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 00:00:57,516 --> 00:00:58,725 [grunts] 6 00:00:59,351 --> 00:01:00,561 [Fred] It's a Cadillac! 7 00:01:01,311 --> 00:01:04,647 I bet he's a professional baseball player. Or a movie star. 8 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:36,471 Sir... I need to apologize to you. Uh, please. 9 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:41,351 My secretary, uh, misspoke on the phone with you earlier. 10 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:43,145 Uh, how so? 11 00:01:43,145 --> 00:01:45,647 Calvin Evans was here. 12 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:48,859 Yeah, he was adopted. 13 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:50,068 No, sir. 14 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:52,404 He was taken from us. 15 00:01:54,990 --> 00:01:56,617 Tuberculosis. 16 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,663 When did this happen? 17 00:02:01,663 --> 00:02:03,040 Last summer. 18 00:02:14,635 --> 00:02:16,970 Calvin was an extraordinary boy. 19 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:20,432 Unparalleled aptitude for the sciences. 20 00:02:21,183 --> 00:02:24,561 He benefited so much from the Remsen Foundation's support. 21 00:02:39,952 --> 00:02:41,036 Calvin. 22 00:02:41,620 --> 00:02:45,040 I'm sorry... but he doesn't want you. 23 00:04:19,927 --> 00:04:22,012 [phone ringing] 24 00:04:22,012 --> 00:04:25,474 - Supper at Six. Can I help you? - Supper at Six. Yes. 25 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:29,061 [clicks tongue] Mmm. Who are those for? 26 00:04:29,061 --> 00:04:31,313 Next time, let me know. I have a singular florist. 27 00:04:31,313 --> 00:04:34,024 I got them for the office. You said it was drab. 28 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:36,777 I wanted to de-drab it. 29 00:04:37,694 --> 00:04:40,781 [chuckles] Well, they're beautiful. [chuckles] 30 00:04:42,658 --> 00:04:44,368 - It doesn't weigh as... - Thank you. 31 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:46,870 Good morning. The Remsen Foundation hasn't called back. 32 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:48,121 I wasn't going to ask. 33 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,082 But since you've brought it up, that's very rude of them. 34 00:04:50,082 --> 00:04:52,292 I always make a point of returning all my outstanding calls 35 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,752 - by the end of the day. - Of course. 36 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:55,462 Because you are a citizen of a civil society. 37 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:57,297 I mean, Mad's about to drive down there herself. 38 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,298 - Miss Zott. - Also, um-- 39 00:04:58,298 --> 00:04:59,216 - Thank you. - Yeah. 40 00:04:59,216 --> 00:05:00,592 - [clears throat] Hello. - Hi. 41 00:05:00,592 --> 00:05:01,593 Yes? 42 00:05:01,593 --> 00:05:03,762 Actually, never mind. It's nothing. 43 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:06,014 Fran, you never have nothing to say. 44 00:05:07,224 --> 00:05:09,643 It's personal. It's not show-related. So if you wanted to-- 45 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:12,604 Oh, that is convenient because we are friends and also colleagues. 46 00:05:13,939 --> 00:05:15,148 [whispers] I have a crush on Walter. 47 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,695 - Oh! Oh, this is fantastic. - I said, stop smiling. 48 00:05:19,695 --> 00:05:22,990 I can't. I won't. [gasps] Are-- You must ask him to dinner. 49 00:05:23,532 --> 00:05:26,785 - No. The man asks. - Not if the man is shy. 50 00:05:26,785 --> 00:05:28,579 Not if the man doesn't value his self-worth. 51 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:31,582 Not if the woman is confident. Not if the woman knows what she wants. 52 00:05:31,582 --> 00:05:33,500 Mmm. Forget I said anything. 53 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,919 That is impossible. I have an impeccable memory. You-- 54 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:38,672 - Yes, hello. Hi. - Phil is asking for you both on the stage. 55 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:41,466 - Will Walter be there? - Yes, Walter too. 56 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:43,260 - We'll be right there. - Mm-hmm. 57 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:44,553 - [both] Thank you. - Sure. 58 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:46,847 - I can't wait for this meeting. Walter? - Forget it. 59 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:48,640 I can't. Walter. 60 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,018 [Phil] Swift & Crisp is dead. 61 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:53,437 Why? Our numbers are holding. 62 00:05:54,104 --> 00:05:57,482 They believe that politics don't belong in the kitchen. 63 00:05:58,525 --> 00:06:01,111 - [clicks tongue] May they rest in peace. - Oh, you find this funny? 64 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:04,406 - No, I don't find racism funny. - [Walter] Okay. Okay. 65 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:07,951 So we have our work cut out for us. We'll find another sponsor. 66 00:06:07,951 --> 00:06:12,414 No. I can't even get a cat food company to return my calls. 67 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:13,832 Oh, you don't believe me? 68 00:06:14,917 --> 00:06:16,001 You know what? 69 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:20,756 You mock me, you belittle me, you dismiss our sponsors. 70 00:06:20,756 --> 00:06:23,800 You think that this show is some kind of public service. 71 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,678 Well, guess what? It's not. It's a business. 72 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:28,055 So here's your deadline. 73 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:30,974 Two weeks to find a sponsor or you're fired. 74 00:06:31,642 --> 00:06:33,685 Enjoy these last few days. 75 00:06:35,646 --> 00:06:39,107 [Harriet] We're only missing one vote to stop the construction of the freeway. 76 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:41,026 The undecideds are Thompson and Sommers, 77 00:06:41,026 --> 00:06:43,195 and neither is conveniently returning my calls. 78 00:06:46,198 --> 00:06:47,324 Really? 79 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:49,785 Thank you. 80 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:52,746 [Harriet screams] 81 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:55,249 [paralegal] Is everything okay? 82 00:06:55,249 --> 00:06:58,877 [inhales sharply] We have it. [inhales sharply] 83 00:06:58,877 --> 00:07:01,839 Thompson is out, but Sommers is in! We have the vote. 84 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,590 - You're sure? - [chuckles] 85 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,218 It only took seven years, three hundred motions 86 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:09,012 and half-a-dozen trips to Sacramento, but surly, old, 87 00:07:09,012 --> 00:07:11,515 beautiful Sommers is in. [breathes shakily] 88 00:07:11,515 --> 00:07:13,559 - [stammers] Anything for me to do? - Yes. 89 00:07:13,559 --> 00:07:15,435 Pray that that man doesn't drop dead of a heart attack 90 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,688 - before Tuesday's vote. [chuckles] - I'm headed to church. 91 00:07:17,688 --> 00:07:22,025 {\an8}Go. Yes! [inhales sharply, screams] 92 00:07:24,528 --> 00:07:26,071 - Oh, she's just so clever. - Oh, my God. 93 00:07:26,071 --> 00:07:27,739 I can't believe that she actually called herself. 94 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:30,993 - [chuckles] What if she comes, mmm? - [Wilson] Good morning. 95 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,954 Welcome back into town, sir. 96 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:36,456 What am I missing? 97 00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:38,542 [inhales sharply] Elizabeth Zott personally called, 98 00:07:38,542 --> 00:07:40,460 not once, not twice, but three times. 99 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:41,753 Who's Elizabeth Zott? 100 00:07:41,753 --> 00:07:45,382 Elizabeth Zott! Supper at Six? She's on television. 101 00:07:45,382 --> 00:07:47,134 - Why does she want to talk to me? - [chuckles] 102 00:07:47,134 --> 00:07:48,427 That's what we're desperate to know. 103 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:50,304 [chuckles] Well, I'm on the edge of my seat. 104 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:52,014 - [chuckles] - Get her on the line, please. 105 00:07:52,014 --> 00:07:53,098 [chuckles] 106 00:07:54,391 --> 00:07:55,809 - [squeals, chuckles] - [chuckles] 107 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:58,020 [phone ringing] 108 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:06,987 [applause] 109 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:15,495 Well, surely there should be a higher bar to applause than stuffing mushrooms. 110 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:16,580 [audience laughing] 111 00:08:17,956 --> 00:08:21,418 Did you know that there are over 10,000 mushrooms varietals in the world, 112 00:08:21,418 --> 00:08:23,378 but only four to five percent are edible? 113 00:08:25,964 --> 00:08:28,217 When you think about it, it's sort of like humans. 114 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:30,886 There's only four to five percent that I find digestible, 115 00:08:30,886 --> 00:08:33,514 - wouldn't you agree? - [audience laughing] 116 00:08:34,722 --> 00:08:37,267 [inhale sharply] While we wait for these mushrooms to roast, 117 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:38,809 why don't we have a little Q&A? 118 00:08:39,394 --> 00:08:40,437 Hmm... 119 00:08:40,437 --> 00:08:42,063 - Oh, right here. - Oh. Oh. 120 00:08:43,482 --> 00:08:44,900 Second row from the back. 121 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. 122 00:08:51,657 --> 00:08:54,159 Dr. Fillis, open heart surgeon. Of course, I remember. 123 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:57,246 [chuckles] Well, not quite yet. 124 00:08:57,246 --> 00:09:00,707 But I did get accepted into USC medical school. 125 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:01,917 [gasping] 126 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,963 I knew you would. I knew you could. 127 00:09:06,672 --> 00:09:09,925 I'm the oldest student in the class and I'm constantly exhausted, 128 00:09:09,925 --> 00:09:12,845 but I've also never been happier. [chuckles] 129 00:09:13,929 --> 00:09:16,181 Now that is worthy of applause. 130 00:09:28,569 --> 00:09:31,613 I just wanna thank you for seeing something in me 131 00:09:31,613 --> 00:09:33,574 that I didn't see in myself. 132 00:09:34,449 --> 00:09:36,618 [audience applauding] 133 00:09:36,618 --> 00:09:37,703 Thank you. 134 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:42,916 [sniffles, exhales sharply] Are there any other questions? 135 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:44,668 - [clamoring] - Right here. 136 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:50,382 You know, in all of the excitement of the day, 137 00:09:50,382 --> 00:09:55,345 I forgot to tell you about a giant opportunity. Big. 138 00:09:55,345 --> 00:09:56,930 [sighs] I'm all ears. 139 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,057 Woodrow Wilson Middle School asked you 140 00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:00,934 to be the judge of their sixth grade science fair. 141 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:05,856 I politely declined on your behalf. 142 00:10:06,857 --> 00:10:10,319 No. I'll do it. They-- Anything to distract my mind. 143 00:10:11,278 --> 00:10:12,321 Really? 144 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:13,655 Really. 145 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:16,617 I will call and make it so. 146 00:10:16,617 --> 00:10:17,743 Hmm. 147 00:10:18,744 --> 00:10:20,245 Walter, are you currently dating someone? 148 00:10:20,245 --> 00:10:23,207 No. I function best alone. 149 00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:25,876 I used to think that too. 150 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,879 - And then? - I met Calvin. 151 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:36,261 If the opportunity presents itself-- love, I mean-- 152 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:39,264 I'd like you to consider it. 153 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,475 [inhales deeply, exhales heavily] 154 00:10:42,184 --> 00:10:44,269 God, I feel like I'm in a shrink's office. 155 00:10:44,269 --> 00:10:46,688 - [chuckles] - [sighs] Well... 156 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,651 Off to call more sponsors. 157 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:51,735 Walter... 158 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:59,826 Doing this was not... what I asked for or what I wanted. 159 00:11:01,245 --> 00:11:04,665 But now that I feel the show being pulled away from me, I-- 160 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:09,002 I feel like a piece of me is going with it. 161 00:11:11,755 --> 00:11:12,923 Elizabeth. 162 00:11:13,423 --> 00:11:14,883 I am your producer. 163 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:21,139 [smacks lips] It is my professional duty and my personal choice to have your back. 164 00:11:22,808 --> 00:11:24,518 Whatever happens, that won't change. 165 00:11:26,395 --> 00:11:27,396 Thank you. 166 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:28,856 Now if you'll excuse me, 167 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:32,192 I have to go RSVP to a bunch of six graders on your behalf. 168 00:11:37,656 --> 00:11:39,825 [phone ringing] 169 00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:45,998 Elizabeth Zott. 170 00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:48,917 Yes, it's the real Elizabeth Zott. 171 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:54,673 Yes, but I would prefer to meet in person. What is your address? 172 00:11:59,011 --> 00:12:00,429 [sighs] 173 00:12:01,972 --> 00:12:03,849 - Are you nervous? - No. 174 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,269 Because it would be perfectly fine to be nervous. 175 00:12:07,269 --> 00:12:09,730 - I'm nervous. - You are? 176 00:12:10,939 --> 00:12:11,857 I am. 177 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:15,527 It's you and me. 178 00:12:19,907 --> 00:12:20,908 [sighs] 179 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:33,629 I've never seen this one. He's so serious. 180 00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:38,550 Sorry I'm late. Harry Wilson. 181 00:12:39,301 --> 00:12:41,303 [inhales sharply] I told my wife you were coming by, 182 00:12:41,303 --> 00:12:44,389 and she shrieked like you were Elvis. [chuckles] 183 00:12:44,389 --> 00:12:46,099 How can I help you? 184 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:47,935 Hmm. Um... 185 00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:51,772 Mr. Wilson, uh, this may sound peculiar, 186 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:54,858 but we are here to ask some questions about Calvin Evans. 187 00:12:55,567 --> 00:13:00,280 Um... Why did the Remsen Foundation support Calvin his whole life? 188 00:13:02,157 --> 00:13:04,743 I'm sorry, how do you know Calvin Evans? 189 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:07,204 He w-- Um... 190 00:13:11,208 --> 00:13:13,502 This is Mad, my daughter. 191 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:15,754 Mine and Calvin's. 192 00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:25,389 Please, uh... [inhales deeply] 193 00:13:25,389 --> 00:13:31,353 Please, hold on. [breathes heavily] It's not for me to explain. 194 00:13:38,652 --> 00:13:40,070 Oh, my goodness. 195 00:13:52,541 --> 00:13:54,960 [panting] Hi. 196 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,838 Uh, Ms. Parker, I have an urgent message. 197 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:22,988 You must be Mad. I'm Avery. 198 00:14:23,739 --> 00:14:25,115 I'm your... 199 00:14:27,743 --> 00:14:28,869 Calvin's mother. 200 00:14:31,121 --> 00:14:32,247 It's okay. 201 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:37,294 - Thank you. - Yeah. 202 00:14:39,254 --> 00:14:40,672 Come on, bunny. 203 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:51,892 There's so much I wanna ask, but-- 204 00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:54,603 Why did you give my dad to that boys' home? 205 00:14:57,356 --> 00:14:58,815 I-- Um... 206 00:15:02,069 --> 00:15:05,155 [sighs] If it's okay, I think I'd like to start from the beginning. 207 00:15:06,823 --> 00:15:08,200 [clicks tongue, inhales deeply] 208 00:15:09,326 --> 00:15:10,953 When I was 16, 209 00:15:10,953 --> 00:15:15,499 - uh, I got pregnant accidentally. - [baby crying] 210 00:15:19,294 --> 00:15:23,674 Here you go. All right. Easy. 211 00:15:23,674 --> 00:15:27,177 Having a baby was the most extraordinary thing 212 00:15:27,177 --> 00:15:29,304 that had ever happened to me. 213 00:15:30,722 --> 00:15:32,724 But like most things in my life, 214 00:15:32,724 --> 00:15:36,854 my parents had other plans, and I had no say. 215 00:15:36,854 --> 00:15:38,689 No. Please. No, no, no. 216 00:15:39,273 --> 00:15:40,357 [sighs] 217 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:43,443 I didn't know where they brought him. 218 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:45,529 I had no picture of him. 219 00:15:47,114 --> 00:15:51,660 But the one wish that they did honor was his name. Calvin. 220 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,956 I only knew him for a matter of minutes, 221 00:15:55,956 --> 00:16:00,419 but his existence changed the entire course of my life. 222 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,089 When I turned 25, 223 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:06,925 I gained access... [sighs] ...to my trust fund, 224 00:16:06,925 --> 00:16:11,138 and I hired a lawyer to help me find Calvin. 225 00:16:11,138 --> 00:16:13,599 Wilson became like a father to me. [chuckles] 226 00:16:14,892 --> 00:16:17,394 I also started the Remsen Foundation 227 00:16:17,394 --> 00:16:21,356 {\an8}and donated money to boys' homes within a 300-mile radius 228 00:16:21,356 --> 00:16:23,275 {\an8}in hopes that I could help him from afar. 229 00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:26,153 We never stopped looking. 230 00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:30,949 And then, one day, 231 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:35,412 it was as if the clouds lifted and the heavens parted, 232 00:16:35,412 --> 00:16:37,581 and Wilson managed to find him, 233 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:42,711 only to be told that he had recently died. 234 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:50,135 That hope popped like a balloon. 235 00:16:51,887 --> 00:16:52,971 It flattened me. 236 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:58,268 Wasn't until that magazine cover decades... 237 00:16:58,268 --> 00:17:02,105 [sighs] ...later that I saw him again. 238 00:17:17,204 --> 00:17:20,457 I don't much care who's responsible for miracles. 239 00:17:20,958 --> 00:17:23,292 I only cared that this miracle was mine. 240 00:17:24,586 --> 00:17:28,339 {\an8}I wrote letter after letter, asking to meet him... 241 00:17:29,633 --> 00:17:31,134 but I never heard back. 242 00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,014 And then, one day... 243 00:17:39,685 --> 00:17:42,896 I received a letter in the mail from a law office. 244 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:44,815 It was a cease and desist. 245 00:17:45,983 --> 00:17:47,359 I thought he hated me. 246 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:50,153 That he wanted nothing to do with me. 247 00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:54,658 And he had every right. I mean, I'd have hated me too. 248 00:17:58,704 --> 00:18:00,080 I came by your house once. 249 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:05,002 I saw the two of you together. 250 00:18:06,336 --> 00:18:08,172 He looked so happy. 251 00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:10,174 So at peace. 252 00:18:13,594 --> 00:18:16,221 And I knew it was time for me to let him go. 253 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:24,271 Had I known he had a child... [exhales shakily] 254 00:18:27,858 --> 00:18:29,318 I'm so sorry. 255 00:18:30,527 --> 00:18:32,196 He thought that you were dead. 256 00:18:33,989 --> 00:18:36,074 What a poor boy to believe that. 257 00:18:38,869 --> 00:18:40,204 Tell me... [chuckles] 258 00:18:41,705 --> 00:18:43,040 ...what did I miss? 259 00:18:44,041 --> 00:18:45,751 Who was this man? 260 00:18:48,712 --> 00:18:52,758 He was brilliant, decent and kind. 261 00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:59,806 - And a very funny dancer. - [chuckles] 262 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:03,685 I'm a funny dancer. Are you a funny dancer too? 263 00:19:05,521 --> 00:19:06,688 I don't know. 264 00:19:08,273 --> 00:19:09,399 Hmm. 265 00:19:09,399 --> 00:19:11,944 You know, I had... [clears throat] ...hoped that, uh, 266 00:19:11,944 --> 00:19:14,154 we could get to know each other a little bit. 267 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:17,241 I never got the chance with Calvin, 268 00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:21,119 and I'd give anything to get to know his daughter. 269 00:19:24,915 --> 00:19:26,542 My granddaughter. 270 00:19:29,253 --> 00:19:34,842 It's been a long journey to get here, and we're gonna need some time. 271 00:19:35,676 --> 00:19:38,053 - Of course. - Yeah. 272 00:19:40,472 --> 00:19:44,726 Can I ask, why did you name him Calvin? Was that a family name? 273 00:19:45,519 --> 00:19:47,813 No, I named him after John Calvin. 274 00:19:49,147 --> 00:19:50,482 I'm not sure I know who that is. 275 00:19:51,942 --> 00:19:55,153 He was a 16th-century theologian 276 00:19:55,153 --> 00:19:58,365 that your great-great-grandmother used to read to me. 277 00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:01,451 He believed in predestination. 278 00:20:04,496 --> 00:20:07,833 A theologian. [chuckles] 279 00:20:07,833 --> 00:20:10,210 That would have... [sniffs] ...delighted him. 280 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:15,382 I hope to hear from you soon. 281 00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:28,061 [door opens, closes] 282 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:40,324 Do you wanna talk about today? About meeting your grandmother? 283 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,621 I thought that when I got to the end of the mystery, 284 00:20:46,121 --> 00:20:48,290 it was going to feel different. 285 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:51,043 Hmm. Well, in science, 286 00:20:51,043 --> 00:20:53,629 discoveries usually lead to more questions. 287 00:20:54,838 --> 00:20:57,257 I don't wanna ask more questions. 288 00:20:57,799 --> 00:20:59,343 I just want my dad. 289 00:21:02,221 --> 00:21:05,474 I know. I miss him so much. 290 00:21:08,227 --> 00:21:10,979 But you know, I see him in you. 291 00:21:11,563 --> 00:21:12,773 You do? 292 00:21:13,357 --> 00:21:14,358 Mm-hmm. 293 00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:21,532 You know how your brow crinkles when you're frustrated? 294 00:21:22,032 --> 00:21:24,409 Or how you always read three books at once? 295 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. 296 00:21:32,501 --> 00:21:37,172 Dad told Wakely that Great Expectations was his favorite book. 297 00:21:37,923 --> 00:21:38,924 And it's mine too. 298 00:21:42,636 --> 00:21:45,222 You know that coloring book you have, the paint by numbers? 299 00:21:47,099 --> 00:21:52,229 Imagine that every person that you meet, every place that you go, 300 00:21:52,896 --> 00:21:56,692 every letter that you read about your dad is just another color, 301 00:21:57,234 --> 00:21:58,652 painting in the picture of him. 302 00:22:01,864 --> 00:22:03,448 That's a metaphor. 303 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:04,533 It is. 304 00:22:06,285 --> 00:22:08,036 Hey, do you wanna play hooky with me tomorrow? 305 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:10,539 I played hooky with you today. 306 00:22:10,539 --> 00:22:13,000 I know. You're getting very good at it. 307 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,168 [both chuckle] 308 00:22:15,043 --> 00:22:17,546 Mmm. Mmm. 309 00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:21,758 [people chattering] 310 00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:25,012 [student] When your eyes see the image through the red and blue filters, 311 00:22:25,012 --> 00:22:27,222 the image appears to be coming right at you. 312 00:22:30,684 --> 00:22:34,688 Well, that is a very meticulous drawing of a panther. Thank you. 313 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,609 [sighs] Well, what do you think? 314 00:22:39,276 --> 00:22:41,236 I prefer the humanities. 315 00:22:41,236 --> 00:22:42,321 Hmm. 316 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:44,740 And what do we have here? 317 00:22:45,324 --> 00:22:47,326 Well, my father owns a bakery, 318 00:22:47,826 --> 00:22:50,037 and I wanted to test the effects of different environments 319 00:22:50,037 --> 00:22:51,663 for slowing the growth of mold. 320 00:22:51,663 --> 00:22:54,166 Wow. Well, that will be very helpful to your father. 321 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,709 Do you wanna be a baker when you grow up? 322 00:22:56,293 --> 00:22:59,379 No, I wanna be a biologist. 323 00:23:00,214 --> 00:23:04,510 You do? Well, have you read Charles Darwin's Descent of Man? 324 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:07,763 Or Erwin Schrödinger's What Is Life? 325 00:23:07,763 --> 00:23:09,932 I have not, but I will. Thank you. 326 00:23:11,058 --> 00:23:12,601 Of course. Best of luck to you. 327 00:23:13,352 --> 00:23:14,353 Mmm. 328 00:23:15,771 --> 00:23:18,649 - I love watching you on TV... - Thank you, bunny. 329 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:21,818 ...but I don't think you belong there. 330 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,988 Oh. Where do I belong? 331 00:23:24,988 --> 00:23:26,573 A laboratory. 332 00:23:28,325 --> 00:23:29,826 Well, I made a choice. 333 00:23:29,826 --> 00:23:32,329 A choice that I would make a thousand times over. 334 00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:33,705 But I will always be a chemist. 335 00:23:34,206 --> 00:23:35,999 Chemists do chemistry. 336 00:23:41,713 --> 00:23:42,714 Mmm. 337 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:45,092 [people chattering] 338 00:23:47,219 --> 00:23:48,345 [music playing] 339 00:23:48,345 --> 00:23:50,222 [Mad] Charlie, tell me if this is long enough. 340 00:23:50,222 --> 00:23:53,183 [Charlie] Oh, this looks really long. This looks great. 341 00:23:53,183 --> 00:23:55,185 - [Mad] Make it a bit longer. - Are you sure? 342 00:23:55,185 --> 00:23:56,812 [children laugh] 343 00:23:56,812 --> 00:23:57,855 [chuckles] 344 00:23:57,855 --> 00:23:58,939 Make it a little longer. 345 00:24:00,274 --> 00:24:02,568 Why don't we drink spiced cider year-round? 346 00:24:02,568 --> 00:24:04,611 - One of life's great mysteries. - [chuckles] 347 00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:06,446 [Mad] Here you go, Junior. 348 00:24:06,947 --> 00:24:08,615 How's Mad feeling about Calvin's mother? 349 00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:11,159 I don't know. 350 00:24:11,952 --> 00:24:13,579 I don't know where she fits. 351 00:24:14,454 --> 00:24:17,541 You, Charlie, Linda, Junior, you're our family. 352 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:20,836 You and Mad are definitely part of our family, 353 00:24:21,336 --> 00:24:24,131 but if you recall, that's not where we started. 354 00:24:25,549 --> 00:24:30,637 I just want Mad to feel safe and be loved. And she has all of that. 355 00:24:31,555 --> 00:24:33,682 You say that like love is finite. 356 00:24:34,975 --> 00:24:38,187 It never hurts to have more people who love and care for that little girl. 357 00:24:39,897 --> 00:24:43,192 Which reminds me, I have not properly thanked you 358 00:24:43,192 --> 00:24:46,153 for saving that little girl's home and the rest of the neighborhood. 359 00:24:46,153 --> 00:24:49,239 - [chuckling] - Goodness. 360 00:24:49,239 --> 00:24:52,326 Well... [sighs] ...we're not there yet, but after Tuesday's vote, 361 00:24:52,326 --> 00:24:55,537 I do expect a lifetime of beer and blueberry pie for my efforts. 362 00:25:00,209 --> 00:25:01,210 The freeway here... 363 00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:06,131 is just one version of what they're doing to communities like ours 364 00:25:06,131 --> 00:25:07,216 all over this country. 365 00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:12,679 The fight can't stop in Sugar Hill or even California. 366 00:25:14,890 --> 00:25:18,519 Now, I may not have cameras on me, but I'm a one-woman bullhorn. 367 00:25:21,271 --> 00:25:22,147 And so are you. 368 00:25:23,357 --> 00:25:26,568 For a few more weeks, anyway. We still haven't found our sponsor. 369 00:25:27,569 --> 00:25:29,655 Something tells me you're not shutting up anytime soon. 370 00:25:32,533 --> 00:25:33,534 [sighs] 371 00:25:34,201 --> 00:25:37,037 Isn't this great? [sighs] Huh? 372 00:25:37,663 --> 00:25:40,207 If we didn't have a ceiling, I'd say it's beautiful. 373 00:25:42,334 --> 00:25:44,920 Now, all right. Let me get in there before this man hurts himself. 374 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,506 I-- I know you're not putting your shoes on my couch. 375 00:25:47,506 --> 00:25:50,551 - [chuckles] - [Harriet chuckling] This man. 376 00:25:52,678 --> 00:25:55,681 - Should we continue it? - [Charlie] Keep going. 377 00:26:00,477 --> 00:26:02,729 - Is there any word? What are we doing? - She's never late. 378 00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:04,523 [Fran] Uh, what do we do if she doesn't show? 379 00:26:04,523 --> 00:26:05,524 [Walter] Can you cook? 380 00:26:05,524 --> 00:26:08,569 [Fran] I-- I can scoop ice cream into a bowl. Does that count? 381 00:26:08,569 --> 00:26:10,237 [Walter] Uh-uh. [breathes heavily] 382 00:26:10,237 --> 00:26:12,489 You know what? I'll have-- I'll have Harry drive by her house. 383 00:26:12,489 --> 00:26:14,449 - Hey, Harry. Harry-- - Oh, my God. Thank God. 384 00:26:14,449 --> 00:26:17,619 Sorry. I'm sorry. I had an appointment across town, and it went over. 385 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:20,372 Harry, these are for the audience. Please place one of these under each seat. 386 00:26:20,372 --> 00:26:21,707 - There's another box in my car. - Okay. 387 00:26:21,707 --> 00:26:24,251 Hi, Walter. I'm gonna need to make a phone call before the show starts. 388 00:26:24,251 --> 00:26:26,920 - There is no time. - [director] Five minutes, people! 389 00:26:27,546 --> 00:26:30,841 Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Perfect is the enemy of good. 390 00:26:31,925 --> 00:26:33,760 - You all right? [sighs] - I'm well. How are you? 391 00:26:34,261 --> 00:26:36,180 You have a look on your face. What is it? 392 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:37,681 Clarity. 393 00:27:00,579 --> 00:27:03,165 [announcer] And now, Supper at Six with Elizabeth Zott. 394 00:27:11,548 --> 00:27:15,344 [director] We're live in five, four, three... 395 00:27:18,138 --> 00:27:20,140 [audience applauding, cheering] 396 00:27:27,648 --> 00:27:32,319 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and this is Supper at Six. 397 00:27:36,657 --> 00:27:37,866 [sighs] 398 00:27:37,866 --> 00:27:40,369 I will be starting today's show with a few announcements. 399 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:45,415 Before we dive into the chemical compounds of a baked-ham glaze, 400 00:27:45,415 --> 00:27:49,795 you may notice that there are no Swift & Crisp products littering our set. 401 00:27:49,795 --> 00:27:52,130 Well, that is because they dropped our show. 402 00:27:52,756 --> 00:27:55,092 And for that, I thank them. 403 00:27:55,092 --> 00:27:57,010 [audience murmuring] 404 00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:59,930 I know that everyone doesn't stand for what I stand for, 405 00:28:00,514 --> 00:28:02,766 but our convictions mean nothing if we don't voice them. 406 00:28:02,766 --> 00:28:06,228 Swift & Crisp is vile on a sub-chemical level. 407 00:28:06,228 --> 00:28:08,772 Seed oils are damaging to your mitochondria. 408 00:28:08,772 --> 00:28:10,816 And the fact that I told you to put that in your body 409 00:28:10,816 --> 00:28:12,651 will haunt me for the rest of my days. 410 00:28:13,777 --> 00:28:18,532 But luckily, we have a new sponsor. One that aligns with our values. 411 00:28:21,451 --> 00:28:22,703 Tampax. 412 00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:25,330 [gasping, murmuring, laughing] 413 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:26,373 When did this happen? 414 00:28:27,332 --> 00:28:28,876 I have no idea. 415 00:28:28,876 --> 00:28:31,086 I have been using Tampax for years. 416 00:28:31,086 --> 00:28:33,964 They are soft, durable and hygienic. 417 00:28:33,964 --> 00:28:36,425 Please look under your seat. There's a present for you. 418 00:28:36,425 --> 00:28:40,804 [chattering, laughing] 419 00:28:41,847 --> 00:28:45,434 For the men watching who haven't bothered to ask about menstruation, 420 00:28:45,434 --> 00:28:46,518 I'll explain it to you. 421 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:50,606 It is the process where blood discharges from the lining of the uterus 422 00:28:50,606 --> 00:28:52,983 in intervals of one lunar month, 423 00:28:54,026 --> 00:28:56,695 from puberty to menopause, except during pregnancy. 424 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. 425 00:29:02,284 --> 00:29:03,535 - [scoffs] - And he agreed with me. 426 00:29:03,535 --> 00:29:05,704 She said the word "uterus" to Kenneth? 427 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. 428 00:29:13,629 --> 00:29:14,922 I am leaving Supper At Six. 429 00:29:14,922 --> 00:29:18,258 [audience gasping, murmuring] 430 00:29:18,926 --> 00:29:22,679 Did you know about this? This is not what we discussed. 431 00:29:23,764 --> 00:29:26,099 I will be stepping down on live TV. 432 00:29:26,099 --> 00:29:28,810 And as someone who has studied television exhaustively, 433 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:31,522 I predict an uptick in viewership for the next few weeks. 434 00:29:31,522 --> 00:29:35,817 Hosting this show has been the thrill of a lifetime. 435 00:29:37,528 --> 00:29:40,447 And I have every single one of you to thank for that. 436 00:29:42,533 --> 00:29:45,619 We set out to do something that matters, and I believe that we did. 437 00:29:46,370 --> 00:29:47,371 And, Kenneth, 438 00:29:47,871 --> 00:29:50,666 I will be doing all of this under the condition that changes will be made. 439 00:29:53,585 --> 00:29:56,964 Kenneth. [chuckles] If I knew you were coming, 440 00:29:56,964 --> 00:29:58,799 I would have broken out the good stuff. 441 00:29:59,675 --> 00:30:00,676 You're fired. 442 00:30:01,552 --> 00:30:02,761 The show is yours. 443 00:30:10,269 --> 00:30:14,273 Every night, I ask your children to give you a moment to yourself 444 00:30:15,774 --> 00:30:19,069 and, well, I think it's time that I did just that. 445 00:30:21,321 --> 00:30:25,826 It is time for me to reflect, regroup and figure out what is next. 446 00:30:28,620 --> 00:30:32,291 I bet you're wondering who the next host of Supper At Six will be. 447 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:36,044 Well, it will be one of you. 448 00:30:36,044 --> 00:30:38,130 [murmuring] 449 00:30:40,174 --> 00:30:41,925 Now, I know that that might sound scary. 450 00:30:42,467 --> 00:30:45,596 But remember, courage is the root of change. 451 00:30:45,596 --> 00:30:48,599 And change is what we are chemically designed for. 452 00:30:50,392 --> 00:30:53,020 I will not ask you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps 453 00:30:53,020 --> 00:30:56,356 because many women do not have bootstraps to pull themself up by. 454 00:30:58,108 --> 00:31:00,527 If your life has been anything like mine, 455 00:31:01,278 --> 00:31:03,906 your dreams will not come to you in a linear fashion. 456 00:31:04,865 --> 00:31:08,535 [chuckles] But if you have a voice you feel is not being heard, 457 00:31:10,162 --> 00:31:11,413 we would love to meet you. 458 00:31:17,169 --> 00:31:19,796 And with that, let's discuss glazed ham. 459 00:31:26,845 --> 00:31:28,263 Can I take you to dinner tonight? 460 00:31:29,765 --> 00:31:34,645 Oh. You wanna discuss the reshuffling... 461 00:31:35,270 --> 00:31:39,358 Uh, to discuss my... [chuckles] ...feelings for you. 462 00:31:40,442 --> 00:31:43,612 [clicks tongue] What? Ye-- What? Yes. Yes. 463 00:31:43,612 --> 00:31:46,698 I would very much like that. 464 00:31:46,698 --> 00:31:48,242 I'll pick you up at 6:45. 465 00:31:49,117 --> 00:31:50,118 Mm-hmm. 466 00:32:06,552 --> 00:32:08,595 [clears throat] Sorry for the delay. 467 00:32:09,096 --> 00:32:12,182 As soon as Councilman Sommers joins us, we will begin. 468 00:32:19,857 --> 00:32:21,942 Thank you for joining us, Councilman. 469 00:32:24,862 --> 00:32:25,737 We're now on the record. 470 00:32:29,032 --> 00:32:32,286 The interstate highway system is the future of this nation 471 00:32:32,870 --> 00:32:36,957 for the economy, for growth and for national defense, 472 00:32:36,957 --> 00:32:38,458 should that ever be necessary. 473 00:32:39,543 --> 00:32:42,462 I'd like to thank both parties for arguing so vociferously 474 00:32:42,963 --> 00:32:45,048 and passionately over the past eight years. 475 00:32:45,841 --> 00:32:47,885 Progress has been halted long enough. 476 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,139 So, in the matter of the California interstate highway system 477 00:32:52,139 --> 00:32:53,891 versus the West Adams/Sugar Hill committee, 478 00:32:54,641 --> 00:32:58,729 all those opposed to routing the highway through West Adams/Sugar Hill? 479 00:33:07,571 --> 00:33:08,572 All in favor? 480 00:33:12,826 --> 00:33:14,036 - The motion is passed. - [gavel bangs] 481 00:33:14,036 --> 00:33:15,495 [people chattering] 482 00:33:20,042 --> 00:33:22,127 [scattered applause] 483 00:33:40,646 --> 00:33:43,440 I tried calling. I'm so sorry. What can I do? 484 00:33:48,820 --> 00:33:52,491 [breathes shakily, sobs] Seven years. 485 00:33:55,327 --> 00:33:57,329 I just wanna eat brownies and cry. 486 00:33:58,121 --> 00:33:59,373 I can help with that. 487 00:33:59,373 --> 00:34:00,582 [sighs] 488 00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:02,042 Brought beer. 489 00:34:03,168 --> 00:34:04,378 Beer could be good too. 490 00:34:06,713 --> 00:34:08,130 - Come here. - [sniffles] 491 00:34:10,676 --> 00:34:11,677 [crying] 492 00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:15,931 [sniffles] 493 00:34:24,523 --> 00:34:27,400 [Elizabeth] Three-quarter going into full pressure in two. 494 00:34:28,694 --> 00:34:29,695 That's one. 495 00:34:31,864 --> 00:34:32,864 That's two. 496 00:34:33,782 --> 00:34:34,616 Full pressure. 497 00:35:02,019 --> 00:35:04,605 This is the place where Calvin came to quiet his mind. 498 00:35:05,355 --> 00:35:09,443 I wanted to share it with you. We had our first kiss right over there. 499 00:35:09,443 --> 00:35:12,112 Mmm. Thank you for bringing me. 500 00:35:13,447 --> 00:35:16,533 Seeing Mad with those giant, inquisitive eyes 501 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:18,869 made me feel like I was seeing a piece of him. 502 00:35:20,996 --> 00:35:22,206 She's smart, huh? 503 00:35:22,706 --> 00:35:23,707 Terrifyingly. 504 00:35:25,209 --> 00:35:26,752 I caught your show the other night. You quit. 505 00:35:27,586 --> 00:35:30,047 I did. I want to get back to science. 506 00:35:31,507 --> 00:35:35,010 You know, I have a foundation specifically geared 507 00:35:35,010 --> 00:35:37,304 toward funding the work of scientists. 508 00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:38,805 I am aware. 509 00:35:39,681 --> 00:35:43,810 Your application offers a "Mr.", no "Mrs." and certainly not a "Miss." 510 00:35:45,896 --> 00:35:46,980 Well, I'll fix that. 511 00:35:47,814 --> 00:35:48,649 And after I do, 512 00:35:49,483 --> 00:35:52,653 I'd love to help you with whatever it is you're interested in pursuing. 513 00:35:53,862 --> 00:35:55,864 Though I have the feeling that you don't like help. 514 00:35:57,533 --> 00:36:01,453 No. As I've gotten older, I've found help to be a gift. 515 00:36:04,581 --> 00:36:05,624 [sighs] 516 00:36:12,172 --> 00:36:13,298 [exhales heavily] 517 00:36:29,398 --> 00:36:31,441 [students chattering] 518 00:36:38,657 --> 00:36:43,328 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and welcome to Introduction to Chemistry. 519 00:36:44,705 --> 00:36:47,624 Please pass this to the person next to you or behind you. 520 00:36:50,085 --> 00:36:52,838 And it is Miss Zott until I graduate from the PhD program. 521 00:36:54,798 --> 00:36:57,301 Living things are made up of atoms. 522 00:36:57,801 --> 00:37:01,013 But, in most cases, those atoms are not floating around individually. 523 00:37:01,597 --> 00:37:04,683 Instead, they are usually interacting with other atoms. 524 00:37:05,934 --> 00:37:08,604 Both the strong bonds that hold molecules together 525 00:37:08,604 --> 00:37:11,648 and the weaker bonds that create temporary connections 526 00:37:11,648 --> 00:37:13,984 are essential to the very existence of life. 527 00:37:14,902 --> 00:37:16,028 Yes? 528 00:37:16,028 --> 00:37:18,614 Is it random which atoms are connected? 529 00:37:19,698 --> 00:37:21,450 [chuckles] Think of your own life. 530 00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:23,911 You can't anticipate the moments. 531 00:37:24,494 --> 00:37:27,623 It's only when you look backwards that you see how it was all connected. 532 00:37:28,457 --> 00:37:30,083 What does this have to do with chemistry? 533 00:37:31,502 --> 00:37:32,503 Everything. 534 00:37:34,171 --> 00:37:37,758 The only constant variable in a chemical reaction is change. 535 00:37:38,509 --> 00:37:39,510 The unexpected. 536 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,263 Our job here is not to avoid surprise. 537 00:37:44,014 --> 00:37:45,307 We can't control it. 538 00:37:45,891 --> 00:37:47,601 So there's only one thing left to do. 539 00:37:51,271 --> 00:37:52,397 Surrender. 540 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:56,026 Now, we don't have to accept the bad things, 541 00:37:56,026 --> 00:37:59,571 but we do have to accept the inevitability of change. 542 00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:02,491 Both in ourselves and our circumstances. 543 00:38:06,662 --> 00:38:07,829 Charles Dickens. 544 00:38:09,373 --> 00:38:11,542 Not exactly known for his work in the sciences. 545 00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:13,669 [students laugh] 546 00:38:14,795 --> 00:38:17,172 But the greatest scientist that I have ever known 547 00:38:17,172 --> 00:38:19,174 kept this book on his bedside. 548 00:38:19,967 --> 00:38:21,802 He said it made him a better chemist. 549 00:38:22,636 --> 00:38:23,887 I laughed it off at the time 550 00:38:23,887 --> 00:38:26,181 because I found it to be an absurd thing to say, 551 00:38:26,181 --> 00:38:27,599 which I'm sure you do now. 552 00:38:28,684 --> 00:38:31,436 However, I eventually relented and, um... 553 00:38:32,020 --> 00:38:33,981 and this is the page that he had dog-eared. 554 00:38:38,527 --> 00:38:42,573 "That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me." 555 00:38:42,573 --> 00:38:45,409 ["(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" playing] 556 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,037 "But, it is the same with any life. 557 00:38:53,417 --> 00:38:55,794 Imagine one selected day struck out of it, 558 00:38:57,754 --> 00:39:00,174 and think how different its course would have been." 559 00:39:11,268 --> 00:39:13,020 "Pause, you who read this, 560 00:39:13,020 --> 00:39:17,316 and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, 561 00:39:18,692 --> 00:39:20,360 of thorns or flowers... 562 00:39:22,362 --> 00:39:23,864 that would never have bound you, 563 00:39:25,032 --> 00:39:27,826 but for the formation of the first link 564 00:39:29,036 --> 00:39:31,288 on one memorable day." 565 00:39:38,128 --> 00:39:40,130 [chattering indistinctly] 566 00:39:40,130 --> 00:39:44,635 Oh, thank you! Thank you for everything. [laughs] 567 00:39:50,265 --> 00:39:51,517 I love this so much. 568 00:39:59,525 --> 00:40:00,609 And what do we have here? 569 00:40:27,469 --> 00:40:29,471 [guests chattering] 570 00:40:38,814 --> 00:40:40,148 Let's begin, shall we?