah, stop it. You know
she's my spirit animal.
- She's everybody's spirit animal.
- (LAUGHS)
- Hmm. Hey, Kev?
- Mm-hmm?
- I have a silly question for you.
- Yeah.
(SIGHS) I'm embarrassed to ask.
- What? No, come on, Mom, ask.
- (SIGHS)
Can I walk the red
carpet with you tonight?
I know I tell you I never
want to do that sort of stuff,
but I just feel like it would
be a shame to waste this dress.
- Well, yes, yes, of course.
- Yeah?
- Yes, of course. That'd be great.
- Ah!
Thank you. I'm-I'm so excited.
I never get to do this sort of thing.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, of course.
- Mm.
- (DOORBELL RINGS)
- I'll get that. Grab that.
- Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey, brother.
- Congratulations.
- Ah, thank you. Mom's in here.
- Right in front.
- RANDALL: Right here?
(DOOR CLOSES)
- (CHUCKLES)
- Mom.
- You look stunning.
- You think so? Thank you.
Like a younger Helen Mirren.
- Oh, a younger Helen Mirren.
- Oh. That's even better.
- You're good. (LAUGHS)
- Wow.
You guys almost ready for lunch?
I made reservations
for us at Sarabeth's.
(GASPS) Yes. Um, I'm
gonna go change real quick.
All right.
(CLEARS THROAT)
I don't think we should
talk to her about this today.
No.
No, don't do this to me, man. We agreed.
All right? The trial
only has so many slots.
- We don't want to waste time with indecision.
- It's the weekend.
Today, tomorrow, Randall,
it's not gonna matter, okay?
- (SIGHS)
- Spend the night.
We'll have breakfast,
we'll talk to her about this
first thing tomorrow, okay?
(CHUCKLES): She's so happy right now.
You know, let her have one great day.
- Okay.
- (WHISPERS): Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey, Mom, you know, we
didn't talk about clutches.
I'm thinking silver...
ooh, how about this one?
This is a...
(INHALES)
I can't believe we're
actually lost in New York.
I just need to meet a weird pigeon lady
and I'll practically be Macaulay Culkin.
Kev, we're not lost in New York.
We are lost in Queens.
Hey, guys, I think we have to head
- a couple blocks down that way.
- No. That's not right.
We-we got to keep going down to 23rd,
and then hop on the F train.
That's gonna take us
right back into Manhattan.
Can I talk to you for one second, Jack?
Hey, guys, stay where I can see you.
What's going on with them?
I think Mom's upset because we're lost.
It'll be fine. Dad can fix it.
- JACK: Yeah.
- So, you realize that we are walking
away from the East River,
we keep heading east.
And the E train is about
two blocks south that way.
It'll take us all the
way to 50th Street.
And then once we get there,
we can transfer to the C train.
It'll be a lot faster.
O-Okay.
- Yeah, okay.
- It's, it's okay. It's a big city.
It's a city that I happen
to have been to before, so,
I don't know, maybe you
could act like I maybe know
- what I'm talking about?
- Sorry.
Hey. What's going on with you?
Look, you...
you kept talking about
going into the city
with your dad when you
were a kid, and, uh,
he-he sounded so fancy and cosmopolitan.
And I-I'm a grown man
and this is the first time
I'm-I'm actually in New York City.
And I'm not a guy who knows
where to get the best steaks
or knows what the hell the Carlyle is.
I... I...
Jack, yeah, my dad definitely
knew his way around the city.
That's-that's true.
But do you know what
he also knew how to do?
He knew how to throw a screaming fit
when he couldn't find a parking spot.
He also knew... (CHUCKLES)
how to stress my mom
out so much that she had
a four-martini lunch and
then got us kicked out
of Anything Goes for pushing an usher.
Wow, that actually happened?
Babe, I don't, I don't want those trips.
I want our trip, with
my lost husband and all.
(EXHALES) Yeah, your lost
husband that cost us, what?
- Two hours?
- That's okay.
No, no, no, we're fine.
We can still hit up
everybody's, uh, must-see spots.
But we do need to get them
fed 'cause they're gonna
- start melting down.
- Hey.
Oh. Do pretzels?
Yeah. Okay... Hey,
guys, change of plans.
Who wants a pretzel?
- Me.
- Yes.
See? I told you he'd fix it.
JACK: Um...
Gonna get five pretzels.
And, hey, don't even think
about not having mustard.
No kids of mine are gonna have
a pretzels without mustard.
Can we get the, uh, cheese
pizza, pepperoni pizza,
buffalo wings, and mozzarella sticks?
And that should be good for everyone?
Mom-Mom doesn't like that stuff.
Maybe we should go with some salad
- and some other healthy stuff.
- No, no. I'm fine, Randall.
We're on vacation. Come on. We're good.
Thank you.
So, tell us about life in New York.
Oh, NYU is so much fun.
And I'm so happy that Kevin has found
the right place to study his craft.
REBECCA: Mm.
(MOUTHS)
KEVIN: Hey, Kirby!
(KIRBY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
- Hey, everyone.
- We got a seat for you.
Oh, thank you.
God, this place makes me feel so old.
Oh, tell me about it.
Kirby used to play here back in the day.
- He was a pretty famous musician.
- Really?
(CHUCKLES): No. No, no, no.
Your son is being very generous.
I, I was in an REO
Speedwagon cover band,
and we had a small but loyal following.
- Oh.
- So, you can laugh.
I would never.
Sometimes you just
can't fight the feeling.
(LAUGHS)
I had to.
KIRBY: That's great.
You know, my mom used to be a singer.
- Mm-hmm.
- She's really good.
When she was young, she
went to L.A. to make it...
Uh, I mean younger. She's still young.
Okay. Thank you.
- KEVIN: Still young.
- Okay. Yeah.
No, he's right. I did.
I did go out to L.A.
I wanted to be Joni Mitchell.
I get that. I kind of wanted
to be Joni Mitchell, also,
but I think you probably
had more of a, a shot.
You got that-that thing, I can tell.
Uh, you know what? This is
gonna sound really strange,
but I have been wanting to go the Met
- and I think I'm gonna go right now.
- Really?
- Right now?
- REBECCA: Yeah.
Uh, they're open late
on Saturdays, so, um...
Uh, Beth and I could come with.
No, no, no, no, no. Sweetheart,
it's absolutely fine.
You guys stay and have fun.
I'll be back at 6:15 or 6:30.
I am paying for dinner.
- Kirby, it was nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Well, I'm gonna go say hi to, uh,
Mike and Charlotte. Great job today.
- Oh.
- (QUIETLY): Nice to meet you guys.
Were you trying to set
Mom up with that guy?
Maybe.
I hope she's okay by herself.
Maybe I should I go after her.
My God, Randall, she's a grown woman.
You're gonna spend the rest of
your life worrying about Mom?
♪ The only living boy in New York ♪
(PHOTOGRAPHERS CLAMORING)
PHOTOGRAPHER: Kevin, hey.
♪ Half of the time we're gone ♪
♪ But we don't know where,
and we don't know where ♪
This is my mother.
♪ Ah... ♪
- I don't know how to do this.
- It's your world, Mom.
♪ Ah... ♪
♪ Hey, let your honesty ♪
♪ Shine, shine, shine now... ♪
My husband and I watch
you all the time...
It's nice to meet you.
♪ The only living boy in New York ♪
♪ The only living boy in New York. ♪
♪♪
- (GROWLS)
- Aah! Come on.
JACK: Come on, guys, hey.
Let's keep moving, all right?
We've got a lot of stops to make.
Got a lot of stuff to see.
(QUIETLY): Hey, how many
more of these tiny sandwiches
are they gonna bring?
I, I thought tea time was
supposed to just be tea?
Shh. Come on. Look at how
much fun they're having.
Is it me, or is Kevin
weirdly comfortable
at a fancy hotel?
Hey, guys, why don't
you finish up, okay?
It's getting late. I want
to get over to Mom's museum.
- No, I am tired.
- But my feet hurt.
I've learned too much today already.
Jack, Jack, it's okay.
It's okay, guys. It's fine.
We had a fun day, right?
We can, uh, skip the Met.
See? Mom doesn't even care.
Well, you know what? I care. Okay?
How about, you get to the museum,
I'm gonna finish up with
these maniacs, get 'em back
to the hotel, then you
just meet us over there.
Are you sure?
Yeah. Hundred percent.
Okay. I'll see you
guys back at the hotel.
You guys stay here, okay?
I'm gonna hail your mom a cab.
Taxi? Taxi!
Tax... wha... ?
(SIGHS)
You know, you, uh,
you double your chances
if you walk to the corner.
And I, I swear I'm not stalking you.
I've been trying to get
a cab for 20 minutes.
I... Is there some sort of
secret that I don't know?
Or do I just scream "tourist", or... ?
No-no-no. No fanny pack, no camera.
No, you're good. It's just...
this is a weird dead zone.
Okay, am I crazy, or
was, was my son maybe,
I don't know, trying
to set us up back there?
You're not crazy.
He, he mentioned that
his "pretty for a mom" mom
was coming to the showcase
about a thousand times.
Kevin... God...
Well, I'm sorry if I
came across uncomfortable.
I, um, I'm sure Kevin's
probably told you, but, uh...
my husband died a
little over a year ago,
and I, um... my kids were right there,
and I, I don't know, does this thing
ever start to feel more comfortable?
I don't know, and it doesn't compare,
uh, but a year after my divorce,
I-I took my daughters out
to lunch to let them know
that I might start dating again.
And how did they react?
Uh... not great.
(CHUCKLING): The little one
literally covered her ears
with the two halves of her peanut butter
and jelly sandwich, and
the older one looked at me
very seriously and said, "Dad,
is this necessary at your age?"
(LAUGHS) But, see, I-I can understand
where your daughter is
coming from, in a way.
I... I had love, you know?
And now I have my kids.
And maybe from now on...
maybe that's enough.
- Well, this is your spot, so...
- Oh.
And, uh, you should check
out the Burchfield exhibit.
You won't want to miss that.
Thanks.
Hey.
Do you want to come with me?
I'd love to.
Uh, but let's, let's not take a cab,
let's walk through the
park. It's much prettier.
Yeah, that sounds fun. This way?
- Yes, this way.
- Okay.
Ooh, it's cold.
I can't believe you thought
Mom would like that guy.
Why wouldn't she? Kirby's a great guy.
It doesn't matter what Kirby's like.
Dad died a year ago.
Mom definitely isn't ready to date.
Who made you the decider of
whether or not she's ready?
Because I actually see her.
I didn't abandon her to
traipse around New York
studying my "craft".
When's the last time you
ever called her, Kevin?
And I'm not talking
about when you call her
to ask for money for your
ridiculous acting class.
Mom can't spend the rest of
her life being sad about Dad.
She deserves to have some fun.
Dad would want Mom to be happy.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- This is my New York agent Cameron.
- Hi.
- Cameron, this is my mother Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- My brother Randall.
- It's true, I am the proud mom.
It's nice to meet you.
- Wasn't he amazing?
- Oh...
That scene at the end? I never cry,
because hello, Prozac.
But I was bawling. You must be so proud.
- Very proud.
- Very.
CAMERON: I'm getting so
many texts and e-mails.
Patty Jenkins wants to meet you.
She's shooting that
new movie in Morocco,
and Chris Hemsworth dropped out.
Mmm. I get the scraps
of all the Chrises.
- (CHUCKLES)
- Yeah.
Uh, I-I don't know. I'll think about it.
Kevin!
- Hey!
- Sasha! Hey. I'm gonna...
That's my, that's my co-star.
Uh, I'm gonna go say hi to her
real quick if you don't mind.
Uh, I'll be right back.
Are you okay here for a bit?
- We're fine.
- Yeah?
- Yes, yes.
- Okay. Be right back.
- Bye, Kev.
- Bye.
Talk to you imminently.
Yes, of course.
So, where are you staying
while you're in New York?
We are staying, um...
We're st... uh... oh, God.
It's the hotel in Midtown
with, uh, uh, marble,
and Eloise lived there. Where... ?
- The Plaza.
- The Plaza.
Fun. (CHUCKLES)
Excuse me, I'm gonna go make
sure the execs are happy.
So nice meeting you guys.
- Very nice to meet you.
- You, too, Cameron.
(SIGHS) You know, I have
such good stretches that
I-I sometimes believe
I'm completely fine.
And then I go and forget a stupid word
at the most embarrassing moment.
It's okay, Mom. It's okay.
- No, it's not okay.
- It's okay. Hey.
(CLEARS THROAT) Hey, I wasn't
gonna bring this up tonight,
but, um, there's this very
promising clinical trial
in St. Louis that starts
in a couple of weeks.
I think we should really
consider enrolling you in it.
- A-a clinical trial?
- Yes, ma'am.
(DIALOGUE INAUDIBLE)
♪♪
Kevin, can I steal you for a second?
Oh, sorry, sorry, ma'am.
Museum is closed.
Oh.
(SIGHS) Thank you.
In Home Alone 2, he also
orders $967 worth of room service.
- Can we order room service?
- No.
Hello, hello.
Hey. How was, uh, how was the painting?
- Ah. I didn't make it in time.
- What?
It's okay. It's not a big deal, babe.
Randall's sorry. It's his fault.
Why is it his fault?
He made us look at dead
animals for two hours.
You guys... I had a perfect
day. It was no one's fault.
Hey, I know what I want
for my New York thing.
I do. Hey, guys, come on.
Put your shoes on.
Put your coat back on.
Get your coats. Yeah,
now. Let's go. Come on.
The biggest thing is that
it would take nine months.
But I figured one of us
could visit you every week, if you like.
You just couldn't help yourself, huh?
He promised me he wasn't
gonna bring this up to you
- until tomorrow.
- Oh.
Well, I-I think that he...
I-I got a little confused,
and Randall just wanted to
try to make me feel better,
- that's all.
- Or he was trying to find
an excuse to push forward his agenda.
Well, maybe if you hadn't abandoned us
to go schmooze with
your Hollywood friends,
you would've been part
of the conversation, too.
Abandoned you?
I was gone for two minutes
at my premiere, Randall.
- That's your mom, man.
- Oh... b-boys?
I'm gonna go get some air.
I'm gonna get my coat
and go outside. Okay?
Come on, man. You promised me
you wouldn't say
anything until tomorrow.
She was upset. I was just
trying to give her some hope.
And I'm trying to give her one evening
that's not about her losing her mind.
You know, this whole thing is about you
not being able to wrap
your brain around the fact
that maybe, just maybe,
I actually know what's
good for our mother.
And how's that, Kev?
Because of all the time
you've been spending with her
for the past few weeks?
(CHUCKLING): Because you took her
to one doctor's appointment?
I've been taking care
of Mom for 20 years.
Because you won't let
anyone help you, Randall.
Even when we want to,
you have this whole,
uh, holier-than-thou attitude
- toward me and Kate, you always have.
- "Holier-than-thou".
Come on, Kev, we both
know that at any minute,
you could take off for
Morocco to go do a movie.
Or go live in a trailer.
Or hook up with Susan Lucci.
It was her daughter, but whatever.
Well, I'm just stating facts, okay?
It's been this way for 39 years.
Hmm.
Well, since we're
stating facts, Randall,
this whole acting career that I have,
the one that you've never
really taken seriously,
this is what's paying for Mom
to get the best professional care. This.
Unless you want to pay for it
with your city councilman's salary.
Screw you, Kevin.
♪♪
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- Where's Mom?
- I don't know.
She said she'd be right out here.
Well, clearly she's not.
She texted us.
- Why would she be at the... ?
- Come on, let's go.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
♪♪
This is awesome.
Oh, here are some
warm, sugar-coated nuts
in honor of your mom's childhood trips
to New York.
(EXHALES)
It is so beautiful.
- Yeah.
- How did you think of this?
- Honestly?
- Yeah.
Home Alone 2.
- (LAUGHING): Really?
- Yeah.
Kevin's made me watch it
about a thousand times.
Macaulay Culkin, he's, um,
hiding out from Joe
Pesci and that other guy
in a carriage, and...
I'm watching it and
I'm thinking to myself,
"Do people actually still do that?
Because it kind of seems cheesy as hell.
And, also, like something
I would really love to do
with my beautiful wife".
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
- Jack.
- Yeah.
(MOANS SOFTLY)
Oh, no.
You guys just
eat your nuts and just
give us a minute, okay?
- Come on.
- Oh, God.
Mmm.
See?
You made it your city.
No, it's your city.
I'm just along for the ride.
(CHUCKLES)
Next time, we're gonna go
to the Met first, though.
Yeah, next time.
- Next time.
- Yeah.
So, I get out to L.A.
for my big record company audition.
I go in the room, I
sing my little heart out.
And, they tell me that
I'm "Pittsburgh good".
Oh...
Yeah.
(LAUGHS) Well, if it's
any consolation, um,
I'm pretty sure my band
was only Cleveland good,
- which is way worse.
- (LAUGHING)
But you stuck with it.
- I did, yeah.
- Yeah.
- For a number of years.
- Yeah.
But I realized pretty quickly I was
- never gonna be Mick Jagger, so...
- Hmm.
I don't know, I just
loved music, you know?
I get it.
(GASPS)
Have you ever ridden in one of those?
KIRBY: (STAMMERS) Uh, no, those things
are terrible for the horses.
Oh, really?
- I didn't know that.
- Yeah.
Plus, it's, like... pretty much
just a cheesy tourist thing.
I never understood why
people would come up here
and do something so lame, you know?
Um, you know what, I, um...
I actually, I'm-I'm
not feeling very well.
And I think that I'm gonna, um,
head back to the... kids.
So I'll, um...
have to take a rain check on the Met.
I thought, uh, I thought you
wanted to go see the painting.
Yeah, well, I'll have
to do it next time.
I'm sorry, Kirby.
It was nice to meet you.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Hey, Mom.
You okay?
I used to come here all the
time when I was a little girl.
(CHUCKLES)
Same painting, same room.
(SHORT LAUGH)
One year, when I was, um, eight or nine,
there was this woman
in here who was just
staring at the painting.
I mean, she must have
been here for hours.
'Cause I left and I walked
around with my family,
and I came back and she was
still here.
And I was fascinated by her.
The idea that you could
stare at a painting for that long...
it felt so...
sophisticated.
So adult.
(CHUCKLES)
And I remember thinking that
I couldn't wait to grow up,
so I could come back
here and be just like her.
So I could see what
she saw in the painting.
So I could take
as much time as I wanted,
trying to figure out
what I was seeing.
It seemed so simple
that I would have come
back to the Met as an adult,
but I never did.
I mean, we came to New York
once when you guys were kids
and once when Kevin lived here.
And Miguel and I would
come into the city every now and then,
but it was always just
to go see a show or
go out to dinner or something and...
we were always in a rush.
And I would think to myself, "Next time.
Next time I'm gonna go to the Met.
Next time".
(SIGHS)
My life has been full
of "next times".
Things I always assumed
I would get to eventually.
But now I realize that I am...
running out of time to do them.
I mean, let's face it, guys.
I'm-I'm losing my memory.
- No, Mom, it doesn't have to...
- No, no, hold on.
Let me finish, please.
And I...
I want to spend however many good years
I have left, I want to
spend it with my family.
I want to try new things,
like... walking on red carpets.
I want to make up
for all of my "next times".
I'm not gonna do that trial, Randall.
And I really don't want to hear
what either of you has to say
about it, because I have
made the decision for myself.
Well, Mom, whatever you want
to do, that's what we'll do.
Well, right now I want to...
be here with the two of you.
And for as long as they'll let us,
I want to...
try and be like that woman.
That woman who had all
the time in the world
to just stare at a painting.
You sure you don't want a
ride to the train station?
I don't mind the walk.
This could've saved her life.
You got to let it go, Randall,
she doesn't want it.
She doesn't know what she wants, man.
She's scared.
I spent every day for the last 20 years
wondering if I could've saved Dad.
And now I had a chance
to save Mom, and you blew it.
Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.
Hmm.
And you couldn't have saved Dad.
You know that.
Don't you ever wonder
what it would've been like
if Dad hadn't died?
If he hadn't gone back in for that dog?
If our lives would've
turned out differently?
No. I don't, Randall, do you?
Yeah, man.
Every single day.
Louie! Come on, boy...
I think I hear him!
I think I can get to him!
Jack, get down here!
- Jack, get down here now!
- Dad, no!
Randall, you take your
mom and your sister,
you go in the street right now, son!
REBECCA: Jack, get down here!
- RANDALL: Dad, no!
- KATE: Louie!
Dad, if you go back in
that house, so help me God,
I'll go through that front
door and get you myself!
(ALL CLAMORING)
(QUIETLY): Thank you.
(SIRENS WAILING)