I'm sorry.
Is everything still good with the Kari and Ryan fairy tale?
I don't know how many fairytales involve long distance, but--
But no big surprises or secrets?
Secrets? What secrets?
No, it's just a question.
Building some kind of memorial will help us grieve.
A garden.
The two of you should be able to
create something really special here.
I think you two will make a great team.
I'm sorry. I misled you.
I hope that we can be friends again someday.
We don't have to wait till someday to be friends.
Let's just be friends now.
Nobody took Sue.
I know you know where she is.
There are no spies.
Nobody took her.
There's a reason things are done the way they are.
You need to follow protocol.
Get on board or get a new job.
And don't come into my office without my permission again.
[theme song playing]
♪ '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 ♪
Wow! This is fantastic, guys.
Yeah, I'm impressed.
I do worry that it's missing a focal point.
Yeah, you're right.
It needs a spot where we can honor the lives lost.
Yeah. A place they can visit year around
to pay their respects.
- Yeah. - Warm their hearts.
What about, like, a fountain?
You know, maybe right here.
- Well, I like that. - Yeah.
- Good work. - Water.
Or...
How about an eternal flame?
Right in the middle, front and center,
- part of the guardian. - Exactly.
I love that idea.
- Yeah, I like that. - Yeah.
Any idea who we can get to build it?
Landon Blake.
That's a great idea.
Landon's always been able to build almost anything.
I know how important this church is to him.
- Great. - Yeah.
Your mom did mention that things are...
a little sensitive between him and Ashley right now.
Well... maybe this will help.
Oh, let's hope so.
I cannot believe I put off watching this movie.
- It's incredible. - It's a classic. I told you.
[Landon sniffles]
- Are you crying? - Um, rogue eyelash.
Uh-huh.
Felt like someone's a little afraid to be vulnerable.
[Cole] Mommy!
- Hold on. - [Cole] Mommy!
He's been waking up a lot at night,
but if I give him a minute, he usually falls back asleep.
How's he handling everything with the shooting?
- Still shaken up? - Yeah.
He's had a lot of questions.
I just don't know if I've had any of the right answers.
I doubt that.
You know, if there's one thing I've learned in my time in uniform,
tomorrow's not guaranteed.
Every moment matters.
Yeah. I guess it puts things into perspective.
Ash...
what is it about your past that you don't want me to know about?
How did we get there again?
I'm sorry. I just want to know.
I really don't want to waste
the last few weeks we have together.
Or we can spend them together being honest with each other.
Every moment matters, remember?
Yeah. The moments between us are gonna change
if you knew what happened in Paris, Landon. Trust me.
No. You trust me when I say that
I'm not gonna judge you by your past.
I... I can't.
I'm sorry. And I get it if you have to leave.
I don't need to leave right now.
Ash...
Is this ever going to change?
I don't know.
[Kari] Well, we should plant the flowers
as soon as they're delivered.
How many volunteers do you think we need that day?
Uh, it depends.
Are they gonna be older or younger
than the ladies who helped us lay the bricks?
Hey, you said yourself those ladies were adorable.
Adorable and ancient.
- [door opens] - [Ashley] Hey, hey.
Kitchen.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Ryan. - Hey.
- What? - Oh, nothing.
Sorry, I didn't see your truck outside.
Uh, she's in the shop.
Cool, uh, these are for Mom's nursery.
Thanks for taking them.
You know, you could just take them to church yourself.
Maybe stay, help us with the memorial.
Oh, I'm already here.
But are you guys doing the memorial together?
Yeah.
Your dad put us in charge.
Cool.
Well, you... You guys have fun.
And good luck.
I'll be right back.
Ash, wait up.
Hey. What's up?
Are you okay?
- Yeah. - You seem off.
No.
[stammers] I just... I have a lot of work stuff on my mind.
You know how it is.
I owe you an apology.
For what?
For doubting you about Sunset Hills, about what you could handle.
I was wrong.
I've never been so proud of you.
Thanks.
[Ashley] Guess who has a visitor.
Is it my Sue?
Yes.
And she is very excited to see you.
- Here. - I'll be back.
Well, all right, she's ready for you.
We used to make oatmeal cookies every Sunday after church.
I thought...
I don't know.
Maybe they'd help her remember me.
I'm sure they will.
Uh, grab the medical supply files off my desk.
Quickly!
Can you hold on?
- This is you being quick? - I'm sorry. I couldn't--
I might as well have asked Bert.
I'm sorry.
You can go now.
Right.
Hey. Sue.
I'm sorry, I can't do this anymore.
That woman is not my Sue!
She took her.
I know it.
She's a spy!
Wait, Sue.
I haven't had a conversation with my mom in five years.
Every week is the same.
I can't keep doing this to her,
to myself. It's too much.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
[Kari] I think this combination
is going to be really beautiful.
Should I place the order with the nursery?
Definitely.
It's good using a place in town, too.
Yeah. I was hoping it would help bring
some of their employees back to the church.
Oh, brilliant.
My ideas usually are.
Um, backpacking through Leonard Springs,
the music festival of senior year,
the great potluck of '09. Should I continue or...
What was that for?
Just another brilliant idea.
Ooh! And I have another.
Our work is done for the day,
Jessie's still napping.
Let's play.
You're kidding, right?
Why? Is that fear I see in your eyes?
Of losing to you? No.
I bet you a large box of cheesy breadsticks
- that I can still whip your butt. - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
DeMarco's cheesy breadsticks?
There is no other kind.
Fine.
But you can't do the weird victory thing you always do.
Pew! Pew!
- Yeah, like that one. - Pew! Pew!
[Ashley] Thank you so much for rushing over here.
What do you think's inside?
I don't know.
Whatever it is, Belinda clearly didn't want anyone to find it.
Well, you called me all the way over here.
What are we waiting for?
[grunts]
- Why not? - I don't... [sighs]
I can't.
I just got this job,
and Belinda already has it off for me.
I swear she would fire me for breathing if she could.
So, what happens when she finds out
her top secret envelope is missing?
I panicked, okay?
I'm...
I'm gonna get fired.
- Aren't I? - Relax.
She's gone. Let's just put it back.
Well, she locks her office.
Give me five minutes and a straight bobby pin.
My brother's used to lock me out of the house.
[Ashley] You sure it's supposed to be taking this long?
Your energy isn't helping.
I can't help it.
My anxiety needle is swinging in complete red.
Can you talk about something else?
The only thing I want to talk about right now
is not relaxing.
I ran into Ryan Taylor.
- Where? - Kari's kitchen.
Ash, look at me.
I know you're doing this whole cleansing thing right now,
and it's beautiful, truly,
but there is no reality in which you can tell Kari
that you kissed Ryan.
Remember you told me you'd kill me
with my bare hands if I ever told anyone?
I'm tired of keeping secrets.
She was with Tim,
Ryan was moving.
They hadn't been together for years.
Yes, kissing him was a mistake.
But now, if you tell her, when they're on the cusp
of an actual future together,
that's not just a mistake, Ash, that's life-ruining.
Yeah. No, you're right.
Of course I'm right.
It's like the overarching theme of my life.
We're in.
Are you sure you don't want to look?
What if she's stealing from the owner?
They would check that.
What if she's stealing from the patients?
Mmm.
What is it?
I'm... not sure.
Someone's coming.
Come on. Quicker.
Hi, Bert.
[sighs]
[cell phone chimes]
Sorry, it's my alarm.
Hot yoga.
God.
Okay, let's just pretend like this never happened.
Right. We're good.
[Ryan] There's no way you haven't played this since tenth grade.
When you're a highly proficient gamer, like myself,
the technical skills remain very fresh.
It's like riding a bike, you know, with your thumbs.
Oh!
[Kari chuckles]
Still got it.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
Don't be a sore loser.
Come on!
What is it?
New York?
I thought we weren't gonna talk about New York.
Oh, it's... It's not that.
Hold that thought.
Pick the next game. I'll be right back.
[liquid simmering]
Hank was in the Navy, you know?
He was?
Oh, yes.
He served on the USS Kansas.
1953.
[Helen] Sue dated a sailor.
He stopped by a while ago.
A strapping young man named Timothy.
That wasn't Timothy, that was the mailman.
He told you ten times.
Ladies.
We had a lovely chat about Sue.
I wish some of Sue's other friends would stop by.
Ooh! Lovely.
Does that look like Timothy?
I'll be right back.
Thank you for coming back.
Your voicemail was rather cryptic.
I have an idea.
Helen...
this is Tabitha...
Sue's best friend.
You... You know my Sue?
Very well.
What's her favorite color?
Burnt orange
because the leaves remind her of the times
when you guys would roll in it in the fall
when you visited your mom in New England.
Sue loved those leaves.
Did she tell you about the time we went apple picking?
And it rained all day?
And we hid under that apple tree for hours
telling stories.
Sue has the greatest stories.
Do you remember any of them?
A lot, actually.
Well, you can stay right here.
You can help me remember.
I would love to help you remember
all of Sue's stories.
Hmm. Hmm!
Remember the story about bumblebees
at the school at the summer?
- Mmm-hmm. - Remember?
I know. I know.
What kind of person eats greasy, cheesy breadsticks with tea?
Kari, I got to tell you something.
Um...
We've been spending a lot of time together lately.
Now, I know neither one of us are sure
if there's a real future for us right now,
but there can't be if I don't tell you this.
You're making me nervous, Ryan.
It's about Ashley.
Now it's...
That's not fair. It's about me.
It's not her fault, okay?
What? What's not her fault?
On Thanksgiving...
I was out on a run and I bumped into Ashley and...
we kissed.
[sighs]
No, it meant nothing.
Less than nothing, okay?
I was really stupid and confused.
You and Tim had just started going to therapy, right?
And I wanted it to work for you.
I wanted you to be happy even if that meant I never would be.
And I don't know.
In some twisted, self-sabotage way, I just...
I knew I would never really give up on us
unless I did something like this.
Stop.
Please leave.
- No, Kari-- - Please.
I want you to please leave.
I'm so sorry.
Belinda.
I didn't know you were back.
Were you in my office?
- Yeah. You told me to go-- - After.
Did you go into my office after I left this morning?
I can explain.
Start with how you got in.
I picked the lock.
Belinda, I know about the checks you're hiding.
- You're done. - What?
I don't want to see you in this building again. You're fired.
You can't fire me!
You're lucky I didn't call the police
and have you arrested for breaking and entering.
Oh, I'm sorry, Officer. I don't know what happened.
I came back and all the petty cash was missing.
Why do you hate me so much?
I guess you just have one of those faces.
I know what I saw!
And you have no way to prove it.
Fine.
Can I at least say goodbye to Helen and Irvel?
What's the point?
By next week, they'll forget you ever existed.
We all will.
[sniffles]
[sobbing]
[Cole] Mommy!
Go back to bed, sweetie.
[Cole] Are you okay?
Mmm-hmm. Mommy is fine. Go back to bed.
I love you.
I love you, too.
[exhales deeply]
[doorbell rings]
Hey.
Are you okay?
I know about you and Ryan.
About your kiss.
[Elizabeth] Next time on The Baxters...
- Kari, can we talk? - I talked to Ashley.
So, if it didn't mean anything to either of you,
then how exactly did it happen?
[Ashley] Lu, Belinda has secrets,
and knowing her secrets is what got me fired.
Belinda has worked for me for almost ten years.
I have evidence.
I was thinking more like dinner tomorrow night.
Just so I'm clear, is this dinner just two friends
grabbing a meal or...
I'd say it depends on how the dinner goes.
Hey, Erin. What are you doing here?
Wait. You're here for counseling.
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