Party of Five s03e22 Episode Script
Leap of Faith
[SIGHS.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Bailey.
Where were you? Man, it just keeps getting worse and worse with you.
You get in your car drunk.
You had to be drunk, right? Were you? Yes.
But Sarah's okay.
She's okay.
I just-- I saw her.
You dumped her at the hospital, somebody you're supposed to care about.
I know.
No, you-- You don't know.
You have no idea 'cause you weren't here going nuts every time the phone rang, thinking it was gonna be some person with that voice saying: "Is this the family of Bailey Salinger? Are you the next of kin?" You just can't keep doing this to us.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I put you through that.
Ugh.
It doesn't mean anything anymore, Bay.
Y-you say it enough times and they're just words.
You gonna keep drinking till you kill yourself? Is that the plan? No.
'Cause I can't stand this anymore either.
I can't do this.
[SIGHS.]
And there was her blood in the jeep.
I had her blood on me.
I'm done.
It's over.
I'm not gonna drink anymore.
I don't know if I believe you.
I know.
So here.
Take this.
[SNIFFLES.]
So take it and-- And get rid of it.
[***.]
You do it.
[THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FIVE" PLAYING.]
* Everybody wants to live * * Like they wanna live * * And everybody wants to love * * Like they wanna love * * Everybody wants to be * * Closer to free-ee-ee-ee * * Closer to free * [***.]
Sorry.
Sorry.
Okay.
Well, yeah.
Yeah, for sure.
No.
Uh, uh, great.
No.
Do it.
Do it.
Uh, yes.
Thank you.
I know.
I-I know I'm late.
Sarah just got home from the hospital, and I lost track of-- What time were we supposed to meet your dad? I'll call.
I'll explain.
He's probably big on promptness, huh? Griffin? That-- That was Arnie Horn on the phone.
Uh, the ship offered me a settlement.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a-- It's a hundred thousand.
I-I get a hundred thousand dollars.
[LAUGHS.]
JULIA: Oh, my God.
[BOTH LAUGHING.]
Oh, my God! [LAUGHS.]
I mean, I can move out of this rat hole and get a decent place.
[LAUGHS.]
Wait, wait.
And I don't have to settle for the first crap job that comes along.
A-a-and-- And us-- You-- What you do you want? You want a pony? [LAUGHS.]
You want a Porsche? God, this is amazing.
Wow.
Yeah.
When does stuff like this happen to me? Today.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS.]
Wow.
You know, I gotta get over to Arnie's and, uh, pick up the check.
He's gonna have it messengered over, and then you and I, we're gonna blow off this Dad thing, and we're gonna celebrate.
No, we should go.
You haven't seen him in months.
He's just gonna bum me out.
Oh, come on, you have something great to tell him.
You got a hundred thousand dollars.
Yeah.
His head's gonna fly off.
[CHUCKLES.]
That's worth going for.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's late.
Why'd you let me sleep so late? 'Cause I don't think you've had a decent night's rest since Owen's birthday.
Mm.
Heh.
Thanks.
I didn't realize how much this whole thing with Bay [SIGHS.]
Sometimes I think my brain's like a CD changer, you know? All the discs shuffling: the kids, the restaurant, us.
Except lately, it's just been stuck on Bailey.
So are you okay? Are we okay? Did I miss anything? We're fine.
Good.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Just checking.
There is one thing.
I didn't wanna mention it before, 'cause you were so-- Uh, you know that old hotel downtown, the Empire? Well, the owners were getting ready to tear it down, but I begged and pleaded and yelled "tax deduction" enough, so they agreed to donate it to the program to convert into low-income housing.
That's great.
Wow.
Heh.
Uh-huh.
See, now, here's where it gets interesting, 'cause I need to hire someone to work with me to redesign the units to apartments.
You've done that kind of thing before, right? You mean, us doin' it together? Heh.
Mm-hm.
Drawing up plans and supervising construction and stuff? [CHUCKLES.]
I'm there.
Yes.
Don't even talk to anybody else.
[CHUCKLES.]
I told my mom and dad I was with Julia.
They're still kind of-- You know, 'cause of-- Yeah.
Yeah.
Who could blame 'em? Does that--? Does that hurt? Oh, no.
It's like a tiny headache.
[SIGHS.]
Callie's not around, is she? No, she went back east for her sister's wedding.
I think she was pretty glad to get outta here.
Um, what is that? It smells like beer.
Oh, that's-- No.
No.
Look.
I was-- I was dumping 'em all out.
Getting rid of it.
Sarah [SIGHS.]
look, um [SIGHS.]
I am really glad and-- And grateful that you're here.
But if you don't really wanna be here I mean, God, I-I almost No.
No.
I wanna be here.
I wanna help you.
Why? So you don't forget that you almost So, uh, do you have, like, a--? A--? A plan? O-or is there some kind of, like, treatment thing? Yeah.
AA.
I'm gonna go to my first meeting tonight.
That sounds good.
I guess I should practice, huh? Hello.
My name is Bailey Salinger, and I'm an alcoholic.
Bailey, um, it's Alcoholics Anonymous.
You don't give your last name.
Oh.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a good thing I practiced.
I'm sorry we're late.
I know we were supposed to be here more than an hour ago.
Par for the course.
How have you been, Julia? Okay.
Hangin' in there.
What's with the limp? Oh, I just kind of messed up my knee on the boat.
Huh.
What do you mean, "huh"? MR.
HOLBROOK: D-don't sit on that chair.
It's a little shaky.
Heh.
I-- I wanna know what you were gonna say? What? That I was careless? 'Cause it wasn't my fault.
Well, I guess taking responsibility wasn't a big priority out there, huh? It really wasn't his fault.
Can I get you something to drink? Wait a second.
Just wait a second.
Come here.
Look at this.
There.
That's why we were late.
We went to pick that up.
What is this? A joke? Nope.
It's my settlement, from the owners of the ship.
Wow.
I never thought you'd clear this much money your entire life.
Heh.
And neither did I.
Good for you, Griffin.
GRACE: His poor wife.
Oh, tell me this didn't happen.
MARCIA: Wish I could, but it did.
What's going on? You look bummed.
You know Robert Barone, the councilman for our district where the office is? He announced his resignation this afternoon.
Got some 16-year-old pregnant.
An intern on his staff.
MAN: I guess we know what he meant when he kept saying, "Our youth is our greatest resource.
" [ALL CHUCKLE.]
Ah, politicians, man.
I thought he was a good one.
He was the program's biggest supporter on the council.
Kind of a father figure? [BOTH GIGGLE.]
[CHUCKLES.]
It's not funny.
Whenever there was a close call, he'd swing the vote our way.
GRACE: Who's gonna do that now? What about you? Why don't you run? What? MAN: You should run for Barone's seat on the council.
Why me? Why not you? 'Cause you have the loudest mouth.
No.
It's a stupid idea.
Charlie, tell them it's a stupid idea.
Please, I mean, her time is maxed out as it is.
How's she gonna do this on top of the job? Plus the hotel project we're doing.
See.
Exactly.
I'm swamped.
MARCIA: Oh, Grace, look at this opportunity.
I mean, how many people are gonna live in that hotel? Two hundred? You run for this, and the entire city gets to hear you.
Besides, you got the perfect name for the campaign posters: "Grace under pressure," "Amazing Grace.
" MARCIA: See? You can't argue with fate.
I can't? That wasn't horrible.
He seemed really happy for you.
Yeah, you wanna get some dinner? Um, what's wrong? Nothing.
I'm hungry.
Griffin.
Before, when you were in the bathroom, he asked me to spot him some cash.
What? Is he in some kind of trouble, moneywise? Yeah.
Credit cards.
He owes, like, So, what'd you say? I-- I told him I didn't know.
Wait.
You said you didn't know to your father? What's he ever done for me, except put me down all the time? Yeah, but-- But he's your father.
Would you stop saying that? Look, he asked you.
And-- And that must have been really, really hard.
You're the one who's always saying what a proud man he is, and to have to ask you for help, I think-- I think that shows respect.
Oh, man.
And [SIGHS.]
how many times have you gotten to be the one to bail him out? I mean, come on, how good would that feel? [GROANS.]
Man.
[GRIFFIN SIGHS.]
MAN: Well, congratulations and rah-rah to all of our birthday people.
We've got about a 12 million calorie strawberry shortcake back there that Jenny made, so [ALL APPLAUD.]
MAN: Now, is that for the birthdays or the cake? [ALL LAUGH.]
MAN: Dean, would you please lead us in the serenity prayer? God ALL: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Keep coming back.
It works if you work it.
[ALL APPLAUD, CHEER.]
[ALL CHATTERING.]
Hi.
Hi.
Don't think I've seen you here before.
This your first time? Yeah.
Yeah, it is.
You've got that, uh, "get-me-outta-here" look.
[CHUCKLES.]
I remember the first 30 days is a son of a bitch.
But you'll get through it.
That's why we're here.
What's your name? Bailey.
WALTER: I, uh, noticed you coming through the door.
I wasn't sure whether to come up and talk to you or not.
So, uh, here I am.
No willpower.
Uh-uh.
Don't-- Don't talk to me.
I don't wanna No.
MAN: What's going on here? H-how do you guys know each other? My parents are dead because of him.
That's how we know each other.
[***.]
MAN: All right, take care.
Hey.
Hey.
You survived.
Uh, yeah.
One piece.
So, um, how did it go? I mean, did, you know--? Did people get up and talk? Did you talk? Mm-mm.
Do you wanna get, um, coffee or something, or are you tired? Uh, I think tired.
Okay.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
I wonder if anyone's announced yet.
Maybe there's something on the news.
Can I just mention that this is kind of out of the blue? 'Cause a couple hours ago, this wasn't even on your mind.
And now, all of a sudden-- Well, good things happen when you're not looking for it.
Where's the remote? Yeah, but just-- Like I said before, you're totally swamped as it is.
So, I'll sleep an hour less a night.
And I'll-- I'll delegate.
I'll give Marcia the hotel thing.
Wait.
I thought the whole point of that project was gonna be us doing it together? But the wrong person gets on the council, projects like it go away forever.
Man, I know how this is gonna go.
You're gonna be gone constantly.
We'll never see each other.
Okay.
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
What if I do most of the campaign stuff out of here, out of the house? Right.
Great.
Then you won't even have to go anywhere.
You can just be working Charlie, I'm trying.
And I want this.
Is it too much to ask for some support? [SIGHS.]
All right.
Maybe I'll vote for you.
[LAUGHS, DOOR OPENS.]
Oh, thank you so much.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hey.
Walter Alcott.
[SIGHS.]
Man, Bay And he-- He -- He just walks right up to me like we're old friends, like I should be glad to see him.
You don't have to talk to him.
If you want to ignore him, go ahead.
I do, and I did.
Man, I'm sorry this happened, Bay.
I know it's easy to say, and a thousand times harder to do.
Heh.
But you gotta put this outta your head.
Go to a different meeting if you have to.
But you can't use this as an excuse not to go.
No.
It's-- It's not that.
That's not-- [SIGHS.]
I was coming over here just now, all pissed off, thinking: "There he is, that-- That stupid-- "This-- This loser who got in his car drunk "and got in an accident and "And that could have been me.
" Charlie, that was me.
How am I different than him? [SIGHS.]
Luck.
That's all.
Uh, he kept-- He kept thanking me over and over.
And I was like, "who are you?" So that's good.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, it's great.
It's just, uh, strange.
Him admitting that he messed up.
I don't know.
I guess you spend your whole life hup-hup-hupping people around and then you retire and you don't know what else to do except for spend money you don't have.
And then you have to fight off all those creepy collection people, you know? Ugh.
Well, he's lucky you came back.
Yeah.
Hm.
Hm.
Man, if somebody had told me I'd be up till midnight bonding with the majorHeh.
You know, that's pretty fancy, except you don't have a car.
Yeah, it's actually for him.
He's still driving that old Ford, and, uh, I think it just has AM.
Plus, I think he could use the distraction.
Here's who's in our district.
Hey, these would be good names to hit up for contributions too.
Is that ethical using our data base? Oh, please, if you knew what some people did to get elected.
Hey.
Hey.
MARCIA: There he is.
The man behind the woman.
Ignore her.
I can't ignore her.
We're gonna be workin' together.
Grace tells me it's you and me on this hotel thing, the conversion.
What? Look, um-- Ahem.
Marcia had this thought and I kind of agreed.
Now that I'm gonna be doing this, you know, running for office, uh, it might look funky, me giving you this job.
Oh, come on.
I'm sorry.
Really I am, but the press would go after this in a second.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Wait.
Wait.
I can't help the homeless, because you're running for city council? I can't just throw this your way now.
It's the Examiner on Line 2.
I'll call back.
Is that how you thought of this? Some big favor? Some mercy job? No, I didn't mean-- MARCIA: He needs you.
He's on a deadline.
[SIGHS.]
Go.
Talk to the Examiner.
MARCIA: She'll be with you in a sec.
How's it going up there? GRIFFIN: I don't know.
Something screwy, but I think I got it.
I can check the instructions if you want.
Hey, Dad, did you hear that? Oh, here we go.
The toilet story.
[CHUCKLES.]
We installed one in our old place.
He threw the instructions away, like, "I don't need those.
" Yeah.
My dad was that way too.
Yeah.
Well, did you ever see a toilet flush up? [LAUGHS.]
Fine.
You laugh, but I think we made a pretty good team sometimes.
[MR.
HOLBROOK CHUCKLES.]
I've been thinking about that lately.
This, uh, retirement thing is not for me.
I'm bored out of my brain.
[SIGHS.]
Julia, could you hand me a screwdriver, please, a Phillips head? MR.
HOLBROOK: I've been, uh, playing around with some ideas.
Um, maybe open up a private security business.
Thanks.
Yeah, that's good.
That'd be really good for you.
MR.
HOLBROOK: Yeah.
Takes a little money up front, but, uh, you get it back real quick.
Yeah.
Anyhow, I've been trying to come up with a name for this business, you know, providing everything falls into place.
And the one I like best is, um, Holbrook and Son.
[LAUGHS.]
[ALL APPLAUD.]
And I know that we have a 3-year birthday today.
Walter.
[ALL APPLAUD, CHEER.]
Hello.
[SIGHS.]
My name is Walter, and I'm an alcoholic.
ALL: Hi, Walter.
Three years.
Three years, one day at a time.
Some days are worse than others.
This week has been, uh [***.]
[SIGHS.]
I thought I knew all the damage I had done by my drinking, and then you find out things and I know this isn't nearly enough, but I'm sorry.
Some of us drank and hurt people very badly, but some of you had terrible things done to you, and maybe that's why you started drinking in the first place.
But my p-- My point is, and I know this isn't fair, but maybe in some way it doesn't matter which one you are.
You're here and I'm here.
And that's the thing that saves us, isn't it? We're here.
We have each other.
And God.
We have God.
And thank God he doesn't discriminate.
Heh.
He takes care of all of us and loves us even if it's sometimes very, very hard to love ourselves.
Griffin's just in the-- The shower.
Mm.
Can I--? Can I get you anything? Coffee? No, no, no.
I just had breakfast with the realtor.
We were, um, starting to look for a place for the, um-- Ahem.
For the business, and I was giving her some parameters to work on.
Uh-huh.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
You-- You know, Griffin i-is really excited about doing this with you.
He couldn't stop talking about it last night.
We didn't get to bed till Uh, anyway Is he gonna be out soon? I kind of need his signature on some forms.
Soon.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
You know, it's kinda funny picturing Griffin as a security guy.
[LAUGHS.]
But I guess he'll learn.
Uh, I guess you'll teach him.
Too skinny.
And he'd never carry a gun.
I mean, he's been talking about this no-gun nonsense since, uh, he could speak.
Yeah, but he-- He really wants this.
You'll see, he-- He is totally committed to-- To being, like, a-- A team.
Well, I was thinking of him more along the lines of a silent partner.
Uh, he wouldn't even have to come in if he didn't want to.
Should make you happy.
[SHOWER STOPS.]
Um, I'm just gonna tell him you're here.
[MACHINE BUZZING.]
What is goin' on in there? She's putting in a second phone line for the campaign.
Ooh.
Don't wanna be here when Julia finds out about this.
I mean, do you know how long Julia's wanted her own phone line? Well, it was either that or nobody here ever being able to get or make a phone call.
[SCOFFS.]
When's the Xerox machine coming? Thursday.
[SIGHS.]
I was kidding.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, I know I'm, like, stepping into some really dangerous territory here.
But this is-- [SIGHS.]
This is a huge imposition on us, her-- Her doing this here.
What was I supposed to say? No you can't work on this project that's gonna open all these doors for you, because it's a royal pain in the ass for me? That was an option.
No, it wasn't.
Not when you're trying to figure out how the two of you can be, you know, happy.
You don't look happy.
You got a men's room around here? [SIGHS.]
[VEHICLE APPROACHES.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS.]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES.]
You goin' in? It's five of.
Yeah.
Soon.
Maybe.
I was wondering if you'd found yourself a sponsor yet? What are you--? You--? Are you kidding me? Oh, no.
No.
I didn't mean it should be me.
Right, I-I don't mean to be making this harder for you.
I could go to a different meeting.
I will, if you want that.
If it upsets you to-- No.
No, it doesn't.
Doesn't matter.
I'll see you inside, then.
Griffin, if I was doing something, you know, like making a big life decision, and you thought it was a mistake, would you tell me? You mean, like not going to college next year? You think--? You think that's a mistake? No.
No.
I swear.
I-- I was just using that as an example.
I mean, yeah, I'd tell you.
What's goin' on? Well, w-would you want me to tell you? Oh, uh, tell me what? JULIA: I don't-- I don't know about this business thing with your father.
I don't-- I don't know if you're looking at it the same way, 'c-cause I-I know for you it's about sharing something.
Yeah.
And? And I think for him it-- It might be more about the money.
Oh.
Oh, well, I mean, yeah, I know-- I know that.
I think maybe it's-- It's only about the money.
Did he say something to you? No.
No.
It was just the way he was talking.
You know? I, uh-- Could you be a little specific? Oh, I don't know.
It was just-- It was-- It was something.
Something.
Wow! It's, uh-- It's much clearer now.
Could you give me an example? Come on, give me more than something.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, m-maybe I'm wrong.
May-- Maybe I misinterpreted.
I-- I-- I don't know him that well.
Heh.
Maybe-- Yeah, maybe.
[DOOR OPENS.]
You didn't come to the press conference.
I was busy.
Sorry.
Well, did you see it on the news? I might have caught a couple minutes of it, yeah.
[SIGHS.]
All right.
Go ahead, say it.
I know you're dying to.
Tell me how horrible I was.
You weren't horrible.
You just weren't very good.
What do you mean I wasn't very good? Okay.
I wasn't very good.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Why wasn't I any good? Well, A-- "A?" There's a whole list? [CHUCKLES.]
I'm sorry.
Go ahead.
A.
You never smiled, not once.
I was announcing my candidacy to those people, not doing stand-up for them.
It looked like you were getting ready to eat their young.
Heh.
And all you talked about was the homeless.
There's gotta be more to your campaign than one topic.
Is that it? Anything else? Let me see.
The smiling, homeless-- Oh, yeah.
You shouldn't stand like this all the time.
It makes you look, I don't know, defensive or something.
Right.
[CHUCKLES.]
SARAH: I talked to him this morning.
He said I should meet him after, and he could drive himself, so that's good.
Yeah, I think that's a good sign.
You have an amazing capacity for forgiveness, Sarah, I gotta say.
He needs me.
There he is.
[SIGHS.]
Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
No problem.
How'd it go? CLAUDIA: Hey, Bay, um, I wanna go with you to one of your meetings sometime.
They let people, don't they? Look, I-I didn't go to a meeting tonight, and I'm not gonna be going to meetings anymore.
Just wasn't workin' out for me, so-- SARAH: What? Bailey, you can't-- Wait a second.
Is this--? Come on, not because of him? No.
It's-- It's-- It's complicated.
Him who? You weren't gonna use this as an excuse.
And I'm not.
Use what? What's going on? [SIGHS.]
Walter Alcott's there.
At AA.
What? Uh, who is that? BAILEY: He's just there.
It's like who cares that he killed our parents.
He's just like anybody else, and-- And if you think I'm gonna go there, and hold hands with him and say prayers and watch him get all teary-eyed talking about how God is gonna take care of him-- Then go to a different meeting.
BAILEY: No.
See-- No.
'Cause they're all the same.
[SIGHS.]
That-- Everybody sits around and talks about how you have to believe in some kind of higher power.
You have to surrender yourself to God.
It's right in the first couple of steps.
And-- And what is that? When has God ever taken care of us? We're sitting here without Mom and Dad.
Come on.
[BAILEY SCOFFS.]
Walter Alcott is living proof that-- That-- No way-- There's no way there's a God.
Bailey, listen to me-- BAILEY: No.
Let's-- Let's just order, okay? Please.
SARAH: I-- I don't get it.
Why didn't you say anything about that man being at the meetings? I don't know.
You have to go to AA, Bailey.
You have to.
And say that I believe in stuff that I don't? Lie? No.
I don't-- I don't wanna do that.
I'm sick of lying, Sarah, so no.
No.
No.
Listen to me, okay? I'm here, and I'm here with you, because you promised me that you were gonna get help.
I tried.
So try again.
Okay? This isn't optional.
Look, you don't have a choice, here.
You have a disease.
And you have to do whatever it takes to get well.
Okay? So-- So skip the God part.
Do the rest.
No.
It-- It doesn't work that way, damn it.
Don't you--? Don't you think that I wanted AA to be it? I know there's something wrong with me.
And if I could believe that there was really someone who would-- Who would protect me and take care of me and help me not wanna drink don't you think? Sarah, don't you think that I would want that? [PHONE RINGING.]
[DOG GRUNTS.]
[PHONE RINGING.]
[SIGHS.]
Wilcox campaign.
Hey, this is Craig Berlin, San Francisco Ledger.
Is Grace Wilcox there by any chance? She's not.
Sorry.
I wanted to give her some ink, but I'm on deadline.
Maybe I can-- What do you need? Who am I talking to? Charlie Salinger.
I'm a campaign consultant.
BERLIN: Okay.
We wanted to get a response to a statement Don Wallerstein made this morning.
He said he was running against Miss Wilcox to, quote: "Protect the city from lightweight do-gooders with zero political know-how.
" He said that.
Son of a-- Wait.
No.
That's-- That's off the record.
But-- Heh.
But what kind of--? I mean, what is that? What is politics? It's listening to what people need and then being their, um-- Their-- What do you call it? Their advocate, their voice.
And Grace, this woman gets up every morning, and it's not about "How much money am I gonna make?" "How much credit am I gonna get?" It's about-- There's these homeless hungry people.
"And life's not fair, "and they can't fight for themselves, so I'm gonna fight for them.
" I mean, maybe somebody else has more experience running some slick campaign and making up lies to get votes, but I'm telling you what: Nobody cares more than Grace Wilcox.
Anything else I can help you with? There's a shared copy machine and a fax machine just down the hall next to the coffee room.
Oh, we'll probably get our own equipment.
Well, I'm afraid you'd still be charged for use, though.
Whatever.
[SIGHS.]
Boy, there is not much of a view, is there? Well, there's a suite just a few floors up with a lovely view of the Bay Bridge.
I just wasn't sure you needed that much space.
No.
No.
Let's see it.
Great.
Dad, hang on.
I mean, look, maybe we should just talk about this? [CHUCKLES.]
Um, Alice, why don't you go ahead, and we'll meet you up there.
Whenever you're ready.
It's 307.
Wait, you don't like this place? Uh, it's just-- It's a little fancy.
We come out swinging, you know, show people we mean it.
Heh.
I guess I figured more along the lines of us and two phones in the living room.
How about a couple of tin cans and some string? That's not what I'm saying.
I guess I'm just not ready to take this huge chunk of cash, and-- I mean-- I mean, a view and machines we don't even need? I mean, that's not what this is about.
Is it? [SIGHS.]
Boy, you sure had me fooled.
I thought you were serious about this.
I am serious.
All right, then.
Now, there's a lady upstairs wanting to show us an office suite.
Are you listening to me at all? Are you coming, or are you gonna flake out on me? I'm not coming.
I thought you'd changed.
Hm.
Business as usual.
[SIGHS.]
MAN [ON TV.]
: Hits the 15-footer, and it's now 25 to 22.
Golden Bears with the advantage.
And two minutes left in the half, in front of a-- [ENGINES REVVING.]
[***.]
[SIRENS WAIL.]
[SIGHS.]
Hey, it's me.
What are you doin'? Well, do you wanna--? Do you wanna come study over here? Okay.
Good.
Good.
Yeah.
Um, come soon.
Okay.
CHARLIE: Look, they even spelled my name right.
Campaign consultant, huh? Seemed a little bit more legitimate than "guy she cuddles with.
" [BOTH CHUCKLE.]
I sounded pretty smart, huh? You are smart.
And thank you for saying all this.
If I win now, you have nobody to blame but yourself.
What do you mean? I want you to win.
I thought you made it clear you didn't even want me to run.
I didn't, at first.
But this is, uh-- I'm starting to think this might be kinda interesting, this politics thing.
Maybe it's something that we can do together.
So, for example, we could make this campaign consultant thing real? Except I wouldn't want you to think I was just throwing it your way or something.
Are you kidding me? You need me.
Hmm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
At least one of us should be good at this.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
* I know you know That I love ya * * For the things I let you get away with * There's time.
We can still make it if you want.
[SIGHS.]
No.
* Every sentiment ever said * I think you're making a mistake.
[SIGHS.]
I can do this on my own, Sarah.
I'll-- I'll have my own 12 steps.
Steps 1 through 12: Don't drink.
* hate you * * Or want to abandon ya * * I will want you * * As long as I can * * Love, all your love All your love * Shoot.
Hey, um, do you wanna come to the market with me? Gum run.
No.
Actually, you know what? I should get going.
I've got a lot of homework.
Just come with me.
Please, come with me.
Keep me company.
I need milk too.
And-- And the beer is right next to it in the case.
It's right there.
Okay.
All right.
* But I don't know If I can last too long * [SIGHS.]
I can do this.
Okay.
* And please don't * * Make me hate you * Why don't you call him? JULIA: Maybe he wants to apologize? For what? For being the same way he always is to me? You can't blame the major for that.
I'm-- I'm the jerk here for thinkin' things were gonna be different.
This isn't your fault, Griffin.
I got Had this, uh, friend on the ship.
Uh, his name was, uh, Ziggy, like the cartoon character.
He had this big round head, uh, so we called him, uh Anyway, one day we were having a beer, you know, we'd been out there for a couple of months.
And Zig says, uh: "So how long's your old man been dead?" [SCOFFS.]
I said, "He's not.
What are you talkin' about?" He couldn't believe it.
I mean, he says He says, "Well, we work every day together, "eat every meal.
"We live in this 2-by-nothing room, "and you've never said one word about him.
" He just assumed that Sometimes, with you, I forget.
Oh, 'cause, uh you talk about your mom and dad so much.
[***.]
It's like they're so in your life.
Sometimes I have to remind myself how come I've never met them.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
I-- I am gonna spoil my kids so bad.
[***.]
[***.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Bailey.
Where were you? Man, it just keeps getting worse and worse with you.
You get in your car drunk.
You had to be drunk, right? Were you? Yes.
But Sarah's okay.
She's okay.
I just-- I saw her.
You dumped her at the hospital, somebody you're supposed to care about.
I know.
No, you-- You don't know.
You have no idea 'cause you weren't here going nuts every time the phone rang, thinking it was gonna be some person with that voice saying: "Is this the family of Bailey Salinger? Are you the next of kin?" You just can't keep doing this to us.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I put you through that.
Ugh.
It doesn't mean anything anymore, Bay.
Y-you say it enough times and they're just words.
You gonna keep drinking till you kill yourself? Is that the plan? No.
'Cause I can't stand this anymore either.
I can't do this.
[SIGHS.]
And there was her blood in the jeep.
I had her blood on me.
I'm done.
It's over.
I'm not gonna drink anymore.
I don't know if I believe you.
I know.
So here.
Take this.
[SNIFFLES.]
So take it and-- And get rid of it.
[***.]
You do it.
[THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FIVE" PLAYING.]
* Everybody wants to live * * Like they wanna live * * And everybody wants to love * * Like they wanna love * * Everybody wants to be * * Closer to free-ee-ee-ee * * Closer to free * [***.]
Sorry.
Sorry.
Okay.
Well, yeah.
Yeah, for sure.
No.
Uh, uh, great.
No.
Do it.
Do it.
Uh, yes.
Thank you.
I know.
I-I know I'm late.
Sarah just got home from the hospital, and I lost track of-- What time were we supposed to meet your dad? I'll call.
I'll explain.
He's probably big on promptness, huh? Griffin? That-- That was Arnie Horn on the phone.
Uh, the ship offered me a settlement.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a-- It's a hundred thousand.
I-I get a hundred thousand dollars.
[LAUGHS.]
JULIA: Oh, my God.
[BOTH LAUGHING.]
Oh, my God! [LAUGHS.]
I mean, I can move out of this rat hole and get a decent place.
[LAUGHS.]
Wait, wait.
And I don't have to settle for the first crap job that comes along.
A-a-and-- And us-- You-- What you do you want? You want a pony? [LAUGHS.]
You want a Porsche? God, this is amazing.
Wow.
Yeah.
When does stuff like this happen to me? Today.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS.]
Wow.
You know, I gotta get over to Arnie's and, uh, pick up the check.
He's gonna have it messengered over, and then you and I, we're gonna blow off this Dad thing, and we're gonna celebrate.
No, we should go.
You haven't seen him in months.
He's just gonna bum me out.
Oh, come on, you have something great to tell him.
You got a hundred thousand dollars.
Yeah.
His head's gonna fly off.
[CHUCKLES.]
That's worth going for.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's late.
Why'd you let me sleep so late? 'Cause I don't think you've had a decent night's rest since Owen's birthday.
Mm.
Heh.
Thanks.
I didn't realize how much this whole thing with Bay [SIGHS.]
Sometimes I think my brain's like a CD changer, you know? All the discs shuffling: the kids, the restaurant, us.
Except lately, it's just been stuck on Bailey.
So are you okay? Are we okay? Did I miss anything? We're fine.
Good.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Just checking.
There is one thing.
I didn't wanna mention it before, 'cause you were so-- Uh, you know that old hotel downtown, the Empire? Well, the owners were getting ready to tear it down, but I begged and pleaded and yelled "tax deduction" enough, so they agreed to donate it to the program to convert into low-income housing.
That's great.
Wow.
Heh.
Uh-huh.
See, now, here's where it gets interesting, 'cause I need to hire someone to work with me to redesign the units to apartments.
You've done that kind of thing before, right? You mean, us doin' it together? Heh.
Mm-hm.
Drawing up plans and supervising construction and stuff? [CHUCKLES.]
I'm there.
Yes.
Don't even talk to anybody else.
[CHUCKLES.]
I told my mom and dad I was with Julia.
They're still kind of-- You know, 'cause of-- Yeah.
Yeah.
Who could blame 'em? Does that--? Does that hurt? Oh, no.
It's like a tiny headache.
[SIGHS.]
Callie's not around, is she? No, she went back east for her sister's wedding.
I think she was pretty glad to get outta here.
Um, what is that? It smells like beer.
Oh, that's-- No.
No.
Look.
I was-- I was dumping 'em all out.
Getting rid of it.
Sarah [SIGHS.]
look, um [SIGHS.]
I am really glad and-- And grateful that you're here.
But if you don't really wanna be here I mean, God, I-I almost No.
No.
I wanna be here.
I wanna help you.
Why? So you don't forget that you almost So, uh, do you have, like, a--? A--? A plan? O-or is there some kind of, like, treatment thing? Yeah.
AA.
I'm gonna go to my first meeting tonight.
That sounds good.
I guess I should practice, huh? Hello.
My name is Bailey Salinger, and I'm an alcoholic.
Bailey, um, it's Alcoholics Anonymous.
You don't give your last name.
Oh.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a good thing I practiced.
I'm sorry we're late.
I know we were supposed to be here more than an hour ago.
Par for the course.
How have you been, Julia? Okay.
Hangin' in there.
What's with the limp? Oh, I just kind of messed up my knee on the boat.
Huh.
What do you mean, "huh"? MR.
HOLBROOK: D-don't sit on that chair.
It's a little shaky.
Heh.
I-- I wanna know what you were gonna say? What? That I was careless? 'Cause it wasn't my fault.
Well, I guess taking responsibility wasn't a big priority out there, huh? It really wasn't his fault.
Can I get you something to drink? Wait a second.
Just wait a second.
Come here.
Look at this.
There.
That's why we were late.
We went to pick that up.
What is this? A joke? Nope.
It's my settlement, from the owners of the ship.
Wow.
I never thought you'd clear this much money your entire life.
Heh.
And neither did I.
Good for you, Griffin.
GRACE: His poor wife.
Oh, tell me this didn't happen.
MARCIA: Wish I could, but it did.
What's going on? You look bummed.
You know Robert Barone, the councilman for our district where the office is? He announced his resignation this afternoon.
Got some 16-year-old pregnant.
An intern on his staff.
MAN: I guess we know what he meant when he kept saying, "Our youth is our greatest resource.
" [ALL CHUCKLE.]
Ah, politicians, man.
I thought he was a good one.
He was the program's biggest supporter on the council.
Kind of a father figure? [BOTH GIGGLE.]
[CHUCKLES.]
It's not funny.
Whenever there was a close call, he'd swing the vote our way.
GRACE: Who's gonna do that now? What about you? Why don't you run? What? MAN: You should run for Barone's seat on the council.
Why me? Why not you? 'Cause you have the loudest mouth.
No.
It's a stupid idea.
Charlie, tell them it's a stupid idea.
Please, I mean, her time is maxed out as it is.
How's she gonna do this on top of the job? Plus the hotel project we're doing.
See.
Exactly.
I'm swamped.
MARCIA: Oh, Grace, look at this opportunity.
I mean, how many people are gonna live in that hotel? Two hundred? You run for this, and the entire city gets to hear you.
Besides, you got the perfect name for the campaign posters: "Grace under pressure," "Amazing Grace.
" MARCIA: See? You can't argue with fate.
I can't? That wasn't horrible.
He seemed really happy for you.
Yeah, you wanna get some dinner? Um, what's wrong? Nothing.
I'm hungry.
Griffin.
Before, when you were in the bathroom, he asked me to spot him some cash.
What? Is he in some kind of trouble, moneywise? Yeah.
Credit cards.
He owes, like, So, what'd you say? I-- I told him I didn't know.
Wait.
You said you didn't know to your father? What's he ever done for me, except put me down all the time? Yeah, but-- But he's your father.
Would you stop saying that? Look, he asked you.
And-- And that must have been really, really hard.
You're the one who's always saying what a proud man he is, and to have to ask you for help, I think-- I think that shows respect.
Oh, man.
And [SIGHS.]
how many times have you gotten to be the one to bail him out? I mean, come on, how good would that feel? [GROANS.]
Man.
[GRIFFIN SIGHS.]
MAN: Well, congratulations and rah-rah to all of our birthday people.
We've got about a 12 million calorie strawberry shortcake back there that Jenny made, so [ALL APPLAUD.]
MAN: Now, is that for the birthdays or the cake? [ALL LAUGH.]
MAN: Dean, would you please lead us in the serenity prayer? God ALL: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Keep coming back.
It works if you work it.
[ALL APPLAUD, CHEER.]
[ALL CHATTERING.]
Hi.
Hi.
Don't think I've seen you here before.
This your first time? Yeah.
Yeah, it is.
You've got that, uh, "get-me-outta-here" look.
[CHUCKLES.]
I remember the first 30 days is a son of a bitch.
But you'll get through it.
That's why we're here.
What's your name? Bailey.
WALTER: I, uh, noticed you coming through the door.
I wasn't sure whether to come up and talk to you or not.
So, uh, here I am.
No willpower.
Uh-uh.
Don't-- Don't talk to me.
I don't wanna No.
MAN: What's going on here? H-how do you guys know each other? My parents are dead because of him.
That's how we know each other.
[***.]
MAN: All right, take care.
Hey.
Hey.
You survived.
Uh, yeah.
One piece.
So, um, how did it go? I mean, did, you know--? Did people get up and talk? Did you talk? Mm-mm.
Do you wanna get, um, coffee or something, or are you tired? Uh, I think tired.
Okay.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
I wonder if anyone's announced yet.
Maybe there's something on the news.
Can I just mention that this is kind of out of the blue? 'Cause a couple hours ago, this wasn't even on your mind.
And now, all of a sudden-- Well, good things happen when you're not looking for it.
Where's the remote? Yeah, but just-- Like I said before, you're totally swamped as it is.
So, I'll sleep an hour less a night.
And I'll-- I'll delegate.
I'll give Marcia the hotel thing.
Wait.
I thought the whole point of that project was gonna be us doing it together? But the wrong person gets on the council, projects like it go away forever.
Man, I know how this is gonna go.
You're gonna be gone constantly.
We'll never see each other.
Okay.
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
What if I do most of the campaign stuff out of here, out of the house? Right.
Great.
Then you won't even have to go anywhere.
You can just be working Charlie, I'm trying.
And I want this.
Is it too much to ask for some support? [SIGHS.]
All right.
Maybe I'll vote for you.
[LAUGHS, DOOR OPENS.]
Oh, thank you so much.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hey.
Walter Alcott.
[SIGHS.]
Man, Bay And he-- He -- He just walks right up to me like we're old friends, like I should be glad to see him.
You don't have to talk to him.
If you want to ignore him, go ahead.
I do, and I did.
Man, I'm sorry this happened, Bay.
I know it's easy to say, and a thousand times harder to do.
Heh.
But you gotta put this outta your head.
Go to a different meeting if you have to.
But you can't use this as an excuse not to go.
No.
It's-- It's not that.
That's not-- [SIGHS.]
I was coming over here just now, all pissed off, thinking: "There he is, that-- That stupid-- "This-- This loser who got in his car drunk "and got in an accident and "And that could have been me.
" Charlie, that was me.
How am I different than him? [SIGHS.]
Luck.
That's all.
Uh, he kept-- He kept thanking me over and over.
And I was like, "who are you?" So that's good.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, it's great.
It's just, uh, strange.
Him admitting that he messed up.
I don't know.
I guess you spend your whole life hup-hup-hupping people around and then you retire and you don't know what else to do except for spend money you don't have.
And then you have to fight off all those creepy collection people, you know? Ugh.
Well, he's lucky you came back.
Yeah.
Hm.
Hm.
Man, if somebody had told me I'd be up till midnight bonding with the majorHeh.
You know, that's pretty fancy, except you don't have a car.
Yeah, it's actually for him.
He's still driving that old Ford, and, uh, I think it just has AM.
Plus, I think he could use the distraction.
Here's who's in our district.
Hey, these would be good names to hit up for contributions too.
Is that ethical using our data base? Oh, please, if you knew what some people did to get elected.
Hey.
Hey.
MARCIA: There he is.
The man behind the woman.
Ignore her.
I can't ignore her.
We're gonna be workin' together.
Grace tells me it's you and me on this hotel thing, the conversion.
What? Look, um-- Ahem.
Marcia had this thought and I kind of agreed.
Now that I'm gonna be doing this, you know, running for office, uh, it might look funky, me giving you this job.
Oh, come on.
I'm sorry.
Really I am, but the press would go after this in a second.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Wait.
Wait.
I can't help the homeless, because you're running for city council? I can't just throw this your way now.
It's the Examiner on Line 2.
I'll call back.
Is that how you thought of this? Some big favor? Some mercy job? No, I didn't mean-- MARCIA: He needs you.
He's on a deadline.
[SIGHS.]
Go.
Talk to the Examiner.
MARCIA: She'll be with you in a sec.
How's it going up there? GRIFFIN: I don't know.
Something screwy, but I think I got it.
I can check the instructions if you want.
Hey, Dad, did you hear that? Oh, here we go.
The toilet story.
[CHUCKLES.]
We installed one in our old place.
He threw the instructions away, like, "I don't need those.
" Yeah.
My dad was that way too.
Yeah.
Well, did you ever see a toilet flush up? [LAUGHS.]
Fine.
You laugh, but I think we made a pretty good team sometimes.
[MR.
HOLBROOK CHUCKLES.]
I've been thinking about that lately.
This, uh, retirement thing is not for me.
I'm bored out of my brain.
[SIGHS.]
Julia, could you hand me a screwdriver, please, a Phillips head? MR.
HOLBROOK: I've been, uh, playing around with some ideas.
Um, maybe open up a private security business.
Thanks.
Yeah, that's good.
That'd be really good for you.
MR.
HOLBROOK: Yeah.
Takes a little money up front, but, uh, you get it back real quick.
Yeah.
Anyhow, I've been trying to come up with a name for this business, you know, providing everything falls into place.
And the one I like best is, um, Holbrook and Son.
[LAUGHS.]
[ALL APPLAUD.]
And I know that we have a 3-year birthday today.
Walter.
[ALL APPLAUD, CHEER.]
Hello.
[SIGHS.]
My name is Walter, and I'm an alcoholic.
ALL: Hi, Walter.
Three years.
Three years, one day at a time.
Some days are worse than others.
This week has been, uh [***.]
[SIGHS.]
I thought I knew all the damage I had done by my drinking, and then you find out things and I know this isn't nearly enough, but I'm sorry.
Some of us drank and hurt people very badly, but some of you had terrible things done to you, and maybe that's why you started drinking in the first place.
But my p-- My point is, and I know this isn't fair, but maybe in some way it doesn't matter which one you are.
You're here and I'm here.
And that's the thing that saves us, isn't it? We're here.
We have each other.
And God.
We have God.
And thank God he doesn't discriminate.
Heh.
He takes care of all of us and loves us even if it's sometimes very, very hard to love ourselves.
Griffin's just in the-- The shower.
Mm.
Can I--? Can I get you anything? Coffee? No, no, no.
I just had breakfast with the realtor.
We were, um, starting to look for a place for the, um-- Ahem.
For the business, and I was giving her some parameters to work on.
Uh-huh.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
You-- You know, Griffin i-is really excited about doing this with you.
He couldn't stop talking about it last night.
We didn't get to bed till Uh, anyway Is he gonna be out soon? I kind of need his signature on some forms.
Soon.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
You know, it's kinda funny picturing Griffin as a security guy.
[LAUGHS.]
But I guess he'll learn.
Uh, I guess you'll teach him.
Too skinny.
And he'd never carry a gun.
I mean, he's been talking about this no-gun nonsense since, uh, he could speak.
Yeah, but he-- He really wants this.
You'll see, he-- He is totally committed to-- To being, like, a-- A team.
Well, I was thinking of him more along the lines of a silent partner.
Uh, he wouldn't even have to come in if he didn't want to.
Should make you happy.
[SHOWER STOPS.]
Um, I'm just gonna tell him you're here.
[MACHINE BUZZING.]
What is goin' on in there? She's putting in a second phone line for the campaign.
Ooh.
Don't wanna be here when Julia finds out about this.
I mean, do you know how long Julia's wanted her own phone line? Well, it was either that or nobody here ever being able to get or make a phone call.
[SCOFFS.]
When's the Xerox machine coming? Thursday.
[SIGHS.]
I was kidding.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, I know I'm, like, stepping into some really dangerous territory here.
But this is-- [SIGHS.]
This is a huge imposition on us, her-- Her doing this here.
What was I supposed to say? No you can't work on this project that's gonna open all these doors for you, because it's a royal pain in the ass for me? That was an option.
No, it wasn't.
Not when you're trying to figure out how the two of you can be, you know, happy.
You don't look happy.
You got a men's room around here? [SIGHS.]
[VEHICLE APPROACHES.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS.]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES.]
You goin' in? It's five of.
Yeah.
Soon.
Maybe.
I was wondering if you'd found yourself a sponsor yet? What are you--? You--? Are you kidding me? Oh, no.
No.
I didn't mean it should be me.
Right, I-I don't mean to be making this harder for you.
I could go to a different meeting.
I will, if you want that.
If it upsets you to-- No.
No, it doesn't.
Doesn't matter.
I'll see you inside, then.
Griffin, if I was doing something, you know, like making a big life decision, and you thought it was a mistake, would you tell me? You mean, like not going to college next year? You think--? You think that's a mistake? No.
No.
I swear.
I-- I was just using that as an example.
I mean, yeah, I'd tell you.
What's goin' on? Well, w-would you want me to tell you? Oh, uh, tell me what? JULIA: I don't-- I don't know about this business thing with your father.
I don't-- I don't know if you're looking at it the same way, 'c-cause I-I know for you it's about sharing something.
Yeah.
And? And I think for him it-- It might be more about the money.
Oh.
Oh, well, I mean, yeah, I know-- I know that.
I think maybe it's-- It's only about the money.
Did he say something to you? No.
No.
It was just the way he was talking.
You know? I, uh-- Could you be a little specific? Oh, I don't know.
It was just-- It was-- It was something.
Something.
Wow! It's, uh-- It's much clearer now.
Could you give me an example? Come on, give me more than something.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, m-maybe I'm wrong.
May-- Maybe I misinterpreted.
I-- I-- I don't know him that well.
Heh.
Maybe-- Yeah, maybe.
[DOOR OPENS.]
You didn't come to the press conference.
I was busy.
Sorry.
Well, did you see it on the news? I might have caught a couple minutes of it, yeah.
[SIGHS.]
All right.
Go ahead, say it.
I know you're dying to.
Tell me how horrible I was.
You weren't horrible.
You just weren't very good.
What do you mean I wasn't very good? Okay.
I wasn't very good.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Why wasn't I any good? Well, A-- "A?" There's a whole list? [CHUCKLES.]
I'm sorry.
Go ahead.
A.
You never smiled, not once.
I was announcing my candidacy to those people, not doing stand-up for them.
It looked like you were getting ready to eat their young.
Heh.
And all you talked about was the homeless.
There's gotta be more to your campaign than one topic.
Is that it? Anything else? Let me see.
The smiling, homeless-- Oh, yeah.
You shouldn't stand like this all the time.
It makes you look, I don't know, defensive or something.
Right.
[CHUCKLES.]
SARAH: I talked to him this morning.
He said I should meet him after, and he could drive himself, so that's good.
Yeah, I think that's a good sign.
You have an amazing capacity for forgiveness, Sarah, I gotta say.
He needs me.
There he is.
[SIGHS.]
Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
No problem.
How'd it go? CLAUDIA: Hey, Bay, um, I wanna go with you to one of your meetings sometime.
They let people, don't they? Look, I-I didn't go to a meeting tonight, and I'm not gonna be going to meetings anymore.
Just wasn't workin' out for me, so-- SARAH: What? Bailey, you can't-- Wait a second.
Is this--? Come on, not because of him? No.
It's-- It's-- It's complicated.
Him who? You weren't gonna use this as an excuse.
And I'm not.
Use what? What's going on? [SIGHS.]
Walter Alcott's there.
At AA.
What? Uh, who is that? BAILEY: He's just there.
It's like who cares that he killed our parents.
He's just like anybody else, and-- And if you think I'm gonna go there, and hold hands with him and say prayers and watch him get all teary-eyed talking about how God is gonna take care of him-- Then go to a different meeting.
BAILEY: No.
See-- No.
'Cause they're all the same.
[SIGHS.]
That-- Everybody sits around and talks about how you have to believe in some kind of higher power.
You have to surrender yourself to God.
It's right in the first couple of steps.
And-- And what is that? When has God ever taken care of us? We're sitting here without Mom and Dad.
Come on.
[BAILEY SCOFFS.]
Walter Alcott is living proof that-- That-- No way-- There's no way there's a God.
Bailey, listen to me-- BAILEY: No.
Let's-- Let's just order, okay? Please.
SARAH: I-- I don't get it.
Why didn't you say anything about that man being at the meetings? I don't know.
You have to go to AA, Bailey.
You have to.
And say that I believe in stuff that I don't? Lie? No.
I don't-- I don't wanna do that.
I'm sick of lying, Sarah, so no.
No.
No.
Listen to me, okay? I'm here, and I'm here with you, because you promised me that you were gonna get help.
I tried.
So try again.
Okay? This isn't optional.
Look, you don't have a choice, here.
You have a disease.
And you have to do whatever it takes to get well.
Okay? So-- So skip the God part.
Do the rest.
No.
It-- It doesn't work that way, damn it.
Don't you--? Don't you think that I wanted AA to be it? I know there's something wrong with me.
And if I could believe that there was really someone who would-- Who would protect me and take care of me and help me not wanna drink don't you think? Sarah, don't you think that I would want that? [PHONE RINGING.]
[DOG GRUNTS.]
[PHONE RINGING.]
[SIGHS.]
Wilcox campaign.
Hey, this is Craig Berlin, San Francisco Ledger.
Is Grace Wilcox there by any chance? She's not.
Sorry.
I wanted to give her some ink, but I'm on deadline.
Maybe I can-- What do you need? Who am I talking to? Charlie Salinger.
I'm a campaign consultant.
BERLIN: Okay.
We wanted to get a response to a statement Don Wallerstein made this morning.
He said he was running against Miss Wilcox to, quote: "Protect the city from lightweight do-gooders with zero political know-how.
" He said that.
Son of a-- Wait.
No.
That's-- That's off the record.
But-- Heh.
But what kind of--? I mean, what is that? What is politics? It's listening to what people need and then being their, um-- Their-- What do you call it? Their advocate, their voice.
And Grace, this woman gets up every morning, and it's not about "How much money am I gonna make?" "How much credit am I gonna get?" It's about-- There's these homeless hungry people.
"And life's not fair, "and they can't fight for themselves, so I'm gonna fight for them.
" I mean, maybe somebody else has more experience running some slick campaign and making up lies to get votes, but I'm telling you what: Nobody cares more than Grace Wilcox.
Anything else I can help you with? There's a shared copy machine and a fax machine just down the hall next to the coffee room.
Oh, we'll probably get our own equipment.
Well, I'm afraid you'd still be charged for use, though.
Whatever.
[SIGHS.]
Boy, there is not much of a view, is there? Well, there's a suite just a few floors up with a lovely view of the Bay Bridge.
I just wasn't sure you needed that much space.
No.
No.
Let's see it.
Great.
Dad, hang on.
I mean, look, maybe we should just talk about this? [CHUCKLES.]
Um, Alice, why don't you go ahead, and we'll meet you up there.
Whenever you're ready.
It's 307.
Wait, you don't like this place? Uh, it's just-- It's a little fancy.
We come out swinging, you know, show people we mean it.
Heh.
I guess I figured more along the lines of us and two phones in the living room.
How about a couple of tin cans and some string? That's not what I'm saying.
I guess I'm just not ready to take this huge chunk of cash, and-- I mean-- I mean, a view and machines we don't even need? I mean, that's not what this is about.
Is it? [SIGHS.]
Boy, you sure had me fooled.
I thought you were serious about this.
I am serious.
All right, then.
Now, there's a lady upstairs wanting to show us an office suite.
Are you listening to me at all? Are you coming, or are you gonna flake out on me? I'm not coming.
I thought you'd changed.
Hm.
Business as usual.
[SIGHS.]
MAN [ON TV.]
: Hits the 15-footer, and it's now 25 to 22.
Golden Bears with the advantage.
And two minutes left in the half, in front of a-- [ENGINES REVVING.]
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[SIRENS WAIL.]
[SIGHS.]
Hey, it's me.
What are you doin'? Well, do you wanna--? Do you wanna come study over here? Okay.
Good.
Good.
Yeah.
Um, come soon.
Okay.
CHARLIE: Look, they even spelled my name right.
Campaign consultant, huh? Seemed a little bit more legitimate than "guy she cuddles with.
" [BOTH CHUCKLE.]
I sounded pretty smart, huh? You are smart.
And thank you for saying all this.
If I win now, you have nobody to blame but yourself.
What do you mean? I want you to win.
I thought you made it clear you didn't even want me to run.
I didn't, at first.
But this is, uh-- I'm starting to think this might be kinda interesting, this politics thing.
Maybe it's something that we can do together.
So, for example, we could make this campaign consultant thing real? Except I wouldn't want you to think I was just throwing it your way or something.
Are you kidding me? You need me.
Hmm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
At least one of us should be good at this.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
* I know you know That I love ya * * For the things I let you get away with * There's time.
We can still make it if you want.
[SIGHS.]
No.
* Every sentiment ever said * I think you're making a mistake.
[SIGHS.]
I can do this on my own, Sarah.
I'll-- I'll have my own 12 steps.
Steps 1 through 12: Don't drink.
* hate you * * Or want to abandon ya * * I will want you * * As long as I can * * Love, all your love All your love * Shoot.
Hey, um, do you wanna come to the market with me? Gum run.
No.
Actually, you know what? I should get going.
I've got a lot of homework.
Just come with me.
Please, come with me.
Keep me company.
I need milk too.
And-- And the beer is right next to it in the case.
It's right there.
Okay.
All right.
* But I don't know If I can last too long * [SIGHS.]
I can do this.
Okay.
* And please don't * * Make me hate you * Why don't you call him? JULIA: Maybe he wants to apologize? For what? For being the same way he always is to me? You can't blame the major for that.
I'm-- I'm the jerk here for thinkin' things were gonna be different.
This isn't your fault, Griffin.
I got Had this, uh, friend on the ship.
Uh, his name was, uh, Ziggy, like the cartoon character.
He had this big round head, uh, so we called him, uh Anyway, one day we were having a beer, you know, we'd been out there for a couple of months.
And Zig says, uh: "So how long's your old man been dead?" [SCOFFS.]
I said, "He's not.
What are you talkin' about?" He couldn't believe it.
I mean, he says He says, "Well, we work every day together, "eat every meal.
"We live in this 2-by-nothing room, "and you've never said one word about him.
" He just assumed that Sometimes, with you, I forget.
Oh, 'cause, uh you talk about your mom and dad so much.
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It's like they're so in your life.
Sometimes I have to remind myself how come I've never met them.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
I-- I am gonna spoil my kids so bad.
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