"(Carter) Previously on "Finding Carter"... ." "I was six years old when my mom was attacked." "It was my dad." "I saw him stab her." " (Taylor) If you hadn't have been there..." " (Gabe) But I was." " Taylor!" " (Max) Taylor told me what happened." "You know I'd do anything for Taylor." "You should stay out all night more often." "(Carter) I really like him." " Does Elizabeth know?" " Are you kidding?" "How was the all-night concert?" "Really special." "You're looking at me in the eye and I still don't know if you're telling me the truth." "♪" " Hey." " Hey." "We've got this whole two ships thing happening nowadays." "Wait, who are you?" "♪ Know that I belong with you ♪" "So how are you?" "Good." "I didn't even hear you come in last night." "Oh, yeah, I was late." " How late?" " I don't know." "Bar life." " Everyone hangs out after work." " Oh, really?" "What?" "Like drinking?" "No, not necessarily." "People tell stories." "Philosophize about life." "Make sculptures out of straws." " At the bar." " Yes." " Where else would I be?" " I don't know." "Is there something you want to ask me?" "Just... what you're doing and who you're with until 3:00, 4:00 in the morning." " Well, who do you think I'm with?" " I don't know, Carter." "That's why I'm asking." "I see that you're spending more time with Ben lately." "Well, he is my brother." "Yeah, I know, and I'm glad you're getting close to him, but he is only 16, so it's not like he's, you know... visiting you at the bar." "And it's not exactly like I can go visit him" " at school either." " Right." "So where do you see him?" "I don't know, around." "Are you worried I'm spending time with Lori?" "What?" "No." "You aren't, are you?" "I gotta go to work." "Look, Carter." "Carter!" "No, I am not spending time with Lori, as if I should really have to make that clear." "I'm not looking to fight with you, it's just..." "I miss my daughter and I want to know what's going on in her life." "I can't remember the last time we had an evening together." "Fine." "I have been... hanging out at Jared's." "Jared." "Your boss?" "Jared, my boyfriend." "Carter." "He's way too old for you." "Oh, come on, it's not like he's 40 or something." " How long has this been going on?" " What difference does that make?" "It makes a big difference, because I'm your mother and I get to offer advice and set some limits." "This is my life." "I get to decide what's right for me and you don't get to tell me who I can and can't date." "I'm just trying to protect you." "I don't need your protection." "Well, if you live in this house, then you have to follow the rules." "Well, maybe I need to find somewhere else to live, then." "♪ There you go ♪" "♪ There you stay ♪" "♪ Keeping low ♪" "♪ Never want to play ♪" "♪ You've been up and down, down ♪" "♪ You've been low, low, low ♪" "♪ Pretending to not feel alone ♪" "♪ Pretending to not feel alone ♪" "♪" "Hey, beautiful." "Hey." " You okay?" " No." "I just had a huge fight with my mom." "What about?" "Lots of things." "I told her I was moving out." "Intense." "Yeah, I know, I'm not even sure why I said it." "She just pissed me off." "Hey, you'll figure it out." "I don't know if we will." "Ever since Lori's come back, she's suffocating me." "Hey." "You have a place to crash?" "No, I didn't really think that far ahead." "Well, you can always stay with me for a few nights if you want." "Or if you want to get a place of your own," "I'll front you the dough." "After all, I know where you work." "Thank you." "Boss." "Anything you need." "(Elizabeth) Thanks, let me know." "Hey, question." "Where are we on that tainted drugs that they found last night?" "Tox report just came back." "They're a match for the ones that killed those kids in Alexandria." "Any update on the kid who took them?" "Still in ICU." "The dad's coming in later to talk to you." "Okay, thanks." "Every parent's nightmare." "♪" "_" "(Taylor) So how about we make a lunch and have a picnic by the river?" "I gotta finish the work I started on your parents' basement." "I think you can call in sick." "Your mom would kill me." "Fine." "I will text Gabe and see what him and Damon are doing and then you can meet up with us when you're done." "Or I'll just come back and we can do something mellow." "Like you go and..." "Is this about Gabe?" "You know, if it makes you feel better," "I don't have to see him as much and..." "It's really not." "It's really not about Gabe." "But you're okay?" "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier." "My dad is up for parole." "Oh my God, Max." "So there's a hearing tomorrow." "I'm... gonna testify." "Try to get them to keep him in prison." "Okay." "What time do we have to be there?" "You don't need to come, I can handle it." "I know you can." "I want to." "Unless you don't want me to." "No, I really appreciate it." "It's just something that" "I think I need to do on my own." "Okay." "Table 13 is still waiting on their drinks." " That's not my table." " Yeah, it is." "We switched around the sections, remember?" "Oh, crap, I totally forgot." "Hang on a sec, let me just get a..." "Hey, Carter, it's fine, I'll take care of them." "I'm sorry, I'm just a little distracted." "Okay, you know what?" "I'm making an executive decision and we are shutting down the bar early tonight." "Why?" "Oh, because we're having a barbecue." "Yeah, your friends, my friends, charred meat, stiff drinks, big laughs." "Come on, you need it." "Yeah, I think I do." "All right, it's done." " We'll figure out the rest later." " Cool." "I'll get Taylor and Bird to help with the food." "You're kind of amazing, you know that?" "As long as you realize." "Wow." "This doesn't even look like the same room." "You're a miracle worker." "The bones were there." "I just needed to polish it up." " Here you go." " Thanks." "You didn't happen to speak to Carter today, did you?" "No." "I thought she was at work." "Yeah." "I guess that's probably where she is." "Everything okay?" "Just some mother-daughter drama." "What about you?" "Everything okay?" "Actually, I was wondering if, um..." "I'm thinking you've probably been to a couple parole hearings." "Yeah, a few." "My dad is up for parole." "So I'm going to testify." "Make sure that they keep him in." "Did the parole board contact you?" "Yeah." "Okay, so you just go." "You tell them your story, and because it's coming from his son, it'll have a lot of influence." "Okay." "Do you think that he'll... be there?" "He's gonna be there." "I can go with you if you want." "I'd be happy to." "I think it's just something I need to do on my own." "Of course." "Just let me know if you need anything." "You could, uh... you could hammer in a few nails while I'm gone." "Well, not unless you want the whole house to fall down." "♪" "Hi." "Hey." "Uh, Jared, this is Lori." " Lori, Jared." " Hey, nice to meet you." "You as well, I've heard good things." "All lies." "(cell phone vibrating)" "I'm sorry, one second." "Hey." "Very cute." "Oh, thanks." "Um, so what brings you here?" "Ben wanted me to let you know that he got Olivia checked into rehab and everything's going well." "That's great." "Thank you for telling me." "Of course." "Yeah, that was the vodka guy." "He got a flat tire, again." "Can I get you a drink?" "A cranberry juice would be great." "All right." "Um, I'm gonna need to see some ID, young lady." "(laughing)" "Okay, wow." "I don't remember the last time somebody carded me." "He's kidding." "Hey, let the old lady have her thrill." "Hey, happy birthday." "Thank you." "Wait, today's the 29th?" "All day." "Oh, um..." "Happy birthday." "How are you celebrating?" "I'm... not really sure." "Uh, well, you know, we're having a barbecue here later if you wanted to come." "I would love to." "I mean, if you're sure that's okay." "Yeah." "Yeah, it's okay." "Thanks." "Then..." "I guess I'll see you later tonight." "See you later." " Have a good one." " Bye." "♪" "That was really nice, what you just did for her." "Oh, well, I don't want her to be alone on her birthday." "You're kind of amazing, you know that?" "(chuckling)" "As long as you realize." "Okay, it's like the unspoken relationship law." "Inviting the besties and partying means you're a real thing." "Wait, I thought you already were a real thing." "Yeah, but after tonight, there's no going back." "God, it's so weird." "A couple weeks ago, I was in school." "Now I'm out, working, and in some like new relationship." "With a grown-up." "It was bound to happen." "We need guys who are as mature as we are." "As you seem to already know." "Oh, yeah, that's me." "Always ahead of the curve." "So you couldn't change Max's mind about tonight?" "No." "I think he's just distracting himself with work." "Distracting himself from what?" "Long story." "Are you sure you couldn't use your powers of persuasion?" "Believe me, I would like nothing better, but no can do." "You know what?" "I think we need to do a triple date soon." "Get all our hot guys together." "Ah, yes." "A definite upside to dating older." " The sexy." " Yeah?" "Um, except..." "What?" "Well, I just assumed that dating an older guy with more experience, he would take me to a different place, sexually speaking." "What place is that?" "Do you mean like funky positions?" "'Cause Max has this weird book from like the '70s..." "No, um... you know, a place where everyone in a relationship reaches the same goal." "Orgasmically speaking?" " Exactly." " You mean you haven't?" "Well, so far, the only person who's been able to take care of business has been, well... me." "Oh." "Come on, it's not a big deal." "You can't tell me that every guy you've been with has..." " Yeah." " Pretty much, yeah." "All right, well, I'm gonna go hunt down what's left of my dignity." " Bird, come on." " No." "It's fine." "Look, we forgot the avocados." "I'm gonna go grab some." "Hey, have you talked to Mom?" "I don't know what more there is to say." "She made it pretty clear." "It's her way or the highway." "You're not actually gonna move out, are you?" "Look, I'm just trying to live my life." "She let me drop out of school, for God's sake, and now she's all over me like I'm five years old?" "Yeah, I know, she's not great about boundaries." "But she means well." "Oh." "Speaking of boundaries, just so it doesn't surprise you tonight," "Lori's gonna be there." "Why?" "It's her birthday." "Are you serious?" "That's what we're doing?" " Having a birthday party for Lori?" " No." "We are having a barbecue, it just happens to be" "Lori's birthday and Ben's out of town and she's all alone." "Oh my God." "Bird has never climaxed with a guy and we're having a birthday celebration for Lori." "We are officially entering "The Twilight Zone," Carter." "♪" "Oh, hey." " I thought Taylor might be down here." " Nope." "Well, I have a chem paper I was hoping she would proof." " Do you know when she'll be back?" " Late." "She's with Bird and Carter." "Jared's having something at his bar." "Then what are you doing here?" "Working." "And you're cool with her going to a party solo?" "Yes." "I just figured after what happened on the college trip," " you know, you'd want to..." " She doesn't need a babysitter." "Did something happen?" "Did I miss something, 'cause you seem squeezed." "I just have a lot of work to do, so if you don't mind?" "All right... cool." "Look, man, I get it, all right?" "I was there for Taylor when you weren't and you're bent out of shape about it, but it's all good." " She's okay." " You know what?" "I don't need you to tell me how my girlfriend is." "Whatever, dude." "I knew her way before you came along and I'll know her long after you're gone." "♪" "(grunting)" "(Elizabeth) Hey, hey, cut it out!" "Stop it right now!" "What's going on here?" "Well?" "Whoa, what the hell?" "Did you guys throw down?" " Cool." " No, no, not cool." "You know, I know you both have a lot on your mind, but this is unacceptable." "I know and I'm sorry." "I'm gonna clean all of it up." "You bet your ass you will..." "Both of you will." " Sure." " I've got it." "I don't need his help." "Damn..." "I miss all the good stuff." "Okay, you both did this, you're both cleaning up." "And might I suggest, while you're doing it, you sort out what got you worked up in the first place." " It's all fine." " Whatever." "All right, I've got to head out, so..." "Grant, I'm putting you in charge." "Seriously?" "Oh my God, this is awesome." "I'm in charge." "Both of you, work it out." "Chop-chop, put your back into it." "I mean it." "♪ I will follow you ♪" "♪ To the end of the world ♪" "♪ With you ♪" "I thought the only things we could make in my kitchen..." "Yes, I did." "Check out that boyfriend-sister banter." "I think my heart is melting." "You know what, I actually think this is a good thing." " Yeah." " Yeah." "And your mom will chill eventually." "Yeah, I know." "I just wish she wouldn't make everything so hard in the meantime." "Speaking of which, is Lori actually coming tonight?" "Yeah." "So bizarre, inviting her back into my life." "Never in a million years thought I'd see this day coming." "♪" "Here goes nothing." " Hey." " Hey." " This is so nice." " Thanks." " Yeah, it turned out all right." " Yeah." "You didn't have to invite me." "No, come on, you shouldn't be alone on your birthday." "Come in, I'll take your jacket." "♪ I will take another step ♪" "♪ Yes I will take another step for you ♪" "♪ Oh... ♪" " Oh, hey, guys." " Hey." "Tay, you remember Seth, right?" "Yeah, from the house party." "Top of your class, 4.0." "You don't do taxes by any chance, do you?" "You are right, he's funny." "Oh, he's a lot more than that." "Okay, I'm gonna go see if Carter needs any help." "Does she seem happy?" "Definitely." "Yeah, she's crazy about you." "It's mutual." "We have a great time together." "I just feel like maybe I could be doing more for her, you know?" "Well..." "Tell me, please." "Look, this is the real deal." "Okay." "You didn't hear this from me, but if you really want to make her smile..." "Yeah?" "Ask her what she likes." "Like..." "like in graphic detail, and I mean graphic, like in every aspect of your relationship." "I'm not sure I follow." "Trust me, just... ask her." "Like..." "Yeah, like... (Grant) I mean, I've heard of the Cone of Silence, but this is more like the basement of gloom." "Come on, at least give me a play-by-play of whose cranium blew threw the drywall." "Grant, right now is not the time, man." "Don't shoot the messenger." "He's just trying to lighten the mood." "How about we just work?" "The sooner we're done, the sooner you can get out of here." "You know, I'm really starting to think your whole Zen master deal is just a façade, 'cause the cracks are really starting to show." "Um, when I was encouraging us all to talk," "I was imagining it, you know, a little less hostile, more chummy." "I don't see that happening." "Yeah, not really in a jokey mood." "There you go, see?" "Something you both agree on, that's good, right?" "Finding common ground is the first step to mending fences." "Read that on a greeting card." "You know, I appreciate you trying to referee and all, but you realize that you don't have to be here if you don't want." " We won't tell your mom." " Yeah." "You can take off anytime." "Nope." "I'm good here." "There's no way I'm missing round two." "♪" "(keys clacking)" "So do you actually know any of these people?" "Uh... that's the guy who sold me my couch." "Ah, from Craigslist." "Craigslist Carl, that's what we call him." "Nice, he has that vibe." " _ - (cell phone vibrating)" "It's just my other boyfriend." "Just won't leave me alone." "Y'all do know how to throw a party, big or small." "Hey, Stevie." "Did you get that thing I asked you to bring?" "In the kitchen." "What thing?" "You'll find out soon enough." "Okay." "The guacamole is excellent." "I already had thirds." "Um... any chance I could get a recipe?" "The recipe?" "Really?" "Look, I get it." "Um, I just thought..." "What?" "Well, Carter seems okay with my being here." "Yeah, she is trying really hard to see the new-and-improved you, but every time I look at you, all I see is a giant toxic cloud, so I'm sorry if I don't feel like swapping recipes" "with you just yet." "Yeah, I doubt that I ever will." "What are you up to?" "Jared said we could use his office." "For what?" "Oh, that's what you're up to." "You okay with this?" "Actually, I think it's kinda hot that everybody's" " just outside the door." " I know." "There's something about almost getting caught." "Says the guy who just locked the door." "The "almost" is key." "Is there anything else you like?" "You mean besides you?" "Look..." "I want to make you feel good, in like an epic way." "So tell me what to do." "How about I just show you instead?" "♪ Oh ♪" "Looks like we did good, babe." "What do you think?" "Yeah, I think we did very good." "You should make a toast." "You first." " Okay." " Really?" "Okay." "I'd like to make a toast." "To old friends and new friends, which are sometimes the best family a guy could ask for." "Cheers." "(all) Cheers." "Ah, you're up." "Okay." "Wow, I don't really know where to start." "Um... okay." "So I don't know much about this life, but I do know this... you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with and I'm so lucky to be surrounded by all of you." "Cheers." "(all) Cheers." "And to add to that, one more little thing." "Happy birthday." "My gosh, you guys." "Thank you." "Happy birthday." "Wow." "What are you doing here?" "Please tell me I didn't just interrupt you celebrating Lori's birthday." "No, that's not what this is." "Not that it's any of your business." "I don't live under your roof anymore, remember?" "So it's official." "You're moving out." "That seems to be what you want." "Carter, I never said that." "Look, you don't know what you're getting yourself into here." "I'm not getting myself into anything." "We didn't even know it was her birthday until today." "We had already planned this and we only invited her because we didn't want her to be alone." "I'm not talking about Lori." "I'm talking about Jared." "What about Jared?" "Did you know he's married... and has a daughter?" "What?" "I guess you didn't." "Mom, I work with him every night." "I've..." "I've been to his apartment." "I would know if he was married." "I did a background check on him, Carter." "I'm telling you the truth." " Mom?" " Hey." "What's going on?" "(Jared) Everything all right?" "Do you want to ask him or should I?" "Ask me what?" "Tell them it's not true, Jared." "Tell them you're not married with a kid." "It's not how I wanted you to find out." "What?" "I wanted to tell you." "I was gonna tell you, I just..." "I was waiting for the time to be right." "(scoffing)" "When was the time ever going to be right for you to tell me something like that, Jared?" "Carter." "Carter!" "You know, it's not what it looks like." "Don't try to spin this with me." "I'm a cop." "I deal with bigger, badder asshats than you every day." "Mom, let's get out of here." "So you're married, you have a kid, you hire underage girls and then you sleep with them." "What else don't we know about you?" "Is this place even permitted?" "Do you even have a liquor license?" "Are you here on official business, Officer?" "Or is this a personal matter?" "Looks like both to me." "Okay, okay, we're leaving now." "(door closing)" "Look, I know you mean well, but... you can't put Carter on the spot like that." "She's in way over her head." "Okay, I get that, but you..." "You kind of came off like a crazy person." "I'm crazy, really?" "You guys were just in there celebrating the birthday of the woman who kidnapped your sister and held a gun to my head." "You know it's more complicated than that." "Actually, it's not, Taylor." "Mom, this party was for Carter, who's been pretty bummed since you practically kicked her out this morning." "I didn't kick her out." "I would never kick her out." "You know, I try really hard to be the cool mom, or the understanding mom, or, you know, the best mom that I know how to be." "And clearly that's not working." "You guys are just butting heads right now, but she knows underneath it all that you're a great mom." "You could have fooled me." "Mom, you have had so much on your plate since Dad's been away, and you are doing so well." "I'm serious." "But you gotta try to stop controlling everything." "I'm just trying to be a good mom." "By humiliating her in front of everyone?" "You know that's only gonna drive her further away." "It's just... in my head, I thought I was coming here to fix things." "I need to protect her." "I thought I was showing her that I cared." "I know." "And you did, so maybe we just... give it a rest tonight." "Okay, give her a chance to make the next move, whatever that may be." "(sighing)" "Take a break." "Clearly, I haven't done everything wrong." "I have my moments." "Hey." "Thank you for everything." "This was a really wonderful night." "Yeah, thanks for coming." "I don't know what went on with Elizabeth in there, but... be good to Carter, okay?" "She's been through a lot." "She deserves a break." "Yeah, that's... that's all I'm trying to give her." "Thanks." "(sighing)" "♪" "(Seth) You sure you're good." "(Bird) Yeah." "You're not?" "Yeah, I'm great." "I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything." "Wait, what are you getting at?" "Nothing." "Wait, did somebody say something to you?" "It might have been mentioned." "So that's why you have all these questions." "Yeah." "So... have I done it yet?" "I'm sorry." "You know what, maybe it's just me or..." "No, no, no, you're perfect." "It's clearly an operating error, but we'll get there." "♪ I need that animal high ♪" "(door opening)" "You don't know how happy I am to see you." "I just... have to understand this." "Good." "'Cause I want to explain." "When I told you I lied about my age... you were livid." "I know." "I felt like we'd already had so much drama, and I didn't know where this was going, and then I got scared that... it might freak you out." "So it's true." "You have a wife." "And a daughter." "Oh my God." "Carter, it's... it's been over a long time." "We're separated." "Okay." "Uh... how long were you together?" "Less than a year." "Did you love her?" "In the beginning, yeah." "We started fighting all the time and things went south pretty fast." "We broke up and then a week later, she found out she was pregnant." "So you married her." "I was trying to do the right thing, for her and our daughter." "But that didn't last long." "You gotta know... that's all in the past." "All I want now is you." "So why are you still married, Jared?" "Why did you not get a divorce?" "We've had disagreements about custody, and she refuses to sign the divorce papers." "(sighing)" "You could have told me." "I know." "And I am so sorry." "But, Carter, I see a future with you... and my little girl." "I'm falling in love with you." "(sniffling)" "(Upbeat jazz music)" "Hey." " Hey." " You're up early." "Yeah, I couldn't sleep." "Why?" "You're not the one who embarrassed herself in front of a group of strangers last night." "They weren't all strangers." "Really, why can't you sleep?" "I can't stop thinking about Max." "I love him so much." "I just want to be there for him, you know, like he always is for me." "Yeah." "I know you want to support him, but you gotta respect his wishes, even if all your instincts are screaming otherwise, or so I'm told." "I just want him to be okay." "Yeah, he exorcised some of his demons all over our basement." "Oh yeah, I heard about that." "Some people have to let off steam." "Some people do it by running or hitting golf balls or humiliating their children." " Mom." " I'm joking." "Sort of." "I woke up this morning just hoping that it was all a bad dream." "Yeah, it happened." "You know where she is?" "She was up and out at the crack of dawn." "Avoiding me, obviously." "♪ So you told me you couldn't take it anymore ♪" "♪ Well I know ♪" "♪ 'Cause I've been there before ♪" " Carter, hey." " Hey." "Oh, yeah, you left it at the bar." "Thank you." "You okay?" "I guess." "Okay, no, not really." "What happened last night?" "Just..." "I found out some stuff about Jared." "I don't know, he has this whole other life that happened before me that he never told me about." "So do you." "With age comes baggage, right?" "Yeah, but this is different." "I am trying so hard to be understanding about this, but I really don't think I can move past it." "Take a beat and think it over." "Only you can decide if it's something you want to sign on for." "Okay." "Thanks." "Yeah, anytime." "Hey, um..." "I'm sorry about all of that drama last night." "I had no idea my mom was gonna show up like that." "Well, I feel for her." "Watching you leave the nest..." "She loves you." "That's all this is." "Well, I wish she had a different way of showing it sometimes." "I think you should talk to her." "I'm not saying you need to agree with her, but you should at least try." "You, of all people, are encouraging me to make up with her." "I know." "But I only want what's best for you." "That's all I've ever wanted." "Come on." "Oh, wow." "I thought we would have had more work to do today." "Thanks." " He had someplace to be." " Oh, yeah?" "Yeah, there is a... parole hearing for his father today." "Really?" "They're not gonna let him out, are they?" "After what he did?" "Well, let's hope not, but I think he's pretty nervous about it." "Maybe that's why he was on edge yesterday." "Yeah." "Did Taylor go with him?" "No, he didn't want any company." "I think he's just struggling with not having been able to protect his mom all those years ago." "You know how protective he is." "Yeah, I get that." "I'm sorry about what happened." "I didn't realize that he was stressing." "I should have kept a cooler head." "Gabe." "You're both great kids and you've been going through a lot lately." "Way too much." "You still think that." " Really?" " Yeah." "We all get off track once in a while when we've had a lot to deal with." "It was pretty awful, too." "You just lost your dad." "I knew how much you were hurting." "I need you to know this." "I really loved your father... which is why I feel the way I do about you." "Thank you." "For hanging in there." "You're very welcome." "What are you doing here?" "I heard you had something to take care of." "♪" "You ready?" "To testify against my dad?" "Not quite." "I hear that." "I'm here, if you need me." "That's very stand-up of you." "It's probably hard to believe as of late, but I can be a stand-up guy." "I know you can." "I appreciate what you did for Taylor." "I shouldn't have thrown it in your face." "That wasn't cool." "I shouldn't have let it get to me." "I'd do most anything for the people that I care about." "But two different times now with two people I love most... bad stuff has gone down and I wasn't there to help." "You're here now, aren't you?" "Might not make a difference." "But you're still fighting." "And you've got me here as backup." "Didn't see that one coming." "Look..." "I'll always have feelings for Taylor, but I respect what it is the two of you have, and I will just have to deal with that." "Thanks for coming all the way down here." "No problem." "Still no?" "Actually... yeah." "When?" " Last night." " Last night?" "So what have the last eight hours been about?" "Truth?" "Yes, truth." "I got greedy." "Dude, you wanna see that new horror movie this weekend?" "Oh, the one with the dead fish people?" " Yeah, it looks ridiculous." " I've actually heard it's getting" " pretty killer reviews." " Really?" "Yeah." "Uh, I was told that this was the scene of an apocalypse." " No?" " No." "What did I miss?" "Why don't I get some sodas for us?" "I'll be right back, guys." "Okay." "What is going on?" "Gabe showed up for the parole hearing." "I thought you didn't want anyone there." "No, I didn't." "And I thank you for respecting that." "Of course." "Ended up meaning a lot that he showed up, though." "It was kind of out of control, but he's a good dude." "And... maybe I should ask for help when I need it." "Yeah... maybe." "I love you." "I love you, too." "So how'd it go?" "We'll see." "It was weird seeing him." "But I told them why they shouldn't let him out and I feel good about that." "Well, I'm glad that Gabe was there for you." "Yeah, me too." "Sounds like I'm the one who should be jealous." "He and I are going steady." "Shut up." "Gladly." "(sniffling)" " Hey." " Hey." "You taking over around here?" "Just... missing your dad." "You know how he hums when he writes?" "Yes." "Used to drive me crazy." "But now I would kill to hear it." "Life's changed not having him around." "Got used to him being my sounding board." "Even if we disagreed, he'd always show me the other side, which is not my strong point, I'm thinking." "Carter..." "I am so sorry." "Me too." "Look, I know you were coming from a good place and you were just trying to protect me, but... you can't ambush me like that." " I know." " It's not fair." "And if I could take it back, I would." "I know it's not an excuse, but... it's very... difficult for me to watch you become a woman... because I really didn't get to see you being a little girl." "♪" "(sniffling)" "Well, just FYI, it's just as hard for me." "Sometimes all I want is to be a little girl again." "Are you getting close with Lori again?" "No, I wouldn't exactly say that." "But you're connecting." "Yeah, I guess we are." "I'm trying really hard to handle that, but it's challenging." "I need you to know that this is your home." "And it will always be your home." "I know." "I just, um..." "I just need some space." "(sniffling)" "Whoa, whoa." "Don't feel like you have to stay with him to prove a point to me." "I don't." "Not everything I do is about you." "♪ It's a dream that I forgot ♪" "♪ That had not forgotten me ♪" "♪ It's returning to my thoughts ♪" "♪ And been playing on repeat ♪" "♪ It's a film over my eyes ♪" "♪ But you're more and more afraid... ♪" "Hey." "Um..." "So I know Ben's not gonna be back for a couple of days and I kind of need a place to stay." "I was wondering if you wouldn't mind me staying here with you?" "Well, of course, you're always welcome here." "Thank you." "You okay?" "I will be." "Re-kidnapped herself." "You can't tell people how to feel." "You still upset with me?" "You still married?" "I should have told you." "I was wrong." " Yeah." "She works at that cute little boutique downtown." "Hey, ladies, I'm Sarah." "I just testified to keep my dad in jail." "He's not going to get out." "Sarah, what are you doing here?" "How old is she, Jared?" "(siren blaring)"