1 00:00:22,315 --> 00:00:23,900 Mom, look. 2 00:00:40,959 --> 00:00:42,043 What is it? 3 00:00:43,128 --> 00:00:44,629 A lead. 4 00:00:54,973 --> 00:00:56,474 Holy shit, it's a limo! 5 00:00:57,559 --> 00:00:58,768 [grunts] 6 00:00:59,394 --> 00:01:00,604 [Fred] It's a Cadillac! 7 00:01:01,354 --> 00:01:04,690 I bet he's a professional baseball player. Or a movie star. 8 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:36,514 Sir... I need to apologize to you. Uh, please. 9 00:01:37,766 --> 00:01:41,394 My secretary, uh, misspoke on the phone with you earlier. 10 00:01:41,978 --> 00:01:43,188 Uh, how so? 11 00:01:43,188 --> 00:01:45,690 Calvin Evans was here. 12 00:01:47,651 --> 00:01:48,902 Yeah, he was adopted. 13 00:01:48,902 --> 00:01:50,111 No, sir. 14 00:01:50,987 --> 00:01:52,447 He was taken from us. 15 00:01:55,033 --> 00:01:56,660 Tuberculosis. 16 00:02:00,163 --> 00:02:01,706 When did this happen? 17 00:02:01,706 --> 00:02:03,083 Last summer. 18 00:02:14,678 --> 00:02:17,013 Calvin was an extraordinary boy. 19 00:02:17,764 --> 00:02:20,475 Unparalleled aptitude for the sciences. 20 00:02:21,226 --> 00:02:24,604 He benefited so much from the Remsen Foundation's support. 21 00:02:39,995 --> 00:02:41,079 Calvin. 22 00:02:41,663 --> 00:02:45,083 I'm sorry... but he doesn't want you. 23 00:04:19,970 --> 00:04:22,055 [phone ringing] 24 00:04:22,055 --> 00:04:25,517 - Supper at Six. Can I help you? - Supper at Six. Yes. 25 00:04:26,309 --> 00:04:29,104 [clicks tongue] Mmm. Who are those for? 26 00:04:29,104 --> 00:04:31,356 Next time, let me know. I have a singular florist. 27 00:04:31,356 --> 00:04:34,067 I got them for the office. You said it was drab. 28 00:04:34,859 --> 00:04:36,820 I wanted to de-drab it. 29 00:04:37,737 --> 00:04:40,824 [chuckles] Well, they're beautiful. [chuckles] 30 00:04:42,701 --> 00:04:44,411 - It doesn't weigh as... - Thank you. 31 00:04:44,411 --> 00:04:46,913 Good morning. The Remsen Foundation hasn't called back. 32 00:04:46,913 --> 00:04:48,164 I wasn't going to ask. 33 00:04:48,164 --> 00:04:50,125 But since you've brought it up, that's very rude of them. 34 00:04:50,125 --> 00:04:52,335 I always make a point of returning all my outstanding calls 35 00:04:52,335 --> 00:04:53,795 - by the end of the day. - Of course. 36 00:04:53,795 --> 00:04:55,505 Because you are a citizen of a civil society. 37 00:04:55,505 --> 00:04:57,340 I mean, Mad's about to drive down there herself. 38 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:58,341 - Miss Zott. - Also, um-- 39 00:04:58,341 --> 00:04:59,259 - Thank you. - Yeah. 40 00:04:59,259 --> 00:05:00,635 - [clears throat] Hello. - Hi. 41 00:05:00,635 --> 00:05:01,636 Yes? 42 00:05:01,636 --> 00:05:03,805 Actually, never mind. It's nothing. 43 00:05:04,514 --> 00:05:06,057 Fran, you never have nothing to say. 44 00:05:07,267 --> 00:05:09,686 It's personal. It's not show-related. So if you wanted to-- 45 00:05:09,686 --> 00:05:12,647 Oh, that is convenient because we are friends and also colleagues. 46 00:05:13,982 --> 00:05:15,191 [whispers] I have a crush on Walter. 47 00:05:16,443 --> 00:05:19,738 - Oh! Oh, this is fantastic. - I said, stop smiling. 48 00:05:19,738 --> 00:05:23,033 I can't. I won't. [gasps] Are-- You must ask him to dinner. 49 00:05:23,575 --> 00:05:26,828 - No. The man asks. - Not if the man is shy. 50 00:05:26,828 --> 00:05:28,622 Not if the man doesn't value his self-worth. 51 00:05:28,622 --> 00:05:31,625 Not if the woman is confident. Not if the woman knows what she wants. 52 00:05:31,625 --> 00:05:33,543 Mmm. Forget I said anything. 53 00:05:33,543 --> 00:05:35,962 That is impossible. I have an impeccable memory. You-- 54 00:05:35,962 --> 00:05:38,715 - Yes, hello. Hi. - Phil is asking for you both on the stage. 55 00:05:38,715 --> 00:05:41,509 - Will Walter be there? - Yes, Walter too. 56 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:43,303 - We'll be right there. - Mm-hmm. 57 00:05:43,303 --> 00:05:44,596 - [both] Thank you. - Sure. 58 00:05:44,596 --> 00:05:46,890 - I can't wait for this meeting. Walter? - Forget it. 59 00:05:46,890 --> 00:05:48,683 I can't. Walter. 60 00:05:48,683 --> 00:05:51,061 [Phil] Swift & Crisp is dead. 61 00:05:51,061 --> 00:05:53,480 Why? Our numbers are holding. 62 00:05:54,147 --> 00:05:57,525 They believe that politics don't belong in the kitchen. 63 00:05:58,568 --> 00:06:01,154 - [clicks tongue] May they rest in peace. - Oh, you find this funny? 64 00:06:01,154 --> 00:06:04,449 - No, I don't find racism funny. - [Walter] Okay. Okay. 65 00:06:05,075 --> 00:06:07,994 So we have our work cut out for us. We'll find another sponsor. 66 00:06:07,994 --> 00:06:12,457 No. I can't even get a cat food company to return my calls. 67 00:06:12,457 --> 00:06:13,875 Oh, you don't believe me? 68 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,044 You know what? 69 00:06:16,044 --> 00:06:20,799 You mock me, you belittle me, you dismiss our sponsors. 70 00:06:20,799 --> 00:06:23,843 You think that this show is some kind of public service. 71 00:06:23,843 --> 00:06:26,721 Well, guess what? It's not. It's a business. 72 00:06:26,721 --> 00:06:28,098 So here's your deadline. 73 00:06:28,098 --> 00:06:31,017 Two weeks to find a sponsor or you're fired. 74 00:06:31,685 --> 00:06:33,728 Enjoy these last few days. 75 00:06:35,689 --> 00:06:39,150 [Harriet] We're only missing one vote to stop the construction of the freeway. 76 00:06:39,150 --> 00:06:41,069 The undecideds are Thompson and Sommers, 77 00:06:41,069 --> 00:06:43,238 and neither is conveniently returning my calls. 78 00:06:46,241 --> 00:06:47,367 Really? 79 00:06:48,785 --> 00:06:49,828 Thank you. 80 00:06:51,121 --> 00:06:52,789 [Harriet screams] 81 00:06:54,165 --> 00:06:55,292 [paralegal] Is everything okay? 82 00:06:55,292 --> 00:06:58,920 [inhales sharply] We have it. [inhales sharply] 83 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,882 Thompson is out, but Sommers is in! We have the vote. 84 00:07:02,465 --> 00:07:03,633 - You're sure? - [chuckles] 85 00:07:03,633 --> 00:07:06,261 It only took seven years, three hundred motions 86 00:07:06,261 --> 00:07:09,055 and half-a-dozen trips to Sacramento, but surly, old, 87 00:07:09,055 --> 00:07:11,558 beautiful Sommers is in. [breathes shakily] 88 00:07:11,558 --> 00:07:13,602 - [stammers] Anything for me to do? - Yes. 89 00:07:13,602 --> 00:07:15,478 Pray that that man doesn't drop dead of a heart attack 90 00:07:15,478 --> 00:07:17,731 - before Tuesday's vote. [chuckles] - I'm headed to church. 91 00:07:17,731 --> 00:07:22,068 {\an8}Go. Yes! [inhales sharply, screams] 92 00:07:24,571 --> 00:07:26,114 - Oh, she's just so clever. - Oh, my God. 93 00:07:26,114 --> 00:07:27,782 I can't believe that she actually called herself. 94 00:07:27,782 --> 00:07:31,036 - [chuckles] What if she comes, mmm? - [Wilson] Good morning. 95 00:07:32,203 --> 00:07:33,997 Welcome back into town, sir. 96 00:07:35,248 --> 00:07:36,499 What am I missing? 97 00:07:36,499 --> 00:07:38,585 [inhales sharply] Elizabeth Zott personally called, 98 00:07:38,585 --> 00:07:40,503 not once, not twice, but three times. 99 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:41,796 Who's Elizabeth Zott? 100 00:07:41,796 --> 00:07:45,425 Elizabeth Zott! Supper at Six? She's on television. 101 00:07:45,425 --> 00:07:47,177 - Why does she want to talk to me? - [chuckles] 102 00:07:47,177 --> 00:07:48,470 That's what we're desperate to know. 103 00:07:48,470 --> 00:07:50,347 [chuckles] Well, I'm on the edge of my seat. 104 00:07:50,347 --> 00:07:52,057 - [chuckles] - Get her on the line, please. 105 00:07:52,057 --> 00:07:53,141 [chuckles] 106 00:07:54,434 --> 00:07:55,852 - [squeals, chuckles] - [chuckles] 107 00:07:55,852 --> 00:07:58,063 [phone ringing] 108 00:08:05,028 --> 00:08:07,030 [applause] 109 00:08:11,785 --> 00:08:15,538 Well, surely there should be a higher bar to applause than stuffing mushrooms. 110 00:08:15,538 --> 00:08:16,623 [audience laughing] 111 00:08:17,999 --> 00:08:21,461 Did you know that there are over 10,000 mushrooms varietals in the world, 112 00:08:21,461 --> 00:08:23,421 but only four to five percent are edible? 113 00:08:26,007 --> 00:08:28,260 When you think about it, it's sort of like humans. 114 00:08:28,260 --> 00:08:30,929 There's only four to five percent that I find digestible, 115 00:08:30,929 --> 00:08:33,557 - wouldn't you agree? - [audience laughing] 116 00:08:34,765 --> 00:08:37,310 [inhale sharply] While we wait for these mushrooms to roast, 117 00:08:37,310 --> 00:08:38,852 why don't we have a little Q&A? 118 00:08:39,437 --> 00:08:40,480 Hmm... 119 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,106 - Oh, right here. - Oh. Oh. 120 00:08:43,525 --> 00:08:44,943 Second row from the back. 121 00:08:47,195 --> 00:08:51,032 Miss Zott, I'm sure you don't remember me. But I was here a few months ago. 122 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:54,202 Dr. Fillis, open heart surgeon. Of course, I remember. 123 00:08:54,202 --> 00:08:57,289 [chuckles] Well, not quite yet. 124 00:08:57,289 --> 00:09:00,750 But I did get accepted into USC medical school. 125 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:01,960 [gasping] 126 00:09:03,086 --> 00:09:06,006 I knew you would. I knew you could. 127 00:09:06,715 --> 00:09:09,968 I'm the oldest student in the class and I'm constantly exhausted, 128 00:09:09,968 --> 00:09:12,888 but I've also never been happier. [chuckles] 129 00:09:13,972 --> 00:09:16,224 Now that is worthy of applause. 130 00:09:28,612 --> 00:09:31,656 I just wanna thank you for seeing something in me 131 00:09:31,656 --> 00:09:33,617 that I didn't see in myself. 132 00:09:34,492 --> 00:09:36,661 [audience applauding] 133 00:09:36,661 --> 00:09:37,746 Thank you. 134 00:09:39,748 --> 00:09:42,959 [sniffles, exhales sharply] Are there any other questions? 135 00:09:42,959 --> 00:09:44,711 - [clamoring] - Right here. 136 00:09:47,130 --> 00:09:50,425 You know, in all of the excitement of the day, 137 00:09:50,425 --> 00:09:55,388 I forgot to tell you about a giant opportunity. Big. 138 00:09:55,388 --> 00:09:56,973 [sighs] I'm all ears. 139 00:09:56,973 --> 00:09:59,100 Woodrow Wilson Middle School asked you 140 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:00,977 to be the judge of their sixth grade science fair. 141 00:10:03,104 --> 00:10:05,899 I politely declined on your behalf. 142 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:10,362 No. I'll do it. They-- Anything to distract my mind. 143 00:10:11,321 --> 00:10:12,364 Really? 144 00:10:12,364 --> 00:10:13,698 Really. 145 00:10:14,449 --> 00:10:16,660 I will call and make it so. 146 00:10:16,660 --> 00:10:17,786 Hmm. 147 00:10:18,787 --> 00:10:20,288 Walter, are you currently dating someone? 148 00:10:20,288 --> 00:10:23,250 No. I function best alone. 149 00:10:24,251 --> 00:10:25,919 I used to think that too. 150 00:10:26,878 --> 00:10:28,922 - And then? - I met Calvin. 151 00:10:32,175 --> 00:10:36,304 If the opportunity presents itself-- love, I mean-- 152 00:10:37,973 --> 00:10:39,307 I'd like you to consider it. 153 00:10:39,307 --> 00:10:41,518 [inhales deeply, exhales heavily] 154 00:10:42,227 --> 00:10:44,312 God, I feel like I'm in a shrink's office. 155 00:10:44,312 --> 00:10:46,731 - [chuckles] - [sighs] Well... 156 00:10:48,483 --> 00:10:50,694 Off to call more sponsors. 157 00:10:50,694 --> 00:10:51,778 Walter... 158 00:10:55,407 --> 00:10:59,869 Doing this was not... what I asked for or what I wanted. 159 00:11:01,288 --> 00:11:04,708 But now that I feel the show being pulled away from me, I-- 160 00:11:06,376 --> 00:11:09,045 I feel like a piece of me is going with it. 161 00:11:11,798 --> 00:11:12,966 Elizabeth. 162 00:11:13,466 --> 00:11:14,926 I am your producer. 163 00:11:15,552 --> 00:11:21,182 [smacks lips] It is my professional duty and my personal choice to have your back. 164 00:11:22,851 --> 00:11:24,561 Whatever happens, that won't change. 165 00:11:26,438 --> 00:11:27,439 Thank you. 166 00:11:27,439 --> 00:11:28,899 Now if you'll excuse me, 167 00:11:28,899 --> 00:11:32,235 I have to go RSVP to a bunch of six graders on your behalf. 168 00:11:37,699 --> 00:11:39,868 [phone ringing] 169 00:11:44,789 --> 00:11:46,041 Elizabeth Zott. 170 00:11:46,958 --> 00:11:48,960 Yes, it's the real Elizabeth Zott. 171 00:11:51,379 --> 00:11:54,716 Yes, but I would prefer to meet in person. What is your address? 172 00:11:59,054 --> 00:12:00,472 [sighs] 173 00:12:02,015 --> 00:12:03,892 - Are you nervous? - No. 174 00:12:04,643 --> 00:12:07,312 Because it would be perfectly fine to be nervous. 175 00:12:07,312 --> 00:12:09,773 - I'm nervous. - You are? 176 00:12:10,982 --> 00:12:11,900 I am. 177 00:12:14,152 --> 00:12:15,570 It's you and me. 178 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:20,951 [sighs] 179 00:12:29,709 --> 00:12:33,672 I've never seen this one. He's so serious. 180 00:12:35,507 --> 00:12:38,593 Sorry I'm late. Harry Wilson. 181 00:12:39,344 --> 00:12:41,346 [inhales sharply] I told my wife you were coming by, 182 00:12:41,346 --> 00:12:44,432 and she shrieked like you were Elvis. [chuckles] 183 00:12:44,432 --> 00:12:46,142 How can I help you? 184 00:12:46,142 --> 00:12:47,978 Hmm. Um... 185 00:12:47,978 --> 00:12:51,815 Mr. Wilson, uh, this may sound peculiar, 186 00:12:51,815 --> 00:12:54,901 but we are here to ask some questions about Calvin Evans. 187 00:12:55,610 --> 00:13:00,323 Um... Why did the Remsen Foundation support Calvin his whole life? 188 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,786 I'm sorry, how do you know Calvin Evans? 189 00:13:05,912 --> 00:13:07,247 He w-- Um... 190 00:13:11,251 --> 00:13:13,545 This is Mad, my daughter. 191 00:13:14,462 --> 00:13:15,797 Mine and Calvin's. 192 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:25,432 Please, uh... [inhales deeply] 193 00:13:25,432 --> 00:13:31,396 Please, hold on. [breathes heavily] It's not for me to explain. 194 00:13:38,695 --> 00:13:40,113 Oh, my goodness. 195 00:13:52,584 --> 00:13:55,003 [panting] Hi. 196 00:13:55,003 --> 00:13:57,881 Uh, Ms. Parker, I have an urgent message. 197 00:14:18,818 --> 00:14:23,031 You must be Mad. I'm Avery. 198 00:14:23,782 --> 00:14:25,158 I'm your... 199 00:14:27,786 --> 00:14:28,912 Calvin's mother. 200 00:14:31,164 --> 00:14:32,290 It's okay. 201 00:14:36,253 --> 00:14:37,337 - Thank you. - Yeah. 202 00:14:39,297 --> 00:14:40,715 Come on, bunny. 203 00:14:50,183 --> 00:14:51,935 There's so much I wanna ask, but-- 204 00:14:51,935 --> 00:14:54,646 Why did you give my dad to that boys' home? 205 00:14:57,399 --> 00:14:58,858 I-- Um... 206 00:15:02,112 --> 00:15:05,198 [sighs] If it's okay, I think I'd like to start from the beginning. 207 00:15:06,866 --> 00:15:08,243 [clicks tongue, inhales deeply] 208 00:15:09,369 --> 00:15:10,996 When I was 16, 209 00:15:10,996 --> 00:15:15,542 - uh, I got pregnant accidentally. - [baby crying] 210 00:15:19,337 --> 00:15:23,717 Here you go. All right. Easy. 211 00:15:23,717 --> 00:15:27,220 Having a baby was the most extraordinary thing 212 00:15:27,220 --> 00:15:29,347 that had ever happened to me. 213 00:15:30,765 --> 00:15:32,767 But like most things in my life, 214 00:15:32,767 --> 00:15:36,897 my parents had other plans, and I had no say. 215 00:15:36,897 --> 00:15:38,732 No. Please. No, no, no. 216 00:15:39,316 --> 00:15:40,400 [sighs] 217 00:15:41,818 --> 00:15:43,486 I didn't know where they brought him. 218 00:15:44,154 --> 00:15:45,572 I had no picture of him. 219 00:15:47,157 --> 00:15:51,703 But the one wish that they did honor was his name. Calvin. 220 00:15:53,413 --> 00:15:55,999 I only knew him for a matter of minutes, 221 00:15:55,999 --> 00:16:00,462 but his existence changed the entire course of my life. 222 00:16:02,923 --> 00:16:04,132 When I turned 25, 223 00:16:04,132 --> 00:16:06,968 I gained access... [sighs] ...to my trust fund, 224 00:16:06,968 --> 00:16:11,181 and I hired a lawyer to help me find Calvin. 225 00:16:11,181 --> 00:16:13,642 Wilson became like a father to me. [chuckles] 226 00:16:14,935 --> 00:16:17,437 I also started the Remsen Foundation 227 00:16:17,437 --> 00:16:21,399 {\an8}and donated money to boys' homes within a 300-mile radius 228 00:16:21,399 --> 00:16:23,318 {\an8}in hopes that I could help him from afar. 229 00:16:25,111 --> 00:16:26,196 We never stopped looking. 230 00:16:29,074 --> 00:16:30,992 And then, one day, 231 00:16:30,992 --> 00:16:35,455 it was as if the clouds lifted and the heavens parted, 232 00:16:35,455 --> 00:16:37,624 and Wilson managed to find him, 233 00:16:38,959 --> 00:16:42,754 only to be told that he had recently died. 234 00:16:47,342 --> 00:16:50,178 That hope popped like a balloon. 235 00:16:51,930 --> 00:16:53,014 It flattened me. 236 00:16:54,307 --> 00:16:58,311 Wasn't until that magazine cover decades... 237 00:16:58,311 --> 00:17:02,148 [sighs] ...later that I saw him again. 238 00:17:17,247 --> 00:17:20,500 I don't much care who's responsible for miracles. 239 00:17:21,001 --> 00:17:23,335 I only cared that this miracle was mine. 240 00:17:24,629 --> 00:17:28,382 {\an8}I wrote letter after letter, asking to meet him... 241 00:17:29,676 --> 00:17:31,177 but I never heard back. 242 00:17:34,764 --> 00:17:36,057 And then, one day... 243 00:17:39,728 --> 00:17:42,939 I received a letter in the mail from a law office. 244 00:17:42,939 --> 00:17:44,858 It was a cease and desist. 245 00:17:46,026 --> 00:17:47,402 I thought he hated me. 246 00:17:48,153 --> 00:17:50,196 That he wanted nothing to do with me. 247 00:17:50,822 --> 00:17:54,701 And he had every right. I mean, I'd have hated me too. 248 00:17:58,747 --> 00:18:00,123 I came by your house once. 249 00:18:01,499 --> 00:18:05,045 I saw the two of you together. 250 00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:08,215 He looked so happy. 251 00:18:08,965 --> 00:18:10,217 So at peace. 252 00:18:13,637 --> 00:18:16,264 And I knew it was time for me to let him go. 253 00:18:21,811 --> 00:18:24,314 Had I known he had a child... [exhales shakily] 254 00:18:27,901 --> 00:18:29,361 I'm so sorry. 255 00:18:30,570 --> 00:18:32,239 He thought that you were dead. 256 00:18:34,032 --> 00:18:36,117 What a poor boy to believe that. 257 00:18:38,912 --> 00:18:40,247 Tell me... [chuckles] 258 00:18:41,748 --> 00:18:43,083 ...what did I miss? 259 00:18:44,084 --> 00:18:45,794 Who was this man? 260 00:18:48,755 --> 00:18:52,801 He was brilliant, decent and kind. 261 00:18:56,721 --> 00:18:59,849 - And a very funny dancer. - [chuckles] 262 00:18:59,849 --> 00:19:03,728 I'm a funny dancer. Are you a funny dancer too? 263 00:19:05,564 --> 00:19:06,731 I don't know. 264 00:19:08,316 --> 00:19:09,442 Hmm. 265 00:19:09,442 --> 00:19:11,987 You know, I had... [clears throat] ...hoped that, uh, 266 00:19:11,987 --> 00:19:14,197 we could get to know each other a little bit. 267 00:19:15,615 --> 00:19:17,284 I never got the chance with Calvin, 268 00:19:17,284 --> 00:19:21,162 and I'd give anything to get to know his daughter. 269 00:19:24,958 --> 00:19:26,585 My granddaughter. 270 00:19:29,296 --> 00:19:34,885 It's been a long journey to get here, and we're gonna need some time. 271 00:19:35,719 --> 00:19:38,096 - Of course. - Yeah. 272 00:19:40,515 --> 00:19:44,769 Can I ask, why did you name him Calvin? Was that a family name? 273 00:19:45,562 --> 00:19:47,856 No, I named him after John Calvin. 274 00:19:49,190 --> 00:19:50,525 I'm not sure I know who that is. 275 00:19:51,985 --> 00:19:55,196 He was a 16th-century theologian 276 00:19:55,196 --> 00:19:58,408 that your great-great-grandmother used to read to me. 277 00:19:59,409 --> 00:20:01,494 He believed in predestination. 278 00:20:04,539 --> 00:20:07,876 A theologian. [chuckles] 279 00:20:07,876 --> 00:20:10,253 That would have... [sniffs] ...delighted him. 280 00:20:13,381 --> 00:20:15,425 I hope to hear from you soon. 281 00:20:25,393 --> 00:20:28,104 [door opens, closes] 282 00:20:36,863 --> 00:20:40,367 Do you wanna talk about today? About meeting your grandmother? 283 00:20:42,577 --> 00:20:45,664 I thought that when I got to the end of the mystery, 284 00:20:46,164 --> 00:20:48,333 it was going to feel different. 285 00:20:48,333 --> 00:20:51,086 Hmm. Well, in science, 286 00:20:51,086 --> 00:20:53,672 discoveries usually lead to more questions. 287 00:20:54,881 --> 00:20:57,300 I don't wanna ask more questions. 288 00:20:57,842 --> 00:20:59,386 I just want my dad. 289 00:21:02,264 --> 00:21:05,517 I know. I miss him so much. 290 00:21:08,270 --> 00:21:11,022 But you know, I see him in you. 291 00:21:11,606 --> 00:21:12,816 You do? 292 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:14,401 Mm-hmm. 293 00:21:18,321 --> 00:21:21,575 You know how your brow crinkles when you're frustrated? 294 00:21:22,075 --> 00:21:24,452 Or how you always read three books at once? 295 00:21:25,161 --> 00:21:29,958 Or how you forget to eat sometimes when you're thinking so much? That's all him. 296 00:21:32,544 --> 00:21:37,215 Dad told Wakely that Great Expectations was his favorite book. 297 00:21:37,966 --> 00:21:38,967 And it's mine too. 298 00:21:42,679 --> 00:21:45,265 You know that coloring book you have, the paint by numbers? 299 00:21:47,142 --> 00:21:52,272 Imagine that every person that you meet, every place that you go, 300 00:21:52,939 --> 00:21:56,735 every letter that you read about your dad is just another color, 301 00:21:57,277 --> 00:21:58,695 painting in the picture of him. 302 00:22:01,907 --> 00:22:03,491 That's a metaphor. 303 00:22:03,491 --> 00:22:04,576 It is. 304 00:22:06,328 --> 00:22:08,079 Hey, do you wanna play hooky with me tomorrow? 305 00:22:08,663 --> 00:22:10,582 I played hooky with you today. 306 00:22:10,582 --> 00:22:13,043 I know. You're getting very good at it. 307 00:22:13,043 --> 00:22:14,211 [both chuckle] 308 00:22:15,086 --> 00:22:17,589 Mmm. Mmm. 309 00:22:19,549 --> 00:22:21,801 [people chattering] 310 00:22:21,801 --> 00:22:25,055 [student] When your eyes see the image through the red and blue filters, 311 00:22:25,055 --> 00:22:27,265 the image appears to be coming right at you. 312 00:22:30,727 --> 00:22:34,731 Well, that is a very meticulous drawing of a panther. Thank you. 313 00:22:36,483 --> 00:22:38,652 [sighs] Well, what do you think? 314 00:22:39,319 --> 00:22:41,279 I prefer the humanities. 315 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:42,364 Hmm. 316 00:22:43,573 --> 00:22:44,783 And what do we have here? 317 00:22:45,367 --> 00:22:47,369 Well, my father owns a bakery, 318 00:22:47,869 --> 00:22:50,080 and I wanted to test the effects of different environments 319 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,706 for slowing the growth of mold. 320 00:22:51,706 --> 00:22:54,209 Wow. Well, that will be very helpful to your father. 321 00:22:54,209 --> 00:22:55,752 Do you wanna be a baker when you grow up? 322 00:22:56,336 --> 00:22:59,422 No, I wanna be a biologist. 323 00:23:00,257 --> 00:23:04,553 You do? Well, have you read Charles Darwin's Descent of Man? 324 00:23:05,136 --> 00:23:07,806 Or Erwin Schrödinger's What Is Life? 325 00:23:07,806 --> 00:23:09,975 I have not, but I will. Thank you. 326 00:23:11,101 --> 00:23:12,644 Of course. Best of luck to you. 327 00:23:13,395 --> 00:23:14,396 Mmm. 328 00:23:15,814 --> 00:23:18,692 - I love watching you on TV... - Thank you, bunny. 329 00:23:20,026 --> 00:23:21,861 ...but I don't think you belong there. 330 00:23:23,363 --> 00:23:25,031 Oh. Where do I belong? 331 00:23:25,031 --> 00:23:26,616 A laboratory. 332 00:23:28,368 --> 00:23:29,869 Well, I made a choice. 333 00:23:29,869 --> 00:23:32,372 A choice that I would make a thousand times over. 334 00:23:32,372 --> 00:23:33,748 But I will always be a chemist. 335 00:23:34,249 --> 00:23:36,042 Chemists do chemistry. 336 00:23:41,756 --> 00:23:42,757 Mmm. 337 00:23:43,633 --> 00:23:45,135 [people chattering] 338 00:23:47,262 --> 00:23:48,388 [music playing] 339 00:23:48,388 --> 00:23:50,265 [Mad] Charlie, tell me if this is long enough. 340 00:23:50,265 --> 00:23:53,226 [Charlie] Oh, this looks really long. This looks great. 341 00:23:53,226 --> 00:23:55,228 - [Mad] Make it a bit longer. - Are you sure? 342 00:23:55,228 --> 00:23:56,855 [children laugh] 343 00:23:56,855 --> 00:23:57,898 [chuckles] 344 00:23:57,898 --> 00:23:58,982 Make it a little longer. 345 00:24:00,317 --> 00:24:02,611 Why don't we drink spiced cider year-round? 346 00:24:02,611 --> 00:24:04,654 - One of life's great mysteries. - [chuckles] 347 00:24:05,488 --> 00:24:06,489 [Mad] Here you go, Junior. 348 00:24:06,990 --> 00:24:08,658 How's Mad feeling about Calvin's mother? 349 00:24:10,201 --> 00:24:11,202 I don't know. 350 00:24:11,995 --> 00:24:13,622 I don't know where she fits. 351 00:24:14,497 --> 00:24:17,584 You, Charlie, Linda, Junior, you're our family. 352 00:24:18,668 --> 00:24:20,879 You and Mad are definitely part of our family, 353 00:24:21,379 --> 00:24:24,174 but if you recall, that's not where we started. 354 00:24:25,592 --> 00:24:30,680 I just want Mad to feel safe and be loved. And she has all of that. 355 00:24:31,598 --> 00:24:33,725 You say that like love is finite. 356 00:24:35,018 --> 00:24:38,230 It never hurts to have more people who love and care for that little girl. 357 00:24:39,940 --> 00:24:43,235 Which reminds me, I have not properly thanked you 358 00:24:43,235 --> 00:24:46,196 for saving that little girl's home and the rest of the neighborhood. 359 00:24:46,196 --> 00:24:49,282 - [chuckling] - Goodness. 360 00:24:49,282 --> 00:24:52,369 Well... [sighs] ...we're not there yet, but after Tuesday's vote, 361 00:24:52,369 --> 00:24:55,580 I do expect a lifetime of beer and blueberry pie for my efforts. 362 00:25:00,252 --> 00:25:01,253 The freeway here... 363 00:25:03,421 --> 00:25:06,174 is just one version of what they're doing to communities like ours 364 00:25:06,174 --> 00:25:07,259 all over this country. 365 00:25:09,261 --> 00:25:12,722 The fight can't stop in Sugar Hill or even California. 366 00:25:14,933 --> 00:25:18,562 Now, I may not have cameras on me, but I'm a one-woman bullhorn. 367 00:25:21,314 --> 00:25:22,190 And so are you. 368 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,611 For a few more weeks, anyway. We still haven't found our sponsor. 369 00:25:27,612 --> 00:25:29,698 Something tells me you're not shutting up anytime soon. 370 00:25:32,576 --> 00:25:33,577 [sighs] 371 00:25:34,244 --> 00:25:37,080 Isn't this great? [sighs] Huh? 372 00:25:37,706 --> 00:25:40,250 If we didn't have a ceiling, I'd say it's beautiful. 373 00:25:42,377 --> 00:25:44,963 Now, all right. Let me get in there before this man hurts himself. 374 00:25:44,963 --> 00:25:47,549 I-- I know you're not putting your shoes on my couch. 375 00:25:47,549 --> 00:25:50,594 - [chuckles] - [Harriet chuckling] This man. 376 00:25:52,721 --> 00:25:55,724 - Should we continue it? - [Charlie] Keep going. 377 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,772 - Is there any word? What are we doing? - She's never late. 378 00:26:02,772 --> 00:26:04,566 [Fran] Uh, what do we do if she doesn't show? 379 00:26:04,566 --> 00:26:05,567 [Walter] Can you cook? 380 00:26:05,567 --> 00:26:08,612 [Fran] I-- I can scoop ice cream into a bowl. Does that count? 381 00:26:08,612 --> 00:26:10,280 [Walter] Uh-uh. [breathes heavily] 382 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,532 You know what? I'll have-- I'll have Harry drive by her house. 383 00:26:12,532 --> 00:26:14,492 - Hey, Harry. Harry-- - Oh, my God. Thank God. 384 00:26:14,492 --> 00:26:17,662 Sorry. I'm sorry. I had an appointment across town, and it went over. 385 00:26:17,662 --> 00:26:20,415 Harry, these are for the audience. Please place one of these under each seat. 386 00:26:20,415 --> 00:26:21,750 - There's another box in my car. - Okay. 387 00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:24,294 Hi, Walter. I'm gonna need to make a phone call before the show starts. 388 00:26:24,294 --> 00:26:26,963 - There is no time. - [director] Five minutes, people! 389 00:26:27,589 --> 00:26:30,884 Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Perfect is the enemy of good. 390 00:26:31,968 --> 00:26:33,803 - You all right? [sighs] - I'm well. How are you? 391 00:26:34,304 --> 00:26:36,223 You have a look on your face. What is it? 392 00:26:36,723 --> 00:26:37,724 Clarity. 393 00:27:00,622 --> 00:27:03,208 [announcer] And now, Supper at Six with Elizabeth Zott. 394 00:27:11,591 --> 00:27:15,387 [director] We're live in five, four, three... 395 00:27:18,181 --> 00:27:20,183 [audience applauding, cheering] 396 00:27:27,691 --> 00:27:32,362 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and this is Supper at Six. 397 00:27:36,700 --> 00:27:37,909 [sighs] 398 00:27:37,909 --> 00:27:40,412 I will be starting today's show with a few announcements. 399 00:27:41,288 --> 00:27:45,458 Before we dive into the chemical compounds of a baked-ham glaze, 400 00:27:45,458 --> 00:27:49,838 you may notice that there are no Swift & Crisp products littering our set. 401 00:27:49,838 --> 00:27:52,173 Well, that is because they dropped our show. 402 00:27:52,799 --> 00:27:55,135 And for that, I thank them. 403 00:27:55,135 --> 00:27:57,053 [audience murmuring] 404 00:27:57,053 --> 00:27:59,973 I know that everyone doesn't stand for what I stand for, 405 00:28:00,557 --> 00:28:02,809 but our convictions mean nothing if we don't voice them. 406 00:28:02,809 --> 00:28:06,271 Swift & Crisp is vile on a sub-chemical level. 407 00:28:06,271 --> 00:28:08,815 Seed oils are damaging to your mitochondria. 408 00:28:08,815 --> 00:28:10,859 And the fact that I told you to put that in your body 409 00:28:10,859 --> 00:28:12,694 will haunt me for the rest of my days. 410 00:28:13,820 --> 00:28:18,575 But luckily, we have a new sponsor. One that aligns with our values. 411 00:28:21,494 --> 00:28:22,746 Tampax. 412 00:28:22,746 --> 00:28:25,373 [gasping, murmuring, laughing] 413 00:28:25,373 --> 00:28:26,416 When did this happen? 414 00:28:27,375 --> 00:28:28,919 I have no idea. 415 00:28:28,919 --> 00:28:31,129 I have been using Tampax for years. 416 00:28:31,129 --> 00:28:34,007 They are soft, durable and hygienic. 417 00:28:34,007 --> 00:28:36,468 Please look under your seat. There's a present for you. 418 00:28:36,468 --> 00:28:40,847 [chattering, laughing] 419 00:28:41,890 --> 00:28:45,477 For the men watching who haven't bothered to ask about menstruation, 420 00:28:45,477 --> 00:28:46,561 I'll explain it to you. 421 00:28:47,103 --> 00:28:50,649 It is the process where blood discharges from the lining of the uterus 422 00:28:50,649 --> 00:28:53,026 in intervals of one lunar month, 423 00:28:54,069 --> 00:28:56,738 from puberty to menopause, except during pregnancy. 424 00:28:59,199 --> 00:29:02,327 I had a call with the head of our network this afternoon and relayed that to him. 425 00:29:02,327 --> 00:29:03,578 - [scoffs] - And he agreed with me. 426 00:29:03,578 --> 00:29:05,747 She said the word "uterus" to Kenneth? 427 00:29:05,747 --> 00:29:09,125 ...a partner we can be proud of. But that was not the sole purpose of my call. 428 00:29:13,672 --> 00:29:14,965 I am leaving Supper At Six. 429 00:29:14,965 --> 00:29:18,301 [audience gasping, murmuring] 430 00:29:18,969 --> 00:29:22,722 Did you know about this? This is not what we discussed. 431 00:29:23,807 --> 00:29:26,142 I will be stepping down on live TV. 432 00:29:26,142 --> 00:29:28,853 And as someone who has studied television exhaustively, 433 00:29:28,853 --> 00:29:31,565 I predict an uptick in viewership for the next few weeks. 434 00:29:31,565 --> 00:29:35,860 Hosting this show has been the thrill of a lifetime. 435 00:29:37,571 --> 00:29:40,490 And I have every single one of you to thank for that. 436 00:29:42,576 --> 00:29:45,662 We set out to do something that matters, and I believe that we did. 437 00:29:46,413 --> 00:29:47,414 And, Kenneth, 438 00:29:47,914 --> 00:29:50,709 I will be doing all of this under the condition that changes will be made. 439 00:29:53,628 --> 00:29:57,007 Kenneth. [chuckles] If I knew you were coming, 440 00:29:57,007 --> 00:29:58,842 I would have broken out the good stuff. 441 00:29:59,718 --> 00:30:00,719 You're fired. 442 00:30:01,595 --> 00:30:02,804 The show is yours. 443 00:30:10,312 --> 00:30:14,316 Every night, I ask your children to give you a moment to yourself 444 00:30:15,817 --> 00:30:19,112 and, well, I think it's time that I did just that. 445 00:30:21,364 --> 00:30:25,869 It is time for me to reflect, regroup and figure out what is next. 446 00:30:28,663 --> 00:30:32,334 I bet you're wondering who the next host of Supper At Six will be. 447 00:30:33,418 --> 00:30:36,087 Well, it will be one of you. 448 00:30:36,087 --> 00:30:38,173 [murmuring] 449 00:30:40,217 --> 00:30:41,968 Now, I know that that might sound scary. 450 00:30:42,510 --> 00:30:45,639 But remember, courage is the root of change. 451 00:30:45,639 --> 00:30:48,642 And change is what we are chemically designed for. 452 00:30:50,435 --> 00:30:53,063 I will not ask you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps 453 00:30:53,063 --> 00:30:56,399 because many women do not have bootstraps to pull themself up by. 454 00:30:58,151 --> 00:31:00,570 If your life has been anything like mine, 455 00:31:01,321 --> 00:31:03,949 your dreams will not come to you in a linear fashion. 456 00:31:04,908 --> 00:31:08,578 [chuckles] But if you have a voice you feel is not being heard, 457 00:31:10,205 --> 00:31:11,456 we would love to meet you. 458 00:31:17,212 --> 00:31:19,839 And with that, let's discuss glazed ham. 459 00:31:26,888 --> 00:31:28,306 Can I take you to dinner tonight? 460 00:31:29,808 --> 00:31:34,688 Oh. You wanna discuss the reshuffling... 461 00:31:35,313 --> 00:31:39,401 Uh, to discuss my... [chuckles] ...feelings for you. 462 00:31:40,485 --> 00:31:43,655 [clicks tongue] What? Ye-- What? Yes. Yes. 463 00:31:43,655 --> 00:31:46,741 I would very much like that. 464 00:31:46,741 --> 00:31:48,285 I'll pick you up at 6:45. 465 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:50,161 Mm-hmm. 466 00:32:06,595 --> 00:32:08,638 [clears throat] Sorry for the delay. 467 00:32:09,139 --> 00:32:12,225 As soon as Councilman Sommers joins us, we will begin. 468 00:32:19,900 --> 00:32:21,985 Thank you for joining us, Councilman. 469 00:32:24,905 --> 00:32:25,780 We're now on the record. 470 00:32:29,075 --> 00:32:32,329 The interstate highway system is the future of this nation 471 00:32:32,913 --> 00:32:37,000 for the economy, for growth and for national defense, 472 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,501 should that ever be necessary. 473 00:32:39,586 --> 00:32:42,505 I'd like to thank both parties for arguing so vociferously 474 00:32:43,006 --> 00:32:45,091 and passionately over the past eight years. 475 00:32:45,884 --> 00:32:47,928 Progress has been halted long enough. 476 00:32:48,803 --> 00:32:52,182 So, in the matter of the California interstate highway system 477 00:32:52,182 --> 00:32:53,934 versus the West Adams/Sugar Hill committee, 478 00:32:54,684 --> 00:32:58,772 all those opposed to routing the highway through West Adams/Sugar Hill? 479 00:33:07,614 --> 00:33:08,615 All in favor? 480 00:33:12,869 --> 00:33:14,079 - The motion is passed. - [gavel bangs] 481 00:33:14,079 --> 00:33:15,538 [people chattering] 482 00:33:20,085 --> 00:33:22,170 [scattered applause] 483 00:33:40,689 --> 00:33:43,483 I tried calling. I'm so sorry. What can I do? 484 00:33:48,863 --> 00:33:52,534 [breathes shakily, sobs] Seven years. 485 00:33:55,370 --> 00:33:57,372 I just wanna eat brownies and cry. 486 00:33:58,164 --> 00:33:59,416 I can help with that. 487 00:33:59,416 --> 00:34:00,625 [sighs] 488 00:34:01,167 --> 00:34:02,085 Brought beer. 489 00:34:03,211 --> 00:34:04,421 Beer could be good too. 490 00:34:06,756 --> 00:34:08,173 - Come here. - [sniffles] 491 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:11,720 [crying] 492 00:34:14,972 --> 00:34:15,974 [sniffles] 493 00:34:24,566 --> 00:34:27,443 [Elizabeth] Three-quarter going into full pressure in two. 494 00:34:28,737 --> 00:34:29,738 That's one. 495 00:34:31,907 --> 00:34:32,907 That's two. 496 00:34:33,825 --> 00:34:34,659 Full pressure. 497 00:35:02,062 --> 00:35:04,648 This is the place where Calvin came to quiet his mind. 498 00:35:05,398 --> 00:35:09,486 I wanted to share it with you. We had our first kiss right over there. 499 00:35:09,486 --> 00:35:12,155 Mmm. Thank you for bringing me. 500 00:35:13,490 --> 00:35:16,576 Seeing Mad with those giant, inquisitive eyes 501 00:35:16,576 --> 00:35:18,912 made me feel like I was seeing a piece of him. 502 00:35:21,039 --> 00:35:22,249 She's smart, huh? 503 00:35:22,749 --> 00:35:23,750 Terrifyingly. 504 00:35:25,252 --> 00:35:26,795 I caught your show the other night. You quit. 505 00:35:27,629 --> 00:35:30,090 I did. I want to get back to science. 506 00:35:31,550 --> 00:35:35,053 You know, I have a foundation specifically geared 507 00:35:35,053 --> 00:35:37,347 toward funding the work of scientists. 508 00:35:37,847 --> 00:35:38,848 I am aware. 509 00:35:39,724 --> 00:35:43,853 Your application offers a "Mr.", no "Mrs." and certainly not a "Miss." 510 00:35:45,939 --> 00:35:47,023 Well, I'll fix that. 511 00:35:47,857 --> 00:35:48,692 And after I do, 512 00:35:49,526 --> 00:35:52,696 I'd love to help you with whatever it is you're interested in pursuing. 513 00:35:53,905 --> 00:35:55,907 Though I have the feeling that you don't like help. 514 00:35:57,576 --> 00:36:01,496 No. As I've gotten older, I've found help to be a gift. 515 00:36:04,624 --> 00:36:05,667 [sighs] 516 00:36:12,215 --> 00:36:13,341 [exhales heavily] 517 00:36:29,441 --> 00:36:31,484 [students chattering] 518 00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:43,371 Hello. My name is Elizabeth Zott, and welcome to Introduction to Chemistry. 519 00:36:44,748 --> 00:36:47,667 Please pass this to the person next to you or behind you. 520 00:36:50,128 --> 00:36:52,881 And it is Miss Zott until I graduate from the PhD program. 521 00:36:54,841 --> 00:36:57,344 Living things are made up of atoms. 522 00:36:57,844 --> 00:37:01,056 But, in most cases, those atoms are not floating around individually. 523 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,726 Instead, they are usually interacting with other atoms. 524 00:37:05,977 --> 00:37:08,647 Both the strong bonds that hold molecules together 525 00:37:08,647 --> 00:37:11,691 and the weaker bonds that create temporary connections 526 00:37:11,691 --> 00:37:14,027 are essential to the very existence of life. 527 00:37:14,945 --> 00:37:16,071 Yes? 528 00:37:16,071 --> 00:37:18,657 Is it random which atoms are connected? 529 00:37:19,741 --> 00:37:21,493 [chuckles] Think of your own life. 530 00:37:22,244 --> 00:37:23,954 You can't anticipate the moments. 531 00:37:24,537 --> 00:37:27,666 It's only when you look backwards that you see how it was all connected. 532 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:30,126 What does this have to do with chemistry? 533 00:37:31,545 --> 00:37:32,546 Everything. 534 00:37:34,214 --> 00:37:37,801 The only constant variable in a chemical reaction is change. 535 00:37:38,552 --> 00:37:39,553 The unexpected. 536 00:37:40,887 --> 00:37:43,306 Our job here is not to avoid surprise. 537 00:37:44,057 --> 00:37:45,350 We can't control it. 538 00:37:45,934 --> 00:37:47,644 So there's only one thing left to do. 539 00:37:51,314 --> 00:37:52,440 Surrender. 540 00:37:52,983 --> 00:37:56,069 Now, we don't have to accept the bad things, 541 00:37:56,069 --> 00:37:59,614 but we do have to accept the inevitability of change. 542 00:38:00,448 --> 00:38:02,534 Both in ourselves and our circumstances. 543 00:38:06,705 --> 00:38:07,872 Charles Dickens. 544 00:38:09,416 --> 00:38:11,585 Not exactly known for his work in the sciences. 545 00:38:11,585 --> 00:38:13,712 [students laugh] 546 00:38:14,838 --> 00:38:17,215 But the greatest scientist that I have ever known 547 00:38:17,215 --> 00:38:19,217 kept this book on his bedside. 548 00:38:20,010 --> 00:38:21,845 He said it made him a better chemist. 549 00:38:22,679 --> 00:38:23,930 I laughed it off at the time 550 00:38:23,930 --> 00:38:26,224 because I found it to be an absurd thing to say, 551 00:38:26,224 --> 00:38:27,642 which I'm sure you do now. 552 00:38:28,727 --> 00:38:31,479 However, I eventually relented and, um... 553 00:38:32,063 --> 00:38:34,024 and this is the page that he had dog-eared. 554 00:38:38,570 --> 00:38:42,616 "That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me." 555 00:38:42,616 --> 00:38:45,452 ["(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" playing] 556 00:38:47,203 --> 00:38:49,080 "But, it is the same with any life. 557 00:38:53,460 --> 00:38:55,837 Imagine one selected day struck out of it, 558 00:38:57,797 --> 00:39:00,217 and think how different its course would have been." 559 00:39:11,311 --> 00:39:13,063 "Pause, you who read this, 560 00:39:13,063 --> 00:39:17,359 and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, 561 00:39:18,735 --> 00:39:20,403 of thorns or flowers... 562 00:39:22,405 --> 00:39:23,907 that would never have bound you, 563 00:39:25,075 --> 00:39:27,869 but for the formation of the first link 564 00:39:29,079 --> 00:39:31,331 on one memorable day." 565 00:39:38,171 --> 00:39:40,173 [chattering indistinctly] 566 00:39:40,173 --> 00:39:44,678 Oh, thank you! Thank you for everything. [laughs] 567 00:39:50,308 --> 00:39:51,560 I love this so much. 568 00:39:59,568 --> 00:40:00,652 And what do we have here? 569 00:40:27,512 --> 00:40:29,514 [guests chattering] 570 00:40:38,857 --> 00:40:40,191 Let's begin, shall we?