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[knocking]

- [Man's Voice] Come in.

- Hello, I'm Elena Petrovic,

I'm gonna be your assistant nurse today.

What is your name?

- Hi, my name is Harry Maskowicz.

- Okay, well, it's very nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- So what I'm gonna be doing first is taking your pulse.

- Okay.

- And so I just need your hand right here.

Okay.

- [Woman's Voice] You tell me when you're ready.

- Ready.

- [Woman's Voice] Okay.

- Oh, sorry.

[laughing]

- [Woman's Voice] I'll be measuring

at the same time you are.

I'll tell you when to start, and when to stop, okay?

Alright, you wanna start at quarter of?

- Yup.

- [Woman's Voice] Go.

- We're gonna put your hand face up, and then face down.

- Sure.

- Like so.

One.

Two.

And three.

I'm just gonna spread them out like this,

as wide as you can, and then push them back in.

Spread them out,

push them back in.

Spread them out,

push them back in.

And...

- There you go.

- It's this way. [laughing]

It's a little confusing.

Okay.

Oh, this is the wrong way.

Hold on, one second.

Okay.

Nope. [laughing]

- It's like an Army belt. - Sorry.

It is like an Army belt.

It was this way.

- Good that you identify you've done it wrong.

[laughing]

Well, I'm going to tell you,

I understand that you've passed your written test,

and that you have just completed the skills test,

which you have passed.

- Oh, great.

- And now you are a certified nurse assistant.

[somber music]

- [Man's Voice] It's called the Jet Nest.

That stainless steel egg is hatching a Concorde.

This may be a small country, but they have big ideas.

- [Woman's Voice] Our discovery of Iceland starts

with the world's northernmost capital: Reykjavik.

And the jewel of its skyline is the Perlan,

a glass-domed revolving restaurant

with a great view of the city.

Today, the capital is home to 100,000 people.

40 percent of Iceland's population.

[ringing]

- Jim.

Get the cat in the room, in the bedroom.

Hi, you must be Elena; I'm Cindy.

- Nice to meet you. - Come on in.

Nice to meet you, we have a lot of stuff.

Let me help you; I'll hold the door open.

- Oh, thank you.

- Okay.

Wow.

Alright, why don't we bring it into the dining room.

I'll shut the door.

- Yeah, so it'd be down here.

- Do you get much exercise, or?

- Not enough.

- No, not enough.

[muttering]

- [Cindy] Elena, now your tray is all set up.

The bow is ready, so--

- Oh, well, should I bring Florence?

- [Cindy] Oh, you know what Florence, she already ate.

You're all set.

- You don't wanna come, Florence?

- No, I've had my breakfast.

- [Cindy] Yeah, she enjoys

watching her TV shows in the morning.

- Well, nice meeting you, Florence.

- I can't do this any more on my own.

So we're just gonna try it out.

[muttering]

Yeah, and the decision is that either your mother

goes to a nursing home or she comes to stay here.

- [Florence] Jim.

- [Cindy] No, no, Elena, just sit and have breakfast.

- I will get it. - I don't mind.

- [Cindy] No, no, you'll take it over later.

- Excuse me, we have to discuss this.

- Okay, so we'll talk about it.

Sorry to put you in the middle.

- Am I moving in here, or?

- Yeah, well, I didn't tell him yet.

We're gonna ease him into it.

The only way I got a kitten, I brought--

- [Jim] What are you saying?

- Nothing, we're just talking, I'm just telling her

the only way I get anything done is like with the cat.

I brought her home, and now we have a cat.

- [Jim] Yeah.

- Elena's here, now I have help.

So, two positives.

Have a seat over here--

- All I ask is that I be filled in on what's going on.

Occasionally.

- Why can't you be polite.

Your mother really liked her; ask your mother.

She would love to have her help, she said,

so let's talk with her and figure out a plan.

- [Jim] I'm, I had no intention of making you uncomfortable.

- [Cindy] But you are; look at her.

- And I'm not uncomfortable?

I mean, obviously there's been,

did they tell you that you would be living here?

I'm sorry, I just have to--

- [Cindy] Well I, I said to them--

- [Florence] Jim!

[overlapping arguments]

- [Cindy] Now, your mother's calling you.

I just heard her.

- I give up.

- [Cindy] Good, I gave up long ago.

- [Florence] How long do you expect to stay?

- I don't know.

I guess it depends on how good a job I do, right?

- Good.

So, ah, but she does need somebody.

- To help out, yeah.

- Between the house and everybody coming and going.

- Yeah.

Remember, Florence, you can go as slow as you want to.

- [Jim] Hold on to the railing, mom.

- Okay, Jim, let Elena do it.

Remember, she got certified

and she's trained how to do this.

Let her try it so we can see.

- That is a good piece of advice, so thank you.

So, now what I want you to do is just lift up one foot.

- Shouldn't one of us go first, in case she falls?

- No, she's gonna be doing this alone.

That's why we're paying her, so we can relax.

Go to movies, have wine, go to folk concerts.

Go to art shows.

[scoffing]

She's fine.

- Does that feel okay, mom?

[folksy music]

[knocking]

- [Cindy] Elena?

You okay?

[grunting]

Can I come in?

- Yeah.

You know what, hun, don't shut it this much,

because if you had to get out,

if there's a fire or something, it's really hard.

I'll have Jim sand it a little.

Are you sure you're okay?

- Yeah.

- Alright, why don't you come down?

We'll have a cold drink, watch TV or something, talk?

- Nah.

- [Cindy] Are you sure?

- Yeah.

- [Cindy] You don't seem okay; are you okay?

- I'm fine.

- Alright, why don't you get up on the bed

and put the air conditioning on so you're comfortable.

- Alright.

- Ah, alright, I hope you're okay.

I'll see you in the morning.

Goodnight!

- [Cindy] Elena?

- Mm-hm?

- [Cindy] I saw your light on,

remember not to shut the door so tight.

- Okay.

- [Cindy] Everything okay?

- Mm-hm.

- [Cindy] Can I bring you a glass of seltzer or something?

- Ah, no, I'm fine.

- And put the air conditioner on, it's really hot in here.

Feel free to use it, please.

- [Elena] Alright.

- [Cindy] I'll see you in the morning.

- See you in the morning.

- [Cindy] Okay, why don't you put the air conditioner on?

- Okay.

- [Cindy] Goodnight!

- Goodnight.

[water splashing]

- Morning, Elena, how you doing?

You sleep okay?

- Yeah.

- Were you comfortable?

- Yeah.

- Okay, so you gonna get Florence breakfast?

- Ah, yeah.

She can eat eggs, right?

- Yeah; did Mushhead come in with you?

Did you see the kitty?

- No.

- Okay, I left a muffin for you, coffee there,

slippers because we don't wear shoes,

and you can wear your own clothing if you want to.

We discussed that, it's fine.

- Okay.

- [Cindy] Okay, alright, alright.

If you need anything, call me.

I'm gonna look for the little, annoying kitty.

[meowing]

- How are you?

- Fine, this morning.

- You feeling okay?

- Yeah.

- You slept alright?

- A good night's sleep.

- Now, what I'm gonna do is put the gait-belt around you,

just so that you get a better grasp.

Is that in a good spot for you?

Oh, it's twisted, [muttering] just a second.

Okay.

[splashing]

[loud, overlapping arguing]

[door slamming]

- Ah, obviously we can't have Barbara and the kids come,

because Jim has a meeting that's gonna lead to nothing,

as usual, but since it's an office

and not a home anymore, I'll just empty the pool,

put all the toys away, we'll go to Barbara's.

Would you be willing to come swim

with the kids at her pool?

- Yeah, I mean, Florence does need a little exercise.

We could go to the pool and do some light,

light exercise.

- I'm gonna catch her quickly, change the plan,

and get outta here and away from him.

- Okay.

- Enough, I want my home back.

I want him to get an office; I've had enough!

Miss Lilly, look what I have.

Come on, now.

Let me see how far you can kick.

- You just wait here and I'll put this down.

I'm gonna put this down.

- [Cindy] Oh, was that a bad one?

- Alright.

We're gonna move you over this way a little bit.

- [Woman's Voice] Anyone hungry?

Want some snacks?

- I need to get the thicket out

- [Cindy] Because you're like, your beautiful young skin.

Aunt Cindy's gotten older, right?

- I got older, too! - You did?

And how old are you gonna be, again?

Now you're three, and next time you'll be?

- Four!

- Yay!

What a big girl.

- [Florence] It's deeper than it looks.

- I can hold onto you.

You wanna try moving in a little bit more,

so we can sit over here?

Just sit right on the edge.

Just a big, steep step; there we go.

- [Florence] Oh, it is.

- [Cindy] Elena, the kids are so cute.

You wanna come play?

- You know, I really don't wanna leave Florence.

It's okay, you go have fun, alright?

- [Cindy] You'd have such a good time.

- No, it's okay, you go have fun.

- Alright, well, you know what?

I was just thinking, I have this great Zumba class

on Thursday night, and you know, an exercise class.

Would you wanna go with me?

- Ah, you know what?

I'll think about it.

- [Cindy] Aw, look at you!

- [Elena] Be careful, Lilly, be careful.

- [Cindy] Oh, are they bothering you, Elena?

- [Elena] It's, it's fine.

[splashing]

[overlapping chatter]

- [Cindy] Oh, that's wonderful.

- Let's put it out all the way like this.

And just let me know when it starts to hurt.

I'll support you, just try and put your arm up

as high as you can.

That hurts?

- [Florence] No.

- We'll go a bit higher.

[children babbling]

Very nice.

- [Cindy] Sometimes you burp?

Elena, they're so cute!

He just swallowed water and said:

sometimes I burp.

- That's very sweet.

Okay, let's take a little break,

and then we can move on to your legs, alright?

Lilly's very cute.

- [Florence] With her hair.

- [Elena] Yeah.

- Hey, auntie, you want to go swimming?

- [Florence] You're doing fine.

- Maybe after Florence goes back to sit down.

[muttering]

Yeah.

Flex; can you do one more?

- [Cindy] So tomorrow is Sydney's birthday party.

That's Wednesday.

- [Elena] Up, up, up.

You good?

Okay, now just hang onto this rail.

If you need to, hang onto me.

I'm just gonna turn this around.

- Who wants to carry it?

Okay, because Owen carried it out, so go carry it in.

Alright.

So what are you doing, Lilly, what, you see fish?

[child muttering]

- Ah, how, how are you related to Cindy?

[laughing]

- I'm not, I'm not.

- You're not?

- No, ah, nope.

- Can I have that back?

- We see each other a lot, she comes over a lot.

Oh, I'm sorry, did I take your water?

- No, it's okay.

[muttering]

Yes, sorry, what were you saying?

- She comes over quite a bit.

- Yeah.

- So we see each other often.

But, technically, we're not related.

- Oh, okay.

- Just good friends.

- Just good friends. [laughing]

- She's like the grandmother to the children.

- Yes, she is.

- Well, she has lots of pictures of them in her house.

- She does, she does.

She's great with my kids.

- Yeah, they're adorable.

- Thanks, thanks.

- You wanna try a little bit more, Florence,

before we start heading out of here?

[splashing]

- [Cindy] Alright, Elena,

I'm opening this so you can get her in.

- Okay.

I got it, Florence, here.

Ah, just wait for me to help you out.

- You have the meeting?

- As a matter of fact, no, he didn't show.

- You gotta be kidding.

After I canceled and everything?

Why didn't he come?

- I don't know.

- Are you sure you had a meeting?

- Yes, I'm positive I had a meeting.

- Okay, I don't think you had a meeting.

- It was the message that I didn't get.

- Okay, you gonna blame me, now?

- I'm not blaming you, I'm just asking you.

- Okay. [muttering]

- [Jim] I don't wanna fight.

[loud arguing]

- So, just wait until your feet are right up to the wheels

before you push against this.

You see what I mean?

Like, hold it so, yeah, there we go.

Remember, you can lift it up a little bit,

so it doesn't get stuck.

[meowing]

[laughing]

- [Cindy] Where are you?

Answer me!

Nathan, answer me!

Nathan, let's get you home, and then we'll figure it out.

Why aren't you talking?

What are you doing?

Nathan, what'd you do?

Nathan!

- [Anchor] A background check picked up something

that the Paladian family of companies can't live with.

Lefko is mob-connected, and frankly,

that's one of the reasons his job--

- Hi, Valerie, how you doing?

- [Valerie] Good, how are you, Cindy?

- Nice to see you, come on in.

- Nice to see you again.

- Yeah.

- Like that; how's that?

- Thank you.

- Is that better or worse?

- Florence, and after you meet Elena,

could I speak to you alone?

- [Elena] Okay, good.

- And then you'll get to work, okay?

- Hi, it's nice to officially meet you

Valerie right?

- Yes.

May I ask why you're not in uniform?

- [Cindy] We're very informal here,

and I said she could dress that way.

My husband said she could.

Is that okay, or is that a problem?

- No, we can make an exception.

As long as it's okay with you.

- [Cindy] It's fine, it's fine.

- [Valerie] And Florence, you're okay with it?

- [Cindy] Okay, it won't get her in trouble with the agency?

- [Valerie] No, no, as long as she's dressing appropriately.

- [Cindy] Yeah, okay.

I'm sorry if a made a faux pas.

- I have a problem breathing, sometimes,

but that's, other than that--

- And her swallowing, she's having some swallowing issues.

Right, Elena?

- Mm-hm.

- Okay, when are you having trouble swallowing?

- With anything that's heavy.

- Anything that's heavy?

And thin, like rice.

- [Valerie] Okay.

I'm gonna start out by taking your temperature, okay?

- [Florence] Alright.

- Okay, I'm gonna place this right under your tongue.

If you wanna just hold it for me,

until we hear a beep, okay?

I'm just gonna check your pulse, okay?

[beeping]

Excellent.

Okay, pulse 60, respiration 16.

Temperature: 98.3.

Okay, that's all.

- Great.

- [Florence] Why don't you rest for a while?

You've had a busy day.

- I'm just gonna talk to 'em.

Everything okay in here?

I'm just gonna close the door.

So, she just seems very withdrawn--

[murmuring from television]

- Well, she's only been here a few days,

so I'm sure she's just trying to act professionally.

And what kind of things is she exhibiting

that's causing you to feel this way?

- [Cindy] Well, she gives monosyllabic answers to questions,

she doesn't look me in the face,

and she just goes off into her room to be by herself.

- [Valerie] Well, she's here to take care of Florence.

That's her job; that's why she's here, living here.

- [Cindy] I just thought maybe she, you know,

would be friendly or be more comfortable.

I thought maybe I would take her to a Zumba class with me.

This is Elena, and she's my mother in law's aid,

and she's gonna try your class tonight, okay?

- Okay, great, nice to meet you.

- [Cindy] And also I'm in.

- Yeah, thank you.

Alright, let's go!

- [Cindy] See you in there.

[Latin dance music]

[Latin dance music]

- [Cindy] I'm not gonna enjoy it

if you're sitting out here like this.

- I'm fine. - What's wrong?

- No, I'm fine, I just need a little break.

I just need a little break, Cindy.

- Tell me what's wrong.

You don't feel comfortable telling me?

Okay, so, so what would be the best way to start?

You can tell me.

When Nathan's upset, I don't stop

asking him until he tells me.

- Cindy, you're my employer. [laughing]

- [Cindy] But you're living with us,

so you're part of our family, now.

- See the horses, Florence?

Is that good?

Are you comfy?

- Please, do not feed the horses.

- I won't feed them.

Come here.

Come here!

Ah, I gotta find something tasty.

Florence, I don't think the horses like me very much.

Hey, get over here.

Look, look!

- There you are.

- Great, lovely, thank you.

Ah, do you have any napkins, or?

- [Barista] I, you know, we can mop it up, really.

Don't worry about it, yeah.

No, no it's not a problem; it kinda happens a lot.

- [Elena] I'm really sorry.

Well, can I pay for another coffee?

- [Barista] No, no really, it's on the house.

- [Elena] Are you sure?

- [Barista] It kind of happens a lot.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah, really, don't worry about it.

- Well, thank you very much, thanks.

It was the one with milk, too.

- Yeah.

- Oh boy.

Let's get some thickener in there,

before I spill it all over the place.

[laughing]

- Well, that was just an accident.

- Yeah.

He was very nice about it, though.

- He seems very nice, very, ah,

a very pleasant smile.

- Do you think he'd be my friend?

- [Florence] Of course!

Why not?

- Is that olive oil?

Alright, I'm gonna let you do it.

You know how much you want.

You want me to do it?

I'll do it.

- No, I don't care.

- No problem.

- Sorry, Florence.

- And Elena, can I make you a salad, too?

- Ah, no, I'm okay, thank you.

- Well, tell us about this boy you're meeting in town.

- So, he works at Pete's.

I don't know if it's just a summer job,

or I don't know what.

- [Cindy] Okay, and so you'll have dinner with him,

if you don't eat with us.

- Yes.

- Will he be treating you to dinner?

- I hope so.

I hope we don't have to split the check,

but we'll see what happens, I guess.

- Right, alright, so I'm not gonna offer you again.

If you want, I poured you a little wine, or,

you know what?

Florence would love a little wine there,

if you put thickener in it.

Would you mind doing that?

- Oh, are you sure that's a good idea?

- [Jim] Florence, you want some wine?

- Yes.

- [Jim] Okay, see?

- With some thickener?

- No.

- [Elena] No?

- [Jim] Ah, sh, just do the thickener.

- What about with her condition, or whatever?

Is it okay, or not?

- I mean, I'm just, I'm worried about how

it would react with the medication.

I just don't, I mean, I just--

- Okay, alright, I'm sorry Florence.

So, move it away; it's my fault.

We won't give it to her, then.

I'm afraid that--

- Another time, mom, okay?

- Okay, but can we pour some for you?

- Oh, no, I really don't want any.

- [Cindy] No bread, no salad?

- Oh, no thank you.

- [Cindy] So, where are you going, anyway?

- Well, I'm going into town to see him.

- You, don't give her the third degree.

- [Cindy] Well, alright, alright.

But, ah, how are you getting there?

Is he picking you up?

- [Elena] Oh, no, he's still working.

So I was just gonna meet him after Pete's closed.

- So, Jim, you'll take her,

because I don't want her to walk alone in the dark.

[clattering]

[faint muttering]

[laughing]

- I'm not a pro

- Good, because if you were,

you'd be wasting your time with me.

- [Elena] I would hope so.

- One of the very few things that I have,

very few things that I've prided myself on

is that, ah, as little as there has been,

it hasn't been paid for.

[laughing]

- That is definitely too much information.

You don't mind if I smoke, do you?

- [Man In Tie] Well, that's a very interesting way

of putting it, but the fact that you've asked,

at all, gives you license.

- Okay, well, thank you very much.

If it starts to bother you, just let me know.

I'll stop, okay?

- [Man in Tie] If you're downwind of me, it won't.

- I think I am.

- [Man In Tie] I think you are.

Although, strangely enough,

when I was a kid, that used to be a very comforting smell.

- Why's that?

- [Man In Tie] Both my parents smoked.

So I knew that, when somebody was smoking,

it was likely somebody who cared.

- [Anchor] Broke out overnight between rival factions

along the Israeli/Syrian border.

- [Cindy] Elena, just don't let the cat out, okay?

- Yeah, yeah, I think she's alright.

- [Cindy] How are you doing?

- Good.

- [Cindy] Yeah, what's up?

- This is Larry, he gave me a ride home.

- Oh, sorry, I'm in my nightgown.

I wasn't expecting company, I guess.

- I wasn't expecting to be company.

- Hi, I'm Cindy.

- I'm Larry.

- [Elena] I was hoping that we could

maybe give him a glass of wine.

- Does he live in the neighborhood, or?

How did you meet?

- First of all, it's completely unnecessary for the wine,

and second, I used to live in the neighborhood.

My ex wife still lives in the [muttering]

- [Cindy] Oh, okay, okay.

So you just ran into Elena, or, ah?

- [Jim] Florence is still awake?

- We were just watching the news.

- Florence, it's time for bed.

- Oh, Jim, this is Larry.

He gave her a ride home,

so Elena wants to give him a glass of wine.

- And again, it's really not necessary.

- Alright, well, I'll go get it,

and then what we can talk about it.

- [Jim] Cindy?

- [Cindy] Yeah, yeah?

- [Jim] Cindy, it's late.

- [Cindy] Alright, well, I'll just bring it.

- [Jim] Another time.

- Perhaps that would be a better idea.

- [Jim] You alright, mom?

- Do you want your walker?

- No, no.

- No, you're okay?

- You sure?

- [Elena] Where's Larry?

- Ah, he left.

It was really awkward.

Why don't we have a glass of wine and relax?

You wanna get a cup--

- [Jim] Enough with the wine, already.

Just look, it's late!

Go to bed.

- I think I'm okay.

- Okay, whatever.

[phone ringing]

Oh, Jim, could you look at who's calling?

I'm too tired to get up. - I can't see it, either.

- What?

Get up and look.

[phone ringing]

- It's Nathan.

- Alright, I'll take it.

An hour abroad.

Thanks, I'll take it in there.

[meowing]

Hello?

- So, what do you have on for today?

- I have a meeting in the afternoon.

- Should I try and get Florence out of the house, or?

- There's a point where you can sort

of get used to anything. [laughing]

So if you want to, you can, if not, ah,

can I ask your opinion of something?

This is gonna sound a little weird,

but I worry about what I wear,

because here I'm having people at the house

for a business meeting, and, you know,

is that professional to have an office at the house?

So at least, I wanna dress nice,

but I'm not gonna wear a suit, it's my house,

so you know, all that stuff.

Do you remember what I had on yesterday,

the day before, with the blue shirt with the--

- When you were supposed to have a client over?

- Yeah.

Was that,

was that alright?

[faint conversing]

I have a squishy midsection, you know?

A lot of men my age, you know, have a little soft gut.

I always had that, even when I was much younger,

your age, and much thinner, was always sort of squishy.

I was also born, I swear to got, with no hips.

Okay?

[laughing]

I'm serious, there's a point in a man's life

when your body changes: squishy stomach, no hips.

You stand up, the pants come down.

So I'm sitting here, like, uptight.

If I stand up, so I pull the belt--

- Yeah, have they actually fallen down before, though?

- Almost!

[laughing]

At one point, I came up with a system.

What if I had, like, two holes surgically implanted,

like, drilled in each side of my hip,

and then had like, wooden pegs or something,

and just stuck it through, like in a peg-board.

It would hold the pants up!

- That would probably work. [chuckling]

- Or, and I'm serious here,

suspenders.

- Yeah, suspenders are great.

- Is that so dorky and like, an old man that, that--

- No, you just have to find the right ones,

the right colors, you know?

- See, I thought so, I thought so.

- Get some rainbow ones, or--

- Cindy?

- [Cindy] Elena, would you mind moving over one seat?

- Cindy, she's being a fashion consultant.

- I know, but enough talk about that,

because we have something important to handle, Jim.

- But she actually agreed with me about the suspenders.

That they're hipper than you think they are.

- Okay, but Nathan's in emotional agony,

so you need to go get him, now.

Just cancel the meeting, make it another day.

Okay, just go, okay?

There's nothing to discuss, please, just go.

- Don't jump over the couch like that.

- [Child] Let's play hide--

- [Cindy] We were letting them play hide and seek,

because they're waiting to see the kitty. [muttering]

[sobbing]

- [Cindy] On the couch or on the whole thing?

[muttering]

On the wood?

That's alright.

[overlapping muttering]

I know what I have for your face: the turtle.

The ice turtle, let's go get that turtle.

Let's get that turtle!

- [Barbara] Let's get the ice turtle.

[meowing]

- [Elena] Sometimes if you put your hand

back and forth really quickly like this, like--

- [Cindy] Alright, Lilly has the turtle!

- All better?

- Yeah. [laughing]

- Better?

- [Elena] It looks like it.

- Come here, let's see it.

Can I kiss it?

It's a little red.

- Florence, is this your favorite show?

- [Florence] Not really.

[laughing]

- [Elena] We can change the channel, if you want.

You want the remote?

You want the remote, Florence?

- [Cindy] You know, while everybody's here,

I think we'll just shut the TV.

Okay, Transformers.

Okay, I got Transformers.

- [Child] Which guy do you want to be?

- [Barbara] Ah, let me see.

Let me see what my options are.

Which guy do you want?

[muttering]

- [Lilly] And I'll take this one right here.

- [Elena] Good job!

Good job.

I don't know if she's a doctor, honey.

- [Lilly] She's a nurse!

- [Elena] Is Florence okay in there?

- [Cindy] Let me go check; I forgot.

- Mama--

- [Cindy] You know, why don't you go in

and just take a quick look, okay?

- I found another window!

- [Barbara] Great.

- We're gonna put it right--

- [Cindy] Do you know that that's what

Nathan used to play with, always?

Yeah, doesn't this look like I'm a dalmatian?

You know, the dogs in your fire engine books?

- [Elena] Cindy, Cindy.

- [Barbara] Let Cindy go.

- [Cindy] Okay, I'll be right there, I'll be right there.

- [Elena] Do you think I can help you get up?

- [Barbara] I'll be back.

[children murmuring]

[siren blaring]

- Hours more for testing, I need to get home.

I'm starving; let's just go.

- Do you want me to wait here?

- No, you still have face-painting.

You know, we almost have to tie Florence in a seat,

because she keeps forgetting.

- [Elena] I shouldn't have helped her up, though.

- Well, it's not, it's not your fault.

And we're gonna tell Jim and the agency

that I was watching her, and I had told you

to help me and watch the kids.

And I lifted her.

She won't remember, so don't worry about it.

What do you think?

I mean, if there's a problem, I told you,

I want you to stay, and we will hire you off the books.

So, ah,

so why don't we not talk about this topic anymore,

and we'll just have dinner?

- Okay, it's almost ready.

Why don't you go relax in the living room,

and I'll finish up in here.

- You know what I call her?

Baby Flo, queen Flo.

She's like landed gentry.

Her and my mother, they're like this generation where:

yes, Flo, yes, you're the queen!

Who cares?!

- [Elena] People call her Flo?

- I get Flossy, that's what she used to be called,

when she was little, yeah, Flossy.

- [Elena] I've never even thought of calling her anything.

- Oh, god, you, she's no Flossy, now; look at her.

I mean, oh my god.

In any case, ah, I'm terrible, right?

Daisy!

Alright, okay, now she discovered how to get up here,

so I think we're gonna put her on the porch.

Hey, you must be freezing.

- Yeah.

- [Cindy] Take this shawl.

- Thank you.

- [Elena] You know, this is just sitting in the basement.

I'd love you to use it.

- Thank you, so much.

- [Cindy] Yeah, I also have two dresses from when

I was pregnant that are in, like, the same kind of pattern

what you're wearing, and I think you'd really like them.

- Oh you don't--

- [Cindy] Well, I don't wear them.

They've been sitting there for years and years.

[singing in foreign language]

I love it, everyone's yours.

♪ Song of love is a sad song!

- Yeah.

- [Cindy] You know that design, really?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Yeah, I love that, it's beautiful.

Probably my grandmother sang to me, but I don't remember.

Now, is your grandma still alive?

- So, should I just call back

when I'm ready to come back to work?

[unintelligible response]

Okay, alright, well, thank you very much.

Alright, bye.

- [Cindy] No problem?

- No.

- Okay, I mean, people come and go in these organizations.

Alright, so let's make a toast to new employment.

As our personal aid.

Wine's pretty good.

[classic rock music]

We like all their music together,

but this was sort of separate.

[classic rock ballad]

So what kind of music do you like?

- I guess I like this kind of music.

[laughing]

Animals are so therapeutic.

I think that they're really, really important.

- Right, and for Nathan, when the cats have died

that we had in the past, that's really thrown him.

So, it's like a new beginning.

- Is that where the dead cat painting came from?

- Yeah, Spunky was like this animal

that really impacted him, and he died at a bad time

in Nathan's life, when he was like, very anxious.

- So I'll probably have to put

that back up in my room, then?

- Oh, you took it down, yeah?

- It was a little creepy, trying to fall asleep.

With that thing on the wall.

- You need help there?

- I think I got it, okay, there we go.

I don't know why--

- I think I'd rather live in a nursing home.

Covers on the toilet, bars everywhere.

It's much more fun having baby paraphernalia around,

instead of old people stuff.

- Just careful of the glass.

- And that was our kitty, Maniac, who never recovered,

because Nathan was always in my lap,

so Maniac went into a depression.

He used to sit on the stairs and look down

at Nathan sitting on my lap.

Oh, he was so cute.

Look at him, sucking his little fingers!

Oh, I remember those days.

And then look at that.

Is that, like, the essence of agony?

All because I moved two feet away

alright, I think you're tired.

Let's get you upstairs; it's been a really long day.

And we've got Nathan and Jim returning tomorrow.

Should be a big day.

Let me help you get up.

We'll make believe you're Florence.

I'll stand you up and, should we use the walker?

- I think I drank too much wine.

- Yeah, maybe we need the walker.

Let me hold you so we don't have another fall today.

Have a good night's sleep; see you in the morning.

- Goodnight.

- [Nathan] Please, I, just one more glass.

- [Cindy] No.

- [Nathan] One more glass.

- [Cindy] No.

- [Nathan] One more glass.

- Nathan, use your indoor voice.

[arguing]

- You never use, that's the most

ridiculous thing you've ever said.

You never use that voice.

My indoor voice!

[overlapping chatter]

Your indoor voice?

Are you joking me?

- [Jim] No.

- When, you never used that on me, though.

- [Jim] You know what, maybe I should have used that.

And stop flailing your hands around.

- [Nathan] I do have a question.

It was kind of weird, I mean like,

the dress, it's a little strange.

- [Cindy] You know I always wanted someone to use--

- [Nathan] Yeah, but this is the dress that you wore

when you were pregnant, right?

- You know what?

I just want to eat.

I'm going to ignore the two of you and just look at Elena.

- [Nathan] Where'd you learn how to cook?

- Ah, my grandmother.

- [Cindy] Maybe you two could cook together.

It's really nice having--

- Did you learn how to cook from your mother?

Wait, your grandmother, not your mother.

- My grandmother.

- You watched her?

- [Cindy] I watched my mother cook.

That's how I make most of my dishes.

- [Nathan] I thought your mother doesn't cook, though.

Oh, she doesn't bake, she's never baked in her life.

- I thought you hated your mother.

- You know grandma cooks every night.

So, are we getting your mother tomorrow?

Is that what they said?

- "Are we getting your mother?"

[Nathan laughing]

It's not funny, Nathan, you're laughing.

- You know, I'm laughing only because,

if I weren't laughing, if I didn't know how to laugh,

then I wouldn't want to, I wouldn't--

[muttering]

No, I know, what I mean is, I would wish existence away.

You know, not from just myself.

I just mean, existence depends on laughter.

- [Cindy] You know, I think if we were just calm.

Let's calm down.

- [Nathan] I'm just saying that I live to laugh.

I live to laugh!

- [Cindy] Elena, can I come in?

It's Cindy.

[banging]

Don't do that; you'll get trapped in here.

Nathan is going to the center,

so I want you to get up and get out today.

- [Elena] Did the hospital call yet?

- Ah, no, she's not gonna be released right away.

So don't worry about that.

You feel free to get up and get out.

You need to put these away, or the kitty will

rip it to shreds; you have to hang it up, okay?

- Are you coming in?

Alright, let's go.

See, I don't know anything about you,

and so it's hard for me to be myself

around someone I don't know anything about.

- Okay, alright, let's--

- No, no, no, I'm just--

- Let's, okay, let's just sit down here.

- We can sit down and talk.

I know, I know--

- Okay, you're a little aggressive, okay?

- I don't mean to be aggressive, though.

- Just step back a little bit, and just,

why don't we just, can we just sit down, please?

- Wait, wait, wait, hold on.

But it, the thing is, I mean, when you smoke

in the garage, you can smell it inside.

So she'll know that we're home,

and then she'll come out and she'll ask us how we did.

- Okay, so, really, it's fine.

Let's just go sit--

- But tell me what you're gonna say.

- That we went to the library, picked out some videos,

and then we walked around for a bit and it was fine.

- Alright, you know, I do apologize,

and I'm, when I first get home, I'm always a bit,

a bit batty, and I,

I don't know, it must be like,

you know that sense when you go home and you just,

you know, you're a bat, it's your belfry.

[laughing]

No, you know what I mean?

I just don't like sitting down with strangers,

and I feel like if we can talk,

then we can sit down together,

and then we could go on and it would be fine.

I think we could have, like--

- Okay, what do you wanna know?

- Alright, well, first off, I don't know a thing about you.

Except for your name; it's Elena.

That's all I know about you.

If you can explain yourself in less than 50 words,

I will sit down with you.

- Why do I have to fulfill a challenge

in order for you to sit down with me?

Why can't I just sit down first?

- [Nathan] Because I know that--

- I'm gonna sit down.

I'm gonna sit down.

- Elena would you come in here?

I just have something to tell you.

Thanks for taking your shoes off.

Could you?

It's raining and they're probably full of mud.

Okay.

As I told Nathan, last night Florence stood up,

I guess she was disoriented from her medication.

- What happened, is she okay?

- She fell and broke her hip.

So Jim is there at the hospital.

They're gonna be sending her to rehab

for at least several weeks, and I don't know

if that means she has to go to a nursing home after that.

We don't have a shower down here,

so I don't know what--

- [Nathan] She knows that.

- I know she knows that, I'm just reiterating,

she'd have to go to a nursing home,

because we don't have the proper facilities

for someone who can't get up the steps, right?

- Yeah.

- [Cindy] Alright, so in any case, that's the latest.

And I waited here so I could tell you.

I didn't want you to just see a note, okay?

You okay?

- Am I gonna have to leave?

- [Cindy] No, I told you I want you to stay here

no matter what, and who knows what'll happen next.

- [Elena] You don't want me to start looking?

- No, I want you to stay put.

Was it in the store where have those cookbooks

from international recipes?

- [Jim] Is this pork?

- Yeah, they have mostly like--

- [Jim] Oh, I love it.

- [Elena] Does anybody want sauce?

- Nathan, you want some gravy?

Hold your plate up.

- [Nathan] I'm fine.

[overlapping chatter]

- And this is couscous.

This one actually is a recipe from my mom.

But, you know--

- Something your mother or grandmother made, or?

- [Elena] Yeah, my grandmother used to make it.

- [Cindy] Elena worked for hours

to make this beautiful meal.

Oh, wow with potatoes in it.

- [Elena] Yeah, the potato salad--

[scoffing]

- [Nathan] That just sounds awful.

- Okay, you don't have to have any.

- Just ignore him. - I'm sorry.

Why don't you give me your dish, your bowl,

and I'll put some in it.

- Ah, I actually didn't put a bowl out for myself.

I can just take it on my plate.

- That's not your bowl?

- I think that one's yours.

- Wow, whatever happens in the future,

Elena is staying here forever.

Forever.

Elena do you mind putting it over there?

[groaning]

What are you doing?

What is it, a zoo?

[groaning]

What is he doing?

[laughing]

- I'm trying to have fun.

I'm sick of this house.

- [Cindy] You need to go to McClain's; give me the phone.

- I don't need to go to McClain's, give me a break.

- [Cindy] Well, what could she think of you?

- [Nathan] We've gone over it: what do you think of me?

- [Cindy] What do you have to say for yourself, Nathan?

Tell us what you did today.

- [Elena] We had a nice time.

- What'd you do?

- Ah, walked to the library.

Then I looked at some cook books.

We walked around for a bit, it was nice.

We just got to hang out for a little while.

- [Cindy] Did you walk around the battle green, or any?

- Well, we didn't do that.

We did walk by the statue, though.

- Did you run into anyone that Nathan knows?

What are you snarling at?

- [Nathan] I'm not snarling; I wasn't.

- Okay, ah.

- [Nathan] I love you.

I love you so much.

- [Cindy] When he gets crazy, he should just go paint.

- [Elena] Inhale more fumes?

- I know what would help.

Elena, I heard you singing this beautiful song

in another language the other day.

What was the language?

- It was in Serbian.

- Alright, well, it's very soothing.

Would you sing your Serbian song?

And Jim, can you stop eating for a minute and listen?

- [Jim] I can listen and eat at the same time, but yes.

- [Cindy] Okay, so let's all listen.

- Are you sure?

- [Cindy] I'm dying to hear it, yes.

- [Jim] Honey, don't make her sing right now.

It's like: sing, sing!

- [Cindy] Oh, it's not like that.

Not moving until you sing.

- [Elena] I want Nathan to ask me.

- [Jim] Don't put her on the spot like this.

Just let her sing, if she wants to sing.

[overlapping chatter]

- [Jim] Are you from a musical family.

- I don't know.

- [Nathan] We're certainly not, huh?

- [Cindy] Nathan, wash the couscous off your fingers.

No, don't fling it all over!

Nate, this is like a new low for you.

I've never seen you act this way.

- I just, I'm just joking.

- [Cindy] Joking?

Are you showing off for Elena, what are you doing?

Do you think, is this like you're a three year old?

- I want you to sing for me!

[laughing]

- [Elena] I didn't hear a please.

- Please!

[laughing]

[sighing]

- [Elena] Okay, alright, alright.

- Up on your feet, though, up on your feet.

Up on your feet!

- [Jim] Nathan, enough.

[singing in Serbian]

- I don't remember the second verse.

- Oh, it's beautiful.

Could you translate it for us?

- It's from a man's perspective,

and he's singing: I have your hand in mine,

and I gently whisper into your ear that I love you.

And in the second verse, she runs away.

Without saying goodbye.

- Wasn't that beautiful?

What do you think?

- [Jim] Very nice.

- I told you I used to do Macedonian folk dancing.

[faint muttering from television]

Alright, Jim?

Come on, get up so that Elena and Nathan can watch a movie.

Come on, Jim, let's go upstairs.

I know, you can sleep upstairs, let's go.

Come on, get up.

Oh, Elena why don't you come in here?

You can watch a movie with Nathan.

- [Elena] Ah, what about the dishes?

- Just leave them for later.

One of us will get to them, come on.

- [Elena] You sure?

- Yeah, Jim, let's go.

Come on, ah, just get up, Jim, and go to sleep upstairs.

- [Jim] Goodnight.

Goodnight.

[grinding]

- What are you doing?

[meowing]

I don't think she wants to be held right now.

- Watch the movie.

[meowing]

- That'll be 2.15.

- You know, I think I'm gonna take off my tights.

My legs get really itchy.

Just turn around or something.

- So, can we talk?

- I thought we were watching a movie.

- Do you mind if we talk, though?

- What do you wanna talk about?

- I don't know.

[meowing]

- [Elena] Let's just watch the movie.

- [Nathan] So, if my mother gave us money to go out,

would you go out with me?

- I mean dinner might be fine.

- [Nathan] Oh, okay, I was just wondering.

- Okay.

- Okay, ah, can you sit back?

Can we talk for a couple minutes?

- [Elena] Why don't we just watch the movie?

- Well, could I kiss you?

- [Elena] No.

- Well, do you mind if I kiss you?

- No!

- Please?

- No, please, no, this is really strange.

Oh, man, come on, this is really awkward.

- [Nathan] I'm sorry, I'm sorry, what?

- It's just not a good idea.

- [Nathan] Okay, then we'll watch the movie.

[classic rock ballad]

- [Man On TV] That'll be 2.15.

- [Elena] I think I'm gonna go to bed.

- No, wait, don't go to bed, don't go to bed,

because if you go upstairs than my parents are gonna think--

- I'm tired.

- No, no, no, just sit down, sit down.

I wanna, let's watch the movie.

Right, here, just...

- Get, no, stop.

I'm going to bed.

[door closing]

[faint muttering]

- [Cindy] I'm so sorry to have to say this,

but Jim and I were talking and you know,

because Florence most likely won't be coming back,

he feels that, you know, we can't afford

to have you stay here, so, ah,

it's very uncomfortable for me.

I don't know what to do.

What do you think?

Is there somewhere you can go?

Jim guessed, you know, that his mother fell

during your watch; he knew that I'd cover up for you,

so he's angry at me.

- [Elena] But did Nathan say something to you?

- [Cindy] No, no, and I know that there's

something going on that's not pleasant.

I don't know, you know, he's in a terrible state

of mind, and I don't think it's healthy

for you to be here anyway.

I think that you do better off living somewhere

in a healthier environment.

You know, I mean, I'd love for you to stay,

if it were just me.

I'm very sorry.

Do you believe me?

I'm very sorry.

[traffic rumbling]

- [Man On Phone] Hello, Freedom Care, this is Courtney.

- Hi, this is Elena Petrovic, I called you about, ah,

I called you about 20 minutes ago.

I was just wondering if you guys

had any more positions left.

I know you said earlier that you didn't,

but I just really wanted wanted to make sure that,

that you had checked everything.

How's Florence?

- [Cindy] Yeah, she's okay.

I'm glad you called because I wanted to invite you

to Jim's 60th birthday party on Saturday.

Do you think you could come?

It's in the early afternoon, around one.

Could you come?

We'd love to have you.

Barb will be there with the kids; they'd love to see you.

What do you think, is that a possibility?

[faint murmuring]

- Can you do one big hit?

Oh, look who's here!

It's Elena.

Hi, you look gorgeous!

How have you been?

Come here, I wanna introduce you.

- [Elena] Hi Florence, nice to see you.

- How are you doing?

- Of course, you remember all of us.

And this is Ryu, my student, and his mom, Naoka.

- Hi, happy birthday.

- Thank you, thank you.

[overlapping chatter]

- [Nathan] Well, what about me?

- Hi.

- Thanks.

- I said: you know all of us.

I think you have a bug on you.

I said that, I included you in that.

Oh, boy.

- I'm sorry.

- Did you eat a bug?

- Maybe, ugh.

- [Cindy] Did you eat a bug?

- You know what?

I'm 60 years old, so it's okay if things like that happen.

- Jim, I would move the camera, because the kids

are throwing the ball, and they're knocking--

- You know, this is a--

- [Cindy] Whose drink is this one, is that mine?

[muttering]

Go ahead, open it, Jim.

Oh, there's the water balloon filler.

[laughing]

- Suspenders, remember?

- [Cindy] Oh, how could I forget that speech?

You two come with me, we're gonna get

raspberries and water balloons.

- Happy birthday.

- [Cindy] Elena, when you finish with the guests,

do you wanna do water balloons with the kids?

- Yeah, I could do water balloons with the kids.

- [Cindy] Alright, let's get some water balloons!

- On somebody who doesn't want to get wet.

Ah, look at that.

[laughing]

Oh, I can't do it anymore.

I don't know what happened.

Okay, here we go.

Oh, what was that?

[overlapping muttering]

- [Cindy] How have you been?

I haven't had a chance to talk.

- [Elena] Ah, good.

- [Cindy] Do you have another situation?

- Not yet, but I'm working on it.

- [Cindy] Do you have a place you're living?

You okay?

- [Nathan] Are you living in a nursing home?

- No.

- [Cindy] Why would she live in a nursing home?

- [Nathan] I, because if you were an aid--

- Okay, just do me a favor, just wipe the food

off your mouth like dad, or Jim.

- [Nathan] Elena, can you come and wipe my mouth?

- Did you get a, oh, did he, did Derek get you mashed,

ah, brownie?

- Yes, I did.

- [Cindy] What a lucky mom, then.

Are you feeling okay?

- [Nathan] Is that good for her, Elena?

- [Cindy] So, alright, I'll put this inside,

because some people may not have had any.

- I mean, usually I tried to make her some fruit

or something, but it is a special day, so.

[overlapping muttering]

- Alright, well, you need to, Mrs. Ackermann.

- [Jim] The more liquids, the better.

- [Male Aid] There we go, Mrs. Ackermann, all set.

- I'm gonna go out and have a smoke, away from the kids.

Do you wanna come with me?

- You want me to come with you?

- Yeah.

Come on, just come out front.

- [Jim] You alright, Nathan?

- I couldn't think of what to get him,

so I didn't get him anything.

- [Elena] I thought you got him that big box?

- There's nothing in it.

[laughing]

There's a card in it.

- That's nice.

What have you been up to?

- Ah, I think I'm gonna teach ESL.

- Are you gonna be doing that here?

How come you don't look at me when I talk to you?

I like your shirt.

- Let me ask you: how would you get me to look at you?

Do something that would prove

that you want me to look at you.

- I could take off my dress if you wanted.

- [Nathan] You wouldn't do that.

- [Cindy] Quite a husband.

- [Elena] Here.

[muttering]

- Where's Nathan?

Alright, I think you're gonna have

to blow 'em out really quickly.

- There's one left.

- [Cindy] Okay, let's sing!

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday dear Jimmy!

♪ Happy birthday to you.

- Make a wish.

[coughing]

He's kidding!

[dog barking]

[knocking]

[sighing]

[meowing]

[rattling]

[meowing]

[folksy music]