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Hi, you.

what's going on?

oh, big news in

the fashion world.

apparently, uh, brown

is this year's black.

you need more light.

it's bad for your eyes.

why didn't you finish that?

you're such a mom.

oh, shut up.

you are.

actually-

I need to ask you

something.

Ahem, 'cause, um,

I've been talking

to Emmett about my will.

Charlie, why would you-

I mean, I've-I've got

to be responsible

about this.

I've got

to make some plans.

I mean, Bailey and

Julia, they'll be-

they're ok. They're-

they're fully cooked.

but Claudia and Owen-

I mean, god,

for me to just-

I know this is huge.

and Paul, man, I know

this is a lot to ask of

him and you, too, but-

I have to.

would you two

take them

if I can't?

oh, I don't know

what to say.

say you'll talk to him.

don't you-don't you

think that Bailey

and Julia would-

I know.

I know they would,

but they're-

they're too young.

it's too much.

and it's not

like I'm saying

to bay and Julia,

go away or anything.

it's not like you'd

say that to them.

I'm just talking

about who's ultimately

in charge.

'cause it is so unfair

to Claudia and Owen

to make them be the

practice kids again,

you know.

you guys could be

parents to them.

real grownup parents.

they love you, Kirsten.

I love them.

will you think about it?

and talk to Paul

about it?

'cause I just-i need-

I need to know

there'd be somebody

looking after them.

Julia on answering machine:

hey, nobody's here now.

please leave a message

and we'll get back to you.

woman on answering machine:

Mr. salinger?

this is Ms. huffman

from Grant high school.

I've been trying

to reach you.

Claudia's been missing

a lot of school lately,

I'm hoping you and she can

meet with me this afternoon

and we can deal with this.

if I don't hear otherwise,

I'll expect you

at 5:00, room 314.

please be there.

this is important.

Woman on answering machine:

Mr. salinger?

this is Ms. huffman

from Grant high school.

I've been trying

to reach you.

Claudia's been missing

a lot of school lately,

why aren't you at work?

I came home for lunch

to try and clean up

some of this mess.

you're too late.

I already heard it.

Bailey, get in here.

she's home!

what's he doing here?

what's the matter

with you, Claudia?

did you think no one

would ever find out?

pretty much. Yeah.

what's going on, claud?

what are you,

like, a truant now?

they said you've been

cutting classes for,

like, weeks. What is that?

oh, give me a break.

I missed a couple of classes.

they don't freak out

like this over

a couple of classes.

whatever.

hey! Hey! Wait!

wait a minute!

don't you-

look, we are

killing ourselves

trying to hold

everything

together here.

and especially with

Charlie in the hospital.

I mean, come on, claud,

you don't pull stuff

like this.

fine. So what do you

want me to do?

lose the attitude

and get your book bag

and go back to school

right now. You got that?

and we're going

to meet you there

this afternoon

and you're going

to talk to your

guidance counselor

and say that you're

sorry and that

this is never going

to happen again

and that's that.

great. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

great. So, uh,

so now everything's fixed.

I don't have time

for this. Do you

have time for this?

are you kidding me?

work is crazed. I haven't

seen Annie in over a week.

are you going to see

Charlie later?

I don't know.

if I get a break.

let's not tell him

about this.

about Claudia.

he doesn't need

to hear about it.

no. I'm with you on that.

so, 5:00

at the school?

5:00 at the school.

You didn't

do these right.

uh, hello to you, too.

sorry. It's just that

there's a system.

yeah, I know.

they come into town

and glom onto somebody

else's business

like vultures.

kind of know

their system.

so, lay it on me.

what'd I mess up today?

wait, did I say that?

did I say mess up?

now, look, here,

you just got to list

your parts by codes.

so it's not filter,

it's f-l-t, then dash,

then the size.

same with the oil.

just list the grade

in this column.

it's no biggie.

yeah, all right.

I can manage that.

seeing as how oil

and filters is all

they're letting me do.

and you didn't do this-

w-b-a, w-c-a.

that's 'cause I don't know

what the hell they mean.

work began at,

work completed at.

guess they want

to keep track of

your every moment, huh?

yeah. All right,

just leave them,

and I'll take care of it

when I'm done.

then they can get onto me

about my handwriting

on top of everything else.

you know what?

let me do it.

I'll-I'll take care

of them. I'll do 'em.

you don't have

to do that.

no, it's no big deal.

figure out what

everything is.

plus, my soap's

pre-empted today.

it'll give me something

to do during lunch.

I gotta tell you.

I still don't think

you oughta be worrying

about this now. It's morbid.

bay, I should

have done this

2 or 3 years ago.

you know, I could

go into remission

and still get run over

crossing the street.

man, you are a salinger.

ok, so fine.

then leave me your skis.

oh, very nice.

hey! How do you feel?

not too bad.

so, what's going on?

Mr. optimism here

is working on his will.

just so you know,

I was about to say

dibs on Owen.

you can have Claudia.

hey, you guys, uh,

we kind of-

we kind of need

to talk about that,

you know?

um, about them

in the future.

you mean, like,

college and stuff?

no. Like...

who they'd live with.

what do you mean?

they'd live with us.

how is that

even a question?

where else

would they be?

I don't know.

maybe, uh,

maybe Kirsten's.

seriously?

wait. You're not...

you guys, I was older

than both of you when

mom and dad died.

and it was completely

overwhelming for me.

Bailey: But you did it.

so, what are you saying,

Charlie,

that-that you

could handle it

but that we're...

what? We're too irresponsible?

we're too immature?

no. No, that isn't-

then why did you

come up with this?

I mean, we're doing

it now, pretty much.

now is different. It's-

god! Charlie, I don't know

what more you want from me.

I mean, I'm busting my ass

to keep everything-

exactly. That's

exactly it, jule.

'cause if something

happens to me,

why should you

be stuck being-

being this parent?

it's too much.

I want you guys

to be able to

live your lives,

all right?

well, they're

in our lives, Charlie.

they're part of our lives.

and they'd still be.

I mean, this is

more like...

where are they

gonna sleep?

who's going to go to

open school night?

when's their-

their 6-month

dental check-up?

that kind of thing.

just keeping things

in order.

that's crap.

ok. Look, I know

this is kind of

out of the blue,

but if you

think about it,

you'll see that

it makes sense.

yeah, I'll think about it.

I gotta go back to work.

(Sighs)

you get it,

right, jule?

Hey, I got all

my dots and dashes

in order this time.

do I get a prize?

yeah, good.

what's wrong with you,

they cancel your soap?

you know, just when

everything's going ok,

and I feel like

I have everything

under control,

I find some new and

improved way to blow it.

what'd you do?

took this coupon.

they had this

stupid promotion

when the other shop

opened-

spend 150 bucks and

you get a free tune-up.

it's only until

January 20th

and I didn't look.

so now this guy's gonna

come in here tomorrow,

he's gonna want his bike

tuned up, and he's not

gonna wanna pay.

well, that's too bad.

he gave you something

that's expired.

just tell him.

I can't. See,

company policy

is you make the mistake,

and it's on you.

which means they're

going to dock me,

like, 80 bucks,

which is food

for the month.

thank you very much.

hey, hey, just, listen,

let these other guys

get out of here and

I'll do the tune-up for you.

what?

yeah, no paperwork

or nothing.

nobody's got to know.

customer will be happy.

I just need you to hang out

and stand guard for me.

is that cool?

are you sure?

yeah, you can just,

uh, you know,

tell me all about who's

sleeping with who

on your soap.

Bailey, now, we have

to go home this minute.

no, I can't.

I gotta stay here

and set up everything.

and then i-

Jeff, could you get

the specials board

for me, please?

listen to me. There is

6 inches of water

in the laundry room

and whatever was in

the basement is ruined.

can't you-

no, I can't.

Bailey, because it's

wet and it's heavy

and you know what?

the longer we wait-

ok. Ok.

you know what? If we motor

over there right now,

then I could-

damn it!

what?

there's this thing

at claud's school

that I have to-

you know what?

jule can cover. Come on.

use a hanger.

a wire coat hanger.

I don't know.

haven't you ever

seen a movie?

then break the window.

just get here, Donna.

I need you to sit with him.

ok, as soon as you can,

but come on, I'm already late.

Owen, give it a rest.

he's going to be

too busy teaching me

how to play chess,

aren't you, dad?

well, Jeff, I...

hi, Zoe,

is Bailey there?

oh. I wanted

to catch him before he-

no, no message.

thanks. Bye.

TV: Me, too, so you'd

better practice up

on your chess.

bye, mom.

Not yet?

no.

are you sure they

had the right time?

all right. Well,

let me know when

somebody gets here.

(Footsteps)

Claudia?

no, it's me.

do we still have that

wet-vac thing here?

no, I don't think so.

hey, listen, I'm sorry

I flaked. How'd it go?

how did what go?

claud's meeting.

I tried, but phi beta Donna

locked her keys in the car.

wait, wait, wait

wait, wait.

you didn't go

to the meeting?

no. I was stuck here.

you weren't-

no, I wasn't.

there was a flood

at the apartment building

and I had to clean up

a huge mess.

I figured you would cover.

I figured you would

cover. Why didn't

you call me?

why would I call you?

I thought you were there.

god, what did we do?

we screwed up.

damn it, how did this-

ok, ok, wait a second.

do you think anybody's

there now at the school?

we can call someone.

what's her face,

the counselor lady,?

no, it's too late.

there's nothing we can

do until tomorrow.

Do you think Claudia went?

what's the difference

if she did? We didn't.

you know, I can just

hear it at the school.

how are they supposed

to get this kid

to go to class

if they can't even

come to a meeting?

and god, Charlie,

3 hours ago,

we were telling him

how-how trustworthy

and responsible we are.

jule, enough.

we made one mistake, ok?

it doesn't make us

incompetent,

and it doesn't mean

that Charlie's right,

because he isn't.

Claudia, is that you?

no, it's me.

oh. You're just

getting home?

where'd you go

after work?

uh, no, I didn't.

I, uh,

I kinda got stuck

on this tune-up.

sort of trickier

than I thought it'd be.

what do you get

for overtime there?

is it time and a half?

uh, I guess.

well, good then.

see, at least

there's one advantage

to working for

someone else.

uh, well, yeah,

I never thought

about it that way.

how's it going?

it's going.

Claudia.

man, there's, like,

nothing in here.

where were you, it's-

you know what?

that's pretty ironic.

where was I?

where were you?

I sat there like some loser.

ok, look,

I'm sorry. Really.

we both got hung up.

Bailey thought I was

going to go

and I thought he was.

it was dumb.

yeah, well, everybody

has priorities.

no, no,

that is not-

it's not like

we blew it off.

it was a mix-up.

and I'm going

reschedule.

first thing

tomorrow morning,

I'm calling

Ms. Hoffman.

it's huffman.

hi.

oh.

I have 2 words

for every person

with a child-

bicycle helmet.

oh, no.

what happened?

you go out there and

there are these parents

in the waiting room.

and I have to tell them.

the father, he bought her

the bike for her birthday.

he's just-

and I kept trying to

come up with something.

I kept thinking

is there anything-

is there anything

I can do to make it

even a little better.

I love you.

I love you for

thinking like that.

and I know

how you feel...

sort of.

I saw Charlie today.

oh.

and I think maybe

there's something

that you and I can do

to make it a little

less horrible for him.

listen, I have to tell

you we feel terrible

about yesterday.

that was-it was

totally our fault.

we know this is a big deal,

it's just that things-

where is Charlie?

he's the one I've

been trying to call.

I know and he cares

about this, too, a lot.

it's just that

he's really swamped,

so he kind of-

he's her guardian.

he should be here.

we know, but-

I've got to tell

you guys, I am really

starting to wonder

what's going on

around here.

your sister is

an excellent student.

honor roll

her first semester.

and now, she's cutting

classes left and right.

she's dropped out

of orchestra.

we send letters home

and get no answers.

what letters?

you didn't get them?

well, maybe-maybe

Charlie got them.

probably Charlie

got them. I'm sure

Charlie got them.

and now Claudia's

not here.

oh, well,

didn't someone

from the office

call her

out of class?

she isn't

in class today.

right. Right,

I forgot to tell you.

she has a sore throat,

so I told her she could, uh-

ok, you know,

that's enough.

this is just

getting ridiculous.

you're saying she's

in class. You're

saying she's sick.

ok, ok, you know what,

Ms. huffman?

the truth is is that

there's some stuff

going on in our family

right now

that's-that's been very

difficult for Claudia.

Charlie has pneumonia.

and that's why he's not

here at this meeting,

but he's going to be out

of the hospital soon

and then he

can get back-

he's in

the hospital?

well, he's been

kind of run down

from the radiation.

wait, why radiation?

you said he

has pneumonia.

why is he-

that, but also,

the big thing-

he has

hodgkin's disease.

my god.

but-but they're

treating it

and he's getting better.

and he'll be out of the

hospital in, like, days.

all right, but

in the meantime,

we still need to deal

with your sister.

I know.

I know. We get it.

we get it,

and we're going

to take care of this.

I'll talk to Claudia, ok?

and, uh-

we'll get it

straightened out.

thank you. This was-

this was good.

so what's the deal?

how long have you

worked for these people?

mmm, a year.

year-and-a-half.

something like that.

saw the sign over there

for the management trainee

thing they have.

you gonna do that?

is that the big plan?

you know what?

I gotta tell you,

this whole long-term

planning life-dream

kind of thing-

way overrated.

yeah?

yeah, I mean,

it's, like,

why give yourself

an ulcer, right?

because then

if things

don't work out,

you walk around,

like, "oh, boohoo,

my life is ruined."

I say just live.

see what comes up.

oh, a big philosopher.

don't make fun of me.

I'm not.

and also, uh, you know,

I kind of like this.

I mean, I'm no hell's

angel or anything,

but bikes?

guys with bikes?

ooh, baby.

this whole thing,

it's so-free.

you know, and sexy,

don't you think?

you think that?

are you kidding me?

riding on the back

of some beat up old hog,

with that death-grip

thing girls do

to hold on around

the guy's waist.

you're so close,

you know?

you're squashed

together, like spoons.

you're moving fast

and you can't talk.

all you can do

is feel each other.

maybe you'll give me

a ride sometime?

mmm.

(sighs)

hey.

how you doing?

mmm, man, I was having

a weird dream.

I was skiing,

but in my bare feet.

Do you want to know what

I dreamt last night?

what's that?

we were on a lake.

you and me.

I was in a boat.

this little

rickety thing,

and you were swimming

circles around it.

but all of a sudden,

you-you started

to go under

and, um, and you were

yelling to me.

and i-i threw out

this-inner tube,

and you grabbed it.

and I saved you.

what's-Kirsten?

what's-

you know Paul's

a good man, right?

I mean, all-

all he does is

take care of people.

all day long,

he takes care

of these kids,

and he cares

about them.

it's not like

he's selfish.

but he just-

He just never wanted

any of his own.

he never did.

I mean,

I guess that's-

that's part of

the reason why we

ended up together.

I know it is.

then, ok.

we can't take them,

Charlie.

ok.

I wanted to be able

to do this for you.

I know you did.

James day, child

protective services.

can I come in

for a minute?

what do you want?

are you Claudia salinger?

yeah. So?

I need to talk to whoever's

in charge of this household.

could you please

let me in?

There's really nothing

for you to worry

about here, so-

that's...owen?

uh-huh. Yeah,

that's Owen

and I'm Claudia.

and everyone's

fine here, so-

uh, where's Julia?

she's the one who

lives here, right?

right. Uh, she's at work.

where?

I don't know. She's-

well, she's temping.

so, if there was

an emergency

and you needed

to reach her,

you couldn't?

I guess, but she'll

be home soon.

when?

you know,

I don't exactly

know when,

but, um, soon.

you know what?

Bailey's probably

at the restaurant,

so I'll just go

give him a call.

does he live here?

no.

You know what?

you can call him

from my office.

I need you

and your brother

to come with me.

what?

we need to go down

there and I need

to make some calls

and find out exactly

what's going on

with this family.

what?

hey, Owen.

I'm Jimmy. We're going

to take a ride, ok?

what do you think

you're doing? Stop that!

you like

my new truck?

oh, that is one-

stop that!

leave him alone!

put him down!

get your hands

off of him!

get whatever you need.

your keys, whatever.

please?

set him down!

let's just

take it easy, ok?

let's make this easier

for everybody.

we're not going

anywhere with you.

leave him alone!

just leave him alone!

ok, this is ridiculous.

I want to see them

right now!

you go to a house and

just take somebody?

what is that?

look, I'm sorry,

you're going

to have to wait.

lady, where are they?

where are my

brother and sister?

Owen: Hi.

oh, my god.

hey.

are you all right?

you ok, buddy?

Kirsten, what are

you doing here?

they called me.

are you the person

that took them?

you're the siblings?

yeah, we are.

all right, we need-

let me tell you something.

you got a lot of nerve,

you know that?

come on, let's go.

he must be sleepy.

I'm sorry. No!

no. Why the hell not?

because certain things

need to be investigated.

for example, why we're getting

calls from her school

asking us to intervene

because nobody's aware

that she's absent

all the time?

and who's taking care

of him?

we are.

we're taking care

of both of them.

well, there are standards

for that care

and we need to be satisfied

that they're being met.

now, I'll need you both

to be available

in the next few days.

the office will contact you

tomorrow about

setting up a meeting.

fine. That's fine.

anytime.

in the meantime,

we are placing

Claudia and Owen

with Ms. Bennett

and her husband

until we can

come up with

a longer-term plan.

what?

Kirsten?

apparently, this is

what they do.

This is great, claud.

this is really great

'cause, you know,

we didn't have

enough problems.

Julia: I don't want

to tell him.

god, how are we

going to tell him?

I keep trying

to think of

a way to say it

and it keeps

sounding more

and more hideous.

well, listen, I could

skip work today, jule.

go with you to see Charlie

for moral support.

or I could go with you

to the social services

meeting. What time's that?

1:30, but Bailey

and I are going

to do it.

well, then,

how about if I just

stay here, you know.

deal with stuff

or whatever.

no. The best thing

you can do for us

right now is go to work.

why? What's the big deal

if I miss one day?

I mean, it's kind of

dumb for me to be at

the shop if you need me.

Griffin, what's it going

to look like if you're

already taking time off?

you haven't even

been there 2 weeks.

so what? Who cares?

that's sweet.

thank you.

go to work.

man!

I'm sorry.

we're really-

I want to know...

exactly, word for word,

what these child welfare

people said to you.

they said that they

wanted to talk

to us formally.

which is a technicality,

I'm sure, you know.

it's like one of those

things where once they

start all the paperwork,

then they have to go

through these motions

or something.

but everything is going

to be fine, Charlie.

we'll tell them that

you're going to be

out of here soon.

he's right. I think

they were just

trying to scare us,

which they did so-

look, we'll give them

a whole schedule of

who's watching who when

if that's what

they're looking for.

I can't believe this.

how does this thing-

Charlie, don't-

just go find somebody.

a nurse or somebody,

all right?

'cause I got to get

to that office.

Charlie, please,

stop doing that.

you're going to hurt

yourself, Charlie.

doctor:

what's the matter?

Dr. rabin,

good, good, listen,

I need to be released

today. Right now.

what are you talking about?

I've gotta

get out of here.

there's something

very important

that I have to do.

no.

I have to!

Charlie, you're running

a little bit of a fever.

we have to finish

your course of antibiotics.

I'll take a pill.

listen to me, all right?

you spent 2 weeks

getting rid of this pneumonia

and we're almost there.

now is not the time

to fool around.

I'll check and see where

we are with your blood work.

damn it!

Charlie, I told you

we'll handle it.

oh, you'll handle it.

yeah.

you'll handle it?

look how you've

handled it already.

you want me to leave

them to you forever.

you can't even deal

with them for 2 weeks.

wow, look at that

basketball player.

you like basketball,

right?

yeah.

it's your favorite?

yeah.

I'm gonna go.

you need a ride

to school?

no. Thanks.

but you are going

to school, right?

Claudia.

will you please tell me

what's going on?

nothing.

look, I know

everything is-

weird and scary

and confusing now.

and I'm sure you

didn't mean to cause

all this stuff to happen.

gonna start lecturing

me now, too?

I just want to know

what's up with you.

I'm trying to understand

you, claud.

what do you do all day?

when you're not in school,

where are you?

around.

movies.

golden gate park

sometimes.

why?

I don't know.

sometimes I pretend

like I'm this-

tourist

from back east.

you know, here with

my big, happy family

on vacation.

la la la.

oh, claud.

They must

all hate me now.

no. No. Come on,

nobody hates you.

look, we get it.

we get it loud and clear.

and we messed up.

and you did

what you had to do.

you were doing your job.

and the truth is,

we appreciate you

caring so much.

I'm just saying that

given the circumstances,

don't you think you could

cut us a little slack?

let me tell

you something.

when you're

talking about

the welfare

of 2 young children,

there's no such thing

as slack.

ok, but-

why weren't we informed

about your brother's illness?

social services

has been involved

with all of you before,

why weren't we told?

I don't know.

is there a plan in place

if Charlie doesn't recover?

hey, he's going

to get better.

he really is.

I'm sorry,

but you don't know that.

I know you don't

want to hear this,

but I believe these kids

are being neglected.

that's-come on.

it's not like they're

living on the street

or they're not eating.

no, but frankly,

I think the two of you are

in way over your heads.

and look at the cost.

you've got a 15-year-old

who practically

dropped out of school

and nobody noticed.

that's neglect.

and as far as I can tell,

she's the one who ends up

looking after Owen

a lot of the time.

now, this is a girl

who has not demonstrated

that she can

take care of herself,

let alone a 4-year-old.

and does anybody make time

for that little boy?

or is it just about

shuttling him

to and from daycare?

because that's also neglect.

look, we're

really trying.

you know what I see?

I see a family that

is one step away

from complete disaster.

and I will not

let that happen.

Boy, you really don't like

keeping track of time, do you?

what, I'm the last

one here?

yep.

I'm sorry.

can you not leave

till I leave?

nope.

so, show me how to do that.

what, an oil change?

yeah. Teach me how.

I changed my mind about

that whole life-dream

kind of thing.

I want to be a mechanic

when I grow up.

you making fun of me?

a little, yeah.

well-

uh, see, the guy

whose bike this is,

he tried to take

the filter off himself.

and he wound up stripping

these 3 cross-head screws

down here. See?

it's not a good thing.

note to self-

no stripping.

anyway, what you

have to do-

no offense, but it

wasn't that funny.

I know.

it's just

something I do

when I'm nervous.

why are you nervous?

I'm thinking about

trying something a

little risky maybe.

what, like bungee jumping?

no, like this.

Rosalie, I'm-

I'm married.

I know.

I'm not perfect,

either.

Charlie?

how you feeling?

oh, I'm terrific.

yeah, everything's-

everything's terrific.

but hey, you-

you know that.

look, um-

I'm sorry.

I didn't know that

this was all-

you know, you-

you'd think that now,

of all the times

in your life,

that you'd-that you'd

think, for god's sake.

were you trying

to get back at me

for something?

we go-we go 4 years

without any problems

from social services

and then you-

(sighs)

were you trying to spite

me for being sick? What?

no.

I just-

I couldn't sit there

in algebra...

and english comp like-

like everything was normal.

I can't explain it to you.

it was just-

just so-

what happened?

why didn't you call?

how did it go?

not great.

what does that mean?

what do you mean

not great?

what are they

going to do?

I don't know.

we tried, but

I'm not sure how

it's gonna go.

they're not-

they're not going

to take them out of

the house, are they?

Are they-are they

going to give them

to somebody else now?

is that what you're

trying to tell me?

Maybe.

You don't need any stuff

from the house, do you?

clothes.

what?

I could use clothes.

that's an extra

20 minutes.

doesn't Kirsten have

a washing machine?

Claudia?

I asked you something.

oh, great...

that'll help, Claudia.

not talking to me is

really gonna to help.

I don't have anybody.

what?

you've got Griffin.

Bailey...well,

Bailey has Annie.

I don't have anybody.

I beg-excuse me,

excuse me, ma'am,

uh, you can't

go there.

ma'am, excuse me.

oh, I'm sorry.

I'm used to-

my husband used to own-

hey.

hey, uh, can you

take lunch now?

I need you to help me

with something.

yeah.

yeah, you should

put these on.

I managed to

get another meeting

about Claudia and Owen,

and I want you

to come with me.

(sighs)

ok. I'm just

going to go check

and make sure-

I've only got

a few minutes, so...

I know and thank you

seeing me again.

I know you're really busy

trying to figure out

this stuff with my family.

and...but this isn't

Claudia's fault.

I mean, look at what the

last few years have been

for her, you know?

I mean, anyone would react.

and I know there wasn't

some grownup saying

stop, don't cut school.

I know that.

there should have been.

but please don't punish

Claudia and Owen

because we weren't

paying attention.

this isn't about

punishing anybody.

it's about trying to

figure out what's best

for those 2 children.

we are.

Griffin and me.

based on what?

I know-i know I haven't been

doing a very good job

'cause all this taking

care of kids stuff...

it just sort of happened.

you know, there was no plan.

there was no-

we just ended up

in the middle of it,

but now we know

what to do.

and we know

what not to do.

and look at us.

take a look at us.

we're married,

we're completely

devoted to each other,

and we love each other.

right?

totally.

and trust me, Griffin and I

have been through

some pretty

crappy stuff together.

but we've figured out

how to get through it.

I think now we can pretty

much survive anything.

I don't know, Julia.

I mean...

I know you're Sincere

about this,

but it's not enough.

what if I tell you

I'll only take jobs

where I can be home

when they get home?

yeah, and I'm doing

ok money-wise now,

so that'll be all right.

and I'll make sure

Claudia goes to school

and that she studies

and that she does

her homework.

and I promise

that there will always be

someone there for Owen.

I know how to do this.

I had a really good mother.

are we talking long-term

or short-term?

what kind of commitment

are you making?

whichever. Until Charlie can

take care of them again.

however long they need us.

you're how old, 18?

you're not thinking

about college?

no. Not while this

is going on. No.

what about-

the two of you

don't want to move out

on your own?

we're not going

anywhere.

your white cell counts

are exactly where

they should be.

your chest X-ray's

clear.

Charlie, we're done

with you here.

you're discharged.

ok.

I'm sure you'll be glad

to get back home.

get back to normal.

yeah, sure.

I'll get your stuff.

this will be

a little sore.

jule, hey.

hey.

what?

good news.

(sighs)

Can you open this?

I hate these things.

you know, child-proof.

what's the matter,

you got a headache?

yeah.

yeah, me, too.

(Sighs)

So you were gone

a long time.

where'd you go?

does it matter?

she's pretty.

your wife.

yeah. Yeah, she is.

Hey, Charlie, um,

I want you to put us

in the will.

Griffin and me.

that we'd

get them if-

I think it's too much.

it's too much, jule.

do you realize how big

a sacrifice that would be

for you and Griffin to-

you know, everybody

keeps saying that.

about what I'd be

giving up,

but that's not-

I mean, you get

stuff back, too,

from taking care

of everybody.

I mean, there's

a lot to feel good

about, isn't there?

having them

need you.

having us need you.

I mean, it's not

all one way,

right, Charlie?

of course not.

you know that.

so, it balances out.

your limo, sir.

Ok.

ok.

Let's go.

Bailey:

I'm telling you, man,

that one nurse,

the cute, short one

with the brown hair,

she had a thing for you.

Charlie: Yeah, you really

want to date somebody

who's changed your bedpan.

Julia: At least there

are fewer surprises.

(all laugh)

Charlie!

hey, buddy.

you want me-

oh, no, no,

I got him.

hey.

you got out of bed?

yeah, I got

out of bed.

want me to take

that for you?

thank you.

bye, Owen.

how you been, buddy?

good.

have a good time

at Kirsten's?

uh-huh.

she let you watch

lots of rugrats?

yeah.

come on,

buddy.

Come on.

let's go home.

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