A Million Little Things (2018) s03e07 Episode Script

1
Wow. Pregnant.
I'm having an abortion.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
All I was trying to do was to
get you to take me seriously.
So you stole our food?
No. I delivered it.
So you should hire me.
I can't go.
We're about to go pick up my son
from school to go camping.
You're telling me the reason
why you can't go
is because Maggie needs you?
The last call Jon made
I was the person on the other end.
You called me because you
thought I was still using,
and you wanted me to get you pills.
The only reason my
last song broke through
was 'cause I made it with you.
I need you
maybe even more than you need me.
Okay, Theo is logged on and
ready for remote learning.
Apparently, he put a stack of
books on the shelf behind him
to make his backdrop seem more academic.
Oh, that's why he asked me earlier
if I still had my textbooks
from law school.
[CHUCKLES]
Um, what time is Dakota coming over?
She should be here any minute.
And you guys are
We are staying in the garage.
Don't worry.
Thank you.
Yeah, I know you don't
want her in the house,
but she did tell me that
she's three months sober.
Yeah, well, just because
someone says they're sober
doesn't mean they are.
Seriously, where is the aspirin?
I could have sworn it was here.
Ugh.
I can barely think. I
You know what? Maybe they're upstairs.
Maybe.
Ah. It's not there.
Look what I found.
I, um, remembered I put
them on a lower shelf
so that I could get to them.
These are the last two.
Thank you. [SIGHS]
Okay, uh, I'm gonna stop by
the grocery store on the way home.
Oh. And if a pint of
cookie dough just happens
to fall into the shopping cart,
wouldn't be the worst thing ever.
[CHUCKLES]
Thank you.
N Darce!
Darce, don't touch the doorknob
with your hand.
You might as well be licking it.
- Oh. Okay, well
- You You got to treat every surface
like it's patient zero, okay?
- Okay.
- How was Target?
Someone here is a big fan
of the contactless drive-up.
Yeah. Ordered on the app.
Just popped the trunk when we got there.
Didn't have to be near anyone.
Sounds like your dream come true.
Yeah. Kind of is, actually.
Okay. Alright, Magic Mike,
let's try to keep things PG.
Soph, this is a synthetic fabric.
That means it can be
riddled with droplets.
- You're welcome for saving your life.
- Okay. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, are you guys
making ice cream sandwiches
with the enormous
cookies from Marcienne's?
Ooh, yeah, maybe.
Does Liam like ice cream sandwiches?
No, I've been raising
a small psychopath.
Well, I don't know. Maybe he hates fun.
Speaking of psychopaths,
I still can't believe Gary's
letting a stranger in the house.
I mean, the only person who's
been here since March is you.
Well, Jamie, but
Jamie? Maggie's Jamie?
When was he here?
He stopped by the afternoon
you went camping.
Thought Maggie was here, but
Just don't tell Officer Purell.
Hey, are you using
a fresh wipe each time?
- I am now.
- [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
Hey! Yeah, what's up?
[CHUCKLES] Yeah, I know,
I've been singing in my sleep lately.
Hey, what is this move? At least
At least take a wipe, okay?
Studies show that cellphones
have more germs than toilet seats.
Alrighty, so what do we have here?
"So, a hot British man
has gotten you pregnant."
It's weird that they would
personalize it so much.
I'm kidding. It says, "Urinate on th"
Oh, my God! You're already doing it?
Oh, what gave it away?
Me sitting on the toilet,
or the sound of tinkle
hitting the water?
Just I-I didn't know
that we were at the point
in our relationship where you
Oh, yeah, dude. You got me pregnant.
We are way past that.
So past that that apparently
you've started calling me "dude."
According to this,
it says it takes three to five minutes.
According to this
it says I'm not pregnant.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
Do you want to talk about it?
I want to
take everything I'm feeling
and put it in my podcast.
[TRASH CAN OPENS, CLOSES]
Great. Love that plan.
But
can the first step be "flush"?
Dude?
Damn it.
I just heard back from
the advertising agency.
Not one commercial is shooting
on the Eastern Seaboard.
How's it looking out there?
I can't tell.
Everyone's wearing masks,
and their eyes are giving away nothing!
We're just too slow right
now to keep this much staff.
I thought you already decided
letting Albert go made the most sense.
He's got a big salary,
and a lot of his job
is managing the kitchen
when you're not here,
which you don't need right now.
I know, but it's Albert.
I don't know, maybe
two people will want to leave,
and with those two salaries gone,
I won't have to let Albert go.
- Here he comes. Mask.
- Okay.
[SIGHS]
Well?
No one wants to leave.
No one?
We're staying with our captain.
Great!
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
Pro-tip I do not recommend
holding a disinfectant wipe
in front of a teenager's face
when she is flirting with her boyfriend.
I am pretty certain she bit me.
Why didn't you tell
me Jamie was in town?
Why did you need to stay with Maggie
if Jamie was there?
- Uh
- You know what? Stop.
Your whole face just changed.
Like it did when I asked you
why you went to go see Maggie
at the airport, like it did when
you said you had to stay with her,
which apparently,
you didn't even end up doing.
It's one thing to play
around with my emotions,
but now you are playing
around with Liam's,
and I won't let you do that to my son.
Darce. Darce, come on.
Where are you going?
I told you when we first met,
I don't want to play games,
- so I'm not going to.
- Darcy, wait. Please.
I was nervous about meeting Liam, okay?
I still am.
But it has nothing to do with us,
and it certainly doesn't have
anything to do with Maggie.
Then what is it?
When I was about Liam's age,
my dad and I used to get these
sausages in Downtown Crossing.
The guy made them on a filthy pushcart
and we would stand in line for
half an hour every Saturday
and just talk.
About the Sox,
about whether or not
Becky Laccito looked at
me during algebra class,
about everything.
Gary, what does this have to do with
And then he started
dating Nancy Alvarez.
And you know what? She was a nice lady.
But she started coming
with us on Saturdays.
And the next thing I know,
he's not talking to me about
baseball or cute girls.
He's just talking to her.
Somehow, I-I became a third wheel.
And you felt like she
was taking him away.
Darce, I want to meet Liam.
I really do.
When I was driving up with the toboggan,
I just I got scared.
Scared that I was taking away from
time between you two, and
I-I-I don't ever want to make
him feel like a third wheel.
[SIGHS]
My Nancy Alvarez was Miriam Schumacher.
She didn't even eat meat.
She came with tofu and her own kids
that ended up replacing me and my mom.
Divorce sucks.
It totally sucks.
I'm sorry.
And make sure they break the seal
to the documents on camera.
That way, you know they
didn't have a chance to prep
an answer ahead of time.
Ooh, that's a good one.
I still can't believe
I'm asking for advice
on a virtual deposition.
What else do I need to know?
Oh, my God. Most important thing.
Judge Pavao's mole does not
get any easier to look at
- in high def.
- [CHUCKLES]
It's like one of those
Victorian paintings.
It follows you. Wait.
Is that a giant bottle of
hand sanitizer behind you?
How did you get that,
and can I have some?
What's in it for me?
Oh, come on.
You don't need that much hand sanitizer.
You live alone.
Counselor, didn't you say that
you haven't even left your house
- since this all started?
- Irrelevant.
Although, if you have a lead on eggs,
we can start talking.
Mm. My neighbor Isabel
might have some chickens.
If you can get Farmer
Izzy to part with a dozen,
you got yourself a deal.
You're an even tougher
negotiator than Jon was.
Are you kidding?
He would've gotten you
to throw in the chicken.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
So, I'll be back next week.
Stay safe, Boston.
Or Although,
this isn't just for Bostonians.
It's maybe for Halifaxians
or Pittsburghians.
[CHUCKLES] That can't be
what you call yourselves.
Is that what you call yourself?
Uh anyway, obviously
still working on the outro.
Goodbye.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Oh, boy. You got that look.
What look?
This is just my very handsome face.
No. You've been snooping.
No. No. I just
I spilled something and I was
looking for Gary's vacuum cleaner,
which I assumed would be
in one of his desk drawers,
- where I found
- No.
I don't want to know what you found.
Gary is letting us stay
in his home for free.
We have to have some sort of boundaries.
Do you remember when you said
that Gary and Darcy
were moving too fast?
- No.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Well, look what I found where
the vacuum cleaner wasn't.
I mean, I know they're practically
living together right now, but a ring?
Look at the size of it!
I can't tell what's happening.
Are you upset?
I didn't mean to I thought
I thought we could both do
that petty thing that
you taught me how to do.
Quite enjoy that.
That ring isn't for Darcy.
It was for me.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
[GRUNTS]
I need something real now
Something down inside
[MUSIC STOPS]
What are you doing?
We're recording the verse right now.
- And you just took one.
- No, I didn't.
Eddie, can we
Can we stop screwing around?
I need to get this track
to Trevor by Monday.
Hey, you wanted my help.
This is the whole package.
You can't just pick and
choose the pieces you want.
You wanted Eddie the rockstar?
Here he is.
THEO: Hey, Dakota.
Dad, I can't figure out
this math problem.
- Can you help me?
- Yeah, bud.
I'll, uh meet you in the dining room.
Okay. Thanks.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Okay. [SNIFFS]
Let's take it again from the top.
Uh
don't you have to go help Theo?
Yea Yes.
Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
So, while I'm gone,
why don't you just check that last take?
You were getting a little pitchy.
While you're at it, why don't you
check your attitude, too?
So, I did exactly what you said.
I asked him to break the seal on camera,
which then required him to stand,
which then revealed a very
clear view of tighty whities.
Or should I say saggy whities.
[LAUGHING] No way.
It took everything I had in me
not to unmute myself and ask,
- "Can we mark that Exhibit A?"
- [LAUGHS]
This is my long-winded way
of saying thank you so much
for, um, helping me prep for that.
I'm sure you have better things
to do than hear me describe
my witness's underwear,
which, unfortunately,
I can do in great detail.
Thanks to Covid, uh,
this has actually been the
most stimulating conversation
I've had all week.
Except for the one I had
this morning with Nemo.
Who?
I may have bought a goldfish.
[CHUCKLES]
Must be great to have your
family with you right now.
It is.
Yeah. But, uh, I mean,
things are also
Things were already complicated
with Eddie recovering from the accident.
And right now,
he's working with this artist
who I'm not so sure about.
I'm sorry. [CHUCKLES]
You don't want to hear all this.
Here. Give me a dollar.
A dollar. Come on. Hand it over.
- Okay.
- On the table, please.
Thank you. There.
I'm now on retainer,
so my confidentiality is guaranteed
through attorney-client privilege.
You can tell me anything.
Wow.
I mean, I assumed my hourly
was higher than yours,
but this is embarrassing.
That just hurts. Wow. How rude.
How dare you?
[BOTH LAUGH]
I've said it before and
I will say it again
The key to a great sandwich
is the meat to bread ratio.
Yesterday you said
the key was condiments.
That's right. That's
two of the three keys.
"What's the third key?" he asks.
- Don't say turkey.
- Tur Okay.
Hey, look, Tyrell,
I've been kind of going rogue
with the food here, and
I don't know if I can keep
giving you sandwiches, dude.
- I'm sorry.
- Hey, that's okay.
I think we just got busted anyway.
What's going on over here?
Um
Okay. Hey.
I've been giving Tyrell and
his friends some sandwiches
because they aren't getting
all their meals right now.
He already told me
he can't do it anymore.
He absolutely cannot do that anymore.
Is there anything of
nutritional value in that bag?
Yeah.
He gave me some chips.
Potatoes are vegetables.
[SIGHS] Okay. Kids need milk and greens.
They're called vitamins.
How many sandwiches does he give you?
Two.
Mm.
And five more.
For a total of seven. Ma'am.
How about we make it an even dozen?
Regina, you sure?
A couple dozen sandwiches
isn't gonna make a difference
between whether or not
the restaurant makes it,
and we're gonna feed hungry
kids while we're still open.
[CHUCKLES] Thank you, ma'am.
Mm. You want to thank me?
Stop calling me ma'am.
And eat those greens,
or the deal is off.
Yes, ma I mean, uh
You want these sandwiches or not?
"In the supermarket parking lot,
60% of the cars are four-door cars.
If there are 75 four-door cars,
how many cars are in
the parking lot altogether?"
Well let's see.
We know
there are at least 75 cars, right? So
what is 60% of 75?
Uh, no, the question is
"What is 75 60% of?"
What?
Um
Wait.
W-What's the total number of cars again?
That's what we have to figure out.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. Right.
Okay, so, 75 is 60% of
something we don't know,
which makes it a variable.
Let's call it X.
Great. Okay.
Now, you need the cross-products
to be the same, right?
Exactly. You're good at this.
Oh. I sucked at school,
but I was always good at math.
That's kinda what music is,
just way cooler.
So, why didn't you say yes?
Because I had just been told
that I was in remission,
and suddenly, I had all this time,
and I just needed to figure
out what my life was gonna be.
Uh-huh. Mm-hmm.
I don't buy it.
This person is still
very much in your life,
and the way you talk about him
it doesn't line up.
So
what's the real reason?
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
We were stuck in a pattern
that we couldn't break out of.
[SIGHS] For so long, I was dying,
he was taking care of me,
and then even when my cancer was gone,
we kept playing these roles.
So, the ring just forced your hand?
Yeah. Really, I think that
once we found out
that I was cancer-free,
the writing was on the wall
and we just chose not to look at it.
Do you wish you'd never found it?
Honestly, I'm g I'm glad I did.
If we hadn't broken up,
I wouldn't have gone to Oxford
or met you or started my podcast.
I wouldn't be on this
journey to becoming myself.
All I'm hearing is that I have
ruined you for all other men.
[LAUGHS] I know.
I know that's what you're hearing,
but what I'm saying
is that I've moved on,
and so has he.
Has he, though?
Alright.
The night I left for England,
I asked him to come with me,
and he told me no.
Then, just to make sure
there was no confusion,
he came to the airport
and told me no again.
Mm-hmm.
All that makes sense,
except for one thing.
Why does he still have this?
[GRUNTING]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[EXHALES SHAKILY]
Ooh.
[DOOR CLOSES]
KATHERINE: Eddie? Are you okay?
Yes. Just, uh
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Today was a bad day.
You were doing so well.
Yeah. Um
About that.
What is it?
Katie, I really messed up,
and I don't know how to tell you.
What?
[CLEARS THROAT, SNIFFLES]
Dakota was in the house today.
Why? Why was she in the house?
I was trying to help Theo
with his math homework,
but I think maybe they changed
math since I was a kid?
Anyway, Dakota stepped in,
and it felt like it would
have been a bigger deal
for me to ask her to
leave in front of Theo,
but, you know,
I was with her the whole time,
and we went out to the garage afterward.
Thank you for telling me.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. I just
I didn't want to keep that from you.
Yeah. And
I appreciate that.
But, Eddie I don't trust her.
I know you said that she's sober,
and I and I know that you're sober,
but it's different with her.
I-I don't want her in my house,
I don't want her around my kid,
and to be honest, I don't
I feel worried when she's around you.
You don't have to worry about me.
I know.
So, then Mrs. McGruer accidentally
made Jacob B. the host.
And he muted her and would
not let her be the host again,
and she was so mad and said,
like, all the bad words.
I thought you said she was muted?
Oh, she was.
I'm just really good at reading lips.
Welcome to the Garden!
Whoa. This is incredible.
When did you do this?
I left, like, 30 minutes ago.
Make no mistake, this took days
Days of planning, but I wanted to bring
the ultimate hockey
experience to you, sir.
Liam, do you remember my friend, Gary?
Yeah. Uh hey.
Hey, kid. Your mom says you love hockey.
Well, [CHUCKLES] so does this guy,
if you couldn't tell.
And since they canceled the season,
I figured I would just
bring the season to us.
So, one time it, Liam!
Um you know, I like watching hockey.
Liam, he made this whole thing for you.
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. It's okay.
And you're right.
Playing hockey is stupid.
But you know what's not stupid?
Ice cream.
There is an entire sundae bar waiting.
Um g
You know, I'm not really hungry.
Okay. Um, how about another game?
You like "Dungeons &"
"D&D"?
You play "D&D"?
Oh-ho-ho-ho. Yeah.
I mean, I used to.
Back in the You know what?
I think Danny still has his old books
and and things up in his room.
- I can go get them.
- Okay.
Can I use your bathroom?
- You sure can.
- Thanks.
When you get back,
I'm gonna blow your mythological mind.
[WHISPERING] I think
it's going really well.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Listen, Eddie, before we get
started today, we need to talk.
I haven't taken any pills today.
I am just very worried
Wait, you haven't?
Nope.
Look, obviously, I was
going down a road,
but I stopped.
I'm not gonna take any more.
Wow.
Okay. Um
I know that's really hard.
I'm proud of you.
Thanks.
Just for the record,
I'm not sure if I could have figured out
how many cars were in that
parking lot even on a good day.
[CHUCKLES]
And here we go.
Oh, thank you, Albert.
No problem.
It's really cool of Gina
to keep doing this,
you know, with everything going on.
- Oh, man. She's amazing.
- Yeah.
Hey, look, I didn't want
to ask her this, but, um
do you have any sense of
what kind of runway we have?
I mean, you know, we all want to stay,
but she just seemed really worried.
You know what?
Guess it's gonna be up
to the virus, you know?
Yeah.
Hey, we're here to
the bitter end, right?
- Go team.
- Go team.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, Greg, I got your beet
and arugula salad
- with extra goat cheese.
- I'll ring you up
What's all this?
Oh, we're just making
sandwiches for kids in need.
- Oh, that's cool.
- Mm-hmm.
Ring me up for two.
Uh you sure?
No, you're right.
- Three.
- Wow.
That's very kind of you.
You know, actually,
Gina's gonna ring you up.
Tyrell and I have to
go do a quick errand.
- We do?
- You do?
Yeah. And when you
pack those sandwiches,
do not forget the greens.
Good seeing you, man.
Alrighty.
Hey, have you seen this?
MAGGIE: Oh, is it the video of
the German Shepherd telling us
how to wear our masks correctly?
'Cause I've seen it,
and I would like to see it again.
Wait. What is this?
These are the stats on your podcast.
Your podcast that a thousand
people have listened to.
What?
Wait, is this real,
or are you really good at Photoshop?
Well, both those things can be true.
No, it's real. It's real. Look.
Your latest episode is
apparently very popular.
Wow. Look at all these comments.
People are saying that they came
here from a blog, "MakeMyDaisy."
"I love hearing a psychologist
get so vulnerable
about her real life."
- Oh, well done, you.
- [CHUCKLES]
"And the second half
was less like a podcast
and more like a conversation
I was eavesdropping on.
And the British guy is a great add.
I love their chemistry."
Well, that's as nice as it is accurate,
- but I was never on
- Oh, no.
- What?
- No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
What, what, what, what,
what, what, what?
Uh I-I-I never pressed
stop when we were talking,
and I must have uploaded
the entire thing.
Um, what did we say?
What did we say?
Uh no. Nothing bad.
No, j just the stuff
about Gary proposing,
and you rejecting him,
and us wondering
why he still has the ring.
And a thousand people have heard it?
It's It's more like 1,100 now.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
[CREEPY VOICE] As
you walk towards the cave,
a giant frog-like humanoid
jumps out and attacks you!
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, so, I'm I'm guessing I'm dead?
Not necessarily.
You have one chance to
roll a dexterity save,
young Prometheus.
You know, um, I don't want to be saved.
- Of course you do.
- No, it's okay, I don't.
I think you do, though,
especially since the dungeon
master's dating your mom.
He's gonna look out for you.
I'm gonna go use the bathroom.
[GRUNTS] You know where it is.
[CHUCKLES]
- I thought I was killing it.
- No.
I said "humanoid", the word "humanoid."
I've never said that.
It just flew out of my mouth,
and not in a creepy way, you know?
Like in the moment.
I shouldn't have made the joke
about dating his mom, right?
That's probably where I lost him.
Well, we knew that this
was gonna be hard.
- Divorce sucks.
- Yeah.
Can we just go home?
Okay. I'll grab my purse.
I'm sorry.
We'll try this another time.
I'm sure he's gonna come around.
I just I don't know what happened.
Hey. I think I do.
Look, I swear,
I-I didn't know I was recording
and I maybe might have
shared some stuff, uh,
that I shouldn't have, about you and me
and the night we broke up,
uh, stuff that might bother
you if it was out there.
Um, anyway, uh, call me.
You know, honestly, I may be
making a bigger deal out of this
than I need to,
and I don't know why my voice
is going even higher
because that's not helping,
so I'm just gonna end
this message. Uh, bye.
Uh, this is Maggie, by the way.
Wow. I wish I was recording that.
That was podcast gold.
How could I have let this happen?
I never should have upgraded to
the more complicated equipment.
Well, in their defense,
when they said one-touch uploading,
they weren't kidding.
I'm taking it down.
Sorry, what? You're taking it down?
It's the Internet.
It doesn't matter if
you take it down now.
Look. 1,246 people have
already downloaded it.
No. I-I used his name and
I said so many personal things.
Right.
You were vulnerable and honest,
and that is what so many
people are responding to.
I know you didn't mean to upload it,
but it seems like
exactly the kind of thing
that you wanted your podcast to do.
And what happened to not
listening to those voices
in your head that tell you
to second-guess things, huh?
Alright, look,
Gary might be my ex-boyfriend,
but he's also someone
I really care about,
and I-I-I can't hurt him.
Maybe you're right.
God, you are so damn above board.
You make me want to commit a felony.
Which you could then accidentally record
and upload for all
your 1,300 fans to hear.
Fine. Take it down. But
I'm taking a screenshot first.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
Great.
-
- [SIGHS]
[GARY SIGHS]
Ready, Mom?
Yeah. Gary just wanted
to say something first.
That's right. I want to apologize
to you about "D&D."
Honestly, I-I don't think
we should be sharing stuff right now.
I'm pretty freaked out about the virus.
You are?
[CHUCKLES] Big time.
Look, man, I know
I don't look like it, but, uh,
probably one of the safest,
cleanest guys you can meet,
and, you know, if you need to
wash your hands, that's cool.
You don't need to hide it. I mean
I wash my hands like 30 times a day.
He does. His hands are so dry.
Look, there's a lot of
stuff going on in the world
that's scary and out of control,
and it's probably even harder
for you to deal with all of that
on top of meeting your mom's
new, super cool boyfriend.
I would just say boyfriend.
- Ha!
- [LAUGHS]
That's good. Well played.
Sorry if I ruined the game.
It's just To be honest with you,
I was afraid to even come over.
It feels like everyone's getting sick.
Liam, you didn't tell me that.
You were so excited for me to meet Gary.
Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry.
It's fine if you're my mom's boyfriend,
just so you know.
Thank you. That
That means everything to me.
How about that ice cream sundae?
Or
would you rather have
an individually wrapped
ice cream bar?
Now you're speaking my language.
Follow me.
[DOOR CLOSES]
What's going on in here?
I'm making my famous lemonade
that I've never made before.
[CHUCKLES]
It's to thank Dakota for
helping me yesterday.
Oh, that's really nice of you, T.
Can I help you with the cutting?
- Okay.
- Yeah?
You do that, and I'll grab
the glasses with the lemons on them.
[WATER RUNNING]
Try to get it.
- Oh, no!
- [PILLS CLATTERING]
- Dad's pills!
- Oh, it's okay. It's okay.
It's all good.
Look what I found.
Um, these were on the lower shelf.
These are the last two.
- Alright, let's hear that one back.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
What is this?
Why are there aspirin in
your oxycodone, Eddie?
Tell me what is going on right now.
[SIGHS]
I-I took them.
Um
I knew Eddie wasn't using them,
so a couple of days ago,
I snuck into the house and I
swapped the pills for aspirin.
I didn't think anyone would notice.
Unbelievable.
My husband gives you a second chance,
and you steal his medication
so you can get high?
I'm sorry.
You're only saying sorry
because you got caught.
Well, it's too late for that.
Right?
I can't believe this.
I trusted you. I vouched for you.
THEO: [BRITISH ACCENT] Alright.
Good sir has arrived with the lemonade.
Uh, T, let's, uh
Let's go in the house, okay?
- But I
- Now. Yeah.
I want her out of here.
Thank you.
I just
I couldn't, you know?
Dakota.
I'm sorry.
I hope it was worth it.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Was that Gary? Did he call?
No. It's a voicemail.
It's my doctor's office.
They can get me in for
my screening next week.
Are you still looking at the comments?
We get it. America loves you.
Actually, I was booking my flight home.
Oh.
Well, I mean, I came in for the
and now you're not.
- So I figured you'd want me to
- Yeah. Yeah.
Well, uh Well, maybe you could stay
until after my screening,
and we could go back together.
Mm. Well, this means
I'm gonna have to do laundry.
Which works perfectly, because earlier,
I found a stash of Gary's quarters.
You gotta stop.
It's okay.
America loves me.
[CHUCKLES]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey.
Hey. Have a seat.
Is, uh
Is everything okay?
Uh
you and I have known each other
for more than half my life.
And
And you know how much
I care about you, but
Babe, you gotta see this.
Rome, I'm in the middle of
No, no, you're really gonna
wanna see this.
- Is that Shanice?
- You know it.
SHANICE: Now, more than ever,
we need to be staying at home, safe.
But that does not mean you can't order
from your favorite restaurant.
Support local establishments,
like my personal favorite, Someday,
located in the great city of Boston.
Look, if you order a meal,
they will give a second
meal to a child in need.
- So, click the link in my bio
- [CHUCKLING] Yeah.
And let me just tell you,
the truffle mac
You're welcome. [CHUCKLES]
- [LAUGHTER]
- Oh, my God.
How How'd you get her to do this?
Uh, it was sort of a team effort.
You should have seen Tyrell
giving Shanice direction.
He made her do like four
takes on that last line.
Well, she wanted to rewrite everything.
Listen, I really hate to interrupt
whatever break you guys
are taking right now,
but the orders are flying in
and the phones are ringing off the hook.
[TELEPHONE RINGING IN BACKGROUND]
- Albert?
- On it, Chef.
Alright.
So, that stuff you were
gonna say a minute ago?
All I wanted to say was thank you.
[RINGING CONTINUES]
Someday. This is Albert.
Hey. Yeah, I know.
That was really cool, right?
Okay, what can I get for you?
Oh, yeah, right.
That's Shanice's favorite.
Uh, that was fun, but I should
probably start heading home.
Oh, right. Yeah. Your mother
must be wondering where you are.
Any update on her job search?
Nothing yet.
It's pretty bleak out there.
Huh. I thought she was an EMT.
Seems like Covid would have
her busy as ever right now.
Yeah, totally. It's just
She's she's been sick, so
Really? I-Is it
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
She just, uh
She just sprained her ankle.
Oh.
Yeah. Just Just ankle.
Is she okay?
She's doing a lot better, actually.
Thanks for asking. She just has to
keep her weight off of it, you know?
But, uh, I'll see you tomorrow, right?
Good work today.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I will. I love you, too, sweetie.
Prometheus wanted me to tell you
not to forget to wash
between your fingers.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh.
I don't want you to
take this the wrong way,
but, uh, I'm in love with your son.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
You guys have a lot in common.
You seemed pretty clued in
on what was bothering him.
I guess I, uh,
can relate to some of the, uh
OCD-type tendencies.
Sometimes, when things
get too out of control,
I like to focus on the small things.
Like cleaning.
You probably haven't noticed.
I'm very subtle about it.
Oh. Very.
Ah.
And then there's the, uh, lucky hat.
Mm-hmm.
Jon gave it to me when I started chemo.
I wore it to every test,
every screening.
Mm-hmm.
Sometimes, I think I give it
more credit for my recovery
than the doctors.
[CHUCKLES]
That's not something I admit very often.
Um
Um, I
I have something I want
to admit to you, too.
You've been so open with me,
I want to tell you the real reason
why I've been having those nightmares.
I wanted to tell you.
I just I didn't
I didn't know how, and the reason why
I can't tell you is because
of what happened when I was
when I was in Iraq.
Okay, um, we
we were clearing an old hospital
that had been taken
over by enemy snipers.
And the place seemed deserted, but I
I knew better than to trust that.
Then I heard a gunshot.
[VOICE BREAKING] And I whipped
around as fast as I could
and I fired back.
[MUFFLED GUNSHOT]
You only get a split second
to make a decision like that.
The sound that I heard
it was not it wasn't a gunshot.
It was It was [CRYING]
He was just a
He was just a kid.
He was barely older than Liam.
He s-shouldn't have been there.
He was at the wrong
place at the wrong time,
but it doesn't change the fact
that now there's a mother
out there right now
who doesn't have her son because of me.
- [SOBBING]
- Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Shh, shh, shh.
[SOBBING]
Shh. I got you. You're okay.
NA MEMBER: The minute I decided
to shoot up again,
I knew that I was gonna lose everything.
My wife, my kids, my job.
But that didn't stop me.
And And I was right. I, uh
Margot won't even let
me see the kids anymore.
Thank you for sharing that, Todd.
I know it's been tough.
We always take the last
few minutes of our meeting
to allow new people to
introduce themselves.
Does anyone else want to share tonight?
Anyone?
[EXHALES SHARPLY]