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Previously onThis Is Us...

WHITAKER:The brain MRI revealed shrinkage

in the memory centers
of the brain.

Likely due to Alzheimer's.

RANDALL:
My mother depends on me.

I'm the only one
who can take care of her.

It's been that way a long time.

If I'm not the one who's takingcare of her, who will?

It's funny. Somehowall of this bad news has sort of

freed me up.

Carpe diem, and all that.

Sweetheart, please don't start
treating me any differently.

I need the fun,
I need the laughs.

I need that part of you.

And I also really want to go

to your movie premiere
in New York.

Okay.

♪

♪

Did Randall say what he wanted
to talk to you guys about?

I have no idea. No idea.

I told him I'd see him tomorrow
in New York at my premiere,

I'd talk to him then, and then
he said it was a "code red."

Last time he called a code red,he wanted to discuss

whether or not
he could pull off an earring.

[chuckles]
That was a short conversation.

-Yeah.
-[Skype ringtone]

-Ooh.
-Okay.

Hey, hey.

-Hey.
-Hey. Listen, I know this is

a, uh, a Big Three-only thing.

I just wanted to show you
this casual Friday outfit

that Beth sent.

Aw, that's what
I'm talking about.

You know I'm always here
for some Jack-rassic Park.

[chuckles]

[quietly]:
No, no, he looks really cute.

All right,
I'm gonna go put him down.

All right, thanks, babe.

Ptero-Jack-tyl.

-[laughs]
-Sorry, it was right there.

KEVIN:
That's good.

Uh, so, Randall, what's up?

[tongue clicks]
Okay, Kev, um,

the reason I'm coming
to New York for your premiere

is because I need to talk to Momabout something in person.

And because you want
to support me, right?

-Kevin, come on.
-Yeah-- let him talk.

All right, all right, all right.

Now, allow me to preface this

by telling you that I've done
a great deal of research

and I've given thisa tremendous amount of thought.

Uh, I'm sorry, are you reading from a script?

He's definitely reading
from a script.

I found a clinical trial
for Mom.

She meets all the criteria.

It starts next month,

and I would like your help
getting her on board.

And you don't think all this
is a little premature?

Uh-- she just got a diagnosis.

Yeah, and-and research shows

that early intervention
is crucial.

Okay. Well, I mean,
what would she have to do?

Because-- I can take her
to all of the appointments.

Uh... it's in St. Louis.

-St. Louis?
-Yeah.

For how long?

Nine months.

-[exhales]
-It's at an excellent
research hospital,

one of the best in the country.

She'd get monthly
intravenous infusions

and regular memory tests
and labs.

She can leave on the occasional weekend, and we're...

You want to take Mom
to St. Louis

for an experimental trial
for nine months?

All the evidence shows that
people living with Alzheimer's

who are involved
in clinical trials do better

than those who aren't. They receive excellent medical care

-and attention.
-Okay, ho-- This is insane.

This is crazy, right?
This is nuts.

I mean... I mean,
it really is up to Mom.

It is absolutely up to Mom.

But Mom's gonna want
to know what we think.

And I think we should be united

in the position
that this is good for her.

Kate, do I have your support?

Yeah, I guess so.

Kev? You on board?

Uh, you know, I-I don't...
[sighs]

Well, it's a--
Pull her off to someplace--

We don't even know
if this thing will work.

And she's in a good place here,Randall. You know?

She's having fun with the baby,she's having fun with us.

Hey, Kev, I'm so glad
that you guys are connecting

and having a good time,

but I've done hours
and hours of research.

I swear I'm halfwayto medical school at this point.

This is what's best for her.

I need you to trust me
on this one.

Okay?

Okay.

I got to go grab Mom
and head to the airport.

Yeah, I'm getting into the citylate morning.

I can make a lunch reservation

for the three of us
before your premiere.

Somewhere quiet
where we can talk.

I'll see you in New York.

-See you in New York.
-Bye.

-Bye.
-[Skype chimes]

[sighs]

New York ho!

Okay, my little Pearson spawns.

"Spawns"? Yeah, spawns.

We have exactly one day

in New York City
before we head upstate

for Randall's debate tournament.

So, have each of you picked

the one activity
you would like to do?

Everything Kevin McCallister
does in Home Alone 2.

Why is it even called Home Alone
if he's not home alone?

Because City Alonewould
sound stupid, buttmunch.

Don't call your brother
a buttmunch.

And I said you could
pick one thing,

not an entire movie's worth.

Fine. A huge toy store.

Like the one
Kevin McCallister goes to,

-obviously.
-All right. Randall?

The natural history museum,
for dioramas.

-My God.
-Okay. Katie girl?

I want to go to a fancy hotel
and drink tea like Eloise.

[gasps] I used to do that
when I was a little girl.

-Oh, thank you.
-I'll take those bags for you,
Ms. Pearson.

REBECCA:My dad used to take my mom and Iinto the city every year.

He just, he had
this thing about him.

He made everything in the city
feel magical.

Like, he knew where to get the
best steak frites, or he knew

who was playing
at the Carlyle Hotel.

And he used to get us

these little wax bags
of hot sugary nuts.

Yeah, we used to call
New York City "Dad's city."

Well, it's gonna be
our city for 24 hours.

So, the kids have
all decided on one thing

they'd like to do--
thank you very much.

What would you like to do?

I, I want to go to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.

There's a, there's a painting
there that I used to love.

-Okay.
-KEVIN: Seriously?

Two museums in one day?

Bad luck for you.

This is supposed to be
a vacation.

-Uh-huh.
-Oh...

What's your pick, Dad?

Uh... I don't know.

Haven't figured it out yet.

-Hmm.
-Got the drive to decide.

-Yeah, we do.
Come on. Load up, kids.
-Come on, guys.

-I call the middle.
-Nobody calls the middle.

-KATE: I call the middle.-RANDALL: All right, buttmunch.

-Kevin, move. No.
-No, go around.

-Go around.
-JACK: All right.

[knocking on door]

Come in.

Are you sure you don't want
to come with us to New York?

Yep.

Molly's gonna come over
and we're gonna hang out

and make fun of Dawson's Creek.

[chuckles]
I'm okay.

I just don't love the idea
of you being here alone.

Mom, I'm not gonna be here
alone. Molly's coming.

And I'll call and check in.

[sighs]
You have asked me if I'm okay

every day on the hour
for, like, a month.

I promise you: I'm okay.

Have fun.

And tell Kevin I said congrats.

[exhales]
All right.

-Love you.
-Love you. Bye, sweetheart.

-Bye.
-[door closes]

[grunts]
Okay.

RANDALL:
Oh, no.

I got it.

You know, I haven't been to NewYork since we went as a family,

back when you guys
were in middle school.

-Wow.
-[gasps] Hi, sweetheart.

-Hi.
-[chuckles] Hey, hey, hey.

Mm.

-How's Kate?
-[exhales]

That breakup with Marc
sounded awful.

It was. Marc is just awful.

She's okay, but she wasn't
up for coming this weekend.

So, uh, what is an acting
showcase, exactly?

The students in Kevin's
acting class

are gonna be
performing monologues.

He should be good at that.

He's been monologuing
his whole life.

Randall, be nice.Your brother needs our support.

[chuckles]
Keys, I'm driving.

Thank you.

♪

I see the Entire State Building.

That's the EmpireState
Building, genius.

-Hey. I know what it is.
-What?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, no.
No fighting. Come on, now.

Thank you, I got it.

Oh, thank you, sweetheart.

-You're welcome.
-I mean, I cannot believe

-you flew me first class.
-Yeah.

You're spoiling me.
And now the Plaza Hotel?

Well, only the best for you.

You're like Cinderella, youknow, and I'm one of those, uh,

those mice that helps you.

I'm, like, the-the...
the handsomest mouse,

-whatever that mouse is,
that's me.
-[chuckles]

What do you think?

I really want this weekend
to be special for you, Mom.

Mm.

[saxophone playing]

There's so many people.

-REBECCA: Yeah.
-Mm-hmm.

7.3 million and counting.

I know.
I'm a dork for knowing that.

-[scoffs] You said it, not me.
-JACK: Kev, no.

Look at that guy.

People are just giving him moneyfor no reason.

It's not no reason.
He has talent.

Hey, I've got talent.

Kev, stop.

-Stop. Kevin, stop!
-Kevin.

-Sorry. Kev, come on.
-RANDALL: Sit down. Stop.

-Kevin, don't.
-Please.

-What?
-RANDALL: You're embarrassing.

I was just dancing.
I didn't do anything.

Yeah, you did.
You're being annoying.

Hey, boys,
hey, both of you, cool it.

All right, look,here's the game plan, all right?

Natural History Museum,
10:00 to noon for Randall.

Then lunch.

FAO Schwarz 1:00 to 2:00
for Kev.

Then we're gonna go get teaat a fancy hotel for Kate, 3:00.

Followed up by 4:30
at the Met for Mom.

All right,
and we got to remember,

it closes early on Sundays.

CONDUCTOR:
Arriving,

Lexington Avenue-63rd Street.

-Okay, guys.
I think this is our stop.
-Oh, no, no.

-Not yet. Not yet.
-I'm sure we have
to get out here.

-We transfer to the...
-No, I checked the map.

No, the map, the map has

an orange line
that goes up to 81st Street.

-No, it's-it's
a couple more stops.
-Oh...

Babe, look, I got it.

-Okay.
-Mm-hmm.

Hey, you never saidwhat activity you wanted to do.

That's because I haven't
decided yet, Katie girl.

CONDUCTOR:
57th and Lexington is closed.

-Wait, what?
-Next stop, Roosevelt Island.

We're going to another island?

No. No.

Yeah, the B train goes to Queenson the weekend, so...

...we're going to Queens.

KEVIN:
I don't know what the hell
I'm working for.

Sometimes I sit
in my apartment all alone.

And I think of the rent
I'm paying.

And it's crazy.

But then, it's what
I always wanted.

My own apartment, a car,
and plenty of women.

And still, goddamn it,
I'm lonely.

-[speaking indistinctly]
-[distant laughter]

-You ran scenes with him?
-Yes.

-Oh.
-[chuckles] Yeah.
-Hey.

-There he is.
-[chuckles]

Oh, sweetheart,
you were so good.

I really believed that
you were Willy Loman's son.

And it broke my heart.

Wait, you weren't really smokingup there, though, were you?

-No, of course not. Yeah.
-'Cause-- Okay, good.

-So good. So good.
-Hey.

[chuckles]

Randall, what'd you think?

It was cool. I-I liked it.

You were awesome. Uh...
[chuckles]

-Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you.
-It was, it was so... real.

Yeah, it's, um,
all my acting teacher.

Seriously, he's incredible.

He's teaching me to be present.It's the Meisner Technique.

-It's awesome. Hey, Kirby.
-REBECCA: Oh.

[speaking indistinctly]

Hey, so this is my family.
This is my mother Rebecca.

-Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Hi, Rebecca.
-This is my brother Randall.

-Hi, Randall.
-Nice to meet you.
-His girlfriend Beth.

-Hi.
-Hi, Beth.

-And you know Sophie.
-Of course.

-[chuckles]
-I'm so glad you got
to see the show.

Your son is very talented.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Well, thank you for all the workyou're doing with him.

Mm. Uh, and you're visiting
from Pittsburgh, right?

-Yeah.
-New York is a bit different,
I assume?

[laughs]
Yes, it's very different.

You guys have tall buildings,we put fries on our sandwiches.

-Mm. That's one point
for Pittsburgh.
-Mm-hmm.

[both chuckle]

Yes.

Hey, Kirby, are you coming out?Everybody's going.

Uh, yeah. I think
I'm gonna try and stop by.

-Great.
-It was nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you. Hmm.

Oh, Kev, this dress
is just beautiful.

-It's not too much, though?
-No.

No, no, no.
I think it's just right.

-Yeah?
-It's perfect.

Wow. Watch out, Helen Mirren.

Ah, stop it.You know she's my spirit animal.

-She's everybody's
spirit animal.
-[laughs]

-Hmm. Hey, Kev?
-Mm-hmm?

-I have a silly question
for you.
-Yeah.

[sighs]
I'm embarrassed to ask.

-What? No, come on, Mom, ask.
-[sighs]

Can I walk the red carpet
with you tonight?

I know I tell you I never want
to do that sort of stuff,

but I just feel like it would bea shame to waste this dress.

-Well, yes, yes, of course.
-Yeah?

-Yes, of course.
That'd be great.
-Ah!

Thank you. I'm-I'm so excited.

I never get to do
this sort of thing.

-Thank you.
-Yeah, of course.

-Mm.
-[doorbell rings]

-I'll get that. Grab that.
-Okay.

-Hey.
-Hey, brother.

-Congratulations.
-Ah, thank you. Mom's in here.

-Right in front.
-RANDALL: Right here?

[door closes]

-[chuckles]
-Mom.

-You look stunning.
-You think so? Thank you.

Like a younger Helen Mirren.

-Oh, a youngerHelen Mirren.
-Oh. That's even better.

-You're good. [laughs]
-Wow.

You guys almost ready for lunch?

I made reservations for us
at Sarabeth's.

[gasps] Yes. Um,I'm gonna go change real quick.

All right.

[clears throat]

I don't think we should talk
to her about this today.

No.

No, don't do this to me, man.
We agreed.

All right? The trial
only has so many slots.

-We don't want to waste time
with indecision.
-It's the weekend.

Today, tomorrow, Randall,
it's not gonna matter, okay?

-[sighs]
-Spend the night.

We'll have breakfast,
we'll talk to her about this

first thing tomorrow, okay?

[chuckles]:
She's so happy right now.

You know,
let her have one great day.

-Okay.
-[whispers]: Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, Mom, you know,
we didn't talk about clutches.

I'm thinking silver--
ooh, how about this one?

This is a...

[inhales]

I can't believe we're actually
lost in New York.

I just need to meet
a weird pigeon lady

and I'll practically be
Macaulay Culkin.

Kev, we're not lost in New York.

We are lost in Queens.

Hey, guys, I think
we have to head

-a couple blocks down that way.-No. That's not right.

We-we got to keep
going down to 23rd,

and then hop on the F train.

That's gonna take us
right back into Manhattan.

Can I talk to you
for one second, Jack?

Hey, guys, stay where
I can see you.

What's going on with them?

I think Mom's upset
because we're lost.

It'll be fine. Dad can fix it.

-JACK: Yeah.
-So, you realize
that we are walking

away from the East River,
we keep heading east.

And the E train is about
two blocks south that way.

It'll take us all the way
to 50th Street.

And then once we get there,we can transfer to the C train.

It'll be a lot faster.

O-Okay.

-Yeah, okay.
-It's, it's okay.

It's a big city.

It's a city that I happen
to have been to before, so,

I don't know, maybe you could
act like I maybe know

-what I'm talking about?
-Sorry.

Hey. What's going on with you?

Look, you...

you kept talking about
going into the city

with your dad
when you were a kid, and, uh,

he-he sounded so fancy
and cosmopolitan.

And I-I'm a grown man
and this is the first time

I'm-I'm actually
in New York City.

And I'm not a guy who knows
where to get the best steaks

or knows what the hell
the Carlyle is.

I... I...

Jack, yeah, my dad definitely
knew his way around the city.

That's-that's true.

But do you know
what he also knew how to do?

He knew how to throw
a screaming fit

when he couldn't find
a parking spot.

He also knew...
[chuckles]

how to stress my mom out
so much that she had

a four-martini lunch
and then got us kicked out

of Anything Goes
for pushing an usher.

Wow, that actually happened?

Babe, I don't, I don't
want those trips.

I want our trip,
with my lost husband and all.

[exhales] Yeah, your lost
husband that cost us, what?

-Two hours?
-That's okay.

No, no, no, we're fine.
We can still hit up

everybody's, uh, must-see spots.

But we do need to get them fed
'cause they're gonna

-start melting down.
-Hey.

Oh. Do pretzels?

Yeah. Okay-- Hey, guys,
change of plans.

Who wants a pretzel?

-Me.
-Yes.

See? I told you he'd fix it.

JACK:
Um...

Gonna get five pretzels.

And, hey, don't even think
about not having mustard.

No kids of mine are gonna have
a pretzels without mustard.

Can we get the, uh,
cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza,

buffalo wings,
and mozzarella sticks?

And that should be good
for everyone?

Mom-Mom doesn't like that stuff.

Maybe we should go
with some salad

-and some other healthy stuff.
-No, no.

I'm fine, Randall.
We're on vacation.

Come on. We're good.

Thank you.

So, tell us about
life in New York.

Oh, NYU is so much fun.

And I'm so happy
that Kevin has found

the right place
to study his craft.

REBECCA:
Mm.

[mouths]

KEVIN:
Hey, Kirby!

[Kirby speaking indistinctly]

-Hey, everyone.
-We got a seat for you.

Oh, thank you.

God, this place
makes me feel so old.

Oh, tell me about it.

Kirby used to play here
back in the day.

-He was a pretty famous
musician.
-Really?

[chuckles]:
No. No, no, no.

Your son is being very generous.

I, I was in an REO Speedwagon
cover band,

and we had a small
but loyal following.

-Oh.
-So, you can laugh.

I would never.

Sometimes you just can't fight
the feeling.

[laughs]

I had to.

KIRBY:
That's great.

You know, my mom
used to be a singer.

-Mm-hmm.
-She's really good.

When she was young,
she went to L.A. to make it--

Uh, I mean younger.
She's still young.

Okay. Thank you.

-KEVIN: Still young.
-Okay. Yeah.

No, he's right. I did.
I did go out to L.A.

I wanted to be Joni Mitchell.

I get that. I kind of wanted
to be Joni Mitchell, also,

but I think you probably
had more of a, a shot.

You got that-that thing,
I can tell.

Uh, you know what? This is gonnasound really strange,

but I have been wanting
to go the Met

-and I think I'm gonna go
right now.
-Really?

-Right now?
-REBECCA: Yeah.

Uh, they're open late
on Saturdays, so, um...

Uh, Beth and I could come with.

No, no, no, no, no. Sweetheart,it's absolutely fine.

You guys stay and have fun.
I'll be back at 6:15 or 6:30.

I am paying for dinner.

-Kirby, it was nice to meet you.-Nice to meet you.

Well, I'm gonna
go say hi to, uh,

Mike and Charlotte.
Great job today.

-Oh.
-[quietly]: Nice to meet
you guys.

Were you trying to set Mom up
with that guy?

Maybe.

I hope she's okay by herself.
Maybe I should I go after her.

My God, Randall,
she's a grown woman.

You're gonna spend the restof your life worrying about Mom?

♪ The only living boy
in New York♪

[photographers clamoring]

PHOTOGRAPHER:
Kevin, hey.

♪ Half of the time we're gone♪

♪ But we don't know where,
and we don't know where♪

This is my mother.

♪ Ah...♪

-I don't know how to do this.
-It's your world, Mom.

♪ Ah...♪

♪ Hey, let your honesty♪

♪ Shine, shine, shine now...♪

My husband and I watch you
all the time...

It's nice to meet you.

♪ The only living boy
in New York♪

♪ The only
living boy in New York.♪

♪

-[growls]
-Aah! Come on.

JACK:
Come on, guys, hey.
Let's keep moving, all right?

We've got
a lot of stops to make.

Got a lot of stuff to see.

[quietly]: Hey, how many more
of these tiny sandwiches

are they gonna bring?

I, I thought tea time
was supposed to just be tea?

Shh. Come on. Look at
how much fun they're having.

Is it me, or is Kevin
weirdly comfortable

at a fancy hotel?

Hey, guys, why don't you
finish up, okay?

It's getting late. I want
to get over to Mom's museum.

-No, I am tired.
-But my feet hurt.

I've learned too much
today already.

Jack, Jack, it's okay.
It's okay, guys. It's fine.

We had a fun day, right?
We can, uh, skip the Met.

See? Mom doesn't even care.

Well, you know what?
I care. Okay?

How about, you get
to the museum,

I'm gonna finish up with
these maniacs, get 'em back

to the hotel, then you just
meet us over there.

Are you sure?

Yeah. Hundred percent.

Okay. I'll see you guys
back at the hotel.

You guys stay here, okay?
I'm gonna hail your mom a cab.

Taxi? Taxi!

Tax-- wha...?

[sighs]

You know, you, uh,
you double your chances

if you walk to the corner.

And I, I swear I'm not
stalking you.

I've been trying to get a cab
for 20 minutes.

I-- Is there some sort of secretthat I don't know?

Or do I just scream
"tourist," or...?

No-no-no.
No fanny pack, no camera.

No, you're good. It's just...
this is a weird dead zone.

Okay, am I crazy, or was,
was my son maybe,

I don't know, trying
to set us up back there?

You're not crazy.

He, he mentioned that
his "pretty for a mom" mom

was coming to the showcase
about a thousand times.

Kevin... God...

Well, I'm sorryif I came across uncomfortable.

I, um, I'm sure Kevin's probably
told you, but, uh...

my husband died a little
over a year ago,

and I, um--
my kids were right there,

and I, I don't know,
does this thing

ever start to feel
more comfortable?

I don't know,
and it doesn't compare,

uh, but a year after my divorce,

I-I took my daughters out
to lunch to let them know

that I might start dating again.

And how did they react?

Uh-- not great.

[chuckling]: The little one
literally covered her ears

with the two halves
of her peanut butter

and jelly sandwich,
and the older one looked at me

very seriously and said, "Dad,is this necessary at your age?"

[laughs]
But, see, I-I can understand

where your daughter
is coming from, in a way.

I... I hadlove, you know?

And now I have my kids.

And maybe from now on...

maybe that's enough.

-Well, this is your spot, so...-Oh.

And, uh, you should check out
the Burchfield exhibit.

You won't want to miss that.

Thanks.

Hey.

Do you want to come with me?

I'd love to.

Uh, but let's,
let's not take a cab,

let's walk through the park.
It's much prettier.

Yeah, that sounds fun.
This way?

-Yes, this way.
-Okay.

Ooh, it's cold.

I can't believe you thought
Mom would like that guy.

Why wouldn't she?
Kirby's a great guy.

It doesn't matter
what Kirby's like.

Dad died a year ago.

Mom definitely
isn't ready to date.

Who made you the decider
of whether or not she's ready?

Because I actually see her.

I didn't abandon her
to traipse around New York

studying my "craft."

When's the last time
you ever called her, Kevin?

And I'm not talking about
when you call her

to ask for money for
your ridiculous acting class.

Mom can't spend the rest of
her life being sad about Dad.

She deserves to have some fun.

Dad would want Mom to be happy.

[indistinct chatter]

-This is my New York agent
Cameron.
-Hi.

-Cameron, this is
my mother Rebecca.
-Nice to meet you.

-My brother Randall.-It's true, I am the proud mom.

It's nice to meet you.

-Wasn't he amazing?
-Oh...

That scene at the end?
I never cry,

because hello, Prozac.

But I was bawling.
You must be so proud.

-Very proud.
-Very.

CAMERON:
I'm getting so many texts
and e-mails.

Patty Jenkins wants to meet you.

She's shooting
that new movie in Morocco,

and Chris Hemsworth dropped out.

Mmm. I get the scraps
of all the Chrises.

-[chuckles]
-Yeah.

Uh, I-I don't know.
I'll think about it.

Kevin!

-Hey!
-Sasha! Hey. I'm gonna...

That's my, that's my co-star.

Uh, I'm gonna go say hi to her
real quick if you don't mind.

Uh, I'll be right back.
Are you okay here for a bit?

-We're fine.
-Yeah?

-Yes, yes.
-Okay. Be right back.

-Bye, Kev.
-Bye.

Talk to you imminently.

Yes, of course.

So, where are you staying
while you're in New York?

We are staying, um...

We're st-- uh... oh, God.

It's the hotel in Midtown
with, uh, uh, marble,

and Eloise lived there.
Where...?

-The Plaza.
-The Plaza.

Fun. [chuckles]

Excuse me, I'm gonna go
make sure the execs are happy.

So nice meeting you guys.

-Very nice to meet you.
-You, too, Cameron.

[sighs] You know, I have
such good stretches that

I-I sometimes believe
I'm completely fine.

And then I go
and forget a stupid word

at the most embarrassing moment.

It's okay, Mom.
It's okay.

-No, it's not okay.
-It's okay. Hey.

[clears throat] Hey, I wasn't
gonna bring this up tonight,

but, um, there's this
very promising clinical trial

in St. Louis that starts
in a couple of weeks.

I think we should really
consider enrolling you in it.

-A-a clinical trial?
-Yes, ma'am.

[dialogue inaudible]

♪

Kevin, can I steal you
for a second?

Oh, sorry, sorry, ma'am.
Museum is closed.

Oh.

[sighs]
Thank you.

In Home Alone 2,he also orders
$967 worth of room service.

-Can we order room service?
-No.

Hello, hello.

Hey. How was, uh,
how was the painting?

-Ah. I didn't make it in time.
-What?

It's okay.
It's not a big deal, babe.

Randall's sorry.
It's his fault.

Why is it hisfault?

He made us look at dead animalsfor two hours.

You guys... I had a perfect day.It was no one's fault.

Hey, I know what I want
for my New York thing.

I do. Hey, guys, come on.

Put your shoes on.
Put your coat back on.

Get your coats. Yeah, now.
Let's go. Come on.

The biggest thing is that
it would take nine months.

But I figured one of us

could visit you every week,
if you like.

You just couldn't
help yourself, huh?

He promised me he wasn't
gonna bring this up to you

-until tomorrow.
-Oh.

Well, I-I think that he--
I-I got a little confused,

and Randall just wanted
to try to make me feel better,

-that's all.
-Or he was trying to find

an excuse
to push forward his agenda.

Well, maybe if you hadn't
abandoned us

to go schmooze
with your Hollywood friends,

you would've been part
of the conversation, too.

Abandoned you?

I was gone for two minutes
at my premiere, Randall.

-That's your mom, man.
-Oh... b-boys?

I'm gonna go get some air.

I'm gonna get my coat
and go outside. Okay?

Come on, man. You promised me

you wouldn't say anything
until tomorrow.

She was upset. I was just tryingto give her some hope.

And I'm trying to give her
one evening

that's not about
her losing her mind.

You know, this whole thing
is about you

not being able to wrap
your brain around the fact

that maybe, just maybe,

I actually know what's good
for our mother.

And how's that, Kev?

Because of all the time
you've been spending with her

for the past few weeks?

[chuckling]:
Because you took her

to one doctor's appointment?

I've been taking care of Mom
for 20 years.

Because you won't let anyone
help you, Randall.

Even when we want to,
you have this whole,

uh, holier-than-thou attitude

-toward me and Kate,
you always have.
-"Holier-than-thou."

Come on, Kev,we both know that at any minute,

you could take off for Morocco
to go do a movie.

Or go live in a trailer.
Or hook up with Susan Lucci.

It was her daughter,
but whatever.

Well, I'm just
stating facts, okay?

It's been this way
for 39 years.

Hmm.

Well, since we're
stating facts, Randall,

this whole acting career
that I have,

the one that you've never
really taken seriously,

this is what's paying for Mom

to get the best
professional care. This.

Unless you want to pay for it

with your
city councilman's salary.

Screw you, Kevin.

♪

[indistinct chatter]

-Where's Mom?
-I don't know.

She said she'd be
right out here.

Well, clearly she's not.

She texted us.

-Why would she be at the...?
-Come on, let's go.

[indistinct chatter]

♪

This is awesome.

Oh, here are some

warm, sugar-coated nuts

in honor of your mom's
childhood trips

to New York.

[exhales]

It is so beautiful.

-Yeah.
-How did you think of this?

-Honestly?
-Yeah.

Home Alone 2.

-[laughing]: Really?
-Yeah.

Kevin's made me watch it
about a thousand times.

Macaulay Culkin, he's, um,

hiding out from Joe Pesci
and that other guy

in a carriage, and...

I'm watching it
and I'm thinking to myself,

"Do people actually
still do that?

"Because it kind of seems
cheesy as hell.

"And, also, like something

I would really love to do
with my beautiful wife."

[chuckles softly]

-Jack.
-Yeah.

[moans softly]

Oh, no.

You guys just

eat your nuts and just
give us a minute, okay?

-Come on.
-Oh, God.

Mmm.

See?

You made it your city.

No, it's your city.

I'm just along for the ride.

[chuckles]

Next time, we're gonna go
to the Met first, though.

Yeah, next time.

-Next time.
-Yeah.

So, I get out to L.A.

for my big record
company audition.

I go in the room,
I sing my little heart out.

And, they tell me
that I'm "Pittsburgh good."

Oh...

Yeah.

[laughs] Well, if it's
any consolation, um,

I'm pretty sure my band
was only Cleveland good,

-which is way worse.
-[laughing]

But you stuck with it.

-I did, yeah.
-Yeah.

-For a number of years.
-Yeah.

But I realized
pretty quickly I was

-never gonna be
Mick Jagger, so...
-Hmm.

I don't know, I just
loved music, you know?

I get it.

[gasps]

Have you ever ridden
in one of those?

KIRBY:[stammers] Uh, no, those things

are terrible for the horses.

Oh, really?

-I didn't know that.
-Yeah.

Plus, it's, like... pretty much

just a cheesy tourist thing.

I never understood
why people would come up here

and do something
so lame, you know?

Um, you know what, I, um...

I actually,
I'm-I'm not feeling very well.

And I think that I'm gonna, um,

head back to the... kids.

So I'll, um...

have to take a rain check
on the Met.

I thought, uh, I thought you
wanted to go see the painting.

Yeah, well, I'll have
to do it next time.

I'm sorry, Kirby.

It was nice to meet you.

♪

♪

♪

Hey, Mom.

You okay?

I used to come here all the timewhen I was a little girl.

[chuckles]

Same painting, same room.

[short laugh]

One year, when I was, um,
eight or nine,

there was this woman
in here who was just

staring at the painting.

I mean, she must have
been here for hours.

'Cause I left and I walked
around with my family,

and I came back and she was

still here.

And I was fascinated by her.

The idea that you could

stare at a painting
for that long...

it felt so...

sophisticated.

So adult.

[chuckles]

And I remember thinking that
I couldn't wait to grow up,

so I could come back here
and be just like her.

So I could see what

she saw in the painting.

So I could take

as much time as I wanted,
trying to figure out

what I was seeing.

It seemed so simple
that I would have come

back to the Met as an adult,

but I never did.

I mean, we came to New York

once when you guys were kids

and once when Kevin lived here.

And Miguel and I would

come into the city
every now and then,

but it was always just
to go see a show or

go out to dinner
or something and...

we were always in a rush.

And I would think to myself,
"Next time.

"Next time I'm gonna
go to the Met.

Next time."

[sighs]

My life has been full

of "next times."

Things I always assumed
I would get to eventually.

But now I realize that I am...

running out of time to do them.

I mean, let's face it, guys.

I'm-I'm losing my memory.

No, Mom, it doesn't have to...

No, no, hold on.

Let me finish, please.

And I...

I want to spend
however many good years

I have left, I want
to spend it with my family.

I want to try new things,

like... walking on red carpets.

I want to make up

for all of my "next times."

I'm not gonna do
that trial, Randall.

And I really don't want to hearwhat either of you has to say

about it, because I have
made the decision for myself.

Well, Mom, whatever you want
to do, that's what we'll do.

Well, right now I want to...

be here with the two of you.

And for as long
as they'll let us,

I want to...

try and be like that woman.

That woman who had
all the time in the world

to just stare at a painting.

You sure you don't want
a ride to the train station?

I don't mind the walk.

This could've saved her life.

You got to let it go, Randall,
she doesn't want it.

She doesn't know
what she wants, man.

She's scared.

I spent every day
for the last 20 years

wondering if I could've
saved Dad.

And now I had a chance

to save Mom, and you blew it.

Well, I'm sorry
you feel that way.

Hmm.

And you couldn't have saved Dad.

You know that.

Don't you ever wonder
what it would've been like

if Dad hadn't died?

If he hadn't gone back in
for that dog?

If our lives would've
turned out differently?

No. I don't, Randall, do you?

Yeah, man.

Every single day.

Louie! Come on, boy...

I think I hear him!

I think I can get to him!

Jack, get down here!

-Jack, get down here now!
-Dad, no!

Randall, you take your mom
and your sister,

you go in the street
right now, son!

REBECCA:
Jack, get down here!

RANDALL:
Dad, no!

KATE:
Louie!

Dad, if you go back in

that house, so help me God,

I'll go through that front doorand get you myself!

[all clamoring]

[quietly]:
Thank you.

[sirens wailing]

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