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[gentle, uplifting piano music]

[country and
western swing music]

♪ I'm down on that train track

♪ Pushin' that gray pack

♪ Keepin' my mind on the line

♪ I'll be alright Jack

♪ As long as I don't look back

♪ Wishin' that she
could be mine ♪

- Have you spoken to them yet?

- I'll see him when I see him.

- I go away on business
for one weekend

and this is what I come home to?

Yeah I can really see

you're tryin' to turn
your life around.
- What time is it?

- It's time to grow up Mitch.

I have been trying to
call you all morning long.

I can't believe you're drunk.

- Yeah.

I had a very long
night last night.

- Oh, you had a very
long night last night.

That's so weird you
should say that,

because last night had the
same exact amount of hours

as every other night in a year.

What made last
night so different?

- Perspective.

- No Mitch, no.

The difference was you
were up all night long

walking around in
a drunken stupor

while normal people
were sleeping.

That's what made it
such a long night.

- Golly gee Gail.

- [Gail] Mitch I'm serious,
you need to get help.

You're wasting your life away,

you're wasting your talent away.

When are you gonna
write again, huh?

You see this novel,
it's an incredible novel

and you're almost done with it.

- Oh Gail I can't deal
with you right now.

I have to go deal
with my family.

- Yeah I know.

That's why I'm here.

- I'm goin' alone.

- Oh I don't think
so, I don't think so.

Look at you, you're a wreck.

- Could you get me some milk?

- Can you maybe be serious
for like five seconds?

I'm going with you.

- Not happening.

- Alright fine, I get it.

It's a family thing,
you don't want me there.

I'm not gonna force
myself but I do not

want you driving yourself--
- No, Gail, Gail, Gail, Gail.

It's not that I don't
want you to come, it's--

- Can you please
just go get dressed.

I'm gonna drive you
and brush your teeth.

- Gail.

- Mitch.

- Gail.
- Mitch.

I'm not mad.

I'm not upset.

I just don't want you driving

so I will drive
you, you get ready.

I will meet you outside.

- Okay then.

[bright classical music]

- Colin could you possibly
find somewhere else to pray,

your brother and sister
will be here any minute now.

- What are you afraid
they're gonna think

you've gone all religious?

- Well there are different
forms of religion,

mine happens to be business
and there's no place for prayer

in that model.

I have to go to the
office, I'll be right back.

If the lawyer gets
here you let him in.

- Whoa no no no no.

You can't leave me
alone with that guy.

He's absolutely terrifying.

He looks like an angry
statue walkin' around.

That guy's never smiled
before in his life.

Dad what am I gonna do if
he gets here before you?

- You know that door, right
in the middle there's a knob,

you twist it, it opens
every time, it's like magic.

- Ha, that's
absolutely hilarious.

Hey one question about that.

Do I push the door, do
I pull it, do I spin it?

I'm super confused.

- That's good, sarcasm.

The seminary taught you that,
not a total waste of time.

- I'm fluent, I'm fluent.

You're welcome.

[sighing]

[mellow guitar music]

- I don't see my Dad's car,

or anyone's for that matter.

- Or maybe he's
just not here yet.

Mitch, I'll go in with you.

- No,

I don't want him to
think you're the reason

his son is such a mess.

- Oh, I'm the reason?

Really?

- Besides,

I don't want to
risk running into--

- Look after all these years,

he can't still be--

- Hey let's just,

let's just leave it, okay?

I can't believe I stay
less than two miles away

and I haven't even been here
since my stepmother's funeral.

- Mitch I want you to call me
if you need me to pick you up.

- I will.

- Mitch I know you.

If you get stressed
out, call me.

- Okay, if I get
stressed, I'll call.

I got it.

- And no drinking.

- Okay, no drinking.

Sober as a sailor.

I got it.

I love you Gail.

- Lucky me.

[melancholy music]

- [Rebecca] We can't stay in
this car all day you know.

- I know Mom.

It's just so eerie
being back here.

I haven't been here since,

I don't even know when.

Thank you for coming with me.

- Well I was family
at one point.

The old man and I shared
a couple of memories.

I should be here for this.

Not that I'm expecting anything.

- Mom, it's Dad
I'm worried about.

I can't stand being around him.

That's why I needed you here.

- You know how he
feels about me.

Oh I'm sure he'll be delighted
that I'm here for this.

- Mother, please be good.

- Look, I have been
telling you for years

that you need to be
civil to your father.

The day this company becomes
yours is a lot closer now.

And your daughter Emma,
my precious granddaughter,

who I never see by the way--

- Mother!

- One day this will all be hers.

You have a family
to think about now.

- Look, we both know
how this is gonna go.

Dad is going to get everything

and he's not gonna
think twice about me.

He sees me as some
kind of a defector.

- Well, let's just
hope for the best.

Your father is not completely
void of human emotion.

Let's go in believing that
everything can become better

between all of us, alright?

Shall we?

- Since when have you
ever wanted to make things

better for everyone?

- Now's a good time to
start, don't you think?

- [Connie] Okay.

- Can we just get out
of this car please?

- Yes, let's go.

Colin,

is this even you,
you're so tall.

- Uh, really it's only
been like 10 years.

- Wow, come here.

Oh my gosh, let me see you.

You are, what are you wearing?

- [Colin] I...

- You look nice.

- [Colin] Thank
you, you too sis.

- Thanks.

- I've been praying
for you and the family.

So.

- Oh, thanks.

Oh, you remember
Rebecca, my mom.

- Ah, well come in, please.

Come in come in.

- [Rebecca] Yes, thank you.

- Is Dad here?

[rock music]
[tires squealing]

Excuse me.

- Connie, [laughs] hey.

- Dad.
- You made it.

When did you get in?

- Got in last night.

- I'm glad you could
make time for family.

- Makes one of us.

- Connie, your phone's ringing.

- Thanks Mom.

- What's she doing here?

She has nothing to
do with anything.

This is a family matter.

- Wow, the F word
twice in one day, huh.

It's a lot for you.

She's my mom.

She's here because
I asked her to be.

- Yeah, well I just don't
want to complicate anything.

You know how your mother--
- She's staying.

- Alright.

Take some advice
from your old man.

Be careful what you wish for.

[pensive music]

There's nothing there Mitchell.

- [Mitch] Bum.
- Yeah.

Nothing there or anywhere.

- Well um, do you
have any coffee?

- Coffee I've got, yes.

- Hey, you look good.

Been taking care of yourself?

- Yeah I have.
Apparently you have not.

Look at you, come on Mitch.

You look like you just
woke up in a bar somewhere.

- I always wake up
in a bar somewhere.

Hey, Paul, I'm jokin'.

Why are you always so serious?

- Because you never are.

- No no, I am, on Tuesdays.

Most specifically, especially
the afternoons on Tuesdays,

I'm very serious.

- You know what you need to do?

Go to your brother's room,
change into his clothes, okay.

I'll make a pot of coffee.

- What happens, the old man dies

and all of a sudden
you're a dad?

- Mitch you're 33,

we have some family
business to take care of.

Okay, I'll make a pot of coffee.

- Family business?

We all know what's gonna
happen there anyways.

Relax.

- No, no I'm not gonna relax.

Okay, that's what you've
been doing, that's your job.

You've been out there
now what, 15 years?

Pretending to be some
kind of a writer,

drinking yourself into oblivion.

I need you to be
presentable today.

- Well, Paul.

Never change do ya?

- Presentable.

The lawyer will be here
in a minute so you just

get cleaned up, fix yourself.

Hey.

- Uncle Paul.
- Brody.

- [Brody] I didn't
see you come in.

- Good to see you again.

- I saw you at the
office last week.

- Yes you did, that
presentation that was fine,

little shaky in the development
area but a good start.

- I have someone I want
you to meet, this is Jen.

Jen, my uncle Paul.

- How do you do.

How do you do Jen,
nice to meet you.

Whoa hello.

Look at that! [laughs]

Huh?

You gettin' married?

Come on.

- Yeah.
- You marrying him?

- Yes, he asked me last night.

- Okay one more time.

And Jen, welcome.

- Thank you.

- Alright, if you'll excuse me.

- Mitch.

- Brody.

[sighing]

[pensive music]

- What happened?

- You said to call
if I got stressed so,

I'm calling.

- And I'm asking
you what happened.

- No you didn't
say it like that.

Your tone was all like--

- Mitch I'm sorry, now please
tell me what's going on.

- He's already on my case.

- He's your father,
hear him out.

- I heard him out.

He said I'm pretending
to be a writer.

- You are an amazing writer

and you don't need
anyone to tell you that.

Maybe he just thinks you
need more discipline.

- Doubtful.

Oh, and Brody's here
with his new fiance.

- Wow.

He doesn't change does he?

Mitch, don't let them
affect you like this.

You made a big step
by showing up there

and you are an amazing person.

You're smart, you want to change

and you took the first step
and you are doing so well.

- Okay, I'll be fine.

I just I needed to vent.

- And?

- Yeah, no drinkin'.

It's a broken record.

I got no drink.

Bye.

- Mitch?

- Oh, if it's not
the chosen one.

What's everyone around here
just sneak up on people?

- Well you're in my room so.

What are you doin' in my room?

- Uh, Paul sent me up
here to get some clothes.

- Okay.

Well my closet is right here.

I don't think
we're the same size

but you are welcome to
whatever's in there.

- I haven't seen you in a while.

You grew.

- Yeah, yeah I did.

Well I'm 18 now so.

I mean 18 year olds have
this weird condition,

if you came by every
once in a while

you may have witnessed it.

It's this weird scientific
thing called growing up.

I think they're calling it.

Yeah I guess this has been
affecting children for ages.

- Oh it has, never heard of it.

- Yeah, that's the
word on the street.

It's too bad we
have to meet again

under these circumstances but,

the old man's in a
better place now.

- [laughs] It's doubtful.

I think you're the only
one in our bloodline

who got a ticket to that place.

Know it pastor.

You know this used
to be my room.

- Yeah I do, I remember.

I've changed it up a
little bit since the 80s.

As you can see I
hope you're not mad

I changed your Back to
the Future wallpaper.

It just got a little
depressing you know

seeing as though the whole
flying hoverboard thing

didn't really pan out.

- Be patient, you still
have a few years until 2015.

- Yeah, I'm still
thinkin' no hoverboard.

Even 2015.

- Yeah it's a major
disappointment.

I blame the school system.

- Samesies.

- I see you've
chosen some more...

Inspirational posters.

- Yeah, just a couple verses
I like to be reminded of.

- Oh, black sheep
of the cross, huh?

You sure you're a Hemingway?

- You know last time I checked,

people choose how they live
their own lives, Mitch.

Genes are simply a foundation.

[sighs] Alright.

Well, everything you need's
in that closet there.

And you know where
the shower is.

So I guess I will
see ya downstairs.

- Wait.

I'll come down with you.

I don't know if I can quite
pull of your style that well.

- Yeah, I don't have any
homeless people clothes.

So I'd say that's probably true.

[bright classical music]

- Hi, I'm Jennifer.

- That must be
really nice for you.

- I'm Brody's fiance.

- I'm happy for you dear.

Mitch!

You look so thin.

- Same weight Mom.

- I haven't seen you in ages.

You never call me--

- Mom, let's not pretend
like we care too much.

It's embarrassing.

Oh, hey Connie.

Nice to see you.

- Alright, looks
like we're all here.

Except the lawyer.

Where's he?

[throat clearing]
[Rebecca gasps]

- I would like to get this
under way as soon as possible.

Let's go into the study.

Paul, Mitchell,
Connie and Brody only.

- What about Colin?

He should--
- I did not say Colin.

- The study it is.

[playful twinkling music]

- I'm gonna go feed
goldfish that I don't have.

Excuse me.

- It's nice out.

I think I'll go outside.

- It's a classic,
right here, this is it.

The very desk their grandfather
founded Hemingway Media at.

Made all the big decisions

that were ever--
- Paul.

Heard it a million times.

We got it.

The desk has been in
the family for ages.

Countless decisions and
hard work, dedication.

Yadda yadda yadda.

- Why won't you let
Uncle Paul speak?

Why do you always
gotta cut people off

when they're trying--
- You're annoying.

- Well that's real
funny coming from a guy

who smells like a
walking distillery.

- What is wrong
with the two of you?

Why do you always have to fight?

- Oh like you know
anything about anyone.

You haven't been
home in 10 years.

- Stop arguing.

- [sighs] 'Kay.

- Fine but stress free.

- You're doing it again.

- What, I did what,
what did I do?

- With Connie.

That's your thing.

You totally bulldoze
the conversation.

Don't let anyone say a word.
- You're ridiculous.

- You know what, one stress--
- 10 stress free years.

- What does that even mean?
- You're doing it.

You're trying to get--
- Hey, hey, hey.

Shut up!

We have some important
business to attend to.

- Are we quite ready?

- Yes, please,
let's get started.

- As you know,

your grandfather was a
very close friend of mine.

- I didn't know
zombies had friends.

- In the event of
an untimely death,

he wanted me to read his will,

only to you four.

And in the typical
manner of your father,

the will is written in the
atypical form of a letter.

"Hello down there.

"Or up there or
wherever I am right now.

"Ha ha.

"We are gathered here today
to pay respects to me,

"but let's be honest,
all of you are here

"to find out how much of
the company you will get.

"Now why is that?

"I blame myself.

"Hemingway Media is
a family run company.

"But sadly, the family
has been taken out.

"Look around the room.

"Can any of you say that the
people you are looking at

"feel like family to you?

"Business has gotten slower.

"People aren't reading
magazines like they used to.

"Our religious magazine
is the only one

"that continues
to be successful.

"Offers have been made
to buy Hemingway Media."

- What?
- He wants to sell?

- That's not gonna work.
- He can't sell.

- "No, I am not selling, yet.

"I've been entrusted by
my wonderful attorney

"with the task of
conducting a test.

"I want the company to
become a family again.

"I want you to become
a family again.

"you have eight hours to
settle your differences."

- Eight, eight hours?
- Oh that's ridiculous.

Nobody, not them.
- To fix years of destruction.

- Look at them.
- Have you looked at this guy?

Have you looked at this guy?
[lawyer growls]

- "Eight hours should
be more than enough time

"to decide to become
a family again.

"If my attorney deems

"that you have settled
your differences

"and can run the
company as a family,

"then the company will be
signed over to you four

"at a four way even split."

- What?
- What?

- We're screwed.

- "If he deems that you have
not, then the company will sell

"to the highest bidder.

"Well, I hope you
have fun on our test.

"Don't disappoint me.

"I will be watching."

And then there's a
series of oohs and ahs

that apparently
represent ghost noises.

- You know he's doing
this to punish me.

I worked for this
company for 30 years.

30 years of blood
and sweat for this?

This is what I get?

I should have the whole thing.

- Dad calm down.

The company can still be ours.

It will be ours.

It will stay in the family.

- You, you're the one
talking about family?

You left!

You didn't say a world.

You left, you blame
for the divorce.

You're off with your mother.

- Hey, Paul!

- Ah, it's hopeless.

I've got a daughter who
hates me, an alcoholic son,

a womanizing nephew
without a brain.

You're a buncha
losers and screw ups.

- There he goes again.

Where's Paul?

Not here. [laughs]

- Merchant Media wants to
buy the Hemingway brand.

They made him an offer
and he was considering it.

It's a good deal.

- A good deal?

- Wait, how good of a deal?

- [Connie] Mitch,
let him finish.

- How would the
proceeds be split?

- I'm not at liberty to
answer that until 7:05 p.m.

- Maybe this is what
the old man wanted.

I mean he was like
a father to me.

And if he thought we should
sell the place, then--

- You know you are
such a suck up.

How do you even know
who you support?

- I know what's going on
in the company, Mitch.

So to answer your question, yes.

My question is do you even know

what you're standing against?

- Oh gimme a break!

The old man just threw
this down our throats.

- Oh my god, please.

The only thing slammed
down your throat

is served in a shot
glass. Now maybe if

you came around--

- Oh you got some nerve bro!
- once in a while Mitch.
- Hey, hey, stop.

Do we not have a say
in this decision?

Is this a family company or not?

- The decision can be
made by him and him alone.

He is giving you a
chance to save it.

Before you can have
a family company,

you need to be a family.

Those are his words.

- A family?

Us? [laughs]

- Selling off the family
name is not a great way

to mend fences Grandpa.

- Uh, there are several
offers from interested parties

who are willing to pay top
dollar for the Hemingway brand.

- You're losing me here.

- If you want this company
Mitch, you can have it.

It's yours.

Connie it's your, Brody yours.

And Paul's.

But you four need
to work together.

Run the company like he
and his brothers ran it.

Work out your differences.

He didn't want Colin to sour.

- Is, is he serious?

Is this guy for real?

- I don't know, we
can totally do this.

It's fine.

Guys it'll be hard,
but we can do it.

Okay where do we sign?

- You may have missed the part

where you have to resolve
your differences first.

I will be marking your progress.

- This is pointless.

- Why, what do you mean?

- 'Cause every time we're
in the same room together,

it's like a war zone.

- Oh and who's fault is that?

- That's what I'm talking about.

It's never gonna work.

It's not what Grandpa
would've wanted.

- Brody, you're
being unreasonable.

- No, no Connie.

See you're not gonna
convince to do something

that I know is
gonna be a disaster.

And you heard the old man,

he wants us to run this
company like a real family.

- Hey, I heard him.

I also heard that it's
losing market share.

You wanna copy that
business model too?

Brody!

Hey!

[playful music]

[Mitch whistles]

- Oh, not today.

- Oh you're getting a real
kick outta this one, aren't ya?

- Now Brody just
stormed out too.

- Two down, two to go.

- We need more time.

- The old man throws
a curve ball, huh?

You know we shoulda
seen this coming.

- Can you just go
get Brody please?

- What happened?

- We just need a minute.

Alone.

- You brought Mom.

- I didn't wanna have
to face Dad alone.

I wasn't sure that you
were gonna show up.

- Well I did.

- Well I didn't know.

It's not like you've been
the most reliable person--

- Connie, I'm here.

- Fine, you're here.

What, with Mom, that's what
you wanted to talk to me about?

- No, business.

Maybe this isn't
such a bad idea.

- I know it's a bad idea.

It's a really bad idea.

- If the company sells we
can make a buncha money.

We own part of the company too.

- That's not the point.

The old man had 70% of
the company when he died.

And who knows where
that is to be sent.

I mean knowing him it's meant
to go to an ostrich farm

in Madagascar or
something ridiculous.

- Ostriches?

Connie, you need a
little stress reliever?

- No, I don't typically

accept drinks from
struggling alcoholics.

But thank you.

- It's a lotta money.

- It's still not the point.

- What's the point then?

- I have a daughter,
a husband, a family.

And this, this is
our family company.

And look, I don't know why
it means so much to me,

but it does.

- I care too.

- And it doesn't bother
you that he never gave us

any more responsibility
in the company?

- I didn't want any of this.

And you left Connie.

How you gonna run a
company if you're not here?

- So you're defending him?

- Not defending no, Connie, no.

The old man was a control freak.

This is just probably his way
of controlling us from beyond.

- Okay, well now his
decisions are affecting mine.

- We can make a lotta money.

I mean maybe we should
listen to the lawyer.

He said the company's
not what it used to be.

Nobody buys magazines
or newspapers anymore.

- And who's to say
that we would've

ever seen any of that money?

Hemingway is a brand.

You slap that name on
anything and it will sell.

- Is that what
you're trying to do?

Expand the brand?

'Cause I'm fine with that.
- No, of course not.

- I'm not fine with that at all.

- And I want you to figure
out your stuff with Brody.

- Oh come on, Brody.

You remember what happened
the last time we tried that?

- Let's hope that the two of
you have matured a little bit

in the last five or so years.

Just go find Brody, Mitchell.

Please.

- Jennifer, mind if
we have a minute?

- You need anything honey?

- No, I'm fine.

- I could take a drink,
I'll tell ya that.

Brody.

What do you say we put
the past behind us,

sign those papers?

All we gotta do is
convince the lawyer.

- Won't work.

- Why not?

Put on a happy face.

I'll get out in
front of the guy.

Oh fine day.

- It just won't work.

Okay, A, it's not
just signing papers,

it's running the company.

And B, we loathe each other.

- Touche Brody.

- Whatever happened to us Mitch?

- [scoffs] What happened to us?

Brody I was your
perpetual scapegoat.

Not to mention the target
of your drug filled rages.

- Are you serious Jim Bean?

Blame goes where blame is due.

- Oh grow up Brody.

- Does it even matter to you?

It's not like you want

anything to do with
the company anyway.

- I don't know
what matters to me.

But, I do know that
you and Jennifer

want something
completely different.

- I know I want it to
stay in the family.

Okay?

I watched my mom go to
work every single morning

for this company.

I know what it means.

- So what's the problem?

- I don't think the old man
would want us to sign it.

Okay?
Not like that.

- You don't think?

- I think like he said, right?

For us to talk it
out, be a family.

- Family?

Really Brody?

You're Aunt Sheila's
ex-husband's son.

You're Sheila's stepson.

[Brody yells]

You're not even
supposed to be here.

Brody!

Brody!

Oh come on Brody.

Brody!

[scoffs]

[thoughtful music]

[growls]

- [Colin] Oh.

- Hey Colin.

Colin I know you're in there.

I need to talk to you.

- [Colin] Go away, please.

- Colin please, I'm sorry.

Look, I'm sorry
for what you heard.

I'm sorry for what you
think you've heard.

I, I'm just sorry.

Can you please?

Colin.

Hey.

Look at me Colin.

- What, you apologized?

It's fine, I forgive you.

70 times seven, right?

Was there something else?

- Look, I don't know
what you heard, but I--

- I don't know,
just that she thinks

that he doesn't love his family.

Just that.

Why did you bring Rebecca here?

- She's my mother Colin.

Look Dad and I are,

our relationship is
really complicated.

It's hard to understand.

- What did he do to make
you hate him so much?

I mean what did I
do to make you--

- No, no Colin, you
didn't do anything.

You did nothing.

- Look, I never see you.

I never hear from you.

I've never met your daughter.

I have a little niece
who I've never met before

because of your feud with Dad.

- You're absolutely
right about that.

- I don't really know you.

You know I wish I did, but,

I mean this is the longest
conversation we've ever had.

Ever.

- I'm sorry.

I don't know what to
do to change that.

But I know that it doesn't
have to be like this.

You know what?

I think that we should
spend more time together.

- Dad's not a bad guy you know?

- You really believe
that, don't you?

- I mean I know a different
version of him than you do.

I mean yeah he's working all
the time and all that but,

he loves me.

He does and he loves you too.

He does.

And I mean he's always asking

like "hey how come
I can't see her?"

And you know.

- It was just different for us.

My Mom and Dad
fought all the time.

And my mother, she
was so sad with him.

- Okay but in all fairness
your mom's never happy.

Ever, she's not.

- Yeah um, look.

Why don't you and I
just agree to disagree

and we can just work on us and
see where this road leads us.

Okay?

- I think I'd like that.

Big sis.

- I would too little brother.

So anytime, you just name it.

Okay?

- Okay.

- It's so strange.

I've never even met that person
that you're talking about.

Do you wanna know how
I first met Brody?

- Yeah.

I'm sure it'll be an
interesting story.

- It is, to me.

I first met Brody at a
bar about three years ago.

- At a bar?

Brody!

That's surprising.

- Brody walked into the bar

and I totally tried
to hit on him.

I know, it's
embarrassing, right?

- Wait, you tried
to hit on Brody?

- Yeah.
- This'll be good.

- And I was totally hammered,

which is, you know,
to my defense.

And I even tried to buy him
a drink, which he declined.

But, he sat at the bar with
me with his glass of water

and he talked to me all night.

Then he offered me a ride
home and I proceeded to try

and bring him inside.

Then he denied me again.

- Do we know the
same Brody here?

- He's so different from the
Brody that you knew Mitchell.

It's the sweetest thing that
anyone's ever done for me.

Anyway I wasn't sure if
I'd ever see him again,

so the next night I
went back to the bar.

And I was pounding 'em
down and in he walked.

I'm an alcoholic Mitchell.

I've been sober for
two and a half years.

And I have your cousin
to thank for it.

- You're right.

It's an interesting story.

[upbeat music]

- Hey.

I thought you were on my side.

Why are you giving up?
Just tell me that.

- Mom, I just remembered
something Brody said to me.

- Brody?

What did Brody have to say?

Please, enlighten me
to the wisdom of Brody.

- Out of anger I said to him

that he wasn't
really a Hemingway.

- Why would you say
something like that Mitchell?

- It's why he left.

And I know it was the
wrong thing to say.

- Okay you know
what, your mouth--

- You know what Connie,
I said I was sorry.

Okay?

- What has this
got to do with me?

- That's what I'm asking you.

He said to ask you about family,

so I'm asking you
how long did you know

that the company wasn't
going straight to Dad?

- You knew that it
might go to us as well?

- Oh she knew.

Since when have you ever
known her to be so supportive?

She's got an agenda.

Don't ya?

- What is he talking about?

- Your brother's a drunk.

And Brody is, well just Brody.

I'd be surprised if there's a
brain cell left in his head.

Come on Connie, let's go.

This is getting outta control.

- Mother why do I feel like

there's something
you're not telling us?

What did Brody mean exactly?

- Brody's an ex drug addict.

You can't trust
anything he says.

- With all due respect,
you're wrong about Brody.

Ms. Hemingway I don't mind

if you make snide
remarks about me,

but leave Brody out of it.

- Connie, we're leaving.

- Brody and I have had a
lot of problems in the past

and we've worked
through all of them.

We aren't afraid to admit that.

- Okay you know what,
I'm gonna take Mom home,

because I don't even know
what's going on here anymore.

- Thank you.

- You knew, did ya, Mom?

- Yes.

I knew your grandfather was
considering selling the company.

I also knew it wasn't gonna
go straight to your Dad,

just like everyone thought.

Hemingway's net worth can
take care of this family

over 10 lifetimes.

- But by family
she means herself.

She's thinking about
herself as usual

and using you Connie.

- Using me?

- Yeah, you're her Trojan horse.

You don't see it, but she does.

- You sound insane.

- Oh do I?

You drive a fancy car.

You wear nice clothes.

You live in a
beautiful apartment.

You got that
prestigious last name.

- Let's go.

- Rebecca Hemingway.

You couldn't even drop
that last name, could ya?

She thought that if we got
partial control of the company,

we'd bring her back in.

But Brody knew all along.

He knew we'd fail the test.

- He's an idiot.

If I hear Brody's
name one more time,

he is not a Hemingway.

- You're not a Hemingway.

- [Rebecca] Excuse me!

- You're not a Hemingway.

According to your mother's
calculations, none of you are.

- What?

- What is she talking about?

- Can we go inside?

Not out here.

[thoughtful music]

I met Paul when I
was 25 years old.

He was ambitious, cocky,
and of course rich.

Oh he was way out of my league.

But he didn't care.

We fell for each
other instantly.

- And so if you met Dad
when you were 25 years old,

and I was already born,

he's not our father, is he?

No, don't shake your
head, say the words.

- No, he isn't.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

- I can't believe I'm
hearing this right now.

- No Connie, we
need to hear this.

I need to hear this.
- I'm sorry.

I should've told you.

- Well then tell us now.

- Oh god this is
hard for me to say.

- Yeah Mom?

Imagine how it feels to hear.

Paul and I were in love.

He didn't care that I
had two small children.

He loved you the
minute he met you.

But how could he
not, right? [laughs]

- Why now Mom?

Why couldn't you
have just told us?

- I don't know.

Because I moved from a
two bedroom apartment

to this huge 10 bedroom
house overnight.

And I was scared.

I didn't want anyone to
treat you differently.

Paul agreed to adopt you both,
so it really wasn't an issue.

I thought it was best
that you never knew.

- Oh, you thought

it would be fine.
- You thought?

You thought it was best?

Did you or dad ever think
about what we thought?

- Paul wanted to tell you.

But, I just kept
leaning against it.

I didn't want you to
be treated different.

I saw how Brody was
treated differently

because he was adopted

and I didn't want
that to happen to you.

- You know what, look
how we turned out Mom.

Really, great plan.

- I can't be around
you right now Mom.

I can't.
- Look, I understand

that you're mad, you
have every right to be.

But, but, you have
to believe me.

I was just trying
to protect you.

- Is that why you got divorced?

- Well yes and,

your dad wanted
more children and,

I didn't and we just grew
very resentful of each other.

We fought all the time
so we just decided

it was best to split up.

- I hated Dad for you Mom.

I didn't go to his
wife's funeral for you!

- Please.

I really was just
trying to protect you.

You have to understand that.

Instead I just ended
up protecting lie
after lie after lie.

Until I didn't even know
what the truth was anymore.

You have to believe me.

I just wanted what was best
for you and to protect you.

- My entire relationship
with my father

is based on your lies.

Congratulations Mom.

That was an excellent
job of protecting me!

- Connie wait a minute!

- No, let her go.

- I'm sorry.

What have I done?

[sad, frenzied music]

[coughing]

- Hey, how's it going?

- I'm freaking out Gail.

- Okay, calm down and
tell me what's going on.

Have you been drinking?

- No, oh don't bother.

- What's happened Mitch?

- Do you remember when
your manager told you

the designer clause was removed?

- You're drunk Mitch!

- Answer the question.

Do you remember?

- I'm sorry, I don't
know what that means,

but I'm so sorry.

- I know, Brody's, Brody's
become like a really good guy.

He's got it all figured out.

I, I kinda want what he has.

- Honey, honey, honey, sweetie,

you're rambling and
I'm not tracking.

- No no, you don't
get it, he's normal.

- Do you want me to
come and get you?

Because I can.

- No the, the skeletons are
all coming outta the closet

and they're dancing
and for some reason I,

I feel more clear
than I ever have.

I uh, I just wanted to
hear your voice Gail.

And to tell you that I love you.

I gotta go.

[thoughtful music]

♪ It's hard to look out
my window sometimes ♪

♪ I'm too scared to scream

♪ Was there ever any love
or just loaded lies ♪

♪ The best actors this side

- Well Dad you
got me again, huh?

Yeah, one last big
laugh. [laughs]

All the years I
tried to impress you,

working hard for this company,

not quite up to your
standards though, huh?

Never quite good enough.

Did you even care I wonder,
about being a father, hmm?

Instead of just a
business mentor.

I had a good business mentor.

The best, the best
in the country.

But, oh Dad, what are you
trying to tell me with all this?

[phone vibrates]

Yeah?

- Dad?
- Colin.

- Are you okay?

I've called you like 20 times.

No one knows where you are.

- Yeah I'm just trying to go
through some things in my head.

- Well now that I
have you on the phone,

I just wanted to call to
say that I love you and...

- Colin.
- Just let me,

let me just talk to
you for a second.

[sighs]

Okay truth be told,

you could've been there
for me more growing up.

And well you coulda been
there more for all of us.

- You know Colin, for
30 years I struggled,

I tried, I did everything
I could to try to

guarantee that you
would have a livelihood.

- Dad, I'm going to
seminary to become a pastor.

That's gonna be my
livelihood okay?

Besides there's a huge,
huge difference between

providing for somebody and
really being there for them.

- Son--
- Okay, you know why

I chose a path with God, Dad?

I started to see how greed
and a pursuit of wealth

just rips the goodness
out of people.

It changes them and blinds them

to what's really
important in life.

You know I'm not saying that
I have it all figured out

or that I'm perfect,
'cause I'm not.

But I have never lost
sight of what's good

and what's real in life.

Look Dad, I'm not
mad at you alright?

I know that you worked really
hard to build something

for me, to pass down to me,

and I appreciate that
but, what I needed,

what this family needs
right now is a father.

Just a leader, an
example to follow.

Forgiveness isn't about
just conquering anger.

It's about accepting love.

And you know we may not
all be the same religion

and we probably never will be,

but love just
transcends everything.

It transcends all that.

There's still time Dad.

Come home, please.

- Colin, son,

I love you.

- I love you Dad.

[gentle music]

- Hey.

I'm sorry, I didn't
see you come out.

[sighs]

- You okay?

- Um,

you know I think I need to go.

I am so sorry that you had
to see us behave like that.

- Connie.

- Yeah, what is it?

- Is now a good time?

- Good time for what Colin?

I don't understand.

- Well I mean you said that
anytime I wanted to talk,

just ask, so.

[Connie laughs]
So I'm asking,

if now's a good time.

- You have really bad timing.

- Yeah, I know.

- You know it hurts.

It's painful to have everything
dragged out like this.

Especially here.

Everyone with their secrets.

My mom, Dad.

- I thought that you and
I were just gonna focus on

working on us.

And just see where
that role leads.

So what do you say?

Please?

- Colin, you are
a wise young man.

- I guess seminary school's
good for something.

- Listen, I'm really
sorry that Mitchell and I

have been running around
here like chickens

with our heads cut off and
didn't even think to talk to you

about what's going on.

- You know I know Dad
wants the company.

But I don't think
that's all he wants.

- You don't think so?

- No.

I know it's hard to
believe, but I mean

he really has been talking
about you and Mitchell a lot.

He misses you guys.

He misses my mom.

A lot.

It was, it wasn't easy
growing up in your shadows.

- In our shadows?

- Can I be honest with
you about something?

- [Connie] Of course.

- Um, for the longest
time I really thought

that you resented me.

Just because like.
- Colin why would you

think that?

- You know [sighs]
Dad met my mom

so soon after the divorce and
you know they fell in love

and they rushed into
marriage and then they had me

like a month later so
I just, I just thought.

- Colin, I think you
should know that--

- I wanna show you something.

This is something that's really
helped me over the years.

I've had it ever
since my mom died.

And um, it's an invitation.

An invitation to the party
where Dad met my mom.

So it's kinda beat up but um,

you know my mother always
used to tell me that,

you never know when
you're gonna meet someone

or something's gonna happen

that's just gonna change the
course of your life forever.

And like I really think that

that's what Grandpa
is doing right now.

- This is dated July 12th, 1991.

That's three months after
the divorce was finalized.

- You hate me, don't you?

- Come on, you're my mother.

I guess you were just trying to,

well I don't really know
what you were trying to do,

but no, I don't hate you.

- Well what do we
do from here then?

- We just keep living.

Do what we can, we
try and do better.

- How can you ever forgive me?

- Oh you are so dramatic.

We just gotta promise to
try and not hurt each other.

You gotta do better,
I gotta do better.

And then we can just keep going.

- I will.

I just want my family back.

I just want you to forgive me.

- And I already have.

I learned something today.

- That was?

- I learned that sometimes
with people you really love,

you gotta have short memories.

Makes stuff a lot easier.

- Short memories huh?
- Yeah.

- I like that.

- So is everything you
have ever said to me a lie?

- Connie calm down, what
are you talking about?

- Dad.

He met Michelle after the
divorce was finalized.

So he never cheated
on you, did he?

Did he, Mother?

- No.

No.

Your father is many things,
but he is not a cheater.

- I cannot believe that
I ever trusted you.

I spent my entire adult life
believing that my father

tore this family apart
when really it was you!

How could you do that?

- Hey.
- Hey are you okay?

- I'm so sorry I
stormed off like that.

I just, I had to clear my had.

That Mitch has got such a nerve.

- He means well.

Look, it's okay.

But since you mentioned that,

I kinda need to
tell you something.

It's kind of important, so--

- I'm sure it is,

but I have to talk to
my cousin's right now.

- I know but, it--

- Are they still here?

- Yes, they're here, but
this is really important.

Something I really
need to tell you.

- Honey I'm sure it is.

I have to get this off
my chest right now, okay?

- Brody stop, listen.

Mitchell's not a bad guy okay?

He told me what happened
between you two and it's just--

- He what?

- Brody!

[tense music]

- Where's Mitch?

- I, I, I don't know.

- Well I just got caught
up in this web of lies.

I just didn't.

- We know, we know.

- Come here.
- Oh my god, what the?

- Did you tell my
fiance about our past?

- Whoa, calm down.
- What is your problem?
- Calm down!

- What, are you trying
to steal Jennifer too?

- No.
- What is your?

- Oh!

- Seriously?

You're hung up on some girl
that you never cared about

half as much as I did?

And you're gonna talk
to me about truth?

I'm your best friend and you
never told me I was adopted.

You know what?

Why don't you go get a bottle,

drink the whole thing
and score some--

- Stop, stop it!
- Brody!
- Whoa!

- No!
This guy's trash.

I'm not a Hemingway?

This parasite brings the
whole family name down.

- Family? [laughs]

You're not even
part of this family.

[Brody growls]
[tense music]

- Brody!
- Stop it!

- Stop it!
- Hey, hey!

- Stop!

Do you guys know what this is?

Hmm?

60 years ago the old man
set out with his brothers.

To spread a really tiny little
magazine, the first issue

of a very tiny magazine.

It was about Los
Angeles church life.

It was him and
his four brothers.

Okay and the four of them,
they walked around Los Angeles

on foot and they
built the company.

They breathed air
into this company,

that you guys are
all fighting over.

This family doesn't exist
because of a business.

The business exists
because of this family.

It's our family, okay?

And you know what?

Like if we can't
be a family then,

then we don't
deserve this company.

And we should lose it.

But it doesn't have
to be like that.

Why?

'Cause family is about love and
with love comes forgiveness.

We've all made mistakes.

Big ones and small ones.

We've all made them okay?

But we have to learn
to forgive each other.

Look, I don't know all of
you as well as I'd like to

but you're still my family.

And I love you.

I love all of you.

Connie, Mitch,

I knew you guys
were adopted okay?

But never, ever in my life
did it make me feel like

you were any less a
Hemingway than I was.

Because I love you.

And I looked up to you.

Gah.

Guys, two weeks
before Grandpa died,

he walked up to me and he said

"Colin, what do you think I
should do with the company?"

And I looked at him and I said,

the company started
in this family

and that's where it should stay.

Guys we're here today because
up until the day he died,

Grandpa believed in this family.

And you should too.

'Cause love is
thicker than blood.

[gentle music]

- Forgive me.

Here I am the
patriarch of the family

and apparently my 18 year
old is wiser than me,

a better teacher.

I spent all afternoon
cursing my father

and I guess I'm guilty of the
same stuff with my family.

You guys remember this?

We were on a plane trip
to Florida for a vacation.

I was doing my work as usual

and you guys were
running around, playing.

And one of you borrowed my pen.

You were nine, 11
years old at the time.

You lost my pen.

I don't know which one.

And I got a stack of work
I couldn't do anything,

I was so mad.

Mad at ya.

Well you went running
up and down the aisle.

Good kids, trying to
borrow a pen for your dad.

Finally come up with one.

And you handed me this.

So, I did what I do,
I went back to work.

And you guys went back to your
seats and started playing.

I was happy.

I think I missed
an important point.

See my Dad never put his
pen down his entire life.

I never felt important enough

for my dad to put his pen down.

Loved the company
more than he loved me.

And maybe I've followed
a little too closely

in his footsteps.

'Cause here we are.

I'm sorry Connie.

I am so sorry.

And Mitchell, sorry.

Brody.

Anyway I guess time
that I did something

I shoulda done 20 years ago.

This is me putting down the pen.

I gotta lotta making up to do.

But, I want my family back.

[lawyer applauding]

- I must say I did not
expect the events of today

to take the course they did.

I did not anticipate
there being any problems

resolved at all.

However, I am deeply
moved by the sincerity

that has been so much
in evidence today.

As I think the old man would be.

Unfortunately the
eight hour time limit

expired 20 minutes
ago and by contract,

you have failed the test.

[laughing]

- Wait, I understand
what the test is now.

There was actually
never any way to win.

Because no matter what we did

the company would've been sold.

You know what, we could've
come back here in eight hours

and said that we solved
all of our problems,

and we still wouldn't have won.

Would we've?

[laughs] But that
was never the point.

The company was never the point.

- The point was family.

- Yeah.

- It was always about family.

- Well I never thought
I would say this,

but I'm fine without the company

as long as I have them.

- Mitch I uh...

- No Brody.
- I just.

- I'm sorry.

I never should've.

Oh, I'm interrupting
you again, as always.

- I um, I just wanted
to say I'm sorry.

I've used you as an excuse
to cover up my own issues.

You were like a Band-aid
covering a much deeper--

- Brody.

I did it again.

Listen, these wounds,

they can't be healed
in eight hours,

eight days, eight months.

But there's no time
limit on forgiveness.

Or love.

Grandpa knew that.

I mean didn't he?

- "If you are
hearing this message,

"then hell has frozen over.

[all laughing]

"Just kidding.

"At least I hope
that I don't know

"the validity of that statement.

"This message means

"that you have actually
completed the test.

"Congratulations.

"60 years ago my brothers
and I started this magazine.

"Like any family, we had
problems, many problems.

"We fought like brothers,

"we blamed each other
for our mistakes.

"And we let the growth of the
company slowly tear us apart.

"Then the war happened.

"Being the youngest, I stayed
behind to run the company.

"My brothers were shipped off
and one by one, they all died.

"I never had the chance to
tell 'em that I loved them.

"I carried on the
company in their honor.

"And I regretted every day
that I'd let anger and blame

"take my family away.

"Paul, you spent your life

"making me proud of every step
you took with the company.

"I apologize if I
never showed you that.

"Do not let the same thing
happen to your family.

"Take this company with
Mitchell, Connie and Brody

"and make Hemingway
Media the family company

"that it once was.

"It is my final wish.

"You've realized that
it takes time to heal.

"And if you're hearing
this, then my lawyer deems

"that you've dedicated
yourself to taking that time

"and remember that the problems
that you find along the way

"are simply hurdles that
you must jump together.

"I love you all."

And again there are a
series and oohs and ahs.

I think I've taken up
enough of your time today.

If you will favor me with
a visit, the four of you,

to my office on Monday,

we will sign the
necessary documents.

I will let myself out.

[hopeful music]

- You know why I kept
coming back to the bar

week after week?

It was not because of
your stunning looks

or your charming personality.

[Jennifer laughs]

It was because I saw
something that was lost.

Just like I was lost.

And I knew you didn't
wanna be found.

But I found you.

I knew that when
you found yourself,

that you'd never
wanna be lost again.

And I ended up falling in
love with you on the way.

- Hey Mitch.
- Hey Gail.

Can you talk?

- I answered the
phone, didn't I?

- Hey, do you remember
when you asked me

if I wanted you to come
to my dad's with me?

- Yeah, of course I remember,

but you're, you're
getting weird on me again.

- I shoulda said yes.

I, Gail I shoulda said yes.

I love you.

Gail, are you there?

- Have you been drinking?

Because if you've been
drinking, this is not funny.

- No I'm serious.

I don't know why,

but for some reason I
see things so clear now.

- What are you saying?

- I'm ready.

- I'm on my way to
come and get you.

Are you sure?

- Hurry up before
I change my mind.

- I'm on my way.

- Hey Connie.

- Mom.

- I know you don't
wanna talk to me, but.

- Then if you know that, why
are you trying to talk to me?

- I'll take a cab and go home.

- Just take the car.

- No, what are
you gonna do then?

- I don't know, I'll call
Richard to come pick me up.

I just need some space from you.

- I'm so sorry.

- I know.

Look Mom, I'm upset with you.

I'm angry with you.

I feel so betrayed by you.

But I don't hate you.

You were doing everything you
could to keep me with you,

even though you did it in
the worst way possible.

But I love you.

I just need some time.

- I know.

I love you too honey.

I love you so much.

- It's been quite the day.

- Guys I uh-

- Hey, no need Paul.

- You know I think we've said
quite enough for one day.

We have plenty of time
for everything else.

Dad I am so sorry for so long.

- Hey hey,

no need to say anything else.

- Maybe we take it
one step at a time.

- Oh shut up.

Come here.

- [Connie] Thank you.

- Okay well that's step one.

- Look I--
- We did it.

- Guys um, there's one
thing I wanted to tell you.

[doorbell rings]

Hey uh, I'll get that.

Everyone okay with this?

- Are you crazy?

Of course, we are
so proud of you.

Come here.

- Oh come on, don't
be so emotional here.

I'm just gonna go hang out
in this big pretty building,

with a buncha really
boring, sober people.

[all chuckling]

I'm kidding.

Probably write a lot.

Lord knows I got a
lot to write about.

- Gail, it's good to see you.

- Hey Brody, you look good.

- Thanks I um, I feel good.

- I promise to throw him

the lamest bachelor
party in history.

[laughing]

- I'd appreciate that.

- [Mitch] Colin, my man.

I love you man.

Maybe when I get
back, you're gonna,

you show me the book
you like to read?

You know the one with
the little cross on it.

- That's right.

It's a great read.

- I'm coming with you.
- Oh Dad.

- Come on, what are you doing?

- What, I did say anything Gail?

- You said Dad like you
don't want him to come.

- No, how could you get all that

from me just saying Dad.

- Do you want him to come?

- I didn't say I didn't
want him to come.

What's the problem?

- If your dad wants to come
with us to take you to rehab,

I say he can go.

Come on, get in the
back, sweet cheeks.

- I like this girl, Mitch.

[Gail laughs]

Well Mitch, I've gotta
say I've never been

prouder of you in my whole life.

And while you're away

I'm gonna catch up
on all your writings.

- Yeah, I'd like that.

- Do you use spell check?

- Not once Dad, you know me.

I worked really hard in school.

- I bet you did.
- I can write

like nobody's, it's good,
you'll be impressed.

- [Dad] There was
another Hemingway who
was good, years ago.

- [Mitch] I think
I heard of him.

I think I heard of him.

Gail, Gail knows about him.

Gail knows about him.

- We got twice the Ms he's got.

And Shakespeare was over rated.

♪ I been across this country,
looking for my so pretty lady ♪

♪ To love me 'til I die

♪ Now sometimes I find her but
dang it if I can't keep her ♪

♪ I look up to heaven and cry

♪ Oh how I am looking,
but how I'm not finding ♪

♪ The girl I am hopeful for

♪ They say that it's
the last place ♪

♪ Or right in front of my face

♪ That I'll find
the one I adore ♪

♪ I'm down on the train tracks

♪ Pushing that grey pack

♪ Keepin' my mind on the line

♪ Well I'll be alright Jack
as long as I don't look back ♪

♪ Wishin' that she
could be mine ♪

♪ I been across this country,
looking for my so pretty lady ♪

♪ To love me 'til I die

♪ Now sometimes I find her

♪ But baby I can't keep her

♪ I look up to heaven and cry

♪ Oh how I am looking,
but how I'm not finding ♪

♪ The girl I am looking for

♪ They say that it's
the last place ♪

♪ Or right in front of my face

♪ That I'll find
the one I adore ♪