Charlie! Hey, Charlie!
go back to bed.
Diana's crying.
I can't sleep.
make her stop!
I'm trying, ok?
I'm trying.
now go back to bed.
(crying)
hey, little girl.
hey, where's
the 4-alarm fire, huh?
shh.
I wouldn't do that
if I were you,
Mr. salinger,
pick her up
every time she cries.
I'm just trying
to calm her down.
hey, sweetie.
daddy loves you.
baby's got to learn
how to put herself
to sleep.
no, I think that's what
we're paying you to do.
Mr. salinger,
I have 26 years
of nursing experience.
no, this isn't
a debate, Nora.
lighten up, Charlie.
come back to bed.
this is real simple.
when she cries,
I want you to pick her up.
ok? That's the way
I want it done.
and if you don't want
to do it that way, then...
you might as well just leave.
well, if you want me
to leave, Mr. salinger,
then I'll just leave.
what?! No. Excuse me.
Charlie,
what are you doing?
we interviewed every
baby nurse in town,
and none of them were
good enough for you.
it's not for me.
it's for Diana.
we were lucky to find
Nora. She's raised
six kids.
nobody's
going to be perfect.
not even you.
and definitely not me.
and between
Diana's colic
and her crying
all the time,
I need some sleep!
I don't know what losing
your mind feels like,
but I'm pretty sure
that this is it!
so, Charlie, please.
ok.
listen, her next feeding
is in half an hour.
don't be late,
'cause we're trying
to keep her on a schedule.
sleep, Charlie.
let's just sleep.
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ like they wanna live ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to love ♪
♪ like they wanna love ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to be ♪
♪ closer to free ♪
(Knock knock)
Julia.
look,
I want to talk to you.
I'm--I'm thinking
about you all the time,
so I thought I better
just, you know,
come and talk to you.
see, the thing is,
I've just...
spent 5 years trying
to keep a family together.
and so when you tell me
that you hate yours,
it just makes me crazy.
but I get
that you're angry.
so, talk to me.
and I'll help you,
not judge you.
'cause I'm selfish
and I want you in my life.
it's a deal.
mmm.
it's great.
only not today.
Richie's sitter bailed
at the last minute,
and I got to head over
to Oakland tonight.
what? So I come
making up with you
and you have to run off
to a family you resent?
well, Richie's the sun.
I'm just a planet
revolving around him.
the whole weekend?
no, just tonight.
he goes to this diner
every Thursday.
the one from the bugs
in the hash browns story?
yeah. That one.
huh. Well, um,
maybe I can come with you
and sleep in Oakland?
Richie's ok, but
he's not a lot of fun,
so let me
take this one alone, ok?
thanks for coming all
the way down here, art.
you want some lunch?
not today, Bailey.
oh, come on.
20 years of
number-crunching
for this place,
I've never seen you
eat here once.
got the best cream
of mushroom soup
in the city.
cream...see...
cream will kill me.
my wife
makes all my food.
rabbit food.
besides, hear
what I got to say,
you may not feel
like spotting me.
why, is there a problem?
the restaurant's
been doing so great.
which is why I made
a little mistake.
you see, your dad's
profit margins
were the same
for so long,
my computer
automatically
plugged in old numbers
from like '93.
Arthur, bottom line,
I owe taxes.
just tell me how much.
no, no,
it's the other way.
you got
a big refund check.
well, that's
a good thing, right?
holy...
that's what you get for
making so much money
out of this place.
and I've never seen
numbers like this.
you mean, when Charlie
was running the restaurant.
Charlie, Joe, your dad.
you're saying that I made
more money than my dad?
you're putting it
through the roof.
you stop crying now,
I'll buy you a bike
as soon as you're
old enough to ride one.
what kind of job
you looking for?
well, I've got one
at this repair shop,
but I'm always
looking to make extra.
all right,
how about a car?
huh. Well, now,
this sounds exotic.
free flight courier.
takes you across country
in exchange for a delivery.
ok. Coffee break's over.
no pacifier?
like Mr. salinger said?
no, no. Forget about
Mr. salinger.
ok, if you think
it takes a pacifier,
you just plug it in.
whenever you think.
you're the boss.
hey, daph!
yes, Griffin?
did, uh,
did Claudia call yesterday?
I talked to her
for like 3 seconds.
I mean, she tell you
how miserable she's been?
oh, she doesn't have to.
it takes one
to know one.
Excellent choice.
yeah.
that's a little
steep, though.
what exactly
are you looking for?
a suit.
a really nice one.
'cause I've had
a really good year.
well, then,
for your own protection,
whatever you do,
don't look over there.
if you think
this one's expensive,
that one's
way out of your league.
let me just see
how it feels.
Have we
made a decision yet?
I'm thinking.
and just what
are we thinking?
we're thinking
we haven't made
a decision yet.
may I come in?
if you don't
have the means,
then you shouldn't
buy the suit.
it's that simple.
it's not that,
actually.
but if you have it,
and you're worried
that you shouldn't spend it
because it's
just not practical
or you're going to
feel guilty afterward,
then I say this to you,
we're all just food
for the worms, Billy.
Bailey.
I said Bailey.
some day you're going
to be dead and buried.
worm food.
right.
and what do you want
people to say about you
after you're
dead and gone?
that Bailey, he sure was
sensible with his money.
or...damn, he looked good
in that black cashmere suit.
Mr. salinger,
didn't expect you home
in the middle
of the afternoon.
seventh grade
assembly.
I ducked out
to see my girl.
hey, munchkin,
how's that sound?
what ya eating?
Turkey on rye?
ha ha. Half formula.
half chopped cereal.
and a teeny-weenie
bit of sugar--
Nora, uh, Diana's
on breast milk.
only breast milk.
ok?
Charlie,
what are you doing home?
listen, uh, Nora,
this is my baby,
and she's
everything to me.
now, you may have
raised 6 kids,
I don't care!
this is the way
I want things done.
Charlie.
let him finish,
Mrs. salinger.
I want it done
the way I want it done,
or this isn't
going to work out.
mm-hmm.
I thought that's
where you were going.
you see, I think you're
right, Mr. salinger.
not about the baby.
you're right. This
isn't going to work out.
Charlie,
what have you done?
you can send my check
to the agency.
Nora!
oh, Charlie!
look, don't worry.
we'll find somebody else.
yes, we will.
because I'm going
to call the agency
right now
and tell them
to send over
that Margaret lady.
the one who
lit a cigarette while
we were interviewing her?
we've got
to call somebody.
and if you don't
trust the agency,
let's call Kirsten.
I can't keep
calling Kirsten.
she's not
a baby nurse.
she's got
her own life.
you have to.
I can't
take this anymore.
I am so tired.
I boiled
a pot this morning
with no water in it.
practically burned
the whole house down.
I go to
the food king yesterday,
I get to the front doors
before I realize
that I have left
the baby in the car!
that's a little scary.
yeah, well, I need
some sleep, Charlie.
and we need some help.
Heh heh.
I know this man here
will have the silver
dollar special.
how about you, ned?
uh, I'm going to have
the hash and a cup of coffee.
Richie,
did you get a haircut?
you're looking good.
thanks, Rita.
this seat reserved?
Julia...
I thought
I'd join you guys.
all get to know
each other.
you know my brothers.
uh, don't sit there.
no? Why not?
'cause he likes
to sit alone.
here. Sit here.
hi.
hey.
mmm.
it's Julia, Richie.
you remember her?
mmm.
you met her last week.
it's nice to see you.
mmm.
he understands.
he just...Can't
answer you back.
did you guys
order anything yet?
yeah--
he knows he had a home,
but scarce--
what's he saying?
it's--it's nothing.
it's words.
healing wings...
within sacred leaves
that lie in that dead
and silent house.
whoa!
aah! Aah!
it's ok.
it's just water.
it was an accident.
just calm down.
had no room!
had no room! Aah!
oh, Julia,
could you just--
could you get up
and just--
look, go over there.
no, just go.
(wailing)
shh, shh, shh.
hey, hey, hey.
it's ok. It's ok.
I'm sorry.
what did I do?
nothing. It's just
he's not used to you,
and it upsets him.
it's not you you.
I'll explain later.
aah!
shh. It's ok.
she's gone. She's gone.
everything's
back to normal.
everything's
back to normal. Shh.
ok. Shh. Shh. It's ok.
we just need you to come
and work tomorrow night
for a few hours
so we can get some sleep.
there's nobody else
I trust.
and Daphne
is like something out of
night of the living dead.
Charlie, you don't have
to feel bad for asking.
if there's something else
that you have to do,
if you and Paul have
plans or anything...
Paul did say something about
maybe coming home early,
and we might see a movie.
ok. Then forget it.
'cause the last thing
I want to do
is cause a problem
with Paul.
Charlie,
he's never home on time.
maybe he'll be here.
we might see a movie.
in Paul's language
that means,
he gets stuck
at the hospital
and I sit at home
watching reruns.
might as well do that
at your house.
you're absolutely sure?
there is no one
I'd rather spend
an evening with
than Diana.
I know. You're mad
at me about last night.
well, you shouldn't
have shown up.
shouldn't go sticking
your nose in stuff
you don't understand.
I'm sorry.
let's just drop it.
let's just go! We're
going to miss this concert.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I just have to get
these books for english.
oh, these concerts
sell out, jule.
ok, here we go.
one second.
hey, ned,
about Richie last night,
when he sort of
freaked out,
does that happen a lot?
look, is there
a problem?
her card's not scanning.
have you been through
any metal detectors lately?
here. Just use mine.
does Richie
do that a lot?
speak in poems
like that?
yup. That's his gig.
the poetry jive.
sir, you have late charges
totaling $10.
oh. Do you have
to get these now?
you know what?
I'll pay your fines
and you find us seats.
ok.
these books are all
from the poetry section.
yeah, so?
you can only check out
4 books per call number.
ok.
That's great, bay.
yeah,
and I was thinking that
I'd reinvest a little
bit of it back
into the restaurant.
yeah.
maybe even get you started
on that wine cellar, finally.
you want me to build you
a wine cellar?
how about it?
maybe we could
even turn it
into you coming back
to work at the place.
get a full-scale
renovation going.
that's a full-time job,
bay.
well, why should it go
to somebody else?
maybe because
I have a job?
why are you
always acting
like this is some kind
of temporary gig?
I'm not. Ok? I'm not.
I'm sorry. It's just...
things are going really well
for me right now,
and you're the guy
that made that possible.
come on.
no, you are.
and...at least
celebrate with me, man.
I want to take
you and Daphne out.
ok? Someplace special.
bay,
between Diana and Owen,
Daphne and I
are way too exhausted
to go out to dinner.
what if I said that I would
take Owen off your hands
for a couple of days?
I would like to.
and in return,
you and Daphne let me
take you guys out of the house
and away from this spit-up
and the diapers
and all that
and treat you to
a 4-star meal for one night.
ok?
what we don't understand
is why, Claudia.
yeah, I mean, every time
we want to hang out,
you're on the phone,
calling home.
and you wouldn't come
with us yesterday
to fanueil hall.
you don't hate us now,
do you, claud?
Claudia?
oh, finally. Ha.
oh! What a surprise.
Griffin, what are you
doing here?
well, this
delivery company
flew me out to Boston
and put me up
to deliver this guy.
what's his name?
this is Herbert.
this is Hallie
and Parker,
and, well, this is Griffin,
my brother-in-law for awhile.
hi. Hi.
you see, his owner died,
and so,
I'm delivering him
to his
new home tomorrow.
and checking up on you,
of course.
well, hey,
can I go with you?
oh, come on,
it'll be great.
you can tell me everything
that's been going on at home.
off campus a night?
you can do that?
well, yeah.
yeah, sure.
ah, it's good
to see you.
I've been looking
everywhere.
Uh, um...
Bailey, this is--
this is a beautiful dress.
you shouldn't have.
I wanted to.
hey, what do you
think of this couch?
huh?
I think it's cool.
pick this place up
a little bit.
um...
can I ask you a question
about the dress?
yeah.
I'm a college student.
where am I going
to wear this? The gym?
cafe Milan.
we're taking
Charlie and Daphne
there for dinner.
tonight.
Bailey, I can't go.
I can't go,
I've got to finish typing up
professor mccone's
manuscript--
whoa. Got to?
yeah.
he's paying.
you know, and i--
and I told him I would.
I mean, he's
counting on it by tomorrow.
ok, ok,
so we drop it off
at a typing service.
Bailey.
and--and--and I will
pick up the cost.
I want to. Ok?
it's worth it to me
to spend the evening
with you.
and I'm not doing it
for you.
I'm doing it for me.
ok? What's money for
if we're all going to be
food for the worms
one day anyway?
worms?
yuck. What do worms
have to do with it?
forget it.
just--
just let me do this.
ok?
how can I resist
those dimples?
I can't believe
I forgot about this.
I'm such an idiot.
and you're
such a goddess
for driving up here.
I've never seen
so many plants in one house.
once I let one of
these orchids die.
my mother got home
and literally wept.
ha. Why doesn't she just
let the sitter water them?
she was hired
to feed Richie,
not the plants.
I'll be back.
Hey, Richie.
you remember me?
I'm Julia.
we met
the other night.
Oh, holy hope
and high humility.
these are your walks.
and his,
thy gracious friend,
owe my soul.
I amongst it,
lingering here.
before I taught
my tongue to wound.
star that would
confine it to a tomb.
thank you very much.
captive flames would shine on
the darkness and the light
and the shadow--
thanks for the water,
Richie.
uh, the crab cakes
are supposed to be
amazing here.
so--so how about those
and the carpaccio to start?
why don't we cut
straight to the entree?
this service is so slow.
they're famous
for their appetizers.
and, hey, you guys
should take a look
at the wine list, too.
Bailey, have you
seen the prices?
ok, so, they're
a little inflated.
but you know what
I've been saying?
one day we're all
going to be food for the--
look, Bailey,
if you mention
worms again,
I'm going to lose
my appetite.
ok.
ok, fine.
let's just, uh...
let's just order the entree.
um...
the, uh--the duck
or the chateaubriand?
whichever's fastest.
thanks for really
getting into the spirit
of fine dining, Charlie.
hey, I'm sorry.
I guess I shouldn't have
let you talk me into this.
I guess I'm too tired
to even know I'm too tired.
we're existing on like
20 minutes of shuteye
a night.
meanwhile, Diana's
at home with colic.
oh, my god.
Diana's drops.
Kirsten will
give them to her.
if I told her
about them.
you forgot to tell Kirsten
about Diana's prescription?
well, you could
have told her.
why does it always
got to be me?
I was too busy pulling
the toothbrush
out of Owen's nose.
don't freak out, ok?
I'll just call her.
do you know where
you left the medicine?
was it by the phone?
or on our changing table?
you know what?
we should just go home.
well,
you know what?
can't we just
get it to go?
Sarah, this isn't k.F.C.
bay, I'm sorry. I am.
but, hey...Nice suit.
♪ Hush-a-bye,
don't you cry ♪
♪ go to sleep,
little baby ♪
♪ when you wake,
you shall take-- ♪
who could that be?
hmm?
you think your daddy
forgot his key?
there you go.
Paul! What
are you doing here?
I thought
you were on call.
I traded shifts
with zymanski.
really?
I told you
I was going to try
and make it home early.
maybe. You said, maybe.
wait. Are you
actually angry with me
for missing
an appointment
that you
didn't even make?
for not
sitting and waiting?
you didn't even call.
'cause I wanted it
to be a surprise.
well, it was a surprise,
all right.
you weren't even there.
Charlie asked me--
of course, it's Charlie!
it's always about Charlie!
quiet! You'll
wake the baby.
tomorrow?
I'll be home at 6:00.
I don't care
what I have to do.
and the salingers
will just have to
do without you
for one day.
ahem.
(sighs)
we're home.
Well, at least
you don't have to be up
at 4:00
in the morning
for revelry blast,
unlike at my old school.
oh, 10 miles,
10,000 push-ups,
all before
a damn cup of coffee.
was worried
that you went
to a school like that.
it's not the school.
Griffin, it's just this--
this feeling like I'm not
where I'm supposed to be.
you know that feeling?
do I know it? It's
the story of my life.
you know, my mom taught me
how to take care of Owen.
loneliness taught me
to make him laugh.
and to help him stop crying,
she taught me
this trick where--
this thing, you take these
glass spaghetti jars,
and you fill them all up
with water and food coloring
and line them up
on the windowsill,
and then, when
the sun hits them,
all these reflections form
on the walls and ceiling.
and Owen, he would...
he'd sit there for hours
just watching,
totally content.
I wouldn't feel
so jealous anymore of Owen.
I'd helped him stop crying.
your mom
was a smart lady.
Griffin, could you--
could you teach Owen
how to take care of Diana?
you know,
so he'll feel all included.
sure.
heh.
when Diana cries
all night long,
I can't even sleep,
ever.
yeah, well,
it's really quiet around here,
except for Sarah's snoring.
(laughs)
so, what's
my baby-sitter's name?
huh? No baby-sitter.
well, Charlie always
leaves me with a sitter.
yeah? Well,
things are going to be
a little different
around here.
hey, how about
we go to the video store
after we eat?
ok, can we get
more 3 stooges?
yup.
(telephone rings)
I'll get it!
Owen, watch the--
careful with the...
couch! Uhh!
new couch.
jeez, Owen.
hello.
no, I'm sorry.
Sarah's not here.
I'm sorry.
say that again.
what office?
don't use your jacket.
the bursar's.
20 minutes?!
I just told you
she's not--
ok, do you
take credit cards?
yeah.
ohh.
hey, here,
let me get that.
he's probably cold.
ohh.
Are you Mr. corkery?
Mr. corkery?
well, yeah. You from
the free flight couriers?
uh, yup.
here's Herbert.
we're really sorry about
your relative dying, but...
you know, glad that Herbert
will have his new home now.
relative?
oh, no.
I didn't know her.
Herbert here
was her only family.
I guess that's why she
wanted him buried with her.
buried? Oh.
with her?
yeah.
according to the will.
oh, excuse me.
I've got a mold cooking up
in the back.
Griffin, this is like
the most horrible,
unjust,
just selfish thing.
what?
she doesn't want to be
lonely underground?
and he'll be stuck
forever.
glued to a piece
of wood, Griffin.
glued to
a piece of wood!
Bailey!
I can't believe it!
yeah, I know.
this couch hasn't
been here 2 hours
and Owen spills
ice cream all over it.
you paid my tuition?
what? Oh.
yeah. Some real official-
sounding guy called,
and he said you
wouldn't be able to register.
unless I paid by 5:00.
which I would have done
if captain credit card
hadn't come
to the rescue.
I mean, god!
Bailey,
I show up at 5 to 5:00
and the bursar says,
Sarah eves marin?
don't worry about it.
you're taken care of.
yeah, so
what's the problem?
I don't want to be
taken care of, Bailey.
I mean, god,
why do you think
I take all those
stupid jobs
like typing and all?
so that I can scrape
enough together
to pay for myself.
ok, so now you can use
some of that money
to pay for other stuff.
whatever happened
to what's mine is yours?
because you always
used to say that to me.
Bailey,
don't you get it?
when you
pay for something,
you own it.
like this apartment.
sure, I live here,
but it's yours.
yeah, but
I want it to be ours.
I'm trying
to share a little here.
you taught me
how to do that.
and...my success
is your success.
no.
no, that is not true.
I have nothing to do
with how well
the restaurant's doing.
are you kidding me?
you really think that
I could have pulled
any of that off
without you there?
straightening me out,
like, a million times.
and maybe this is my way
of saying thank you.
and you know what, Sarah?
maybe you could, too.
Daphne? Diana?
anybody home?
uh-huh.
you won't believe
what happened today.
I walk into
the teacher's lounge
and there's
coach Ferguson
and miss billings
from home ec
going at it like
a couple of teenagers.
you'd think they'd do it
in the back of a car
like normal people.
Kirsten,
what are you doing here?
is everything ok?
yeah, everything's fine.
where's Daphne?
she's upstairs sleeping.
(sighs)
Charlie.
Huh.
what's going on?
what are you
talking about?
didn't we decide
just last night
that we weren't
going to call Kirsten
for baby-sitting
anymore?
oh, Charlie--
which is not
even the point.
because Diana
wants her mom.
so, tired or not,
why are you not
taking care of her
instead of calling
Kirsten every 5 minutes
because she's
too nice to say no?
through?
if you want to yell
at somebody,
go yell at Kirsten,
because
she just came over.
I didn't call her.
I am going back
to sleep now. Unh.
I knew this guy who kept
a ferret to catch rats
because
they're predators.
really?
ferret's a predator.
hmm. Kind of
disappointed in them.
no, don't be.
it just means
he'll be ok
out alone in the forest.
well, it worked
for Thoreau.
hmm?
Henry David?
oh, never mind.
hey, you know what?
uh, look, claud, i--
I got to get back
to the airport.
when free flight courier
finds out I've
botched this,
they're
probably going to try
to cancel my flight.
I can't really get
stuck here, you know?
well, you know,
give Owen a hug for me
and kiss Diana.
all right.
I wish you hadn't--
I mean, I'm glad
you came, it just--
you know, it makes me
feel a little worse.
makes me
miss everybody more.
(Sighs)
Claudia!
they give you
some kind
of credit card
or something?
yeah, yeah, Bailey did.
all right, well,
you've got exactly
5 minutes
to throw
everything you got
in anything you can,
all right? Come on.
come on, let's go!
thank you, Griffin.
Ohh!
get this, ned.
yesterday at your house,
I fed Richie a verse
that I found
at the library,
and I think he actually
answered me back.
look at what I found.
he wasn't answering you.
when Claudia and I
were little, we used
to make up languages,
and we understood
each other.
there's nothing
to understand.
no, there is.
I'm--I'm sure of it.
the poetry, he, like,
uses bits and pieces
to express things,
which makes him
like a poet himself.
Julia--
no, listen, ned,
that poem at the house,
that was about
making up with me.
I looked up
all those poems and--
the poem at the house
was not about
making up with you!
it wasn't about anything!
What is the problem?
well, you come in here
like Nancy drew.
you've been
working it out,
but you don't even know
what you're talking about.
why are you
so crazy defensive?
does the idea that
Richie might actually
be making sense
threaten you so much--
threaten me?
do--do you think...
I haven't wanted
my whole life
for--for Richie
to make sense?
let me show you
something.
this.
you see, this is me--
just like you--
analyzing the verse,
analyzing him,
but...
there's nothing there.
I just thought--
he might as well
be spewing train schedules.
it's white noise.
I just had this idea.
I was obviously wrong.
you're looking...
for something
that would...
make him worthy of love.
the thing is...
the reason to love him
is just because...
he's him.
Richie.
my brother.
(Baby crying)
(door opens)
Claudia!
what in
the world?
I know,
big surprise, huh?
is everything ok?
yeah, it is now.
oh, look at her.
can I just...
oh, she's so...
um, does Charlie
know that--
is Owen around?
Owen! Owen,
I'm home!
he's staying
over at Bailey's
for a few days.
Griffin, did you...
they don't call it
a courier service
for nothing, right?
what is Owen doing
at Bailey's, huh?
um, he's just
giving us a break
for a couple of--
(door opens)
days.
(door closes)
Claudia.
Charlie.
no. Uh-uh.
Charlie, you just need
to listen for a second.
what did you do,
just hop a plane?
I couldn't
be there, Charlie.
I tried
telling you that,
like a billion times.
I'm taking you
to the airport tomorrow.
I'm not going back.
we discussed this,
Claudia.
you're sticking it out
until the end
of the year.
what did you do?
you--you were in Boston.
what did you do,
just bring her back?
you should've
seen her there, man.
how homesick
she was.
what the hell
gives you the right
to yank her
out of school like that?
she's been miserable
for weeks now.
nobody's been listening.
and he cares about me.
oh, and I don't,
is that it?
I spent 4 years
away from home.
it sucks.
stay out of it,
Griffin.
I don't care,
because I think
that you should
stick it out
at an exclusive
school
that's gonna give you
every opportunity
in the world.
I don't want to live
3,000 miles away, Charlie.
ok? I want to be home
with--with my niece
and my little brother.
I've been trying
to tell you that, but--
you think you're
gonna sacrifice
your whole education,
blow off a whole
year's tuition
to come back here
and take care
of these kids?
it's not like you're
doing such a bang-up job
without me.
I mean, why is Owen over
at Bailey's, Charlie? Huh?
and what's he doing
over there?
look, you are not
gonna turn this
around on me.
you should just stop
trying to control
my life, Charlie.
and maybe try and
straighten out your own.
you're gonna be
on a plane tomorrow.
Sorry. Sorry.
I know
I'm 15 minutes late.
I just--i started
playing with Diana,
and I just...
I lost track of time.
you don't have to
make excuses, Kirsten.
but I just gotta
ask you one thing,
'cause I made these plans
and you're not here.
you're late.
is it, I mean, do you
want to be with them
or is it you just
don't want to be with me?
Paul.
tell me, Kirsten.
you know how
you're always telling me
that you get
so stressed out
because when
you're at the hospital
you feel like you should
be at home with me?
and when you're with me,
you should be
at the hospital?
well, I totally
get that.
I feel the same way.
if I'm out
looking for a job,
I feel like I
should be at home
making dinner for you.
and when I'm at home,
I feel like I should
be out getting a job.
except...
when I'm holding
that baby...
I just....
I get
this incredible
feeling of calm.
Like there's nowhere
else I should be.
Not
a bad-looking suit.
nice dress.
yeah.
I know. Only...
I don't know.
I don't understand
why it makes me feel
like a kept woman.
maybe if
it wasn't velvet.
I don't know.
maybe--maybe
it's about finding out
that I'm making
more than my dad.
I mean,
that's a good thing.
it should be
a good thing.
but...
I don't know.
kind of threw me.
scared me.
like I didn't even know
who I was.
or I didn't know
who I should be.
I just started
throwing money around.
kinda went a little nuts.
doing things for people
you love isn't nuts.
things are changing.
I love my dress.
You're welcome.
Spending time
with my 3 brothers
or getting
to know Claudia,
you would learn
just so much about me.
I understand that.
I really do.
but it's different
for me.
see, I just
thought that by
understanding Richie--
I need you to not
go understanding Richie
to understand me
when I'm right here.
but, ned,
he's your brother.
Julia, listen to me.
really listen.
I'm the one who's trying
to tell you something.
try to get what I mean.
I don't think I've
ever had a birthday...
not a single birthday
that's been my own.
not a single party
where my older brother,
10 times my size,
hasn't, you know...
grabbed the candy skateboard
off the top of the cake,
spit out the candles,
broke my piñata,
scared off my friends.
a-and that...
that's the one
day of the year
that's supposed
to be mine.
the one day.
so you can imagine
what all the rest are like.
call me selfish,
but I want
my birthdays...
and everything else
to be my own now.
the stuff that's
supposed to make me happy...
make me feel special.
like a great girlfriend.
I don't want to share.
I don't want
to share you.
ok.
I understand.
thank you.
and you know what?
Hey.
hey.
been downstairs?
tried talking
to Claudia again.
a big waste of time.
she keeps talking
about what a big help
she's gonna be with Diana.
it's not that
we can't use it.
we can handle it.
we gotta handle it.
yeah, I've been wanting
to talk to you about that.
um...
I called the agency,
and...the only name
they could come up with
was Margaret.
so I told them that I
would call them back
because I know
how you feel about her.
how I feel about her.
go ahead,
hit the roof.
I am tired
of hitting the roof,
but, Daphne...
Margaret?
somebody.
or anybody, right?
you're, like, willing
to hand off Diana
to anyone.
you don't care
about what she eats.
you forget
about her medicine.
all you want to do
is sleep.
I keep telling myself
that it's--that it's
postpartum or something,
but you know what?
that's...not it.
there's...
there's something...
there's
something wrong.
she's your baby, daph,
and I don't even think
that you know that.
I mean, you act like
you're not connected
to her at all.
because that's
the way I feel.
Daphne...
I mean it.
I mean, god,
I look at you
when you come through that door
at the end of the day,
and I know that you're
just bursting to be with her.
and I know that
you spent the entire day
counting down every minute
before you get to come home,
and I hate myself
because I know that I have
spent the exact amount of time
just imagining that
I was someplace else.
you look into her eyes...
and you see first steps,
and you see
ballet recitals,
and I see...
diapers and crying.
god, all that crying!
and I know that when I
first got pregnant,
you said that if I
couldn't handle this
that it would be ok.
but you didn't really think
that it would be ok.
you thought that once
Diana was born
that I would just
have to look into
that tiny little face
with your Hazel eyes
and my crooked chin...
and that would be it.
and that we would just live
happily ever after.
and you know something,
Charlie?
deep down inside...
I thought the same thing.
but that is not happening.
Charlie.
(baby cries)
she's crying.
See, I didn't even
hear her.