Johnny: Oh, Moira, kids... this is so unnecessary.
- What is it?
- It's a gift from us to your father.
- Okay. Yeah, I rather not attach my name to a gift
that I had no hand in selecting.
Oh, God.
- Oh my God.
Where'd you find this, honey?
- Well, Moira told me it was down at the post office--
- I was talking to my wife.
- The Van Housens found it in their storage room
and thought that we should have it.
- (Shocked gasps)
Who's that in the back?
- That's Moira.
- Flattering.
- It's a family portrait, Roland.
- Oh...you...
You all look like cartoons.
- Wow. - It's so weird,
I don't even remember posing for this.
- Because you didn't.
You were in rehab when we sat for this.
- I wasn't in rehab,
I was at rehab visiting Stavros.
- Oh, that's right.
We had your face painted on the body of my assistant.
- Hm. That's why you look so good.
- (Fake chuckle)
- Well, I love it.
Let's get this inside.
David. - Huh? What?
- $20 bucks, I'll give you a hand taking it in.
- Oh yeah. David. - What?!
- $30 buck, I'll help you in with it.
- Right. David!
- I don't know what! What? What? What?
What do you want?
- $40 buck and I'll help you in with in.
I can keep going up.
Can play this game all day, pal.
♪ ♪
- I can't tell if this room is just very, very small,
or if the portrait is very, very big.
- Well, I think it's quite possible that both are true.
- (Sighs)
Do you think the Van Housens had it enlarged?
- No, this is the actual size.
Remember, Reiner wanted to paint it twice as big.
- Oh, look at it, John.
- Well, don't worry, we'll... we'll find a place for it.
You know, we can take things off a wall,
or rearrange some furniture.
Maybe move some wigs.
- Oh John, I know how nostalgic you still get for the old days,
and I just wanted to do something thoughtful for you.
- Oh, Moira, this portrait is a wonderful reminder
of your generous spirit
and the...
enormous strength of this family.
- Aw...
♪ ♪
(Hammering outside)
- Um, is that your juice?
- No. Technically, I think it's our juice
because you just took it from the fridge
and didn't pay for it so...
- Mhm. Um...
It's just that I don't normally share beverages with people.
- Really. That is shocking news.
- Yeah. Yeah.
Fortunately, you look like you have a clean mouth so...
- Sorry. A clean mouth?
Yeah. Some people have nice, clean mouths,
and some people have sloppy mouths.
- I see. (Chuckles)
So, hey, I was thinking about our launch party,
and I think we should take out like a full page
in the local news, and just make it-
make it a thing, you know.
- Hm. Well, do you not think people are gonna show?
- No, no. I do.
I just think if we're going big, let's go big.
- Yeah. 'Cause um, 'cause I was thinking
what if we did like a soft launch.
Um, and you know, just test the store out
on a small group of people.
Did like an exclusive VIP guest list,
and offered, you know,
a friends and family discount as incentive.
- Ha, now it's sounding like
you don't think people will show.
- No, I do.
I do think that people will come.
It's just, you know, I look to like Gwyneth
who soft-launched the goop newsletter
and now it's a thriving lifestyle publication
slash empire.
- I have no idea what you're talking about,
but it's up to you.
Either way you need to call the electrician
to hang these lights that were supposed to be up a week ago.
- Yeah. Yeah. I was waiting
I was waiting for a call back from him.
Hm. But you know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna follow up.
- Sure.
- Can I have my juice back, please?
- No. You've got a sloppy mouth.
- Hey, did Mrs. Syzlak call?
She's late for her appointment.
- Um yeah. She cancelled.
She said that her cat is better.
- She doesn't have a cat.
- Okay. Sorry, who am I thinking of?
Um, somebody isn't coming in today
and someone's cat is better.
Oh, and someone's something may be worse...
- Is everything okay?
You usually take down the messages,
even if you forget to give them to me.
- It's just that my grades are being posted today
so I'm just kind of avoiding the computer.
- Oh. O-o-okay.
Well, that's not really an option
so how about I just look for you.
- No, it's okay, I can do it.
It's just that if I fail
I may need the afternoon off.
- Also not an option,
but I will be here for you if it's bad news.
- Oh my God, Ted.
I passed! - Really?
- Yeah. I got a 60 and a 65!
- Alexis, those are the class averages.
You got a 63 and a 68!
- Oh my God!
(Happy laughter)
- Well... Congrats.
- Um. Thank you.
Um, I'm just...
I'm just gonna call Mrs. Syzlak.
And just make sure that her cat is doing okay.
- It's Mrs. Syzlak and she doesn't have a cat.
But you should call her back. and I, in the mean time,
will go to get back to... work-o.
- Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.
Hmm. Okay.
- Hi, so I wanted to talk to you about--
Oh my God.
- Yeah. I know.
We're still looking for a place to hang it.
- Did it grow?
Can we cover it with something or...?
- I tried. The sheets aren't big enough.
- Can we help you, David?
- Uh, yes.
Actually I wanted you to be the first to know
that Patrick and I will be launching the store
this Friday.
- (Claps) Ooh!
- Oh great new! A grand opening.
- Hm. We've doing more of a soft launch.
- I don't like the sound of that.
- Why?
It's actually a very effective business strategy.
And it's always better to go under.
- Go under? - No.
- David, if the business is foundering
it's best to tell us now.
- No! When it comes to expectations
It's always to go under than over.
- Yeah, I don't know if that's true, son.
Every Rose video we opened had fireworks.
Day or night. People love pizzazz.
- Okay, well, this is gonna be the opposite of that.
We're inviting a select group of VIP's,
and offering a 25 percent friends and family discount.
- Well, that sounds meek.
- Okay.
- Friends are getting the same discount as family?
That doesn't sound right.
- Well, that's what we're doing.
- Well, what if your mother and I go in
and buy something together?
Does that mean we get a 50 percent discount?
- Why would you wanna spend less money at my store?
- David, we are happy to support
this modest little vigil you're hosting
but to hand out discounts
before the store has even been birthed
it sounds a tad defeatist.
I hope you don't mind if I keep this information to myself.
- I don't want you to share the news.
The smaller the better.
- Oh, rarely has that been a recipe for success.
- I'm really glad I came in here.
- We love you! - Keep reaching, son!
(Light knock)
- Hello.
Um, I called Mrs. Syzlak,
and sorted it all out.
She will be in tomorrow.
So, I'm just gonna go back to my desk.
Which is where I work.
- We should talk about the kiss.
- Definitely.
Personally, I don't think it was that a big deal.
- Yeah. Neither do I.
- We're adults.
We should be allowed to have an adult kiss
from time to time.
- Totally. An adult kiss. - Yes!
- Like when your parents kiss their friends...
on the mouth.
- Yes. Like kissing your parents.
That's exactly what I was going to say.
- Yeah. I mean, we're friends so...
- Agreed.
Oh! Here's something.
Speaking of friend stuff.
David is doing this friends and family discount
for his store opening.
And I know that you love discounts.
So. I was thinking that maybe we could go...
- Yeah. That sounds--
- As friends. - Yeah.
- I would go as family, and you would go as friends...
of the family.
- Well, I do love discounts.
That I had to delete groupon from my phone last week.
Just 'cause three vacuums is enough... Vacuums.
- Yeah. Cool. Okay.
So um... Back to work-o.
- Watch out! Oh.
(Light thud) Oh!
♪ ♪
- Oh my God.
- Isn't it something?
Huh? (Chuckles)
I always felt something was missing in here
and then it occurred to me
that a lot of family-run businesses
hang a portrait of the family in the workplace.
- Oh. That reminds me,
I've been meaning to have my family portrait airlifted in...
- Well, I know it's a little arresting at first.
But I think with time
You won't even know it's here.
- Hm. I don't think that's gonna happen.
- You don't look very happy in this.
- Well, it wasn't the style to look happy.
The motivation was to look successful.
You know this used to hang in the great hall of our house.
- Oh, now this seems a little understated for a great hall.
- I'd look at it every morning.
The family often wasn't all together back then,
but I could look at this and there we were.
- Well, you're together like all the time now.
So who needs this, right?
- Well, that's true.
But this happens to be one of the only possessions
that wasn't sold off.
- Really? You'd think there'd be more of a market
for oversized paintings of other people's families.
Why does it seem like Mrs. Roses eyes
are following me?
- Oh, she paid extra for that.
Twyla: Here you go.
Two tuna melts.
- Oh. I didn't order tuna melts,
but I don't have time--
- Oh, by the way, I hope you don't mind,
but I told a few people about your big store opening.
- Big store opening?
- Isn't it a friends and family sale.
- Yes.
Which is why you would be invited as a friend.
Um, who told you about our little--
- David,
just the guy I wanted to see.
Listen, Gwen wanted me to ask you
if we both have plus-ones for the opening,
or if we have to be each other's plus-ones.
- Who's Gwen?
- (Laughs)
That's very funny.
- Oh, my mother's boyfriend wanted to bring his secretary.
- He did.
Why not.
Um, I'm gonna go.
But I'm really glad that someone told you.
And Bob. And Gwen.
(Car rumbles)
(Footsteps thud)
(Door creaks open)
- Uh...
how many people did you tell about Friday?
- Just the names on my pre-approved list. Why?
- Because I have been approached by a lot of people
who are not on the pre-approved list.
- Well, you know, sometimes when you tell
everyone that it's exclusive,
then everybody just wants in.
Like how many people are we talking about?
- Uh, I don't know. Twyla's whole family.
So, like, 75?
- (Inhaling whistle)
I should've ordered more food and wine.
Looks like this soft launch is firming up a bit, huh.
- But it's not supposed to be firm.
- Well, with this many people
it's definitely at least semi-firm.
- Okay. Well, as long as it doesn't get hard.
And that's something,
that's what I just said to you, so...
What?
(Low hum of excited laughter and chatter)
Oh my God.
- Hey, back of the line, bro!
- Hey! No cutting!
- Excuse me, this is my store. Who are you?
- I'm Darleen's cousin.
Who the fuck are you?
- My God.
That kind of language, folks,
will not be tolerated at Rose Apothecary.
Thank you.
This is a safe place.
(Doors creak open and shut)
Uh, so I was just verbally assaulted
by a very off-brand customer in line outside.
- Well, David, I have really underestimated you.
- How so?
- Who knew you had so many friends.
Or family members, for that matter.
- Okay. What do we do?
I for one blame Gwyneth.
- David, relax. it's going to be fine.
- Oh my God, the lights!
I didn't call the electrician.
(Light clicks on)
- I watched a lot of youtube tutorials.
- This is very impressive.
- Well, there's a good chance I didn't wire that properly,
so that's why I also got the insurance
that you forgot to get. - Okay.
Ah, there is only do so much that I can do in a day.
So... um...
Are we ready for this?
- Open the doors.
- Okay...
- Softly.
- Okay.
(Loud hum of chatter)
(Jazz music plays)
- Find everything okay?
(Door creaks open)
(Loud hum of chatter)
(Jazz music plays)
(Cash register rings)
John: Wow. Moira: Wow.
- David did all this?
- I can't believe it.
He's managed to create in this town
something truly winsome.
I would shop here, John.
Even without a nagging sense of obligation.
- And look at, look at the labels on everything.
'Rose Apothecary.'
- The Rose name on another plucky young business.
- We should go congratulate him.
- We should.
But our son is very hard at work.
- Here you go.
And the scarf.
- So um, this says foot cream on it.
What happens if I use it on my hand?
- Um, I'm pretty sure your hands are gonna be fine.
- Okay, and it's like 50 percent off
if Jocelyn and I both buy it at the same time?
- Um, n-no.
Have you been talking to my dad about the discount?
- Roly, you can bargain later.
Um, David, I need to ask you a little question
about this baggy of Joshua tree tea?
- Sure.
- Is it drugs?
- Uh, no. It's loose leaf tea.
- Okay. Because it smells exactly like--
- (Sniffs) Oh, come on! Wow!
Geez, I didn't realize this place was a front.
- It's not a front.
That is a tea that Mr. Hockley
makes out of a greenhouse on his farm.
And now that I've said it out loud,
I might have to double check.
- Hmm. Well, honey,
why don't we grab a few bags of Mr. Hockley
- Okay then. I love tea.
- Yeah, I'm a big tea drinker now.
I started drinking tea in high school.
(Birds chirp)
- Cedar dragon.
(Spritzes)
(Sniffs) Hm. well, that's different.
What do you think?
- Hm.
You know? I don't know.
I mean, it's nice but I also, I don't know.
I think you should probably get it
or not, whatever...
- Oh! Look who's here!
- Alexis! And...
- Ted. - Ted.
- Good to see you, Mr. and Mrs. Rose.
I take it Alexis has told you the big news?
- Big news?
- Uh, well, it wasn't that big a deal,
but the other day at work Ted and I went to hug--
- Actually I was talking about you passing your exams.
- Honey! You passed!
(Laughing)
- Alexis, what a delightful surprise!
Not that I'm surprised.
I had nothing but doubts...
No doubts. That you could do this.
- Well, I'm just glad to be done.
♪ ♪
- Well, this has been quite the day, Moira.
- Mhm.
- You know, I had an idea about what to do with the portrait.
- Oh, it's still there, waiting for us.
Isn't it?
- I was thinking, to save space,
we could cut our faces out
and make four smaller, individual portraits.
- We could,
here's another thought:
we bid it farewell.
- Are you kidding?
- It doesn't fit, John.
And I don't just mean literally.
We aren't those people anymore.
We are, but we aren't.
- You know, you might be right.
It's funny when I look at that portrait now,
I find myself wondering...
Were we really that happy back then?
- Yes. - We were.
- Oh, deliriously happy.
- I miss that beach house.
- Oh my God, I still dream that we wake up
in our old bed.
Nothing is changed.
- No.
No. We can't go down that road, Moira.
We have to focus on what we do have.
No? - Yes.
Yes.
(Car rumbles)
- Hey, Alexis? I, uh...
- Oh, right. You were going that way.
- No, no. I want to say,
that I got you a little something
for passing your exams.
- Oh.
Oh, Ted!
You picked up a stick.
- No, it's a pencil shaped like a twig.
I got it at the store.
- Wasn't that was sneaky of you.
I will definitely try to use this.
It looks very delicate.
- Yes. A lot more expensive than I thought too.
I hate it when they don't put price tags on things.
- Thank you, Ted.
Oh, no... I... I didn't mean.
That was supposed to be like,
like a thank you adult kiss.
- Yeah, the thing is...
I think maybe we should just avoid kisses for a while.
Even adult ones.
- Of course.
- Probably better if we just adult hug
and adult work together.
- I totally get that.
- Okay.
- Great.
Adult high five?
(Hands clap) - Yeah.
(Light Jazz song plays)
- Well, this was a success.
- I would say so. Yeah.
Although, you know, we'd be 25 percent richer
if we just done a hard launch.
But hey, I'm just a numbers guy.
- Mhm.
Uh, but had we not done the soft launch
we wouldn't have lured all those people.
- Hm. Well, you know, the best thing is
that we never have to talk about it again
because we've officially open.
- That is true.
- Congratulations, man.
- Congratulations to you.
(Lights flicker)
- I can fix that.
- Okay. Yeah.
I was just gonna say that that might need fixing.
- Well, it fits here.
- I wonder what else the Van Housens took from us.
- Don't waste your time thinking
about those human vultures.
- I think they did us a favor.
They sent us a reminder
that it's not always good to hold onto the past.
- Speak for yourself, I look super cute.
- Okay, that's not actually your body though.
- Okay, but it's my face, David.
- Okay, let's go.
- There's something really weird happening
with mom's eyes. It's like they're following me.
- Oh, they are. - Oh God.
- (Chuckles)