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Make a wish Terry.

Give me a minute. I'm picking the best one.

Okay.

Yay!

You three are just perfect.

What did you wish for?

Hey! No! If you tell it won't come true.

Can we go to the fireworks later?

I don't know honey, maybe.

We'll see. Maybe later.

The cake is beautiful.

You're beautiful. Thank you.

No it's not.

See, it's crooked.

It's crooked.

I thought you said you were going to

make a red, white and blue cake

for the Fourth of July.

Jean.

Honey, I can make another one, really.

Really, I don't mind.

I can make another one.

No, this is perfect.

The cake is perfect.

Terry, you want to cut the cake?

Yeah. Where's the knife?

It's in the kitchen. Could you get it for me

honey? Please.

It's my birthday.

Terry.

Tell Jean to do it.

No.

Nevermind.

I'll get it myself.

What's it 15 feet?

It's good.

It's good.

Let him taste it.

He took it. Now let him taste it.

Bottoms up. Come on.

Take it easy.

What's taking her so long?

I don't know buddy.

I'll go see.

There you go.

Shh.

Cool.

It's clean.

That's good.

Do we have time for me to take a nap?

You didn't sleep well last night?

Not really.

Yeah.

Mm.

Mm.

Is your nightmare back?

Yeah.

Maybe we should just see them tomorrow.

Why?

It's too late for Friday night dinner.

I mean, we're here now.

Okay.

There you go.

There you go.

And the house.

Cute.

Yeah.

Hello?

Anybody home?

Your family doesn't barbecue on the

Fourth of July?

No.

I am sorry. I forgot.

It's all right.

I guess he went out.

Oh, my sister must be here I guess.

That's not Jean.

What do you mean?

Shit, we're being robbed.

That's not funny.

Give me your phone.

There's no time for phone calls.

I'll call the cops.

No that will take too long.

I'll handle it.

You going to butter her to death?

She's looking for the good stuff.

What good stuff?

The silver.

Drop it!

Terry?

You look just like your pictures.

How do you know that?

Hi, I'm Alex. Nice to meet you.

I'm so sorry about the mess.

I'm Helen.

It is so great to meet you.

Terry.

What are you doing here?

That's a hell of a welcome home

from my only sister.

When did you get here?

Why didn't you tell me you were coming?

And who's this?

This is my fiance Alex.

Who's she?

I should clean this up.

Could we get some of that pasta?

It's been a long trip.

That's so wonderful.

Why didn't you tell me?

Where did you guys meet?

And when are you getting married?

Congratulations. That's so great.

Food first. Please.

Where are you sleeping? Do you want

to stay with us?

We're staying at my apartment.

The woman who was subletting left,

and the lease was up so that's why I had

to come back.

So you didn't come back because you

missed us?

Well, no. Yes.

Sorry.

I have no illusions Ter.

I wanted to surprise you.

I thought we'd get here in time for dinner.

Sorry I wasn't here.

I took Lily to her friend's house for a sleepover.

No. Our flight was late, and we had

the wrong company with the car rental.

Then I couldn't find my driver's license.

By the time we got back to my place I just

needed a nap.

I can't believe you're actually here.

And Happy Birthday.

So, Helen are you the new housekeeper?

Dad mentioned he might hire someone.

What's wrong?

Did something happen to dad?

No. He's fine.

He's at his poker game.

I can call -

No, no it's fine.

I'll see him tomorrow.

I should go.

No. Stay.

Okay.

What's going on?

Helen is your, our sister.

Half sister actually.

What the hell are you talking about?

Years ago -

Your father had an affair with my mother.

A long time ago, of course, but -

This was delicious.

Thank you so much.

I'm glad you liked it, but if you're

trying to change the subject I don't think

it's going to work.

I think we should go.

I'm sorry.

Thank you so much, though.

Nice meeting you.

Nice meeting you.

You too.

How dare he.

That son of a bitch.

How dare he what?

How dare he bring that girl into our home.

It really wasn't her fault at all.

Okay, maybe not, but it was his.

I knew it the whole time.

How?

I did the laundry when I was a kid.

That -

It could have been your mother's lipstick.

My mother never wore lipstick.

I am on your side Terry.

You know that.

I know it was difficult meeting Helen today.

But I really don't think this is her fault.

I mean isn't it nice to find out that you had family?

I only have Melanie.

I would love to find a half brother or sister.

And that's another thing.

It would be nice if you'd introduce me to Melanie.

Are you hiding me?

No.

Do I embarrass you?

No.

Am I fat?

No.

Then what?

What we have is good.

It feels right.

My family never felt like this.

We have the rest of our lives to let people

screw us up.

We should have gotten married

in Los Angeles.

That's my home now.

Where are you going?

I was going to give this to your father

to have with dinner.

You want to open it now?

Mm-hmm. I think it will help us sleep.

Do you need a corkscrew?

Nope. I'm a fan of the twist off.

Lovely.

I love you so much.

Do you know that?

I do.

And I love you too.

A toast, to meeting your family.

How about a toast to us instead?

Okay.

Nice.

Yeah you're pretty smart.

Yeah? Really?

Yeah.

Yeah?

Yeah. You're cute.

That's good.

You're funny.

Well, since you're going to marry me.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Mm, mm, mm.

What time is it?

Almost 4:30.

Jean called while you were in the shower.

She asked if we could be there by 5:30 for dinner.

Okay.

Dad will be there supposedly.

Okay.

You want to help me pack?

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay.

Can you put those books in that box?

Yeah.

Terry.

Yeah?

Is that Hank?

Fuck.

I wondered where he'd been stashing them.

How long was he here?

The longest ten days.

What are you doing here?

That's not a very nice way of welcoming

your only brother.

When did you get out?

This morning.

Ten days early for good behavior.

I thought maybe I could stay with you, just until

I get back on my feet.

Why don't you stay with dad?

I'm supposed to stay away from alcohol.

He'd quit for you.

He'd do anything for you.

No.

Not that.

Unless you ask him.

Why me?

You've always been his favorite.

You're shitting me.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard,

"Why can't you be more like Terry?"

"Why can't you get good grades like Terry?"

I'm clean Ter.

I've been going to meetings for the past six months.

Did you have a choice?

I'm going to keep going this time.

I just need a job and a place to stay.

Please?

I made coffee.

Thanks.

Don't smoke in here.

You smoke.

I'm trying to quit. Again.

Here's my spare key.

Just for a few days until you get settled

and this is a friend of mine who owns a

restaurant downtown.

I called him and they need a busboy.

Busboy?

Shit Terry.

Fine. Find something yourself.

No, it's fine.

My parole officer is downtown anyway.

Take the number three bus.

It's right at the end of the block.

Hey Terry. Can I borrow some money?

Just until I'm -

No drinking. No drugs.

Smoke outside.

Absolutely.

No problem.

It was great for about a week.

I thought he'd really changed.

But he -

He started staying out later and later.

He said he was going to AA meetings.

Then he'd watch movies until 3:00 or 4:00

in the morning.

Shit.

One morning I got a call as I was getting

ready for work.

It was Jim O'Donnell, my friend who'd hired Hank.

Jim: I didn't want to call the cops but I've

got to get him out of here.

I thought he was doing okay.

Jim: He was doing great.

So great I advanced him $500 so he could buy a car

and come in so he could close up for me.

Heya Ter.

What you doing?

Jim: Should I call your dad?

No.

I'm calling the cops.

I stayed until the cops came and took him away.

Then I went to work and quit.

The next day I gave Jim the $500,

changed my locks and left.

I needed a fresh start away from my family.

I didn't care where I was going as long as

it was someplace else.

Well, I'm happy you ended up in LA.

Despite all this?

Hey, even more.

They have gnomes too?

Yes.

Wow.

This is nice.

Lily, Aunt Terry's here.

Are you two really getting married?

Yeah.

Oh my God.

How much did you grow?

An inch and a half. I'm almost 5'4.

Do I get a hug from my favorite niece?

I'm your only niece.

Details.

Hi Lily, Alex. I heard so much about you.

He's cute.

Well thank you.

Woops.

Hi dad.

Hi dad.

Did you stop at the bar first?

Terry.

What?

I thought you'd said he'd stopped drinking.

Dad -

Mr. Malone I'm Alex D'Amico.

Pleasure to meet you.

You Italian?

Yes, sir. Is that a problem?

On my mother's side, my grandmother

was Venetian I think.

Come here.

Actually, my father's family is from Naples.

My mother's is from

Milanese.

From Milan.

Milan.

Yeah.

Are you really moving to California

Aunt Terry?

And getting married?

Yes and yes.

I know it's a bit of a rush but we were

hoping for your blessing.

Oh.

No engagement ring?

With a three week engagement I figured

we could go right to the wedding ring.

Three weeks?

When exactly are you planning to get married?

Alex & Saturday.

Next Saturday? A week from today Saturday?

That's so fast.

Well, we have to be back in LA

for Alex's exhibit on the 23rd.

Yeah, but I thought it was important that

we have the wedding here because of the family.

Now, Terry never asked my permission

for anything before.

So I'm not sure why she would start now.

Not your permission, sir, just your blessing.

Oh. Well done.

Got that.

How about your family? Can they come?

I know last minute tickets are expensive.

Oh, my sister Melanie is my only family

and she's been studying in London for a year.

I haven't even met her yet.

But when she gets back to the states we'll

have a separate celebration with her.

So, how long you two known each other?

Alex & Six months.

No, I'm not pregnant.

Not that I'd mind, but if I'm going to make a home

with Alex 3000 miles away I want to be married.

And I know marriages end and even when they

don't end -

Stop.

- They can be miserable, but I want the

foundation.

It's all about the foundation.

Where you planning to have this shindig?

Here?

Here?

Is that okay with you?

How many people?

15 or 20.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay? Is that -

Okay, but just to let you know we're

renovating our bedroom.

Okay.

Good times.

Can I be a bridesmaid?

You're the only bridesmaid.

Okay?

That's fine with me.

Sorry I'm late.

Hey hon.

Hey.

Oh, I think California agrees with Terry.

It's all Alex.

Oh yeah? Well good work.

Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

Can I give you a hand?

You don't need to.

Oh, I know.

You can slice these.

Okay.

Why do you want to marry my sister?

And don't tell me it's because you love her.

I was wondering how long that was

going to take, and I do love your sister.

I pretty much raised Terry after

our mother died.

Oh yeah. I know.

When I met Terry she had broken the heel

on her shoe, she was soaking wet and

completely lost.

I took her inside to my studio.

I gave her a cup of tea, gave her some sweats while

her clothes dried.

And when I came back she was just standing there

in front of my desk and she had organized

all my invoices by due dates and she told me

I needed a business manager.

I hired her on the spot.

You wanted to rescue her.

No. No. No. She saved my ass.

I mean I'm a good photographer, but I don't

knowt he difference between a balance sheet

and a balance beam and she sure as hell does.

I love Terry and we're more together than

the sum of our parts if that makes any sense.

You do know she doesn't cook.

Yeah, but I do.

Terry, didn't you want to ask your dad something?

Dad, would you give me away

at my wedding?

Yeah. I'd like that.

Do you have a wedding dress?

I have a gray pantsuit.

No.

But -

No way. My baby sister's not getting

married in a pantsuit.

Thank you, yes. She's right.

Fine, whatever, but I don't have a

wedding gown in my suitcase.

I'll take you shopping.

Oh boy.

No veil. Okay? I will not wear a veil.

And don't you have to work?

I sell real estate. Remember?

Or these days I don't sell real estate.

No one cares if I take some time off.

And you don't have to wear a veil if you don't

want to.

You're really going back to California

right away?

We have to.

One of the big art galleries in LA is giving Alex

his first solo show.

Nice.

And I'm his business manager so I have

to be there too.

Huh. Sounds like you've got it all figured out.

Good for you.

Do you live in a beautiful ocean front mansion

that I can visit?

Actually no.

It's a tiny little house.

It's really cute though.

You guys are more than welcome to visit any time.

I'll get it.

That's Helen.

I asked her to join us.

Shit. Jean.

Stop. I'm sick to death of tiptoeing

around the things that no one ever talks about

in this family.

No more secrets. I'm done.

Is everything okay?

I was just asking Lily how her

appointment went yesterday.

And I was about to tell her it went fine.

Appointment?

What kind of appointment?

Lily has had some medical issues,

but she's fine now.

I thought you were done with secrets.

What do you call that?

Shit Terry you walk in here after

two years without a word.

I sent postcards.

Three postcards in two years.

That's all.

I'm bipolar Aunt Terry, but I'm doing

okay now.

I have medication and I saw my therapist

yesterday.

That's what Aunt Helen was asking about.

Oh.

Thank you for telling me.

Have you heard from Hank?

It's okay. He knows the whole story.

Yeah. I don't really.

I haven't heard from him since dad

threw him out of the house.

Huh.

Yep.

Sometimes I wonder -

If that was the right thing to do?

Yeah.

Or if he couldn't have done it five years earlier.

I think he's kind of cute.

When I was little I thought their eyes

were watching me.

Why'd you lie?

About Hank?

Yeah.

I don't know maybe because I felt

guilty about doing something behind dad's back.

Well you've been living behind his back

for two years now.

Embarrassment?

Because Hank used me too.

Because I've resented him my whole life

for being dad's favorite and now I don't know if

he's alive.

I don't know. Okay?

I don't know.

Okay.

Okay.

Mm.

Sorry, I have morning breath.

I know.

We get our driver's license today.

No marriage license.

I know. I'm just kidding.

Are you going to love me when I'm old and fat?

Even more.

Good.

She calls her Aunt Helen.

Why wouldn't she?

I don't know. It just doesn't feel right.

Look, I love you so much. I do.

I know everything's been really crazy with

your family lately, but you can't just disappear

and come back and expect everything to be

the same.

Why not?

I'm the same.

No you're not.

Not at all.

Terry Malone!

Oh I haven't seen you -

Since you and my Julie graduated

from high school together.

I still remember when your poor

dear mother died.

God rest her soul.

Such a shock.

I know, yeah. Thanks.

It's been a while.

I've been away.

This is my fiance Alex.

We're getting married.

On Saturday.

Well isn't that lovely?

Thank you. Yeah.

You're not from around here are you?

Nope.

Do you have a problem with that?

Not everyone is from -

No but I do, I do have my birth

certificate.

Thank you.

Here's mine.

Oh, it's not notarized.

What?

Ooh. It's a photocopy, not an official

copy.

But -

Rules are rules dear.

Take this, read this and when you

have everything together come on back.

But -

No that's fine.

You don't argue with bureaucrats.

But -

No, I'll call Los Angeles and I'll

get this figured out.

Come on.

Hey. Sorry I'm late.

Lily's having one of her bad days, and I didn't

want to leave her at home and she didn't want

to come so I had to figure it out.

It's okay.

Don't worry.

We've got bigger problems.

I have an idea.

What?

Just come with me.

Come on!

Okay.

Okay.

So, why can't we see the plans?

Well we can, but they're in the

office manager's -

Jeannie!

Sweetheart.

How are you?

I'm good Dom.

How does Belinda like the new house?

Oh, she loves it.

We can't thank you enough.

Good.

Petey, when are you going to get married

so I can find a nice house for you?

Uh, Mr. Mayor make sure you sign these

papers before your meeting with -

Yeah, later Pete.

I got a lovely lady here in my office.

In fact, I have two lovely ladies and that's a

special occasion.

Mr. Mayor this is my sister Terry and her

fiance Alex D'Amico.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Pleasure.

Okay.

They're having a bit of trouble getting

their marriage license.

Hm, I'll take care of it.

Mr. Mayor don't for get.

I won't forget.

Thank you guys. Thanks.

Mr. Mayor.

Tell them I'll be there in five minutes.

Okay.

Jean, tell that husband of yours I'll see him

at the next planning board meeting.

So they're waiting for you downstairs

and you won't have any more problems.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

Always a pleasure.

Thank you.

Good luck.

All right, how'd you do that?

I got him a great, and I do mean great

rate on his mortgage plus they need Steve's vote

on the planning board.

So you're a wheeler dealer now?

Mm-hmm.

Ah.

I'll wait for you guys here.

Okay.

Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

You guys want any gum?

No.

No, thank you. No?

Do you ever stop chewing that stuff?

Well, Alex helped me quit smoking so

now I'm addicted to gum.

Would you rather I go back to cigarettes?

I think I'm going to go take some

photographs.

I don't need to go dress shopping with you

guys do I really?

No. No.

Besides it's bad luck.

Good, good, good.

Won't you get lost?

Sure.

But that's half the fun.

See you later?

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Okay, we have to meet Lily at

La Belle Boutique, but I think we've got time

to go to the post office, oh and the dry cleaners.

Oh. Good.

You don't like any of these?

No. They're not -

They're too -

Thanks, they're just not what she's looking for.

Let me see if I might be able

to find some more dresses that you might like.

Do you like this dress, Aunt Terry?

You look beautiful Lily.

Thanks.

I feel beautiful in it.

Can you find something for me?

This is starting to feel hopeless.

Yeah.

It's awful.

I actually look like a snowflake.

It's not that bad.

Yeah, it is.

Do it again.

Lily you're a genius.

Glad you like it.

Let's get the hell out of here.

I don't suppose you and Alex have considered

living in New Jersey?

It would be so nice to have you back here.

LA is our home Jean.

Wishful thinking I guess.

Small town life is not for me.

Everybody knows too much.

"Oh, there goes Terry Malone. Poor girl.

Did you know her crazy mother killed herself?"

People here care about each other.

Bullshit. They just don't have anything

else in their life to talk about.

And the gnomes.

These goddamn garden gnomes are everywhere,

and I hate them.

The gnomes? You hate the gnomes?

Yeah. It's like some bizarre secret

society.

All the women get married, buy a house and

get a gnome or four.

Their eyes follow me.

Is that why you left?

I've never understood.

I was tired of working so hard at being a

good girl that I had no idea of what I actually

wanted.

What did your therapist say?

She said you can't run away from your

problems, but if you really hate it here leave.

Once I left here the nightmares stopped.

You had a good job at the high school.

I was talking to Principal Meyers at the last

PTA meeting and he said -

Okay. This is exactly what I'm talking about.

I hate having people know my business.

Besides I hated teaching.

You never told me.

Yes I did. You just didn't listen.

I'm sorry.

I never meant for you to be unhappy.

I know.

Are you okay?

Is Lily okay?

Lily's okay.

She has a good therapist, and the medication

today is so much better than the crap they

gave Mom.

I just don't want her to have to go through

anything like what Mom did.

Mom killed herself because Dad was drunk

and screwed anything in town who would have him.

Bullshit.

Okay, you're just mad, but that's not why -

Damn right I'm mad.

I am mad that he's a drunken SOB who ruins

everything he touches.

Like that goddamn franchise of his.

Years to open it and months for it to go bankrupt.

Hank, with the drinking.

He is the reason Mom killed herself, okay?

He may as well have hung the rope.

Come on!

What?

We've got to go see Aunt Mary.

Why do we need to go see Aunt Mary?

You have to stop acting like Mom was

a saint and Dad is the devil.

You're going to learn it's never black and white.

And on that subject even though I know it's

none of my business -

What?

Are you sure you know what you're

doing?

I mean Alex seems like a nice guy, but how much

do you really know about him?

And you'd hate to see me make a mistake.

Right?

Right. You're kind of rushing into this.

And you're the expert on that. Right?

How long did your first marriage last?

Six weeks?

Wow.

Fuck you.

Fuck you too.

You know Joey might have been

an asshole -

Joey was an asshole, no maybe about it.

Okay, fine. He was an asshole but he's

the reason I have Lily, and she's the best thing

that's ever happened to me.

I know. I love Lily too.

And Steve is the second best thing.

He's always treated her like his own daughter.

Okay. Okay I'm sorry.

Hon, I haven't seen Aunt Mary in a long time.

I'm sorry.

Oh, you're not the pizza guy.

No. I don't think so.

We're, uh, here to see our Aunt Mary.

Sure, come on in.

Okay.

Mary, you have visitors.

Oh girls!

I wasn't expecting you.

Tommy honey can we finish this up tomorrow?

Sure. Call me.

Sorry. I should have called first.

We can come back another time.

Oh, absolutely not.

I can finish drawing him tomorrow.

Isn't he beautiful?

You're incorrigible.

I know.

Congratulations on your engagement.

I can't wait to meet your fiance.

How did you know?

My friend Julie issued the marriage license

yesterday.

The wedding is Saturday at Jean's.

Yeah, Julie told me.

Can you come?

It's only going to be immediate family.

Oh, I wish I could, but I'm the

entertainment chairwoman at the senior center,

and I planned our trip to Atlantic City

on Saturday.

I really do need to be there.

Well I'm sorry you'll miss it.

Me too.

Now that's the pizza guy!

How's Lily?

Pretty good. Thanks.

That's sort of why we're here.

Please. Help yourself.

No, thanks.

We had lunch earlier.

I think Terry needs to understand.

About your mother?

Yeah.

She still blames Dad for Mom's death.

Her suicide, Jean.

Okay, don't sugar coat it.

Mom didn't just die. She killed herself.

On my birthday.

That's what I blame him for.

Maybe I should have talked to you before.

A long time ago.

It was hard for me too.

I always felt like I should have been able

to save her.

It took me years of therapy to realize you

can't always save people.

You were in therapy?

Oh yes.

Your mother's depression started when she

was young.

We didn't call it that though.

We called it Lucia's moods.

Dinner's ready and Mom wants us to set

the table.

Go away. I'm not hungry.

Did you talk to Sister Mary Alice?

Yeah.

And?

And you're right. She's nice,

but she can't help me.

Kids tease me. They all make fun of me.

Just ignore them.

Yeah, I try but -

Lucia, go help your mother!

The more Lucia withdrew the angrier

father got.

Sometimes she'd disappear for hours.

One time she was gone for two days.

Where did she go?

We never found out.

Father wasn't evil.

He thought Lucia was just lazy.

I knew it was more than that.

After a while I mostly ignored her.

No one ever took children to psychiatrists

in those days.

Didn't the teachers do anything?

Well, some of them tried, but Dad was

traditional.

Is Lucia in trouble?

Mrs. Giaccone: She's a good girl, sister.

Lucia isn't in trouble.

I'm just a little concerned.

She seems depressed, almost like she's

not even here.

I'd like to refer her for testing.

What's the matter? Is she sick?

Not physically.

Then what are you going to test?

Lucia might have some emotional

or psychological problems.

If she's not sick she's lazy.

Come on let's go.

Mrs. Giaccone: I'll talk with her, Sister. Thank you.

I thought it would get better when she

started college.

She was always artistic, and I figured she'd

meet more people like her and be happy.

It was just more of the same.

She had no friends.

She'd disappear.

She missed more and more classes,

and then she met your father.

He swept her off her feet.

It's the only time I ever saw her truly happy.

You knew she was pregnant when they got married?

No. I guess I should have done the math.

Maybe I sort of knew.

Well, they didn't marry because they had to.

They were so in love.

I've never seen this picture before.

There was a copy of it in the living room,

but Mom broke it during one of her fits.

Dad carries the folded up picture in his wallet.

Your mom had postpartum depression

before anyone called it that.

Lucia. Lucia are you there?

Lucia!

That's the first time your mother was -

Institutionalized.

I knew she'd been there but -

I didn't know the first time was before I was born.

Yes. I brought Jean here.

Your father was working and he couldn't

take care of her.

He agreed it was for the best.

How long was she there?

Three months?

Where's Jerry? I wan't to see my husband.

Get the hell away from me. You tried to kill me,

all of you.

Just calm down Lucia.

You'll feel a pinch. That's all.

Is everything ready?

Yes doctor.

She seemed to get better briefly,

but after that it was a constant cycle.

She got worse after you were born, Terry.

And after Hank she really started to deteriorate.

So what are you saying?

Oh, honey you have to understand

your mother's chemistry was just never right,

and pregnancy made it worse.

Around that time was when she was actually

diagnosed as being bipolar.

That's why I've been talking to Aunt Mary so much.

I want to help Lily in every way I can.

You remember the fights your mom and dad

used to have?

A little bit.

Leave me alone. I want to be

by myself.

I, um -

I said leave me alone!

I want to be by myself!

I hate you! I hate this fucking house!

Lucia! Stop it!

I hate this house! I hate you!

Shut up. Stop talking. Shut up and

stop talking.

I am.

Shut up and stop talking!

You used to understand me.

You don't understand me anymore.

I tried. Your father tried.

You kids spent a lot of time with me you know?

Whenever your mother was in the hospital.

I think that's part of why your father pampered Hank.

By the time he came along your mother just didn't

have much to give.

I've always been jealous of Hank,

but I thought it was because he was the only son.

That might be a little right, but I think

Aunt Mary's right.

I always loved coming here.

I never was much of a cook.

But it never seemed to bother you kids.

It was like going on vacation for us.

Terry, you have to understand

your mother stopped being a wife to your father

long before she died.

I don't mean just sexually but as a companion,

someone he could share his life with.

He never would have left her, but there came

a time when he needed to have someone else

in his life.

Mary, I've wanted to ask you did you

know about Helen before I did?

Yes, I knew.

Your father wanted someone to know in case

anything happened to him.

He sent checks, regularly and he wanted to

make sure that they continued.

And the drinking?

When did that start?

I don't know exactly.

He always drank more than was good for him,

and the worse your mother got the more he drank.

But this is what you need to know, Terry.

Your father did not cause your mother's mental

illness or her death.

Why did she do it?

I guess it just got too hard,

and one day she couldn't do it anymore.

She loved y'all very much though.

I do know that.

You don't think I'm like her, do you?

Because of the way I left.

No. I don't.

Oh, I don't. We've all got problems honey,

but when things got impossible here you went

somewhere else and built a new life.

That is healthier than anything your mother ever did.

And I say that with all love for my sister.

Whew.

Thank you.

Congratulations again on your wedding.

Sorry I'll miss it.

Who'd you get to officiate?

Oh shit. I knew I was forgetting something.

We'll... figure it out.

Some role model you are.

Will Dad be home at this hour?

Nope. I'd try Lucky Seven or Donelly's.

Those are his two favorite bars these days.

I'm just glad he's working again.

I know.

Hi Christy.

Terry Malone. Damn, it's good to see you.

I heard you were back.

How's it going?

Pretty good.

Old man McGuire retired to Florida last summer,

and I got the place right after I became a

citizen.

It's been quite a year.

Good for you.

We're trying to modernize, you know.

Expand a bit. We serve lunch now.

You're a wild woman.

Some of the guys threaten to leave

and never come back.

That lasted about a week.

Was my dad one of them?

He was the ringleader.

Now he's my best customer.

On me.

Thanks.

I needed this.

Has he been in today, my dad?

No, not today.

Try Donnely's I know he hangs out there a lot

when he's not here.

Thanks. I will.

What about Hank?

Has he been in at all lately?

No. Haven't seen him in a couple of years.

Thanks for the beer.

Pleasure.

Hey cutie. Where you going?

Bobby?

I didn't see you.

When did you get back?

A few months ago.

Sit.

Sorry, I have to go.

Come on, please.

Sit.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to -

It's nothing. I mean at least I made

it home right?

I heard you were in lraq.

Yeah.

Anyway, um, how long has it been?

Five years?

Six.

Yeah, since the night of the senior prom.

Yeah.

When you dumped me.

Only because Johnny told me you were

going to dump me.

I beat you to the punch.

Yeah, yeah.

Christy, I'll have another beer and

give Bobby whatever he's drinking, on me.

Wow.

That was the first good sleep I've

had in days.

Of course now I probably won't sleep tonight.

Alex I'm sorry.

You're a little late but it's no big deal.

I'm very late, but that's not it.

I can't marry you.

What? You just suddenly remember

you had a husband?

Because I'll wait for you to divorce him.

No, I don't have a husband.

Do you not want to move to California?

Because I thought you liked it there.

I mean we can work something out.

We can split our time between the east

and west coast.

No, that's not it.

It's me. It's my family. Okay, we're nothing

but trouble, all of us.

And I'll ruin your life the way my mother ruined

my father's life.

And I love you and that's why I can't marry you.

What happened?

What happened?

If you don't -

Uh, IED, improved explosive device.

It went off underneath our humvee.

I made it back.

Tim and Javier didn't.

I'm sorry.

Terry, I'm really glad I ran into you

because I've been wanting to tell you that

I understand now.

Understand what?

Remember when we were going out

in high school?

I remember.

Yeah and you were having those dreams?

I mean that nightmare.

I still get it when I come back here.

And when you got -

When I got pregnant?

Yeah. When you got pregnant and

you said you were too screwed up to have a kid -

Uh, I don't know that I put it quite like that,

but yeah I was in pretty bad shape.

It was hard after my mom died.

You know? I could barely take care of myself.

I didn't get it. I'm sorry.

Because I do now.

You said, um, that you kept dreaming about

when you found your mom.

Hanging.

Now, now I dream about the explosion over

and over and over again except this time it's

like a split second sooner and I think to myself

that maybe this time they'll live.

You know? Maybe I can save them and it's not about

my face you know because I'm here.

I'm here and they're not.

And I keep dreaming it and dreaming it

and it won't go away.

When I moved away the nightmares stopped.

Yeah well, I've left Iraq and it still comes.

At least now I know I'm not the only one.

Yeah, I know.

Now you see how screwed up I am.

Okay, if I had married Bobby and had the baby

the way he wanted he never would have gone

to Iraq.

I'm sorry sweetheart, but you give yourself

way too much credit.

Don't you understand?

Yeah, perfectly. I mean if you did marry

him maybe some horrible thing could have

happened. And maybe he was meant to go

to Iraq. I don't know.

But it's not your fault or your responsibility.

What if I'm crazy like my mother?

What if these nightmares are how it started for her?

And you really think I'm that sane too?

You sure seem that way.

You see this?

Yeah, that's from when you got spiked

sliding into second base.

No. I lied. The scar is from

when my grandfather beat me.

After my parents died in a car accident we

moved in with him.

He was our only surviving family.

My grandmother had died the year before.

I mean he loved us, but you know it's hard

taking care of two kids just running around

all the time and the only way he knew how

to discipline us is to beat us.

Alex.

No it's totally fine hon.

He did what he could.

If I hadn't gone there I don't know where

I would have ended up.

So, don't think you're the only one with demons

because we both have plenty and they're

probably going to raise their ugly faces up

and I'd be lucky to face them with you.

So, Terry Malone will you marry me on Saturday?

I will.

You sure?

Yeah.

Um, let me get three, no, no, no,

make it four -

Four?

Of those baguettes.

All right.

Fresh today?

Yep. Marco baked them fresh

this morning.

Okay.

Excuse me. Marco around?

Dad.

Marco!

What?

Somebody's here for you.

Hey! Jerry! Hey!

How the hell are you?

Oh, I'm good. How are you?

Ah, I can't complain.

Who'd listen right?

Listen, this is my daughter Terry.

Hey. Hi.

And she's getting married.

May you live 100 years.

Thank you.

I'm going to make you the most

beautiful wedding cake you ever seen.

Thank you.

Give me the wedding book.

Come.

So, you got a coupon?

Yeah, every Valentine's Day I send out coupons.

Buy a three tier cake, get the fourth one for free.

So, you have a coupon?

Hey, I've got a coupon.

Hi, thank you, thank you.

Yeah it's a coupon for seedless rye.

Yeah, yeah that's what I wanted,

seedless rye.

She's going to give you your seedless rye

over there.

Okay. No coupon.

I'm still going to make you the most beautiful

wedding cake you ever seen.

All right.

My friend Jerry here. Huh?

He takes care of my car 20 years now.

Now, I make his daughter the most

spectacular cake. Magnifico.

Okay, so when's the happy day?

Saturday.

Saturday. Saturday.

You insult me?

You come to me at the last minute?

What happened?

What, you went to Jean the Frenchman first?

No. Come on now.

He made you a lousy cake and now you

want Marco to bail your ass out?

Never.

Huh? I am an artist. I'm not a butcher

or a shoemaker.

You're the first person I came to.

You're the only person I'd come to.

This is a last minute kind of thing.

A little late notice.

I'm an artist. You know?

I know. Marco I know. Just a simple sheet

cake. That's all.

Sheet cake?

A sheet cake is a shit cake.

You might as well get a tray of cookies.

A sheet cake is not a wedding cake.

I bet you'll make it beautiful.

Just vanilla. Okay?

Okay. If that's what you want,

that's what you get.

Thank you Marco.

Saturday?

Yeah.

How many people?

15 or 20.

Jean:

Is everything set for tomorrow Terry?

Yeah. Dad and I took care of the cake.

So, I think we're all set.

Except we still don't have some -

Yeah, someone to officiate the wedding.

Oh.

This may just turn into a reception

without a wedding.

Receptions. That's the icing

on the sheet cake.

I wonder who that could be?

I think that's the minister now.

I thought we didn't have a minister.

I thought we didn't have a minister either.

That's all changed.

May I present to you the reverend

Helen Azzolini.

Ta-da!

You've got to be kidding.

Thank Steve, it was his suggestion.

It's what I do.

I was ordained a Unitarian minister last month.

Oh.

I never asked what you did for a living.

You look beautiful Aunt Terry.

You do too Lily.

Where's your bouquet?

I don't have one.

Yes, you do.

They're beautiful Jean.

Thank you.

You've been absolutely wonderful this week,

both of you.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Alex seems like a great guy.

I hope you'll be very happy together.

Honey, Dad isn't here.

What do you mean he's not here?

He said he'd be here by 11:00.

It's 12:15. I've been to all his favorite places.

Nobody has seen him.

You know Dad. He always says he's

going to change. It's different this time,

but he never changes.

He's probably passed out drunk in

some new dive we haven't found yet.

Sorry Terry. I really thought I could

find him for you.

Fuck him.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well.

Steve, would you give me away please?

Yeah. Yeah I would be honored.

Come here.

Get some last looks on you.

Do you Theresa take Alex to be your

husband for richer, for poorer, in sickness and

in health for as long as you both shall live?

I do.

And do you Alex take Theresa -

He does.

You're family Terry, but I still need

to hear it from him.

I do. I definitely do!

Then by the power vested in my by the

State of New Jersey I now pronounce you

man and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

No, no, no, no.

All right.

Look at that. Nice.

That looks good.

Mm.

Come on.

Sweetie can you help me with that?

Yep. There it is.

Got a little bit of that -

That's yours.

For service above and beyond

brother-in-law standard.

Thank you.

Glad I could be of help.

It's a lot more exciting than the weekly

golf game.

Thanks and apologies for my bitchiness.

Oh get out of here.

My first wedding.

Thanks for making it so special.

Terry!

Terry!

Hey Terry! What happened to my invitation?

I guess it got lost in the mail.

You must be Hank.

I'm Alex. I'm your new brother-in-law.

I want to kiss the bride.

I - don't think you -

It's okay Alex. lt's okay.

Hi Hank.

It's good to see you.

You didn't invite Dad either, huh?

Or is he hiding?

Dad, are you in there? Come on out!

Let's go Hank.

It's okay.

Now what?

I thought you had the plan.

Come on. I'll call a buddy of mine.

Have him drive him back to the shelter where

he's been living.

You knew where he was?

Yeah. I keep an eye on him.

Jean knows, but she doesn't want to know.

You know what I mean?

I got it. Yeah.

Welcome to the family.

Jean. With the wedding and everything

you've done for me for us this week

you didn't need to get a gift too.

It's not a real gift.

It's more of an out with the old,

in with the new symbolic kind of thing gift.

Open it!

Lift the box.

Yeah.

What is this?

Kill it.

Really?

Break it. Shatter it!

It's the end of things that made you unhappy

and the beginning of your life together.

Do it.

I love it.