(Baby crying)
shh, shh, shh...
ok...ok, Diana.
all right.
let's try...
♪ hush, little baby,
don't you cry ♪
♪ daddy's gonna buy you
a mockingbird ♪
wait a minute.
that doesn't--
bird...curd...
dird...turd...
heard.
♪ hush, little baby,
haven't you heard? ♪
♪ daddy's gonna buy you
a mockingbird ♪
(crying stops)
(Crying)
♪ and if that mockingbird
don't...mock ♪
♪ daddy's gonna buy you... ♪
♪ an athletic sock ♪
(giggles)
(crying stops)
ha ha ha.
that's right.
laugh it up.
it's gonna be your shift
in no time.
the trick...
is to not take your hand away
until she's breathing deep.
(Exhales)
Hope you're
taking notes.
(Sighs)
will you rub my belly
like that?
shh...
I'm sleeping.
come on.
morning, Charlie!
time to fish!
(crying)
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ like they want to live ♪
♪ and everybody wants to love ♪
♪ like they want to love ♪
♪ and everybody wants to be ♪
♪ closer to free ♪
Joe's flight
doesn't get in until 6:00,
so we should plan
to eat around 7:30.
ok, well, I'll be
sleeping by then,
so I better tell Bailey
to bring dinner...
from the restaurant.
(phone ringing)
guys?
just let us fishermen
take care of the feast
for tonight, all right?
yeah!
fillet o'fish! Yes!
Griffin, could you--
yeah.
hello.
Griffin, it's me.
oh, hey, claud.
how's it going?
uh, is Charlie there?
'cause I really, really
need to talk to Charlie.
yeah, yeah. Sure, sure.
hey, Charlie.
it's Claudia. She seems
like she needs to talk.
ask her
if it's an emergency.
is this an
emergency, claud?
no...it's not
an emergency, exactly.
it's just...
if it's not an emergency,
tell her I'll
get back to her, ok.
'cause we got to go.
let's go, owe.
finally!
you know, he's going
to have to get back
with you, claud.
he's in a big hurry.
so what's going on there,
anything? How's Owen?
and Diana, is she--
is she sleeping at all?
everybody's fine here,
I guess.
are they treating you
ok? How's school?
it's just like, here I am
thousands of miles away from
Diana and Owen
and--Griffin, how am I supposed
to care about chemistry
or some idiotic panty raid
when all I want to do
is call home and...
Charlie doesn't even
have time to talk
when I do call.
well, there's always me,
you know?
you can always call me.
thanks.
Charlie.
(Charlie snoring)
Charlie!
huh? What?
you're scaring
the fish!
what?
no, no.
you see, that's
the whole trick of it.
you got to fake 'em out,
give 'em a false sense
of security.
but what if we don't
catch anything?
hey, what kind
of attitude is that?
didn't you hear me
tell Daphne not to cook
dinner for Joe tonight?
we can always go home
if you're bored.
hey, Owen,
I am so not bored.
do you have any idea
how long I've been
looking forward to this?
just me
and my bro? Huh?
afterwards, what
do you say we go, uh...
pick up a few chicks,
get matching tattoos?
yeah, ha ha.
ha ha.
hey! Whoa...
I think you got--
got something there.
no way!
ok, just reel 'er in,
nice and easy.
I got one!
yes, you did.
Charlie, I got one!
all right.
reel 'er in.
yes!
here we go...
whoa!
ha ha ha!
nice!
look at that.
good one!
ok, don't kill me.
I'm sorry,
"don't kill you"?
I have to drive
into the city to have
dinner with my family.
my dad's
oldest friend, Joe--
remember me telling you
about him?
ran the restaurant
for a while, right?
thank you
for remembering.
he is flying up from L.A.
to see the baby.
and that's grounds
for homicide because...
hello? Parent weekend.
I'm not going to get
to meet your folks.
oh...right.
well, actually--
unless, you know what?
I can just go up for dessert
and stick around here
long enough--
they're not coming.
I mean, they were gonna
come, but my dad, like,
forgot he was on call
or something.
huh. Ok, well, um...
in that case, have dinner
with me, then.
that kind of blows
my whole reward system.
see, the plan was,
if I nailed down a topic
for this poli-sci paper,
I could veg out
at the movies tonight,
so i--
I bought the ticket.
so what are you saying?
dinner with my family
isn't much of a reward?
(uncomfortable laughter)
uh, not compared to
a John woo retrospective
at the Castro.
(sighs)
oh, ok.
well, we'll hook up
tomorrow, then.
ok. Oh!
actually, I was going
to take advantage
of how empty the library
was gonna be,
and just blast through
this damn paper, so...
can we keep it
kind of loose?
I guess. Sure.
cool.
it's too bad
about your parents.
I was really looking
forward to meeting them.
yeah.
sure, Sarah and I
are coming tonight, daph.
we can't wait to see Joe.
I'll just bring a little
of everything. How's that?
ok, great...Ok.
I'll see you tonight.
bye.
(sighs)
hey! Uh...
tuan.
vinh's cousin, right?
welcome aboard.
that's--that's if you've
got your work visa.
uh, not yet. But you know,
we're hoping that while--
I told you already, vinh.
no way. Not till he's legal.
I.n.s. Will be
all over me. Ok?
bring him back
when he's got his card.
right?
ok, I'm impressed.
Sean Sullivan
just walked in.
the--the restaurant guy?
mm-hmm.
come on.
he's just a guy.
a guy who owns, like,
every hot restaurant
in town...
and he's eating
at salinger's.
Hi.
I'm Bailey salinger.
oh, I was hoping
we'd meet.
Sean Sullivan.
I'm a big fan of your place.
well, thanks.
well, thank you.
the whole San Francisco
restaurant community's
in your debt.
you've opened up this street
for the rest of us.
really?
opened it up how?
well, as a matter of fact,
you got two seconds?
yeah.
see, it's good
you hear this from me.
I'm looking at the old
post office across the street
to open up a new place.
across the street...
from me?
it's under discussion.
oh, I'm sorry.
uh, Bailey salinger,
alix korie.
how do you do,
Mr. salinger.
Ms. korie.
I know your cooking.
but I didn't know you two
were working together.
well, like Sean said,
it's under discussion.
so!
what's for lunch?
Wait a sec.
all of these?
you caught
all of these?
Yep. I caught
Sylvester first,
and then Charlie
caught...
Adolf.
see, he's got
this little mustache
thing working there.
ha ha ha!
you up for
cleaning these, buddy?
aw, can't we just
play with them for
a little while first?
they're already
starting to stink.
actually, I think
that that might be
your daughter.
(sniffs)
oh, yeah,
in a big way.
you want me to--
I thought we were
gonna clean 'em.
it's ok.
I got it.
maybe next time
we could go on one
of those fishing boats,
like on jaws.
we'd go way out,
and there's sharks
and whales and--
Charlie,
could you bring me
the wipes?
I think I left them
on the kitchen counter.
got 'em!
one second, Owen.
Ok. Now, this is not
going to be a pretty sight,
but it's got
to be done, so--
Owen, no.
what?
what'd I do?
you said to clean 'em,
so I just--
not like that.
we can't eat 'em now.
that's not how you--
well...how am I
supposed to know that?
And smug! You've never seen
smug like this...
is this ok?
yeah, that's fine.
how many are we?
like I'm supposed to be
happy about it.
like I should be
thanking him
for opening up a place
across the street.
hey, what happened to
all of our serving dishes?
fish?
you brought fish?
can we just eat out
of the containers?
yeah.
Joe's family.
hey!
you better use this.
thank you.
oh, yeah.
I'm telling you,
this kid
is gonna gold medal
in projectile puke.
Charlie, this child
is your mother,
from head to toe.
hey--have you guys
been listening
to a word I was saying?
this is Sean Sullivan
we're talking about.
this guy's got
a track record.
he's gonna have 6 months
of reservations booked
before he even
hangs up a sign.
ok, everybody!
dinner!
I'm not hungry.
up, here we go.
everything's good.
it's uncle Joe.
this way.
hey, Griffin!
you're just in time.
good to see you, man.
hey.
all right.
here we go.
I didn't know
you were coming down.
oh, well, uh,
Joe's here and--
yeah. Come on.
have a seat. Let's go.
uh, no--thanks, Joe,
but I probably shouldn't.
what do you mean,
"shouldn't"? Let's eat.
let's go.
oh, uh-oh.
did I say something?
no, that's ok.
look, um, there's plenty.
I mean,
if you want to stay.
yeah.
you can eat mine.
and ned's not here,
if you were wondering.
no, I wasn't.
a lucky boy,
that ned.
do you know how
long it's been
since I've been
to a movie?
yeah. I can't believe
he's a John woo fan.
John woo? You mean
that thing at the Castro?
that's next week.
no, it's not.
it's tonight.
I'm telling you,
it's next week.
some of the guys
at the shop and I,
we got plans.
I got a calendar
out in the shed if you--
that's ok.
wait...did ned
tell you that's where
he was going tonight?
yeah. But he probably
just meant next Friday,
and I misunderstood.
yeah,
that must be it.
um, you guys enjoy dinner.
nice to see you, Joe.
yeah, you, too, Griffin.
take care.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I didn't realize--
you know what?
this guy Sullivan's
got me freaking out right now.
he's got me running scared,
and why?
why am I running scared?
so he's got an a-list chef.
so what?
so what? What,
am I going to just roll out
the red carpet for him after
I've been working 16-hour days
and we're booked weekends
through Christmas?
forget it.
so what
are you thinking?
new menu? New chef?
probably could stand to
sink a little bit more
into advertising.
man, you guys
think small.
I'm not gonna compete
with this guy.
I'm gonna shut him down.
pass the fish?
thanks.
(knock on door)
hi. Um, you--
no, you know what?
just don't.
'cause that
John woo festival,
that's next Friday.
so either you
don't have a calendar,
or you need to start
telling me the truth,
like now.
Ned?
who is that?
um...
I'd like you to meet
my parents.
oh...is this Julia?
what a treat.
hi.
ned, what's going on?
thought you told us
she was out of town.
he did?
he did. I did.
I, uh...Was.
I'm back now.
oh, it's such
terrible timing.
we're late for
the alumni reception.
as soon as we can
pry Richie out
of the bathroom--
Barbara?
oh.
Richie?
Richie.
ned's brother.
ned's brother Richie.
of course.
Richie...
(sing-song)
we have to go now.
Richie loves
brushing his hair.
unfortunately,
we didn't bring our
attendant with us today.
attendant?
oh, it makes it
easier sometimes,
traveling with
an autistic child.
right.
so, I hope you have
the right directions
this time.
all right, Richie.
let's get your coat on.
uh...i have to go.
oh...
we're so sorry
about this.
but I'm sure
we'll see you again soon.
you kids can talk
and let us know when.
right. Ned and I
should definitely...
talk.
let's go, Richie.
bye.
(Telephone ringing)
hello?
Charlie?
were you sleeping?
I mean, it must be
after 10:00 there.
Diana decided to throw
a party at, like, 2:00 A.M.
she kinda does that.
I'm sorry, Charlie,
but I really--
I need to talk to you.
the thing is, uh...
I don't think it's gonna
work out for me here.
what are you saying, claud,
"not gonna work out"?
we're--we're spending
all this money on the school.
it's like the best school
in the world or something.
I know, Charlie.
I mean, I know that.
it's just, things--
off the phone, salinger.
I have an announcement to make.
(whispering)
oh, one sec.
look, I really--
I really can't talk
about this anymore
right now, but--
but don't even think about
coming home, claud, ok?
just...just give it
a chance, ok?
salinger,
we started.
This is straight
from the headmistress, girls.
due to the irresponsibility
shown in this week's panty raid,
we are clamping down
on after-dinner behavior.
to begin with, the new curfew
is 8 P.M., campus-wide.
but we didn't even
do anything. I mean,
it was the boys.
also, any weekend
off-campus passes are out
till further notice.
and if anyone even thinks
of retaliation,
if the thought even
crosses your mind...
must I go on?
that's all.
those who abuse their freedom
must pay the price of losing it.
but miss shachter,
we didn't do anything.
the boys did!
are we gonna
stand for this?
are we just gonna
take this lying down?
but you heard
what she said
about retaliation.
I mean, sounds like
we'd be thrown out
if we even thought of...
this is so unfair!
don't worry.
salinger has a plan.
don't you, salinger?
hey, Charlie.
mighty five's having
a sale on lures.
one day only.
25% off.
can we go?
maybe tomorrow,
buddy.
Charlie!
I just told you.
it's a one-day
sale.
you know, one day?
today?
Owen, the thing is
is that I've got--
time!
(bangs can)
is not!
it is, too!
no, no, no.
my watch says
that I got 6 minutes left
until it's my turn.
ok, so you get
a 6-minute credit--
which, actually,
when you figure in
my 15-minute credit from,
you know, handling
the spit-up on your shift,
that works out to be
a 9-minute credit
in my favor.
and you claim you can't
balance a checkbook.
(Diana fusses)
hey.
what do you say
we introduce your niece
to the wonderful world
of sporting goods stores?
yes!
Hey, Bailey.
hey.
so you finally
made it down here
for lunch on the house?
professional courtesy.
come on.
I'd love to,
but I can't.
I know how good
your food is...
so why would you be looking
for a new chef then, right?
I'm not. I'm very happy
with my kitchen.
oh, yeah?
what if I told you
that alix korie
might be available?
she just won
the bistro award.
I know. I was
on the committee.
did you also know that
she's getting an offer
from Sean Sullivan
to come work for him?
of course, that
doesn't mean the fairport
couldn't outbid him.
the fairport?
why not salinger's?
come on, Abby,
you know I can't
afford alix korie.
could this be you worried
about the new place that
Sullivan's opening?
you wouldn't want
the best chef in town
across from you,
now, would you?
I admit it.
it would be great for me
if you snapped her up
instead of Sullivan.
that doesn't mean
it wouldn't be
great for you.
true.
I will
think about it.
ok, then.
ha ha.
hey, Bailey.
looks like we've
got a new player
in town, huh?
Sean Sullivan isn't new.
I meant you.
Idaho?
where's that?
kinda...up and over.
some of the best
fly fishing in the world.
you know what
I don't get?
how come you
throw 'em back
after you catch 'em?
I mean,
why would you?
hey! Hey, look
what's playing!
oh, the first one was
really, really good.
we can't go see a movie
right now, Owen.
why not?
because we got Diana
with us.
so what?
it's a kids' movie.
I'm sorry, Owen,
but we can't. Ok?
I wouldn't want to sit
next to her anyway.
she's stupid!
hey! Now,
that's enough.
it's not fair.
I never get anything!
hey, I just shelled out
20 bucks for you
for those lures.
I wanna see the movie!
that's it, all right?
we're going home.
I wanna see the movie!
from now on, I want you
to go to the farmers market
and check out the produce, ok?
I don't want any melons
you haven't squeezed yourself.
excuse me a second, ok?
hi, Sean.
how are you?
how am I?
I'm always the same,
trying to make my way
in a tough,
dog-eat-dog business.
I'm fine.
thank you for asking.
how about you?
I'm--
how the hell old
are you anyway, Bailey?
what, 25, 26?
I'm 20, actually.
aren't you worried
you're going to get in
a little over your head?
what do you mean?
I know two things:
I know I just lost
alix korie
to your friend
at the fairport.
now I hear that
the antique guild is
bidding against me
for the space
across the street.
are those
your friends, too?
um...well...
are you sure you want to
be playing this, Bailey?
like you said, it gets
kind of dog-eat-dog sometimes.
just a question
of who bites who.
come by anytime.
Great, like my day
wasn't going bad enough.
look...
I know you need
an explanation.
an explanation?
an apology.
I'm sorry.
who are you, ned?
because it's pretty
obvious I don't know
you at all.
I mean it turns out
you're a really
good liar,
which I should have
figured out with how
you dealt with Maggie.
and then--
and here's
a big surprise,
you turn out to be
a guy who's ashamed
of his own brother.
I'm not ashamed
of Richie.
I love my brother.
uh huh, which is why
you really wanted
me to meet him.
it wasn't him I didn't
want you to meet,
it was them, my parents.
it's just--
it's all
screwed up, ok?
the truth is,
I've got this miserable
relationship with them,
and I can't--i mean it's
hard enough for me to be
in the same room with them.
I can't explain it, Julia.
it's, like, you kind of
have to be there,
you kind of have to
see it for yourself.
which you obviously
don't want me to do.
ok, fine. You want
to understand what
I'm dealing with?
you want to see
what it's like,
what they're like.
uh-huh.
have dinner with us.
it'll explain a lot.
Flashlight.
flashlight.
Pudding can.
pudding can.
claud, you're not going
to burn down the dorm
or anything, are you?
no, it's just
a little homemade
smoke bomb.
the alarm will
go off, and the boys
will run outside.
ideally
in their underpants.
that's the spirit.
matches.
oh, duh, I have them.
claud, if you
pull this off,
people are going
to be talking about
you for years.
well, here's
to making history...
or being history.
Let's go.
let's go.
(smoke alarm sounds)
(girls laughing)
shh.
(girls laughing)
(knock on door)
did you brush
your teeth?
yeah...
um, Charlie,
I didn't mean it
about the baby.
you know what, Owen?
it's ok to be mad.
because you're right.
things aren't fair
around here.
I know there's lots
of stuff you need
from me right now.
like for me to
pay attention and for
us to have alone time,
but Diana
needs stuff, too.
and the stuff she needs
is the kind of stuff
you gotta do right away.
like pick her up
and feed her
and change her diaper.
that stuff can't wait.
and the stuff you need,
it kind of can.
that sucks.
that's just the way
it's gotta be for
a little bit.
and you know what else?
I really need your help.
in fact, I need all
the help I can get
because I'm having
a tough time with
all this stuff, too.
I mean, yesterday
I fell asleep at
a stop sign on lake street.
how lame is that?
good thing it wasn't
the Fillmore hill.
good thing.
Hey, you. I didn't
see you come in.
I was using
your printer again...
on account of yours
is still busted?
why don't you get
rid of that thing
and let me buy
you a new one.
sure, sugar-daddy,
you can buy me
anything you want.
hi, how are you?
what can I get you?
Jack. Neat.
we can go by after
lunch if you want.
cool.
all right.
there you are.
so, how was your day?
I'm from the department
of alcohol beverage control.
may I see your I.D.?
uh, yeah. Sure.
may I ask why?
would you come
with me, sir?
I'm sorry--
what is this about?
Mr. salinger,
you're underage,
you're soliciting alcohol,
and if you don't
come with me voluntarily,
I'm going to have to
place you under arrest.
This...sullivan
did this.
the guy was just
asking about my age.
ok, he wants to
play, I'll play.
play?
this isn't a game.
Bailey, you think
it's a game
because you're
acting like a couple
of fifth-graders.
but if you keep this up,
you're going to end up
with a lot
worse than a fine
and liquor violations.
somebody with
your track record--
this could get serious.
you think
I don't know that?
what am I supposed
to do, Sarah?
stop. Now.
go to Sullivan, talk,
and at least pretend
like you're ordinary,
sane human beings
that can discuss this
and compromise
and make peace.
you know? Peace?
Enjoy the rest of
your weekend, everybody.
Ms. salinger,
a moment of your time.
I think this
belongs to you.
how did you know
it was me?
oh.
whoops.
indeed.
so, what are you
going to do to me?
do?
yeah, I mean shachter--
I mean miss shachter--
well, she sort of
went nuclear
when she said what
they'd do to someone
if they, like, retaliated,
which I did.
she kind of made
it sound like they
might even kick you out.
expulsion?
for a smoke bomb?
I guess so.
that would be
overdoing it, no?
I mean, smoke bombs,
panty raids,
those are pretty
much what high
school is all about.
I don't think I need
to bring this to
the administration's
attention
provided you
assure me you won't
do it again.
well, I don't know,
Mr. kroop.
I can't exactly--
no, no,
of course I won't.
we were never very
big fans of Maggie.
all that hippie-dippy,
tie-dyed, Berkeley-in-
the-sixties nonsense
drove your father insane.
you know, mom, Maggie
is Julie's roommate.
oh.
well, Julia
didn't choose her.
that's more of
a lottery kind of
thing, right?
well, you sound like
you have your head on
your shoulders, Julia.
I like the way
you're approaching
this 4 years.
college is
about preparation,
not entertainment.
right, well,
that's... one theory.
so, ned tells me
you're a heart surgeon.
We come from
a family of doctors.
really?
and I thought that ned
was hoping to continue
that tradition.
dick, please.
well, if what
his academic advisor
told me today is true...
you talked
to Dr. talley?
Dr. talley told me
that ned is doing
very well in his
philosophy class.
which should
really help him in
his career as a...
what? Professional
philosopher?
it's my first semester.
I'm dabbling in philosophy.
dabbling in philosophy,
but failing bio.
I am not failing bio.
you're pulling a "c."
you think any medical
school in this country
is going to look
at that and say,
"oh, well, look at least
he took philosophy seminars
and a photography class."
you have got to think
about this stuff, ned.
you've got to stand
on your record.
dick--
Barbara, it's true.
if he wants something,
he has to make it happen.
unless what I thought
you wanted is just not
what you really want.
I don't know, dad.
maybe I'm just not
as smart as you.
I never said that.
look, I'm just
trying to help.
where is that waiter?
hi, would you
tell Mr. Sullivan
that Bailey salinger
is here to speak
with him, please.
and, miss?
in case he doesn't
want to see me,
would you tell him that
I'm here to
bury the hatchet.
or I guess I can
tell him myself, thanks.
Tuan?
Um, you know what?
forget it,
I'll call him.
(Baby crying)
your turn.
your turn!
it's your shift.
no, it's not.
we're doing that no man's
shift experiment thing,
and I just burped her.
what are
you talking about--
no man's shift?
I'm on for 4 hours,
then you're on for 4 hours,
and then we sort of overlap
and "go with the flow"
thing for 4 hours.
you don't remember
talking about this
last night?
(baby stops crying)
the baby!
Owen!
how'd you--?
shh.
I put her
to sleep.
you sure did,
buddy.
I'm going to
put her down upstairs,
and then I'm
coming back,
and you're going to
tell me your secret, ok?
ok.
that was helping, huh?
are you kidding?
big time.
so, now can
we play hearts?
what?
oh, Owen, gee i--
sure. Sure we can.
you know, last time
I played with Kirsten,
she taught me how
to shoot the moon,
but I forgot.
Charlie.
That wasn't
even a particularly
good performance.
I give him
a "b-" at best.
I guess...I guess
he had all these
expectations for his kids.
and then Richie came,
and dad will be lucky
if Richie will move
out of the house
or if he can get on
a bus by himself.
so...
world-famous heart
surgeon is kind of
out of the question.
so it all
comes down to me.
I'm his only hope.
ned...
but I figured out
a way to deal with
all the pressure.
now I actually
look for things
to disappoint him.
Maggie--
Maggie used to
drive him crazy.
when she came to
Stanford with me,
I thought he was
going to have a stroke.
I swear to god, I stayed
with her for two years
just hoping that
he would give up
on me altogether.
ned, that's--
I don't get it.
you got into Stanford.
he came to Stanford.
how are you--
that's right.
see, he came to Stanford
and graduated summa.
he's got it all
in his head.
he can see me up there
with my cap and gown
just like him.
I've got him
so close he can
practically taste it.
but the problem
for him is
I'm not going to
graduate summa.
I'm probably not even
going to graduate at all.
wow, that's, um...
that's horrible.
so, you do that,
and then what?
what do you get
out of that?
I get to cheat
my father out of
the thing he wants the most.
wouldn't it be simpler
just to tell him you
need him to love you?
yeah, right.
in my family,
you need to be autistic
to get that.
There you are.
I was looking
for you.
look, um, I'm sorry
I conked out on you
last night.
whenever I get
horizontal these days,
it seems like I...
hey, whatever.
what ya poking
at there?
ant colony.
yeah? Cool.
yeah, if you smash
them really hard,
they go crazy.
then they run around
picking up their dead
for, like, hours.
the exploratorium
has that whole
thing on ants.
and Daphne's got
Diana this afternoon,
so what do you
say you and me
head down there?
it's ok.
come on,
it'll be great.
last time we closed
the place, remember?
don't you have
other stuff to do?
no, I don't.
sure you do.
you always have
other stuff to do.
Julia?
it is Julia.
and you said
I need glasses.
that's not
what I said--
I didn't say that.
Hi.
we're going
home now.
oh, you are?
yeah, hoping to beat
the weekend traffic.
really, well,
it was really nice
to meet you.
you, too, Richie.
we're going home.
Julia, promise
you'll visit
over the holidays.
we always do
a huge tree.
Richie loves
all the rituals.
you hear that,
kiddo.
we're going to
roll out the welcome
mat for this one.
well, you guys
better hit the road.
it was a pleasure
to meet you.
I mean that.
thank you very much.
can I just say...
we're so glad
he met you.
drive safely.
To Sullivan,
the late and great.
nice how you
don't gloat.
hey, Bailey.
hey, Joe.
I was on my way
to the airport.
I wanted to
say good-bye.
so, what's
the occasion?
the United States
refused to lease Sullivan
the post office
across the street,
on account of
his I.N.S. Problems.
the whole thing's over.
the restaurant's
not happening,
and we own this street.
there you go.
wait, you got to
hear about this.
no, I've heard
enough, thank you.
Charlie filled
me in on how you
phoned immigration,
blew the whistle
on your playmate.
did it work or what?
Sammy salinger steps
up to the plate,
fastball low
and inside...
this traffic's
going to be a bear.
well, is that all
you're going to say?
what do you want,
an "atta boy"?
look...
first off, this I.N.S.
call that you are
so proud of making.
did you ever consider
how many people you
are putting out of work?
you're talking about
illegal workers.
people, Bailey.
Joe, if I hired illegals,
you'd be on me like that.
you're damn straight.
so, I can't do it,
but this guy can?
I don't know him.
you, I know.
or I thought I did.
I mean, the way you're
going to war against
this Sullivan guy...
I was protecting
the restaurant,
the family.
all I know is that
your father and I never
did business this way.
all we wanted was
to run a neighborhood
joint, that's all.
we played it straight.
wait a second,
don't say that what
I did wasn't straight.
it was competitive,
aggressive, yes,
but legal all the way.
ok, I got a plane
to catch.
I'm not my father, Joe.
ok...
I don't run salinger's
the way he did,
but I'm me.
and the way that I do it...
maybe it's better,
and maybe it isn't,
but it's the way
that I do it.
and take a look around.
it feels ok.
It feels good.
(Telephone rings)
hello.
Griffin, it's me.
Claudia?
it's almost 1:00
where you are.
are you ok?
I don't know,
I just couldn't sleep.
what's wrong?
everything.
what happened?
I can't be here,
Griffin.
I look around,
and it's like
I'm not here.
it's like it's
not me that's here.
I tried talking to Charlie,
but he won't even listen.
he just wants you
to do your best
to make it work.
how can I, Griffin?
I can't think.
I can't study.
and all I can
think about...
all I care about...
is home.
my parents had 5 kids.
are you just
realizing that now?
no, I mean...
5.
think about that...
5.
how did they
manage that?
they had sex a lot?
they always had
time for us...
for all of us.
I don't think any of us
ever felt shortchanged.
I mean, look at me,
I was an only child
for 9 years.
and then bam,
I'm sharing a bathroom
with 3 other kids.
(sighs)
did you see him
at dinner tonight?
he wouldn't even
look at me.
afterwards, he went
straight up to bed.
no ice cream,
no TV, nothing.
man, he's so mad at me.
ok, so go in there
and talk to him,
I should.
I know I should.
but that would
require getting up.
and the thing is...
as long as he's not
tugging on my sleeve,
as long as he doesn't
want to do stuff with me,
as long as he's mad at me,
I can sleep, daph.
I can sleep.
you know what
I'm saying?
(laughs)
ok, I'll see you.
I need my blue
sweater and my
multivitamins back.
what? Right
this second?
well, I don't know
how you're going
to do this,
and I just don't
want to get them
lost in the shuffle.
what are you
talking about?
they like me, ned.
your parents, they
like me a lot.
and I know how
awful that must
be for you,
how much it must
hurt to do something
that makes
them and you happy
simultaneously.
I mean, how great
would it be to go back
to them and say,
"hey, you know that
girl you really liked?
well, guess what?
I dumped her."
so, let's just get
this over with now, ok.
let me have it.
what? You want me
to break up with yo?
I'm not going to
do that, Julia.
why not?
it makes about as
much sense as all
the rest of this.
I mean,
come on, ned.
explain to me
the point of throwing
everything away
just to get back at your
parents for having high
expectations of you.
because that's
the plan here, right?
and all because
they haven't figured
out the exact right way
to balance a situation
that is so incredibly
difficult and sad and
unfair for everybody.
not just you.
you know what, ned?
you're an angry guy.
I'm not angry at you.
well, that's not
much of a consolation
if the plan is
to wreck your life
when I happen to be
a part of it.
oh, god.
you're going to
try to save me now,
aren't you?
honestly, I don't know
if you're worth saving.
Don't give up
on me, Julia...
please.