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(male narrator) The winds of change.

Sometimes they´re a gentle breeze, a welcome relief.

Sometimes a brief gust quickly forgotten.

But other times

they blow in like a foul and devastating gale

blazing a path of destruction

which leaves us holding on for dear life.

Mmm, something sure smells good. Doesn´t it, guys?

Hammerhill specialty.

My children loved it, my grandchildren love it.

What about your great-great-grandchildren?

- What is it? - Tuna surprise.

What´s the surprise?

If I told you, then it wouldn´t be a surprise.

Is this the best you could do?

Well, I wasn´t given much notice, was I?

- Oh, no, no. - I always get to chop.

Not on my watch. Knives and children don´t mix.

You can toss the salad.

Madison let me chop.

I know, but Mrs. Hammerhill has different rules.

´Since Madison isn´t coming--´

It´s not my fault Madison´s not coming.

- Delia. - No, it´s fine. She´s right.

(Mrs. Hammerhill) ´The casserole will be done in precisely 10 minutes.´

- See you tomorrow. - Care to join us for dinner?

Thank you, but I don´t dine with my charges.

Charges? Oh, we´re really not that formal around here.

That´s readily apparent

but I prefer to keep things on the up and up.

- I´ll meet you at the bus stop. - You don´t have to.

It´s one block. I can walk myself.

Perhaps when I was a girl, but nowadays

it´s not worth the risk.

I really don´t think that that´s--

Now, nine more minutes on the casserole.

I´ll see you tomorrow.

(Andy) ´Night, Mrs. Hammerhill.´

Well..

...at least we don´t have to worry about Ephram dating her.

[theme music]

[music continues]

(Andy) ´I don´t know how much more I can take.´

I can´t eat. I can´t sleep.

I hate to ruin it, but you´re not the one who just broke up.

Hey, I wish it was me. Me, I could handle.

Knock back a bottle of Glenlivet and call it a night.

You can´t drown your kids in alcohol

to get them through a breakup.

- Can you? - He´ll be alright.

Just stay out of his way

sneak a few extra boxes of Kleenex into his room.

For the late-night crying jags.

Yeah, well, enjoy these years while you can..

...because when Sam starts dating

it´s a whole new level of pain.

- Hey, Dr. Abbott. - Nina.

I trust my order is ready.

- ´Yep, right here.´ - Thank you.

So is that what happens when you two

see each other on the playground?

He could´ve said hello just as easily.

I know why he´s pissed at you, but what´s your excuse?

I´m pissed at him because he´s pissed at me.

And who´s the teenager in your house again?

Look, you both think you´re standing on principles here

but enough is enough.

You both are happiest when you have each other to kick around.

So step up, be the bigger man and apologize again.

Apologize again and let´s get things back to normal.

Forget it. I did the right thing.

- I know it and Harold knows it. - Amy is his daughter.

Look, I apologized to him for hurting his feelings.

I won´t apologize for doing what any doctor would have done

under those circumstances.

If he doesn´t wanna be friends, that´s fine with me.

It´s not like I´m missing anything.

That whole "out of sight, out of mind" thing? That´s total BS.

Some Hallmark guy must´ve come up with that

because my mind is on Madison.

Who´s she with? What´s she doing?

I think about her more than I ever did.

- Really? I hadn´t noticed. - I´m considering shock therapy.

Hey, Bright. I´m in, man. I´m playing ball at USC next year.

Way to go, Mars.

- Go, Trojans. - Awesome, dude.

Thanks, man. Beaches, babes, Hollywood.

Dude, that is great. Congratulations, man.

(Mars) ´Hey, thanks. Look, I gotta go tell Murph.´

Did you apply there?

No. Starting to get my letters back. I´m two for four.

Really? That´s great.

Two rejections out of four.

Oh, why didn´t you say anything?

Not something you wanna brag about, but it´s cool.

I mean, I´m waiting for Notre Dame. That´s the goal.

That´s like the Ivy League of football, right?

See, I´m absorbing.

Yeah, it´s kind of a pipe dream, though.

I´ll have to go for a walk-on slot.

Kind of hard to get recruited

when they don´t let you play your senior year.

It´s cool. Beels thinks even without ball, I got a shot.

Yeah, definitely.

Marsden´s like the dumbest kid in school and he got into USC.

- Let me rephrase. - Oh, no, it´s cool, man.

I hear you.

Whatever.

I´m not even gonna go to college.

I mean, college just means more college girls

and I´ve had enough trouble with them for a little while.

Do you think she thinks about me?

She´s probably completely over..

Whatever. I don´t care.

Right.

Please, just one game?

It´s called Spit. I´ll teach you.

I don´t much care for that word, young lady

and regardless, I don´t play games.

But Madison always played with me after I finished my homework.

I´m sorry, I´m not interested in the previous doings

of this Madison woman.

I´ll play Spit with you.

I don´t wanna play with you, like, ever.

(Mrs. Hammerhill) ´Volume, Delilah. Volume.´

Young man, where are you going?

Hello, Bright?

Rose.

Come on, dad. Respect the TV.

- What is it, Harold? - It´s here.

Mail from Notre Dame.

(man on TV) ´What an incredible shot.´

Don´t make that face, honey. You haven´t opened it yet.

Skinny envelope. When they accept you, they send a big one.

- You don´t know that. - It could be an acknowledgment.

Maybe they need additional information.

Perhaps they´re inviting you for an interview.

Maybe I got wait-listed. That gives me a shot, right?

Yeah, absolutely.

Oh, open it, Bright.

That´s fine.

Right? We knew this was a possibility.

Not the end of the world.

No, just the end of Notre Dame.

That isn´t true.

Come on. There are plenty of options here.

You go to your safety school for two years, then transfer in.

At the end, you´ll still say

that you graduated from Notre Dame.

You´ll still be a Fighting Irishman.

Big picture, Bright. You´ll get there.

- One way or the other. - Yeah.

Maybe I´ll dig A&M so much, I won´t even wanna transfer.

Yeah, that´s right. Forget the Irish, they had their shot.

Here.

Well, we knew Notre Dame would be tough.

(Harold) Oh, I was expecting this.

Fully prepared for it, in fact.

I just wasn´t prepared to see him like that.

[knocking on door]

Ephram, what are you doing here?

I´m sorry. I should´ve called first.

Oh, I didn´t think that we´d be doing this part already.

What part? Is there a part?

God, I´m sorry. I just..

I don´t think I can do this yet. It´s too soon.

What are you talking about? Too soon for what?

You´re here to try to get back together with me.

No.

I mean, is that something that I should be trying to do?

- No. - ´Okay.´

Because that´s not what I was... I was here for something else.

I´m confused.

- It´s Delia. - What´s wrong with Delia?

Nothing. I mean, everything. She´s totally freaking out.

She hates me. She hates everybody.

- You need to come back to work. - What? No.

I can´t, okay?

We talked about this. Delia and I talked about this.

It didn´t take. Now she´s stuck with Mrs. Doubtfire´s evil twin.

I´m telling you, the woman is brutal.

She can´t be that bad.

- She won´t let Delia chop. - She loves to chop.

That´s what I´m saying. This situation, it sucks.

It´s not fair to Delia if you can´t be there because of me.

I mean, I can handle it.

Maybe you can, but I don´t know if I can.

It´s hard enough not thinking about you. But to be with you--

Wait, wait, wait.

You think about me?

Look..

...we´re the adults here, right?

I mean, relatively speaking, of course.

I mean, why...we should be able to get over this

so that Delia doesn´t end up

stabbing the old bat with a knitting needle.

Stabbing, huh?

She´d end up doing hard time for that.

Yeah. I´m worried. She´s got her whole life ahead of her.

Yeah, I´m thinking prison intervention here.

Okay, if I come back, it´s only on a trial basis.

- Yeah, of course. - It´s for work.

For Delia. If it gets weird, I´m out.

Yeah, no, no weirdness, just for work.

Okay.

Alright.

And inhale, two, three, four, five. Hold it.

And exhale, two, three, four, five.

Good. Now take one last deep breath.

Exhale through your nose.

Two, three.

Good.

So how do you feel?

Very relaxed.

I thought I had a handle on the breathing thing

but apparently not. Who knew there was so much to it?

Well, you seem good, Amy.

Your appetite´s been stable, blood pressure, heart rate.

How are things at home?

They´re okay, I guess. Different.

I´m glad to hear it because I think it´s time

that we lowered your Zoloft dosage.

- What´s the next one? - Nothing.

When you finish the bottle that you´re taking, you´re done.

But I only have

about four or five pills left.

Um...that´s not even enough for a week. Is..

I know, because we´ve already tapered down your dosage

from the original a few weeks ago.

And I consulted with your father and based on your chart

and how you´re doing

I think it´s time to stop.

I don´t know. I guess I´ve never thought about going off them.

´I just...I..´

I mean, I knew I´d have to eventually, but..

- You really think I´m ready? - I do.

We´ll keep meeting and I want you to keep up the techniques

we´ve been working on.

And I wish you´d try yoga again if you could stop giggling.

I´ll try.

- Thanks, Aunt Linda. - You´re welcome.

It´s gonna be good, okay?

Okay.

- I´ll see you later. - Okay.

- Salad´s ready. - ´Table´s ready.´

(Andy) And I am ready to eat.

Or not.

- ´What´s going on here?´ - Ephram fired Mrs. Hammerhead.

- He fired.. - Hi, Dr. Brown.

Wait a minute. When? How?

Over the phone. This morning.

It actually went pretty smoothly.

I´ve had experience letting sitters go before

if you recall.

No, but don´t worry. Everything is cool.

We talked about it and it´s fine.

She´ll do her job, I´ll do mine.

We´re gonna maintain a professional relationship.

So everybody will be happy.

- I´m not happy. - Well, you will be.

So I´m gonna go wash my hands. Call me when dinner´s ready.

I´m sorry, I thought he talked to you.

You know what, Madison..

...in this situation, there is a very fine line

between maturity and stupidity

and I´m not sure which side of that line you two are on now.

I know. At first, it seemed crazy to me too.

But he genuinely felt bad about..

And the new woman just sounded awful.

No offense, it just didn´t seem fair.

Yes, and I certainly appreciate all the concern

for...that situation.

I don´t want somebody using that situation

to effect change for some other situation.

If you know what I mean.

If you two are trying to get back together--

No, we´re not.

Honestly, I am here for Delia. I think it´ll be okay.

(Delia) ´Dad, look.´

Madison let me make Jell-O that looks like a brain.

Isn´t it gross?

Yes, honey. It´s very gross.

Thank you.

Mac and cheese. Bright must have done something good.

All this fuss over carbs and cholesterol. I say, so what?

I could help.

I´d like that.

Why don´t you turn that up a little? It´s always best to--

Heat the milk first, I remember.

I am hoping that this is going to cheer your brother up a bit.

If gobs of butter and cheese won´t do the trick

I don´t know what will.

Is Bright still bummed about Notre Dame?

He won´t admit it, but, yeah, I believe so.

He worked so hard to get his grades up.

He really believed they wouldn´t look at his previous scores.

And of course, that...suspension didn´t help matters any.

Anyways, it´s just..

...it´s just so hard.

I remember when I was his age.

You´ll be there next year.

It´s nerve-wracking, it really is.

Waiting every day for the mail.

Your entire future seems tied to the mailman´s schedule.

Your life summed up in one particular-sized envelope.

It´s awful.

Oh, my Lord.

- How high did you turn it? - Oh, too high, I guess.

[laughing] What a mess.

Oh, I missed you so much.

[instrumental music]

And this goes straight in the washer.

[music continues]

Oh, no, no, no.

- Hey. - Hey.

We´re playing Speed Spit. Wanna play?

Oh, no, I´m-I´m-I´m..

You guys just keep playing. I´m fine.

You can practice. If that´s what you were gonna do.

- We´ll go in the other room. - No. I´m just..

You guys stay here.

This is definitely the best room for Speed Spitting.

So, uh...I´ll just..

Do you guys wanna snack or, you know, refreshments or anything?

Why are you being so nice?

He can´t help himself.

He´s just that nice a guy.

Um, I´m actually..

I gotta, I gotta go to the library, so..

[clears throat]

I don´t understand.

Understand what, sweetie?

Well, if he´s sad and you´re sad

then why don´t you guys just get back together

and be happy again?

It´s a little bit more complicated than that.

Is it because he´s a kid and you´re not?

It´s not that.

It´s just we´re in different places

in our lives right now, that´s all.

But you´re both here.

I´ll be right back.

You know, of all the bad ideas I´ve had

and there have been many, this one is definitely the worst.

I didn´t think it was possible to think about her more.

Having her around all the time

actually ups the thinking quotient.

I feel like I´m going crazy, like in "A Beautiful Mind."

Will you shut up!

For five minutes, please?

I´ve listened to you whine about this crap for a week.

God, I am so sick of it.

- What´s your problem? - My whole life´s falling apart.

That´s my problem.

Thinking of working at 7-Eleven the rest of my life.

All you do, you moan about some stupid chick.

Dude, you got dumped. Get over it.

What´s with the 7-Eleven?

I didn´t get into Notre Dame.

I´m sorry.

- Did they say why or anything? - No.

They´re nice to not put "you´re too stupid" in the letter.

So..

Like it matters, whatever.

Big shock. Bright Abbott, not South Bend material. Boohoo.

But you know what?

I would´ve been if those jerk-offs

let me play ball this year.

Relax. It´s not that bad.

It is that bad, dude.

Don´t you see? I´m out of choices. My last shot is A&M.

They don´t have a decent football team.

Then I get to work my ass off for another two years

and have the same no-life that I had this year?

My whole life is gonna suck after high school.

[instrumental music]

- Hey, Bright. - Just go home, dude.

[music continues]

Hey.

- You´re giving me pudding? - Snack Pack.

Vanilla and chocolate so you can blend at your convenience.

Cool. Thanks.

Look, you´re right. I´ve been all about me lately.

- Kinda crappy at the listening. - No, it´s cool, man.

Doesn´t matter anyways since I decided not to go to college.

What? Why?

Well, it´s a pretty easy decision really

seeing as though I didn´t get in anywhere, including A&M.

Oh, man, I´m sorry.

It´s cool. I mean, I´ll figure something out, you know.

Maybe do the military thing. Shave my head, shoot some stuff.

Wait, you´re just gonna give up on school just because of this?

Well, it´s not exactly up to me.

They said, "No, thank you." It´s done.

It´s not done. There´s stuff you can do.

- Like what? - Like the guy who signed this.

Find him, talk to him, change his mind.

- It doesn´t work like that. - It does if you make it.

Colorado A&M is two hours away. Probably less.

Go find this Dr. Edward Berdell.

Tell him how much you want it.

If there´s one thing you can do, it´s talk.

I do talk pretty good, don´t I? But still I´m--

But nothing. Remember that time we were at Sal´s?

Didn´t have money to pay, ´cause you spent it on Big League Chew?

Thought we´d be washing dishes all night, but you got us out.

By the time we left, he was offering you a job.

Nobody could´ve done that but you.

- That was pretty hot. - It was awesome.

Like you had this mind-control device, except it wasn´t.

It was just you. And that, my friend, is a gift.

The fact is, you´re better in person than on paper.

- I am, aren´t I? - Way better.

They looked at your application, flipped through it

with a couple thousand other ones and moved on.

Go back and make them take a second look.

Don´t take no for an answer.

Slow down and tell me what´s wrong.

I can´t do it.

I can´t. I thought I could and I wanted to but I´m not ready.

´It´s not gonna happen. It´s too soon.´

Oh, you´re talking about quitting your Zoloft.

Maybe if we just give it another month

so I can settle in a little bit, get my bearings.

What prompted this, Amy? Did something happen?

My mom hugged me.

And that´s a bad thing?

You don´t understand.

She hugged me because...she was so..

...happy that I was home

and that everything was back to normal.

But it´s not, really. I mean, I´m faking this

and I can do that now because I have the pills.

What if I go off the pills and can´t fake it anymore?

And become the same person that I was before? I can´t do it.

So you´re worried about your family?

I don´t wanna put them through what I put them through before.

I can´t risk messing things up

having everybody disappointed in me again.

I mean, what if I get depressed again or worse?

Come here.

Sit.

Listen to me.

You will get depressed again and you´ll be sad sometimes.

Probably more than you´d like

if your life is anything like most people´s.

And you´ll yell and you´ll cry a little.

But you´ll get past it. I mean, that´s how life works.

I know. And I wanna get back to being that person eventually.

But for now, I would rather just fake it a little.

You know, be a little better than me.

You know, keep everybody happy

because...I might not deserve it but they do.

Please.

Just one more month. Don´t make me go off of them yet.

Alright, I´m not gonna make you do anything

that you´re not ready to do.

So, um...we´ll keep you where you were for another month

and then we´ll take it from there, okay?

Okay.

Thank you.

(Ephram) Wow.

If Martha goes to jail you could definitely take over her empire.

You´ve to learn how to make a wreath out of pine cones

and leftover meatloaf.

- Is it soup yet? - It´s meat.

It´s never gonna be soup.

- Unless it´s stew. - Oh, sorry.

I thought I turned that off.

Hey.

´Yeah, I got the change.´

I can´t talk now. I´ll call you later. Bye.

- Jay? - Just band stuff. Sorry.

- That didn´t take you long. - Excuse me?

Nothing. Forget it.

- It was about practice. - Whatever.

- How could you think that-- - Who else wants salad? Ephram?

No. Actually, I think I´m gonna take off.

- But dinner´s already done. - It´s okay. I´ll go.

You should stay, invite Jay.

You guys could have a good time hanging out.

Alright, that´s enough, okay?

This isn´t the business agreement you had talked about.

- No, it´s fine. - It´s not fine.

You can´t see fine from here.

It was a nice effort on everyone´s part.

It has become clear that we need to re-evaluate this agreement.

- No, we don´t! - Yes, we do!

Sorry if I have to put my foot down

but I should´ve done this six months ago.

I knew how this was gonna end back then.

I told you both. I wish someone had listened to me.

What do you mean "someone?"

Did you talk to Madison behind my back?

I didn´t talk about you. I talked about the two of you.

- ´My concerns.´ - Told her we wouldn´t work out.

I wanted her to appreciate what she was getting into.

- The possible repercussions. - Repercussions?

It´s not what you think.

You never told me? I can´t believe you.

You´re making a bigger deal than it was.

What could be bigger than my girlfriend and my dad

talking about me behind my back like I´m some child?

How could you do that to me?

Both of you.

Can I have the carrots?

Wonderful meal, Rose.

So I need a note to get out of class tomorrow.

- Why? Is something wrong? - ´No.´

Have an appointment in Colorado Springs I gotta drive to.

What kind of appointment in Colorado Springs

requires your attention all of a sudden?

Colorado A&M.

Well, honey, that´s wonderful.

I didn´t get in.

- When did you hear? - Yesterday.

I didn´t wanna give you guys any more bad news.

But it´s cool ´cause I´m gonna go down there

and I´m gonna change their minds.

I don´t think that that´s a good idea, Bright.

I mean, no.

Once they make their decision

it´s nearly impossible to reverse it.

- We´ll come up with a new plan. - I have a plan. A good one.

I have an appointment with the guy that sent me the letter.

I applaud your tenacity but it...it doesn´t work this way.

I don´t care how it works. This is my only shot.

Listen to me, I´m not gonna allow you

´to drive all the way out there on a lark.´

Now let´s be rational and discuss a better strategy here.

- One that you come up with? - Bright.

What?

We´re back to where we were at the beginning of the year.

You were sure I couldn´t raise my GPA, but I did.

All A´s and B´s. Didn´t see that coming. Even better than Amy.

You didn´t think that´d happen, but it did.

I wanna know why, for once in my life

you can´t support me for something I wanna do.

I do support you.

I can´t understand why you´d put yourself through this.

- ´Cause I have no other choice. - Well, yes, you do.

You can attend classes at ECC next year

find yourself a job nearby.

- We want you close anyway. - That´s not what I want.

- It´s not the end of the world. - It is the end of the world.

How much more rejection can you stand?

I don´t know, dad. How much more you got?

[instrumental music]

Fine.

Okay, last time. Six times eight is..

Forty eight.

(both) Ain´t that great?

It was a pretty bad fight tonight.

I´ve seen worse.

But, yeah.

It was pretty bad.

I´m sorry it happened in front of you like that.

You should know that... sometimes people say things

they don´t mean when they´re upset.

We don´t.

You know, Brittany thinks she´s my best friend..

...but she´s not really.

You are.

And you´re mine.

You know I love you, girly girl.

I love you too.

But..

What is it, sweetie?

It´s just that..

...I love Ephram too.

And since he´s my brother and we´re related and everything..

...I have to love him more.

I understand.

And I think that when you´re here, it makes him sad.

And not just normal sad.

Really, really sad.

Yeah.

I don´t wanna see him that sad anymore.

So..

...I´m gonna have to let you go, Madison.

Okay.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chattering]

- ´What can I get you, doc?´ - Scotch, neat.

(male #1) ´You got it.´

Okay, let me guess.

It´s not a major holiday, so the in-laws aren´t in town

and it´s too late to be coming straight from the office

so I´m gonna go with Parenthood Sucks for a thousand.

- Cancel that. - Oh, are we still doing this?

Come on. Don´t go.

You´re here for a reason.

Let me tell you how bad I screwed up with Ephram.

It´ll cheer you up.

And not only will you be able to mock my stupidity

but you´ll probably say something very wise

which I can use with Ephram, pretend it was my idea.

It´s win-win.

- Keep it. - Thanks.

I really need your help here, Harold.

Stay a while, please?

I thought I made myself clear

but it seems as though you´ve missed the point.

So listen closely because I will not repeat myself again.

You and I are no longer associated.

You want me to apologize again? Okay. I am sorry.

You really don´t get it, do you?

No. I don´t. This is what we do.

We joke, we torment, we argue. It´s the only exercise we get.

We´ve disagreed about cases before and we will again.

This was not a disagreement over medical care, over some case.

This was my daughter.

Harold, my obligation was to my patient.

I understand you had a choice to make, Andy.

Please respect that I have made one as well.

(Amy) ´I called it in yesterday.´

It should be ready. Let me check.

Thanks.

Amy?

Mrs. Hart, hi.

- How are you? - Fine.

And you? How´s school?

Um...it´s going better. I still have to call Laynie.

I haven´t talked to her since we had that fight.

You and Laynie had a fight?

Yeah.

She didn´t tell you about it?

Maybe. I don´t remember.

I´ve been so busy lately. You know, with the store and Jim.

She probably never mentioned it.

She likes to keep to herself. She´s a real independent girl.

Here you go, Amy. All set.

- Thank you. - Hi, Randy. Three guesses.

Me and my Paxil are keeping Randy in business, aren´t we?

[soft music]

Well, I gotta go, but it was nice to see you, Mrs. Hart.

You too.

You know, you look really great.

Thank you. I feel not bad, today anyways.

Guess we´ll just have to see how it goes tomorrow, right?

I´ll see you later.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[peppy music]

[clears throat]

- May I help you? - Is this Dr. Berdell´s office?

Yes, it is.

I´m Bright Abbott. I have an appointment.

- What´s going on? Where´s-- - She´s gone.

- Well, what about-- - It´s okay. I´m teaching her.

Spit.

- What did you do? - Nothing. This was all Delia.

- Delia fired Madison? - ´She did.´

Why? Why would she do that?

Apparently, she didn´t wanna see you so sad anymore.

I owe you an apology, Ephram.

I never meant to sabotage things between you and Madison.

Yeah, I know you didn´t.

And even though it..

...would be a lot easier to blame you for this whole thing

falling apart, I, uh... I don´t think I can.

Well, it´ll never happen again.

I´ll always talk to you first.

No more secrets, okay?

I don´t think you need to worry about it.

I probably won´t get another girlfriend for..

...10, probably 20 years.

I..

I just can´t believe she´s gone, you know?

It´s weird.

You disappointed?

Yeah, I mean, a little bit.

It wasn´t perfect but when she was here

I could sit next to her, I could see her.

There was that possibility, it´s not like I was..

...hoping to get back together with her, but..

I know. Pathetic.

No, it´s kind of human, actually.

You know, when I was a surgeon, I saw a lot of patients who knew

that they didn´t have much time left.

And I was always amazed at what they were willing to go through.

At how much pain that they would endure..

...rather than simply letting go.

´In the end..´

´...pain was always preferable to nothing.´

I think it was that fear of taking the next step of..

...the unknown that held them back.

That made them willing to suffer so much.

Sometimes too willing..

...because in some cases..

...it really was..

...time to move on.

Is that your not-so-subtle way of telling me to..

...forget Madison?

No.

You´re never going to forget her.

[Peter Gabriel singing "Father, Son"]

♫ Father, son ♫

♫ Locked as one ♫

- Maybe next year. - Yeah.

♫ In this empty room ♫

♫ Spine against spine ♫

♫ Yours against mine ♫

♫ Till the warmth comes through ♫

Well, you were right.

Total waste of time. They won´t accept me.

Then they´re idiots.

So was I for not supporting you every step of the way.

You could do as well as anyone else here. Better.

I doubt that.

You shouldn´t.

Bright, I was proud of you for every tackle, every touchdown

every three-point shot.

I´ve never been prouder of you than I am right now.

It took courage to do what you did today.

Yeah, but it didn´t change anything.

I came this whole way for nothing.

No, you came for yourself. That´s what matters.

You know, what you´ve done these past few months

your capacity to keep fighting, keep trying to change..

...that is the measure of what makes someone great.

That´s what makes you great.

I just..

I don´t know what I´m gonna do now, dad.

What am I gonna do?

Well, whatever you are meant to do or to be..

...it will reveal itself to you.

And we´ll wait for that together, huh?

You and me.

[knocking on door]

We just keep on running into each other.

Yeah, it´s the weirdest thing.

I found myself in your neighborhood.

At your front door. It´s so weird the way that happens.

No, it´s okay. This is just gonna take a second.

I´m sorry I didn´t talk to you about Delia.

No, it´s okay.

Just so you know, I´m not gonna try to rehire you

or get you back.

Are you sure that we can´t do this inside?

Yeah, I think that..

...we should do it here and now before I can´t do it at all.

You changed my life, Madison.

Everything about it. I want you to know that.

[instrumental music]

And you changed mine.

Yeah, maybe. But for me, it´s different.

Everything is different for me now.

Not just the obvious things, I mean..

...but inside, you know?

I...it´s gonna take me a long time before I realize exactly

what happened and why it had to fall apart.

Hopefully, when I do, you know, I´ll remember and that way

I can, you know, do it better next time.

I don´t think that you could have done it any better, Ephram.

Yeah.

I think that we did it perfect.

Yeah, me too.

Well, maybe in a few weeks, we could do something.

Have one of those kick-off-the-friendship lunches.

No, no. I could never do the friend thing with you.

Let´s face it, we were never really friends.

- We were just.. - In love.

Yeah.

Alright, I´m gonna walk back to my car right now.

When I get there, I´m gonna turn around and I´m gonna look

back here and you´re gonna be inside..

...and that is gonna be that.

Okay.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[sniffles]

A heart is a fragile thing.

That´s why we protect them so vigorously

give them away so rarely

and why it means so much when we do.

Some hearts are more fragile than others..

...purer somehow..

...like crystal in a world of glass.

Even the way they shatter is beautiful.

[theme music]

[music continues]