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[PLAYING MOZART´S "PIANO SONATA 15 IN C MAJOR"]

You´re off today.

-Aren´t you paid to be precise? -Sorry, it´s all I´ve got.

-Well, how was my tempo? -It´s good.

-Finger independence? -Right.

-Strength, agility, rotation. -It´s not your technique.

You´re not letting yourself go. You´re letting the piece lead.

Would you let a car drive you or would you drive the car?

Neither, I´m 15.

Let´s try another one.

Schubert´s "Impromptu Number 3, Opus 90"? I don´t know that one.

That´s cool. You have another 10 seconds to look at it.

-Why do I only have--? -Ten, nine, eight, seven, six.

-Dude, you´re freaking me out. -Five, four, three, two, one.

Good. Now play the first page.

-I can´t. -Yes, you can, Ephram.

You´re worried about getting it right and I don´t want you to.

Now close your eyes, see the page in your mind...

...and play what you see.

Whatever you say, Obi-Wan.

[PLAYING SCHUBERT´S "IMPROMPTU NUMBER 3, OPUS 90"]

JULIA: I´m trying to talk to you. I´m trying to tell you--

You´re never home, and when you are, you don´t notice me.

-You don´t notice any of us. ANDY: This is not the time.

-Kids are home. They can hear. JULIA: I´m not on your radar.

-You tell me what to do. ANDY: What do you want?

JULIA: I don´t want to live like this anymore. I just can´t.

ANDY: Then leave me, damn it. Take the kids and leave!

JULIA: I don´t wanna leave you. You know that.

Now, I just want you to talk to me, Andy!

Andy.

Please come out.

You played the whole thing.

I was wrong. I do know this one.

You have the perfect lips. They´re so soft and kissable.

-I do? Heh, heh. -Mm-hm.

Yeah, but you have the best eyes.

No way, you have perfectly colored eyes.

-They match your face. -My eyes match my face?

You know what I mean.

I can´t believe you were gone for 10 days.

Did I mention how glad I am that you´re back?

Mm, not really.

[AMY GIGGLES]

Oh, my God, they´re back.

HARRY: Yeah, well.

-Hi. HARRY: Hello.

How was the movie?

Popcorn was stale, we got stuck in the third row...

...some dimwit spilled Mountain Dew over my brand new loafers.

It was very entertaining.

Only I wish someone would tell that Renee Zellweger

to stop losing weight.

And what have you two been watching?

Oh, just, you know, flipping.

-There´s really nothing on. -Nothing good.

I mean, nothing good.

It´s about time to be heading home. It´s getting pretty late.

My dad´s gonna pick me up any minute.

Oh, alright. Well, you kids enjoy your commercials.

-We´ll head for bed. -Perhaps we´ll join you a bit.

I heard there´s a wonderful new Gap campaign.

Maybe if we keep flipping, we can catch it.

Come on, Harold.

-Night. -Goodnight.

Night.

We pulled it off.

Parents are so clueless.

Yeah.

You okay?

Yeah, I´m just a little, um....

You know, I think I´m gonna use your bathroom for a second.

-Want me to get you anything? COLIN: It´s okay, be right back.

[COUGHING]

-When do you leave? -Not till end of the week.

We´ll only be in New York for a couple days.

Oh, no, it´s no problem.

This is probably gonna make me sound stupid...

...but I have no idea what an unveiling is.

An unveiling is a Jewish custom.

The year after someone passes away...

...family and friends gather around the gravesite...

...to see the headstone get unveiled.

According to Jewish beliefs, when someone dies, the family...

...is supposed to say Kaddish. The mourner´s prayer.

Three times a day every day for an entire year.

After that year is up, they believe

that the soul has reached heaven.

So when you unveil the stone, it signifies

that person is now resting in peace.

Wow. I´m impressed, Andy.

Did, uh, you minor in religious studies?

He was on the Internet all day.

-Where are you going? -Eating in my room, if okay.

Sure.

He´s having a rough time with this trip, huh?

Maybe.

Feels like something else, though.

He´s barely looked at me all week.

It´s like he slipped back into Ephram five months ago.

-That Ephram was so unpleasant. -Well, go easy on him.

I´m sure he´ll be better once this is over.

Let´s hope.

-Dad? -Yes, honey?

What do you wear to an unveiling?

You have to dunk the cookies, Dad. That´s the whole point.

Wanna share?

No, thanks.

You do realize that´s just battery acid for your insides.

-Eating away at your intestines. -Ah.

So things seem to be working out with you and Colin?

Definitely.

So glad I asked.

Just feels like us again, you know?

I mean, the way I remembered us, only better.

More adult or something.

Before I thought I was in love with him

but that was just me, pretending.

Now I feel it and he feels and I know he feels it and it´s like--

-Amy. -Yeah.

Perhaps we should continue this conversation when you´re 30.

Okay.

-Goodnight, Dad. -Goodnight.

-Dad? -Hmm?

When is he gonna be well again?

-What do you mean, honey? -Well, Colin´s doing great.

Better than anyone thought he would, but I just hate

to see him go through the side effects of the surgery.

What side effects?

I mean, like the normal stuff. Throwing up.

Not like he does that a lot, but....

Well, I´m sure it´s just the stress.

I wouldn´t worry about it.

Dr. Brown and the Denver team are watching him like a hawk.

God. I feel so much better now, I think I´ll actually sleep.

With all that caffeine in your system, good luck.

Please, this is like nothing.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Hey.

The point of knocking is eliminated

when you don´t wait for a response.

I just wanted to say that I know

this week is gonna be very hard for you.

It´s gonna be hard for all of us.

And it´s okay to be in a bad mood.

Okay, then.

Since we kind of screwed up on this three times a day

Kaddish thing... ...I thought maybe...

...you might wanna do the Kaddish at the ceremony.

Might be nice. What do you think?

If you don´t know it, I could find it

on the net and print it up for you.

You don´t have to do it if you don´t want to.

Since you´re the only one who can speak Hebrew, I thought--

I´ll do it.

You will?

-Great. -Night.

Goodnight, Ephram.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

What now?

-What´s with the ´tude, dude? -Sorry, I thought you were him.

Please refrain from using the word "dude" in a sentence.

Should I put these away for you?

I got it.

You know, what you really need is more black in your wardrobe.

I could pick out some colorful T-shirts tomorrow with Dad.

-Maybe a nice fuchsia? -What´s tomorrow with Dad?

He´s taking me suit shopping for our recital.

I thought I told you.

Your dad left for Boston this morning, honey.

Wait. He did what?

There was a convention. He must have forgotten.

I talked to him the other day. The recital´s in two weeks.

I´m sure he was planning on calling you.

Don´t worry. I´ll take you tomorrow.

I can´t believe him.

This is a blessing in disguise.

Your father is the worst shopper.

My father is the absolute worst everything.

Don´t.

How´s this?

You, me, Barneys.

We´ll pick out the most expensive suit

charge it to your dad, then have lunch in the city...

...where I may let you have a sip or two of my mimosa.

You know how much I like the hard stuff.

What do you say?

Deal?

Deal.

Thanks, Mom.

Anytime, handsome.

-Hey. -Hi.

DELIA: Good morning, Dr. Abbott. -Yes, glorious.

Any particular reason for this Brady Bunch outing?

Well, Nina´s helping Delia find a dress and, uh, Ephram and I...

-I´m going in. -...are gonna buy a suit.

Such a happy child.

Okay, girlfriend, ready to shop till we drop?

-If we must. -We must.

-So working on a Sunday? -Some paperwork to catch up on.

Rather busy week. So many people coming down with the flu.

I understand Colin may have come down with it as well.

I wasn´t aware of that.

Oh, Amy mentioned he hadn´t been feeling well.

Some bouts of nausea, I think she said?

-Has he been vomiting? -Possibly, I don´t know.

Would that be highly irregular?

Well, I´ll look into it, thanks.

Well, enjoy your shopping.

-What do you think of these? -Hate them.

Do me the courtesy of looking at them before dismissing them.

What if I´d picked something in powder blue?

That would have been funny.

I can do this by myself.

Give me your credit card and go help Delia.

-I´d like to help you. -Well, I don´t want you to.

Alright.

I have to meet with the Harts anyway.

I´ll see you back at the house.

JULIA: Ephram. What about this one?

Now, that I like.

I thought so. Go try it on and we´ll get you fitted properly.

[LAUGHS]

I´ll be back with more pins.

Look at you.

You´re gonna be the most handsome man at your recital.

-I´m gonna mess up the middle. -You´re obsessing again.

I just want it to be perfect.

You´re driving all the way out to Jersey for this.

What are you smiling about?

Nothing. You´re just so much like your father sometimes.

I am nothing like him.

Don´t be angry with him, Ephram. He feels awful about everything.

-He called you, didn´t he? -Only because you told him to.

How did you know that?

You think I don´t know that you sign his name

and pick out the presents?

-When we first met, he wasn´t-- -This much of a jerk?

I was going to say wasn´t always this busy.

When we first met, it was very different.

Probably didn´t fight this much, either, huh?

-We I don´t fight that much. -Mom.

Have you decided whether to invite Gwen Stefani or not?

Her name´s not really Gwen Stefani.

It´s Catherine. She kind of looks like her

and, no, I mean, I changed my mind.

Really? I thought it was a brilliant tactical maneuver.

-How do you figure? -She´ll see you in your element.

Remember when John Augustine got the lead in your school play?

He had all the girls in love with him after that.

That boy couldn´t act his way out of a paper bag.

-Mom. -It wasn´t about his looks.

Those girls fell in love with his presence, his confidence.

That´s what draws the women in.

And, sweetheart, when you play the piano...

...you have no idea but your whole body changes.

You sit down on that bench...

...and you forget about all your insecurities.

It´s like you allow yourself to be who you really are.

A total piano dork.

- Unbelievably gifted musician. - Ha-ha-ha. Mom. Mom, the pins.

-Okay, the pins. Ha-ha-ha. -Oh, the pins. I´m sorry.

Sorry.

ANDY: Hi. -Dr. Brown.

This is an unexpected surprise.

I thought I´d make a house call.

Save you guys another trip to the office.

-How you doing, Colin? -Good.

-Must be good to be back, huh? -Yeah, definitely.

It´ll be nice when we don´t have to

have these checkups so frequently.

Mom, I can´t find my iPod.

Oh, sorry.

Uh, I´ll help you in a second, honey.

Go.

-Have a seat, please. -Oh, thanks.

The doctors from Denver filled you in on your results.

Yeah, most of them, I think. It all sounded good, right?

-It did. How you feeling? -What do you mean?

The usual stuff, headaches, stomachaches, things like that.

No, I feel good.

So you haven´t been throwing up lately?

There´s the occasional bout of nausea.

But that´s normal for our family.

We have nervous stomachs.

That may be, but as Colin´s physician

I need to know about these things.

Everything that happens, anything.

If Colin stubs his toe, I wanna hear about it.

I apologize.

From now on, I will keep you updated on everything.

So how persistent is the vomiting?

Just a few times the last couple of days.

Any idea what brings it on?

Last night I was just running around.

I wasn´t feeling, you know, that well before anyways.

You know, I probably just got the flu.

Maybe. But just to be safe...

...I want Colin to stop by my office for a fundoscopy.

-Simple test, won´t take long. -But why?

It´s a test that checks for increased intracranial pressure.

It picks up things that the CT scan might not.

It´s just a precaution. You don´t mind, do you?

Looks like you didn´t save us that extra trip after all.

-What did you get? -Huh?

-What did you get? -Oh, uh, it´s just a, uh, suit.

-For your recital? -Huh?

Your recital, I thought it was coming up.

Oh, yeah. No, it´s not for that. Um.

Guess I could wear it for that too. I wasn´t really--

-You´re rambling again. -Oh, yeah, sorry. I just--

I´ve got some things on my mind.

-So, what are you doing? -Oh, um....

Colin and I are supposed to see a movie, but he´s really late.

We´ll probably have to catch the next one.

-You want to hang out with us? -Uh, no, I should get home.

Okay, but you´re gonna invite me to your recital though?

-When it happens. -Well, you´d wanna come?

Of course, you´re an awesome piano player.

Plus, I´ve never seen you in a real suit before.

See. Tons of reasons to go.

Colin.

See you later. Call me.

Where have you been? The movie started 10 minutes ago.

-We could catch the-- -I was with Dr. Brown...

...my new friend who I have to see again.

Because he wants to run another test on me.

-What? -You know, and I´m just curious.

Do you just blab everything that happens between us...

...or just the stuff about me being sick?

I didn´t. What are you talking about?

-You´re not sick. -Yeah, I know that.

But when the doctor finds out I´ve been throwing up--

How did he? I swear, I didn´t tell him.

You didn´t tell anyone?

Oh, no.

-I think I´ll skip this movie. -Colin, wait, I didn´t mean to--

I got a lot to deal with now.

I don´t need to worry about whether I can trust you.

I just need to know that you´re on my side.

Of course I´m on your side.

Yeah.

The purpose of the fundoscopy is to check for any indications...

...of hydrocephalus, which is fluid around the brain.

The doctors told us about that, but they weren´t worried.

The tests indicate that Colin

isn´t a high-risk candidate which is good.

-Which is great. -But tests can be inconclusive.

Call it a gut feeling

but something´s not sitting well with me.

-What are you trying to say? -I´m concerned about Colin.

I don´t think that going to Denver once a month...

...for a round of generic tests is enough.

I recommend you send him somewhere

he can be monitored 24 hours a day.

You want us to send our son away again?

For a while, yes.

There are facilities I can recommend--

Doctor, we just got our son back.

We don´t wanna ship him off just because you have a gut feeling.

I understand how hard this is, but you guys have to trust me.

Colin´s other doctors are very positive and supportive.

That´s what he needs right now. Not more testing.

And not to be separated from his family and friends...

...when he´s starting to feel comfortable.

This would only be for a short while.

You know, a mother has instincts too.

And right now, mine are telling me...

...that you may no longer be the best doctor for my son.

I´m sorry?

We´ve talked about this a lot, Dr. Brown.

Back in New York, you only performed surgery.

-That´s correct, but-- JAMES: Don´t get me wrong.

I would never underestimate what you´ve done.

I´ll be eternally grateful.

But there is a difference between a surgeon

and a full-time family physician.

You´re still looking for problems.

We´re just looking for peace. Can you understand that?

Yes, I do understand that.

I also understand that you don´t wanna deal...

...with the severity of what´s happened to Colin.

As your doctor and friend...

...I am telling you, he is not out of the woods yet.

His symptoms could worsen.

We´ll be mindful of that

but you don´t have to worry about it anymore.

We appreciate you stopping by.

Don´t do this, please, you´re making a big mistake.

I think it´s time for you to go, doctor.

Thank you for everything. I won´t forget it.

Where´s Dad?

No idea.

-You´re making dinner? -Mm-hm.

Noodles and soup. Pick a flavor. Chicken or oriental.

I didn´t think noodles were supposed to taste like chicken.

-What´s oriental taste like? -No idea.

-What do you say we make both? -Good thinking.

[CHUCKLES]

-Ephram. -Uh-huh?

Are you scared to go back home?

No.

-Why, are you? -A little.

Sometimes I think maybe Mom´s still there...

...like she didn´t die, except now she´s mad at us.

Well, why would she be mad?

It´s just when she died, I used to think about her all the time.

-Now you don´t think about her? -Not as much, no.

And you think she´d be mad at you for that?

-Remember my favorite sneakers? -The Pumas with your name?

Remember how I used to wear them, all the time?

They smelled so bad Mom put baby powder in them.

She threw them away that one time.

But she went in the garbage to get them back.

Yeah. I don´t really wear my Pumas that much anymore...

...but when I do, it´s like extra special.

You know what I mean?

You sure?

Alright, go wash up, dinner´s ready.

Thought we were going to a nice lunch. I was promised champagne.

Sorry but I had a hankering for a greasy cheeseburger instead.

-You ready to order? -Yeah.

-Oh, my God. -What´s wrong?

Her parents own a diner. I didn´t know she worked here.

Whose parents? Who are you talking about?

-The waitress. -What about her?

-We have to go. -Because Catherine Adams...

-...a.k.a. Gwen Stefani is our waitress?

-No, because--

-You set me up. MAN: Order up.

This is completely illegal mother behavior.

I know.

Are you gonna invite her to the recital, or what? No excuses.

How did you know she worked here?

You didn´t know her name. You did-- How did you know her name?

What are you, CIA?

Nope. PTA. I know everything.

And go ask her. Go on.

-I can´t. I can´t. -Yes, you can.

I won´t even watch, I promise.

-What if she says no? -She won´t.

-How do you know? -Because I just do. Go on.

Don´t watch.

She even knows the piece I´m playing

for my recital which is, like, so cool.

-Why would she know that? -She´s a very intelligent girl.

She´s obviously meant to be with me.

Obviously.

And did you see when we left?

-She waved. -I did.

That´s right, we waved.

ANDY [ON ANSWERING MACHINE]: Hi, it´s me.

Listen, I´m-- I won´t be coming home tonight.

I know I said I was...

...but something´s come up and I won´t be able to make it.

Tell the kids I´ll call them when I can.

Where is he?

-I guess he´s still in Boston. -No, he´s not.

I called the hotel. He´s not there, I checked.

-What hotel? -The one he said he was staying.

Where did he tell you he was? Did he stick to the same lie?

Ephram.

You´ve been fighting more than usual. He´s been home less.

-Something´s going on. -Nothing´s going on.

He´s cheating on you, isn´t he?

You protect him because you don´t want me

to know what a jerk he is?

Sweetheart, no. This doesn´t concern you.

Why don´t you just leave him? We don´t need him.

He doesn´t do anything. We could move away from here.

-I can help take care of Delia. -We do need him.

I need him, Ephram.

I know you don´t understand, but I love your father.

I couldn´t imagine my life without him.

And I´m telling you this family wouldn´t work without him.

You´re just afraid. You´re telling me I should be brave.

You´re telling me I should take risks.

What about you?

-Ephram, it´s not that simple. -No. Forget it.

-It´s good ham, Mom. -Thank you, dear.

-Bright, please pass the salt. -I´m using it.

Well, when you´re done, then.

I´ll never be done with the salt. Ever.

What if I need the salt?

Obviously you´re still upset with me, that´s fine.

Still upset?

Should I be over your betrayal of me after only one day?

Is that what you expected? Guess again. I will never be over it.

Alright. Let´s everyone just calm down.

AMY: Colin´s furious at me.

Okay? He doesn´t wanna talk to me anymore. And you know what?

I don´t blame him. He trusted me like an idiot, I trusted you.

But that was obviously a huge mistake, wasn´t it?

Honey, you´re overreacting.

Do you understand the concept of "trust"? I don´t think you do.

I simply inquired about Colin´s health

much in the same way you came to me.

I came in confidence, like a daughter goes to her father...

...not like a doctor goes to another doctor he doesn´t like.

I mentioned Colin in passing. I was worried about your friend.

My boyfriend.

Boyfriend.

God, I can´t believe I didn´t see this sooner.

-It´s so obvious. -What are you talking about?

AMY: You´re trying to keep Colin and me apart.

You´re not worried about Colin´s health. You´re worried...

...that I may be growing up too fast.

-That´s just too damn bad. -That is enough.

Amy, go to your room. You can stay there until I tell

No. You know it´s true. If it were up to him...

...I´d be wearing pigtails...

...and getting cootie shots every time a boy touched me.

I love Colin.

I love him more than everything else in the world.

After what you did...

...I won´t be able to trust you ever again.

Any more of this and you won´t talk to Colin for a week...

...because that´s how long you´ll be grounded for.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Where you been?

Out.

What the hell is your problem, Ephram?

Look, I know that going back to New York is difficult for you.

You´re not the only one who´s having a hard time with it.

You think that´s what this is?

I don´t know because you won´t tell me.

Last year. You said you were going to Boston...

...but you never went. Where were you?

-What? What does this got to--? -Answer the question.

I don´t remember.

Yes, you do, you´re a liar. You know exactly where you were.

Look, if I told you that I went to Boston then I probably did.

I attended at least a dozen seminars--

There was no seminar. I checked.

All I want to know is who you were with

and how can you live with yourself?

You think I cheated on your mother?

I know you did.

I remember the day you left, the fight. I was practicing...

...for the recital, which you didn´t attend.

I wonder why. Were you with her that night?

Were you with her the night Mom died?

You listen to me.

I never cheated on your mother.

Do you understand me? Ever.

And if you ever say that again, I swear to God...

...I won´t be responsible for what I do to you.

Well, then, what happened?

I mean, I know something happened. What?

Doesn´t matter.

EPHRAM: Yes, it does.

It matters to me.

You owe it to me for every minute you weren´t there.

That you didn´t show up, didn´t give a damn.

You owe me the truth because I´m asking for it.

I´m not gonna disappear into my room.

Mom´s not here to cover for you. It´s just you and me, right now.

Tell me.

I need to know.

You´re right, Ephram.

I didn´t go to Boston.

I was staying at a hotel in the city.

I had to get away. I--

Your mother and I were fighting.

That much I know.

I was just so tired, I didn´t wanna fight anymore...

...so I just left.

I didn´t know what else to do.

And then I got scared.

Scared of what?

That she would see him again.

See who?

Your mother met someone, Ephram.

I was never going to tell you.

No.

No, you´re lying. You´re a liar.

-Listen to me. -You are a liar.

-It was you. -It wasn´t her fault.

-No. No. -I was never there.

-She would have told me. -You can´t blame her, Ephram.

I was never there for her. Never there for all of you.

-I don´t bel-- -It doesn´t mean anything.

Your mother is the same woman you thought she was.

Nothing has changed.

Nothing.

No. It´s all different now.

Everything´s different.

Coffee.

You look about as awful as I feel.

I have bad news for you.

You look about as awful as you feel.

So how´s Colin?

I wouldn´t know. I´m no longer his doctor.

In fact, I´d expect a phone call pretty soon if I were you.

Well, normally I´d relish the opportunity...

...to steal a patient from you, doctor...

...but I am going to pass on this one.

My daughter already hates me enough as it is.

Oh, really? When did that happen?

Oh, details aren´t important.

-Although I could blame you. -Go ahead, everyone else does.

Suffice it to say that my child won´t talk to me anymore.

Apparently I´ve broken a sacred trust...

...by simply voicing an honest concern.

If it makes you feel any better, Ephram´s not talking to me.

Big deal. He never talks to you. You´re used to it.

Amy and I have a special relationship.

Had. Had a special relationship.

They don´t want us to treat them like children.

When you talk to them like an adult, they act like--

-Teenagers. -Exactly.

I still blame you.

COLIN: Hey, can I borrow your notes from...?

Where are you going?

Back to boarding school.

Why?

I feel like I was doing so much better there.

I mean, the teachers are smarter...

-...and the classes-- -Laynie.

I can´t stay here anymore, Colin.

You´re sick and nobody wants to deal with it.

I don´t want to make you sad...

...but I just-- I can´t be here anymore.

I feel like everything is gonna fall apart again...

...and I don´t wanna be here when it does.

Hey, nothing´s gonna happen.

Everything´s gonna be fine, I promise.

You won´t be mad at me if I go, right?

Just don´t be mad at me.

Of course I won´t be mad.

I-- I just--

I´ll miss you.

So call me?

I will.

It´s getting late.

I know, I´m just, uh, wrapping up.

I´ve been angry at you.

I´ve been hating you for a long time now.

And I was wrong.

You never deserved to be treated that way.

I´m sorry.

You don´t need to apologize, Ephram.

I failed you as a father for 15 years.

I was never there for you or your mother.

That´s why sometimes you feel like throwing me off a cliff...

...and that´s why your mother did what she did.

But I don´t blame either of you for it.

You know, in the end it was me who ended up

begging her for forgiveness.

I told her that things would be different...

...that I would change.

But I wouldn´t have.

I might have been better for a while, but then....

She loved you. She told me that.

She told me that all the time.

She loved you too.

Very much.

-Yeah, but she lied to me. -No, she didn´t.

What happened between us had nothing do with you.

She was right not to tell you. I never should have.

Still I´m glad you did.

I was making her perfect in my mind and....

Well, she was perfect.

She was a perfect mother.

No, she wasn´t.

But it´s okay.

I don´t need her to be perfect anymore.

If you need to be angry, be angry, Ephram.

But then forgive her.

Tomorrow we fly home to honor your mother...

...in a way she deserves to be honored.

Because maybe she wasn´t perfect...

...but she was damn close.

Yeah, I´ll start packing. We leave early tomorrow, so....

I´ll be home soon.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

If you came here to apologize, you can forget it.

Well, actually, I wasn´t planning on apologizing.

Honey, I´m not sorry for what I did.

And if I had to do it all over again

I would do exactly the same thing.

And you may not agree with all my choices...

...and you certainly won´t always like them.

You´re going to accept them because for the time being...

...I´m still the grownup here.

So slamming doors, throwing temper tantrums, that´s--

Well, that´s just obnoxious behavior.

Quite frankly, that´s beneath you.

If you´re angry with me about something

we can discuss rationally...

...or we can agree to disagree.

I´ll leave that choice up to you.

Are you done?

Yes, I believe I am.

Would you mind leaving me alone?

[MAN SPEAKING IN HEBREW]

Amen.

Julia´s son, Ephram...

...will now lead us in the Kaddish prayer.

[SPEAKING IN HEBREW]

[PLAYING SCHUBERT´S "IMPROMPTU NUMBER 3, OPUS 90"]

JULIA: Have you gotten to the middle part yet?

EPHRAM: No.

I´ve been thinking about what you said.

Trying to come up with some answer that might explain...

...might satisfy you in some way or another.

But I don´t think you want me to rationalize why I do what I do.

We do what we do because we have no choice.

Of course you have a choice.

When you were about 3 years old...

...we went to Nonny and Grandpa´s house for dinner.

I think it was their anniversary.

All the grownups were in the kitchen having our coffee...

...when suddenly I heard music coming from the living room.

I walked out and saw you sitting on the piano bench.

You weren´t banging away like a regular 3-year-old...

...you were making music.

-I doubt it was-- -It was music.

The whole family, one by one, started coming out.

Nonny pulled out her camera

and started flashing away like a maniac.

But you didn´t even look up.

You just kept hitting one key after another.

Hearing something.

And that was it, Ephram.

You never stopped playing after that.

I don´t know what led you to the piano that day.

I don´t know what´s kept you coming back day after day since

but you do it.

Do you know why?

No.

It´s because you have no choice.

Even if you quit, if you decided you were sick...

...of spending hours practicing every day...

...you´d find your way back to this bench.

Because you and your talent, you´re inseparable.

There isn´t one without the other.

[SIGHS]

Well, that´s me and your father.

We don´t exist without the other.

We´re just...

...one.

No matter what happens no matter how bad the fight is

there´s no choice.

We´re together. Me and him...

...and us.

This family. We´re a unit. And you can´t question it...

...you can´t fight it. You just have to give in to it.

Even when it hurts.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

[PLAYING SCHUBERT´S "IMPROMPTU NUMBER 3, OPUS 90"]

Well, keep practicing.

I don´t wanna bother you.

You don´t have to go.

I play better when you´re here.

[SPEAKING IN HEBREW]

-Amen. -Amen.