Hi. Yes, I was wondering if I could make an appointment with Dr. Avadon?
Oh, no, no. She told me that she would be able to squeeze me in.
Oh, sorry. Uh, Kitty. Kitty McCallister.
And I was wondering also
if maybe you could tell me if my test results came in.
She told me that they would be in today.
ROBERT: Kern knows. - No. You're right. Of course.
I'm sorry. I'll call back later. Thank you.
ROBERT: It's unbelievable. - I'm sorry. What'd you say?
Kevin called me when I was out on my run.
- Kern knows about the heart attack. - You're kidding.
- Somebody's got my medical records. - Wow.
Three months ago we were telling every news organization it was minor arrhythmia.
Well, I don't know. What are you gonna do, Robert?
Sometimes medical situations are difficult to talk about.
You're a pundit. You know what kind of narrative they're gonna write.
"Senator McCallister misled us with a heart attack. He's untrustworthy.
Not to mention that he could drop dead at any moment."
No, no, no. Don't you worry, darling. Nobody's gonna be dropping dead
- around here any time soon. - No, not yet.
This is the kind of thing that could derail this campaign
before it even starts, which is probably okay with you.
Oh, you know what, Robert? Please don't start that.
- That's just not fair. - Sorry. I just have a lot on my mind.
So, what are you gonna do?
Well, I've gotten the governor to agree to meet me this morning.
No shots have been fired and I'm hopeful I can come to some sort of an agreement.
And she's not the only one with opposition research.
We should have just told the truth the minute I left the hospital.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Hmm.
- I was, uh, just calling the doctor. - Oh, I thought you said he was okay?
He's fine. He's fine. He is. He's...
- You wanna go see your daddy? - Hey.
- There you go, baby. - Hey, big boy. Mwah.
Wish me luck today.
[CHUCKLES]
It's a little over-the-top, but I'm thinking of making steak and eggs for breakfast.
- How do you want yours? - Bloody.
- Wait a minute, I've seen that look before. - What look?
Like the guy in the movie in the loincloth with a bone through his nose.
Just promise me you'll think before you speak.
Don't say anything you're gonna regret.
Do you know who works for Governor Kern now?
Travis March. Do you know what he used to do?
He used to help run Robert's presidential campaign.
I know exactly what I'm gonna say to the mercenary little bitch.
He probably went to the hospital and stole Robert's chart.
Bitch? You're off to a really good start.
He wears Loafers with argyle socks. What would you call him?
I don't know. European? I just hope you know what you're doing.
Oh, yeah, we're prepared. Hope to put an end to it this morning.
Oh, and if it does go smoothly, we could go to Lucques for dinner tonight.
Doug and Barry are gonna be there. They got a table on the patio.
Last time we hung out, you said it was like chewing on chili peppers
with a mouth full of canker sores.
Yeah, yeah. You know, I meant that in the best possible way.
Wait a minute. The patio?
They're bringing their baby, aren't they?
Ugh, I don't know, maybe. She is kind of adorable.
- She's still got that new baby smell. - Kevin, I am so on to you.
I said I don't want to be pressured about the whole surrogacy thing.
I'm not pressuring. I'm nudging.
- I don't wanna talk about the baby thing. - Fine, no more baby talk.
- I promise. I won't even coo in your ear. - Thank you.
Next time you feel like bullying someone, save it for your friend in the argyle socks.
JUSTIN: The scaphoid. The radius.
The radius. The ulna. The scaphoid.
[UTENSILS CLATTERING]
Eat up. It's gonna get soggy.
Uh, yeah, you know, it's granola. I'm not too worried about it.
Oh, my. They found a feral child in Michigan.
I didn't even know those were real. Apparently he was...
I'm sorry.
The scaphoid.
The radius. The ulna. Lunate.
[DISHES CLATTERING]
The ulna.
I'm... You know what, Rebecca? I'm sorry, that's a little distracting right now.
Well, I can't exactly clean quieter.
Okay, l... Well, I don't understand why you have to do that right now.
You're right. I'm sorry.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[JUSTIN SIGHS]
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - I'm not trying to be a jerk here,
but I can't memorize the bones of the wrist, let alone graduate,
if I don't have time to focus. Okay?
So is there anything else you could be doing right now?
Like what? I'm just doing things that people do around the house.
I'm sorry if I have a job where I can actually finish my work at work.
[REBECCA SIGHS]
To be honest, I wish I was a little more inspired right now.
Uh, the flowers. Didn't you wanna get the flowers, you know, for our wedding?
I already did that, Justin. Forget it.
Maybe your mom can give you more work or something? I love you.
- Hello, everyone. KERN: Good morning, Robert.
Travis. It's good to see you.
Governor, you should watch him. He'll do anything to win.
Which is, uh, I guess, why we're here.
To tell you the truth, Robert, my first reaction was just concern.
It's unpleasant to find out that a friend has health problems.
Well, thank you. If it makes you feel any better, I'm fine now.
Uh, according to my pedometer, I ran four-and-a-half miles this morning.
- Oh. - Impressive.
On that particular day, however, you didn't run anywhere, did you?
No. I spent most of that one in bed.
- I assume you've had all this confirmed. - We have a copy of the doctor's report.
There are HIPAA laws against that.
It just landed on my desk. I don't know how.
KERN: I think what concerns me
is that you were not exactly truthful about what's in that report.
We didn't exactly lie.
Depends what your definition of a heart attack is.
What's your definition of an affair?
I thought my problems were purely anecdotal, Robert.
KEVIN: We have receipts for airline tickets, hotels,
and some great pictures on my computer.
Mexico, I imagine.
Looks like you're having a good time. It just isn't with your husband.
- And how'd you get those? - Landed on my desk.
Well, so what? An affair is not gonna take us down.
And a heart attack has legs?
Come on, Travis, sex fuels the media. You know that.
ROBERT: Look, this is an uncomfortable conversation for both of us.
It's safe to say that we both bring sufficient weaponry to the table
to destroy each other, so if it's okay with you,
I'd like to suggest that we don't launch a first strike.
I mean, because, personally, I'd like to avoid mutually assured destruction.
It would create a tense but stable peace.
Worked during the Cold War.
I have no problem with that.
- Good. Then it's settled. - It's settled.
Mom?
[DOG BARKING]
Hello?
- Kitty. Hi. - Hey.
Hi, I just, uh... I had to be in the city and, uh, as I was driving,
I realized that I had some time to spare, so...
I'm so glad you're here. Kitty, go swimming with me.
- I've been swimming every day. - Uh, you know, Mom, I can't, I can't.
I have an appointment.
Well, at least have some of this fabulous water.
I've been putting cucumbers and lemon. It makes you drink more water every day.
Here, drink it down.
Um, the appointment that I have is a doctor's appointment.
- Is everything okay? - Yeah.
No.
I'm sorry that I didn't call. And I would have gone to Sarah,
but, obviously, she's still in France.
And Kevin is busy, and I don't wanna worry you.
- Kitty, what's happening? - I don't know.
I don't know. I was just in the pediatrician's office with Evan
and she said that I looked pale.
You know, which is my complexion, okay?
But, whatever, she suggested that I get a blood test.
Did they find something?
They think I'm sick.
What do you mean "sick"?
[CHUCKLES]
She sent me to an oncologist.
- God, Kitty. - Oh, no, don't, don't.
Mom, don't freak out. They don't know anything yet.
I just have this, um, enlarged lymph node here.
And they removed some of the cells, I guess, with a needle.
And then she said that some of the cells were irregular.
- What does that mean? - They don't know.
So they sent them to a lab to do some more tests.
I'm supposed to go in today to get the results.
And all I keep thinking about is Evan and...
[WHIMPERING]
Kitty, stop it. Now, stop it. Don't go there.
- They said they don't know everything. - You're right. I know.
I'm sorry.
But, anyway, they told me that they don't, um, want me to go alone.
Wait right here. It'll take me one minute. Don't move.
I'll be ready in one minute.
- Wow! SAUL: I told you,
- the numbers are not good. - Not good? We're hemorrhaging money.
Holly, the luxury market is down and our wines aren't cheap.
[SIGHS]
I tried calling Sarah last night but it's nine hours later in France.
She's not gonna be any help.
She's over there touring high-end vineyards.
Yeah. Just so you'll know, I have Ryan looking into other venture streams.
- Ryan? - Yes, Ryan.
And, believe it or not, he's showing a real talent for this kind of work.
Hey. Uh, am I interrupting anything?
- No. Hi, Rebecca. - No, no. Hi, sweetie.
Okay, so we've got 20,000 gallons of wine that we can't afford to age.
What are we gonna do with the glut?
That's one of the things I have Ryan looking into.
Well, can I help with anything?
- Aren't you working on market surveys? - They've been done for days.
That's actually why I'm here. I'm dying to do more around here.
Saul, why don't you bring her up to speed with what's going on
and we'll see what she can do.
Well, I told you, Holly, I already have Ryan working on that.
I don't think that's a problem.
- Ojai could use a friendly competition. - I don't wanna step on anyone's toes.
Sweetie, if you wanna get more involved,
you can't be worrying about stepping on other people's toes.
Okay.
Saul, fill me in.
[KITTY SIGHS]
Would you like some gum?
- Uh, no, thanks. I'm fine. - Okay.
Got some calcium chews.
- No, thank you. - Fine. Sure.
So does Robert even know where you are right now?
Uh, no. No, he's in the middle of a crisis.
But I know what you're thinking. Mom, I just wanna find out what's going on
before I have to talk about it to the rest of the world, okay?
- He's not exactly the rest of the world. - Mom?
Please don't do this, okay? I just...
- This is unpleasant enough as it is. - Sorry. Okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
Hi, Kitty.
- Hi. - Hey.
- Um, this is my mom. - Hi, I'm Nora Walker.
Hi, Joan Avadon. I am sorry to keep you waiting.
Please, it wouldn't be like a real doctor if we didn't have to wait.
[NORA CHUCKLES]
Yeah. It's not like you're out there popping zits.
She's a little nervous.
- Yeah. KITTY: Yeah.
I guess anybody who was sitting in this chair would be nervous, right?
Be a little nervous.
Well, Kitty, um, I've looked over the pathology report and your blood work
and, um, it looks like you have lymphoma.
- Okay. - It's cancer of the lymph nodes.
NORA: What kind of lymphoma?
I run a non-profit home for cancer patients.
Well, this is a diffuse, large, B-cell tumor, which is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Okay.
So how do we proceed? Radiation? Chemotherapy?
Before we talk about treatment, we need more information.
We need to find out if it's spread.
So that's why we need to get a CT scan and a bone-marrow biopsy,
both of which I'd like to schedule immediately.
NORA: Okay. We could just do that right away, right?
AVADON: Yeah. Cathy can schedule that for you.
Listen, Kitty, I know you're overwhelmed
and it's hard to take all of this in,
but I really need you to hear what I'm about to say.
This is a highly treatable and potentially curable disease.
NORA: Kitty. - Hmm?
Oh, yeah. Yes.
Um, I need a bone-marrow biopsy.
Okay.
[SOMBER GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]
I've got a half chicken in the refrigerator. You could take it home with you.
Mom, you keep saying the word "home" and I literally wanna kill you.
I just... I wanna help you. I know you have a family waiting for you.
Oh, believe me, that's all I'm thinking about.
You are gonna talk to him about this today?
Of course, I'm gonna tell him. It's just it's very hard.
Well, I've got an idea. How about if I take Evan for a few days.
It would give you and Robert a chance to talk.
I don't know. I don't know, Mom.
It's just that Robert just has so much going on right now.
Kitty, you have cancer. I'm sure your husband can take time out...
- Well, you don't know Robert. - Yes, I do. Don't be silly.
Okay, well, what am I supposed to say, Mom?
"Hi, honey, I have cancer. How was your day?" It just...
[WHIMPERING]
Oh, God, this is so crazy. It's so weird.
I mean, what's gonna happen when I lose my hair? I love my hair.
[CRYING]
- It'll grow back. - What if it grows back curly?
Kitty, stop. Stop, stop, stop.
Okay.
If there's one thing I've learned from my life, my marriage,
it's that facing the truth is so much easier
than all the time and energy it takes to run away from it.
Okay.
When do you want me to bring Evan over?
Okay, great, thank you. Your cardiologist is gonna call back in half an hour.
We need to think about getting all of this out there.
I had a hernia in '98. Not that that would affect my being governor,
but people should know.
- Wow, you really trust her. - Well, as a matter of fact, I do.
But if they have the information,
then eventually everybody's gonna have the information.
We weren't gonna be sitting on this forever.
We should test different ways of talking about it.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hi. - Hi, honey, how are you?
What's happening over there?
KEVIN: Just working. - Sorry to bother you.
President of the Teachers Association arrived.
Wanna look at these before you met?
I'm taking Evan for a few days.
- Does Kitty know? NORA: Ha, ha, very funny.
No, I just thought they needed some time alone.
Oh, then you know what? I might swing by. I'll bring Scotty.
Evan is kind of irresistible.
Fine. Whatever you wanna do. That's just fine.
Uh, Kevin, how's Robert? He's not working late tonight, is he?
Uh, no, it's pretty calm here for a change.
Oh, good. Look, don't get him all riled up before he goes home.
- He's unflappable. NORA: Oh, I hope so.
I really hope so.
What's that supposed to mean?
- Nothing. ROBERT: Who is that?
- Mom. - Tell her I said "hi."
[MOUTHS] Wrap it up.
- Robert says, "hi," but I gotta go. NORA: Kevin.
Kevin, make sure he gets home at a reasonable time.
Okay, I'll try. Love you, bye.
I'm gonna go meet this teacher and then I'll be right back.
- But I still have that TV thing, right? - Yeah, tomorrow. Uh, energy security.
You know, developing alternative fuels, et cetera, et cetera.
ROBERT: Oh, my God.
She didn't wait a day.
- I'll get the volume. - Don't bother.
I already know what they're saying.
- Um, go ahead. - No, ladies first.
Oh, thanks.
Um, you know, I was just talking to my mom and she was asking me to look into...
I'm sorry. Rebecca, Dan's on the phone for you.
Um, you can just tell him I'll call him back.
I think he just wants to give you the gallon count on our surplus wine.
Actually, I think those are for me, thank you. Tell him I already got them.
Um, that's what I wanted to talk to you about.
See, my mom asked me to look into the glut too.
- Oh, she did? - Yeah.
So...? Wait. Uh, I'm confused.
Does that mean that she wants us to work on it together?
Um, yeah, yeah. Well, I mean, I think that, you know,
they kind of want us to, you know, come up with some ideas
and then, I don't know, maybe just choose.
Oh, okay, heh. So they want us to play a little one-on-one.
[CHUCKLES]
- Is that a problem? - No, no. Bring it on.
- This is a little weird, isn't it? - No, it's not weird.
Actually, I'll have him fax you a copy of the numbers too.
- Okay, cool. I'll see you later. - See you later.
KEVIN: We have pictures. This is the perfect opportunity
to label her as a two-faced, Republican philanderer.
- Let it go. - I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Why can't we hit back?
Because this is exactly the kind of politics that people hate.
Her turn, my turn.
I have enough trouble running against an incumbent from my party.
You're not head of the RNC. You're trying to win an election.
What do you suggest? Kern and I keep knocking each other
till we're both lying in the dirt and let a Democrat take the office?
The general election is not for a year.
People will have forgotten your fight with Kern.
You know what? Let the party go down in flames.
It's people like you who should rise in its place.
And what am I? A guy that wants to score political points
because I caught my opponent with her skirt up?
I still have to live with myself.
When my family came to California, this state was the envy of a country
that was the envy of the world.
And I want to get us back there, but I can't do that like this.
She is calling you a liar while lying herself.
That's an issue. It's called hypocrisy.
We're going to talk about the heart attack. I am going to tell everybody that I am fine.
It is gonna play itself out and that's all we have to hide.
You know, I'm cutting out early.
- So should you. - What?
And by the way, I don't think she knew anything about it.
I think this is all Travis trying to play hardball.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
- What took you so long? MAN: I got hung up in a meeting.
- What you got for me? - Here.
- Am I gonna like it? - It comes with pictures and hotel receipts.
- That's always a good thing. - Have fun with it.
Things at Ojai aren't going well. I mean, I'm aware of that.
Even though she doesn't mean it, Holly makes things worse sometimes.
I told you how great Ryan was doing at the job, didn't I?
Would you pass me the water?
Sure. Anyway, he's doing a fantastic job.
He just sees things in a totally different way.
I asked him to figure out what we could do with the excessive amount of grapes.
And wouldn't you know it, impulsively, Holly just gets Rebecca involved in it.
- Do you believe that? - No, I don't.
And now she has them squared off against each other
like a couple of pit bulls that...
Unh, do we really have to talk about this right now?
Can't we talk about something else?
I don't give a rat's ass about Holly or grapes.
The world does not revolve around Ojai Foods.
Please, let's talk about something else.
God, I'm just really not in the mood to chat.
I'm sorry, Saul.
[EVAN CRYING OVER BABY MONITOR]
I've gotta go. Evan's waking up.
I gotta go.
KITTY: It's lymphoma.
They don't know what the prognosis is yet, and...
But it doesn't matter how bad it is, I need you, and...
- Hi. - Hey.
That is the longest ride home.
I finally just had to get out of the office.
Where's Evan? Is he already asleep?
Uh, no, no. Actually, I, um...
Well, he's spending the night with my mom.
Thank you for that. All right, give it to me.
How bad is it?
Well, what do you mean? Did...?
Oh, God. Did you talk to my mother?
No, she's the one person I haven't talked to. But it's everywhere.
And I don't think anyone's being straight with me
about what the fallout's gonna be.
Oh, my God, it's the heart attack? You're talking about the heart attack?
- Kern actually leaked it? - You're kidding me, right?
You didn't know about this until just now?
- No. No, I'm sorry... - Kitty, this is breaking news.
It's everywhere. I...
You knew what I was going through. You didn't even call me.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
There's a very good reason.
I'd love to hear it. For someone who claims to want this marriage to work,
you have a funny way of showing it. Hello?
Okay, put them on hold.
It's my top three donors.
They don't think the campaign's gonna last a week.
So I'm done fighting, I'm just gonna take care of this.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Well, I've got the governor's...
[SIGHS]
NORA: So how upset was he?
Considering everything, he was remarkably stoic.
I just can't believe this is happening right now.
Well, at least you have Evan here, right?
Well, I was hoping they would have time to talk about something other than work.
I noticed that Governor Kern has a few problems of her own.
- What do you mean? - She had an affair. I saw it online.
- Really? Phew, wow! - Wait, how do I know this and you don't?
Well, no, I heard the rumors, I just wasn't sure if they were true.
Well, maybe Robert will feel better that...
Where's Evan? Did you get him to go to sleep?
- Yeah. - I can't believe it.
He's been fussing and crying for a straight hour.
They are so cute together... He's like the baby whisperer.
If he's the baby whisperer then what am I?
- Probably the baby... - He's trying to be nice to me
- so he can get what he wants. - No.
- All I'm saying is you're great with kids. - That's because I live with one.
Nora, why don't you take a break? I'll take over for a bit.
- I'm fine. - No, you're exhausted. I get it.
I'm not exhausted.
Well, Kevin told me you've been complaining, so I thought...
- I've been complaining? - No. I'd said you're probably exhausted.
Will you please tell your son to stop making these play dates for me?
I love babies. That doesn't mean I want one right...
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- I have to take this. - Oh, sure.
KEVIN: Hi, what's going on?
No, just hanging with Mom, Scotty, and your son.
- Is that Robert? - Mm-hm.
Whoa, l... Whoa. I have no idea what you're talking about.
Well, yeah, I can come right now if you want.
All right, I'll be there as soon as I can. But no, all I'm...
- He hung up. - What? Well, what's wrong?
Uh, I think he's a little upset with me right now.
- Is it about Kitty? - Believe me, this is not a marital issue.
Um, I have to go to Santa Barbara. I'll call you later.
Santa Barbara? What's going on? Kevin.
- Kev... Ugh... NORA: Kev...
I can't believe this.
- Who's gonna take me home? Kevin. - Kevin!
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Unbelievable. - I could take you home.
No, it's okay. You have Evan. I'll take a cab.
Oh.
Now I think we could break even by selling it to an even larger producer.
Hmm, every vintner in the state has excess.
And the brokers are setting rock-bottom prices.
That's why I say we cut out the middleman and sell it ourselves.
We have the connections to go direct and we could save that 8 percent.
And for all this extra effort, all we do is break even.
Come on, Holly, 8 percent is nothing to scoff at.
Yeah, I know, but it's not exactly gonna save the company.
Rebecca, what do you have for us?
Actually, what I'm proposing is a little bit different.
I think that we should keep the excess juice.
I already explained. That's not an option.
Well, no, you said aging it isn't an option. I think we should ferment it and sell it.
- So you wanna make cheap wine? - Inexpensive wine. It's still our grapes.
Cannibalize the entire Ojai name just to sell off a bunch of grapes?
If anything, Ojai has always stood for quality in the marketplace.
- Saul, let her finish. - No, I understand your objections.
Which is why I'd create a second label.
An affordable, economy-conscious, but decent, third-shelf offering.
Simple label, screw cap.
A screw cap? L...
[HOLLY CHUCKLES]
[SAUL STUTTERS]
I don't know what to say.
If we sold each bottle for two or three dollars,
we'd profit 50 cents each.
Plus the expense of marketing a brand-new label.
Which would pay for itself once we start to sell it.
If it starts to sell.
- That's true. There is some risk. - That's putting it mildly.
I'll tell you what. Why don't you find the sales figures
for wine at that price and get back to me?
Saul, we gotta go. We're late for Vincente.
Vincente, Maureen. Yeah, okay.
Uh, you understand this is all about business, right?
- Yeah. - Did a good job, kid.
- Oh, thanks. Thank you. REBECCA: Bye.
- Wait, was that...? - Our green light? Yeah, I think it was.
- That was a really good presentation. - Thank you.
- It was a lot better than mine. - No, yours was great.
Oh, wow, they get really intense about business, huh?
Yeah. And sometimes I feel like I'm caught right in the middle of it.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
You should see him all curled up with his giraffe.
Oh. Kevin's right, you're a natural.
Oh, heh, I wouldn't go that far.
Scotty, what's going on with all this baby stuff?
What are you feeling? Why are you so afraid?
Oh, I don't know. My mother. The things I grew up hearing.
I mean, two gay dads?
What if it's a boy? Who's gonna teach him how to bait a hook?
- Bait a hook? - Yeah.
Toss a football, beat up a bully. I don't know, defend himself.
You have always been so comfortable with yourself.
From the very first time I met you and your hair was all... you know.
[SCOTTY CHUCKLES]
- The toucan. - The toucan.
And you had a box of red velvet cupcakes.
You seemed perfectly capable of defending yourself.
I'm not buying this whole "baiting the hook" routine.
Fine.
- You wanna know the truth? - Yes.
It's about your son, so brace yourself.
- Oh, God. Now what? - No, it's, ugh...
He works too much and that's never gonna change.
We weren't here ten minutes before his phone rang
and he was out the door again.
- You have a job. - I know. I run a kitchen
at a very major restaurant.
I don't know how he thinks we're gonna be able to do this.
Oh.
- Have you told him what you feel? - No.
So far, we've only been able to talk about the money,
which is a lot, by the way.
Scotty, you have to talk to him. Because, believe me, I know Kevin.
And the moment he sees his child, he will adjust his life to make room.
I know because when you look down at that little person,
they just simply own you the rest of your life.
And all that matters is that...
- Nora, are you all right? - Yes.
Yes.
I just think you will be a wonderful dad.
Well, don't worry, I'm keeping an open mind.
KEVIN: Why do you just assume that I did it?
You said yourself, with things like this, if one person has it,
then it's just a matter of time until the whole thing...
Kevin, you're making this so much harder than it needs to be.
Okay, fine. I was on the phone with a blogger who was gleefully going on
- about your heart attack. - Kevin.
I was trying to protect you. I'm sorry, I thought that was my job.
Your job is to stay on message.
This campaign has an identity. It is supposed to be about something.
I was very clear how I felt about that.
But you didn't tell me not to do it. You were very high-minded and noble,
but you didn't say that.
You left a window wide open for me. I mean, come on.
"Travis took it upon himself to play hardball"?
You were practically asking me to do it.
Even if that were true and my impulse control was that far off,
I look to you to be my compass. I need you to pull me back.
I need to be able to trust that.
Okay, you guys need to stop.
- We're in the middle of something. - I'm sorry, but Kevin, you have to leave.
- No, he doesn't. KITTY: He does.
ROBERT: Kevin, stay. - No, Kevin, go.
This is now turning into my worst nightmare.
Sister trumps boss. You have to go.
Go.
- You sure? - Yeah.
[DOOR OPENS]
KEVIN: Sorry.
All right.
What the hell are you doing? I need ten minutes with him.
I am in the middle of a crisis.
I have cancer.
I have lymphoma. It's the bad kind.
Diffuse, large, B cell.
[STUTTERS]
- What doctor have you...? - I have been to the oncologist twice.
And I have a bone-marrow biopsy scheduled for tomorrow.
- All right, come sit down. - No, no, I don't...
[WHIMPERS]
I don't wanna sit down.
- We just need to talk about this. - I don't wanna talk.
I don't wanna talk. I can't.
- Rebecca, where are the financials? - I put them in your desk.
- Well, they're not there. - I put them there. Did you move them?
How could I move them if you didn't put them back in the first place?
- Okay, well do you have another copy? - Rebecca, we don't have another copy.
That document is our account numbers. It lists all our assets.
Everything that we've had to scramble around, thanks to Tommy's mess.
REBECCA: Oh, they're right here.
- Oh, thank God. - That's so weird. I put them in there.
I'm sorry. I just... I have so much stress.
Things have gotten so rough around here.
I'm sorry if I snapped at you.
No, no, it's fine. I don't want any special treatment.
I hope that's not why you chose my pitch.
- What? - Because I'm your daughter.
No. Rebecca, I wouldn't do that.
I chose your idea because your idea was the best idea.
You earned it.
Thank you. I gotta go.
- Where you going? - Back to work.
Hey. I'm sorry I'm late.
- Traffic was... - Did you bring what I asked for?
Uh, yeah.
I made the copies like you said.
I don't know if this matters or not. They're gonna start making cheap wine
and buying bulk juice from other vineyards.
Yeah, it matters.
Um, how long did you know William Walker?
A long time.
What'd you say you needed those for again?
You have your reasons, I have mine.
- I was still reading that. - Okay.
I'm still drinking that.
Please, this has to stop. Okay, you're still mad. I get it.
No, I'm thirsty and I haven't finished reading the newspaper.
I shouldn't have left you at Mom's. I'm sorry.
Look, why don't I just...? I'll pay the cab fare.
- Call it retribution. - It's not about the cab, Kevin.
I'm not gonna force babies on you ever again, okay?
I'm not gonna force anything on anybody.
You should have heard Robert last night. I'm...
I'll be lucky if I still have a job when I go in today.
You're always going to have a job, Kevin. You live for it.
And you say you want a baby, and I'm sure you do,
but who's gonna be home to look after it?
I mean, I have a life too.
It may not be as important as yours, it may not be in the newspaper,
but I like what I do and I'm not sure I'm ready to give that up yet.
- I'm not asking you to. - Yes, you are.
By the way you live your life, you are.
I mean, look at your hours. The campaign is barely even started.
What happens when you're on the road?
We can get a nanny.
That still doesn't change the fact that you're never gonna be around.
I'm not gonna be an absent father.
I grew up with one. That's not what I want for my child.
Okay.
Then promise me if things get crazy, you'll quit your job. Promise me that.
I can't do that.
But what I can do is try to prove to you,
as much as possible, that I will try my best to do what's right,
whatever that is, for us and for our kid.
Every family has these downs, but, ugh, you just have to make a leap of faith.
I just wanna make sure we leap together.
We will. I promise.
The cab cost 32.50.
But I know how you can pay me back.
Oh, so does this mean you're in love with me again?
I never stopped loving you, Kevin.
Kitty.
Yeah.
Can I get you anything?
No, no. I am not supposed to eat or drink anything for 12 hours
before my bone-marrow biopsy.
Okay. I'll be right in here.
Okay. Robert, l...
I think I'm ready to talk.
- Look, honey... - No, I know.
No, I don't think you do.
And even if you do, I need to say it.
We are going to fight this.
And we are going to go wherever we have to go,
see whoever we have to see, and we are gonna win.
Because I'm not gonna let anything happen to you.
I can't believe that you've been carrying all this around inside of you.
Why didn't you tell me?
I know. I know, I think I was just scared.
But why?
Because I was afraid that you wouldn't be there for me.
Of course I'm here for you.
Well, maybe I was afraid of that too.
I don't understand.
Well,
[WHIMPERS]
What if you're only here because I have cancer?
- I am here because I love you. - Oh, God, I wanna believe that.
I so wanna believe that. I do.
I do.
- Look how cute you look. - Hey, how are you?
I'm good. Just, uh, taking a break.
- Finally. - Well, I am not.
Ooh, you're not?
What? I finally have more to do around here.
I asked my mom for more work and guess what? I got it.
Well, that's great. But what do I get?
- You get to wait. - To wait?
- Yes. - Well, I can't wait.
[CHUCKLES]
- Sorry, it's freaky Friday. - I love freaky Fridays.
Okay, fine, but I have to get this done. I can't just fall asleep after.
I would never ask you to do that.
I'm probably gonna fall asleep after, I'll tell you that right now.
I'm only here because the governor made me come.
So say it.
You have to.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I went behind her back. She had nothing to do with the leak.
And?
I'm sorry.
All right.
Now it's your turn.
Uh...
Yeah. Oh, yeah, well, I'm... Yeah, I'm sorry.
No, no, not good enough. Say it louder.
It was, uh...
Yeah, it was my idea to leak your boss' affair.
And I'm sorry.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, you do realize when this is all over, we could be very good friends.
We're cut from the same cloth.
Wow. And what is that?
Oh, cynical, meretricious, mercenary.
God, you're killing me. You...
ROBERT: Travis.
- Do I have something to worry about? - No. Just paying my respects.
It, uh, still looks good around here.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
What's going on?
Do you don't think I'm like him?
I don't know. Uh, maybe.
I mean, I don't know.
You and I have different jobs. You were trying to protect me.
And, for the record, if somebody was coming after you,
I'd rip their head off. I'd have done the same thing.
Great. Uh, you have a television interview, so we should head over there.
I'm just gonna go alone.
- You want me to stay here? - Yeah, I got it.
We are good, right?
Yeah. We're good.
[SOMBER PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]
As you now know, I did have a heart attack a few months ago.
Ironically, it was the same day that my son was born.
And, uh, how my wife Kitty managed that day, I'll never know.
NURSE: Dr. Avadon should be right in. KITTY: Okay.
ROBERT: Kitty was there for me and Evan.
Here's a gown for you to put on.
ROBERT: And, uh, let me tell you something.
I was scared.
You know, to face your own mortality is frightening.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey. - How you doing?
I'm good. As long as I don't look over there.
Well, you know what? Why don't you look right here?
- Oh, my God, is that a banana nut? - Mm. It is.
And the minute this is all over with, it is all yours.
KITTY: Mm.
Okay, let's get you guys out of here.
Okay.
So if I misled the people of California, I also misled myself.
I'm not proud of it.
But I think that it takes time
before you can talk about something like this.
You're gonna feel a little pressure.
ROBERT: You need to find the courage.
And when you do talk, you realize the most amazing thing.
That what's happening, as horrible as it is,
is bringing you closer to the people that you love.
It's reminding you of what's most true in your life.
And that is a good thing.
All done.
No matter how it happens.
SAUL: Nora?
- Hi. - Nora, what are you doing here?
NORA: I dropped Evan off early this morning and I thought I'd come find you.
I know you walk here every day.
So if you came here to apologize, Nora, you didn't have to come this far.
You could have just called me on the phone.
I wanted to do it in person.
Thank you. Apology accepted.
- My God, it's beautiful here. - Yeah.
Maybe I should walk with you every day and it would make me strong and calm.
That would be good. I could use the company.
Oh, I'm so tired of trying to make sure everybody does the right thing.
I don't know what the right thing is myself.
What are you talking about? The children?
Yes. Why do I have to have the answers all the time?
I don't have the answers. I can't be calm, I can't be strong.
Nora, you don't have to be calm, you don't have to be strong. Come on.
- Kitty's sick. - What?
What do you mean sick? What kind of sick?
She doesn't want me to tell you this. I shouldn't be saying anything.
Tell me. I'm your brother, it's me.
- It's cancer. She's got cancer. - Oh...
It should be me, Saul. It should be me. I'm old.
- She's so young and she has a little baby. - Is she getting treatment?
- Yes. - Good.
[SOBBING]
I don't want her to have to do this. I don't want her to have to do this.
- I don't want her to have to do this. - Oh, it's okay.
[NORA CRYING]
It's okay. It's okay.