Happy's Place (2024) s02e13 Episode Script

1
Hello, everyone. Look what I brought.
Wow! Looky there.
Oh, you know what?
We can set up a play
area over in the corner.
Except that we're a bar.
What's all this?
I'm giving it away.
I don't need this baby stuff anymore.
This morning, I woke up
and for the first time
in a while, I felt good.
Really good.
I mean, that's okay, right?
That doesn't make me shallow
for wanting to move
on from having a baby?
No, no, not at all.
No, it makes you a very
resilient, very healthy person.
Gabby, I am so proud of you.
It takes a strong person
to go through the storm
and come out with a
smile on the other side.
Thank you.
This looks much older
than everything else.
Oh, no, that's that's Laughing Diana.
Somehow I knew you'd have
a haunted doll somewhere.
She's not haunted.
She was my favorite doll
from when I was a little girl.
It's adorable?
It was.
In the beginning.
Did the lights just dim?
It was my sixth birthday.
Laughing Diana was all that I wanted.
She'd just come onto the market,
and I had been begging
my mother for weeks.
I could hardly believe my
eyes when I unwrapped her.
That sounds like a
pretty caring thing to do.
It does seem that way, doesn't it?
And for days,
our house was filled
with the angelic sounds
of Diana's gleeful giggle.
[IMITATES GIGGLE]
What happened?
My mother hated her.
She called it a horrible sound.
And then one day, when I was at school,
she went upstairs and plucked Diana
from her little circle of doll friends
and threw her out into the rain.
She bought it and then wrecked it?
- Are you sure?
- Oh, I'm sure.
Sometimes when she
thought I wasn't listening,
I could hear my mother
imitating Diana's giggle.
And then laugh.
[SWEET HIGH-PITCHED GIGGLE]
[DRAWN-OUT DEEP CACKLING]
[SWEET HIGH-PITCHED GIGGLE]
[DRAWN-OUT DEEP CACKLING]
You belong in Happy's Place ♪
Do we believe all of Gabby's
stories about her mother?
Of course we believe
her. She's our friend.
Right.
What if she wasn't our friend
and some stranger told them?
Lying through their teeth.
I know, right?
If her mother was actually like that,
then she probably has some issues
she could use some help dealing with.
And if those stories are just made up,
then there are other issues
she could use some help dealing with.
Who would have guessed?
The woman needs help.
Excuse me.
I couldn't help but notice your accent.
Is that Colombian?
Yes. You have a very good ear.
Oh, my girlfriends and I once
took a cruise to Cartagena.
[LAUGHS] Oh, the architecture alone.
How could you bear to leave?
Oh, helps that my father lives there.
- Can I get you something?
- Sure.
I'll have whatever it is that
makes your skin so perfect.
Oh, my.
Oh, I remember when I
had flawless skin like yours.
Ah. [CHUCKLES]
You're you're so very beautiful.
Oh, you're so very sweet.
And I have to confess,
I still have my share of hot
young men hitting on me.
[CHUCKLES]
That's nice for you.
Mom?
BOTH: Mom?
Don't stand there with
your mouth hanging open.
You'll catch flies. [LAUGHS]
Okay, all right. What's
what's happening?
Are you falling?
[LAUGHS] Oh, you
and your sense of humor.
You're gonna make your friends think
we don't hug each other.
We don't.
Do we?
Excuse me, Mrs. Hansen.
Oh, no. Please, it's Valerie.
Val to my friends, which
is everyone that meets me.
[LAUGHTER]
- Mom
- Mm-hmm?
What are you doing here?
Well, I'm visiting you, of course.
Yeah, but you've never
come to Knoxville before.
Well, I've never been
invited to Knoxville before.
That is until Bobbie did.
- Um, excuse me, Mom.
- Mm-hmm.
I need to speak with
Bobbie in the office.
Mm-hmm?
About the the place.
Use your words.
In which we work.
Right, well, you say
whatever you want about me.
Just don't tell her my age. [LAUGHS]
Well, there she is, Bobbie.
The root of all evil.
I think that's money.
Money can't buy that kind of evil.
How could you invite her here?
I don't really think I did.
And if I did, I don't
remember that I did.
Well, think, dang it.
When did you last have contact with her?
Just once.
I mean, she wrote a
beautiful condolence card
when Daddy died,
and I just wrote her back
and said thank you.
Oh, no, that wouldn't be it.
She'd never show up
without an invitation.
She's like a vampire.
Uh-oh.
- Uh-oh?
- Yeah.
Uh-oh? What uh-oh?
Uh, well, I did say I look
forward to meeting her someday.
That's it.
That's all she needs.
Gabby, I'm sorry.
Just when you were getting
your feet on solid ground,
I go and invite the one
person here that could ruin it.
Don't blame yourself. Okay?
It's all just part of her evil powers,
her ability to warp
reality to fit her whims.
Well, I'm not gonna let
her do anything to hurt you.
I'm gonna go out there
and set her straight!
[LAUGHS]
Oh, you're cute.
That's not gonna work. Don't you get it?
Facts don't matter.
So what are we gonna do?
We can't just hide out here
in my office all day long.
She saw us come in here.
Hey, you know what? I can handle it.
You know, whatever
my mom wants, I'll just
I'll get rid of her.
- You sure you can do that?
- Of course.
You know, I'm not that
scared little girl anymore.
I've come through the storm
and came out the other end
- with a smile, remember?
- Yeah.
Yeah. Okay.
I'll be here for you.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
All right.
What's wrong?
My feet won't move.
They're smarter than me.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
- Here.
- Mm, mm.
- What are these?
- Zucchini sticks.
I made the easiest thing
on the menu since I don't, uh,
know about you just yet.
Well, I appreciate them nonetheless.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, these are exceptional.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
They practically melt in your mouth
while also having a
very satisfying crunch.
- Well, thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
A lot of people don't
appreciate zucchini.
I think that they are
the forgotten squash.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I once spent
an entire spring in Sicily,
and there was this incredible capocuoco
who was obsessed with me.
But he made the most
delicioso zucchini sticks.
Mmm.
But Emmett, yours are better.
I'm gonna whip you up
some zucchini blossoms
- with burrata.
- [GASPS]
- The forgotten cheese.
- Mm.
Grazie mille. [LAUGHS]
[GASPS] Wait, what are you doing?
Oh, I'm taking this
stuff over to the lockers.
[GASPS] Oh, my goodness.
[LAUGHING] I haven't seen this in years.
Oh!
We, uh, heard you weren't a fan.
Not a fan?
[LAUGHING] Oh, I drove
all over hell's half-acre
to get this giggling little girl
for my sweet Gabby's seventh birthday.
Gabby says it doesn't work anymore.
Do you remember what happened?
You mean do I remember
the day that broke my daughter's heart?
How can I forget?
[SIGHS]
There was a tornado that day.
[SIGHS] Winds faster than a cheetah.
Clouds like black ink stains.
I sat at the window, gazing at its fury.
And I saw that Gabby had
left her precious Diana outside.
Risking my own safety in the storm,
I fought my way to her.
But [SIGHS]
It was too late.
Diana's laugh
was silenced forever.
[SHAKILY] Wow.
You're a good talker.
But why on Earth is Diana
here and all these baby toys?
Gabby stocked up on baby stuff
when she started trying to have a kid.
What?
Gabby's trying to get pregnant? [GASPS]
Mom, I need to talk to you.
Oh, my baby.
I heard!
Oh, you're trying to get pregnant!
Oh! Has it happened yet?
What? No.
No, no, no, it will.
Don't worry, it will.
Oh, honey, I am so delighted for us.
Oh, look at my little girl! [LAUGHS]
She's not a little girl.
She's a grown woman.
She's been through the storm!
- Okay, hand on. She's got
- Hang on.
Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on.
Um, Mom, what do you
mean by delighted for us?
I always dreamed that
you'd have a baby one day
and that people would say to that baby,
you are so beautiful.
You look just like your grandmother.
You dreamed of me?
Gabby, listen to your feet.
Oh, honey.
Oh, I'm going to spend
a lot of time with you
because there's a lot to
learn about being a good mom.
[CHUCKLES] And you
never were the fastest learner.
- Thank you, Mommy!
- Aw!
Okay, so I've done
more research on our little
Laughing Diana mystery.
Wow, maybe this could
be a true crime podcast
like the 20,000 others.
Stay with me.
You remember how Val
said that Gabby got the
doll on her seventh birthday,
but Gabby said it was her sixth?
That's right. They
did say different ages.
Well, Laughing Diana hit the market
just before Gabby's seventh birthday,
so Val was correct.
If this were a true crime podcast,
now would be the dun-dun-dun.
Then, three days after
Gabby's seventh birthday,
there was a tornado.
Okay, I hate to say this,
but I'm starting to think
Val is telling the truth.
And if Gabby's story wasn't real
Are any of them?
BOTH: Dun, dun, dun!
- Oh, you stop it.
- [BOTH LAUGHING]
Hi.
Another big adventure?
- Oh!
- Oh, yeah.
We went to the Museum of Miniatures.
Everything was just so cute and little.
And she's so big.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Wow, three days in a row.
You know, this is Knoxville.
You've probably seen everything by now.
And it's all amazing.
Next week, I wanna go to
one of those painting classes.
Many people have told me
I have the soul of an artist.
Next week?
Well, I figured you'd be
heading on home to Wisconsin by then.
Oh, no, no. Mom is staying for a while.
Oh.
This way, she can
focus on getting pregnant
and I can focus on my Gabba-Dabba-Doo.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Gabba-Dabba-Doo! She
has nicknames for me now!
Happy day.
Well, Ms. Duke, can I talk
to you in my office, please?
[GRUFFLY] Ruh-roh. [CHUCKLES]
That's Scooby-Doo.
Oh, yeah. Well, how would I know, Mom?
You never let me watch cartoons.
Gabby, you're probably
not gonna wanna hear this,
- but
- But I've let this go too far.
Well, yeah.
I know you've enjoyed the last few days.
Enjoyed?
How about it's filled
a dark hole I've had
in my soul since childhood?
Honey, I know it feels
good right now, but
But I can't keep letting my mom
think I'm trying to have a baby.
Because the longer I let this lie go on,
the madder she's gonna be
when she finds out that I can't.
You know, you're making it real hard
for me to point stuff out
when you already know it.
You need to tell Val the truth.
Definitely.
In a couple weeks.
And we just booked the coolest
I know. You're right.
I promise, it'll be better
once you deal with it.
I know.
You're right.
Hey, any chance you wanna go
see a Segway tour of
Dollywood with me next week?
The tickets are non-refundable.
And if you're ever in
Manchester, Vermont,
you should visit my friends, the Goulds.
They have the best B&B in town
and they're obsessed with me.
Oh, there she is.
I was telling them all about the Goulds.
Yeah, okay.
I don't know who those people are.
Well, it doesn't matter,
because they're obsessed with me.
Hey, guys, why don't we
give them some privacy?
BOTH: Because we don't want to.
Get over here.
Honey, is everything all right?
No, Mom. Not really.
Um, so I haven't been
completely honest with you.
Well, what do you mean? About what?
Well, I was trying to get pregnant,
but I found out that I can't.
Oh, honey. Come here.
[CHUCKLING] Oh, my poor baby.
Oh.
Okay, So you're you're not mad?
No.
Why would I be mad?
Well, because you
wanted a grandchild so bad.
I mean, you were gonna
interrupt your life and everything.
Ah, well. Stuff happens.
Stuff happens?
Okay. Hang on, hang on.
Something's weird here.
Oh, well, I suppose
you'd find out eventually.
It's no big deal, but your
father and I got divorced.
What?
You got divorced?
As in, it's already happened?
Close your mouth, dear.
- You'll catch
- Flies! I know!
I'm hungry!
Okay. So Mom, like, what happened?
And why am I just
finding out about this now?
I don't wanna go
into the boring details,
but apparently,
somebody finally feels free.
All you need to know is that
I can be with you for
as long as you need.
Mm?
Uh-huh. That's why you're here.
You can't go home, can you?
[SIGHS] Why don't we
talk about this later, okay?
I wanna get to know your friends better.
No, no, no.
Mom.
So what?
All this caring was just pretend?
[SCOFFS] You didn't come here to see me.
You came here because
you have nowhere else to go.
You make it sound so ugly.
Can you hear yourself?
[SIGHS]
[GROANS]
You wanna be alone or
is it okay if I'm out here?
It's okay.
Good 'cause I was gonna
come out here anyway.
So what are we looking at?
If it's that crow, he
owes me a car wash.
I'm looking for shooting stars.
When I was a kid, whenever I
saw one, I would make a wish.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah, me too.
I think all kids do that.
I'd wish for a different mom.
Oh, I just wished for candy.
[SIGHS] I can't believe
they got divorced.
Yeah, well, there's nothing
you can do about that now.
But there is something
you can do about your mom
wanting to stay here with you.
I know.
Part of me liked that she came
here because she needed me.
Actually needed me.
But is that a reason to
risk your peace of mind?
You have no idea if your
mom's gonna change.
I know.
But I have.
Yep. You did that. Yep, yep.
Going through this whole
wanting to have a baby thing
made me realize that I was
searching for connection.
Maybe I can find that with my mom.
Hmm.
Oh, God, does that make me crazy?
[CHUCKLES] No.
[SIGHS] Makes you a
resilient and healthy person.
- Yeah?
- Heck yeah.
I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna tell her that
she can stay with me.
I wanna try.
She's the only mom I got.
There you go.
[SNAPS FINGERS] Shooting star!
No. You know what? I don't need a wish.
I need to work to make this happen.
Good, 'cause I already wished for candy.
I feel terrible.
Why would we believe Val
over our good friend Gabby?
I don't know.
Maybe because Val is the most
charming woman we've ever met.
Right?
- [SIGHS] She loves my skin.
- [SIGHS]
Check it out.
I took a look at Gabby's
doll and got it working.
It's really sweet.
[HIGH-PITCHED GIGGLE]
[CHUCKLES] Aww. No
wonder she loves this thing.
[HIGH-PITCHED GIGGLE]
[ALL CHUCKLE]
It kind of makes you wanna laugh, right?
Yeah.
- [HIGH-PITCHED GIGGLE]
- [LAUGHTER]
What is that horrible sound?
Hey, Mom.
Oh, hello, darling. [SNIFFLES]
Listen, um,
I was thinking about how
you want to stay with me.
No, no, no, no, no. It's okay.
I have plenty of friends
just begging me to visit them.
Mm.
The Goulds would love to have me.
Oh, brother.
You know what, Mom?
Um, I want you to stay.
I need you.
Well, that's what I thought.
And that's the only reason
I came in the first place.
You didn't know anything about it.
Hang on.
Mom, I'm glad you're staying.
Me too.
And don't feel bad about
not being able to get pregnant.
[CHUCKLES]
Children can ruin your life.