- Hey, what's up, Lori? - I'm thinking it'll be marginally less painful
- if we work together. - I think we're actually on opposite sides of the debate.
- Oh. - [man on phone] Love you, sweetheart.
- [Reagan] That was the first time that I ever-- - Lied to your dad?
That I didn't say, "I love you" back.
- [gunshots] - [people screaming]
- [Reagan] My father's dead, Luke, because of us. - Dad.
We should have never slept together, and my father would still be alive.
I have to deal with the fact that the last thing
that I ever told my father was a lie that got him killed.
And it was a lie that you told me to tell him.
[sobbing] We sinned, Luke.
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♪ 'Cause life has a way Of pulling us under ♪
♪ But we'll stick it out ♪
♪ If we got each other ♪
♪ When it all feels too much ♪
♪ I know you'll come running For me ♪
♪ Through the highs and lows We'll find our way home ♪
♪ Family ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Family ♪
John.
Sorry. Sorry.
[sighs]
Are you okay?
[John] I'm, uh...
I don't know. Still numb, I guess.
Elizabeth couldn't even...
bring herself to come over here today.
Are you still going to the hospital every day?
And we have victims in recovery.
Honestly, it is all I can do
to keep from...
falling apart.
Well, that's part of why I asked you here today.
I don't wanna rush things.
But I think building some kind of memorial
will help us grieve as a community.
Hmm.
Rebuild. Restore.
- Renew. Yeah. - Exactly.
And I'm open to all ideas.
Maybe...
a monument, or...
Or a piece of art?
You know, I... I keep thinking about this space...
where people can... They can gather.
Connect.
I like that.
And it would
be great if it could be
something that was important to Mark.
A way to honor a man who...
led this church for most of his life, you know.
That's a lovely idea.
What do you think that he will suggest
if he were here?
A garden.
Mark... Mark had a, uh,
he had a green thumb.
Every Spring, he would talk about his garden.
How he wanted to get out in the sun on his knees.
- Hands in the soil. - [chuckles]
Just him and the earth.
[sighs] But he never had the time.
He gave all of it to this place.
Then I think a garden is perfect.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Reagan, whatever is broken between us, it can be fixed, okay?
I will do whatever it takes
to just make things go back to the way they were.
[Reagan over phone] I thought I made it clear, Luke.
I don't have time for this, I'm leaving for the airport right now.
[Luke over phone] Then I'll come.
Reagan, I will literally come to New York.
I'll miss a semester if I have to.
I love you. Okay? I love you so much.
I... I just... I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.
I don't love you anymore.
Stop it. You don't... You don't mean that.
It's over between us.
Please don't call me again.
[line disconnects]
[John] I don't want it to feel like...
Like we just plopped a garden down as an afterthought.
It has to feel like it was...
meant to be there.
Right? So whatever we do...
it has to be bursting with... I don't know... [stutters]
color.
It's gotta be bright.
Everything has to be vibrant.
Everyone who walks in there, needs to feel the...
The energy and the love.
Sounds like you got it all figured out.
No, I don't. I have the beginnings of an idea,
but I need help...
with the execution. That's where I'm hoping you two will come into play.
This is it.
This is the space.
Ryan, I was thinking with all the summers
you helped your uncle's landscape business,
and Kari, with your design skills...
the two of you should be able to
create something really special here.
That is...
if you're still planning on staying in town during the off season.
Definitely.
Yeah, I'd be honored to help.
[chuckles]
Same. Dad, we can absolutely do something with this space.
Good. Glad to hear it.
I think you two will make a... A great team.
[Rosenmann] Before anyone runs the way,
I'd like to go over your midterm assignments.
After the recent tragedy, we did push our deadline,
but that new deadline is now one week away.
[class groaning]
[chuckles] I hope that's the sound of collaboration.
Right, that's it for today, unless there are any questions.
Would it affect our grade if we decide to work alone?
Mr. Baxter, I can't force a student to work with anyone,
but it is easier to make a case for or against faith,
when you have someone to bounce ideas off.
Can I bounce my ideas off of God?
- [class laughs] - [Rosenmann] Ms. Callahan, class,
this assignment is 30% of your final grade.
So I suggest you take it seriously.
[clears throat] Excuse me?
Oh, God Delusion?
Doesn't really seem like a light read.
I'm doing research for school.
We have an assignment on the existence of God,
and I'm coming at it from a variety of angles.
Hmm. Sounds fun.
Don't let Mom catch you with it.
[Luke] Do you wanna help?
How would I help you?
Like I said, having a variety of perspectives could be useful.
I'm not really sure mine's the one you're looking for.
Actually, I... I could use the insight
- from somebody not so, uh-- - [Ashley] Saintly?
Yeah. Okay, sure. What you got?
Um...
Why did you turn your back on faith,
when you needed it the most?
[inhales deeply and sighs]
Man.
Um...
I guess a part of me turned away,
because no one had answers.
To any of my questions.
Isn't that why it's called faith?
Yeah, but that's a little too convenient.
Actually...
what really made me walk away,
was when I finally did get my answer.
[Luke] Which was?
That I'm alone.
So that's it?
You just... You're just done?
[Ashley] I don't know.
Honestly, I'm not sure about anything anymore.
I know the feeling.
- [chuckles] - [Ashley] I have to get to work.
Yup. Thank you.
[chuckles]
What do you think?
Wow.
I mean, it's incredible.
- Don't sound so surprised. - I'm not.
It's exactly what I pictured you in.
Beautiful space.
Beautiful things.
[chuckles]
The memorial.
Right.
Yeah, we should... We should focus.
I, uh, got the plans.
[woman sighs]
[Ashley] Tree?
[gasps] Wind?
- [gasps] Gone with the Wind. - [laughing]
That was the first movie my Hank ever took me to see.
I'll never forget.
Resting my head on his warm shoulder.
It became a tradition. Every year we would plop that old tape in the VCR,
and I'd rest my head on his shoulder like it was the first time.
Of course, it got a lot softer as the years went by,
but all the better for resting, if you ask me.
[both laughing]
[Ashley] Okay. My turn.
[woman] House?
Umbrella?
Coming down from the sky?
Flying?
Teacher? Movie?
I had no idea designing a memorial would be so complicated.
It'll be great.
I have nothing but complete faith in us.
We do make a pretty good team.
Don't we?
- I've been trying to tell you that for years. - [chuckles]
We shouldn't.
Why?
Because I'm here and you're...
Here.
For now.
But you're gonna go back to New York in a few months,
and then...
we'll be a thousand miles apart.
What if, hypothetically,
we weren't?
Hypothetically, would you ever move to New York?
No.
Quick answer.
This is my home, Ryan.
I understand.
I think we should wrap things up.
Yep. [sighs]
I'm still really glad you're here now.
Me too.
Since when did everyone in this family become a workaholic?
- I didn't get the Baxter memo. - Okay.
Who did what now?
Brooke has taken on extra shifts at the hospital,
and I practically had to force her to take a day off.
Tell me, I won't have to do the same thing with you.
I just asked for a few extra shifts.
That's all.
I'm sorry. I just...
[sighs]
I feel like I need to keep myself occupied with...
everything has been going on.
I know.
- We've hardly had a chance to catch a breath. - [John] Hmm.
And with everything going on with Luke and Reagan,
and her dad.
Now we're planning this memorial,
- which I think is the right thing to do. - Hmm.
But some days, John, I...
I could just sit down and cry.
Yeah.
I just...
I keep waiting for Mark to come around the corner...
Ask me if I wanna have...
a cup of coffee.
The last sermon he gave was
about looking for God's light even in the dark times.
Well...
We have to keep looking for the light.
Yes, we do.
Are you praying?
Huh?
I assume any time you're staring off into space
with a wistful look in your eye you're communicating with God.
Or whatever you call it.
No.
The opposite, actually.
Hey, Lori?
What's up?
Do you have a partner?
Oh, I mean, like...
Did you find someone to work with yet on the assignment?
Luke, you're very sweet,
but I don't want you biting off more than you can chew.
You know, intellectually.
My intellect is just fine.
Yours however...
Might want to consider the benefits
that working with me would have on the professor's opinion of you.
Since you so eloquently rubbed him the wrong way.
I thought we were on different sides.
So did I.
I like a challenge.
You're on.
[door creaks open and shut]
[knock on door]
[Elizabeth] Good morning, sweetie.
It's 11:30 already.
[Elizabeth sighs]
[Lori] I don't think it's enough in this day and age
to ask yourself if God exists.
I mean, if we really wanna break new ground,
we've gotta take this argument up a notch, you know?
Like,
how does God's existence,
or lack thereof affect humanity's present and future?
From what do we derive morality now and moving forward?
[sighs]
[clapping] Hello?
Well,
the old me would say that we already have
something that gives us morality.
The Bible.
[Lori] Okay.
And the new you?
Still trying to figure that part out.
Good.
No, we should use that, argue from both sides.
I mean, that's how we learn and grow, right?
- I guess. - Okay.
So, correct me if I'm wrong,
but the shooting at the church was a pretty big factor
in this new exploration of truth. Yes?
You could say that.
Okay.
So, history shows us
that people come together in the wake of a tragedy, right?
So some people see God in that equation. I see humanity.
And I think the problem with putting God into that system,
is that people start asking, "Why did God do this?"
When the question we should be asking is, "Why did we do this?"
It's a little arrogant to assume that the voice in our head
is some divine, all-powerful being. Don't you think?
Some people may argue that a belief in God is just
man's way of separating himself from the rest of the world.
Look at us.
We still act like animals.
Sometimes worse.
[Lori] Exactly.
We act on instincts,
and evolutionary behavior,
and at the end of it all, we die.
Some sooner than others.
I never met somebody so...
- Assertive? - Complex.
Everyone's complex, Luke.
- Most people just don't wanna admit it. - [Luke] Hmm.
You should meet my parents.
Oh, yeah?
What do they think of Luke 2.0?
So far they just feel like I sleep too much.
And how do you feel?
Awake.
Were you going through my things?
Where did you get this book?
School.
Why would your teacher want to disprove the existence of God?
He doesn't. I picked that side.
I suppose after what you've been through,
it would be normal to question your faith.
Mom, four innocent lives were taken like that in God's house,
and dozens more were injured.
Reagan lost her dad, and I lost Reagan.
Okay, you bend over backwards
every single time a guest walks through that door.
Why? Because it's your house.
And because it's your responsibility to take care of them.
Four people were killed in God's house.
And where was he, huh? Who was taking care of them?
Really? I'm... I'm actually asking you. I wanna know.
I mean, let's... Let's talk about it.
Let's hash out both sides. That's how you learn and you grow, right?
How do you make sense of it all, Ma?
Proverbs 24--
I don't care what proverb says I care what you say.
Some things just can't be explained, Luke.
And we just have to mourn and grieve,
and continue to have faith.
Faith isn't enough for me right now.
I'm sorry. I can't be here.
[door slams shut]
[sighs]
[Elizabeth] Next time on The Baxters...
The moments between us are gonna change,
if you knew what happened in Paris, Landon.
- Trust me. - No, you know you trust me when I say
that I'm not gonna judge you by your past.
- [Ashley] Guess who has a visitor? - Is it my Sue?
Yes.
[Ashley] She is very excited to see you.
- Hey. Ryan. - What?
[Ashley] Oh, nothing.
- [Kari] I owe you an apology. - [Ashley] For what?
For doubting you. I've never been so proud of you.
- [woman] You're done. - What?
I don't want to see you in this building again. You're fired.
- [sobbing] - [Ryan] Kari, I gotta tell you something.
It's about Ashley.
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