A Million Little Things (2018) s04e04 Episode Script
Pinocchio
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What would you want to say
to the man who assaulted you?
Everyone should know your
name. It's Peter Benoit.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
It's amazing. It's exactly
what the world needs right now.
We would like to invite
you to be the guest host
while we look for Dr. Stacy's
permanent replacement.
I've got Darcy and Liam,
but I feel like I don't
deserve any of it.
I'm sorry I didn't answer last night.
- Where were you?
- My dad's.
We can never meet like this again.
Here I am, fresh off an interview
for head chef at Crocodilze.
I got a call from the person who hit me.
Obsessing about it like this
is keeping you in the past.
You were pretty upset
the other day at the station.
The next day, this
guy's in the hospital.
Eventually he's gonna
wake up, and when he does,
he can tell us himself what happened.
You looking for tips on
how to be a dog walker?
Bring a second bag.
Mornings tend to be two-poop walks.
Sit for me, pal.
I have to ask you a few more questions.
Man, if you still think
I had something to do with
that Peter guy getting hurt,
then you and my boy Colin
are full of the same thing.
So tell me Do either you or Colin
know somebody named Christopher Gregory?
I can't speak for Colin
'cause Colin can't speak
for Colin, but, uh, no.
No, that name doesn't ring a bell.
Really? Huh. That's weird.
How often do you let
someone you don't know
ride in the car with you?
Oh. Topher!
I had no idea that his last
name was, what, Gregory?
What were the two of you guys
doing together the other day?
Uh, you know, he saw me out with my dog.
He wanted to surprise me.
Kind of like you just did.
Don't be upset that I was
way happier to see him, okay?
Apparently Peter may have done
something similar to his kid.
Small world, huh?
Is it? That guy taught
music to half of Boston.
I'm sure the list is longer than two.
Hm. That's an interesting theory.
Here's mine.
I think you were so upset
that we couldn't press
charges against Peter
that after you gave my
trash can a face-lift,
you decided to do
something with that anger,
so you went over to Layla's dad's house.
Now, in my version,
you didn't know the guy,
but if you're close
enough to call him Topher,
my theory works even better.
You convinced him to go with
you over to Peter's place,
but when you saw the guy
who did those horrible things
to Sophie and Layla,
something in you snapped.
Your anger got the best of you.
And maybe you did the
same thing to Peter
that you did to my trash can.
That is, uh very entertaining.
I feel like I saw it
on "The Rookie," though.
Nathan Fillion knocked
it out of the park.
He should get another
People's Choice Award for it.
I told you. I was watching
"Jeopardy!" at my dad's, okay?
I have no idea where Topher was,
but I'm sure it wasn't at Peter's.
So it's our word against
Oh, that's right No word.
Actually, it appears that, uh
Peter's out of his coma.
I'm gonna head over to the
hospital to talk to him right now.
So it'll be your word against his.
Great.
Enjoy the fresh air.
Get it while you can, pal.
Who was that?
- Oh. That
- Isn't that the guy
that brought the puck
back to us the other day?
God. Good memory. Yeah.
I-I guess we inspired him.
He and his kid have been
playing street hockey,
and he dropped by to see if you and I
wanted a little two-on-two action.
But I had to tell him this
franchise is moving to Lenox,
so no can do.
Well, we're gonna go run some errands,
grab some burgers for lunch. You in?
I'm gonna feed this boy so that
he doesn't eat our burgers,
but, uh, why don't you grab
'em and I'll meet you back here?
And can we not do the thing where we
- Share one order of fries?
- Yeah.
Would you listen to your men, please?
We speak the same language.
Fine. Fine. Three orders of fries.
You want to make 'em sweet potato?
Boo!
Okay.
Let's go. We'll see you later.
Don't try to make me
eat a yam by calling it a fry.
Oh, my God.
Do you have to have an August
birthday to get a job here?
I mean, this is like my
fourth slice of cake this week.
I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.
Or you could just not eat it.
Hm. Okay.
Listen, Maggie.
Tomorrow's your last day.
So when Jane gets here
Don't worry. I've got
my whole speech prepared.
Jane is going to know that
I want the job permanently.
Good, 'cause I want my job permanently.
These last two weeks
have been so incredible,
and that is not just the cake talking.
This cake is so good!
Knock, knock!
What are you guys talking about?
Don't say cake.
Actually, Jane, if you have a second,
there's something that I
wanted to speak with you about.
Oh, check it out. Jane's
slummin' with the common people.
Look out for a fat guy
in a red suit, everyone,
'cause this must be the Christmas party.
Charming as ever, Nick.
I actually dropped by
to thank you for giving
up your personal hygiene
in order to make it
into the office on time.
Ooh! Love the sweat pants.
Nothing says "I care about work"
more than an elastic waistband.
You know, you might want
to use your lunch hour
to go get another shot of Botox.
Your forehead almost
moved when you said that.
You know what goes great with cake?
Is whatever beverage is out here.
I'll pour it for you!
Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
Had to be done. I'm gonna
go ahead in the break room.
Hey. Uh, I don't think
we've met. I'm Maggie.
Hi. That's right. Y-You've
been taking over for Dr. Stacy.
I'm Rachel Frumaychar.
Mmm! Wow.
I just started brewing a cup.
It'll just be a few more seconds.
Unless Do you need me to stop it?
N-No. No. I'm just I'm killing time.
A little piece of advice
Avoid the booth right now.
I just dodged another awkward
fight between Nick and Jane.
Talk about a hostile work environment.
Oh. Thanks for the tip.
Yeah.
Mmm!
Oh, you've got to be kidding me!
Ooh, is that red velvet?
Cindy, right? Happy birthday!
Tell your mother we said hello
and congratulations
once again, young man.
Ah. Wait. Was that Tyrell?
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh. Is he excited?
Excited that our documentary got chosen
by the New England Film
Institute for the festival?
Yeah! Yeah. Yep.
Oh, wait. Oh, wait. That's
That's my agent calling.
Joel, my man. What's the word?
I just got off the
phone with Paragon Plus.
They saw your documentary
was an official selection
in the film festival, and they
requested an early screening.
If you're calling for my
permission to give it to them,
- give it to them.
- Way ahead of you, man.
They dropped everything
and watched it right away.
That's why I'm calling. They loved it.
Oh, my God.
- And they want to buy it.
- Oh, my God!
Yeah, my wife might be
listening in on our conversation.
Hi!
Oh, good. Listen to this.
If they're buying it preemptively,
the offer's gonna be big.
I'm supposed to call their
business-affairs person right now.
Are you okay if I sell your movie?
He is.
I am. Come here.
I'll call you both back later.
- Hm! Rome Howard.
- Hm?
- You sold your movie.
- I sold my movie.
I am not surprised at all.
Ohh. Thank you, Gina.
Just thank you. Come here.
And tonight I want to celebrate.
Why we gotta wait till tonight?
We can We can celebrate right now!
Because I have to go make
40 orders of chicken nuggets
which may or may not
actually contain chicken,
and you are supposed to
have lunch with your father.
Who may or may not contain
nurturing qualities.
You sold your movie.
I sold my movie.
- I'm proud of you.
- I-I'm just gonna play it cool.
I'm gonna play it cool!
She said she wants to meet with me.
I mean, what could she possibly say
that's gonna make any of this okay?
Oh, I know Maybe
she gets to be the one
to tell my son that I'm
never gonna walk again.
Yeah, well, someone's gonna have to.
Really? You're piling on me now?
Look. I thought I made it clear
when I started working with you.
I'm never gonna make
pleasing you my goal.
I'm gonna make helping you
move on with your life my goal,
which hopefully will please
you, but there is a difference.
Look, Eddie, I-I know
what I said before,
but if it's bothering you this much
you should meet with her.
Don't spend any more of your life
obsessing over what happened that night.
Hear what she has to say
so you can actually move on.
Thank you, ma'am.
Let me just grab that for you.
Topher.
Oh, my God, man! Is that you?!
Hello, sir. Uh, how can I help you?
"Sir." Listen to this
guy. Toph! It's me!
Get over here, man. Come
in for a squeeze. Grr!
What's going on?
You know, I haven't seen this guy
since his Little League coaching days.
And, no, I was not on the team.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
When you decided to surprise
me in my car the other day,
that detective was following me.
He's got pictures of us together,
which means we go way back now.
Following you? How do you
know he didn't follow you here?
He's caught up with
something else at the moment.
Peter's awake.
I remember answering the door,
and then I couldn't see anything.
After that, it's all It's all a blur.
Neonatal for Dr. Brown
Neonatal for Dr. Brown.
Do either of these gentlemen
look familiar to you?
No. No, I have no idea who they are.
You You think these are the
The guys who broke in?
Neither of them looks familiar?
No.
Wait. I
I taught that guy's daughter
a a couple of years ago.
Um, Layla. I
I haven't seen him since her funeral.
It was so sad. I
Wait. What What does he
have to do with the robbery?
Are you aware of a podcast
that one of your
former students released
accusing you of sexual assault?
What?
No. I don't know what
you're talking about.
No one has ever accused me
of anything like that at all.
This guy.
He's friends with the girl who
did the podcast, Sophie Dixon.
Does that jog your memory at all?
I mean
Sophie was a student
of mine this last year.
W-What does she have
to do with the attack?
I was hoping you could tell me.
I told you, I don't remember
anything from that night.
For all I know, you're
the one who broke in.
He's not.
But he is the person who
should let you get some rest.
Yes, of course.
I'll circle back once
you've gotten some rest.
Oh, my God. Those RadioShack
walkie-talkies were the worst.
Right? They had, like,
a three-foot range!
"Can you hear me?"
"I can see you."
That is so true.
Hey, Valerie. Here. Try this.
Oh my God. Mm. That's delicious.
I think you made it wrong.
That's not the recipe, is it?
Well, I I might have improv'd
a couple of things at the end.
Mm. Is that cinnamon? It
totally brings out the flavor
The flavor of the beans, right?
Was that on your menu at Someday?
No, girl. We have been
talking about me all day.
What about you?
What did you do before
you landed this sweet gig?
Ehh. A bit of this, bit of that.
Before I clocked in
at the rain forest,
I worked at Roberta's.
On Comm Ave?
I went to culinary school
with their head chef.
Cool.
Where'd you go to school?
'Cause your technique is fantastic.
I actually didn't.
I-I just picked up stuff along the way.
Edgar, those shoes
are not OSHA-approved.
Look out. Here comes the Po-po.
This is the second time I've told you.
Punch out, go to the store,
and do not come back until
you have the proper footwear!
He's wearing Crocs in a place
called Crocodilze.
How's he not making him
Employee of the Year?
Is there a problem over there?
- No. Mnh-mnh.
- No, sir.
Okay.
- God. I mean
- What a hole.
That's exactly why I want
to own my own place someday,
so I never have to work for someone.
Oh, I'm so sorry. I-I didn't mean to.
No, no. It's okay. You're right.
It's one of the perks I'll miss.
Still
I'm sorry.
Not a problem.
- Heh.
- Heh-heh.
And why'd you valet park?
That's $6.50 you'll never see again.
You're definitely the perfect
person to celebrate with.
I'm just saying. You should be
more careful with your money.
I don't have to be, not with
you stealing all those mints
that's you're gonna
resell later, I assume?
- Hi, there.
- Hey.
Can we be seated at your
largest table for two, please?
Of course. Follow me.
Why Crocodilze, Pop?
I asked you to choose someplace great,
'cause I got good news.
With Gina working here, don't
you get a great discount?
Will you stop worrying
about money for two seconds?
As long as you'll start worrying.
Ahh.
The reason that I wanted
to take you to lunch today
is because I sold my movie.
Okay. Don't get ahead of yourself.
It's just been chosen for a festival.
No. No, no. No. I got
the call earlier today.
Paragon Plus previewed my
movie, and they want to buy it.
May I say something, please?
If you absolutely have to, yeah.
That is
incredible.
I'm proud of you, son.
Thanks, Dad.
Now, I assume the sound
bite from my interview
made the final cut?
It did. Good.
Then I'll just need four
tickets for the premiere.
Four?
Wait. There's you, Flo. Who else?
Her best friend, Gladys,
and her loser husband, Dan.
He thinks he's famous
'cause he was in one
lousy Denny's commercial.
I'm gonna show him what fame really is.
You show him, Pop.
Ooh, Claudia. There you are.
Hey. Can I practice what I
want to say to Jane real quick?
Can we wait till the show's over?
Uh, what show?
The one happening in
the conference room.
Nick and Jane are in there
right now getting yelled at.
Apparently someone
complained about them creating
"a hostile work environment."
Hostile work envir
Oh, no.
What?
I think I did something bad. Real bad.
I think I think I'm the one
that made the "hostile
work environment" comment.
I m I made a joke to this
woman, Rachel Frumaychar.
She must have said something.
Rachel Frumaychar?
Her name's not Rachel Frumaychar.
That's Rachel. "From HR."
What?!
- Suck it.
- Bite me.
Have a nice day.
Only if you have a better one.
Oh, my God.
You remember that first
video camera you bought?
Yeah. 8th grade.
Thing was so big, it had a backpack.
You looked like a Transformer.
I did. I worked all
season to pay for that thing
after you convinced Gil to let
me work with you at The Garden.
You never officially worked there.
Okay, but somehow after I finished
sweeping up peanut shells
and ice-cream wrappers,
I'd magically find $20 laying
on the ground in Section 327
at the end of my shift.
I remember after one game,
Robert Parish was coming
out of the locker room.
Celts had won, and Parish
was in a great mood.
Guess he'd seen you
cleaning up the place,
and he stopped and asked me your name.
Even when you were in 8th grade,
you were already getting
people's attention.
- Oh.
- Yeah, yeah.
Go ahead, take it.
I have to hit the head, anyways.
Hey. This is Rome.
Rome, this is Austin Felix
from the New England Film Institute.
Oh, hi.
First of all, I just wanted to tell you
how much your documentary
resonated with me.
There are so many people trying to tell
this type of story right now,
but yours is truly unique.
It just sticks with you.
I really appreciate
that. It means a lot.
I just hope our documentary
helps to evoke some necessary change.
Me too. That's actually why I'm calling.
I spoke to your agent,
and I know a lot of great
things are happening for you.
I just had to tell you
how disappointed I am
that you've decided to pull
your film from the festival.
What?
Oh, I I assumed you knew.
Your agent said you don't want it shown.
No. I
T-There must be some mistake.
Okay. You know what?
Let me talk to him, and
then I'll call you back.
- Sure.
- Okay.
And that's just it, Pam, and
everyone who is listening.
It's not just about
getting the help you need.
It is about getting
the help you deserve.
You're In the Room with Dr. Bloom.
We'll be back after these messages.
- This has been "In the Room"
- And we're clear.
Ugh! I can't believe
I got Jane in trouble.
So much for asking for
the job permanently.
Nick and Jane were in there together,
and Nick just gave you the piece of cake
with the most frosting on it.
If he doesn't know it was you,
I-I doubt Jane does, either.
Yes, you're right. You're right.
What is the deal with those two, anyway?
Oh, my God.
You don't know?
Nick and Jane used to date.
Like, each other?
This was back when
she was just a producer
and he hosted a full hour.
I'm sorry. Nick hosted a full hour?
You're burying a lot of leads.
- 30 seconds to air.
- Well, talk quickly.
Okay. A couple of years ago,
Jane was offered the
job of station manager,
but the execs didn't want a supervisor
dating one of her subordinates,
so she had to choose.
Nick or the promotion.
Yeah, it's been awkward between
the two of them ever since.
Okay. How have you not told me this?
You tell me random facts
that are irrelevant,
like the front elevator is slow,
but you didn't tell me that my
boss broke my colleague's heart?
- And we're back!
- You're In the Room with Dr. Bloom.
This is Dr. Maggie Bloom,
here to listen, here to help.
ICU.
Hi, there. My name
is Sebastian Benoit.
My cousin Peter is a patient there.
I'm just calling to see how he's doing.
I'm sorry, sir, but we're
not allowed to discuss
a patient's medical condition
with anyone other than immediate family.
Yeah, I-I totally get that.
Uh, like I said, he is my cousin.
Uh, his wife texted us
to say that he was awake.
Uh, I know she's
trying to stay positive,
and I didn't want to ask her if
you know, if if we needed to
visit as soon as possible or
- Oh.
- Yeah.
Well, you should know
he's actually doing
quite well physically.
He's out of any grave danger.
Oh, my God. That's
That's wonderful news.
If you do come,
don't be thrown if he forgets things.
He's having severe
short-term memory loss.
Wow.
Thank you for letting me know.
- Hey!
- Whoa!
I guilted her into onion rings, too!
My man! All right!
Well, let's go inside and
ring-toss them into my mouth!
Okay. Thank you.
Um, I'm meeting someone here. Thanks.
Um
Well, you wanted to talk.
So talk.
I was driving, and I
I was distracted. I should
have been paying attention.
I'm so sorry.
Do they know if you're going to
Oh, I'm gonna be in this
chair for the rest of my life.
I know this doesn't
make up for what I did,
but please take it.
It's all that I have.
I don't want your money.
And I certainly don't want your pity.
My husband has a temper.
And when he gets upset, he lashes out.
Frank came home in
a bad place that night.
Something happened at work.
A coworker disrespected
him in front of his boss.
It doesn't matter.
But I knew just by the
way he put his keys down
that I had to get us out of there,
so I grabbed one of
Julian's applesauce tubes,
and I put him in the car
seat, and we went for a drive.
I thought that if we were
out for maybe an hour or so,
by the time we came back,
Frank would have had a-a couple drinks,
maybe even be passed out.
But Julian dropped his applesauce,
and it slid under the
passenger seat, and I
I reached for it.
I took my eyes off the
road for two seconds.
And that's when
God.
I wanted to turn myself in,
but if I did,
Frankie would be the
one to look after Julian.
I couldn't let that happen.
I'm in recovery, too.
I was almost, uh, 12 years sober
but I relapsed after the, uh
Listen.
You didn't ruin my life.
You know, I think what's
best for both of us
is to
just take the hands
that we've been dealt
and move on.
I'm sorry.
I I am so sorry.
No. Hey! Wait! Hey!
Rome, the reason why we
pulled out of the festival
is because Paragon Plus didn't
want people seeing the movie
before it premiered on their platform.
I get that. Okay?
But isn't the festival
a great opportunity?
Listen.
You do festivals to get these offers.
You let me handle the
business side, okay?
- We closed the deal.
- You're right.
So go somewhere great and celebrate.
I'm already there.
Okay.
Hey, Austin. It's Rome.
Look, man, I just got off
the phone with my agent,
and he said the streamer
who bought my movie
wants to show it
exclusively on their platform.
Look, man, I'm sorry about the festival.
I was really looking forward to it.
By any chance, was the
streamer you sold your film to
Paragon Plus?
Yeah. How'd you know?
Rome, I hate to tell you this,
but they're doing a documentary
on the same topic with Trevor Jones.
No. No. Y-You're mistaken, bro.
I-If they had one with a huge,
big-name director like Trevor Jones,
why would they want mine?
So they can control it,
keep it from upstaging their
more high-profile movie.
No. Y-You sure?
You don't pull a film from a festival.
You show it and get
the whole town talking.
It just feels like a catch-and-kill.
I'm sorry.
- No! Come on!
- It is so a real sport.
The guy that invented it
had a dog named Pickles.
Okay, just because some moron
gave his dog an unfortunate name
doesn't mean that pickleball is a sport.
It's the fastest-growing
sport in America.
- Open your mind.
- Okay.
Let's check the park
close to our new house
- and see if it has courts.
- Great.
You do that while I finish
this e-mail to the broker.
Dude, today is the day we lift
contingencies on the house.
We just need the
sewer-line report, man.
Isn't that exciting?
You're saying words, but
they don't mean anything.
Ha ha! That's fair.
What? Darce, I just got
an e-mail from my agent
that the offer that's coming
for the condo is all cash.
Can you believe that?
Ahh! It's all coming together.
Great. Um, all I need
is a nine-letter word
for a well-behaved little boy.
Is that where your head
has been this whole time,
in a In a crossword puzzle?
Boo!
All right, uh, well-behaved little boy.
Well, we know it's not this kid.
Oh, no. Unless your name is Liammmmmm.
Umm-umm No. Nope. Not a name.
That's not a name.
Open your mind.
People spell things weird sometimes,
like European-style, right?
You've never had a
Snoopy sno-cone machine?!
I mean, I've had a sno-cone.
That's not the same thing.
Gina. Regina! Did you
make the chili today?
Um why?
Because whoever did did
not follow the recipe.
This is exactly why I
was hesitant to hire you.
I knew you'd walk around acting like
you're better than all of us.
I cannot have you undermining
the Crocodilze way.
It was me. I made the chili.
I just thought cinnamon
would bring out the flavor of the beans.
Did you try it? It
tastes so much better.
That is not the point.
You're not here to make
things taste better.
Well, you know what I mean.
Do it again, and you're fired.
Thank you.
You'd do the same thing for me.
Yeah. Clarice must have loved you.
Who's Clarice?
My friend.
The head chef at Roberta's?
Oh. Yeah, of course.
Listen.
I lied on my application.
I-I just needed something
to put on my résumé.
This is my first gig
since I've been out.
I got assigned to kitchen
duty when I was in prison.
That's why you're so good at cooking
- for large groups of people.
- Yep.
This isn't the first
maximum-security facility
I've worked for.
Uh
I was in for making some
bad credit-card charges.
I messed up, but I pled
guilty and I served my time.
- Does?
- No.
Please don't say anything.
About your cinnamon trick?
Your secret's safe with me.
Thanks.
You know, I wonder if we
should split a piece of pie
so that I can fit into
my suit for the premiere.
Hey, Dad, listen
You're right. I'm buying a new one.
I'll just get a bigger size. Pie me!
No. Pop
There's not gonna be a premiere.
What are you talking about? You sold it.
I did, but apparently
the people who bought it
didn't buy it because they liked it.
They bought it because
it reminded them of
another documentary
that they like even more,
so they want to keep
people from seeing mine
to ensure people see theirs.
Sorry. I know you were
excited for the premiere.
You know that day when Robert Parish
asked me your name?
He asked me my name, too.
I had worked at The Garden at that point
for almost 19 years.
That was the first time
a player cared enough
to ask me who I was.
And the only reason he did
was 'cause I was your dad.
Telling Robert Parish all about you
I didn't think I'd ever
be more proud of you.
But I am right now.
'Cause just like that 8th
grader that worked all summer
so he could buy that
camera and tell his stories,
you're still doing what you love.
And don't you ever stop.
Don't take this the wrong way, Pop
but you're a lot nicer
at this restaurant.
Okay. All right. Scale of 1 to 10,
how concerned are you
that your child is obsessed
with a game where the median
age of the player is 85?
Uh-oh.
What's What's going on here?
It wasn't a real crossword clue, Gary.
I made it up.
To quote your son,
you're saying words, but
they don't mean anything.
The night Peter was attacked,
you said you were at your
dad's watching "Jeopardy!"
Yeah, that's right.
But you've been acting weird ever since,
so I went back and I-I
watched that episode,
and the final clue
was "This 1883 classic
ends with the words 'A
well-behaved little boy.'"
Do you have any idea what that is, Gary?
It's "Pinocchio."
I'd ask you if you were really
at your dad's that night,
but I'm afraid if you told me
you were, your nose would grow.
So I I didn't memorize
the Final Jeopardy! clue?
Darce, this was li
It was two weeks ago.
Yeah, and ever since,
you've been acting like
you're hiding something.
I-I came home that night,
and Colin was here by himself.
You never leave him alone that long,
and and when I couldn't
reach you, I left you
I left you a message saying
that I wanted to have a baby with you,
and you never responded.
- These are just coincidences, okay?
- Really?
Was it a coincidence that
the guy who stopped by
to ask you about
street hockey was a cop?
Believe me, Gary,
I keep trying to push
this away, but I-I can't.
I don't think we can do this.
You don't think we can do what, Darce?
What can't we do?
We can't buy this house
together. I'm sorry.
No, no, no. Shh, shh.
Please, please, please.
Don't say that. Don't
say that. Don't say that.
Peter doesn't remember
anything, okay? He
- Oh, my God.
- No, no, no. No, no, no.
It's gonna be okay, right? He He
No, it's not. It's not gonna be okay.
It's not gonna be okay!
It's not gonna be okay!
Gary, how could you
have done this to us?
- We're gonna move to Lenox.
- No.
- The three of us. I-It's a fresh start.
- No.
I cannot have that around Liam.
What if six months from now
Peter suddenly does remember?
What What if that cop comes
in the middle of the night
and drags you out in handcuffs?
Liam can't see that.
- That's not gonna happen.
- Look, Gary.
I really, really want
this so badly. I do.
And I love you.
I love you so much, but
But I-I can't.
Not after everything
that I've been through.
I live every
I live every moment of
my life on edge as it is.
I can't do this.
I didn't go there to hurt him,
all right? I swear to you
Stop, stop, stop!
Don't tell me anything.
Don't say anything
about that night, okay?
As far as I'm concerned,
you were at your dad's.
You were watching "Jeopardy!"
Okay?
And if anyone asks you
about the final clue,
know that the answer is "Pinocchio."
I'm so sorry.
No, you're not.
'Cause you didn't do anything.
And then in the second
hour, you wanted to stop
taking calls after the
last commercial break?
Yeah. I just want to
say goodbye, you know?
Thank the listeners.
Or you could
Night.
Hear that? She said, "Night,"
not even, "Goodnight."
She knows it was me.
Can I ask a question?
What would you tell yourself
if you were one of your callers?
I would say there's nothing
you're going to regret more
than not taking this chance.
But it's too late. She's already gone.
Hey. I didn't tell you
Nick and Jane were dating.
I didn't mention Rachel Frumaychar
was actually Rachel from HR.
What's the one irrelevant
fact I told you?
That the front elevator is really slow.
Which is not irrelevant at all.
Go. It's slow, but i-it's not that slow.
Jane! Jane. Wait. Um
Before you leave, I just wanted to say
I know tomorrow is
supposed to be my last show,
but I would love to be considered
for the position permanently.
I've loved these last two weeks,
and I-I just don't want them to end.
I was wondering when you
were gonna say something.
Maggie, I think you should
definitely be in the running.
In fact, you'll be happy to know
you are already on my short list.
Tomorrow, we get the results
back from audience testing.
Test results?
We've been doing them
for the last two weeks.
I wanted to track how you're
doing with our listeners.
I'll be curious to see
what the results say
about how you are at talking to people
instead of talking about them.
Hey, sweetie. Can we talk
to you about something?
Is it about the pickleball courts?
'Cause I couldn't find
any near our house.
It's not about pickleball, pal.
We're s-still gonna
play, though, right?
Here, sweetie. Sit down.
For starters, you know that
your mother loves you and
Dad, when you're walking
again, can we play pickleball?
Liam won't stop talking about it.
Um
Listen, pal.
I need to talk to you about something.
No, no, no. It's okay.
It's It's not a bad thing.
I just need you to know that
I am gonna be in a wheelchair forever.
You don't know that for sure.
The doctors said there's like
a 7% chance you'll get better.
Pull up a chair, buddy.
T
I am never going to walk again.
But that is okay.
Because even though I can't use my legs,
my life is happier now
than it has been in a long time
because I know you love me
and I know you know I love you.
You know, if this year
has taught us anything,
it's that when we look around,
we see people who have it
so much harder than we do.
I mean, look at us.
We have this great new apartment.
You have Legos.
You've got a great crush
who likes you right back,
who I'm not teasing you about.
And most importantly
we have each other.
Now all we need to
do is get you a crush.
I mean, you could
double with me and Kiana,
but if it's just the three of us,
you're gonna feel like a third wheel.
I think so.
And bad pun. Get out of here.
It's just you and me again, pal.
Sorry.
Hello?
Gary.
It's Peter.
We need to talk.
I know it was you.
What would you want to say
to the man who assaulted you?
Everyone should know your
name. It's Peter Benoit.
Previously on
"A Million Little Things"
It's amazing. It's exactly
what the world needs right now.
We would like to invite
you to be the guest host
while we look for Dr. Stacy's
permanent replacement.
I've got Darcy and Liam,
but I feel like I don't
deserve any of it.
I'm sorry I didn't answer last night.
- Where were you?
- My dad's.
We can never meet like this again.
Here I am, fresh off an interview
for head chef at Crocodilze.
I got a call from the person who hit me.
Obsessing about it like this
is keeping you in the past.
You were pretty upset
the other day at the station.
The next day, this
guy's in the hospital.
Eventually he's gonna
wake up, and when he does,
he can tell us himself what happened.
You looking for tips on
how to be a dog walker?
Bring a second bag.
Mornings tend to be two-poop walks.
Sit for me, pal.
I have to ask you a few more questions.
Man, if you still think
I had something to do with
that Peter guy getting hurt,
then you and my boy Colin
are full of the same thing.
So tell me Do either you or Colin
know somebody named Christopher Gregory?
I can't speak for Colin
'cause Colin can't speak
for Colin, but, uh, no.
No, that name doesn't ring a bell.
Really? Huh. That's weird.
How often do you let
someone you don't know
ride in the car with you?
Oh. Topher!
I had no idea that his last
name was, what, Gregory?
What were the two of you guys
doing together the other day?
Uh, you know, he saw me out with my dog.
He wanted to surprise me.
Kind of like you just did.
Don't be upset that I was
way happier to see him, okay?
Apparently Peter may have done
something similar to his kid.
Small world, huh?
Is it? That guy taught
music to half of Boston.
I'm sure the list is longer than two.
Hm. That's an interesting theory.
Here's mine.
I think you were so upset
that we couldn't press
charges against Peter
that after you gave my
trash can a face-lift,
you decided to do
something with that anger,
so you went over to Layla's dad's house.
Now, in my version,
you didn't know the guy,
but if you're close
enough to call him Topher,
my theory works even better.
You convinced him to go with
you over to Peter's place,
but when you saw the guy
who did those horrible things
to Sophie and Layla,
something in you snapped.
Your anger got the best of you.
And maybe you did the
same thing to Peter
that you did to my trash can.
That is, uh very entertaining.
I feel like I saw it
on "The Rookie," though.
Nathan Fillion knocked
it out of the park.
He should get another
People's Choice Award for it.
I told you. I was watching
"Jeopardy!" at my dad's, okay?
I have no idea where Topher was,
but I'm sure it wasn't at Peter's.
So it's our word against
Oh, that's right No word.
Actually, it appears that, uh
Peter's out of his coma.
I'm gonna head over to the
hospital to talk to him right now.
So it'll be your word against his.
Great.
Enjoy the fresh air.
Get it while you can, pal.
Who was that?
- Oh. That
- Isn't that the guy
that brought the puck
back to us the other day?
God. Good memory. Yeah.
I-I guess we inspired him.
He and his kid have been
playing street hockey,
and he dropped by to see if you and I
wanted a little two-on-two action.
But I had to tell him this
franchise is moving to Lenox,
so no can do.
Well, we're gonna go run some errands,
grab some burgers for lunch. You in?
I'm gonna feed this boy so that
he doesn't eat our burgers,
but, uh, why don't you grab
'em and I'll meet you back here?
And can we not do the thing where we
- Share one order of fries?
- Yeah.
Would you listen to your men, please?
We speak the same language.
Fine. Fine. Three orders of fries.
You want to make 'em sweet potato?
Boo!
Okay.
Let's go. We'll see you later.
Don't try to make me
eat a yam by calling it a fry.
Oh, my God.
Do you have to have an August
birthday to get a job here?
I mean, this is like my
fourth slice of cake this week.
I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.
Or you could just not eat it.
Hm. Okay.
Listen, Maggie.
Tomorrow's your last day.
So when Jane gets here
Don't worry. I've got
my whole speech prepared.
Jane is going to know that
I want the job permanently.
Good, 'cause I want my job permanently.
These last two weeks
have been so incredible,
and that is not just the cake talking.
This cake is so good!
Knock, knock!
What are you guys talking about?
Don't say cake.
Actually, Jane, if you have a second,
there's something that I
wanted to speak with you about.
Oh, check it out. Jane's
slummin' with the common people.
Look out for a fat guy
in a red suit, everyone,
'cause this must be the Christmas party.
Charming as ever, Nick.
I actually dropped by
to thank you for giving
up your personal hygiene
in order to make it
into the office on time.
Ooh! Love the sweat pants.
Nothing says "I care about work"
more than an elastic waistband.
You know, you might want
to use your lunch hour
to go get another shot of Botox.
Your forehead almost
moved when you said that.
You know what goes great with cake?
Is whatever beverage is out here.
I'll pour it for you!
Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
Had to be done. I'm gonna
go ahead in the break room.
Hey. Uh, I don't think
we've met. I'm Maggie.
Hi. That's right. Y-You've
been taking over for Dr. Stacy.
I'm Rachel Frumaychar.
Mmm! Wow.
I just started brewing a cup.
It'll just be a few more seconds.
Unless Do you need me to stop it?
N-No. No. I'm just I'm killing time.
A little piece of advice
Avoid the booth right now.
I just dodged another awkward
fight between Nick and Jane.
Talk about a hostile work environment.
Oh. Thanks for the tip.
Yeah.
Mmm!
Oh, you've got to be kidding me!
Ooh, is that red velvet?
Cindy, right? Happy birthday!
Tell your mother we said hello
and congratulations
once again, young man.
Ah. Wait. Was that Tyrell?
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh. Is he excited?
Excited that our documentary got chosen
by the New England Film
Institute for the festival?
Yeah! Yeah. Yep.
Oh, wait. Oh, wait. That's
That's my agent calling.
Joel, my man. What's the word?
I just got off the
phone with Paragon Plus.
They saw your documentary
was an official selection
in the film festival, and they
requested an early screening.
If you're calling for my
permission to give it to them,
- give it to them.
- Way ahead of you, man.
They dropped everything
and watched it right away.
That's why I'm calling. They loved it.
Oh, my God.
- And they want to buy it.
- Oh, my God!
Yeah, my wife might be
listening in on our conversation.
Hi!
Oh, good. Listen to this.
If they're buying it preemptively,
the offer's gonna be big.
I'm supposed to call their
business-affairs person right now.
Are you okay if I sell your movie?
He is.
I am. Come here.
I'll call you both back later.
- Hm! Rome Howard.
- Hm?
- You sold your movie.
- I sold my movie.
I am not surprised at all.
Ohh. Thank you, Gina.
Just thank you. Come here.
And tonight I want to celebrate.
Why we gotta wait till tonight?
We can We can celebrate right now!
Because I have to go make
40 orders of chicken nuggets
which may or may not
actually contain chicken,
and you are supposed to
have lunch with your father.
Who may or may not contain
nurturing qualities.
You sold your movie.
I sold my movie.
- I'm proud of you.
- I-I'm just gonna play it cool.
I'm gonna play it cool!
She said she wants to meet with me.
I mean, what could she possibly say
that's gonna make any of this okay?
Oh, I know Maybe
she gets to be the one
to tell my son that I'm
never gonna walk again.
Yeah, well, someone's gonna have to.
Really? You're piling on me now?
Look. I thought I made it clear
when I started working with you.
I'm never gonna make
pleasing you my goal.
I'm gonna make helping you
move on with your life my goal,
which hopefully will please
you, but there is a difference.
Look, Eddie, I-I know
what I said before,
but if it's bothering you this much
you should meet with her.
Don't spend any more of your life
obsessing over what happened that night.
Hear what she has to say
so you can actually move on.
Thank you, ma'am.
Let me just grab that for you.
Topher.
Oh, my God, man! Is that you?!
Hello, sir. Uh, how can I help you?
"Sir." Listen to this
guy. Toph! It's me!
Get over here, man. Come
in for a squeeze. Grr!
What's going on?
You know, I haven't seen this guy
since his Little League coaching days.
And, no, I was not on the team.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
When you decided to surprise
me in my car the other day,
that detective was following me.
He's got pictures of us together,
which means we go way back now.
Following you? How do you
know he didn't follow you here?
He's caught up with
something else at the moment.
Peter's awake.
I remember answering the door,
and then I couldn't see anything.
After that, it's all It's all a blur.
Neonatal for Dr. Brown
Neonatal for Dr. Brown.
Do either of these gentlemen
look familiar to you?
No. No, I have no idea who they are.
You You think these are the
The guys who broke in?
Neither of them looks familiar?
No.
Wait. I
I taught that guy's daughter
a a couple of years ago.
Um, Layla. I
I haven't seen him since her funeral.
It was so sad. I
Wait. What What does he
have to do with the robbery?
Are you aware of a podcast
that one of your
former students released
accusing you of sexual assault?
What?
No. I don't know what
you're talking about.
No one has ever accused me
of anything like that at all.
This guy.
He's friends with the girl who
did the podcast, Sophie Dixon.
Does that jog your memory at all?
I mean
Sophie was a student
of mine this last year.
W-What does she have
to do with the attack?
I was hoping you could tell me.
I told you, I don't remember
anything from that night.
For all I know, you're
the one who broke in.
He's not.
But he is the person who
should let you get some rest.
Yes, of course.
I'll circle back once
you've gotten some rest.
Oh, my God. Those RadioShack
walkie-talkies were the worst.
Right? They had, like,
a three-foot range!
"Can you hear me?"
"I can see you."
That is so true.
Hey, Valerie. Here. Try this.
Oh my God. Mm. That's delicious.
I think you made it wrong.
That's not the recipe, is it?
Well, I I might have improv'd
a couple of things at the end.
Mm. Is that cinnamon? It
totally brings out the flavor
The flavor of the beans, right?
Was that on your menu at Someday?
No, girl. We have been
talking about me all day.
What about you?
What did you do before
you landed this sweet gig?
Ehh. A bit of this, bit of that.
Before I clocked in
at the rain forest,
I worked at Roberta's.
On Comm Ave?
I went to culinary school
with their head chef.
Cool.
Where'd you go to school?
'Cause your technique is fantastic.
I actually didn't.
I-I just picked up stuff along the way.
Edgar, those shoes
are not OSHA-approved.
Look out. Here comes the Po-po.
This is the second time I've told you.
Punch out, go to the store,
and do not come back until
you have the proper footwear!
He's wearing Crocs in a place
called Crocodilze.
How's he not making him
Employee of the Year?
Is there a problem over there?
- No. Mnh-mnh.
- No, sir.
Okay.
- God. I mean
- What a hole.
That's exactly why I want
to own my own place someday,
so I never have to work for someone.
Oh, I'm so sorry. I-I didn't mean to.
No, no. It's okay. You're right.
It's one of the perks I'll miss.
Still
I'm sorry.
Not a problem.
- Heh.
- Heh-heh.
And why'd you valet park?
That's $6.50 you'll never see again.
You're definitely the perfect
person to celebrate with.
I'm just saying. You should be
more careful with your money.
I don't have to be, not with
you stealing all those mints
that's you're gonna
resell later, I assume?
- Hi, there.
- Hey.
Can we be seated at your
largest table for two, please?
Of course. Follow me.
Why Crocodilze, Pop?
I asked you to choose someplace great,
'cause I got good news.
With Gina working here, don't
you get a great discount?
Will you stop worrying
about money for two seconds?
As long as you'll start worrying.
Ahh.
The reason that I wanted
to take you to lunch today
is because I sold my movie.
Okay. Don't get ahead of yourself.
It's just been chosen for a festival.
No. No, no. No. I got
the call earlier today.
Paragon Plus previewed my
movie, and they want to buy it.
May I say something, please?
If you absolutely have to, yeah.
That is
incredible.
I'm proud of you, son.
Thanks, Dad.
Now, I assume the sound
bite from my interview
made the final cut?
It did. Good.
Then I'll just need four
tickets for the premiere.
Four?
Wait. There's you, Flo. Who else?
Her best friend, Gladys,
and her loser husband, Dan.
He thinks he's famous
'cause he was in one
lousy Denny's commercial.
I'm gonna show him what fame really is.
You show him, Pop.
Ooh, Claudia. There you are.
Hey. Can I practice what I
want to say to Jane real quick?
Can we wait till the show's over?
Uh, what show?
The one happening in
the conference room.
Nick and Jane are in there
right now getting yelled at.
Apparently someone
complained about them creating
"a hostile work environment."
Hostile work envir
Oh, no.
What?
I think I did something bad. Real bad.
I think I think I'm the one
that made the "hostile
work environment" comment.
I m I made a joke to this
woman, Rachel Frumaychar.
She must have said something.
Rachel Frumaychar?
Her name's not Rachel Frumaychar.
That's Rachel. "From HR."
What?!
- Suck it.
- Bite me.
Have a nice day.
Only if you have a better one.
Oh, my God.
You remember that first
video camera you bought?
Yeah. 8th grade.
Thing was so big, it had a backpack.
You looked like a Transformer.
I did. I worked all
season to pay for that thing
after you convinced Gil to let
me work with you at The Garden.
You never officially worked there.
Okay, but somehow after I finished
sweeping up peanut shells
and ice-cream wrappers,
I'd magically find $20 laying
on the ground in Section 327
at the end of my shift.
I remember after one game,
Robert Parish was coming
out of the locker room.
Celts had won, and Parish
was in a great mood.
Guess he'd seen you
cleaning up the place,
and he stopped and asked me your name.
Even when you were in 8th grade,
you were already getting
people's attention.
- Oh.
- Yeah, yeah.
Go ahead, take it.
I have to hit the head, anyways.
Hey. This is Rome.
Rome, this is Austin Felix
from the New England Film Institute.
Oh, hi.
First of all, I just wanted to tell you
how much your documentary
resonated with me.
There are so many people trying to tell
this type of story right now,
but yours is truly unique.
It just sticks with you.
I really appreciate
that. It means a lot.
I just hope our documentary
helps to evoke some necessary change.
Me too. That's actually why I'm calling.
I spoke to your agent,
and I know a lot of great
things are happening for you.
I just had to tell you
how disappointed I am
that you've decided to pull
your film from the festival.
What?
Oh, I I assumed you knew.
Your agent said you don't want it shown.
No. I
T-There must be some mistake.
Okay. You know what?
Let me talk to him, and
then I'll call you back.
- Sure.
- Okay.
And that's just it, Pam, and
everyone who is listening.
It's not just about
getting the help you need.
It is about getting
the help you deserve.
You're In the Room with Dr. Bloom.
We'll be back after these messages.
- This has been "In the Room"
- And we're clear.
Ugh! I can't believe
I got Jane in trouble.
So much for asking for
the job permanently.
Nick and Jane were in there together,
and Nick just gave you the piece of cake
with the most frosting on it.
If he doesn't know it was you,
I-I doubt Jane does, either.
Yes, you're right. You're right.
What is the deal with those two, anyway?
Oh, my God.
You don't know?
Nick and Jane used to date.
Like, each other?
This was back when
she was just a producer
and he hosted a full hour.
I'm sorry. Nick hosted a full hour?
You're burying a lot of leads.
- 30 seconds to air.
- Well, talk quickly.
Okay. A couple of years ago,
Jane was offered the
job of station manager,
but the execs didn't want a supervisor
dating one of her subordinates,
so she had to choose.
Nick or the promotion.
Yeah, it's been awkward between
the two of them ever since.
Okay. How have you not told me this?
You tell me random facts
that are irrelevant,
like the front elevator is slow,
but you didn't tell me that my
boss broke my colleague's heart?
- And we're back!
- You're In the Room with Dr. Bloom.
This is Dr. Maggie Bloom,
here to listen, here to help.
ICU.
Hi, there. My name
is Sebastian Benoit.
My cousin Peter is a patient there.
I'm just calling to see how he's doing.
I'm sorry, sir, but we're
not allowed to discuss
a patient's medical condition
with anyone other than immediate family.
Yeah, I-I totally get that.
Uh, like I said, he is my cousin.
Uh, his wife texted us
to say that he was awake.
Uh, I know she's
trying to stay positive,
and I didn't want to ask her if
you know, if if we needed to
visit as soon as possible or
- Oh.
- Yeah.
Well, you should know
he's actually doing
quite well physically.
He's out of any grave danger.
Oh, my God. That's
That's wonderful news.
If you do come,
don't be thrown if he forgets things.
He's having severe
short-term memory loss.
Wow.
Thank you for letting me know.
- Hey!
- Whoa!
I guilted her into onion rings, too!
My man! All right!
Well, let's go inside and
ring-toss them into my mouth!
Okay. Thank you.
Um, I'm meeting someone here. Thanks.
Um
Well, you wanted to talk.
So talk.
I was driving, and I
I was distracted. I should
have been paying attention.
I'm so sorry.
Do they know if you're going to
Oh, I'm gonna be in this
chair for the rest of my life.
I know this doesn't
make up for what I did,
but please take it.
It's all that I have.
I don't want your money.
And I certainly don't want your pity.
My husband has a temper.
And when he gets upset, he lashes out.
Frank came home in
a bad place that night.
Something happened at work.
A coworker disrespected
him in front of his boss.
It doesn't matter.
But I knew just by the
way he put his keys down
that I had to get us out of there,
so I grabbed one of
Julian's applesauce tubes,
and I put him in the car
seat, and we went for a drive.
I thought that if we were
out for maybe an hour or so,
by the time we came back,
Frank would have had a-a couple drinks,
maybe even be passed out.
But Julian dropped his applesauce,
and it slid under the
passenger seat, and I
I reached for it.
I took my eyes off the
road for two seconds.
And that's when
God.
I wanted to turn myself in,
but if I did,
Frankie would be the
one to look after Julian.
I couldn't let that happen.
I'm in recovery, too.
I was almost, uh, 12 years sober
but I relapsed after the, uh
Listen.
You didn't ruin my life.
You know, I think what's
best for both of us
is to
just take the hands
that we've been dealt
and move on.
I'm sorry.
I I am so sorry.
No. Hey! Wait! Hey!
Rome, the reason why we
pulled out of the festival
is because Paragon Plus didn't
want people seeing the movie
before it premiered on their platform.
I get that. Okay?
But isn't the festival
a great opportunity?
Listen.
You do festivals to get these offers.
You let me handle the
business side, okay?
- We closed the deal.
- You're right.
So go somewhere great and celebrate.
I'm already there.
Okay.
Hey, Austin. It's Rome.
Look, man, I just got off
the phone with my agent,
and he said the streamer
who bought my movie
wants to show it
exclusively on their platform.
Look, man, I'm sorry about the festival.
I was really looking forward to it.
By any chance, was the
streamer you sold your film to
Paragon Plus?
Yeah. How'd you know?
Rome, I hate to tell you this,
but they're doing a documentary
on the same topic with Trevor Jones.
No. No. Y-You're mistaken, bro.
I-If they had one with a huge,
big-name director like Trevor Jones,
why would they want mine?
So they can control it,
keep it from upstaging their
more high-profile movie.
No. Y-You sure?
You don't pull a film from a festival.
You show it and get
the whole town talking.
It just feels like a catch-and-kill.
I'm sorry.
- No! Come on!
- It is so a real sport.
The guy that invented it
had a dog named Pickles.
Okay, just because some moron
gave his dog an unfortunate name
doesn't mean that pickleball is a sport.
It's the fastest-growing
sport in America.
- Open your mind.
- Okay.
Let's check the park
close to our new house
- and see if it has courts.
- Great.
You do that while I finish
this e-mail to the broker.
Dude, today is the day we lift
contingencies on the house.
We just need the
sewer-line report, man.
Isn't that exciting?
You're saying words, but
they don't mean anything.
Ha ha! That's fair.
What? Darce, I just got
an e-mail from my agent
that the offer that's coming
for the condo is all cash.
Can you believe that?
Ahh! It's all coming together.
Great. Um, all I need
is a nine-letter word
for a well-behaved little boy.
Is that where your head
has been this whole time,
in a In a crossword puzzle?
Boo!
All right, uh, well-behaved little boy.
Well, we know it's not this kid.
Oh, no. Unless your name is Liammmmmm.
Umm-umm No. Nope. Not a name.
That's not a name.
Open your mind.
People spell things weird sometimes,
like European-style, right?
You've never had a
Snoopy sno-cone machine?!
I mean, I've had a sno-cone.
That's not the same thing.
Gina. Regina! Did you
make the chili today?
Um why?
Because whoever did did
not follow the recipe.
This is exactly why I
was hesitant to hire you.
I knew you'd walk around acting like
you're better than all of us.
I cannot have you undermining
the Crocodilze way.
It was me. I made the chili.
I just thought cinnamon
would bring out the flavor of the beans.
Did you try it? It
tastes so much better.
That is not the point.
You're not here to make
things taste better.
Well, you know what I mean.
Do it again, and you're fired.
Thank you.
You'd do the same thing for me.
Yeah. Clarice must have loved you.
Who's Clarice?
My friend.
The head chef at Roberta's?
Oh. Yeah, of course.
Listen.
I lied on my application.
I-I just needed something
to put on my résumé.
This is my first gig
since I've been out.
I got assigned to kitchen
duty when I was in prison.
That's why you're so good at cooking
- for large groups of people.
- Yep.
This isn't the first
maximum-security facility
I've worked for.
Uh
I was in for making some
bad credit-card charges.
I messed up, but I pled
guilty and I served my time.
- Does?
- No.
Please don't say anything.
About your cinnamon trick?
Your secret's safe with me.
Thanks.
You know, I wonder if we
should split a piece of pie
so that I can fit into
my suit for the premiere.
Hey, Dad, listen
You're right. I'm buying a new one.
I'll just get a bigger size. Pie me!
No. Pop
There's not gonna be a premiere.
What are you talking about? You sold it.
I did, but apparently
the people who bought it
didn't buy it because they liked it.
They bought it because
it reminded them of
another documentary
that they like even more,
so they want to keep
people from seeing mine
to ensure people see theirs.
Sorry. I know you were
excited for the premiere.
You know that day when Robert Parish
asked me your name?
He asked me my name, too.
I had worked at The Garden at that point
for almost 19 years.
That was the first time
a player cared enough
to ask me who I was.
And the only reason he did
was 'cause I was your dad.
Telling Robert Parish all about you
I didn't think I'd ever
be more proud of you.
But I am right now.
'Cause just like that 8th
grader that worked all summer
so he could buy that
camera and tell his stories,
you're still doing what you love.
And don't you ever stop.
Don't take this the wrong way, Pop
but you're a lot nicer
at this restaurant.
Okay. All right. Scale of 1 to 10,
how concerned are you
that your child is obsessed
with a game where the median
age of the player is 85?
Uh-oh.
What's What's going on here?
It wasn't a real crossword clue, Gary.
I made it up.
To quote your son,
you're saying words, but
they don't mean anything.
The night Peter was attacked,
you said you were at your
dad's watching "Jeopardy!"
Yeah, that's right.
But you've been acting weird ever since,
so I went back and I-I
watched that episode,
and the final clue
was "This 1883 classic
ends with the words 'A
well-behaved little boy.'"
Do you have any idea what that is, Gary?
It's "Pinocchio."
I'd ask you if you were really
at your dad's that night,
but I'm afraid if you told me
you were, your nose would grow.
So I I didn't memorize
the Final Jeopardy! clue?
Darce, this was li
It was two weeks ago.
Yeah, and ever since,
you've been acting like
you're hiding something.
I-I came home that night,
and Colin was here by himself.
You never leave him alone that long,
and and when I couldn't
reach you, I left you
I left you a message saying
that I wanted to have a baby with you,
and you never responded.
- These are just coincidences, okay?
- Really?
Was it a coincidence that
the guy who stopped by
to ask you about
street hockey was a cop?
Believe me, Gary,
I keep trying to push
this away, but I-I can't.
I don't think we can do this.
You don't think we can do what, Darce?
What can't we do?
We can't buy this house
together. I'm sorry.
No, no, no. Shh, shh.
Please, please, please.
Don't say that. Don't
say that. Don't say that.
Peter doesn't remember
anything, okay? He
- Oh, my God.
- No, no, no. No, no, no.
It's gonna be okay, right? He He
No, it's not. It's not gonna be okay.
It's not gonna be okay!
It's not gonna be okay!
Gary, how could you
have done this to us?
- We're gonna move to Lenox.
- No.
- The three of us. I-It's a fresh start.
- No.
I cannot have that around Liam.
What if six months from now
Peter suddenly does remember?
What What if that cop comes
in the middle of the night
and drags you out in handcuffs?
Liam can't see that.
- That's not gonna happen.
- Look, Gary.
I really, really want
this so badly. I do.
And I love you.
I love you so much, but
But I-I can't.
Not after everything
that I've been through.
I live every
I live every moment of
my life on edge as it is.
I can't do this.
I didn't go there to hurt him,
all right? I swear to you
Stop, stop, stop!
Don't tell me anything.
Don't say anything
about that night, okay?
As far as I'm concerned,
you were at your dad's.
You were watching "Jeopardy!"
Okay?
And if anyone asks you
about the final clue,
know that the answer is "Pinocchio."
I'm so sorry.
No, you're not.
'Cause you didn't do anything.
And then in the second
hour, you wanted to stop
taking calls after the
last commercial break?
Yeah. I just want to
say goodbye, you know?
Thank the listeners.
Or you could
Night.
Hear that? She said, "Night,"
not even, "Goodnight."
She knows it was me.
Can I ask a question?
What would you tell yourself
if you were one of your callers?
I would say there's nothing
you're going to regret more
than not taking this chance.
But it's too late. She's already gone.
Hey. I didn't tell you
Nick and Jane were dating.
I didn't mention Rachel Frumaychar
was actually Rachel from HR.
What's the one irrelevant
fact I told you?
That the front elevator is really slow.
Which is not irrelevant at all.
Go. It's slow, but i-it's not that slow.
Jane! Jane. Wait. Um
Before you leave, I just wanted to say
I know tomorrow is
supposed to be my last show,
but I would love to be considered
for the position permanently.
I've loved these last two weeks,
and I-I just don't want them to end.
I was wondering when you
were gonna say something.
Maggie, I think you should
definitely be in the running.
In fact, you'll be happy to know
you are already on my short list.
Tomorrow, we get the results
back from audience testing.
Test results?
We've been doing them
for the last two weeks.
I wanted to track how you're
doing with our listeners.
I'll be curious to see
what the results say
about how you are at talking to people
instead of talking about them.
Hey, sweetie. Can we talk
to you about something?
Is it about the pickleball courts?
'Cause I couldn't find
any near our house.
It's not about pickleball, pal.
We're s-still gonna
play, though, right?
Here, sweetie. Sit down.
For starters, you know that
your mother loves you and
Dad, when you're walking
again, can we play pickleball?
Liam won't stop talking about it.
Um
Listen, pal.
I need to talk to you about something.
No, no, no. It's okay.
It's It's not a bad thing.
I just need you to know that
I am gonna be in a wheelchair forever.
You don't know that for sure.
The doctors said there's like
a 7% chance you'll get better.
Pull up a chair, buddy.
T
I am never going to walk again.
But that is okay.
Because even though I can't use my legs,
my life is happier now
than it has been in a long time
because I know you love me
and I know you know I love you.
You know, if this year
has taught us anything,
it's that when we look around,
we see people who have it
so much harder than we do.
I mean, look at us.
We have this great new apartment.
You have Legos.
You've got a great crush
who likes you right back,
who I'm not teasing you about.
And most importantly
we have each other.
Now all we need to
do is get you a crush.
I mean, you could
double with me and Kiana,
but if it's just the three of us,
you're gonna feel like a third wheel.
I think so.
And bad pun. Get out of here.
It's just you and me again, pal.
Sorry.
Hello?
Gary.
It's Peter.
We need to talk.
I know it was you.