-(knocking) -(door opens)
Hey. I'm gonna make up some sandwiches
for us for today.
Uh, turkey or roast beef?
What are-- what the-- what are you doing?
I'm getting a jump on the day.
-(tongue clicks) -What, is he just getting in?
-What, is he drunk? -I-I don't know.
It's called having a work ethic. Um...
-What the hell? -All right, I'll see you in the van.
I'll warm if up for you. You know what?
I'll get your tunes going. What's that--
Who-who sings "The Streak"?
Never mind. I'll put it on.
-(door closes) -Something's wrong with him.
That is your son.
♪ ♪
(phone chiming)
-Nick's texting you. -Don't look at my phone.
Oh, he wants to take you for dinner.
-What? Give me that. -Doesn't he have a girlfriend?
Um, yeah, but... then we kissed,
and I don't really know what's going on.
Wow. Sounds, uh, messy.
Sounds like, uh, you're the mistress.
-I am not the mistress. -Okay,
so you're-you're not going to dinner with him, then?
No, I mean, I'm probably gonna go.
Mm. Like a mistress.
Shut up. I feel really bad about this.
-Yeah. -But not, like, that bad. I mean, I knew him first.
I don't know that "dibs" is a strong argument here.
Okay, I-I clearly wouldn't do this if I didn't think,
you know, we had a real chance this time.
And you think you're in the right place to make that call?
I don't know, it just seems like
your romantic moves since your divorce, though entertaining--
I mean, you almost kissed your cousin
and your best friend--
and they've just been, um, less than stellar.
No, this is different.
Okay? Nick is, uh... he's different.
SEAN SR.: Hey, what was with all the, uh, hustle this morning?
I realized what an amazing opportunity it is
to take over the company, and I'm full of gratitude.
(scoffs) Yeah, okay. What's going on?
I lied to you, Dad.
I never gave up my liquor side business.
And of course it all went up in flames.
-What? -And I'm done, I'm done.
When you say "up in flames," you're...
-Metaphorically. -Oh, okay.
'Cause, you know, you're still on parole.
There were no flames, just an epiphany.
I, um...
I thought I was a visionary, but I'm not.
I could've told you that.
You did, plenty of times.
The important thing is,
uh, if it's, if it's all right,
I would be honored to take over Moody Heating and AC
so that you can finally retire.
All right, and why should I believe you now?
I mean it this time. I'm-I'm...
I need to grow up.
Yeah, I mean, y-you do have to grow up.
Literally just said that.
-And get your own place. -Yeah.
Already started looking online.
When?
Last night.
When were you gonna tell us about this?
Oh, my God, I thought you wanted me to move out.
We do want you to move out, but, you know,
this-- it's a process.
You can't just do it. You know?
It's, uh, first-month, last-month, security deposit.
You know, who knows what else.
This is what you should do. You-- Dan's moving out.
You move from upstairs into the rec room.
Okay? And you're gonna save money.
And-and I'll help you look at places,
find the perfect place, okay? How's that?
(strains): I-I mean, the, uh,
shower pressure's kind of crappy down there.
I'll fix it.
(scoffs) Was that so hard?
-No. -No. No.
So, Jenny, what did you decide about the new job?
I-I told them I need more time to think about it.
A-And why do you think that you're struggling
-with that decision? -Well, my boyfriend lives in Lincoln Park,
and it would be hard for me to see him.
Did you talk this through with him, like we discussed?
We don't even live together, so I don't want
to kind of freak him out, you know?
You know, Jenny, we...
I-I've listened to you go on about the same things
-over and over again for weeks now. -I know.
Should I go to grad school?
Uh, you know, we also talked about that.
Um, do you want to go to grad school?
I don't know what I would study.
Okay. You know, we're almost out of time here,
so, uh, here it is.
Um, take the job. It's a growth industry.
Dump the boyfriend. He's a deadbeat. Go to Nassau.
Lay on the beach. Get a tan. I don't know.
You are overthinking everything.
Are you supposed to be talking to me like that?
Probably not. But your complete inability
to move forward or to take
responsibility for anything in your life...
God, it's boring.
And it's just driving me nuts.
And I'm sorry, I cannot be your therapist anymore.
I don't know how I feel about that.
Of course you don't. Ha!
-(phone ringing) -(scoffs)
-Hey, Uncle Roger. -ROGER: Danny, my boy.
Change of plans. Open up.
Here comes the Camry Hybrid.
What? What-what about the hybrid?
Uh, we're a little off schedule over here.
Suroosh missed a nap, and we got some constipation.
I had a little too much cheese last night.
Uh, why don't we make it 3:00
-for the family portrait. -No, we said 1:00.
I-I have stuff to do.
Single guy's got stuff to do.
-What stuff? -What stuff?
-I'm busy. -ROGER: You don't know what busy is
until you're a parent.
-Here comes the four-door Corolla. -Actually,
-you know, I do have stuff to... -(elevator bell chimes)
Cora.
-Dan. -Uh, y-you getting in?
I'm actually going down.
Oh. Uh, uh, o-okay.
Is that Cora? You guys back together?
No, no. I-I just keep running into her.
-It's weird. -It's not weird. It's fate.
Like when a certain nanny agency
sends over a beguiling beauty from Ghana.
-(chuckles) -You know, it is most definitely
-not like that. -It's exactly like that.
-All right. -I've seen you two together.
Embrace it. Now, I don't have time
to chitchat all day on the phone.
Okay? I'm a parent. Goodbye. (chuckles softly)
Single guys.
He doesn't get it. Riding up and down
an elevator all day, worrying about his hair.
This guy probably doesn't do routine maintenance.
None of them do.
You know? They wait till the dead of winter
for everything to break down, then they call us
when our rates are at the highest.
Bunch of numbnuts.
-Hi. Sean Moody. How are you? -DONAHUE: I'd say
come in out of the cold, but i-it's colder in here.
-Well, we'll get you fixed right up. -DONAHUE: Okay.
Wait a sec. Mr. Donahue.
-I thought it was you, Sean. -Nice to see you.
Yeah, this is a thing now.
Um, Mr. Donahue ran the robotics club
-in high school. -Oh, wow.
Your son made quite an impression on me.
Oh, is that the year he was doing the, uh, English accent?
The Malcolm McDowell thing with the bowler hat?
DONAHUE: He was one of my best students.
You know, when I retired,
I took some of my favorite projects with me.
Do you remember Charlie,
-your robot? -Well, of course I remember.
Uh, well, actually, it was a prototype
for a, uh, personal mobile LED word banner device.
Very impractical, but very cool.
Those are my adjectives.
I always loved the way your mind worked.
Uh, hold on. Let me get it.
-That's cool. -He kept one of your toys?
That's a little creepy, right?
Some dads would just say they're proud or whatever.
Okay, well, whatever. I mean, he's some science genius.
Can't fix his own furnace. I mean...
-Hey. -Here, I want you to have it.
SEAN JR.: Are you serious?
Hi, Charlie.
Mr. Donohue, we're gonna have to cut you a deal.
Uh, well, let's not go crazy. I mean,
let the doctor look at the patient
-first. -SEAN JR.: Watch this.
DONAHUE: Look at that.
-Genius. -SEAN SR.: Wow.
-Thank you. -My son, the genius.
JOCELYN: Bridget.
-Oh, my God, Jocelyn. Hi. -Hi.
Oh, I know I look ridiculous.
-No. -Patagonia's coming up, and I have to get in
60 miles a week one way or another.
-Let me help you. -Thanks.
Ow. Oh, my God, wow, that's really heavy.
-Is that, um... -Cinder blocks.
-Wow. -Yeah. I have to simulate
the weight, and then, once you calculate the altitude,
it... it comes out about right.
Oh, my God, you sound so excited.
I mean, three weeks climbing a mountain with Nick.
Can it get any better than that?
(chuckles) Three weeks doing anything else with Nick.
Oh, it's sort of our thing.
That's nice.
Can I ask you something?
Was I weird at the climbing gym?
No. Why?
It's just, I don't know, Nick said he was inviting a friend,
and... you show up looking all beautiful.
-Ew, God. -And it just...
I... I got insecure.
No. No. You were really, really nice.
-Okay. -And you have incredible finger strength.
-Thank you. -(chuckles)
Hey, if you ever want to go for, like, a smoothie or something,
just... you and me, I'd love that.
Yeah.
-No, totally. -Cool. Good.
BARISTA: Small nonfat green tea latte
-with oat milk for Jocelyn? -Oh, that's me. Cheat day.
-Totally. -(grunts)
-That's a big cheat. -BARISTA: Large mocha
cookie crumble for Bridget.
No, no, no. That-that one's not mine.
-No? Okay. -Yeah, different Bridget.
I got the hot water and lemon.
Ma'am, I took your order.
I don't remember that happening.
I'll take it, so it doesn't go to waste.
We should get out of here. This man seems...
-Oh, okay. Uh, well... -Yeah, let's go.
-Don't forget your bacon and ham sandwich. -Yeah, let's go.
-Okay, well, thank you. -Thank you, weirdo. (laughs)
-Hey. -Hey.
What are you doing home?
Is that any way to greet your sexy husband?
-All right, seriously, why are you home? -I'm home,
'cause I have a son who's taking over my business,
and, um, I'm gonna have all kinds of free time now, honey.
-All right. -I'm gonna be very unpredictable from now on.
Like today I might have pancakes for lunch.
I don't know.
-Anything could happen. -(sighs)
-What are you doing? -I am making a list.
I tell my clients to do this all the time.
Pros and cons of my job.
-That's a lot of cons, honey. -Yeah.
I think maybe I needed to go into therapy
as opposed to study it.
I mean, is it possible that I went to school for two years
to do something I don't even... like?
Yeah. Or it's possible...
you're globalizing?
Oh, God, I regret teaching you that word.
Okay, um, I think I'm gonna quit.
(sighs) What about the clients?
I fired my last one today.
Okay. Let's just think about this for a second.
You might need some perspective.
-Yeah. -Maybe we should take some time, get away?
-Yeah. I like that. -Couple of weeks, at least.
-Yeah? -Now I feel bad that I made you sell the motor home.
Really took a bath on that. But it's all right, we can...
we'll take the car and we, you know, stay at motels.
What did I do to deserve you?
-I don't know. -Mm.
But if you were thinking of paying me back...
I believe the house is empty right now, right?
Ooh, and you're in your uniform.
Yes, I am. (exhales)
And I hear there's a problem with your furnace, ma'am.
No, it's just so hot in this room.
(whispers): It's very hot in here.
-Yeah. -Uh, and if I may be so bold,
um, where is the man of the house at the moment?
He died.
That's a little dark, hon, 'cause...
-cancer survivor, yeah. -Oh, yeah.
That's okay, uh, run with it, run with it.
(Sean Sr. clears throat)
(whispers): So, where is the furnace?
Is it upstairs?
Upstairs in the bedroom.
-Very unusual to have it in the bedroom. -I know.
Let me take a look.
-Okay, let me see that one. -Again, it's easier
if I just take a bunch, and then you can pick
-the ones you like later. -Client's always right.
All right.
No. Suroosh is fussy, and my mouth is open.
-Try again. -(groans)
AGAPE: That's because you're always talking.
(chuckles): She keeps me honest.
I brought his little froggy. That will keep him happy.
You should have brought something for Roger, too.
ROGER: Ah, single guy has all day
-to think of jokes. -(chuckles)
Actually, why don't you hold him,
and then he'll be happy. You know what?
Get in the picture. Even better. Come on.
You should be in here.
Get in there.
All right, Suroosh has his frog,
and you now have the most beautiful
Ghanaian Oheneba Baa on the South Side.
No excuses now, Danny boy.
-(clicks) -And a quick look at that.
It's a lot of work.
SEAN SR.: You will not be disappointed.
I'll see you at 9:00 a.m.
I might even bring some doughnuts.
All right. Thank you.
Bye.
Unbelievable. Apartment complex on Kedzie.
16 units. Beat out the Dukakis brothers
with their stupid multimedia presentation.
16 units!
-Nicely done, Dad. -Mm-hmm.
Let me tell you something about this business, son.
There's a lot of highs, there's a lot of lows.
You got to keep an even keel, never get cocky.
-That's the key. -Oh.
-(snaps fingers) -Uh, and some guy
named Bobert called.
He went over your proposal. He's gonna go with us.
Yes! Oh, my God, I'm a closing machine.
(chuckles)
Let's, uh, close up and go celebrate.
Uh, actually, I am gonna hang tight
and do some homework, you know,
familiarize myself with the books.
-Really? -Yeah.
Okay.
I like this look on you, son.
This work ethic is very attractive.
-Well, good. -All right. I'll see you later.
Yeah.
♪ ♪
(Sean Sr. sighs)
♪ ♪
Hey, Uncle Roger.
Bath time, Danny. Make it quick.
Most sacred part of the day.
Okay. Uh, I just realized that I didn't give you my Venmo.
-Why would I need your Venmo? -Um...
-to pay me? (scoffs) -Ooh, this is awkward.
-You weren't expecting to get paid, were you? -Yeah.
-Yeah, my hourly rate. -But I'm family.
DAN (chuckles): Oh, my God. This-this is ridiculous.
(scoffs)
-Dan? -Can we get coffee?
-Please? -Yes. Yes.
-You-you free now? -(laughs): I am, yes.
There's a coffee shop right around the corner.
(whispers): I just got to get rid of Roger.
-Is that Cora again? Oh, God. -Okay, go. Say hi.
This is fate. Remember, I have that wedding room booked
at The Algren.
-It's not cheap. -Neither is my time, Roger.
(sighs): Ah. I'm in the car business, Danny.
You're out of your league.
(robot beeping)
Hel... Hello?
Hey.
-Uh, I can't do this to you. -Do what to me?
Son, you're not a "heating and AC" guy, you know?
-What? What do you mean? -You're just not.
You're a, you know,
"guy who makes robots who say stuff" kind of guy.
You spent most of your childhood
out in that garage, inventing things. I mean,
you were out there so much, I thought the other kids
in the neighborhood were gonna think
you were some kind of a weirdo.
They did.
Yeah, but where are they now?
A couple of them started a hedge fund.
But are they happy?
Seems like it on Instagram, yeah.
Okay, you need to stop comparing yourself. All right, you...
You're, you know-- what's that word
you're always saying about yourself? You're a...
-Visionary? -Visionary.
Maybe that's a bit lofty of a term,
but, you know, you have something.
You've got some kind of a...
a talent.
I used to believe that, uh, but...
-it hasn't gotten me anywhere. -Okay.
That's because, you know, you've had some dumb ideas.
All right, but that doesn't mean anything. You keep going,
eventually you're gonna come across a really good idea.
I don't know. (sighs) This feels right.
This feels like I'm finally doing something with my life.
If I believed that, I'd be a very happy man.
But seriously, you're gonna tell me
you can picture yourself coming in and out of this office
every day for the next 30 years?
It was good enough for you.
I loved it. That's what I wanted to do.
And it paid for all your stupid robotics classes, you know?
Look, I-I thought you wanted to retire.
I know. I'm not gonna retire. Who am I kidding?
You know, I'm probably gonna drop dead
right at that desk just like your grandfather. I mean...
I-- Well, I don't...
Now I don't know what to say. Um...
How about you say, "Thank you, Dad,"
and get up out of the chair, grab your jacket,
we'll go home, watch the Blackhawks game?
'Cause you're fired.
-I'm fired? -Let's go. You're fired. Let's go.
-Hey. -(laughs softly)
So I was really nervous, so I made two reservations.
Both sushi places, but only one has teriyaki.
Nick, I actually can't.
Oh, we don't have to have sushi. Yeah, no.
-Sushi's a bad idea. -I ran into Jocelyn today.
She's amazing.
Yeah, I know. I mean, I...
You know, that's why I'm so torn up about this, so...
Yeah, so let me make this easy for you.
I just got out of a really bad marriage,
and I don't know what I'm doing one minute to the next.
And I can't let you ruin things with her.
I mean, you guys are, like, the perfect couple.
You're, like, genetically engineered for each other.
It's wild.
But what about us?
There's something here.
There's always been something here.
I'm doing you a favor.
Text Jocelyn.
Tell her, um, you guys are gonna have sushi.
Goodbye, Nick.
Uh, have so much fun in Patagonia.
♪ ♪
All right, this is... this is kind of nuts, right?
-Mm-hmm. -I think the universe is trying
-to tell us something. -I know.
We keep running into each other. The-the birthday party.
Yeah, the elevator. That time at the grocery store when
I ducked down behind the toilet paper and didn't say anything.
-What? -I can't stop thinking about you.
And I'm the same way. I-I think about you all the time.
I even imagined I saw you outside my apartment,
-which is... -Oh, yeah?
-Yeah. -Wow. No. That would be creepy.
I actually thought it was sweet.
Okay, that-that... that was me.
I-I was out there for, like, an hour.
Uh, why didn't you come up?
Because I... I don't want to mess this up.
There's a "this"?
I don't know. I hope so. Could there be?
I don't even remember why we broke up.
Me, neither.
-I missed you. -Oh, I missed you, too.
Want to come back to my apartment?
Oh, uh, sorry. Our apartment.
Every part of me wants to do that--
some parts much more than others--
but, um...
I don't want to make the same mistakes again.
Do you know we've never actually just lived in the same city
and just dated like normal people?
Yeah, sure. It might be nice to... to go slow.
Exactly. Slow. Slow could be nice.
What's your weekend look like?
I'm free. No.
I'm actually not free.
I'm working Saturday.
Um, this crazy, ridiculous bar mitzvah.
-The Kleinfelders up in Evanston? -Yes.
-Oh, all right. We hear you! -(laughs)
Friday night?
It's a date.
(quietly): It's a date.
ROGER: ♪ Come on in ♪
♪ To South Side Toyota ♪
♪ You know you 'oighta ♪
♪ Come on in to ♪
BOTH: ♪ South Side Toyota ♪
♪ You know you 'oighta ♪
♪ "No money down." ♪
Okay.
-(Suroosh coos) -Oh, it's okay. Yeah.
You go to sleep. It's okay.
-There you go. -(Suroosh cries)
-Oh, it's okay. Yeah. -Sleepy, weepy, right now.
-Oh. -Thanks, honey.
-(whispers): I'll see you. -Okay.
(Suroosh fusses)
Suroosh, what do you think of Agape?
-(Suroosh coos) -Me, too.
How did we get so lucky?
(Suroosh coos)
Agape, when Mukta died,
I never thought I'd find love again.
And then you came into my life,
and I know it's only been a short while,
but if this year's taught me anything,
it's that life is fragile
and full of mystery.
And some may question my motive
'cause of the sizable deposit I have down
at the Richard M. Daley Room at The Algren Hotel, but
I'm 53 years old, and...
I know when love is real.
So, Agape...
Will you do me the honor of marrying me
and making our little family official?
Agape?
Oh, come on. Is this thing not even on?
Seriously?
Yes.
She said "yes."
-I'm so happy. -(laughs)
-I'm so happy. -(giggling)
(footsteps approaching)
ANN: All right, everyone outside.
I have a really big surprise.
-BRIDGET: Ah! -The Hawks are on a power play, hon.
Oh, come on. It'll just take a minute.
That's exactly how much time is left on the power play.
-Ooh, yi-yi. -Jackets. Now.
-Okay. -SEAN JR.: Okay.
(both groaning)
SPORTSCASTER: And the goalie...
-Hey. What the hell? -Oh, my. Wow.
Ta-da!
-Ah. -I bought it back. I did not get
a good deal on it at all,
but at least we'll be able to travel this summer.
-Yeah, that-that'd be nice. -ANN: Nice?
What kind of word is "nice"?
(sighs) Turns out, hon,
-I'm-I'm not retiring after all. -What happened?
We talked about this before we made love all afternoon.
-No. No. -For God's sakes. -Why?
-Why would you think-- Why? -Mm-mm.
SEAN SR.: Let me put it this way.
Do you remember the robot
that Sean made in-in Mr. Donahue's class?
-I loved that robot. Wait. Wait. -Thanks.
So you're not retiring?
Oh, for... Okay. Well,
-you can return it. -But wait.
-Okay. -She's upset.
-Um, just... -Um, wait. -No, I'm fine.
-What? Listen. -BRIDGET: Mom.
SEAN SR.: If you love the robot, then...
(stammers) Okay, don't make it the robot's fault.
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