♪ You don't owe me One more minute of your wasted time ♪
♪ You act like it's all fine ♪
♪ It isn't hard to leave ♪
♪ Knowing that I'll be getting life On track ♪
♪ I wanted to believe ♪
♪ I've gotta make a destination ♪
♪ Find where I belong ♪
♪ This time I've got no hesitation ♪
♪ And I'll be movin' on ♪
♪ To where I belong ♪
♪ I'll be movin' on ♪
♪ Over the line I've drawn ♪
♪ I'm already gone ♪
[music fades]
So the patio goes all the way out to the creek.
Before we ordered, we took off our shoes and waded into the water.
Taking your shoes off in public. How scandalous!
Mm. I'm glad I got a pedi.
Uh-huh. I doubt Cal was looking at your toes. Tell me about dessert.
Oh, it was divine. They had this strawberry...
You know I'm not asking about that kinda dessert!
- [Dana Sue] Sorry I'm late! - [laughing]
- [Dana Sue sighs] - We're three rounds ahead of you!
What? [scoffs]
- How'd we dare start without you? - [Dana Sue chuckles]
[sighs]
I have been running all over hell's half-acre.
I mean, Sundays at that restaurant, it... it's crazy!
Plus, Annie and I have been trying to finish prepping the food
for the Vacation Bible School tomorrow, not to mention...
You've been having sex with Ronnie Sullivan.
Your seams are showing.
Uh!
- Mm. - Well, I mean...
I...
- He... - Ah...
[sighs] Yes. Once.
- Uh-huh. - [chuckles] Twice.
[Helen, Maddie laugh]
Exactly how comfortable are those beds down at the motor court?
- [Dana Sue] Yeah! - [Helen laughing]
- [phone chimes] - Oh wait! Oh, would you lookee here?
- "Maddie Townsend sent you $20." - What are you two up to?
Well, Helen Decatur's corrupted me. She's turned me into a gambler.
We had a little wager on how fast you two would get back together.
Okay. [chuckles] So you're not surprised?
- No! - No!
I've done enough divorces to know that anyone who wants their marriage over
doesn't go 18 months without drawing up papers.
And once Cal solved your Sullivan's problem,
you could have sent Ronnie packing, but you didn't because you love him.
[in singsong] Oh yeah, you love him! I know you love him!
[laughing]
[Dana Sue] Okay.
Come on, we're happy for you.
Ecstatic. Aren't you?
[Dana Sue] I don't know.
I mean, yes,
but things are complicated between us, as you know.
Have been, are, always will be, amen.
I don't want Annie to get her hopes up that we're getting back together
'cause that is just not what this is.
Not yet, at least.
No, I get it. You have years of history to sort through.
[Helen] Mm-hmm.
Nothing says you can't have a little adult fun while you do.
Yeah, it's a lot of adult fun.
- [Helen] Ooh! - [Dana Sue, Helen laughing]
[pensive music playing]
[playing notes]
[Erik] Have you eaten here before?
No, but I hear good things about the food.
I just always go to Wharton's or Sullivan's when I'm hungry.
I hear Wharton's makes great pizza.
Haven't you eaten there yet?
- Mm-mm. - [Helen] Oh, I understand.
You've only been in this town, what is it, like, 20 minutes?
[laughs]
Well, restaurant hours make it hard to eat anywhere else. Hard to do much.
Which is why I appreciate you taking the time to have lunch with me.
I think we need to talk about the other night
in front of the spa.
I'm sorry if
I gave the impression that I was looking for something more than friendship.
There's a lot of things going on right now, and I just...
Oh, no, no, there's no need to explain. [chuckles]
I have so much traipsing around in my head,
I... I'm lucky if I can find Monday from a hot dog.
[both chuckle]
I do wanna say that, um, I appreciate you.
Your trust and your wisdom, your friendship.
It's all so important to me,
and I do not wanna risk any part of this.
Me neither.
Well, thank you.
Well.
- [Erik chuckles] - There. [sighs]
Why am I suddenly craving pizza?
Ah, yes.
Um, can I introduce you to Wharton's?
- Please. - [chuckles]
Come on, let's go. We have to tiptoe.
[Helen laughs]
[Maddie] Have a good workout.
It's kind of busy in here. Giving away free stuff?
Ever since the community meeting, more people have been stopping by.
You should see the constant traffic in and out of the café.
Hm. It's well-deserved. Oh, how did Kyle's physical therapy go this morning?
It was horrible.
I mean, 100% pure, unadulterated horrible.
I know it makes him stronger, but every time she just...
And... [sighs]
I... I honestly didn't think Kyle would make it.
He almost ripped the pad in half because he hurt so much, bless his heart.
It broke my heart.
I hate to push him at his at-home exercises
because he hurts so much.
But I know I have to do it.
I've had my fair share of physical therapy.
Would it help if I took him to his next appointment?
- Really? - Yeah.
Please, yes!
If you could handle that half, I could handle the at-home half better.
Sure. Just let me know when.
[sighs] Thank you.
[clears throat]
[Noreen] Hey.
- Hi. - [Noreen] The spa looks great.
Um, seems like you've done a lot of work since the opening.
[Maddie] Mm-hmm.
I stopped by to see if it would be okay for me to check in on Kyle again?
Oh, I, um...
I... I... I honestly don't even know when we can make that happen.
I understand. All y'all are busy.
You know what? No.
I know he would love to see you.
So just let me... let me look at his schedule
and... and see when we can work it out.
Thanks.
You can just text me and let me know what time works best for Kyle
and for you.
I'm working from home, so I'm pretty flexible.
Okay.
[mouthing] Working from home?
Welcome, boys. Go have a seat.
- [Lily] Hey. - Bonnie!
So glad you and Robbin could be with us for Vacation Bible School. [chuckles]
Robbin, Annie and I are gonna be in charge of getting you from station to station.
- You excited? - Mm-hmm.
[Annie chuckles] Yeah.
- [June] Good evening, Townsends! - Good evening.
Katie! You excited for VBS? [chuckles]
[Katie] Annie, I wanna be in your group.
You're too big, Katie. You're in Lori and Tom's group this year.
There's some killer crafts!
- What about the snacks? - My mom made them this year.
Let's take a sneak peek at some of the arts and crafts.
- Hope you guys have a good time. - Thanks.
Guess we'll see you guys later.
- Uh, did Pastor June give you the... - Did you know he was coming?
Hey!
Hope it's cool I came even though I don't go to church here.
Somebody's post said, "All are welcome."
- Kinda the motto of the church. - Ah.
You're more than welcome. We're stoked you're here. Right, Annie?
We are.
I can take care of the kids. You go take care of him.
[Annie laughs]
Right this way.
[children cheering, laughing]
[CeCe] What's up?
[Ronnie sighs]
- [Ronnie blows air] - [laughs]
- Ronnie! - What?
- I'm pretty sure this counts as church. - Well...
And... and besides, you told me that you were gonna help, not flirt.
Well, I mean... [clears throat]
...can't I do both?
No, not with all these children around watching you get fresh!
- We need more lemonade. - [inhales] Okay, I'll get some lemonade.
Thank you.
- Where are the dino nuggets? - What?
Mommy said there would always be dino nuggets at VBS.
I'm hungrier than a hornet. Where are the dino nuggets?
You know what, sweetie? You are gonna love these grilled chicken fingers
and veggie tots.
And because I bet you can mind your manners,
I'm gonna give you a big-boy brownie.
Hm?
I... want... dino... nuggets!
[Dana Sue] Well, I am really sorry about that.
But isn't one of the lessons we learn at VBS
that we should be thankful for what we do have?
Hey, let's find a seat, Austin, and when you're done, you can go play.
[woman] Thank you!
Wow!
Your mom really went all-out.
Yeah. Everything's 110% with her when food's involved.
Did she let you make anything?
I made the ham biscuits.
You should try the ranch wings because they're amazing.
Mm-hmm.
[girl 1] I can't wait to get dessert!
[girl 2] Come on. Sit down over here.
Hello.
- Hey, that looks good. - [girl 2] Hi.
Did you see Mark D'Cruz and Jim Frye
got into a fight outside Wharton's this afternoon?
Really?
Yep.
Yeah. Apparently, Jim pitched a fit about next year's orchestra program,
so Mark drove off and left him standing on the sidewalk.
Look.
Why do you think Jackson's here?
Looks like he's getting some snacks.
I thought the one benefit of no ball this summer was avoiding him.
Here he is.
Being a jerk as always.
[CeCe] Yeah, he's terrible.
Go report him to someone.
Doesn't sound like you're going to be giving PT
a five-star review on Yelp.
It's the worst.
PT is just some secret sadistic thing health workers came up with
in order to legally torture patients.
[chuckles] Most of us don't have that kind of imagination.
I know that it sucks, but it's really so important.
- Mom, did you tell her to say that? - No, but you should listen to her.
She's a nurse. She knows what she's talking about.
[Kyle sighs]
I mean, PT is worse than community service,
and I didn't think that was possible.
At least I'm not picking up trash by the side of the road.
Yeah. Ew, gross. I would not wanna be doing that either.
You know, we went on vacation once,
and I accidentally threw my Darth Vader away.
And, uh... [chuckles] ...some guy who was cleaning up
had to help us dig through the trash cans to find it.
Yeah, he wasn't too happy about that.
[laughs]
[chuckles]
Mom, where was that?
That was down near Jacksonville.
That's right! We were going to Disney World.
- No, we were going to Daytona. - Daytona?
How old was I?
[sighs]
You were nine.
Oh yeah. Yeah, that's the trip when you got sick after you ate oysters.
We do not talk about that night in this house.
[all chuckle]
And what was the name of that restaurant? It had that weird pirate statue.
Mm-hmm. Something to do with prohibition.
Oh, the guy who ran bootleg alcohol out of his plane!
- Uh-huh. - You've been there?
My friends and I used to go to Daytona all the time for spring break.
And we've been to that spot multiple times. It's called... [sighs]
It was on the water.
And that little old man! He was always outside.
- I cannot believe I've forgotten the name. - It was right there on the glasses.
"Time flies when you're having rum."
- [both] Caribbean Jack's! - [chuckles] Yes!
That place was awesome!
- Yeah. - [Noreen chuckles]
Thanks again for letting me come by, Maddie.
Yeah, well, thanks for cheering him up.
He's a special kid.
I... I have something that I really need to say.
Um, if I mess it up, I'm sorry
because I tried to figure out what the right way to say this is.
Still don't know, but here, now, if I don't just do it...
I'm so sorry for everything I did to you and your kids.
When I was back home at Mama and Daddy's,
I had a lot of time to think.
A lot.
The one thing I keep coming back to is
I should have known better.
I did know better.
They raised me to know right from wrong,
and sleeping with another woman's husband is wrong.
Bill is...
You can blame Bill all you want, but it was my fault too.
I should never have done it.
And, Maddie, I am profoundly sorry
for all of the pain and agony that I've caused you
and your beautiful children.
No matter what I do or I say,
I know I can't undo ruining your family.
But I want you to know there's not a day that goes by
that I don't regret what I did.
I just... just pray
that one day you can find it in your heart to forgive me.
[emotional music playing]
Hi.
Hey!
You came back.
And I made you something.
It's not ham biscuits, but...
It's a camera.
[clicks]
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Thank you for seeing me.
What are you two doing out here? We're starting!
- You're not on the mayor's agenda. - Nevertheless, we need to talk to him.
It's quite important.
What is so vitally important
you couldn't pick up the phone and call like civilized adults?
Well, we have some questions for the mayor about certain goings-on in town.
Things that just don't smell right.
Ladies, the only things that don't smell right around here
are your fishy allegations.
I won't have you stinking up this office with lies.
We're not...
I've worked for the mayor, his daddy, and his granddaddy before him!
Those righteous men have done nothing but pour their hearts and souls
into doing what's best for this sweet town of ours.
Were things around here to go catawampus, he'd be the first to put a stop to it.
- Well, it could be that you don't... - You are absolutely right, ma'am.
And if something is going wrong, we should be able to tell him about it
so he can put an end to it.
So if you don't mind, we're gonna go in there...
Let me be clear!
I don't care if y'all were sent here by the ghost of my late husband.
May he suffer in torment.
You don't get through those doors without an appointment.
Fine. Fine!
Could we make an appointment for today or tomorrow?
What about here? Sorry.
He doesn't have any openings for the next three months.
[laughing] Three months?
Three months?
How is he supposed to govern responsibly
if he can't speak to his constituents for three months?
And I see a lot of golf games on there.
Maybe we need to book ourselves a tee time.
How the honorable Trent Lewis chooses to conduct business
on behalf of the good God-fearing people of Serenity, South Carolina
is his business,
not yours.
My stories is fixing to start.
Show yourselves on out.
[easy-listening music playing on TV]
[gasps]
I'm telling you, Henrietta knows that Trent is up to something.
- That's why she wouldn't let us see him. - Maybe.
- Or maybe she's just mean. - [chuckles]
That doesn't have hide nor hair to do with what Trent's cooking up.
What matters is exposing the Lewises. People need to know about their schemes.
How? The Sentinel didn't even mention the meeting at the spa.
Peggy was sitting right there.
[scoffs] Mary Vaughn and Trent are smart. They got all their bases covered.
So what do we do?
[Dana Sue] Take 'em out!
[whimsical music playing]
[chuckles] Dana Sue, it seems like you're plotting a coup back there.
[laughs]
I'd follow you three into battle.
A coup would be kinda dramatic. We could get matching uniforms and...
- Sequined epaulets. - You know what? That's not a bad idea.
- The sequins or the epaulets? - The coup.
You see? This is why I've never tried to crash Margarita Night.
Need to be able to claim plausible deniability.
Remember Mayor Philip Farrington
from back when we studied Serenity history in the fourth grade?
Wasn't he that carpetbagger folks ran out of town
on the back of a mule before the Depression?
- And how did they do that? - A recall.
[Helen] Ah! Bingo!
[laughs]
An election to get him out of office.
Maybe that's what we do to Trent.
He's got so many people mad at him,
folks would probably jump at the chance to replace him.
Well, it doesn't sound like sequined epaulets are involved,
but I like everything else.
- Right? - Yeah.
Let me look at the town charter, see how we can make it happen.
All right, I hate to interrupt the revolution here,
but, Maddie, Helen, if you don't mind taking these to the table
before the kids descend.
Hm.
Should we take the long way back?
[Maddie] Be careful, Dana Sue.
You don't wanna be seen on Serenity Secrets 415 twice in one week.
I wouldn't mind.
[kisses]
[Dana Sue] Hm.
[children chattering]
- [Dana Sue] Hi, kids! - [counselor] All right, nice!
Here, grab a plate. Yep, line up. Single file, guys.
There we go.
No dino nuggets again?
They're supposed to be here!
Oh, honey!
I made these from scratch, special for you.
They're not dino nuggets like they have at the store.
We don't have any, okay? But if you just try these...
I... want... dino... nuggets!
Hey. Hey! [chuckles]
Why don't I help you see what other yummy food we can find?
Yeah? Come on. Sit down here.
Is that boy trying to get on my last nerve?
The nuggets I made for him are healthier.
And I know he doesn't care about that,
but they taste better too, if he would just try them!
[Ronnie] Isn't that Frank Fletcher's kid?
You know the Fletchers from over on Ridgeview Way?
[Lily] Oh, he is!
He's the middle child of five, and I heard...
- [June clears throat] - Sorry, Pastor June.
Awareness of people's struggles is one thing, Lily,
but broadcasting them is something else altogether.
Yes, ma'am.
Has that boy gone to our church, and I have missed him every Sunday?
The Fletchers haven't joined yet, but I'm helping as much as I can.
Well, as much as they'll let me.
Frank's underemployed,
so if you hear anything, please let me know.
- [Dana Sue] Of course. - All right.
Will do. Thank you.
[Dana Sue] So what's he got against the nuggets?
I don't think it's about the... the nugget at all.
I think it's about the dino shape.
Well, why in sam hill would that matter?
I went to school with Frank, and I worked a couple jobs with his uncle Jack,
so I heard stories.
This might be the only thing the kid's eating all day.
I can almost guarantee you, 90% of what he's getting at home
is either off-brand, reduced, or something somebody threw out.
He's not trying to get on your nerves.
He just wants to be like all the other kids
and have name-brand food that was bought for him
instead of donated to his family like an afterthought.
VBS might be the only place that he gets it.
Sorry it didn't go any better today.
No.
It still hurt. [winces]
A lot. [grunts]
Well, was it a good kinda hurt?
"Good kinda hurt"?
Yeah! Good hurt is what we say when it's pain that eventually pays off.
In this case, building muscle.
Pain is pain. I don't see why I have to keep doing this.
This is even worse than going around on crutches.
Hey, I never told your brother or mother all of this,
but a few years ago, I was in a motorcycle accident.
You ride a motorcycle?
- Not anymore. - [groans softly]
I crashed. Really bad.
Did a number on myself. Dislocated my shoulder and broke my leg.
- Ow. - [chuckles] Yeah, and then some.
Took a long time to recover,
but the only reason I got better was because I put the work in.
But, man, it hurt. I can't even describe how much.
Please don't.
Most days, I just wanted to quit,
sit on a beach, and forget all about it.
Why didn't you?
I knew ignoring my problems would only make them worse.
Because if I didn't bite down and endure the pain,
my shoulder and leg would never heal right.
So you're telling me PT is gonna hurt even more than it does now?
It could, but then it'll get better.
When?
Doesn't work like that.
Maybe your mom won't like me saying this, but I think you're old enough to hear it.
Life
is full of pain.
Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual.
Take your pick.
And no matter how much you want to,
you can't avoid it.
You can quit PT
and try to walk around on crutches the rest of your life,
but there will be one day,
one play, one girl,
something that will make you wish that your leg and knee were strong.
But by then, it'll be too late.
Because you made the decision, here and now, to take the easy way out.
[emotional music playing]
Is that really what you wanna do?
[emotional music continues]
[children chattering]
Would you like to be song leader tonight? My throat's, um, a little scratchy.
Yes! Please!
I... I mean, I should probably look over the songs for just a moment.
Why don't you go with Pastor June? I think I can handle greetin'.
[chuckles]
Thank you, Peggy.
I loved being the song leader when I was her age.
I didn't know that! Should we be coaxing you into choir?
- Oh, that moment may have passed. - [chuckles] We'll talk.
[laughs]
Good evening, Peggy.
How are you?
Uh, well, Helen, this week has been wonderful.
I've had 15 kids in my class each session, and we've just been learning a lot.
Hm. And Maddie says that Katie's raved about your class.
- Oh good! - [Helen] Hm.
I truly meant,
how are you doing?
[emotional music playing]
[Peggy inhales]
You once told me that, uh,
we've never been close friends, and you're right about that.
But we are neighbors,
sisters in Christ, and...
that means something.
[sighs]
[Helen] I know you have your family and, uh, Mary Vaughn,
June,
many other confidantes you can talk to,
but sometimes it's easier to speak about difficult things
with people you're not close to.
I'm here for that...
if you need me.
God bless you.
[sighs deeply]
[CeCe] All it takes for a recall
is for 20% of registered town voters to sign the statement of disagreement.
How dope is that?
[children giggling]
And then parking meters come up from the ground
and kidnap all the baseball players.
Have you listened to anything I've said about what Miss Helen and I researched?
How is no one seeing his act?
- Why do you care? - Because it's Jackson, and he...
He's all the way over there, okay? Not harassing you at all.
So what's the big...
So I'm sitting here trying to talk,
and all you wanna do is complain about Jackson.
Yeah, he's... he's a bad guy!
- Why are you hung up on Jackson? - I... I'm not! Look at him! Annie...
Annie what?
She should be hanging out with someone better than that!
Yeah.
Shouldn't we all.
- Hey. - What?
Should we tell her dad?
Is his sister here?
No.
He's only here because of...
Kyle.
Thanks again for all your help on this.
It's been a true blessing to have you working so hard on our behalf.
- Sure. I mean, you're... you're welcome. - [laughs]
Well...
Okay.
June, hey!
I really appreciate you letting me help with refreshments this week.
It has been special.
Grateful to have you be a part of this, Dana Sue.
Dino nuggets!
[chuckles]
Excuse me.
Hey! Wanna set that down for a second and come with me?
I promise, no one will take it.
I'll hold it for you, Austin.
- Don't take any. - I promise.
Come here.
These are for you.
[Dana Sue chuckles]
You come see me when VBS is over, and I'll pack 'em up for you, okay?
Also, look at this.
Veg tots, broccoli, raspberries, melon,
all for you to take home, okay?
And this is a gift certificate to Sullivan's, okay?
Give this to your mom and dad.
Y'all can come into the restaurant any time you want.
Also, it has my phone number on it, okay?
So whenever you get a hankering for those dino nuggets,
you just call me,
and I will stop whatever I'm doing and make 'em for you.
I love VBS.
[laughs]
And I love you.
[Dana Sue] Aw.
Done a lot of work back here. It's impressive.
Thanks! Still not sure it's quite right though.
Well, that's the thing about a garden.
It can grow and change.
You don't have to get everything right all at once.
[scoffs] Well, that's good to know.
The last few days...
And we've been missing you.
Any chance you wanna
share what's been going on?
Peggy Martin's my birth mother.
That's a lot to take in.
How you feeling?
Confused.
I've dreamt of this moment going really well.
I've worried about it going really poorly.
But I never really imagined that it would just
melt.
She wasn't ready at all.
I can imagine.
So,
what's next?
I may get some of these tiered planters for the corner over there.
See if I can get some tomato plants out here.
I don't think tomato plants are gonna fix your problem.
We've discussed how baking got me out of a funk when a family member passed.
I appreciate you sharing that.
What I haven't told you is how long it took me to get into the kitchen.
After the funeral, I was a mess.
Didn't get out of bed, didn't shave.
My life stopped.
Actually, that's not true.
My life didn't stop.
I simply stopped living.
I'm still trying to find and revive those parts of myself.
Bring them back to life.
I don't wanna see that happen to you.
Well, what do you think I should do?
Now this next piece of road is gonna be scary
and hard.
No escaping that.
But you gotta keep moving forward
with a hope and a prayer that things will turn out for the best.
And I'm staring down some uncertainty myself, so I sympathize.
But I got your back if you got mine.
Anytime.
[inhales] You know,
I just thought of something that might be good for the both of us.
Always good to see you. Have a good night.
[sighs]
[phone beeps]
Hello?
Um...
Something happened tonight, and
I really need to see you.
Please.
Think I have that loaves and fishes song stuck in my head now.
It'll go away... in, like, a week.
- Oh no! - [Annie chuckles]
Oh, we should've grabbed you one of those souvenir backpacks.
Ah, yeah. Well, it's quite all right.
[Annie chuckles]
Thanks for coming this week.
I know that Lily already told you, um, that we were happy you came,
but I hope you learned stuff,
and if you ever wanna come back...
I didn't come for the Bible part.
I mean, it's fine, but I can get that at my church.
Then,
why did you come?
I think you know.
No.
[emotional music playing]
I came to get to know you.
To spend as much time as I could with you.
If I've got my signals crossed, I'll go.
But I think you knew all that,
and I think you feel the same way.
Don't you?
Yes.
[emotional music continues]
- [indistinct chattering] - ["Born to Be Wild" playing]
[Helen] Hey.
Oh my goodness!
Maddie and Cal are on their way. We don't need them to say happy birthday!
- Thank you. Thank you for coming. - Happy birthday.
It has been a minute since I've been at a bar besides mine.
- I'm happy to celebrate you! [chuckles] - [chuckles] Thank you.
I, uh... I thought that Erik said he was gonna be here.
Well, Helen Decatur, I think I found a gap in your talents!
What's that?
You are not meant to be a spy unless you carefully survey
all of your surroundings.
- [Dana Sue] Oh! [laughs] - [Howie] Yes.
♪ Fire all of your guns at once and... ♪
Yes.
[Helen laughing]
♪ Like a true nature's child ♪
♪ We were born, born to be wild ♪
♪ We can climb so high ♪
♪ I never wanna die! ♪
♪ Born to be wild! ♪
One night off.
[all laughing]
♪ Born to be wild! ♪
Are they doing this of their own free will?
I didn't force them to go up there. Might have to force them to come down.
Okay, I got enough of this.
You know what? Let's turn this bad boy up to 11.
- Helen Decatur! - Let's turn it. You know I can.
- Are you really? - You know I...
Serenity Show Choir, let's do this. Come on, babies!
So it wasn't weird having Noreen in your house?
Not until she went to leave.
That's when she apologized to me for having the affair
and asked me to forgive her.
Wow!
What did you say?
Nothing.
Just sat there like a june bug in a bug zapper.
Well, what did you wanna say?
I know what I'm supposed to say.
Seventy times seven.
But she and Bill ruined my life.
They ruined the kids' lives.
I mean, how am I just supposed to move on and forget that didn't happen?
How am I supposed to just forgive and forget?
You have every right to be angry.
Believe me, I am.
And if you wanna hold on to that anger, nobody is going to fault you, but...
at what cost?
That's what worries me. What's this doing to the kids?
Maddie,
this is about you.
What holding on is doing to you.
One of the things I love most about you is how gracious you are.
I don't wanna see the weight of this destroy that part of you
or your goodness or your sincerity or any part of you, for that matter.
How am I supposed to just let it all go?
I don't know.
I'm always telling my players to be the bigger person,
but when someone destroys your world
and ruins everything that you thought you knew to the point...
where you doubt yourself and don't know who you are anymore,
I sure as hell don't know how to pretend like that never happened.
The best I got figured is don't hold onto the hurt.
Every minute,
try to let go.
Every day, try to let go. And then,
one morning, you'll wake up,
and that weight...
won't be the first thing you think of.
And I'm hoping
that that's the day you'll finally be able to forgive.
Come on. We're here to celebrate, right?
- Right. - Mm-hmm.
♪ Stand just a little too close ♪
♪ Stare just a little too long ♪
♪ Maybe they're seeing Something we don't, darling ♪
♪ Let's give 'em something to talk about ♪
♪ Something to talk about ♪
♪ Let's give 'em something To talk about, yeah... ♪
- Hello! - Hi!
♪ Let's give 'em something to talk about ♪
♪ How about love? ♪
♪ I feel so foolish ♪
♪ Uh-huh ♪
♪ I never noticed you act so nervous... ♪
What else have I missed?
Holy moly.
- I don't even know where to start. - Oh!
If they get much hotter, I'm hunting for a fire extinguisher.
♪ Now I'm convinced, I'm going under ♪
♪ Think about you every day ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ Dream about you every night ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ I'm hoping that you feel the same way ♪ - [laughs]
♪ Now that we know it Let's really show it, darling ♪
♪ Let's give 'em something to talk about ♪
♪ Something to talk about ♪
- ♪ A little mystery to figure out ♪ - Oh! Oh!
- Come on, man. - ♪ Something to talk about ♪
♪ Let's give 'em something to talk about ♪
♪ How about love? ♪
I'm going to the bar. Either of you want something?
- I think this calls for an Aviation. - It does. I think they've had...
I'll have whatever they're having.
♪ Let's give 'em something to talk about ♪
♪ Something to talk about ♪
♪ A little mystery to figure out ♪
♪ Something to talk about ♪
♪ Let's give 'em something To talk about... ♪
Thank you.
Two Aviations for the birthday table, and I'll have a Macallan neat, please.
Sorry I called out sick.
Isaac. Everything you've been through,
you take all the time you need to get back on track.
Thank you. [exhales]
I'm glad to see you out tonight.
It was Erik's idea, but it's fun!
It's good to focus on something else.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Uh, you're really good.
[both laughing]
Thank you.
It's a really random reminder...
You know, things might seem crazy right now,
but we are looking for adventure and whatever comes our way.
We are indeed.
- [Dana Sue chuckles] - [crowd cheering, clapping]
Isaac, Beastie Boys!
Excuse me. Apparently, "No Sleep Till... Castlewood"!
[laughs]
- [Isaac chuckles] - [crowd] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Howie ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪
[cheering, clapping]
Oh, you know, it's a shame you two aren't enjoying yourselves.
[laughing]
It's good to see you, Chef.
You don't have to call me Chef here, rock star.
[laughs] Oh, that was so much fun!
Dana Sue, you really should think about doing some karaoke at Sullivan's.
Absolutely not. We would never get anyone fed
because my kitchen staff would be rotating through the spotlight.
[laughs] It's true!
[all laughing]
- I'm gonna get another beer. - Hm.
What's your poison?
Oh, um...
A club soda with a lime.
- Hm. - Yeah.
- All right, then. - Thank you. [laughs]
[sighs]
[Helen] What?
What are you trying to say, Dana Sue?
Well, I didn't say a word.
Your eyebrows are speaking volumes.
Well, maybe it's not what she has to say.
- It's about what you have to tell us. - [Dana Sue] Mm-hmm.
If we have to get margaritas and pour it out right here, we will.
I do not know what you two are talking about.
- That song? - [splutters] The heat.
- [giggles] - The passion.
The... [in sexy voice] ...the passion.
- Erik and I are just friends. - [Maddie] Oh, sure.
I actually distinctly remember someone once telling me
that it is impossible to be just friends with a man like that.
That was not just friendship up on that stage.
You certainly have given us something to talk about.
You two are crazy.
[passionately] ♪ Talk about love ♪
[doorbell rings]
[sighs]
- [groans] - [door opens]
[Cal groans]
[Maddie chuckles]
- Hi. - [Maddie] Hi.
[scoffs] Morning came sooner than I even knew was possible.
I don't know if it's the teacher in me or what,
but I cannot hang out on a school night anymore.
Especially since school is no longer in session?
Touché.
[chuckles]
You wanna come in? I can offer you some coffee, Advil, maybe a nap?
[door opens, closes]
Actually, Mom, your boyfriend's not here for you.
He finally realized I'm the cool one in the family.
Oh, he did?
He thinks I'm really a theater kinda guy.
One step at a time, right?
And don't worry. I'll bring him back after we take a walk
so I can get my exercise.
Exercise? Are you sure?
- It's part of my program. - I don't want you to overdo it.
I won't, but life is full of pain.
And you can't avoid it.
That's a little bleak.
I've got work to do, Mom, and I'm not gonna take the easy way out.
[Maddie] Okay.
[Kyle sucks in air, exhales]
- [kisses] - Mm.
- Are we going, or we yammering? - [Cal] Let's go. [sighs]
[soft music playing]
[Katie] Come slide with me!
I can't. I'm too big. I'll break it.
[phone message whooshes]
What time are CeCe and all them supposed to be here?
Ten.
What time is it now?
10:15.
[Katie] Well, where are they?
[clears throat]
Well, goodness, Helen. Are you challenging me to a duel?
[chuckles] This, my dear,
is a signature sheet for the petition asking for Trent's recall.
Maddie emailed it to us this morning.
[Dana Sue] So if we collect enough signatures,
we then get to vote on whether to remove Trent from office.
- [tuts] - How many do we need?
Three thousand.
That's one.
Who's number two?
[chuckles] Oh!
Here we go.
[whispers] Hey. Do you have a moment?
Mm-hmm.
- I so enjoyed last night. - [chuckles]
I need to make sure that it wasn't your clone I was on stage with.
Oh, right.
- And we didn't even get to my dance moves. - [gasps] Show me now.
[chuckles] Oh no. Absolutely not!
[Helen laughs]
[Erik laughs]
Ah, you're a man of many secrets, Erik Whitley.
I prefer to think of it as being selective whom I share with.
[Helen inhales]
Oh, did I just leave the great Helen Decatur speechless?
- [laughs] - I didn't think that was possible.
Ah. [chuckles]
[inhales]
I meant everything I said about how much I cherish our friendship.
In a town full of people who mean the world to me, you...
you are quickly becoming the one I look forward to seeing the most.
I feel the same way.
I don't have to hide how... how messed up and... and...
and imperfect I am.
Not at all.
You,
me,
and everybody in this town, we're all
broken,
falling short,
and striving to find our way forward.
Well, then...
then let's see if we can try to do that together.
I know that I... I said that I didn't wanna risk our friendship,
but that implies that I don't want our friendship to change.
And, um...
and I do.
So you don't wanna
just be friends?
[both laugh]
I wanna explore everything that we could mean to each other.
Could that be something that you'd want?
That's all I've wanted,
for a very long time.
I was just waiting...
and hoping
for you to want it too.
[emotional music playing]
[inhales] Oh...
Um...
There's just one last thing.
Cards on the table.
No secrets.
I, um...
I made an appointment to see a doctor in Charleston.
I'm gonna do IVF to have a baby.
I know this is not the most romantic prelude
to a relationship,
and if it's something that you're uncomfortable with,
I... I completely understand.
I won't... I won't be upset,
and I won't hold it against you, but, um...
I need to know.
[emotional music continues]
Okay.
No secrets.
There's something I need to tell you.
Noreen, have you seen my wallet?
I thought it was on the...
[sighs]
Oh. All right. I gotta dip, or I'm gonna be late for work.
Can I ask you one quick favor?
Yeah, sure.
On your way, can you drop me off at the hospital?
I'm in labor.
[closing theme music playing]
[music fades]