Once and Again (1999) s02e21 Episode Script
Moving On
Hey, guys, how are your rooms coming? - [Eli.]
What? - Are they packed? Almost.
Eli hasn't even started his yet.
E, we have to start taking stuff to Lily's today.
Yes, l know.
lt'll take, like, two seconds.
So, are you feeling better? Yeah, sweetie, l am.
Thanks.
And they can't do anything else to you now, right? No.
That's right.
- That's right.
- Good.
l'm glad.
[Eli.]
Are we taking the toaster, or does Lily have one? l imagine she does.
So, we're going to have two toasters now? We'll give one away.
lf she likes her toaster better, and we like our toaster better, what are we gonna do? - What then? - Yeah, what then? We'll figure something out.
Oh, l hope so.
You! [Rick.]
Getting fast, you are.
- You're getting slow.
- Ow! - l'm sorry.
- Down.
- Oh, E? - Yeah? l bumped into Janet McCracken a few days ago.
She said Dylan got accepted downstate.
Oh, yeah.
l know.
Last week.
Oh.
- l haven't heard anything yet.
- No, l know, l know.
- Are you going to go to work today? - No, sweetie.
l'm going to stay around here and get some stuff done.
[telephone rings.]
Hello? - Help.
- What? l don't know.
Everything.
Did we put the maps to the house in the invitations? Uh, l don't remember.
- l don't think we did.
- Well, l'll take care of it.
- You will? - Yes, Oh, by the way, how do you feel about your your toaster? - I love my toaster, - You do? - Why? - No reason.
Okay, so Jessie's coming over later to try on her dress, right? Jess, you going to go over there later and try on the dress? Yes.
She's going to come over after school.
She's looking forward to it, - Those dresses are hideous.
- [Zoe.]
l like them.
They're romantic.
- You would.
- When are you moving in exactly? - Any day now.
- Good.
l need you here, more.
[line beeping.]
Oh, hold on.
Hello? - Miss Manning? - Yes, - This is Toby Jacobson's office.
- Oh.
Hi.
We're sending papers over you need to sign in order to - finalize your divorce.
- Oh, right, That would help, wouldn't it, since l'm getting married again.
l imagine it would.
We'll need them back as soon as possible.
Okay, um, is Jake has Jake signed everything? He has, yes.
- Everything's in order, - Okay.
- All right, great.
Well, thank you.
- Thank you, - [telephone rings.]
- Oh, my God! l'm so sorry.
l hung up on you.
- That's okay.
- It was the lawyer, They're sending over the final divorce papers.
- Right.
That would help, wouldn't it? - That's what l said.
- So good.
- Yeah.
- So I'll see you later, huh? - You will.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[school bell rings.]
[sighs.]
l don't think that's going to fit.
- You're right.
- Hey.
- Come here.
- Hey.
Let's go to Amsterdam.
- Right now? - This summer.
- You're serious? - Yes.
We could just bum around Europe, hitchhike, do whatever we want.
Roam the streets of Paris.
- We can go to Prague.
- Prague? - Yeah.
l hear it's starting to happen.
- ln what way? - There's this amazing music scene.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- Huh.
[school bell rings.]
What's with the bag? - Oh, l'm not going home.
- Ever? My stepmother is threatening to send me away again.
To that place? Could she do that? She claims l stole Vicodin from her, which is a complete lie, but my dad will believe her, and l'll be on a bus back to The Meadows.
- So what are you going to do? - Figure it out.
l can take care of myself.
Don't worry your pretty little head about it.
Grace.
You have a minute? Uh, yeah, l guess.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Um, look, did Carla say anything to you about her stepmother? You mean that she hates her? Well, l mean that she threatened to send her back to rehab or whatever it's called.
- lt's a therapeutic community.
- Right.
Well, she's not going home.
And l don't know l mean, l'd invite her to stay with us, but my parents would never go for that.
She didn't say anything to me.
Well, could you ask her to stay with you? - Eli, l don't know.
- l mean, with everything that's Grace, Grace, it would be great if you could do that.
- Of course.
- Thanks.
You're welcome.
No.
We should pitch it as soon as possible.
Yeah.
Hey, l just had a great idea.
What about a rock-climbing wall in the lobby? Yeah.
Well, l think l have some old plans we can base it on.
Uh-huh, look.
Have Amanda go in my files and look underneath Montrose Sporting Goods.
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, it would be easy to find.
Okay.
Good.
Call me later.
Bye.
Any mail? Uh, yeah.
Right here.
Uh, where you going? To, uh, pack up my room.
Yeah.
Look, E, l figure if we get the rest of the kitchen and the books over to Lily's by tonight, that'd be huge.
Yeah.
Okay.
Mmm.
This looks amazing on you.
- Thanks.
- lt really does.
Can l wear high heels? - We'll see.
Grace? - Yeah.
Oh, good.
l need you to come here and try your dress on.
- Oh, hi, Carla.
- Hey.
- What do you want? - Your dress.
l want to make sure the hem is okay.
l'll wear heels if it's too long.
Oh, Grace.
Oh, are these the dresses? They're beautiful, really beautiful.
Turn around, sweetie.
- Hi.
l'm Carla.
- Oh, l know.
We've met.
- We did? - l'm pretty sure.
Oh, yeah.
Maybe.
Lily, can l use your bathroom? - Of course.
- Thanks.
She is so bizarre.
Zoe, if you don't shut your mouth, - l'm seriously going to maim you.
- Whatever.
[Lily.]
Okay, both of you stop it.
- Sisters.
- Yeah.
- Mom, can l talk to you for a second? - Yeah.
- Like, right now.
- Okay.
Zoe, sweetie, go ahead and take that dress off, - but be careful of the pins.
- Okay.
Um, do you think Carla could stay over? Oh, no.
No.
No, honey, not tonight.
lt's a school night.
l know.
l wouldn't ask if it wasn't important.
- What do you mean? - l mean, l don't know, there's some kind of weirdness going on at her house, and she needs a place to stay.
Grace, do her parents know where she is? - l don't think they care.
- lf there's some problem The problem is her stepmother hates her, and she's my friend, and l don't want her sleeping on the street.
Okay.
Okay.
l'm going to call her parents and let them know that she's here.
No, no, no.
That might make things worse.
She'll call.
l promise.
You can be there.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
This is just a bad time.
Hey, lady, where do you want this thing? How about the attic? Uh, how about ''no way''? - Hello.
Goodbye.
- Hi, Judy.
- You want anything hemmed? - l'm good.
Thanks.
You'll have these back in a jiff.
- Thanks for saving me.
- [Judy.]
Again.
- Dad.
- Hey.
Hi, girls.
Who's hungry? l'm starving.
Yeah? Pizza for six? [Carla.]
Hey, Rick.
Actually, seven.
Oh.
Hi.
Carla's here.
Well, terrific.
[Zoe.]
That's interesting.
You think it's okay if we put your mother next to Reverend Binns? - ls he Unitarian? - Yeah, he is, sweetie.
- What's that? - lt's like every religion in one.
- l thought we're having a rabbi.
- That's progressive.
Put my mom between the reverend and the rabbi.
Grandma will love that.
- That way l'll be safe.
- From who? More pizza, anybody? Me.
This is so fun.
My family has never eaten in the dining room, not once.
Oh, Eli.
l found out about those courier tickets.
All we have to do is get bonded.
Oh.
Cool.
- What's this? - Courier tickets? For what? Um, well, we were thinking about going to Europe this summer.
- [Jessie.]
Really? - Yeah.
There's this thing where if you carry someone's priceless antique to Paris, - they pay for your ticket.
- Wow.
- Where would you stay? - Anywhere.
Everywhere.
Youth hostels, camping.
ln Sweden, you can camp on people's property.
This is so cool! You guys are going to have the best time.
l would love to go to France.
E, shouldn't you wait to hear if you get into Champaign or not, make sure you don't have to do a summer program? Yeah, um, l already heard.
l, uh, didn't get in.
When did you hear that? Today.
[Rick.]
Why didn't you tell me? Because it wasn't good news, Dad.
Well, it is it is a hard school to get into, and we're still waiting to hear from State, though, right? l Right.
l didn't apply to State.
What do you mean? We filled out the applications.
- l didn't send it in.
- Why not? Because l didn't want to go there, Dad.
Well, that's ridiculous, E.
lt's a good school.
Look, l just l figured if l didn't get into Champaign, well, l'd just take a year off and try to figure everything out.
- And do what? - l don't know.
Travel.
Sometimes it's good to take some time off, clear your mind.
Find out what it is you really want to do with your life.
True.
Aunt Judy did that, didn't she? Yes, honey, she did.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
l didn't say anything because l knew you'd explode.
This is my decision.
l knew you'd be mad, but l don't know what l could do about it.
lt's your decision? So what's the plan, E? l don't know.
l'm just not sure yet.
How are you going to pay for this trip in Europe? You'll have expenses when you get there.
- l have money.
- You have that much? - l'll get a job.
- And when you get back? - Have you given that thought? - No.
Well, you might want to give it some thought.
See, this is why l don't say anything to you.
Because this is how you act.
l'm just asking you some questions.
l give up.
[sighs.]
Maybe that's what l'm supposed to do.
There's a difference between giving up and letting go.
Maybe Eli needs the time to figure out what he wants.
Or to let Carla decide that for him.
She's like this malevolent Pied Piper.
Well, she's certainly an interesting and passionate person.
l can see why he likes her.
Would you let Grace leave the country with her? - Never in a million years.
- Mm-hmm.
So, she's staying here? Well, yeah, for the moment.
You think that's a good idea? She doesn't have anywhere to stay.
Apparently she has this horrible stepmother.
l don't know.
What was l supposed to do? No, you're right.
You're right.
Did your divorce papers come? Mm-hmm.
They came today.
l just have to sign them.
Yeah, you do.
So strange.
What? Just seeing your divorce in writing.
Up until now it's just been this concept.
- Like marriage.
- Ha-ha.
Was Did you feel weird in any way with yours? No.
Yes.
l mean, it just, you know, even though l wanted it, if felt so final, so done.
Do l need to stand over you and guide your hand as you sign those papers? No, l'm pretty sure l want out.
See, l promised myself to this other man.
Oh, yeah? Who's that? - From Paris, we'll head straight - To the moon.
Up to Amsterdam.
- You should at least stop in Brussels.
- Why? - l don't know.
Seems like you should.
- We'll see.
When you're in Amsterdam, you should go to the Anne Frank House.
So then l'm thinking Stockholm, Berlin, Prague, Vienna Where's Mozart from? Salzburg, l think.
Hey, you guys should go there.
Maybe it'll be inspiring for you.
- Or something.
- Yeah.
Then Switzerland.
Then ltaly.
This is going to be so amazing.
Then Greece, where we'll swim naked and sleep on the beach.
- Sounds horrible, living like that.
- Doesn't it? - Anybody want a soda? - l think we have a book on Greece.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
lt's up in the attic.
- Well, let's go check it out.
- Okay.
So, this is, like, where you're going to stay? Till they fix up the garage, l guess.
ls your dad still pissed off? Yeah, basically.
[ rock.]
Here we go.
Oh, yeah.
We have to do Greece.
- Yeah.
- What? You don't want to do Greece? No.
l was just thinking.
My dad will probably hold my passport, and l won't be able to leave the country.
- What are you talking about? - l don't know.
l just don't see how this is going to happen really.
l know l make it sound great, but sometimes l just make up things, and then they don't happen because l'm such a l can never get it together.
Sorry to disappoint you.
No.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
Carla, look, look.
We're going, okay? - l'm going, and you're coming with me.
- Shut up.
lt's true.
Okay, even if we have to wear disguises and pretend we're Canadian.
- How is that a plan? - l really have no idea.
[chuckles.]
See? That's why l need your help.
Are you going to come with me? l guess.
l might.
l don't think l would exist without you.
- Hey.
- Hi, Mom.
Jessie's side of the room is ready.
Great.
Thank you, sweetie.
- When do you think she'll move in? - Couple of days.
- You okay with that? - l'm fine with it.
She's a little upset about everything.
l mean, she doesn't say anything, but you can tell.
Well, we're going to have to do everything we can - to make her feel comfortable.
- l know.
[ Bottlefly: Sunshine on radio.]
And here's to the one Who laughs at me Won't you give me some sunshine All I need is sunshine Give me some sunshine All I need is sunshine Sunshine, sunshine Won't you give me some Don't worry.
l'll talk to him.
l mean, you know, l don't want to embarrass him, but Zoe could have so easily just wandered up there.
Only she wouldn't be as traumatized as you.
That's true.
l just l don't know.
Maybe l'm overreacting.
No.
Not at all.
l'll talk to him.
Thank you.
Did you call the caterer today? l did.
l gave her the final numbers.
Good boy.
Did you sign your divorce papers today? - What? - l forgot.
lt doesn't mean anything.
Of course not.
lt's meaningless.
When you think you're going to move in? Oh, l don't know.
l think maybe by tomorrow.
l think l can get the rest of the stuff over by then.
- Really? - Yeah.
- So you'll be here then? - That's right.
- You have the kids tomorrow? - Yeah.
Oh, God.
So we'll all be here.
You'll all be here.
- We will.
- Well Mm-hmm.
Hurry up.
- [knock on door.]
- [Rick.]
Carla.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi, Carla.
ls everything okay? - Yeah.
l wanted to thank you for letting me stay another night.
You're welcome.
- Carla? - Yeah? Do you want me to talk to your parents? l mean, do you think that would help in any way? No.
l mean, l wish it would, but it won't.
But thanks.
You're welcome.
Well, good night.
Good night.
[Carla.]
Good night.
[Rick.]
Good night, Carla.
- [Lily.]
She has to go.
- [Rick.]
We should talk to her.
[Lily.]
Yes, we should, on her way home.
Where are my keys? We are so late.
Girls, we've got to go! Are you going to be home later so we can deal with this? Yes.
l'll be here later.
We'll deal with it.
Okay, girls, let's go.
Where's Carla? She woke up late.
She'll take the bus.
lt's not a big deal.
[Lily.]
Fine.
Bye.
- Bye.
- [Zoe.]
Bye, Rick.
- Bye, kids.
- [Grace.]
Bye.
Morning, Rick.
Morning, Carla.
Uh, can l give you a ride to school or anything? l'll catch the bus.
l don't have first period, so l don't have to get there.
- Oh.
- Ugh.
That cereal tastes like cardboard.
Must be high in fiber.
Ha.
Carla, l think there's something maybe we need to discuss.
- Here.
- Carla, Carla Take them.
Flush them down the toilet.
l don't care.
l don't know why l do this.
l don't even take them.
l just like having them around in case l need them.
l can't explain it.
l'm just l'm really screwed up.
Carla, we want to help you, okay? Maybe we should talk to your parents No! You don't understand.
They're not like you at all.
They're just going to send me back to this place where l'm locked up like a prisoner.
Well, l'm sure that if they want to send you somewhere, they must believe it's in your best interest.
They don't care about my best interest.
They just want to get rid of me so they don't have to deal with me, because l'm like this overwhelming burden.
[sobbing.]
Eli has nothing to do with this.
He doesn't know anything about the pills or anything.
- [door opens, closes.]
- Hi.
l have to get to school.
What the hell was that? [doorbell rings.]
Rebecca? - Mrs.
Aldrich? - Yes.
- Hi.
l'm Lily Manning.
- Hi.
Grace's mom.
- Carla's friend, Grace's mom? - Oh.
Right.
Right.
Could you put her down for a nap, please? Thank you so much, Rebecca.
- Okay.
There.
- Oh! - She's teething.
- She's beautiful.
- Oh Oh, come in.
- Thank you.
- What a lovely home.
- Can l get you coffee or something? No, no, no.
Thank you.
l really just wanted to talk to you for a minute, if l could.
- Yeah.
- About Carla.
lt's so nice of you to let her stay over.
l hope she's not causing too much trouble.
Well, that's kind of why l'm here.
l figured.
What happened? ls it possible that she that Carla could have a problem with drugs? lt's very possible.
lt's one of her many problems.
lt's why she took off.
l caught her pilfering from my medicine cabinet.
Listen, if she causes any trouble at all, don't hesitate to send her home.
Well, to tell you the truth, l think she might have taken something from my medicine cabinet.
Oh, l am so sorry.
l apologize.
l mean, you should not have to endure Carla.
l'm sure that you have your own No, it's not that.
l completely understand if Carla has a problem and needs help.
That's why l'm here.
l want to do everything l can.
We appreciate that.
l mean, she's very charming and smart and l mean, Grace thinks the world of her.
She's an angry girl.
l would be, too, if l were her.
l mean, listen, l'm her third stepmother.
That has to be difficult.
Her father's never here.
He works very hard, and her real mother is Well, who knows where she is? [baby wailing.]
Carla's going to be fine.
Don't worry about her.
She's been through a lot worse.
[woman.]
So if we know that V is pi R squared H, and we know that X is one-half V, how do we solve for X? Anyone? People.
Carla, it's for you.
Principal's office.
All right, everybody, how do we solve for X? Well, it's been nice knowing you.
Miss Aldrich.
Today.
Okay, everybody, V is pi R squared H.
X is one-half V.
What's up? l really need to be in this class if l'm going to graduate.
- Listen, l'm out of here.
- What? l'm leaving town.
l just wanted to tell you.
What do you mean? Where are you going? l think my mother's in Oregon.
l might go there.
Wait, Carla The principal called me in his office to tell me my father is picking me up.
He's gonna ship me off.
l don't have time.
l have to go.
Hey, wait! Wait! l'm going with you.
You don't have to do that.
Your dad will freak.
He's already freaked.
Okay? l want to.
Look, l can't let you go alone.
Okay.
Okay.
Meet me tonight at the bus station.
There's a 7:35 to Portland.
Now, l really have to go.
[Rick.]
We know you guys are responsible.
- That's not what this is about.
- We trust you both, completely.
[Rick.]
But something has come to our attention [Lily.]
With Carla.
Some pills were missing from your mom's medicine cabinet.
Some of my prescription drugs.
- You're accusing Carla of taking them? - She admitted it.
And we know that she's had a problem in the past.
Look, you didn't talk to her parents about this, did you? Yeah, we did.
- Oh, that's great.
- E l had a conversation with her stepmother this afternoon.
What exactly did you say? l l told her what happened, Eli.
Your perception of what happened.
Eli.
She was called to the principal's office because you did that! You know, she trusted us.
She trusted you guys, too.
You turned your back on her! The girl stole drugs, E.
Of course we were going to do something.
You know what? Our concern is for you.
We are responsible for you.
We had no choice.
- [Zoe.]
Jessie's all moved in.
- But we need another dresser.
[Lily.]
Zoe, l thought you made room.
l did.
Sweetie, we'll get your old dresser out of storage.
Okay.
Are we through? Yeah.
- [Zoe.]
What's going on? - [Grace.]
Nothing.
- l've got to know.
- You did the right thing.
- Did l? - What else could you do? lsn't my family generous, letting you live in the attic? Yeah.
Thought you were supposed to be unpacking.
l'm l'm going to go with her.
Where are you going? l don't know yet.
Where is she? l'm going to meet her at the bus station.
Listen, Grace l wanted to let you know that you've been a good friend to both of us.
What about graduation? What about it? Don't you care? Not as much as l do for Carla.
lt's kind of funny, isn't it? What? Well, just that, you know, you're supposed to be moving in, and instead you're moving out right away.
Yeah, l guess so.
You're going to miss the wedding.
Yeah.
Well, bye, Grace.
Bye.
Take care, Eli.
l will.
You too.
You can have my room if you want it.
Thanks.
Don't say anything, okay? Okay.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Uh, l picked up your suit.
Oh, right.
Thanks.
You want to try it on, make sure it's okay? No.
Um, l'm late for band practice at Wink's.
Okay.
- Hey, Mom? - Mm-hmm? Thanks.
[man on PA.]
All westbound passengers, bus number 44, this is your first boarding call to Davenport, Des Moines, Omaha, Salt Lake, Boise, and Portland, Now boarding through gate number 3, This is your first call, Westbound bus number 44 is now boarding gate 3, All aboard, lt's just not fair.
Some of us just don't like dodgeball, but we have to participate, or we get an F.
Do you know what l mean, Jessie? Well, l actually kind of always liked dodgeball.
Grace, what time does the library close? l don't know.
Because Eli was going there to study, and we've got a lot of stuff to get from the house.
l thought maybe l'd go over and pick him up.
l think he said something about band practice.
- He did? Band practice? - Mm-hmm.
Well, he never said anything to me about band practice.
Grace, did he say where band practice is going to be? No.
Well, it's usually at my mom's.
Do you want me to Yeah, honey, if you don't mind, please.
Thank you.
He's not there.
- What? - How do you know? l just know.
Well, where is he? Grace? He's with Carla.
He's with Well, where did they go? - Grace! - He honestly didn't tell me, okay? l only know they were going to meet at the bus station.
No, Rick - Daddy, l'm going with you.
- No, sweetie - Daddy, please.
- No.
Stay here, please.
Stay, please.
Jessie.
Sweetie, come sit down.
Everything's going to be okay.
[knock on window.]
Carla.
Your cat tried to scratch me.
l don't have a cat.
What are you doing here? l came to say goodbye.
Oh.
Aren't you supposed to meet Eli? Yeah.
Do you have any money? Eli took off a long time ago to meet you at the bus station.
Huh.
l didn't think he'd really do it.
- What do you mean? - Look, l really need the money.
You know l wouldn't ask if l didn't need it.
Thanks, Grace.
You're saving my life.
You know, Rick's out looking for him.
That makes sense.
Well, are you going to meet him, or what? l'm not sure Eli's ready for this.
So you're just going to leave without telling him? Basically.
He's in love with you.
Maybe.
l'm trying to spare him.
l'm not an easy person.
How can you do that to somebody who cares about you like that? He was willing to give up everything for you.
That's not necessarily a good characteristic.
ls that what you really think? You know, you should be happy about this.
Eli's going to be living in your house.
What's that supposed to mean? Just that.
He's all yours.
You should go.
My mother's bound to come in here any second.
- l didn't mean that.
- Yes, you did.
You've always meant it.
You've always thought it.
Even though it's not true, it's probably why you liked him in the first place.
l'm going to miss you.
You're really the only friend l've had.
- Yeah.
- lt's true.
- Why were you going to leave like that? - Like what? Like the way you just walked out of geometry, and that was it, and you would've been fine with that, and that would've been the last time l saw you.
l came to say goodbye.
That's why l'm here.
And to get money.
ls that what you really think? l don't know what to think.
Well, don't think that.
l really will miss you, Grace Manning.
[man on PA.]
This is your final boarding call, bus number 83, all southbound passengers, Indianapolis and Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock, Dallas-Ft, Worth, now boarding gate 5, This is your final boarding call for southbound 83, E.
E? Now listen to me.
Wait.
Listen.
l have something l want to say to you, and before you do anything, l want you to hear me out.
What makes you think l don't know what you'll say? Because l don't know.
l don't know how to talk to you anymore, E, and you have no idea how that horrifies me.
No, now, you're going to have to listen to me.
- l am sorry.
- Dad Look, l know you don't agree with most of what l've said in the last two weeks, maybe not in the last two years.
And sometimes l find myself saying things l don't even agree with, but, E, if l was to see you on a motorcycle headed for a cliff, am l not supposed to scream or to try to stop you? l know you're 1 8 now, and you're supposed to be making your own decisions Why don't you let me make them? Because you're in a bus station, and it's three weeks until you're supposed to graduate from high school, and you only applied to one college.
Now, that's not making decisions.
That's avoidance, E, and l'm sorry, but you're going to have to hear me say that.
What right do you have to tell me anything? Because l am your father, and l have lived longer than you have.
Look how that turned out.
You want me to do what you did, Dad? Which part, huh? The divorce? Messed-up business? The grand jury? Which is going to make it easier for you, E? To see me as the monster bending you to my will, or as the screwup who's trying to cover his mistakes? Because l am neither.
l am just a man attempting his best, though that is usually not enough, who loves his son and daughter and would cut off an arm to see that they have what they need in life.
We're never going to have the same relationship again.
l'll always be your father, but you have your own life now.
lf you want to run off with Carla, l can't stop you, and l won't try.
E? Where is Carla, by the way? She didn't make it.
She blew me off.
Oh, E.
[knock on door.]
- [door opens.]
- Jessie? Would you like another pillow? We have tons.
Oh, l'm okay.
Thanks.
Okay.
- Try to get some sleep.
- l will.
- Good night, sweetie.
- Good night.
Good night, my little pumpkin.
[Lily.]
Ooh.
Okay.
[ Jonatha Brooke: Steady Pull.]
Take me down to your house [Lily.]
Sweet dreams.
Show me where you live Room by room All the things you cherish Tell me where you're going Show me where you've been Year by year All the things that you wished Whisper me your secrets I won't tell a soul One by one I'll treasure every story This is where our love goes Circling back again This is heaven's gift to us To tell it And I'll give my love Give my love Angel I am here And I am Yours Tonight we'll speak the old words Caress the silence Tonight we'll tell the whole world Where to go I will walk the way in You'll take the journey out Path across our hearts Eyes wide open Room by room Year by year One by one Say Good night - [Rick.]
What are you reading? - Weddings for Complicated Families, Think of it as a party.
lt's a party with vows, where you promise to be faithful to someone you barely know.
She has stuck by me through this nightmare.
She deserves better than city hall.
- What are we doing? - l don't know.
- What! - What! They called off the wedding.
What? - Are they packed? Almost.
Eli hasn't even started his yet.
E, we have to start taking stuff to Lily's today.
Yes, l know.
lt'll take, like, two seconds.
So, are you feeling better? Yeah, sweetie, l am.
Thanks.
And they can't do anything else to you now, right? No.
That's right.
- That's right.
- Good.
l'm glad.
[Eli.]
Are we taking the toaster, or does Lily have one? l imagine she does.
So, we're going to have two toasters now? We'll give one away.
lf she likes her toaster better, and we like our toaster better, what are we gonna do? - What then? - Yeah, what then? We'll figure something out.
Oh, l hope so.
You! [Rick.]
Getting fast, you are.
- You're getting slow.
- Ow! - l'm sorry.
- Down.
- Oh, E? - Yeah? l bumped into Janet McCracken a few days ago.
She said Dylan got accepted downstate.
Oh, yeah.
l know.
Last week.
Oh.
- l haven't heard anything yet.
- No, l know, l know.
- Are you going to go to work today? - No, sweetie.
l'm going to stay around here and get some stuff done.
[telephone rings.]
Hello? - Help.
- What? l don't know.
Everything.
Did we put the maps to the house in the invitations? Uh, l don't remember.
- l don't think we did.
- Well, l'll take care of it.
- You will? - Yes, Oh, by the way, how do you feel about your your toaster? - I love my toaster, - You do? - Why? - No reason.
Okay, so Jessie's coming over later to try on her dress, right? Jess, you going to go over there later and try on the dress? Yes.
She's going to come over after school.
She's looking forward to it, - Those dresses are hideous.
- [Zoe.]
l like them.
They're romantic.
- You would.
- When are you moving in exactly? - Any day now.
- Good.
l need you here, more.
[line beeping.]
Oh, hold on.
Hello? - Miss Manning? - Yes, - This is Toby Jacobson's office.
- Oh.
Hi.
We're sending papers over you need to sign in order to - finalize your divorce.
- Oh, right, That would help, wouldn't it, since l'm getting married again.
l imagine it would.
We'll need them back as soon as possible.
Okay, um, is Jake has Jake signed everything? He has, yes.
- Everything's in order, - Okay.
- All right, great.
Well, thank you.
- Thank you, - [telephone rings.]
- Oh, my God! l'm so sorry.
l hung up on you.
- That's okay.
- It was the lawyer, They're sending over the final divorce papers.
- Right.
That would help, wouldn't it? - That's what l said.
- So good.
- Yeah.
- So I'll see you later, huh? - You will.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[school bell rings.]
[sighs.]
l don't think that's going to fit.
- You're right.
- Hey.
- Come here.
- Hey.
Let's go to Amsterdam.
- Right now? - This summer.
- You're serious? - Yes.
We could just bum around Europe, hitchhike, do whatever we want.
Roam the streets of Paris.
- We can go to Prague.
- Prague? - Yeah.
l hear it's starting to happen.
- ln what way? - There's this amazing music scene.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- Huh.
[school bell rings.]
What's with the bag? - Oh, l'm not going home.
- Ever? My stepmother is threatening to send me away again.
To that place? Could she do that? She claims l stole Vicodin from her, which is a complete lie, but my dad will believe her, and l'll be on a bus back to The Meadows.
- So what are you going to do? - Figure it out.
l can take care of myself.
Don't worry your pretty little head about it.
Grace.
You have a minute? Uh, yeah, l guess.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Um, look, did Carla say anything to you about her stepmother? You mean that she hates her? Well, l mean that she threatened to send her back to rehab or whatever it's called.
- lt's a therapeutic community.
- Right.
Well, she's not going home.
And l don't know l mean, l'd invite her to stay with us, but my parents would never go for that.
She didn't say anything to me.
Well, could you ask her to stay with you? - Eli, l don't know.
- l mean, with everything that's Grace, Grace, it would be great if you could do that.
- Of course.
- Thanks.
You're welcome.
No.
We should pitch it as soon as possible.
Yeah.
Hey, l just had a great idea.
What about a rock-climbing wall in the lobby? Yeah.
Well, l think l have some old plans we can base it on.
Uh-huh, look.
Have Amanda go in my files and look underneath Montrose Sporting Goods.
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, it would be easy to find.
Okay.
Good.
Call me later.
Bye.
Any mail? Uh, yeah.
Right here.
Uh, where you going? To, uh, pack up my room.
Yeah.
Look, E, l figure if we get the rest of the kitchen and the books over to Lily's by tonight, that'd be huge.
Yeah.
Okay.
Mmm.
This looks amazing on you.
- Thanks.
- lt really does.
Can l wear high heels? - We'll see.
Grace? - Yeah.
Oh, good.
l need you to come here and try your dress on.
- Oh, hi, Carla.
- Hey.
- What do you want? - Your dress.
l want to make sure the hem is okay.
l'll wear heels if it's too long.
Oh, Grace.
Oh, are these the dresses? They're beautiful, really beautiful.
Turn around, sweetie.
- Hi.
l'm Carla.
- Oh, l know.
We've met.
- We did? - l'm pretty sure.
Oh, yeah.
Maybe.
Lily, can l use your bathroom? - Of course.
- Thanks.
She is so bizarre.
Zoe, if you don't shut your mouth, - l'm seriously going to maim you.
- Whatever.
[Lily.]
Okay, both of you stop it.
- Sisters.
- Yeah.
- Mom, can l talk to you for a second? - Yeah.
- Like, right now.
- Okay.
Zoe, sweetie, go ahead and take that dress off, - but be careful of the pins.
- Okay.
Um, do you think Carla could stay over? Oh, no.
No.
No, honey, not tonight.
lt's a school night.
l know.
l wouldn't ask if it wasn't important.
- What do you mean? - l mean, l don't know, there's some kind of weirdness going on at her house, and she needs a place to stay.
Grace, do her parents know where she is? - l don't think they care.
- lf there's some problem The problem is her stepmother hates her, and she's my friend, and l don't want her sleeping on the street.
Okay.
Okay.
l'm going to call her parents and let them know that she's here.
No, no, no.
That might make things worse.
She'll call.
l promise.
You can be there.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
This is just a bad time.
Hey, lady, where do you want this thing? How about the attic? Uh, how about ''no way''? - Hello.
Goodbye.
- Hi, Judy.
- You want anything hemmed? - l'm good.
Thanks.
You'll have these back in a jiff.
- Thanks for saving me.
- [Judy.]
Again.
- Dad.
- Hey.
Hi, girls.
Who's hungry? l'm starving.
Yeah? Pizza for six? [Carla.]
Hey, Rick.
Actually, seven.
Oh.
Hi.
Carla's here.
Well, terrific.
[Zoe.]
That's interesting.
You think it's okay if we put your mother next to Reverend Binns? - ls he Unitarian? - Yeah, he is, sweetie.
- What's that? - lt's like every religion in one.
- l thought we're having a rabbi.
- That's progressive.
Put my mom between the reverend and the rabbi.
Grandma will love that.
- That way l'll be safe.
- From who? More pizza, anybody? Me.
This is so fun.
My family has never eaten in the dining room, not once.
Oh, Eli.
l found out about those courier tickets.
All we have to do is get bonded.
Oh.
Cool.
- What's this? - Courier tickets? For what? Um, well, we were thinking about going to Europe this summer.
- [Jessie.]
Really? - Yeah.
There's this thing where if you carry someone's priceless antique to Paris, - they pay for your ticket.
- Wow.
- Where would you stay? - Anywhere.
Everywhere.
Youth hostels, camping.
ln Sweden, you can camp on people's property.
This is so cool! You guys are going to have the best time.
l would love to go to France.
E, shouldn't you wait to hear if you get into Champaign or not, make sure you don't have to do a summer program? Yeah, um, l already heard.
l, uh, didn't get in.
When did you hear that? Today.
[Rick.]
Why didn't you tell me? Because it wasn't good news, Dad.
Well, it is it is a hard school to get into, and we're still waiting to hear from State, though, right? l Right.
l didn't apply to State.
What do you mean? We filled out the applications.
- l didn't send it in.
- Why not? Because l didn't want to go there, Dad.
Well, that's ridiculous, E.
lt's a good school.
Look, l just l figured if l didn't get into Champaign, well, l'd just take a year off and try to figure everything out.
- And do what? - l don't know.
Travel.
Sometimes it's good to take some time off, clear your mind.
Find out what it is you really want to do with your life.
True.
Aunt Judy did that, didn't she? Yes, honey, she did.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
l didn't say anything because l knew you'd explode.
This is my decision.
l knew you'd be mad, but l don't know what l could do about it.
lt's your decision? So what's the plan, E? l don't know.
l'm just not sure yet.
How are you going to pay for this trip in Europe? You'll have expenses when you get there.
- l have money.
- You have that much? - l'll get a job.
- And when you get back? - Have you given that thought? - No.
Well, you might want to give it some thought.
See, this is why l don't say anything to you.
Because this is how you act.
l'm just asking you some questions.
l give up.
[sighs.]
Maybe that's what l'm supposed to do.
There's a difference between giving up and letting go.
Maybe Eli needs the time to figure out what he wants.
Or to let Carla decide that for him.
She's like this malevolent Pied Piper.
Well, she's certainly an interesting and passionate person.
l can see why he likes her.
Would you let Grace leave the country with her? - Never in a million years.
- Mm-hmm.
So, she's staying here? Well, yeah, for the moment.
You think that's a good idea? She doesn't have anywhere to stay.
Apparently she has this horrible stepmother.
l don't know.
What was l supposed to do? No, you're right.
You're right.
Did your divorce papers come? Mm-hmm.
They came today.
l just have to sign them.
Yeah, you do.
So strange.
What? Just seeing your divorce in writing.
Up until now it's just been this concept.
- Like marriage.
- Ha-ha.
Was Did you feel weird in any way with yours? No.
Yes.
l mean, it just, you know, even though l wanted it, if felt so final, so done.
Do l need to stand over you and guide your hand as you sign those papers? No, l'm pretty sure l want out.
See, l promised myself to this other man.
Oh, yeah? Who's that? - From Paris, we'll head straight - To the moon.
Up to Amsterdam.
- You should at least stop in Brussels.
- Why? - l don't know.
Seems like you should.
- We'll see.
When you're in Amsterdam, you should go to the Anne Frank House.
So then l'm thinking Stockholm, Berlin, Prague, Vienna Where's Mozart from? Salzburg, l think.
Hey, you guys should go there.
Maybe it'll be inspiring for you.
- Or something.
- Yeah.
Then Switzerland.
Then ltaly.
This is going to be so amazing.
Then Greece, where we'll swim naked and sleep on the beach.
- Sounds horrible, living like that.
- Doesn't it? - Anybody want a soda? - l think we have a book on Greece.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
lt's up in the attic.
- Well, let's go check it out.
- Okay.
So, this is, like, where you're going to stay? Till they fix up the garage, l guess.
ls your dad still pissed off? Yeah, basically.
[ rock.]
Here we go.
Oh, yeah.
We have to do Greece.
- Yeah.
- What? You don't want to do Greece? No.
l was just thinking.
My dad will probably hold my passport, and l won't be able to leave the country.
- What are you talking about? - l don't know.
l just don't see how this is going to happen really.
l know l make it sound great, but sometimes l just make up things, and then they don't happen because l'm such a l can never get it together.
Sorry to disappoint you.
No.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
Carla, look, look.
We're going, okay? - l'm going, and you're coming with me.
- Shut up.
lt's true.
Okay, even if we have to wear disguises and pretend we're Canadian.
- How is that a plan? - l really have no idea.
[chuckles.]
See? That's why l need your help.
Are you going to come with me? l guess.
l might.
l don't think l would exist without you.
- Hey.
- Hi, Mom.
Jessie's side of the room is ready.
Great.
Thank you, sweetie.
- When do you think she'll move in? - Couple of days.
- You okay with that? - l'm fine with it.
She's a little upset about everything.
l mean, she doesn't say anything, but you can tell.
Well, we're going to have to do everything we can - to make her feel comfortable.
- l know.
[ Bottlefly: Sunshine on radio.]
And here's to the one Who laughs at me Won't you give me some sunshine All I need is sunshine Give me some sunshine All I need is sunshine Sunshine, sunshine Won't you give me some Don't worry.
l'll talk to him.
l mean, you know, l don't want to embarrass him, but Zoe could have so easily just wandered up there.
Only she wouldn't be as traumatized as you.
That's true.
l just l don't know.
Maybe l'm overreacting.
No.
Not at all.
l'll talk to him.
Thank you.
Did you call the caterer today? l did.
l gave her the final numbers.
Good boy.
Did you sign your divorce papers today? - What? - l forgot.
lt doesn't mean anything.
Of course not.
lt's meaningless.
When you think you're going to move in? Oh, l don't know.
l think maybe by tomorrow.
l think l can get the rest of the stuff over by then.
- Really? - Yeah.
- So you'll be here then? - That's right.
- You have the kids tomorrow? - Yeah.
Oh, God.
So we'll all be here.
You'll all be here.
- We will.
- Well Mm-hmm.
Hurry up.
- [knock on door.]
- [Rick.]
Carla.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi, Carla.
ls everything okay? - Yeah.
l wanted to thank you for letting me stay another night.
You're welcome.
- Carla? - Yeah? Do you want me to talk to your parents? l mean, do you think that would help in any way? No.
l mean, l wish it would, but it won't.
But thanks.
You're welcome.
Well, good night.
Good night.
[Carla.]
Good night.
[Rick.]
Good night, Carla.
- [Lily.]
She has to go.
- [Rick.]
We should talk to her.
[Lily.]
Yes, we should, on her way home.
Where are my keys? We are so late.
Girls, we've got to go! Are you going to be home later so we can deal with this? Yes.
l'll be here later.
We'll deal with it.
Okay, girls, let's go.
Where's Carla? She woke up late.
She'll take the bus.
lt's not a big deal.
[Lily.]
Fine.
Bye.
- Bye.
- [Zoe.]
Bye, Rick.
- Bye, kids.
- [Grace.]
Bye.
Morning, Rick.
Morning, Carla.
Uh, can l give you a ride to school or anything? l'll catch the bus.
l don't have first period, so l don't have to get there.
- Oh.
- Ugh.
That cereal tastes like cardboard.
Must be high in fiber.
Ha.
Carla, l think there's something maybe we need to discuss.
- Here.
- Carla, Carla Take them.
Flush them down the toilet.
l don't care.
l don't know why l do this.
l don't even take them.
l just like having them around in case l need them.
l can't explain it.
l'm just l'm really screwed up.
Carla, we want to help you, okay? Maybe we should talk to your parents No! You don't understand.
They're not like you at all.
They're just going to send me back to this place where l'm locked up like a prisoner.
Well, l'm sure that if they want to send you somewhere, they must believe it's in your best interest.
They don't care about my best interest.
They just want to get rid of me so they don't have to deal with me, because l'm like this overwhelming burden.
[sobbing.]
Eli has nothing to do with this.
He doesn't know anything about the pills or anything.
- [door opens, closes.]
- Hi.
l have to get to school.
What the hell was that? [doorbell rings.]
Rebecca? - Mrs.
Aldrich? - Yes.
- Hi.
l'm Lily Manning.
- Hi.
Grace's mom.
- Carla's friend, Grace's mom? - Oh.
Right.
Right.
Could you put her down for a nap, please? Thank you so much, Rebecca.
- Okay.
There.
- Oh! - She's teething.
- She's beautiful.
- Oh Oh, come in.
- Thank you.
- What a lovely home.
- Can l get you coffee or something? No, no, no.
Thank you.
l really just wanted to talk to you for a minute, if l could.
- Yeah.
- About Carla.
lt's so nice of you to let her stay over.
l hope she's not causing too much trouble.
Well, that's kind of why l'm here.
l figured.
What happened? ls it possible that she that Carla could have a problem with drugs? lt's very possible.
lt's one of her many problems.
lt's why she took off.
l caught her pilfering from my medicine cabinet.
Listen, if she causes any trouble at all, don't hesitate to send her home.
Well, to tell you the truth, l think she might have taken something from my medicine cabinet.
Oh, l am so sorry.
l apologize.
l mean, you should not have to endure Carla.
l'm sure that you have your own No, it's not that.
l completely understand if Carla has a problem and needs help.
That's why l'm here.
l want to do everything l can.
We appreciate that.
l mean, she's very charming and smart and l mean, Grace thinks the world of her.
She's an angry girl.
l would be, too, if l were her.
l mean, listen, l'm her third stepmother.
That has to be difficult.
Her father's never here.
He works very hard, and her real mother is Well, who knows where she is? [baby wailing.]
Carla's going to be fine.
Don't worry about her.
She's been through a lot worse.
[woman.]
So if we know that V is pi R squared H, and we know that X is one-half V, how do we solve for X? Anyone? People.
Carla, it's for you.
Principal's office.
All right, everybody, how do we solve for X? Well, it's been nice knowing you.
Miss Aldrich.
Today.
Okay, everybody, V is pi R squared H.
X is one-half V.
What's up? l really need to be in this class if l'm going to graduate.
- Listen, l'm out of here.
- What? l'm leaving town.
l just wanted to tell you.
What do you mean? Where are you going? l think my mother's in Oregon.
l might go there.
Wait, Carla The principal called me in his office to tell me my father is picking me up.
He's gonna ship me off.
l don't have time.
l have to go.
Hey, wait! Wait! l'm going with you.
You don't have to do that.
Your dad will freak.
He's already freaked.
Okay? l want to.
Look, l can't let you go alone.
Okay.
Okay.
Meet me tonight at the bus station.
There's a 7:35 to Portland.
Now, l really have to go.
[Rick.]
We know you guys are responsible.
- That's not what this is about.
- We trust you both, completely.
[Rick.]
But something has come to our attention [Lily.]
With Carla.
Some pills were missing from your mom's medicine cabinet.
Some of my prescription drugs.
- You're accusing Carla of taking them? - She admitted it.
And we know that she's had a problem in the past.
Look, you didn't talk to her parents about this, did you? Yeah, we did.
- Oh, that's great.
- E l had a conversation with her stepmother this afternoon.
What exactly did you say? l l told her what happened, Eli.
Your perception of what happened.
Eli.
She was called to the principal's office because you did that! You know, she trusted us.
She trusted you guys, too.
You turned your back on her! The girl stole drugs, E.
Of course we were going to do something.
You know what? Our concern is for you.
We are responsible for you.
We had no choice.
- [Zoe.]
Jessie's all moved in.
- But we need another dresser.
[Lily.]
Zoe, l thought you made room.
l did.
Sweetie, we'll get your old dresser out of storage.
Okay.
Are we through? Yeah.
- [Zoe.]
What's going on? - [Grace.]
Nothing.
- l've got to know.
- You did the right thing.
- Did l? - What else could you do? lsn't my family generous, letting you live in the attic? Yeah.
Thought you were supposed to be unpacking.
l'm l'm going to go with her.
Where are you going? l don't know yet.
Where is she? l'm going to meet her at the bus station.
Listen, Grace l wanted to let you know that you've been a good friend to both of us.
What about graduation? What about it? Don't you care? Not as much as l do for Carla.
lt's kind of funny, isn't it? What? Well, just that, you know, you're supposed to be moving in, and instead you're moving out right away.
Yeah, l guess so.
You're going to miss the wedding.
Yeah.
Well, bye, Grace.
Bye.
Take care, Eli.
l will.
You too.
You can have my room if you want it.
Thanks.
Don't say anything, okay? Okay.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Uh, l picked up your suit.
Oh, right.
Thanks.
You want to try it on, make sure it's okay? No.
Um, l'm late for band practice at Wink's.
Okay.
- Hey, Mom? - Mm-hmm? Thanks.
[man on PA.]
All westbound passengers, bus number 44, this is your first boarding call to Davenport, Des Moines, Omaha, Salt Lake, Boise, and Portland, Now boarding through gate number 3, This is your first call, Westbound bus number 44 is now boarding gate 3, All aboard, lt's just not fair.
Some of us just don't like dodgeball, but we have to participate, or we get an F.
Do you know what l mean, Jessie? Well, l actually kind of always liked dodgeball.
Grace, what time does the library close? l don't know.
Because Eli was going there to study, and we've got a lot of stuff to get from the house.
l thought maybe l'd go over and pick him up.
l think he said something about band practice.
- He did? Band practice? - Mm-hmm.
Well, he never said anything to me about band practice.
Grace, did he say where band practice is going to be? No.
Well, it's usually at my mom's.
Do you want me to Yeah, honey, if you don't mind, please.
Thank you.
He's not there.
- What? - How do you know? l just know.
Well, where is he? Grace? He's with Carla.
He's with Well, where did they go? - Grace! - He honestly didn't tell me, okay? l only know they were going to meet at the bus station.
No, Rick - Daddy, l'm going with you.
- No, sweetie - Daddy, please.
- No.
Stay here, please.
Stay, please.
Jessie.
Sweetie, come sit down.
Everything's going to be okay.
[knock on window.]
Carla.
Your cat tried to scratch me.
l don't have a cat.
What are you doing here? l came to say goodbye.
Oh.
Aren't you supposed to meet Eli? Yeah.
Do you have any money? Eli took off a long time ago to meet you at the bus station.
Huh.
l didn't think he'd really do it.
- What do you mean? - Look, l really need the money.
You know l wouldn't ask if l didn't need it.
Thanks, Grace.
You're saving my life.
You know, Rick's out looking for him.
That makes sense.
Well, are you going to meet him, or what? l'm not sure Eli's ready for this.
So you're just going to leave without telling him? Basically.
He's in love with you.
Maybe.
l'm trying to spare him.
l'm not an easy person.
How can you do that to somebody who cares about you like that? He was willing to give up everything for you.
That's not necessarily a good characteristic.
ls that what you really think? You know, you should be happy about this.
Eli's going to be living in your house.
What's that supposed to mean? Just that.
He's all yours.
You should go.
My mother's bound to come in here any second.
- l didn't mean that.
- Yes, you did.
You've always meant it.
You've always thought it.
Even though it's not true, it's probably why you liked him in the first place.
l'm going to miss you.
You're really the only friend l've had.
- Yeah.
- lt's true.
- Why were you going to leave like that? - Like what? Like the way you just walked out of geometry, and that was it, and you would've been fine with that, and that would've been the last time l saw you.
l came to say goodbye.
That's why l'm here.
And to get money.
ls that what you really think? l don't know what to think.
Well, don't think that.
l really will miss you, Grace Manning.
[man on PA.]
This is your final boarding call, bus number 83, all southbound passengers, Indianapolis and Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock, Dallas-Ft, Worth, now boarding gate 5, This is your final boarding call for southbound 83, E.
E? Now listen to me.
Wait.
Listen.
l have something l want to say to you, and before you do anything, l want you to hear me out.
What makes you think l don't know what you'll say? Because l don't know.
l don't know how to talk to you anymore, E, and you have no idea how that horrifies me.
No, now, you're going to have to listen to me.
- l am sorry.
- Dad Look, l know you don't agree with most of what l've said in the last two weeks, maybe not in the last two years.
And sometimes l find myself saying things l don't even agree with, but, E, if l was to see you on a motorcycle headed for a cliff, am l not supposed to scream or to try to stop you? l know you're 1 8 now, and you're supposed to be making your own decisions Why don't you let me make them? Because you're in a bus station, and it's three weeks until you're supposed to graduate from high school, and you only applied to one college.
Now, that's not making decisions.
That's avoidance, E, and l'm sorry, but you're going to have to hear me say that.
What right do you have to tell me anything? Because l am your father, and l have lived longer than you have.
Look how that turned out.
You want me to do what you did, Dad? Which part, huh? The divorce? Messed-up business? The grand jury? Which is going to make it easier for you, E? To see me as the monster bending you to my will, or as the screwup who's trying to cover his mistakes? Because l am neither.
l am just a man attempting his best, though that is usually not enough, who loves his son and daughter and would cut off an arm to see that they have what they need in life.
We're never going to have the same relationship again.
l'll always be your father, but you have your own life now.
lf you want to run off with Carla, l can't stop you, and l won't try.
E? Where is Carla, by the way? She didn't make it.
She blew me off.
Oh, E.
[knock on door.]
- [door opens.]
- Jessie? Would you like another pillow? We have tons.
Oh, l'm okay.
Thanks.
Okay.
- Try to get some sleep.
- l will.
- Good night, sweetie.
- Good night.
Good night, my little pumpkin.
[Lily.]
Ooh.
Okay.
[ Jonatha Brooke: Steady Pull.]
Take me down to your house [Lily.]
Sweet dreams.
Show me where you live Room by room All the things you cherish Tell me where you're going Show me where you've been Year by year All the things that you wished Whisper me your secrets I won't tell a soul One by one I'll treasure every story This is where our love goes Circling back again This is heaven's gift to us To tell it And I'll give my love Give my love Angel I am here And I am Yours Tonight we'll speak the old words Caress the silence Tonight we'll tell the whole world Where to go I will walk the way in You'll take the journey out Path across our hearts Eyes wide open Room by room Year by year One by one Say Good night - [Rick.]
What are you reading? - Weddings for Complicated Families, Think of it as a party.
lt's a party with vows, where you promise to be faithful to someone you barely know.
She has stuck by me through this nightmare.
She deserves better than city hall.
- What are we doing? - l don't know.
- What! - What! They called off the wedding.