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MAX: There was
a vending machine
in the school last year,

but they took it out.

I'm running for
student council president.

I'm going to win.

I'm going to get the
school board to bring
back the vending machine.

Kristina’s sick.
What do you mean, "sick"?

| can't give you all the
details. You're the first
person that I'm telling, so...

Sorry some of this stuff
is gonna fall on you,

but I'm gonna keep
asking you to do...
Uncle Adam...

...some of these things
for me because I'm
going to need your help.

DR. BEDSLOE:
Mrs. Braverman,
a lumpectomy,

performed sooner
rather than later,

offers the best
chance of remission.

Now, | have an opening
Friday the 26th at...

WOMAN: 8:00.
...8:00 a.m.

Okay.
Any second now.

I'm going back to bed.

No, no, wait, wait.
You're gonna miss it.
You're gonna miss it.

It's gonna come,
| swear to God.
(SIGHS)

Come on, it'll be...
It'll be here.

I'm going back to bed.

Oh! Look! There.
Shh! Now, listen.

You hear that?

(WATER SPRAYING)

No. No.
It sounds fine to me.

Oh...
Zeek, really.

Camille, it's not fine.
There's, like, an air sound,
you know?

Hey.
Huh?

You need a hobby.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Sports. They're
an incredible way
to make friends.

JOEL: Great way.

I'm still in touch
with a number of girls
from my swim team.

In fact, just the other day,
one of them sent me
a message on Facebook.

Oh!
And sports are fun!

Super fun.
Video games are fun.

| Know you like
watching baseball
with me, you know.

That might be something
you could do.

That was my sport
growing up. | loved it.

Yeah! Or you could try
one of the sports
that | did.

Swimming. Soccer!

Swimming's great.
Good for your heart.

Volleyball, tennis.

| was briefly competitive
in gymnastics
before my growth spurt.

Anyway...
Probably not. Yeah.

It's your call here.
Your choice.

Sweet.
Then | choose nothing.

Nothing is not an option.

But you just said
it was my choice.

You're not gonna
sit on this couch
every afternoon

playing video games.

You either pick
a sport or you learn
to play the violin.

Fine. Baseball.

Excuse me.
Fine.

Baseball.

KRISTINA: So we just
wanted to discuss
the surgery date.

Is there a conflict
with the 26th?

No, my wife just has...
Well, no.
Well, kind of, yes.

...a question about
whether we can move it.

My son is running for
president of student council
and he has Asperger's.

He just started
at a new school
and | need to be there.

I'm the room mom that day.

| realize that might
sound kind of asinine

in the greater
scheme of things...

KRISTINA:
It's really not...
When's my next available?

You have an opening
the 12th of next month.

Does that work for you,
Mrs. Braverman?

That would be great.

| could buy more time,
and, you know,
work with the class...

But that's three weeks.
Is that too long to push it?

(CLEARS THROAT) Look,
I've already advised you

to have the surgery
as soon as possible,

but if the 12th
is the soonest
possible date for you,

then we will do it
on the 12th.

| feel like you're
saying that sooner's
better than later.

| just want to do
the right thing here,
honey.

All right,
Mrs. Braverman,
you know,

pushing surgery back
a few weeks is not
the end of the world,

but | have a sense
that you're the
type of person

who puts your family first
and yourself last.

ADAM: That's true.

Well, | mean, sort of.

You have one job
this year,
Mrs. Braverman,

and that is to focus
on getting healthy.

That is the most
important thing for you
and for your family.

Okay.

So, the 12th.

If that's what you want.

The 12th.

DOUBLE D: Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.

Check, check, check.

Yeah.

(RAPPING)
This ain't no trap music

No illusion

Co-sign abusing

False accusing

The innocent never
dust up a fingerprint

This that dark tint,
no lights

Killing it

Life membership

Revoke that
with my penmanship

Then | spewed that adulation

Gettin' that vote of hardship

Hey, buddy.
Hey.

Yeah, then | spewed
that adulation

Gettin' that vote of hardship

Exhibit attitude

Los Angeles latitude,
longitude

Jesus and my Jews
were my religion

Bogart a lane
They got to move

I'm in Acura, pimptacular
Vernacular, geez

After that cheese
scratching your eyesight

What's "pimptacular" mean?

Uh... Means, uh,
super-awesome.

Buddy, maybe
you shouldn't
have those on.

Flexing sasquatch foot

No half-steppin', nigga

Yeah.
What's a "nigga"?

Okay.

Hey, good morning!
Hey.

(SING-SONG)
| made waffles.

Look, | need
to talk to you
about yesterday.

You got a second?
Oh, | Know,
| Know, I'm sorry.

Rehearsals ran late
again last night.

It's the last time
this week. | Swear.
No, no!

Not, not... Not for you.
Um, something that...

Waffles!
Yeah.

Some blueberry syrup.

Pimptacular!

It's about that.

Would you...
Just for one second,
can | talk to you?

There's some
blueberries
over there, too.

Okay.
Okay.

What's up?
First of all,
I'm so sorry.

| should have seen
it coming, and | didn't.

Uh, but it happened,
and | couldn't stop it.
What?

We were in the recording
session together,

and he overheard some words
that he shouldn't have heard.

(LAUGHS) What,
like "pimptacular'?

Among other things.

Like what?

"Biatch" and, um, "ho."

"Ho"?
"Ho bag."

That's not
actually better.
And, um...

"Nigga."

What do you mean,
like with a "A" or "E-R"?

| think every iteration of...

Yeah. It just
doesn't even matter.

| think, though...
| explained it to him.

| said, you know,
it's a terrible,
terrible word

like Voldemort, you know,
from Harry Potter.

"He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named."
Yeah, | know,

and that word is
nothing like Voldemort.

No, no, worse.
| said it was worse.

Like way worse.
All right, so you...

You think
you handled it?
Yeah.

Maybe not entirely.
He was still confused
because Double D said it,

and he wanted to know why
he was allowed to Say it.

And what'd you say?
Well, | got kind
of flustered

and | said, you know,
“He's allowed to Say it
‘cause he's black."

And then Jabbar said,
"I'm black. Can | say it?"

| said, "No."
He said, "Why?"

And then | said,
"Voldemort" again.

Right. Right.

And then | just
got flustered.
Right.

I'm sorry.
You don't have
to be sorry.

| mean, of course
you wouldn't know
how to handle this.

| need to talk to him.
| need to have
"the talk" with him.

You will have
"the talk" with him?
Yes, | will.

JABBAR: Mommy,
can | have some juice?

Yeah. It's on
the counter.
Okay.

All right?
So I'll deal with it.

Okay?
Okay. ”

Team Peeta or Team Gale?
I'm just wondering.

(SNICKERS)
Frankly,
I'm Team Gale.

Some people consider
it controversial.

I'm okay with that.
You've read this?

Of course you've read this.
What do you mean,
of course?

You know what?
Actually, this is perfect.

You tell me what this
whole thing's about.

Give me like
a book report
about this,

and then you can
go home early.

Why do you need
a book report
on The Hunger Games?

Because
it's my daughter's
favorite book.

Really?
Yeah. That's right.

I'm reading
The Hunger Games
for my kid.

She used to be
easy to talk to,
and now she's not.

| guess
I'm trying to relate.
No, | get it.

| spent many hours
playing Halo 3
trying to relate.

| didn't know
you had a daughter.
Yes, | do.

What's she like?
What do you...

She's impossible
to summarize.

So's The Hunger Games trilogy.

Fine! She's great.

Great kid.
Very smart...

Oh, my God. That's like
the generic parent answer.

Tell me some details.

| didn't even know
you had a daughter.

Fine, uh...

She used to be shy,
and now she's kind of
grown into herself,

| guess, which is great,
but it also scares me.

| remember when
she used to need me
for everything, and...

She was this just like
a big pile of love that
wouldn't leave my side.

Drew was like that
at that age.

Anyway, SO...

Her mom, uh,
makes it kind of tough.

She only lets her come up
from L.A. once a month,
and even that's a fight.

Look, | know
it's sad and pathetic

that I'm reading
The Hunger Games,
but, uh,

she is at that age where...

| don't know.
Maybe it's just 'cause
I'm her dad, but...

Please, stop torturing me.
Just tell me what...

Why should | be Team Gale?

KRISTINA: (SOFTLY)
Okay. One, two, three.

No. | can't
do this here.

(DOOR OPENS)
Oh, my God. Okay.

MAX: Mom. | need you
to go to the store.
| need pens

and | need
a poster board...
Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa.

...for the campaign.
Where's Dad, buddy?

Hold on. I'm just
trying to finish this.

He dropped me off.
Grandpa had an emergency.

What's wrong with Grandpa?
Is he okay?

| don't know.
Mom, did you hear me?

Yeah, I'm listening
to you, Max.

Hold on a second.
Let me finish
two things, okay?

One, two. Done.

Okay, listen,
we'll make a list.
How about that?

What do you need?
Pens, papers?
Poster board?

| need pens, and | need
poster board for my
Campaign for president.

Also, you need to get
those 25 signatures
for that petition.

| got them.
Otherwise, you're not
gonna be able to...

| got them.

You got all
25 signatures?
Yeah, | got all 25.

But | had to ask 29 people
because four said no.

You walked up
to 29 people...

Yes, | did.

(STAMMERING)
| walked up to them,
and | stuck my hand out,

and | said,
"Hi, I'm Max Braverman,

“and | need your signature
to run for student
council president,"

and then | looked them
in the eye and | smiled.

lam so incredibly
proud of you.
| didn't like that part.

I'm sure you didn't, Max.
High five. That is amazing!

Can | see that?
Yeah.

But | have to turn it in
to the student activities.

(SIGHS)

What am |
listening for?

You hear that?

| hear a sprinkler.
Dad, you called me and you
said you had an emergency.

You don't hear that?
This is not an emergency.

An emergency
would be a flood.

No, see,
| think there's air
in the system.

Adam? What are
you doing here?
Yeah?

ADAM: | have
absolutely no idea.

Shh! Just pipe down,
would you?

Is he trying
to get you involved

with this
sprinkler thing?
Yeah.

‘Cause there's
nothing wrong
with the sprinklers.

Clearly.
They're absolutely fine.

He's bored.
That's what
the problem is.

Hey, you know
something, Camille?

I'm standing right here.
| can hear you.

Oh, can you?
Yeah.

Oh, really?
Uh-huh.

‘Cause I've been asking you
for a couple of weeks now
to go down to the V.A.

They have a volunteer
program down there.

He would be so great
for the program.

They could really
use someone like him.
Oh, for Pete's sake.

And it would make him
feel needed...
| would feel needed any day.

And he wouldn't be so focused
on the damn sprinkler system.

Don't put Adam
in the middle of this.

He doesn't care
about the V.A.

| don't care about
the sprinklers either.

| don't even know why
I'm still standing here.

They're fine!

Adam.
What?

| need your help.
You don't need my help.

The sprinklers
are working fine.

The plants
are all getting water.

Why don't you listen to Mom
and go volunteer at the V.A.?

I'm not listening
to your mother.

I'd rather listen
to the air
in the system...

Thank you, sweetie.

...1n the sprinklers!
All right, all right.
Go ahead. Go. Go.

They're gurgling!

Everybody's got
a cup, right?
Yep.

| didn't even tell you
the best part, buddy.

Your sponsor
for the team
iS a pizza place.

Know what that means?
Win or lose, pizza party.

Just 15 minutes, right?

Yeah, just meet the coach
and then get your uniform.

But | have a feeling
after you get that
glove in your hand,

you're not gonna
want to leave.

Uh, hi.
Sorry we're late.

It's totally my fault.

Hey, no worries.
Joel Graham.

Coach Fulton.
All right, go gear up
with Coach Tony.

(BOYS CLAMORING)
Hustle!

You must be Victor?
Yeah.

Welcome to the Panthers,
Victor.

Ow! That's some
grip you got.

Can't wait to see
that arm on the field.

Okay, see that
nice man there
with the blue hat?

He's gonna get you hooked up
with a mitt and a partner
for a little bit of catch.

Okay.
Sound like fun?

Sure.

~” Just, uh...

First day jitters,
| guess.

You or him?

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Okay.

| have a feeling
“Hugh Jass",
"Seymour Butts",

and "Ree Tard" didn't sign
anybody else's petition.

| Know. That's the one
that kills me,
the "Ree Tard" one.

It's SO Mean.
| can't believe how mean
little school kids can be.

If they knew how hard
it was for him
to walk up to them

and ask them to
sign the petition...

They're just...
They're mean kids,
but this can be fixed.

We have to ask Max
not to run for president.
That's what we have to do.

Honey, no.
| can handle this.

| can't let him
do this, honey.

Kids are mean.

Student council
is for the popular kids,
and he doesn't get that,

and we are setting
him up for failure.

Adam, he walked up
to each and every
one of those kids

and asked them to sign
the petition, okay?

That was a huge
effort on his part.

He should not be
punished for that.

| get it. I'm trying
to protect him, honey.
This is gonna end badly, okay?

And | think that
he could regress,

and everything
that we've worked for
could just disappear.

| don't want you to have
to deal with this right now.
I'm fine.

So what are you saying,
we shouldn't let him run?
Is that what you're saying?

Yeah. | think that
we have to tell him that
he can't run for president.

He's gonna
completely freak out.
He's gonna freak out.

Yeah, he's gonna freak out.

And he'll get over it.
That's life.

(SIGHS)

You know, you were really
quiet in Dr. Bedsloe's
office yesterday when |

rescheduled my surgery.

| was...wondering.

It's your decision.

(SIGHS)

ADAM: Well, this is
shaping up to be
quite a year, huh, pal?

Got our little
nipper here,
Little Otis,

and Haddie went
off to college.

You started
at a new school.
That's a big change.

Mmm-hmm. You have
a new schedule,

you have
four new teachers
instead of one.

You have to
switch classrooms,
which is a little hectic.

That's a new thing.
It's a lot to handle.

And you're doing
such a good job at it.

And the school
is much, much bigger.

Oh, it's so much bigger.
A lot of kids.

So, your mother and | feel
that we should just
embrace all this new change.

Max, can you look
at me for a second?

We don't want
to overdo it,
so, uh...

We think that it's probably
best to wait until next year
to run for president.

No. The vending machine
is gone now,

and as president,
I'll bring it back.

Right, but...
KRISTINA: Okay,
listen to Mom now.

You did such a great job
getting that petition
signed by all those kids.

An amazing job.
And you know what?

As a reward,
we can get you
those Skittles.

We'll buy you
a ton of Skittles,

and that
vending machine thing
won't even be an issue.

It's still an issue.
It's an issue
because it's unfair.

| know that
it's unfair, Max,

but your mother
and | want to do
what's best for you,

and all we're saying
is that we should
wait until next year

for you to run
for president.
No.

We don't want to see
you get distracted...

To become the President
of the United States
of America,

you have to be 35 years old
and a natural-born citizen.

To become student
council president
at Cedar Knoll Middle School,

you have to be
a student in good
academic standings

who has collected
25 signatures.

lam both
of those things.

Yep, you are.
You're right.

But we don't want
to see schoolwork get
disrupted by this, okay?

No. You can't
tell me not to run.

That's fascist.
You're both fascists.

I'm definitely not fascist.
We're not fascists.
We're your parents.

This is an assault
to my freedom.

I'm reporting you both
to the House...
Max!

...Un-American Activities
Commission.

Okay. All right,
do that.

You might have
a tough time getting
in touch with them, Max,

‘cause the House
Un-American Activities
Committee's

been disbanded
for being un-American!

RUBY: | didn't even want
to go in the first place.

All right, tell me
what you do want to do.

| really don't care.

Hi.
Hey, hi.

Ruby, this is
my new assistant,
Sarah.

Hi! It's so nice
to meet you.

Hi. Nice to meet you, too.

SARAH: I've heard
so much about you.

Oh, yeah?
Yeah!

Yeah. Cool.

(SIGHS)

So, what happened
to mini golf?

Uh, apparently mini golf
is not cool anymore.

Oh. Right.

Yep.

So, I... I'm Team Gale.
| heard you're Team Peeta.

| think we're gonna be
sworn mortal enemies.

Yeah. | guess so.

Apparently, Hunger Games
isn't cool anymore either,
SO...

Really?

The only thing | really know
about the V.F.W. is you
can get $2 whiskey shots.

Yeah, there's that.
But we also provide
services to veterans.

Like what, checkers?

And career counseling,
financial planning.

You know, we have a lot
of need for volunteers
in the front office,

if that interests you.
You'd be answering phones,
responding to emails.

Well, yeah, okay.
Why don't we just
cut to the chase here?

You see, my wife wants me
away from the house
for, like, three hours,

so what do you got
that kind of
fills that time?

(SIGHS)

MAN:
The refreshment table's
looking a little thin.

How are you
at making coffee?

Are you sure that
we have to do this
right now?

| just feel like maybe we're
gonna shatter his innocence,
and he's so young.

Yeah. I'm not thrilled
about it either,

but has to happen.

Because you said
it needs to.

No, because
it needs to happen.

| feel like
you're pulling rank
a little bit because...

You know.

You know?
Because I'm black?

Because you're black, yeah.

| feel like
you pulled rank.
(CHUCKLES)

Baby, you have to
respect the fact that

| have an understanding
on the subject that you don't.

And the fact is, that word
means something different
to Jabbar because he's black.

All right, that's fair.
But he's also half-white.

Right. Which, you know,
he can use his white card

when he gets pulled over
by the cops for
driving while black.

He can just say, "Oh, God,
I'm actually half-white."
Uh-huh.

Okay. He's eight years old,
and we live in Berkeley,

so | don't think that's
gonna be happening
anytime soon.

| Know you're not that naive.

Look, there are
things in the world
that aren't pretty,

and eventually,
he's gonna hear
something he shouldn't.

Like what happened.

And | would just rather
him hear the truth from
me before that happens.

Okay. | want
to be there, though.

Okay.

Hi, Mom, hi, Dad.
Hey, buddy.

You ready for some
ants on a log?

Dad!
What?

Ants in your pants?

Oh! Mmm.
This coffee sucks.

Really?
It's awful.

Well, | just made that
coffee that you insulted.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm...

I'm probably
just spoiled.

We got the gourmet
stuff in Afghanistan.

Oh. Yeah.

Well, | think we drank
fecal matter in 'Nam.

Yeah, well,
that's how Americans
show their love now.

Buy a bag of beans,
support the troops.

Thank you,
Coffee Bean
and Tea Leaf.

Hmm.
(CHUCKLES)

Gee, you make me
want to re-enlist.

Zeek Braverman.
Ryan York.

I'm sorry. (LAUGHS)

Sure.

You mind if | sit down?

Sure.

(GRUNTS)

So how long
you been home,
Ryan York?

Oh, this isn't home.

My mom wanted me
to go back to Wyoming,

but | need
a fresh start,
you know?

You mean home
from Afghanistan.
I'm sorry.

Yeah, well,
still counting
that in days.

Even though Il...
| guess it's
been months.

Right.

Yeah, that happens
for a while.

You here for the checkers?

Career center.

Just met the counselor.

Apparently, two tours
as an army
irrigation specialist

can get me an interview
unloading boxes at
a shipping center, so...

(CLICKS TONGUE)
That is awesome.

Irrigation specialist.

Is that like, uh,
sprinklers?

(CHUCKLES)

Uh, not exactly.
More like wells
and stuff like that.

Yeah, but sprinklers wouldn't
be outside of your range
of knowledge, would they?

| guess not.

Right.
Yeah.

Well.

Atta boy, Jack!
Nice swing!

He keeps doing this
thing with his elbow.

At least he's
making contact.

See, Dylan spent
a whole summer
playing Xbox

and now he's shocked
that he's rusty.

Victor loves the Xbox.

Uh, my boy Victor.

Sorry, that was
a terrible segue.
(LAUGHS)

He's new and I'm new.
I'm Joel.

How you doing?
I'm Mike.
Nice to meet you.

Hey. How you doing?
Hey. How are you?

So, what position
does he play?

You know, we're still
trying to figure that out,
but, uh, he's, uh...

You know,
| was a pitcher.

Oh. You, too?

Oh, cool.
Yeah.

Yeah, there he is.
My boy.

All right, Victor.
You got this, buddy.

He's a big kid.
Yeah.

COACH FULTON:
That was a nice try.
Hey, choke up for me, Victor.

Just move your
grip up like this.

Nice and easy, okay?
You'll get the next one.

You got this.

COACH FULTON:
That's all right.

Maybe he's more
of a pitcher. Like you.

COACH FULTON: Just let
the bat do the work.
Relax, buddy.

He'll get it.

(SIGHS)

Hey! You don't throw
bats on my field!
That's two laps.

Screw this
and screw you.

Hey, what are you doing?
Why did you and Julia
make me do that?

Buddy, it's your
first at bat.

You got plenty
of time. Come on!

I'm not going back.
Yes, you are.

You can't make me!
Victor...

You're not my real dad!

HANK: Ruby, this...
It's how | make
a living, okay?

Come on,
it's sea otters.

Why can't |
just stay here?

Look, | really thought
this would be something
that you would enjoy.

| don't want
to go, okay?

Fine. All right.
Fine. Look, sorry.

Sorry that | let
you down again.

But | have a job to do,
so please get in the car.

Why are you being
so difficult about this?

I'm 11.
I'll just stay here.

No, you won't stay here.
You can't stay here
by yourself.

I'm not by myself!
She's here.

Um, she can
stay with me.

Okay, great.

I'm gonna be
a couple hours.

CROSBY: But my opinion
is not being given
any weight,

and, you know,
| think it's because
I'm white, which is...

Yeah.
It's weird.

Well, it's... It's hard
being a white man
in this country.

Hmm. Look,
| Know the world's
not a perfect place,

but Jabbar's world
is perfect, okay?

| don't know if you think
that Sycamore Playground

is a hotbed
of racial tension,
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

but it's not, okay?
I've been there.

Whoa. | got to go.
| got to go.
Are you listening to me?

Hold on.
What are you...

Where are you going?

You see that?

(CLICKS TONGUE)
Busy, | guess.

For what it's worth,
| sympathize.

| mean, it seems like
there's no easy answer.

You guys both
have good points.

And what did she say?

KRISTINA: She agreed,
and she thought it
would be a bad idea.

She thought it would
be a huge struggle
for a kid like Max.

Okay, good.

She kept saying,
"A kid like Max.
A kid like Max."

| wanted to choke her.
All right,
| Know. | Know.

But at least we're all
on the same page here.

We're not on
the same page, Adam.

| think that we
should let him run.

Kristina,
we talked
about this.

| think we're not
admitting this,

but the real reason
that we're not letting
him run is because of me.

No, it’s not.
It is, and I'm...
I'm not...

| can't accept that.
I'm sorry.

Well, when he gets creamed,
and not a single kid
votes for him, what then?

He learns to lose.

Well, or he could go
into a big regression,
and you're...

And I'm what?

Nothing.

I'm not gonna make a decision
based on what | might feel
like two months from now.

I'm... I'm just
not gonna do that.

Look, we'll talk about it
when | get home, okay?

Okay.

(SIGHS)

Oh! (BLOWING RASPBERRY)

Do you have any idea
what you're doing?

You know, | don't.
| really don't.

Yeah.
Do you have any?

Um, well, you don't
want to aim the light
directly at it.

It should come
from the side.

Oh. Huh.
Like how?

| mean, like here?
Wherever.

Would you mind showing me?
I'm just kind of,
I'm very new.

| don't know
what I'm doing.
| Know you're busy,

but | think I'd get it
if you could show it
to me just quickly.

Sure.
Yeah? Thanks.

Mmm-hmm.
Okay. Where should | be?

Uh, just sit there.
Okay.

And I'll do the work.

This goes...

Around over there.
A little more.
Oh, over there?

Yeah.
Oh, my God.

How easy you
make this look.
How do you do it?

Well, I've been helping
my dad out in the studio
since | was, like, five.

Oh, yeah,
he told me that.
He told me.

He's very proud
of you, you know.
He thinks you're very smart.

| guess.

He brags
about you a lot.
Yeah.

You know, your dad,
like, mostly,
since I've Known him,

he seems mainly
a little bit mopey to me.

The most excited | ever
see him get is when
he talks about you.

He gets really excited.

Hmm.
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

Oh, go ahead.
Thank you.

Mmm-hmm.

Anything exciting going on?

Aubrey Peterson is,
like, the most
popular girl in school.

Mmm.

And she's hosting
a co-ed pool party.
Oh.

I've never exactly
been invited to one
of her parties before.

And it's today, so...

Ah.
| can't make it.

Oh, man.
Yep.

Yep.
And my friends,

they all keep
texting me about it,

and it's completely epic,

and it just sucks
not being there.

God!
So...

Yeah. You know
what | think?

You think
I'm being shallow?

Oh, my God, no.

It's an epic
co-ed pool party.

|... |understand.

| bet it's really hard
when you have
to transition up here,

drop everything
in L.A. once a month.

It's just
got to be tough.

And your dad thinks
about it too, you know.
He knows.

And that's why he tries
to plan these big,
exciting weekends,

or what he thinks
is exciting. (CHUCKLES)

Yeah.
Yeah.

But it's, like, my friends,
they text me about it,

and they ask
what I'm up to,

and it's, like, what am |
supposed to text back?

That I'm at the aquarium
playing with sea otters?

No. Mmm-mmm.
No.

Tell them you're
at a photo shoot.

Okay? You're at
a photo shoot
with Justin Bieber.

(BOTH CHUCKLING)

Wait, seriously?

(CHUCKLES)

That's awesome.
Thanks!

So | want to talk
to you about that word
you heard at the studio.

| Know you have
some questions.

Well, Daddy said black
people sometimes say it,
but I'm not allowed to.

Yeah.

| know
it's really confusing,
so let's back up.

I'm gonna tell you
where that word comes from.

That word comes from
the word "nigger."

It's a very mean word
that white people use
to call black people,

and it means that
we're not as good

or as smart
or as human as them.

Why would people say that?

Well, a really,
really long time ago,

white people owned
black people as slaves.

And we've come
a long, long way.

You know how we celebrate
Martin Luther King Day?

Mmm-hmm.
Well, he helped
to make things equal.

And legally they are,

but sometimes
it doesn't feel
like they are.

So do you have
any questions yet?

Can people call me that word?

They better not.

They might.

| remember,
| was your age

when my mom talked
to me about all this.

And it was really
comforting when she said
that the world was better

than when she
was a little girl.

And now I'm sitting
here with you,
having the same talk.

And it's even better.

You know, my mom used to dream
about the day when we would
have a black president.

And now we do. Obama.

That's right.

We live in pretty
good times now.

And | don't want you
to worry or be scared
about any of this.

Crosby, is there anything
you'd like to add?

No, that...
That was perfect.

Okay, so you know where
that word comes from.

(INDISTINCT)

Hey.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah.
Just thinking what a

good job you did
with him last night.

(CHUCKLES)

You were really amazing.

You were right
to handle it.

Thanks.

| think he understood
most of it.

Oh, he totally
understood it.

| mean,
even | understood it

in a way | never really had.

| was watching you two,
like the connection,

and | felt
a little irrelevant.

No, I'm sorry,
| didn't mean to
make you feel like that.

No, no. Not in any...
No, no, you didn't
do anything.

| just, you know,
| hate thinking that there's

things he's gonna
experience that | just...

| can't relate.
You're right, | can't.
You know.

Yeah.

But there's gonna be
other times when
you can relate and | can't.

He's a boy, so he's gonna
go through all sorts of things
that | won't understand.

Nor do | want to.

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah, | think
it's different, though.

Has that ever
happened to you?

You know, where you were
made to feel less than?

Yeah, a few times.

I'm sorry.

If that ever
happened to him,
that would kill me.

RUBY: It looks
really real, too.

Hey, can you put
his arm around me?

No, he's not putting
his filthy Bieber paws...
No?

Just casual,
like they're friends.
Come on. Yeah, just casual.

No, this is good enough.
It's harmless, come on.

Right there.
Okay.

We're gonna just
keep it just like this.

He's got that
distant look.

Okay.

HANK: Yeah, freak out.

Oh, hey, can you
shorten my skirt?

BOTH: No!

No.
(LAUGHS)

No.
That would be cool, though.

RUBY: This is so cool.

What you doing?

Not playing baseball.

You want to talk
about what happened?

Nope.

Okay, I'm gonna talk
about what happened.

And you can listen.

| need you
to shut that down.

(SIGHS)

| was incredibly
proud of you.

No, you weren't.
| struck out
and | threw a bat.

Well, | didn't love
the throwing the bat part,

or the yelling
at the coach part,

but right up until then,

you went out there
and you tried something
you've never done before

with a bunch of kids
you've never met.

That's brave.

That's so incredibly brave.

Are you scared?

I'd have been.

You know, buddy,
| get so excited

about you being
a part of this
family that...

| just... | forget,

you know,
that everything
is SO new.

And | guess | forgot
what it was like

to be the new kid.

I'm still figuring this out.

How to be your dad.

But | love baseball,
and I...

From what | can tell,
| think you'd
really like it, too.

I'm not gonna
force you to do

anything you don't
want to do.

I'm not gonna
force you to go back.

But if you take some time,
you decide it's something
you'd like to do,

then you just come
tell me, because

I'd like to help
you with it, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Hey, pal, what's up?

Mom said | could run.

Uh, listen, Max,
we're gonna talk
about it, okay?

She already said
| could run,
so I'm running.

| need to talk
to your mother, okay?
I'll be right back.

I'm running.

Little piggy says,
"Oink, oink, oink,
oink, oink, oink, oink."

Mommy loves you, girl. Girl.

Kristina?

Hey, so, honey...

Adam...
We said we would
discuss this.

| Know that we did.
But | didn't think
it was fair to Max, okay?

Uh-huh? Well, thanks
for including me.
I'm sorry.

Look, | just think
that this will be
a great thing.

| think that
| can help him
write his speech.

| think, you know,
making the posters

will be a great
distraction for me...

| want you to move
the surgery back
to where it was.

(SIGHS)

| Know you want to
control all this.

| know Dr. Bedsloe
said that you could
wait until the 12th,

but | want this
thing out of you.

| don't want to wait.
I'm scared to wait.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry
for doing this to you.

No, honey, honey,
don't ever say that.

Don't ever say that.
| just want this out.

| just want to attack this
and get it over with.

| do, too.

Okay, I'll... | call
Dr. Bedsloe's office and
move the surgery date back.

Yeah.

Nora.

How are you doing?
What's in your bottle?
You having some milk?

(NORA BABBLING)
You are a snacker.

Do you hear that?
They're going...
(IMITATES WHOOSHING)

Yeah, no, | hear it, yeah.

You do?
Yeah.

See, | knew it.
That's air in
the lines, right?

It sounds like
water hammer.

Was your water
shut off recently?

Yeah, well, | shut it off
when | re-did the toilet
downstairs.

That'll do it.
When you shut it off,
it creates a build-up.

And | can probably
just adjust, you know,

the pressure
at the control box.

Really? Well,
that's in the barn.

Great.
| got to tell you, kid,
you are a genius.

(LAUGHS)
| don't know about that.

| don't know what's
happening at the V.A.,

but they should
be standing in line
to hire you.

Yeah, well, maybe
it's for the best.

| mean, being back's
been kind of weird.

Well, it takes a while
to feel normal again.

How long?

How long?

Heck, | don't know.
| don't remember exactly.

| just feel like
| could handle it better

if | Knew it wasn't
gonna be forever.

Well, | know that, uh,

when | went to Vietnam,
| was a kid.

And when | got back,
| didn't know
who the hell | was.

| sure as hell
wasn't normal,

if you know
what | mean.

That's what's scaring
the hell out of me.

But you give it time,
and you become

something different,
something new, you know?

| think maybe
it started for me
when | got back.

You know,
at the airport, there was
all these protesters

and signs of a lot of hate.

| never forgot that, so...

You guys came back,
and it's different.

People are proud of you.

| don't know about that.
| mean...

At least people saw you.

At least people
acknowledged
that you were

a part of this thing,
this life-altering thing.

And for us, | just feel
like sometimes...

We're invisible.

You're not invisible to me.

SARAH: Smile.
(CAMERA FLASHING)

You know,
you have to
light it lower.

She's gonna be
shorter than me.

Mrs. Franklin is also
not as Italian as you.

She's quite pale,
so I'm going to
light accordingly.

| don't know
why you have to
bring race into it...

(LAUGHS)
‘Cause she's not dark
like you. She's pale.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Hold on.

| think that's nice,
though.

Ah. It's Ruby.

Apparently, I'm awesome.

(LAUGHS) Well, at least
one person thinks so.

Uh, listen, | really
want to be a good
assistant today,

so let's practice,
all right, tell me what
to do and I'll do it.

All right, well, we need
a warming gel for this.
Okay.

First of all, do you
know what that is?

Of course,
|! Know what it Is,
| know where it Is,

and | even sort of
know how to use it.

I'll believe that
when | see it.

How do you spell "Bieber"?

"VE"

What is this?

Yeah, that's... The gels
are in the other drawer.

Behind you.
They're not
in that drawer.

This yours?

Yeah, what's...
What gave that away?
My name in the corner?

Hank, this is beautiful.

If you can do this,
why are we shooting
Mrs. Franklin and sea otters?

Yeah, that was
a lifetime ago.

| haven't done
stuff like that
in about a decade.

Did you stop
when Ruby was born?

You did the math there.
That's impressive.

Yeah, see that?
| can count all
the way to 10.

Yes.
Yeah, | did.

Seth said he would
stop touring when
Amber was born,

but he didn't.

Well, it's kind of hard
to be a good dad

when you're chasing stories
all over the world, So...

Seriously, we should
hang some of these.

Huh?

They're kind of hard
for me to look at.

The gels. You gonna
impress me or not.

Come on.

Hey, hey, D.

Zeek!
Yeah.

Didn't expect to
see you here again.

Your wife
send you back?

Oh, yeah, well,
that's funny.
That's real funny.

No, listen, um,
if you need somebody
to make the coffee

and arrange the cookies,
then I'm your man.

But listen, hey, D,
I think...

| think | got
a lot more to offer.

Well, deal the cards.

Right.

Hey.
Hey.

Um, you want to have
a game of catch?

Now, when you throw it,
just step in a little bit

with your other foot.

Oh, nice!

All right, pop fly.
Good, buddy.

Ground ball. Nice.

MAX: I'm gonna make
buttons and stickers.

And we need to finish
these posters up.

And also you need
to make cupcakes with
my name in frosting.

| think I'm gonna
let the bakery
handle the cupcakes.

Why? | like your cupcakes.

| know, but | just think
that we have a lot on
our plate, so we're gonna...

MAX: What does that mean,
"a lot on our plate"?

KRISTINA: It means
that we have a lot
to get finished.

We still have all
these posters to do.

We have to
write your speech.

MAX: That has nothing
to do with plates.

KRISTINA: (LAUGHS)
Okay.

Well, even though
you couldn't get
Bob Little elected,

you're still an okay
Campaign manager.

Thank you, Max.

All right,
how can | help?

Well...
Let's get this
campaign moving.

What do you think
about this one?
| like it.

BOTH:
"Max is the braver man!"

| like that.
"Braver" could
be bigger.

(INAUDIBLE)