A Million Little Things (2018) s03e11 Episode Script
Redefine
1
You played very well.
You hit all the right notes.
It just lacked passion.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
Hey, man.
She lost her dad last year.
There's a nicer way
to do what you just did.
Why is Child Services looking for you?
My mom wasn't born here.
ICE. They took her.
We have a place,
so you're staying with us tonight.
I have been taking pills.
I called Mission Treatment.
They can admit me tomorrow.
Why do I have to be the good wife?
I want to do something
because I feel like doing it.
You must be Rome.
Have we met before?
No. I'm Florence.
REGINA: Did he try to kiss you?
SOPHIE: No.
Did he touch you?
He just touched himself.
I care, I know it's not enough
But we never seem to get it right
TYRELL: The way you're driving,
GPS has us getting there
a week from Tuesday.
Just because I miss
my mother doesn't mean
you need to drive like her.
Wow. Okay.
Well, the first thing I'm gonna
say when we see her
is that her son needs
to work on his manners.
[SCOFFS]
You think I'll get to see her?
I mean, your lawyer friend
said it was a long shot.
What Alan said was that
it's up to the discretion
of the detention center,
which means you should
ease up on your snark.
Hey, I'll ease up on the snark
if you push down on the gas.
Oh. It's Rome.
I bet he's calling with another
theory about who Florence is.
Why doesn't he just admit that
that's his dad's girlfriend?
- Hey, babe.
- ROME: I figured it out.
The reason Florence
was at my mom's grave
is because she's an undertaker.
Right?
100%. She's an undertaker
that wants to bone your dad.
- Inappropriate.
- Me?
Florence is the one that wants
to have sex at work.
Will you stop?
Babe, it's been three days.
Why don't you just call your
dad and ask him about her?
I did. It went straight to voicemail,
and his mailbox is full.
Probably with messages from Florence
trying to plan their
next hot makeout sesh.
Okay, I'm hanging up.
I gotta go put drywall
over the door to the guest room.
- Bye, babe.
- Bye, hon!
[LAUGHING] Bye.
DELILAH: I'm sorry, guys.
We couldn't get off the standby list.
Oh, I got it! That's it. Check it out.
Uh, I got a flight from
Boston to New York,
one-hour layover, JFK to Heathrow,
and then a quick pop over to Paris,
which is where you're coming from.
Never mind. Damn it.
Dan Dixon, take over, please.
On it. And don't worry.
We won't put you on any airlines
whose names make Gary giggle.
Aer Lingus.
MAGGIE: Okay, uh,
I know you guys wanted bagels,
but I just finished
watching "The Crown,"
so [BRITISH ACCENT] you get scones.
You really expect us
to believe it's 'cause
you were "watching 'The Crown'"?
[NORMAL VOICE] Okay, fine.
Jamie had a really good recipe.
Just shut up and eat one.
What'd I miss?
- Hi, Maggie.
- Mom got booted from standby again.
Well, look, I'm just happy
that you're coming home.
DELILAH: Eventually. Yes.
Soph, I'm just so sorry I ca
I can't make it back
in time for your audition.
Hey, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You just You've been through so much.
Maybe you should call MMI.
Maybe they can postpone.
That is, uh
That is a great idea, D.
That's why you are the mom.
Also because you keep having babies.
Sweetie, Soph,
you want to give them a call?
And, Dan, shouldn't you
be in class or something?
I put a photo of myself in
front of my computer camera
and changed my name to "reconnecting,"
so, um, I've got time.
You know,
showing you "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
was not meant to be educational.
It's not my fault I'm a quick learner.
- Love you, Mom.
- I love you, Mom. Bye.
Love you guys!
MAGGIE: She's gone.
I feel so helpless not
being there for her.
Thank you, guys,
for everything you're doing.
Yeah. Of course, D.
You just get home safely, okay?
I'll do my best. Bye.
You okay?
Oh, yeah.
Listen, uh, Rome told me
that you went over to Peter's house.
Ah, this friend group loves to chat.
Remember when you were just a girl
that everyone was pissed
I brought to Jon's funeral?
I didn't do anything, okay?
I sat in my car and I
thought about all the things
that I could do
which is a pretty long list.
Well, Delilah's gonna talk to Sophie
about filing a police
report when she gets home.
But, Gary, it's really not
a good idea for you to
That's why I didn't.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
I can't believe that just
when Justin was finally
having a breakthrough in group
about how the death of his father
leads to his heroin use,
Simone goes and makes
it all about her again.
I know. I mean, trying to one-up him
by talking about her stepfather?
- Where's the rehab program for that?
- Uh, heads up.
Hi, Simone!
Love the sweater!
Probably bought it with
the inheritance from her stepfather.
[CHUCKLES]
So, you excited to see
your family today?
Uh I don't know if
"excited" is the right word.
The only reason the center is
letting me have visitors so soon
is 'cause Theo's been acting out.
Well, I hope he's getting the therapy
his father clearly never got as a child.
Trust me, we have already met
the deductible on that one.
Ah, how you feeling about
seeing Katherine?
I miss her.
I mean, the last time we talked
Well, we didn't really talk.
But at least she can't hang
up on me in person, right?
Mm.
I'm just worried I'm
gonna say the wrong thing,
make things worse than they already are.
Eh, you know what? You might.
But fixing your
relationship's a process,
just like everything else we're doing.
You don't have to be perfect, Eddie.
You just have to be honest.
Look what I got.
- Come here.
- [CAT PURRING]
[SMOOCHING]
Theo, don't feed the cat, okay?
It'll never go away.
I don't want him to go away.
And stop calling him "the cat."
I told you, his name is Scott.
We've been over this.
We can't have a ca
a Scott, because you're allergic.
You never let me do what I want.
You didn't even want
us to go see Dad today.
That's not true, T.
You know that we had to wait
for the COVID test results
to come back before
we could visit, okay?
So, please go upstairs,
get ready for school.
Otherwise, you're gonna
be late for your Zoom class.
Go on.
Get out of here.
[CAT MEOWS]
Oh, what? You're gonna
give me attitude, too?
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS]
Here we go.
You know there are apples
in there, too, right?
And you know if you're a cop,
you gotta tell me, right?
- [CHUCKLES]
- [CELLPHONE RINGS]
- Oh. Wait.
- [BEEP]
Hey. Alan. Hi.
ALAN: Hey, have you guys left yet?
Yeah, about a half hour ago,
but we might have to stop to
get Tyrell some more snacks.
I was hoping to catch you sooner.
I just got a message from my contact
at the detention center.
Tyrell's mom's been deported.
Apparently, Martine was put
on a deportation plane
the same day she tried to call you.
I'm so sorry.
So, my mom's in Haiti now?
I wish I had more information.
I'm trading calls with an aid
organization in Port-au-Prince.
They help deportees
get back on their feet.
I'm hoping they have more
information on her whereabouts.
So, what are our options?
Unfortunately,
once you've been deported,
you're subject to a 10-year
bar from the United States.
I'm afraid we're all out of moves.
Well, I'm not.
I'm gonna get on a plane,
go to this aid organization,
- find my mom.
- REGINA: Tyrell
[DOOR CLOSES]
Regina, you can't let him do that.
Martine hasn't lived
in Haiti in 20 years.
Unless she has connections,
she's starting all
over again completely.
Maybe Tyrell can help.
Even if he could find Martine
Even if we weren't in
the middle of a pandemic
Having to raise her teenage son
isn't gonna make things easier.
Rome.
What are you doing
here? Don't you knock?
Why would I need to knock?
And why aren't you answering your phone?
I've been calling you all day.
Must be dead.
Battery won't stay
charged on that old thing.
Old? I bought you a new
phone about a year ago.
Gave that one to your brother.
Why? Pop, I bought it for you.
Omar needed it more.
I'm getting you a new phone today.
I don't want a new phone.
I'm used to that one.
Well, that's great, Pop,
but this one doesn't work.
It has all my stuff on it.
Oh, don't worry. I'm gonna make sure
that your girlfriend's
contacts get transferred.
Girlfriend?
What are you talking about?
Well, I was visiting
Mom's grave the other night
when Florence introduced herself.
She seemed to know
a lot about our family.
Flo's just a friend.
Her husband's a few spots over from Mom.
I saw her around a few times,
then I was laid up with my hurt foot.
When I came back,
someone had pulled all the weeds
around Mom's headstone,
even put a few fresh
flowers in her vase.
Turns out it was Florence.
I went over to say thank you.
And we just kind of hit it off.
Hit it o W-What does
that mean, "hit it off"?
She's easy to talk to, that's all.
Sometimes she brings a
thermos and we have a drink.
That's a date.
Pop, you just described a date.
You're making a big deal out of nothing.
You're always saying
that Mom's watching us.
What do you think Mom's seeing
when you're picking up a
woman at her headstone?
I'll be back in a couple
hours with your new phone.
Hopefully, you can go that
long without talking to Flo.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
- Alan.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- This new deep dish place is doing
this buy one, get one
A-a BOGO.
Alright, you caught me.
I wanted to check on you after
Oh. Uh, Theo's upstairs in school.
H-He can't hear us.
Okay, look, I-I'm sorry
for just showing up like this,
but when you didn't
text me back, I got worried.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I-I'm sorry. I just
Ah, I just made such
an idiot out of myself.
- No, you didn't.
- So
You got a lot going on,
and I'm really just here
because I want to be your friend.
A friend who sometimes brings you pizza
to trick you into talking to me.
- Ah.
- Oh.
- Oh. I didn't know you had a cat.
- We don't.
Um, we have to catch it
because Theo's allergic.
Okay, here, don't worry. I got this.
I come from a long line of cat herders.
- Here, kitty, kitty.
- His name is Scott.
- I thought he wasn't yours.
- He's not.
This is definitely the time
to stop and talk about that.
Okay. I got him.
Ugh! Come on.
Nice work, cat herder.
I'm just letting him think
he has the upper hand.
It's called psychology.
I come from a long line of
Cat psychologists. We get it.
Now catch the cat.
Oh, here.
Cover me. I'm going in.
By "cover," you mean
stand here and do nothing?
I'm on it.
- Got him.
- Okay.
What's the plan now?
I didn't think I'd get this far.
Uh, no, I understand.
Okay. Um
L-Let me think about it,
and I'll call you back.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS]
GARY: Hey.
Was that MMI?
Yeah. Uh
Apparently today and
tomorrow are the last days
they're taking auditions.
So if I don't do it now,
I have to wait till
next year to reapply.
What?
Next year?
No. No way. Unh-unh.
This is your dream, right?
You can do this.
I don't know. I haven't played since
Come on. I've seen how much
work you've put into that song.
You've practiced it so many times,
I could sing it.
Two, three, four.
If you saw me now
Walking down the street
Now you're picking, right?
Could you hear me coming
with my tiny feet?
I don't know the words
That's why you should be singing it.
Look, I know the timing isn't ideal,
but I also know how
damn talented you are.
You deserve this, okay?
You have earned this opportunity.
Do not let that guy take
this away from you, too.
Okay, I'll do it.
Yeah?
Yeah.
That's what I'm talking about.
You do your thing, you get ready.
I'm gonna go change the Wi-Fi password
so that Danny can't suck
up all your bandwidth
downloading photos of Timothée Chalamet.
[CHUCKLES]
You're gonna crush this.
Can't crush it if you're
standing in my room.
Yes. Right. I'm gonna go.
You crush.
Sophie Dixon!
- KATHERINE: Nice.
- [SCOTT MEOWING]
- ALAN: Nice and easy.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Alright. How heavy is this cat?
- Theo's been feeding it.
- Feeding it what? Another cat?
Okay. Watch your back.
Yeah.
Now set him down, nice and careful.
Yeah. There we go.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[MEOWS]
Okay. Close it, close it, close it!
Okay.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Told you I got this.
[TRUNK POPS]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
Wonder who those are from.
[SCOFFS]
RENEE: Hello, dear.
It's your pampered bride of 45 years,
calling from her spa day.
I'm sitting here waiting
on my nails to dry,
and I just wanted to say I love you.
Walter, it's me.
I've tried two pharmacies,
and both are out of your medication,
so I'm going to stop at one more.
Oh, and while I'm out,
turn the oven to 350.
I'm making a new recipe for
when Rome and Gina come over.
I know what you're gonna say.
"It's meatloaf night."
But I want you to try new things.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
Aw, Pop.
[KNOCKS ON WINDOW]
Got your order.
I'll just put it in the back.
- [SNIFFLES]
- Have a great day.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
So it turns out the
airport in Haiti's closed.
But I figured it out.
I'm gonna fly to the Dominican Republic
and bus across the border.
The only problem is
the ticket is $379.50.
You think you guys could spot me?
I'll pay you back with interest.
No, it's It's not about the money.
I think we need to take a beat
and figure out the best
way to help your mom.
What are you talking about?
The best way for me to
help her is to be with her.
I'm not sure that's true.
Look, you've never been to Haiti.
You don't speak the language.
We don't even know exactly where she is.
All we know is that she is
dealing with a lot right now.
I think it's best that
you wait to visit her
until she figures things out.
Visit? I'm not going there to visit her.
She's my mom. I'm
going to live with her.
And you're wrong. She needs me.
And if you won't help me
I'll figure out how to get there myself.
[THERMOMETER BEEPING]
- WOMAN: Perfect.
- Great.
- Dad!
- [DOOR BEEPS]
- Hi!
- Hi! I missed you!
- I missed you, too.
- [CHUCKLES]
Hi.
Hi.
Aren't you gonna give Dad a hug?
Of course I am.
GARY: And fluff.
If you get nervous,
you can just do what I do in school
and pretend your connection cu
Hey!
You don't brag about
breaking out of prison
in front of the warden.
Okay, I'll go back to my cell.
- Break a leg.
- [GARY EXHALES SHARPLY]
Alright, I'll just I'll
I'll leave you to it, then.
Oh, uh, actually, c-can you stay?
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
[CLEARS THROAT] It's
Oh, wow.
I'll be right over here.
Out of the shot.
It's better.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[LAPTOP CHIMES]
Hi.
DR. REEVES: You must be Sophie.
I'm Dr. Reeves, the Chair of
Music Education here at MMI.
And these are my colleagues, Dr. Wolman,
our professor of classical
and contemporary guitar,
- and Professor Kennedy.
- DR. WOLMAN: Hello.
It's so nice to meet you.
You, as well.
Your personal essay was very moving.
I see from your résumé
you studied with Peter Benoit.
He put in a very strong
recommendation for you.
He's a wonderful teacher.
He's sent us many talented students,
so we're very excited.
Thank you.
Let's start with your prepared piece.
Whenever you're ready.
[PLAYING GUITAR]
If you saw me now
Walking down a street
PETER: To be honest,
it's sexy, which is good,
because sex sells in this business.
[CRYSTALS CLINK]
[GUITAR STOPS]
Would you like to start again?
I'm sorry. I I can't do this.
Soph.
Soph, this is okay.
We'll call them back.
I'm sure they'll let
you try again tomorrow.
Just stop, okay?!
You don't get it! I'm not good enough!
I was never good enough!
That is not true.
Yes, it is, and
And he knew it the whole time.
He didn't even accept
me into his program.
When I first performed, he told me
I was barely good enough to
play in a church somewhere!
That was the only honest
thing he ever said to me!
And he was right.
I was I was never gonna get into MMI.
He was just using me.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I'm glad Mr. Morrissey enjoyed
your baking soda volcano.
I cannot believe Mom let you do that.
KATHERINE: Let him? No.
Found him in the middle of doing it
and helped him clean up? Yes. [CHUCKLES]
You want to tell Dad about
the other big development?
Okay, before you say anything,
pets have been proven to reduce stress,
ease anxiety,
and improve cardiovascular health.
So, really,
it'd be crazy not to keep the cat.
The cat?
Mom says I'm allergic,
but I think I grew out of it.
Tell that to the rash on your arm.
It only itches when I touch it.
JACKIE: Hey, jawline,
you owe me three bucks
from our game last night.
And this is Jackie.
She is as good at cards as
she is bad at social cues.
Oh, please. I'm a delight.
You must be Katherine and Theo.
- Hi.
- I've heard great things.
And just so you know,
I get what this looks like.
I don't have a gambling problem.
Drinking problem, yes.
Gambling problem, no.
I'll front him the money.
Thank you.
And believe me, I understand the irony
of playing a game called Gin
while I'm on my second stint in rehab.
C'mon, kiddo. They just restocked
the vending machine,
and I got $3 burning
a hole in my pocket.
Can I?
- Of course.
- Thanks.
I kind of love her. She's so
- She's honest.
- Yeah.
Honesty's actually something
I've been working on a
lot since I got in here.
The stuff we talk about in group
The stuff Jackie and I talk about
It made me realize that I
have never really been
honest with myself about anything.
It's been that way my whole life.
Always sweeping the tough
stuff under the rug.
Jackie, on the other hand,
she pulls back that rug.
[CHUCKLES]
I need to do that.
Can I ask you something?
Anything.
What was it that made you
have the affair with Delilah?
TYRELL: For the low,
low price of $10 to $20
No bill is too small or too large
You get a 70% dark chocolate bar,
I get to fly to Haiti to see my mom.
It's a win-win.
Nice try,
but I've seen this scam before.
Well, you have a blessed day.
ROME: Hey, Tyrell.
Gina left me a message about your mom.
Dude, I'm so sorry.
Thanks.
What are you doing out here?
I'm trying to sell enough of these
so I can buy a plane ticket.
If I can just make it
to the aid organization,
I know I can find my mom.
How much you got so far?
9 bucks.
Doesn't help that my moneymaker's
hidden behind this mask.
You think you could help me?
You know I'm good for it.
I know you are.
Let me talk to Gina.
I'mma see if maybe
Right. Gotta check
with the boss. I get it.
Yeah. Sorry, man.
It's just What's there to talk about?
If you had the chance
to be with your mom,
wouldn't you do anything you
could to make that happen?
Yeah.
Actually, I would.
I think I have some airline miles
you might be able to use.
Give me this box.
With Delilah
I don't know,
it just felt like a clean slate.
When she looked at me,
she didn't look at me
like I let her down.
She didn't see
my failures as a husband and a father.
She just saw my potential.
She saw the guy that I
desperately wanted to be.
She saw me the way you
did when we first met.
And it was weak and it was selfish,
but I just missed that feeling.
I get it.
You do? [EXHALES SHARPLY]
I don't think I understood it
before, but
I do now.
THEO: Good news. Jackie's a cat person.
Hey, uh, you about ready, Theo?
We gotta get you home and get
some real food in that stomach.
As long as it's not that
deep dish Alan brought.
Pizza should be
thin crust or not at all.
Everything else is just a casserole.
Amen, kid.
A-Alan brought over some lunch.
He knew I had my hands full with,
uh, everything going on.
- That was nice of him.
- Yeah.
Well, if this Alan guy wants
to deliver me a thin crust,
tell him I like Hawaiian.
I will. [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
I-I mean, if, um, if I see him.
Okay. You ready to go, T?
Yep.
Bye, Jackie.
Thanks for the candy bar.
JACKIE: Hey, I'd split a candy
bar with you anytime, kid.
- Tell Scott I said hi.
- Will do.
- It was nice to meet you, Katherine.
- KATHERINE: Bye.
- Bye-bye. Love you.
- I love you, too.
[SMOOCHING]
[SIGHS]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Hey. How is she?
Not great.
When I left,
she was gonna postpone the audition.
- What happened?
- She called them,
and they told her if
she didn't audition now,
she'd have to wait till next year.
Okay. So she auditions next year
when she's had a chance to process
everything that's happened.
Oh, great.
So after everything that Peter did,
he gets to rob her
of a year of her life?
There's no way in hell
I'm gonna let that happen.
Well, it's not up to you.
What Sophie needs
right now is time to heal.
Why are you so intent
on blowing past it?
Because
it's my fault.
Gary, no.
I mean, I know you feel responsible
'cause you were watching
- the kids, but this could
- No. No. You don't get it.
She auditioned for Peter and he said no,
and that would have been it.
That should have been it,
but I couldn't let it go.
So I went back in there
- Gary, stop
- I stepped to this dude.
No. You said that he used
her history to groom her.
I gave him that history.
I told him that she lost her father.
I told him how much
she needed this program,
and he never would have known
any of that if it wasn't for me.
The only person to blame
for what happened to Sophie
is Peter,
and you can't fix it.
Well, I'm sure as hell gonna try.
Yeah. I know you are,
because that's what you do.
When Jon died, you couldn't fix that,
- and so you tried to fix me
- If I hadn't tried to fix you,
you wouldn't be standing
there right now.
I know this is hard to hear,
but you need to hear it.
What happened to
Sophie is not about you.
It is about her.
I just don't want
this to define her life.
It won't.
But it will redefine it.
The sooner you understand that,
the sooner we can all start
helping her through it.
So, just stop trying to fix it
and start listening to what she needs.
That is the only way
you're ever gonna help.
[DOOR SLAMS]
So, T, it's pasta night.
What are we making?
We haven't done ravioli in a while.
I'm not hungry.
I have a feeling a certain
family-sized candy bar
might be the culprit.
I hope you were nice to Dad.
What?
You barely hugged him.
I thought you wanted him to get better.
All of this sucks!
You know what?
You're right.
This sucks.
It sucks for you, and it sucks for Dad.
But it also sucks for me.
I get that you need to be
mad at someone, so fine.
I love you enough to be that person.
But Dad's not here right now,
so I'm gonna drive us home, make ravioli
because it's still pasta night.
We can
even leave some out for Scott,
if you want.
He's more of a tuna guy,
but I'll talk him into it.
Why Why Scott, by the way?
That's not exactly
a traditional cat name.
It's the name of the club Dad
was playing at when you two met.
Great Scott.
Remember?
Yeah.
I love it.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Listen, Soph, I just
just want to say that I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing
you to do that audition.
I just thought
I just thought I was doing
what was best for you,
but but now, what I would really love
is to hear what you want.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
Uh
actually, there is one thing.
REGINA: Uh, what's going on here?
I told you, I'm gonna see my mom.
What do you mean?
H-How are you gonna pay for the ticket?
Rome said he'd give me miles.
Yo, these are dope.
I can't believe we only
use these on airplanes.
You know how many places you
could sleep standing up
Church, DMV
What'd I miss?
You offered to help him with his ticket
after I told him he couldn't go?
That's funny how you left out the part
about Gina already saying no.
All due respect, Gina,
you're not my mom.
You don't get to tell me no.
I'm gonna go pack up
the rest of my stuff.
"All due respect."
[SCOFFS] I can't believe you told him
you'd give him money for the ticket
without talking to me first.
I did not know you'd
already told him no,
which you apparently did
without talking to me first.
Rome, we can't let him leave.
It's not that crazy for him to go.
He's not a kid. He's 17.
Which means he's not 18.
He's still a child.
But he's not our child.
His mother risked her life
to come to this country.
Do you really think
that after everything
that she's been through,
she would want her son
to drop out of high school,
give up his future
to end up in a place that
she worked so hard to leave?
Alan says that she is
starting from scratch.
She has nothing right now.
- Do you want that for him?
- Of course not.
But we're not his parents.
We don't get to make that call.
A-And what's the plan if he doesn't go?
What? He's gonna stay here forever?
CPS is looking for that kid.
They want to put him in a group home.
You think that's better for him?
Maybe he could stay here.
We put our adoption on hold
because of everything going on.
This is so far from our plan.
We had a plan.
Babe, look at the way
the world is right now.
There is no plan.
We have to make it up as we go.
[LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS]
REGINA: Tyrell? Is everything okay?
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS]
Uh
my mom just called.
She's at the aid organization
in Haiti, but she
she doesn't want me to come.
Come here.
I tried so hard.
- [SOBBING] I don't get it.
- It's okay, sweetie.
I'm so sorry.
Why wouldn't she want me there?
Look, we know what's happening
with your mom is hard,
but she just wants what's best for you.
And so do we.
Which is why Rome
and I have been talking, and
we want to foster you.
You mean, like, have me live here?
Like, live here, live here?
Only if it's okay with you and your mom.
And we promise, when the time is right
for you to be with her again,
we'll help make that happen, too.
I would really like that.
[CHUCKLES]
Great. [CHUCKLES]
Well now that we got that settled,
you are grounded.
For two weeks.
And the next time you try to
play us against each other,
it'll be for a month.
With all due respect.
[CHUCKLES]
JACKIE: Your turn.
Your move, slick.
Edward.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I can't do this.
We could try "Uno" again,
but you'll have to wrestle
the cards away from Leonard.
No, I can't be here while
Katherine is out with
I was wondering when we'd
get to Mr. Deep Dish.
I gotta get out of here.
I gotta get home.
No. No, you don't.
I'm gonna lose her, aren't I?
You might.
But if you don't finish your treatment,
you definitely will.
REGINA: You still working
on your dad's new phone?
ROME: Yeah, I was kind
of a jerk to him earlier.
A lot of that going around today.
Hey, Tyrell didn't mean it.
He just was doing what he
thought was best for his mom.
I know.
At least he's not going.
I guess he just needed
to hear it from her.
Yeah, he did.
- What?
- You just gave me an idea
about how to talk to my dad.
- THEO: Here you go, Scott.
- [MEOWS]
[SNEEZES]
Bless you.
[MEOWS]
Excuse me.
[SCOTT MEOWS]
[SIGHS]
- And everything's still on here?
- Everything, Pop.
Including Mom's voicemails.
Sometimes it helps to hear her voice.
I know.
And, listen, about you and Florence
I'm not gonna see her anymore.
You were right.
It's disrespectful.
No, no. Dad, Dad, it's not.
You're not doing anything wrong.
It's just that over the
last couple of weeks,
you and I texting back and
forth at 2:00 in the morning,
I thought I was getting to
know you for the first time.
And then to find out that you
had this whole other life
I just took it hard.
But I think it's good
that you have someone.
Really. And I'm not the
only one who thinks that.
I made you a message from Mom
I think she'd want you to have.
RENEE: Hello, dear.
I just wanted you to
know that I miss you.
I know you're set in your ways,
but I want you to try new things.
I want you to take care of yourself.
It's okay for you to be happy.
I love you.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
You put her voicemails together?
She'd want you to be happy, Pop.
And I want that, too.
What do you say we take a drive?
MARTINE: Okay, baby,
and while you're staying with them,
you respect their rules, okay?
- I know, Mom.
- I'll give you guys some privacy.
Actually, Gina,
she wants to talk to you.
Oh. Okay.
Regina, it's so nice
to finally meet you.
Thank you for not letting
him get on that plane,
and for everything else you've done.
This is This is the hardest
thing I've ever had to do.
So it helps to know
he's with good people.
We'll treat him like he's our own.
It sounds like you already have.
You know, I don't think you've ever gone
this long without talking.
You okay?
It's kinda nice, actually.
I know I make it look easy,
but it's a lot of work,
being this funny all the time.
Uh, listen, Soph, I, uh
I know we haven't talked
about what happened,
and we don't have to,
but if you want to
just know that I'm here.
Always.
You know, when I was playing in front
of those judges and everything,
I just kept thinking
would he think I'm stupid?
- What?
- For falling for it?
Would Dad think I'm stupid?
I mean, I should've seen it coming.
[SIGHS]
You are not stupid.
And if your dad could see you today,
he would see exactly what I see,
and that is a human being
who, despite all
the challenges that she has faced
in the last two-and-a-half years
And I know it's been a lot
Just keeps coming out stronger.
And if you really want
to know what I think
I think he does see you.
I believe that he is up there,
looking down all the time.
And he's very proud of you.
I was a little girl
- Thank you.
- Alone in my little world
Who dreamed of
As much as I'd love to sit here with you
and get screamed at by
a rent-a-cop on a Segway,
you got a flight to catch.
I played pretend between the trees
And fed my houseguests
bark and leaves
WALTER: Hey, Florence?
Walter?
I wasn't sure you were gonna be here.
You didn't return my calls.
I had an issue with my phone.
That was on me.
Took his phone to get it fixed.
Yeah, he he got me a brand-new one.
Oh. Omar's gonna be jealous.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Florence, we really didn't
get a chance to talk
the other night, but my dad
has told me a lot about you.
And it is really nice to meet you.
I asked God who I'm supposed to be
- How you doing?
- I'm good. How are you?
I'm all right.
Oh. Thank you.
The stars smiled down on me
God answered in silent
Florence?
Dad?
Unh-unh.
- You're driving.
- [CHUCKLES]
Give me some of that.
Thank you.
Cheers.
[SIGHS] Alright.
You sure about this?
Yeah. I just need to get
out of Boston for a while.
I miss my mom.
And if she can't get to me,
I'll go to her.
I get it.
I mean, I'm cool, you know?
I'm fun, I got the beard, but sometimes,
you just You need a real parent.
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING]
[SIGHS]
Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]
Now, uh, the rules of
the Commonwealth of Gary
still apply at 30,000 feet
and do not feel free to get
up and move about the cabin.
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
- Fly safe, huh?
- Yeah.
[SNIFFLES]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING]
I'm so sorry, Jon.
[GLASS SHATTERS]
You played very well.
You hit all the right notes.
It just lacked passion.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
Hey, man.
She lost her dad last year.
There's a nicer way
to do what you just did.
Why is Child Services looking for you?
My mom wasn't born here.
ICE. They took her.
We have a place,
so you're staying with us tonight.
I have been taking pills.
I called Mission Treatment.
They can admit me tomorrow.
Why do I have to be the good wife?
I want to do something
because I feel like doing it.
You must be Rome.
Have we met before?
No. I'm Florence.
REGINA: Did he try to kiss you?
SOPHIE: No.
Did he touch you?
He just touched himself.
I care, I know it's not enough
But we never seem to get it right
TYRELL: The way you're driving,
GPS has us getting there
a week from Tuesday.
Just because I miss
my mother doesn't mean
you need to drive like her.
Wow. Okay.
Well, the first thing I'm gonna
say when we see her
is that her son needs
to work on his manners.
[SCOFFS]
You think I'll get to see her?
I mean, your lawyer friend
said it was a long shot.
What Alan said was that
it's up to the discretion
of the detention center,
which means you should
ease up on your snark.
Hey, I'll ease up on the snark
if you push down on the gas.
Oh. It's Rome.
I bet he's calling with another
theory about who Florence is.
Why doesn't he just admit that
that's his dad's girlfriend?
- Hey, babe.
- ROME: I figured it out.
The reason Florence
was at my mom's grave
is because she's an undertaker.
Right?
100%. She's an undertaker
that wants to bone your dad.
- Inappropriate.
- Me?
Florence is the one that wants
to have sex at work.
Will you stop?
Babe, it's been three days.
Why don't you just call your
dad and ask him about her?
I did. It went straight to voicemail,
and his mailbox is full.
Probably with messages from Florence
trying to plan their
next hot makeout sesh.
Okay, I'm hanging up.
I gotta go put drywall
over the door to the guest room.
- Bye, babe.
- Bye, hon!
[LAUGHING] Bye.
DELILAH: I'm sorry, guys.
We couldn't get off the standby list.
Oh, I got it! That's it. Check it out.
Uh, I got a flight from
Boston to New York,
one-hour layover, JFK to Heathrow,
and then a quick pop over to Paris,
which is where you're coming from.
Never mind. Damn it.
Dan Dixon, take over, please.
On it. And don't worry.
We won't put you on any airlines
whose names make Gary giggle.
Aer Lingus.
MAGGIE: Okay, uh,
I know you guys wanted bagels,
but I just finished
watching "The Crown,"
so [BRITISH ACCENT] you get scones.
You really expect us
to believe it's 'cause
you were "watching 'The Crown'"?
[NORMAL VOICE] Okay, fine.
Jamie had a really good recipe.
Just shut up and eat one.
What'd I miss?
- Hi, Maggie.
- Mom got booted from standby again.
Well, look, I'm just happy
that you're coming home.
DELILAH: Eventually. Yes.
Soph, I'm just so sorry I ca
I can't make it back
in time for your audition.
Hey, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You just You've been through so much.
Maybe you should call MMI.
Maybe they can postpone.
That is, uh
That is a great idea, D.
That's why you are the mom.
Also because you keep having babies.
Sweetie, Soph,
you want to give them a call?
And, Dan, shouldn't you
be in class or something?
I put a photo of myself in
front of my computer camera
and changed my name to "reconnecting,"
so, um, I've got time.
You know,
showing you "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
was not meant to be educational.
It's not my fault I'm a quick learner.
- Love you, Mom.
- I love you, Mom. Bye.
Love you guys!
MAGGIE: She's gone.
I feel so helpless not
being there for her.
Thank you, guys,
for everything you're doing.
Yeah. Of course, D.
You just get home safely, okay?
I'll do my best. Bye.
You okay?
Oh, yeah.
Listen, uh, Rome told me
that you went over to Peter's house.
Ah, this friend group loves to chat.
Remember when you were just a girl
that everyone was pissed
I brought to Jon's funeral?
I didn't do anything, okay?
I sat in my car and I
thought about all the things
that I could do
which is a pretty long list.
Well, Delilah's gonna talk to Sophie
about filing a police
report when she gets home.
But, Gary, it's really not
a good idea for you to
That's why I didn't.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
I can't believe that just
when Justin was finally
having a breakthrough in group
about how the death of his father
leads to his heroin use,
Simone goes and makes
it all about her again.
I know. I mean, trying to one-up him
by talking about her stepfather?
- Where's the rehab program for that?
- Uh, heads up.
Hi, Simone!
Love the sweater!
Probably bought it with
the inheritance from her stepfather.
[CHUCKLES]
So, you excited to see
your family today?
Uh I don't know if
"excited" is the right word.
The only reason the center is
letting me have visitors so soon
is 'cause Theo's been acting out.
Well, I hope he's getting the therapy
his father clearly never got as a child.
Trust me, we have already met
the deductible on that one.
Ah, how you feeling about
seeing Katherine?
I miss her.
I mean, the last time we talked
Well, we didn't really talk.
But at least she can't hang
up on me in person, right?
Mm.
I'm just worried I'm
gonna say the wrong thing,
make things worse than they already are.
Eh, you know what? You might.
But fixing your
relationship's a process,
just like everything else we're doing.
You don't have to be perfect, Eddie.
You just have to be honest.
Look what I got.
- Come here.
- [CAT PURRING]
[SMOOCHING]
Theo, don't feed the cat, okay?
It'll never go away.
I don't want him to go away.
And stop calling him "the cat."
I told you, his name is Scott.
We've been over this.
We can't have a ca
a Scott, because you're allergic.
You never let me do what I want.
You didn't even want
us to go see Dad today.
That's not true, T.
You know that we had to wait
for the COVID test results
to come back before
we could visit, okay?
So, please go upstairs,
get ready for school.
Otherwise, you're gonna
be late for your Zoom class.
Go on.
Get out of here.
[CAT MEOWS]
Oh, what? You're gonna
give me attitude, too?
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS]
Here we go.
You know there are apples
in there, too, right?
And you know if you're a cop,
you gotta tell me, right?
- [CHUCKLES]
- [CELLPHONE RINGS]
- Oh. Wait.
- [BEEP]
Hey. Alan. Hi.
ALAN: Hey, have you guys left yet?
Yeah, about a half hour ago,
but we might have to stop to
get Tyrell some more snacks.
I was hoping to catch you sooner.
I just got a message from my contact
at the detention center.
Tyrell's mom's been deported.
Apparently, Martine was put
on a deportation plane
the same day she tried to call you.
I'm so sorry.
So, my mom's in Haiti now?
I wish I had more information.
I'm trading calls with an aid
organization in Port-au-Prince.
They help deportees
get back on their feet.
I'm hoping they have more
information on her whereabouts.
So, what are our options?
Unfortunately,
once you've been deported,
you're subject to a 10-year
bar from the United States.
I'm afraid we're all out of moves.
Well, I'm not.
I'm gonna get on a plane,
go to this aid organization,
- find my mom.
- REGINA: Tyrell
[DOOR CLOSES]
Regina, you can't let him do that.
Martine hasn't lived
in Haiti in 20 years.
Unless she has connections,
she's starting all
over again completely.
Maybe Tyrell can help.
Even if he could find Martine
Even if we weren't in
the middle of a pandemic
Having to raise her teenage son
isn't gonna make things easier.
Rome.
What are you doing
here? Don't you knock?
Why would I need to knock?
And why aren't you answering your phone?
I've been calling you all day.
Must be dead.
Battery won't stay
charged on that old thing.
Old? I bought you a new
phone about a year ago.
Gave that one to your brother.
Why? Pop, I bought it for you.
Omar needed it more.
I'm getting you a new phone today.
I don't want a new phone.
I'm used to that one.
Well, that's great, Pop,
but this one doesn't work.
It has all my stuff on it.
Oh, don't worry. I'm gonna make sure
that your girlfriend's
contacts get transferred.
Girlfriend?
What are you talking about?
Well, I was visiting
Mom's grave the other night
when Florence introduced herself.
She seemed to know
a lot about our family.
Flo's just a friend.
Her husband's a few spots over from Mom.
I saw her around a few times,
then I was laid up with my hurt foot.
When I came back,
someone had pulled all the weeds
around Mom's headstone,
even put a few fresh
flowers in her vase.
Turns out it was Florence.
I went over to say thank you.
And we just kind of hit it off.
Hit it o W-What does
that mean, "hit it off"?
She's easy to talk to, that's all.
Sometimes she brings a
thermos and we have a drink.
That's a date.
Pop, you just described a date.
You're making a big deal out of nothing.
You're always saying
that Mom's watching us.
What do you think Mom's seeing
when you're picking up a
woman at her headstone?
I'll be back in a couple
hours with your new phone.
Hopefully, you can go that
long without talking to Flo.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
- Alan.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- This new deep dish place is doing
this buy one, get one
A-a BOGO.
Alright, you caught me.
I wanted to check on you after
Oh. Uh, Theo's upstairs in school.
H-He can't hear us.
Okay, look, I-I'm sorry
for just showing up like this,
but when you didn't
text me back, I got worried.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I-I'm sorry. I just
Ah, I just made such
an idiot out of myself.
- No, you didn't.
- So
You got a lot going on,
and I'm really just here
because I want to be your friend.
A friend who sometimes brings you pizza
to trick you into talking to me.
- Ah.
- Oh.
- Oh. I didn't know you had a cat.
- We don't.
Um, we have to catch it
because Theo's allergic.
Okay, here, don't worry. I got this.
I come from a long line of cat herders.
- Here, kitty, kitty.
- His name is Scott.
- I thought he wasn't yours.
- He's not.
This is definitely the time
to stop and talk about that.
Okay. I got him.
Ugh! Come on.
Nice work, cat herder.
I'm just letting him think
he has the upper hand.
It's called psychology.
I come from a long line of
Cat psychologists. We get it.
Now catch the cat.
Oh, here.
Cover me. I'm going in.
By "cover," you mean
stand here and do nothing?
I'm on it.
- Got him.
- Okay.
What's the plan now?
I didn't think I'd get this far.
Uh, no, I understand.
Okay. Um
L-Let me think about it,
and I'll call you back.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS]
GARY: Hey.
Was that MMI?
Yeah. Uh
Apparently today and
tomorrow are the last days
they're taking auditions.
So if I don't do it now,
I have to wait till
next year to reapply.
What?
Next year?
No. No way. Unh-unh.
This is your dream, right?
You can do this.
I don't know. I haven't played since
Come on. I've seen how much
work you've put into that song.
You've practiced it so many times,
I could sing it.
Two, three, four.
If you saw me now
Walking down the street
Now you're picking, right?
Could you hear me coming
with my tiny feet?
I don't know the words
That's why you should be singing it.
Look, I know the timing isn't ideal,
but I also know how
damn talented you are.
You deserve this, okay?
You have earned this opportunity.
Do not let that guy take
this away from you, too.
Okay, I'll do it.
Yeah?
Yeah.
That's what I'm talking about.
You do your thing, you get ready.
I'm gonna go change the Wi-Fi password
so that Danny can't suck
up all your bandwidth
downloading photos of Timothée Chalamet.
[CHUCKLES]
You're gonna crush this.
Can't crush it if you're
standing in my room.
Yes. Right. I'm gonna go.
You crush.
Sophie Dixon!
- KATHERINE: Nice.
- [SCOTT MEOWING]
- ALAN: Nice and easy.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Alright. How heavy is this cat?
- Theo's been feeding it.
- Feeding it what? Another cat?
Okay. Watch your back.
Yeah.
Now set him down, nice and careful.
Yeah. There we go.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[MEOWS]
Okay. Close it, close it, close it!
Okay.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Told you I got this.
[TRUNK POPS]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
Wonder who those are from.
[SCOFFS]
RENEE: Hello, dear.
It's your pampered bride of 45 years,
calling from her spa day.
I'm sitting here waiting
on my nails to dry,
and I just wanted to say I love you.
Walter, it's me.
I've tried two pharmacies,
and both are out of your medication,
so I'm going to stop at one more.
Oh, and while I'm out,
turn the oven to 350.
I'm making a new recipe for
when Rome and Gina come over.
I know what you're gonna say.
"It's meatloaf night."
But I want you to try new things.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
Aw, Pop.
[KNOCKS ON WINDOW]
Got your order.
I'll just put it in the back.
- [SNIFFLES]
- Have a great day.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
So it turns out the
airport in Haiti's closed.
But I figured it out.
I'm gonna fly to the Dominican Republic
and bus across the border.
The only problem is
the ticket is $379.50.
You think you guys could spot me?
I'll pay you back with interest.
No, it's It's not about the money.
I think we need to take a beat
and figure out the best
way to help your mom.
What are you talking about?
The best way for me to
help her is to be with her.
I'm not sure that's true.
Look, you've never been to Haiti.
You don't speak the language.
We don't even know exactly where she is.
All we know is that she is
dealing with a lot right now.
I think it's best that
you wait to visit her
until she figures things out.
Visit? I'm not going there to visit her.
She's my mom. I'm
going to live with her.
And you're wrong. She needs me.
And if you won't help me
I'll figure out how to get there myself.
[THERMOMETER BEEPING]
- WOMAN: Perfect.
- Great.
- Dad!
- [DOOR BEEPS]
- Hi!
- Hi! I missed you!
- I missed you, too.
- [CHUCKLES]
Hi.
Hi.
Aren't you gonna give Dad a hug?
Of course I am.
GARY: And fluff.
If you get nervous,
you can just do what I do in school
and pretend your connection cu
Hey!
You don't brag about
breaking out of prison
in front of the warden.
Okay, I'll go back to my cell.
- Break a leg.
- [GARY EXHALES SHARPLY]
Alright, I'll just I'll
I'll leave you to it, then.
Oh, uh, actually, c-can you stay?
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
[CLEARS THROAT] It's
Oh, wow.
I'll be right over here.
Out of the shot.
It's better.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[LAPTOP CHIMES]
Hi.
DR. REEVES: You must be Sophie.
I'm Dr. Reeves, the Chair of
Music Education here at MMI.
And these are my colleagues, Dr. Wolman,
our professor of classical
and contemporary guitar,
- and Professor Kennedy.
- DR. WOLMAN: Hello.
It's so nice to meet you.
You, as well.
Your personal essay was very moving.
I see from your résumé
you studied with Peter Benoit.
He put in a very strong
recommendation for you.
He's a wonderful teacher.
He's sent us many talented students,
so we're very excited.
Thank you.
Let's start with your prepared piece.
Whenever you're ready.
[PLAYING GUITAR]
If you saw me now
Walking down a street
PETER: To be honest,
it's sexy, which is good,
because sex sells in this business.
[CRYSTALS CLINK]
[GUITAR STOPS]
Would you like to start again?
I'm sorry. I I can't do this.
Soph.
Soph, this is okay.
We'll call them back.
I'm sure they'll let
you try again tomorrow.
Just stop, okay?!
You don't get it! I'm not good enough!
I was never good enough!
That is not true.
Yes, it is, and
And he knew it the whole time.
He didn't even accept
me into his program.
When I first performed, he told me
I was barely good enough to
play in a church somewhere!
That was the only honest
thing he ever said to me!
And he was right.
I was I was never gonna get into MMI.
He was just using me.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I'm glad Mr. Morrissey enjoyed
your baking soda volcano.
I cannot believe Mom let you do that.
KATHERINE: Let him? No.
Found him in the middle of doing it
and helped him clean up? Yes. [CHUCKLES]
You want to tell Dad about
the other big development?
Okay, before you say anything,
pets have been proven to reduce stress,
ease anxiety,
and improve cardiovascular health.
So, really,
it'd be crazy not to keep the cat.
The cat?
Mom says I'm allergic,
but I think I grew out of it.
Tell that to the rash on your arm.
It only itches when I touch it.
JACKIE: Hey, jawline,
you owe me three bucks
from our game last night.
And this is Jackie.
She is as good at cards as
she is bad at social cues.
Oh, please. I'm a delight.
You must be Katherine and Theo.
- Hi.
- I've heard great things.
And just so you know,
I get what this looks like.
I don't have a gambling problem.
Drinking problem, yes.
Gambling problem, no.
I'll front him the money.
Thank you.
And believe me, I understand the irony
of playing a game called Gin
while I'm on my second stint in rehab.
C'mon, kiddo. They just restocked
the vending machine,
and I got $3 burning
a hole in my pocket.
Can I?
- Of course.
- Thanks.
I kind of love her. She's so
- She's honest.
- Yeah.
Honesty's actually something
I've been working on a
lot since I got in here.
The stuff we talk about in group
The stuff Jackie and I talk about
It made me realize that I
have never really been
honest with myself about anything.
It's been that way my whole life.
Always sweeping the tough
stuff under the rug.
Jackie, on the other hand,
she pulls back that rug.
[CHUCKLES]
I need to do that.
Can I ask you something?
Anything.
What was it that made you
have the affair with Delilah?
TYRELL: For the low,
low price of $10 to $20
No bill is too small or too large
You get a 70% dark chocolate bar,
I get to fly to Haiti to see my mom.
It's a win-win.
Nice try,
but I've seen this scam before.
Well, you have a blessed day.
ROME: Hey, Tyrell.
Gina left me a message about your mom.
Dude, I'm so sorry.
Thanks.
What are you doing out here?
I'm trying to sell enough of these
so I can buy a plane ticket.
If I can just make it
to the aid organization,
I know I can find my mom.
How much you got so far?
9 bucks.
Doesn't help that my moneymaker's
hidden behind this mask.
You think you could help me?
You know I'm good for it.
I know you are.
Let me talk to Gina.
I'mma see if maybe
Right. Gotta check
with the boss. I get it.
Yeah. Sorry, man.
It's just What's there to talk about?
If you had the chance
to be with your mom,
wouldn't you do anything you
could to make that happen?
Yeah.
Actually, I would.
I think I have some airline miles
you might be able to use.
Give me this box.
With Delilah
I don't know,
it just felt like a clean slate.
When she looked at me,
she didn't look at me
like I let her down.
She didn't see
my failures as a husband and a father.
She just saw my potential.
She saw the guy that I
desperately wanted to be.
She saw me the way you
did when we first met.
And it was weak and it was selfish,
but I just missed that feeling.
I get it.
You do? [EXHALES SHARPLY]
I don't think I understood it
before, but
I do now.
THEO: Good news. Jackie's a cat person.
Hey, uh, you about ready, Theo?
We gotta get you home and get
some real food in that stomach.
As long as it's not that
deep dish Alan brought.
Pizza should be
thin crust or not at all.
Everything else is just a casserole.
Amen, kid.
A-Alan brought over some lunch.
He knew I had my hands full with,
uh, everything going on.
- That was nice of him.
- Yeah.
Well, if this Alan guy wants
to deliver me a thin crust,
tell him I like Hawaiian.
I will. [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
I-I mean, if, um, if I see him.
Okay. You ready to go, T?
Yep.
Bye, Jackie.
Thanks for the candy bar.
JACKIE: Hey, I'd split a candy
bar with you anytime, kid.
- Tell Scott I said hi.
- Will do.
- It was nice to meet you, Katherine.
- KATHERINE: Bye.
- Bye-bye. Love you.
- I love you, too.
[SMOOCHING]
[SIGHS]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Hey. How is she?
Not great.
When I left,
she was gonna postpone the audition.
- What happened?
- She called them,
and they told her if
she didn't audition now,
she'd have to wait till next year.
Okay. So she auditions next year
when she's had a chance to process
everything that's happened.
Oh, great.
So after everything that Peter did,
he gets to rob her
of a year of her life?
There's no way in hell
I'm gonna let that happen.
Well, it's not up to you.
What Sophie needs
right now is time to heal.
Why are you so intent
on blowing past it?
Because
it's my fault.
Gary, no.
I mean, I know you feel responsible
'cause you were watching
- the kids, but this could
- No. No. You don't get it.
She auditioned for Peter and he said no,
and that would have been it.
That should have been it,
but I couldn't let it go.
So I went back in there
- Gary, stop
- I stepped to this dude.
No. You said that he used
her history to groom her.
I gave him that history.
I told him that she lost her father.
I told him how much
she needed this program,
and he never would have known
any of that if it wasn't for me.
The only person to blame
for what happened to Sophie
is Peter,
and you can't fix it.
Well, I'm sure as hell gonna try.
Yeah. I know you are,
because that's what you do.
When Jon died, you couldn't fix that,
- and so you tried to fix me
- If I hadn't tried to fix you,
you wouldn't be standing
there right now.
I know this is hard to hear,
but you need to hear it.
What happened to
Sophie is not about you.
It is about her.
I just don't want
this to define her life.
It won't.
But it will redefine it.
The sooner you understand that,
the sooner we can all start
helping her through it.
So, just stop trying to fix it
and start listening to what she needs.
That is the only way
you're ever gonna help.
[DOOR SLAMS]
So, T, it's pasta night.
What are we making?
We haven't done ravioli in a while.
I'm not hungry.
I have a feeling a certain
family-sized candy bar
might be the culprit.
I hope you were nice to Dad.
What?
You barely hugged him.
I thought you wanted him to get better.
All of this sucks!
You know what?
You're right.
This sucks.
It sucks for you, and it sucks for Dad.
But it also sucks for me.
I get that you need to be
mad at someone, so fine.
I love you enough to be that person.
But Dad's not here right now,
so I'm gonna drive us home, make ravioli
because it's still pasta night.
We can
even leave some out for Scott,
if you want.
He's more of a tuna guy,
but I'll talk him into it.
Why Why Scott, by the way?
That's not exactly
a traditional cat name.
It's the name of the club Dad
was playing at when you two met.
Great Scott.
Remember?
Yeah.
I love it.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Listen, Soph, I just
just want to say that I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing
you to do that audition.
I just thought
I just thought I was doing
what was best for you,
but but now, what I would really love
is to hear what you want.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
Uh
actually, there is one thing.
REGINA: Uh, what's going on here?
I told you, I'm gonna see my mom.
What do you mean?
H-How are you gonna pay for the ticket?
Rome said he'd give me miles.
Yo, these are dope.
I can't believe we only
use these on airplanes.
You know how many places you
could sleep standing up
Church, DMV
What'd I miss?
You offered to help him with his ticket
after I told him he couldn't go?
That's funny how you left out the part
about Gina already saying no.
All due respect, Gina,
you're not my mom.
You don't get to tell me no.
I'm gonna go pack up
the rest of my stuff.
"All due respect."
[SCOFFS] I can't believe you told him
you'd give him money for the ticket
without talking to me first.
I did not know you'd
already told him no,
which you apparently did
without talking to me first.
Rome, we can't let him leave.
It's not that crazy for him to go.
He's not a kid. He's 17.
Which means he's not 18.
He's still a child.
But he's not our child.
His mother risked her life
to come to this country.
Do you really think
that after everything
that she's been through,
she would want her son
to drop out of high school,
give up his future
to end up in a place that
she worked so hard to leave?
Alan says that she is
starting from scratch.
She has nothing right now.
- Do you want that for him?
- Of course not.
But we're not his parents.
We don't get to make that call.
A-And what's the plan if he doesn't go?
What? He's gonna stay here forever?
CPS is looking for that kid.
They want to put him in a group home.
You think that's better for him?
Maybe he could stay here.
We put our adoption on hold
because of everything going on.
This is so far from our plan.
We had a plan.
Babe, look at the way
the world is right now.
There is no plan.
We have to make it up as we go.
[LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS]
REGINA: Tyrell? Is everything okay?
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS]
Uh
my mom just called.
She's at the aid organization
in Haiti, but she
she doesn't want me to come.
Come here.
I tried so hard.
- [SOBBING] I don't get it.
- It's okay, sweetie.
I'm so sorry.
Why wouldn't she want me there?
Look, we know what's happening
with your mom is hard,
but she just wants what's best for you.
And so do we.
Which is why Rome
and I have been talking, and
we want to foster you.
You mean, like, have me live here?
Like, live here, live here?
Only if it's okay with you and your mom.
And we promise, when the time is right
for you to be with her again,
we'll help make that happen, too.
I would really like that.
[CHUCKLES]
Great. [CHUCKLES]
Well now that we got that settled,
you are grounded.
For two weeks.
And the next time you try to
play us against each other,
it'll be for a month.
With all due respect.
[CHUCKLES]
JACKIE: Your turn.
Your move, slick.
Edward.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I can't do this.
We could try "Uno" again,
but you'll have to wrestle
the cards away from Leonard.
No, I can't be here while
Katherine is out with
I was wondering when we'd
get to Mr. Deep Dish.
I gotta get out of here.
I gotta get home.
No. No, you don't.
I'm gonna lose her, aren't I?
You might.
But if you don't finish your treatment,
you definitely will.
REGINA: You still working
on your dad's new phone?
ROME: Yeah, I was kind
of a jerk to him earlier.
A lot of that going around today.
Hey, Tyrell didn't mean it.
He just was doing what he
thought was best for his mom.
I know.
At least he's not going.
I guess he just needed
to hear it from her.
Yeah, he did.
- What?
- You just gave me an idea
about how to talk to my dad.
- THEO: Here you go, Scott.
- [MEOWS]
[SNEEZES]
Bless you.
[MEOWS]
Excuse me.
[SCOTT MEOWS]
[SIGHS]
- And everything's still on here?
- Everything, Pop.
Including Mom's voicemails.
Sometimes it helps to hear her voice.
I know.
And, listen, about you and Florence
I'm not gonna see her anymore.
You were right.
It's disrespectful.
No, no. Dad, Dad, it's not.
You're not doing anything wrong.
It's just that over the
last couple of weeks,
you and I texting back and
forth at 2:00 in the morning,
I thought I was getting to
know you for the first time.
And then to find out that you
had this whole other life
I just took it hard.
But I think it's good
that you have someone.
Really. And I'm not the
only one who thinks that.
I made you a message from Mom
I think she'd want you to have.
RENEE: Hello, dear.
I just wanted you to
know that I miss you.
I know you're set in your ways,
but I want you to try new things.
I want you to take care of yourself.
It's okay for you to be happy.
I love you.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
You put her voicemails together?
She'd want you to be happy, Pop.
And I want that, too.
What do you say we take a drive?
MARTINE: Okay, baby,
and while you're staying with them,
you respect their rules, okay?
- I know, Mom.
- I'll give you guys some privacy.
Actually, Gina,
she wants to talk to you.
Oh. Okay.
Regina, it's so nice
to finally meet you.
Thank you for not letting
him get on that plane,
and for everything else you've done.
This is This is the hardest
thing I've ever had to do.
So it helps to know
he's with good people.
We'll treat him like he's our own.
It sounds like you already have.
You know, I don't think you've ever gone
this long without talking.
You okay?
It's kinda nice, actually.
I know I make it look easy,
but it's a lot of work,
being this funny all the time.
Uh, listen, Soph, I, uh
I know we haven't talked
about what happened,
and we don't have to,
but if you want to
just know that I'm here.
Always.
You know, when I was playing in front
of those judges and everything,
I just kept thinking
would he think I'm stupid?
- What?
- For falling for it?
Would Dad think I'm stupid?
I mean, I should've seen it coming.
[SIGHS]
You are not stupid.
And if your dad could see you today,
he would see exactly what I see,
and that is a human being
who, despite all
the challenges that she has faced
in the last two-and-a-half years
And I know it's been a lot
Just keeps coming out stronger.
And if you really want
to know what I think
I think he does see you.
I believe that he is up there,
looking down all the time.
And he's very proud of you.
I was a little girl
- Thank you.
- Alone in my little world
Who dreamed of
As much as I'd love to sit here with you
and get screamed at by
a rent-a-cop on a Segway,
you got a flight to catch.
I played pretend between the trees
And fed my houseguests
bark and leaves
WALTER: Hey, Florence?
Walter?
I wasn't sure you were gonna be here.
You didn't return my calls.
I had an issue with my phone.
That was on me.
Took his phone to get it fixed.
Yeah, he he got me a brand-new one.
Oh. Omar's gonna be jealous.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Florence, we really didn't
get a chance to talk
the other night, but my dad
has told me a lot about you.
And it is really nice to meet you.
I asked God who I'm supposed to be
- How you doing?
- I'm good. How are you?
I'm all right.
Oh. Thank you.
The stars smiled down on me
God answered in silent
Florence?
Dad?
Unh-unh.
- You're driving.
- [CHUCKLES]
Give me some of that.
Thank you.
Cheers.
[SIGHS] Alright.
You sure about this?
Yeah. I just need to get
out of Boston for a while.
I miss my mom.
And if she can't get to me,
I'll go to her.
I get it.
I mean, I'm cool, you know?
I'm fun, I got the beard, but sometimes,
you just You need a real parent.
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING]
[SIGHS]
Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]
Now, uh, the rules of
the Commonwealth of Gary
still apply at 30,000 feet
and do not feel free to get
up and move about the cabin.
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
- Fly safe, huh?
- Yeah.
[SNIFFLES]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING]
I'm so sorry, Jon.
[GLASS SHATTERS]