1 00:00:01,227 --> 00:00:03,173 Previously on This Is Us... 2 00:00:03,260 --> 00:00:06,033 Where the hell are you? 3 00:00:06,357 --> 00:00:07,657 Hello, Mrs. Pearson. 4 00:00:07,658 --> 00:00:09,759 Oh. I'm such a klutz. 5 00:00:09,860 --> 00:00:11,594 You know what? Go pack your things, okay? 6 00:00:11,695 --> 00:00:13,430 - We're leaving. - Jack, stop. 7 00:00:13,531 --> 00:00:15,275 You deserve more than what's in that house. 8 00:00:15,299 --> 00:00:16,599 Do you have a dream? 9 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:19,394 I just want to make sure my mom is okay. 10 00:00:19,495 --> 00:00:21,496 Get her settled at her friend's place, 11 00:00:21,597 --> 00:00:22,730 and then... 12 00:00:22,731 --> 00:00:25,217 A decent job. A wife. 13 00:00:25,551 --> 00:00:26,985 A family. 14 00:00:27,594 --> 00:00:30,128 Okay. Um... 15 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:31,682 Yeah. Thank you. 16 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:35,100 Who was that? 17 00:00:37,261 --> 00:00:38,394 My mom died. 18 00:00:58,878 --> 00:01:00,813 What about this gray one? 19 00:01:04,910 --> 00:01:06,466 It's light gray. 20 00:01:07,477 --> 00:01:09,878 I can't wear a gray suit. It has to be black. 21 00:01:11,209 --> 00:01:14,412 Um, well, maybe we can get a deal at Gimbels. 22 00:01:14,850 --> 00:01:17,761 - Suits are just so expensive. - Doesn't matter what it costs. 23 00:01:17,786 --> 00:01:19,496 It's my mother's funeral. It's got to be black. 24 00:01:20,147 --> 00:01:21,481 Of course. 25 00:01:21,757 --> 00:01:23,442 Of course. 26 00:01:24,126 --> 00:01:26,527 I just... it doesn't seem real. 27 00:01:28,564 --> 00:01:31,867 I feel like the phone's gonna ring on Sunday. 28 00:01:32,935 --> 00:01:34,745 She'll ask about the kids. 29 00:01:35,771 --> 00:01:37,221 After a few minutes of catching up, 30 00:01:37,222 --> 00:01:38,764 she'll say what she always says... 31 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:40,375 "Don't let me keep you." 32 00:01:45,209 --> 00:01:46,742 It doesn't seem real. 33 00:01:58,861 --> 00:02:01,941 With a cold front coming across Lake Erie from Ontario, 34 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:03,931 we're looking at eight to ten inches of snow 35 00:02:04,032 --> 00:02:05,500 and icy conditions on the roadways 36 00:02:05,601 --> 00:02:07,668 for at least the next 48 hours. 37 00:02:07,770 --> 00:02:09,253 We have a high of 33... 38 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:11,565 You know, I'm-a... I'm gonna hit the road 39 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:13,507 before the snow gets too heavy. 40 00:02:13,508 --> 00:02:15,343 I really feel like we should go with you, babe. 41 00:02:15,344 --> 00:02:16,635 I mean, I could run upstairs 42 00:02:16,636 --> 00:02:18,304 and pack a quick bag for me and the kids. 43 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:20,056 Bec, come on. We talked about this, all right? 44 00:02:20,057 --> 00:02:20,932 I've done the math. 45 00:02:20,933 --> 00:02:23,502 Three six-year-olds on a four-hour car ride? 46 00:02:23,527 --> 00:02:24,878 It ain't worth it. 47 00:02:25,170 --> 00:02:26,672 But you're our guy, Jack. 48 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:30,649 You're worth ten hours in the car, in a blizzard. 49 00:02:30,650 --> 00:02:31,843 Only ten? 50 00:02:32,035 --> 00:02:34,186 Yeah, ten is the maximum, 51 00:02:34,187 --> 00:02:36,048 but in a blizzard, in a torrential blizzard. 52 00:02:36,073 --> 00:02:38,007 Can blizzards be torrential? 53 00:02:38,108 --> 00:02:39,686 You know, I-I think that's just rainstorms. 54 00:02:39,710 --> 00:02:41,603 Jack, I'm serious. 55 00:02:41,879 --> 00:02:44,815 Hey, Bec, it ain't worth it, all right? 56 00:02:45,107 --> 00:02:48,026 I mean, the kids, they... they barely knew her. 57 00:02:48,318 --> 00:02:50,319 I mean, when was the last time she visited? 58 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:52,004 They were, what, like a year old? 59 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,090 Yeah, but they talked to her on the phone. 60 00:02:54,191 --> 00:02:56,492 And that's all she's been for years, 61 00:02:56,593 --> 00:02:58,661 just a voice on the other end of the telephone. 62 00:02:58,954 --> 00:03:02,298 Lookit, Bec, knowing my mom, 63 00:03:02,399 --> 00:03:04,400 I've got a funeral to plan 64 00:03:04,501 --> 00:03:06,605 and a lifetime of loose ends to tie up. 65 00:03:07,816 --> 00:03:11,358 Look, it's just... it's better if I do this alone. 66 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:16,178 Which grandma died? 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,080 Daddy's mommy died. 68 00:03:18,181 --> 00:03:20,309 Daddy's mommy is dead. 69 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,285 Stop saying she's dead. 70 00:03:22,519 --> 00:03:24,271 But she is dead. 71 00:03:24,521 --> 00:03:25,922 Right, Daddy? 72 00:03:26,273 --> 00:03:28,457 Yeah, that's right, Katie girl. 73 00:03:28,859 --> 00:03:31,027 Uh, Grandma Marilyn passed away, 74 00:03:31,128 --> 00:03:34,004 and we're gonna miss her very much. 75 00:03:34,005 --> 00:03:35,073 Yes. 76 00:03:38,035 --> 00:03:40,370 Can we play in the snow? 77 00:03:40,871 --> 00:03:42,738 Uh... sure. 78 00:03:42,839 --> 00:03:44,056 Maybe after breakfast. 79 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:45,042 Yeah, uh... 80 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:47,410 why-why don't you guys wear the mittens 81 00:03:47,511 --> 00:03:49,622 - that Grandma made for you last Christmas? - Yeah. 82 00:03:49,646 --> 00:03:51,021 But they're so scratchy. 83 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:54,316 Yeah, they feel like there's, like, bugs crawling on my hands. 84 00:03:54,317 --> 00:03:56,235 Yeah, they're too warm. I don't like them. 85 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:59,014 Okay, well, we'll figure out the mittens situation. 86 00:04:16,352 --> 00:04:19,821 You didn't have to drive me. I could have taken the bus. 87 00:04:22,302 --> 00:04:25,271 It was nice of Cheryl to put me up for the past few weeks, 88 00:04:25,403 --> 00:04:28,126 but moving in with Debby will be good. 89 00:04:29,211 --> 00:04:30,587 She's family. 90 00:04:32,478 --> 00:04:34,579 And I need to get further away. 91 00:04:35,966 --> 00:04:38,268 From Dad. Yeah. 92 00:04:45,035 --> 00:04:46,636 Ohio looks nice. 93 00:04:46,737 --> 00:04:49,138 Looks the same as Pennsylvania. 94 00:04:52,879 --> 00:04:54,444 I'll miss you, Jackie. 95 00:04:55,112 --> 00:04:57,280 I don't like being this far away from you. 96 00:04:57,906 --> 00:05:00,650 Yeah, I know, Ma, but you can call anytime. 97 00:05:00,751 --> 00:05:02,677 No, I don't want to be a bother. 98 00:05:03,453 --> 00:05:05,354 The last thing you need is to sit around 99 00:05:05,455 --> 00:05:06,957 wondering when I'm gonna call. 100 00:05:07,207 --> 00:05:09,825 God knows I've already caused you enough trouble lately. 101 00:05:09,926 --> 00:05:11,586 No, it's no trouble, Ma. 102 00:05:22,739 --> 00:05:23,890 Sunday nights. 103 00:05:24,307 --> 00:05:26,476 Every Sunday, 6:00, 104 00:05:27,036 --> 00:05:28,470 I'll be by the phone. 105 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:30,363 You want to call, I'll be there to pick it up. 106 00:05:33,350 --> 00:05:35,485 - 6:00, Sunday. - Mm-hmm. 107 00:05:36,820 --> 00:05:39,656 And I'll visit, okay? I promise. 108 00:06:05,015 --> 00:06:07,017 Look who finally showed up. 109 00:06:07,451 --> 00:06:09,227 Only took you 13 years. 110 00:06:18,862 --> 00:06:19,862 _ _ 111 00:06:34,024 --> 00:06:36,559 Well, it's been a while. 112 00:06:36,660 --> 00:06:39,261 I thought we'd see more of you over the years. 113 00:06:39,362 --> 00:06:40,563 Oh, I'm sorry. 114 00:06:41,965 --> 00:06:44,033 Yeah, I just, um... 115 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:47,570 It's tough... the triplets and work. 116 00:06:48,283 --> 00:06:49,405 Um... 117 00:06:49,506 --> 00:06:51,907 I mean, my mom and I, we spoke once a week. 118 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:53,909 Oh, I know. 119 00:06:54,010 --> 00:06:58,116 Every Sunday, 6:00, world stopped spinning. 120 00:06:59,046 --> 00:07:00,395 Look, Cousin Debby... 121 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,563 You don't have to call me that. 122 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:04,491 I'm not your cousin. I was her cousin. 123 00:07:05,155 --> 00:07:06,956 I think that still makes us cousins. 124 00:07:07,285 --> 00:07:08,537 Debby's fine. 125 00:07:09,559 --> 00:07:11,498 Debby, I'm here to help, so... 126 00:07:11,962 --> 00:07:13,700 if you want to just point me in the direction 127 00:07:13,725 --> 00:07:15,351 of the nearest funeral parlor, I'll... 128 00:07:15,352 --> 00:07:17,195 buy the casket, organize the plot, 129 00:07:17,296 --> 00:07:19,931 - the service... - Yeah. It's all been taken care of. 130 00:07:22,367 --> 00:07:23,601 The flowers? 131 00:07:23,702 --> 00:07:25,837 I own a flower shop, Jack. 132 00:07:27,172 --> 00:07:28,056 Right. 133 00:07:29,007 --> 00:07:29,849 Yeah. 134 00:07:30,709 --> 00:07:33,344 The funeral is the day after tomorrow. 135 00:07:33,460 --> 00:07:37,315 2:00 p.m... that way we don't have to serve a meal. 136 00:07:38,984 --> 00:07:41,586 Well, my mom was lucky to have you, 137 00:07:41,687 --> 00:07:43,505 figure all this out for her. 138 00:07:43,722 --> 00:07:44,889 I didn't do anything. 139 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,759 Marilyn planned it all out herself ages ago. 140 00:07:49,753 --> 00:07:53,055 I guess she just didn't want to be a burden to anyone. 141 00:08:04,877 --> 00:08:06,577 Is there anything that I can do? 142 00:08:08,789 --> 00:08:10,098 The eulogy. 143 00:08:11,433 --> 00:08:13,684 I'm not really good with giving speeches. 144 00:08:13,785 --> 00:08:14,477 Oh. 145 00:08:15,312 --> 00:08:16,821 Look, if you can't handle it, 146 00:08:16,922 --> 00:08:18,589 - I'm-I'm happy to do it. - No, no, no. 147 00:08:18,690 --> 00:08:20,124 No. I got it. 148 00:08:22,273 --> 00:08:24,975 I was thinking maybe I could read one of my poems. 149 00:08:26,129 --> 00:08:27,329 You write poems? 150 00:08:27,766 --> 00:08:29,400 Yeah, I do, a little. 151 00:08:29,501 --> 00:08:32,703 I mean, mostly just for myself. 152 00:08:32,804 --> 00:08:34,472 Your mom loved poetry. 153 00:08:34,573 --> 00:08:37,167 She was always encouraging me to write more, so... 154 00:08:38,133 --> 00:08:40,001 My mom loved poetry? 155 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:47,218 I'm gonna do the flowers, obviously. 156 00:08:47,844 --> 00:08:50,639 Maybe you could find a dress for the burial. 157 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:52,807 Whatever you think she'd like. 158 00:08:53,683 --> 00:08:54,893 No problem. 159 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:54,385 Hey, Ma. How's Ohio? 160 00:09:54,786 --> 00:09:56,120 It's fine. 161 00:09:56,221 --> 00:09:57,121 Yeah? 162 00:09:57,222 --> 00:09:58,472 And you? 163 00:09:58,473 --> 00:09:59,791 You good? You... 164 00:10:00,083 --> 00:10:02,059 You settling in a little bit more? 165 00:10:03,409 --> 00:10:05,855 Jackie, I made a mistake. 166 00:10:06,047 --> 00:10:08,800 Wh... What kind of mistake? 167 00:10:10,009 --> 00:10:12,679 I just wanted him to send me a few things. 168 00:10:13,405 --> 00:10:15,322 My mother's china teapot. 169 00:10:15,323 --> 00:10:16,615 Some pictures. 170 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,117 You called Dad? 171 00:10:18,343 --> 00:10:20,144 I realized as soon as he answered 172 00:10:20,245 --> 00:10:21,312 that it was a bad idea. 173 00:10:21,413 --> 00:10:23,121 Does he know where you are? 174 00:10:23,122 --> 00:10:25,692 No. No. I don't think so. 175 00:10:28,020 --> 00:10:28,945 I'm sorry. 176 00:10:29,279 --> 00:10:31,364 You don't need to be sorry, Ma. 177 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:35,410 How's Rebecca? 178 00:10:35,744 --> 00:10:37,328 Are you two still...? 179 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:38,304 She's great. 180 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:40,457 Yeah, no, we're-we're doing great. 181 00:10:41,199 --> 00:10:42,250 Good. 182 00:10:42,917 --> 00:10:44,210 That's good. 183 00:10:46,755 --> 00:10:48,064 Well... 184 00:10:48,974 --> 00:10:50,341 Don't let me keep you. 185 00:10:51,301 --> 00:10:54,262 Okay, Ma. I'll-I'll talk to you next Sunday. I love you. 186 00:11:20,072 --> 00:11:22,457 Nope. We're not serving a meal. 187 00:11:22,887 --> 00:11:23,891 Okay. 188 00:11:23,892 --> 00:11:26,127 All right. I'll see you there. 2:00. 189 00:11:26,557 --> 00:11:27,691 Okay. 190 00:11:28,793 --> 00:11:31,361 Have you been in touch with my father? 191 00:11:31,549 --> 00:11:32,798 To tell him about my mom? 192 00:11:32,910 --> 00:11:34,024 Stanley? 193 00:11:34,506 --> 00:11:36,607 No way I'm calling that bastard. 194 00:11:39,190 --> 00:11:41,283 Whoa. 195 00:11:41,284 --> 00:11:43,594 Hey, do you want to maybe feed your cat? 196 00:11:43,695 --> 00:11:45,295 That's not my cat. 197 00:11:45,397 --> 00:11:46,606 That's your mom's cat. 198 00:11:46,981 --> 00:11:48,650 My mom had a cat? 199 00:11:49,434 --> 00:11:51,110 My dad hated cats. 200 00:11:51,803 --> 00:11:53,112 Exactly. 201 00:11:53,696 --> 00:11:56,199 Hey, cat, why don't you go back to Mike's? 202 00:11:56,950 --> 00:11:58,159 Who's Mike? 203 00:11:58,868 --> 00:12:01,996 Uh, he is your mom's boyfriend. 204 00:12:02,831 --> 00:12:04,165 Mike McCreary. 205 00:12:04,582 --> 00:12:06,292 Cat's living with him now. 206 00:12:09,955 --> 00:12:11,813 Look, if you want to make yourself useful, 207 00:12:11,814 --> 00:12:14,733 maybe you can just bring the cat back to Mike's. 208 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,360 His place is just up the road. 209 00:12:16,594 --> 00:12:18,237 Look out for his van. 210 00:12:18,396 --> 00:12:19,472 Yeah, sure. 211 00:12:20,598 --> 00:12:22,141 Come on, cat. 212 00:12:43,121 --> 00:12:44,888 Uh, you must be Jack. 213 00:12:45,164 --> 00:12:46,757 You must be Mike. 214 00:12:46,958 --> 00:12:48,659 I was hoping you'd come by. 215 00:12:50,662 --> 00:12:51,880 Well, come on in. 216 00:12:52,597 --> 00:12:54,090 Hey, there, Cat. 217 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:57,484 Uh, here. 218 00:13:00,471 --> 00:13:01,839 Cat got a name? 219 00:13:01,940 --> 00:13:04,934 Yep. Cat Benatar. 220 00:13:05,343 --> 00:13:07,077 You know Marilyn's sense of humor. 221 00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:11,983 Yeah, keeps getting out and running back to Marilyn's. 222 00:13:13,084 --> 00:13:15,445 Just doesn't understand that, um... 223 00:13:16,020 --> 00:13:19,056 that, you know, that... that she's gone. 224 00:13:24,496 --> 00:13:25,729 Okay. 225 00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:30,960 Your mom was a good woman. 226 00:13:32,202 --> 00:13:33,546 Thanks. 227 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:36,573 Um, how are, uh, 228 00:13:36,674 --> 00:13:39,343 Rebecca and the, and the kids holding up? 229 00:13:42,046 --> 00:13:45,082 - Okay. - Triplets, man, that's... 230 00:13:45,198 --> 00:13:47,633 - That's... I don't know how you do it. - Yeah. 231 00:13:47,719 --> 00:13:49,419 Yeah. Hey, you and, uh, 232 00:13:49,521 --> 00:13:51,581 you and your kids watch, uh, wrestling? 233 00:13:51,606 --> 00:13:53,340 You know, uh, Hulk Hogan, 234 00:13:53,441 --> 00:13:55,384 uh, André the Giant, King Kong Bundy? 235 00:13:55,409 --> 00:13:57,770 No, I-I think they're a little young for that. 236 00:13:57,795 --> 00:13:59,362 Oh, no, but they're not. 237 00:13:59,463 --> 00:14:01,464 I know a lot of folks complain that it's fake, 238 00:14:01,565 --> 00:14:03,717 but these guys, these guys are athletes, 239 00:14:03,718 --> 00:14:05,912 I mean, real athletes. The... 240 00:14:06,737 --> 00:14:08,414 What am I... 241 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,126 Sorry, man, um... 242 00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:14,379 I'm-I'm nervous. 243 00:14:17,648 --> 00:14:19,107 It's just that your mom 244 00:14:19,108 --> 00:14:21,807 talked about you and the, and the kids all the time, 245 00:14:21,970 --> 00:14:26,015 and it's, uh... this isn't how I pictured us meeting. 246 00:14:27,825 --> 00:14:28,726 Yeah. 247 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:34,065 So, um... want a beer? 248 00:14:35,433 --> 00:14:36,150 Sure. 249 00:14:36,901 --> 00:14:38,486 Take whatever's cold. 250 00:14:39,770 --> 00:14:41,239 I was, um, 251 00:14:41,789 --> 00:14:45,284 going through some photos of, uh, me and Marilyn. 252 00:14:45,660 --> 00:14:48,371 - Thought you might like to see 'em. - Yeah. 253 00:14:58,022 --> 00:14:59,716 Will you look at that smile? 254 00:15:00,124 --> 00:15:03,261 Now, that, that is Marilyn through and through. 255 00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:07,948 She looks happy. 256 00:15:07,949 --> 00:15:10,743 She was. We were. 257 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:15,773 Can I ask how you two met? 258 00:15:17,041 --> 00:15:19,610 Well, um, I was... 259 00:15:20,139 --> 00:15:22,130 - I was always a night owl. - Mm-hmm. 260 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,883 But, uh, one morning, I wake up real early, no reason, 261 00:15:26,075 --> 00:15:28,802 but I can't fall back asleep, so I figure 262 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:31,664 get a cup of coffee at the place down the way. 263 00:15:32,206 --> 00:15:36,292 So, I sit down at my favorite table by the window, 264 00:15:36,393 --> 00:15:41,049 and this woman comes over and says, "You're at my table." 265 00:15:41,424 --> 00:15:45,678 Well, it turns out, we had the same favorite table. 266 00:15:46,304 --> 00:15:49,030 She always sat there early and I sat there late. 267 00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:52,602 So, I offer to share the table. 268 00:15:53,853 --> 00:15:57,847 The next morning, I got there when the place opened, 269 00:15:57,948 --> 00:15:58,941 so did she. 270 00:15:59,358 --> 00:16:02,403 And that was the end of the night owl. 271 00:16:04,405 --> 00:16:06,157 You know, it took, um... 272 00:16:06,783 --> 00:16:09,802 took some time to earn her trust, but... 273 00:16:10,594 --> 00:16:12,538 but I always knew how to make her laugh. 274 00:16:13,063 --> 00:16:14,665 She... 275 00:16:14,999 --> 00:16:16,709 she had a great laugh. 276 00:16:21,089 --> 00:16:22,397 Can't remember the last time 277 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:23,858 I heard my mother laugh. 278 00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:27,053 I guess she was... 279 00:16:27,586 --> 00:16:32,190 she was always on high alert with my dad. 280 00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:33,476 Yeah. 281 00:16:34,602 --> 00:16:36,161 Well... 282 00:16:36,262 --> 00:16:37,980 ...let me tell you this. 283 00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:42,810 Nothing was more important to her than your Sunday calls. 284 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:44,669 She looked forward to 'em all week. 285 00:16:47,685 --> 00:16:49,534 You were her hero, Jack. 286 00:16:51,110 --> 00:16:54,580 You're the one that got her out of that house. 287 00:17:01,921 --> 00:17:03,154 Not a hero, Mike. 288 00:17:04,423 --> 00:17:05,591 I mean, I... 289 00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:07,651 knew nothing about her life. 290 00:17:07,652 --> 00:17:09,554 I mean, I missed the whole damn thing, so... 291 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:13,015 Thanks for showing me the photos, and for the beer. 292 00:17:18,443 --> 00:17:19,443 _ _ 293 00:18:05,643 --> 00:18:08,345 Hey, Jack, it's 6:00! 294 00:18:14,251 --> 00:18:16,653 Hi, Marilyn. Right on time. 295 00:18:16,754 --> 00:18:20,090 Oh, um, thank you so much for the-the scarf you sent. 296 00:18:20,191 --> 00:18:22,525 - It's so great. - Oh, you like it? 297 00:18:22,626 --> 00:18:23,827 I do, I love it. Thank you. 298 00:18:23,928 --> 00:18:26,329 Hold on, let me get Jack for you. Jack? 299 00:18:26,430 --> 00:18:27,757 Jack? 300 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:30,333 - Here. - I got... I got it. 301 00:18:30,434 --> 00:18:31,534 Hi, buddy. 302 00:18:31,635 --> 00:18:34,304 Hey, Ma. Hey, how, uh... 303 00:18:34,405 --> 00:18:35,705 How's it going? 304 00:18:35,806 --> 00:18:37,850 Oh, everything's fine. 305 00:18:38,175 --> 00:18:39,676 Tell me about the little ones. 306 00:18:39,777 --> 00:18:41,411 Uh, they're-they're good. 307 00:18:41,512 --> 00:18:43,346 Good... You know, ev-everyone's good. 308 00:18:43,447 --> 00:18:45,248 - Jack. - Oh, no. Oh... 309 00:18:45,349 --> 00:18:46,883 - He spit up. Here. - Yeah. 310 00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:49,586 Get that. Okay. 311 00:18:49,687 --> 00:18:50,837 Hey, when, uh, 312 00:18:50,838 --> 00:18:52,922 when are you gonna come meet your grandkids? 313 00:18:53,616 --> 00:18:56,893 Oh, I'll come once things settle down. 314 00:18:56,994 --> 00:19:00,563 Mom, we got triplets, all right? It's never gonna settle down. 315 00:19:00,664 --> 00:19:03,199 I'll come soon, Jackie. 316 00:19:05,569 --> 00:19:08,464 Well, it's a big city, Mom. 317 00:19:08,873 --> 00:19:10,640 I haven't seen the man in a decade. 318 00:19:10,732 --> 00:19:12,927 So I-I think it's safe to say you can visit your family 319 00:19:12,952 --> 00:19:15,279 - without running into Dad. - No, I know. 320 00:19:16,806 --> 00:19:19,716 But Debby needs help at the flower shop and... 321 00:19:21,458 --> 00:19:23,326 I... Look, I'll plan a trip soon. 322 00:19:25,456 --> 00:19:26,540 Okay. 323 00:19:29,727 --> 00:19:31,528 There's this pond by the house. 324 00:19:31,629 --> 00:19:33,096 It freezes over in the winter, 325 00:19:33,197 --> 00:19:35,565 and everyone in the neighborhood goes ice-skating. 326 00:19:35,666 --> 00:19:37,100 You should bring the kids. 327 00:19:38,402 --> 00:19:40,036 Kids can't really walk yet, Mom. 328 00:19:40,538 --> 00:19:41,938 No, of course not. 329 00:19:42,039 --> 00:19:43,139 I know that. I'm just... 330 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,643 saying, one day. 331 00:19:45,910 --> 00:19:47,877 Yeah, no, we'll... 332 00:19:47,978 --> 00:19:50,814 ...we'll-we'll get the kids on skates 333 00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:52,348 as soon as we can. 334 00:19:53,918 --> 00:19:56,186 Well, don't let me keep you. 335 00:19:56,287 --> 00:19:58,354 Okay, Mom, I'll, uh, 336 00:19:58,456 --> 00:20:00,356 I'll talk to you next Sunday, okay? I love you. 337 00:20:00,458 --> 00:20:01,591 I lo... 338 00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:11,235 Hi, sweetie. 339 00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:45,353 Hi. Can I, uh... 340 00:20:45,736 --> 00:20:48,272 I-I'll have a coffee, please. Thanks. 341 00:21:12,496 --> 00:21:15,331 - Hey, Jack. Come on over. - Mike. 342 00:21:17,601 --> 00:21:19,068 Right there. 343 00:21:19,169 --> 00:21:21,704 We are having a round of 7 and 7s 344 00:21:21,805 --> 00:21:23,339 in honor of our Marilyn. 345 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,376 Okay. All right. Hi. 346 00:21:26,401 --> 00:21:28,270 - Hey. - All right. 347 00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:31,681 - Everything good? - Yeah, things are all right. 348 00:21:31,782 --> 00:21:33,416 It's a nice, a nice town. 349 00:21:33,417 --> 00:21:34,995 All right, here we go, here we go. 350 00:21:35,019 --> 00:21:36,419 Thank you, Shanice. 351 00:21:36,444 --> 00:21:37,434 - Nicely done. - Thank you. 352 00:21:37,458 --> 00:21:38,401 Mm-hmm. 353 00:21:38,426 --> 00:21:39,799 - Thank you. - All right, guys, 354 00:21:39,823 --> 00:21:41,391 let's raise 'em up. Raise 'em up. 355 00:21:41,492 --> 00:21:42,675 To our Marilyn. 356 00:21:42,676 --> 00:21:44,827 - To our Marilyn. - Yeah, baby. 357 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:50,677 Oh, that tastes... 358 00:21:50,701 --> 00:21:51,945 Let me tell you something about your mom. 359 00:21:51,969 --> 00:21:54,537 You don't know this. She would make up terms. 360 00:21:54,638 --> 00:21:56,616 - Oh, no, oh, here we go. - A whole thing. A whole fictitious... 361 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,042 - Her bad knitting. - She was a volume knitter. 362 00:21:59,143 --> 00:22:00,243 Not precision. 363 00:22:03,013 --> 00:22:05,815 ...bridge term called "the Jacoby transfer." 364 00:22:05,916 --> 00:22:07,650 This is made up. 365 00:22:07,751 --> 00:22:09,419 This is not real, right? This is not real. 366 00:22:10,521 --> 00:22:13,056 It's the Jacoby transfer. 367 00:22:13,157 --> 00:22:15,091 See, they don't even know. They don't even know. 368 00:22:15,116 --> 00:22:16,140 I'm telling you... 369 00:22:16,164 --> 00:22:17,637 It's totally made up. It's a totally made-up thing. 370 00:22:17,661 --> 00:22:19,128 Okay, okay, maybe, maybe... 371 00:22:19,229 --> 00:22:21,664 - You looked it up... - You made that up... 372 00:23:35,706 --> 00:23:38,651 - Yeah? - She's dead. 373 00:23:40,027 --> 00:23:42,945 Three days ago, Mom had an aneurysm and she died. 374 00:23:50,754 --> 00:23:52,581 Aren't you gonna say anything? 375 00:23:53,057 --> 00:23:57,336 Ah, Jackie, I'm so sorry. 376 00:23:58,062 --> 00:24:01,006 That's terrible news. I-It's terrible news. 377 00:24:01,331 --> 00:24:03,066 When's the funeral? I-I mean, 378 00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:04,434 I should pay my respects. 379 00:24:04,535 --> 00:24:06,220 I wasn't inviting you. 380 00:24:07,871 --> 00:24:08,847 You know, 381 00:24:09,557 --> 00:24:14,144 even after she left you, you were always there. 382 00:24:14,545 --> 00:24:17,331 Just hanging over us, keeping us apart. 383 00:24:17,815 --> 00:24:21,235 My whole life, I never really knew her. 384 00:24:21,719 --> 00:24:23,953 I mean, she had a real life out here, 385 00:24:24,054 --> 00:24:26,422 and I never saw it and now she's dead. 386 00:24:26,523 --> 00:24:28,424 And I missed the whole thing because of you. 387 00:24:28,525 --> 00:24:31,011 Look, I don't, I-I don't want to fight with you. 388 00:24:32,083 --> 00:24:35,040 I never stopped loving her. She was my wife. 389 00:24:35,632 --> 00:24:38,334 When she left me, it was the worst day of my life. 390 00:24:41,338 --> 00:24:42,798 You listen to me. 391 00:24:43,173 --> 00:24:45,467 Do not show up at that funeral. 392 00:24:46,176 --> 00:24:47,553 You hear me? 393 00:24:49,213 --> 00:24:51,247 She was my wife, Jack. 394 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,561 I'll do what I damn well please. 395 00:24:59,064 --> 00:25:00,064 _ _ 396 00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:45,076 How's the eulogy coming along? 397 00:25:48,906 --> 00:25:50,907 I made a mistake, Debby. 398 00:25:51,008 --> 00:25:52,159 I, uh... 399 00:25:53,844 --> 00:25:55,095 called my dad. 400 00:25:56,847 --> 00:25:58,165 Is he coming? 401 00:25:58,482 --> 00:26:01,669 I told him not to, but I don't know. 402 00:26:52,569 --> 00:26:54,654 It's so great finally having you here. 403 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:57,433 I hope the, uh, sofa bed was comfortable enough. 404 00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:02,411 Ma. 405 00:27:02,512 --> 00:27:03,879 Rebecca asked you a question. 406 00:27:03,981 --> 00:27:05,281 No, no, it's okay, Jack. 407 00:27:05,382 --> 00:27:06,949 I-I'm sorry. 408 00:27:07,050 --> 00:27:09,218 It's just... 409 00:27:10,899 --> 00:27:12,548 ...do you think he knows I'm here? 410 00:27:13,115 --> 00:27:14,591 Of course not. 411 00:27:14,925 --> 00:27:17,293 I mean, I haven't talked to him in years. 412 00:27:19,812 --> 00:27:21,680 Why don't I start on lunch? 413 00:27:32,468 --> 00:27:33,734 Mom, listen. 414 00:27:33,735 --> 00:27:35,471 How about I make your favorite, Jackie? 415 00:27:36,707 --> 00:27:37,713 What's my favorite? 416 00:27:37,814 --> 00:27:39,682 Hot dogs and tomato soup. 417 00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:42,159 Since when? 418 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,788 Since always. You loved hot dogs and tomato soup. 419 00:27:45,889 --> 00:27:48,460 Maybe Nicky. I-I don't remember... 420 00:27:48,485 --> 00:27:51,069 No, it wasn't Nicky, it was you. 421 00:27:52,821 --> 00:27:55,364 You'd go out and you'd play in the snow, 422 00:27:55,465 --> 00:27:56,799 and when you came home, 423 00:27:56,900 --> 00:27:59,620 I'd make you hot dogs and tomato soup. 424 00:28:00,329 --> 00:28:03,791 We'd sit at the kitchen table and we'd watch snow fall. 425 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,085 It's one of my favorite memories. 426 00:28:07,961 --> 00:28:10,005 I know it's not much, but... 427 00:28:11,281 --> 00:28:13,801 it wasn't all bad, your childhood. 428 00:28:16,086 --> 00:28:17,070 I know. 429 00:28:19,917 --> 00:28:21,892 Next time, you'll come visit me. 430 00:28:22,626 --> 00:28:25,354 And we can take the kids skating on the pond. 431 00:28:26,188 --> 00:28:28,148 It's so pretty in the winter. 432 00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:30,526 Okay. 433 00:28:51,988 --> 00:28:54,416 - Hello? - We never took 'em to the pond 434 00:28:54,441 --> 00:28:55,691 by my mom's house. 435 00:28:55,692 --> 00:28:57,235 To ice-skate. 436 00:28:59,721 --> 00:29:01,124 It was just such a long drive, 437 00:29:01,148 --> 00:29:03,416 and we could never really find the time. 438 00:29:05,268 --> 00:29:06,478 I know. 439 00:29:11,896 --> 00:29:13,694 I got to write a eulogy. 440 00:29:15,279 --> 00:29:17,589 - What are you gonna say? - I don't know. 441 00:29:19,533 --> 00:29:20,951 Yeah, I don't know. 442 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:27,499 I don't know what to say. 443 00:29:28,442 --> 00:29:30,377 I've never lost a parent. 444 00:29:31,420 --> 00:29:34,982 But... I'm here for you. 445 00:29:35,841 --> 00:29:37,759 And I love you very much. 446 00:29:40,287 --> 00:29:41,930 Yeah, I love you, too. 447 00:30:14,563 --> 00:30:16,048 Wish me luck. 448 00:30:26,186 --> 00:30:27,186 _ _ 449 00:30:48,455 --> 00:30:51,457 It's okay. We'll hide it away. 450 00:30:51,558 --> 00:30:53,492 I'll put aside some money to get you a new one. 451 00:30:53,594 --> 00:30:55,328 Your father will never know. 452 00:31:07,161 --> 00:31:09,700 - The flowers are nice. - Yeah, don't start. 453 00:31:09,743 --> 00:31:11,477 - I know it's too much. - Nah. 454 00:31:11,578 --> 00:31:13,079 She would've loved it. 455 00:31:20,487 --> 00:31:22,321 Do you think he's gonna show? 456 00:31:22,430 --> 00:31:24,741 I don't know. 457 00:31:25,292 --> 00:31:27,577 If we can all take our seats. 458 00:31:29,371 --> 00:31:30,930 We'll begin with a reading 459 00:31:31,031 --> 00:31:33,799 by Marilyn's beloved cousin Debra. 460 00:31:46,647 --> 00:31:48,381 Um... 461 00:31:50,613 --> 00:31:53,103 I wrote, I wrote a poem. 462 00:31:55,188 --> 00:31:59,109 She always told me I should write more poems, so... 463 00:32:01,495 --> 00:32:04,230 "Five o'clock, six o'clock, 464 00:32:04,673 --> 00:32:06,450 "seven, eight. 465 00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:10,787 "Tell the morning, night's running late. 466 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,410 "Nine o'clock, ten o'clock, 467 00:32:14,516 --> 00:32:16,732 "eleven, noon. 468 00:32:17,627 --> 00:32:20,913 "That's not the sun up high, but the moon. 469 00:32:22,883 --> 00:32:25,652 "Wake the stars for a double shift. 470 00:32:26,486 --> 00:32:28,638 "It's dark, this night, 471 00:32:29,806 --> 00:32:31,600 "and it won't lift. 472 00:32:33,393 --> 00:32:36,063 "Because if I stay right here in bed... 473 00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:42,435 ...I can still believe she isn't dead." 474 00:32:52,779 --> 00:32:54,372 Rest in peace. 475 00:32:59,052 --> 00:33:00,662 And now I'd like to invite up 476 00:33:00,687 --> 00:33:02,839 Marilyn's beloved son Jack. 477 00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:22,025 My mother was... 478 00:33:24,811 --> 00:33:26,478 ...she was a good mother. 479 00:33:28,448 --> 00:33:29,982 She did her best... 480 00:33:31,952 --> 00:33:33,578 ...and I loved her. 481 00:33:39,359 --> 00:33:41,586 W-What I want to say... 482 00:33:49,936 --> 00:33:52,681 What I want to say about her is... 483 00:34:22,969 --> 00:34:24,838 The house I grew up in 484 00:34:26,139 --> 00:34:29,217 wasn't an easy place to be a son. 485 00:34:31,344 --> 00:34:34,472 But it wasn't an easy place to be a mother, either. 486 00:34:36,383 --> 00:34:39,436 We did our best, the both of us, 487 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,889 and we were lucky because we got out. 488 00:34:46,159 --> 00:34:50,572 But when you live in a house like that, 489 00:34:51,064 --> 00:34:53,992 there's a part of you that never gets out. 490 00:34:56,336 --> 00:35:00,307 So you build a new house. 491 00:35:02,075 --> 00:35:04,544 A better house for a better life. 492 00:35:05,795 --> 00:35:08,047 And you try as hard as you can 493 00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:12,084 to make sure that part of you that still lives 494 00:35:12,185 --> 00:35:15,138 in that old house is as small as possible. 495 00:35:18,758 --> 00:35:22,628 I did my best to forget everything about that house. 496 00:35:24,597 --> 00:35:26,733 But there... 497 00:35:28,068 --> 00:35:30,570 there were so many little details. 498 00:35:31,604 --> 00:35:32,822 Uh... 499 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:35,492 Heavy footsteps. 500 00:35:36,743 --> 00:35:38,620 Cracking of a beer. 501 00:35:39,245 --> 00:35:41,081 The creak of an armchair. 502 00:35:43,917 --> 00:35:46,628 I don't know if she was ever able to forget 503 00:35:47,587 --> 00:35:50,522 any of the details of that house, but I do know 504 00:35:50,623 --> 00:35:52,634 she filled up her life with new ones. 505 00:35:53,293 --> 00:35:55,053 Ones worth remembering. 506 00:35:56,554 --> 00:35:58,531 A dish of chocolates. 507 00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:02,060 A... basket of yarn. 508 00:36:03,970 --> 00:36:06,398 A cat that keeps coming back. 509 00:36:12,745 --> 00:36:15,115 There are four people here today. 510 00:36:15,490 --> 00:36:18,917 My wife. My children. 511 00:36:19,919 --> 00:36:21,663 Her grandchildren. 512 00:36:23,389 --> 00:36:25,125 They gave me a new home. 513 00:36:27,961 --> 00:36:31,131 And Debby, Mike... 514 00:36:32,549 --> 00:36:34,533 ...and everyone here today. 515 00:36:36,836 --> 00:36:38,571 You gave that to her. 516 00:36:43,843 --> 00:36:45,478 As her son, 517 00:36:46,646 --> 00:36:50,567 I am very grateful to you all. 518 00:36:53,386 --> 00:36:55,053 Thank you. 519 00:37:00,727 --> 00:37:02,394 Okay, Ma. 520 00:37:05,965 --> 00:37:07,584 Don't let me keep you. 521 00:37:15,775 --> 00:37:17,676 Let's scoot you over, honey. 522 00:37:24,988 --> 00:37:25,988 _ _ 523 00:37:26,833 --> 00:37:29,222 All right, guys, now, this is very important. It's probably 524 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,718 the most important invention in human history. 525 00:37:31,743 --> 00:37:33,709 It is called the skull crusher. 526 00:37:33,710 --> 00:37:35,904 Kate, do not do this to your brothers. 527 00:37:36,237 --> 00:37:37,897 Unless they really deserve it. 528 00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:39,402 The skull crusher, the skull crusher! 529 00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:41,457 Skull crusher! This guy's too heavy! 530 00:37:41,526 --> 00:37:42,926 He's too heavy. I'm down! 531 00:37:43,028 --> 00:37:45,362 The champ is down. Oh, three on one! 532 00:37:45,363 --> 00:37:46,964 Three on one! Ref! 533 00:37:47,072 --> 00:37:48,891 You know, I keep thinking she never got to find out 534 00:37:48,892 --> 00:37:50,168 how the book ended. 535 00:37:50,585 --> 00:37:53,104 Clan of the Cave Bear. I mean, she was only halfway through. 536 00:37:53,305 --> 00:37:55,063 That's what you're worried about? 537 00:37:55,064 --> 00:37:57,408 She read that stupid thing three times already. 538 00:37:57,509 --> 00:38:00,027 I've read Clan of the Cave Bear. 539 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:03,530 It's got some... pretty sexy parts. 540 00:38:03,531 --> 00:38:07,326 Between us, I think Marilyn went for Mike because, around here, 541 00:38:07,327 --> 00:38:09,828 he's the closest thing she could find to a Neanderthal. 542 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:12,623 Hey, hey, I heard that. And it's accurate. 543 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:15,026 Didn't need to know that. 544 00:38:15,443 --> 00:38:17,212 I might have to reread this book. 545 00:38:17,629 --> 00:38:20,097 Give 'em the bottle opener! Bottle opener! 546 00:38:20,198 --> 00:38:22,299 Hey, do you think the cat's gonna be okay? 547 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:26,637 No, Jack. I think the cat is 100% gonna get hit by a car. 548 00:38:29,332 --> 00:38:30,500 Ah... 549 00:38:38,191 --> 00:38:40,859 Just like that. That's the move. That's the move. 550 00:38:40,860 --> 00:38:42,486 Get back on your feet. Just like that. 551 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:44,264 Like a champ. There you go. 552 00:38:44,848 --> 00:38:47,124 All right, zoom back down. Nicely done. 553 00:39:04,951 --> 00:39:06,528 All right. Who's hungry? 554 00:39:06,553 --> 00:39:07,719 Me. 555 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:09,788 Eh, I could eat. 556 00:39:09,890 --> 00:39:12,091 Okay, I'll get something started. 557 00:39:12,192 --> 00:39:14,627 No, no, that's okay. I got it. 558 00:39:46,359 --> 00:39:48,861 I made your favorite, Jackie. 559 00:39:50,196 --> 00:39:52,464 This should warm you up. 560 00:40:02,717 --> 00:40:04,418 All right, so my mom... 561 00:40:05,231 --> 00:40:08,239 ...used to make this for me. 562 00:40:08,796 --> 00:40:10,407 Are these hot dogs? 563 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,869 - Where's the bun? - Just try it. Try it. 564 00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:20,459 How is it? 565 00:40:20,460 --> 00:40:22,194 It's so good. 566 00:40:29,744 --> 00:40:31,845 Here, let me have one of these. 567 00:40:35,087 --> 00:40:38,189 Mmm. It's not bad. 568 00:41:12,608 --> 00:41:14,914 I don't have a mom anymore. 569 00:42:12,246 --> 00:42:14,314 He dipped his hot dog in the soup. 570 00:42:14,415 --> 00:42:16,409 She did it, too. 571 00:42:16,559 --> 00:42:20,104 That's okay. You know, tomato soup is... 572 00:42:22,764 --> 00:42:25,920 sync and corrections by awaqeded www.addic7ed.com.