Claudia: "The king's
son ascended,
"but instead of finding
his dearest rapunzel,
"he found
the wicked enchantress.
"in his despair,
he leapt from the tower,
"but the thorns into which
he fell pierced his eyes.
"then he wandered quite blind
around the forest,
"and at length came
to the desert
where rapunzel
lived in wretchedness."
wretchedness?
Sarah: Maybe everyone's
gone to sleep.
Bailey: It's only 9:00.
Claudia: "He heard a voice,
and when he walked toward it,
"rapunzel fell
on his neck and wept.
"two of her tears
wetted his eyes,
and they grew clear again."
hey, I brought some
ice cream over.
shh!
they're--they're reading.
Claudia: "And he could see
with them as before.
he led her to his kingdom,
where he was joyfully received."
Charlie, she shouldn't
be reading to him.
she should be trying
to get him to sound out
words on his own.
look, let's not get
into this again, ok?
I've...
I've thought
about everything
you've been saying,
and I think you're right.
really?
yeah.
if you think you had
a problem like Owen's,
and it slipped through
the cracks, then you
should be involved.
pick him up after school.
keep him until dinner.
do the assignments.
he naps after school,
Charlie.
Owen needs to be
doing his studying
when he's at his best,
not when it's convenient
for us,
which is after dinner
when he's settled down
and there are
no more distractions.
so, come over to the house
every night after dinner.
no!
what do you mean no?
look, I'm trying
to be reasonable here.
you haven't done
a thing about it
all week, though,
have you?
i--i talked to miss lo.
we're going
to get him retested.
the weschler test?
results the end of may!
and, meanwhile,
the next two months
are a complete waste
unless we start
the I.E.P.
what's the I.E.P.?
Claudia, please just
stay out of this.
individualized
education program...
which we probably
should have started
a year ago,
if anyone was paying
attention.
"anyone" meaning me,
right?
anyone meaning anyone,
including you,
including myself.
and including
the school, right?
Sarah, please, this is
none of your business.
look, the point
is, Charlie,
that every day counts.
and if he were
living with me--
but he's not, Bailey!
and we've been
over this a hundred times!
I know. And I'm not
going to let it go,
because I'm not going
to let your ego
get in the way of
Owen's well-being.
my ego!?
yes.
wow, Bailey!
your "I don't need
anybody's help, I can do
it all by myself" ego.
listen, you can continue
to fight me on this
or you can wake up
and realize that Owen
is never going
to live with you!
ever! All right?
end of story.
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ like they want to live ♪
♪ and everybody wants to love ♪
♪ like they want to love ♪
♪ everybody wants to be ♪
♪ closer to free ♪
Ned: Ok, does this
prove it or what?
Julia: Prove what?
that we did
the right thing
moving out,
off campus.
(ned laughs)
I mean, if this were
the dorm right now,
ray would be
storming in around
back from one of his
god-squad meetings
or something.
yeah. It's better here.
and no Maggie.
hey.
I said
it was better, ok?
ok.
don't be touchy.
(telephone rings)
Julia's voice on
answering machine:
it's us. Do your thing.
Claudia: Julia?
Julia, are you there?
this is claud--
for the tenth time, it's claud--
so I'm beyond feeling blown off,
now I'm just--worried.
god, are you there, jule,
or what?...Are you ok?
'cause we're not that ok here.
I need to talk to you
about all this stuff that's
going on over Owen...
the way Charlie and Bailey
are going on over him...
if you don't call back
tomorrow, I'll--
why'd you--
I didn't see you
making any effort
to pick it up.
I was listening,
though.
look. The whole point
is that we're dropping out
of everybody's
problems but our own.
but my family's
problems are mine, too.
then call her back.
You know they'll just
suck you back in where
you don't want to be.
I'm just worried.
I left her,
like, 12 messages in
the last two weeks.
Julia's in college,
claud.
she's not supposed
to be calling home.
it's not about calling home.
it's about calling me back.
and Owen. I called her when he
was so upset last week.
when was Owen upset?
and why was he upset?
you guys were fighting.
he wanted to talk to her.
listen, claud, don't drag
Julie into this Owen thing.
all right?
if he's upset,
he'll talk to me.
and speaking of which,
I need you to drop him
off at school,
because Diana's got a cough.
I'm going to call in sick.
can't. Yearbook meeting.
you don't have
to take the bus.
I'll give you cab fare.
can't you just
call Bailey?
Julia: I'll take him.
I got all your messages, claud.
I'm sorry I've
been so flaky, ok?
no,
it's not ok, jule.
you call
people back.
salinger rule.
I really needed
to talk to you.
ok, well, I'll stay over
for dinner, all right?
listen, um,
Owen's upstairs.
make sure he has his
show and tell stuff, ok?
mm-hmm.
thanks.
(shower running)
I just think that one
kid with a special need
would be better off in
a two-parent household
than in
a one-parent household
with two other kids.
don't you think?
hey, will you pass me
my toothbrush?
so I'm meeting with that
child welfare guy today.
hey,
maybe you should come.
maybe you should
be there with me.
oh, you know what,
I would really love to,
but my mom--she has
a meeting with this caterer,
florist or something--
she wants me to come along.
did I tell you that she
wants me to give her away?
I'm so weirded out.
that would be nice.
you'll be great.
that'd be great.
Bailey, I think
they've decided
to limit the guest list...
immediate family only,
I guess.
family?
that's fine.
are you sure, because--
Sarah,
I'm not her son-in-law.
I'm just the guy who
stole her only daughter
away from her.
I wouldn't want me
at my wedding, either.
Mmm. Tasty.
(Door closes)
hey. I'm meeting
my mother
at a boutique
near here.
Bailey asked me
to drop these off.
they're for learning
monosyllabic words.
you beat them.
they're for Owen.
you beat the drum
with the syllables.
it's a phonics thing.
it's in everything
we read.
we?
I pulled this stuff
off the Internet.
and it all says
that Owen should live
with you guys, right?
Charlie?
Sarah...
have you even
thought about this?
because this is a commitment
that I'm not sure you're
prepared to make.
I mean, do you even
know where you're going
to be in a year?
what if you and Bailey
break up?
that's not
going to happen.
and besides,
Charlie, I mean,
parents don't even know
where they're going to
be in a year from now.
I mean,
look at my mom and dad,
you know,
look at you and Daphne.
but you're not
Owen's mother, Sarah.
or even his sister
or his aunt.
you're his brother's
girlfriend.
I mean, are you prepared
to raise a 5-year-old kid
that's not your own
and is never going to be?
So Claudia's
been calling me
every 5 minutes.
yeah. Charlie's been
totally pigheaded
about this whole thing.
but you do understand
his point, right?
I mean, he has been
doing this for 5 years,
and he's done fine.
I don't know that.
how do you know that?
last year we were home
all the time.
last year he was sick.
and he had
all of us, Bailey.
I mean, he's
handled all of us.
and the last 5 years
have not exactly
been easy.
you make it sound
like he did it alone.
and he's never
done this alone, Julia.
I just think--
and you know what?
I guess I don't even
want to hear this from you.
because you're not
involved in this
day-to-day anymore.
so?
what does that matter?
that doesn't disqualify
my opinion.
I think it does.
unless you're
willing to take part
in raising Owen...
I do take part
in raising Owen.
why do you think
I came down here?
I don't know.
maybe because it was
convenient for you?
right.
really convenient.
in the middle of midterms,
in the middle of moving.
and it was really convenient
last year when I had to move
home completely.
that's right.
and we were all
scared and sad
because Charlie
was so sick.
but you--
you were different.
you were miserable.
of course I was.
not just because
Charlie was sick.
you were miserable
because you had
to come back
and take care
of the kids again.
we all got stuck, Julia,
but you felt stuck.
and here's me and Charlie
fighting over Owen
because we both
want this so much.
and you come back here
to give us your vote.
I don't think so.
I don't think you get
a vote anymore.
I don't know.
Sarah: I don't know.
I guess I'm just
a little nervous,
that's all.
you're nervous, why?
I don't know...
I don't know,
it's just--
god, you know,
a new family,
new life, people.
I'm not really
a part of it.
not a part of it?
sweetheart, you're
my daughter.
I know that.
I know that,
it's just--
god, I've only met
Andrew, like, 5 times,
you know, and he's
already got 3 kids.
I'm not really sure
where I fit in...
if I fit in.
you are going to have
a very special place
in this family.
I always felt like
your father and I
had failed you,
that we hadn't given you
brothers or sisters
to help you through
if, god forbid,
something happened to us,
which it did.
you always used to ask
at Christmas and birthdays,
do you remember?
no.
you asked for a sister
all wrapped up in a bow.
ha ha!
and now I feel like
I can give you that
kind of family,
the kind you've
been wanting.
So I had no idea
about this Owen thing.
well, did Claudia
tell you about it?
I was just
at the restaurant.
what, to get
Bailey's side?
no, apparently
to get chewed out.
but he did say
one thing.
he...he reminded me
about last year
and how tough it was
on all of us.
you had two kids
and there were
3 of us,
and now you have
3 kids and it's
just you.
what's your point?
well, just that,
um, maybe you should
think about it,
you know, let him
stay at Bailey's
for a month or so.
no, I don't think so.
he's so crazy
about this,
and it's
upsetting you.
and it's
upsetting claud.
I am not just going
to give up like that.
it's not giving up.
look, this is just
like you, isn't it?
telling me to quit
on something
that I've committed
5 years of my life to.
something that
I happen to consider to be
my greatest achievement.
Charlie, I'm not--
I don't make
commitments to someone
and then quit, jule.
quitting's
sort of your m.O.,
not mine.
what are you
talking about?
like your marriage,
maybe?
and college until
you came to your senses.
every hobby or subject
that you've ever had.
the job at the museum,
the job at school.
I mean,
do I have to go on?
how has this suddenly
become about me?
because you're
the one who's trying
to give me advice
about something
you don't know
anything about!
Hey, where you been?
I told you
I was going home.
8 hours ago.
yeah.
8 hours wasted.
you could've called.
yeah, I could've called.
I would've called
if I were a thoughtful,
intelligent,
successful person.
whoa, wait a second.
(Julia sobs)
if I wasn't so selfish
and such a failure
at everything.
what happened, jule?
wh--what happened
to you, jule?
what is this?
I'll show you later.
no, let me see it.
ah, ned, it's...
you and me,
8x10.
it's so beautiful.
I mean, forget
about meeting
the family, right?
forget about
the first kiss.
the photograph,
blown up and framed,
it's a very big step.
it's like evidence.
where should we put it?
you decide that.
you're the artist
in the family.
(telephone rings)
let it ring.
answering machine:
it's us. Do your thing.
Claudia: Nice, friendly
message there, jule.
you said you'd stay
for dinner
and you bailed again,
without a word.
what is going on? If you don't
call me back, I'm...
cutting school and going
down to Stanford today.
Claudia.
Charlie,
you can't stop me.
claud, you remember
Mr. day. Right?
Claudia: Oh.
hi.
hey.
Charlie: It would have been
nice if you'd called.
mornings are kind
of hectic around here.
thank you.
well, we don't call
for unannounced visits.
Claudia, your records
indicate that your
grades are back up
and no more
cutting, right?
yeah. Yep.
school's great.
actually, I don't think
I've ever been happier.
when you have a home life
as close-knit as ours--
claud, claud,
it's ok. You don't
have to impress him.
he knows
we're doing fine.
right? I mean,
everything is fine, right?
I got a visit
from your brother
yesterday.
a visit?
why? What did he want?
well, it seems to me
he has some concerns.
concerns.
wow. Well...
do you see anything
here you need to be
concerned about, Mr. day?
well, I don't know.
that's why I came by.
Maggie: Ok, I just
spent 80 minutes
of that 9o-minute
lecture on some
beach in Maui.
and by the look
on your face you may
have been with me,
but did you get notes
on half of that?
yeah. Can I get them
back by Friday?
yeah.
Julia.
claud.
I want to know what's
going on with you.
I want to know
everything now.
what everything?
what are you--
why you didn't stay
for dinner last night.
you didn't even leave
a message.
why you never return
my phone calls.
you didn't even
tell me you moved.
we've been busy,
claud.
you're distant.
you're quiet.
you're weird, Julia.
you're not yourself.
it's like...
it's like there's
this big secret you're
trying to keep from us.
Maggie, can you excuse
us for a minute, please?
sorry.
Griffin's been saying
all this stuff about ned.
I'm starting to wonder
if it's true.
wh--what about him?
Maggie, stay out
of this, please.
and you know
what, claud?
you, too--
stay out!
why, Julia?
why are you shutting me
out like this?
I'm not, claud, ok?
I just--i can't
go up there and
solve everything.
but you haven't
even tried.
nobody wants me to.
Bailey and Charlie
have both made it
perfectly clear
they want me to
stay out of this.
and that's exactly
what I'm going to do.
(Laughter)
I can't try to find
resemblances anymore.
you're basically like
a younger, prettier
version of me.
ok, that is definitely
not true, not true.
but you know what?
I'll bet you people
would believe us
if we said
we were sisters.
what's blood got
to do with it, right?
oh! That reminds me,
I meant to ask you.
I've been taking
this genealogy course.
look what I made,
our two family trees
converging at the roots.
wow, um...
maybe you could
help me out with
your mother's side.
sure.
maybe we could give it
to them together
as a wedding gift.
that's--
that's a great idea.
you know, my dad said
when I was little
I used to ask for
a sister for my birthday.
Hey!
I need to talk
to you in private.
What, are you
going to rough me up
or something?
not if you
can give me one
damn good reason
why you went
to child welfare
services yesterday.
how--how did
you know that?
he came by the house
this morning.
he did?
yeah.
why?
unannounced home visit.
questions about Claudia
leaving Hanover.
the laundry piling up,
Owen sleeping in the tent.
it's not my fault,
Charlie.
I talked to the guy
for, like, 10 minutes.
what'd you say
to him?
I wanted to get some facts,
or some case study,
or an official opinion
to help convince you.
you convinced me,
all right.
you convinced me
that you have no idea
what's best
for that kid.
he could take him
away from both of us,
you know that?
is that what he said?
Charlie, I'm telling you,
I asked this guy
a couple of questions,
that's it.
questions like,
"wouldn't Owen be better off
somewhere else," right?
I never said that!
well, that's
what he heard!
I'm not responsible
for what this guy comes
up with on his own!
I'm telling you,
if something happens
to this family
because of this,
I will hold
you personally
responsible.
(Knock on door)
Oh, hey.
i--i never got
those notes from you.
oh, sorry, i--
would you mind
waiting out here a sec.
it's still such
a mess in here.
i--i--i couldn't help
overhearing your fight
with Claudia.
yeah. Things
have been a little
stressful lately.
yeah. They say moving is,
like, one of the 5 most
stressful things you can do.
no, I mean at home
with my family.
I thought I heard Claudia
say something about ned.
and I was remembering
how he used to get
when he stressed.
pretty bad moods, right?
Well, we all
have our moods.
Henry's not moody
at all, actually.
the only time I can tell
when he is mad is when
he gets quiet.
sort of a change from ned,
don't you think?
Maggie, I don't think
we should be talking
about ned.
and I don't know
what you're saying.
I'm talking about
what he's like
when he's mad, jule.
I mean,
he's never gotten
so upset or angry--
Maggie, this is
not right or fair.
what happened
with you guys
is your business,
and ours is ours now.
all right?
now, you want
these notes or not?
I didn't come here
for your notes.
all right.
(books slam down)
well, I have a lot
to do around here,
so could you go?
(Maggie sighs)
Hey, Maggie.
hey. Is Charlie
here, too?
is everything ok?
no, not really.
Charlie:
hey, Maggie.
I, uh, sort of need
to talk to you guys.
it's about Julia.
you're scaring me.
did
something happen?
no...it's just...
just promise me
one thing.
promise me you will
not get mad at her, ok?
ok.
I think Julia's in
a lot of trouble.
I know she is.
Most of the time
he was this great guy
that I was crazy about.
he loved me.
I believed that--
he could convince me
of that.
even though he hit
you more than once?
I don't understand.
I know...I know it's hard
to put yourself there.
you don't want to,
but he could say things.
he convinced me that
nobody could love me
the way that he did,
not my parents,
not my friends.
really?
yeah, most of the time
he made me feel like
I was this goddess,
like I was this idol
to be worshipped.
and the rest
of the time?
this is hard for me
to talk about.
I still feel like
I did something wrong.
Maggie, you got
to tell us.
labor day weekend,
right before school,
his family was away,
and we had this fight
about Stanford--
I don't even remember.
he threw me
into a television.
I don't want to talk about
every time, Charlie,
but let me just
tell you that was
not the worst of it.
and you are positive
the same thing's happening
with Julia?
yes, I am positive.
Griffin said
that she, uh...
that she came home
with a sprained wrist
or something,
that she lied about
some car accident.
yeah, I did that, too.
I lied all the time
to everyone,
especially myself.
over and over in my head
I kept saying, "he loves me."
as long as you're telling
yourself that--
that lie...
it makes it hard
to walk away,
so no matter what,
you just keep saying,
"he loves me."
(footsteps)
I just left joy
in charge of an over-booked
lunch shift for what?
to get chewed out
some more?
Maggie was just here.
yeah?
everything Griffin's
been saying about ned,
and this whole...
Maggie says it's true.
ned used to hit her.
you're kidding me.
I can't believe
it, either.
I can't believe how
stupid I've been.
so, Griffin's...
been right.
guy's got a problem.
yeah, you're damn right
he's got a problem.
let's go.
let's go down there.
my thought exactly.
I'm coming, too.
no, you're not. No.
stay here with Diana.
all right, wait, wait.
somebody's got to
pick up Owen.
call Sarah,
she'll do it.
what are you guys
going to do?
talk to him.
kill the guy.
Man, all the times
that that guy's been
in our house.
I know.
I mean,
who does this?
what kind of guy
would do this?
well, he doesn't
know who he's dealing
with, does he?
he thinks Griffin was it?
no....
another trip
to the hospital...
look, maybe we
should just pull
her out of there.
I don't know if
messing up ned's going
to solve anything.
he's got it coming.
well, let's just see
what it's like when
we get there. Ok?
he needs to know
that he can't get
away with this.
I know that,
but we can't just
fly in there
and beat the crap
out of ned.
why the hell not?
because it's not
a cartoon, Bailey.
this is a dangerous
situation.
fine, let's deal with it
your way, Charlie.
let's deny any signs
that something's wrong.
that's not
what I'm saying.
why don't we just
stop the car and turn
around right now?
and go back home
and think about it
for a week or a month.
let's not face this head-on,
just in case we might have to
admit the fact
that we missed it.
Charlie, we missed this.
sounds like
a Charlie salinger
plan to me.
Andrew:
all right, big shot,
how's the new office?
Matthew:
good, it's nice.
we're over the ocean.
we're going to
throw the best party
for you, dad.
best bachelor party.
(woman laughs)
hello, sweetheart.
hi, um,
sorry I'm late.
that's ok,
who's this?
oh, this is my boyfriend's
little brother Owen.
Owen, this is my mom,
this is her fiance.
and this is her
fiance's children.
how you doing,
Owen?
hey, Owen.
I'm confused.
well, let's get you
an extra chair,
and we'll explain
it to you, Owen.
Sally, why don't you
pass some chicken?
Sarah, this was supposed
to be a dinner to discuss
the wedding plans.
I think that Owen might
be a little bit bored.
oh, we can discuss
that another time.
so, uh...
are you a chicken
and potatoes man, Owen?
are you baby-sitting?
um, no, no.
they called me,
and they needed
somebody to pick
him up.
I guess there was
a problem over there
or something.
that's the salingers.
always seems to be
some kind of a crisis,
and she's always helping
somebody out of something.
then they always
call in Sarah to
pick up the pieces,
but she's too sweet
to ever say no.
mother!
they're my friends.
and I'm your family.
excuse me.
Ok, there
are more cobwebs
in this apartment.
yeah, but we don't want
to get it too clean
because then we'd have
no excuse to get dirty
and sweaty...
and smell as bad
as I do.
I'm going to take
a shower.
you want to come?
sure, just let me get
these webs first.
(doorbell rings)
did you order food?
hey.
come in, I guess.
pack a bag, jule.
let's go.
what?
what are you--?
Julia, Maggie told
us about ned.
what? What are you
talking about?
you aware this guy
spent five years throwing
Maggie into walls?
you guys can't just
barge in here--
is that him?
is he in
the bathroom?
Charlie: Bailey!
Julia, stay here.
stay here.
what the--?
get out here!
hey!
you are never going to
touch her ever again.
do you hear me?
you can't come
in here--
we can't?
we just did.
Charlie: Bay! Bay!
bay! Get off him!
Bailey:
get off me.
get the hell
out of here!
get out of here!
get out!
and stay down!
you stay down.
trust me.
just don't come out.
who the hell do
you think you are?
Julia, please come on.
please get your stuff.
we want to take
you home.
I am not coming
with you!
Julia! Pack your stuff.
we'll talk about this
at home.
this is my home!
Julia, you can't lie
to us about this anymore.
ok, we know what's going on.
no, you don't.
like you said,
I don't get a vote
in your lives,
you don't get
a vote in mine.
this is not
about a vote.
this is about
keeping you safe.
now, just pack
your stuff, and we'll
talk about it later.
I don't want to talk
about it later.
Charlie: Julia,
please, come on.
come with us.
ned and I are
working this out.
ok? He's getting help.
he's seeing someone.
I'm going to work
this out, Charlie.
I'm going to make it work.
shocking but true,
I'm not quitting on him!
that guy beats women,
all right?
it's not your problem
to work it out.
no, it is, because
he loves me.
if he loved you,
he wouldn't be
hitting you.
no...no, he does
love me.
Julia--
don't touch me!
don't...
please, just go!
just go!
I'm sorry I couldn't
find anything.
that's ok,
but you should try to if
you ever have the time.
you suddenly
realize you're a part of
this long line of people,
you know?
gives you such a feeling
of belonging.
so, mom, I have
to take Owen home.
I'm sorry that I can't
stay for dessert.
I'm sorry, too.
ok, why are
you mad at me?
I mean, you've
been mad at me since
I got here tonight.
I wanted tonight
to be special,
and I just don't
understand why or how
the salingers always
come before family.
before family?
mom, just because
you're marrying Andrew
doesn't automatically
make them my family.
Andrew is going to be
my husband, Sarah.
I know that,
and I am really,
really happy for you.
I am, but mom,
Andrew's your choice.
you love him,
and he's going to
be family
because you chose him.
you know,
kind of the way
that you chose me
when you decided
to adopt me.
but it's not blood
or genes or DNA,
and it's
also not a license
or a ceremony, either.
it's a choice.
and, I don't know,
I guess, you know,
maybe I've made
my choice, too,
and the salingers
have been my choice for
a very long time now.
well, I guess I can't ask
you to accept my choice
if I can't accept yours.
please ask Bailey
to come to the wedding.
I don't know if we should
have left her there.
I don't know,
either.
you see his face?
see it? I wanted to
smash it in.
you should have
let me.
yeah, well, I just
kept thinking, you know,
we got to do this right.
I kept thinking how
would've dad done this?
of course,
if dad was here,
this probably wouldn't
be happening.
why?
I mean,
what the hell is
she doing with him?
staying with him.
I know what she's doing,
Charlie.
she thinks that you think
she's a failure.
what?
she thinks you don't
accept her the way she is,
and you don't.
oh, man...
so, she's staying with
this guy to prove you wrong.
I can't believe
you're finding a way
to blame me for this.
you always find
something, don't you?
Charlie, you never
accepted her.
her and Griffin,
you never accepted
her and Griffin.
last year, all year,
they were in the house
busting their butts
for you,
and you were
so critical of them.
yeah, and I was right.
it was a huge mistake.
and getting Daphne
knocked up was some
grand achievement.
(tires screeching)
Julia and I are
completely different.
ok? You think...
you think 5 years ago,
if mom and dad
had predicted where
we'd be right now
that me getting some
girl pregnant would
have been that far off?
'cause I don't
think so.
but Julia?
you think
they'd have said
that she would be
married and divorced to
a motorcycle mechanic
all by the ripe old
age of 20?
and now this?
I don't think so,
Bailey.
so, go ahead
and blame me.
blame me because
I want my kid sister
to be everything
she was supposed to be.
just don't do it where
I can hear you, ok?
Well, did she
come with you?
where is she?
Julia didn't want to come
home with us, claud.
why not?
what happened?
she, uh...
she didn't want us
butting into her life.
so, she admitted it.
yeah. She said that
it was a problem,
and that they were going
to work it out alone.
I don't understand.
how can they work
it out alone
when he's the problem?
I don't know,
but she's going to
have to figure that
out for herself.
but she's
admitting it.
yeah, she is, claud,
but...it's kind of
like the same thing
with my drinking.
she knows that
there's a problem.
she doesn't know
what it is yet,
or how bad it is.
and she thinks
she can take care of
it all by herself.
you remember how mad
I got when you guys
tried to help me?
but we did help you.
well, you did,
and you didn't.
it really wasn't until
Sarah got hurt that I...
finally sort of
woke up, you know.
but if anybody
gets hurt,
it's going to
be Julia.
claud, we can't
help her until
she wants our help.
Owen: Bailey.
hey, hey, buddy.
I'm sorry,
did we wake you up?
a bad guy was trying
to get in my tent.
a bad guy? Who?
someone, I don't know.
he didn't say his name.
can I sleep
at Bailey's house,
where there isn't
any bad guys?
I'm sorry, bud,
you got to stay
here for now.
but you promised I could.
it was our secret.
that's good, Bailey.
no, what I promised
was that we'd try
and work it out,
but for now you
have to be here.
ok?
Charlie: Ok?
Owen, come on,
get back to bed.
go on, Owen.
do what Charlie says.
you know what, Owen?
come here.
Sarah, what are
you doing?
just let us handle it.
(whispering)
Good night, everybody.
Bailey: Good night.
Charlie:
good night, bud.
you know what,
Charlie?
I really, really hate it
when you say "us"
like it doesn't
include me.
look, I am not
his baby-sitter
just because
he and I aren't
married or something,
and you of all people
should know that.
I'll be out
in the car.
I'm going to go
tuck Owen in.
Sorry about that.
what are
you apologizing for?
I'm glad
you said it.
are you ok?
yeah.
yeah, I just kind of
had a really bad night.
you and me both.
not nearly as bad
as yours, of course.
families, huh?
yeah.
my mother just expects me
to love them already.
that's not fair.
it's not, right?
hm-mm.
'cause I love you,
Bailey,
and that's ok, right?
I mean, for me to love you
and Owen and claud
and Julia and Charlie.
yes, of course it is.
is it, though?
You're "us," Sarah.
you always have been.
I looked everywhere,
Owen.
looks like he's gone,
whoever he was.
I think he went
into the kitchen.
nope, I looked there.
under the couch?
looked there, too.
I think he's gone.
it's so late,
he probably got tired,
and just went home
to go to bed.
Are Charlie and Bailey
mad at me?
at you?
no.
no, why would
you think that?
because they always
yell my name a lot.
no, Owen,
they're not mad
at you at all.
I think they just...
they love you so much,
that they end up getting
mad at each other
because Charlie
wants you here,
and Bailey wants
you there with him.
you sure?
I'm sure I'm sure.
night night,
sleep tight.
don't let
the bedbugs bite.
see you in
the morning light.
Good night.
(sighs)
How many times?
how many?
in all three years,
I don't know.
I'd have to say too many.
I'm sorry.
me, too.
I'd always thought
it happened because
I'd done something wrong...
until I saw
it happening to you,
and then I realized
it wasn't me.
it was him, it was ned.
it's still him, Julia.
you know that, right?
Hey.
oh, hey.
Maggie fell asleep in
that dostoevsky lecture
last week.
here are my notes.
can I get them back
on Monday after class?
sure, thanks.
you're welcome.
bye.