Parenthood s06e01 Episode Script
Vegas
That's my baby? And that's its heartbeat? That's your baby, Amber.
Good, strong heartbeat, good size, shape.
Yeah, it looks good.
Oh, God.
You okay? Yeah, uh It's just overwhelming.
It's a normal reaction.
Your mom must be so excited.
Uh Actually, she doesn't know.
Oh, and the father? Uh, he He doesn't either.
We're not together anymore, so Amber, I have to ask Is this a pregnancy you want? Uh I know this is hard, Amber.
But I'm your doctor and I have to tell you that if, for any reason, this isn't a pregnancy you want, you need to act sooner rather than later.
Okay.
Because it's getting close to the time that it's safe to start telling people.
Whew Wow.
Sorry, could we listen one more time? Of course.
Come on, one step at a time.
Come on.
Come on, you own this.
Come on.
You can do it.
Come on, come on.
Come on, Aida! Come on.
Keep going! Yeah! Isn't she the best? It's okay, honey.
Come here.
Oh I have a 9:15.
Oh, me too.
Well, mine's with a client, so I cannot be late, and I think I should go in first.
I got you.
Why, you think it would be scandalous if you and I went to the office at the same time? I think they're lawyers, and they're smart and they will figure it out.
I think we should let them figure it out.
I should've never let you go in law school.
Maybe I let you go in law school.
Mmm, no, that's not the way I remember it.
Really? No.
What's happening? We just put this dress on.
What? No, we didn't.
You put this dress on.
It's my job to take it off.
You hear that? It's the sound of Sweet froth, which I just learned how to make.
You know I hate cappuccino.
No, no, not the way I make it.
Listen, what do you think for Ruby's bed there? Uh Let's see.
How old is she now, 14? Fifteen.
Um Depressing sage or happy polka dots, I'm torn.
This is sage? It's depressing.
I'm gonna go with the polka dots.
Yeah, the polka dots are nice.
I didn't think it was that depressing.
It's gonna change your mind.
It's the drink of your people.
Well, I hate it less.
I hate it less What is not to like? I mean, you did good.
It's me.
It's me.
I just It's okay.
You don't have to like cappuccino.
I love it.
Why don't you just stay? 'Cause this is getting me nervous.
If you were here, it would be a lot easier.
She loves you.
Right.
Well, that's why I'm leaving, 'cause I think you could use some nice father-daughter time.
I gotta go to Vegas and do this.
What? You don't know what you're doing.
Yes, I do.
I'm doing that.
Don't bring a lot of money.
Anyway, she really liked me when I was your assistant.
I don't know how Ruby's gonna feel about, you know, me as Dad's girlfriend.
I think she'll be excited about that.
She will be excited? Yeah.
Why haven't you told her? You told Sandy, right? I mean, not directly.
Sandy doesn't know? Not yet.
Sandy's moving back to town with your daughter, and she doesn't know what the situation is? No, not yet.
I'm gonna tell her.
Okay.
But I'm gonna wait till she's Yeah, wait till it's good for her.
She's intense.
She's a very intense woman.
You can't let her dictate this kind of stuff, you know? There's nothing wrong with it.
She's not Nobody You have a nice girlfriend who makes you nice cappuccino.
Why don't you just tell her? Nobody dictates to me.
You know that.
Oh, no? Yeah.
No.
I'm gonna go.
Is that all right? See what I did? You have permission.
All right.
Joe, we are opening our doors in two days.
We're doing the best we can.
I get that, but, I mean, you promised us that the work would be done.
And there is no way that this is near done.
I think it looks terrific.
It looks terrific? Have you thought about having guys work in shifts, maybe get a crew working at night? Uh, yeah That is a great idea.
It's not that easy to get guys to work nights.
Plus, they expect time and a half.
I told you guys this was gonna be a tight one.
I am not following what you're saying here.
You guaranteed us that you would be ready.
I'm telling you, you know, I'm doing what I can.
When the pope asked Michelangelo when the Sistine Chapel would be done, he said, "When I can.
" You are not Michelangelo.
Joe, hi.
We have 39 kids walking through the door Thirty-eight kids.
Thirty-nine.
No, I'm not attending Chambers Academy.
Very funny, Max.
You're going to Chambers.
We built this school for you.
No, I'm sticking with homeschool.
It's a great school.
We're not homeschooling.
Where are the nails? Do you know where the nails are? You're coming to school here.
Give me the hammer.
Don't give him nails.
Max, I'm taking it.
This is for you.
We need to get this done.
You built an entire school for your kid, and now he's not even going to it.
That's harsh.
It's none of your bus He's coming to school here.
My almond milk latte.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Bring it on over.
I'm gonna get the hammer.
Max! Zeek? Huh? Look.
Is this trite? No, no.
It looks great, Millie.
Yeah, I like it.
- You'd say that.
- Excuse me.
You live in the city now.
You have to lock your door.
Or any old person could just come walking in.
Hey, what are you doing? Millie, look.
It's Sarah-Bear.
Yeah, I know, I see.
Hi, Mom.
What are you doing, Dad? Your father's growing cucumbers.
Well Yeah, that's kind of what I'm doing.
I got some cucumbers growing.
Gonna be pickling pretty soon.
You know, you can get those at the store.
Huh? Well, I guess you're too busy to come with me on a surprise birthday trip to Vegas then.
I'm sorry, Vegas is gonna have to wait, honey.
Okay.
Oh Hold it.
Are you serious? Yes, I'm serious.
Are you serious? Really? Yes.
Oh, man.
Hey, Millie, what do you think? Your bag is already packed.
Happy birthday, Zeek.
Hey! Well, we're going to Vegas.
Whoo! We're going to Vegas.
Okay! This is great.
Oh, well, thank you.
It's a strip club.
Let's go, come on.
Ha, ha! Come on, six.
Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Whoo! Isn't it spectacular, Max? Max, you gotta check this out.
Your mom has a great idea.
Oh, come on, man.
You can carry more than three chairs at a time.
It's got this big bay window.
Right? Lots of open light and air.
You cleaning that window? The reason there's open space is because you haven't built any walls.
Boom, here it is.
Okay, we're gonna house some of your student photos and students' artwork.
We're gonna paint the wall.
Yeah, you can paint that any color you want.
Battleship gray, fatigue green.
You can do a blue if you want to do a blue.
I see what you're doing here.
What are we doing? You're trying to get me excited about this school by letting me pick the color of this wall.
But it's not going to work because I don't care about the color of this wall, nor do I care about color in general.
Okay, Max, listen to me, it's not just about the wall.
We want you to be excited to go, because this isn't gonna be like your old school.
None of that stuff that happened there is gonna happen here.
I like homeschooling.
I get my work done faster and I don't have to worry about the other kids slowing me down.
You don't have to worry about the other kids here, except that they're gonna want to be your friends.
I don't need friends.
I have Hank.
Absol All of them.
Okay, you have Hank, honey.
But you need other kids.
You need friends that are your age, okay? Your age.
No, I don't.
Yes, you do.
I'm going to homeschool and working at Hank's studio in the afternoons.
I've decided.
Max, we have to Can I go have a slice of After we're done talking about this.
Okay, we're gonna talk about this more later.
I don't look forward to that.
All right.
Where's the banana bread? Yeah? SANDY: I ask you a question, I expect a response.
Whatever.
I responded.
I don't think that a shrug is a response.
It sort of is.
But it's not.
Hey, Ruby.
Hi.
Hey.
Bye.
Excuse me, I will leave when I feel like leaving.
Ruby, hey.
Hey.
What's going on? Anybody Who's thirsty? You want something to drink? I got You know, I got the lemonade, the fizzy kind that you love.
You love that.
Like, eight years ago.
True.
Yeah, that was a while ago.
So if you don't want that, we'll get something else then.
No, no, no, no, no.
Don't let her do that.
Your dad bought you the lemonade fizzy stuff that you like.
You suck it up and you drink it.
I'm not gonna drink it.
She doesn't have to drink it.
No, she can drink it.
It's gross! I'll drink it.
I kind of like it.
But forget about it.
What do you think of this, though? This is Uh It's nice.
Where do I put my crap? You can I got a bedroom right there.
You can put all your crap in there.
Everything's all set up.
You're welcome.
Wow, huh? Sweet.
It's, you know She's a joy.
Well, that's teenagers, right? Yeah.
Not bad, right? You have a cappuccino machine.
Yeah, that's correct.
You hate cappuccino.
No, that's not true.
I think I had a bad batch that one time you tried.
Yeah.
For three years.
You know, I don't want to hate anything anyway, it's But anyway, you look good.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I feel like a freaking mess.
Well I should go, actually.
I have a ton of stuff to do.
Okay.
I'm gonna look at a rental because right now we are living out of a hotel room, which I cannot afford.
Yeah, I know.
Listen, um, anything you want me to do? You want me to help you in any way, just let me know.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
That's all right.
Oh, my God, gross.
Whose underwear are these? Okay, listen, where were they? They were in the drawer.
Well, I don't know Why are you looking in the drawer? I thought it was my room.
It's your room.
It's not your drawer.
I'm gonna I'm gonna go.
Okay, I'll call you.
We'll talk.
We should talk.
It's gonna be great.
Thank you.
I'm exhausted.
I'll be in my room.
All right.
Do you want any lunch? I got lunch.
I'll wrap it up.
France, wow.
Yeah.
That's awesome.
We should do a semester abroad.
- Yeah, we should.
- That'd be a blast.
Or we could try.
You should.
Definitely.
Amber, have you been to Europe? Nope.
Never have.
You should go.
It's gonna be really cool.
The only thing is, like, Lauren's gonna be in Prague so I have to take a train to see her, and I honestly don't feel like I'll do that very often because it's too much money.
Yeah, not a train to Prague.
You guys will figure it out.
It's just a train ride.
I just don't have any money.
That's just terrible.
I know.
It sounds like a fairy tale.
I know, I'm just stressed.
I just hope we see each other.
No, that's understandable, that sounds rough.
Sorry, I don't have the energy to be complaining about Europe, so I'm gonna get water.
Wait, Amber.
Are you serious? I was talking about it for, like, one second.
I don't know.
That was very weird.
- It feels like it's okay.
- I got it.
Okay, good.
All right.
Okay, pretty good.
I think it needs to come up on the left a little bit.
Hey.
Hey! Oh, shoot.
Hi, guys.
Joel.
Painting reinforcements.
Good to see you.
You too.
You look amazing.
You guys need smocks or something, and then you can get to work.
Hey.
Hey.
So, Thursday.
Yeah, I guess I'll see you Thursday for pick-up.
Okay, cool.
All right.
Bye, Dad.
Love you.
Love you.
See you.
Hey, holy Joel-skis.
How are you? Hey.
Hey! Hi.
How you doing? Great.
How are you? Haven't seen you in forever.
Yeah.
You look awesome.
Well, thanks.
Thank you.
Wow, you're looking great.
Hi, guys.
The kids are upstairs if you want to start painting with them.
That would be awesome.
Oh, they're pumped.
Thank you, guys, for doing this.
I appreciate it.
So, uh, two days out, huh? How you feel? Feeling good.
Not really.
I am scared, and we have a lot to do.
So it's gonna Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
We're okay.
We're Yeah? Are you? Hey, you could be the answer to our plumbing problems.
Probably, or a lot of problems.
Just wondering if you could maybe stay and maybe you could I was gonna order lunch for everybody if you wanted to hang out with You need some help? Yeah, I'd be happy to.
I need a lot of help.
Yeah.
That would be amazing.
It's, um The plumbing, particularly, is in pretty bad shape.
It's really bad.
It's really bad, so I got some tools in the truck.
I'll be right back.
Really? Yeah.
That would be wonderful.
If you have any men Well, not in the truck.
But I'll make a few calls.
That's awesome.
Sure.
All right, I'm gonna go check on the kids.
Thank you, guys.
I mean, I'm happy if you're happy, but I miss the house, don't you? No, not really.
No? You don't miss working on your cars in the garage and stuff? No.
No? A little bit.
A little bit? Mmm-hmm.
I just never thought Oh.
Hit me, please.
Excuse me, honey.
Can we stop chatting? I need to I'm not chatting, Dad.
I'm bonding.
Well, I can't talk right now.
Why? Are you counting cards, Dad? Ben Affleck got in a lot of trouble for that.
Would you like to hit, sir? Dad, do you want another card? Dad? Are you Dad! I can't tell you that yet, Mom.
We're at the hospital right now, and the doctor's gonna see him right away.
And I'll let you know.
Don't let her worry, honey.
Dad says don't worry.
No, he's awake.
Millie, I just stood up too fast, that's all.
He stood up too fast.
Put that back on.
Colonel Mustard in the library with a knife.
Oh! So very interesting.
What did he show you? I'm not going to tell you.
But I'll get revenge on you.
Not if I get it first.
Oh, will you? No, you won't.
No, don't get that.
Let me just check it really quickly.
Mom! Don't hold up the game, Mom.
It's Grandma.
Oh, that's gonna take forever.
I have to answer it.
Can you get the door? Yeah, I got the door.
Thank you, Victor.
No, I'll make it quick.
Hi, Mom.
I'm good.
I am in the middle of a very heated game of Clue, so why don't I call you in Must have left something at our place.
What? Hey.
Hi.
What What do you What do you mean? Hey! Okay, wait, okay, so where What do you mean? Is Where is he right now? Is he okay? Okay.
Okay, okay.
Mom, it's okay.
Just Well, call me if you hear anything.
I'm gonna call Sarah right now, okay? Come on, Mom.
All right, I'm gonna call her right now.
It's your turn.
Okay, okay, I'm coming.
Everything okay? My dad collapsed.
What? Uh, I don't Is he I don't know.
Sarah took him to Vegas for his birthday and then I don't know if it's a heart attack or what.
You need to go? So You need to go.
Yeah.
I Yeah.
My mom's really upset.
I should Okay.
Yeah.
Go.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, your mom has to step out for a little bit, so I am gonna make you guys some dinner tonight.
Can you make tacos? Here? Yes.
Okay.
The bad news is, I happen to be the world's greatest Clue player.
- So that's the bad news.
- No, you're not.
That's why I beat you, like, the last Okay, back off.
Back off.
Dad.
Sir No, really.
When you fell, did you pass out? No, I don't know.
I mean Hey, when am I gonna get a chance to see a doctor here? I'm the on-call doctor, sir.
What are you, like, 14? Dad.
No, I'm not 14.
So don't worry.
Were you there when he fell? Yeah.
She was there.
Could you tell if he lost consciousness? Yeah, I don't think so, right, Dad? I think he just kind of got a little disoriented Got a little dizzy.
I stood up too fast, that's all.
Okay, what did you feel before you passed out? I felt like I had a great hand.
Dad, that's not what he's asking.
I mean, like, physically.
Did you have any chest discomfort? Not sure, really.
Dad.
He has a heart condition.
He takes pills.
What are you Tell him what the pills are.
What are the pills? Got nothing to do with this.
No, no, I'll need the specifics of that.
Did you have any visual changes, headaches? Oh, my God, I got a little warm, all right? Okay.
Had you been drinking? Well, hell yeah, I'd been drinking.
This is Vegas, for Pete's sake.
Jeez, it's no big deal, honest.
It was just a little dizzy spell.
Okay.
What are you doing? I'm glad you're feeling better, Mr.
Braverman.
We're just gonna take a few tests, try to get to the bottom of what happened, okay? I'll be back.
Thank you.
Give me a 12 lead, 325 milligrams of aspirin and an echo.
Okay.
Will do, Doctor.
Oh, just one second.
Excuse me, sorry.
So did he have a heart attack? I don't know.
We'll find out, though.
Hey, hey, hey.
I can hear you over here.
Dad He's in good hands.
Thank you.
They don't know anything yet, but they're still doing tests.
Adam, uh, could you please talk to the doctor yourself? I mean, I know Sarah's there.
But you're always so great in a crisis.
Sweetie.
Hi.
You didn't have to come over here.
Julia's here.
Okay, you'll call me, though, right? As soon as you talk to her? Okay, great.
Love you too.
Bye.
I can't believe this is happening.
No, it's okay.
Everything's okay.
Yeah? He's in a good hospital.
Oh, good.
A very good hospital.
And he never lost consciousness, so that's good.
And Sarah's there, so That's good.
You want something to drink? No, I'm fine.
So So what are you doing here? Where are the kids? I just came for you.
I mean, Joel was over.
He came over right when you called, so he's with the kids.
Joel.
It was so good to see him.
He looks great.
You mentioned that more than once.
And Kristina told me that he was up practically half the night at the school, fixing the plumbing.
Yeah, I heard that, too.
Yeah, so you two are talking.
No, not really.
So what hospital is he at? Uh, Sunrise.
Okay, Sunrise.
But I saw the way he looked at you, you know.
And I got the sense that he may finally be coming around, so Well, he may have waited too long.
Oh, come on.
Meaning what? Meaning I waited for him for a very long time and I had to stop waiting, and I'm trying to live my life.
Hey, I know headstrong men, right? I know it can be very frustrating.
But when you have someone like Joel, you know, you don't give up on him.
Okay, how about I take care of you? Which is what I'm here to do.
You have a seat.
I'm okay! Let me get you something to drink.
What do you want to drink? You don't want this, do you? What do you want? I'm okay.
It's okay? Pasta hot enough? Yep.
Moving back, right? Looks like it.
Yeah.
Full circle.
How's things? Life? Life? I don't know, fine.
Yeah? Mmm-hmm.
School? How How's school? You know.
How about your friends? That must've been hard, leaving them in Minnesota.
It's fine.
Just "fine"? That's it? Pretty much.
Yeah.
Your initial work-up looks negative for a heart attack.
Thank you.
See? Oh, yeah, huh? Do I know my body or what? Good job, Dad.
I told you.
Okay, honey, we're out of here.
Oh, no, sir.
Not yet, sir.
I'm not discharging you.
You're not? No, your electrocardiogram results were fine.
But we're waiting on the results of your echo.
Oh, no, you don't understand, Doctor.
I told you, I had a few too many martinis and I got up too fast.
Listen to him, Dad.
How long would that take? Well, just to be sure, I want our attending cardiologist to see you tomorrow.
He might recommend further tests, possibly a coronary catheterization.
Huh? What's that? A liquid dye is injected into the arteries of your heart through a catheter.
We usually go in through the leg or the groin.
You're not going anywhere near my groin.
It's a possibility.
No, you're not doing it.
I'll be right back.
Hi, it's not a good time.
I want to talk to the doctor.
Mom wants me to talk to the doctor.
It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Tell Mom to relax, okay? I'm handling it.
Nobody's saying you're not handling it, Sarah.
Tell him they're gonna try to get into my groin, okay? Sarah, is that Dad? I want to get out of here.
Of course, he's Dad.
He's being Dad.
No, you got to make sure that he listens to those doctors.
I've got to go.
Bye.
Or I'll rip it out myself.
Dad, please.
If you sign out against our recommendation, you'll have to sign an AMA form that says you're refusing treatment and take responsibility for any repercussions.
Dad, come on.
No! There is nothing to talk about.
You go get the form.
Here's the way it's gonna work, all right? I'm gonna leave here.
And then eventually, I will see my doctor.
But right now, I am gonna spend my birthday with my daughter in Vegas.
Just calm down.
And we're having a great time.
Do you think I'm gonna spend my time here in this rinky-dink hospital Dad, Dad, lower your voice.
with a doctor that's barely 18 years old? Dad, stop.
You're crazy.
I'm sorry.
Go get the form, or I'm gonna rip this out of my arm myself.
Okay, all right, okay.
Maybe get the form.
I'll have the nurse write Thank you.
Dad.
Now it's going straight to voice mail.
Ringing or just going straight to voice Straight to voice mail.
So she turned her phone off.
It's not ringing, yeah.
She's avoiding you.
Can you believe that Sarah hung up on me? Yes, I absolutely can believe that Sarah hung up on you.
She orchestrated a trip to Vegas I don't have any access to our father.
You don't talk to me, Mr.
Vegas? You just leave me out of the loop.
This is what you're gonna focus on? Our father's having a medical emergency with my least-qualified sibling I'm only saying My second least-qualified sibling.
Oh.
And I don't even know what hospital he's in.
Sunrise.
How would you know he's at Sunrise? I've had a few different medical emergencies while on trips to Vegas.
Yeah? Like what? I had bad, bad food poisoning once.
And then I had some body glitter caught in my eye.
Las Vegas, please.
And then I had a weird rash from someone's perfume.
Sunrise Hospital.
A rash from whose perfume? A performer's perfume.
You know what? This is dumb.
Dad collapsed, he's in Vegas.
Let's go.
We're gonna find him.
Yes, let's go! Stopping at the ATM.
Let's get the hell over there.
No, we're not gambling.
Yeah.
What are we doing? Watching paint dry.
I don't like metaphors.
It's not really a metaphor, Max.
We are literally watching paint dry.
Hey, bud.
I know what happened last year was so incredibly painful They peed in my canteen.
I know.
And it was so awful.
It was.
And you know, that's part of the reason why your dad and I dreamt of creating a school like this So that every kid could come to school and fit in, not be afraid.
Never be bullied.
Ever.
And we don't want this school just to be, you know, an okay place.
We want it to be a place where everybody can just be happy.
We want it to be wonderful.
But we're gonna need your help.
You should've asked me first.
I'm not gonna be attending Chambers Academy.
I like watching paint dry.
Hey, can I come in? Hey.
What's up? I am kind of upset with you, and I wasn't gonna say anything, but I don't want to be passive-aggressive.
And I just feel like you're treating me like I'm some girl that you don't even really know and can't make time for.
And it's, like, I love you, and I want to hang out with you, and you're really hurting my feelings.
I'm pregnant.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Amber.
What? Is this good or bad? You tell me.
Okay.
Who else knows? Just you.
Are you kidding me? Oh, my God.
Okay, let's You're not doing anything right now, are you? No.
Okay, I'm just gonna stay here.
Do you have, like, wine or, like Okay, you can drink, like, tea, right? That's, like, a calming thing that people do.
So, um Do you want boy or girl tea? Sarah.
Sarah.
You've got to be kidding me that the two of you are here.
I told you I could handle this myself.
Where's Dad? He's in his room, asleep.
He's not in his room.
He better not be in his room.
If he's there, then there's trouble.
We were just knocking on his door.
Are you sure you had the right room? Look, right here? You're sure he's in here? Yeah, well, he promised me he would tell me if he went anywhere.
I don't know where else he would be.
Dad.
Okay, we already did this.
We gotta get in this room.
Dad.
All right, hold on a second.
Hey, excuse me.
We're worried our father might be inside and unconscious.
Could you open the door for us, please? Thank you.
Maybe he's taking a nap with earplugs in.
Yeah, maybe he has earplugs in.
We're not criminals, we promise.
Thank you.
Dad? Thank you very much.
Hey.
Is he in there? No? He's not even Okay, I'm gonna get Sarah, what the hell? What do you mean, what the hell? I don't know, do you guys think we should split up or just keep on looking? Well, look for cigar smoke and listen for swearing.
I told him to stay in his room, I swear.
All right, well, we'll check with hotel security.
They can check all the hospitals and precincts.
You're not gonna have to check anywhere.
Look at this, 12 o'clock.
Hey.
Hey, Dad.
Oh, look who's here.
Dad.
What the hell are you doing? Oh, it's part of my birthday surprise.
This is not a birthday surprise.
We're on a rescue mission here.
You told me you were staying in your room.
You checked yourself out of a hospital against doctor's orders? We were scared.
Honey, I didn't want to wake you.
I mean, come on, jeez.
Dad, you scared us half to death.
Can we stay a little positive here? I mean, what the hell? When do we get a chance to be in Vegas together? We're not in Vegas together.
Let's get out of here.
No, we're not getting out of here.
I'm gonna be splitting those eights, here we go.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Stop that.
No more gambling.
Stop that.
I'm splitting.
Don't bet, Dad.
Come on.
Crosby, what do you do with eights? You got to split eight.
Hank always says you do have to split eights.
Oh! Oh! Okay.
Let her pay you, let her pay you.
Oh, pay, pay, pay, pay, pay.
Come on, let's go.
What the hell is wrong with you, Adam? We got to get him out of here.
And by the way, thanks for ratting me out.
Oh, thank you.
You told me you were gonna stay in your room.
I just care about you.
Sorry.
I'm gonna take you back to the hospital to sort this out.
You basically had a heart attack.
I did not have a heart attack.
I had an event.
And the event is over, all right? Not gonna happen.
I'm not going back to the hospital.
I'm gonna tell you right now.
I happen to be in a major heater.
I'm up 2,500 bucks.
Now, you guys got a choice.
You can go back to Berkeley, or you can stay.
And I'll tell you what, I'll bankroll you $500 apiece.
You can have a good time as long as you don't mention my heart anymore.
All right? Dad So it's my birthday.
Let's have a little fun.
Enjoy it.
Dad! We've got Kristina.
We've got a hot table.
Let's go.
Dad I would like to play craps if we're gonna stay.
After a few hands, can we move to a different game? That's why I love you, son.
Sit down.
Okay, then I guess I'm in.
Ten, ten, ten.
Look at this, look at this.
Just, like, one hand? He seems fine.
Let's just play one hand.
He looks fine.
You look fine, right, Dad? You feel fine? Yeah, honey, I'm doing great.
This family is sick.
Sick.
Twenty-three! Yeah! There's a break! First hand out.
Across the 45 to 50.
All right, I could make that tackle, guys.
Somebody make a tackle.
Hank, it's Sandy.
Oh, it's open, I think.
Come in.
Hey.
Hey.
What's up? How'd it go? It went good.
We spent the day in the apartment.
You know, she's taking a break right now.
We need to talk.
All right, look, about the underwear I didn't tell you about Sarah.
She's more than just my assistant.
We're dating.
Listen, I don't give a crap, Hank.
Just keep her stupid underwear out of my sight.
She's not living here, is she? No, no, no.
Okay, good.
That's good.
Yeah.
I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do with Ruby.
It's not working, the two of us.
And she just She pushes my buttons like nobody's business.
And I just I can't handle her half the time.
I know, I know.
She's frustrating.
She can be frustrating.
The truth is, I didn't just get transferred to San Francisco.
I asked to be transferred here.
Why would you do that? She got into a bad group in Minnesota, and I'm worried about her.
I need you to help me.
I need us to do this together, and I need it to be 50/50.
I want to.
I always wanted to do 50/50.
Okay, that's why I'm here.
I mean, yeah.
Okay? I'm up for that.
Hey.
What are you doing here? Where am I staying tonight? You're staying here tonight.
Don't worry.
Nothing Nothing's changed.
No, we're gonna have fun.
We're gonna go to Alcatraz tomorrow.
So, yeah.
Okay.
- So say good night to Mom.
- Good night.
Well, no.
Give her a hug.
No, no, no, no.
It's okay.
God! Well, she should give you a hug.
I'll be in my room.
All right.
Oh, and by the way, the window doesn't even open.
It's like a freaking prison.
All right, that's not a You'll see a prison tomorrow, and you'll know the difference.
It opens.
It's gonna be okay.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I couldn't help it.
It was, like, so funny.
We hated the teacher.
And Lauren That's how we bonded.
Like, she thought that the teacher sucked, too.
It ended up being, like, the highlight of my semester that I had a terrible teacher.
But, like, how did you make the transition from just being friends? Like, what How did that go? I mean, did you make the first move? Amber.
What? I want to know.
You don't have to tell me.
No, you're being so nice to me.
Please.
I'm being selfish and boring.
Don't be crazy, okay? It's, like I want to hear about you.
I miss you.
Plus it's, like, a nice distraction from all the crazy, stressful stuff I have going on.
Okay.
But did you always like girls or do you still like guys? Or, like, how does that work for you? I don't know.
I wish that I could, like, explain it.
Like, when I was with Alex, like, I loved him.
I didn't feel like I was faking it or like I was missing something.
It was just different.
Like, I even liked Steve.
Oh, my God, Steve.
Oh, my God.
Our fight, right here on this field.
Oh, my I'm gonna get my revenge! Hey, I'm with child.
Oh, my God.
Be gentle.
I'm really sorry.
It's a good excuse.
To think about Now we're, like, old.
We're real-life grownups, dude.
Oh.
I'm gonna have a baby.
Cheers.
Amber, I get, like, that this is really hard to talk to anybody about, and I get it.
Like, moms are the worst sometimes.
They seem like it.
But I think you're gonna feel a lot better if you talk to her.
You know? I think you're probably right, for once in your life.
I was right about Steven.
Hey.
Hey.
We don't know anything.
Adam and Crosby are in Vegas now.
They're not answering their phones.
I don't know.
There's nothing to do, so Mom just went to bed.
Okay.
Thanks for all of this.
The kids were okay? Oh, great, yeah.
Okay, well, I'll call you when I hear anything.
Oh, no, I'm not I'm not going.
I mean, not until we know Zeek's okay.
Okay.
You may need to go to Vegas or something.
I'm happy to stay with the kids.
Yeah, I guess I might.
What? I guess he's okay.
I guess so.
He's okay.
I'm gonna kill him.
I didn't realize I was so upset.
Sorry.
Just We shouldn't No, I know.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm gonna go.
Oh, hey.
Jeez, you scared the Scared the life out of me.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I am.
It was nothing, really, just, you know.
Well, you're seeing Dr.
Gordon this afternoon.
Uh, well, I'm kind of tired, Millie.
I think I'm gonna lay down, get a little sleep, you know? Just got off the plane.
Well, I made the appointment, so we're going.
Mmm, no, we're talking about Eric Gaynor here.
Yeah, he's a killer.
He's not gonna fall for that.
Uh, okay, perfect.
I have some ideas, too.
Yeah, let's just Let's re-evaluate everything at our 3:00, and, um Bap-bap-bap.
You know what? I'm gonna call you right back, okay? Okay, good.
Thank Ooh, you were so close.
Morning, Mr.
Jeffries.
Good morning, Ms.
Braverman.
Ms.
Braverman, we need to have a talk.
I have to tell you No one's gonna come through that door.
Okay.
I promise.
Mmm-hmm.
I cannot stop thinking about you.
Really? Really.
I really like you.
I really want to make a go of this.
Oh.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay as in yes, okay? Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
You better call him back.
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, Max, wait until you see this beautiful sandwich.
I have outdone myself.
And I forgot to tell you, you don't have to worry about Grandpa.
He's gonna be fine.
Okay.
Max, this sandwich, I'm telling you.
Ham and cheese, no lettuce, no mayo, no mustard.
Cut off the crusts, sliced it diagonally, just how you like it, sir.
I won't be needing a bag lunch because I won't be eating lunch at that school.
Max, this is the first day of Chambers Academy.
I know.
Good luck.
Buddy.
Yeah, I know.
Mom already told me.
It's going to be a wonderful school, and I will need to give it a try.
Okay, well, that's not exactly what I was gonna say.
I just wanted to remind you that your mother worked her butt off these last eight months making this school happen, and she had to go through a lot.
She had to meet with the district.
She had to go the mayor's office.
Bob Little is a jerk.
He is.
And you know what? Your mother convinced that jerk to make this school happen.
And she recruited 39 students.
Thirty-eight students.
Thirty-nine.
Thirty-eight students.
I'm not a student at Chambers Academy.
All right, Max, listen.
Your mom spent every ounce of her energy when she wasn't taking care of you or your sister, making this dream happen for you and other kids like you.
Do you get that? This school isn't for me.
Put your shoes on.
Pack your book bag.
You're going to school today.
Not for you, for your mother.
Alcatraz.
I think that's a good outing.
Yeah.
I mean, I don't think she hated it.
I don't know, she might have hated it, but Hard to tell, right? Look, nobody died, so it was Nobody died? Yeah.
Good job.
You're a good dad.
Not really, no, but I'm trying.
And now she's gonna be here.
Oh, that's what I didn't tell you.
Sandy said she wants to do Ruby will be here Wait, what? Oh, yeah, yeah.
When did that happen? Yeah, I didn't tell you.
When did that happen? Yeah, I mean, Sandy Oh, my gosh.
You know, she's having trouble so she finally agreed 50 l 50, and she needs my help, so That's what's best for Ruby, I'm sure.
I mean, you're cool with it, right? Oh, yes.
I'm sorry, just surprised.
Yes, I That's great for Ruby.
Yeah, I know.
And great for you and And me.
I think it's gonna be I think it's gonna be good.
Yeah.
Little bit ofjelly.
I don't like it when my patients hit the ground, Zeek.
I don't ever want your cranium meeting concrete, okay? We really don't know exactly what happened to cause your collapse, and I really don't like not knowing.
So I think we should find out.
I want to go in there, just with a scope, take a look and see what's going on.
If there's blockages, we can deal with that.
If there are complications, we can deal with that, too.
Have a great first day.
Hi, Sela and Stephanie.
How are you? Welcome to Chambers Academy.
Max Braverman, welcome to Chambers Academy.
How's my girl? Hey.
Come here.
Hi.
Mmm, are you okay? Yeah.
You feel a little warm.
Just a long weekend.
Oh, my God, tell me about it.
You should've seen The whole thing was crazy.
Grandpa was sitting next to me.
And the next minute, he was on the ground.
Oh, my God.
And then the boys came.
And he didn't want to listen to the doctor in Vegas.
And it could be nothing.
And believe me, we partied into the night and he seemed completely fine.
I mean, they call it an "event.
" You know, it wasn't, like, an actual heart attack.
But it wasn't Wasn't nothing.
Hey, he's gonna be okay.
I'm pregnant.
Oh.
Good, strong heartbeat, good size, shape.
Yeah, it looks good.
Oh, God.
You okay? Yeah, uh It's just overwhelming.
It's a normal reaction.
Your mom must be so excited.
Uh Actually, she doesn't know.
Oh, and the father? Uh, he He doesn't either.
We're not together anymore, so Amber, I have to ask Is this a pregnancy you want? Uh I know this is hard, Amber.
But I'm your doctor and I have to tell you that if, for any reason, this isn't a pregnancy you want, you need to act sooner rather than later.
Okay.
Because it's getting close to the time that it's safe to start telling people.
Whew Wow.
Sorry, could we listen one more time? Of course.
Come on, one step at a time.
Come on.
Come on, you own this.
Come on.
You can do it.
Come on, come on.
Come on, Aida! Come on.
Keep going! Yeah! Isn't she the best? It's okay, honey.
Come here.
Oh I have a 9:15.
Oh, me too.
Well, mine's with a client, so I cannot be late, and I think I should go in first.
I got you.
Why, you think it would be scandalous if you and I went to the office at the same time? I think they're lawyers, and they're smart and they will figure it out.
I think we should let them figure it out.
I should've never let you go in law school.
Maybe I let you go in law school.
Mmm, no, that's not the way I remember it.
Really? No.
What's happening? We just put this dress on.
What? No, we didn't.
You put this dress on.
It's my job to take it off.
You hear that? It's the sound of Sweet froth, which I just learned how to make.
You know I hate cappuccino.
No, no, not the way I make it.
Listen, what do you think for Ruby's bed there? Uh Let's see.
How old is she now, 14? Fifteen.
Um Depressing sage or happy polka dots, I'm torn.
This is sage? It's depressing.
I'm gonna go with the polka dots.
Yeah, the polka dots are nice.
I didn't think it was that depressing.
It's gonna change your mind.
It's the drink of your people.
Well, I hate it less.
I hate it less What is not to like? I mean, you did good.
It's me.
It's me.
I just It's okay.
You don't have to like cappuccino.
I love it.
Why don't you just stay? 'Cause this is getting me nervous.
If you were here, it would be a lot easier.
She loves you.
Right.
Well, that's why I'm leaving, 'cause I think you could use some nice father-daughter time.
I gotta go to Vegas and do this.
What? You don't know what you're doing.
Yes, I do.
I'm doing that.
Don't bring a lot of money.
Anyway, she really liked me when I was your assistant.
I don't know how Ruby's gonna feel about, you know, me as Dad's girlfriend.
I think she'll be excited about that.
She will be excited? Yeah.
Why haven't you told her? You told Sandy, right? I mean, not directly.
Sandy doesn't know? Not yet.
Sandy's moving back to town with your daughter, and she doesn't know what the situation is? No, not yet.
I'm gonna tell her.
Okay.
But I'm gonna wait till she's Yeah, wait till it's good for her.
She's intense.
She's a very intense woman.
You can't let her dictate this kind of stuff, you know? There's nothing wrong with it.
She's not Nobody You have a nice girlfriend who makes you nice cappuccino.
Why don't you just tell her? Nobody dictates to me.
You know that.
Oh, no? Yeah.
No.
I'm gonna go.
Is that all right? See what I did? You have permission.
All right.
Joe, we are opening our doors in two days.
We're doing the best we can.
I get that, but, I mean, you promised us that the work would be done.
And there is no way that this is near done.
I think it looks terrific.
It looks terrific? Have you thought about having guys work in shifts, maybe get a crew working at night? Uh, yeah That is a great idea.
It's not that easy to get guys to work nights.
Plus, they expect time and a half.
I told you guys this was gonna be a tight one.
I am not following what you're saying here.
You guaranteed us that you would be ready.
I'm telling you, you know, I'm doing what I can.
When the pope asked Michelangelo when the Sistine Chapel would be done, he said, "When I can.
" You are not Michelangelo.
Joe, hi.
We have 39 kids walking through the door Thirty-eight kids.
Thirty-nine.
No, I'm not attending Chambers Academy.
Very funny, Max.
You're going to Chambers.
We built this school for you.
No, I'm sticking with homeschool.
It's a great school.
We're not homeschooling.
Where are the nails? Do you know where the nails are? You're coming to school here.
Give me the hammer.
Don't give him nails.
Max, I'm taking it.
This is for you.
We need to get this done.
You built an entire school for your kid, and now he's not even going to it.
That's harsh.
It's none of your bus He's coming to school here.
My almond milk latte.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Bring it on over.
I'm gonna get the hammer.
Max! Zeek? Huh? Look.
Is this trite? No, no.
It looks great, Millie.
Yeah, I like it.
- You'd say that.
- Excuse me.
You live in the city now.
You have to lock your door.
Or any old person could just come walking in.
Hey, what are you doing? Millie, look.
It's Sarah-Bear.
Yeah, I know, I see.
Hi, Mom.
What are you doing, Dad? Your father's growing cucumbers.
Well Yeah, that's kind of what I'm doing.
I got some cucumbers growing.
Gonna be pickling pretty soon.
You know, you can get those at the store.
Huh? Well, I guess you're too busy to come with me on a surprise birthday trip to Vegas then.
I'm sorry, Vegas is gonna have to wait, honey.
Okay.
Oh Hold it.
Are you serious? Yes, I'm serious.
Are you serious? Really? Yes.
Oh, man.
Hey, Millie, what do you think? Your bag is already packed.
Happy birthday, Zeek.
Hey! Well, we're going to Vegas.
Whoo! We're going to Vegas.
Okay! This is great.
Oh, well, thank you.
It's a strip club.
Let's go, come on.
Ha, ha! Come on, six.
Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Whoo! Isn't it spectacular, Max? Max, you gotta check this out.
Your mom has a great idea.
Oh, come on, man.
You can carry more than three chairs at a time.
It's got this big bay window.
Right? Lots of open light and air.
You cleaning that window? The reason there's open space is because you haven't built any walls.
Boom, here it is.
Okay, we're gonna house some of your student photos and students' artwork.
We're gonna paint the wall.
Yeah, you can paint that any color you want.
Battleship gray, fatigue green.
You can do a blue if you want to do a blue.
I see what you're doing here.
What are we doing? You're trying to get me excited about this school by letting me pick the color of this wall.
But it's not going to work because I don't care about the color of this wall, nor do I care about color in general.
Okay, Max, listen to me, it's not just about the wall.
We want you to be excited to go, because this isn't gonna be like your old school.
None of that stuff that happened there is gonna happen here.
I like homeschooling.
I get my work done faster and I don't have to worry about the other kids slowing me down.
You don't have to worry about the other kids here, except that they're gonna want to be your friends.
I don't need friends.
I have Hank.
Absol All of them.
Okay, you have Hank, honey.
But you need other kids.
You need friends that are your age, okay? Your age.
No, I don't.
Yes, you do.
I'm going to homeschool and working at Hank's studio in the afternoons.
I've decided.
Max, we have to Can I go have a slice of After we're done talking about this.
Okay, we're gonna talk about this more later.
I don't look forward to that.
All right.
Where's the banana bread? Yeah? SANDY: I ask you a question, I expect a response.
Whatever.
I responded.
I don't think that a shrug is a response.
It sort of is.
But it's not.
Hey, Ruby.
Hi.
Hey.
Bye.
Excuse me, I will leave when I feel like leaving.
Ruby, hey.
Hey.
What's going on? Anybody Who's thirsty? You want something to drink? I got You know, I got the lemonade, the fizzy kind that you love.
You love that.
Like, eight years ago.
True.
Yeah, that was a while ago.
So if you don't want that, we'll get something else then.
No, no, no, no, no.
Don't let her do that.
Your dad bought you the lemonade fizzy stuff that you like.
You suck it up and you drink it.
I'm not gonna drink it.
She doesn't have to drink it.
No, she can drink it.
It's gross! I'll drink it.
I kind of like it.
But forget about it.
What do you think of this, though? This is Uh It's nice.
Where do I put my crap? You can I got a bedroom right there.
You can put all your crap in there.
Everything's all set up.
You're welcome.
Wow, huh? Sweet.
It's, you know She's a joy.
Well, that's teenagers, right? Yeah.
Not bad, right? You have a cappuccino machine.
Yeah, that's correct.
You hate cappuccino.
No, that's not true.
I think I had a bad batch that one time you tried.
Yeah.
For three years.
You know, I don't want to hate anything anyway, it's But anyway, you look good.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I feel like a freaking mess.
Well I should go, actually.
I have a ton of stuff to do.
Okay.
I'm gonna look at a rental because right now we are living out of a hotel room, which I cannot afford.
Yeah, I know.
Listen, um, anything you want me to do? You want me to help you in any way, just let me know.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
That's all right.
Oh, my God, gross.
Whose underwear are these? Okay, listen, where were they? They were in the drawer.
Well, I don't know Why are you looking in the drawer? I thought it was my room.
It's your room.
It's not your drawer.
I'm gonna I'm gonna go.
Okay, I'll call you.
We'll talk.
We should talk.
It's gonna be great.
Thank you.
I'm exhausted.
I'll be in my room.
All right.
Do you want any lunch? I got lunch.
I'll wrap it up.
France, wow.
Yeah.
That's awesome.
We should do a semester abroad.
- Yeah, we should.
- That'd be a blast.
Or we could try.
You should.
Definitely.
Amber, have you been to Europe? Nope.
Never have.
You should go.
It's gonna be really cool.
The only thing is, like, Lauren's gonna be in Prague so I have to take a train to see her, and I honestly don't feel like I'll do that very often because it's too much money.
Yeah, not a train to Prague.
You guys will figure it out.
It's just a train ride.
I just don't have any money.
That's just terrible.
I know.
It sounds like a fairy tale.
I know, I'm just stressed.
I just hope we see each other.
No, that's understandable, that sounds rough.
Sorry, I don't have the energy to be complaining about Europe, so I'm gonna get water.
Wait, Amber.
Are you serious? I was talking about it for, like, one second.
I don't know.
That was very weird.
- It feels like it's okay.
- I got it.
Okay, good.
All right.
Okay, pretty good.
I think it needs to come up on the left a little bit.
Hey.
Hey! Oh, shoot.
Hi, guys.
Joel.
Painting reinforcements.
Good to see you.
You too.
You look amazing.
You guys need smocks or something, and then you can get to work.
Hey.
Hey.
So, Thursday.
Yeah, I guess I'll see you Thursday for pick-up.
Okay, cool.
All right.
Bye, Dad.
Love you.
Love you.
See you.
Hey, holy Joel-skis.
How are you? Hey.
Hey! Hi.
How you doing? Great.
How are you? Haven't seen you in forever.
Yeah.
You look awesome.
Well, thanks.
Thank you.
Wow, you're looking great.
Hi, guys.
The kids are upstairs if you want to start painting with them.
That would be awesome.
Oh, they're pumped.
Thank you, guys, for doing this.
I appreciate it.
So, uh, two days out, huh? How you feel? Feeling good.
Not really.
I am scared, and we have a lot to do.
So it's gonna Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
We're okay.
We're Yeah? Are you? Hey, you could be the answer to our plumbing problems.
Probably, or a lot of problems.
Just wondering if you could maybe stay and maybe you could I was gonna order lunch for everybody if you wanted to hang out with You need some help? Yeah, I'd be happy to.
I need a lot of help.
Yeah.
That would be amazing.
It's, um The plumbing, particularly, is in pretty bad shape.
It's really bad.
It's really bad, so I got some tools in the truck.
I'll be right back.
Really? Yeah.
That would be wonderful.
If you have any men Well, not in the truck.
But I'll make a few calls.
That's awesome.
Sure.
All right, I'm gonna go check on the kids.
Thank you, guys.
I mean, I'm happy if you're happy, but I miss the house, don't you? No, not really.
No? You don't miss working on your cars in the garage and stuff? No.
No? A little bit.
A little bit? Mmm-hmm.
I just never thought Oh.
Hit me, please.
Excuse me, honey.
Can we stop chatting? I need to I'm not chatting, Dad.
I'm bonding.
Well, I can't talk right now.
Why? Are you counting cards, Dad? Ben Affleck got in a lot of trouble for that.
Would you like to hit, sir? Dad, do you want another card? Dad? Are you Dad! I can't tell you that yet, Mom.
We're at the hospital right now, and the doctor's gonna see him right away.
And I'll let you know.
Don't let her worry, honey.
Dad says don't worry.
No, he's awake.
Millie, I just stood up too fast, that's all.
He stood up too fast.
Put that back on.
Colonel Mustard in the library with a knife.
Oh! So very interesting.
What did he show you? I'm not going to tell you.
But I'll get revenge on you.
Not if I get it first.
Oh, will you? No, you won't.
No, don't get that.
Let me just check it really quickly.
Mom! Don't hold up the game, Mom.
It's Grandma.
Oh, that's gonna take forever.
I have to answer it.
Can you get the door? Yeah, I got the door.
Thank you, Victor.
No, I'll make it quick.
Hi, Mom.
I'm good.
I am in the middle of a very heated game of Clue, so why don't I call you in Must have left something at our place.
What? Hey.
Hi.
What What do you What do you mean? Hey! Okay, wait, okay, so where What do you mean? Is Where is he right now? Is he okay? Okay.
Okay, okay.
Mom, it's okay.
Just Well, call me if you hear anything.
I'm gonna call Sarah right now, okay? Come on, Mom.
All right, I'm gonna call her right now.
It's your turn.
Okay, okay, I'm coming.
Everything okay? My dad collapsed.
What? Uh, I don't Is he I don't know.
Sarah took him to Vegas for his birthday and then I don't know if it's a heart attack or what.
You need to go? So You need to go.
Yeah.
I Yeah.
My mom's really upset.
I should Okay.
Yeah.
Go.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, your mom has to step out for a little bit, so I am gonna make you guys some dinner tonight.
Can you make tacos? Here? Yes.
Okay.
The bad news is, I happen to be the world's greatest Clue player.
- So that's the bad news.
- No, you're not.
That's why I beat you, like, the last Okay, back off.
Back off.
Dad.
Sir No, really.
When you fell, did you pass out? No, I don't know.
I mean Hey, when am I gonna get a chance to see a doctor here? I'm the on-call doctor, sir.
What are you, like, 14? Dad.
No, I'm not 14.
So don't worry.
Were you there when he fell? Yeah.
She was there.
Could you tell if he lost consciousness? Yeah, I don't think so, right, Dad? I think he just kind of got a little disoriented Got a little dizzy.
I stood up too fast, that's all.
Okay, what did you feel before you passed out? I felt like I had a great hand.
Dad, that's not what he's asking.
I mean, like, physically.
Did you have any chest discomfort? Not sure, really.
Dad.
He has a heart condition.
He takes pills.
What are you Tell him what the pills are.
What are the pills? Got nothing to do with this.
No, no, I'll need the specifics of that.
Did you have any visual changes, headaches? Oh, my God, I got a little warm, all right? Okay.
Had you been drinking? Well, hell yeah, I'd been drinking.
This is Vegas, for Pete's sake.
Jeez, it's no big deal, honest.
It was just a little dizzy spell.
Okay.
What are you doing? I'm glad you're feeling better, Mr.
Braverman.
We're just gonna take a few tests, try to get to the bottom of what happened, okay? I'll be back.
Thank you.
Give me a 12 lead, 325 milligrams of aspirin and an echo.
Okay.
Will do, Doctor.
Oh, just one second.
Excuse me, sorry.
So did he have a heart attack? I don't know.
We'll find out, though.
Hey, hey, hey.
I can hear you over here.
Dad He's in good hands.
Thank you.
They don't know anything yet, but they're still doing tests.
Adam, uh, could you please talk to the doctor yourself? I mean, I know Sarah's there.
But you're always so great in a crisis.
Sweetie.
Hi.
You didn't have to come over here.
Julia's here.
Okay, you'll call me, though, right? As soon as you talk to her? Okay, great.
Love you too.
Bye.
I can't believe this is happening.
No, it's okay.
Everything's okay.
Yeah? He's in a good hospital.
Oh, good.
A very good hospital.
And he never lost consciousness, so that's good.
And Sarah's there, so That's good.
You want something to drink? No, I'm fine.
So So what are you doing here? Where are the kids? I just came for you.
I mean, Joel was over.
He came over right when you called, so he's with the kids.
Joel.
It was so good to see him.
He looks great.
You mentioned that more than once.
And Kristina told me that he was up practically half the night at the school, fixing the plumbing.
Yeah, I heard that, too.
Yeah, so you two are talking.
No, not really.
So what hospital is he at? Uh, Sunrise.
Okay, Sunrise.
But I saw the way he looked at you, you know.
And I got the sense that he may finally be coming around, so Well, he may have waited too long.
Oh, come on.
Meaning what? Meaning I waited for him for a very long time and I had to stop waiting, and I'm trying to live my life.
Hey, I know headstrong men, right? I know it can be very frustrating.
But when you have someone like Joel, you know, you don't give up on him.
Okay, how about I take care of you? Which is what I'm here to do.
You have a seat.
I'm okay! Let me get you something to drink.
What do you want to drink? You don't want this, do you? What do you want? I'm okay.
It's okay? Pasta hot enough? Yep.
Moving back, right? Looks like it.
Yeah.
Full circle.
How's things? Life? Life? I don't know, fine.
Yeah? Mmm-hmm.
School? How How's school? You know.
How about your friends? That must've been hard, leaving them in Minnesota.
It's fine.
Just "fine"? That's it? Pretty much.
Yeah.
Your initial work-up looks negative for a heart attack.
Thank you.
See? Oh, yeah, huh? Do I know my body or what? Good job, Dad.
I told you.
Okay, honey, we're out of here.
Oh, no, sir.
Not yet, sir.
I'm not discharging you.
You're not? No, your electrocardiogram results were fine.
But we're waiting on the results of your echo.
Oh, no, you don't understand, Doctor.
I told you, I had a few too many martinis and I got up too fast.
Listen to him, Dad.
How long would that take? Well, just to be sure, I want our attending cardiologist to see you tomorrow.
He might recommend further tests, possibly a coronary catheterization.
Huh? What's that? A liquid dye is injected into the arteries of your heart through a catheter.
We usually go in through the leg or the groin.
You're not going anywhere near my groin.
It's a possibility.
No, you're not doing it.
I'll be right back.
Hi, it's not a good time.
I want to talk to the doctor.
Mom wants me to talk to the doctor.
It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Tell Mom to relax, okay? I'm handling it.
Nobody's saying you're not handling it, Sarah.
Tell him they're gonna try to get into my groin, okay? Sarah, is that Dad? I want to get out of here.
Of course, he's Dad.
He's being Dad.
No, you got to make sure that he listens to those doctors.
I've got to go.
Bye.
Or I'll rip it out myself.
Dad, please.
If you sign out against our recommendation, you'll have to sign an AMA form that says you're refusing treatment and take responsibility for any repercussions.
Dad, come on.
No! There is nothing to talk about.
You go get the form.
Here's the way it's gonna work, all right? I'm gonna leave here.
And then eventually, I will see my doctor.
But right now, I am gonna spend my birthday with my daughter in Vegas.
Just calm down.
And we're having a great time.
Do you think I'm gonna spend my time here in this rinky-dink hospital Dad, Dad, lower your voice.
with a doctor that's barely 18 years old? Dad, stop.
You're crazy.
I'm sorry.
Go get the form, or I'm gonna rip this out of my arm myself.
Okay, all right, okay.
Maybe get the form.
I'll have the nurse write Thank you.
Dad.
Now it's going straight to voice mail.
Ringing or just going straight to voice Straight to voice mail.
So she turned her phone off.
It's not ringing, yeah.
She's avoiding you.
Can you believe that Sarah hung up on me? Yes, I absolutely can believe that Sarah hung up on you.
She orchestrated a trip to Vegas I don't have any access to our father.
You don't talk to me, Mr.
Vegas? You just leave me out of the loop.
This is what you're gonna focus on? Our father's having a medical emergency with my least-qualified sibling I'm only saying My second least-qualified sibling.
Oh.
And I don't even know what hospital he's in.
Sunrise.
How would you know he's at Sunrise? I've had a few different medical emergencies while on trips to Vegas.
Yeah? Like what? I had bad, bad food poisoning once.
And then I had some body glitter caught in my eye.
Las Vegas, please.
And then I had a weird rash from someone's perfume.
Sunrise Hospital.
A rash from whose perfume? A performer's perfume.
You know what? This is dumb.
Dad collapsed, he's in Vegas.
Let's go.
We're gonna find him.
Yes, let's go! Stopping at the ATM.
Let's get the hell over there.
No, we're not gambling.
Yeah.
What are we doing? Watching paint dry.
I don't like metaphors.
It's not really a metaphor, Max.
We are literally watching paint dry.
Hey, bud.
I know what happened last year was so incredibly painful They peed in my canteen.
I know.
And it was so awful.
It was.
And you know, that's part of the reason why your dad and I dreamt of creating a school like this So that every kid could come to school and fit in, not be afraid.
Never be bullied.
Ever.
And we don't want this school just to be, you know, an okay place.
We want it to be a place where everybody can just be happy.
We want it to be wonderful.
But we're gonna need your help.
You should've asked me first.
I'm not gonna be attending Chambers Academy.
I like watching paint dry.
Hey, can I come in? Hey.
What's up? I am kind of upset with you, and I wasn't gonna say anything, but I don't want to be passive-aggressive.
And I just feel like you're treating me like I'm some girl that you don't even really know and can't make time for.
And it's, like, I love you, and I want to hang out with you, and you're really hurting my feelings.
I'm pregnant.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Amber.
What? Is this good or bad? You tell me.
Okay.
Who else knows? Just you.
Are you kidding me? Oh, my God.
Okay, let's You're not doing anything right now, are you? No.
Okay, I'm just gonna stay here.
Do you have, like, wine or, like Okay, you can drink, like, tea, right? That's, like, a calming thing that people do.
So, um Do you want boy or girl tea? Sarah.
Sarah.
You've got to be kidding me that the two of you are here.
I told you I could handle this myself.
Where's Dad? He's in his room, asleep.
He's not in his room.
He better not be in his room.
If he's there, then there's trouble.
We were just knocking on his door.
Are you sure you had the right room? Look, right here? You're sure he's in here? Yeah, well, he promised me he would tell me if he went anywhere.
I don't know where else he would be.
Dad.
Okay, we already did this.
We gotta get in this room.
Dad.
All right, hold on a second.
Hey, excuse me.
We're worried our father might be inside and unconscious.
Could you open the door for us, please? Thank you.
Maybe he's taking a nap with earplugs in.
Yeah, maybe he has earplugs in.
We're not criminals, we promise.
Thank you.
Dad? Thank you very much.
Hey.
Is he in there? No? He's not even Okay, I'm gonna get Sarah, what the hell? What do you mean, what the hell? I don't know, do you guys think we should split up or just keep on looking? Well, look for cigar smoke and listen for swearing.
I told him to stay in his room, I swear.
All right, well, we'll check with hotel security.
They can check all the hospitals and precincts.
You're not gonna have to check anywhere.
Look at this, 12 o'clock.
Hey.
Hey, Dad.
Oh, look who's here.
Dad.
What the hell are you doing? Oh, it's part of my birthday surprise.
This is not a birthday surprise.
We're on a rescue mission here.
You told me you were staying in your room.
You checked yourself out of a hospital against doctor's orders? We were scared.
Honey, I didn't want to wake you.
I mean, come on, jeez.
Dad, you scared us half to death.
Can we stay a little positive here? I mean, what the hell? When do we get a chance to be in Vegas together? We're not in Vegas together.
Let's get out of here.
No, we're not getting out of here.
I'm gonna be splitting those eights, here we go.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Stop that.
No more gambling.
Stop that.
I'm splitting.
Don't bet, Dad.
Come on.
Crosby, what do you do with eights? You got to split eight.
Hank always says you do have to split eights.
Oh! Oh! Okay.
Let her pay you, let her pay you.
Oh, pay, pay, pay, pay, pay.
Come on, let's go.
What the hell is wrong with you, Adam? We got to get him out of here.
And by the way, thanks for ratting me out.
Oh, thank you.
You told me you were gonna stay in your room.
I just care about you.
Sorry.
I'm gonna take you back to the hospital to sort this out.
You basically had a heart attack.
I did not have a heart attack.
I had an event.
And the event is over, all right? Not gonna happen.
I'm not going back to the hospital.
I'm gonna tell you right now.
I happen to be in a major heater.
I'm up 2,500 bucks.
Now, you guys got a choice.
You can go back to Berkeley, or you can stay.
And I'll tell you what, I'll bankroll you $500 apiece.
You can have a good time as long as you don't mention my heart anymore.
All right? Dad So it's my birthday.
Let's have a little fun.
Enjoy it.
Dad! We've got Kristina.
We've got a hot table.
Let's go.
Dad I would like to play craps if we're gonna stay.
After a few hands, can we move to a different game? That's why I love you, son.
Sit down.
Okay, then I guess I'm in.
Ten, ten, ten.
Look at this, look at this.
Just, like, one hand? He seems fine.
Let's just play one hand.
He looks fine.
You look fine, right, Dad? You feel fine? Yeah, honey, I'm doing great.
This family is sick.
Sick.
Twenty-three! Yeah! There's a break! First hand out.
Across the 45 to 50.
All right, I could make that tackle, guys.
Somebody make a tackle.
Hank, it's Sandy.
Oh, it's open, I think.
Come in.
Hey.
Hey.
What's up? How'd it go? It went good.
We spent the day in the apartment.
You know, she's taking a break right now.
We need to talk.
All right, look, about the underwear I didn't tell you about Sarah.
She's more than just my assistant.
We're dating.
Listen, I don't give a crap, Hank.
Just keep her stupid underwear out of my sight.
She's not living here, is she? No, no, no.
Okay, good.
That's good.
Yeah.
I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do with Ruby.
It's not working, the two of us.
And she just She pushes my buttons like nobody's business.
And I just I can't handle her half the time.
I know, I know.
She's frustrating.
She can be frustrating.
The truth is, I didn't just get transferred to San Francisco.
I asked to be transferred here.
Why would you do that? She got into a bad group in Minnesota, and I'm worried about her.
I need you to help me.
I need us to do this together, and I need it to be 50/50.
I want to.
I always wanted to do 50/50.
Okay, that's why I'm here.
I mean, yeah.
Okay? I'm up for that.
Hey.
What are you doing here? Where am I staying tonight? You're staying here tonight.
Don't worry.
Nothing Nothing's changed.
No, we're gonna have fun.
We're gonna go to Alcatraz tomorrow.
So, yeah.
Okay.
- So say good night to Mom.
- Good night.
Well, no.
Give her a hug.
No, no, no, no.
It's okay.
God! Well, she should give you a hug.
I'll be in my room.
All right.
Oh, and by the way, the window doesn't even open.
It's like a freaking prison.
All right, that's not a You'll see a prison tomorrow, and you'll know the difference.
It opens.
It's gonna be okay.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I couldn't help it.
It was, like, so funny.
We hated the teacher.
And Lauren That's how we bonded.
Like, she thought that the teacher sucked, too.
It ended up being, like, the highlight of my semester that I had a terrible teacher.
But, like, how did you make the transition from just being friends? Like, what How did that go? I mean, did you make the first move? Amber.
What? I want to know.
You don't have to tell me.
No, you're being so nice to me.
Please.
I'm being selfish and boring.
Don't be crazy, okay? It's, like I want to hear about you.
I miss you.
Plus it's, like, a nice distraction from all the crazy, stressful stuff I have going on.
Okay.
But did you always like girls or do you still like guys? Or, like, how does that work for you? I don't know.
I wish that I could, like, explain it.
Like, when I was with Alex, like, I loved him.
I didn't feel like I was faking it or like I was missing something.
It was just different.
Like, I even liked Steve.
Oh, my God, Steve.
Oh, my God.
Our fight, right here on this field.
Oh, my I'm gonna get my revenge! Hey, I'm with child.
Oh, my God.
Be gentle.
I'm really sorry.
It's a good excuse.
To think about Now we're, like, old.
We're real-life grownups, dude.
Oh.
I'm gonna have a baby.
Cheers.
Amber, I get, like, that this is really hard to talk to anybody about, and I get it.
Like, moms are the worst sometimes.
They seem like it.
But I think you're gonna feel a lot better if you talk to her.
You know? I think you're probably right, for once in your life.
I was right about Steven.
Hey.
Hey.
We don't know anything.
Adam and Crosby are in Vegas now.
They're not answering their phones.
I don't know.
There's nothing to do, so Mom just went to bed.
Okay.
Thanks for all of this.
The kids were okay? Oh, great, yeah.
Okay, well, I'll call you when I hear anything.
Oh, no, I'm not I'm not going.
I mean, not until we know Zeek's okay.
Okay.
You may need to go to Vegas or something.
I'm happy to stay with the kids.
Yeah, I guess I might.
What? I guess he's okay.
I guess so.
He's okay.
I'm gonna kill him.
I didn't realize I was so upset.
Sorry.
Just We shouldn't No, I know.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm gonna go.
Oh, hey.
Jeez, you scared the Scared the life out of me.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I am.
It was nothing, really, just, you know.
Well, you're seeing Dr.
Gordon this afternoon.
Uh, well, I'm kind of tired, Millie.
I think I'm gonna lay down, get a little sleep, you know? Just got off the plane.
Well, I made the appointment, so we're going.
Mmm, no, we're talking about Eric Gaynor here.
Yeah, he's a killer.
He's not gonna fall for that.
Uh, okay, perfect.
I have some ideas, too.
Yeah, let's just Let's re-evaluate everything at our 3:00, and, um Bap-bap-bap.
You know what? I'm gonna call you right back, okay? Okay, good.
Thank Ooh, you were so close.
Morning, Mr.
Jeffries.
Good morning, Ms.
Braverman.
Ms.
Braverman, we need to have a talk.
I have to tell you No one's gonna come through that door.
Okay.
I promise.
Mmm-hmm.
I cannot stop thinking about you.
Really? Really.
I really like you.
I really want to make a go of this.
Oh.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay as in yes, okay? Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
You better call him back.
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, Max, wait until you see this beautiful sandwich.
I have outdone myself.
And I forgot to tell you, you don't have to worry about Grandpa.
He's gonna be fine.
Okay.
Max, this sandwich, I'm telling you.
Ham and cheese, no lettuce, no mayo, no mustard.
Cut off the crusts, sliced it diagonally, just how you like it, sir.
I won't be needing a bag lunch because I won't be eating lunch at that school.
Max, this is the first day of Chambers Academy.
I know.
Good luck.
Buddy.
Yeah, I know.
Mom already told me.
It's going to be a wonderful school, and I will need to give it a try.
Okay, well, that's not exactly what I was gonna say.
I just wanted to remind you that your mother worked her butt off these last eight months making this school happen, and she had to go through a lot.
She had to meet with the district.
She had to go the mayor's office.
Bob Little is a jerk.
He is.
And you know what? Your mother convinced that jerk to make this school happen.
And she recruited 39 students.
Thirty-eight students.
Thirty-nine.
Thirty-eight students.
I'm not a student at Chambers Academy.
All right, Max, listen.
Your mom spent every ounce of her energy when she wasn't taking care of you or your sister, making this dream happen for you and other kids like you.
Do you get that? This school isn't for me.
Put your shoes on.
Pack your book bag.
You're going to school today.
Not for you, for your mother.
Alcatraz.
I think that's a good outing.
Yeah.
I mean, I don't think she hated it.
I don't know, she might have hated it, but Hard to tell, right? Look, nobody died, so it was Nobody died? Yeah.
Good job.
You're a good dad.
Not really, no, but I'm trying.
And now she's gonna be here.
Oh, that's what I didn't tell you.
Sandy said she wants to do Ruby will be here Wait, what? Oh, yeah, yeah.
When did that happen? Yeah, I didn't tell you.
When did that happen? Yeah, I mean, Sandy Oh, my gosh.
You know, she's having trouble so she finally agreed 50 l 50, and she needs my help, so That's what's best for Ruby, I'm sure.
I mean, you're cool with it, right? Oh, yes.
I'm sorry, just surprised.
Yes, I That's great for Ruby.
Yeah, I know.
And great for you and And me.
I think it's gonna be I think it's gonna be good.
Yeah.
Little bit ofjelly.
I don't like it when my patients hit the ground, Zeek.
I don't ever want your cranium meeting concrete, okay? We really don't know exactly what happened to cause your collapse, and I really don't like not knowing.
So I think we should find out.
I want to go in there, just with a scope, take a look and see what's going on.
If there's blockages, we can deal with that.
If there are complications, we can deal with that, too.
Have a great first day.
Hi, Sela and Stephanie.
How are you? Welcome to Chambers Academy.
Max Braverman, welcome to Chambers Academy.
How's my girl? Hey.
Come here.
Hi.
Mmm, are you okay? Yeah.
You feel a little warm.
Just a long weekend.
Oh, my God, tell me about it.
You should've seen The whole thing was crazy.
Grandpa was sitting next to me.
And the next minute, he was on the ground.
Oh, my God.
And then the boys came.
And he didn't want to listen to the doctor in Vegas.
And it could be nothing.
And believe me, we partied into the night and he seemed completely fine.
I mean, they call it an "event.
" You know, it wasn't, like, an actual heart attack.
But it wasn't Wasn't nothing.
Hey, he's gonna be okay.
I'm pregnant.
Oh.