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♪ I took a plane,
I took a train ♪

♪ Ah, who cares? You
always end up in the city ♪

♪ I said to Carl,
"Look up for once" ♪

♪ See just how the
sun sets in the sky ♪

- How's this?
- Cool.

Sexy. I like it.

I think I'm
going to change.

Stop eating the salad.

Come in.

I wanted to let you know
people are starting to arrive.

Great. Is Alex here yet?

Uh, no. But she is gonna
be bringing her bean salad.

Ah. Alex is on Alex time...

...and there's never a good
time for that bean salad.

But you know what? Let's...
Let's give her a break today.

Mom, you are always making excuses
for her. You realize that, right?

It's 'cause she's
my favorite child.

- Okay, the truth finally comes out.
- Oh!

- Ouch!
- I'm still your favorite son, right?

Oh, sure.

"Why aren't you
married yet?"

"Why do you work
in a record store?"

"Why'd you give
up teaching?"

"Why didn't you
finish college?"

Why didn't you
finish college?

I'm a life guy. I learn
by living, you know?

You love that about me.

Right, right.

Right.

Hey, how about this?

What about we go in there,
we say our hellos,

and then you give me the high sign,
we sneak off to your childhood bedroom

and make out surrounded
by the Barbies and Kens.

Mm, you're not getting anywhere
near my Barbies, buster.

Hmm.

- I'm going to take this into the kitchen.
- Okay.

- Hey, Lucas. Hey, Zoe.
- Hey!

Happy baby shower.

- There it is. Looks good.
- Yeah. Famous bean salad.

Yeah.

Super good.

Auntie Allie!

Hi, guys.

This party is so boring, and Dad
won't let us have cake until later.

What is it with parents,
huh?

How about one of
our famous scavenger hunts?

Okay, I want six items that I could
find in Harry or Hermione's room.

And bonus points for anything that can
be used to make boring adults disappear.

Got it?

Oh, one second.

You guys need proper nutritional
preparation before we commence.

Okay.

- Zoe, I want you to meet Julia.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.

Alex! Hi!

Oh, Kelly, wow.
Oh my God, look at you.

No, don't. I'm so big.

But so beautiful.

Aw, why, thank you.

I heard you had to
give up teaching.

- And you're working for your mother now?
- Yeah.

And your boyfriend has
a job at a record store?

I didn't know there were
record stores anymore.

Uh-huh. There's one left.

The rest of the time, he's
developing a video game called

either American Zombie: Blood
Apocalypse or Playground Armageddon.

And one day, you'll make
your mommy buy it for you.

Yes, you will.
Yes, you will!

I've got to go grab
Alex for a second.

Elizabeth, I am dying for
you to meet my friend Katie.

She's a huge fan of Rose Cosmetics.
Come meet her. Two seconds, two seconds.

Oh my God.
Thank God you're here.

I thought I was the only woman
under 40 not pregnant or lactating.

Hi. How are you?

Insufferable bitches.
I hate them all.

Yeah. They're just jealous because
they don't get out anymore.

Yeah. Except you don't
go out anymore either.

Or even call your
friends back.

What is going on with you?

Anybody want a gummy?

Yes. Can I have the, uh...

- They're five milligrams...
- Awesome.

- Times four. You should be good to go.
- Excellent.

- See you in five hours.
- You're not driving home, right?

- Then you're fine.
- Where's Elliot?

- We broke up.
- Sorry.

- I gotta go.
- Yeah. No, it's fine.

I've already gone on two--

Did you give the kids cake?

Uh...

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah.

- That was me.
- Definitely.

Julian, relax. I mean, right?
Like, all we're saying is...

- Let them eat cake.
- Lots of it.

What could
possibly go wrong?

Let's go to Auntie Alex's room.
Maybe she has a fountain pen.

- Slow down!
- Hurry up already!

- ♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
- ♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ But I ain't
seen nothin' ♪

♪ I'm telling you To loosen
up my buttons, babe ♪

♪ Typical ain't hardly
The type I fall for... ♪

Finn, you have a
really big willy.

Thank you.

- Am I grounded?
- Forever.

- I don't think Julian'll ever forgive you.
- Is that a promise?

- Hi.
- Hi.

Mmm.

Hmm.

Seriously, though.
What is going on with you?

- What do you mean?
- Um...

I don't know. I feel like maybe
you're floundering a little bit.

Feeling a little lost.

Lost?

I have a new boyfriend
and a great job.

Working for your mother?

Selling makeup to women
twice your age? What a dream.

Yeah, but it's a job.

With a future and security, and a job
I thought I was getting pretty good at.

Yeah, you're good at it.

It's not who you are.

It's not what you're
passionate about.

- Passion is overrated.
- What?

It is. It never lasts, and
it's completely exhausting.

Besides, isn't that what
my generation is all about?

Lowering expectations and
letting go of childish dreams?

Alex,
you do not believe that.

Besides, I love
working for you, Mom.

I do.

You built this incredible
business all by yourself, and...

and I want to
be a part of it.

And make you proud.

Well,
since you put it that way.

- Mom.
- Hmm?

I have some news.

Oh?

Finn officially
asked me to move in.

Oh.

Well, at least until I find a new place.
In the meantime, we both save on rent.

How romantic.

Why do you guys
all hate him?

Is it because he
didn't finish college?

Neither did Steve Jobs.

I do not hate Finn.

I think he is a
very sweet boy

who loves video games

and apparently
has a large--

Oh my God, Mom.
You have to stop.

Okay, I'll stop.

For now.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I have news too.

It's back.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay, so they'll just have
to get rid of it again.

No.

We'll find another doctor,
and...

And I read about these treatments
they're doing in Germany

that apparently are
really effective.

And I will stop working...

- Alex.
- And move in.

And I will take care of you
until you get better.

No.

No magic treatments
in Germany.

No cure that's ten times
worse than the disease.

It's not going to
make a difference.

Not this time.

Come here.

What am I going
to do with you?

What am I going
to do without you?

Hey, sweetie.

Ready to make
an appearance?

Gonna be okay?

- Hi, Sam.
- It's good to see you. Really is.

- Don't you think it's surreal?
- How do you mean?

All of these people here except the
one person who's supposed to be.

I keep expecting her to walk out of the
kitchen and tell me to stop slouching.

I didn't know Dad
was gonna be here.

They were married for 20
years, most of them, happy.

- Of course he was gonna be there.
- Whatever.

I just hate when
he talks as if

the divorce was some
kind of mutual decision.

Like, bro, he left her.

I hope your mom was clear
about dividing stuff up.

You don't wanna be like the Nelsons.
They don't talk to each other anymore.

Agreed. As long as I get the
Tamayo painting in the front hall.

God, Mom's barely been gone a week, and
all you can talk about is her stuff?

That's easy for you to say.
You're inheriting the company.

You don't know that.
I've barely worked a year.

Why do you think Catherine
spent so much time training you?

God, you make me
sound like a pet.

Stop it, both of you.

Alex is doing
great at work.

She's entirely ready
for what's ahead.

Hello, everyone.
Apologies for being late.

I'd just like to say how truly
sorry I am for your loss.

Uh, who are you exactly?

My name is Brad Ackerman.

I worked with your mother on
the final draft of her will.

- Where's old man Sullivan?
- Mr. Sullivan is in his office.

Um, it's Brad, right?

I'm sorry, but are you
even a partner here?

I'm an associate partner.

Maybe we should ask
to see his law degree.

You must be Alex.

And let me guess,

Julian, Catherine,
Lucas, and Zoe.

Congratulations on the birth
of your daughter, Emma.

Thank you.

Your mother was
an amazing woman.

Even when she was sick, she
was so strong and funny,

and, I don't know if
this makes any sense,

present in everything
that she said and did.

I'm honored she chose me to
be the executor of her estate.

Shall we begin?

"I, Elizabeth Rose,

a resident of Brooklyn, New York,
and a citizen of the United States,

declare this to
be my final will."

This is so weird.

"To Julian, I leave my Loeb
edition of Plato's works."

"A gentle reminder that he may not always
be the smartest person in the room."

"The Tamayo painting, an evocative
reminder of the heritage of our family,

I leave to Zoe."

"She can share it with Lucas,
as long as he never leaves her."

I would never.

Next is your
mother's house.

"It is my wish that neither
the house nor its contents

be sold or leased
for 12 months."

"My children may inhabit
the home during this time,

but for no longer
than 90 consecutive days."

Whoa, sorry to interrupt.

Did our mother explain why she
wanted us to keep the house?

I wish we could
keep it forever.

The house is Mom.
It's our history.

Yeah, that's sweet, Alex. Do
you know what the taxes are?

Brad, are you sure she understood
how expensive this will be?

In fact, she made provisions
to cover any costs.

Shall we move on
to Rose Cosmetics?

"My children's shares of Rose
Cosmetics will stay at 20%."

"The remaining shares and title of
CEO will go to my daughter-in-law,

Catherine Williams Rose."

Wait, what?

Your mother's
remaining shares

of Rose Cosmetics will
go to your sister-in-law,

Catherine.

Her last directive is that Catherine
appoint a new head of marketing.

But I'm head of marketing.

Not after today.

So I'm fired?

She's firing me from
the grave? What...

Aren't there, like, laws
or something against that?

"Finally, my beloved
daughter, Alexandra,

is to collect her
inheritance at a later date."

And there is an asterisk here which
I'm meant to explain to you privately.

This is insane.

I mean, how long have you actually
been doing wills and dying?

I've been doing estate planning
at the firm for three years now.

Three years. Wow.

You're basically a
regular Thurgood Marshall.

That's nice, thank you.
I appreciate that.

- Please don't talk to me like that.
- Or what? You'll take away my inheritance?

I'd like you to consider that your
mother was a very intelligent woman

whose main concern is
what's best for you.

- Right, as in firing me.
- Trust her.

- And disinheriting me.
- She did not disinherit you.

Her only daughter. And I get nothing.
Not even a piece of furniture!

I know what you're thinking. You're
thinking that this is about money

and jewelry and whatever.

But the thing is,

yesterday, the only thing
that I wanted was her bed.

That's it. I just wanted
her old rickety iron bed

so I could just lay
in it and curl up...

and just pretend
that she was still with me.

I know how close you
and your mother were.

She told me many times.

She just had something
else in mind for you.

What is this?

She wanted you to open it
when you were alone.

Do you have a DVD player?

Yeah. It's in the closet next
to the VCR and the butter churn.

My boyfriend has an Xbox.

Yeah, that'll work.

Go home.
See what's in the envelope.

Hopefully some of this will
start to make some sense.

My lawyer will be in touch.

I... I am your lawyer.

Finn?

Hello?

Hey, Bean.

You must be so pissed off.

It's not funny, Mom, and--

It's not funny, I know.

But I'm gonna explain,
okay?

Last week, I was getting my
so-called affairs in order.

Oh my God, the crap that we hold
onto for no apparent reason.

But it was actually this amazing
life flashback. You know?

I mean, it was actually
a you flashback.

I got to... Look at
all this stuff I found.

Look, all your finger
paintings, report cards.

But in the middle of it all,
I found this piece of paper.

A life list.

Your life list.

I love this list.

This list is such a
reflection of who you are.

Who I was.
I was 13 when I wrote it.

And I know, obviously,
you have changed.

Oh my God, it's like
she's listening to me.

And I think
that's my concern,

is that I don't know that you
have replaced this with anything.

I wonder, have you given up your
dreams and your aspirations?

Your goals?

And don't tell me Rose
Cosmetics, because

I feel like I gave
you this cozy job

that allowed you to run away
from who you really are.

- Thanks a lot.
- So okay, let's look at the list.

"Help people and
make a difference."

"Be a great teacher."

Alex,
you are a born teacher.

Okay, "learn to drive, get a tattoo."
You can skip those, please, dear God.

My one request...

"Find true love."

Why do I have a horrible feeling
you've given up on that too?

That's not fair.

I want you to know how
incredible you are.

I want you to live
your best life.

You have to get yourself
out of this hole you're in.

I'm not in a hole.

I'm sorry, that's not
up for discussion.

I'm not gonna be around to dig you out,
but I can sure as hell leave you a shovel.

I want you to complete
this list, Bean.

Hold on.

Mom, you can't just
say that and...

Okay. Every time you check
off something from the list,

Brad is going to give you
one of these DVDs,

which I am going to record.

And once the list is completely
finished, you will get this envelope.

But the clock is ticking.

The list has to be finished by New
Year's. Otherwise, no envelope.

Oh my God,
I can't believe this.

I'm not screwing around,
Bean.

This is serious business.

This is your life.

And I love you.

See you on the next DVD.

This is crazy.

"Go all out in a mosh pit."

"Play one-on-one with
a New York Knick."

"Do stand-up comedy."
Walk me through that.

Lucas and I once swore that we would
do open mic night at the Comedy Cellar.

And... and I still
have the jokes I wrote.

- I gonna need to read those.
- "Make peace with Dad."

"Be a great teacher."
You can do these.

- Mm-hmm.
- You should do these.

Why? So I can
inherit some money?

- Yeah.
- No, it's just gross.

Besides, I swore that I would never
step foot into a classroom ever again.

Oh my God, who cares?
Temp for a couple of weeks.

Roll out one of those rickety TVs, pop
on Land Before Time, and then voilà.

Or maybe you enjoy
teaching again.

Isn't that the idea here?

Not my idea.

Alex. I've known
you for a long time.

You'd never enjoy running that company,
no matter what you tell yourself.

Love when you
guys get real.

Hmm, "Find true love."

You love Finn, right?

He's so sweet, so fun.

Apparently has a
ginormous willy.

There's been three new iPhones
since you've been together.

You should know by now
if you love the guy.

Yeah, but living together was just
supposed to be like a temporary thing,

and then Mom got sick, and it just seemed,
you know, easier not to find my own place.

Which is exactly
what she meant.

You're not
dealing with shit.

Like not telling
Finn about the list?

Do you remember when Lucas and I
broke up before we got engaged?

The whole world remembers. Didn't
Anderson Cooper do a special?

Hilarious.

I asked your mom for advice, and she
told me about her true love test.

Remember that?

Vaguely.

There's four questions you're
supposed to ask yourself?

Or is that Passover?

Yes, four questions.

One, can you tell him
everything in your heart?

Two, is he kind?

Three, does he help you become
the best version of yourself?

Meaning?

Alex in full
flight with Finn.

Four, can you imagine him as
the father of your children?

Elizabeth said to ask
myself those questions,

and if Lucas passed,
I was on my way.

This is totally crazy.
I know.

But I trust your mom.

Besides,
what have you got to lose?

Is Finn kind?

Absolutely.

Does he help me become the
best version of myself?

Can I tell him
everything in my heart?

I can barely tell myself.

Can I imagine him being
the father of our children?

What the hell
are you doing?

- Oh, hey, babe.
- Hi.

I'm just, uh...

...doing the stoner
test of my game.

The what?

The stoner test?

Kids like to play
video games stoned,

so you have to make sure it's still
easy enough while you're high,

but still super challenging
when you're not high.

Know what I mean?

I need to talk to
you about something.

Like, now?

Yeah.

You know, as a life motivator,
this is kind of genius.

I think you should totally go for
it. I mean, it's your inheritance.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Think about how much freedom it
would give you. Both of us, actually.

I mean, I could finish
designing American Zombie,

you'd run the company
instead of teaching.

What company?

The gaming company
I'm always talking about.

You'd be like the... the brander
or whatever, and we'd hang 24-7.

Wait,
is that how you see me?

Working for you at your
non-existent gaming company?

No, it's our company.

Come on, it'd be fun
working together again.

Remember when we used to
have fun before your whole

death fixation?

Finn, my mother just died.

I know, but I think you should try having
fun again, because fun is so... so...

- So fun?
- Yeah.

Fun's fun. That's actually... See,
that's a great slogan for the company.

And fun's way more fun with
some scratch in your pocket.

Like, say we want to have kids one day.
How are we supposed to afford that?

I'm sorry,
now you want to have kids?

Not really,
but I know you will.

So what else do
we have to do?

Mosh pit? Cool.

Get tattoos?

Why not matching?

Find true love?

Baby, I want to make true love to you
right now on the Crate and Barrel.

Mm-mm.

Alex, come on! You're
totally overreacting!

Come up and let's
talk about this!

You don't have to work at the
video game company. I was joking!

It was a joke!

It was a funny joke.

I hope you're happy.

No thanks.

Your mother would
be so happy.

Yeah, well, like Zoe said,
what have I got to lose?

I'm single, unemployed, and I
like crossing things off of lists.

Plus, it's the only way that I
get to see my mom's DVDs, right?

Yes, there's another one waiting for you
every time you do an item on the list.

- Can I ask you something?
- Yep.

DVDs? Seriously?

Your mother wanted you to have something
tangible, you know, that you could keep.

Is that your girlfriend?

Nina. She lives in Chicago.

- May I?
- Yeah.

Wow.

- She's, like, really beautiful.
- You say that like it's a big surprise.

Well, she has amazing cheekbones and
what appears to be a perfect body. And...

And you have
lunch on your tie.

That's funny.

You should let me know
when you do the stand-up.

I will put Nina back.

Is this what it's going to be
like with us the whole time?

I'm just doing what
your mom asked me to.

That's it.

I'm sorry.

And in the meantime...

How hard can it
be to read a book?

Shit.

♪ Look at,
look at, look at ♪

♪ I can see
everything ♪

♪ Babies double-dutching
Singing their names ♪

♪ Counting off time
doing their thing ♪

♪ Look at,
look at, look at ♪

♪ I can see
everything ♪

♪ Babies double-dutching
Singing their names ♪

♪ Counting off time
doing their thing ♪

I keep losing friends too.

I'm like the Marie
Kondo of friendships...

...if Marie Kondo was the
one getting thrown out.

First time?

I ran into a friend
the other day, and...

It'll be fine.

She looked great.
She had a baby bump.

Even if you bomb,
you look amazing.

- "Didn't know you were expecting."
- Like your T-shirt. It's really hot.

I'd totally bang
your T-shirt.

I slept with him.

This is all the time I have. Thank you.
Give it up for your host. Good night.

I'm Jackson.

- Hey. Alex.
- Hey.

Our next victim...

- You want to hang later?
- ...I mean guest, is first-timer...

- Not really.
- ...Alex Rose. So, let's give him a hand.

Hello, everyone.

Hi.

You were probably expecting a
guy when you heard the name Alex.

I get that a lot.

I mean, it wasn't easy
growing up with a guy's name.

I'd come home crying after
all the kids teased me,

and I'd beg my brother
Joanne to beat them up.

You're not funny!

But I'd still
make out with you.

Uh...

So, where were we?

So, when I was 15, I had this big
crush on my brother's friend, Jeremy,

and he'd come home after school, and I'd
sidle up next to him, all cool and sexy,

and I'd say, "What's up?"
And he'd say...

Blow me!

What is wrong with you,
bro?

This is Jackson, everyone.

He tried to hit on me backstage and
said he wanted to bang my T-shirt.

Thought about
it for a second,

but I really like
this T-shirt.

And honestly,
micropenises are so Gen X.

Really, that's all it
takes? Just one dick joke?

I would've brought my entire
folder. It's like this big.

Goodnight, New York.

Great. And three minutes
under time. That's perfect.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- What are you doing here?
- Uh, you invited me.

Did I? I hope you
enjoyed the train wreck.

That wasn't a train wreck. You got
that... that laugh. At the end.

And you get one of these.

One down, 11 to go.

I knew I accidentally
invited you for a reason.

Hi, Bean.

I would've given anything to
have seen you on that stage.

Scared shitless, I bet.

Yeah.

But alive, am I right?

You were such a...
a fearless kid.

What do you think
happened to that?

I don't know what happened.

Life.

I think you suffered
some real setbacks.

And I get it.

But I watched you gradually start to
settle for what was safe and less painful.

But, honey, settling is never gonna
make the fear and the pain go away.

And I can tell you
that from experience.

So I want you to try
something for me.

For the next week, I want you to do
something every day that scares you.

One thing that makes you feel
nauseous in the pit of your stomach.

That's how I felt after your dad
left and I started my business.

Terrifying.

But life-changing.

- Got it?
- Got it.

I will see you
on the next one.

Over and out.

You know what, I don't know if I can
handle doing something scary every day

on top of everything else.

I could maybe do it twice a week if
I got some Xanax from my assistant.

What would you do first?

That's easy. I would go straight
into old man Sullivan's office

- and ask why I'm not a full partner yet.
- Mm.

It's crazy. Every time I tell myself
I'm gonna do it, I literally feel sick.

It's ridiculous.
I'm a grown man.

With ketchup on his tie?

Who once had
ketchup on his tie.

Who's too afraid to ask
for what I know I deserve.

Okay, so go into Sullivan's office
tomorrow and ask for what's yours.

I mean, who cares if he's the scariest,
wrinkliest old dude in New York, right?

Yeah. Yeah, right.

- Yeah, I'll do that tomorrow.
- Mm.

Or maybe the next day.

What about you?

Well, that's a no-brainer.

Make peace with my dad.

We just never
really connected.

And because my brothers
are so damn perfect,

he always acts like
I'm the screw-up.

But you're not a screw-up.

Really?

Then how come I can't get through
a single chapter of Moby Dick

without falling asleep?

And I still don't have
one job interview.

Oh, that reminds me.

I do pro bono work for a women's
shelter on the Lower East Side.

They have a classroom--

I'm sorry, you do free work
for a women's shelter?

Uh, yeah.

So modest, Bradley.

The point is they have a classroom for
the high school kids that live there,

and they need a teacher to finish
out the rest of the semester.

Any interest?

Maybe.

Yeah.

Why are you being
so nice to me?

Do you get, like, a bonus if
I actually get my inheritance?

Wow. Okay, now you've
hurt my feelings.

I don't know why.

Actually, I just feel like
you'd be a good fit.

Hmm.

I know what
you're thinking.

What's a girl like me doing
with a book like this?

You're already doing better than
me. I only got to the first chapter.

Same. In high school,
and then in college too.

Then the other night
I was on TikTok,

feeling a record-breaking level of
self-loathing, and I decided to try again.

Something just clicked, and
I got into the rhythm of it,

and now I...
I can't put it down.

So you're saying I should
finally get myself a TikTok?

Stand clear of the
closing doors, please.

Our regular teacher, Mrs. Monnell,
went into labor a month early,

- so we're grateful you could fill in.
- I'm grateful you asked me.

Now, the goal is to keep
the kids on an even keel

and up to speed on core subjects
while they're living here.

- Which could be weeks, sometimes months.
- Right.

Lesson plans and
files for each child.

Later you'll meet with Dr. Taylor,
one of our consulting therapists.

Anything else you need,
just ask.

Then I'll tell you why you
probably can't have it.

Good luck.

Good morning.

I'm Miss Rose.

Hey, guys, can we just please
quiet down so we can get started?

- Whoa!
- Aaron!

Aaron, come on.
Give me my sweater.

- Can you please give her the sweater?
- It's not even funny.

Aaron, come on, man.
Pink's not even your color.

- Thank you, Your Majesty.
- Thanks.

Some people think Hamlet
is a play about indecision.

You know, the feeling when you can't
decide between Edward and Jacob,

or whoever the hot
vampires are these days.

Miss Rose, you gotta
update your references.

So I want everyone
to write about a time

when they had something
really important to do.

But like Hamlet,

you couldn't quite
find a way to take action.

You have 30 minutes.

Wow,
that's really beautiful.

Thank you.

But it's not the assignment
we're doing, is it, Ezra?

Whatever.

You know, that's not a bad
word for thinking about Hamlet.

- Why not use it as a starting point?
- Maybe 'cause I don't care.

Maybe because "to be or not
to be" is a stupid question.

Hmm. Maybe.

Or maybe it's the most
important question.

And hey, if you don't agree with me,
then maybe you can write about that.

In the meantime, I will take a
deeper dive into your beautiful art.

Hey, give that back!

Absolutely,
the second you're done.

Ah! Ow!

- Ezra, what do you think you're doing?
- Taking action.

Oh my God.

He wouldn't do the assignment,
and then he gave me the finger.

Only after you took away
his prized possession.

- Right, but I didn't know that.
- It was in the folder I asked you to read.

Ten minutes before class.

Alex, these children are
in a very vulnerable place.

Before anything else, you have to
understand that if this is gonna work.

Ms. Howard, I can teach these kids. I
want to teach them. Please don't fire me.

Who's getting fired?

Nobody. Yet.

This is Alex Rose, the teacher
recommended by Brad Ackerman.

And it's her first day, and it's
not going particularly well.

Well, I remember your first day, Carol.
Actually, I remember the whole week.

Very funny.

Maybe you can help Alex get
the hang of how things work?

Yeah, I'd be delighted.

Girl with Moby Dick.

That did not
come out right.

Ezra's mom died last year,
and he and his aunt are here

while she sorts out a
complicated family situation.

My mother died recently.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.
Uh, but I'm thinking

maybe it's something I could
connect with him about.

Yeah, it's not a bad idea.
It's...

I'd just wait a little bit
before trying it out.

- But I--
- Kids like Ezra are a bit like cats.

- Like cats?
- You have to wait for them to come to you.

Even when everything
in your body

is screaming out to scratch
them behind their ears.

- Patience--
- ...is a virtue.

- Right.
- Yeah, the one that

I'm still getting
acquainted with.

Thank you, Dr. Taylor.

Anytime, Miss Rose.

Alex.

Garrett.

Should we do the
rest of these files?

Sure.

Yeah.
Oh shit, I mean, I-I can't.

I... I thought we'd be done at six,
and I have a dinner date to get...

With my dad. I have dinner
with... with my dad.

But can we maybe try again?

Yeah, I'm here
Mondays and Thursdays.

Or you can call me anytime.

Hey, Dad!

Hey.

Sorry, there was a
problem on the train.

Well, always leave a little
extra time, then there won't be--

...be any problems, I know.

But a life without problems would
be kind of boring, wouldn't it?

Yeah. I'll take that
under consideration.

Come on. How are you doing?

Good.

A women's shelter.
That's... different.

But good. Good. I'm happy
you're teaching again.

Thanks. Now if I could just
manage not getting fired.

- Well, don't do that, Alex. Come on.
- What did I do?

That self-deprecating. It's not funny
or charming. You're an adult now.

Did you ever think
it was funny?

- Not really.
- Yeah.

But as your mother used to say, my
sense of humor's a little... Hm.

You know, she really wanted
us to get along better.

Not be so angry
with each other.

I'm all for it. And...
and I'm not angry with you.

Okay, sometimes a
little frustrated.

Thing is, Dad, I'm really trying
to make this new path for myself,

and I'd just like to feel that
you could, you know, support me.

Lucas told me about the will. And
of course, anything that you need.

No, not money.

Emotional support, Dad.
Jesus.

What?

- It seems you're the angry one, not me.
- I'm not angry.

Okay, fine, maybe a little.

About what?

At some basic level, I always
feel like I'm letting you down.

Do you remember when I told
you I was gonna quit teaching?

Yeah.

You literally told me
that you weren't surprised.

- No.
- Yeah.

No,
I said I was disappointed.

Look, you had a few
bumps along the way,

and you gave up on a career
that you cared deeply about.

Like, what was I to do,
lie and give you a hug?

Come on, no disrespect, but
your mother had that covered.

Right, 'cause who in their
right mind would hug their kid

after they've just
been unfairly fired?

Also, Mom never lied to me.

Oh, come on!

Whatever, this was her idea
of working things out.

- You think your mom was so damn perfect.
- She was pretty awesome.

Yeah, God forbid anyone
should say a word

that would knock her off her majestic
pedestal, but I promise you, Alex,

she was not perfect,
and she was not a saint.

Oh really? What? What did
she do that was so terrible?

What, she let the dog eat
your Eddie Bauer slippers?

- That's not funny.
- Didn't pay her library fines?

Oh, she cheated on her taxes.
No, wait, cheated on you.

Dad?

Excuse me, can I get
the check, please?

Dad.

She cheated on you, that's
what you're saying, isn't it?

Dad, you can't just drop a
bomb like that and walk away.

I was 15 when you got divorced,
is that when it happened?

Why are you running
away from me? Stop!

Things happen in
a marriage, Alex.

But we got through it, and we managed
to have some pretty good years together,

so can we please just
leave it at that?

No, we can't.

Please, I need to know.

It was before
you were born.

It wasn't just a fling.
Something...

Something else happened.

Oh.

Why don't we go for a walk,
sweetheart?

Are you kidding me?

Let me get this straight.

You're saying that Dad...

...is not actually
my father.

Mom had an affair with a
musician named Johnny Alvarez.

Apparently he played at a club
they'd go to in the Village.

Um, that's just...

I don't know what to say.

Johnny Alvarez?

Sounds like Mom had a type.

Lucas.

She ended the relationship
when she got pregnant,

and she and Dad made this agreement
not to tell me. Or any of us.

Like that was the way that
they could save their marriage.

Alex, I can't imagine how difficult
it must be to make sense of this.

I'm somewhere between numb
and completely furious.

Like, who am I?

And why didn't anyone, namely
Mom, bother to tell me?

It definitely explains
a lot about me and Dad.

Why he never could love me
the same as you guys.

- No.
- Hey, that is not true, okay?

And he's still your father.
He's the man who raised you.

I don't know.

I think I need to find him.

I'm not sure
that's a good idea.

Julian,
how can you say that?

Alex should know who her
biological father is.

I know, but the company is
a trusted family brand...

...going through... What?

It's going through a big transition
right now, and if the story gets out--

The story?
Are you kidding me?

Alex, we are all going to do whatever
we have to do to help you with this.

Okay,
that's not what I meant.

- Jesus, why am I always the bad guy?
- Because you're so fucking good at it.

Julian didn't mean that.

He's just been having
a really hard time lately.

With what?

Raising two
wonderful children?

Being married to
the perfect woman

who took the perfect job that I
was apparently unfit to handle?

A hard time that
his mother died.

You're not the only
one missing her.

I'm here to see
Brad Ackerman.

I'm Alex Rose.

Is he expecting you?

- No, but I'm sure if you--
- Alex!

- Hey!
- Did we have an appointment?

I-I was just about
to go shopping.

Nina's coming into town next week, and
I thought it was time for a new tie.

- Because of what I said?
- Yep.

You know, I always hoped, if only I
could change just one person's life.

Why are you here?

Uh, I finished Moby Dick.

Thought I'd pick up my DVD,
and, um,

I wanted to ask for your
help with something.

Sure... I think.

The thing I keep obsessing
about is why she didn't tell me.

We told each
other everything.

Was she afraid or ashamed?

Did she ever give you
a hint about any of it?

No, no,
she never said a word.

Honestly, the whole thing
seems really just unlikely.

Maybe it's a part of
who she really was,

and it's one of the reasons she sent me
on this crazy "Alex in Wonderland" journey

to find out for myself.

- No, way too boring.
- What?

Make an effort here,
Bradley.

So...

Will you help me
find Johnny Alvarez?

Yeah, yeah, of course. We
could start by googling him.

Wow, you really do
think of everything.

Okay, smarty-pants,
what did you come up with?

A bandleader named Johnny Alvarez,
except he was born in 1918.

Uh, I tried John,
Juan, Jonathan...

There's, like,
a thousand entries.

Perfect... for your
middle school graduation.

Come on, this is the amazing
Tina we're talking about.

Nina, actually.

Um, there is someone that I use on
divorce cases, but she's not cheap.

- If the money's a problem, I can talk--
- No, it's not the money. It's...

It's like I've fallen down
this weird rabbit hole.

Old family secrets,
private detectives,

becoming friends
with a lawyer.

Nothing makes
sense anymore.

So we're friends now?

Looks good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Now all you need is
a suit to go with it.

I was actually just--

Shh.

- Get a new suit.
- Yeah.

Hiya, Bean.

You like my new tripod stick
thingy I got for the camera?

It's not bad,
just a little shaky.

Our chair.

Hmm. Needs a little love.

Well, I'll have to get that
taken care of before I...

Before I... Why is it
so hard to say "die"?

I'm gonna die.

How does that line go?

"What dreams may come when we
shuffle off the mortal coil must..."

- "...must give us pause."
- "...give us pause."

"...must give us pause." Ah,
that's got a nice ring to it.

Like I could stick around,
but in some cool dream state

without pain or suffering.

Speaking of suffering, how
friggin' long is this book?

I just kept looking for some
sort of inspiring connection

between the book
and the list.

But the best I could
come up with was,

I'm Ahab, you're my whale,

and I've set you off
on this hopeless quest.

I mean,
I got a lot of nerve.

- No, Mom, you have--
- Right?

What am I doing?
Playing God?

As if I'm some kind
of paragon of...

wisdom and virtue, which I can assure
you, my darling, that I am not.

Yeah, so, um,

Dad told me.

The truth is, I...

I...

Truth is, I woke up this
morning, and I was convinced

that I should release you
from this lunatic mission.

But then I looked
at the list again,

and I'm telling you, I know you
were only 13 when you wrote it...

but it is a map

toward your best self.
You know what I mean?

I just... I wanna say, if you're struggling,
or if you're feeling like a failure,

it's okay.

There's no shame
in asking for help.

I'm learning that now
more and more every day.

"Call me Ishmael."

One of the best
first lines ever.

Yeah.

Remember how I used to say,
"Call me Mommy."

"But just be sure to call."

All right, my Bean.

Till next time.

I love ya. Over and out.

I remember you were a
very talented student.

You had a lot of heart, but
maybe not so much discipline.

Hmm. I wanted to play
Green Day and Fiona Apple,

and you made me do
scales and Bach.

So why "Clair de Lune"?

It was my mom's favorite.

Your mother was
a special lady.

And I was sad to hear
about her passing.

I know you don't take on
many students, Ms. Wyman,

but it would have meant so much to her
if she knew I was doing this with you.

All right,
three conditions.

- You arrive on time...
- Mm.

...you practice every day,
including scales,

and you perform in
the June recital.

So I was at the library, and I... I saw
some books I thought would interest you.

So now you're trying
to buy my respect?

More like loan it.

They have to be
back in two weeks.

I know you're interested in art,
so, um, I found a couple of books,

including this amazing
biography of Egon Schiele.

- He's this--
- I know who he was.

Oh, and this DVD.

It's based in New York,
present day.

It's about 90 minutes, and the actor
who plays Hamlet is, like, really hot,

so maybe give it a shot.

Hey, Miss Rose!

Yeah.

Okay, so I didn't pretend that Ezra was
a cat, and yes, it totally backfired...

Yeah, truly.

You look nice.

No, no, no, that's fine. Just say
hi to Theo from me. Okay, bye.

- Hi.
- Sorry.

- You were saying?
- I didn't pretend Ezra was a cat.

No, no, after that.

Oh. Uh, I think I said,
you look nice.

That was it.
Thank you. You look--

Wet, angry, and frustrated.
I need your help.

You never called me.

I know, I meant to.

But then all this messed up
family stuff happened--

That's a coincidence.

Messed-up family stuff is my speciality,
and I really would love to help.

It's just, I'm late for a meeting
and I have this thing later, hence,

monkey suit.

Hey,
why don't you come with me?

My date canceled,

and we can talk about Ezra or
anything you want to talk about.

Oh, I don't know.

I'm not really the kind of person
you want to take to a fancy event.

Says who?

- This is fantastic.
- Pretty great, isn't it?

Holy shit,
is that Patrick Ewing?

Wait,
you're into basketball?

I was the point guard at the
Ditmas Park Middle School team.

I loved the Knicks,
and I need to talk to him.

It's kind of a long story.

Which I will tell you
if you're very good.

Well, if you're very good, I
might just introduce you to him.

You know him?

I'm just gonna check my
coat. I'll be right back.

Patrick Ewing.

- Yeah. Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Aren't you supposed
to wear a tux?

Aren't you supposed
to be wearing a fancy gown?

Oh, don't be so
gender normative.

At least you got yourself a nice
tie. You look damn good, counselor.

He does, doesn't he?

Alex, this is Nina Keller.

- Ah!
- Nina, this is my client, Alex Rose.

It's so nice to meet you, Nina.
I've heard so much about you.

Yeah, you too. I think you
may be Brad's favorite client.

Nina just got offered a job

heading the Mayor's Sustained
Manhattan Initiative.

- Wow.
- Looks like she's moving back to New York.

"Just when I thought I was
out, they pulled me back in."

Well, congrats.

What are you doing here? This is the
last place I'd think to find you.

She's with me.

Hey.

Garrett.

- Nina.
- Dr. Taylor.

- You know each other.
- ...know each other.

That makes perfect sense.
Garrett knows everyone.

And I thought
I was special.

And you are special. Nina and I had
a disastrous date a long time ago.

It's impossible to have two
alphas in a relationship.

Someone always has to be
the beta.

I guess that's
where I come in.

Oh, that's not what I meant. You
have all the alpha a girl needs.

Oh, did you hear that?
I have all of the alpha...

Cheers to your alpha.

- To Brad's alpha.
- Cheers.

- Wow. That's... Cheers.
- I love this so much.

I will have, uh, the
16-year-old scotch. Thank you.

it's quite the
turnout we got here.

Hey, yeah.
Yeah, we did good, right?

Partly thanks to you persuading the
firm to buy, what, three tables?

Yeah, it was a bit cheaper
than making me partner, so...

So, you and Nina?

Yeah. So, you and Alex.

Oh, she was kind enough
to step in last minute.

Yeah, no, that makes sense. She
doesn't seem like your usual type.

What's my usual type?

- Oh, I don't know. Someone a little less...
- Tips in the rebound for the win!

And then the
crowd goes nuts.

...whatever that is.

Whoa! And it was just epic.

Exactly. The thing I
didn't know I was missing.

The best Knick ever!

You know, I can't believe you
got Patrick Ewing's email.

I think he was just trying
to get rid of me.

No.

You totally charmed him.

Like you totally
charmed me.

You know, I really
like talking to you.

And I really like
listening to you talk.

Well, I really like
talking to you too.

And listening.

And sometimes,

I like to look really
deep into your eyes.

Are we having a
staring competition?

Wow.

Well, don't let me distract you, 'cause
I'm determined to win fair and square, but

how about a proper date?

Well, what about
the fact that we--

Work together?

Technically,
I'm a mere consultant.

There's nothing
mere about you.

I've been wanting to do that ever
since I saw you on the A Train.

So, how about that date?

What do you think
we've been doing all night?

Oh, okay.

So, Lucas is my bud,
always has been.

His wife is Zoe, and we became best
friends the minute they started dating.

And, uh, Julian is the number one
son and teaches law at Columbia.

Wow, I'm impressed.

Yeah, so is he.

Shit, I really didn't want
to be late today.

Look, we're not late.

You don't have anything to prove to
your brothers or your dad or anyone.

Thank you.

- Sorry. I'm...
- If he says lecture...

- Garrett's a hit.
- It's fascinating.

Yeah.

Can I say something?

You look different.
In a really good way.

I feel different.

I mean, Garrett has something
to do with it, but...

- It's also this life list thing.
- Yeah?

Yeah. Who knows if
I'll do it all, but

I don't know, I wonder if
that's even the point, you know?

What about make
peace with Dad?

I think he just wants
to find a way forward.

I know, I know, but...

I need to find out about Johnny first, and
we haven't had any luck finding him, so...

- Hi, guys, your table is ready.
- Come on up.

Speaking of the list,

you will never in a million years
believe what I'm doing tomorrow.

That was a wonderful,
original interpretation.

Next up, Alexandra Rose,
playing "Clair de Lune."

Excuse me. Sorry.

Remember the summer
when you and your brothers

did the combination car
wash and lemonade stand,

and your brothers just assumed the money
would go to their video game fund...

Education is an important part of how we
support our families while they live here.

But you hung
these everywhere

until they finally
had to relent,

and all the money
went to the Humane Society.

Oh, you're the one?

- It's me.
- It's you?

- It's you and me.
- Oh my goodness.

- Ready?
- I'm ready for you, girl!

What you got, hotshot?

Yeah!

Oh my God! Are you okay?

I thought I said mosh pits
were out of the question.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

Just don't go anywhere near a tattoo
parlor or any vehicle whatsoever.

I'm trying.

- I know you're trying, but...
- Got it?

I want you to write a
letter from you to yourself.

So here we are.
Be a great teacher.

I watched that movie
that you gave me.

I always knew you were.

And if you are actually
watching this right now...

Alex, I'm so proud of you.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Alex?

Alex!

- Hey!
- Dad.

What are you doing
in this neck of the woods?

I was just getting coffee
with a... a work friend.

How about you?

I just had a meeting nearby. I'm
kind of waiting for my Uber now.

I'm sorry I haven't
been in touch.

No, I-I understand.

I mean,
I think I understand.

I just need a
little more time.

I know.

It's good to see you.

Hey, sorry I'm late.

You're not. I'm early.
Uh," Clair de Lune."

Nine down, three to go.

Jinx.

I want to put the
detective back on.

I know, I know you're gonna say she hit
a dead end and that it's a lot of money--

I already did it.

I know, you can pay
me back later or not.

You could just keep
being my stylist. Um...

The point is, we have
to find Johnny, right?

Thanks.

Yeah, of course.

Ooh, sandwiches.

So how are things
with Garrett?

Good. Really good.

Okay.

Why are you looking
at me like that?

It's probably nothing,
it's just...

Do you think it's strange he
never wants to stay at my place?

Like, he always picks the
movie or the restaurant.

I don't know, it's kind of like
we live entirely in his world

and only occasionally
will he visit mine.

Yep.

What?

It doesn't sound
like nothing, right?

Like, how do you really know someone
unless you've seen their bookshelves

or, like, the crazy shit
they keep in their fridge?

How come every time we talk
about Garrett, you get all weird?

I thought you
guys were friends.

We are friends.
Of a certain kind.

The kind that don't
really like each other?

The point is that you should talk
to him about it before it festers.

Okay.

Sakina grew up here but works
in Mumbai doing microfinancing,

and Russell is the president
of the Psychiatric Institute.

Hey, can I ask you a favor?

- Uh-huh.
- Can we not talk about the list tonight?

Why?
Everyone loves that story.

It's not a story,
it's my life,

and I'm starting to feel
like a favorite pet trick.

Yeah, no, of course, sure.
No life list.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Alex?

It's nothing, it's just...

How come we never
stay at my place?

Like,
make dinner at my place.

Because you love
my apartment.

I do, it's amazing,
it's just...

It's yours.

It's your life and
your friends and...

I don't know, I thought maybe you'd
want to be a bigger part of my life too.

Yeah, yeah, and we've hung
out with your family. We--

We had brunch once.

You always say that I should work
harder at unraveling my feelings, so...

Here they are, unraveled.

Thank you, and I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, you're right,
I'm just...

I'm a really bad guest 'cause
I'm a bit of a control freak.

I'm a lot of a
control freak.

Maybe you should
see a shrink.

Well, maybe I should
just stay at your place.

Really?

Really.

Oh,
just give me one second.

Hello, Bradley.

Yeah, what's up?

Oh my God.

- Baby?
- They found my dad!

They found Johnny.

He lives in Vermont, and he's still a
musician, just under a different name.

- Which is why we couldn't find him.
- Incredible.

Your father was missing?

No. Yes.

It's kind of a long story, which
I guess now I have to tell you.

Which is fine because I didn't get a
chance to read your New Yorker article,

and Garrett says that we can't
talk about Meghan Markle.

Hi, I'm Alex.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hi.

So, what have you decided?

Uh, well, Garrett and I are
driving up to Burlington tomorrow.

I'm gonna show up at the club where
Johnny's band plays and see what happens.

Are you sure that's not,
like, too in his face?

Maybe, but if I call him out of
the blue and he blows me off,

I don't know if I can
handle that, you know?

I gotta go. My first
dinner guest has arrived.

- I'll keep you posted.
- Good luck.

Thanks. Coming!

- Ta-da! Hey!
- Hey!

- How are you?
- Mwah. Come on in.

Place looks fantastic with all
the new furniture. It feels so...

Small?

It feels so you.
So adorable.

You're sweet.

Okay, let me take this to the
kitchen and I'll go get changed.

Make yourself at home,
okay?

Thank you. Yeah.

Oh, don't sit in the armchair.
I have to get the springs fixed.

Okay.

Can you get that, please?

Hi.

Wow. You're even
hotter than Alex said.

- I'm Megan.
- I'm--

Garrett, duh. This is my
girlfriend, Nell. Alex, we're here.

Be right there.

Hey. What's up?

- Hi.
- Wow, this place is tiny.

I wonder what she's paying.

Oh. My. God.

Alex, you got a tattoo?

- Is that the... Yeah.
- The list!

I can't believe how much
she's already done.

Oh, except that one
still isn't crossed off.

Get with the program, Garrett.
She's only got till New Year's.

I got it.

Love her, she's getting the
door in somebody else's house.

Hello.

- Hi. I'm Zoe.
- Hey.

- Nell. Nice to meet you.
- Oh, I've heard so much about you.

Lucas. Nice to meet you.

Okay, wait. Shh. I have a
good one. I have a good one.

Would you rather time travel 100
years into the past or the future?

The future, obviously.

I'm thinking jet packs, cure for
cancer, and we'll live forever.

That's all well and good,
but at the end of the day...

Who wants to live forever? I mean, most
weeks I can barely make it to Friday.

- Or Wednesday.
- Yeah. Exactly.

- I'm serious.
- I want to live in the present.

- Have you read The Power of Now?
- My God.

Of course.

My ick is to ask somebody to
Venmo you. Like, I'm not...

- Oh my God! It's so uncomfortable.
- Don't do it.

You're thinking about this
too hard. What's your ick?

You're putting a lot of...
Cilantro.

What? That's how I find out
you don't like cilantro?

Sandals with socks.
Sorry, Grandpa.

- So problematic.
- What's the point of this?

What? Oh, it's like a thing... I'll
explain later. You guys, I can't...

No, I need to know what hers
is, because she has a million.

I do have a question
for Garrett.

And no judging.

Have you ever had an affair
with one of your patients?

Seriously?

Why, Megan? Have you ever
slept with one of your doctors?

Does my
dermatologist count?

Huzzah!

- Huzzah!
- Huzzah!

♪ Have you ever slept with
One of your doctors? ♪

Is that really how I come
across? Like some kind of creep

who would sleep with
his own patient?

No, it was just a game. We
were just having a good time.

Admit it,
it was a fun night.

Yep,
maybe not for everyone.

Can I ask you, when you
organized this dinner,

did you put any
thought whatsoever

into bringing together a group of people
who had something, anything in common?

You mean besides me? Because I was
kind of hoping that would cover it.

Hey.

I'm sorry if you were feeling left
out and I didn't... I didn't clock it.

I was just really excited for you
to spend some time with my friends.

Having inane conversation
about absolutely nothing.

Do you know what your
friend Megan told me?

She said I'd better get my shit together
so you can check true love off your list.

- She did not.
- Yeah, I dunno what was more insulting,

the fact that you hadn't checked it
off, or that in some unconscious way

you're only with me
to get your inheritance.

I'm going to give you a moment
to reconsider what you just said.

I don't give a shit about the money,
Garrett. Is that what you think of me?

I honestly don't
know what to think

about tonight, or about where
we are in our relationship.

We're in my apartment for the first
time since the week I moved in,

with my ridiculous friends
who say inane things.

Well, maybe I should go.

Sounds like a plan.

See you later.

Garrett, wait. How am I
supposed to get to Vermont?

- Pringle?
- Yes.

Thank you.

You okay?

Yeah.

No.

He won't answer any of my calls
or texts, which is just great.

You guys are amazing for doing
this. I really appreciate it.

It's an adventure.

If I was meeting my father for the
first time, I'd want some backup.

What?

I'm trying to put
on some weight.

I'm getting way
too good-looking.

People are starting to
think I'm superficial.

You see? She never
laughs at my jokes.

- You told her that?
- Because you don't.

Maybe I was laughing on
the inside. I don't know.

Well,
laugh louder on the inside.

Oh my God.

- No way.
- She laughed.

- Let's go.
- What?

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Hm.

Hey, can we listen
to something else?

Yeah, sure.

♪ They call me Stacey
They call me Her ♪

♪ They call me Jane ♪

♪ That's not my name ♪

♪ That's not my name ♪

♪ They call me quiet ♪

♪ But I'm a riot ♪

♪ Mary-Jo-Lisa ♪

♪ Always the same ♪

♪ That's not my name ♪

- Hey.
- Hmm.

What if my dad
doesn't like me?

What if you don't like him?

Is that you
being reassuring?

What if he doesn't like me and I don't
like him? I already have one of those.

God, Nina's so beautiful.

She has a neck like
Audrey Hepburn.

You should check
out her ears.

- Really?
- I'm serious, yeah.

Wow!

It's like a golden orb
designed by a sun god.

And her skin.

Yeah.

Is the sex amazing?

I mean, even if it wasn't, I'd
be so impressed with myself,

I would just feel
like it was amazing.

Hm.

Just so you know, I can hear
every word you're saying.

The only annoying thing about her
is that she talks in her sleep.

Mm.

We are checking in
for Alexandra Rose.

- And Bradley Ackerman.
- Bradley Ackerman.

The Acker Man?

- Is there a movie star...
- No.

Come on.

- Thank you, that's fine.
- Okay.

Is there a
Bradley Ackerman?

No. That's something my dad
used to say all the time.

Next undiscovered...

Oh.

- We're getting upgraded.
- Of course.

Hey! They're upgrading
us to a suite.

Great.

- Yes, perfect.
- Okay, cool. Thank you.

Perfect.

Hello.

Hey, you ready?

Yep.

Where's Nina?

Oh, uh,
she had a work emergency.

Luckily she was able to get
a flight back to New York.

You good?

How do I look? Is this...

You look great.

Yeah?

Thanks.

And for being here.

Here we go.

This is gonna be great.

Yeah.

It's gonna be great.

Let's just go. This is...
This is a terrible idea.

Hey, wait. Just, hey.

Look at me.

Take a breath.

Now, just go over there and talk
to him. Remember, I am right here.

Okay.

Oh shit.

Hey.

Do you have a cell phone?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah? Hand it over.

What?

I want to take a selfie.

It will last way longer than you
two staring a hole through my head.

I'm sorry, we--

Are you from the revenue?

It's... Uh...
We're not from the IRS.

Actually, my name is Brad,
and this is Alex.

Alexandra, actually.

Rose.

Hi.

Alexandra.

Surprise.

Alexandra Carolina Rose.

You know my full name.

Of course. I wrote a
song when you were born.

It was called Una Rosa
Con El Nombre De Otra.

A sad love song.

About Elizabeth and you.

Did you ever record that?

No. No, no. It was just a way of
dealing with life in the moment.

So, I'm curious, what
kind of music do you like?

All kinds.

Lately, I've been listening to
this Mexican singer I really like,

Natalia Lafourcade.

Uh-huh.

Oh, and I've been taking
piano lessons for a while now.

It's a lot of work to get
good at an instrument.

Or anything.

Yeah. Life, for instance.

To the memory of your
beautiful mother.

Cheers.

Can I ask you something?

Were you ever
curious about me?

Of course.

I played a gig in New York
a long time ago.

And while we were in town,
I...

I drove out to Brooklyn and I parked
my car in front of your house.

I saw your brothers
coming back from school

and Sam honking his horn as
he pulled into the driveway.

And then the front
door opens and...

a little girl comes
out to greet her dad.

No, I don't think
I ever did that.

He swings you round and round, and then
the two of you go back into the house.

No, that...

That's just not something
that Samuel would do with me.

Maybe because the fact is
he isn't my real father.

You are.

There are facts,
and there's what's true.

And a person needs to
make room for both.

What's his name?

- Brad.
- Brad.

Brad seems like a cool guy.
Is he your... your boyfriend?

- No.
- No?

No, he's, um...

He's just a really
great friend.

- Hey, Johnny.
- Yeah?

You ready?

Yeah. Back to work.

Right, yeah. Of course.

Um...

Can we maybe talk some
more after the set?

Uh, that's going to be tricky, but we
can meet tomorrow morning if you want.

- Where are you staying?
- At the Marriott on Cherry.

Uh-huh. Yeah, they make a pretty
good corned beef hash there, yeah.

Ten in the morning.

That would be wonderful.

I'll see you
in the morning.

Bye, Alexandra.

Hey. How'd it go?

I mean, it was awkward, but at
the same time, it felt so... real.

- Yeah.
- Intimate.

I don't know.

And he has this really cool
way of saying things like,

"There's facts,
and there's what's true."

What about when he asked if
we were from "the revenue"?

- Yeah.
- He's such a man's man.

I know!

By the way, he asked
if you're my boyfriend.

- No way.
- Yeah.

I think he liked you.

So what you're saying is
you're moving to Vermont.

Mm-hmm. I mean, why not?
It's beautiful.

- Okay.
- And there's cows, and I love cows.

And there's ice cream.
And my dad lives here.

No, you're a city girl.

You milking cows? Are
you kidding? That's not--

I wouldn't be milking
the cows. Are you nuts?

There's the facts,
and then there's the truth.

No. No, he said there is facts,
and then there's what's true.

What's true?

Okay.
Fact, this is a glass.

- Uh-huh.
- Truth...

We need another drink.

- We already played three by Sinéad.
- We have to play Sinéad.

- Just have some variety in our evening...
- No. No.

You just pressed
every single button.

Now we have no--

Yo! What?
You pressed random numbers!

♪ They call me hell
They call me Stacey ♪

♪ They call me Her
They call me Jane ♪

♪ That's not my name
That's not my name ♪

♪ That's not my name ♪

I can't believe
our song came on.

Your shushing was louder
than you were talking.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, come on.

This is my room.

Sorry.

Good night.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Yep.

Jinx.

- This is crazy.
- Should we stop?

No.

You're a really
good kisser.

Thanks. You too.

Maybe just a little less
tongue. Just tickles a little.

Yeah, okay.

Sorry, I just have a big
tongue, and it's really drunk.

It's okay.

- You know what they say about big tongues.
- What?

Bradley Ackerman.

Yeah?

Come here.

Hey.

Part of me knew
he wasn't coming.

Yeah.

But I'm not gonna cry.

Well,
you can if you want to.

The truth is I'm an idiot.

Expecting a total stranger to
make everything right in my life.

Thank you for coming.

You always talk like there's
something wrong with you.

It's bullshit.

You're so smart and beautiful
and full of life and...

Every time I see you,
you dazzle me.

And if Garrett and your dad are too
blind to see it, then it is their loss,

but it does not
have to be ours.

Except it does.

Last night was wonderful.

But it was a mistake.

- You have this amazing girlfriend--
- Nina didn't go back because of work.

We got in a fight
and broke up.

What was the fight about?

You.

Okay. Why didn't you tell me this
before you got into bed with me?

I know I should have.

- Yeah.
- Everything just happened so fast, and...

Ugh...

Yeah.

Sorry.

Don't go. Please, Alex.

Look,
Garrett is an amazing guy.

I get it. He's...

sophisticated and
accomplished, and he... I...

I don't believe
you love him.

I don't even really
think you like him.

- You like how you feel about yourself...
- You need to stop talking.

- When you're with him.
- Wow.

You need validation even after
everything you've done...

- You're full of shit.
- ...since your mom died.

Telling me what I want
and how to live my life.

Right, 'cause that
would be Garrett's job.

Wow.

It's okay.

The other night
wasn't about the list.

I was just freaking out about the broken
armchair, and your friends were...

And the book I gave you
that you didn't read.

But then...

I have just spent the
whole weekend missing you.

I spent the whole weekend
missing your smile

and missing all
your goofy stuff.

And I realized that we can
do this. That I can do this.

You didn't ask me how
it went with Johnny.

I'm so- I'm sorry.
How... How did it go?

Not great.

The thing is,

my messy place, my friends,
the books I read...

They're me, Garrett.

They're all me.

Hey.

Hey.

Shall we?

Yeah.

I don't understand why Lucas
wants us to meet with a broker.

We can't put the house on the
market until the new year.

If you don't mind me
asking, how are you?

Good. How are you?
How are the kids?

They miss you.

Yeah, me too.

When is Lucas getting here?
I have stuff to do.

I'm here! Hey!

Hi, what's up?

- Where's the broker?
- Broker's not coming.

What?

Yeah, I've got something
I want to show you.

Just, it's gonna be
all right, just...

Whoa, what?
I don't understand.

Camping out under
a full moon.

Number seven on the list.

Bingo.

- This is sweet but...
- No, Chloe--

Guys, just stop.
Just shut up.

Both of you shut up, okay?

We are gonna do this so,
uh...

Let's crack open the wine,
get started.

Yeah?

Yeah.

So I got there at 10, and

half an hour went by,
and then an hour.

And Johnny never showed up, and
you're just sitting there waiting.

Must've been so tough,
Alex.

I'm sorry.

I wasn't totally surprised.

I liked him.

But even though he told me stuff,
it kind of felt like he was

- holding something back, you know?
- Mm-hmm.

Have you called Dad?
Since you-you got back?

I mean, I-I get it. You're
not... You're not ready, but...

All he does is
ask about you.

Remember when you said that
finding out about Johnny

explained a lot about
your relationship with Dad?

I felt the same way.

Except for me,
it was you and Mom.

Your bond.

Your little secrets
and your private jokes.

Like a club the rest of us
weren't allowed into.

Maybe for a moment think about
what that was like for Dad.

For Lucas and me.

Is that how you felt?

Wow.

I had...

I had no idea.

I think I need
another drink.

Ah.

I just remembered
something.

- Uh...
- Julian, what are we doing up here?

Uh... Oh yeah.

It's over here.

When's the last time we
were all up here together?

Ages.

Incredible.

It's still here.

Oh my God, dude. What?

Julian, you little devil. This
whole time you never said anything?

Look, even anal brainiacs need
to unwind sometimes. Okay?

Think it's any good?

It's been here for,
like, 15 years.

Well, there's only
one way to find out.

So, Julian came up here
for his secret stash.

What about you, Lucas? What
shenanigans did you get up to?

I-I lost my virginity

in that corner,
on that mattress,

with Valerie Hoffman.

- Wow!
- Valerie Hoffman?

Yes.

Dude, she was so
out of your league.

Dude, I know.

Uh...

- I don't know, it was a one-time thing.
- I bet.

It was like, all I remember

is hearing Oprah on the TV
downstairs the whole time.

What about you,
little sister?

Any secrets we
should know about?

I used to have these really
elaborate sleepovers with my friends.

And there was one night
that we each wrote down

all the things that we
wanted to accomplish in life.

Like, the list?

Yeah.

Wow.

And here we are.

Alex?

Yeah?

What are they like?

The DVDs Mom left you.

- Ready?
- Yes.

Remember the summer
when you and your brothers

did the combination car
wash and lemonade stand,

and your brothers assumed that the
money would go to their video game fund,

but you hung these
everywhere...

...until they finally
had to relent,

and all the money
went to the Humane Society.

What? I thought I said mosh
pits were out of the question.

Fine.

Just don't go anywhere near a tattoo
parlor or any vehicle whatsoever.

I want you to live
your best life.

You have to get yourself out
of this hole that you're in.

I'm not gonna be around to dig you out,
but I can sure as hell leave you a shovel.

Do you remember the
cottage we rented upstate?

And at night, we would all go
sit out on the porch together

and just look at the
moon and the stars.

And it seemed like the only time that we
didn't have to talk or tease or argue.

And sometimes you'd curl up
in your father's lap,

and it was just quiet.

Just a moment to experience
that sense of wonder

and reflect and be grateful
for all that we have.

And most of all,
for each other.

Hi.

Hey, Dad.

So happy to see you.

I would pull up in the
driveway, home from work...

...run out of the house, and I'd
pick you up and spin you around.

Mr. Sullivan!

Alexandra.
Wonderful to see you.

Even if you don't exactly
seem thrilled to see me.

Sorry, it's just, I thought
Mr. Ackerman would be here.

Bradley sends his regrets.

Now that he's a full partner,
his schedule is more complicated.

I'm sorry.
Did you say he's a partner?

He marched into my office
and gave me an ultimatum.

I couldn't decide whether
to rap him on the knuckles

or ask what took
him so long.

I assume that's for him.

Oh. It's nothing.
It's just a tie.

- Mm.
- And a bib, just a little joke between us.

I'll make sure he gets it.

So, when Elizabeth proposed
this little scheme,

I told her she was
off her rocker.

That's when we agreed it'd be
wise to have someone like Bradley

handle the particulars.

In any case, I hope you haven't
suffered too much this last year.

I had my moments.
But, um...

I guess that was
partly the point.

The thing is,
Mr. Sullivan, um...

I didn't finish the list.

Seems true love
continues to elude me.

True love is a bitch.

Ask any of my ex-wives.

Is there like a
consolation prize?

A week at Club Med?

- I'm afraid not.
- Yeah.

Just this.

Your mother didn't
think it was fair

to expect you to find true
love with a ticking clock.

And I quote, "I just hope
she won't settle for less."

Your inheritance, my dear.

The house?

Her wish from the start.

Why we had to go
through the theatrics...

There's a small trust

to help cover taxes and maintenance,
and if you're not ready to move in,

you can rent it
out until you are.

Entirely up to you.

Oh dear. You're crying.

I'm not good at crying.

Let me get my assistant.

Okay.

Alex, my darling.

Mom.

Here we are. You did it.

Barely.

I never doubted you.

I want to say that
being your mom

has been the
joy of my life.

And now you're at
a new beginning.

And I will not be haunting you
anymore. No more lists and ultimatums.

You got this.

So there may be
just one more thing.

Life is beautiful
and messy and complicated,

and sometimes it doesn't look the
way you think it's supposed to look,

and that is okay.

Keep going and
always be brave.

I will.

And as for true love,

I'll admit I never really
figured that one out.

But I do know this.

Love is worth fighting for.

Understood?

- Hey, Mom.
- Hi!

I made you some tea.

Oh honey. Thank you.

Of course.

- What are you doing with that?
- I am doing a little project.

You'll see.

I love you so much, Bean.
Forever and always.

Don't forget it.

I love you too, Mom.

Bye.

Oh shit!

♪ Are you callin'
me bird? ♪

Zoe, what are the four
true love questions?

♪ They call me hell ♪

Shit.

♪ They call me-- ♪

What are you doing?

What does it look
like I'm doing?

Why didn't you answer any of my calls?
I was trying to apologize to you.

Okay, well,
apology accepted,

and I'm sorry too, but you
didn't have to hit my car.

- Can we go inside? Please, I need to talk.
- I don't think that's a good idea.

- But--
- I really don't think it's a good idea

with everything that's happened
between us. I'm sorry, but

making up and being
friends again?

It's not gonna happen.

But I didn't say that I
wanted us to be friends.

Okay, that settles that.

Goodnight.

I want us to be more.

Like, a lot more.

You didn't the last
time I saw you.

Maybe I did, but I was
just too confused to know,

and maybe I just needed to ask
myself a few important questions.

Um, four, to be exact.

You wrote them down?

"One. Is he kind?"
Meaning you.

No question.
You're like a puppy dog.

You might as well be
a Labrador Retriever.

I had a lab when
I was a kid.

"Two, can I tell him
everything in my heart?"

Well, duh.

I've been telling you everything pretty
much uncensored since the day we met.

"Three. Does he help me become
the best version of myself?"

Well, that's a no-brainer.

I mean, do you think that
there's any chance that

I would have gotten through
the last year without you?

Done any of it...

without you?

And the fourth one?

Oh. Um...

Doesn't matter.

The important thing is the
answer is yes, so there.

Four for four.

So what happens now?

Wow.

It's true what they say.

Senior partners
really do kiss better.

- We do everything better.
- Everything?

Five, four,

three, two, one.
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year,
Bradley Ackerman.

Who would've thought?

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Cheers. Love of your life?

Don't embarrass me.

Happy New Year, Zoe.

Happy New Year, my love.

Love you.

Ezra.

- Miss Rose.
- Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Parsons, this one.

- No way!
- Can you believe it?

- Yeah.
- You didn't tell me that part.

- Yeah.
- That's amazing!

Hi, Kelly. Happy New Year.
How's the baby?

Oh, big.

Hi, Dad.

- Happy New Year.
- Happy New Year, sweetheart.

- I'm really happy you're here.
- Good to be here.

Oh God, Ms. Howard and Dad.

- Keeping an eye on you.
- No plotting against me.

Oh, we will.
You're toast, you're done.

- That's not a thing.
- ...your point. You're done.

- Giving you a hard time?
- They're inventing...

You didn't tell me that your ex-boyfriend
made American Zombie: Blood Apocalypse.

- That game is so unoriginal and boring.
- Good save.

That's what it felt like
after playing it for 36 hours.

Okay. Hey, everyone.

Hey, gather around, you beautiful
revelers. Come on, come inside.

I wanted to make
a toast. Um...

It is so incredible
to be in this house,

this house that Lucas
and Alex and I grew up in.

As you all know, this
wasn't the easiest year.

It tested us.

So thank you
to old friends,

to new friends, and finally,
to our lovely dear mother.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Cheers.

♪ Our house Is a very,
very, very fine house ♪

♪ With two cats
in the yard ♪

♪ Life used to
be so hard ♪

♪ Now everything
is easy... ♪

Cheers.

♪ And now ♪

♪ Come to me now ♪

♪ And rest your head
For just five minutes ♪

♪ Everything is done ♪

♪ Such a cozy room ♪

♪ The windows
are illuminated ♪

♪ By the evening
sunshine through them ♪

♪ Fiery gems for you ♪

♪ And only for you ♪

♪ Our house Is a very,
very, very fine house ♪

♪ With two cats
in the yard ♪

♪ Life used to
be so hard ♪

♪ Now everything is easy
'cause of you ♪

♪ And now ♪

♪ I'll light the fire ♪

♪ You place the flowers In
the vase that you bought ♪

♪ Today ♪