1 00:00:05,034 --> 00:00:07,344 Here's to today's cancellation due to Miss Hemlock 2 00:00:07,448 --> 00:00:10,551 -coming down with the flu. -To her speedy recovery. 3 00:00:10,655 --> 00:00:12,551 Nice playing tennis and having brunch with you. 4 00:00:12,655 --> 00:00:16,448 Mm. I must say, it's uncanny how solid your backhand is. 5 00:00:17,103 --> 00:00:19,482 -You think I'm that good? -A natural. 6 00:00:20,689 --> 00:00:23,206 But you're good at everything you put your mind to. 7 00:00:24,034 --> 00:00:25,862 Okay, if this is just a recitation 8 00:00:25,965 --> 00:00:28,310 of all the things daughters want to hear from their dads, 9 00:00:28,413 --> 00:00:29,551 don't let me stop you. 10 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:30,827 -Mm. -[chuckles] 11 00:00:30,931 --> 00:00:32,586 If I'd have known I had a little girl out there, 12 00:00:32,689 --> 00:00:34,482 I'd have moved heaven and earth to get to you. 13 00:00:35,551 --> 00:00:37,793 I would've been there through all of it. 14 00:00:37,896 --> 00:00:41,862 Your life, our lives, would've been so different. 15 00:00:41,965 --> 00:00:43,931 You're here now, okay? 16 00:00:44,034 --> 00:00:45,551 And I know we just met and everything, 17 00:00:45,655 --> 00:00:47,827 but you're a big part of my life, too. 18 00:00:47,931 --> 00:00:49,413 And you've inspired me to do something 19 00:00:49,517 --> 00:00:51,551 that I think is really amazing. 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,000 ♪ ♪ 21 00:00:59,068 --> 00:01:00,103 [sighs] 22 00:01:00,206 --> 00:01:01,586 Took you long enough. 23 00:01:02,965 --> 00:01:05,724 This is a huge undertaking, what you're proposing. 24 00:01:05,827 --> 00:01:07,448 Well, I get a feeling, if someone else 25 00:01:07,551 --> 00:01:11,689 made the suggestion, you'd be on time and eager. 26 00:01:11,793 --> 00:01:13,310 If you think you'd get a better reception 27 00:01:13,413 --> 00:01:14,517 from a different attorney... 28 00:01:14,620 --> 00:01:17,413 Oh, no. I'll get the same reaction. 29 00:01:17,517 --> 00:01:18,965 Okay, baby, while you're helping me, 30 00:01:19,068 --> 00:01:21,413 will you take this to table three? 31 00:01:21,517 --> 00:01:24,068 To Naomi? Don't you want to say hi? 32 00:01:24,172 --> 00:01:26,241 It's the other one I'm avoiding. 33 00:01:26,344 --> 00:01:28,689 Don't look. She'll turn us to stone. 34 00:01:28,793 --> 00:01:32,448 Leslie's gonna turn our dream into a reality. I hope. 35 00:01:32,551 --> 00:01:36,206 There's no such thing as a free lunch or a free clinic. 36 00:01:36,310 --> 00:01:38,586 Naomi's a good lawyer, okay? 37 00:01:38,689 --> 00:01:40,723 She'll make sure everything's legit. 38 00:01:46,827 --> 00:01:49,172 Let us know if you need anything else. 39 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:50,758 [chuckles] Thanks, Samantha. 40 00:01:53,551 --> 00:01:56,551 After Eva told me how important the clinic would be 41 00:01:56,655 --> 00:01:57,793 and given the implications 42 00:01:57,896 --> 00:02:00,068 of not having access to health care... 43 00:02:00,172 --> 00:02:02,068 And you wanted to get involved. 44 00:02:02,172 --> 00:02:05,482 I do have a heart, despite the rumors. 45 00:02:05,586 --> 00:02:07,689 And you're concerned about working 46 00:02:07,793 --> 00:02:09,896 with someone as problematic as I am. 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,137 That's a polite way of saying it. 48 00:02:12,241 --> 00:02:14,379 Oh, you took the meeting anyway. 49 00:02:15,379 --> 00:02:17,931 People are complicated. 50 00:02:18,034 --> 00:02:19,241 Hmm. 51 00:02:19,344 --> 00:02:21,586 Well, here's something to flip your wig, Nae-Nae, 52 00:02:21,689 --> 00:02:24,689 I do believe in giving back. 53 00:02:24,793 --> 00:02:28,172 I mean, if you can, then you should. 54 00:02:28,275 --> 00:02:30,793 Well, that's a wonderful way to see the world. 55 00:02:30,896 --> 00:02:33,586 Oh. And now I can, big-time. 56 00:02:33,689 --> 00:02:35,551 And this is how I want to help. 57 00:02:36,758 --> 00:02:38,896 That's commendable, Leslie. 58 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,758 I've always wanted to 59 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:45,241 do charitable things and give back. 60 00:02:45,344 --> 00:02:48,551 I mean, and soon, those who thought the worst of me 61 00:02:48,655 --> 00:02:51,172 will have to show me some 'spect. 62 00:02:52,793 --> 00:02:54,930 Well, whatever has put that smile on your face 63 00:02:55,034 --> 00:02:56,137 and pep in your step 64 00:02:56,241 --> 00:02:58,448 needs to be bottled and prescribed worldwide. 65 00:02:58,551 --> 00:03:01,448 Oh, you know there's something about the holidays. 66 00:03:01,551 --> 00:03:03,793 Every moment is full of possibilities. 67 00:03:03,896 --> 00:03:05,827 Groups of people bursting into song. 68 00:03:05,931 --> 00:03:08,172 -[chuckles] -Unexpected kindness. 69 00:03:08,275 --> 00:03:10,586 Perfect atmosphere for a real date. 70 00:03:11,413 --> 00:03:13,517 I'm free now. Let's do it. 71 00:03:14,310 --> 00:03:16,482 -Wait, today? -Why not? 72 00:03:16,586 --> 00:03:18,379 Well, I haven't made any reservations. 73 00:03:18,482 --> 00:03:20,620 Are you saying that it is difficult 74 00:03:20,724 --> 00:03:22,896 to pivot under pressure, Doctor? 75 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 You want a person who can think on their feet, 76 00:03:25,103 --> 00:03:26,482 look no further. 77 00:03:26,586 --> 00:03:28,655 You will be properly wined and dined. 78 00:03:28,758 --> 00:03:30,482 Have no fear. 79 00:03:30,586 --> 00:03:33,344 And what unique experience do you have in mind? 80 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:36,310 A picnic. 81 00:03:36,413 --> 00:03:38,930 In near freezing weather? 82 00:03:39,034 --> 00:03:41,655 Do I need to have you checked for cognitive decline? 83 00:03:41,758 --> 00:03:43,379 I promised a picnic, 84 00:03:43,482 --> 00:03:47,655 and when Fitzgerald promises, he delivers. 85 00:03:50,965 --> 00:03:53,000 ♪ ♪ 86 00:04:21,689 --> 00:04:24,379 Visit from your Doughnut Bunny? 87 00:04:24,482 --> 00:04:27,482 -It's not a regular thing. -Should be. I missed breakfast. 88 00:04:28,758 --> 00:04:30,482 Instead of filling your empty life 89 00:04:30,586 --> 00:04:34,310 with other people's doughnuts, go to lunch, Chief. 90 00:04:35,517 --> 00:04:37,068 Learn from my mistake. 91 00:04:37,172 --> 00:04:38,586 Invite your wife. 92 00:04:38,689 --> 00:04:41,965 Yeah, I would, but she's with two of our three kids. 93 00:04:42,068 --> 00:04:43,310 I'm on my own. 94 00:04:44,793 --> 00:04:46,206 IZAIAH: Here's to making it through lunch. 95 00:04:46,310 --> 00:04:48,413 The second Ma leaves, you order beers. 96 00:04:48,517 --> 00:04:49,586 You know how she worries. 97 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:50,827 Especially since I got back to town 98 00:04:50,931 --> 00:04:52,275 where she can keep an eye on me. 99 00:04:52,379 --> 00:04:54,000 Yeah, she'd probably obsess over us drinking 100 00:04:54,103 --> 00:04:55,241 before the sun goes down. 101 00:04:55,344 --> 00:04:56,758 Yeah, I love that about her, 102 00:04:56,862 --> 00:04:58,517 and the way she's constantly checking her watch. 103 00:04:58,620 --> 00:05:00,586 Hey, she's a 911 dispatcher. 104 00:05:00,689 --> 00:05:02,724 If she's not at her board the second her shift starts... 105 00:05:02,827 --> 00:05:04,344 Yeah, I know. I know the drill. 106 00:05:04,448 --> 00:05:05,551 Not criticizing. 107 00:05:05,655 --> 00:05:06,862 Missed it. 108 00:05:06,965 --> 00:05:08,793 She missed you, too. 109 00:05:08,896 --> 00:05:11,275 And you did okay. You weren't too much of a jerk. 110 00:05:11,379 --> 00:05:12,517 You noticed? 111 00:05:12,620 --> 00:05:14,172 I never mind spending time with Ma, 112 00:05:14,275 --> 00:05:16,241 but it's easier when it's at a restaurant. 113 00:05:16,344 --> 00:05:19,241 -Right? -Yeah, this was a good move. 114 00:05:19,344 --> 00:05:21,241 Oh, really? 115 00:05:21,344 --> 00:05:23,344 Okay. So a meeting on neutral territory 116 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:25,206 is what it takes to get you to chill. 117 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:27,000 Uh-oh. Here we go. 118 00:05:27,103 --> 00:05:29,482 How about we push you higher next time and invite Pops? 119 00:05:29,586 --> 00:05:31,413 Not happening, bruh. 120 00:05:31,517 --> 00:05:33,000 Hey, well, I had to ask. 121 00:05:33,103 --> 00:05:35,620 I'll never stop trying to bridge the gap between you two. 122 00:05:35,724 --> 00:05:37,068 And you'll never hear a different answer. 123 00:05:37,172 --> 00:05:38,586 Yeah, okay, we'll see. 124 00:05:38,689 --> 00:05:40,379 [both chuckle] 125 00:05:47,551 --> 00:05:49,241 What's up with that kid? Holding a grudge? 126 00:05:49,344 --> 00:05:50,827 Bad parenting. 127 00:05:50,931 --> 00:05:53,689 -Don't blame Darlene. -I name names? 128 00:05:54,689 --> 00:05:56,206 You know, it took a village 129 00:05:56,310 --> 00:05:58,620 of high-ranking individuals who owed me favors 130 00:05:58,724 --> 00:06:01,931 to keep Izaiah from getting charged every time. 131 00:06:03,137 --> 00:06:05,758 No good deed goes unpunished, my friend. 132 00:06:05,862 --> 00:06:07,896 Gave that boy a second chance. 133 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,206 Hell, fourth and fifth. 134 00:06:10,310 --> 00:06:12,344 I mean, some of those charges disappeared, too. 135 00:06:12,448 --> 00:06:15,551 Yeah. And instead of him wasting his life in prison, 136 00:06:15,655 --> 00:06:17,896 he actually got a life. 137 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,896 Friends, freedom. 138 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,206 What do I get? 139 00:06:21,310 --> 00:06:24,000 -Iced out? -[scoffs] Worse. 140 00:06:24,103 --> 00:06:27,172 As far as he's concerned, I don't even exist. 141 00:06:27,275 --> 00:06:29,482 Man. Nothing is... 142 00:06:29,586 --> 00:06:31,586 ...good enough for him. It's unfixable. 143 00:06:31,689 --> 00:06:33,965 -But you got to try. -Why? 144 00:06:34,068 --> 00:06:36,275 Because he's the only father we've got. 145 00:06:36,379 --> 00:06:38,620 Is he perfect? No. But are you? 146 00:06:38,724 --> 00:06:40,034 -Pretty damn close. -Yeah, right. 147 00:06:40,137 --> 00:06:41,965 You screwed up a lot. 148 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:45,379 That guy? The one you're trying to shut down and shut out, 149 00:06:45,482 --> 00:06:47,517 the one you're treating like the devil, 150 00:06:47,620 --> 00:06:49,827 has had your back more than anybody knows. 151 00:06:49,931 --> 00:06:51,310 He stood up for your reckless behind 152 00:06:51,413 --> 00:06:54,655 every time you crossed the line, and that was a lot. 153 00:06:54,758 --> 00:06:56,000 What he did was give you the opportunity 154 00:06:56,103 --> 00:06:57,827 to get out of here, leave this place, 155 00:06:57,931 --> 00:07:00,482 make something of yourself and become a decent man. 156 00:07:01,448 --> 00:07:03,206 Are you proud of who you are? 157 00:07:03,310 --> 00:07:05,172 -Yeah. -He gave you that. 158 00:07:05,275 --> 00:07:06,896 At least try to pay him back. 159 00:07:07,896 --> 00:07:09,758 -How? -By brushing that chip off your shoulder 160 00:07:09,862 --> 00:07:12,172 and counting your blessings, because he's one of them. 161 00:07:13,172 --> 00:07:16,275 They ever put you up for sainthood, you got my vote. 162 00:07:16,379 --> 00:07:17,827 You a rotten punk, you know that? 163 00:07:17,931 --> 00:07:20,034 Hey, don't blame me 'cause you got stuck being the peacemaker. 164 00:07:20,137 --> 00:07:21,827 Now, your pops put you up to that. 165 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:23,413 He's your pops, too. 166 00:07:23,517 --> 00:07:24,793 That past is dead to me, 167 00:07:24,896 --> 00:07:26,137 but he acts like it went down yesterday. 168 00:07:26,241 --> 00:07:27,586 Just give him some time. 169 00:07:27,689 --> 00:07:30,275 Life's too short to chase a hater's approval. 170 00:07:30,379 --> 00:07:32,482 Nobody hates you, Izaiah. 171 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:36,172 If this is love, it's so twisted, it feels nonexistent. 172 00:07:36,275 --> 00:07:39,000 Don't sweat it. I'm-a help you fight that feeling. 173 00:07:40,551 --> 00:07:42,620 When Samantha came up with her free clinic idea, 174 00:07:42,724 --> 00:07:44,379 I was one of the first calls she made. 175 00:07:44,482 --> 00:07:45,517 I heard. 176 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:47,482 Well, Mom was excited. 177 00:07:47,586 --> 00:07:49,482 You know, she's working on funding it. 178 00:07:49,586 --> 00:07:51,551 And I was thinking... 179 00:07:51,655 --> 00:07:54,206 maybe I want to be involved. 180 00:07:54,310 --> 00:07:56,931 And all your time and all your energy? 181 00:07:57,034 --> 00:07:58,172 I'm not worried about the clinic. 182 00:07:58,275 --> 00:07:59,551 I don't want you to wear yourself out. 183 00:07:59,655 --> 00:08:01,827 I want to help like you do. 184 00:08:01,931 --> 00:08:03,655 You work with charitable organizations, 185 00:08:03,758 --> 00:08:04,793 donating surgeries. 186 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:06,517 Eva, I do that for me. 187 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:07,827 And I know you don't want anybody 188 00:08:07,931 --> 00:08:10,068 -to make a big deal about it. -Thank you. 189 00:08:11,482 --> 00:08:13,137 But maybe you need to be reminded 190 00:08:13,241 --> 00:08:14,862 that you are a good man. 191 00:08:16,448 --> 00:08:20,137 Oh, it's been a while since somebody found me admirable. 192 00:08:20,241 --> 00:08:22,724 But I do like the idea of you 193 00:08:22,827 --> 00:08:24,517 working with Samantha. 194 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:26,103 I want you to 195 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:30,000 forge more bonds with more of the family members. 196 00:08:30,103 --> 00:08:32,034 That's not exactly easy to do. 197 00:08:33,758 --> 00:08:35,172 What are you doing tomorrow night? 198 00:08:35,275 --> 00:08:37,000 You got some plans for us? 199 00:08:37,758 --> 00:08:39,517 Trimming of the tree at Martin's. 200 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,895 Maybe I should take a rain check. 201 00:08:43,861 --> 00:08:45,965 [sighs] Because of Kat. 202 00:08:46,068 --> 00:08:48,103 I've been trying really hard to get on that girl's good side, 203 00:08:48,206 --> 00:08:49,793 but I don't think she has one for me. 204 00:08:49,896 --> 00:08:51,448 What'd she do this time? 205 00:08:51,551 --> 00:08:54,206 Eavesdropping and a huge misunderstanding. 206 00:08:54,310 --> 00:08:57,482 She thought I was trying to push birth control on Samantha. 207 00:08:57,586 --> 00:08:59,344 It's a long story. 208 00:08:59,448 --> 00:09:00,551 [Ted sighs] 209 00:09:00,655 --> 00:09:03,655 Have you done, I don't know, any research 210 00:09:03,758 --> 00:09:07,413 into what it would take to start a free clinic? 211 00:09:07,517 --> 00:09:10,068 Well, I leave the big decisions to the professionals, 212 00:09:10,172 --> 00:09:11,931 unless I have a better idea. 213 00:09:12,034 --> 00:09:14,241 Well, it's a huge undertaking. 214 00:09:14,344 --> 00:09:16,655 You'll need to form a steering committee, 215 00:09:16,758 --> 00:09:20,206 a-a group of community leaders and medical professionals. 216 00:09:20,310 --> 00:09:23,310 Ah, well, Ted can be my two-for-oner, 217 00:09:23,413 --> 00:09:25,448 medical and community. 218 00:09:26,724 --> 00:09:29,482 Then you'll need to establish a legal structure. 219 00:09:29,586 --> 00:09:33,275 You'll need to obtain all the proper licenses and permits. 220 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:36,586 Ooh, sounds like a job for Super Lawyer. 221 00:09:36,689 --> 00:09:38,896 I love delegating. It's an art. 222 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,862 Learned it from your grandma. 223 00:09:40,965 --> 00:09:44,068 -I'll be sure to let her know. -You do that. 224 00:09:44,172 --> 00:09:46,137 I couldn't help overhearing. 225 00:09:46,241 --> 00:09:48,931 Eavesdropping is a nasty habit, young lady. 226 00:09:49,034 --> 00:09:51,241 Oh, I wasn't listening. I was just... 227 00:09:52,241 --> 00:09:54,068 Anyways, um... 228 00:09:54,172 --> 00:09:57,137 The clinic you were discussing, 229 00:09:57,241 --> 00:09:58,965 that was my idea. 230 00:09:59,068 --> 00:10:01,965 So, it means a lot that Eva got you involved, too. 231 00:10:02,931 --> 00:10:05,517 Oh, bless her heart. [chuckles] 232 00:10:05,620 --> 00:10:09,137 Well, you don't have to worry about any of this anymore, okay? 233 00:10:09,241 --> 00:10:11,862 You can just run along, stay gone, 234 00:10:11,965 --> 00:10:13,758 and let the grown-ups just 235 00:10:13,862 --> 00:10:16,482 take care of all this important stuff, 'kay? 236 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,931 Oh, and, look, this coffee? [chuckles] 237 00:10:22,034 --> 00:10:23,965 Make sure it's hot next time. 238 00:10:24,068 --> 00:10:25,551 Thank you. 239 00:10:28,620 --> 00:10:30,517 -Baby? -It's okay. 240 00:10:31,758 --> 00:10:33,793 You were right. She is rude. 241 00:10:33,896 --> 00:10:36,310 Let's talk cost. How will you afford this? 242 00:10:36,413 --> 00:10:38,517 I have deep pockets. 243 00:10:38,620 --> 00:10:41,620 Your trust fund is not a bottomless pit of resources, 244 00:10:41,724 --> 00:10:44,103 and if you're not careful, you could find yourself in trouble. 245 00:10:44,206 --> 00:10:47,758 Are you trying to talk me out of this brilliant idea? 246 00:10:48,551 --> 00:10:51,896 Look, opening a free clinic is a well-meaning idea, 247 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,448 but it comes with harsh realities 248 00:10:53,551 --> 00:10:54,827 that you need to consider. 249 00:10:56,517 --> 00:10:58,551 However, if you're not open to other opinions... 250 00:10:58,655 --> 00:11:01,482 Ugh, fine, fine. I will hear what you have to say. 251 00:11:03,241 --> 00:11:05,137 You should partner with an established charity 252 00:11:05,241 --> 00:11:08,172 to share expenses and increase visibility. 253 00:11:08,275 --> 00:11:09,413 [laughs wryly] 254 00:11:09,517 --> 00:11:12,000 And let someone else have all the credit? 255 00:11:12,103 --> 00:11:15,000 [scoffs] Not a chance in hell. 256 00:11:19,689 --> 00:11:20,724 When folks start opinionating about other people's lives... 257 00:11:20,827 --> 00:11:21,793 Aw, give me a break. 258 00:11:21,896 --> 00:11:22,793 ...there's something in their own life 259 00:11:22,896 --> 00:11:23,896 they're trying to outrun. 260 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,758 Me and Naomi are doing a lot better. 261 00:11:25,862 --> 00:11:27,275 She's too good for you. 262 00:11:27,379 --> 00:11:30,379 -Well, thanks for the reminder. -What are brothers for? 263 00:11:30,482 --> 00:11:32,172 Look, when things are broken, you find someone 264 00:11:32,275 --> 00:11:34,620 with better tools to help with the repairs. 265 00:11:34,724 --> 00:11:36,827 Okay. Somebody's been "therapy-ized." 266 00:11:36,931 --> 00:11:38,827 Hey, I'm not shaming couples therapy. 267 00:11:38,931 --> 00:11:41,310 We communicate. It helps to see each other differently. 268 00:11:41,413 --> 00:11:42,379 You should try it. 269 00:11:42,482 --> 00:11:43,896 Get points for every family member 270 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,517 -you steer your therapist's way? -Yeah, whatever, man. It works. 271 00:11:46,620 --> 00:11:48,896 [chuckles] Could you imagine me and Pops in that room? 272 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,689 Opening old wounds, making new ones. 273 00:11:50,793 --> 00:11:52,689 In a controlled environment? Yes. 274 00:11:52,793 --> 00:11:54,965 Yo, the counselor asks his name. 275 00:11:55,068 --> 00:11:56,275 "Who wants to know?" 276 00:11:56,379 --> 00:11:57,758 -"Am I being interrogated?" -[laughs] 277 00:11:57,862 --> 00:12:00,862 You expect that hard-nosed cop, seen it all, 278 00:12:00,965 --> 00:12:03,379 to be vulnerable and share feelings? 279 00:12:03,482 --> 00:12:05,275 Man's locked up tighter than Fort Knox. 280 00:12:06,413 --> 00:12:08,241 One of a kind, huh? 281 00:12:08,344 --> 00:12:09,551 But this would all be simpler 282 00:12:09,655 --> 00:12:12,241 if you two weren't exactly alike. 283 00:12:14,034 --> 00:12:16,724 I know you want to make a point that I belong, 284 00:12:16,827 --> 00:12:18,206 but you don't know what it's like. 285 00:12:18,310 --> 00:12:20,275 Kat walks into a room, sees me? 286 00:12:21,275 --> 00:12:22,862 I've witnessed it. 287 00:12:22,965 --> 00:12:25,172 Her anger makes everything go silent, 288 00:12:25,275 --> 00:12:27,000 and I don't want to do that. 289 00:12:27,103 --> 00:12:29,172 It's a stab to my heart and... 290 00:12:29,275 --> 00:12:32,000 It hurts her. It hurts everyone. 291 00:12:32,724 --> 00:12:36,793 I'm sorry that a child I raised can be so intolerant and hostile 292 00:12:36,896 --> 00:12:39,379 to a child I didn't get the opportunity to love. 293 00:12:40,103 --> 00:12:41,655 She's afraid of me. 294 00:12:41,758 --> 00:12:43,896 She doesn't understand you. 295 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,551 Either way, the holidays shouldn't be 296 00:12:45,655 --> 00:12:47,620 a crash course in getting along. 297 00:12:47,724 --> 00:12:49,862 Too many ways this thing could blow up. 298 00:12:50,931 --> 00:12:53,172 This is the time of year for miracles. 299 00:12:53,275 --> 00:12:56,206 All I'm asking is that you take this leap with me. 300 00:12:57,689 --> 00:13:00,379 And would that miracle just be happening with me and Kat? 301 00:13:00,482 --> 00:13:02,965 Or are you leaving some room for something good to happen 302 00:13:03,068 --> 00:13:04,827 between you and Nicole? 303 00:13:04,931 --> 00:13:08,344 I want to decorate a tree with my daughters. 304 00:13:08,448 --> 00:13:11,172 That's already asking... a bit much. 305 00:13:11,275 --> 00:13:12,482 Yeah. 306 00:13:12,586 --> 00:13:13,862 I don't want to overburden 307 00:13:13,965 --> 00:13:16,448 the force that makes miracles come true. 308 00:13:17,724 --> 00:13:20,241 But I do hope Nicole comes to the party. 309 00:13:20,344 --> 00:13:22,724 [laughing] 310 00:13:23,551 --> 00:13:25,896 Whew. Thanks for waiting. 311 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,896 Gave me time to put together a playlist for our picnic. 312 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,517 -The stakes just got higher. -Has to be phenomenal. 313 00:13:32,620 --> 00:13:35,206 You don't have any of the usual picnic excuses, 314 00:13:35,310 --> 00:13:37,655 like too much sunshine or too many insects. 315 00:13:37,758 --> 00:13:39,551 Challenge accepted. 316 00:13:39,655 --> 00:13:41,517 Let me tie up loose ends, then I'm all yours. 317 00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:43,413 Ooh, looking forward to it. 318 00:13:48,413 --> 00:13:51,000 I don't think I've seen Dr. Fitzgerald 319 00:13:51,103 --> 00:13:53,655 smile as much as he does with you. 320 00:13:53,758 --> 00:13:57,241 That's a, uh, nice observation. 321 00:13:58,689 --> 00:14:01,379 Carlton hasn't mentioned WinterFest. 322 00:14:01,482 --> 00:14:03,827 Is it possible he didn't hear that I went with Kial? 323 00:14:03,931 --> 00:14:05,448 Oh, he heard. 324 00:14:05,551 --> 00:14:08,206 Not from me, but that news definitely got around. 325 00:14:09,206 --> 00:14:12,344 So, Carlton is playing it cool. 326 00:14:12,448 --> 00:14:13,931 Oh, you like that? 327 00:14:14,034 --> 00:14:16,896 I hear what that smile is saying. [chuckles] 328 00:14:18,551 --> 00:14:21,241 Should I brace myself for the flood of opinions 329 00:14:21,344 --> 00:14:23,206 after everyone finds out about this date 330 00:14:23,310 --> 00:14:25,275 on the heels of that date? 331 00:14:25,379 --> 00:14:28,344 Well, all anyone's gonna hear from me is how nice it is 332 00:14:28,448 --> 00:14:30,000 to see you smile again. 333 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:34,655 So, let me get this straight. 334 00:14:34,758 --> 00:14:37,551 You are refusing to partner on the free clinic project, 335 00:14:37,655 --> 00:14:40,965 fearing that a cosponsor will steal the spotlight? 336 00:14:41,068 --> 00:14:43,344 More publicity for them. 337 00:14:43,448 --> 00:14:45,172 But you have no problem taking the credit 338 00:14:45,275 --> 00:14:47,758 from the person whose idea it was originally. 339 00:14:47,862 --> 00:14:50,724 Samantha, who saw a need in the community, 340 00:14:50,827 --> 00:14:53,827 did her research and set everything in motion. 341 00:14:53,931 --> 00:14:57,000 Write the check, take the bow. 342 00:14:57,103 --> 00:14:58,896 Look, without a business plan 343 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,275 and a reliable source of ongoing funding, 344 00:15:01,379 --> 00:15:03,241 you'll burn through your money before you open, 345 00:15:03,344 --> 00:15:04,586 and leave everyone worse off 346 00:15:04,689 --> 00:15:07,034 than they were before you stole this bright idea. 347 00:15:07,931 --> 00:15:11,586 You expect me to just partner with your family's foundation? 348 00:15:11,689 --> 00:15:15,241 There's a universe of charities you can choose from. 349 00:15:15,344 --> 00:15:17,137 Leslie, listen. 350 00:15:17,241 --> 00:15:20,586 You have a chance to do something remarkable here. 351 00:15:20,689 --> 00:15:23,862 It'd be a shame if you let your ego get in the way of that. 352 00:15:25,103 --> 00:15:27,379 If you'll excuse me, I have another meeting. 353 00:15:40,620 --> 00:15:42,379 -Hi, Izaiah. -Hey, Naomi. 354 00:15:42,482 --> 00:15:45,068 -Uh, y'all want to be alone? -[laughs] 355 00:15:45,172 --> 00:15:48,103 -I just missed my husband. -Tough morning? 356 00:15:48,206 --> 00:15:51,344 [sighs] Potential new client, Leslie Thomas. 357 00:15:52,379 --> 00:15:53,586 JACOB: Wait, why does she need a civil attorney 358 00:15:53,689 --> 00:15:55,931 when she ought to be facing criminal charges? 359 00:15:56,034 --> 00:15:58,655 She wants to do the right thing, believe it or not, 360 00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,482 even though it's for all the wrong reasons. 361 00:16:00,586 --> 00:16:02,586 -Oh, there it is. I knew there was a hook. -Mm-hmm. 362 00:16:02,689 --> 00:16:05,517 -Eva's mom? -You met? 363 00:16:05,620 --> 00:16:07,793 ♪ ♪ 364 00:16:10,482 --> 00:16:12,000 She gets around. 365 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:14,793 Just because the parents are sketchy 366 00:16:14,896 --> 00:16:16,413 doesn't mean the kids ain't legit. 367 00:16:16,517 --> 00:16:17,448 Look at you. 368 00:16:17,551 --> 00:16:19,586 -[scoffs] -Excuse me. 369 00:16:21,827 --> 00:16:25,000 -Hey. -I was gonna get you some flowers and a card, 370 00:16:25,103 --> 00:16:26,620 but it slipped my mind. 371 00:16:26,724 --> 00:16:28,965 -Fell by the wayside. [laughs] -Okay. 372 00:16:29,068 --> 00:16:31,758 You still got jokes about me falling on the ice. 373 00:16:31,862 --> 00:16:33,310 Keeping you humble. 374 00:16:33,413 --> 00:16:35,827 -Thank you? -Any time. 375 00:16:35,931 --> 00:16:38,793 Speaking of, what's yours looking like? For the holidays? 376 00:16:38,896 --> 00:16:40,551 Why do you want to know? 377 00:16:40,655 --> 00:16:42,931 I thought it might be fun to get together, do something. 378 00:16:43,034 --> 00:16:45,758 Well, it's my first Christmas with my new family, 379 00:16:45,862 --> 00:16:47,275 so I'm being flexible. 380 00:16:47,379 --> 00:16:50,206 -You? -Same old miseries. 381 00:16:52,689 --> 00:16:54,758 Can you stomach some advice 382 00:16:54,862 --> 00:16:58,655 from someone who is used to navigating rough waters? 383 00:16:58,758 --> 00:17:01,275 If I can't, I'll ignore it. 384 00:17:02,275 --> 00:17:05,034 You can stay stuck on what could've been, 385 00:17:05,137 --> 00:17:08,655 or you can plant your feet right here and grow something new. 386 00:17:09,413 --> 00:17:10,827 Heard this song somewhere. 387 00:17:10,931 --> 00:17:12,034 [chuckles softly] 388 00:17:12,137 --> 00:17:14,448 Bloom in the sunshine, Izaiah, 389 00:17:14,550 --> 00:17:16,792 or grieve what you're never gonna get. 390 00:17:18,550 --> 00:17:20,792 But I say bloom. 391 00:17:23,241 --> 00:17:25,862 Kid acts like he needs a break for everything. 392 00:17:25,964 --> 00:17:27,827 Thankless. 393 00:17:27,931 --> 00:17:30,172 Some people are like that. 394 00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:32,724 It's like they need apologies for everything. 395 00:17:32,827 --> 00:17:34,103 Like my wife. 396 00:17:34,206 --> 00:17:36,344 -You hand them over? -Never. 397 00:17:36,448 --> 00:17:39,517 And here I am going through a divorce. Get my drift? 398 00:17:40,241 --> 00:17:43,482 The meaning I'm gleaning is the suspect. 399 00:17:43,586 --> 00:17:45,172 You were actually flirting with Leslie Thomas 400 00:17:45,275 --> 00:17:46,724 when I called you on it. 401 00:17:46,827 --> 00:17:50,344 Point is, sometimes, you got to suck it up and... 402 00:17:50,448 --> 00:17:53,206 -say you're sorry. -Not applicable. 403 00:17:53,310 --> 00:17:55,655 -You love your son? -I love all my children. 404 00:17:56,620 --> 00:17:58,965 Deep down, it's got to drive you crazy 405 00:17:59,068 --> 00:18:01,413 that Izaiah came back to town 406 00:18:01,517 --> 00:18:03,965 and still won't have anything to do with you. 407 00:18:04,068 --> 00:18:07,034 So I'm supposed to apologize for raising him right 408 00:18:07,137 --> 00:18:09,275 and having his back every time he messed up? 409 00:18:09,931 --> 00:18:11,862 It's up to you. 410 00:18:11,965 --> 00:18:13,965 You got to decide if 411 00:18:14,068 --> 00:18:16,310 holding on your pride is worth it. 412 00:18:19,586 --> 00:18:22,068 -What do you think? -Oh. 413 00:18:22,172 --> 00:18:24,965 I can see you put in some effort, uh, 414 00:18:25,068 --> 00:18:28,482 but here comes the deciding vote. 415 00:18:28,586 --> 00:18:32,413 -Is this abundance for us? -Nothing less than the best. 416 00:18:32,517 --> 00:18:35,275 -An indoor Christmas picnic. -[elevator bell dings] 417 00:18:35,379 --> 00:18:37,862 -I can't wait to see what's inside. -We'll start a trend. 418 00:18:37,965 --> 00:18:40,482 Christmas carpet picnics from coast to coast. 419 00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:43,137 -[chuckles] -Late lunch, I see. 420 00:18:43,241 --> 00:18:44,413 CARLTON: Right? 421 00:18:44,517 --> 00:18:45,827 Yeah, don't freeze out there. 422 00:18:46,896 --> 00:18:48,344 Will I see you at Martin's? 423 00:18:48,448 --> 00:18:52,034 Um, I had already said yes to the thing at Dani's, so... 424 00:18:52,137 --> 00:18:54,448 Got it. Good to know. 425 00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:55,965 -Bye. -Bye. 426 00:19:05,103 --> 00:19:08,241 And the Image Award for Best Performance 427 00:19:08,344 --> 00:19:10,758 goes to Dr. Ted. 428 00:19:10,862 --> 00:19:11,896 Hmm. 429 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,344 Yeah, I meant every word. 430 00:19:14,448 --> 00:19:15,689 Still got to sting. 431 00:19:15,793 --> 00:19:18,482 Especially after you brought a gift. 432 00:19:18,586 --> 00:19:22,448 This? No, this isn't for Nicole. 433 00:19:22,551 --> 00:19:25,482 This is for you. 434 00:19:25,586 --> 00:19:26,965 [chuckles softly] 435 00:19:35,586 --> 00:19:38,206 ♪ ♪ 436 00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:40,586 So, little bro. 437 00:19:40,689 --> 00:19:44,724 Eva, or as we like to call her, the daughter of the accused. 438 00:19:44,827 --> 00:19:46,413 Are we our parents? 439 00:19:46,517 --> 00:19:48,034 Well, I'm a lawyer like my dad. 440 00:19:48,137 --> 00:19:50,517 Chelsea's a model like my mom. Jacob's a cop like... 441 00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:51,931 The point I'm making is... 442 00:19:52,034 --> 00:19:54,103 But no matter how far from the tree the apple falls, 443 00:19:54,206 --> 00:19:56,517 -it's still an apple. -NAOMI: Mm-hmm. 444 00:19:56,620 --> 00:20:00,344 If I said Eva's been nagging me about giving Pops a chance, 445 00:20:00,448 --> 00:20:01,931 that change your mind? 446 00:20:03,655 --> 00:20:05,689 [sighs] She's inescapable. 447 00:20:08,068 --> 00:20:10,379 If I had known the Dream Slayer was gonna be here, 448 00:20:10,482 --> 00:20:12,310 we would've met somewhere else. 449 00:20:12,413 --> 00:20:15,206 Naomi? No clinic? 450 00:20:16,206 --> 00:20:20,586 She said I need to piggyback on an established organization. 451 00:20:21,413 --> 00:20:23,275 Oh, well, what's wrong with that? 452 00:20:23,379 --> 00:20:25,103 Ain't no way the Duprees are gonna let 453 00:20:25,206 --> 00:20:27,965 the Leslie Thomas Outreach Project 454 00:20:28,068 --> 00:20:31,517 achieve the singular appreciation it deserves. 455 00:20:31,620 --> 00:20:34,034 -You've named it? -Damn skippy, I named it. 456 00:20:34,137 --> 00:20:36,310 Who else is more deserving, too? 457 00:20:36,413 --> 00:20:38,068 It sounds regal. 458 00:20:38,172 --> 00:20:41,344 Much better than what the vibe-y name 459 00:20:41,448 --> 00:20:43,068 that child would've given it. 460 00:20:43,172 --> 00:20:44,620 Samantha is my niece. 461 00:20:44,724 --> 00:20:47,551 Mm, your niece was interrupting my meeting. 462 00:20:47,655 --> 00:20:49,482 Well, the clinic idea was hers. 463 00:20:49,586 --> 00:20:52,620 Yeah, and the money is all mine. 464 00:20:57,448 --> 00:20:59,689 After the way that Leslie shut me down before, 465 00:20:59,793 --> 00:21:01,758 I'm realizing that I'm probably not gonna 466 00:21:01,862 --> 00:21:04,137 get to have anything to do with this clinic. 467 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,379 You'll always know it was your idea. 468 00:21:07,482 --> 00:21:08,965 And nobody else will. 469 00:21:09,068 --> 00:21:10,827 She's hogging all the credit. 470 00:21:10,931 --> 00:21:15,448 This whole free clinic thing, it started right here with you. 471 00:21:15,551 --> 00:21:17,724 Did my research and worked really hard so I could 472 00:21:17,827 --> 00:21:20,137 pitch it right, just like my pop said. 473 00:21:20,758 --> 00:21:22,793 And started dreaming about it. 474 00:21:23,620 --> 00:21:25,379 I can see it. 475 00:21:25,482 --> 00:21:28,137 You know, like, kids who never get 476 00:21:28,241 --> 00:21:30,379 checkups finally getting seen. 477 00:21:30,482 --> 00:21:34,137 No more ignoring stuff just 'cause their parents can't pay. 478 00:21:34,241 --> 00:21:37,655 Even if it's just a safe place where someone listens. 479 00:21:37,758 --> 00:21:39,586 That alone could change a life. 480 00:21:40,310 --> 00:21:44,068 And now I'm gonna be shut out of it. 481 00:21:44,172 --> 00:21:45,344 But that's okay, right? 482 00:21:45,448 --> 00:21:49,379 Because... helping people is what's most important. 483 00:21:49,482 --> 00:21:51,344 Who cares if I don't have a voice in it? 484 00:21:51,448 --> 00:21:54,551 You should care, 'cause that's an awful feeling. 485 00:21:54,655 --> 00:21:56,344 Being voiceless. 486 00:21:56,448 --> 00:22:00,034 I know what that's like, after all my time in the street. 487 00:22:00,137 --> 00:22:03,793 Makes you feel alone, like nothing good will ever happen. 488 00:22:04,862 --> 00:22:06,551 But that changed for you. 489 00:22:06,655 --> 00:22:08,896 Naomi changed it. 490 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,862 She saw me, and it was like 491 00:22:10,965 --> 00:22:15,137 the light started shining on me after... 492 00:22:15,241 --> 00:22:17,724 I lost you and your brother. 493 00:22:17,827 --> 00:22:21,827 She saw who I had been and who I could be. 494 00:22:22,517 --> 00:22:24,689 We need more people like her. 495 00:22:25,724 --> 00:22:28,034 You're like her. 496 00:22:28,137 --> 00:22:31,896 -You don't have to pretend. -Shanice, it's for you. 497 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,586 Why? 498 00:22:33,689 --> 00:22:36,931 You are really out of practice. Step one: read the card. 499 00:22:37,034 --> 00:22:39,034 [stammers, chuckles] 500 00:22:41,931 --> 00:22:43,724 "Shanice." 501 00:22:43,827 --> 00:22:44,931 Mm-hmm. 502 00:22:45,034 --> 00:22:47,931 "When I saw this, I knew it was made for you. 503 00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:50,310 Merry Christmas." 504 00:22:50,413 --> 00:22:51,793 Now I'm embarrassed. 505 00:22:51,896 --> 00:22:53,655 I was so busy acting like I had the blueprint, 506 00:22:53,758 --> 00:22:55,517 I almost missed the blessing. 507 00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:56,931 Thank you. 508 00:22:57,034 --> 00:22:58,862 That happens after you open the gift. 509 00:22:58,965 --> 00:23:01,379 Oh. [laughs] 510 00:23:02,482 --> 00:23:03,862 [sighs] 511 00:23:06,275 --> 00:23:09,068 Now, what kind of monster are you, Dr. Richardson? 512 00:23:09,172 --> 00:23:11,482 ♪ And heaven♪ 513 00:23:11,586 --> 00:23:17,241 ♪ And heaven and nature sing...♪ 514 00:23:17,344 --> 00:23:18,517 CARLTON: What do you think? 515 00:23:19,413 --> 00:23:21,448 Does this look like the Christmas carpet picnic 516 00:23:21,551 --> 00:23:22,724 of your dreams? 517 00:23:22,827 --> 00:23:26,448 Three hours ago, I never imagined any of this. 518 00:23:27,517 --> 00:23:29,172 Here we are, 519 00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:32,103 doing things we've never done before. 520 00:23:32,206 --> 00:23:33,620 All new. 521 00:23:33,724 --> 00:23:35,965 And that is how I want it to be with us. 522 00:23:36,068 --> 00:23:37,689 Yes, we've known each other for years, 523 00:23:37,793 --> 00:23:40,689 in different iterations, true, but... 524 00:23:40,793 --> 00:23:43,482 I want us to be unlike anything that's ever come before. 525 00:23:43,586 --> 00:23:45,724 Mm, seems like we're on the right track. 526 00:23:45,827 --> 00:23:47,758 I don't want who we've been 527 00:23:47,862 --> 00:23:50,310 to color what's happening between us now. 528 00:23:50,413 --> 00:23:52,655 -Is that what's happening? -Well, due to me. 529 00:23:52,758 --> 00:23:54,344 I've been too focused on our past 530 00:23:54,448 --> 00:23:57,965 while hoping that you'll make me a part of your future. 531 00:24:00,137 --> 00:24:01,931 So what are you proposing? 532 00:24:02,655 --> 00:24:06,379 That we get to know each other, all over again. 533 00:24:06,482 --> 00:24:08,310 For the first time. 534 00:24:10,517 --> 00:24:13,448 Well, I am dying to see what is on the menu 535 00:24:13,551 --> 00:24:15,758 for our very first picnic. 536 00:24:16,724 --> 00:24:20,172 Caviar and assorted delicacies. 537 00:24:20,275 --> 00:24:23,379 Turkey sandwiches with stuffing and cranberry relish 538 00:24:23,482 --> 00:24:25,172 on fresh-baked focaccia. 539 00:24:25,275 --> 00:24:26,724 Mmm. Yum. 540 00:24:26,827 --> 00:24:31,655 Coconut rum snowballs, ginger-sesame brittle and... 541 00:24:31,758 --> 00:24:34,172 the makings for campfire cones. 542 00:24:34,275 --> 00:24:35,448 What on earth? 543 00:24:35,551 --> 00:24:38,689 Sugar cones that you fill with mini marshmallows, 544 00:24:38,793 --> 00:24:41,482 chocolate chips, crushed candy cane pieces, 545 00:24:41,586 --> 00:24:43,724 caramel bits, you name it. 546 00:24:43,827 --> 00:24:45,793 This is incredible, Carlton. 547 00:24:45,896 --> 00:24:47,965 And of course, 548 00:24:48,068 --> 00:24:49,862 a bottle of wine. 549 00:24:49,965 --> 00:24:52,000 Look familiar? 550 00:24:52,103 --> 00:24:55,448 -I don't think so. -Good, because from now on, 551 00:24:55,551 --> 00:24:56,965 it's our wine. 552 00:24:57,068 --> 00:24:59,586 I like it already. Corkscrew? 553 00:24:59,689 --> 00:25:01,448 I came prepared. 554 00:25:06,620 --> 00:25:07,862 Oh, how was lunch with your mom? 555 00:25:07,965 --> 00:25:09,586 Uh, the usual. 556 00:25:09,689 --> 00:25:11,172 Translation? 557 00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:13,517 She's a saint. Everything our pops ain't. 558 00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:14,896 Here we go. 559 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,103 Couldn't have been easy raising three young men. 560 00:25:17,206 --> 00:25:18,827 [chuckles]: Men? No. 561 00:25:18,931 --> 00:25:21,275 -Heroes and angels. -And which one are you again? 562 00:25:21,379 --> 00:25:24,448 Best of both worlds, brother. Heaping helpings of each. 563 00:25:24,551 --> 00:25:26,931 Now, young Jacob, though, would deny his checkered past. 564 00:25:27,034 --> 00:25:28,620 Hey, don't get started with that. 565 00:25:28,724 --> 00:25:31,413 His... What did you say? 566 00:25:31,517 --> 00:25:33,551 Oh, you didn't tell her about the murder of the succulents? 567 00:25:33,655 --> 00:25:37,241 -No. -Oh, now I need to know everything. 568 00:25:37,344 --> 00:25:38,448 He's lying. 569 00:25:38,551 --> 00:25:39,620 You wish. 570 00:25:39,724 --> 00:25:42,172 My straitlaced rule-maker 571 00:25:42,275 --> 00:25:44,551 was a bad boy in these streets? 572 00:25:44,655 --> 00:25:46,275 So, Ma had this little area for succulents. 573 00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:47,758 -NAOMI: Mm-hmm. -A forbidden zone in the yard. 574 00:25:47,862 --> 00:25:49,655 Supposed to be dry like the desert. 575 00:25:49,758 --> 00:25:51,862 -In my defense, I was a kid. -IZAIAH: Shh. 576 00:25:51,965 --> 00:25:54,689 This boy right here filled a bucket full of water balloons. 577 00:25:54,793 --> 00:25:57,310 Oh, please don't tell me you did what I think you did. 578 00:25:57,413 --> 00:26:00,206 Piled 'em high and practiced his pitch all afternoon. 579 00:26:00,310 --> 00:26:03,379 Oh, your mother's pure cacti. 580 00:26:03,482 --> 00:26:04,724 Drenched. 581 00:26:04,827 --> 00:26:06,620 -Took two weeks to dry out. -What'd your mom do? 582 00:26:06,724 --> 00:26:08,275 Look, it wasn't the lecture that hurt as much 583 00:26:08,379 --> 00:26:10,034 as the deafening silence afterwards. 584 00:26:10,137 --> 00:26:13,689 -Oh, poor baby Jacob. -I learned a lot that day. 585 00:26:13,793 --> 00:26:16,310 Don't get on Ma's bad side, don't water the cacti, 586 00:26:16,413 --> 00:26:17,827 and don't start no mess, there won't be no mess. 587 00:26:17,931 --> 00:26:19,827 -[laughs] -Valuable lessons. 588 00:26:19,931 --> 00:26:21,586 Too bad you're a slow learner. 589 00:26:21,689 --> 00:26:23,310 Hey, we're all works in progress. 590 00:26:23,413 --> 00:26:25,724 And if that golden child can slip up a time or two, 591 00:26:25,827 --> 00:26:27,275 -there's hope for me. -NAOMI: Mm. 592 00:26:28,310 --> 00:26:33,172 LTOP. L-T-O-P. 593 00:26:33,275 --> 00:26:37,965 The Leslie Thomas... Outreach Project. 594 00:26:38,068 --> 00:26:40,137 Yes. Mm-hmm. 595 00:26:40,241 --> 00:26:42,862 Makes a statement, sends a message. 596 00:26:42,965 --> 00:26:46,034 That you're interested in helping the community 597 00:26:46,137 --> 00:26:48,758 or that you want people to see you in a new light? 598 00:26:48,862 --> 00:26:51,068 -Why not both? -[sighs] 599 00:26:51,172 --> 00:26:53,068 Okay, I thought at least one parent would have 600 00:26:53,172 --> 00:26:54,827 their feet planted in reality. 601 00:26:54,931 --> 00:26:57,344 Oh, what's up with my Teddy? 602 00:26:58,103 --> 00:27:00,965 He invited me over Martin's house to trim their tree. 603 00:27:02,310 --> 00:27:04,862 That sounds cozy. 604 00:27:04,965 --> 00:27:06,896 And if Kat shows up? 605 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,482 Yeah, save that drama for one of those corny Christmas rom-coms. 606 00:27:10,586 --> 00:27:13,551 Corny? Bite your tongue, girl. 607 00:27:13,655 --> 00:27:15,551 Mm. That is our thing. 608 00:27:15,655 --> 00:27:20,275 And don't you dare minimize the watching of the rom-coms. 609 00:27:20,379 --> 00:27:24,379 Feet up, blankets on, snacks and drinks. 610 00:27:24,482 --> 00:27:28,413 Nope, I will not have you scoff at my favorite things. 611 00:27:28,517 --> 00:27:30,448 [both laugh] 612 00:27:30,551 --> 00:27:32,620 Well, we'll have less time this year. 613 00:27:32,724 --> 00:27:35,068 We have more people in our lives now. 614 00:27:35,172 --> 00:27:37,034 Oh, well, I think you need to find 615 00:27:37,137 --> 00:27:41,724 the time to experience a career woman meeting a man 616 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:46,724 who's new in town that she just cannot live without. 617 00:27:48,068 --> 00:27:50,172 He runs the reindeer rescue? 618 00:27:50,275 --> 00:27:53,586 And you will never guess who he really is. 619 00:27:53,689 --> 00:27:55,310 Oh! Don't spoil it. 620 00:27:55,413 --> 00:27:56,655 [both giggling] 621 00:27:56,758 --> 00:27:58,620 Okay, I knew you couldn't resist. 622 00:27:58,724 --> 00:28:00,448 I'll save a space on the sofa. 623 00:28:00,551 --> 00:28:02,586 Let's do holidays together. 624 00:28:02,689 --> 00:28:04,689 Everybody's coming over to decorate the tree. 625 00:28:04,793 --> 00:28:06,793 Everybody who's family. 626 00:28:07,758 --> 00:28:09,379 You're family. 627 00:28:09,482 --> 00:28:12,620 Martin and Smitty just had me over for Thanksgiving. I... 628 00:28:15,758 --> 00:28:18,655 We're in each other's lives again, okay? 629 00:28:18,758 --> 00:28:21,137 How could we do Christmas without you? 630 00:28:23,724 --> 00:28:25,275 You'll find a way. 631 00:28:26,448 --> 00:28:29,793 You're not a stranger, okay? 632 00:28:29,896 --> 00:28:33,517 You're my mom, and you have something 633 00:28:33,620 --> 00:28:35,689 a hundred Leslies could never. 634 00:28:36,793 --> 00:28:37,965 Look at her. 635 00:28:39,275 --> 00:28:41,758 You're such a good girl. 636 00:28:41,862 --> 00:28:43,344 Guess why. 637 00:28:44,586 --> 00:28:47,172 You. [chuckles] 638 00:28:47,275 --> 00:28:50,655 And, uh, you also, you made me, um... 639 00:28:50,758 --> 00:28:53,310 very stubborn as well. [chuckles] 640 00:28:53,413 --> 00:28:55,448 ♪ ♪ 641 00:28:58,793 --> 00:29:00,965 My Christmas list. 642 00:29:01,068 --> 00:29:02,965 [sighs, sniffles] 643 00:29:03,068 --> 00:29:05,482 Um, it just says "you." 644 00:29:05,586 --> 00:29:06,931 All I want. 645 00:29:07,034 --> 00:29:10,965 Help make ours the prettiest tree in D.C. 646 00:29:11,068 --> 00:29:13,827 Come on. That's-that's all? 647 00:29:15,034 --> 00:29:16,413 All I want. 648 00:29:18,172 --> 00:29:19,310 [clicks tongue] 649 00:29:19,413 --> 00:29:21,344 [voice breaking]: Then I guess I'm going to be 650 00:29:21,448 --> 00:29:25,655 decorating a tree with my kids for Christmas. 651 00:29:27,758 --> 00:29:29,689 Thanks, but no thanks. 652 00:29:29,793 --> 00:29:32,206 Did you see what it is? 653 00:29:32,310 --> 00:29:35,793 Bird feeder. Says it right there on the box. 654 00:29:35,896 --> 00:29:37,655 Little twisted, considering I just told you 655 00:29:37,758 --> 00:29:39,517 about my bird phobia. 656 00:29:39,620 --> 00:29:41,413 This isn't a prank. 657 00:29:41,517 --> 00:29:43,241 Inviting birds to sit at the window of 658 00:29:43,344 --> 00:29:45,655 someone who fears them is a gift? 659 00:29:45,758 --> 00:29:48,862 Do you like cleaning up vomit, hmm? 660 00:29:48,965 --> 00:29:50,344 No. 661 00:29:50,448 --> 00:29:53,517 Listening to complaints from doctors, patients, staff? 662 00:29:53,620 --> 00:29:55,655 No, not at all. 663 00:29:55,758 --> 00:29:57,551 But you get past it 'cause you're used to seeing 664 00:29:57,655 --> 00:29:59,655 tragic, awful sights all day, 665 00:29:59,758 --> 00:30:01,275 but when you're trapped inside all day, 666 00:30:01,379 --> 00:30:02,724 of course you're gonna get startled by 667 00:30:02,827 --> 00:30:05,241 the most beautiful creatures on the planet. 668 00:30:05,344 --> 00:30:07,068 And a woman who's as curious 669 00:30:07,172 --> 00:30:08,896 about her surroundings as you are... 670 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,103 Oh, is that a nice way of calling me nosy? 671 00:30:12,206 --> 00:30:14,551 Look, this has a camera and an app 672 00:30:14,655 --> 00:30:16,413 so you can see what birds are dropping by 673 00:30:16,517 --> 00:30:18,862 while you're working. Hmm? 674 00:30:18,965 --> 00:30:20,931 You don't say. 675 00:30:21,034 --> 00:30:22,931 Think of all the species you've missed, 676 00:30:23,034 --> 00:30:25,344 all the songs you've never heard. 677 00:30:26,827 --> 00:30:29,965 So you're not trying to get me killed? 678 00:30:30,068 --> 00:30:32,413 Your feathered friends will be so busy enjoying 679 00:30:32,517 --> 00:30:34,758 their food source, they won't attack you. 680 00:30:34,862 --> 00:30:37,103 You'll be the food fairy. 681 00:30:37,206 --> 00:30:39,965 Well, I do kind of like the sound of that. 682 00:30:40,068 --> 00:30:42,931 Can't peck out the eyes of the food fairy. 683 00:30:43,034 --> 00:30:45,482 And if we get overrun by birds, 684 00:30:45,586 --> 00:30:48,241 your new bird feeder will be the first to alert us. 685 00:30:48,344 --> 00:30:49,689 Hmm? 686 00:30:52,275 --> 00:30:55,620 Ooh, I can't. I can't. It's-- Um, it's just too scary. 687 00:30:55,724 --> 00:30:57,620 You're kidding, right? 688 00:30:57,724 --> 00:31:01,896 My sincerest apologies to every feathered friend 689 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,413 out there. 690 00:31:03,517 --> 00:31:05,000 [chuckles] 691 00:31:05,103 --> 00:31:07,310 Best Christmas picnic ever. 692 00:31:07,413 --> 00:31:09,724 Are you just saying that because it's your first? 693 00:31:09,827 --> 00:31:13,379 Fun conversation, good food, phenomenal wine. 694 00:31:13,482 --> 00:31:16,482 I brought the feast. What about that playlist? 695 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:18,793 We've been listening to it since our tomato skewer. 696 00:31:18,896 --> 00:31:21,551 [laughs] I've been having so much fun talking. 697 00:31:21,655 --> 00:31:24,275 We are so far off my playlist. 698 00:31:24,379 --> 00:31:25,793 [laughing] 699 00:31:25,896 --> 00:31:27,931 [romantic R&B music playing] 700 00:31:28,034 --> 00:31:29,689 What is this? 701 00:31:29,793 --> 00:31:32,517 I have never heard it before. 702 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:33,827 Good. 703 00:31:36,827 --> 00:31:37,931 It's our song now. 704 00:31:38,034 --> 00:31:40,137 ♪ Love, love will never fall♪ 705 00:31:40,241 --> 00:31:42,275 ♪ It just feel like this♪ 706 00:31:42,379 --> 00:31:45,586 ♪ Almost guaranteed by the way that it feel...♪ 707 00:31:45,689 --> 00:31:47,137 [laughing] 708 00:31:47,241 --> 00:31:48,620 You ever seen this before? 709 00:31:48,724 --> 00:31:51,068 No, because you are making it up. 710 00:31:51,172 --> 00:31:52,758 [both laughing] 711 00:31:52,862 --> 00:31:54,448 ♪ Love will never fall♪ 712 00:31:54,551 --> 00:31:56,620 ♪ It just feel like this♪ 713 00:31:56,724 --> 00:32:00,413 ♪ Almost guaranteed by the way that it feel♪ 714 00:32:00,517 --> 00:32:02,379 ♪ And you know♪ 715 00:32:02,482 --> 00:32:04,241 ♪ I know♪ 716 00:32:04,344 --> 00:32:06,068 ♪ We know.♪ 717 00:32:10,586 --> 00:32:11,517 [both chuckle] 718 00:32:11,620 --> 00:32:13,344 ♪ ♪ 719 00:32:13,448 --> 00:32:15,620 We should get a hotel. That worked well last time. 720 00:32:15,724 --> 00:32:19,379 Hmm. We could swing from the chandelier at home for free. 721 00:32:19,482 --> 00:32:21,310 We don't have a chandelier. 722 00:32:21,413 --> 00:32:23,655 I'm sure you'll think of something. 723 00:32:23,758 --> 00:32:25,827 Okay. All right. 724 00:32:25,931 --> 00:32:27,689 -Let's get out of here. -[chuckles] 725 00:32:29,379 --> 00:32:32,275 ♪ This Christmas.♪ 726 00:32:34,655 --> 00:32:36,137 [phone ringing] 727 00:32:36,241 --> 00:32:38,241 ♪ ♪ 728 00:32:44,931 --> 00:32:46,482 You need something? 729 00:32:46,586 --> 00:32:49,517 -Had lunch with Ma. -I heard. 730 00:32:49,620 --> 00:32:52,344 Might mean a lot to her if I came by for Christmas. 731 00:32:52,448 --> 00:32:54,137 You making plans to? 732 00:32:54,241 --> 00:32:55,517 Thought you deserved some warning. 733 00:32:57,103 --> 00:32:59,862 So, set another place for dinner? 734 00:32:59,965 --> 00:33:01,413 Nah, I think I got dinner plans, 735 00:33:01,517 --> 00:33:04,448 but save me some of that eggnog, if that's still a thing. 736 00:33:05,379 --> 00:33:06,448 Nothing's changed. 737 00:33:07,517 --> 00:33:08,655 I have. 738 00:33:09,689 --> 00:33:11,586 You better at keeping your word? 739 00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:15,206 [sighs] Working on it. 740 00:33:15,310 --> 00:33:17,620 Wouldn't want to let your mother down, is all. 741 00:33:17,724 --> 00:33:18,862 You know how she gets. 742 00:33:18,965 --> 00:33:20,551 It'd break her heart if you don't show up. 743 00:33:21,862 --> 00:33:25,344 And it's hard to recover from a blow like that. 744 00:33:25,448 --> 00:33:28,310 After everything, you know, Christmas and all. 745 00:33:30,551 --> 00:33:32,000 Heard. 746 00:33:32,827 --> 00:33:33,896 Good. 747 00:33:35,310 --> 00:33:37,344 Why would you do this? 748 00:33:37,448 --> 00:33:39,896 I thought it was nice. 749 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,551 The more you come in contact with something, 750 00:33:41,655 --> 00:33:43,379 the easier it is to digest. 751 00:33:43,482 --> 00:33:47,034 That goes for bloody noses, pigeons, 752 00:33:47,137 --> 00:33:49,724 doctors with chaotic personal lives. 753 00:33:49,827 --> 00:33:52,241 Nurses who know too much. 754 00:33:53,241 --> 00:33:56,310 You're lucky when you get to see something in a different way. 755 00:33:56,413 --> 00:33:58,655 After a while, you start to appreciate them, 756 00:33:58,758 --> 00:34:00,275 see what makes them both beautiful 757 00:34:00,379 --> 00:34:01,724 and worth being around. 758 00:34:01,827 --> 00:34:06,206 And maybe, when you're not even thinking about it, 759 00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:08,206 they may even make you smile. 760 00:34:08,310 --> 00:34:09,516 [chuckles] 761 00:34:10,896 --> 00:34:13,413 It's a nice gift. 762 00:34:14,516 --> 00:34:16,103 -Thank you. -Mm-hmm. 763 00:34:17,172 --> 00:34:18,516 When can I come over and install it? 764 00:34:18,620 --> 00:34:20,275 'Cause you're gonna put it in the closet 765 00:34:20,379 --> 00:34:23,206 and forget about it if I don't step up, so pick a day. 766 00:34:23,310 --> 00:34:25,655 [singsongy]: You're gonna die in my yard. 767 00:34:26,310 --> 00:34:29,172 Not with the best nurse in the DMV watching over. 768 00:34:29,275 --> 00:34:30,793 [chuckles] 769 00:34:32,447 --> 00:34:36,000 If you survive the wild bird attack, 770 00:34:36,103 --> 00:34:38,551 I'll have to find a way to thank you 771 00:34:38,655 --> 00:34:40,862 for risking your life to keep me safe. 772 00:34:42,034 --> 00:34:43,379 I'll hold you to that. 773 00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:44,724 [woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.] 774 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,206 I cannot remember the last time I've had this much fun. 775 00:34:50,310 --> 00:34:52,965 And I have never seen you move like that. 776 00:34:53,068 --> 00:34:55,516 -If you tell anyone... -[laughs] Your secret is safe. 777 00:34:55,620 --> 00:34:57,793 [laughing] 778 00:34:57,896 --> 00:35:01,310 Eating on the floor, smooth dance moves... 779 00:35:01,413 --> 00:35:05,068 Who is this fun-loving adventuress? 780 00:35:06,793 --> 00:35:09,482 Nicole Dupree, phase two. 781 00:35:09,586 --> 00:35:11,068 New you. 782 00:35:12,413 --> 00:35:15,413 I'm glad I get to see who you're becoming. 783 00:35:15,517 --> 00:35:16,689 Because I like it. 784 00:35:19,034 --> 00:35:20,103 Makes two of us. 785 00:35:20,206 --> 00:35:22,448 [R&B music playing] 786 00:35:28,965 --> 00:35:31,241 I know it's wrong to threaten people at Christmas... 787 00:35:31,344 --> 00:35:33,551 Fast pass to the naughty list. 788 00:35:33,655 --> 00:35:35,724 But now that you've gotten me all excited, 789 00:35:35,827 --> 00:35:39,206 if you don't make time for a holiday rom-com binge-a-thon, 790 00:35:39,310 --> 00:35:43,310 I'm gonna leave a wheelbarrow full of coal in your hotel room. 791 00:35:43,413 --> 00:35:48,034 Okay, Leslie Junior, I will have my slippers warming by the fire. 792 00:35:48,137 --> 00:35:50,310 Just say when. 793 00:35:50,413 --> 00:35:51,931 Good. Call you later. 794 00:35:52,034 --> 00:35:53,310 Aw. 795 00:35:53,413 --> 00:35:55,448 Have a holly jolly, baby. 796 00:35:55,551 --> 00:35:57,103 BOTH: Mwah. Mwah. 797 00:35:57,206 --> 00:35:59,034 [Leslie chuckles] 798 00:35:59,137 --> 00:36:01,517 -Behave yourself. -You behave yourself. 799 00:36:01,620 --> 00:36:03,689 [R&B music playing] 800 00:36:07,517 --> 00:36:10,275 What a happy coincidence. 801 00:36:10,379 --> 00:36:13,482 Is it a coincidence? 802 00:36:13,586 --> 00:36:15,758 Oh, you think I'm following you? 803 00:36:15,862 --> 00:36:17,068 Question is: 804 00:36:17,172 --> 00:36:19,344 Are you doing it because you like me 805 00:36:19,448 --> 00:36:23,379 or because you were paid to, like you were at WinterFest? 806 00:36:28,379 --> 00:36:32,275 Captioning sponsored by CBS 807 00:36:32,379 --> 00:36:36,379 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org