(Knock on door)
What's going on with you?
nothing.
then why aren't you
answering your phone?
and why haven't
I seen you in class?
ned, what are you--
I've just been thinking,
that's all.
I was thinking
about stuff.
away from everyone.
ok.
including--including me?
ok.
how's your face?
does it still hurt?
it's fine.
let me take a look
at it.
no, don't. Just stop.
(sighs)
you can talk to me,
you know.
are you still really
angry, is that it?
you want to go beat
him up or something?
no, that's not--
is this how it felt
when I hit you?
what?
this is how it felt,
isn't it?
ned, it's not the same.
i--i don't know about that
'cause this is--
this is bad.
and I don't know why.
if it's me
or if it's you
or if it's something
about the two of us
when we're together
that makes me--
I don't like it when
I get angry at you.
I don't like it when
you end up crying.
ned.
no, listen to me!
I've been thinking
about this.
this is what I've
been thinking about.
the two of us,
it's just not good.
that's not true.
and I want it
to be over.
I want you
to leave me.
or I'll leave you.
it doesn't matter.
am I supposed
to say thank you?
you can't make a decision
like this on your own.
yes, I can.
no, that's not fair!
you can't punish me
for what Griffin did.
you can't punish me
for the fact
that you get angry.
I'm not punishing you.
I'm just saying enough.
you should be glad
I'm doing this, Julia,
'cause I don't want you
to end up like this.
and I can't be sure of
that unless you go away.
no, no, you have
to go away.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ closer to free... ♪
Just--just relax, ok.
it's not a test.
I know. Ha ha ha.
you want me
to take her back?
no, not yet.
(gurgling)
ha ha ha.
wow, that's--
she kind of looks
more like me now,
don't you think?
you mean her mouth?
yeah. Ha ha ha.
yeah, yeah, definitely.
she recognizes you.
you can tell.
(gurgling)
no.
yeah. Look
how calm she is.
she's never that way
with strangers.
I am a stranger.
(gurgles)
there's no harm done,
you know.
I mean,
she doesn't understand.
she doesn't--
she doesn't blame you.
Charlie.
I'm just saying.
what? What is he saying?
what is your daddy
saying to me, hmm?
what is he saying?
do you know? Oh!
you're not supposed to
have favorite students?
that's, like,
something they
tell you not to have
because the other kids
pick up on it?
but I couldn't help it.
as soon as Owen
came into my classroom,
Mr. salinger?
he's bright. He's sweet.
he's got this glow?
I know. I know. I've been
spending time with him.
more than usual and he's
all the stuff you're saying.
so you must
have been surprised
when I called you in?
uh, the parent-teacher
conference.
isn't this
the usual thing?
the usual thing's
in the fall.
I called you 'cause
I'm observing something.
something that
could be a problem,
but I'm not sure?
a problem?
what kind of problem?
ok. Owen was
one of those kids
who was already reading
when he started school?
then I started noticing
how he'd get
word order wrong?
typical problems.
typical of what?
kids with l.D.
learning disabilities.
but you were just saying
how bright he is.
that's exactly
what we look for,
when they're bright and
there's still a problem.
Ms. lo?
could this be at all because
he's stressed out at home?
because my brother Charlie's
got this new baby.
and--and it's been
really rough on him.
I couldn't say.
maybe that's what
the test will tell us?
tests?
we usually don't
give them this young,
but if
something's wrong,
the sooner the better?
she held her for
like 45 minutes.
she wouldn't even
let me take her back.
they were--they were
giggling with each other.
it was, uh--
I haven't say
anything to her yet
about what I'm thinking,
but, uh,
they were so good
together. Ha ha ha.
Daphne was so good
with her.
this might actually
work out.
Kirsten?
what? Oh, that's great,
Charlie.
that's really great.
you don't have to hang
around with me, you know.
I'll be fine by myself.
I'm not going to run out
and beat up someone.
just in case,
you know, I'll stay.
Did you try
calling her again?
doesn't seem like
much of a point right now.
Griffin, are you
still in love with her?
she doesn't
deserve it, Griffin.
you care and care
and care about someone
and they don't do
anything back.
it's not that simple.
I'm not doing this.
what? Julia--
I'm not doing this your way
just 'cause you say so.
that's not how it works
with 2 people.
ok, but could we not--
I did this last year.
ned, I had a relationship.
I was in love with someone.
and things got bad
and I walked away.
and I'm not doing it again.
maybe it's about me.
'cause I don't--
I don't want to say
that every person
that I choose
is the wrong person.
or that I don't know
what the hell I'm doing
when I fall in love.
or maybe, I don't know,
I just don't want to be
the kind of person
who gives up on things
as soon as they get bad.
ned, I love you.
I love being with you.
I love sleeping with you.
I love the way
that you take care of me.
'cause no one has
taken care of me
in a really long time.
ok, maybe you have a problem.
so, you get angry and you
don't know how to control it.
but that doesn't make you
a bad person.
and you can get help
for stuff like that.
I can help you get help,
and I'll stay with you.
I'll stay with you
if you get help.
I don't know.
I thought we could, um,
take a walk
or something.
go down to the pier,
walk around.
I have to go to work.
right now at this hour?
it's telephone
solicitation, Charlie.
this is when people
are at home.
right.
what?
what what?
oh, come on.
don't do this to me, ok?
what do you want?
you come down to L.A.,
and you tell me stuff
about my life
that I guess
I'm supposed to face.
and now we're
just hanging out.
and I don't know
what you expect,
walks on the pier?
what do you think
is going to happen?
I want you
to come back with me.
Charlie--
listen.
I went to
a psychiatrist.
and--and I showed her
the police report.
and I told her
the whole story.
everything
that happened.
you shouldn't
have done that.
listen to me. Listen.
she said that--
that it makes sense.
all this stuff with Diana.
everything that you're
feeling or can't feel
is because of
what happened to you.
and?
and...now that
we know that,
we can--we can
deal with it together.
oh, no.
no, Charlie, no, no.
oh.
god, you are
a sweet man
and everything
you've done for me.
and don't get me wrong,
it's wonderful.
I want the truth.
believe me, it is
a hell of a lot easier
for me to hate my mom
than it is
to hate myself.
but--but this is
who I am.
ok? This is
really who I am.
and that's all
you've proved.
so it's not my fault,
so what?
children grow up
all the time
with--with defects
that are no their fault.
so just think of me
as someone who was
born with a bad heart.
That's giving up.
and it's not even true.
I mean, talk
to the psychiatrist
I talked to.
talk to anybody.
you're not doomed
unless you decide to be.
and it's not like you
have some kind of fatal
disease or something.
even if you did,
you'd try to fight it.
you'd try
to--to survive.
(sighs)
so, I'm--I'm happy you
got all the facts, but--
just so you know,
from this point on,
you can stop blaming
your mom...
and start
blaming yourself.
You understand that
anything you say to me
is completely confidential.
I may work for
the university,
but this is
just between us.
ok.
what did you want
to talk to me about?
I hit sometimes.
I hit--
I hit her.
Owen's tests--
the district psychologist
will follow up.
but meanwhile,
it looks like he's got
what we call
a processing disorder.
translation?
look, we asked him
to draw a picture
about a story he read.
what he said about the story
was, like, brilliant,
but here's the picture.
that's way below the level
of what other kids can draw.
the good news is
in the long run
he can do what
any other kid can do.
the bad news is?
it's gonna be
harder for him.
and for the people
around him.
there's a study routine
2-3 hours a night.
2-3 hours?
same time, same room.
but it works.
that's if you're willing
to do it with him.
we are.
I am.
can I suggest something else,
Mr. salinger?
sure. Yeah.
like I said,
I'll do whatever.
then come to class.
we have parent volunteers.
you'd be the first father
we've seen in awhile.
father?
sorry. You know what i--
yeah, I do.
Julia?
oh, hey.
what are you--
is something wrong?
no. No. I just--i was
looking for you.
I wanted to talk
for a minute.
no one's gonna know what
we're talking about.
I promise.
all right.
um, look, I don't know
if you know this,
but apart from any
of the sessions that
I have with you and ned,
the university also
has a group for women.
for women?
yeah.
who are similar situations.
so that they can talk
to each other
and get counseling
and advice.
ok.
I don't--i don't
think I need that.
but ok. Thanks.
look, I'm not trying
to push you.
but there are a lot
of things that go on
when you're the victim of
violence in a relationship.
there are issues of
self-esteem--
I'm not a victim
of violence, ok?
look, Julia, I know--
what is this,
some kind of battered
women's group?
'cause that's--
that is not what's
going on here.
and once you talk
to ned a little more,
you'll see that.9
he just--he has
problems with his anger
sometimes, that's all.
Julia, ned is not
here right now.
if this is the kind
of help that you want,
but you're afraid of
what ned will think--
if you're afraid
of ned in any way--
that's what you think?
you think
I'm afraid of ned
and that's why
I came to see you?
I'm just listening to you.
I'm giving you
the opportunity--
don't patronize me, ok?
you don't know me.
you don't know us.
right.
I'll see you
at the session.
Hey.
you wouldn't happen
to know anything about
the, uh, imagery of
birth and renewal
in Shakespeare's
the tempest, would you?
uh...no.
yeah. Same here.
what's with
the suitcase?
oh. Um, I'm gonna go away
for a little while.
what? Why?
well, I haven't seen
my parents in a really
long time.
and I thought it would be
a perfect opportunity.
ok. But Charlie's
gonna be kind of bummed.
I mean, he's been
leaning on you a lot
lately.
and if you're not here
when he gets back...
I don't think he's
gonna mind that much.
to be honest with you,
I think I'd just--
I'd kind of be in the way.
that's not true.
in any case, um,
it's not good for me
to be here right now.
I'm not liking myself
very much.
sitting here waiting for--
I'm just rooting for
all the wrong things.
it's just--it's just
rotten timing.
I'm not getting this.
never mind. Just, um...
will you just give
this to Charlie
when he gets back?
it's just a little
good-bye note.
tell him I'll be away
for a few weeks.
can he call you
in Chicago if he wants?
if he wants.
I'll see you later, ok?
Hi. Ok.
ok. I'm making a rash,
spur-of-the-moment,
caution-to-the-wind
kind of decision here.
shh. Diana's
still sleeping.
(whispering)
oh. Sorry.
I'm sorry. Um...
I'm gonna go back
with you.
I'm gonna try, ok?
and I'm not gonna let
my mother have the last
word in my life.
and I will see
that psychiatrist
expert person of yours.
great. That's great.
except that, um,
we have to leave now.
I mean, we have to go
immediately because
I'm really, really
not sure.
right now?
yeah.
um, I've packed up
all the essentials.
Put me on a plane, Charlie.
I'm not gonna do that.
oh, for god's sake.
this is it, daph.
this is it. This is
the final move.
and we gotta
do this right.
meaning?
you got a job, right?
mm-hmm.
are you owed any money?
mm-hmm.
ok, then.
go pick up
your final paycheck.
then go back and pack up
all your stuff.
Diana and I'll take care
of renting the u-haul,
and we'll meet you back
at your place.
I'll have you home
by midnight.
is that fast enough
for you?
Everything ok,
Mr. salinger?
he's just plain Bailey.
just plain, that's me.
yeah, I'm fine.
are you
Owen's father?
nope. My brother.
actually, I'm
nobody's father.
well, are
you married?
nope. Not even married.
you got really long arms,
Owen's brother.
you could be
Ms. lo's boyfriend.
she doesn't
have one.
well, she did,
but he couldn't
get his act together
and get a job,
so she dumped him.
I see.
I can ask for you
if you want.
he's got a girlfriend.
you've got a girlfriend.
you think I don't know?
hey. You're not tracing.
better grab a marker
before there's
none of me left.
I wanted red.
hughly took the red.
you can have it.
Thanks for coming, bay.
It's just like I said--
he was always critical
all the time.
nothing I did was ever
good enough for him.
Julia knows.
she saw it.
so that's gotta mean
something, right?
that my dad was
always angry?
I'm not sure.
you mean, is that the reason
why you're angry?
because your father
was angry?
yeah, I guess.
well, it's not a question
of being angry.
everybody gets angry.
it's a question of being able
to control your anger.
ok. But still--
did your father
ever hit you?
no.
ok.
well, what about
your brother?
tell me about Richie.
Richie has nothing
to do with this.
uh-huh. What kind
of a kid was he?
was he, uh, really
quiet and withdrawn?
I guess. Sometimes.
did he ever get violent?
some autistic children
can exhibit bouts of
aggressive behavior.
I don't know.
ned, it's ok.
was Richie ever violent?
look, even if he was,
it's got nothing
to do with this.
he's not responsible
for what he does.
I'm not saying that he
is responsible for this.
what you do, you're
responsible for.
I'm just trying
to find out why.
and you want to blame
your father.
no, I don't.
yes, you do.
because you're angry
at your father.
what did your father do?
I don't know.
what did your father do
when Richie got violent?
nothing.
he did nothing?
did he tell Richie
to stop?
look, this has got
nothing to do with
why I hit people.
did your father blame you?
when you and Richie
were together
when you were younger,
and he got violent--
did your father blame you?
you know what?
I'm not doing this?
ned--
just shut up.
what's the matter, ned?
is this not going exactly
the way you planned it to go?
is that why you lose
your temper sometimes?
I guess I might lose
my temper sometimes, too--
if I'd been raised
the way you were--
hit by my brother
and blamed by my parents.
ok. You know what I
don't get about college?
the teachers,
they have these ph.D.'S
and everything, right?
and they're supposed
to know a million things
that we don't,
which is why we go
to them to study.
I'm with you so far.
ok. So, my poetry
professor, Ms. kellard,
assigns a paper on
Madonna's second album.
I mean, we can do
Madonna on our own,
you know?
we can be the kids.
it's Emily Dickinson
that we need
the help with.
Emily who?
what label's she on?
I'm kidding.
I'm definitely kidding.
but you do remember that
I at least half-sucked
at school?
don't remember you
on the inter-school
math squad,
but you had
your moments.
I was smart.
I'm not saying
that I wasn't.
just never showed up
in my grades--homework.
I could have died from
homework the other kids
just zipped right through.
you know what, Sarah?
I think that's why I need
to be there for Owen.
what do you mean,
Bailey?
you are there for him.
yeah. But I think
I understand how he feels.
I think I know--
I think I know
what he's going through.
I need to make sure he gets
all the help he needs.
everything.
it all gets
twisted around.
no, ned--
yes.
he takes everything
and turns it against me.
my brother...And you.
he's just trying
to figure out how all
the pieces fit together.
what pieces?
I lose my temper
sometimes.
that's all it is.
I don't think so.
that's all it is.
No. Don't. 'Cause i--
(door opens)
hey.
didn't know
you guys were--
what's going on?
get out of here, ray.
what?
get out of here!
do you mind?
I'm sorry.
no.
it's ok.
god.
it doesn't matter
what he thinks.
no. I want to get
out of here.
I want us
to get out of here.
I can't do therapy
any other way.
I can't go through
all that and have
to come home to him...
or Maggie.
I just want
to come home to you.
you cannot find
parking for a u-haul
in this neighborhood.
you're not done yet,
huh?
um, no.
Daphne?
what've you been doing
all afternoon?
you're only
half way done.
I know. See...
what's going on?
oh. We should have
left this morning.
I told you.
what?
don't get mad at me, ok?
are you getting cold feet,
is that what it is?
it's more
than just that.
what's the problem? You
want to talk about it again?
you want to talk about what
the psychiatrist told me?
no.
no. You don't want
to talk about it?
you're just changing
your mind.
I mean, did you listen
to anything I even said?
I listened
to everything.
no, you couldn't have!
yes, I did!
you really couldn't have!
I listened
to everything,
and I believed you.
and that's why.
I can't go.
what?
because of what you
said in the diner
yesterday morning.
you said that
she didn't blame me.
and that no damage
had been done.
yeah?
so that's, um,
that's what I've been
thinking about.
what?
see? It's not--
it's not that my mother
abandoned me.
it's that she did it
when I was old enough
to understand.
it's like she gave me
this disease that she
passed on to me.
but see,
I've stopped it.
as of right now,
I have stopped it.
but if I go home,
and I go in therapy,
and I try to get well,
and all this time,
I convince Diana
to depend on me--
and then I fail--
then I will have
given my daughter
what my mother
passed on to me.
that--that is so many ifs.
but I can't take
that risk.
she's already
growing up.
you can see it.
you can see it
in the way that
she looks at you.
and in the way that
she listens to you.
and in the way that
she understands you.
So...
this has to be it.
and there's
no more good-byes.
you can't ever
come here ever again.
and I can't--
I can't ever hold her
again.
and I can't ever
kiss her again.
and I can't ever...Tell
her that I love her.
so...
Take her and go.
go.
Don't go right
to work, Bailey.
I can't come in
every day, Owen.
I told Mrs. lo
I'd come in
one afternoon
every week, and I will.
I promise, ok?
sometimes
I'll make it 2.
don't worry
about me being there.
you're gonna
have a great day
at school today.
and tonight, after we read
some more dinosaur...
Charlie'll come pick you up.
oh, boy.
oh, come on.
you're gonna do great
with Charlie.
I'm gonna be great
at school.
I'm gonna be great
with Charlie.
how come
you know so much?
because I'm smart,
like you.
come here.
go on.
hello!
anybody home?!
hey.
let me help.
oh! Diana. Ohh.
look at you, girl.
look at you.
come here.
(Diana coos)
ahh.
what?
you got my message?
about Daphne?
Charlie, i--
yeah, I gave her
another chance,
for herself,
not for me.
it's up to her
to take it or not take it.
but we're copacetic,
right, girl?
what's up here?
Kirsten around?
i--i think
she figured that you'd
be back with Daphne.
that's what
you told her.
well, she just figured
she'd go and make room
for everyone.
she went back
to her folks in Chicago.
ppfft. Chicago.
but she left
a note for you.
I put it upstairs.
she said that you
could call her for sure.
ok.
Where's Julia?
what? Oh.
I told her
not to come.
uh-huh.
I think that's a mistake.
I think that, uh...
you should be
dealing with this together.
no, I don't think so.
I mean,
a lot of this stuff...
I just--i just
don't think she needs
to hear everything, ok,
all this crap
you drag out.
it's difficult.
huh?
and it's embarrassing.
but the two of you--
look, she's part
of the problem, ok?
she makes me get angry.
I told you that.
and I don't
need her here--
come off it, ned.
what?
you gonna stand there
and tell me you hit her
because of what she does?
come on. It's just
the two of us now.
this has nothing
to do with her.
it's you!
you hit because
you're a hitter.
how the hell
do you know?
you don't know anything
about her or me or us.
have you ever hit
anyone else?
if it's Julia,
if Julia
makes you hit her,
then I assume that you've
never hit anyone else.
have you ever hit
anyone else, ned?
I'm not doing this.
have you ever
hurt anyone, ned?
I mean really hurt
someone?
no.
well, do you think
that's impossible?
do you want to know
the statistics
on beaters
who put their wives
or their girlfriends
in the hospital?
just cut it out.
do you love her?
do you want her
to end up with a broken nose
or a broken arm?
or maybe things really
get out of control one time
with a concussion
or worse.
No.
then let's sit down
and talk about what you do.
(plucking strings)
baby still sleeping?
yeah.
traveling really
knocked her out.
Griffin: Hey, Claudia.
hey, I'm going
to the market.
I didn't know
if you wanted...
hey, Charlie.
what are you
doing here?
what?
man, don't you have
any sense of when
it's time to go?
you heard
about what happened.
I didn't--
pack your bags
and get out.
and leave
Julia alone.
listen, Charlie,
it's--it's kind of
complicated.
no, no, claud.
everything else in my life
is complicated, ok?
this is real simple.
Charlie-- you beat up
my sister's boyfriend.
now get your stuff
and get out.
I was just gonna say
that you're right.
That one's
got trees, too?
mm-hmm.
nice.
Sarah...
why does Charlie
have to be the one
to raise Owen?
to be his father?
I'm thinking
of keeping Owen.
uh...
i--i don't think I...
like keep, raise him?
Charlie's
not his father.
he's his brother,
like I am.
yeah, but isn't he
his legal guardian?
I mean, isn't that--
he's his legal guardian
because
when we all decided,
I was 16 years old,
but a lot has changed
since then.
I'm older now, and--
and taking care of Owen
is suddenly
a bigger deal,
a lot of work.
but Charlie...
Charlie's got Diana now,
and with Daphne
coming back,
he's gonna be more
into his own thing
than ever.
Bailey, having Owen
here full-time--
have you--have you thought
about what it means?
do you know
what it means to me?
you don't.
you don't,
because I'm just
realizing it myself.
it's about knowing
that I can be the one
that makes a difference
for him.
I can make
the difference
between him
growing up and doing
anything he wants
or always struggling,
being behind
other people.
how do I not be there
for him, Sarah?
It's nice.
yeah. I think--
I think it's pretty good.
I mean, it's not
amazing or anything,
but we can afford it,
and, uh,
there's enough space
we can both work
and not climb all over
each other's backs.
the kitchen's
not so terrible.
I said it was nice.
come.
uh, sit.
sit, uh,
sit right here.
look around.
it feel big from
this perspective?
it feels...
like our place?
yeah.
it kind of does.
this is gonna be good.
this is what we needed,
just to get away
from all those
other pressures.
yeah. It'll be fun
to do this place.
you're perfect for me.
I mean it.
I love you.
and even with
all the bad stuff
that's between us,
it's really...
you're the only person
I can talk to.
I know.
can't talk
to that other guy,
that therapist guy.
ned--
no, I mean it.
he makes me feel
like I'm a criminal,
like I'm evil
or something.
no, that's not--
no, I'm telling you,
he can't just say,
"what do you two
fight about?"
it's always,
"let's find out what's
wrong with you."
"let's find out what's
really wrong with you."
do you think
there's something
really wrong with me?
no.
and then I just feel...
I don't know, ashamed...
and angry.
I mean, why is that
a good thing?
I mean, that just
makes it worse.
I'm supposed to try
not to be angry.
angry is exactly what
I'm trying to avoid.
right.
but if I'm here
with you...
(sighs)
so here's
what I'm thinking.
we put one desk
in the bedroom
and one desk out here
in the living room,
or we could put both desks
out here in the living room,
and then you could choose
which wall you want.
so which wall
do you want?
oh, I don't know.
that one, I guess.
good.
Charlie.
hey.
hi.
how you doing?
I mean,
are you doing ok?
'cause I heard that
Daphne's coming back.
no, that's, uh...
that's not happening
actually,
at all.
oh.
what's not happening?
Daphne. Decided that she,
uh, she couldn't hack it,
made up her mind
that she couldn't hack it,
that she was gonna fail.
it's--it's a long story.
so sit. Tell it.
actually, no.
she, uh, she didn't come home
is the thing,
which means I gotta
get back to Diana now.
Claudia's got her,
and of course Claudia
would rather do Diana
than do her homework, so...
did you pack up
Owen's stuff? Owen!
wait. Hey, he's--
hey, he's--he's conked.
he's asleep.
well, he's asleep, man.
you know, why--
why get him up?
kids need their sleep.
right. So you don't
have to wake him up.
I'll just--I'll just
carry him out to the truck.
that's a mistake.
it's a mistake
because we had to do
all this work tonight,
and he'll wake up
exhausted,
and then school
will be even harder
for him tomorrow,
and he's gotta
do the same 2 hours
of work tomorrow night.
he's in kindergarten.
where's he getting
2 hours of work?
bay, look, thanks
for taking care of him,
but you obviously don't know
what you're talking about.
actually, Charlie...
I've had a couple
of long talks
with Michelle.
Michelle who?
Ms. lo, his teacher.
that's her name.
whatever. You're--
you're being weird, bay.
I'll just get him.
I can take him out
without waking him up.
that's--
that isn't possible,
to carry somebody
without waking them up.
what is going on
with you?
just let him sleep.
ok?
and then tomorrow,
you can get him
from school.
or I'll get him.
no. I'll get him.
I haven't seen him,
you know.
so, fine,
keep him for the night.
you know, Charlie,
you could still sit.
I mean, you haven't
seen us either.
thanks, but I
should get back
to the house.
Bailey,
why didn't you--
I know.
I couldn't.
not yet.
so you have to promise
that you'll call me
and give me the number
of where you're gonna be.
I'm not gonna do that.
yes, you are.
even if no one else
in this family
wants anything to do
with you anymore...
I do.
they've all got their own
stupid stuff to deal with,
but you care
about me, and...
I care about you.
I think it works
pretty well.
yeah. We do love
each other, but...
(Rings)
hello.
Mr. salinger?
this is Michelle?
uh, Ms. lo?
Owen's teacher.
yeah. Is, uh,
is he all right?
well, the psychologist
spent a good hour?
psychologist?
why is a psychologist
seeing Owen?
I told you this was
her day to swing by
the school,
and she did some
multisensory stuff
with him?
uh, multisensory?
what?
'cause l.D. Kids,
that--that's one thing
they have trouble with,
is coordinating senses?
are you asking me
or telling me?
look, you...
you gotta back up.
I don't even know
what you're talking about.
ok, look, I suffer
from upspeak, you know?
I can't help it?
it's a condition?
and--and in all the times
we've talked lately,
you've been
perfectly nice,
and now I don't see
why you're teasing me
about something
I can't help?
Ms. lo, this is...
I think you've been
talking to--to Owen's
other brother, Bailey.
you didn't come here
and--and lie on the floor?
what? No. No.
that was--that was
Bailey, I guess.
but I still
need to know why Owen's
seeing a psychologist,
so can you...
could we just start
at the beginning?
I have to say
I've seen people do this
with Chinese,
and I've seen people
do this with pizza,
but I've never seen
anyone do this with
Chinese and pizza.
hey, we're celebrating.
aha.
besides, the Chinese
invented pasta,
you know.
right, and I'm sure
that means something.
ok.
the new rule:
from now on, our life
is our business,
our business
and nobody else's.
meaning?
meaning my family's
never been anything
but a big, big hassle,
and your family...
your family's
even worse.
oh, really?
ok.
"no family"
sounds like a good plan.
no anybody.
no Maggie. No ray.
no nobody but us.
if we have stuff
to talk about,
then we talk
to each other.
if we have a problem,
then we deal
with each other.
everyone else can mind
their own beeswax.
all right.
to the new plan.
the new plan.
pass the kung pao
and the pepperoni please.
thank you.
Bailey!
great!
how's my man?
led the pledge
allegiance today.
yeah?
didn't forget
any of it.
that's excellent.
how come you came
anyway, Bailey?
yeah.
good question.
didn't figure we'd
see you here today.
no, I know.
it's good,
'cause we need to talk
about the, uh...
(low)
testing and so forth.
you don't need
to lower your voice.
Owen and I have talked
about it already, right?
how the school thinks
his mind works differently
than other kids,
handles words and sounds
differently.
whoa, whoa.
wait a minute.
I've been away
a few days,
and you're deciding
that Owen's this
and he's that,
and you're talking
to him about it
without even me having
any idea what's up?
well, we can talk
about it, Charlie.
listen, Ms. lo
filled me in
this afternoon
on what she--
what she thinks,
the diagnosis
of a perfectly nice
22-year-old
with almost zero
teaching experience.
so, you're an expert now?
I don't have to be.
I'm his parent.
it's my responsibility.
Owen is
my responsibility.
well, maybe
he should be mine.
Look, I'm...
I'm not hearing this.
let's go, Owen.
come on.
you're gonna hear this,
Charlie.
Charlie, listen to me.
this--this l.D. That he has,
possibly dyslexia,
I may have had that
my whole life,
and I can help him
with it.
they're talking about
3 hours of work every night.
you know what?
I did it all this week,
Owen and me,
and it was great.
I want him, Charlie.
I want Owen
to come live with me,
and I want
to be in charge of him,
responsible from now on.
you can't be serious.
well, give me one reason
why not, why I can't be.
you were
baby-sitting him,
Bailey.
you had him
for a couple of days.
you don't think I'd know
if there was something
wrong with him, huh?
look, I'll take him in
for the testing now that
they think that--
no, but you won't
do what I would do.
you--
you have a baby,
and you've got Claudia,
and you've got
a job that doesn't pay
and nobody
to help you out,
so don't say
that you would do it,
that you'd sit with him
for the 3 hours,
because that's
what it takes.
you think
I can't do it?
I think
I can do it better.
and if you want
what's best for Owen,
then you
would admit that.
if I want what's best
for Owen?
who do you think
you are, man?
I want him, Charlie.
that's it.
I want him.