A Million Little Things (2018) s03e17 Episode Script

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Did he touch you?
No. He just touched himself.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
You said that he used
her history to groom her.
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.
This is Layla's diary.
"I didn't want him to see
me in my bathing suit."
It was November.
Why would she be in her
bathing suit in November?
Who am I gonna live with?
I don't think Katherine's
gonna give me joint custody.
I need to take things more slowly.
It sucks that we can't try this.
And I'm not willing to
wait around anymore.
Steven wanted to know if
I'd be willing to move
so that Liam could be near both of us.
I want to go to the police
so that Peter never gets
a chance to hurt anyone else.
Eyes closed, eyes closed.
Jon, this is so silly!
You already showed
me pictures of the house.
Just let your husband
be a little romantic, okay?
All right. Wait a minute. Almost there.
Okay. Open your eyes.
Oh, my Jon!
It's beautiful!
You don't think it's too small?
You could fit three of
my Paris apartments
in this entryway alone.
Can we afford this?
Uh, let me worry about that.
As long as you like it.
I love it.
Then it's all ours.
Welcome home, baby.
Welcome home, baby.
What is this?
Oh, good. You're up.
Your dog just broke the six-feet rule
with the neighbor's Schnauzer.
Speaking of transgressions,
do we need to talk about
what you've been
looking at on the Internet?
What?
Oh.
Huge quartz countertops.
Jumbo soaking tub.
Massage jets.
How could you?
I'm a freak.
Mm-hmm.
Steven called this morning.
He got the job in Lenox.
Wow.
And because I don't want to
be two hours away from Liam,
even when he's with his dad,
I I'm gonna have to do it.
I'm gonna have to ask
for a transfer at work
and find a place out there.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
We can do the long-distance thing.
We can make this work.
I mean, Lenox will be
my home away from home.
I went there to deliver a toboggan.
You better believe
I'm gonna go there for sex.
Hey, if anybody can make
the long-distance thing work, it's us.
Well, that's what my
high-school boyfriend said
when we went off to college.
We thought we would last forever,
and then we broke up on Columbus Day.
It's a dark day for indigenous peoples
and a dark day for me and Pat McCluskey.
If I've said it once,
I've said it a thousand times.
I am no Pat McCluskey.
Man. So, these are your mom's, huh?
Yeah.
Dude, she's got great taste in music.
This one here.
She used to play this for me every night
- to get me to go to sleep.
- Classic.
I thought I'd never see it again.
Okay, Tyrell.
I think that's all your stuff.
Thank you for storing it, Mr. Mills.
Oh, I got someone I want you to meet.
This is my, uh
- Uh, this is the
- I'm I'm Rome.
My wife and I have
been fostering Tyrell.
I'm so glad you landed on your feet.
Everyone in the building was devastated
when they heard what
happened to your mom.
When you talk to her, tell her
I pray for her every night, will you?
I will.
Nice guy.
Yeah. Kind of weird.
I always thought he's the one
who'd called ICE on my mom.
- Why would he do that?
- I don't know.
So he could get new tenants
in and raise the rent?
But now I really don't think it was him.
Don't look at me.
I don't even like ICE in my soda.
Sorry. Dad joke.
Foster dad joke.
Yeah, I'm gonna call my mom and
tell her how nice Mr. Mills was.
Okay, yeah.
This is Alan.
Please leave a message.
Hi, Alan. It's me Katherine.
Look, I, uh
I'm probably the last person
you want to hear from right now,
but, uh, I
Can you call me back?
I really need to talk.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Just came by to get my toolbox.
Okay. Is Is Gary with you?
No.
Actually, I, uh I drove myself.
Yeah, um, the hand controls
make texting a little harder,
but I'm pretty fluent
in emoji, so
I'll get your tools.
Tough crowd.
- Wait, wait!
- What?
Oh, no. Oh, shoot.
Dad! What are you doing here?
Just, uh, grabbing m'tools.
I'm Charlie-proofing
Delilah's house today.
Can I come?! I want to see Charlie!
Ohh.
Uh, s-sorry, T. Uh, not today.
Why not?
We're taking lunch there tomorrow.
And besides, I have a
a big day planned for us.
I thought you were working.
I'm taking the day off.
And it's gonna be super fun.
And we're gonna get started
as soon as your
your dad leaves so,
why don't you go fuel up
with some breakfast?
- Bye, Dad.
- We'll see ya, buddy.
Why do you do that?
Why do you always make me
the one who has to say no?
Because you are the one saying no.
It's, like, your favorite word.
Next time, call before you just drop by.
- How'd it go at the landlord's?
- Fine.
There was this one weird moment
where Tyrell was about to
call me his foster dad,
and then he did not do that.
Father's Day was last week.
It's not like I was expecting to get
a foster-dad card or anything.
But they do make them. I checked.
- All right. Okay, okay.
- Nice ones, too.
Play it cool.
Remember on our second date
you told everyone we passed
that I was your girlfriend?
Don't be that way.
It was our third date. Okay?
You think I was gonna have
a girlfriend as fine as you
and not tell people about it?
Hmm.
How you feeling?
I-I know today's a big day for Sophie.
And for you.
Uh
I am
- I am sorry.
- No, no.
I'm actually hopeful.
Sophie is gonna get the justice
I never got from my uncle.
And that's
That means so much to me.
Yeah.
You are a survivor
in every single way.
Is Is all this for me?
Mm-hmm.
I gave Sophie hers this morning.
But here is my favorite.
They forgot to translate it.
Nuh-unh. In French, it's the same thing,
only it's pronounced "geh prihed."
And when you wear it,
I want you to think of
how proud I am of you.
Thank you, Mom.
It's It's super gay.
I love it.
Oh, my gosh. It's too small!
It was so hard to tell how
much you grew on FaceTime.
And are those whiskers?
Is my baby boy turning
into a teenage Tom Selleck?
Tom who?
Oh! No, yeah, uh,
Monica's boyfriend on "Friends."
The old guy.
More like "Magnum, P.I."
Is he even still alive?
Hell yeah, he's still alive!
Mustache and him look better than ever.
Look who's home.
It's okay.
Most women cry when they see me.
Hello?
Oh, you're home!
She's home!
She's home. And you
know what that means.
You and I are
- off the clock!
- Boo-yeah!
I don't know about you,
but I'm doing everything tonight.
Heroin, cocaine,
stuffed crust. I'm doing it all.
It's all happening
'cause I no longer have
any responsibilities.
Oh, I didn't mean to spoil the party.
Ohh. Soph, uh, Gina texted.
She's gonna meet us at the station.
The detective is
expecting us in an hour.
Well, then.
It's time to catch a predator.
Let's do one. Two.
Three.
We were doing this on
the screen for four months.
We finally get to do it in person.
Oh, this has got to be so weird for her.
She's warming up already.
Warming up to your dad? I'll take it.
She won't be hungry
for another hour or so.
And I put bananas
and peas in the fridge.
She's so big.
I cannot believe she's walking already.
So glad you got her
first steps on video.
I hate to rush out like this.
We have so much to catch up on.
And I'm really sorry
about everything you're
going through with Katherine.
Thanks. It's been tough.
I have a phone call
later today with a lawyer
to talk about custody.
But, honestly, getting to
spend a little time with Charlie
is exactly what I need right now.
I'm here for you, whatever you need.
Thanks, D. I really appreciate it.
Hey. We're all in the car, ready to go.
But if you two want to bone again
now that you're both single,
we can totally wait.
Vintage Gary. I've missed that.
I found the drawer latches.
Good man. You go, be there for Sophie.
Danny and I will get
this dump baby-proofed.
Bye!
Let's do this thing.
Good luck.
How you feeling?
I'm not gonna lie, I'm nervous.
But I know I'm doing the right thing.
Yeah. And remember, it's like you said.
All you have to do
today is tell your story.
Although it's not just my story anymore.
I'm sorry, D.
It still keeps me up at night
thinking about how
I could've stopped it.
I haven't gone one
night without thinking
I could've done it better,
ever since Sophie was born.
It's called being a parent.
It's what makes you a great one.
I told you. I'm off the clock.
We'll both sleep easier
once this piece of human excrement
is behind bars.
What are you doing here?
Uh, Ms. Gregory
Sophie.
Maggie.
You know her?
We met when I went to
return Sophie's armband.
Uh, we were, uh, hoping to
talk to you about Layla's diary.
You told them about the diary?
Just that part about the bathing suit.
I thought Sophie should know.
We talked about this.
That wasn't about Peter.
She wrote that about
the new boy in school.
- You don't know that.
- Uh, we don't mean to intrude,
but Sophie's decided to
go to the police today.
So, any possibility of
corroborating evidence
could really help
our case against Peter.
I'm not giving you my daughter's diary.
- Georgia. Please.
- No!
I'm not allowing
Layla's private thoughts
to be misconstrued by strangers.
I can't believe you'd do that to Layla.
You know, it's okay.
She's She's not in a place
where she can accept that her
Sophie! Wait!
Take it. Please.
- What about what
- Someday she'll understand.
Look, I didn't know enough to
fight for our daughter then.
I have to do it now.
Good luck.
I can't believe we've never watched
the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies!
Part one is amazing.
Part two's the guy with the squid head.
It might freak you out a bit.
But by the time we get to part five,
you'll be begging me for guy-liner.
Was this really your plan all along?
Okay. You got me.
I was supposed to work today.
It's just I know I've
been pretty busy lately.
Trying to figure out how to
help Aunt Gina with the lease?
Yes.
But, um,
I'm hoping that Alan can help us,
but until then, I am all yours.
I know most of the time
I have to be the work parent.
You do a lot, Mom. For all of us.
Thanks, T.
Um, but I know crying right now
is kind of the opposite
of being the fun parent.
You're right. Save the crying
for parts two through four.
Okay, let's microwave some popcorn.
Microwave? Didn't you just hear
me say that I'm the fun parent?
Come on. We're gonna
go make the real stuff.
I got a bunch of stock
footage of the protests.
I'm gonna need you to pull
timecodes of the best stuff, okay?
Dude, listen, I-I know that
we're in the same bubble,
but when it comes to bananas,
I'm-a need like 10 feet.
Ah.
Hear you loud and clear.
Uh, could you go back?
Pause.
- I think that's Kyle.
- Who's Kyle?
He's my mom's partner. Well, was.
They rode together for
like the last two years.
You think he'd want to talk to us?
It would be great to interview someone
who was there in official capacity.
A hundred percent. Kyle is the best.
He and my mom were really tight.
He even taught me
how to drive stick shift.
Really?
My mom, she was studying
for this supervisor exam.
She was up for this big
job at Boston General.
So he really came through.
I'll call him right now.
Trust me. You're gonna love him.
Great. Go call Mr. Perfect.
Okay.
Ah. Probably one of those scam calls.
Send it to voicemail.
Well, then I'd be missing
all the fun, Danny.
I do a great old-man voice.
Hello?
Oh, it's it's the IRS?
Uh, but I've paid my taxes.
You need to confirm my routing number?
By all means.
It is zero
four
Go screw yourself.
Tough crowd.
You okay?
Yep.
Okay.
Are you and my mom
getting back together?
What?
No.
I heard that joke Gary made earlier.
I guess you and I never
really talked about
what happened with your mom and me.
At the time, I thought you
were too young to understand.
I wasn't.
Well, that must have been hard.
Danny, I am sorry for
what I put you through.
And I would give anything to be
able to say that to your dad.
But I should've said that
to you a long time ago.
You know, I guess if it hadn't happened,
we we wouldn't
have Charlie right now.
I didn't realize how much
I missed her when she was gone.
Yeah, she's lucky to have
such a great big brother.
Who I now realize is much more grown up
than I'd ever given him credit for.
I mean, look at you.
Practically rocking a mustache already.
Do Do you think
I should start shaving?
I think we can get you
on the once-a-week plan.
You know, uh, Danny, in my day,
we shaved with household tools.
And we liked it.
- Bonjour, mon amie.
- Hi, partner.
- I missed you.
- You too.
Hi. Come here.
I want to say something
before we go in there.
Even though I never
got this chance myself,
I've thought about it a lot
and what I would say and
I know how scary it is.
But I am so proud of you
for taking this step, Soph.
Thank you.
You've helped me so much.
Thank you for being here.
Mm-hmm.
It was nice of you guys to come with me
while I sort out these parking tickets.
Very funny.
Oh, and while we're here,
we can do the other thing, too.
Got it.
We've got a 10-62 in
progress at the 2100 block
Gina?
Hey. Hey.
It's okay. It's okay. I got you.
I saw that cop, and everything
came rushing back to me.
And it felt like
I don't know. Like my
My vision got weird
and my heart started to
Yeah, that's a panic attack.
Hmm.
It's not surprising after
everything you've been through.
Oh.
I don't think I can go back in there.
Oh, damn it.
Today was supposed to be about Sophie.
I mean, I never thought
I'd be able to take the hurt
I've been carrying from
what my uncle did to me
and turn it into something positive.
And being there for
her today felt like
Turning your pain into purpose?
Exactly.
Well, you can still be there for her
without being inside the police station.
Let me take you home.
No, no, no. I-I can make my way home.
You just had a panic attack.
Maggie, what I need is for
you to be in there with her.
And then Peter did what he did.
And after, he just said,
"Great work today."
And that's when I left.
Let me say again how sorry
I am that this happened to you.
This, uh, video he recorded,
is that something that,
uh, he shared with you?
No, but he did mention that he'd video'd
other students in the same exercise.
And, uh, have you had
any contact with him since?
It's okay, Soph.
I sent him a picture.
Just a few hours later.
I was just so shocked by what he did.
B-But I didn't know what else to do.
I was just
She just wanted everything
to get back to normal.
Yeah, I was just trying
to get things back
to the way they were
before he did that, and
And I didn't want to mess up
my chances of getting into MMI.
So I re-created
this Britney Spears
photo he told me about.
Will you send that to me, please?
Excuse me. Craig?
I'm in the middle of
taking a statement here.
I know,
but the D.A.'s office just called.
The judge made a ruling on the evidence.
I'm so sorry.
We need to step out for a moment.
You're doing great, honey.
I never showed you that photo
'cause I knew you'd think
what everyone's probably thinking
That I was so stupid and
naive to send it to him,
that I was probably just
giving Peter signals all along.
I would never think that.
I saw your face, Mom.
It was upsetting seeing that photo,
but not for the reasons you think.
You're 18,
but you're still my little girl.
And seeing that photo just
It reminded me that you've
had to grow up too fast.
For so many reasons and in so many ways.
But none of this is your fault.
Do you hear me? None of it.
Ohh! It's gonna overflow!
That's the fun part!
Now we're gonna melt some butter
so the M&M's have
something to stick to.
It's Alan. Don't you need to get it?
Just this one call.
And then I'm back to hanging
out with you all day.
Alan. Hi. How are you?
Little busy at the moment,
but your message sounded urgent.
What's up?
It's about Someday.
Regina might have to close the doors.
Sorry to hear that.
I remember when we first met,
you talked about someone
who was interested in
taking over the space.
Do you think I could get that name?
Are you really asking me for that?
I know I'm not your
favorite person right now,
but I was hoping that
you could put that aside.
This has nothing to do with us.
What I can't put aside
is my duty to my client.
I'm sorry for Regina,
and I'll be happy to send over the terms
on a new lease to your space.
It'll be at market value, of course.
Of course.
- Ow! Ow! Mom!
- Alan, I got to go.
Theo, are you okay?!
Thought you hated Dr. Pepper.
What? No. No, I love the way it tastes.
I just take issue with the fact
that he's classified as
a medical professional.
Ah. Now, if he'd gone into spices
Exactly!
All right, so,
let's get back to the positives
of moving to Lenox.
It's like living in a James Taylor song.
Very important.
Also, there's a woman
who's crazy about you
who's moving there and
wants you to go with her.
Yeah, but it's complicated.
I can't do that to Ed.
I said I'd cover for him.
- That tracks.
- What do you mean?
I mean, you have let me live
in your apartment rent-free this year.
You covered for Delilah and the kids.
You covered Eddie's rehab.
What?
People tell me things.
I know where you're going with this
I can't fix everyone's problems.
That's true, yeah.
Um, that's actually not what
I was gonna say this time.
This time, I was going to ask you
why you try to fix everyone's problems.
I don't know. That's just what I do.
Yeah.
- Ahh.
- Why?
'Cause I like doing things for people.
Mm-hmm. Why?
Because the James Taylor song
"You've Got a Friend"
told me to.
Come on.
I don't know.
I don't like it when people are unhappy.
'Cause when they're unhappy, they
They leave.
Like your mom did.
All right. Can I just say,
on behalf of all of us
we love you whether or
not you fix our problems.
So maybe it's time to
stop working so hard
to make everyone else happy
and start thinking about
what's gonna make you happy
what it is you're really looking for.
Hey, Kyle. Thanks for
calling me back, man.
Hey, man. Yeah, no.
I got your message.
Uh, that is so crazy you
saw me in your footage.
Yeah, we zoomed in, and there you were.
So, like I said,
we're doing this documentary,
and we're hoping we can come
down to the dispatch station
to interview you for it.
I Yeah, I got a
I-I'd love to, but I-I can't.
I'm actually not at
the dispatch station now.
I got a new gig.
Is it teaching smart ass
teenagers how to drive stick?
No, it's, um
I'm actually the, uh, supervisor
of emergency services
at Boston General now.
Oh. Wow.
That's the gig that
- Wow.
- But listen.
You should call one of the other guys,
because I'm sure
someone there would be willing
to help you out on this.
Um, I-I got to run.
I'm being paged.
But it's good to hear from you.
Yeah. You too.
Supervisor job.
Didn't you say your mom
was studying for that?
Yeah, I did.
I think I know who got my mom deported.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Six hours ago,
you thought your old landlord did it.
But you said it yourself
It's weird that he never
reached out to me when ICE took my mom.
Kyle only knew about that job
because she wanted it so badly.
It was better hours, more money
So you think he was just trying
to get her out of the picture?
And it worked.
Man, my mom taught him everything.
And this is how he treats her?
I'm gonna find this guy,
and I'm gonna make sure that he
No, then you're gonna what?
You're gonna what?
Even if Kyle did this horrible thing,
there's nothing you
can do to change it now.
I'm not gonna let you do something today
that might erase your tomorrow.
Okay.
Okay. You're right.
Yeah. You're right.
She's right. We need more lighting.
Alexa, turn up the lights.
Okay.
Now, some guys go with the grain,
some guys go against.
The key is you pick a direction,
you commit.
Otherwise, you get these
nasty little ingrown hairs.
Yeah, I I actually heard about that.
My friend Milo,
he said that's why he uses an electric.
Okay.
Smart guy, this Milo.
And it's happening.
Not too much pressure.
That's right.
Elongate your lip, dude.
Very nice. Now let's rinse that off.
While I'm thinking about it Alexa
put a shaving brush
on the shopping list.
I've added a shaving
brush to your shopping list.
All right! So, uh
Milo. That's a pretty cool name.
Yeah. He's a year older than me.
He thinks it's cute that
I waited so long to come out.
He did it when he was like 9.
So, is this like a
a thing between you two?
I don't know yet. You know, I
I invited him over today
to play video games.
And I didn't really mean video games.
But, um, he might have
meant video games.
Well
Ah. There you go.
Either way,
you are gonna look good doing it.
Dad-ny.
Did she just say "Daddy"?
Or was it "Danny"?
That was "Danny."
That was definitely "Danny."
Thank you.
But, um, doesn't make up
for what you did with my mom.
That's fair.
Hey!
Are you having fun?
Can you say it again, darling?
Danny? It's Danny!
Sorry for the delay.
Officer Anderson is
tied up with something.
She'll be back soon.
Let's go over
the timeline one more time.
You said that you went
to your guitar teacher's
studio in a bathing suit.
Well, but that was not
the day he assaulted me.
That was the session before.
Right. That was the day he filmed you.
And then at your next session,
that was when he masturbated
in front of you, without your consent.
That's right.
And then you went
home from that session,
and that's when you changed
into the leather jacket
and the, uh
Is that underwear?
Yes?
And you posed for
a selfie and sent it to him.
- Yes.
- And did you hear
from Peter after that?
Yes. Uh, he sent me one last text.
"The photo you sent
is really inappropriate,
and, unfortunately, I am unable
to continue working with you.
I wish you the best in your endeavors."
But I don't I don't think
that I'm the only one
that he did this to.
I have this diary.
Uh, it was written by
a girl named Layla Gregory,
and she was also a student of Peter's.
And she wrote about how
uncomfortable she was
wearing the swimsuit in front of him.
Would she be willing to
give a statement, as well?
She can't.
She killed herself
six months after that entry.
I'm sorry.
Um
This just mentions a bathing suit.
Does she ever specifically
name Peter in here
or detail any of
the things that happened?
No.
Then it won't help us.
In fact, it could actually hurt us.
If she kept a private
journal of her thoughts
and she didn't share
anything about what happened,
it's gonna seem like that's
because nothing happened.
And to be honest with you, your selfie
and the text he sent in response to it
is gonna make it seem
like he was the one
saying no to your advances.
Stop it! Just stop it! That's enough!
I need some coffee.
Let's take a couple minutes.
I'll be right back.
Hey! Excuse me!
What do you think you're doing?
You don't think she's
been traumatized enough?
D, what's going on?
He's trying to make it seem like
everything's Sophie's fault!
How I was talking to her in
there is nothing compared
to how a defense attorney
would question her.
Believe me. It's not that I don't care.
If anything, I care too much.
Look, none of this is fair.
But the fact is,
when these things go to court,
the defense puts the victim on trial.
That That other case that
I was pulled out of the room for?
Asking a rapist to wear
a condom isn't giving consent.
It is about not wanting to
get pregnant or get an STD
from this monster who's
Look.
I 100% believe Sophie. Well
But I am worried about having
enough evidence in this case.
I mean, she's already
been through so much.
If I thought we could get a conviction,
it would be different,
but I can't have us
put her through all this
only to have a jury let him walk.
I can't do it.
What happens to Peter?
He does this to her,
who knows how many other women,
and then he just gets to live his life?
With that text he sent back
after getting her selfie,
this guy was smart enough
to cover his tracks.
Whatever evidence
there was is long gone.
But if he does it again,
thanks to Sophie,
we have a file on him.
This wasn't for nothing.
Ooh. Good thing your
mom cut your sleeve,
or this would've been way worse.
Good job, Mama.
Excuse me.
Hey.
Hey. Sorry I missed your call earlier.
What's up?
Something happened.
Theo's okay, but we were making popcorn
and melting butter, and it flared up.
And he took it to the sink,
and hot butter
splattered all over his arm.
Oh, God. How bad is it?
-
- We're at urgent care.
They say it's first and
second-degree burns.
He'll have some scarring
that will will
hopefully fade with time.
Oh, my God.
This is all my fault.
I left him, just for a second.
I should've stayed with him.
Katherine, he's a kid.
These things happen. Okay?
Um
Let me just tell this guy
I'll call him back.
Hey, Brian, can we talk later?
Uh, did I have the time wrong?
No. Uh, Theo's at
urgent care with Katherine.
He burned his arm. I will call you back.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Eddie. Take pictures.
- What?
- This happened on Katherine's watch?
- Yeah, but
- Then we can use it to push back
on any claims that she has
that you're not a fit parent.
No, Brian, I am not going to do that.
She's trying to take
your son away from you.
You said you'd do anything to keep him.
I'll call you back.
Katherine?
Yeah, I'm here.
They're starting to wrap his arm.
Take some video of how they do it.
Uh, send it to me,
and I'll swing by the pharmacy later
to pick up what we need.
Okay. I will.
And, Eddie
thanks for being so understanding.
Of course.
Um
Just tell T I love him.
Soph.
Are you okay?
Okay.
Oh, honey. I'm so sorry.
I know.
Oh, my sweet girl. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Hey. How'd it go with Sophie?
There's not enough to press charges.
Ohh. I'm so sorry. How's she doing?
Not great.
How are you doing?
I wanted to fix it, and I can't.
I know how hard that is to accept.
This whole year, I just
I've been holding things
together for everybody
because
like you said,
I treat my friends like family.
'Cause that's what I want.
I want a family.
With Liam.
And I guess it would be weird
if you weren't there, too, so
if you're not doing anything.
From now on, I go where you go.
Even if it's Lenox.
I love you.
I love you, too.
You know what's better than
a movie marathon with your mom?
A movie marathon with your mom,
snuggled up in bed eating ice cream!
Ahh!
Uh, you go upstairs,
and I'll meet you there in a minute.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Alan. What are you doing here?
I'm not here. Never was.
And I definitely did not leave this.
- What?
- There might be information
about a new tenant in this folder
that I did not leave here today.
Thank you, Alan.
You're welcome.
Goodbye, Counselor.
Okay, you can keep your shoes on.
I'm sorry it didn't go well today.
I'm glad your day was better than ours.
Charlie said her first word today.
She said "Danny."
I heard. Her big brother texted me.
For the record,
"Danny" sounds a lot like "Daddy."
Well, I guess we'll never know.
But whatever she said,
I'm just glad I didn't miss it.
Why you looking at me like that?
I didn't want to say
anything until I knew
what was gonna happen
with the police, but, uh
What is it?
I want to take Charlie,
Danny, and Sophie
and go back to France.
Um
Okay. For how long?
For good.
I I know it's a lot to take in.
It's just that I've
been thinking about it
ever since I got there.
You know, France is my home,
and it's my language,
and in spite of everything
the last few months there,
I I just I felt happy
in a way that I haven't in so long.
- But, D
- Whenever I meet someone here,
I know they're thinking,
"There's that woman whose
husband killed himself.
There's that woman who had the affair."
No one thought that in France.
Come on, Milo. It's gonna be great.
Charlie should be up soon.
I can't wait for you to meet her.
I told her all about you.
- W-Who else knows about this?
- No one.
No one. I-I wanted to talk to you first.
Eddie, you should have
seen Sophie there.
She loved it.
It was like a weight was lifted.
And I know Charlie and
Danny will love it, too.
D I might be losing Theo,
and now you're telling me you're
gonna move the kids to France
and I'm gonna lose Charlie, too.
No. Of course not. Listen to me.
I could bring the kids
back every summer.
You could visit and see
Charlie whenever you want.
I promise you
Me moving us there does not
mean we're any less of a family.
You're moving to France?
No, I'm not.
Come on. Let's get out of here.
You did everything you could.
Just wasn't enough.
Christopher? They're back.
I am so sorry for how I acted before.
I
I just I'm still processing
everything that happened.
How'd it go? Are they arresting him?
They can't.
Why?
I sent him this photo after he
I mean, it looked like I
I messed everything up.
What about Layla's diary entry?
It wasn't enough.
But they started a file, and, um
- if any other young women
- This is unbelievable.
- come forward
- Christopher.
I am so sorry.
- I couldn't
- Sweetie.
You helped us figure
out why she did this.
I just
I just wish I'd known sooner.
Maybe if I-I had,
I could have been there for her
and helped her to
I mean I'm her mother.
I should have known.
I didn't, uh, say this
the last time I came over,
but two years ago, my
My dad died by suicide.
And for so long, I really wanted
to know the reason as to why.
But with the help of some friends,
I realized I may never understand why.
That's because it is never one reason.
I didn't know Layla,
but I do know how much
her mom and dad love her.
Thank you.
It's in a great school district.
And let's be honest
That part of the state is
basically one big dog park.
And you'd be willing to
sell your bachelor pad?
When you're not a bachelor,
you don't need the pad anymore.
Got my agent coming
tomorrow to take pics.
But don't you worry about this place.
- Look at this.
- Oh, wow.
Kitchen's not quite
as nice as Delilah's,
but we're not actually
convinced I work, so
Speaking of work, how are you gonna
Way ahead of you.
I've been using the Amazon
rainforest as my Zoom background
for the last month,
so I checked with my boss,
and he said he's fine with me
working from the Amazon rainforest.
Oh, wait. This is a three-bedroom.
Okay. Well, that's great.
Then our friends could come and visit.
Totally. They can
stay in our guest room.
Yeah.
Until, at some point, perhaps,
it becomes a nursery.
Remind me to include
that warm little tidbit
in our cover letter.
A nursery?
Yeah.
I mean, not right away.
Turns out the cover letter
is not legally binding.
Mm.
But just for the record,
I think Liam would make
a-a great big brother.
Um
Gary
When my dad had another kid
with my step mom,
no matter how hard they tried,
I always felt like I was never part
of the new family they started.
And when Steven and I split,
I promised myself I would
never do that to Liam.
I don't want to have another kid.
Oh, shoot. That's Liam.
I'm supposed to pick
him up from a play date
and bring him to his dad's.
Hey, honey. I'm on my way.
Okay. Bye.
Honestly, I didn't
I didn't even know that
was something you wanted.
Yeah. That's fair.
I don't know.
Moving to Lenox with you,
looking at houses
It's got me thinking
about our future, and I, uh
I really want to build
a family with you.
I love you.
And I love us.
And I'm excited about our future, too.
But I have to look out for my son.
And I have to go pick him up.
Are we still on for later?
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's a restaurant conglomerate
called The Covington Group.
Oh, yeah, they're the the folks
that own Saint-Amour's
and Gweneveve's, right?
Exactly. They have a new Italian
restaurant they're opening.
They were gonna go with
this space on Comm Ave,
but when they heard that
Someday might be available
They want to take over the lease.
I know this is difficult.
But they would pay enough up front
to cover the loan
you took out on your condo.
You could walk away.
I'm sorry to drop all this on you.
But they want to pick a location
as soon as possible,
and I don't want you to lose them.
So think about it and let
me know as soon as you can.
No need. I'm in.
You sure?
Yeah.
We should do this before
they change their mind.
Okay. I'll have Carter
draw up the papers.
Let's meet at Someday in
an hour and you can sign.
Okay.
Oh, and, Katherine thank you.
Of course.
You okay?
Compared to what?
Remember when we thought
that Eve changing her mind
was gonna be the worst thing
that could happen to us this year?
Yeah.
Where's Tyrell?
What are you talking about?
I thought he was in
there editing with you.
No, no. He was gonna join me after
Oh, my God.
What?
He went to confront Kyle.
- Who?
- His mom's old EMT partner.
He got a big promotion
that Martine was up for
just before she got arrested by ICE.
And Tyrell thinks Kyle
had something to do
with her being deported?
He thinks he turned her in.
I got to go find this kid
before he does something stupid.
So what did, uh
What did you agree to
about your space upstairs?
Initial here.
They put in a provision that allows me
to keep the office at fair market value.
Well, at least that's good.
Yeah.
And one last signature here.
Okay.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
Hey, T? We're gonna go.
Okay.
I'm so sorry, Gina.
You know, a very good friend
made all this possible for me,
and another good friend
helped me get out of it
before I lost everything.
Thank you, Katherine.
I love you, Gina.
You and I are gonna
get through this year.
Okay?
And I'm gonna be the first customer
at your next restaurant.
Aww.
Thanks, T.
All right.
- All right.
- Bye, honey.
See you soon.
It's the last thing
Jon did before he died.
Oh, I'm sorry. We're closed.
Hey, it's Regina, right?
Dustin. I'm the DWP worker you fed.
- During the blackout, yeah.
- Right, right.
You have a 7-year-old daughter
who always dresses like Elsa.
Right.
Well, Daniella's 8 now,
and she refuses to even
acknowledge that movie.
But good memory.
You know, I was, uh, working
on a transformer down the block,
and I couldn't stop thinking
about your bucatini.
- But, hey, if you're closed, it's
- No.
No, no. You stay right there.
- Okay.
- I'm-a hook you up.
Yes.
That sounds good.
I-I just want to make sure
we have enough counselors, in case any
of our first responders need
any kind of emotional or mental
uh, support.
Kevin, can I call you back?
Thanks.
Tyrell, buddy.
It's great to see you, man.
Um, but like I said,
I-I-I-I don't have the time today
- to do an interview.
- That's okay.
I'm not here for an interview.
I'm just here to ask you some questions.
It's a good thing we came home.
How long have you been waiting here?
Oh, just a couple minutes.
Eddie, we talked about this, okay?
You can't just drop by.
You need to call first.
- I know.
- All right.
I just stopped by Target
so I could get the bandages
I said I'd pick up for Theo.
Thank you.
Oh, it's another one
of those scam calls.
Let's answer it together.
Hello?
What's that?
You need my Social Security number
to fix this problem?
Let me get my wife to
give you that information.
Estelle!
I'm right here.
It's 8-6-7
- 5-3-0-9
- 5-3-0-9
Hello? Hello?
They hung up.
- Oh!
- All right, T.
Time to head upstairs
and get ready for dinner.
Okay. Later, Dad.
See you, pal.
Anyway, thanks for dropping
by with the bandages.
Yeah.
Look, I know you don't want
me to see Theo unsupervised,
but I just want to point
out that Delilah trusted me
to be alone with Danny and Charlie.
That's great.
And I just want to point out
that Delilah hasn't had to
endure what I've had to.
Yeah.
I heard Gary talking to Darcy.
And apparently
her ex got a job in Lenox,
and she's moving there
so that Liam can be
closer to both of them.
Are Are you sure?
Darcy hasn't mentioned
any of that to me.
Well, I know.
That's because it affects our situation.
My living with Gary
is putting a huge weight
on their relationship.
It looks like she's going and
she wants Gary to go with her,
and he wants to go.
Katherine, our friends are
not living the lives
they want to live
'cause they're trying to help us.
Well, he should go.
I don't want to stop that.
Great.
But I still need to be able to see Theo.
Okay. Well, you can't unsupervised.
Yeah, says you.
I think we should see what
a judge has to say about that.
Look, I'll save you a bunch of money
and tell you what they're gonna say.
They're gonna say that you're not fit
to take care of your
son without supervision.
Well, that's funny,
'cause that's exactly
what I think they're
gonna say about you.
What is that supposed to mean?
Those photos you sent me of Theo's burn.
That did not happen while
I was looking after our son.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How you doing?
Well, I feel like
I wasted everyone's time.
No.
No, you didn't.
That detective made it clear
You You put Peter on their radar.
They're gonna be watching him.
That's great.
I'm so sorry, Soph.
Hey, it's not your fault our
justice system is broken.
No, but it is my fault
that he got careful.
If I hadn't looked at those messages
that I thought were for Jake,
I wouldn't have called him.
Peter wouldn't have
known I was onto him.
He probably wouldn't have
erased all the evidence,
and he he certainly wouldn't
have responded the way he did
to the picture that you sent.
No, he would've probably
sent me something gross back.
Exactly, and you would have
had that to show to the D.A.
But because of what I did, you don't.
I feel like I should
have protected you more.
I should have known better.
At the very least,
I should have been here
Really been here
So that you could talk to me
about the stuff he did that
made you uncomfortable,
and I let you down.
Soph, I'm about to do a load of sheets.
Do you have Oh, hey.
Sorry. I I didn't mean to interrupt.
Interrupt? D, please.
This is your house.
While you were gone,
I Googled squatters rights.
I have a very weak case.
I can't believe you!
What? What What's wrong?
- When were you gonna tell me?
- What?
- W-What is he talking about?
- Oh, like you don't know.
Danny, it's time to make
a little more sense.
I heard you talking to Eddie earlier.
She's moving us to France.
W Is that true?
Well, okay.
I was waiting for the right time to
To talk to you about it.
- Oh, my God.
- Uh
There's an amazing
arts high school there
- that I think you would love.
- No! No I don't want
go to a new school!
I'm finally out at my school.
And And not that you would care,
but there's a boy I really like
who I'm 90% sure likes me back.
Of course I care, Danny.
I finally have a life here,
and I don't want to leave it.
Why don't we just talk about it?
There's nothing to talk about!
Stupid quarantine
ruined my freshman year,
and now whatever
I have left of high school,
you want to do in France?!
I'm not going!
All right. Let me just explain.
I was with you for a month in France,
and you never mentioned any of this.
Well, because you were
going through so much,
and I wanted to give you a chance
to to see how great it is there.
Which you did, right?
You said you loved it.
Yeah. I-I loved being with my mom.
I loved getting away from Peter!
Which is why I think this move would be
just as good for you
as it will be for me.
It's It's It's a chance
for all of us to start over.
No. You do not want me to start over.
You want me to run away Like you did.
- No.
- But I want to go to MMI.
I deserve to go to MMI.
And I'm not letting Peter
take that away from me,
and I am sure as hell
not letting you take it away, either.
It's just you were acting
a little weird with me
on the phone earlier,
so I just wanted to come by
and see for myself
how mad you really are
that my mom was deported.
Oh. It's very upsetting.
I mean, it's it's
The whole system is messed up.
Your mom meant a lot to me.
Ah! That's right.
You did train under her, didn't you?
But, hey, I'm sure
this fancy new job you got
took the sting away a little, right?
No.
Tyrell. There you are.
Rome. What What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
Kyle and I are just having
a little conversation.
Yeah?
Well, I guess I'm here to make sure
it's just a little conversation.
Look, guys, I-I
I don't know what's going on here.
But I-I'm really busy.
I've got to get back to work.
Sure. Let's do that.
Right after you admit
you turned my mom in.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh, save it.
How stupid do you think I am?
First my mom gets deported,
then I barely hear from you,
and then I find out you get
the job that she was up for?
It is not like that.
Anything that Whoa. Hey. Tyrell.
Tyrell, stop!
Check out the way he's acting!
- He turned her in.
- Kyle, if you can somehow explain,
now would be a great time.
I did not report your mom.
- Oh, come on.
- I would never do that.
I just
She got picked up at a traffic stop.
Oh, that's such BS. She never drove!
She knew if she got picked up, she
She only drove in emergencies.
Yes. And this was an emergency.
What are you talking about?
She needed to get to
FedEx before it closed.
Why?
To make the deadline.
What deadline?
For the, uh, application
for that summer program
that you applied for.
W-Wait.
No. No. She told me
She told me a friend of
hers did that for her.
She asked me to do it.
I was working, so she borrowed my car,
and, uh, on her way home,
she got picked up by the police.
No.
No. No. You're lying.
She would have told me about this.
She didn't want you to know.
That's why I haven't reached out.
I didn't want to slip up.
Okay.
O It's okay.
No, it's not.
He's not responsible for
my mom getting deported.
I am.
Gary, I really messed things up.
Yeah, you did.
I'm sorry, D, but what the hell
do you think you're doing?
I I'm just trying to survive, Gary.
You've all had a chance to move on.
Do you remember your remission party,
how you got so angry you
smashed that painting
because you were angry
at Jon for leaving you
after the two of you had
made all your plans together?
How do you think it is for me?
How do you think I feel?
He wasn't just my best friend.
He was my whole life.
Yeah. Well, correct me if I'm wrong,
but towards the end there,
when your legs were wrapped
around his other best friend,
I don't know if he was your whole life.
I know I made mistakes, okay?
I'm paying for those mistakes.
But I did not leave Jon. He left me.
And I know that I'm not
supposed to say this,
that I'm supposed to
understand that he was troubled
and that he had demons.
It does not change the fact
that he left me here
to clean up his mess all by myself.
Oh, I know exactly how you feel.
No, you don't.
I lost my husband!
And because of what I did with Eddie
and because of the way Jon died,
I have not been allowed to grieve.
I've been in this house,
surrounded by every memory we have
and all the promises he made me and
I took my dad to France
so that he could go to
a place that he remembered,
and while I was there,
for the first time since Jon died,
I was finally not
living in this sadness.
Let's be clear.
We were the ones stuck in this house.
You weren't here to
see your son struggling
over whether or not
to come out at school.
My dad, my my father,
had to give him the "buck up" speech
that you should have
been here to give him.
And while you were eating croissants
on top of the Eiffel Tower,
your daughter got assaulted by a monster
who might not have done what he did
if he knew there was
someone here protecting her!
That is not fair!
Even if I'd been here,
I don't know that
I could have stopped it.
You weren't able to stop it.
Sorry. I didn't
I didn't mean it like that.
No, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry that you're not happy.
But you know what?
I'm not sure you're entitled to be.
Y-You can't blame yourself for this.
All your mom wants is for
you to be here, living the life
that she sacrificed so
much for you to have.
I'm not sure if I deserve that life.
You know, my friend Jon used to say,
"Everything happens for a reason."
Yeah. I don't buy that.
I get it.
Hard to, especially when
something like this happens.
This is why he'd also
say the challenge in life
is to find that reason.
And I know it's tough,
her not being here.
Just this morning,
I picked up the phone to call my mother.
I've lost so much.
I was supposed to be taking
care of a baby right now.
And shooting my movie.
But had I been doing
either of those things, man,
I would not have been
at Gina's restaurant
the day this slick-talking
dude strolled in
with his fly-ass kicks,
trying to get me to support
his fake basketball team.
I refuse to believe that
this is a coincidence.
You were meant to be in my life.
I'm sorry, but I don't believe that.
That's okay.
I believe it enough for the both of us.
Yo!
- Foster son right here.
- Okay.
Yo, dude on the bike!
This is my foster son.
- Yeah, nice!
- Okay, okay. I think
I think they get it.
I think they get it.
You're right. It's cool. It's cool.
Yo, taxi! No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I just want to introduce
you to my foster son!
Good kid, too.
How you doing, miss?
I bought him the kicks!
Welcome home, baby.
You and I are gonna grow old here.
So, I have one serving for you
one serving for little Daniella.
I just need one for your wife
Deborah, right?
I remember because all
your names start with "D."
I just need, uh, two servings.
Oh. D-Did you and your wife
No. Uh
Deborah passed away a couple weeks ago.
Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
At first, her symptoms weren't that bad.
We only noticed when I bought
her flowers for our anniversary
and she couldn't smell them.
And then she started
having trouble breathing.
They wouldn't even let me in.
I thought I would see her again.
I should've been there when she, uh
Today was my first day back at work,
and her mom's helping out with Daniella.
Oh, Dustin.
You're right. This has
been the worst year.
And there's no plastic silverware.
You know what?
Just take them.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Yeah. You too.
This waiting 'round's killing me
She drives me crazy
Ooh, ooh
Like no one else
Ooh, ooh
She drives me crazy,
and I can't help myself
Ooh
Ooh, ooh
I turned it down!
You cannot possibly still hear it.
- Soph.
- I'm sorry. I should have called.
I just
Mom wants to move us to France.
- What?
- Apparently this trip
got her out of this awful
funk that she's been in,
and now she wants us to
move there permanently.
Which, you know, if
If she needs to go, she should.
But I do not want to run away.
I want to stay here.
Come in.
When the detectives told me
that I didn't have a case
against Peter, I went to see Regina.
She wasn't able to get justice, either,
but she helped me realize that
I need to get it on my own terms.
She told me how much strength she found
in telling her story,
so that's what I want to do.
I want to be a guest on your podcast.
I want to tell my story.
To what do I owe this pleasure?
I don't know if they told you,
but I'm your son.
You're my dad.
Sometimes we eat meals together.
- You need money?
- Ha!
You got any money to give me?
- No.
- No.
- Are you okay?
- Oh, yeah.
Listen. Uh
thanks for never leaving me, Dad.
What?
I know that when Mom left,
that was really
difficult for you, and
you never let it keep you
from being there for me.
Of course not. You're my mijo.
Javi.
I feel like, uh
I left you, Dad.
What are you talking about?
- When I changed my name.
- Junior
Dad, let me get through this, please.
When I changed my name, I think I, uh
I inadvertently sent a message that I
that I was rejecting you.
Who cares what people think?
I don't care what people think.
I care what you think.
And I hope you never thought
that because I changed my name,
I wasn't proud to be your son,
'cause that couldn't be
further from the truth.
I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize
to me for anything.
I get it.
In this country,
it's easier to be a Gary than a Javier.
I hope you didn't get this
whole meal just to tell me that.
No.
Good.
I, uh
I got to go do something.
And if anybody asks, I need you to say
that I was here with you tonight.
Let me fix you a plate.
No. I got to go do something.
I was thinking after dinner,
we can play some online poker.
- Hand me a fork.
- Dad.
I heard you. Hand me a fork.
I got to go now, Pop.
Will you please step behind me,
grab a fork,
and hand it to me?
We had dinner,
we saw the last few minutes of
"Wheel of Fortune,"
and we played online poker.
Who won?
I'm offended by the question.
Thanks, Pop.
Javi.
I just want you to know
that I'm very proud of you.
Hey, Gina.
I know how tough today is.
I don't even know what to say.
I do.
Gina, Rome made me realize
that sometimes the worst things in life
can lead to the best things.
I never would have met you if
it weren't for this restaurant.
So even though it's gone
I'm glad it was here
for as long as it was,
'cause it led me to the both of you.
They grow up so fast.
So, I see you packed up some food.
How about I make one last delivery?
Actually, do you mind if we eat here?
Oh, yeah.
As long as it doesn't affect my tip.
This kid.
Oh, I'm I'm sorry.
D-Do you have a reservation?
- I don't.
- Oh.
But I'm pretty close
with the former owner.
Oh. Well, in that case,
uh, right this way.
- Oh. Okay.
- Yes.
Yes, ma'am.
So, after the gorgeous theme song,
I will do a little intro,
and then you can tell your story.
And please remember to
put your phone on silent.
Oh. Uh I'm sorry.
I-I need to take this quickly.
Sure.
Uh, hey. Is everything okay?
Hi. Uh, sorry to bother you.
I'm at Gary's, and he's not here.
Have you seen him?
I tried him a couple times,
and it went to voicemail.
I thought maybe he was with you.
Uh, no. I'm with Sophie, actually.
Um, maybe he took Colin for a walk.
Yeah. Maybe.
Well, if you hear from him,
will you let me know?
Yeah. Of course.
Thanks.
I'm so excited.
- Are we ready?
- Oh, I want to see.
Show me, show me.
Hey, it's me.
I know we left things in
a weird place earlier,
and I'm sorry.
The thing is, after I got divorced
and before I allowed
myself to date again,
I kind of drew a line in the sand.
I promised myself that
no matter who I dated,
I wouldn't have another kid.
But that was before
I fell in love with you.
The fact is,
you are incredible with Liam.
And even more than that,
I have watched you for months
take care of two kids
you had no relation to,
and there wasn't a minute
you made them feel like
you weren't their family.
Gary, you have proven to me every day
that you would be an incredible father.
Eddie, you said you wouldn't
drop by again without calling.
I just I need to show you something.
I know we both just want
what's best for Theo.
Okay.
My lawyer asked me to print
those photos of Theo's burn
so that I would have a stronger case
when I fight for joint custody.
I can't believe you would
use that against me.
You know it was an accident.
I'm not gonna do that.
These aren't the photos.
This is an agreement
for us to have joint custody of him.
It says that I get to see my son
without anyone supervising me.
But in return,
I agree to take a weekly drug test.
And if at any point I fail,
you get full legal custody of him.
I know I wasn't the husband
you needed me to be.
But I promise I will not fail Theo.
I should warn you, my room's a mess.
Do you think I'm going
upstairs to see your room?
What?
I guess I could do this here, too.
So you do like me.
Little bit.
Call me later.
I will.
So, why did you want
to tell your story today?
I wanted to tell it
for a lot of reasons.
I think most of all,
I just wanted everyone to
know that it happened
'cause I don't want to
be ashamed of it anymore.
Hello?
Is this Edward Saville?
Who's this?
I'm the person who hit you.
- What?
- I'm so sorry.
There are times when I blame myself
for what happened
times when I get so angry
that whatever force
controls these things
would let this happen.
I mean, honestly,
sometimes it can be really hard
to deal with the anger.
But thankfully,
I have such an incredible
support system around me.
What would you want to say
to the man who assaulted you?
I'd want to say that
I know you tried to take
something away from me,
but you didn't.
And I think everyone
should know your name.
It's Peter Benoit.
Coming!
And even though I may never
get the justice that I deserve,
you know what you did.
And now everyone else will, too.
The reason that I wanted to
put his name out there today
is to make sure
he doesn't hurt anybody else.
Because Peter didn't just hurt me.
He hurt so many people.
I know I'm gonna be okay.
I just hope they're okay, too.