Cold Turkey

F***!

F***.

Sh*t!

So how was France?

What was that play

about the apartment?

Rent.

Right, Rent... good play.

Yes! France was lovely.

So how often do your all to

the Secretary of Defense?

Oh, about once a month.

I like to stay in touch

with all my former students.

Levi.

- Levi!

Thank you for

a very nice meal,

may I please be excused?

Thanks for asking so nicely,

Levi, yes of course.

Come on, Cy, let's go.

Hey hey hey, sweetie,

are you done?

Are you sure?

Okay, can you take

your plates in, please?

No, it's okay,

we'll take them in later.

No no no, they do it at home.

To the fort!

Uh... vino?

No thanks.

Jacob.

I think that's a healthy

portion.

Thank you.

So how's your book, Poppy?

Hm?

Oh... interesting.

It's about the navy, right?

Yeah...

Do you want

his turkey burger?

Oh no no no,

you can have it.

No, you.

No, you, I...

No really, I'm full.

Yeah, me too.

Let's split it.

Done.

So, who's that for?

Jacob... eventually.

A hat?

Where are they sleeping,

again?

I made up the office

for them.

Poppy's little book room?

Is that a problem?

I don't know, is that okay

with you, Poppy?

Deborah thought it'd be best.

Hm... I guess it is.

I don't know, doesn't it seem

to you like it's a little...

cramped?

No.

- No?

You don't think?

- No.

You don't think?

- No, I don't.

I just thought that

if it were me,

and I were coming home for

the first time in 15 years

I would want...

You know what, Linds?

I'm doing the best I can,

okay?

Yeah, I know.

- Okay.

I just wanna have a nice

Thanksgiving...

with Nina...

We all do.

We're gonna have a great

Thanksgiving with Nina.

Mm hmm.

Yeah...

For sure.

You seem nervous.

What's wrong?

Uh, yeah, I'm nervous.

Nina's crazy.

You okay?

Yeah?

About us?

Yeah, I'm better.

Nina?

Oh... oh, hi.

Hi CB.

I- I'm sorry, I thought

you were somebody else.

Yes, I'll hold for the

Secretary.

Good morning, Mr. Secretary.

Yes, I saw the Kurds

were acting up again.

You know Nina

hates your mom, right?

So? You hate my mom.

That's not true.

Yes it's true.

No, it's not, honestly,

I love Deborah.

I do... it's just...

you know... Poppy

left my mom to be with her.

And he slept with like,

15 students before that.

I know, it's pretty pimp,

right?

Oh god, can we walk? Sorry.

Hey Mom.

How was the run?

It was good.

I found a weird text message

on your cellphone.

What?

Why were you looking

at my phone again?

Oh, I didn't mean to.

I was just...

It was- it was

just sitting there...

How do you know

my password?

Well you haven't changed it

since you were 14,

and I used to have to

remind you what it was.

Why did you type in

my password?

Jakey...

If there is anything

you want to tell me,

please, honey, seriously,

I love you, it's fine...

Because, you know, you're not

the one who has to pay.

Yeah, I know, Mom.

- Oh, God.

Good run?

Jacob whooped me.

You did fine.

Oh, God, for an old lady.

Has anyone seen Poppy?

I think he's in

the book room, why?

No reason.

Is it another money thing?

Have you talked

to your father about it?

Alright, here, alright.

Hut! Go!

Alright. 3rd and 10.

Here we go! Go!

Ah! Here, here we go.

Get him.

Oh no! Oh oh no!

Oh no, help!

Help!

Don't you do that!

Stop doing that.

Ugh!

- Whoa!

Here it comes!

Touchdown! Nice!

Need some ice.

Got a soldier down.

Got it? OVer here,

here we go.

It's okay. Wanna sit up?

- What happened?

Oh, aw, it's okay,

it's just a little one.

Ah. Alright.

- Hold it on.

It's just a little booboo.

- You'll be alright.

Here, medicine.

- Whoa!

Medicine!

Let me see, sweetie,

are you okay?

How was yoga, Linds?

It was fine.

Ice cream, come on.

Can we eat?

Ask Poppy.

Well, what time is it?

They'll be here, Lindsay.

Did she call?

- She never calls.

She didn't call!

- Lindsay!

They'll be here.

- Okay.

Levi, did you say sorry?

No.

Jim, do we have her number?

Yes, of course.

And did we call her?

Cypress, you want me to read

you a story? A book?

Cypress, do you wanna play

Texas Hold'em?

Why don't we all play

Chinese Checkers?

Poppy doesn't like

Chinese Checkers.

Why not?

I f***ing rule

at Chinese Checkers.

You know what?

Do you want a time out?

Or do you want to have dinner

with your aunt Nina?

Nina!

No, she's not here yet.

I think we should eat

right now.

Hmm!

- Well, hold on.

It's...

...9:
15.

And they left Las Vegas

at 12:
30.

How do you know that?

Nina texted me.

I made that trip in two

and a half hours once.

Maybe they stopped

to go shopping.

Nina can't afford

to go shopping.

Lindsay, what is wrong

with you?

Okay, okay.

- Well, she can't, it's true.

Let's say they left Vegas

at 1 o'clock.

They should have been here

by 7 at the latest.

What time is it now?

It is now 9:
16.

We have no way

of getting in touch with her,

for whatever reason.

Right.

It's just...

If we...

She might...

Just make a decision, Jim.

Okay, let's eat.

Thank you!

Let's do this.

Nina!

Nina!

They bring the dog?

Nina's here!

That thing doesn't

actually work, Levi.

Shut up, nerd!

Nina!

Hey! Whoa!

Oh my God, you guys!

Glad to meet you.

Hey, nice to meet you, pal.

I need food.

- Levi.

...pleasure. I heard

about you.

Good to see you.

- Hi, honey.

I forgot how logical

your house was.

Thank you.

- Thanks of having us.

It's like a jewish girl's

version of subtle.

Hey, bro.

Deborah.

- Hank, great to meet you.

Hey there, partner.

Hank.

Great, great, great.

Hank.

- Hey, partner.

Oh, hey.

- Hey.

Jacob. Great to meet you.

Nice.

Missy.

- Great to meet you.

Hi.

- How you doin'?

Ah, the sister.

Alright. I've heard so much

about you.

All good things.

Hey there, Professor Turner,

sir.

It's great to meet you,

I'm Hank.

What do you drink?

That's totally

your little sweet spot!

Oh that's so

your little sweet spot!

Can't breathe!

Can't breathe!

- Breathe!

Okay, boys!

Oh my goodness, you boys!

So, Poppy, the Utley's are

coming over tomorrow night?

Inshallah.

That means hopefully

in Arabic.

Actually, it means

"God willing".

No.

They're still over

in Edgemont, right

Yep! Right down the street.

God! Elizabeth Utley

was, like, the most beautiful

woman in the world.

Still is.

So, uh...

Professor Turner, sir,

you, uh...

still teach at Stanford?

Uh... in name only,

at this point, Hank.

Yeah, Poppy got

kinda burned

in the whole Iraq deal.

That had nothing to do with it.

Sure it did.

Not every international

studies hotshot

left his department to go work

on the Iraqi sewage system.

Army... not sewage system,

army.

Yeah, most of them

just wrote op-eds.

That's why most of them

still have jobs...

that pay money.

Deborah.

What?

You still get up to Palo Alto

about once a week, though,

right Poppy?

Yeah, they let him keep

his seminar.

They let you keep

your bachelor pad, too?

Hah, good question.

I still have the apartment,

yeah.

Any cutie post-docs

this year?

Nina...

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