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Hey. Hi.

What are you doing here?

We could, uh, you know, do it, the job together.

Just like we used to?

Except that I'm the boss.

(CHUCKLES)

You really missed me, hmm?

You're telling me.

JOEL: / begged you to tell me

if anything happened and you said...

| said nothing. Nothing.

I'm moving out, Julia.

Joel, please.

The kids at school are starting to notice that Max has his differences.

And he's all alone.

Another example from the state test of 2005

was a question about the role of the Union blockade in...

Yes, Max?

The railroads were also developing at the time of the Union blockade.

Yes, it was.

The North had approximately 22,000 miles of railroad,

while the South only had 9,000.

All true. The South also didn't use

the common gauge that the North used,

which was the 4'81/2" gauge.

We're not talking about the railroad until later this week.

Now...

Photography was also another technological advancement

of the Civil War era.

It was way more important than the cotton gin.

Max, that's great, but we're discussing

the Union blockade right...

Did you know that many of Mathew Brady's famous battlefield photos

were actually staged?

They figured that out, because the same dead guys

kept appearing in every photo. There's a dead guy over here,

and there's the same dead guy in the other photo.

He wouldn't move. Max.

Library? Go.

Okay, let's get back to the Union blockade.

Don't laugh at my surfboard drawing.

No, no, no, | like it.

| thought this could be cool if we get...

With a sky, rather... |! mean, it wouldn't be too cloudy,

‘cause it's gonna be sunny.

What do you think?

How do you wanna shoot the whole thing?

Well, it's a little bit loose, you know.

We've gotta be if we're outside,

and just see how the light is

and we'll just shoot it.

"Just shoot it." Yeah.

Hmm. Okay.

You don't like that? Well, you're the boss.

You're the boss, all right?

Say it again.

Is this gonna be okay, working...

Yeah. You working for me?

Why wouldn't it be okay? What do you mean?

Because | have, um, decades of experience

and | lost out to somebody

whose big plan is to "just shoot"?

(SIGHS)

You should've seen the light.

| hate to tell you this. It's not gonna work.

Okay. It's not gonna work this way.

| would like to be a good team player,

and | would like to know, what would your idea be?

Here's what we're gonna do. How would you do it?

Okay, 'cause | thought about this.

We can get what you're going for.

We get some wide shots of the beach,

come back, we do the rest in the studio.

| don't wanna do the rest in the studio.

We gotta Photoshop it. Yes.

You don't even like Photoshop. | don't.

Photoshop is fake and artificial,

but that's what we're doing.

We're doing a brochure. I'm gonna show you.

You're very lucky... Oh, my God.

...'m here with you on this, all right?

All right, you should be all set up.

Let me just check to make sure you're getting a signal.

Okay.

And it looks strong.

Oh, yeah, really? Excellent.

Okay, well, that's good. We got cancer beams running through us all times.

Oh, honey... (IMITATES LASER BEAM)

Through the air and everything.

It's perfectly safe. Hmm.

| just got back from a painting workshop in Italy,

and my instructor wants to continue the class online,

SO... Sounds fun.

What would you like to call your network?

How about "Cancer Beams"?

Um, "Villa Camille."

All right. Yes, that's what I'm going to call it...

Villa Camille.

MAN: Villa Camille.

You know, my son actually did go through

a few IEPs, and it was very overwhelming.

| sometimes feel like they're purposefully trying... Kristina. Kristina!

...to confuse you so that they... Hey, Kristina.

What? (WHISPERING) Hang up.

Hold on a second. | Know.

| don't know how our situation can help you,

but | do know that the public school system

is really hard to sort of navigate.

Kristina, | have an emergency!

Okay. Can you get off the phone, please?

Um, coffee? I'd love to.

Kristina! Oh, my God!

The baby's eating the kitty litter!

That sounds great. | don't know how to stop it!

Thank you, bye. Help!

What are you doing? That was so rude.

Boundaries.

| have boundaries.

You have to set boundaries.

Honey, this poor woman, | felt so bad for her.

She wouldn't hang up. | didn't Know what to say. Like, she needs our help.

But you have to tell Caroline Lee

to stop giving out your phone number to people.

Okay, we... She can't expect you

to solve every little wounded bird's problem.

We were once the wounded bird, honey.

We didn't know what an IEP was.

| Know we didn't. It's overwhelming.

But yet we figured it out.

We did. You're right. We did.

So | just think you should set some limits.

Well, I'm just gonna have coffee with her.

That's how it starts. No.

I'm just gonna have coffee.

That's how it starts. No.

Yeah. You'll see.

Oh, | will. We'll see.

We'll see.

Why don't you tell me a little bit about why you're here today?

Okay.

Um...

Um...

On the phone, you mentioned having some tough news

to break to your children,

uh, Sydney and Victor? Nine and 11?

Right. Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah, um...

Well, we're just, you know, we're in the process of...

I'm moving out.

And | just... We want to figure out the best way

to, um, tell that to the kids, you know.

Make a smooth transition.

Not like anything like this can be smooth.

We just want to figure out the best way for them.

DR. HARRISON: Sure, of course.

Well, it would help me give better advice

if | had a better sense of the situation.

Right. Do you mind if | ask you a few questions?

No. No.

Are the children aware of anything happening at home?

Do they know what's going on?

Um, yes, they, they are aware of it.

Um, my daughter, Sydney, asked why we're fighting so much.

So we just want to try and avoid that, you know.

We don't want to fight in front of our kids.

Okay, well, this is a tough question,

but have you definitely decided to divorce,

or is this a trial separation with the hopes of reconciliation?

It's a trial separation with hopes of reconciliation.

Um, | have hopes of reconciliation.

| don't know, uh, right now.

DR. HARRISON: Okay.

Well, uncertainty is... It's tough for kids.

But sometimes there's just no avoiding it.

Why don't we talk about the tools we can use

to help minimize their anxiety?

Okay? JOEL: Okay. Sure.

They've been in there forever.

| mean, that can't be good, can it?

Look, it's just a little, tiny water stain on the ceiling.

It's gonna be fine. No.

Three months ago, it was a little, tiny stain.

(SIGHS) Now it's an enormous stain.

| didn't even know the water heater was even in the attic.

Did you know that?

| wasn't positive of its location,

but | did not see it on the ground floor,

so, yeah, | thought that could have been an option.

When can we go inside? In a minute.

The guy will be... He's gonna come out here and clear us.

JASMINE: Here he comes. Oh, here we go.

It looks like the guy who took E.T. away.

(LAUGHING) It's okay.

We all clear?

Oh, congratulations.

You got mold.

Ugh.

Oh, come on.

(HUFEFS)

| didn't give us mold.

Just a little stain, huh?

(SNIFFS)

CROSBY: Yeah, I'm telling you right now,

| don't trust any of those guys.

There's not a shred of medical or scientific proof

that this mold hysteria is warranted.

Uncle Adam, hi.

Hey. Sorry for all this.

Don't worry about it.

You guys make yourselves at home.

Ooh, can | play the records? Uh, uh, uh.

No, no, no, no.

You got homework to do, so...

Hey, grab this, buddy. We'll be, you know...

Make yourselves at home. Won't be in your way.

Hopefully we'll be at the Ritz,

if Daddy's got the good insurance policy. (LAUGHS)

Yeah, let's see what kind of

insurance policy Daddy has.

ADAM: You all right there, buddy?

Yeah, I'm telling you right now,

this whole thing is a racket.

It's utter bunk. Have you ever dealt with this?

Yeah, mold is serious. Yeah, no kidding.

Can cause some real bad respiratory issues.

We had a spot this big. This big, Adam.

They come in in Hazmat suits to cause hysteria and panic.

The whole thing's a racket.

Could've been that black mold, man.

They trade in fear, and the whole thing...

Here we go, here we go. Okay.

We're going to the Ritz.

We're going to the...

Hey, will you look at... ADAM: What?

Will you look at this spreadsheet for me?

(CHUCKLES) Do you even know what a spreadsheet is?

Would you look at the...

What? Howdy Doody,

could you please look at this document

for one second? Oh!

Okay.

Right there? Yes.

Okay, "Your policy does not cover water damage..."

You don't need to yell it. I'm not shouting.

You can read with your eyes, not your mouth.

Oh, | see. Here's what I'm asking.

We had on the ceiling

a little bit of water, all right?

But | don't think it constitutes continuous water seepage.

Well, how long was it there?

Three or four months. Four months?

Insurance company's not gonna let you get away with that.

You're not staying at the Ritz.

They're not gonna put you up at a hotel.

You're gonna be staying in Mom and Dad's guest house.

We are not staying at Mom and Dad's guest house.

It's four months. I'd rather stay in a minivan.

You better call them and have them freshen up the sheets.

Everything okay?

What's wrong... Yeah!

Yeah?

Get ready to pick out your room service items from the Ritz.

Yeah, well, Camille won't do room service.

‘Cause we got a pretty good policy here.

Should be pretty interesting, you in the guest house.

That'll be nice, huh?

Where'd that... Oh.

And this IEP stuff, it's just...

It's a disaster.

lam totally... It's frustrating.

Overwhelmed. It's overwhelming.

Yes, absolutely. Don't take it personal.

It's like they do this to parents on purpose.

| went through the same thing with Max.

Ugh. ‘Cause it's insane.

So, listen, before we get into...

| just... | wanted to let you know

that I'm so happy to help you in any way that! can.

| just have so much...

Oh, right. ...going on at the house

right now with my own. Oh, no, no, no, please.

There's stuff that's...

I'm sure.

| totally get it. Yeah.

And I'm just so grateful for...

You got it. Any help.

So tell me about Kiara.

Her studies, what she's doing...

Okay, she has an incredible mind for math and science, and school,

it's just not challenging her at all.

Right.

And I'm so frustrated.

You know, they have her in class with these kids that...

They're lower functioning. Yes, they are.

And she doesn't fit there at all.

And it's frustrating. Yes.

Yep. | mean, look.

My kid reads quantum physics for fun.

Wow.

What she's capable of, the school just treats her like she's a problem

and something they just have to deal with.

Right. Um, okay,

so when is her IEP scheduled for?

Tomorrow.

"Tomorrow", like, tomorrow...

Yes.

It's okay. Don't let it overwhelm you.

I've just been para... I've just been paralyzed.

It's okay. It's so stupid.

It's okay. (SNIFFLING)

Um, then | think we should probably get to work.

Yeah.

Maybe get some coffee.

Okay. | have...

MAN: (OVER RADIO) Good morning, San Francisco.

This is Scott Golds flying over the Golden Gate Bridge,

looking down over (KNOCKING ON DOOR)

beautiful clear skies in our neighborhood,

with temperatures that are in the...

| thought it might be you.

Hi. It is.

I'm told there's a beautiful woman who has a package for me.

Well, | don't know, but | have one.

(LAUGHS)

Wow.

What is all this?

Oh, uh... This a sneak peek

at the Surfsport's 2014 annual report?

Well, I'm not sure.

I'm working on a couple of different things.

This was a whole beach concept, and, uh...

Love it. This concept looks amazing.

Yeah? So good. Yes.

Alec's gonna be thrilled.

Yeah, this was sort of an idea if we were gonna do it at the beach,

but it looks like, um...

Hank thinks we're gonna be safer in the... In the studio.

Wait... Hank says? Why?

What's Hank have to do with it?

Well, | hired him as my assistant, you know.

He's got a lot of experience and...

Hired the guy that you beat out for the job?

| hired a guy | used to work for,

because he has 20 years of experience to my one,

and he said he'd help me. Hmm. All right.

So he's in charge now, or he's...

No, he's not in charge. He's not in charge.

It's just, | did this whole beach concept,

and, you know, he's worried about the weather.

We can't control the light. Hmm.

And he feels like we can capture the same stuff

in the studio, so... Sounds pretty good.

| guess he knows what he's doing.

Yeah. Maybe.

| mean, really, he was like, "It's impossible.

"It's impossible to shoot at the beach," so...

You know, it's also impossible

to eradicate cholera in Mumbai.

Did you do that?

No, but it's not gonna keep me from trying. (CHUCKLES)

Ugh, look, it's...

| have to acknowledge, you know,

I'm potentially in over my head.

You're not, Sarah. You're... You're...

Out of your comfort zone.

Mmm. Right?

There's a huge difference.

Because, look, the work's right here.

You were hired for your vision, and here it is.

| see it, right?

If they wanted Hank's work, they would've hired Hank.

Hmm.

(VIDEO GAME BEEPING)

Oh, look out, there's something in front of you.

Birds incoming. JOEL: All right.

| guess it's... Guess it's time.

| Know.

All right.

How long have they been playing together?

Since they got home from school.

Oh, | got the coin. Ha-ha!

You get the ones... Get the ones up there, go.

Yeah, a year ago, this was...

All we could think about.

Getting them to this point.

Oh, you're gonna get eaten. (LAUGHS)

Maybe, um...

Tomorrow.

Ooh!

Ooh! Oh, gosh.

Here, get all the coins.

Yeah.

TEACHER: (THROUGH IPAD) Monet adored painting outdoors.

He met a landscape artist while living in Le Havre, and this artist actually...

Oh, that's nice, yeah.

What's going on?

I'm in class. Oh.

Class, huh?

You're drinking alone and eating ham.

What a class.

Have some prosciutto. It's delicious.

Oh, thanks.

Ahh.

Huh.

So, uh, where is she?

Well, it was supposed to be Italy,

but she's in France.

We were talking about the French Impressionists yesterday,

and so she just hopped on a train

and went to Monet's garden. (CHUCKLES)

Really? Yeah.

Well, that's a long way to go to a garden.

Yeah, it's pretty wonderful.

| feel like I'm back in Firenze.

Francesca says that it's a good idea

to create an artistic space around you when you work.

| think she's right.

It feels incredible.

Hmm.

Go work on your car.

Hey. Is that your math homework?

Yeah.

You're nowhere near done with that.

It's okay, | can finish it during history.

Max, you can't do math homework during history class.

Yeah, | can, if | get sent to the library,

which there's a 72% chance that | will.

What are you talking about?

Well, out of the 29 class days this semester,

I've been sent to the library 21 times.

All right, hold on a second.

Who is sending you to the library?

Mr. Wyman. (BELL RINGING)

And why is he sending you to the library?

| don't know. That was the first bell.

Max, listen, there's gotta be a reason...

| have to go or else I'll get a tardy.

...why he's sending you to the library. | don't know.

Bye, dad. Max!

This is not acceptable.

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Just a little more here.

Hank... Smooth it out.

What?

| think...

| really think we should shoot at the beach.

That's a bad idea. It's...

Oh, come on. | told you this.

You don't go to the beach for a corporate annual report.

Why not? Because you're on a budget.

You're on a deadline, and you're not gonna get the shots.

You don't know that.

| do know it. | do know that.

| just feel like | sold the guy, you know,

| got the job because | had a vision,

and he loved the idea of shooting at the beach.

Well, | mean...

What? Oh, here it is. No, I'm not gonna say anything.

Here it is. No, no.

| can't wait. Well, you got it because, yeah,

okay, you had a vision, but also, it helped that you...

Sleeping with the tuxedo guy, right?

Oh, my God.

That is not true.

You're not sleeping with him?

I didn't... That's not why | got the job.

That's so insulting.

Think about what you just said to me.

Here's the thing, | don't get these jobs

because | don't have the personality they want.

Yeah. Okay, but then they...

They give it to somebody who has no experience.

| don't have no experience. You have no experience.

| thought you were here to help me. lam here to help you.

Why do you have to make everything so difficult?

I'm sorry. | got the job.

The world isn't fair, okay?

But | brought you in to be my helper.

Well, it didn't work. It's not working.

| got the big starfish and everything.

Let's just... You know, | tried to do this. It's just not worth it.

Well, don't walk away. It's just not worth it.

You're kidding me!

You're not walking out!

Oh, my God.

Okay.

| admit this is not the Ritz.

But our proximity to the vending machine...

Oh! It's unparalleled.

Oh, God, look at that.

Look at this.

| mean, we are inches away.

Oh, great, great. Uh-huh.

You know, | really hope this isn't for more than a few days,

because we can't... We can't stay here.

We can... We can do this.

No. We can make this work.

You just gotta have the right mental attitude.

You can't think of it as being stuck in a hotel.

Motel. It's a motel.

To-may-to, to-mah-to. In a motel.

You've gotta think of it as, like, a forced

family bonding exercise. Mmm.

And then it starts sounding real fun.

Okay.

You know how close we're gonna be when we leave here?

Yay. Right?

So what happens if it's for more than a few days?

You know, like, what do we do then?

We can't keep paying for a motel.

Mmm-hmm. We can't move into my mom's place

‘cause it's too small, and the only other people

with extra room are... No, no, no, no, no.

You know, is your... No, no, no, don't start...

Parents. ... throwing that out here.

That's not an option. Why not?

| love you and the babies too much.

To put you in that situation would be...

Ready to go to the pool. Catastrophic.

See?

That's the attitude I'm talking about.

That's the attitude of a winner, right?

Whoo! Cannonball city, pool time.

Yeah. Are you up fora swim?

Awesome. Yeah?

(PHONE RINGING) Who is this? Oh!

It's the mold dude. Maybe he's done.

Good, good, good. Maybe he's done.

Please. Hello?

Yeah, this is him.

Uh-huh. Well... Well, how...

Well, how... What... Hey. How much...

What's "longer" mean? What...

What?

Ugh.

No, no, no.

| was thinking I'd pick the kids up

from school, you know, bring 'em back here.

| better do it. They'll know something's up.

Yeah, you're probably right. Okay.

So, uh, | guess we'll just meet back here.

Yep. (SIGHS)

And then... And then we just do it.

We just...

We just tell them.

Yeah, | guess so.

It's gonna be okay, you know.

Uh, it's gonna be hard, but it's gonna be okay.

Is it?

| gotta go. I'll see you this afternoon.

Joel.

(SIGHS) Yeah?

Don't do it.

Don't move out.

It's not too late to change your mind, you know.

We can just...

We can...

We can work on the marriage, and | can...

Be different or try harder.

And just...

(SOBBING)

Don't give up on me.

Come...

I'm so sorry. | wish we weren't at this point.

But we are.

| gotta go.

We've had a chance to look over the IEP.

How are you feeling?

Honestly, uh, we're not feeling so good.

Um, | would like to reopen the discussion

under section five and request that Kiara

be put back in the mainstream classroom

with the help of a one-on-one para-professional aide.

(SIGHS)

Those aides can do tremendous work, can't they?

Yes.

But there are two reasons why | don't think it's right

for this particular situation.

One, we don't like to put aides in the high school classes.

In middle school, they're fabulous.

But beyond that, the results are very rarely worth the distractions.

And two, the costs are prohibitive,

except when the situation absolutely requires it.

May | say something? | think that Kiara is such a great student.

She's smart as a whip, and | think that she's college bound.

But in order for her to get there,

she needs to be in a setting that challenges her

academically and socially. Mrs. Braverman, I...

Yes? We tried putting her ina mainstream classroom last year

and her grades suffered.

Yes. But the workload was not the issue.

It's just, it's, the classroom was a little overwhelming.

And so I'm thinking that if she has the aide,

maybe she can keep up.

| think the best thing to do is to find a way to challenge her,

while keeping her in the special ed room.

And how would you do that? How?

| mean, I've seen the special ed room, and she does not belong there.

I'm sorry, just, it's frustrating.

What if we offer an additional check-in each day,

with the special ed teacher, Mrs. Crumley?

Uh, | think bringing the check-ins from two to three,

will help the child tremendously.

Okay, that sounds, that sounds like it could work.

Good. All right, uh, moving on to, uh, speech therapy.

Unless anyone has anything else to add?

Okay.

We didn't even know what we were advocating for. Right.

This poor girl doesn't have any options.

Like, she shouldn't be in mainstream,

but she shouldn't be in special ed.

So it's like, where do we put her? Sounds like Max.

It's exactly like Max. That's the thing.

| was sitting there the whole time,

trying to compare the two situations and | couldn't, and I'm, like,

thinking, next year, where's Max gonna be for high school?

Next year. Next year.

You know how fast that went? High school.

Like, what are we doing? Yeah.

| don't know. | just felt badly 'cause | wanted to help her and | didn't.

| didn't. I'm sorry.

Listen, | know you've been dealing with this IEP stuff,

but can you handle a little more potentially bad news?

Are you kidding? What do you mean? What? No.

Max's history teacher has been sending him to the library

every day during class.

Wait, I'm sorry. What? | just found out from Max.

The details | got were vague,

but from what | can tell, this Mr. Wyman, | think,

just doesn't wanna deal with him.

He has to deal with him.

He can't just send him to the library.

Educationally advocate that situation.

I'm gonna, no, that is ridiculous.

He can't do that. What is happening this year? Advocate his ass.

I'm gonna advocate his ass. Yeah.

What is his name? Mr. Wyman.

Mr. Wyman. Guess what? | want you to set a meeting with him.

| did already. Do it.

We're having a meeting with him. Tomorrow. When? Good.

We're gonna talk to Mr. Wyman. Mr. Hyman.

It's Mr. Wyman. Don't... Whatever.

I'm gonna break him. Please don't do this to me.

HANK: The beach. You can't. You can't on a budget, you can't go to the beach.

There's sand. There's wind at the beach. The beach never is good for a deadline,

that's just the way it is.

You've been talking about the beach and only the beach for the entire afternoon.

You're perseverating. Persa... Persa... What?

Perseverating. It means you're talking about one subject or one thing

for an extended period of time.

While you may find it very interesting,

other people generally find it annoying.

Perseverating, huh? Yeah.

Yeah, well you do that too, you know.

| Know. And then you tell me that I'm being annoying.

(SNICKERS) Okay. You make a good point.

| don't understand why you keep complaining about the beach.

| mean you already quit the job. Your problem is over.

And | thought you didn't wanna talk about it anymore?

You're right. Let's talk about the Union Pacific Railroad.

Here's what the stink of it is. | was only trying to help. Okay?

It was incorporated in 1862 by an act of Congress.

And now | quit, and she's gonna fall on her face.

That's a metaphor, by the way,

she's not really gonna fall on her face.

She's gonna fail. Fail badly.

The act was approved by President Abraham Lincoln.

And | don't think that Aunt Sarah will fail.

Hey, that was good.

You actually stopped perseverating there, you know.

You started talking about my thing instead of yours.

You did good, Max. Thank you.

And | think that my Aunt Sarah's way is better than yours.

All right, now you're being stupid, okay? Go back to the railroad.

| don't like Photoshop and | don't like being outside either,

but when you're outside, the photos come out better.

Yeah. But there's a risk, okay?

There's a risk, and we're on a budget.

Hers is a risk. Mine? Sure thing.

But yours isn't a sure thing. ‘Cause yours isn't happening.

You didn't get the job. My Aunt Sarah did.

You're a pretty smart kid, Max.

| Know.

D And | will hold you tight

Daddy! Hey!

JOEL: Hey.

Hey, guys. Come here. Have a seat.

Uh, both of you, actually. Why?

Um...

Your dad and | wanna talk to you both about something.

That's right. What's wrong?

Okay. Uh, first of all,

your mom and | want you to know that we both,

we just love you guys so much.

And you know, your mom and |,

uh, have been fighting a lot lately.

| Know you've picked up on that, and, um,

we don't wanna be those, those kind of parents.

So, yourmom and | were thinking, | was thinking,

that it'd be best if | moved out for just a little while.

No. No, you can't do this, we're a family.

| know, | know. You can't go! No, you can't.

~ Grateful sons and daughters And all those evenings

Out in the garden With red, red wine

~ Those quiet hours Turning to evening

f~ And its soul to cry f

(KNOCKING ON DOOR) Just a second.

It turns out, uh, it's Sunny in Santa Cruz today,

so, | mean, what were the odds of that?

I'm not saying that's the better way to go, but...

(SIGHS)

You are the boss.

Max is a very bright student,

but his distractions make it hard for me to teach the other kids,

and | find he does really well working independently.

Working independently? Is that what you're calling it?

Mr. Braverman, I'm doing my best,

but | have 29 kids in that class.

Okay, we get that you have 29 kids in your class,

but what you're not realizing is that Max is one of them.

| mean, this is ridiculous.

| filled Principal Radford in on the situation,

he thought it'd be best if he joined us.

Oh, good. So we can talk to you about how you've decided

to let him work independently in the library.

We've been in these seats a lot this year, haven't we?

Yes. Yes, we have.

Now, | understand your frustration. ADAM: | don't think you do.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be in these seats again.

Mr. Braverman, you're absolutely right.

Mr. Wyman should have contacted you when the problems started.

And for that | apologize. Thank you.

But here's the bottom line.

Max has trouble learning ina mainstream classroom environment.

Mr. Wyman has trouble teaching when Max is there.

Right now no one is winning.

| Know the solution is not ideal, but for now the best we can do,

is tell you that when Max has a tough or disruptive day,

he'll be sent to the library to work on his own.

| think that's a good solution for everyone.

| disagree. | think that he should be in the classroom with his peers.

There has to be another solution.

Can he at least be transferred to another class?

We will look into that.

However, at this time, | can assure you,

we are utilizing all of our resources to serve Max.

So what, that's it? That's what you're gonna do? That's it?

That's not what I'm saying at all.

I'm saying it's a tough situation and we are doing our best.

Well, | think that your best is unacceptable. | really do.

You know, this, um, Italian roast stuff is pretty good, you know?

Right, isn't it? Isn't it wonderful?

It was pretty strange being here without you, Millie.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah, I'll bet.

| mean, big house. Just me.

Well, the kids came by, didn't they? Yeah.

The kids came by. That was great, that was nice.

You know, | didn't like being here without you.

And now, um,

now that you're back,

you're not all the way back, you know?

Not all of you is here.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

I'm all here.

No, | don't... | don't mean it in a bad way.

You went out there and you had this wonderful adventure, this...

Got a taste for life, and you're happy.

You're the happiest I've ever seen you.

Well, that's a good thing, right?

Yeah, yeah, it's a good thing.

The bad thing, sweetheart, is that, um,

| can't help but feel that, uh,

| was the one that was holding you back from being happy.

| just needed a little adventure, that's all.

| don't wanna lose you, Millie. You're not losing me.

See, while you were gone | realized that, um...

Oh, God.

It's hard. (EXHALES)

Well, I...

In our marriage, that,

you're the one that's made most of the compromises.

You're the one that's done most of the sacrificing.

You've been here for the family all the time.

And if selling this house is important to you, and | know it is,

then I'm willing to do that for you.

For us, because, being in this house

without you is, it's not gonna work.

Okay. Okay. Jabbar's in the shower.

| found a clean pair of pants in a bag that didn't even have clothes in it,

but | mean, he's not gonna match, but they're at least clean.

| didn't think we had any left. How's that going?

(EXHALES) Not good. This is all gonna cost us money we don't have.

Well, you know, it's a... It's an estimate.

You know, the guy said two months is an estimate.

Maybe it'll go faster. Or maybe it'll go slower.

| mean, even if it took two weeks, we can't afford this. Come look.

Come see for yourself.

(CRASHING) Shh! The baby's sleeping.

| know, | know. She's not up. Okay.

My God. | can't live in this room anymore.

We can't afford to live in this room anymore.

That's how much this it's gonna cost to stay here? Are you kidding me?

That's what I'm trying to say.

Honey, my chest just constricted, like sincerely,

| have constriction in my chest. (CHUCKLES)

Like they say. Just breathe.

‘Cause we're gonna get through it. We're gonna be fine.

How could it be that much? This place is a dump.

Yep. How come you're not all spun out about this?

Because, um, well, growing up,

we went through a lot worse, SO...

We got through it then. We'll get through it now.

Together. We got this.

We'll... Why do you have zero for the house rental budget?

If we're leaving here, how are we gonna rent a house for zero?

| doubt your parents will charge us rent money.

My parents? What?

Yeah, you need to call them.

Yeah, well. (GROANS) I'm not...

That's what we need to do. (SIGHS)

Okay, I'm gonna call. Mmm-hmm.

But honestly, when you said that now, my arm just got numb.

On my left side. Aw, let me massage it.

Like, it's for real cardiac arrest.

| Know you think this is funny...

But that's one of the signs is your thing goes numb. Is it?

Yeah, your right or left. It's gonna be okay.

I'm not sure which one. I'll just make sure that you're all worn out.

As long as my phone dialing hand's good, you're fine.

Exactly. Yeah, okay.

f 1 wanna take you somewhere

Okay. That's the last of it.

Okay.

Um, | was gonna come by in the morning and take the kids to school.

Okay.

So, | guess that's everything.

I'll walk you out.

Ah, you don't, you don't have to.

Um...

When I, uh, when | pick the kids up tomorrow, um,

should | use the key, or would it be better for you if | knocked?

Just come in.

Yeah, okay.

Well... (SIGHS)

f All my tears have been used up

~ On another love Another love

f All my tears have been used up

(SIGHS)

~SOh, oh

S Remember when we were young

S We felt like the luckiest ones

~ Nothing to worry about

~ The whole world was a hand me down

~ Turn it up, turn it up

~ Turn up your radio loud

~ Don't forget where you come from

JS /t's too soon to be proud

J Remember when we were young f

| think we got it. No, just one more.

(SHUTTER CLICKING)

Going... Going...

(SHUTTER CLICKS)

Gone.

Gimme that.

So? So, what?

It's a good idea, huh?

It was a way to go. Pff!

Come on, look at this! This is amazing!

That was an amazing day! | wanna do that every day.

Yeah, well we did it. How about a drink now? That's what | want.

Uh... |! mean, to celebrate. That's all.

Oh, to celebrate? Oh, no, then | can't.

You got somewhere to go? (CHUCKLES)

Well, | can't celebrate something that, uh,

you didn't say was a thing to celebrate.

If you don't think it was a good idea,

then | can't celebrate, can I, with you?

All right. Look, you had... It worked out.

God, say it! | did good! It worked out.

You did all right. Thank you.

That one by the taco truck? Right.

That kinda impressed me a little bit.

Thank you very much for saying so. | appreciate it.

All right, can we drink now? | actually can't.

(CHUCKLES) Oh, that's, that is cold.

For making me lie like that to you.

I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding.

| mean, | have a, | have dinner later,

but I'll have a drink now, yeah.

They got a little Mexican thing up the road.

Ooh, good. It's, uh, it's a divey place.

That sounds good. You're buying. You know that, right?

What's that? What do you mean? Well, you're the boss.

The boss buys. It's like California code.

(SIGHS) Okay.

| stayed up there until Nora started her sweet little snore.

(CHUCKLES) What's up?

Uh, Principal Radford called. Yeah?

And they're gonna move Max toa different history class.

Which is good. Yeah. That's good.

| guess. Doesn't really feel like a victory though, does it?

No. Sort of...

It feels like a Band-Aid placed over a...

What do you call it when an artery is just spurting blood and you...

High school.

Right.

No, I'm serious, honey.

High school. I'm worried. | really am.

I'm worried too. As far as I'm concerned,

he's not going to the public high school here.

He can't.

(SIGHS) Okay. You know?

Well, we'll fight the district,

and see if we can get him placed somewhere else.

Where? | don't know.

This is a list of schools in the Bay Area for kids with special needs.

He doesn't fit in anywhere. There's nowhere to put him.

So, you're saying no public school.

No.

Well, what about Gateway?

Noah Lessing's done great there.

Gateway is great for kids like Noah Lessing.

He has severe autism. Well, I...

You know? Well, what about Providence?

Max's test scores are way too high. Way too high.

Since when are high test scores problematic? (SIGHS) | don't know.

I'm very frustrated. Do you know, | hate to see Max

get shuffled around all the time like this.

Where do you put a kid who doesn't belong anywhere?

| don't know. It's the system.

| mean, we're stuck with the system.

As far as I'm concerned the only way to get a school for him

is if we start one ourselves.

(TYPING)

What are you doing? Nothing. I'm not doing anything.

Kristina. What are you doing? I'm not doing anything.

| just, just hold on for a second.

| mean, I'm just gonna check something out.

"How to start a school"? Nothing. I'm not doing that.

You... That's crazy.

It's So insane. It's insane.

But it isn't, is it?

| think that this looks like a lot of bureaucratic red tape and a whole lot of work.

| know, but how hard can it be? | mean, think about it.

You started a studio. A recording studio, right?

Yes, that was not easy. And you ran for mayor.

Which was also not easy. | did. Not easy.

| guess, what do we need? But, | mean...

Just a building and some teachers.

And maybe a hot lunch program? And how hard can that be?

If anybody could do this... This, this is crazy.

You could do it. | can. We can.

(CHUCKLES) Thanks for letting us do this.

Ah, you're welcome. This mold thing's not contagious, is it?

We may have some on our shoes.

We'll leave them at the door,

if that makes you feel comfortable. (LAUGHS)

Is she sleeping? Yeah.

| promise, we'll, we'll stay out of your hair.

No problem.

It's a big house. Someone's gotta fill it, you know?

Dad said | get whatever room | want. Oh, yeah?

Well, well... | don't...

Well, Mom said you'll ask your grandparents

politely where they'd like us.

We can take the guest house, if that's easier for you guys.

We're happy to do that. There are four of us.

One of us is teething, though. | will mention that.

No, it'd be just great to have kids in the house again.

Right? Yeah.

Then | get Dad's old room! Okay!

Look at that, huh! He claimed it!

Come on. | would've taken the master suite!

Jabbar? That was on the table, right?

~ Summer's gonna get crushed

~ Come clean when the lines get blurry

~ Come clean when the down gets dirty

~ Holding your breath

Mommy. Hey.

| don't feel good. | have a tummy ache. Oh, sweetie.

| don't feel too good either. | think we better call Dad.

| will tuck you both back in.

And I'll read you another bedtime story.

| bet that'll help. | don't feel good.

Get your coats. Okay?

Where are we going? This is gonna be great. | promise.

Now, where was |? Was | on the red?

Yeah, you were on the red. Okay.

Whose turn is it? CROSBY: This Corvette's getting pretty good reviews...

Hey! Hi.

Hey, sweetheart! Hey! We should have called.

Hey, guys! Hi, sweetheart.

Hey, sweetie pie.

Uh, Jabbar, let's show your cousins your new room?

CROSBY: Yeah,

that's a good idea. JASMINE: I'm gonna take the baby upstairs.

Thanks.

What's going on?

Oh, | just, | had to get out of the house.

Why, what's up?

Um...

There's so much that | haven't told you guys.

(SOBBING) Sweetie, what is it?

My marriage might be over.

That's...

Oh, sweetheart.

| just wanted to come home, you know?

| do.

~S Sometimes we all have to come clean f

(SIGHS)