- 7/7/2025
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00:00Were you able to get any sleep last night, honey?
00:07A little.
00:09I had a dream about dad.
00:12I woke up and I couldn't get back to sleep.
00:18It's the tickets he brought back for us.
00:21With a carousel at Montmore.
00:24You know how badly I wanted to go to Paris?
00:28He had all my hopes and dreams.
00:32It's like he remembered every word I ever said.
00:37Your father was determined to make up for all of the time he missed out on with you.
00:43He considered all of the time that he spent with you a gift.
00:51I was so excited to ride the carousel with him.
00:55Now he's gone and that's never gonna happen.
01:00Yeah, I am.
01:01He was so excited.
01:02Yeah, I was so excited to see you.
01:03He won't be too early.
01:05I'm so excited to see you next week.
01:37This is so good.
01:46What?
01:48Nothing, just you never cease to amaze me, that's all.
01:52Well, that's nice to hear.
01:55How could someone so teeny have such an appetite?
01:58No, really.
01:58I mean, you know when we're on the road, the roadies make bets on what you're good for.
02:02Okay, first of all, the food was not as bad as everyone said it was going to be.
02:06Lots of comfort food, that's for sure.
02:07Lots of comfort food, and I really did miss some of my favorite comfort foods back here.
02:12Yeah, but do you have to have them all at once?
02:14Oh, I'm sorry.
02:16Why decide between two things when you can have them both?
02:20Well, I'll tell you why, because for some of us, one is enough.
02:24Being on the road was so much fun, but you have to admit, it's nice to be home.
02:36Yeah, it's great.
02:37It's been wonderful catching up with Daniel and Lucy.
02:39Well, I'll admit, you know, Lucy is dealing with the loss of her mom fairly well.
02:46She's made some new friends, she's found her groove.
02:52But Daniel, I...
02:53Yeah.
02:54There's no reason to sugarcoat it.
02:57I am worried about my son.
02:58Okay, the way you're holding the guitar...
03:10It's the thumb, right?
03:11I've got to get it up more?
03:13No, no, it's not a technical thing.
03:15It's more of a feeling.
03:18Uh...
03:19Hold the guitar like you would hold a close friend.
03:24Okay.
03:34Yeah.
03:45That's better.
03:46Do you hear it?
03:47Yeah, no, I...
03:49I feel it.
03:55Yeah.
03:59Nice.
04:02Yeah.
04:12I'm sorry that Daniel's still struggling, but I feel like he's really started to open up to you since we've been back.
04:19Yeah, he lost a woman he loved in a sudden and brutal way.
04:24I know.
04:24He never had a chance to grieve.
04:26They accused him of murdering Heather, and then it took so long for the truth to finally come out.
04:30And, you know, now I see what he's doing.
04:33He's putting Lucy first.
04:35He's putting all his energy and helping his daughter through this.
04:38Which, you know, left him no time to process his own feelings.
04:42But I think he's doing that now.
04:44And I'm really proud of the way he's handling this, you know, tackling it head-on.
04:50Doing some therapeutic reading, not just burying his feelings deep inside.
04:54He's channeling his grief into music.
04:57Yeah.
04:59Something I know a little bit about.
05:02I was really surprised that he would try.
05:06I'm...
05:06No?
05:07You're his hero.
05:09No.
05:10Yes, Danny, he looks up to you.
05:15Daniel is everything that I could ask for in a son.
05:18He's handling this, you know.
05:20I don't know.
05:24Do you think getting a job might help?
05:28Hey, that's what Phyllis said.
05:29Great minds think alike.
05:31Oh, don't you dare compare my intellect or even my basic brain functions with that woman.
05:37Sorry?
05:38All right, I have to hear.
05:39What was her bright idea for Daniel's next career move?
05:42No, she was just trying to talk him into working with her.
05:46You know, he didn't feel it was the right timing.
05:48And I'm sure she handled that rejection with her usual grace.
05:53Maybe that's why she left the country, to go pout in a different time zone.
05:58I mean, seriously, your son is in a bad place and she feels her place is on the beach in the south of France?
06:06I think that Daniel would agree with me in saying that it's probably a good thing that she's away.
06:12He needs the people that love him to give him the space he needs to figure this out on his own.
06:18Just because you didn't mean to hurt me doesn't mean you can't.
06:29Just because you didn't mean to hurt me doesn't mean you can't.
06:45It doesn't mean you can't.
06:49It doesn't mean you can't.
06:49It's probably all my way.
06:53It's probably all my way.
06:55It's probably all my way.
07:07When I was laying there awake, I remembered how when I was sick, Dad sat by my bed and sang me to sleep.
07:31The singing was so bad.
07:33I remember I was in the next room and it kept me awake too.
07:37It wasn't even that he had a bad voice, it was just that he didn't know any of the words to any of the songs he was trying to sing.
07:46You know, all the lullabies.
07:48So he hummed.
07:50That worked. It was really nice to have him there with me. I was feeling so bad.
07:56So last night, I tried to imagine him singing to me to help me fall back to sleep.
08:02It actually just made me really sad as I realized why he didn't know any of those words.
08:11It was because he didn't get a chance to learn them when I was a baby.
08:14Because the two of you thought you'd lost me.
08:18Then I thought about how we traveled halfway around the world to meet everyone in all the Newman publishing offices.
08:24I missed him so much when he was away.
08:31Yeah, I missed him too.
08:33I just can't help but wishing that he didn't take that trip.
08:38You know, if he didn't, he never would have caught that flu that led to the pneumonia.
08:43No, listen.
08:44Your father wouldn't want you to question the things that went wrong.
08:49He would just want you to remember the good times that you had together.
08:54I know.
08:56You're right about that.
08:58I know it's true that you didn't get to ride that carousel with him, but...
09:03Just think about all of the wonderful things that you did together.
09:07All of the wonderful memories that you have together.
09:10Oh my gosh, so much has happened since our family left for niece.
09:18Yeah, we haven't heard a word from any of them.
09:24Hey.
09:27I'm sorry that your mom isn't here.
09:28I, um, I just have to find a way to stay strong.
09:44Just, there's so much for me to do.
09:47Did you tell Katie and Johnny?
09:50Yes, I told them this morning.
09:52They're both with friends right now.
09:54No, I, I just wish that their dad could be here with them.
09:58I'm sure they wouldn't be here for you.
10:04So, what needs to be done?
10:07Well, it was your father's wish to be cremated, so I have to make the arrangements for that, and...
10:15Then there's the memorial service I have to figure that out.
10:26It doesn't feel right.
10:28What doesn't?
10:29I cried so much when dad said goodbye, and then I cried again after we got home last night, and now, since then, it's like I forgot how.
10:41You know, we're talking about a memorial service, and I'm just thinking, okay, so that's the time I'm supposed to cry next?
10:48Claire, you can't schedule your grief.
10:55My aunt raised me never to let my emotions get the best of me.
10:59To always have a plan, and then, and then, when she died, I...
11:03That's understandable, after everything that she did to you, that you would not be sad at your aunt's passing.
11:12It wasn't even that I wasn't sad.
11:13It was that I felt nothing.
11:20And now, with dad, I'm afraid that because I didn't learn how to grieve, that I'm not gonna get it right, and he deserves for his daughter to do that.
11:33There's no way that you could get this wrong, Claire.
11:37Your father knew how much you loved him.
11:40Everybody knows that.
11:41How do I do this, then?
11:45You do what you're doing right now.
11:48You're talking with me about your dad.
11:51What if I...
11:53Can't find the words.
11:57Well, then just do what he did when he was trying to put you to sleep.
12:02Huh?
12:03Yeah, if that's okay.
12:05Okay.
12:07That music came from his heart.
12:09You just listen to your heart.
12:13Everything will be okay.
12:18Yeah, I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but I cannot believe that Phyllis would run off when one of her kids needs her the most.
12:26Yeah, well, she's dealing with her own trauma.
12:28Okay, I mean, yeah, I wouldn't wish what Martin did to her or Sharon are not my worst enemy.
12:33I'll tell you what, I am so glad they locked that guy away.
12:38Hey, you never told me.
12:40How was Tracy?
12:41Oh, I was really happy to spend some time with her when you were with Daniel and Lucy, and I got her to open up to me.
12:51Obviously, she was very much in love with the man she thought was Alan.
12:55She has the biggest heart of anyone we know.
12:57And this guy, he just took advantage of it.
13:02I just hope she doesn't doubt that beautiful heart of hers.
13:06You know what, later I'm going to go call her.
13:08Yeah.
13:08Yeah.
13:09Wait a minute, what am I talking about?
13:11I'll go see her instead.
13:11Yes, you should.
13:12You know what, she's alone in that big house with Mrs. Martinez.
13:16She has to be lonely, even though she says she's grateful for this time by herself to work everything out.
13:23Yeah.
13:23I guess everyone has their own way of doing it.
13:26Yeah.
13:27Some people do it by abandoning the people they love to go sip champagne in the French Riviera.
13:33Don't make excuses for her, okay?
13:35She told us what her plan was.
13:37She was going to kiss up to Aristotle Dumas.
13:39What would even possess that man to invite Phyllis into his home?
13:43I have no idea how she managed to pull that off.
13:47I don't.
13:48But I can't blame her for taking advantage of the opportunity.
13:51Has she even bothered to check in on Daniel and Lucy?
13:57From what I hear, Daniel has not heard from his mother.
14:00Okay, and here we are talking about how much your son is hurting.
14:05Doesn't it bother you that Phyllis goes through the radio silent when your son needs her the most?
14:17Brian, don't run away.
14:19Hi.
14:24Hi.
14:25Sorry, I just didn't want to interrupt your lesson.
14:29No, it's okay.
14:30We were just finishing up.
14:33I heard the song.
14:34It's really beautiful.
14:37You wrote that?
14:38Yeah, I wrote it with Daniel.
14:41I helped with the melody a little bit.
14:45Words are all Tessa.
14:46It's lovely.
14:51You sounded really good.
14:53Tessa's a really good teacher.
14:56She's patient and understanding.
15:00And she forgives all and any mistakes.
15:02Yes.
15:02Yes.
15:02Yes.
15:02Yes.
15:02Yes.
15:03Yes.
15:03Yes.
15:04Yes.
15:05Yes.
15:06Yes.
15:07Yes.
15:08Yes.
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15:10Yes.
15:11Yes.
15:12Yes.
15:13Yes.
15:14Yes.
15:15Yes.
15:16Yes.
15:19Someone from the funeral home will be right over.
15:23Can I ask you something?
15:26Not a question a lot of people get to ask, but what was my memorial service like?
15:34you don't have to answer that?
15:37No, I know.
15:38It's, I, I want to tell you.
15:41um let me think i had just given birth to you so it was in the hospital chapel i hadn't even
15:55been discharged yet your father made all of the arrangements so it was just this
16:01small religious service he was so strong i remember that even though i knew that his
16:11heart was was breaking as much as mine was and he read this poem it gave me such comfort i remember
16:22the lines i lost the rainbow's gold the silver key that gave me freedom of my town of dreams
16:34you know the block dad put on that bridge for the two of you in serbia it's always gonna be there
16:42tell me about the dream that you have about your dad well it's funny we were talking about not
16:49knowing the words and listening to the music in my heart in my dream i was a little girl again and
16:57i was all alone in the dark but i heard the music that mary around plays calliope music yeah
17:06so i followed the sound of a hill oh like at montmartre yeah i mean i got to the top
17:14the carousel was there but there was only one horse on it and it looked like secret
17:21we were just talking about him last night so i climbed on and dad was there but there was nowhere
17:30for him to ride so he just smiled and he said that's okay you go ahead
17:37and the ride started and it went around and around every time he came around he'd wave at me
17:46which of my past and i'd get a little bit older and um finally i came around and i was all grown up
17:54and we just laughed and the wind was blowing in my hair and then i came around again
18:03he was gone
18:08but i wasn't sad when i woke up you know it was okay it was like he was telling me it was okay
18:19and life is gonna go on without him
18:24i think i know the words now
18:29what do you mean
18:32do you think it'd be okay if i read that same poem about loss that dad read for me for him
18:39maybe it can bring me the same kind of comfort
18:43i think your father you think he would have loved that
18:48and i would too
18:50can we please talk about anything other than phyllis
18:56i look i know you had trouble deciding on what to order earlier for breakfast so
19:02i'm gonna make this next decision super easy for you
19:05would you rather focus all your attention on phyllis or on me
19:08definitely you
19:13hey i have a better idea
19:15how about we focus on us
19:18that's my favorite subject
19:20listen i have a few things i have to do today but
19:25are you free this evening
19:26what did you have in mind
19:29oh i don't know
19:31dinner
19:31dancing
19:32maybe some romance
19:34yes to all three
19:37amazing
19:38hey uh thanks for the lesson
19:43i needed it
19:44i'm really proud of you
19:46and i'm not just talking about the play
19:48in which you said about holding the guitar
19:52that hit home
19:54i um
19:57really appreciate your kindness and your patience
20:00it's good to see you
20:15how's it
20:16mariah the only one who hates you here is you
20:22how's are you
20:26oh we were playing soccer in the courtyard the other day and she fell
20:32is she hurt
20:34oh she just scraped her elbow
20:36i cleaned it up bandaged it and
20:38we did the whole song when she gets a boo-boo
20:42and i kissed it and made it all better
20:44but she's okay she's
20:46she's fine
20:47after i put aria to bed
20:50she was talking to herself quietly and i just peeked in and
20:55she was replaying the whole scene except this time aria was the mommy
21:01and she was taking care of the boo-boo on her stuffed rabbit
21:04it's very very cute when she does that
21:08and uh
21:10after she was done with the song
21:12she kissed the spot where her lovey was heard and
21:15asked if it was all better
21:17and in her bunny voice she said
21:22no i i need two kisses to stop the hurt
21:25one from each mommy
21:28i uh
21:31i'll call her
21:32and i'll tell her that i'm gonna see her really soon
21:37she needs you now mariah
21:39tessa can you talk to her can you just tell her that
21:41tell her what
21:43mariah knows something's going on
21:45and she's so many questions but i do not have the answer she needs because you will not open up and
21:50you will not tell me what's going on
21:57so all that's left is to choose the urn
22:00that's right
22:01oh i'm just i'm not i'm not sure
22:07dad wants something simple
22:12yeah what about this one
22:14oh
22:15okay
22:16yeah
22:17you've said you might want to wait on the memorial service
22:22a lot of our family are out of town but they'll be back soon
22:25we can do it whenever you're ready
22:27if you need some help with readings
22:29actually i think we have that covered
22:31excuse me
22:35hello
22:37thank you
22:39that was security
22:43someone's come by to pay their respects
22:46hey you two
22:49oh
22:50there you are
22:52come on
22:55join us
22:55we're having a full tasting menu
22:58oh yeah you are
22:59you know i already had breakfast though
23:02well i'm thinking of skipping lunch and going right to dinner
23:05so uh
23:07how are you doing
23:09yeah you okay you seem a bit distracted
23:11yeah i'm sorry i just
23:13i got a friend who's kind of going through a rough time right now and
23:17just wish there was more that i could do
23:19you know sometimes just being there is enough
23:23yeah letting someone know you care can go a long way toward helping people figure out what they need
23:27yeah you both did that for me when heather died
23:30it's just a fine line you know
23:33what do you mean
23:34well i want to help
23:35so part of me wants to push
23:37you know and be a part of the fix to whatever the problem is
23:41i'll probably get that from my mother
23:43but you know i also know firsthand
23:47that even though your intentions might be good
23:51sometimes it's better just to back off and let people find their own way
23:54tezza i can't do this again
23:58i feel awful about what i am putting you and aria through
24:03and that this is is hard for her
24:06but i feel like i'm making the right decision for all of us
24:10you know together we're raising a kid that's brilliant right
24:16of course i know that
24:18then why don't you listen to her
24:20she's right
24:22it takes two to heal the hurt
24:24and mariah you've got both of us to help you do that
24:28but you just keep pushing us away
24:30and aria isn't the only one who needs you
24:33you won't let me hold you
24:35i feel like i'm losing the woman i love
24:38and that is the worst feeling in the world
24:41and i have no one to hold me
24:42tessa don't
24:43i know that this is the right decision
24:47well i don't
24:49i have no idea what forced you to not be with me in the first place
24:53i know you're angry
24:56all right
24:56and i
24:57i deserve it
24:58okay i i i
24:59you're furious
25:00and i i get it
25:01well that is just so great
25:03that you have the opportunity to understand what i'm feeling
25:06when i have no idea what's going on with you
25:08i have told you
25:13how much you're hurting our daughter
25:15and i can see
25:16on your face
25:18that you know damn well
25:19how much you're hurting me
25:20but that is clearly not enough
25:23to get you to open up
25:25and let me in
25:26so
25:30maybe this is the right call
25:35you've left so much space between us
25:37that all there is left is heartbreak
25:39so maybe we should make that space wider
25:43maybe we should make the separation permanent
25:47you don't really
25:53mean that do you
25:55why the hell would you care
25:57i've been fighting for us
25:59you've been fighting to keep us apart
26:00if i could be with you and aria
26:03i would
26:04if you want to be with us
26:06then why don't you tell me
26:07what the hell is stopping you
26:08from getting what you want
26:09i can't
26:13i can't
26:14i don't want it to be that way
26:19it's just the way that it has to be
26:23for the last time
26:25why
26:27it's clear i don't
26:33have the words that are gonna
26:35make any of this okay for you
26:37no you do
26:38you just won't say that
26:40so maybe it's time that i shut you out too
26:43so
26:45you go off
26:46you figure out
26:47what it is that you did
26:48that was so wrong
26:49and make it right
26:49i've tried to be there for you
26:51clearly that is not enough
26:52so
26:54i can't promise that i'm gonna be here
26:57when you get back
26:58i am going to let you two talk
27:06i'm okay
27:07um
27:08all right
27:10so i will text you
27:11with the time and the location
27:13for our dinner tonight
27:14i'll make all the arrangements
27:15arrangement
27:16would you have me curious what
27:18let me just surprise you
27:21okay
27:21okay i will
27:22okay
27:24okay
27:24Daniel um
27:27i hope you know that i'm always here
27:30for you and lucy
27:31i know
27:32you always have been and i appreciate it
27:35thank you
27:37so a surprise for christine
27:46does this mean what i think it means
27:49yeah
27:53tonight's the night
27:56i'm gonna ask her to marry me
27:59god i hope she says yes
28:00why wouldn't she say
28:02of course she's gonna say yes
28:03she loves you
28:04yes absolutely
28:05despite my enormous ego
28:07i'm
28:08i'm a very lucky guy
28:12and cricket
28:13and cricket is
28:14the love of my life
28:16i couldn't imagine living without her
28:20hey
28:28i uh
28:29hope it's okay i'll stop by
28:30yeah of course
28:32i called a doctor friend at the hospital to check on cole and uh i heard the news
28:41i'm so sorry
28:42well we didn't expect this
28:45how could you
28:46i know most of your family is out of the country along with kyle so i wanted to see if there was anything i can do for you both
28:54i don't think there's much more to be done i mean we just made the arrangements for koles so
28:59can i get you anything
29:01no please don't even think about lifting your finger for me
29:03look i can stay around for a little bit if you want to talk or
29:09oh yeah please
29:10that'd be nice
29:12it was just
29:14it was so unexpected but
29:16at least claire and i got to say goodbye
29:19well
29:21you know i didn't really
29:23i mean i
29:24couldn't stand to see him like that so i ran out of the room
29:26and
29:27yeah i'm gonna regret that for the rest of my life
29:31i can't tell you how to feel claire but
29:33cole knew how hard this was for you
29:36i'm sure he wanted you to do whatever you needed to do
29:39cole got to tell claire how much he loves her
29:42i just wish i had the chance to say more to him
29:45claire are you
29:47spiritual
29:48no
29:50not really
29:51my mom said she
29:54thinks
29:54he's in a better place
29:56cole was a good man
29:58the way my aunt raised me
30:00the only scripture she taught me was an eye for an eye
30:03so i
30:05do
30:06kind of believe that there's a hell so that there's a place for her to burn
30:09for all the things she did but i don't think i can
30:12believe there's a happen
30:14i really wish that i had some faith to hold up to you right now but
30:18i don't think i could
30:21just start praying
30:23to some higher power
30:25prayer is just
30:27letting your heart do the talking
30:29and you don't even need to worry about getting the words right
30:33claire and i were just talking about that
30:36yeah
30:38okay so who do i talk to
30:40talk to your dad
30:41if you feel like you didn't
30:44get the chance to say goodbye
30:46or
30:46say everything you wanted to say
30:49tell the spirit
30:51i promise you
30:53you'll be listening
30:54tessa
31:10oh
31:10oh
31:24oh
31:24oh
31:28thank you again for coming by really appreciate it yeah i know how close you are to your parents
31:52and your brother usually they'd be here for you yeah them being gone has been extra hard
31:58they don't even know what's happened this is going to be such a shock no it is a shock
32:04don't underestimate the impact of that right now on both of you thank you nate i really am
32:12i'm glad that we're still friends i am too
32:28dear god
32:56thank you for bringing that wonderful man back into my life again
33:02and thank you for letting him be a father to our beautiful daughter
33:09and i pray that you would give claire the strength to deal with this loss
33:16she's been through so much she deserves to find peace in her life
33:24hi dad it's me
33:47i came to say goodbye
33:55i think you probably already know i've never said a prayer before in my life
34:01i'm sorry
34:15i'm sorry
34:16i'm sorry i wasn't there for you in the end
34:23i knew that you were suffering
34:26i just
34:29i didn't want you to feel any more pain
34:32but i also didn't know how to let you go
34:36i'm gonna miss you
34:40every second of every day
34:44part of me knows that you're gonna be watching
34:51you're gonna watch me go around and around in this life
34:56if you want to come visit me in my dreams again that would be really nice
35:04and you can sing to me
35:08you can sing to me as much as you are
35:11whether you know the words or not
35:12just as long as you're there
35:17you'll be okay with that
35:19here i am pouring my heart out when
35:24you've lost someone you loved
35:27dad
35:29you're asking christine to marry you
35:31of course i want to hear all about it
35:34i can't tell you how amazing that woman is
35:40i bet you're gonna try though aren't you
35:43you know when i first asked her to go on tour with me
35:47i was uh
35:49i was afraid i was pushing it you know
35:52taking her out of her comfort zone
35:55it would cause a lot of problems for us
35:58but i just i couldn't stand the thought of being away from her
36:03i guess i was being selfish
36:06i don't know
36:08asking someone you love for
36:11what you need i don't think that's selfish
36:14i think it's honest
36:16i was actually surprised when she said yes
36:20and
36:21without even thinking about it or talking about it
36:25it went from something she was doing for me
36:27to something that we were doing together
36:29we just
36:33we make each other so damn happy
36:36yeah
36:39gotta admit sometimes it's a little tough to be around the two of you
36:43oh no wait
36:44i'm sorry i don't
36:46dad
36:47i'm
36:48i'm kidding
36:48listen
36:50just because i'm going through it
36:53it doesn't mean that i'm going to begrudge your happiness
36:55yeah but i don't need to go on and on about it
36:58yes you do
36:58i like hearing about how good things are going for you
37:02i could put it in a song
37:04we could write it together
37:05oh
37:06no i'm not going to be playing guitar in front of you anytime soon
37:09thank you
37:10come on just tell me
37:13tell me come on
37:14you know
37:16being on the road with cricket
37:19was
37:20somewhat of a metaphor
37:21i mean we
37:23you know
37:24we had our fair share of bumps along the way and
37:27took way too many detours but
37:31it's those detours that got us to where we are now
37:35it's nice
37:38is that a dry run for what you're going to say to her tonight
37:42maybe
37:43you will be the first person i tell you if she says yes
37:46oh no
37:47thank you
37:48this is nice
37:51this is nice that we can talk like this
37:54i'm always here for you
37:57no matter what space that i'm in
38:00i know dad
38:03hey
38:07you are gonna find your way
38:10i just know it
38:13well i hope you're right about that
38:16because i certainly would like to find love and happiness again someday
38:19okay
38:21you
38:32you
38:33you
38:33you
38:34you
38:34you
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