" Yes, i was calling about the stokke sleepi crib..." " Yeah, this is kevin walker from senator mccallister's office." " That--that has the-- the toddler bed conversion kit." " Yes." "Kevin walker." " Yeah, i was wondering if maybe you had that in cherry." " Yes." " Yes." " Thank you." "Can you keep it down, please?" "Sorry, kevin, but this is my home, not your office." "Okay, thank you." "You're gonna meet with the commercial fishermen's union today at 4:00 p.m." "You'll be talking to them about your opposition to offshore drilling." " That's a good one." " Oh, look." "Why won't you listen to me?" "It won't have an impact for years, and the environmental risks aren't worth it." "Kevin, he's not listening." "Don't you see he's online?" "Don't you have a baby carriage or something to buy?" "It's a crib, and i'm on hold." "Look, i-i just got a link online from my son." "He wants me to take him to the thanksgiving day parade." "Your kids are coming to thanksgiving?" "That's great." "Mom's gonna love that." "Uh, well, you know, the thing is, kevin, is that, um..." "We're not gonna go to mom's for thanksgiving this year." " That's impossible." " Not really." "Robert's uncle jack is coming and all his cousins and the kids," "And--and we're just gonna have a thanksgiving dinner here." "Why don't you just take them to mom's?" "It's just not that easy.We really want to spend some time with sophie and jack, and, you know, talk about the adoption." "Can't you just wait a couple weeks?" "I mean, it's not as if you're showing." "Okay, robert, robert,do you think That maybe you could say something?" "Uh,your mom can't get us every year." "Look,i know that." "It's just..." "I'm not going either." " You're joking." " No,i'm not." "Look,scotty and i were just married,okay?" "And he spends every thanksgiving with his friends in palm springs." "Well--well, is mom okay with that?" "Sh--uh,she's..." "I haven't told her yet." "Well,how does she feel about you being here?" "Well,no,i-i-i haven't told her yet,either." " Well,what are you waiting for?" " Well,what areyouwaiting for?" " I think i ask you first." " No,i askedyoufirst!" " All right,look." " Waiter." "you're mom's gonna have the whole family with her." "It's not like she's gonna be left all alone,right?" " Yeah." " We'll be okay." " We'll be fine." " We're cool." "Yeah." " We better call justin." " Yeah." "All right,what's wrong?" "Why are you calling me here?" " What's that noise?" " Hold on." "Damn on and off sw-- okay.What's the deal?" "You--you're gonna go to mom's for thanksgiving,right?" " Uh,thanksgiving." " Yeah,thanksgiving." "I'm sure you've heard of it." "It's the holiday with pilgrims and turkeys." "Wait." "What--what do they want?" "Did you tell them that we're not going to mom's for thanksgiving?" "No." " I heard that!" " Uh,fine." "We're,uh, we're not going to mom's for thanksgiving this year." " You have to!" " Oh,that's impossible, justin!" "Don't let them pressure you." "Okay,look,uh, rebecca's been getting really close to her mom this year," "And she wants to go up to the winery, and as her boyfriend,i,uh..." "I'm gonna go,too." "Justin,let me tell you something." "Kevin and i are going away with our husbands, and husbands trump boyfriends." "Wait a second." "You're not going,either?" "Oh,it's a freakin' nightmare." "Do not fold,justin." "All right,look, i may not be married." "But you know what i'm doing right now?" "I'm vacuuming rebecca's floor." "Yeah." "I'm deep in this." "We're a couple,and i'm sorry, but this year, it's about rebecca and her mom." " End of discussion." " Yes." "You haven't told mom yet, have you?" "It depends what you mean by "told."" "Okay,so i just got off the phone with my mother." "Her physical therapist says she has to stay completely off her knee for at leastwo more weeks." "It's gonna be one long mother marathon." "It's okay." "You're being so understanding." "Well,i'd rather spend the weekend with your disapproving parents" "Than spend another holiday with my equally disapproving brother." "I thought your feud with kevin was over." "You guys seem fine." "Yeah,it's because we've been faking it." "Well,i hope you don't regret this." "My mother's a terrible patient." "And i'm kind of worried about elizabeth." "She's been really cranky lately." "I think she had a fever last night." "Oh,get that." "I'm gonna go check on elizabeth." " Hello?" " It's kitty." " And kevin." " And me,bro." "Oh,god." "Why do i feel like this is bad news?" " Okay,here's the deal-- - we're not going to thanksgiving this year." "Who's "we"?" "All of us, and nobody's told mom yet." " You've gotta be kidding me." " What's going on?" "Everybody picked thisthanksgiving not to go, and nobody's told mom." "Look,she's gonna freak out." "Maybe-- tommy walker!" "No!" "But you said your mom was gonna be in bed the whole time." " She might not even miss us." " Give me that." "All right,listen up,walkers." "In all the years i have been married to your brother," "We havenevergone to my parents' for thanksgiving." "This time,we are." "Everybody needs to get with the program." "You're adults." "Stop worrying about your mother." "Go over there and tell her the truth." "Well,uh, there you have it." "You haven't told mom yet either,have you?" "No." "We thought we were the only ones not going." "Well,we all did." "Look,why don't we all tell her together?" " Oh,that's a great idea." "Safety in numbers." " Yeah." "Has,uh, anyone talked to sarah?" "You're all dead to me." "Come on!" "This--nobody did this on purpose." " Right,yeah." " Yeah,it's not like we planned this." "Joe's got my kids,saul's gone to grandma's for thanksgiving," "And you've all just simultaneously decided to form your own little satellite states like a balkan uprising," "And my neighbor flies to texas, leaving me with his geriatric cat." "Now you just expect me to believe that's..." "Acoincidence?" " Yeah." " I--i'm not gonna do it." "I'm depressed enough as it is, not having my kids for the first thanksgiving..." "Mom alone, and a 30-pound turkey will just send me over the edge." "Mnh-mnh,i am going somewhere,too." " Where?" " Yeah." "Somewhere." "Sarah,i--i'm sorry, but you can't." " You want to make a bet?" " What about mr." "Fluffy?" "Right." "Oh,god." "I can't believe it." "I'm having thanksgiving alone with my mother and a decrepit cat." "Okay,here's the deal-  whoever draws the short stick has to tell mom,all right?" " No,no,no,no,no." "I'm not doing it." "I'm not doing it." " I'm not doing the stick thing." " Ladies first." "I knew it!" "I knew it!" "I knew it!" "I knew it!" "I knew it!" "It's not fair!" "It's not fair!" " You always cheat." " I'm outta here." " Oh,where are you going?" " Sarah,you're the buffer." " Sarah." " Sarah." "Look,you gotta put a good face on this,right?" "Just--just act like this'll be fun." "You know,it's you and mom hanging out on thanksgiving, you know," "A couple single girls, ladies' night,you know?" "That way,she won't freak out on us." "I hope you all get salmonella and die." " Looks like,uh, sarah could use a friend." " Oh,no!" "No,no,no,justin, you can't--oh,that's not" "Kevin!" "This is ridiculous!" " Well,aren't you cowards?" " You and mom,a one-on-one." "What ever happened to safety in numbers?" "You guys,come on,you can't do this..." "She's here!" "She's here!" "She's here!" "She's here!" "Sarah?" "The recipe is..." " Mom's here." " Hey,mom." "You're all here." "Well,that's really great..." "Because i've got a carload full of groceries you can help me bring in" "Pumpkins,cranberries,yams and..." "Will you look at this turkey?" "I had to go to three stores before i could find one..." "Big enough for our entire group." "Oh,look at that!" "You know what?" "We--we--we didn't realize you were gonna do all the shopping tonight." "Well,i was busy today, and it's much less crowded in the evening," "And if--you can't wait till the last minute because the birds get all picked..." "Oh,what's wrong?" " Kitty. - Okay,we've--we've-- we-- we've all decided to go away for thanksgiving." "Uh,separately." "It's actually kind of funny if you--if you think about it." " All of you?" " Oh,well,no." "No,no." "No." "Not--not sarah." "Yeah,no-- yeah,she'll be here-- be here with you." "it's a horrible coincidence,mom." "So poor sarah got stuck staying with me." "What,did you lose a bet or something?" "No." "No,mom." "Actually,to be perfectly frank, i'm looking forward to it." "I mean,two single girls..." "We'll baste,we'll roast, hang out by the fire, drink red wine-  it'll be fun." " That is so sweet." "Oh,sarah,please don't patronize me." "I--i'll be just fine without you holding my hand." "I'm just going out in the car to get the rest of the useless groceries." "Oh,look,wait up,mom." "Let me help." "Honestly,sarah,thank you very much." "I don't need your help." " Thank you." " Thank you." "I'm gonna dump it all in the trash." "You know,she didn't-- she didn't mean that." "Yeah,i mean,you know, it was aimed at us,too." "No,kevin." "Thisis aimed at you." " And that's aimed at you!" "And that one at you!" " That's good!" "No!" "No,sarah!" "Sarah,no." "No,i bruise--i bruise easily." "Remember?" "Sarah,no!" "Tommy!" "Tommy!" " Yeah?" " Tommy,come here." "Yeah." "What's wrong?" "She threw up, and there's blood in it." "She's so pale." "We have to take her to e.r.,okay?" "Let's go." " Come on, let's go right now." " All right,all right." "Brothers  Sisters Season03 Episode10" "She's still running a fever and her liver function tests are elevated." "What do you mean?" "What-- what happened to her liver?" "There's been some cellular dtruction." "It's probably chemical in origin." "Since elizabeth was bo prematurely, we administered heavy doses of multiple drugs at the time." "Any one of those could've caused liver damage." "So..." "What's the next step?" "What we're hoping is that enough cells remain viable and the liver can regenerate." "We'll keep monitoring her functions and see what happens." "Please,we just need you to be honest with us." "I need to know what we're facing." "If her liver fails,she's going to need a transplant." "Oh,god." "But pediatric liver transplants are extremely successful." "We can take a slice of either your liver or your husband's, and it will grow in her body." "Now elizabeth's blood type is "o," so we'll test you both." "One of you has to match." "Okay." "Uh,well,we'll--we'll cross that bridge when we get to it." "Tommy." "I'm not,um..." "I'm not her biological father." " We had sperm donated." " I see." "One of my brothers is the donor." "We just don't..." "We don't which one." "Well..." "I think we better find out." "I think i have blisters." "Yore the one who wanted to lose 5 pounds so you could gain it back for thanksgiving." "How far did we run?" " Two miles." " Two miles?" " That's it,two miles?" " Yeah." "That felt like 22." "Ah,it's tommy." "He fired you months ago." "Get over it." "How would you like it if your own brother fired you?" "I don't have a brother." "Stop being so childish." "Youstop being so childish." "If you guys don't take some of this food, it's all gonna go to waste." "How about some onions?" "Mom,holly already has all this stuff." "Well,how about a turkey?" "Does she have a turkey?" "Tell her it's a gift from me." "Mom,mom,she doesn't want your used turkey." "It's not used." "It's brand-new." "It has no cooties." "It's more about the psychological cooties." "Oh,it's tommy.Hey,bro." "You know,where is tommy and julia?" " They were supposed to come over this morning and take some of this stuff." " Mom says hi." " How close is mom to you right now?" "And don't be obvious." " I've got a ton of green beans over there." "Two,uh,two big pumpkins and a turkey." "Don't react." "I need you to casually go to the pantry." "There's,uh,something i need to tell you." "Okay." "Uh,but why would i need to go in there?" "Forget it." "Just make up some excuse as to why you need to leave and come here to the st.Francis hospital as soon as you can,all right?" "Whoa,why you at the hospital?" " Why is tommy at the hospital?" " Justin!" " I said don't react." " Mom,i--mom!" " Tommy,are you hurt?" " I'm fine!" "It's nothing." "Look,i need to talk to justin." "Why?" "Is there something wrong with you?" "I-i don't think so." " Wait,is there something wrong with me?" " No!" "Look,it's elizabeth, but she's fine now." "They're..." "They're doing some tests." "Oh,my god." " Listen,justin..." " Okay,um..." "I need onlyyou to come to the hospital,okay?" "Mom,mom,he just wants me, okay?" "Mom-- tommy,honey,we're on our way." "Don't worry." "Sorry,tommy." "We just want to find out ahead of time,uh, which one of you will be the donor." "We're just trying to be prepared if it turns out that she has to have the transplant." "Of course." "Anything you need from us." "W--i don't understand." "Why does it need to be one of them?" "I thought it was a blood type issue." "It is,but julia and i are-- are not a match." "Well,test all of us, don't you think?" "Because either kevin or-- or justin have to be type "o."" "That's what i am." "I'm a type "o."" " I-i'm,uh..." "I'm type "o," tommy." " Me,too." " Wait,you're both type "o"?" " Yeah." "Well,i called it first...so i-i really think that i should be the one to-- mom,it's--it's not that simple." "Why not?" "Because liver transplants work out better with the parent." " Let's get a coffee." " Yeah." "Come in." "Just have a seat." "I'll be right with you." "Thank you." " This is good." " What?" "That they're gonna find out who..." "Who'll be able to help." "Yeah." "Uh,will it..." "Will it bother you to know who's able to help?" "Not really." "Yeah,me neither." "You think it'll bother tommy?" "It's not like he doesn't know it's either you or me." "Yeah,that's true." "Pretty sure he wants it to be me,though." "Truly delusional." "Well,i mean,kevin, let's face it." "I have better hair, and your nose on a girl?" "Tragic." "Do you wanna talk s.a.t.scores,pretty boy?" " Okay,mr." "Walker." " Yeah." " You're both getting genetic testing?" " Yeah." "How long will it be for us to get the results?" "Depends on how busy the lab is." "Probably a few hours." "If you're in a hurry, i can put a rush on it." " No!" " No." "Yeah,take your time." "I mean,this is--this is pretty much precautionary." "We--we probably won't even need 'em at all." "Yeah,if--if things go the way we hope they will," " this'll all be moot." " Moot." " Moot?" " Yeah." "Right." "They've been in there for over an hour." "No." "No,thanks." "Oh,for god sake,mom." "Would you sit down?" "As much as you'd like to worry, everything's gonna be all right." "God,i wish i could do this myself." "Well,you can't." "You're not her mother." "You're her grandmother, and therefore you have a much older and less desirable liver." "There,i said it." "Yes,you certainly did." "I wonder what kevin and justin are talking about right now." " I mean,they're--they're about to find out who-- - who the father is." "No,tommyis elizabeth's father,sarah." " You know what i mean." " No,i don't know what you mean,sarah." "I'm sorry,but words matter." " Well,i don't know what to call them--sperm donors?" " Well,i--well,okay,fine." "All right,fine." " I don't think about my brothers' sperm." " I guess i'm just..." " A little overly sensitive to the whole nature versus nurture thing." " Sorry." "I'm sorry." "no,honestly,guys,stop." "You're both right." "I mean,we have to try to be sensitive to what tommy is going through." "Knowing tommy,it's a lot." "I mean,he's always seen this as his own personal failure." "I know." "He has" "What's going on?" "Not much." "What's happening?" "Is everything all right?" "Everything's fine." "Uh,justin and kevin are just finishing up, so there's nothing left to do but wait." "We're just seeing if--if she's gonna get better on her own." "So i think it'd best if you guys went home and relaxed." "And if there's any news, i'll--i'll call you." "No,i re--i really wanna stay here for--for julia." "Her family's not here." "Mom,julia is fine." "Besides,we might need you to be strong later." "So sitting here all day and night isn't gonna help." "Kitty,sarah." "Tommy,elizabeth is going to be just fine." "I'm sure of it." " I know,mom." "I know." " Let's go." "All right." "I'm going." " No,i-- - you don't have to pull me." "You must be freaking out." "Mm,not really." "This is about elizabeth." "You know,which sperm cell got there fastest years ago isn't that important." "Unless it was yours." "You know what?" "So what." "I have a little surgery." "You know,no big deal." "I've been shot at,remember?" "I mean,on a scale of one to ten, this surgery's like a one." "And if you're the father, it's what,like a two?" "She has a father." "His name is tommy." "Heraises her." "I know,but..." "I mean, i wasn't raised by my father, and i spent my whole life obsessing over who he was." "I just don't want you to feel like you need to pretend it--it's..." "It doesn't matter,you know?" "I mean,look, even if i'm living in some crazy denial world, like,i'm okay with it." "I mean,being a father is the most important thing to tommy," "And i don't want to think or--or feel anything to get in the way of that." "I know,and that's great, and you've been amazing." "I just..." "I hope that you understand that once this gets out of the bottle, you can't put it back in." "Let's not get ahead of ourselves,all righ i mean,elizabeth still might be able to get better on her own." "Let's just hope we don't have to let this out,you know?" "Yeah,we're all out in the backyard." "The--the kids were asking where you were." "Maybe you shouldn't tell them." "I don't want them to worry or anything." "Okay." "How are you?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "You know, i'm--i'm okay." "I'm okay." "I'm..." "I don't know." "I'm actually feeling a little weird." "I think this whole thing is--is pushing buttons in me." "Yeah,well,i guess it'd be weird if it didn't." "But i think everything'll be okay." "Yeah." "Yeah,i hope so." "Everybody's here." "Everybody's being so supportive." "It's--it's oddly nice." "Kitty,i-i can't come there." "I ve a house full of relatives." "Robert,it's fine." "It's fine." "I'm not telling you to make you feel guilty.I'm just-- i'm sorry." "Look,will--will you call me if you need me?" "I will." "I'll talk to you later." " Bye." " Bye." "I told you in my message you didn't need to cut your trip short." "We don't know anything yet." "First of all,your mother couldn't drag herself away from her dominoes tournament to even acknowledge my presence." "I don't even think that she noticed when i left." "Second of all,i thought you might need me more than she did." "God." "I always feel like i need to take a shower after doing this." "Well,i hate to break this to you,kiddo, but you can get pumpkin pie filling in cans these days." "I just don't want you to wear yourself out cooking a meal that might not even get eaten." "You know what?" "After elizabeth's tests come back and they're normal and she doesn't need surgery," "We're all going to be very thankful..." "And hungry." "And this is what hungry, thankful happy families eat." "And it's going to be ready." "If you cook it, they will come?" "I cook it, and they'll forgive me." "What,nora?" "What--what do you think you need to be forgiven for?" "Oh,i don't know." "I behaved badly." "I got mad at everyone because they all made their own plans for thanksgiving," "And i just selshly wanted the whole family together here, like always." "And now everybody is here, and i just wish they were all miles and miles away and safe and sound and..." "Healthy." "Nora..." "You're a very powerful woman, but you didn't cause this and you can't fix it." "I feel so useless." "I don't know what to do with myself." "Oh,sweetheart." "You know what to do." "You do what you've always done-- you comfort them, you support them," "You let them know how much you love them." "And then you bake a pumpkin pie from scratch." "Isn't it good that i came all the way from albuquerque just to give you this invaluable advice,hmm?" "Yes." "And now that you're here, we're going to need one more pie." " So ihink you should scoop this." " No,i don't scoop." " Yeah,yes, you do." "You scoop." " Oh,no,i don't!" "This hospital has the worst food." "I mean,it's not even food." "It's some horrible facsimile of food." "Don't be too hard on it." "It may be my last meal..." "Or justin's." " That's not funny,bro." " No." "there you are." "Uh,listen, i just spoke to the doctors, and,um, she needs the transplant." "Oh,god." "Tommy,are you okay?" "Yeah." "I'm fine." "Everything's fine." "Kevin,it's you." "Really?" " Yeah." " Okay." "Um,they wanna run some more tests, make sure you've never had hepatitis,stuff like that." "Yeah." "Sure." "C-congratulations." "Look,he can pass out cigars later." "We--we gotta get to the lab." "Sure." " I'll,uh, i'll see you later." " Yeah." " You okay?" " No." "Are you?" "No,not really." " You have any 4s?" " Nope." "Go fish." "I hate this game." "Justin,what's a painting by degas or a liqueur?" "Eight letters." "Absinthe." "Can't people know things?" " You have any 7s?" " Yes." "Here,you win." "I quit." "Why don't you two go home?" "I just wanna stay and make sure everything's okay,all right?" "Um,i'm gonna go home and get some stuff for kevin." "Oh,no,no." "Let me go." "You stay here." "Oh,no,you won't be able to find anything." "Well,i'll find it if you tell me where it is." "Uh,justin,why don't you guys come with me?" "I just told you i wanna stay." " Well,just go out for a walk then." " Yeah,justin, let's go for a walk." "I don't want a walk,okay?" "I want another bag of chips." " Well,thanks." "I'll--i'll make a list for you." " Okay." "How many of those can you eat?" "Look,i don't know,mom." "We'll see." "I'm sorry." "I just feel so bad for elizabeth and what she's going through." "Ma,she's not even 2 years old." "I know." "What are you going through,justin?" "What--what are you feeling?" "Are you--you disappointed it's kevin?" " Disappointed?" " No." " Are you relieved?" " No." "Yes,i'm relieved and yes,i'm disappointed." "Ma,i-i don't know what i'm feeling,okay?" "The only thing idoknow is that it doesn't feel good." "Oh,look,sarah." "This room is lovely." "I wouldn't know,ma." "It's pretty hard to see through the forest." "Oh,well,honey, just put it down over there." " Where's kevin?" " Right here." "Hi,honey." "How you doing?" "I'm fine." "Well,i'm wearing a dress with no backside." "I've been better." "Well,i brought everything you wanted from home." " And then some." " Yep." "So let's see what we have here." " Your dop kit." " Great." "And..." "Your pajamas." "Oh,nora." "Those aren't his pajamas." "These are my pajamas." " I should've gone-- - scotty,it's okay." " I love your pajamas." " Yeah?" " Here's your ipod." " Thank you." "Oh,that's great." "Now we can listen to show tunes all night." "Whatever kevin wants." "Okay,i'm ordering chinese." "I can't eat anything." "I know." "That's why i'm gonna order everything with shrimp because you're allergic." " How thoughtful." " I don't think i could eat a thing." " My smach is doing flip-flops. - Yes,i'd like to place an order,lease." "One shrimp lo mein,one special fried rice with shrimp." " What do you want,justin?" " Uh,beef with broccoli." "Two beef and broccoli with shrimp." "Sarah,you don't have to order everything with shrimp." " I'm not even hungry." "No,that'll be a pickup." " Thank you." "When are they taking you in in the morning?" "Ugh,some awful hour like 5:00." "Kevin,i think what you're doing is incredible." "I don't think i would be so brave." "Well,you're not a morning person,honey." "No,kevin." "You're being amazing." "I am amazing." "Hi,tommy." "Hey,tommy." "You hungry?" "I just ordered chinese." "You can have,uh,shrimp, shrimp or shrimp." "Well,you must be happy,mom." "Why on earth would i be happy?" "Everybody's here, together for thanksgiving, just the way you wanted it." "Tommy,that's not fair." "Well,then stop treating this like one of your dinner parties." "I mean,this isn't another walker family get-together." "Tommy,that's not what we're doing." "Just enjoy your dinner." "I hope this works." "It will." "It has to." "Are you asleep?" " No." "Are you?" " No." "Wow,you look like you're in the first-class cabin of swish air." "Seeing as i'm awake, i might as well sign some of these forms." "Can you pass me that pen, please?" " Thank you." " What are they for?" "Everything." "This one's authorization of payment." "Payment?" "You're giving them a piece of your liver." "Isn't that enough?" "Oh,no." "No good deed goes unpunished." "Informed consent." "They wanna make sure i'm aware of all the risks involved, which include..." ""loss of limb function,paralysis, stroke,brain damage, hemorrhage"-- okay,good." "Thank you." "Moving on." "Hopefully i'll just end up with a scar and nothing else." "Well,i like scars." "I think they're sexy." " This one needs to be notarized." " Notarized?" "What is it?" "Power of attorney." "Well,you're an attorney." "Not if i'm on life support, and as my husband, you'd be in charge of pulling the plug or not." "Okay,this is all starting to get a little too,um..." "Real." "Yeah,i might sign that one in the morning." "It's a good thing wearemarried." "If it was up to my mother, she'd never pull the plug, and i'd be a vegetable for all eternity." " It's not funny,kevin." " I know it's not funny." "But please don't get serious on me now." "We have the whole operation to get through." "I'm sorry." "I'm just..." "I'm scared." "I know." "Come here." "everything is gonna be fine." "I promise you." "i know." "come here." "what time is it?" "It's really early." "You should probably go back to bed." "Mm,i'm up already." "Want some breakfast?" "Uh,no." "I'm not really hungry, but thanks." "And thank you for letting me sleep over." "Rebecca,it's your house,too." "It always will be." "Oh,my god." "I had crazy dreams all night." "You were in one, justin was in one, and there were babies all over the place." "Mm,probably everything got stirred up from being at the hospital." "Yeah." "You know,i was thinking, maybe i should call him." " Who?" "Justin?" " No." "David." " Well,he's my dad." " I know who you meant." "How do you do it?" "How do you just pretend like he doesn't exist?" "I know he exists." "I'm just glad he doesn't exist here." "Yeah,but he left because of me, because i wanted to still be a walker." "Yeah,that's one reason he left." "Why are you so cynical about him?" "Because he would've found another reason to go." "That is just his m.o.,becca." "I have known him for 25 years, and he can't be in one place and he can't be with one person." "i know that this has opened up a lot of wounds." "But he is not the one to fix it." "He can't." "Sweetie,i'm sorry, but he would only let you down." "Oh,i can't believe this is happening." "I should bhome making stuffing for the turkey, not waiting for my son and my grandbaby to go into surgery." "Nora,come on." "We're lucky they're having surgery." "It's only gonna save elizabeth's life." "Oh,i know,i know." "Look,look, when they roll kevin out, let's just give him some room." "We don't want to scare him." " Oh,here he is." " Okay." "Oh,here he is." "Is--is he under yet?" "He's on a drip." "He's high as a kite." "There he is." "Here he is." "Oh,the whole family is here." "That's so nice." "Sweetie,it's gonna be over before you know it." "Just relax." "Mom,they shaved my chest." "I look like michael phelps." "Oh,i think he's pretty relaxed." "Honey,i'm gonna be the first person you see when you wake up,okay?" "Okay." "Just tell 'em to take a little off the sides." "Whatever you want." " Okay,good luck." " Bye." "Julia asked me to bring you that." "Yeah,did she,uh, tell you to bring me a decaf?" " Uh,yeah." " Trade me?" "I just--i couldn't sit in that room anymore." "I mean,if one more person asked me how i was feeling, i thought my head was gonna explode." "No." "No." "So at the risk of a-- of an explosion, how..." "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine." "What,kitty?" "What?" "What do you want me to say?" "The doctor's say it's all gonna work out,so" "Well,i'm sure it will,tommy, but that doesn't mean you're fine." "Y-you don't have to hide your feelings from me." "I probably understand a lot more than you think i do." "I doubt it." "Okay,well,let me take a wild guess." "What you can't talk about is the fact that you're angry because for some inexplicable reason," "Kevin can father a child and you can't." "And now after everything you've been through with elizabeth," "The one thing that she needs the most, you can't give her, but kevin can." "And what really sucks is that deep down, you--you resent him for it." "And what makes it even worse is that even deeper down, you're sick of this" "This,uh,grudge that you guys are carrying on, and you really, really miss your brother." "You know,tommy,i really wanted to be pregnant." "And i would--i would think-- i would think, well,h-how do people like trish just go out," "They don't even want kids, they have a one-night stand, and e's immediately pregnant." "And of course i'm, you know,i'm very grateful that she's bringing our baby into the world," "Just as you're grateful to kevin,but it-- it's just that" "That little part of you that--that thinks it's not fair." "Maybe you do understand." "Eh,just,you know..." "Yeah,but,uh,you won't-- you won't say anything, will you?" " Oh,i won't if you won't." " Good." "Tommy,it's over." "She's in recovery." "Kevin,too." "What did the doctor say?" "She said it went fine." "That's all she said--fine." "We'll know more in two days, but she's,um, gonna wake up soon, and we can see her." "Fine is good,right?" "Fi-fine is very good." "Oh,god." "The doctor told me about the good news." "Yeah,she said her test results look really good." "No sign of organ rejection so far, and they upgraded her condition from fair to good." "I knew she'd be all right." "I just knew it." "But i'm so relieved." "Oh,honey." "Look at her--her color is so much better." " Yeah." " I know." "Julia gave her some juice earlier, and they're gonna start her on solid foods tomorrow." "And when do you two start on solid foods?" "I mean,you're disappearing." "Yeah,it's the sick baby diet." "Works like a charm." "When's the last time you had a decent meal?" " Honestly,um..." " I don't know." "Well,let's just go and get some food into the both of you." "Look,you go." "I'll stay." "No,you go." "I'll stay." "I've got this great idea." "Why don't the three of us go?" "We'll get a nurse to stay here." "She'll come find you if she wakes up, and then you can have a meal together for a change." "What do you think?" "Okay." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Yeah,let me just..." "Uh,mom..." "About the other day, i'm..." "I'm sorry i yelled." "What?" "I-i don't know what you're talking about." "I remember my son being worried sick about his baby daughter." "I don't remember any yelling." "Yelling?" "Don't remember that." "What?" "Oh,my gosh." " Oh,my god." "It's thanksgiving." " Yeah." "I can't believe you did this." "Well,we decided the bird was ambulatory, so we dressed him up, drove him in." "Hey,guys." "Sorry,sorry i'm late, but here is the lime jell-o with walnuts and bananas." "And i have no idea what that has to do with thanksgiving, but i'm--i'm not gonna eat it." "I think it actuallcomes,like, from early colonial times," "It was something with,uh, something to do with scurvy." "Oh,it's justin's favorite is what it is." "Kitty,it was very nice for robert to come." "Oh,come on,saul." "Don't be sarcastic." "He's got his whole family in town,and-- excuse me.I wasn't being sarcastic." "It was very nice for robert to come." "Robert." " You didn't have to come." " Yes,i did." "I missed you." " Are you,uh, are you hungry?" " Yes." "So,uh,how's kevin doing?" "I-i haven't seen him today." "Oh,you know,he's grumpy when he's awake and he moans when he's asleep, which he's doing right now." "Everybody grab a chair and assume your usual positions." "Oh,except for justin." "We decided to let you sit at the big person's table this year." " Yes." "I made it." "Uncle saul,i made it." " No,no,no,no,no." " You awake?" " Yeah." "How's it going?" "Oh,you know, i'm on a morphine drip, so i can't complain, but god..." "I keep thinking..." "What if it had been justin?" "Well,as soon as he healed, we would've had an intervention." "We might still need one, the way i'm enjoying this." "You know..." "I always thought it was you." "Me,too." "I can't explain it." "There's just something, you know?" "I know,but this doesn't change anything either." "I keep wondering what dad would think of all this." "I imagine he'd be very happy." "No,no,i meant..." "Us." "We haven't been getting along, we both know we've been faking it." "Dad's not responsible for our problems." "I'm sorry i fired you." "I really am." "It's okay." "No,it's not, because i put business first." "And you know what i figured out?" "That's bad for business." "Ojai foods is not about fruit." "It never was." "It's about us." "It's about our family." "Are you offering me a job?" "Because i do already have one." "Good,because i'm not." "Besides, we still can't afford you." "I just wanted to say thank you..." "For everything." "Oh,nora,i forgot to tell you,um, those nurses send their compliments to the chef." "Okay,everybody,attention." "I have a bottle of sparkling apple cider, and it's an excellent year." "You know, everybody in this building is--is on some kind of drug, and we can't even drink." "That's not fair." "And that's not sparkling cider." "I'd like to try the sparkling apple cider,uncle saul." "Some sparkling apple cider for sister sarah,please." "Since when did you two become amish?" "Rebecca,you don't have anything on your plate." "Yeah,i'm just saving room because we're going to my mom's later." " Well,that certainly hasn't been stopping justin,has it?" " Yeah,seriously." "I just don't want to hurt mom's feelings." "Julia,could you pass me the cranberry sauce?" " Oh,i think i may have finished that." " Justin." "What?" "I mean,i can give you some of my cran-- uh,no.That's fine." "You know,i've got a toast." "To elizabeth, my strong,little granddaughter," "Who,this year, out of all the thanksgivings we've spent together," " Has given us so much to be thankful for." " Thank you." "To elizabeth." "Oh,and i'd like to propose a toast to paige and cooper, who couldn't be here." "You know, i've had a little taste of why mama was so disappointed at the idea" "Of not having anksgiving with her children." "So to mom--thank you for this fabulous meal." " Yeah." " To nora." " Cheers." " Thank you." "Okay,i have--i have one more toast." "Sorry." "Just one more." "Every thanksgiving, when mom asks kevin if he would like a piece of pie," "Kevin always says the same thing, and then he proceeds to eat half of the pie all by himself." "So here's to kevin, who this year, gave new meaning to the phrase," ""oh,just a sliver."" "Just a sliver." "That is the worst, most tasteless toast i have ever heard." " Oh,kevin." " Hey,mom." "Look at him." " How you feeling?" " I'm fine." "No-- no,no,no." "You don't want any sparkling apple cider." "ÇúÃû:" "Glorious ¸èÊÖ:" "Melissa Etheridge"