- [Dirk] Your husband's having and affair. - What?
You deserve to know the truth.
Are you in love with her?
Yes, I'm in love with her.
I want a divorce.
[Kari] No! I won't give you a divorce, Tim.
- Mom! - Honey,
Tim is in love with another woman.
- [Elizabeth] Who? - She's his student.
[gags]
[vomits]
- Ashley Baxter. - Ryan!
How's Kari?
Tim is my husband.
Tim's your husband because of Ryan.
What are you talking about?
[theme song playing]
♪ 'Cause life has a way Of pulling us under ♪
♪ But we'll stick it out ♪
♪ If we got each other ♪
♪ When it all feels too much ♪
♪ I know you'll come running For me ♪
♪ Through the highs and lows We'll find our way home ♪
♪ Family ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Family ♪
- [knock on door] - Come in.
- [door opens] - [Elizabeth] Hi, Honey.
Dad made you a grilled cheese if you're hungry.
No, thanks.
Is that your old sketch pad?
Let me see.
It's taking my mind off things.
Ashley told me that you two had it out today.
[Kari scoffs]
What happened?
What do you think?
She overstepped like she always does.
She means well.
- Tact's not her finest attribute. - [sighs]
She's upset for you.
All she did was list all the reasons
why I shouldn't fix things with Tim.
And did she tell you her Ryan Taylor theory?
Yeah. Apparently, the only reason I married Tim,
was to make Ryan jealous.
Well, I wouldn't put it that way.
Mom!
I have to admit there were a few times
back then when I felt that you were showing off
just a little bit for Ryan.
Like your graduation party?
Yep, sure.
Okay, that was a low point.
Maybe I did flirt a little extra hard
when Tim and Ryan showed up.
Your "good friend" Tim, remember?
You used to always call him your good friend
just to make sure he got the picture.
I fell in love with Tim that night.
That had nothing to do with Ryan.
I believe you.
Honestly, Ryan was the first person I thought about
when Tim asked for a divorce.
That feels so horrible to say out loud.
We never truly forget our first love.
It's normal that you would still have a place
in your heart for Ryan.
So, don't punish yourself for that.
But acknowledge it.
We all know what Tim has to do to save your marriage.
Maybe it's time to look at what you need to do.
Me?
If what you say is true,
and love is a choice,
and you have chosen Tim,
then maybe it's time for you to let go
of what might've been with Ryan Taylor for good.
[sighs]
Hey, Professor.
Hey, uh, Dirk, right?
Yeah.
You come here a lot?
Well, first time, but I hear good things.
Meeting someone for dinner?
Yup.
Student of yours?
Isn't that illegal or something?
I'm sorry?
Never mind. I gotta run, but uh, I'll see you in class.
[door closes]
None for me, thank you. I'm not much of a drinker.
Oh, come on. We're celebrating.
Red wine goes great with rib eye.
Just a little, for a toast.
I love this place.
Professor Hoffman suggested it.
So, you really told him?
He's happy for us. Very jealous, but happy.
Okay, what's going on?
Uh,
I'm going to tell you something that I never told you before.
My dad didn't just walk out on us when I was ten.
He left my mom for another woman.
I came home from school one day and my mom was
crying and I asked her what was wrong
and she said,
"Another woman stole your dad's heart."
And I just...
never thought I'd be this person.
You know, someone that falls in love
with a married man.
Steals his heart.
I wished so much bad on them.
And I just...
I can't help but wonder, I mean, do we
even deserve a happy ending?
I woke up in our apartment this morning,
and finally felt like things were right.
Like I was exactly where I should be.
I woke up happy.
To...
new beginnings.
[knock on door]
[Luke] Hey, Kari, I need something in there.
Just a minute!
[Luke knocks on door] Hurry up!
Hang on, Luke.
What are you doing in here?
Brushing my teeth, Jeez!
That's what so important?
Uh, yeah. Can't be walking in the Jesus's house with flat hair.
So, not to be rude, but uh, when are you leaving?
Right, not to be rude.
Well, I mean, it's been like a week and...
Hey, don't get me wrong. It has been really nice having you around, but
after a lifetime sharing a bathroom with your sisters.
Believe me, if it were up to me,
I'd be back in my own home
with my husband by the end of the day.
Unfortunately, I don't really see that happening.
Have you heard from him?
No, he won't return my calls
and his voicemail's full.
I'm praying for you, Kari.
Thanks.
That means a lot, your support.
Well, I'm supporting you.
'Cause I have absolutely no idea why you wanna stay with that creep.
- Luke. - Well, the guy cheated on you.
Divorce goes against God's will. You know that.
Okay, sure, but Tim committed adultery.
Which means you're morally allowed
- to divorce him. - Morally allowed?
He's sleeping with a student.
Okay, even God wouldn't ask you to stay with someone like that.
I will see you after church, okay?
I'm coming with you guys.
Oh, uh, Mom didn't think that you'd wanna come.
What?
You guys were gonna leave without me?
Well, we didn't think you were coming.
Why not?
[Elizabeth] You haven't left the house all week.
We want you to come. You know that.
We just... didn't wanna rush you
into anything before you're ready.
Rush me into anything?
- Okay, I'm gonna wait in the car. - Okay.
Honey, I don't want someone to say
something to upset you.
I'll be fine.
Okay, let's go.
[Erika] That's a really nice picture, Cole.
Thank you.
Do your parents know you guys
spend your Sunday mornings with me instead of going to Church with them?
Oh, yeah.
I tell them I now worship at the altar of
Erika.
I'm serious.
I don't want them hating me.
Especially your mom. She's too good of a cook.
Look, if I haven't been disowned,
you're not gonna be disowned.
And you should taste my dad's omelets.
When did you stop going with them?
When I got back from Paris.
Thought about going back, but then
there was a little accident, so.
Who knows? Couldn't do it anymore.
God protects.
God heals.
God takes care of us if we put our faith in him.
Just hasn't really panned out for me that way.
You're speaking a foreign language to me.
My family bounced between
a few churches when I was little
but my mom's too much of a hippie for a religion.
Hmm-hmm.
For years, she made me kiss the feet of a buddha statue
every night before bed.
- No. - Every night.
[chuckles]
I didn't know that.
[Erika] Yeah.
I do feel like a hypocrite though, sometimes,
about the whole church thing.
Why?
I mean, I don't know, I just,
I usually send him with them and...
I mean, I let him off today but
I want him to have the foundation
I had growing up.
I think it made me into a good person.
At least I tried.
Hey,
you're a very good person.
Maybe in the eyes of you and Buddha,
but not in the eyes of the God
I was brought up to believe in.
[church bells dinging]
Hey! There he is agreeing with me.
[dog barks]
[church bell dinging]
Has that always happened?
What?
The church bells.
Oh, yeah. As long as I have lived here.
Used to drive me insane.
I don't even notice it anymore.
You ever noticed that before?
No.
Do you feel like going apartment hunting today?
There's a beautiful loft on the northside.
- Just opened up. - That sounds good.
And while we're out, we can stop at the post office
and mail the divorce papers.
Sorry, babe. I left those at the office.
It's only been a week.
I'm going to do it.
If Kari hadn't found out on her own,
would you have told her?
- Of course. - I mean, were you gonna
ask her for a divorce, were you gonna tell her about me?
Why are you asking me this? She knows, isn't that what matters?
It's just hard for me to trust.
Okay, let's go.
- Where are we going? - To the office.
To get the papers and then we're going to Kari's,
where I'm going to give them to her myself.
Wait, no. I don't think I should be there
- when you go and drop 'em off. - I want you to see this.
I'm serious about us. Let me prove it to you.
- Hello, Erin. - Hey, Mom.
Hey.
- Oh, hi, honey. - Hey, Dad. You look so great.
[John] Sam, Shawn, How are you?
You okay?
You were right. I don't think I'm ready.
Hi, you guys. Hi Kari. Are you feeling better?
- Yeah. - Hi, Reagan.
Kari told me that you covered for her at work.
- Thank you. - Of course, it was nothing.
- Dr. Baxter. - Hi, Reagan.
And you must be Luke.
Yup. This is the little brother I mentioned.
Hi.
- Hi. - Nice to see you.
You too.
Uh, where's Tim?
Oh, he couldn't make it.
Okay. Well, enjoy the service,
and I'll see you after?
Okay, bye.
Faculty room is full of booze.
Probably from Professor Hoffman's birthday shindig.
Need any liquid courage?
[sighs] It's not even noon.
This is where it all started.
Me and you. Sitting across from each other in this office.
I tried so hard to pretend.
We're really doing this.
We are.
- I love you. - I know.
I love you, too.
To us.
[clears throat]
I'd like to leave you here today with a passage from proverbs.
Fear of the lord is the beginning
of knowledge.
Only fools would despise wisdom.
And ignore instruction.
Hear your father's instruction.
Lord, I know there are people
here with us today, who are
hurting and in trouble.
I believe you brought them here
for a reason. Father, help us
to hear you more clearly.
Help us to have a healthy fear of your power,
that whatever you call on us to do,
We can do it in your strength.
Our prayer room is now open.
This is one of the times you have a choice.
You can either hear God,
and ignore him.
Or you can hear him
and do what it is he's asking.
Come. And let someone pray with you.
Where two or more are gathered in his name, there he is,
- with them. - I don't know if I can.
I'm leading today, Kari. I'll be there for you.
I believe God called you here today for a reason.
I can feel it. Go.
- Should we get started? - Yeah.
[door opens]
Ryan. Hey, it's good to see you.
You too.
[door closes]
- Hi, Kari. - Hi.
It's been a while.
Yeah. I haven't seen you two in the same prayer circle since high school.
Well, I'd be happy to start us off.
God's been on me.
Every minute this week to just have more patience and understanding.
I'm trying.
- I need prayers for my marriage. - Oh, Kari.
Tim wants a divorce.
I don't.
I cannot imagine letting my marriage fail.
Like I said, patience and understanding.
Uh, let's join hands.
- Do you mind if I? - Yeah, please do.
Father, thank you for this time that we can come to you with our struggles.
Thank you for this church.
And these people.
And for speaking to us.
Thank you for speaking to us the way you always do if only we'll listen.
Please help us and please help those around us.
Help Luke find the patience and understanding that he is looking for.
And help Kari with her marriage.
- [sighs] - Change Tim's heart.
Restore their bond. And most importantly,
Help her find the path of forgiveness.
And God,
And God, I know it's been a long time since I prayed.
I came here everyday with different intentions. You know that.
But I hear you speaking to me.
I heard you and I'm here to listen.
So, please, just help me as I work to change my priorities.
We ask all this in your son, Jesus's name. Amen.
- Amen. - Amen.
That was perfect.
Call me if you wanna talk, okay? Thank you.
See ya.
I'm so sorry, Kari.
[door closes]
He's a fool to let you go.
I'm sorry. I should go.
Right.
It was really nice to see you today.
Hey, Kari. If you ever need someone to talk to,
you know I'm only a phone call away, right?
Thank you.
[door closes]
- How'd it go? - She's not here.
So, this is it, huh? It's nice.
I guess you could say that, eh? Never really liked the color.
It's definitely bigger than I expected.
Yeah, we were thinking ahead.
It wasn't my first choice when we were house hunting.
But it grew on me eventually.
What was your first choice?
I always wanted to go back to Chicago. After school.
I want to write for the Tribune.
You never told me that.
It was a long time ago.
Maybe we should just go home, try again tomorrow.
Church should have been out by now. I know where she is.
[Elizabeth] Next time on The Baxters...
- Is Kari here? - No, she's not.
Could you make sure she gets these?
John and I, we treated you like a son.
This has nothing to do with you or John.
It's between me and Kari.
[Elizabeth] How long has Tim been drinking?
Tim doesn't drink. You know his family has problems with it.
He showed up here about an hour ago
and I could smell alcohol in his breath.
What did he want? Why didn't you call me?
He dropped this off for you.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
[Kari] What's happened to us?
Let's talk to Pastor Mark.
- We need to. - We need to get on with our lives.