1 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,009 ( traffic in distance ) 2 00:00:24,392 --> 00:00:27,528 DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY MOM TO GET BACK FROM THE DELI? 3 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:29,930 UM, YEAH, 4 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,200 AND WE ALSO HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOUR DAD. 5 00:00:32,300 --> 00:00:34,668 MY DAD MIGHT NOT MAKE IT ON TIME. 6 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:37,171 THIS IS A REALLY CRAZY WEEK FOR HIM AT HIS JOB. 7 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:40,808 MMM. DOES HE-- DOES HE WORK A LOT? 8 00:00:40,908 --> 00:00:42,810 I GUESS SO. 9 00:00:42,910 --> 00:00:47,315 UM, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO UNTIL THEY BOTH GET HERE? 10 00:00:47,415 --> 00:00:49,583 WE COULD PLAY A GAME IF YOU WANT. 11 00:00:54,322 --> 00:00:56,023 I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF GAMES BACK HERE 12 00:00:56,124 --> 00:00:58,659 IF YOU WANT TO-- IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK. 13 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:01,429 UH, THERE MIGHT BE-- 14 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:05,699 THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING HERE THAT-- DO YOU LIKE ANY OF THESE? 15 00:01:11,372 --> 00:01:14,342 - DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS? - CARDS? 16 00:01:15,676 --> 00:01:17,611 OKAY, MAYBE-- 17 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:21,249 I SHOULD HAVE 18 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:23,951 SOMEWHERE IN THIS MESS-- 19 00:01:24,051 --> 00:01:27,288 AH. HERE WE GO. 20 00:01:28,189 --> 00:01:31,359 OKAY, SO WHAT KIND OF-- 21 00:01:31,459 --> 00:01:35,229 WHAT KIND OF GAME WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY-- 22 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:39,099 HEARTS, WAR, CRAZY EIGHTS? 23 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,835 UH, BLACKJACK. 24 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:43,937 I'LL DEAL. 25 00:01:44,037 --> 00:01:46,240 OH. OKAY. 26 00:01:48,242 --> 00:01:50,544 ( theme music playing ) 27 00:02:07,695 --> 00:02:10,731 WHICHEVER ONE OF US GETS TO 21 WITHOUT GOING OVER 28 00:02:10,831 --> 00:02:12,866 - WINS THE HAND. - OH. OKAY. 29 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:17,104 IF YOU STICK ON ANYTHING BELOW 15, 30 00:02:17,205 --> 00:02:19,573 YOU FUCK THE DECK. 31 00:02:19,673 --> 00:02:21,442 - AM I ALLOWED TO SAY THAT HERE? - ( chuckles ) 32 00:02:21,542 --> 00:02:23,211 SURE. YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU LIKE. 33 00:02:23,311 --> 00:02:26,079 OKAY, UM... 34 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:29,917 WELL, I THINK I'M GOING 35 00:02:30,017 --> 00:02:31,752 TO STICK. 36 00:02:31,852 --> 00:02:34,188 BUT YOU CAN'T STICK ON 15. 37 00:02:36,457 --> 00:02:37,558 OH. 38 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:39,360 YOU KIND OF SUCK AT THIS GAME, DON'T YOU? 39 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:42,463 I DO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RULES. 40 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:45,766 - I HOPE THAT DOESN'T PISS YOU OFF. - I'M NOT PISSED OFF. 41 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:48,969 IT'S JUST IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE RULES, WHY PLAY? 42 00:02:49,069 --> 00:02:50,471 YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR TIME HERE. 43 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:53,106 I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YOU'RE RIGHT. 44 00:02:53,207 --> 00:02:55,175 I HAVE A QUESTION. 45 00:02:56,510 --> 00:02:59,247 - WHY AM I HERE? - NOBODY'S EXPLAINED IT TO YOU? 46 00:02:59,347 --> 00:03:02,616 MY MOM SAYS WE'RE COMING HERE SO I'LL FEEL BETTER. 47 00:03:02,716 --> 00:03:05,253 MY DAD SAYS WE'RE COMING HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO. 48 00:03:05,353 --> 00:03:08,121 OKAY. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW. 49 00:03:08,222 --> 00:03:10,424 YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE IN THE PROCESS 50 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:15,062 - OF GETTING A DIVORCE-- - NO, THEY'RE NOT. 51 00:03:15,162 --> 00:03:18,599 SO NOBODY'S EXPLAINED THIS TO YOU? 52 00:03:20,368 --> 00:03:22,403 MY PARENTS AREN'T GETTING A DIVORCE. 53 00:03:22,503 --> 00:03:25,739 MY DAD'S JUST NOT LIVING AT HOME RIGHT NOW. 54 00:03:27,007 --> 00:03:30,210 THAT'S-- THAT'S TRUE. 55 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:35,649 BUT YOU KNOW THAT 56 00:03:35,749 --> 00:03:37,751 THEY ARE SEPARATED? 57 00:03:37,851 --> 00:03:40,821 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE GETTING A DIVORCE. 58 00:03:40,921 --> 00:03:43,090 YOU'RE RIGHT. 59 00:03:43,190 --> 00:03:45,359 UM, CAN I-- 60 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:47,328 CAN I ASK YOU WHAT 61 00:03:47,428 --> 00:03:49,963 YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE TOLD YOU? 62 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,765 MY DAD MOVED OUT. 63 00:03:53,801 --> 00:03:57,338 SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? WHAT'S THAT LIKE FOR YOU? 64 00:03:57,438 --> 00:04:00,207 IT'S A PAIN AND IT'S ANNOYING. 65 00:04:00,308 --> 00:04:01,875 DO YOU MISS YOUR DAD? 66 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:05,513 I STILL GET TO SEE HIM. IT'S JUST ANNOYING. 67 00:04:05,613 --> 00:04:07,781 WELL, THERE MUST BE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THIS SITUATION 68 00:04:07,881 --> 00:04:10,451 THAT YOU FIND ANNOYING. 69 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:12,185 YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHY I'M HERE. 70 00:04:12,286 --> 00:04:14,355 RIGHT. YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE 71 00:04:14,455 --> 00:04:16,924 YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE SEPARATED NOW 72 00:04:17,024 --> 00:04:21,028 AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY BOTH SEE YOU. 73 00:04:21,128 --> 00:04:24,898 BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO 74 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:27,801 THAT YOU'VE BEEN REFUSING TO STAY AT YOUR DAD'S PLACE. 75 00:04:27,901 --> 00:04:32,406 MM-HMM. SO THE REASON WE'RE ALL MEETING HERE TODAY 76 00:04:32,506 --> 00:04:36,344 IS SO THAT WE CAN FIND AN ANSWER, A SOLUTION. 77 00:04:36,444 --> 00:04:38,346 DID I EXPLAIN THAT PROPERLY? DOES IT MAKE SENSE? 78 00:04:38,446 --> 00:04:41,114 - YEAH. - OKAY, GOOD. 79 00:04:41,214 --> 00:04:43,216 MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME: 80 00:04:43,317 --> 00:04:45,486 WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO STAY AT YOUR DAD'S PLACE? 81 00:04:45,586 --> 00:04:47,488 I DON'T LIKE HIS APARTMENT. 82 00:04:47,588 --> 00:04:50,524 OKAY. WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT IT? 83 00:04:50,624 --> 00:04:52,292 IT'S ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE. 84 00:04:52,393 --> 00:04:54,328 AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? 85 00:04:54,428 --> 00:04:57,331 HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE UPPER EAST SIDE? 86 00:04:58,466 --> 00:05:00,501 WELL, WHAT-- WHAT SPECIFICALLY 87 00:05:00,601 --> 00:05:02,770 DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD? 88 00:05:02,870 --> 00:05:05,339 MY REAL HOME IS HERE IN BROOKLYN, 89 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:07,708 AND MY HOUSE IS PRETTY CLOSE TO MY SCHOOL. 90 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:10,578 IT TAKES ME ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO WALK THERE, 91 00:05:10,678 --> 00:05:13,581 BUT AT HIS PLACE I HAVE TO GET UP AN HOUR EARLY 92 00:05:13,681 --> 00:05:16,550 - TO RIDE THE 4 TRAIN. - OH, SO THEN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING 93 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:20,421 IS THAT YOUR DAD'S APARTMENT IS-- IT'S INCONVENIENT. 94 00:05:20,521 --> 00:05:23,190 YES, AND PLUS HE NEVER HAS ANY FOOD. 95 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:25,659 - NO FOOD AT ALL? - OKAY... 96 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:29,530 MAYBE PROTEIN SHAKES, MUSTARD AND ADVIL, 97 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:32,833 BUT WHEN HE WORKS LATE HE LEAVES MONEY ON THE COUNTER. 98 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:35,836 THERE'S THIS FANCY GROCERY STORE DOWNSTAIRS, 99 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:38,839 BUT ALL THEY REALLY HAVE IS JARS OF WEIRD OLIVES, 100 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:42,175 SO I GET A CANDY BAR OR I CALL EMPIRE SZECHUAN 101 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:45,446 - AND GET SOME SPARE RIBS. - YOU DO ALL THIS SHOPPING BY YOURSELF? 102 00:05:45,546 --> 00:05:47,080 THAT'S A BIG JOB. 103 00:05:48,649 --> 00:05:50,718 IT'S THE MAIN REASON I DON'T LIKE STAYING THERE. 104 00:05:50,818 --> 00:05:54,287 ANY OTHER REASONS YOU DON'T LIKE STAYING THERE? 105 00:05:54,388 --> 00:05:56,323 IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GO TO SLEEP. 106 00:05:56,424 --> 00:05:58,759 AH, CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT THERE. 107 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:01,495 NO, NOT NORMALLY. IT'S JUST WHEN MY DAD'S FRIENDS COME OVER. 108 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:03,330 AND WHAT HAPPENS THEN? 109 00:06:03,431 --> 00:06:05,466 THEY HOG THE WII AND STAY UP REALLY LATE. 110 00:06:05,566 --> 00:06:08,569 WAIT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THEY-- THEY WHAT? 111 00:06:08,669 --> 00:06:10,237 - THE WII. - THE WII. 112 00:06:10,337 --> 00:06:12,473 - IT'S A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. - OH, OKAY. 113 00:06:12,573 --> 00:06:14,274 MY DAD GOT IT FOR ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY. 114 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:18,178 HE SAYS IF I'M GOING TO SPEND ALL MY TIME PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, 115 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:19,713 I MIGHT AS WELL BE MOVING. 116 00:06:19,813 --> 00:06:21,782 BUT WHEN HIS FRIENDS COME OVER, 117 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:24,685 THEY PLAY GUITAR HERO OVER AND OVER. 118 00:06:24,785 --> 00:06:26,620 MY MOM SAYS IT'S EMBARRASSING-- 119 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,356 ALL THESE 30-YEAR-OLD MEN PLAYING WITH TOYS. 120 00:06:29,457 --> 00:06:31,659 SO YOUR MOM ISN'T HAPPY WITH... 121 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:33,761 WHAT GOES ON AT YOUR DAD'S HOUSE? 122 00:06:33,861 --> 00:06:35,829 - DID SHE SAY THAT TO YOU? - YEAH, SHE DOESN'T THINK 123 00:06:35,929 --> 00:06:38,832 IT'S A GOOD-- THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT I SHOULD BE IN... 124 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:40,968 - HMM. - ...ON SCHOOL NIGHTS. 125 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:44,472 SHE WANTS ME TO EAT A GOOD DINNER, FINISH ALL MY HOMEWORK, 126 00:06:44,572 --> 00:06:47,808 AND GO TO BED ON TIME SO I DO GOOD IN SCHOOL. 127 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:50,043 WELL, DON'T YOU-- DON'T YOU WANT THAT TOO? 128 00:06:50,143 --> 00:06:53,313 - I GUESS SO. IT'S MY JOB. - MM-HMM. 129 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:55,716 SO JUST TO SUM UP SO FAR: 130 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:58,018 YOUR DAD'S APARTMENT IS TOO FAR AWAY, 131 00:06:58,118 --> 00:06:59,653 THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOOD THERE 132 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:01,489 AND YOU FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SLEEP 133 00:07:01,589 --> 00:07:03,156 AT NIGHT-TIME WHEN HIS FRIENDS ARE OVER. 134 00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:05,759 - YEAH. - OKAY. 135 00:07:05,859 --> 00:07:09,229 - IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? - ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? 136 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:11,865 WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVEN'T LEFT ANYTHING OUT. 137 00:07:11,965 --> 00:07:15,068 WHY? YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 138 00:07:15,168 --> 00:07:17,137 WELL, MAYBE TOGETHER WE CAN. 139 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:20,007 FOR INSTANCE, WE CAN TELL YOUR DAD IT'S HARD TO SLEEP 140 00:07:20,107 --> 00:07:22,910 WHEN HIS FRIENDS COME OVER ON SCHOOL NIGHTS. 141 00:07:23,010 --> 00:07:26,446 AND IF WE TELL HIM THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT, 142 00:07:26,547 --> 00:07:29,182 MAYBE HE COULD GO SHOPPING FOR YOU. 143 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:32,620 HMM? 144 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,790 IF WE-- YOU AND I-- TALK TO HIM TOGETHER, 145 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:41,729 IT'LL BE EASIER, I THINK, FOR YOU TO STAY WITH HIM. 146 00:07:47,968 --> 00:07:49,937 - ( door opens ) - Woman: I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, 147 00:07:50,037 --> 00:07:51,404 I WAS JUST WONDERING IF OLIVER'S FATHER 148 00:07:51,505 --> 00:07:53,306 HAD FINALLY SHOWN UP WHILE I WAS OUT. 149 00:07:53,406 --> 00:07:57,010 OH, NOT YET, BESS, BUT OLIVER AND I WERE JUST HAVING A LITTLE CHAT, 150 00:07:57,110 --> 00:07:59,813 SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST WAIT IN THE WAITING ROOM 151 00:07:59,913 --> 00:08:02,315 - TILL HE GETS HERE. - I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THOUGH, 152 00:08:02,415 --> 00:08:05,485 BECAUSE THE SESSION'S HALF OVER AND HE HASN'T ARRIVED YET. 153 00:08:05,586 --> 00:08:07,555 HE WORKS IN NEW JERSEY AND HE LIVES 154 00:08:07,655 --> 00:08:09,356 ON THE GODFORSAKEN UPPER EAST SIDE. 155 00:08:09,456 --> 00:08:12,092 SOMETIMES I THINK HE GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO BE INACCESSIBLE. 156 00:08:12,192 --> 00:08:15,529 - IS THAT MY SNACK? - OH, YEAH, HERE YOU GO, BABY. 157 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:18,165 - UMM... - ( grunts ) 158 00:08:18,265 --> 00:08:21,101 I HAVE TO MAKE SURE OLIVER GETS SOMETHING HEALTHY TO EAT. 159 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:23,637 HE'S SUPPOSED TO STAY WITH HIS FATHER TONIGHT 160 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:25,405 AND I HAVE TO BE AT THE NEW SCHOOL BY 5:30, SO-- 161 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:29,342 SURE, BUT ACTUALLY WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION, 162 00:08:29,442 --> 00:08:31,244 SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, YOU CAN WAIT 163 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,413 IN THE WAITING ROOM UNTIL-- JUST-- 164 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:36,684 OKAY, I-- I GUESS I HAVE TO GO NOW. 165 00:08:36,784 --> 00:08:38,852 WHY CAN'T SHE STAY WITH US? 166 00:08:41,555 --> 00:08:43,123 SURE. 167 00:08:46,393 --> 00:08:49,830 OH, I-- I HOPE IT'S OKAY TO BRING A SNACK INTO YOUR OFFICE. 168 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:54,101 IT'S JUST HIS FATHER NEVER HAS ANY FOOD AT THE HOUSE, SO-- 169 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:57,237 ACTUALLY, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT. 170 00:08:57,337 --> 00:09:00,574 OH, YEAH, OLIVER TELLS ME IT'S LIKE A FRESHMAN DORM OVER THERE. 171 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:03,777 I'VE SENT LUKE LIKE A MILLION EMAILS ABOUT IT, 172 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:06,680 BUT HE NEVER WRITES ME BACK, SO-- 173 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:08,782 WE WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAYS 174 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:11,418 THAT WE COULD MAYBE ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. 175 00:09:11,518 --> 00:09:13,520 GOOD. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, 176 00:09:13,621 --> 00:09:17,825 BECAUSE I DO WANT OLIVER TO FEEL SAFE AT HIS FATHER'S HOUSE, 177 00:09:17,925 --> 00:09:22,996 SO-- YEAH, A LOT OF THINGS ARE DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE AROUND THERE. 178 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:25,799 SO, OLIVER, YOU AND YOUR MOM HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ALREADY? 179 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:32,539 IT'S-- IT'S HARD ENOUGH FOR HIM TO BE AWAY FROM HIS OWN BEDROOM-- 180 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,208 YOU KNOW, HIS DESK, HIS BOOKS AND... 181 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:37,745 ALL HIS STUFF, YOU KNOW. 182 00:09:37,845 --> 00:09:40,247 SO YOU AND OLIVER ARE STILL IN THE SAME APARTMENT 183 00:09:40,347 --> 00:09:42,449 THAT YOU ALL USED TO LIVE IN? 184 00:09:42,549 --> 00:09:44,451 WELL, AS LONG AS WE CAN AFFORD IT. 185 00:09:44,551 --> 00:09:48,055 LUKE WANTS TO SELL, BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH UPHEAVAL ALREADY. 186 00:09:48,155 --> 00:09:49,256 ( door opens ) 187 00:09:49,356 --> 00:09:51,959 OH, I'M SO SORRY. 188 00:09:52,059 --> 00:09:54,261 YOU MUST BE PAUL. 189 00:09:54,361 --> 00:09:56,163 IT'S BEEN A REAL CRAZY WEEK 190 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:57,530 BUT I KNOW THAT'S NO EXCUSE. 191 00:09:57,631 --> 00:09:59,599 PLEASE SIT DOWN. WE WERE JUST GETTING STARTED. 192 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,069 - ALL RIGHT. - IS THAT FOR ME? 193 00:10:02,169 --> 00:10:04,204 YEAH, IT'S SWAG. 194 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:06,707 WE HAD A PRESENTATION WITH THE VENDORS TODAY. 195 00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:08,676 OF COURSE THEY KEPT ME LATE, 196 00:10:08,776 --> 00:10:10,443 BUT AT LEAST YOU GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT, RIGHT? 197 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:11,879 - YEAH. - THIS IS WHAT HE DOES: 198 00:10:11,979 --> 00:10:13,681 HE ARRIVES LATE WITH APOLOGIES AND GIFTS 199 00:10:13,781 --> 00:10:15,548 AS IF THAT'S GONNA MAKE UP FOR IT. 200 00:10:15,649 --> 00:10:17,450 HEY, BELIEVE ME, I WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY, 201 00:10:17,550 --> 00:10:20,053 ON TIME, BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET HERE 202 00:10:20,153 --> 00:10:22,222 BEFORE SHE HAD A CHANCE TO SAY TOO MANY THINGS LIKE THAT. 203 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:25,092 Bess: EVERYTHING'S A JOKE WITH HIM, EXCEPT IT'S NEVER REALLY A JOKE. 204 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:27,828 HEY, PUT THAT AWAY. THIS IS IMPORTANT, ALL RIGHT? 205 00:10:29,096 --> 00:10:33,433 WELL, NOW THAT WE'RE ALL HERE, 206 00:10:33,533 --> 00:10:35,635 I THINK THERE'S-- THERE'S A FEW THINGS 207 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:39,006 THAT WE NEED TO GO OVER TOGETHER. 208 00:10:39,106 --> 00:10:42,810 OLIVER, WOULD YOU MIND WAITING IN THE OTHER ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES... 209 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:44,511 - OKAY. - ...WHILE I TALK TO YOUR MOM AND DAD? 210 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:46,880 OKAY, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT. 211 00:10:48,248 --> 00:10:51,719 - ( both whispering ) - YEAH, GO ON. GO AHEAD. 212 00:11:14,708 --> 00:11:17,377 BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE, I'D LIKE TO 213 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:19,813 SET SOME GROUND RULES 214 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:22,182 FOR OURSELVES AND SOME GOALS. 215 00:11:22,282 --> 00:11:23,616 THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. 216 00:11:23,717 --> 00:11:25,786 WE DON'T WANT OUR DIVORCE TO UPSET HIM. 217 00:11:25,886 --> 00:11:29,656 WELL, IT'S ALREADY UPSETTING HIM, ISN'T IT? 218 00:11:29,757 --> 00:11:32,059 HE'S CONFUSED, YEAH, 219 00:11:32,159 --> 00:11:35,195 AND WHEN HE'S CONFUSED HE GETS UPSET. 220 00:11:35,295 --> 00:11:39,066 YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED 221 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:41,168 FROM TALKING TO OLIVER IS THAT 222 00:11:41,268 --> 00:11:43,403 HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY KNOW 223 00:11:43,503 --> 00:11:46,473 THAT YOU TWO ARE GETTING A DIVORCE. 224 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:55,282 DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU? 225 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:57,785 WELL, IT'S REALLY SAD, BUT I HAVE TO SAY IT'S NOT SHOCKING. 226 00:11:57,885 --> 00:12:00,320 REALLY? WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? 227 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,589 Luke: BECAUSE SHE WON'T EVER BE STRAIGHT WITH THE KID. 228 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:04,257 WHENEVER SHE TALKS TO HIM ABOUT IT, 229 00:12:04,357 --> 00:12:07,861 SHE MAKES IT SOUND LIKE WE'RE JUST TAKING A TIME OUT. 230 00:12:07,961 --> 00:12:09,963 I'VE BEEN PERFECTLY CLEAR WITH HIM. 231 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:12,766 LUKE IS THE ONE WHO NEVER EXPLAINS ANYTHING. 232 00:12:12,866 --> 00:12:14,835 HE TOLD OLIVER THAT HE WAS MOVING OUT 233 00:12:14,935 --> 00:12:16,469 WHILE THEY WERE WATCHING THE METS ON TV. 234 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:18,738 - BESS. - WHILE THEY WERE WATCHING THE METS GAME, 235 00:12:18,839 --> 00:12:21,474 DURING A COMMERCIAL BREAK. HE DIDN'T GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS-- 236 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,210 - COME ON. - Paul: LET'S-- 237 00:12:25,145 --> 00:12:26,847 LET'S NOT-- 238 00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:30,350 WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE DIVORCE IS CONFUSING 239 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:33,553 AND EMOTIONAL FOR BOTH OF YOU, 240 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:35,555 BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW OVERWHELMING 241 00:12:35,655 --> 00:12:37,590 IT IS FOR OLIVER. 242 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:40,727 BUT DOES HE UNDERSTAND NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING A DIVORCE? 243 00:12:40,828 --> 00:12:43,630 - DID YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO HIM? - NO, I DIDN'T, 244 00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:46,499 BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE 245 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,768 THAT IT'S MY JOB TO TELL HIM THINGS 246 00:12:48,869 --> 00:12:52,439 THAT YOU BOTH FIND PAINFUL TO SAY TO HIM. 247 00:12:57,144 --> 00:12:59,179 I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO WORK ON 248 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:02,883 IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE 249 00:13:02,983 --> 00:13:04,952 WITH HIM YOURSELVES. 250 00:13:05,052 --> 00:13:09,022 YOU KNOW, IT-- IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TRY TO BE A FATHER WITH HIM 251 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:11,391 WHEN HE WON'T EVEN COME OVER TO MY APARTMENT. 252 00:13:11,491 --> 00:13:14,394 OKAY, LET'S-- LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT. 253 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:19,232 OLIVER TOLD ME THAT HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT 254 00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,601 HE CAN EAT PROPERLY AT YOUR PLACE. 255 00:13:21,701 --> 00:13:24,037 WELL, IT'S TRUE. HE'S RIGHT. 256 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:26,173 THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING IN HIS REFRIGERATOR. 257 00:13:26,273 --> 00:13:28,408 NO, BUT THERE'S MONEY AND MENUS 258 00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:31,378 FOR HIM TO BUY WHATEVER HE NEEDS FOR DINNER. 259 00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:33,380 I'M TRYING TO TEACH THE KID 260 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,984 - TO FEND FOR HIMSELF. - HE'S TOO YOUNG FOR THAT. 261 00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:40,453 SO THE WAY YOU SEE IT, LUKE, 262 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:43,156 IS THAT OLIVER IS-- 263 00:13:43,256 --> 00:13:45,893 WELL, YOU'RE HELPING HIM BECOME MORE MATURE 264 00:13:45,993 --> 00:13:48,996 BY GIVING HIM RESPONSIBILITY 265 00:13:49,096 --> 00:13:50,898 BY CHOOSING HIS OWN MEALS. 266 00:13:50,998 --> 00:13:53,833 WHEN I WAS HIS AGE, I WAS COOKING DINNER FOR MY FAMILY EVERY NIGHT. 267 00:13:53,934 --> 00:13:57,137 ( chuckles ) SINCE LUKE'S FAMILY NEGLECTED HIM, 268 00:13:57,237 --> 00:13:59,406 I GUESS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO NEGLECT OLIVER. THAT'S-- 269 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:02,109 IT'S NOT NEGLECT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TEACH YOUR KID-- 270 00:14:02,209 --> 00:14:04,677 YOU'RE NOT TEACHING HIM ANYTHING. YOU'RE HANDING HIM MONEY 271 00:14:04,777 --> 00:14:06,479 AND THEN LEAVING HIM ALL ALONE. 272 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:09,682 WELL, WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHAT'S IN THE REFRIGERATOR, 273 00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:14,321 BUT I THINK-- YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING... 274 00:14:14,421 --> 00:14:16,356 THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE. 275 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:18,959 WHEN OLIVER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT-- 276 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:20,293 I KNOW THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE STRANGE-- 277 00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:23,663 BUT IT MAY BE HIS WAY OF SAYING 278 00:14:23,763 --> 00:14:27,234 HE'S NOT FEELING NURTURED. 279 00:14:27,334 --> 00:14:30,904 WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY LUKE'S STRONG SUIT. 280 00:14:31,004 --> 00:14:32,872 HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE KID? 281 00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:35,909 HE'S GETTING WAY TOO MUCH OF THAT KIND OF NURTURING ALREADY. 282 00:14:36,009 --> 00:14:38,178 Paul: IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE FOOD. 283 00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:40,647 MAYBE THIS IS HIS WAY OF SAYING 284 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:44,384 THAT HE MISSES YOU BOTH AND THE HOME YOU SHARED TOGETHER. 285 00:14:44,484 --> 00:14:46,419 ISN'T THAT WHY WE'RE HERE, SO HE'LL GET OVER THAT? 286 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:48,588 I THINK THAT ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP OLIVER 287 00:14:48,688 --> 00:14:50,890 IS THAT ALTHOUGH HE LIVES IN TWO DIFFERENT HOMES, 288 00:14:50,991 --> 00:14:53,660 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT HE ADHERE 289 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,562 TO THE SAME SET OF RULES. 290 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:58,298 BESS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE 291 00:14:58,398 --> 00:15:00,200 THAT OLIVER EATS WELL, RIGHT? 292 00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:02,970 AND YOU, LUKE, YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM THE RESPONSIBILITY 293 00:15:03,070 --> 00:15:04,837 OF TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF. 294 00:15:04,938 --> 00:15:07,707 MAYBE WE CAN COMBINE BOTH THOSE GOALS. 295 00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:10,343 I JUST THINK THAT WE'RE ALREADY 296 00:15:10,443 --> 00:15:13,713 ASKING HIM TO GROW UP TOO FAST. 297 00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:15,048 Paul: MAYBE THERE'S A WAY 298 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:16,950 TO HELP HIM ACHIEVE 299 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,953 A CERTAIN KIND OF INDEPENDENCE. 300 00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:22,289 I'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP HIM IF I EVER GET TO SEE HIM. 301 00:15:22,389 --> 00:15:24,424 Bess: WHEN OLIVER COMES TO ME AND TELLS ME 302 00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:26,659 HE CAN'T FALL ASLEEP AT HIS FATHER'S PLACE, 303 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,962 I THINK I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. 304 00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:31,398 SO YOU'VE BEEN ASKING OLIVER 305 00:15:31,498 --> 00:15:34,501 ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE AT LUKE'S HOUSE? 306 00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:36,336 GRILLING HIM IS MORE LIKE IT. 307 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:40,073 OF COURSE I HAVE. I MET LUKE IN COLLEGE 308 00:15:40,173 --> 00:15:42,942 AND I KNOW HOW HE USED TO LIVE BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED. 309 00:15:44,377 --> 00:15:46,879 YOU KNOW, THE REAL REASON 310 00:15:46,980 --> 00:15:48,848 WHY THE KID CAN'T FALL ASLEEP AT MY PLACE 311 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:51,118 IS BECAUSE WHENEVER HE USED TO WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 312 00:15:51,218 --> 00:15:53,020 SHE'D LET HIM CLIMB INTO BED WITH US. 313 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,555 - OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. - HE'S STILL CLIMBING INTO BED WITH HER. 314 00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:58,291 - HOW INAPPROPRIATE IS THAT? - Bess: ONE TIME. 315 00:15:58,391 --> 00:16:00,193 ONE NIGHT WHEN HAD JUST MOVED OUT 316 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,762 HE WAS FEELING LONELY, SO I LET HIM SLEEP IN OUR BED. 317 00:16:02,862 --> 00:16:04,998 I'M JUST CURIOUS, LUKE: 318 00:16:05,098 --> 00:16:07,134 HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS? 319 00:16:07,234 --> 00:16:09,236 I ASKED THE KID HOW HIS MOM IS DOING, 320 00:16:09,336 --> 00:16:11,638 HE TELLS ME SHE PRACTICALLY BEGGED HIM TO SLEEP IN OUR BED. 321 00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:14,974 IT SOUNDS LIKE-- TO ME-- 322 00:16:15,075 --> 00:16:17,177 THAT YOU'RE BOTH ASKING OLIVER 323 00:16:17,277 --> 00:16:20,013 TO INFORM ON EACH OTHER. 324 00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:21,914 I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO WORK ON 325 00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:24,317 IS TAKING HIM OUT OF THE CROSSFIRE. 326 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:27,587 THE REASON THAT OLIVER CAN'T FALL ASLEEP AT LUKE'S 327 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,856 IS BECAUSE LUKE INVITES HIS FRIENDS OVER 328 00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:32,492 TO STAY UP PAST MIDNIGHT PLAYING CARDS AND GETTING DRUNK. 329 00:16:32,592 --> 00:16:34,794 NOBODY'S GETTING DRUNK. I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK 330 00:16:34,894 --> 00:16:37,097 - IN TWO YEARS AND SHE KNOWS THAT. - Bess: WHAT I KNOW 331 00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,199 IS THAT YOU'RE UP EVERY NIGHT PARTYING 332 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:41,368 - LIKE YOU'RE BACK AT THE FRAT. - I'M HARDLY PARTYING. 333 00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:44,104 I'M PAYING FOR A WIFE AND A KID, 334 00:16:44,204 --> 00:16:47,640 PUTTING THEM BOTH THROUGH SCHOOL, AND I'D BET HE GRADUATES BEFORE SHE DOES. 335 00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:53,446 IF MY MEMORY SERVES, 336 00:16:53,546 --> 00:16:56,483 WE AGREED THAT I WOULD BE A STAY-AT-HOME MOM 337 00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:58,618 SO THAT SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE FOR OLIVER. 338 00:16:58,718 --> 00:17:02,355 IT'S LUCKY IF HE EVER GETS HOME BY 9:00 AT NIGHT. 339 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:04,524 YOU KNOW, IF THE TWO OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COUPLE'S THERAPY, 340 00:17:04,624 --> 00:17:07,260 - I CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. - THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. 341 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,362 THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT GETTING A DIVORCE 342 00:17:09,462 --> 00:17:12,199 IS THAT WE'RE DONE WITH ALL THAT. 343 00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:15,235 OKAY, SINCE WE'RE NOT HERE TO DISCUSS YOUR RELATIONSHIP, 344 00:17:15,335 --> 00:17:17,204 IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FROM HERE ON 345 00:17:17,304 --> 00:17:19,906 TO SCHEDULE SEPARATE MEETINGS. 346 00:17:20,006 --> 00:17:21,774 NO, ACTUALLY, I'D RATHER NOT. 347 00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:24,844 I MEAN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. 348 00:17:24,944 --> 00:17:27,114 AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M HERE TO HEAR WHAT SHE SAYS ABOUT ME. 349 00:17:27,214 --> 00:17:29,749 THEN CAN WE AGREE THAT OUR JOB IS 350 00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:31,618 TO FOCUS ENTIRELY ON OLIVER? 351 00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:35,122 - ( vase thuds ) - OH. 352 00:17:36,223 --> 00:17:38,158 IS EVERYTHING OKAY? OH. 353 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:40,627 IT WAS MY FAULT. I'M SORRY. 354 00:17:43,496 --> 00:17:46,633 Paul: IT'S FINE. I CAN DEAL WITH IT LATER. 355 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,802 OLIVER, WHY DON'T YOU COME IN AND JOIN US? 356 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:57,610 OLIVER, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING 357 00:17:57,710 --> 00:18:02,415 THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY NOW THAT WE'RE ALL TOGETHER. 358 00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:09,722 WELL, I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO STAY AT MY DAD'S, 359 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:13,360 BUT IT'S HARD WHEN HIS FRIENDS COME OVER ON SCHOOL NIGHTS. 360 00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:16,763 WELL, UP UNTIL NOW I THOUGHT YOU LIKED HANGING OUT WITH US. 361 00:18:16,863 --> 00:18:18,631 I DO LIKE IT, IT'S FUN, 362 00:18:18,731 --> 00:18:21,168 BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GO TO SLEEP 363 00:18:21,268 --> 00:18:23,336 AND FINISH ALL MY HOMEWORK. 364 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,505 Luke: ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT IT. 365 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:29,976 SO FROM NOW ON, JUST YOU AND ME ON SCHOOL NIGHTS. 366 00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:32,179 - GOOD? - YEAH. 367 00:18:32,279 --> 00:18:34,147 SO, OLIVER, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE 368 00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,583 TO SAY TO YOUR DAD? 369 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:39,719 CAN YOU GO SHOPPING FOR FOOD 370 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:41,821 SO I HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT AFTER SCHOOL? 371 00:18:41,921 --> 00:18:43,290 SWEETIE, HOW ABOUT THIS: 372 00:18:43,390 --> 00:18:45,458 HOW ABOUT WE MAKE UP A LIST TOGETHER, 373 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:47,026 A SHOPPING LIST YOU CAN GIVE TO YOUR DAD 374 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:48,761 AND THEN YOU TWO CAN GO SHOPPING TOGETHER? 375 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:50,797 - I GUESS SO. - ALL RIGHT. 376 00:18:50,897 --> 00:18:55,335 ALL RIGHT, SO ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO CLEAR UP? 377 00:18:56,703 --> 00:18:59,406 - I DON'T KNOW. - Luke: NOW LOOK, KIDDO, 378 00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:01,274 IT'S IMPORTANT TO BOTH YOUR MOM AND ME 379 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:03,276 THAT YOU FEEL OKAY ABOUT THIS, 380 00:19:03,376 --> 00:19:05,745 THAT WAY WE CAN ALL START MOVING ON WITH OUR LIVES. 381 00:19:07,314 --> 00:19:08,881 Bess: WE'LL NEVER FORCE YOU TO DO ANYTHING 382 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,783 YOU'RE NOT READY FOR, OKAY? 383 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:20,126 I DON'T WANT TO STAY AT MY DAD'S HOUSE. 384 00:19:20,227 --> 00:19:22,962 - OLIVER, COME-- - I WANT TO STAY AT MY REAL HOUSE. 385 00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:24,731 OLIVER, EVEN THOUGH 386 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:27,600 YOUR DAD HAS AGREED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, 387 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:30,069 ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WOULD STILL BE UNCOMFORTABLE 388 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,071 STAYING AT HIS APARTMENT? 389 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:34,407 I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE. 390 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:37,076 Luke: SHE REARRANGES BOTH OUR LIVES 391 00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:39,346 JUST FOR THIS, THEN THROWS IT ALL OUT 392 00:19:39,446 --> 00:19:42,282 THE MINUTE HE PITCHES A FIT. 393 00:19:43,783 --> 00:19:46,286 ( whispers ) SHIT. 394 00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:53,760 OLIVER, ARE YOU-- ARE YOU COMING OR AREN'T YOU? 395 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:57,864 YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, OKAY? 396 00:19:57,964 --> 00:20:00,132 OH, THAT'S GREAT. 397 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,402 THAT'S REALLY GONNA HELP HIM GROW UP. 398 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:07,574 THANKS, BESS. 399 00:20:13,513 --> 00:20:16,449 Bess: I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR LUKE. 400 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,785 BUT THEN I ALWAYS WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR LUKE. 401 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:21,220 I SHOULD PROBABLY STOP DOING THAT, RIGHT? 402 00:20:21,321 --> 00:20:24,924 MAYBE WE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO OLIVER TOO. 403 00:20:25,024 --> 00:20:29,296 SOMETIMES ADULTS FORGET THE RULES. 404 00:20:32,365 --> 00:20:34,166 Bess: I GUESS IT ALL CONTINUES. 405 00:20:34,267 --> 00:20:36,303 YEAH. 406 00:20:36,403 --> 00:20:38,505 - YEAH. - ( sniffles ) 407 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:40,607 - COME ON. - Paul: OKAY? OKAY, OLIVER? 408 00:20:43,476 --> 00:20:45,745 - BYE. - GOODBYE. 409 00:20:48,648 --> 00:20:51,284 - I'LL JUST-- - NO NO NO NO, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. 410 00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,720 - THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME. 411 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:55,522 BYE. 412 00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:02,695 ( sighs ) 413 00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:15,675 ( chuckles ) 414 00:21:17,243 --> 00:21:19,746 music playing )