Party of Five s01e18 Episode Script
Who Cares?
CLAUDIA: The way I see it, your 12th birthday is technically your last one as a kid, because, uh, and once you're a teenager, you're practically a grownup.
Claudia, I'm studying, okay? So I figure the 12th birthday should be a real blow-out.
Right? Right? Right.
Whatever.
Go away.
Too bad about Kirsten's conference.
She'll miss all the fun, but I bet she brings us something cool from Chicago.
What do they make in Chicago? Claudia! Bay, what'd you do for your 12th birthday? Who took my wallet? Something great, right? Like a 49ers game? I'm working here.
I'm not done talking to you.
Well, I'm done talking to you.
Does that mean you'll all shut up? I am not letting you run off to L.
A.
What are you going to do? You're going to L.
A.
? -Why? -Because he's an idiot.
Would you lay off? CLAUDIA: Well, what's in L.
A.
? Nothing, okay? Jill.
Uh-oh.
L.
A.
is a big city, Bay.
How do you expect to find her? One of her friends gave me a name.
A waitress from the coffee house moved down there last year.
She's probably staying with her.
Well, when are you coming back? He is not going! I don't know.
Probably by the weekend, okay? But my birthday's the day after tomorrow.
Oh, God.
I'm sorry.
Look, I promise I'll make it up to you, okay? How? Will you listen to me for just one second? You are going down there to bring back a drug addict.
How can that seem like a good idea to you? You know what, Charlie? You've never even tried to understand.
Yes, I did! But my God, Bay, you cannot change her.
You've tried everything.
No, I haven't.
I mean, yeah, I've given her ultimatums and I've criticized her and I told on her, but I never tried I don't know, just being a friend.
I never said to her that no matter what happens, I'd still care about her, and that is a huge thing not to have told her, because I think if she knows that, then she'll want to come back, and if she knows that, I think she'll want to stop.
Bay, doesn't that sound just a little crazy to you? Of course it is.
He's completely insane.
I mean, nothing nothing gets through to you anymore.
It doesn't matter what she does.
It obviously doesn't matter what I say.
He just doesn't get it.
All right, look, I'm going, but before I do, let me thank each and every one of you for your support.
It really means a lot.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
But it's my birthday.
[.]
Everybody wants to live Like they wanna live And everybody wants to love Like they wanna love Everybody wants to be Closer to free Closer to free MALE VENDOR: Venice Beach t-shirts here, three for 12.
[MUTTERS.]
FEMALE VENDOR: Hair wraps, five dollars.
Pick your own colors.
The best in Venice Oh, sorry.
Jill.
Hi.
What are you doing here? I, uh I talked to Michelle.
Damn her.
She told you I was here? Who else knows? My mom too? No.
So I guess you're just here to take a urine sample.
Look, I know I know you're still mad, but I was back home and I was trying to figure out how things got so so bad.
You know, it's like It's like we got off track or something.
I don't know exactly how or exactly when, but Jill.
Jill, wait.
Will you listen? Is that your girlfriend, man? Shut up.
Oh, Alison My aim is true My aim is true "Mercury going into retrograde.
"Expect your current slump to worsen before it improves.
" Great.
Read me.
"Things are looking even brighter, "but don't let your modesty "keep you from your appointed destiny.
Shoot for the stars.
Sky's your limit.
" Hey, Julia.
How've you been? Oh, she's spectacular.
She's got a new boyfriend, shooting for the stars, sky's her limit.
Me? I'm stuck in a retrograde.
You want coffee? Yeah.
Hey, uh, listen, every time I play now, someone's always asking me to play that song we wrote.
Really? Yeah, it's like my own, personal "Freebird" or something.
Cool.
So my idea was we should write some more.
We could, I guess.
Because I think the only difference between us and real songwriters is discipline.
I think they just sit their butts down and do it.
Really? You think so? If we get together 10 or 12 really good songs, make a demo, we could start shopping it around.
-Shop what around? -What do you say? About what? I don't know.
I'll think about it.
Great.
What? Thank you.
Wow.
This retrograde stuff's brutal.
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
What starts with a five and ends with three zeros? Baby's first paycheck! Yes! We're rich! Well, we're not broke.
We're not broke! Well, 3,000 of that goes right back into the business.
Leaving us Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
And, and, and, and, and get this, get this.
I'm at Perry's, I'm delivering the sample table, right? And it just so happens that standing there next to me, admiring my stunning designs and your skilled handiwork, is a buyer from Cromwell's.
He wants one too? He wants eight.
Are you kidding? Yeah! By, uh, the first of the month.
Uh-oh.
I know, I know, I know, I know, but I had to say yes.
Now, he also wants to see our brochure.
Damn.
I knew we should've had those done by now.
Oh, Charlie.
We've got to get on this stuff.
He made me promise I'd stay out of the shed.
You know what that means.
Birthday present.
Birthday present.
What do you think it is? Well, there's one thing I get every year.
It's a family tradition, I think, but that's really small.
Yeah.
No.
No.
It's got to be something so big he has to hide it in the shed.
Well, I have been dropping a lot of hints about my bike being too small.
A new bike would fit in there.
I also mentioned I wanted to try snowboarding.
Hey, maybe it's both.
[DOORBELL CHIMES.]
Danny.
So, you decided? About what? About us working together.
What do you think? Well, you just asked me this afternoon.
So, what, you haven't thought about it? Well, no.
I have had a couple of other things to think about since then.
Oh, well, excuse me.
Wait a minute.
Are you mad? Just don't say you're gonna do something, Julia, unless you're gonna do it, because I don't want to waste time waiting around.
Waste time? It's been six hours.
Forget it.
Hold on.
No, forget it.
Don't leave.
Forget it.
Would you relax for a second? I'm relaxed.
I'm relaxed.
What's going on with you? I mean, is there something else I did or something -you're mad about? -No.
No.
because you're not making any sense.
I'm not? No.
I'm not.
I guess I'm not.
Danny, what's wrong with you? How long has he known? A couple of months.
No chance it's a false positive? He's done it three times.
You know, the last time he was at the hospital, he overheard some doctors joking about it.
They call them "high-fivers.
" "H-I" for high, and and "V" for five.
God.
How awful.
How's he seem? You know what's weird? Not as bad as you'd think.
Right.
But at the same time, see, he's always been kind of low key.
Really lazy.
Never finishes anything, you know? And now, all of a sudden he's got all this energy and commitment.
CLAUDIA: Warning! Birthday girl alert! If you're talking about my party, you'd better shut up.
Okay, I've got it.
You're taking me and all my friends to the zoo.
You're renting a big sailboat? Darn.
You guys are too good.
Oh, God, her birthday.
I have no time.
Me neither, but somebody's got to do it.
Maybe we can hire someone.
Aren't there people that do that? Put parties together? It would make life easier.
I promised Danny I'd get started on some new lyrics right away.
So you're gonna do it.
You're gonna work with him.
Of course.
God, I have to.
It's the least I can do.
How much? Five bucks.
I played hockey in those things once.
Took a puck in the face.
Had a black eye for, like, a week.
I thought you'd be gone by now.
No, I figured I'd stick around, see the sights.
Well, hope you had a nice day.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It was great.
This couple from Wisconsin followed me around for, like, an hour.
Turns out they thought I was Tom Cruise.
They wouldn't leave me alone till they took a picture with me.
What do you want, Bailey? I want you to come back with me.
Forget it.
Look Look, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have gone behind your back.
That was wrong and I know that, but is that a good reason just to junk everything? Because things were good, Jill.
In the beginning, things were great.
Don't Please, don't go back in there.
Listen, I know I know everything I've done this last month has made you feel like I'm judging you and and made you think that you can't trust me, but I promise, if we started over, everything would be different.
I wouldn't judge.
I wouldn't go behind your back.
I would just be your friend, but I don't know how to prove that to you.
I mean, yeah, I can say I'm sorry, I love you, and all I want is just to be with you and hold you and smell your hair again, but then I think after everything that's happened, what good would that do? What did you say? What good would that do? No.
Before that.
Uh, which part? It was kind of a long speech.
The part about "I love you.
" Oh.
That part.
Did you mean it? Well, I said it so I mean, it just came out so yeah.
So I think, yeah.
I love you.
Do you think maybe you love me too? Are you gonna come home with me? Okay.
Got coffee, got doughnuts.
You're in charge of music and navigation, so find us a good radio station and the 5 freeway.
The 5? No, let's take Route 1.
What, up the coast? Yeah.
Why not? Because the 5's like a third of the driving time.
Yeah, nothing but garlic fields the whole way.
Boring and stinky.
Now, look.
Look at what we'll see if we take the coast.
Santa Barbara.
Ooh, Monterey.
Hearst Castle.
Haven't you always wanted to see Hearst Castle? The place on the cliff with, like, a bazillion rooms? Mm-hmm.
We can be like James Dean and Natalie Wood in that movie we saw.
Rebel Without a Cause.
Young, in love, traipsing around a big, old mansion.
Come on.
It'll be romantic.
I guess we're already going to miss school.
Yay! All right.
All right.
All right.
All right.
Okay.
GWEN: Do you have the balance sheet? CHARLIE: Yes.
Oh, thank God.
Charlie, I need your help.
I've been up all night.
You got a sec? Um, not really.
No.
We have a meeting with our loan officer at nine.
Please.
I promised Danny I'd drop some lyrics off this morning and I have hardly anything.
I just need a starting point.
Okay, um, start the car.
I'll be there in one minute.
Okay, but hurry.
Okay.
Thank you.
Okay, um, tell me, uh Tell me how you feel about, um, Kirsten.
What? How does she make you feel? Uh okay.
She, um How does she make me feel? Um good.
Good? That's it? I don't know.
Okay, um forget it.
Too personal.
Your work.
You're making a desk and you look at it, and you feel Good.
Good? Charlie I'm sorry.
That is the best I can do.
[VIOLIN PLAYING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".]
Oh, listen, um I'm going to have to go in on your present.
I haven't had time.
Oh, my God.
You didn't get her anything either? Lay off.
At least I got the party planner.
Okay.
Look, uh Okay.
I'll sign a check, and you go down after school and you get her something.
Okay.
Like what? I don't know, just something expensive, and we'll give it to her tonight.
We always get presents at breakfast.
She'll be expecting it this morning.
So we'll just have to avoid her until you get back.
Avoid her on her birthday? Have you got a better idea? [VIOLIN STOPS.]
CLAUDIA: So So wait.
I don't get it.
They told you what kind of party it's gonna be, and you go and plan it? Actually, no.
You get to tell me what you have in mind for the big event.
So, what you're saying is if I want a party, I have to plan it myself? Oh, now, let's not get all fussy-fussy.
This is gonna be fun.
Why don't you tell me when the actual birthday is.
Today.
Today! Well, happy birthday, birthday girl.
[.]
It says here Hearst Castle costs 25 bucks apiece.
Where are we gonna get 50 bucks? I could write a bad check.
Oh, I could pawn my earrings.
I could rob a liquor store.
I could sell my body.
[SIREN WAILS.]
Company.
License and registration, please.
[SOBBING.]
She gonna be all right? BAILEY: I, uh Just our big brother.
Our favorite brother He, um, D Damian.
He was He was skin diving off the coast of Catalina like he always does.
Yeah.
He's very outdoorsy.
Was.
Was outdoorsy.
Was.
See, that's the hardest thing, you know, is thinking of him as gone.
I hope that shark burns in hell! Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Easy.
Easy.
Okay, okay.
Shh.
I think the funeral will be very good for her, you know? Nice try, kids.
Extra points for creativity? Yes? No? The shark was a nice touch.
Happy birthday, dear Claudia Happy birthday to you It's from a store.
But look, it's got a little violin, just for you.
That's a cello.
And they forgot the U.
"Happy birthday Cladia"? Cladia? One present from two people? Don't they know that's a rip-off? What do you expect from people who hire a party planner? It's the one all the professional photographers use.
Great.
I'll, um use it for all the professional photography I do.
This paper stock is half the price? Yeah, but if we have to reduce the pictures way down, I don't know if we'll be able to see the detail.
I've got it! I've got it! No, Artie.
It's the flash.
No, it's not.
It's the motor drive.
It says right here.
[OWEN GURGLING.]
Claud, um mind if Gwen and I take off? Hey, why would I mind? [DOORBELL CHIMES.]
I'll get it.
I hate my family.
Okay, this is the thing.
My roommate, you met her that night-- Ann.
She's an engineer at a recording studio, and the guys that booked time this week bagged for tomorrow night, and she said that I could have the time.
Free.
So, that's great.
Yeah, it would be if I had anything to sing.
These lyrics, Julia.
You couldn't have been trying.
Well, I was.
It's just "Working with wood makes me feel good.
" All right, so it isn't perfect.
It's garbage.
Nope.
It's not good enough.
Oh, come on.
It's good.
Yeah, but it's got nothing to do with the music.
It's like you're not even listening! Don't yell at me.
It's not helping.
Okay.
Fine.
Just listen.
[HUMS TUNE.]
[TELEPHONE RINGING.]
It's the best thing I've ever written, and crappy lyrics are gonna ruin it.
CHARLIE: Julia! Phone! It's Justin.
She'll call him back! Let's go.
Look, Danny, it's midnight.
I have to get up early for school, okay? No.
Julia, I don't care what time it is.
No.
[CONTINUES HUMMING.]
JILL: The lady at the front desk didn't even blink when you signed in as James Dean.
Ow! Ow.
She's probably used to aliases.
This is a motel.
[GIGGLING.]
I always thought it would be really sexy to stay in a motel.
BAILEY: Oh.
Well What? I don't know, I guess, uh I guess I hoped it would be a little nicer.
Nicer than this? This this is gorgeous.
I mean, look at the decor.
Priceless antiques.
Oh treasures from the sea.
Oh, and this bedspread.
Is this Chinese silk or Indian? Ah.
Definitely Chinese.
Didn't we have the same chandelier in our room when we were in Paris? Did we? I'm almost certain.
Hmm.
I don't remember.
I must've been on top most of that trip.
Well [UNZIPPING.]
then I guess it's my turn.
Hey.
It's perfect.
[WHISPERING.]
It's been great, Char.
No.
Zero problems.
I told you I could do it.
Well, no.
Not any definite plans or anything, but we'll talk about it when we get home.
Trust me.
I'll deal with it, okay? Just not right now.
Um, I think we're just we're about four hours away, just down the coast.
Right.
I'll see you then.
[HANGS UP.]
You awake? Mm.
Morning.
Where are we? Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz has a boardwalk.
Really? Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Let's hang out on the boardwalk today.
I just told Charlie we'd be back by lunch.
So, just call him and tell him we'll be back tomorrow.
Oh, come on.
We've been having so much fun.
What's one more day? I guess I just thought that maybe it was time to get back to reality.
Trust me.
Reality isn't going anywhere.
CLAUDIA: I'm really sorry, but I've given this a lot of thought.
PARTY PLANNER: I really wish you'd reconsider.
I don't need to, thank you.
My mind's made up.
This is in no way a reflection of your work.
It's just that, well, I don't want a party at all.
After all the work we did on the color scheme? Why on earth not? Because probably no one would care enough to come anyway.
PARTY PLANNER: Now, Lamb Chop, I've spoken to your brother and sister, and judging from the amount they were willing to spend on your celebration, I'd say they care a great deal.
Money isn't love, Lady Jane, and, um don't call me Lamb Chop.
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING.]
WOMAN: Can I get the meatloaf special? An Elvis impersonator's playing on the beach tonight.
Oh, let's go.
It'll be fun.
Yeah, like the roller coaster was fun, and the Skee-Ball was fun and the bumper cars were fun.
What's wrong? I just want to get home.
I've been wearing the same underwear for three days.
Let's go home, Jill.
So, you folks know what you want? I want to go home.
No, um, uh cheeseburger, medium, with fries, please.
Same for me, uh, Mary Elizabeth.
And to drink? Do you have a wine list? Oh, uh we have a house red and a house white.
We'll have a bottle of the house red.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING.]
You know, James Dean is a really good name for you.
Maybe we should just change our names officially.
What do you think? James and Natalie.
Hmm? It's so much better than Bill and Jailey.
Jill and Bailey.
Right.
Boring, boring, boring, boring.
Hey, Bailey.
[KISSES.]
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
I called all over for a place for the party.
Everything was booked.
Even the bowling alleys? League night.
Ah.
[DRILL WHIRS.]
So Salinger's, where she eats every week.
Come on.
It's not that big a deal.
I mean she'll have her party, she'll be happy.
Very sensitive, Charlie.
Very responsible.
Well, make up your mind.
Is this the sensitivity lecture or the responsibility lecture? I'm just saying, you should have thought-- Hey, I thought, okay? I thought about brochures and about accounts payable and filling this order by next month.
Great.
Hey.
You know how many of my birthdays my dad was around for? Zero, none, because Mom always gave us our presents in the morning before school, and since Dad had to leave every day at 6:00 to go buy produce for the restaurant, he'd miss it, and then we'd do cake at night, after dinner, but, of course, Dad was at Salinger's till midnight, so he'd miss that too, and you know what? No one ever accused him of being a bad parent or neglecting his family.
In fact, they'd say the opposite.
"Nick works so hard for those kids.
" Don't call him selfish because he wanted to make a success out of his life.
He was a great father.
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
Do-do da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Well? The bass is too high.
We'll fix it later.
You want to do a little singing? I don't know.
Julia, do I want to do a little singing? Hmm? Forget it.
I'm gonna come in.
What do you got? No, wait.
What is this? Trig.
Uh, soda anyone? Right.
I have a test.
Oh, well and I was gonna study last night, but you came over.
And you went to sleep without writing one good lyric.
Well, I'm sorry, but it's hard.
This is important.
Well, I know that, but there are other things that are important too.
Like what? Like Trig? -No.
-Well, then what? Tell me.
Well, I know this is gonna sound stupid to you, but I do have a new boyfriend who I haven't even seen in three days.
Oh, God, a boyfriend.
And yesterday was my sister's birthday.
What do you think this is, Julia? Some part-time gig? When you feel like it, you can throw some poems my way? That's not how it works.
We gotta work hard.
We gotta put together a demo, we gotta go to L.
A.
, we gotta shop it around-- L.
A.
? Danny, I'm 15.
So what? When Mozart was-- I'm not Mozart.
I wrote one poem that you liked, that's it, and now you expect me to be brilliant every second to make everything better for you.
It's like you want me to save your life or something.
But I just can't do that.
I just can't.
Danny, I'd do anything to change what has happened to you, I swear, but I can't.
And what you're asking me to do, well, it's too hard.
Fine.
You should go.
I'm not saying I want to leave.
No, no, no, no.
You have so many important things to do, Julia.
You should just go do them.
Danny-- Get out of here.
[GROANS.]
Turn it off.
I need to see.
Look what you made me do.
What? Go on, say it.
Why are you doing this? Why are you ruining everything? You're the one sitting at dinner like a freaking nun.
I'm watching you get drunker by the second.
What did you want me to do? I want you to lay off, like you said you were going to.
I did lay off, but it's like It's like you're trying to make me mad.
"Everything will be different this time.
I promise.
" Bunch of crap.
It was different.
It was great.
Meanwhile, you're telling Charlie what a big hero you are.
What? That wasn't what I said.
Are you calling my mom too? -No! -Oh, we're gonna get home, and it's gonna be exactly the same, won't it? You on your high horse, telling me how to live my life, Mr.
Perfect.
I never said that I was perfect.
You know who you are? You're that guy in the cartoons, that guy who's always saving the girl on the train tracks.
The Dudley Do-Right guy.
Cut it out.
Always the big hero, always thinks he can save some girl he thinks can't take care of herself.
Shut up.
That's how you should have signed in.
Bailey Do-Right.
I said shut up! Look, you're drunk, and I really don't want to talk to you right now, so I'm gonna go to sleep.
When we wake up in the morning, we can talk about this all you want, but not with you like this.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[SHERYL CROW'S "STRONG ENOUGH" PLAYING.]
God, I feel like hell Tonight The tears of rage I cannot fight I'd be the last To help you understand Are you strong enough To be my man? My man [KNOCKING.]
Mm-hmm? Julia? I'm sorry.
Are you asleep? No.
Um No.
Uh your little sister let me in.
I don't think she likes me.
She asked me to "state my business.
" She actually used those words.
Oh, jeez.
How weird.
No.
She's cool.
She wouldn't, uh tell me where you were until I told her I was here to apologize.
Apology accepted.
I haven't done it yet.
I actually, uh, worked out this whole apology number.
Oh, okay.
You didn't do anything wrong.
It was me.
I ju-- It's-- See, this is what's been freaking me out.
At night, when I'm trying to go to sleep, I can't help but think what are people going to say about me? You know? Like when it's over.
I mean, probably not much, because why should they? It's not like I've ever done anything, and every time I think that, I get, like, this whole cold feeling that goes through my body, because I guess I want them-- you know, people-- I want them to say "Hey "it's too bad he's gone.
I'm going to miss him.
" And I know that music is something I do that that makes people feel good, and if I do it well, or, if as well as I can then, um maybe they'll say that.
Maybe they'll miss me.
But I don't think I can do it you know, alone, because I've never really achieved anything.
And I think if it was all up to me, I'd fail.
And I'd go away and nobody would care.
And I don't know how I'm gonna make sure that doesn't happen.
But it's not up to you.
And I shouldn't have acted like it was.
So I I'm sorry.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
You're gonna be in detention till you're 40.
I hope it was worth it.
What's the matter? What happened? Just what you said was gonna happen, okay? She split.
I thought you said everything was going great.
Yeah, well, obviously, I was wrong.
She's a mess, and nothing that I do does any good, so you were right and I was wrong.
Are you happy now? No.
I tried to help but I just made things worse.
Yeah, but, Bay it wasn't your fault.
Right.
Hey, Claud, I'm back.
Big whoop.
Hey, hang on a second.
Wait! Look, I'm sorry I missed your birthday.
I wanted to be here.
It was just this stuff with Jill-- Was more important.
I know.
No.
Not more important, but I guess it seemed more urgent.
I'm really sorry.
Birthday present? Yeah.
Who's it from? Who wasn't it from? Listen you probably already got one of these, and the tradition is one per year, but I got you this anyway.
Oh It's a palm tree.
You see, its little coconuts move.
Neat! I was gonna get you a different one of a surfboard-- Oh, no.
No, the palm tree's much better.
So you like it? Can you help? Yeah.
[DANNY'S SONG PLAYING ON RADIO.]
You're late.
You said 6:30.
It's 6:32.
What's two minutes? Shh.
Listen.
What? Listen! De de de-de De de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Da da de-de De de de de-de Bass is too high.
Shut up.
It sounds great.
De de de-de de Um, how did you It's the college station.
I've got connections.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Pretty nice just as it is, don't you think? Without lyrics? Do-do-do Do do-da da-da Want to dance? Uh, there's not much of a beat.
You can't dance Da da de-de De de-de de De de de-de De de De de de-de De de-de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da You wrote this all by yourself, you know.
Nobody helped you.
Da da de-de De-de de de de De de de-de De de You can write beautiful music, Danny.
De de de-de-de De-de-de I know you can.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da and, uh when it stops I promise I'll miss it.
De de de-de-de De-de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da [WHISPERING.]
I promise.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Cheeseburger? My mom used to give me one every birthday, and look.
The little coconuts move.
Cool.
No, Julia, it's great.
You think? Mm-hmm.
It's got lots of character.
I've never actually made one before.
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, dear Claudia Happy birthday to you [CHEERING.]
I'm really sorry, Claud, but I tried to get out of it, but I'm going to have to cut out of here at 9.
It's okay.
And I promise, when I'm up with all this work, you and I will do something just by ourselves for your birthday.
So that'll be, like, what, when I'm 18 or something? Yeah.
Around then.
GIRL: Claudia, let's open presents.
That Bailey, I always say he's a party animal.
Don't mind me.
I'm just having a mid-life crisis.
Good to get that out of the way while you're still in your teens.
I'm sure you did everything you could, Bay.
And it didn't do any good.
I don't know.
Maybe that's just the way it is.
Maybe there's really nothing anyone can do for anyone else.
Bay, you help people all the time.
Yeah.
I mean, look what you did for Claudia.
What, blow off her birthday? Yeah, I'm expecting a medal for that one.
You remembered the charm.
Oh, my God.
The charm.
You forgot the charm? We both did.
Oh, my God.
No wonder she was so pissed.
Yeah, well, look at her now.
Oh! It's the Glitter Hair Barbie! Great! Thanks a lot! Oh, that's so cool! I don't know, Bay.
Maybe the thing is to find the people who actually want your help and just help them.
Should we come back when you guys have this figured out? No, no.
We've got it.
It'll focus by itself.
Yeah.
I think.
Let's check the manual.
You guys should see all the cool stuff I got, like a Beatrix Potter lamp and a Sonic the Hedgehog game.
What else.
Um Ew.
A makeup kit.
A little lame.
Yeah and look.
Bay remembered the charm.
See? [CAMERA CLICKS.]
ARTIE: Uh, smile.
[.]
Claudia, I'm studying, okay? So I figure the 12th birthday should be a real blow-out.
Right? Right? Right.
Whatever.
Go away.
Too bad about Kirsten's conference.
She'll miss all the fun, but I bet she brings us something cool from Chicago.
What do they make in Chicago? Claudia! Bay, what'd you do for your 12th birthday? Who took my wallet? Something great, right? Like a 49ers game? I'm working here.
I'm not done talking to you.
Well, I'm done talking to you.
Does that mean you'll all shut up? I am not letting you run off to L.
A.
What are you going to do? You're going to L.
A.
? -Why? -Because he's an idiot.
Would you lay off? CLAUDIA: Well, what's in L.
A.
? Nothing, okay? Jill.
Uh-oh.
L.
A.
is a big city, Bay.
How do you expect to find her? One of her friends gave me a name.
A waitress from the coffee house moved down there last year.
She's probably staying with her.
Well, when are you coming back? He is not going! I don't know.
Probably by the weekend, okay? But my birthday's the day after tomorrow.
Oh, God.
I'm sorry.
Look, I promise I'll make it up to you, okay? How? Will you listen to me for just one second? You are going down there to bring back a drug addict.
How can that seem like a good idea to you? You know what, Charlie? You've never even tried to understand.
Yes, I did! But my God, Bay, you cannot change her.
You've tried everything.
No, I haven't.
I mean, yeah, I've given her ultimatums and I've criticized her and I told on her, but I never tried I don't know, just being a friend.
I never said to her that no matter what happens, I'd still care about her, and that is a huge thing not to have told her, because I think if she knows that, then she'll want to come back, and if she knows that, I think she'll want to stop.
Bay, doesn't that sound just a little crazy to you? Of course it is.
He's completely insane.
I mean, nothing nothing gets through to you anymore.
It doesn't matter what she does.
It obviously doesn't matter what I say.
He just doesn't get it.
All right, look, I'm going, but before I do, let me thank each and every one of you for your support.
It really means a lot.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
But it's my birthday.
[.]
Everybody wants to live Like they wanna live And everybody wants to love Like they wanna love Everybody wants to be Closer to free Closer to free MALE VENDOR: Venice Beach t-shirts here, three for 12.
[MUTTERS.]
FEMALE VENDOR: Hair wraps, five dollars.
Pick your own colors.
The best in Venice Oh, sorry.
Jill.
Hi.
What are you doing here? I, uh I talked to Michelle.
Damn her.
She told you I was here? Who else knows? My mom too? No.
So I guess you're just here to take a urine sample.
Look, I know I know you're still mad, but I was back home and I was trying to figure out how things got so so bad.
You know, it's like It's like we got off track or something.
I don't know exactly how or exactly when, but Jill.
Jill, wait.
Will you listen? Is that your girlfriend, man? Shut up.
Oh, Alison My aim is true My aim is true "Mercury going into retrograde.
"Expect your current slump to worsen before it improves.
" Great.
Read me.
"Things are looking even brighter, "but don't let your modesty "keep you from your appointed destiny.
Shoot for the stars.
Sky's your limit.
" Hey, Julia.
How've you been? Oh, she's spectacular.
She's got a new boyfriend, shooting for the stars, sky's her limit.
Me? I'm stuck in a retrograde.
You want coffee? Yeah.
Hey, uh, listen, every time I play now, someone's always asking me to play that song we wrote.
Really? Yeah, it's like my own, personal "Freebird" or something.
Cool.
So my idea was we should write some more.
We could, I guess.
Because I think the only difference between us and real songwriters is discipline.
I think they just sit their butts down and do it.
Really? You think so? If we get together 10 or 12 really good songs, make a demo, we could start shopping it around.
-Shop what around? -What do you say? About what? I don't know.
I'll think about it.
Great.
What? Thank you.
Wow.
This retrograde stuff's brutal.
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
What starts with a five and ends with three zeros? Baby's first paycheck! Yes! We're rich! Well, we're not broke.
We're not broke! Well, 3,000 of that goes right back into the business.
Leaving us Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
And, and, and, and, and get this, get this.
I'm at Perry's, I'm delivering the sample table, right? And it just so happens that standing there next to me, admiring my stunning designs and your skilled handiwork, is a buyer from Cromwell's.
He wants one too? He wants eight.
Are you kidding? Yeah! By, uh, the first of the month.
Uh-oh.
I know, I know, I know, I know, but I had to say yes.
Now, he also wants to see our brochure.
Damn.
I knew we should've had those done by now.
Oh, Charlie.
We've got to get on this stuff.
He made me promise I'd stay out of the shed.
You know what that means.
Birthday present.
Birthday present.
What do you think it is? Well, there's one thing I get every year.
It's a family tradition, I think, but that's really small.
Yeah.
No.
No.
It's got to be something so big he has to hide it in the shed.
Well, I have been dropping a lot of hints about my bike being too small.
A new bike would fit in there.
I also mentioned I wanted to try snowboarding.
Hey, maybe it's both.
[DOORBELL CHIMES.]
Danny.
So, you decided? About what? About us working together.
What do you think? Well, you just asked me this afternoon.
So, what, you haven't thought about it? Well, no.
I have had a couple of other things to think about since then.
Oh, well, excuse me.
Wait a minute.
Are you mad? Just don't say you're gonna do something, Julia, unless you're gonna do it, because I don't want to waste time waiting around.
Waste time? It's been six hours.
Forget it.
Hold on.
No, forget it.
Don't leave.
Forget it.
Would you relax for a second? I'm relaxed.
I'm relaxed.
What's going on with you? I mean, is there something else I did or something -you're mad about? -No.
No.
because you're not making any sense.
I'm not? No.
I'm not.
I guess I'm not.
Danny, what's wrong with you? How long has he known? A couple of months.
No chance it's a false positive? He's done it three times.
You know, the last time he was at the hospital, he overheard some doctors joking about it.
They call them "high-fivers.
" "H-I" for high, and and "V" for five.
God.
How awful.
How's he seem? You know what's weird? Not as bad as you'd think.
Right.
But at the same time, see, he's always been kind of low key.
Really lazy.
Never finishes anything, you know? And now, all of a sudden he's got all this energy and commitment.
CLAUDIA: Warning! Birthday girl alert! If you're talking about my party, you'd better shut up.
Okay, I've got it.
You're taking me and all my friends to the zoo.
You're renting a big sailboat? Darn.
You guys are too good.
Oh, God, her birthday.
I have no time.
Me neither, but somebody's got to do it.
Maybe we can hire someone.
Aren't there people that do that? Put parties together? It would make life easier.
I promised Danny I'd get started on some new lyrics right away.
So you're gonna do it.
You're gonna work with him.
Of course.
God, I have to.
It's the least I can do.
How much? Five bucks.
I played hockey in those things once.
Took a puck in the face.
Had a black eye for, like, a week.
I thought you'd be gone by now.
No, I figured I'd stick around, see the sights.
Well, hope you had a nice day.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It was great.
This couple from Wisconsin followed me around for, like, an hour.
Turns out they thought I was Tom Cruise.
They wouldn't leave me alone till they took a picture with me.
What do you want, Bailey? I want you to come back with me.
Forget it.
Look Look, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have gone behind your back.
That was wrong and I know that, but is that a good reason just to junk everything? Because things were good, Jill.
In the beginning, things were great.
Don't Please, don't go back in there.
Listen, I know I know everything I've done this last month has made you feel like I'm judging you and and made you think that you can't trust me, but I promise, if we started over, everything would be different.
I wouldn't judge.
I wouldn't go behind your back.
I would just be your friend, but I don't know how to prove that to you.
I mean, yeah, I can say I'm sorry, I love you, and all I want is just to be with you and hold you and smell your hair again, but then I think after everything that's happened, what good would that do? What did you say? What good would that do? No.
Before that.
Uh, which part? It was kind of a long speech.
The part about "I love you.
" Oh.
That part.
Did you mean it? Well, I said it so I mean, it just came out so yeah.
So I think, yeah.
I love you.
Do you think maybe you love me too? Are you gonna come home with me? Okay.
Got coffee, got doughnuts.
You're in charge of music and navigation, so find us a good radio station and the 5 freeway.
The 5? No, let's take Route 1.
What, up the coast? Yeah.
Why not? Because the 5's like a third of the driving time.
Yeah, nothing but garlic fields the whole way.
Boring and stinky.
Now, look.
Look at what we'll see if we take the coast.
Santa Barbara.
Ooh, Monterey.
Hearst Castle.
Haven't you always wanted to see Hearst Castle? The place on the cliff with, like, a bazillion rooms? Mm-hmm.
We can be like James Dean and Natalie Wood in that movie we saw.
Rebel Without a Cause.
Young, in love, traipsing around a big, old mansion.
Come on.
It'll be romantic.
I guess we're already going to miss school.
Yay! All right.
All right.
All right.
All right.
Okay.
GWEN: Do you have the balance sheet? CHARLIE: Yes.
Oh, thank God.
Charlie, I need your help.
I've been up all night.
You got a sec? Um, not really.
No.
We have a meeting with our loan officer at nine.
Please.
I promised Danny I'd drop some lyrics off this morning and I have hardly anything.
I just need a starting point.
Okay, um, start the car.
I'll be there in one minute.
Okay, but hurry.
Okay.
Thank you.
Okay, um, tell me, uh Tell me how you feel about, um, Kirsten.
What? How does she make you feel? Uh okay.
She, um How does she make me feel? Um good.
Good? That's it? I don't know.
Okay, um forget it.
Too personal.
Your work.
You're making a desk and you look at it, and you feel Good.
Good? Charlie I'm sorry.
That is the best I can do.
[VIOLIN PLAYING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".]
Oh, listen, um I'm going to have to go in on your present.
I haven't had time.
Oh, my God.
You didn't get her anything either? Lay off.
At least I got the party planner.
Okay.
Look, uh Okay.
I'll sign a check, and you go down after school and you get her something.
Okay.
Like what? I don't know, just something expensive, and we'll give it to her tonight.
We always get presents at breakfast.
She'll be expecting it this morning.
So we'll just have to avoid her until you get back.
Avoid her on her birthday? Have you got a better idea? [VIOLIN STOPS.]
CLAUDIA: So So wait.
I don't get it.
They told you what kind of party it's gonna be, and you go and plan it? Actually, no.
You get to tell me what you have in mind for the big event.
So, what you're saying is if I want a party, I have to plan it myself? Oh, now, let's not get all fussy-fussy.
This is gonna be fun.
Why don't you tell me when the actual birthday is.
Today.
Today! Well, happy birthday, birthday girl.
[.]
It says here Hearst Castle costs 25 bucks apiece.
Where are we gonna get 50 bucks? I could write a bad check.
Oh, I could pawn my earrings.
I could rob a liquor store.
I could sell my body.
[SIREN WAILS.]
Company.
License and registration, please.
[SOBBING.]
She gonna be all right? BAILEY: I, uh Just our big brother.
Our favorite brother He, um, D Damian.
He was He was skin diving off the coast of Catalina like he always does.
Yeah.
He's very outdoorsy.
Was.
Was outdoorsy.
Was.
See, that's the hardest thing, you know, is thinking of him as gone.
I hope that shark burns in hell! Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Easy.
Easy.
Okay, okay.
Shh.
I think the funeral will be very good for her, you know? Nice try, kids.
Extra points for creativity? Yes? No? The shark was a nice touch.
Happy birthday, dear Claudia Happy birthday to you It's from a store.
But look, it's got a little violin, just for you.
That's a cello.
And they forgot the U.
"Happy birthday Cladia"? Cladia? One present from two people? Don't they know that's a rip-off? What do you expect from people who hire a party planner? It's the one all the professional photographers use.
Great.
I'll, um use it for all the professional photography I do.
This paper stock is half the price? Yeah, but if we have to reduce the pictures way down, I don't know if we'll be able to see the detail.
I've got it! I've got it! No, Artie.
It's the flash.
No, it's not.
It's the motor drive.
It says right here.
[OWEN GURGLING.]
Claud, um mind if Gwen and I take off? Hey, why would I mind? [DOORBELL CHIMES.]
I'll get it.
I hate my family.
Okay, this is the thing.
My roommate, you met her that night-- Ann.
She's an engineer at a recording studio, and the guys that booked time this week bagged for tomorrow night, and she said that I could have the time.
Free.
So, that's great.
Yeah, it would be if I had anything to sing.
These lyrics, Julia.
You couldn't have been trying.
Well, I was.
It's just "Working with wood makes me feel good.
" All right, so it isn't perfect.
It's garbage.
Nope.
It's not good enough.
Oh, come on.
It's good.
Yeah, but it's got nothing to do with the music.
It's like you're not even listening! Don't yell at me.
It's not helping.
Okay.
Fine.
Just listen.
[HUMS TUNE.]
[TELEPHONE RINGING.]
It's the best thing I've ever written, and crappy lyrics are gonna ruin it.
CHARLIE: Julia! Phone! It's Justin.
She'll call him back! Let's go.
Look, Danny, it's midnight.
I have to get up early for school, okay? No.
Julia, I don't care what time it is.
No.
[CONTINUES HUMMING.]
JILL: The lady at the front desk didn't even blink when you signed in as James Dean.
Ow! Ow.
She's probably used to aliases.
This is a motel.
[GIGGLING.]
I always thought it would be really sexy to stay in a motel.
BAILEY: Oh.
Well What? I don't know, I guess, uh I guess I hoped it would be a little nicer.
Nicer than this? This this is gorgeous.
I mean, look at the decor.
Priceless antiques.
Oh treasures from the sea.
Oh, and this bedspread.
Is this Chinese silk or Indian? Ah.
Definitely Chinese.
Didn't we have the same chandelier in our room when we were in Paris? Did we? I'm almost certain.
Hmm.
I don't remember.
I must've been on top most of that trip.
Well [UNZIPPING.]
then I guess it's my turn.
Hey.
It's perfect.
[WHISPERING.]
It's been great, Char.
No.
Zero problems.
I told you I could do it.
Well, no.
Not any definite plans or anything, but we'll talk about it when we get home.
Trust me.
I'll deal with it, okay? Just not right now.
Um, I think we're just we're about four hours away, just down the coast.
Right.
I'll see you then.
[HANGS UP.]
You awake? Mm.
Morning.
Where are we? Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz has a boardwalk.
Really? Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Let's hang out on the boardwalk today.
I just told Charlie we'd be back by lunch.
So, just call him and tell him we'll be back tomorrow.
Oh, come on.
We've been having so much fun.
What's one more day? I guess I just thought that maybe it was time to get back to reality.
Trust me.
Reality isn't going anywhere.
CLAUDIA: I'm really sorry, but I've given this a lot of thought.
PARTY PLANNER: I really wish you'd reconsider.
I don't need to, thank you.
My mind's made up.
This is in no way a reflection of your work.
It's just that, well, I don't want a party at all.
After all the work we did on the color scheme? Why on earth not? Because probably no one would care enough to come anyway.
PARTY PLANNER: Now, Lamb Chop, I've spoken to your brother and sister, and judging from the amount they were willing to spend on your celebration, I'd say they care a great deal.
Money isn't love, Lady Jane, and, um don't call me Lamb Chop.
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING.]
WOMAN: Can I get the meatloaf special? An Elvis impersonator's playing on the beach tonight.
Oh, let's go.
It'll be fun.
Yeah, like the roller coaster was fun, and the Skee-Ball was fun and the bumper cars were fun.
What's wrong? I just want to get home.
I've been wearing the same underwear for three days.
Let's go home, Jill.
So, you folks know what you want? I want to go home.
No, um, uh cheeseburger, medium, with fries, please.
Same for me, uh, Mary Elizabeth.
And to drink? Do you have a wine list? Oh, uh we have a house red and a house white.
We'll have a bottle of the house red.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING.]
You know, James Dean is a really good name for you.
Maybe we should just change our names officially.
What do you think? James and Natalie.
Hmm? It's so much better than Bill and Jailey.
Jill and Bailey.
Right.
Boring, boring, boring, boring.
Hey, Bailey.
[KISSES.]
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
I called all over for a place for the party.
Everything was booked.
Even the bowling alleys? League night.
Ah.
[DRILL WHIRS.]
So Salinger's, where she eats every week.
Come on.
It's not that big a deal.
I mean she'll have her party, she'll be happy.
Very sensitive, Charlie.
Very responsible.
Well, make up your mind.
Is this the sensitivity lecture or the responsibility lecture? I'm just saying, you should have thought-- Hey, I thought, okay? I thought about brochures and about accounts payable and filling this order by next month.
Great.
Hey.
You know how many of my birthdays my dad was around for? Zero, none, because Mom always gave us our presents in the morning before school, and since Dad had to leave every day at 6:00 to go buy produce for the restaurant, he'd miss it, and then we'd do cake at night, after dinner, but, of course, Dad was at Salinger's till midnight, so he'd miss that too, and you know what? No one ever accused him of being a bad parent or neglecting his family.
In fact, they'd say the opposite.
"Nick works so hard for those kids.
" Don't call him selfish because he wanted to make a success out of his life.
He was a great father.
[DRILL WHIRRING.]
Do-do da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Well? The bass is too high.
We'll fix it later.
You want to do a little singing? I don't know.
Julia, do I want to do a little singing? Hmm? Forget it.
I'm gonna come in.
What do you got? No, wait.
What is this? Trig.
Uh, soda anyone? Right.
I have a test.
Oh, well and I was gonna study last night, but you came over.
And you went to sleep without writing one good lyric.
Well, I'm sorry, but it's hard.
This is important.
Well, I know that, but there are other things that are important too.
Like what? Like Trig? -No.
-Well, then what? Tell me.
Well, I know this is gonna sound stupid to you, but I do have a new boyfriend who I haven't even seen in three days.
Oh, God, a boyfriend.
And yesterday was my sister's birthday.
What do you think this is, Julia? Some part-time gig? When you feel like it, you can throw some poems my way? That's not how it works.
We gotta work hard.
We gotta put together a demo, we gotta go to L.
A.
, we gotta shop it around-- L.
A.
? Danny, I'm 15.
So what? When Mozart was-- I'm not Mozart.
I wrote one poem that you liked, that's it, and now you expect me to be brilliant every second to make everything better for you.
It's like you want me to save your life or something.
But I just can't do that.
I just can't.
Danny, I'd do anything to change what has happened to you, I swear, but I can't.
And what you're asking me to do, well, it's too hard.
Fine.
You should go.
I'm not saying I want to leave.
No, no, no, no.
You have so many important things to do, Julia.
You should just go do them.
Danny-- Get out of here.
[GROANS.]
Turn it off.
I need to see.
Look what you made me do.
What? Go on, say it.
Why are you doing this? Why are you ruining everything? You're the one sitting at dinner like a freaking nun.
I'm watching you get drunker by the second.
What did you want me to do? I want you to lay off, like you said you were going to.
I did lay off, but it's like It's like you're trying to make me mad.
"Everything will be different this time.
I promise.
" Bunch of crap.
It was different.
It was great.
Meanwhile, you're telling Charlie what a big hero you are.
What? That wasn't what I said.
Are you calling my mom too? -No! -Oh, we're gonna get home, and it's gonna be exactly the same, won't it? You on your high horse, telling me how to live my life, Mr.
Perfect.
I never said that I was perfect.
You know who you are? You're that guy in the cartoons, that guy who's always saving the girl on the train tracks.
The Dudley Do-Right guy.
Cut it out.
Always the big hero, always thinks he can save some girl he thinks can't take care of herself.
Shut up.
That's how you should have signed in.
Bailey Do-Right.
I said shut up! Look, you're drunk, and I really don't want to talk to you right now, so I'm gonna go to sleep.
When we wake up in the morning, we can talk about this all you want, but not with you like this.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[SHERYL CROW'S "STRONG ENOUGH" PLAYING.]
God, I feel like hell Tonight The tears of rage I cannot fight I'd be the last To help you understand Are you strong enough To be my man? My man [KNOCKING.]
Mm-hmm? Julia? I'm sorry.
Are you asleep? No.
Um No.
Uh your little sister let me in.
I don't think she likes me.
She asked me to "state my business.
" She actually used those words.
Oh, jeez.
How weird.
No.
She's cool.
She wouldn't, uh tell me where you were until I told her I was here to apologize.
Apology accepted.
I haven't done it yet.
I actually, uh, worked out this whole apology number.
Oh, okay.
You didn't do anything wrong.
It was me.
I ju-- It's-- See, this is what's been freaking me out.
At night, when I'm trying to go to sleep, I can't help but think what are people going to say about me? You know? Like when it's over.
I mean, probably not much, because why should they? It's not like I've ever done anything, and every time I think that, I get, like, this whole cold feeling that goes through my body, because I guess I want them-- you know, people-- I want them to say "Hey "it's too bad he's gone.
I'm going to miss him.
" And I know that music is something I do that that makes people feel good, and if I do it well, or, if as well as I can then, um maybe they'll say that.
Maybe they'll miss me.
But I don't think I can do it you know, alone, because I've never really achieved anything.
And I think if it was all up to me, I'd fail.
And I'd go away and nobody would care.
And I don't know how I'm gonna make sure that doesn't happen.
But it's not up to you.
And I shouldn't have acted like it was.
So I I'm sorry.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
You're gonna be in detention till you're 40.
I hope it was worth it.
What's the matter? What happened? Just what you said was gonna happen, okay? She split.
I thought you said everything was going great.
Yeah, well, obviously, I was wrong.
She's a mess, and nothing that I do does any good, so you were right and I was wrong.
Are you happy now? No.
I tried to help but I just made things worse.
Yeah, but, Bay it wasn't your fault.
Right.
Hey, Claud, I'm back.
Big whoop.
Hey, hang on a second.
Wait! Look, I'm sorry I missed your birthday.
I wanted to be here.
It was just this stuff with Jill-- Was more important.
I know.
No.
Not more important, but I guess it seemed more urgent.
I'm really sorry.
Birthday present? Yeah.
Who's it from? Who wasn't it from? Listen you probably already got one of these, and the tradition is one per year, but I got you this anyway.
Oh It's a palm tree.
You see, its little coconuts move.
Neat! I was gonna get you a different one of a surfboard-- Oh, no.
No, the palm tree's much better.
So you like it? Can you help? Yeah.
[DANNY'S SONG PLAYING ON RADIO.]
You're late.
You said 6:30.
It's 6:32.
What's two minutes? Shh.
Listen.
What? Listen! De de de-de De de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Da da de-de De de de de-de Bass is too high.
Shut up.
It sounds great.
De de de-de de Um, how did you It's the college station.
I've got connections.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Pretty nice just as it is, don't you think? Without lyrics? Do-do-do Do do-da da-da Want to dance? Uh, there's not much of a beat.
You can't dance Da da de-de De de-de de De de de-de De de De de de-de De de-de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da You wrote this all by yourself, you know.
Nobody helped you.
Da da de-de De-de de de de De de de-de De de You can write beautiful music, Danny.
De de de-de-de De-de-de I know you can.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da and, uh when it stops I promise I'll miss it.
De de de-de-de De-de-de de De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da [WHISPERING.]
I promise.
De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da De-da da-de-ah Da da da-da Cheeseburger? My mom used to give me one every birthday, and look.
The little coconuts move.
Cool.
No, Julia, it's great.
You think? Mm-hmm.
It's got lots of character.
I've never actually made one before.
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, dear Claudia Happy birthday to you [CHEERING.]
I'm really sorry, Claud, but I tried to get out of it, but I'm going to have to cut out of here at 9.
It's okay.
And I promise, when I'm up with all this work, you and I will do something just by ourselves for your birthday.
So that'll be, like, what, when I'm 18 or something? Yeah.
Around then.
GIRL: Claudia, let's open presents.
That Bailey, I always say he's a party animal.
Don't mind me.
I'm just having a mid-life crisis.
Good to get that out of the way while you're still in your teens.
I'm sure you did everything you could, Bay.
And it didn't do any good.
I don't know.
Maybe that's just the way it is.
Maybe there's really nothing anyone can do for anyone else.
Bay, you help people all the time.
Yeah.
I mean, look what you did for Claudia.
What, blow off her birthday? Yeah, I'm expecting a medal for that one.
You remembered the charm.
Oh, my God.
The charm.
You forgot the charm? We both did.
Oh, my God.
No wonder she was so pissed.
Yeah, well, look at her now.
Oh! It's the Glitter Hair Barbie! Great! Thanks a lot! Oh, that's so cool! I don't know, Bay.
Maybe the thing is to find the people who actually want your help and just help them.
Should we come back when you guys have this figured out? No, no.
We've got it.
It'll focus by itself.
Yeah.
I think.
Let's check the manual.
You guys should see all the cool stuff I got, like a Beatrix Potter lamp and a Sonic the Hedgehog game.
What else.
Um Ew.
A makeup kit.
A little lame.
Yeah and look.
Bay remembered the charm.
See? [CAMERA CLICKS.]
ARTIE: Uh, smile.
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