Original subtitles

She's here, she's here!

Julie!

Oh, Annie!

Are you ever going to age?

Oh, gosh. Kids, they're here!

You look great!

We've missed you so much.

I've missed you guys, too.

You're still way too good-looking

to be married to my brother.

You know I only married him for his money.

Well, why else?

This has never been funny.

To you. To you.

Hey.

Look at you, Sport.

You've gotten even uglier than your dad.

Annie, you're living with trolls.

I've missed you, Aunt Julie.

And who are

these kids?

They can't be Camden kids.

They're way too good-looking.

Is this Simon?

Duh.

You've all grown a foot

and you're all

so gorgeous.

Um, there's somebody here who may be a little too young

to remember your last visit.

Hi there, Ruthie.

I'm your Aunt Julie.

Julie is my sister.

No, she's not.

She hasn't quite grasped the aunt concept yet.

Oh. Ruthie, you know what's good

about having an aunt

is that when they come to visit,

they bring presents.

Like grandmas and grandpas?

That's right.

She's beautiful! What's her name?

She's waiting for you to give her one.

I'm calling her Baby Julie.

Oh...

You know, our love can be bought, too.

There you go, Sport.

Oh, wow!

Oh!

Wow, this is really nice.

Cool!

It's full.

There's money inside.

Julie, the wallet was gift enough.

Oh, well, who wants an empty wallet?

Now, what do

beautiful girls need?

Things to make them more beautiful.

And what's in the bag?

Everything!

Oh, bath oils, moisturizers, makeup...

Hair stuff, lip stuff, eye stuff.

Uh, well, so that's it for the gifts.

Annie, did you mention dinner?

Shortly.

Excuse me, but no one's leaving

this room until you pull

something out of that bag for me and Happy.

Oh!

Wow!

And I hope Happy's

fits her.

I hear she's expecting.

Oh, they're great!

Thank you, Aunt Julie.

Bless you, Aunt Julie.

May the Good Lord bless you and keep you, and...

Say "You're welcome" or we'll be here all afternoon.

You're welcome, Simon.

Come on, Happy,

let's go put on our sweaters.

Well, come on, I'll take you upstairs.

Okay.

Daddy, she's too old to be your sister.

I heard that!

Whoa... uh-oh...

So, Mom and Dad...

um, I was wondering if you had thought any more

about me ducking out of Thanksgiving dinner

just a little bit early, to go to the movies?

And if I can go to Jimmy's?

Uh, we'll think about it.

So that's not a no?

But it's not a yes.

Yes.

I'm getting old, Sport.

Thanks for letting me stay in your room.

I hope I'm putting you out.

Oh, huge inconvenience.

That's what I like to hear.

Can I ask you a question, Jules?

Already asking me to pay for the room, huh?

No. Would it bother you if I went skiing Wednesday?

We can hang till then and I'll be back Sunday

before you go.

It's a free ski trip.

And I assume a girl thrown in somewhere.

Mindy Clayborn, babe of the universe.

All right!

Have fun.

All right.

Hey, what happened to Brian?

You know the only reason we invite you

is 'cause you have a cool boyfriend.

Well, he's, uh... he's with his parents this year.

Oh, I'm so glad to see you.

You, too.

I'll see you in a bit.

Okay.

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one place that you'll find ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, 7th Heaven ♪

♪ 7th Heaven. ♪

Okay, first of all, I want to thank you kids

for going through the entire meal

without once mentioning

"Thanksgiving Plans '96."

What plans? I don't have plans.

Am I out of the loop?

This is about Matt, Mary and Lucy.

They have holiday plans that don't include the rest of us.

Nevertheless, your Mom and I have decided

that you're all old enough

to make the decision for yourselves

about whether you'd rather be with us, or your friends.

Yes! Yes!

So, Mary, as soon as we finish Thanksgiving dinner here,

you can do whatever you want with your friends.

And Luce, you eat with us first,

but then if you want to go to Jimmy Moon's afterwards

and eat again, you may.

But we're first.

Okay, that's fair.

Well, wait a minute, what about ol' "Slopes Camden" here?

Oh, yeah, Matt, about

your ski trip...

We're not going to be the bad guys

on something that sounds like so much fun.

You're not?

No, we're not.

I talked to Dick Clayborn

and he said it's fine.

I think since the Clayborns are being so generous,

you should be extra helpful with them at the cabin.

Absolutely.

There's got to be a catch to this.

You two sure do some progressive holiday parenting.

It's just an experiment.

Okay, really. Is there a catch to this?

No.

No.

Yeah, there is.

The catch is that

you're all going to have a rotten time

and you're going to wish you were here.

Yeah.

To experiments in parenting.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Here, here.

Wow, Aunt Julie, you sure do drink a lot of wine.

Simon!

Oh, well, I'm sorry.

I didn't realize it.

I guess I'm just beat from the trip.

And you're absolutely right,

I overdid it, Simon.

Hey, you're on vacation. It's okay.

Oh, boy, I got to go.

I'm late for a deacons meeting.

Sorry to run out, sis.

Not to worry. See you later.

Bye, honey.

All right, so who's cleaning the kitchen?

Matt? Mary?

Lucy?

I think I found the catch.

Yeah.

Yes!

You know, if you hadn't come,

I'd probably be pretty depressed.

This was my mom's favorite holiday

and now my dad just couldn't deal with

being here without her.

Sorry.

Are you okay?

I don't know, Annie.

I'm just so tired.

I'm always a wreck the first day of a trip.

It could be jet lag.

Yeah, maybe so.

You're not talking about the trip, are you?

No, I'm just tired, period.

I'm tired of me.

I'm tired of being a principal

dealing with stupid parents

and screwed-up kids.

I'm tired of New York,

just the whole thing.

Brian? Him, too.

I mean, five years and we're going nowhere.

He's nice, he's sweet,

he's boring.

So, if Brian's not the one, it's okay, you move on.

Sure.

I gotta put the kids to bed,

but I'll be done in ten minutes.

Oh, don't rush.

I'm going to go up as soon

as I can drag myself off of this couch.

Okay.

I'll see you tomorrow morning.

Okay.

For church.

Uh, by the way,

just so you know, I've never skied before.

So?

Well, I might not be very good at it.

You're not really going just to ski, are you?

Uh, no, but it is a ski trip.

For my family.

While they're out skiing, we can do other stuff.

Other stuff?

Yeah...

lots of other stuff.

I wish I'd seen her before she went to bed.

You'll see her in the morning.

It's funny, but I'm...

I'm kind of nervous

about Julie being in the congregation tomorrow.

Oh, your sister loves listening to you speak.

Still, I...

She's such a perfectionist...

It makes me want to be great, and, well... I don't know...

I should've worked on my sermon more.

I wish I had a real roof-raiser, you know?

Gee, I didn't know insecurity was a turn-on.

I adore you.

And Julie adores you.

I'm really glad she's here.

Oh, do you think Julie was drinking

more than usual tonight?

Julie?

Honey, my sister has more self-discipline

than anyone I know.

She likes to come here to unwind.

She's fine.

So, as the holidays approach,

let's all try to remember the simple truth of the fact

that no matter how little you think you may have,

there's someone with less.

No matter what your pain, someone's in more.

So if you're lonely or sad or depressed this holiday,

reach out to others, volunteer down at the mission

or at the hospital.

Being of service

helps you get your mind off your own problems, and it...

it lets us

be truly grateful

for whatever blessings we have, great or small.

Most of us are so hard on ourselves during the year.

Holidays can be, at the very least,

a time to take it easy on ourselves.

Uh, on a personal note,

I'd like to say I'm particularly grateful

because my sister, Julie,

is visiting with us from New York.

She's one of my favorite people in the world.

She's also the family klutz.

And for those of you who don't speak Yiddish,

"klutz" is a term of endearment.

Uh, now, everybody please look interested,

because I'm trying to impress her.

Thanksgiving isn't a religious holiday,

but it can be a spiritual one.

Brian? Hi.

It's Annie Camden. How are you?

Yeah, I'm sorry you couldn't make it out.

Julie told us you had to go to your parents for the holidays.

What?

You broke it off? When?

No. No, she... she said

she felt it was getting a little stale, um,

but then she was also saying that about her job.

What?

They fired her? When?

Oh, I knew something wasn't quite right.

I know... I know, Brian. I'm sorry, too.

Okay. Okay, bye-bye.

My speed and agility makes me impossible to catch.

Batman is the world's greatest athlete.

Hi, kids. Aunt Julie,

Simon thinks he's the world's greatest, uh... something.

Well, that's nice.

Ah, I've foiled your plans again, Catwoman!

Now I will return this key

to the Gotham City Gold Depository.

I don't think so, Batman.

Grab him, Ruthie! Grab him!

Think again, evildoers!

You underestimate us,

Caped Crusader.

Now I gotcha, Batman!

Yeah, we gotcha!

Let go of the key or suffer the consequences.

Never!

Ruthie, I know Batman's one weakness.

What? Tickling!

No!

Let go of the key, and I'll stop.

No. I must... save Gotham City.

Better let go.

No!

Simon, I'm not... Give me that damn key!

Hey, what the...?

Mommy!

Mommy! Aunt Julie, you're hurting me.

Shut up and give me the key to the liquor cabinet!

Get your hands off of him!

Don't you ever touch my children!

Annie. Oh, God.

Oh, God!

Get out of this house now!

It's okay.

Mommy? Simon?

It's okay, Mommy's here. Shh, shh, it's okay.

Thanks for the call. No sweat, Reverend.

She's in the corner over there.

How'd you know who she was?

I saw her in church this morning.

Watch out, she's with Jack,

so he's a little surly tonight.

Me, too.

Oh-oh, I'm in trouble now.

Yeah, time to go home, Julie.

I don't want to go home.

I want to stay here with Jack.

Well, that's too bad, we're leaving.

Who the hell are you, the world's oldest Boy Scout?

The lady doesn't want to go.

That's right, Jack, you tell him.

I'm the last person in the world

you want to mess with right now.

I'm taking my sister out of here, and, uh...

if you don't get your hand off me,

I will feed it to you. Yeah?

Okay.

I, uh... didn't know she was your sister.

And you want to hear the kicker?

He's not only my brother, but he's a minister.

A what? JULIE: A minister.

A minister.

I'm gone.

I've been looking for you for seven hours.

Coming?

Or do I have to drag you out?

Either way, we're leaving right now.

Go to hell.

Go to hell!

Let me go!

What're you doing?

Oh! I am not a child!

Stop this!

Is Daddy going to bring her back here to stay with us?

Uh, just for a couple of hours,

and then we're gonna find a hospital to put her in.

Is Aunt Julie so mean 'cause she's sick?

Yes, baby.

Aunt Julie has a disease

that people can get from drinking liquor,

called alcoholism.

It's a sickness that changes the way people act.

That's why it's so dangerous.

People who have it often hurt the people they love the most.

Wait a sec.

You're saying that you can get this disease from drinking,

so can't you just be cured by not drinking anymore?

Well, that's the worst part of it, Simon.

Alcoholics can't stop drinking.

For them, alcohol is... it's addictive,

and it's also a poison.

So alcoholics are really just trying to kill themselves.

Yes, Lucy, some people would say that.

Hey, Simon, would you take Ruthie upstairs?

What, this wasn't the adult part of the conversation?

Okay.

Come on, Ruthie.

Look, isn't this the time

when Aunt Julie needs her family the most?

She's in trouble, and she's only got us.

I mean, sending her away seems pretty cold.

I hear what you're saying, and I do want to help,

but not by having her in the house.

I will not risk having her hurt any of you again.

Well, good, 'cause I don't want her here.

Why? She's still our Aunt Julie.

Not to me. I don't care if I ever see her again.

This is awful.

Poor Aunt Julie and poor Daddy.

It's his sister, and Simon got hurt,

and this is our first Thanksgiving without Grandma.

Come here, baby.

Thanksgiving has turned into a total nightmare.

I'm fine. I know you're fine.

Oh, man.

Oh...

Annie... hello...

Oh, no, Annie...

Little Lucy,

my little Lucy,

you know Aunt Julie loves you.

Oh, there's my Mary.

Come here, Mary. What, you want to strangle me, too?

Hey, Mary, calm down.

Or are you only brave with ten-year-olds?

Mary.

What? Mary...

don't do this to me.

Not you.

Keep your hands to yourself!

Mary, stop it... take your sister upstairs.

You want to get somebody out of here,

why don't you get rid of her?

Upstairs now.

I'm sorry, Annie.

It's okay. You know I'd never hurt Simon.

You did hurt Simon.

But I didn't mean to.

I love him.

I love you.

I love all of you.

Get her upstairs, please.

I love you! I'm sorry!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Come on, Jules. Julie, go.

Take her up to Matt's room so she can sleep

and we can talk. Keep her away from the kids

and one of you stay with her or lock her in the room.

Oh, my God!

Oh, no!

It's okay.

Oh, Annie!

Annie...

Hello?

Hey, Luce, Jimmy Moon.

Hello?

Right, hi.

Are you crying?

Uh... no, it's just allergies.

You may want to think about shots.

They're painful but effective.

There's an interesting article in...

Jimmy, what?

Oh, sorry.

My stepmother wanted me to call

to confirm with you about Thanksgiving.

Uh... tell her thanks, but my aunt's sick,

and I need to stay home with my family.

That's too bad.

Yeah, you sound really broken up about it.

Hey, we've discussed my fear of intimacy.

Let's not rub my nose in it, okay?

Sorry.

How about we just call each other on Thanksgiving?

All right, but if the machine's on,

it's 'cause I'm watching the Twilight Zone marathon.

That's fine.

Hey, Luce? What?

I hope your aunt's okay.

Thanks.

Okay, look, just so it's clear,

all our plans are officially canceled.

No one's going anywhere; we need to stick around.

I just told Jimmy.

I'm not letting

some drunk ruin my holiday.

Well, hey, guess what, some drunk already ruined

your holiday, and I don't want it to get worse.

It couldn't.

What are you so mad at?

She hurt Simon!

She didn't mean it, and you know it.

She's a loser!

I wanted to be like her my whole life,

and now I find out she's not smart

or independent or funny.

She's not even nice.

Yes, she is. She's sick. It's not her fault.

That's bull! You know, Simon was right.

If Aunt Julie didn't want to drink,

she could just quit.

She just doesn't have the guts.

I'm so embarrassed I ever wanted to be like her.

I'm embarrassed she's even part of our family.

You know what, Mary?

Right now, I'm embarrassed you're part of our family.

You sure don't want me to heat something up for you?

This is fine.

So, where are we gonna take Julie for treatment?

You said those people at the Halpern Center were pretty good.

Let's get her over there.

Yeah, Halpern House is good.

It's just...

I called Brian earlier, and...

he said Julie wouldn't even get treatment

after she lost her job because of the drinking.

Sweetheart, I've had a rough day, too,

so spit it out.

I'd like to keep her here

and get her through the first few days myself.

What? I also called her doctor in New York, and he said

he thought she's still in good enough shape

to get through this without any physical damage.

Her system needs to detox

before she can even go through any real rehab.

Just let me get her through that part.

Absolutely not!

I have the same board certification

and even more experience doing detox work

than any of the counselors at Halpern

or just about any other rehab.

I am very aware of your qualifications.

I called Kenny... He said he could be here

in five minutes if I need him.

You know what a good doctor Kenny is.

Yes, I do. No!

Why won't you let me do this?

Five reasons: Matt, Mary, Lucy, Simon and Ruthie!

You can also throw in for good measure

that Julie doesn't want help.

I think she does. I think that's why she's here.

Just let me get her through the worst.

Please, Annie, she... she's my little sister.

And they are our children, Eric.

Okay, I'll-I'll keep her in our room,

and-and I'll stay with her every minute.

No one has to see her but me.

I won't leave her for a second.

Why do you have to do this yourself?

Because I don't think she can get through this

with anybody else, and I don't want to lose her.

All right.

But no matter what happens,

those children are my first priority.

So you're on your own.

I understand.

Here.

We don't want anything from you.

I'm sorry.

Believe me, I really wanted to go.

So go.

I'm sure your parents can handle

whatever's going on without you.

Matt, this isn't a ski trip.

It's a "me" trip.

And that's a trip I want to take.

So?

So I just can't right now.

My family needs me.

My aunt's been sick for two days now.

Well, okay...

but you'll be sorry.

Is there anything else I can get you?

Uh, we're fine.

Thanks.

I'll be downstairs if you need me.

Thank you.

You okay?

Oh, yeah... yeah.

You know, I didn't think I could do this,

but I feel great.

I knew you would.

I really hit rock bottom there for awhile.

I lost my job...

lost my boyfriend.

Actually, I lost all my friends.

Except you.

You were my anchor.

That's why I came out.

Glad I could be here for you.

Now I just have to live up to your faith in me.

No, really...

it's time to pick up the pieces and get on with my life.

Oh, I'm... I'm just so grateful that you let me come and stay.

But I can't wait to get back home

and to my own bed.

I know how that feels.

Yeah, who doesn't, right?

So I thought I'd grab a flight out tonight.

Come on.

You can't get a flight the day before Thanksgiving.

I could go first-class.

There's always something open first-class.

That's about 1,500 bucks. Do you have it?

Uh... no.

But you can lend it to me.

I mean, I'm sure I'll be back at work in no time,

now that I'm better.

Sorry, we're... we're pretty tapped out this month.

You could charge it.

I mean... I mean, you agreed that I need to get back home

and pick up the pieces.

That's what I said, and you agreed.

You need to detox first

and that means you're gonna be here awhile more.

I am detoxed.

I have just spent the last two days

going through hell.

What I need is to get back home.

You're going to get home, but not today.

So just try to relax.

You can't keep me here.

I mean, I'm not a child.

I know.

Well, maybe it would be better

if you just checked me into a hospital.

Oh, so you can check out as soon as I leave?

Sorry, sweetheart. You're staying right here.

Listen to you.

The great high and mighty Reverend Camden

is going to make his poor little sister all better.

You think you can heal me, Reverend?

No...

but I can help you.

You wanna help me, Eric, then let me out of here.

Let me out.

I can't.

Ruthie, take the flower out of your mouth.

It'll make you sick.

Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hey, listen...

can you guys order some pizzas for dinner?

I'm going to be up half the night

cooking for Thanksgiving.

Sure.

Yeah, but wait,

why can't we help you with the Thanksgiving meal?

Me, too.

You really want to?

Yeah. No!

Mary, you're just in a bad mood about everything today.

Well, maybe that's because

there's someone locked up in our house

who shouldn't be here.

We're doing this for your father

and Julie's not bothering you.

As long as she's here, she's bothering me.

You know, why don't you just take a walk and cool off.

This isn't easy for any of us.

I've got one nerve left and you're on it.

Fine.

I want to go for a walk.

Come on.

Tell you what, Luce,

why don't we take these in okay?

I'll get out Grandma's cookbook

and I'll teach you the nuts and bolts

of making a Thanksgiving dinner.

Cool.

Just like you and Grandma did.

That's right.

Just like me and Grandma did.

Hi. Having fun?

It's been a non-stop party.

Look at that, it lives.

Hi, Sport.

Hi.

I thought maybe I could sit with you for awhile.

Okay by me.

Ask the warden.

Mom said you might need a little break.

She did?

Yeah, I guess it's okay.

I'd love to get outside and walk around,

get some air.

Thanks.

Sure.

Hey...

So, I guess I, uh... turned this

into the best darn Thanksgiving ever.

Yeah, I'm wondering

what you got planned for us for Christmas.

Come here...

Oh, you're back.

I knew you'd come back.

And I'm over the worst part of it.

That's great. Yeah, yeah.

My biggest problem now is getting your dad to lighten up.

Tell me about it.

He's not very trusting.

That's my biggest problem with him.

Nobody can live up to his standards.

I'll bet he goes ballistic if you stay out late.

Oh, man, five minutes past curfew

and I'm grounded.

It's like this... this drinking thing.

I mean, he's making it much worse than it is.

Really?

Of course.

Okay, so I lost it that one Sunday,

but I'm fine now.

I mean, I've been fine for two days.

It's not like one little beer

is gonna turn me

into a werewolf.

I mean, he can be so uncool sometimes, but...

but you know that.

Yeah, yeah, maybe so.

I mean, you know, what's one beer?

One little beer.

Would you go get me one, Sport?

Come on, nobody has to know.

You can sneak it up.

Come on, just one. It's nothing.

Well, if it's nothing, then you don't need it.

Fine, never mind.

You know, I should probably...

You know you make me sick!

You're just as self- righteous as my brother.

I have always been there for you, Matt.

Now help me! Help me!

I think I am.

Get out.

Get out!

Get out!

Get out, you spineless little brat!

I hate you, you hear me?

I hate you!

I've always been there for you!

I will never forgive you for this!

Never, Matt!

I just want a drink, you spineless little...

I will never forgive you for this!

Ever!

I've always been there for you, Matt!

The thumb is the head,

and the fingers are the feathers.

And anybody can do this?

Anybody with hands.

What do you trace to get a dinosaur?

Doesn't work like that.

What do you get if you trace your foot?

I don't know... a foot.

So turkeys is it?

What about dogs or cats or birds?

Just a minute ago,

doing turkeys was the most amazing thing you ever saw.

I'm a kid; I get bored easy.

What do you get if you trace a butt on a piece of paper?

Nothing anybody wants to see.

Tracing is not as fun as I thought.

Well, neither is sharing a room.

I'm rubber, you're glue,

everything you say bounces off me and turns blue.

Sticks to you.

Sticks... to... you!

I don't care.

I think I'm getting an ulcer.

Look, Happy got her Robin sweater.

Hey, I want Baby Julie back, too.

Well, then you shouldn't have given it back.

I only did it 'cause I was mad at her for you.

Yeah, well, I'm still mad at her.

But a good gift is a good gift.

And, technically,

she did give me the sweater before I was mad at her.

Happy got hers.

That means the stuff's still in Matt's room.

I can't... I can't breathe!

I can't, I can't, I can't breathe!

It's okay, it's okay, Julie.

Julie, it's okay.

You said the worst was over!

I know, you're having the DTs now.

You just hang on.

It's going to be over soon.

You just hang on.

Oh, the rats!

Oh, the rats coming! The rats!

Julie...

Hold on, Julie!

Come on, now! Come on!

I'm dying! Help me!

Annie, grab her!

Grab her.

Oh, God, I'm dying!

Julie, it's Annie.

Come on, hang on.

I'm going to stay here with you.

We're going to get through this.

Eric?! I'm right here.

Hold on tight.

Just hold on tight to us.

It hurts!

I'm sorry, I should've put you in the hospital.

No, don't give up on me.

Please, please, don't give up on me.

We won't, we won't, sweetie, ever.

Not ever.

Hang on, now. Hang on.

That's it.

Good... Good... Hang on, now.

Hang on, sweetie.

Don't give up on me.

I won't...

I won't.

Oh, God.

I'm hungry. When's Mom getting up?

Well, Mom and Dad were up very late last night,

helping Aunt Julie get better,

so we're letting them sleep in.

Is Aunt Julie going to have Thanksgiving dinner with us?

I hope not.

We'll see how she feels later.

Did you hear her last night?

It was scary.

Yeah, I think everyone in the state heard her last night.

Come on, cut it out.

Is Aunt Julie gonna die like Grandma?

I hope not, but it's up to God to decide when somebody dies.

God sure has a hard job.

Daddy, Mommy, look what we're doing!

Don't worry, we'll clean it up.

We're cooking Thanksgiving for you.

It's still a work in progress.

Oh, it's wonderful.

So, then why are you crying?

Because you guys are so great.

How's Aunt Julie?

She's going to be okay.

You all have been terrific, we're awful proud of you.

Hey, Matt, why don't you go on that ski trip?

And, Mary, if you're uncomfortable being around here,

go off with your girlfriends.

And, Luce, I don't think

it's too late to think about going over to Jimmy Moon's.

I'll drive you over.

All of you, go on, have a good time today, okay?

I can finish making dinner.

Yeah, and I volunteer for clean-up duty.

Well, that's a nice plan,

but I'll tell you what we're going to do.

You guys go back upstairs, go back to bed,

and please, shower.

We're staging a kitchen coup.

We started this meal and we're gonna finish it.

And that's the way it's going to be.

So get out of here, ya blubbering knuckleheads.

We'll take it.

Hey, look, why don't you lighten up on Aunt Julie?

Everybody's getting past it

and trying to make this a nice Thanksgiving but you.

I don't need a lecture.

I'm entitled to my own feelings.

That's true.

I just want you to think about something.

I hope if you're ever in trouble and need help

that someone treats you with more kindness

than you've shown Aunt Julie.

See, no lecture.

Oh, hello.

Is this Halpern House?

My name is Julie Camden.

I'm Reverend Camden's sister.

Yes, I know he counsels people there.

It's live-in, right?

I'd like to enter your rehab program.

Oh, yeah, I'm sure I qualify.

I hope you guys are good,

because I'm sneaky and I need a lot of help.

Well, I think my brother could bring me by tomorrow.

I will.

Thank you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm surprised to see you.

Yeah, well, we were wondering

if you were gonna come down to eat with us.

Oh, I can't.

I'm sure Simon must hate me.

I'm sure all of you do.

Maybe you the most.

I'm sorry, Mary,

I am no one you should ever want to be like.

Simon and Ruthie gave me their presents back, too.

We're not giving it back.

Just think of this as a loan.

I thought we could do a little makeover.

Now this, this is Thanksgiving.

Well, everything smells great

and it looks so...

Um, originally delicious.

Yeah.

Um, can I help out?

Oh, you know, Mom,

I wouldn't do that.

You know you can't go backstage

at a David Copperfield show, can you?

So I guess Mary decided to go off with her friends?

No, I think she had something to take care of.

Let's give her a minute.

Okay.

Okay, everybody sit down.

May I get you something to drink?

Just water.

Water.

Julie...

you look great.

Absolutely...

gorgeous!

Thank you.

You got all pretty again.

Thank you, sweetheart.

And you got all nice again, too.

Simon...

I'm sorry.

Are you all better now?

No.

But I've made a start.

I'm going to go live somewhere

where they help people like me get better.

And I will

because anytime I think about having a drink,

I'll remember how it made me so sick

that I hurt my nephew who I love very, very much.

Oh, Simon...

Anybody hungry?

If nobody minds, I'd like to say grace.

Dear Lord,

thank you for filling the pain of my mother's loss

with the joy that comes from helping others in need.

We thank you for our new traditions

and our new beginnings on this Thanksgiving Day. Amen.

Amen.

Ah-men.

Amen.

You guys don't have to wear these sweaters.

When I bought them I was drunk.

Well, that explains it.

Come on, everybody, dig in.

Uh, just a second.

This was a hard-fought-for Thanksgiving,

which may make it our best ever.

I've never been more proud of this family

than I am tonight.

Now, let's identify the food and then eat it.

This...

a little of this, huh?

Go ahead, dig in.

Thanksgiving dinner should be crispy.

Yeah, it's...

Very well done.

You go first.

Yummy. Looks very tasty.