1 00:00:22,272 --> 00:00:23,857 Mom, look. 2 00:00:40,916 --> 00:00:42,000 What is it? 3 00:00:43,085 --> 00:00:44,586 A lead. 4 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:56,431 Holy shit, it's a limo! 5 00:00:59,351 --> 00:01:00,561 It's a Cadillac! 6 00:01:01,311 --> 00:01:04,647 I bet he's a professional baseball player. Or a movie star. 7 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:36,471 Sir... I need to apologize to you. Please. 8 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:41,351 My secretary misspoke on the phone with you earlier. 9 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:43,145 How so? 10 00:01:43,145 --> 00:01:45,647 Calvin Evans was here. 11 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:48,859 Yeah, he was adopted. 12 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:50,068 No, sir. 13 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:52,404 He was taken from us. 14 00:01:54,990 --> 00:01:56,617 Tuberculosis. 15 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,663 When did this happen? 16 00:02:01,663 --> 00:02:03,040 Last summer. 17 00:02:14,635 --> 00:02:16,970 Calvin was an extraordinary boy. 18 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:20,432 Unparalleled aptitude for the sciences. 19 00:02:21,183 --> 00:02:24,561 He benefited so much from the Remsen Foundation's support. 20 00:02:39,952 --> 00:02:41,036 Calvin. 21 00:02:41,620 --> 00:02:45,040 I'm sorry... but he doesn't want you. 22 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:25,474 - Supper at Six. Can I help you? - Supper at Six. Yes. 23 00:04:27,351 --> 00:04:29,061 Who are those for? 24 00:04:29,061 --> 00:04:31,313 Next time, let me know. I have a singular florist. 25 00:04:31,313 --> 00:04:34,024 I got them for the office. You said it was drab. 26 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:36,777 I wanted to de-drab it. 27 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:40,030 Well, they're beautiful. 28 00:04:42,658 --> 00:04:44,368 - It doesn't weigh as... - Thank you. 29 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:46,870 Good morning. The Remsen Foundation hasn't called back. 30 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:48,121 I wasn't going to ask. 31 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,082 But since you've brought it up, that's very rude of them. 32 00:04:50,082 --> 00:04:52,292 I always make a point of returning all my outstanding calls 33 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,752 - by the end of the day. - Of course. 34 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:55,462 Because you are a citizen of a civil society. 35 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:57,297 I mean, Mad's about to drive down there herself. 36 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,298 - Miss Zott. - Also-- 37 00:04:58,298 --> 00:04:59,216 - Thank you. - Yeah. 38 00:04:59,216 --> 00:05:00,592 - Hello. - Hi. 39 00:05:00,592 --> 00:05:01,593 Yes? 40 00:05:01,593 --> 00:05:03,762 Actually, never mind. It's nothing. 41 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:06,014 Fran, you never have nothing to say. 42 00:05:07,224 --> 00:05:09,643 It's personal. It's not show-related. So if you wanted to-- 43 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:12,604 That is convenient because we are friends and also colleagues. 44 00:05:13,939 --> 00:05:15,148 I have a crush on Walter. 45 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:19,695 - This is fantastic. - I said, stop smiling. 46 00:05:19,695 --> 00:05:22,990 I can't. I won't. You must ask him to dinner. 47 00:05:23,532 --> 00:05:26,785 - No. The man asks. - Not if the man is shy. 48 00:05:26,785 --> 00:05:28,579 Not if the man doesn't value his self-worth. 49 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:31,582 Not if the woman is confident. Not if the woman knows what she wants. 50 00:05:32,291 --> 00:05:33,500 Forget I said anything. 51 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,919 That is impossible. I have an impeccable memory. You-- 52 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:38,672 - Yes, hello. Hi. - Phil is asking for you both on the stage. 53 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:41,466 - Will Walter be there? - Yes, Walter too. 54 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:43,260 We'll be right there. 55 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:44,553 - Thank you. - Sure. 56 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:46,847 - I can't wait for this meeting. Walter? - Forget it. 57 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:48,640 I can't. Walter. 58 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,018 Swift & Crisp is dead. 59 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:53,437 Why? Our numbers are holding. 60 00:05:54,104 --> 00:05:57,482 They believe that politics don't belong in the kitchen. 61 00:05:58,525 --> 00:06:01,111 - May they rest in peace. - You find this funny? 62 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:04,406 - No, I don't find racism funny. - Okay. 63 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:07,951 So we have our work cut out for us. We'll find another sponsor. 64 00:06:07,951 --> 00:06:12,414 No. I can't even get a cat food company to return my calls. 65 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:13,832 You don't believe me? 66 00:06:14,917 --> 00:06:16,001 You know what? 67 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:20,756 You mock me, you belittle me, you dismiss our sponsors. 68 00:06:20,756 --> 00:06:23,800 You think that this show is some kind of public service. 69 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,678 Well, guess what? It's not. It's a business. 70 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:28,055 So here's your deadline. 71 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:30,974 Two weeks to find a sponsor or you're fired. 72 00:06:31,642 --> 00:06:33,685 Enjoy these last few days. 73 00:06:35,646 --> 00:06:39,107 We're only missing one vote to stop the construction of the freeway. 74 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:41,026 The undecideds are Thompson and Sommers, 75 00:06:41,026 --> 00:06:43,195 and neither is conveniently returning my calls. 76 00:06:46,198 --> 00:06:47,324 Really? 77 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:49,785 Thank you. 78 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:55,415 Is everything okay? 79 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,834 We have it. 80 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:01,839 Thompson is out, but Sommers is in! We have the vote. 81 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,590 You're sure? 82 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,218 It only took seven years, three hundred motions 83 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:09,012 and half-a-dozen trips to Sacramento, but surly, old, 84 00:07:09,012 --> 00:07:10,764 beautiful Sommers is in. 85 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:13,559 - Anything for me to do? - Yes. 86 00:07:13,559 --> 00:07:15,435 Pray that that man doesn't drop dead of a heart attack 87 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,688 - before Tuesday's vote. - I'm headed to church. 88 00:07:17,688 --> 00:07:21,066 Go. Yes! 89 00:07:24,528 --> 00:07:26,071 - She's just so clever. - Oh, my God. 90 00:07:26,071 --> 00:07:27,948 I can't believe that she actually called herself. 91 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:30,993 - What if she comes? - Good morning. 92 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,954 Welcome back into town, sir. 93 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:36,456 What am I missing? 94 00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:38,542 Elizabeth Zott personally called, 95 00:07:38,542 --> 00:07:40,460 not once, not twice, but three times. 96 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:41,753 Who's Elizabeth Zott? 97 00:07:41,753 --> 00:07:45,382 Elizabeth Zott! Supper at Six? She's on television. 98 00:07:45,382 --> 00:07:47,134 Why does she want to talk to me? 99 00:07:47,134 --> 00:07:48,427 That's what we're desperate to know. 100 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:50,304 Well, I'm on the edge of my seat. 101 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:52,431 Get her on the line, please. 102 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:15,495 Well, surely there should be a higher bar to applause than stuffing mushrooms. 103 00:08:17,956 --> 00:08:21,418 Did you know that there are over 10,000 mushrooms varietals in the world, 104 00:08:21,418 --> 00:08:23,378 but only four to five percent are edible? 105 00:08:25,964 --> 00:08:28,217 When you think about it, it's sort of like humans. 106 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:30,886 There's only four to five percent that I find digestible, 107 00:08:30,886 --> 00:08:31,970 wouldn't you agree? 108 00:08:34,722 --> 00:08:37,267 While we wait for these mushrooms to roast, 109 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:38,809 why don't we have a little Q&A? 110 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,063 Right here. 111 00:08:43,482 --> 00:08:44,900 Second row from the back. 112 00:08:47,152 --> 00:08:50,989 Miss Zott, I'm sure you don't remember me. But I was here a few months ago. 113 00:08:51,657 --> 00:08:54,159 Dr. Fillis, open heart surgeon. Of course, I remember. 114 00:08:55,327 --> 00:08:57,246 Well, not quite yet. 115 00:08:57,246 --> 00:09:00,707 But I did get accepted into USC medical school. 116 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,963 I knew you would. I knew you could. 117 00:09:06,672 --> 00:09:09,925 I'm the oldest student in the class and I'm constantly exhausted, 118 00:09:09,925 --> 00:09:12,845 but I've also never been happier. 119 00:09:13,929 --> 00:09:16,181 Now that is worthy of applause. 120 00:09:28,569 --> 00:09:31,613 I just wanna thank you for seeing something in me 121 00:09:31,613 --> 00:09:33,574 that I didn't see in myself. 122 00:09:36,702 --> 00:09:37,703 Thank you. 123 00:09:41,665 --> 00:09:42,916 Are there any other questions? 124 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:44,668 Right here. 125 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:50,382 You know, in all of the excitement of the day, 126 00:09:50,382 --> 00:09:55,345 I forgot to tell you about a giant opportunity. Big. 127 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:56,930 I'm all ears. 128 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,057 Woodrow Wilson Middle School asked you 129 00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:00,934 to be the judge of their sixth grade science fair. 130 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:05,856 I politely declined on your behalf. 131 00:10:06,857 --> 00:10:10,319 No. I'll do it. Anything to distract my mind. 132 00:10:11,278 --> 00:10:12,321 Really? 133 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:13,655 Really. 134 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:16,617 I will call and make it so. 135 00:10:18,744 --> 00:10:20,245 Walter, are you currently dating someone? 136 00:10:20,245 --> 00:10:23,207 No. I function best alone. 137 00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:25,876 I used to think that too. 138 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,879 - And then? - I met Calvin. 139 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:36,261 If the opportunity presents itself-- love, I mean-- 140 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:39,264 I'd like you to consider it. 141 00:10:42,184 --> 00:10:44,269 God, I feel like I'm in a shrink's office. 142 00:10:45,687 --> 00:10:46,688 Well... 143 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,651 Off to call more sponsors. 144 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:51,735 Walter... 145 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:59,826 Doing this was not... what I asked for or what I wanted. 146 00:11:01,245 --> 00:11:04,665 But now that I feel the show being pulled away from me, 147 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:09,002 I feel like a piece of me is going with it. 148 00:11:11,755 --> 00:11:12,923 Elizabeth. 149 00:11:13,423 --> 00:11:14,883 I am your producer. 150 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:21,139 It is my professional duty and my personal choice to have your back. 151 00:11:22,808 --> 00:11:24,518 Whatever happens, that won't change. 152 00:11:26,395 --> 00:11:27,396 Thank you. 153 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:28,856 Now if you'll excuse me, 154 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:32,192 I have to go RSVP to a bunch of six graders on your behalf. 155 00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:45,998 Elizabeth Zott. 156 00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:48,917 Yes, it's the real Elizabeth Zott. 157 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:54,673 Yes, but I would prefer to meet in person. What is your address? 158 00:12:01,972 --> 00:12:03,849 - Are you nervous? - No. 159 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,269 Because it would be perfectly fine to be nervous. 160 00:12:07,269 --> 00:12:09,730 - I'm nervous. - You are? 161 00:12:10,939 --> 00:12:11,857 I am. 162 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:15,527 It's you and me. 163 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:33,629 I've never seen this one. He's so serious. 164 00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:38,550 Sorry I'm late. Harry Wilson. 165 00:12:39,301 --> 00:12:41,303 I told my wife you were coming by, 166 00:12:41,303 --> 00:12:44,389 and she shrieked like you were Elvis. 167 00:12:44,389 --> 00:12:46,099 How can I help you? 168 00:12:48,018 --> 00:12:51,772 Mr. Wilson, this may sound peculiar, 169 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:54,858 but we are here to ask some questions about Calvin Evans. 170 00:12:57,110 --> 00:13:00,280 Why did the Remsen Foundation support Calvin his whole life? 171 00:13:02,157 --> 00:13:04,743 I'm sorry, how do you know Calvin Evans? 172 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:07,204 He-- 173 00:13:11,208 --> 00:13:13,502 This is Mad, my daughter. 174 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:15,754 Mine and Calvin's. 175 00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:24,721 Please... 176 00:13:25,472 --> 00:13:31,353 Please, hold on. It's not for me to explain. 177 00:13:38,652 --> 00:13:40,070 Oh, my goodness. 178 00:13:53,959 --> 00:13:54,960 Hi. 179 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,838 Ms. Parker, I have an urgent message. 180 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:22,988 You must be Mad. I'm Avery. 181 00:14:23,739 --> 00:14:25,115 I'm your... 182 00:14:27,743 --> 00:14:28,869 Calvin's mother. 183 00:14:31,121 --> 00:14:32,247 It's okay. 184 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:37,294 - Thank you. - Yeah. 185 00:14:39,004 --> 00:14:40,005 Come on, bunny. 186 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:51,892 There's so much I wanna ask, but-- 187 00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:54,603 Why did you give my dad to that boys' home? 188 00:14:57,356 --> 00:14:58,815 I... 189 00:15:02,653 --> 00:15:05,155 If it's okay, I think I'd like to start from the beginning. 190 00:15:09,326 --> 00:15:10,661 When I was 16, 191 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:15,499 I got pregnant accidentally. 192 00:15:19,294 --> 00:15:23,674 Here you go. All right. Easy. 193 00:15:23,674 --> 00:15:27,177 Having a baby was the most extraordinary thing 194 00:15:27,177 --> 00:15:29,304 that had ever happened to me. 195 00:15:30,722 --> 00:15:32,724 But like most things in my life, 196 00:15:32,724 --> 00:15:36,854 my parents had other plans, and I had no say. 197 00:15:36,854 --> 00:15:38,689 No. Please. No. 198 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:43,443 I didn't know where they brought him. 199 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:45,529 I had no picture of him. 200 00:15:47,114 --> 00:15:51,660 But the one wish that they did honor was his name. Calvin. 201 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,956 I only knew him for a matter of minutes, 202 00:15:55,956 --> 00:16:00,419 but his existence changed the entire course of my life. 203 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,089 When I turned 25, 204 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:06,925 I gained access to my trust fund, 205 00:16:06,925 --> 00:16:11,138 and I hired a lawyer to help me find Calvin. 206 00:16:11,138 --> 00:16:13,599 Wilson became like a father to me. 207 00:16:14,892 --> 00:16:17,394 I also started the Remsen Foundation 208 00:16:17,394 --> 00:16:21,356 {\an8}and donated money to boys' homes within a 300-mile radius 209 00:16:21,356 --> 00:16:23,275 {\an8}in hopes that I could help him from afar. 210 00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:26,153 We never stopped looking. 211 00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:30,949 And then, one day, 212 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:35,412 it was as if the clouds lifted and the heavens parted, 213 00:16:35,412 --> 00:16:37,581 and Wilson managed to find him, 214 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:42,711 only to be told that he had recently died. 215 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:50,135 That hope popped like a balloon. 216 00:16:51,887 --> 00:16:52,971 It flattened me. 217 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:56,808 Wasn't until that magazine cover 218 00:16:57,643 --> 00:17:02,105 decades later that I saw him again. 219 00:17:17,204 --> 00:17:20,457 I don't much care who's responsible for miracles. 220 00:17:20,958 --> 00:17:23,292 I only cared that this miracle was mine. 221 00:17:24,586 --> 00:17:28,339 {\an8}I wrote letter after letter, asking to meet him... 222 00:17:29,633 --> 00:17:31,134 but I never heard back. 223 00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,014 And then, one day... 224 00:17:39,685 --> 00:17:42,896 I received a letter in the mail from a law office. 225 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:44,815 It was a cease and desist. 226 00:17:45,983 --> 00:17:47,359 I thought he hated me. 227 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:50,153 That he wanted nothing to do with me. 228 00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:54,658 And he had every right. I mean, I'd have hated me too. 229 00:17:58,704 --> 00:18:00,080 I came by your house once. 230 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:05,002 I saw the two of you together. 231 00:18:06,336 --> 00:18:08,172 He looked so happy. 232 00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:10,174 So at peace. 233 00:18:13,594 --> 00:18:16,221 And I knew it was time for me to let him go. 234 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:24,271 Had I known he had a child... 235 00:18:27,858 --> 00:18:29,318 I'm so sorry. 236 00:18:30,527 --> 00:18:32,196 He thought that you were dead. 237 00:18:33,989 --> 00:18:36,074 What a poor boy to believe that. 238 00:18:38,869 --> 00:18:40,204 Tell me, 239 00:18:41,705 --> 00:18:43,040 what did I miss? 240 00:18:44,041 --> 00:18:45,751 Who was this man? 241 00:18:48,712 --> 00:18:52,758 He was brilliant, decent and kind. 242 00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:59,806 And a very funny dancer. 243 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:03,685 I'm a funny dancer. Are you a funny dancer too? 244 00:19:05,521 --> 00:19:06,688 I don't know. 245 00:19:09,483 --> 00:19:14,154 You know, I had hoped that we could get to know each other a little bit. 246 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:17,241 I never got the chance with Calvin, 247 00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:21,119 and I'd give anything to get to know his daughter. 248 00:19:24,915 --> 00:19:26,542 My granddaughter. 249 00:19:29,253 --> 00:19:34,842 It's been a long journey to get here, and we're gonna need some time. 250 00:19:35,676 --> 00:19:38,053 - Of course. - Yeah. 251 00:19:40,472 --> 00:19:44,726 Can I ask, why did you name him Calvin? Was that a family name? 252 00:19:45,519 --> 00:19:47,813 No, I named him after John Calvin. 253 00:19:49,147 --> 00:19:50,482 I'm not sure I know who that is. 254 00:19:51,942 --> 00:19:55,153 He was a 16th-century theologian 255 00:19:55,153 --> 00:19:58,365 that your great-great-grandmother used to read to me. 256 00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:01,451 He believed in predestination. 257 00:20:04,496 --> 00:20:05,789 A theologian. 258 00:20:07,916 --> 00:20:10,210 That would have delighted him. 259 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:15,382 I hope to hear from you soon. 260 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:40,324 Do you wanna talk about today? About meeting your grandmother? 261 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,621 I thought that when I got to the end of the mystery, 262 00:20:46,121 --> 00:20:47,998 it was going to feel different. 263 00:20:50,042 --> 00:20:51,043 Well, in science, 264 00:20:51,043 --> 00:20:53,629 discoveries usually lead to more questions. 265 00:20:54,838 --> 00:20:57,257 I don't wanna ask more questions. 266 00:20:57,799 --> 00:20:59,343 I just want my dad. 267 00:21:02,221 --> 00:21:05,474 I know. I miss him so much. 268 00:21:08,227 --> 00:21:10,979 But you know, I see him in you. 269 00:21:11,563 --> 00:21:12,773 You do? 270 00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:21,532 You know how your brow crinkles when you're frustrated? 271 00:21:22,032 --> 00:21:24,409 Or how you always read three books at once? 272 00:21:25,118 --> 00:21:29,915 Or how you forget to eat sometimes when you're thinking so much? That's all him. 273 00:21:32,501 --> 00:21:37,172 Dad told Wakely that Great Expectations was his favorite book. 274 00:21:37,923 --> 00:21:38,924 And it's mine too. 275 00:21:42,636 --> 00:21:45,222 You know that coloring book you have, the paint by numbers? 276 00:21:47,099 --> 00:21:52,229 Imagine that every person that you meet, every place that you go, 277 00:21:52,896 --> 00:21:56,692 every letter that you read about your dad is just another color, 278 00:21:57,234 --> 00:21:58,652 painting in the picture of him. 279 00:22:01,864 --> 00:22:03,448 That's a metaphor. 280 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:04,533 It is. 281 00:22:06,285 --> 00:22:08,036 Hey, do you wanna play hooky with me tomorrow? 282 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:10,539 I played hooky with you today. 283 00:22:10,539 --> 00:22:13,000 I know. You're getting very good at it. 284 00:22:21,842 --> 00:22:25,012 When your eyes see the image through the red and blue filters, 285 00:22:25,012 --> 00:22:27,222 the image appears to be coming right at you. 286 00:22:30,684 --> 00:22:34,688 Well, that is a very meticulous drawing of a panther. Thank you. 287 00:22:37,107 --> 00:22:38,609 Well, what do you think? 288 00:22:39,276 --> 00:22:41,236 I prefer the humanities. 289 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:44,740 And what do we have here? 290 00:22:45,324 --> 00:22:47,326 Well, my father owns a bakery, 291 00:22:47,826 --> 00:22:50,037 and I wanted to test the effects of different environments 292 00:22:50,037 --> 00:22:51,663 for slowing the growth of mold. 293 00:22:51,663 --> 00:22:54,166 Wow. Well, that will be very helpful to your father. 294 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,709 Do you wanna be a baker when you grow up? 295 00:22:56,293 --> 00:22:59,379 No, I wanna be a biologist. 296 00:23:00,214 --> 00:23:04,510 You do? Well, have you read Charles Darwin's Descent of Man? 297 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:07,763 Or Erwin Schrödinger's What Is Life? 298 00:23:07,763 --> 00:23:09,932 I have not, but I will. Thank you. 299 00:23:11,058 --> 00:23:12,601 Of course. Best of luck to you. 300 00:23:15,771 --> 00:23:18,649 - I love watching you on TV... - Thank you, bunny. 301 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:21,818 ...but I don't think you belong there. 302 00:23:23,987 --> 00:23:24,988 Where do I belong? 303 00:23:24,988 --> 00:23:26,573 A laboratory. 304 00:23:28,325 --> 00:23:29,826 Well, I made a choice. 305 00:23:29,826 --> 00:23:32,329 A choice that I would make a thousand times over. 306 00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:33,705 But I will always be a chemist. 307 00:23:34,206 --> 00:23:35,999 Chemists do chemistry. 308 00:23:48,428 --> 00:23:50,222 Charlie, tell me if this is long enough. 309 00:23:50,222 --> 00:23:53,183 This looks really long. This looks great. 310 00:23:53,183 --> 00:23:55,185 - Make it a bit longer. - Are you sure? 311 00:23:57,938 --> 00:23:58,939 Make it a little longer. 312 00:24:00,274 --> 00:24:02,568 Why don't we drink spiced cider year-round? 313 00:24:02,568 --> 00:24:04,611 One of life's great mysteries. 314 00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:06,446 Here you go, Junior. 315 00:24:06,947 --> 00:24:08,615 How's Mad feeling about Calvin's mother? 316 00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:11,159 I don't know. 317 00:24:11,952 --> 00:24:13,579 I don't know where she fits. 318 00:24:14,454 --> 00:24:17,541 You, Charlie, Linda, Junior, you're our family. 319 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:20,836 You and Mad are definitely part of our family, 320 00:24:21,336 --> 00:24:24,131 but if you recall, that's not where we started. 321 00:24:25,549 --> 00:24:30,637 I just want Mad to feel safe and be loved. And she has all of that. 322 00:24:31,555 --> 00:24:33,682 You say that like love is finite. 323 00:24:34,975 --> 00:24:38,187 It never hurts to have more people who love and care for that little girl. 324 00:24:39,897 --> 00:24:43,192 Which reminds me, I have not properly thanked you 325 00:24:43,192 --> 00:24:46,153 for saving that little girl's home and the rest of the neighborhood. 326 00:24:47,613 --> 00:24:48,614 Goodness. 327 00:24:49,323 --> 00:24:52,326 Well, we're not there yet, but after Tuesday's vote, 328 00:24:52,326 --> 00:24:55,537 I do expect a lifetime of beer and blueberry pie for my efforts. 329 00:25:00,209 --> 00:25:01,210 The freeway here... 330 00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:06,131 is just one version of what they're doing to communities like ours 331 00:25:06,131 --> 00:25:07,216 all over this country. 332 00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:12,679 The fight can't stop in Sugar Hill or even California. 333 00:25:14,890 --> 00:25:18,519 Now, I may not have cameras on me, but I'm a one-woman bullhorn. 334 00:25:21,271 --> 00:25:22,147 And so are you. 335 00:25:23,357 --> 00:25:26,568 For a few more weeks, anyway. We still haven't found our sponsor. 336 00:25:27,569 --> 00:25:29,655 Something tells me you're not shutting up anytime soon. 337 00:25:34,201 --> 00:25:37,037 Isn't this great? 338 00:25:37,663 --> 00:25:40,207 If we didn't have a ceiling, I'd say it's beautiful. 339 00:25:42,334 --> 00:25:44,920 Now, all right. Let me get in there before this man hurts himself. 340 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,506 I know you're not putting your shoes on my couch. 341 00:25:49,550 --> 00:25:50,551 This man. 342 00:25:52,678 --> 00:25:55,681 - Should we continue it? - Keep going. 343 00:26:00,477 --> 00:26:02,729 - Is there any word? What are we doing? - She's never late. 344 00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:04,523 What do we do if she doesn't show? 345 00:26:04,523 --> 00:26:05,524 Can you cook? 346 00:26:05,524 --> 00:26:08,569 I can scoop ice cream into a bowl. Does that count? 347 00:26:08,569 --> 00:26:10,237 Uh-uh. 348 00:26:10,237 --> 00:26:12,489 You know what? I'll have Harry drive by her house. 349 00:26:12,489 --> 00:26:14,449 - Hey, Harry-- - Thank God. 350 00:26:14,449 --> 00:26:17,619 Sorry. I'm sorry. I had an appointment across town, and it went over. 351 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:20,372 Harry, these are for the audience. Please place one of these under each seat. 352 00:26:20,372 --> 00:26:21,707 - There's another box in my car. - Okay. 353 00:26:21,707 --> 00:26:24,251 Hi, Walter. I'm gonna need to make a phone call before the show starts. 354 00:26:24,251 --> 00:26:26,920 - There is no time. - Five minutes, people! 355 00:26:27,546 --> 00:26:30,841 Let's go. Perfect is the enemy of good. 356 00:26:31,925 --> 00:26:33,760 - You all right? - I'm well. How are you? 357 00:26:34,261 --> 00:26:36,180 You have a look on your face. What is it? 358 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:37,681 Clarity. 359 00:27:00,579 --> 00:27:03,165 And now, Supper at Six with Elizabeth Zott. 360 00:27:11,548 --> 00:27:15,344 We're live in five, four, three... 361 00:27:27,648 --> 00:27:32,319 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and this is Supper at Six. 362 00:27:37,950 --> 00:27:40,369 I will be starting today's show with a few announcements. 363 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:45,415 Before we dive into the chemical compounds of a baked-ham glaze, 364 00:27:45,415 --> 00:27:49,795 you may notice that there are no Swift & Crisp products littering our set. 365 00:27:49,795 --> 00:27:52,130 Well, that is because they dropped our show. 366 00:27:52,756 --> 00:27:55,092 And for that, I thank them. 367 00:27:57,094 --> 00:27:59,930 I know that everyone doesn't stand for what I stand for, 368 00:28:00,514 --> 00:28:02,766 but our convictions mean nothing if we don't voice them. 369 00:28:02,766 --> 00:28:06,228 Swift & Crisp is vile on a sub-chemical level. 370 00:28:06,228 --> 00:28:08,772 Seed oils are damaging to your mitochondria. 371 00:28:08,772 --> 00:28:10,816 And the fact that I told you to put that in your body 372 00:28:10,816 --> 00:28:12,651 will haunt me for the rest of my days. 373 00:28:13,777 --> 00:28:18,532 But luckily, we have a new sponsor. One that aligns with our values. 374 00:28:21,451 --> 00:28:22,703 Tampax. 375 00:28:25,414 --> 00:28:26,373 When did this happen? 376 00:28:27,332 --> 00:28:28,876 I have no idea. 377 00:28:28,876 --> 00:28:31,086 I have been using Tampax for years. 378 00:28:31,086 --> 00:28:33,964 They are soft, durable and hygienic. 379 00:28:33,964 --> 00:28:36,425 Please look under your seat. There's a present for you. 380 00:28:41,847 --> 00:28:45,434 For the men watching who haven't bothered to ask about menstruation, 381 00:28:45,434 --> 00:28:46,518 I'll explain it to you. 382 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:50,606 It is the process where blood discharges from the lining of the uterus 383 00:28:50,606 --> 00:28:52,983 in intervals of one lunar month, 384 00:28:54,026 --> 00:28:56,695 from puberty to menopause, except during pregnancy. 385 00:28:59,156 --> 00:29:02,284 I had a call with the head of our network this afternoon and relayed that to him. 386 00:29:02,284 --> 00:29:03,535 And he agreed with me. 387 00:29:03,535 --> 00:29:05,704 She said the word "uterus" to Kenneth? 388 00:29:05,704 --> 00:29:09,082 ...a partner we can be proud of. But that was not the sole purpose of my call. 389 00:29:13,629 --> 00:29:14,922 I am leaving Supper At Six. 390 00:29:18,926 --> 00:29:22,679 Did you know about this? This is not what we discussed. 391 00:29:23,764 --> 00:29:26,099 I will be stepping down on live TV. 392 00:29:26,099 --> 00:29:28,810 And as someone who has studied television exhaustively, 393 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:31,522 I predict an uptick in viewership for the next few weeks. 394 00:29:31,522 --> 00:29:35,817 Hosting this show has been the thrill of a lifetime. 395 00:29:37,528 --> 00:29:40,447 And I have every single one of you to thank for that. 396 00:29:42,533 --> 00:29:45,619 We set out to do something that matters, and I believe that we did. 397 00:29:46,370 --> 00:29:47,371 And, Kenneth, 398 00:29:47,871 --> 00:29:50,666 I will be doing all of this under the condition that changes will be made. 399 00:29:53,585 --> 00:29:56,964 Kenneth. If I knew you were coming, 400 00:29:56,964 --> 00:29:58,799 I would have broken out the good stuff. 401 00:29:59,675 --> 00:30:00,676 You're fired. 402 00:30:01,552 --> 00:30:02,761 The show is yours. 403 00:30:10,269 --> 00:30:14,273 Every night, I ask your children to give you a moment to yourself 404 00:30:15,774 --> 00:30:19,069 and, well, I think it's time that I did just that. 405 00:30:21,321 --> 00:30:25,826 It is time for me to reflect, regroup and figure out what is next. 406 00:30:28,620 --> 00:30:32,291 I bet you're wondering who the next host of Supper At Six will be. 407 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:36,044 Well, it will be one of you. 408 00:30:40,174 --> 00:30:41,925 Now, I know that that might sound scary. 409 00:30:42,467 --> 00:30:45,596 But remember, courage is the root of change. 410 00:30:45,596 --> 00:30:48,599 And change is what we are chemically designed for. 411 00:30:50,392 --> 00:30:53,020 I will not ask you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps 412 00:30:53,020 --> 00:30:56,356 because many women do not have bootstraps to pull themself up by. 413 00:30:58,108 --> 00:31:00,527 If your life has been anything like mine, 414 00:31:01,278 --> 00:31:03,906 your dreams will not come to you in a linear fashion. 415 00:31:05,991 --> 00:31:08,535 But if you have a voice you feel is not being heard, 416 00:31:10,162 --> 00:31:11,413 we would love to meet you. 417 00:31:17,169 --> 00:31:19,796 And with that, let's discuss glazed ham. 418 00:31:26,845 --> 00:31:28,263 Can I take you to dinner tonight? 419 00:31:29,765 --> 00:31:34,645 You wanna discuss the reshuffling... 420 00:31:35,687 --> 00:31:39,358 To discuss my feelings for you. 421 00:31:41,568 --> 00:31:43,612 What? Yes. 422 00:31:43,612 --> 00:31:46,698 I would very much like that. 423 00:31:46,698 --> 00:31:48,242 I'll pick you up at 6:45. 424 00:32:07,261 --> 00:32:08,595 Sorry for the delay. 425 00:32:09,096 --> 00:32:12,182 As soon as Councilman Sommers joins us, we will begin. 426 00:32:19,857 --> 00:32:21,942 Thank you for joining us, Councilman. 427 00:32:24,862 --> 00:32:25,737 We're now on the record. 428 00:32:29,032 --> 00:32:32,286 The interstate highway system is the future of this nation 429 00:32:32,870 --> 00:32:36,957 for the economy, for growth and for national defense, 430 00:32:36,957 --> 00:32:38,458 should that ever be necessary. 431 00:32:39,543 --> 00:32:42,462 I'd like to thank both parties for arguing so vociferously 432 00:32:42,963 --> 00:32:45,048 and passionately over the past eight years. 433 00:32:45,841 --> 00:32:47,885 Progress has been halted long enough. 434 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,139 So, in the matter of the California interstate highway system 435 00:32:52,139 --> 00:32:53,891 versus the West Adams/Sugar Hill committee, 436 00:32:54,641 --> 00:32:58,729 all those opposed to routing the highway through West Adams/Sugar Hill? 437 00:33:07,571 --> 00:33:08,572 All in favor? 438 00:33:12,826 --> 00:33:14,036 The motion is passed. 439 00:33:40,646 --> 00:33:43,440 I tried calling. I'm so sorry. What can I do? 440 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:52,491 Seven years. 441 00:33:55,327 --> 00:33:57,329 I just wanna eat brownies and cry. 442 00:33:58,121 --> 00:33:59,373 I can help with that. 443 00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:02,042 Brought beer. 444 00:34:03,168 --> 00:34:04,378 Beer could be good too. 445 00:34:06,713 --> 00:34:08,130 Come here. 446 00:34:24,523 --> 00:34:27,400 Three-quarter going into full pressure in two. 447 00:34:28,694 --> 00:34:29,695 That's one. 448 00:34:31,864 --> 00:34:32,864 That's two. 449 00:34:33,782 --> 00:34:34,616 Full pressure. 450 00:35:02,019 --> 00:35:04,605 This is the place where Calvin came to quiet his mind. 451 00:35:05,355 --> 00:35:09,443 I wanted to share it with you. We had our first kiss right over there. 452 00:35:10,694 --> 00:35:12,112 Thank you for bringing me. 453 00:35:13,447 --> 00:35:16,533 Seeing Mad with those giant, inquisitive eyes 454 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:18,869 made me feel like I was seeing a piece of him. 455 00:35:20,996 --> 00:35:22,206 She's smart, huh? 456 00:35:22,706 --> 00:35:23,707 Terrifyingly. 457 00:35:25,209 --> 00:35:26,752 I caught your show the other night. You quit. 458 00:35:27,586 --> 00:35:30,047 I did. I want to get back to science. 459 00:35:31,507 --> 00:35:35,010 You know, I have a foundation specifically geared 460 00:35:35,010 --> 00:35:37,304 toward funding the work of scientists. 461 00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:38,805 I am aware. 462 00:35:39,681 --> 00:35:43,810 Your application offers a "Mr.", no "Mrs." and certainly not a "Miss." 463 00:35:45,896 --> 00:35:46,980 Well, I'll fix that. 464 00:35:47,814 --> 00:35:48,649 And after I do, 465 00:35:49,483 --> 00:35:52,653 I'd love to help you with whatever it is you're interested in pursuing. 466 00:35:53,862 --> 00:35:55,864 Though I have the feeling that you don't like help. 467 00:35:57,533 --> 00:36:01,453 No. As I've gotten older, I've found help to be a gift. 468 00:36:38,657 --> 00:36:43,328 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and welcome to Introduction to Chemistry. 469 00:36:44,705 --> 00:36:47,624 Please pass this to the person next to you or behind you. 470 00:36:50,085 --> 00:36:52,838 And it is Miss Zott until I graduate from the PhD program. 471 00:36:54,798 --> 00:36:57,301 Living things are made up of atoms. 472 00:36:57,801 --> 00:37:01,013 But, in most cases, those atoms are not floating around individually. 473 00:37:01,597 --> 00:37:04,683 Instead, they are usually interacting with other atoms. 474 00:37:05,934 --> 00:37:08,604 Both the strong bonds that hold molecules together 475 00:37:08,604 --> 00:37:11,648 and the weaker bonds that create temporary connections 476 00:37:11,648 --> 00:37:13,984 are essential to the very existence of life. 477 00:37:14,902 --> 00:37:16,028 Yes? 478 00:37:16,028 --> 00:37:18,614 Is it random which atoms are connected? 479 00:37:19,698 --> 00:37:21,450 Think of your own life. 480 00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:23,911 You can't anticipate the moments. 481 00:37:24,494 --> 00:37:27,623 It's only when you look backwards that you see how it was all connected. 482 00:37:28,457 --> 00:37:30,083 What does this have to do with chemistry? 483 00:37:31,502 --> 00:37:32,503 Everything. 484 00:37:34,171 --> 00:37:37,758 The only constant variable in a chemical reaction is change. 485 00:37:38,509 --> 00:37:39,510 The unexpected. 486 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,263 Our job here is not to avoid surprise. 487 00:37:44,014 --> 00:37:45,307 We can't control it. 488 00:37:45,891 --> 00:37:47,601 So there's only one thing left to do. 489 00:37:51,271 --> 00:37:52,397 Surrender. 490 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:56,026 Now, we don't have to accept the bad things, 491 00:37:56,026 --> 00:37:59,571 but we do have to accept the inevitability of change. 492 00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:02,491 Both in ourselves and our circumstances. 493 00:38:06,662 --> 00:38:07,829 Charles Dickens. 494 00:38:09,373 --> 00:38:11,542 Not exactly known for his work in the sciences. 495 00:38:14,795 --> 00:38:17,172 But the greatest scientist that I have ever known 496 00:38:17,172 --> 00:38:19,174 kept this book on his bedside. 497 00:38:19,967 --> 00:38:21,802 He said it made him a better chemist. 498 00:38:22,636 --> 00:38:23,887 I laughed it off at the time 499 00:38:23,887 --> 00:38:26,181 because I found it to be an absurd thing to say, 500 00:38:26,181 --> 00:38:27,599 which I'm sure you do now. 501 00:38:28,684 --> 00:38:31,436 However, I eventually relented and... 502 00:38:32,020 --> 00:38:33,981 and this is the page that he had dog-eared. 503 00:38:38,527 --> 00:38:42,573 "That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. 504 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,037 But, it is the same with any life. 505 00:38:53,417 --> 00:38:55,794 Imagine one selected day struck out of it, 506 00:38:57,754 --> 00:39:00,174 and think how different its course would have been." 507 00:39:11,268 --> 00:39:13,020 "Pause, you who read this, 508 00:39:13,020 --> 00:39:17,316 and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, 509 00:39:18,692 --> 00:39:20,360 of thorns or flowers... 510 00:39:22,362 --> 00:39:23,864 that would never have bound you, 511 00:39:25,032 --> 00:39:27,826 but for the formation of the first link 512 00:39:29,036 --> 00:39:31,288 on one memorable day." 513 00:39:40,214 --> 00:39:43,008 Thank you! Thank you for everything. 514 00:39:50,265 --> 00:39:51,517 I love this so much. 515 00:39:59,525 --> 00:40:00,609 And what do we have here? 516 00:40:38,814 --> 00:40:40,148 Let's begin, shall we?