Season 3 Episode 9

Unfinished Business First Aired: 30/Nov/2008

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Nora: We get start on this side of the house first. This is the center's kitchen. Scotty: Wow. Kevin: Yeah, and not in a good way. Justin: Hey, Ma, you know, these tiles are kind of grotty. Saul: You're just noticing the tiles? Nora: That's easy to fix. I've got some great books on restoration and renovation. You all can help me pick a look. Come on. Justin: Yay. Nora: This will be the heart and soul of the center. The great room. Kevin: If this is the great room, I'd hate to see the good room. Justin: You keep calling it "the center. " It sounds like a cult. You need a proper name for this place. Saul: Yeah, Nora, and make sure it's not Cancer House. Scotty: How about Roach Motel? Nora: All right, you guys. Everyone, stop. You just need to have a little vision. Go with me on this. Okay. Now, we'll put a TV and some nice chairs over there, and then over there in that corner will be, like, a rec room, with a ping-pong table and video games. Justin: Mom, what's with all the power tools? Nora: Ah, yes. I, I met with a contractor who had the audacity to quote me $60,000 for interior demolition alone. Saul: Oh. Justin: Wow. Scotty: Ouch. Nora: Yeah, so I thought maybe we could do it ourselves. Justin: Excuse me? Saul: "We" as in we here in this room? Nora: Oh, Sarah and Kitty will be joining us later and that'll be great. Tommy's out of town. It's really not that big a deal. Honestly. I mean, we just need to, you know, knock out these two little wall things and some stuff back there, air it all out. It's really just some basic demolition. Saul: No, basic demolition is what we do to each other at dinner after we've had copious amounts of wine. Justin: You can't mix that with power tools. Kevin: Plus, you know what? It's our day off. And I don't know if you're familiar with the term. It means no work. Nora: No, work? No, no. Oh, this will be so much fun. Do you know how many calories you're gonna burn? Kevin: Know what? I'd rather take a spin class. Saul: Nora, you said "tour. " You said "architectural tour. " Justin: Yeah. Nora: I said it would include a tour. Oh, Saul, you and William built Ojai from nothing. Why can't we do that here? Build another family legacy. Something that will live on way past us, something that doesn't include Holly. I've never done anything like this before. I've never believed in anything so strongly. This is my Ojai. Kevin: Well... Justin: Ma, you realize that Ojai wasn't built in a day, though? Kevin: Yeah, and you can't just knock down a wall. You have to consider electrical, plumbing. Nora: Oh, I have consi... I have walked through this entire house with the contractor taking copious notes. Bearing walls, electrical, plumbing. I've put it all down here on the floor plan. It's all marked. It is... Guys, this isn't brain surgery. Kevin: Okay, does anyone know how much asbestos is too much? Justin: Whoa! Nora: You know, in a few months, when an actual family is living in this big, beautiful, warm, friendly home, you all are gonna feel so proud about all this hard work you're doing here today. Scotty: Oh, dear. Nora: Oh, dear what? Scotty: It looks like you have a termite infestation. Kevin: Since when do you know anything about infestations? Scotty: I used to work for a carpenter every summer when I was in high school. I can chisel, drill and plane. Kevin: That is hot. Saul: All right, look, Nora, this is it. I think at this point, we should reevaluate. Justin: Yeah, mom, and maybe eat some lunch. Kevin: And get some air, because this dust is really giving me a migraine. Nora: Here. Take some aspirin. Eat a protein bar. Saul: Yeah. Nora: Anything else? Saul: A glass of Pinot Grigio. Kevin: Oh. Justin: Hey, mom, look at this stain. It looks like this might be water damage. Kevin: Justin, would you concentrate what you doing? I think that thing looks rotten. Justin: I am concentrating. If you know so much about it, why don't you come here and do it? Kevin: I can't because my spirit's broken. I don't even know why I'm here anymore. Nora: You're here to help families with sick children. Think about that when you work. Ugh. You know what? I don't think there's even any pipes near that section, not on the plans. Look, it must be just some sort of weird discoloration. Kevin: Do you even know how to read plans? Saul: Scotty, watch it. Kevin: For God's sake, you almost killed him. Justin: I'm sorry, Kevin. Are you all right, Scotty? Scotty: Guys, guys, I'm fine. I'm trying to achieve a state of Zen. Nora: Thank you, Scotty. Scotty: I said I'm trying. Rebecca: Hey, everyone. I ran into the pizza guy out front. So um, we have two veggie and two everything, and it's on me. Nora: No, no, no. I ordered it. I'll pay for it. Rebecca: No, no. I wanted to, because I just got a promotion. Nora: Wow, honey. Congratulations. Justin: You did? Rebecca: Mm-hm. Thanks. I'm gonna be working advertising at Walker Landing. So basically I coordinate with the ad agency, oversee special projects. Kevin: That's huge, you know? Rebecca: Yeah. Kevin: Temp one day, exec the next? Rebecca: Yeah, well, I mean, it's not that sudden. Saul: No, and if Tommy feels you're ready, well, then I guess you are. Rebecca: Yeah, yeah. Well, actually, He's out of town but my mom thinks that it should be fine, so... Saul: Hmm... Rebecca: Yeah. What's with all the looks? Nora: Ah. Scotty: I'm just hungry. Kevin: Mmm, starving. Justin: Becca, you gotta admit, you're not exactly qualified for that. Rebecca: About as qualified as you four are to do construction. Justin: I didn't... Rebecca: It's a great house, Nora. Nora: No, wait. You're not going, are you? Rebecca: Well, seeing as I'm not qualified for my new job, I should go home and brush up on my new responsibilities. Justin: Rebecca, I didn't mean it like... Rebecca: I'm going home. We'll talk later. Scotty: Thank you for the pizza, Re..be..cca. Kevin: Looks like you're staying at mom's. Scotty: Senator, a hand would be nice. Robert: Secretary of state trumps carpets. Kevin: Wait, what are you doing here? You have to go. Justin: What are you doing? We need him. Kevin: I'm doing my job. Robert: Look, it's okay. I can multitask. Scotty: Good, Then multitask away. Justin: Guys, here's the deal: Why don't we just open this window and throw the carpet out there? Scotty: That's leaded glass, doesn't open. Only decent thing in this dump. Do you really wanna break it? Saul: Yes. I'll pay for a new one. I have never been more serious in my life. I have no intentions of ever touching this carpet again. Nora: Oh. Sarah: Oh. Kitty: Oh, mom. Mom! Nora: Oh, oh, oh. Robert: Everybody okay? Nora: Oh. Kitty: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, we're okay. Nora: No. No. Kevin: Mom. Mom, look, I'm sure, you know, someone will be able to fix this. I mean, you know, obviously not us. Sarah: Right. A contractor. Kevin: I'm sure someone can, maybe. Nora: I could've killed myself. I could've killed one of you. Sarah: Oh, come on, mom. It's... Nora: No, this house is nothing but rotten wood. You all tried to tell me. The moldy walls, the collapsing ceiling. I was just too stubborn to listen. I, I thought we could save it, our special family project, My... Kitty: Mom. Mom. Hey, you know what? You're right. This house is a... Well, it's a mess. It's a complete and utter mess. Nora: I just said that, Kitty. Scotty: Yes, you did, but you know what? Maybe that's okay. Maybe that's okay. I mean, a lot of great things come out of messy, complicated situations because, you know, they're just meant to be, right? Kevin: Yeah, but, you know, there's a lot to be said for clean, orderly, simple... Kitty: No, come on, Kevin. You love complicated. You... Why did you go to work for Robert? Scotty: Oh, because he didn't make partner. Kevin: What? No, I wanted to make a difference. Kitty: Right. Right. Because mom has always taught us, for better or for worse, that complicated things can.. can be good. All:Yeah, yeah, yeah. Robert: Yeah. I get the argument. Kitty: Of course you agree, because you ran for president. Nothing simple about that. And then there's Sarah. Sarah's in business with two teenagers, for God's sake. Sarah: Well, they're 28. Kitty: She goes out to dinner with her ex boy-toy, she kisses him, she gets a million dollars. I mean, that's complicated. Sarah: Complicated. Justin: That's really complicated. Kitty: Oh, you know what? Then there's Justin. Justin's an addict and he went to war. Hey, and then there's Uncle Saul. I mean, that, that is incredibly complicated. Nora: Kitty, I so appreciate you trying to cheer me up but it isn't... Kitty: No, no. No buts. You're not allowed to give up. You're not allowed to give up because you believe, in your gut that this is right. And, and, and besides, we've all inherited this... this absurd drive to.. to make things that, that... Yes, they seem complicated and they're messy but we can turn them into something great. All: Yeah. Kitty: Right? All: Yeah. Right. Kitty: And if you give up, well, then, there's just no hope for the rest of us. Sarah: Don't give up... All: Oh. Kitty: Oh, man. Nora: Thanks anyway, Kitty. Robert: Look, I know you can set this up. I need a face-to-face as soon as possible. So could you give me a call? I... Well, I have something I just wanna bounce off of you. So call me when you can. Hey. Kevin: Hi. Robert: Ah, thanks. Kevin: Everything okay? Robert: Oh, yeah. Kevin: Look, obviously, I work for you but we don't always have to be so professional. Okay? We are related. I am your brother. We just have a "in" and a "law" attached. Robert: Kitty tell you that I had brought up surrogacy? I mean, with what we've gone through birth mother, it seems like the simple, straightforward thing to do. The baby would be ours legally and biologically. Kevin: So let me guess. You'd rather a surrogate, Kitty wants Trish? Robert: Yeah, exactly. And look, I get it, if this goes well, we have a baby in three months. But now Kitty's got feelings and she's got chills and, I mean, I'm willing to stand down but if she's wrong about this... Kevin: Look, take Kitty off the table for a moment. What do you want? Robert: I guess I don't know. Sarah: Thanks Saul: Just do me a favor. Don't turn around yet. Okay? Nora: What, did the rest of the ceiling cave in? Saul: No. Nora: Did you find a family of possums living in the crawl space? Why are you dragging me in here? Justin: Mom, mom, mom, be quiet, all right? Just be quiet. Nora: Do I at least get a cigarette and a chance to say my last words? Kevin: Oh, I, I think you're gonna owe us big time for this one. Scotty: Okay, Nora, turn around. Saul: Come on. Nora: Oh, my God. What... What is th...? What did you...? Did you...? Did you...? Justin: Just a little something we whipped up this morning. Kevin: When the ceiling came down, some plaster fell from the adjoining wall and there it was. Nora: It's amazing. Justin: See, without you forcing us to demolish this place, we never would've found it. Nora: All right, I'm keeping the house. Saul: Oh, sweetheart, that's great news. And you're gonna get an architect, and a contractor. Kevin: Yes? Nora: Yes.