Oh, come on. You gotta get up.
I've been trying to wake you up since 7:00.
Mm. I don't wanna get up.
All right.
Then I'm coming in. Oh!
Oh, not now. I have a headache.
You have a headache?
- Yeah. - Can't you wait till we're married
For you to bust that one out?
Some people get real headaches. Oh, really?
I don't know. Maybe I still have the flu.
You've been in bed for a week.
Do you want to skip my mom's benefit tonight?
No. God, no.I need to get outta the house.
I'm so bored.
Well, you wanna know what dr. Walker thinks?
No. Come on. I'm taking clinical diagnosis.
Let me try. Let me try. All right.
Uh... No fever.
Could it be ojai food poisoning?
Or idiopathic wedding-plan-itis?
Wedding-plan-itis? Mm-hmm.
Don't you have to get to school or something?
Oh, I do.
I love you. All right.
Look, if you don't feel better, call me, all right?
Get up.
They cut our line of credit in half? Why?
Because everything else in the neighborhood
Is selling for less...
So our place is less valuable.
God, I hate banks. All they care about is money.
How much did they leave us?
Uh, $50,000, which is not enough to pay for this baby.
Just getting michelle approved as our surrogate
And the screening alone was close to 5 grand.
Well, you know, fine. I will--I'll cater more.
Cater? We're talking $50,000.
Well, I'll cater a lot if I have to.
Well, what am I supposed to do, steal campaign contributions?
It'd be money better spent. Oh, if you think robert's bad,
Wait till you see this nut job barry henderson
Who's entering the primary today.
He'd cut our line of credit just for being gay.
Well, what are we supposed to do?
We've come this far. I don't want to give up just--
I will talk to another bank and I will get us this loan.
I promise.
Ugh. I gotta run. My phone's been buzzing all morning
'Cause of this henderson dude. Did you just say "dude"?
Oh, yeah. Sorry.
Call the police! There's an insane man outside!
No, kevin, kevin, that's kluve the crusader. Who?!
That's my father wearing his kluve the crusader costume.
Kluve?
From planet kluven.
Just let him in.
Hi, wally. Hi, kevin.
Sorry. Didn't mean to scare ya.
Hi, dad.
Hi, son.
Wow. Hey, I-I see the-- the costume still fits.
There's a comic convention in town,
So I thought I'd get it out of the mothballs and go.
It was kind of a last-minute thing.
Where's, uh, where's mom?
Um, she didn't want to come.
Oh, yeah. Well, she never loved kluve the way we did.
No, she didn't. But, uh...
Scotty...
Your mother left me.
- Mom? - Yeah.
Have you seen my keys? I-I let evan play with them,
And then they just seem to migrate.
Oh, thank you. And where my last quarter contribution report
Has migrated to, I do not know.
Oh, well, you can't blame evan for that.
Oh! Ooh, I'm gonna be late for my meeting at the center
About tonight's benefit.
Oh, could I have picked
A worse time to be raising money?
Mom, did you know that perfectionists
Have far more stress and conflict
In their lives than-- you're telling me.
I have convinced myself--
no one's coming tonight, no one.
Mom, you need to lose the stress.
The stress is going to deplete your adrenaline reserves.
Who needs adrenaline?
I'm practically spinning like a top.
Mom, the benefit is gonna be great, okay?
Now relax. Okay, now I will be home in a couple of hours.
Kitty? Kitty?
Kitty?
Um, don't you have your appointment
With dr. Avadon today? Oh, you know what? I canceled it.
I--you know, I just--
I really want something new for the benefit,
So I'm gonna go shopping.
Oh, well, what day did you reschedule it for?
Maybe I could go with you.
You don't have to worry about it.
Besides, you know, I'm just not so keen
On dr. Avadon anymore.
What--what did she do?
Do you want to find another doctor?
No, no, no, it's not that. She's--she's great.
It's just, um...
Well, I'm--I'm thinking about some alternatives
Instead of doing any more chemo.
What?
Are you insane? What are you talking about?
Mother, I... I really wish you wouldn't freak out.
Well, how do you expect me to react?
Stopping chemo at this time
Would be the worst possible thing you could do.
How do you know?
Kitty, stop. Please. You're frightening me.
Before you say another word, mom,
Remember that you weren't the one sitting there
With a bag full of poison dripping into your arm,
Shivering and--and trying to get warm from the chills.
And you weren't the one
who was so jacked up on prednisone
That you got up at 3:00 in the morning
- And cleaned up the kitchen. - You were up all night?
I didn't know that.
Well, that's because you were sleeping.
Why didn't you tell me any of this?
Did you tell robert?
No, mom. It doesn't make any difference.
Yes, it does.
We need to know what you're going through
- So we can help you. - Mom, you don't get it.
The only one that can help me now... Is me.
That's not true, kitty. That's not--
Where are you going?
Kitty?
I am so sorry I'm late.
We got invaded by a crazy man this morning.
Yeah? So was the republican party.
Barry henderson officially entered
The primary for governor five minutes ago.
Yeah, I just heard him barking on the radio.
"we have to preserve our way of life,
"return this great state to the hard-working people
Who created it"?
I'm sure he's not talking about mexicans.
No. He's talking about hard-working white people.
What rock did he crawl out from under?
The same one all these guys do.
Coded racial messages...
And it always works. It's as old as nixon.
Oh, you know he's sitting
on the unemployment symposium with you today?
Yeah, I'm gonna eviscerate him.
It's gonna be like cage fighting in vegas.
You have to ignore him, okay? I'm being serious.
You don't ignore a guy like that, Kevin.
You beat him into submission.
Great, and I would-- I would love to see that,
But that is counterproductive.
You treat him like a threat, he will become one.
I know how to play him.
Look, I don't want you to play anything.
Let kern take care of him, okay?
He's a bigger threat to her anyway.
He's a threat to the entire nation.
You attack him,
you're gonna attack a large part of the base.
They will make him their cause. Take the high road.
Ignoring a racist is taking the high road?
I-i-it's--it's practical.
W-why are you so armed up, anyway?
I've got a lot on my mind.
I understand.
So how do you think kitty's doing?
As well as could be expected.
Yeah.
Yeah, me, too.
So?
Sarah, you can run these numbers by me as often as you want.
I just don't think that this is gonna work.
Saul, we gotta do something.
The ojai revenues are in free fall.
Okay, we create a second wine label,
We call it diversification. Call it rotgut.
You know what's gonna happen, kiddo?
You're gonna get drunk, have a hangover,
And regret the whole thing.
We're not drinking it. We're selling it.
Look, believe me, this is holly's project.
As much as I'd like to say it's a bad move,
Right now, it's our only move.
Come on, you guys.
Is this an indoor game?
Yeah, well, only when you play it indoors.
Uh, clearly, it is not an indoor game.
Paige, cooper, you think I can keep this up
- All the way to the door? - Let's see.
Ready?
Maybe I should've left him at mom's.
What is all this trepidation about?
Everybody loves this guy. The kids love him.
Yeah, that's because he acts like a kid.
Well, that's okay.
We're not done.
Hi, mom. Listen, I'm with saul. Can I call you back?
No, sarah. Listen, I need your help.
Kitty says she might not do her next round of chemo.
What did you say to her?
It doesn't matter what I say. She won't listen to me.
And besides, I had to leave and go to this meeting
About the benefit tonight.
Sarah, please, please,
would you go over there and talk to her?
Of course I will.
I'll come-- I'll come over right now, okay?
Good. Don't leave the house until you convince her
- To go back to dr. Avadon. - I won't.
Okay. Thank you.
This is some kind of place, chef.
You've come a long way.
Well, you knew me when I was sleeping in my car.
I knew when you were sleeping in your crib.
Dad, I'm really sorry about mom.
I didn't mean to blurt it out like that.
I must have looked like such an idiot in that outfit.
Oh, stop it. You looked awesome.
I brought my entire collection--
all the old "daredevil" comics,
"the avengers," "captain america,"
"the amazing spider-man."
I think I might sell them under the circumstances.
Dad, tell me what happened.
It's complicated, scotty.
This wasn't about me being... Gay, was it?
- No, no. - Well, I know mom can be very stubborn sometimes--
Look, we just started drifting apart.
That's all.
Sometimes these things can be a chance
For people to start over.
Actually, I, um...
I have some pretty important news to tell you about myself.
Kevin's pregnant, right?
Uh, no, um, but...
A-actually, it's--it's kinda crazy you should say that.
Um... We're trying to have a baby.
How are you, uh...
Um, well, we're gonna go with a surrogate.
That is, if we can afford one. It costs a fortune.
Wait a minute. Which of you is gonna...
- I mean, whose... - Sperm are we going to use?
Yeah. Dad, it isn't a competition.
I know. Can't a grandfather dream?
Yes, he can.
What are you doing?
I'm unpacking a grocery bag.
Mom's right. You can't stop chemo.
I never said I was going to stop chemo, sarah.
I just said that I was thinking about going another way.
What is all this stuff?
Um, flaxseed oil, herbs, vitamins.
Oh, my god. Should I light a scented candle
And put on some sitar music?
Wh-what--kitty, what is happening to you?
- I have lymphoma. That's what's happening. - Exactly.
And you did a lot of research
and you chose the best doctor
And you chose the best treatment.
Nobody knows what the best treatment is.
So now you're gonna choose to do nothing?
No, but chemo is not the only option.
I ran into mary wadsworth the other day.
She's this woman who did a magazine profile on robert and me,
And she was lymphoma type ii,
And now she's in complete remission.
And she stopped chemo.
She did. She thought that it was poisoning her body,
And she decided to believe in the power of her own mind,
In alternative treatments.
She didn't even lose her hair. She's me--
Type-a, driven personality, stressed out--
Wait, if you're blaming yourself for getting sick--
Sarah, I'm not blaming myself.
I'm just taking responsibility.
And tell me, what is so threatening
About admitting that there can in fact be a direct link
Between certain personality types and cancer?
Well, it's not threatening, kitty. It's just not true.
Well-- most cancers are genetic.
Sarah, the only person who had cancer in our family was daisy.
You think daisy the dog gave herself cancer?
Well, she was a nervous, type-a kind of dog.
Oh! Come on.
Listen, picking out feelings in yourself
That match some cancer profile,
It's like looking up the horoscope on the comic's page.
- You know, it fits anybody. - It fits me.
And if I somehow gave cancer the opportunity to grow inside my body,
Then I have a responsibility to change.
And maybe if I try really hard,
I can get rid of it.
Uh, well... Okay, okay, okay.
I don't understand why that means you can't continue with--
Sarah.
sarah.
I see you went shopping.
That's a pretty color.
Want to help me choose a dress?
I'll make you a deal-- I'll help you choose a dress
If you reconsider having another round of chemo.
Sarah, help if you want to help,
But... I'm not making any deals.
I thought there were more contributions this year.
Yes, but donations are down 20%.
Are you gonna have to send any of the families home?
I hope not.
Obviously the benefit tonight
Won't cover all the shortfall, but...
Nora, did you get the final head count for tonight?
Nora?
What? Oh, I'm sorry.
You know, I'm gonna need to get some air.
I'll be back. I'm just... Gonna get a little air.
You ran outta there pretty fast just now.
Anything I can do?
Have you got a cigarette? I haven't smoked in 30 years,
But I'd kill for one right now.
I can't help you with that, I'm afraid. Simon craig.
- Hi, I'm nora walker. - Oh, I know.
You founded the center. I just started volunteering here.
Well, I wish I'd never thought of the place.
You don't mean that.
Oh, yes, I do. I hate cancer.
I hate everything about cancer.
I hate it. It's so depressing. You have no idea.
I kinda do. I'm an oncologist.
I do research now,
But I like keeping in touch with the reason I'm doing it.
How do you stand it? I'm serious.
How do you stand it?
I compartmentalize. Self-defense.
Well, I hope you think about something else
- When you go home at night. - I try.
Lucky you.
My daughter has lymphoma.
I'm sorry.
Yeah. I come here and talk about cancer.
I go home and I talk about cancer.
Why didn't I try to save the whales instead?
I think you need to get away.
Oh, I don't have time for a vacation.
No, no, no, I mean for an hour, clear your head.
You want to go for a ride?
Why would I want to go for a ride?
On that? Yeah.
- Oh, no. - Come on.
- I-I don't do that. I'm not getting on that. - Come on.
I don't have a helmet. What a shame.
I always carry a spare.
Any more excuses?
All right.
All right. Here I come. Right there.
Cancer's a weird disease.
Sometimes the--the cure
- Seems like it'll kill you before the cancer. - Yeah.
But everyone threatens to quit chemo at some point.
And almost everyone goes back.
I just want kitty to be realistic about all of this.
Well, what's realistic?
I once had a patient go into remission
After a shaman told her to picture herself as a panther.
Oh, good god.
Look, I'm not advocating your daughter quit chemo.
But, uh, I don't think there's anything wrong
with a little voodoo on the side.
No, I like voodoo.
I think she just wants to believe
She has the power to change things.
Yeah, the power to change-- oh, that would be so kitty.
The power to change things-- she's in politics. Mm.
Now if this were happening to sarah, my oldest daughter,
She would be the general
And she would line up all of her options
And order them to charge.
Or kevin, my middle son, would argue them to death
Or sue them or so-- I told you, he's the lawyer.
- Yeah, you told me a lot about your children. - Yeah.
I'm sorry. I'm--d-- do you have children?
No kids. No wife.
Just a motorcycle.
Okay. We'll go back.
- Yeah. Thank you. This was-- - I'm glad you came.
Yeah, me, too.
I'm fine. It was just flu leftovers.
I just needed to get up and get going.
Okay, but what if it's not flu leftovers?
I mean, rebecca, have you ever had your thyroid checked?
Because hypothyroid can--
is that the one where you gain weight?
- Are you saying that I gained weight? - No. No, no.
I'm not saying you gained weight.
What I'm trying to do is check every possibility.
Like when you say you're tired
After you slept okay, that could be epstein-barr.
Or your undefined muscle pain, that could be fibromyalgia.
Rebecca, that's what they say to--
justin, I don't have cancer.
Becca, look, I didn't-- I didn't say cancer.
I know, but you were going to eventually. I...
I know that you're worried about kitty
And I know that you're going to med school.
But I just had the flu. I had the flu,
And it knocked the wind out of me,
And now I'm fine, okay?
Okay. All right, I'm sorry. I'm just worried about you.
Well, stop worrying.
No more headache?
No more headache.
I can't believe he used the term "reverse racism."
Yeah, dug his own grave.
Yeah, I would've liked to have helped him.
Hey, sarah. What's up?
Hey, uh, listen.
I'm--I'm at mom's with kitty. You--you gotta talk to her.
Why, what's wrong?
- Is--is everything okay? - Yes, she is now.
She's getting dolled up for this benefit tonight.
You just-- you've gotta talk to her.
I think she's losing perspective.
I-I don't understand. What about--
Robert, can I have a word with you?
Okay, I have to go.
Um, tell her I'll be home at 6:00 to pick her up.
Just take it easy.
You seemed a little flat in there.
E-everything all right?
Everything's great.
I just want to make sure that you bring your a-game.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be much fun.
Well, it's a long race.
I'm sure you'll find out a way to have some fun.
Are you sure you entered the right race, robert?
Because you might be more comfortable
In the democrat primary. Don't.
You know, I said I'd be nice in there, not out here.
You know what's wrong with you, henderson?
You're scared because all of the advantages that you had,
They're all falling by the wayside,
And the game's not fixed anymore.
I don't need any advantages.
I'm an extremely successful businessman.
It's your grandfather's company, barry.
He's the one who built it from the ground up.
You don't know the first thing about my grandfather.
I'm trying to preserve what he stood for.
What he stood for... Was hard work
And the ability to make something of your life.
There are people like your grandfather
Coming to this country every day
Dying to pick up the ball and run with it.
And all you're doing is alienating
Every single one of 'em.
What I am doing is trying to preserve
The american way of life.
I love the way you throw that around.
"preserve our way of life,"
A phrase made infamous by the k.k.k. By the way.
Why don't you try preserving the one
That starts with "all men are created equal"?
My god, children have to listen to you--
My children--
Listen to your race-baiting, xenophobic garbage.
Keep it up, pal.
You'll get my a-game.
Still seem flat to you?
Well, what-- what do you think?
What do you--what do you think of the bubble skirt?
Well... It looks a little like you're about to run off
And join the circus.
Oh. You're right. You're right.
I-I look like-- like a giant tomato.
Oh, my god. Actually, you do.
You look like a big, fat ojai tomato.
But you know what? I-I like tomatoes.
Fruit and vegetables are my life. You look great.
Well, I thought about this one.
I think this one is really beautiful,
- But I think it makes me look flat-chested. - Oh, my god.
Do you remember that time
You ripped out the shoulder pads from one of my jackets...
Oh, sarah, sarah...
- That was not my fault! - And stuffed them into
the formal winter dance dress?
Mom would not let me buy a padded bra. No.
No, remember your date?
He hugged you, and they popped out?
- Oh, no, no, stop, stop. - You were so embarrassed.
Okay, okay, stop.
I'm not gonna think about that. That I--
That is too much negative energy.
I'm just--i-I don't remember going to those dances.
All I remember is getting ready with you.
Well, that was the only fun part.
And, sarah...
Thank you so much for doing this with me.
Let's hope that, um...
This is the only thing you remember when,
You know, when you get through everything.
Yeah. Yeah. Do you want to do facials?
Have I ever said no to putting goop on my face?
- Come on. - I have the best stuff.
I bought this incredible new stuff. It's this new mud clay.
It's downstairs on the kitchen counter.
-Want me to get it ? -Yeah. -okay.
What you guys doing?
We're just having fun.
Uh, we're-- we're gonna do facials, mom,
With, uh, mud goop.
Well, i love facials.
Okay. well, help yourself to some mud.
Sarah, what happened up there?
Well, i had a long talk with her, and i--
is she gonna do her second round of chemo?
I don't know.
Right now, she just wants to look pretty
And have a positive attitude.
Well, you know, maybe there's nothing wrong with that.
Maybe she just needs to feel in charge of her own recovery.
No, mom. stay strong. look at me.
I--i'm mixing red clay from the andes
With mediterranean seaweed.
Don't you drink the kool-aid, too.
Sarah, maybe we just need to let her go through this.
It's delusional.She even thinks her hair's not gonna fall out
From the chemo she's already had.
Well, she'll come around about all of this.
Maybe we should just give her "happy moment."
She's setting herself up for a fall
I mean, so it's like watching someone just run off a cliff.
Oh, yes, by all means. just let her have her happy moment,
And then she'll stupidly jump off the cliff.
Sweetie, that is not what we meant.
You know what? if you guys want to keep on laughing at me,
If you want to make fun of me, that's fine.
-i'm not making fun-- No one's laughing. come on.
God, look at me. i'm-- you know what? i'm shaking.
This is what i'm talking about.
I do not want this anger in my life.
So please just do me a favor and leave me alone.
"those animals are busy, logan, thought.
"i wonder why. i better ask grandma.
"and he gave her another try.
"this time logan's finger went tip tap,
"tip tip tap."
"'hello? is grandma there?'
"no, it's a crocodile.
"snap, s--"
Well, that's not a crocodile.
Hey, you guys.
What cha doing, evan? are you reading a book?
Do you want to go to this tonight?
Of course i do.
Good. i'm just gonna make sure that you're okay.
Uh-huh. okay.
So which one of them called you?
You know i know better than to burn a source.
Look, i'm...
I'm just trying to take care of myself.
I-i know. i know. they think i'm deranged, but--
I think they're just anxious.
I know, but that's the point.
That's exactly what i'm trying not to be.
Well, there won't be any drama tonight,
'cause i got your back.
Okay.
It's really great. you know, i feel like
I'm getting to know my dad all over again.
Without my mom, he's allowed to have an actual personality.
Well, that is great.
Oh, he's over there. oh, where?
With that attractive lady.
What's that supposed to mean?
He's friendly. he'll talk to anyone, even strangers.
I don't think they're strangers.
Oh, my god. he's sleeping with her.
You're cut off. wh--i haven't started drinking yet.
Kevin-- well, come on. look at the way she's tilting her head as he talks to her.
Look at the way he's staring at her.
You're nuts,
My father was a philanderer, and when i look back,
The only things i realize are the clues i missed.
Well, we're talking about my father, not yours.
He doesn't have it in him. trust me.
i'm not so sure about that.
Are you guys early?
Yeah, there was no traffic, so... here we are.
Ready for dinner?
Yeah. i made a reservation at a great steak place.
I know the chef. it's gonna be my treat.
Oh, my god. what?
Oh, my god. i'm so sorry. i have to leave.
I'm so sorry. um, robert's meltdown was caught on camera,
And now it's on youtube. i'm--i'm really sorry.
No, no, fine, go. wally, forgive me. i'll see you later?
Uh, yeah. great. i'm so sorry. Bye.
Does he always rush off like that?
Yeah. let's get a drink.
This-- this is really fancy.
Yeah, you know, she did a good job with all this.
Oh, god. do you know, you look fantastic?
You know, i never realized how tense i was about these things
Until i tried to stop being so tense about these things.
Yeah. well, you know, we'll just have a good time.
Oh, kitty. it's the perfect dress.
It's perfect. what'd i tell you?
I'm gonna go get a fizzy water.
You know, i just think she's feeling a little vulnerable.
Yeah, i understand.
I knew i saw a cute biker chick across the room.
Simon, hi. how are you?
You all right? i'm fine.
Um, i have a speech to give, so i'm a little nervous.
I bet you'll be great.
Oh, shrimp.Oh, no. those smell weird.
They smell fine to me. thanks.
There's your mom.
Who's she talking to? i don't know.
You know that guy? no, but do you think maybe--
Do i think? no, i don't think anything.
I mean, that's my mom.
So thank you.
Right there.
Uh, right behind you, turn around and look.
That's my son Justin and his fiancee
Ooh, hi. he's--he's the one--
In medical school. yeah, i know.
So, nora, when are we gonna have our second date?
Second? was that a date?
What, you ride around on a bike with every guy who asks?
Well, not a lot of guys ask me. well, they should.
I did. i'm asking you again. what do you say?
Well, i... say
Thank you very much, but i--
All right, wait. do-- just hold--don't say no.
I'm gonna be right back
After you finish that glass of wine.
Right back.
Hey, nora. hi, mom.
Hi. who's the guy? he's cute.
Well, he's--he's a doctor who volunteers here at the center.
I met him yesterday.
He's very nice. simon. oh, simon.
What--stop it.
He--we took one little motorcycle ride to get some air.
That's all. i'm--i'm sorry. did you just say you went on a motorcycle ride.
I'm--i'm sorry. rebecca, have you met my mother,
Who wouldn't let me within 100 yards of a motorcycle?
And now you're on some hog with a simon?
i wasn't on a hog. i was on a motorcycle.
What are you talking about?
It's the same thing. did you wear leather.
I did not wear leather. i had a little--
What were you doing on the
Do--do you mind if have a word with mom? sure. yeah.
Yeah. go right ahead. just ask her about biker boy.
Oh. biker boy?
It's nothing. listen.
What? kitty just gave me the cold shoulder.
Oh, yes, me, too.
We just have to let her do whatever it is she needs to do.
This is about her feelings, not ours.
I was thinking of wearing my kluve the crusader outfit tomorrow,
But it's really just a ratty, old halloween costume
Compared to what the kids are wearing these days.
It's a convention. it doesn't matter what you look like.
We should go. i'm hungry. yeah.
Oh, damn.I forgot my wallet in the room.
Oh, here. i'll come with you. no, that all right. wait here.
I'll be right back.i want to see your comic books.
No, scotty. we're gonna do that tomorrow.
Dad, what's going on?
Oh. oh, did-- did you meet someone here?
'cause, i mean, th-that's okay.
Is that the woman you were with?
Her name's moira, and i didn't meet her here.
I've been seeing her for a while.
I've been trying to find the right time to tell you.
I can't believe this. it's one of the reasons why we came here.
Because she wanted to meet you.
That's why mom left,isn't she?
I shoulda told you this sooner.
You lied to me. you make me blame mom and all this time,
You've been screwing around with another woman?
I'm sorry, scotty,
But it's not like i had-- but--but what?
Can we just talk about this,please?
I have nothing to say to you.
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Hey. uh, can i get a water, please?
So i hope you put a helmet on my mother
When you took her on that hog of yours, doc.
You must be justin, the one in medical school.
Don't get cocky. she tells everyone.
I bet. so how are your classes?
Great if you're for memorizing
A thousand different diseases that start with a stomachache.
Clinical diagnostics, huh?
like, how do you figure out what's wrong with people
If there's literally hundreds of possibilities?
You know, when i was intern
A woman came in with a rash all over her body--total mystery.
Did a biopsy, gave her cortisone,
I thought she had some exotic melanoma. well, did she?
No. turns out she was allergic to her laundry detergent.
It was the simplest explanation
When you hear hoofbeats...
You think horses, not zebras.
Will you excuse me for a second?
Hello.
Thank you so much for coming.
And--and welcome, uh, to the second-annual fund-raiser for open doors.
The idea for open doors was simple--
To help families with children
Visiting los angeles for cancer treatments.
And while we can't diminish the seriousness
Of what their children are going through,
We can ease their financial burden a bit
And give them a friendly, safe place to stay.
I hope you will all have the opportunity
To look at the literature that's scattered about
And then you can learn more about us.
Um, there have been so many exciting new treatments
Discovered over the past few years,
But we can't forget this-- there's no substitute for hope.
And when families stick together,
Hope stays strong.
Fighting cancer requires medicine and faith.
Faith--believeing in something deeply and certainly,
Without a single doubt.
The fear of losing control
Is as dangerous as the disease itself.
Fear keeps us doubting instead of hoping,
Looking down instead of up,
And this evening is all about looking up,
So look down only long enough to fill out
Your contribution form.
Um, and have a-a wonderful evening,Um, tonight.
Have a good time. thank you so much.
Kitty?
Kitty, are you in here?
Uh, yeah. yeah, i'm here, mom.
I'll be--i'll be out in a minute. are you okay?
Yeah, i'm fine. just--just let me be, okay?
Oh, honey, please come out.
Mom, please. i...
Don't want anybody to see me.
Why?
Look at me.
Oh, honey. look at my hair.
Oh, honey.
No, mom. why can't i understand this?
Why--why did this have to happen to me?
Oh, honey.
I don't know.
I don't know, honey.
Rebecca, hey. oh, hey. sorry.
Excuse me. what's up?
Are you pregnant?
Are you serious?
Wh-why would you ask me that? That's crazy.
That's the first questions I should ask
A woman in her 20s with those symptoms.
I mean, you're tired, you're--you're queasy,
You--you--you didn't eat the shrimp. you love shrimp.
No, look, it's fine. see? delicious.
Thanks. no big deal.
What? it's fine. i'm not pregnant, justin.
Okay.
...by the way.Why don't you try preserving the one...
This is where you call him a race-baiting,
Xenophobic purveyor of garbage. he is.
Yeah, well, not to the millions of right-wing americans
Who are now gunning for you.
Robert, it's gonna be like a fatwa.
Checks will fly. you just bankrolled his entire campaign.
You now have henderson and kern both breathing
So we need to strategize. you don't expect me to disowe us.
No, not at all.
Just step back, clarify,
And do not lose a primary over something like this.
The point is the general election.
So let's look to the future. that's the point.
It's not about the future-- not now, not here.
Nobody knows if they're even gonna be around tomorrow.
What if my son never knew
How i felt about guys like henderson?
Okay, now you're just making me feel
Like a cheap, tawdry--
No, that's your job.
You just gotta pick your battles.
Which just happens to be mine.
Who's mary wadsworth?
She's a cancer-free, type-a person just like me
Who quit chemo and didn't lose her hair.
Well, screw mary wadsworth.
There are models who eat fried chicken every day,and they still lose weight.
These people are freaks of nature.
Why can't i be a freaks of nature?
Out of order. go away.
I know. it's me. come on, let me in.
Come on, kitty. what is going on in here?
My god.
You see? i told you. i told you it was noticeable.
Just... just a little bit.
Sarah,you nearly gasped.
Oh, kitty.
It was bound to happen.
No, i know, i know. it's just that i hate this.
You know, at least before when i felt sick,
Nobody knew i had cancer, but now everybody's gonna know.
Kitty, everyone who loves you, when they look at you,
All they see is you.
yeah,you're not alone. you know that,right?
We're here for you. we're right here. i know.
You're sitting on my hand. oh! for--for god sake's.
Well, you should say something. no, it's okay.
I'm--i'm not complaining. i just...
We should really go back. robert's worried about you.
Oh, god.What? oh, no. i can't. i can't.
How am i gonna go out like this
I mean, look at me. well, honey-- no, wait a second.
Just wait a second here.
Look, hold on. okay.
We'll just--we'll take this little piece right here... oh.
And we'll put it right there. oh, that's good.
Then we'll--we'll just puff it up a little bit.
oh, mom, don't make it too puffy.
It's not too puffy. it's not too... you look beautiful.
I need to go home.
I got your back.
Come on. let's go for a walk.
You've been lying on this couch all morning.
Do you know what's weird?
I don't even care that he had an affair.
I mean, he was never happy with my mom.
So what's going on?
All my life, i kept wishing he would stand up to her.
I mean, even when he was on my side,
He would never let her know.
She's a pretty tough cookie,your mom.
I just...
I wish he could've learned to take care of himself sooner,
You know?
My father took care of himself every chance he got.
It didn't make things better.
And there's no way he would've told the truth last night.
He would've lied and lied,
And you wouldn't have known the difference.
At least you can make peace with him while he's still alive.
I never had that chance.
Oh, god, that's him that's gotta be him.
Oh, hi. thanks.
It's for you.
What is it?
It's his "captain america" comic book from the '40s.
What does the note say?
"scotty, here's something to help you guys"...
"here's something to help you guys pay for the baby.
Call me when you're ready. i love you, dad."
How much is it worth?
This is worth a lot, kevin.
This is worth a lot.
Do--do you think she needs our help?
Mom, if she needed our help, she would've asked for it.
Just come on. sit down. let's change the subject.
Oh, all right. okay.
I'm just relieved she's gonna go back into chemo.
Mom, not a new subject. oh.
Biker boy. well, i made justin fill me in.Come on.
When are you guys going on your next wild ride?
Never. goodness. he's way too young for me.
Way too young for me.
You're blushing. i'm not.
Yeah, you are. no.
Yeah. no.
You want it.
You gotta pull out all stops, okay?
Just, you know, get a--get a new, hot look,
Go in and just slither right up to him and say,
"doctor..."
"i need an examination."
Sarah. stop it. you're being ridiculous.
How can you keep telling kitty to--
To risk and do scary things
If you're not prepared to take risks yourself?
He's way too young for me. i'm just sensible, that's all.
Well, maybe this isn't the right time to be sensible.
I look like an ojai peach.
Oh, no, it's fantastic. oh, my god.
Can i?
Oh, it's so soft.
I know. it's weird. it's weird, huh? no.
No? it's-- it's great. it's beautiful.
What do you think?
I think you have the most beautifully shaped head.
No. no, i don't.
You do. you do. you really do.
But you can keep saying that.
You saying that.you saying that everyday.
So about last night, uh--
Uh, no, um, look. b-before you say anything,
I want to apologize, all right?
I, um, i have intern's disease.
They start teaching you about these symptoms,
And all of a sudden, i have everything,
And--and you have everything, and now i'm a hypochondriac.
Besides, i could not imagine having a baby right now.
With work and school and planning a wedding
And kitty being sick-- no wonder why your head hurts.
I'm sorry, okay?
I love you. i gotta run to the library.
Okay. love you.