And we're expecting another 6 inches of rainfall by dusk.
A flood warning is in effect as far south as Baltimore.
Folks are encouraged to stay off the roads, if at all possible.
Our crew witnessed several wrecks on the interstate,
one a youth church van.
Prayers to their families.
Gosh. Stay safe, Ed.
["Body Language" playing]
And now let's kick it over to sunny San Diego,
where our fitness expert, Sheila D. Rubin, is standing by.
See? It's not hard. It's challenging.
-Know the difference? -[pants] You bet.
-[Sheila] Do you really, Stew? -I do not. [sighs]
Hard is the voice in your head that says that you can't,
that you've tried before, and you've failed before.
That you're weak. And you're the last one to know it.
[Stew] Sounds like you've been talking to my mother-in-law.
-[Sheila chuckles] -I kid. I kid.
A challenge is what's left when you kill that voice.
[pants] It's a burning in your thighs that says that you can,
that you're strong.
So that clicking in my knee, that's a challenge? [exhales heavily]
No, Stew. That's osteoarthritis. [pants]
But we can work with that. [pants] I'll show you some modifications.
For four, three, two, one. Come on.
Walk, walk, pivot. Walk, walk, pivot. You've got it.
[director] And we're out!
-[bell rings] -[sighs] Thanks, ladies.
-Okay. [pants] -[Greta] Excuse me. Sorry.
-Pardon me. This is me. Hi. -Thank you.
-Um, you are stunning. You are a star. -[pants, scoffs]
You're in orbit. I actually feel light-headed.
Take it easy. Just the first day at work.
-Uh, no, that was just broadcasted… -[panting]
…to every kitchen and living room in America.
I'm talking about New York, DC, Jacksonville, Topeka.
Why am I naming cities? You know what America is. [chuckles]
So, you're terrific, quite obviously. You don't need me to tell you that…
-[scoffs] -…so I'll cut right to it.
What we're proposing is that we marry your national brand to ours.
Regional brand.
You were picked up by Good Morning America.
-I'd say you're national. -I meant you.
Hartman Foods doesn't have a footprint in the Southwest yet,
-according to our research. -Or the Pacific Northwest.
Well, um--
So it's us that would be launching you into the world. Isn't that right?
[chuckles] Let me jump in before these ladies eat you whole, Mason.
We're not in all markets yet, but we want you to help us get there.
Every woman wants to be Sheila Rubin…
-[scoffs] -…but they wonder,
"What would I have to sacrifice? Pleasure? Happiness?"
Not anymore.
Meet our new product: a fat-free cookie.
No fat in the cookie, no fat on you. It's scientifically proven.
[representative 1] We'll hammer out the specifics in a formal offer,
but we're thinking a sizable up-front payment,
plus profit participation.
[Mason] Every time a consumer takes a bite of a cookie,
you get a bite of the cookie.
[chuckles] But first, the fun stuff.
We wanna know your likes and dislikes.
What's your favorite flavor of cookie, Sheila?
We've got a lot to choose from.
This cookie has to really say "you."
[inhales sharply] Uh, we are gonna want some time with these cookies,
if you don't mind.
So we would like to take some samples home
and get right back to ya with our thoughts.
[Sheila] And everyone's talking like it's no big deal
there's a tray of hot cookies on the table and, for me, it's all I see.
I mean, it's like-- It's like…
[sighs] You know what it's like?
It's like there's a strobe light just flashing,
and I'm supposed to just ignore it.
-How is that even possible? -[group chuckles]
[Sheila] Or it's like there's naked people having actual sex in the room,
and everyone else is pretending like it's normal,
having a normal conversation and-- [stammers, scoffs] I can't. I can't!
[chuckles]
They kept asking me what my favorite flavor of cookie was,
and you know what's crazy? I don't know.
I don't know. I really don't.
I-I thought I was just put on the spot or frozen,
but I kept thinking about it and just kept coming up empty.
Yeah. Funny thing happens when you spend your whole adult life
just denying anything you want.
You lose touch with yourself. You know?
That's it. Yeah. [stammers] I don't know.
I don't know what I like. That's such a humiliating thing to admit.
Anywhere but here. [chuckles]
-[inhales shakily] -[chuckles]
My therapist told me to take myself to dinner.
Try new things, give myself room to develop likes and dislikes.
-How did it go? -[Frida] Oh, I didn't do it.
Eat dinner alone in a restaurant
with everyone looking at me? I'd be mortified. [sighs]
-[chuckles] -[door opening]
[groans] Okay. What do we have here?
Hey, how do I know you?
The post office. Yes. Two weeks ago you sold me stamps.
-Yeah, that's right. -[member 1 sighs]
-[Danny] I do not forget a face. -What the fuck are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
What are you doing here?
You in some kind of a cult now?
This is my support group. My anonymous support group.
I'm-- Well, I'm sorry. I didn't realize.
I just-- I went out for a quick jog to clear my head,
something I do quite a bit now.
It's pretty incredible. It's life-changing.
It's actually very-- It's very me-changing. [inhales deeply]
Yeah, I just kept jogging, and I ended up here,
and I will get out of your hair.
I just wanted to see if you could maybe pick Maya up a day early.
[sighs] My coworkers keep asking me out for drinks,
and if I keep saying no, I'm in danger of being the old guy.
You gotta be kidding me, Danny. I need more notice.
Well, Sheila, I could ask someone at the village… [stammers] …if you want,
but those girls party. By the end of the night,
our daughter's gonna be drinking out of a salt-rimmed glass.
You don't live here anymore.
You need to call first. Or at least knock.
Right.
[sighs, clicks tongue]
Oh, your ex is a real piece of work, huh?
[inhales sharply] I think, uh, Marsha's gonna turtle for the next year and a half.
[Sheila] I'm sorry. It will not happen again.
Well, I mean, one way to make sure it never happens again
is for us to get a real space for these meetings, huh?
Hey, I think it's working quite well here. I mean, I'm happy hosting.
I'm sure you are.
But did you ever consider us hiding out in your garage
isn't exactly the best road to recovery?
I don't think a little privacy is compromising my recovery.
What about ours? We're not on TV.
We're just regular people who've worked really hard to get this far,
and feeling like we're your secret just doesn't feel that great, Sheil.
-I mean-- -I'm not hiding out.
I just have a lot of complications in my life right now.
-You know, childcare for one. [stammers] -O-Oh, you're the only one with kids?
I don't think so. People work it out.
I will make sure there are no more interruptions. It's a promise.
[Kelly] Like what you see?
[sighs] How could I not?
Such a classy photo, you lying there spread-eagle.
Oh, that's right. You don't know what you like.
Ladies, gentlemen, chocolate, vanilla.
[chuckles] Bless your little heart. I never had that problem.
I imagine you haven't.
I know what I want and I know how to get it.
-I even know what you want. -And what's that?
Right now, more than anything… [chews] …you want to fuck Danny over.
No. Danny's already a mess. He'll derail himself eventually.
Okay. You could wait for him to self-destruct, maybe,
and in the meantime, he casually invades your life,
your recovery, your business,
and he changes your custody arrangement on a whim.
But what's one more day of childcare after six years of raising a kid by yourself
while Danny pretends his life's more important than yours?
[chuckles] Sounds like he has you convinced.
It's just who he is,
who he's been allowed to be by everyone. By me.
Oh, so now it's your fault that he's a lazy, selfish son of a bitch.
[chuckles] That's rich.
You should go on the road with that routine.
Speaking of the road, aren't you late picking up Maya?
["Whammy Kiss" playing]
Is this your car?
It was our car, mine and Danny's.
Okay, listen carefully.
Convertible, German, bucket seats.
You're on television now. Have some self-respect.
[doorbell rings]
Oh, great, you're here. I'll, uh, go get Maya and tell her--
[breathes deeply] Could we have a word outside, please?
Yeah. [sighs]
[sighs]
Okay, so, what's this all about?
You now have 50/50 custody of our daughter.
[scoffs] I don't remember my lawyer saying anything about that.
No lawyers, no discussion, just compliance.
[scoffs, chuckles] Okay. I get it.
You want me outta your hair, because how dare I swing by the house
-that we co-own or participate… -[laughs] Danny.
-…in the business that we co-own? -I think you should stop.
So you use our daughter to clip my wings. Jesus Christ.
Every time I think you have hit your moral bottom,
you somehow manage to sink even lower.
Funny you should mention morality.
Remember that college protest
when you threw a brick through the courthouse window
-and spent two nights in jail? -You think I'm ashamed of that?
No, I'm sure you're quite proud of yourself.
But it does beg the question, Danny, why was it only two nights?
Last time I checked,
damaging federal property carried a sentence of up to ten years.
So you're a lawyer now?
Doesn't take a lawyer to figure out when someone's cooperated with the authorities.
Is that what happened?
You just gave the cops some names and--
I wonder what Jack and Jerry would think of that.
I wonder what all your new colleagues would think of that.
What happened to you?
You do one segment on the news, and you're suddenly--
This is who I've always been, Danny. I just never let you see it before.
[inhales deeply]
[inhales sharply, sighs]
[grunts]
-It doesn't fit. [sighs] -I'm sure with a little effort.
Look at me. [inhales sharply] I'm not up for this.
-[sighs] -Of course you are.
-It's just been a while since you… -[sighs]
Left the house? [sighs]
I understand your trepidation, but this dinner is important.
-These people are important… -[sighs]
…and they need to know that we are important too.
Why do you need these people to know that you're important?
They don't see us. They don't respect us.
Their bigotry about our faith is something they will have to reconcile with the Lord.
[sighs]
But you know what the Games mean to me.
Have meant to me since I was a boy, watching with my father.
Greatness achieved through discipline and purity of mind.
And to play some small part in that…
[sighs]
They installed cameras today in the neighborhood,
on every light post, to catch the vandal.
[sighs]
We're being watched now, at all times.
[zip closing]
-How we handle that will chart our course. -[sighs]
["Moving Woman" playing]
[bartender] Can I get you something to drink while you wait for your date?
Oh, uh, I'm not waiting.
I'm, um… [clicks tongue] …dining by myself this evening.
Even better.
[sighs]
Wait a second.
Did you go to MiraCosta Community College for a few months?
Like-- You look so familiar.
[stammers] I didn't.
I would, uh-- I would love a glass of white wine, please.
I used to get that all the time when I first showed up on TV.
[chuckles] "Did you grow up in Tampa?"
Do I look like I grew up in Tampa?
Then again, maybe I do.
-[bartender] Get a chance to decide? -Oh, yes. Let me see here.
-[bartender] Do you need another minute? -No, no, I'm almost--
Is it really this hard?
This life-or-death, just to pick a goddamn entrée?
-[chuckles] I guess so. You know what? -[sighs]
Maybe that crappy little car is just right for you.
Do you have any lighter fare?
Everything here seems to come with a sauce or--
Yeah, that's kinda his thing.
Um, I'm not really a food guy per se, but people seem to dig the surf and turf.
I-- I don't usually eat shellfish.
Oh, my God, that's it!
-You were on the news. -[chuckles]
The leotard lady.
Oh, my God, you didn't go to MiraCosta. [laughs]
-[Kelly] And now they'll all watch you… -You'd never go there.
-[bartender] I was thinking, "Maybe she"-- -[Kelly] …sucking a lobster tail,
that purple vein filled with God knows what.
You know what? I think I do need a few more minutes to decide.
Thank you so much.
So, John, you're a mall man.
-[sighs] -I develop commercial real estate,
so malls are a large part of my book.
-[Maria sighs] -Well, that's big business.
We've been happy with our growth. [chuckles]
No one happier than the missus, I'm sure.
-Shop, shop, shop. -[both chuckling]
Maria, Heath was speaking to you.
[clicks tongue] I believe he was speaking about me.
-[chuckles] -[chuckles] Right. [scoffs]
It is a miracle when there's enough room in the car for me and her bags.
[group chuckles]
-Can I top you off? -We don't drink alcohol. Thank you.
Oh, you can partake in a little merriment with us, can't you?
-God will understand. Oh-- -[gasps, in Spanish] Fucking bitch.
This fucking bitch will put a steak knife
in your neck if you ever talk like that again.
[Heath whistles]
[in English, chuckles] Ooh, that seemed spicy. What'd you say?
Oh. Oh. I know what you're going through.
I-I don't think you do.
Picking off that menu… [scoffs] …it's impossible.
Does the fact that I am sitting here by myself,
and that I'm a woman, just entitle you to walk up and talk to me?
[inhales sharply]
I mean, if I was a businessman by myself, would you do the same thing?
Mmm, probably not. Although--
-Maybe. Depends. -Okay.
-Can I get the check, please? -Oh, no, no. Hold on, hold on.
-Before you go, let-- let me apologize. -Oh, please.
N-Not for talking to you, because that's just normal human behavior.
-It's more-more-more for this. -Oh.
Why do I bother bringing you the best produce in the country
if you don't want people to taste it?
Dumping all this butter on this beautiful asparagus, you know?
And don't let me get started on the pesto, because the pesto is a crime. [scoffs]
[stammers] I'm-- I'm Carlos, by the way. Look, I-- I don't mean to impose--
I think it's a bit late for that.
No, but it would kill me-- kill me if you came all this way…
-I live very close by. -…and you paid all this money…
No, and I haven't ordered anything
-off the menu. -…and you don't try
-the very best thing in the restaurant. -I-I don't wanna try anything else.
-I-I'm fine. Thank you. -No, no, no. Y-You must. You must.
Please, put that down.
[sighs]
Take this.
Now…
Voilà.
[swallows] Whoa.
It's an Azoychka. Not an uncommon cultivar.
That tastes like-- I mean, it reminds me of--
It reminds me of summer.
-[chuckles] When I was a kid. -Yes. Yes.
That may be the best tomato I've ever tasted.
-[chuckles] -Or maybe the only tomato I've ever tasted.
And now, sadly, all food will be ruined for you forever.
-Consider me ruined. -[laughs]
Listen, uh, thank you for indulging me.
And, uh, enjoy the rest of your tomato
and your night. I will…
-Where did you come from? -Me?
Oh, yeah. The tomato.
-[chuckles] -Yeah.
They grow them on a small family farm outside of Lodi.
Well, they must be magicians.
-No, no. You could grow these. -Not a chance.
I have a black thumb. I kill artificial plants.
[chuckles] That cannot be true.
-How would you know? -I don't.
I just have a hunch that you don't give yourself enough credit.
And to tell the truth, I don't have the best luck in the garden either,
but I know what to buy and I know how to sell it
at a handsome markup to joints like this one.
So they can murder it with butter and garlic?
Yes. Exactly.
Pleasure's a very simple thing.
People forget that.
-[smacks lips] -You know, um,
you didn't tell me your name.
Y-You don't have to, but you didn't.
I'm Kelly.
Nice to meet you, Kelly.
No, no. I-I-I'm not Kelly. I'm, um-- [smacks lips] I'm Sheila.
-Oh. -[chuckles]
-Okay, well, nice to meet you, Sheila. -I-- Nice to meet you, Carlos.
I don't know why I did that.
I was just trying to be, you know,
-mysterious and-- -No, no need to explain.
[both chuckle]
[Maya, Danny] ♪ I love you, a bushel and a peck ♪
♪ I love you with a hug around the neck ♪
Aw.
Okay. Good night.
[groans, sighs]
[exhales sharply]
Daddy.
I know, sweetheart. And I wanna help you,
but not as much as I want you to learn on your own. Okay?
You can do it.
Mmm. Have a good run.
Find something great in it. [chuckles]
Food, clothing, services.
Now, imagine a state-of-the-art retail village
built just a couple hundred yards from the athletes' quarters.
A public private partnership.
-[Heath] Well, that sounds exciting. -[chuckles] I think it's the future.
But I'd like to pitch you on another role.
-Course. -Porta potties.
Excuse me?
We'll need something on the order of 5,000 porta potties
around the competition sites.
And given your background in construction, we think you could be our man.
[chuckling]
I can source toilets, sure, but I think there's a bigger opportunity here to--
Tell you what, you nail this,
and you'll have a lot of fans on the committee.
Sure.
Good man. We'll loop you in with logistics.
Yeah. Loop me in.
Can I have a private word with my wife, please?
-That was Heath Rudiger on the phone. -Mmm.
After weeks and weeks of networking with the LA Games Committee,
I've been assigned porta potties.
My contribution to the '84 Games will be toilets.
And this is my fault?
Your behavior at dinner certainly contributed.
-That isn't fair. -Isn't it?
[scoffs]
You just invent new ways to humiliate me.
You have an affair, you mock me in front of strangers.
I'm made a captive in my own home.
And in spite of that,
I'm expected to be obedient and-and-- [inhales sharply, sighs]
If you want peace, John, things are gonna have to change.
I'm trying to figure out what this reminds me of.
Mmm, it's on the tip of my tongue.
My older sister's lip gloss.
It smelled just as good as this and tasted just as terrible,
so caramel is out.
-You okay? -Yes, I'm fine.
'Cause in the meeting you seem very, just…
[stutters] We don't have to do any of this.
-Hand to God, Sheila… [stutters] -[sighs]
…if dealing with the cookies is too much for you given your--
-Just your health comes first. -I'm actually fine.
Really? Because you seem very distracted and it feels--
I-I met someone.
I think. I mean, no, I-I know I met him.
I just think he could maybe be someone. [inhales sharply]
-Oh, my Lord in heaven. -[chuckles] Stop.
Wait, no, here I am thinking you're-- And you're--
-You met someone? Tell me everything. -Yeah.
Uh, there's nothing to tell… [chuckles] …really. I mean, we talked.
And he was funny and he seemed kind of real.
-He fed me. -[gasps] Stop.
[chuckles] And, um, I gave him my phone number.
I just wrote it down and gave it to him.
I me-- Who am I? [chuckles]
I'm so sorry,
-but I think about you so much… -Stop.
…and I… [breathes shakily] …am always afraid to ask.
-And then you have this beautiful news-- -No, no, i-it's nothing yet.
-Yeah, it's-- Of course. -Yeah.
-I'm just gonna eat cookies. -I-I mean, maybe it's something.
It actually started with the cookies.
I went to a restaurant alone to try to figure out what I like.
Anyway, he, uh--
He showed up and, well, turns out maybe I do know.
[inhales sharply]
-Maybe. [chuckles] Maybe. -Maybe.
But I know I don't like caramel or strawberry.
[both] ♪ I love you, a bushel and a peck ♪
-♪ I love you with a hug around the neck ♪ -[yawning] Love you. Neck, yes.
[groans, inhales sharply]
Okay. Good night.
[groans, exhales deeply]
Ow. Shit. Fuck.
[sighs]
Oh, shit. [sighs, clicks tongue]
[sighing]
[groans, grunts] Oh, God. [sobs]
Okay.
So, over the loop… [sighs] …over the thing, you go around the tree.
Then you do the next one.
Count your blessings.
You are living a gift. Not everyone's so lucky.
Run free.
Assholes.
And-- [mumbles]
No, the keys. Grab the ke-- All right. Let's go, come on. Let's go.
[groans]
Oh, sorry. Can you drink coffee while you're doing that?
[gulps] I don't know.
[sighs] So how's that going?
-You're asking me how pumping is going? -Sure, yeah. [chuckles]
-You know, it's part of it, right? -[chuckling]
This crazy ride we're all on.
-Right. -The balance of being
a parent and a professional.
Right. Well, going swell.
[chuckles] Good. Good, good, good.
I have a daughter.
-Maya. [sighs] -Mmm.
It's so strange how these things that give life meaning
can leave us feeling so disconnected from ourselves. [scoffs]
But maybe that's the point, you know?
To come out of this changed and better.
And it's not about balance at all.
It is sacrifice so that we can grow. [sighs]
[sighs] You know what gets me through?
Mmm? [swallows] I humbly submit.
One day, I'm gonna be sucked dry and I'll have nothing left to offer.
Not to the kids, not to my job. Nothing.
And then it'll be over.
Hmm.
-I'm gonna get you another coffee. -Yeah.
[clears throat]
Love it if it was hot.
-We love the chocolate. -[representative 1] Wonderful.
But my profit participation goes up 50 basis points every quarter.
-[chuckles] Yay. -[chuckles]
[sucks teeth] Okay. [sighs]
[dial tone beeping]
[phone ringing]
-Go ahead. -Okay. Yeah. [sighs]
-Hello. -[Danny] Hey, Deb.
-Danny Banany! Who died? [chuckles] -No one.
No one died. I just wanted to call and check on my baby sister.
-It's been a long time. -Are you high? [chuckles]
No. [sucks teeth] I'm not. [exhales sharply]
Me neither.
[smacks lips] You know, um, I was just sitting here
and I was thinking, do you need a place to stay right now?
I mean, you know me, Banany, I always do and never do. Why?
Well, I just happen to have… [smacks lips] …a foldout couch,
uh, in this vibrant coastal hamlet, and it's just calling your name.
You could come and hang and refresh your tan.
-What happened? -What do you mean? [chuckles]
I left you a message about Avery's untimely death,
and I didn't hear a word from you.
You know how much I loved that bird.
[sucks teeth] Yes… [sighs] …I know. I'm sorry.
[swallows, clicks tongue] Sheila and I are getting a divorce.
There it is. [inhales sharply]
Oh, no.
[sighs] I don't know if you're trying to sound sad or surprised.
I'm sorry. How are you coping?
I, uh…
I've got Maya half the time and it turns out that I'm a fraud of a dad.
And beyond that, I am-- [inhales sharply] I'm pretty fucking lost, Deb,
and I could use some help. [swallows]
And I've got grass.
I'll be on the next bus.
Great. Great.
-[people cheering on television] -[announcer] Good football.
A ball to Schneider. He'll fling it wide to Miller.
Oh. Oh. Oh. Good evening.
-You have no idea. [kisses] -[chuckles]
-Uh, should we go upstairs? -Nope. [sighs]
-Mmm. Let me just turn off the game here. -The only thing I need you to do
-is get these slacks off before-- -Oh. Ooh.
-Oh. -Oh. [gasps]
-I broke your belt buckle. Oops. -[chuckles]
Oh, something sure put a battery in your back.
Yeah. I have news. [breathes heavily]
Okay.
I-- Sheila and I just closed an endorsement deal
with a diet food company.
A lucrative one.
Well, you sure have been busy.
[clears throat] Okay. [sniffs]
[smacks lips] I hope you understand the spirit with which-- [inhales sharply]
Jesus. Spit it out, Greta. Okay.
[inhales sharply]
The thing is, I haven't felt good about us these last few months.
It's like, the more we became partners,
the less we were, you know, partners.
And I just think it would be better, healthier,
if we ran the business… without you.
Ern, I just wanna get us back to normal--
I'd like to watch the game.
[announcer] Just into the attacking form.
[continues indistinctly]
Try left side.
You're doing it. Fighting, winning, hurting, healing.
This is good. You're good.
And yet, here you are in the bathroom, talking to yourself.
Hard to spin that one, isn't it?
[doorbell rings]
[clears throat]
-Hi. -Hi.
So, uh, I was thinking Italian. You know, there's also--
["Feel Me" playing]