1 00:00:00,918 --> 00:00:02,319 Previously on This Is Us... 2 00:00:02,353 --> 00:00:03,920 Today's bulletin, 3 00:00:04,055 --> 00:00:05,488 it's kind of going viral. 4 00:00:05,623 --> 00:00:07,157 I'm doing this for William Hill. 5 00:00:07,291 --> 00:00:09,025 Because you all were his family. 6 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,461 "My name's Hai Lang, and I live in New Orleans. 7 00:00:11,596 --> 00:00:14,297 "I believe I knew your mother, Laurel. 8 00:00:14,432 --> 00:00:15,799 "I was by her side when she died 9 00:00:15,933 --> 00:00:17,434 in May of 2015." 10 00:00:17,568 --> 00:00:18,735 What? 11 00:00:18,869 --> 00:00:19,869 I wish I could show you 12 00:00:19,937 --> 00:00:21,104 the places she lived, 13 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,505 the things she loved. 14 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Hey, what if we were to come out there? 15 00:00:24,242 --> 00:00:26,443 If that's what you could do. 16 00:00:35,486 --> 00:00:37,887 You okay, babe? 17 00:00:38,022 --> 00:00:40,490 You haven't said much since we got in last night. 18 00:00:40,625 --> 00:00:43,093 I'm just thinking about the last time we were here. 19 00:00:43,227 --> 00:00:44,794 Mm. Our fifth anniversary. 20 00:00:44,929 --> 00:00:47,464 Oh, we tried absinthe for the first time. 21 00:00:48,733 --> 00:00:50,533 That was a good night. 22 00:00:50,668 --> 00:00:52,068 Five-hour man. 23 00:00:52,203 --> 00:00:53,737 It was six. 24 00:00:53,871 --> 00:00:56,940 - Don't short-change a brother. - Oh, okay. My fault. 25 00:00:57,074 --> 00:00:58,808 We were here for... what? 26 00:00:58,943 --> 00:01:00,543 - Five, six days? - Mm-hmm. 27 00:01:01,912 --> 00:01:04,392 Could've walked right past her and wouldn't have even known it. 28 00:01:32,076 --> 00:01:33,376 Randall. 29 00:01:33,511 --> 00:01:36,146 Welcome. 30 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,214 It's nice to finally meet you in person. 31 00:01:38,349 --> 00:01:39,349 It's a pleasure. 32 00:01:39,483 --> 00:01:41,084 Thank you for agreeing to this. 33 00:01:41,218 --> 00:01:43,687 And thank you for testing and quarantining. 34 00:01:43,821 --> 00:01:45,755 - I know it's a lot to ask. - Not at all. 35 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:47,590 You remember my wife, Beth? 36 00:01:47,725 --> 00:01:49,793 Your place is beautiful. 37 00:01:49,927 --> 00:01:52,228 It's, uh, actually yours. 38 00:01:52,363 --> 00:01:53,963 Excuse me? 39 00:01:54,098 --> 00:01:55,265 This house, 40 00:01:55,399 --> 00:01:57,300 this land... 41 00:01:57,435 --> 00:01:58,768 it was your mother's. 42 00:01:58,903 --> 00:02:00,837 And now it's yours. 43 00:02:02,206 --> 00:02:03,673 Come in. 44 00:02:06,444 --> 00:02:08,878 I'm gonna need some absinthe tonight. 45 00:02:18,122 --> 00:02:20,890 You must have a million questions. 46 00:02:21,025 --> 00:02:23,960 A million is in the ballpark, yes. 47 00:02:25,129 --> 00:02:27,464 I'll tell you what I know, 48 00:02:27,598 --> 00:02:28,998 from the beginning. 49 00:02:32,870 --> 00:02:35,171 Your mother was a Dubois. 50 00:02:35,306 --> 00:02:38,742 They were the most distinguished family in town. 51 00:02:40,811 --> 00:02:42,756 I think that was always a lot of pressure on Laurel. 52 00:02:42,780 --> 00:02:44,347 Oh, stop. 53 00:02:44,482 --> 00:02:46,683 I'll check the guest list, but I think we should go. 54 00:02:46,817 --> 00:02:48,685 Elizabeth, I said I'd think about it. 55 00:02:48,819 --> 00:02:51,154 I don't want to think about it right now. 56 00:02:51,288 --> 00:02:52,989 Hilda, my briefcase. 57 00:02:54,458 --> 00:02:55,859 You're going to the bank on Sunday? 58 00:02:55,993 --> 00:02:58,027 It's such a lovely day out, 59 00:02:58,162 --> 00:03:00,230 I thought we might take a stroll after lunch. 60 00:03:00,364 --> 00:03:02,365 Laurel... 61 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:05,201 What is it I always say? 62 00:03:08,038 --> 00:03:10,173 You need to start paying more attention during Mass, 63 00:03:10,307 --> 00:03:11,441 young lady. 64 00:03:11,575 --> 00:03:13,042 Jackson... 65 00:03:13,177 --> 00:03:14,254 "To whomever much is given, 66 00:03:14,278 --> 00:03:15,478 much will be required." 67 00:03:15,613 --> 00:03:17,180 Luke 12:48. 68 00:03:17,314 --> 00:03:18,415 Very good. 69 00:03:20,084 --> 00:03:22,051 Um, Elizabeth, honey. 70 00:03:22,186 --> 00:03:24,154 If I get back before supper, 71 00:03:24,288 --> 00:03:25,448 maybe we'll take that stroll. 72 00:03:25,523 --> 00:03:26,756 Mwah. 73 00:03:26,891 --> 00:03:29,125 You two, mind your mother. 74 00:03:37,034 --> 00:03:38,468 I've got to lay down. 75 00:03:38,602 --> 00:03:40,303 I do not want to hear the television set 76 00:03:40,438 --> 00:03:42,972 until homework is finished, you hear me? 77 00:03:43,107 --> 00:03:44,107 Yes, ma'am. 78 00:03:54,652 --> 00:03:56,786 You can't let Daddy ruffle your feathers. 79 00:03:59,723 --> 00:04:01,891 Cover for me while I go visit Aunt Mae? 80 00:04:02,026 --> 00:04:03,693 Again? 81 00:04:03,828 --> 00:04:06,362 Well, if you're so worried, come with me. 82 00:04:06,497 --> 00:04:08,631 Then who would sneak you back in when you got home? 83 00:04:08,766 --> 00:04:10,133 Ah. 84 00:04:11,869 --> 00:04:14,137 Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. 85 00:04:31,021 --> 00:04:33,156 Mind my peppers. 86 00:04:33,290 --> 00:04:36,759 I forgot, you have eyes in the back of your head. 87 00:04:36,894 --> 00:04:38,795 No, I just know you. 88 00:04:38,929 --> 00:04:41,698 There are two kinds of people in this world. 89 00:04:41,832 --> 00:04:44,234 The ones who look before they leap, 90 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:47,170 and the other ones, who throw their arms out 91 00:04:47,304 --> 00:04:48,771 and plunge into the void, 92 00:04:48,906 --> 00:04:51,074 not the least bit worried about what's below. 93 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,543 And you, my darling, are the latter. 94 00:04:53,677 --> 00:04:55,278 How do you know? 95 00:04:55,412 --> 00:04:57,614 'Cause I'm the latter, too. 96 00:04:57,781 --> 00:04:59,382 I was fixin' to go for a swim. 97 00:04:59,517 --> 00:05:00,927 - You want to come? All right. - Mm-hmm. 98 00:05:00,951 --> 00:05:02,418 Help me get those tomatoes inside. 99 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:19,602 I know. I know I'm late. 100 00:05:20,871 --> 00:05:23,172 Mama's gonna have a fit. Come on. 101 00:05:25,509 --> 00:05:27,544 Laurel, where have you been? 102 00:05:28,712 --> 00:05:32,081 And don't you even fix your mouth to tell a lie. 103 00:05:37,788 --> 00:05:39,489 Aunt Mae's. 104 00:05:40,491 --> 00:05:41,824 After I forbade you? 105 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:43,760 I'm sorry, Daddy. 106 00:05:43,894 --> 00:05:46,195 I will not tolerate a disobedient child. 107 00:05:46,330 --> 00:05:48,565 If you even think about going over there again, 108 00:05:48,699 --> 00:05:50,600 you will get a lashing you will not soon forget. 109 00:05:50,734 --> 00:05:51,935 Am I clear? 110 00:05:53,070 --> 00:05:55,004 Yes, sir. 111 00:06:00,945 --> 00:06:02,779 - Ow! - Sit still. 112 00:06:02,913 --> 00:06:05,748 I'll comb the wild out you if it's the last thing I do. 113 00:06:12,489 --> 00:06:13,823 Can I hide out in here? 114 00:06:13,958 --> 00:06:16,593 Only if you promise to be quiet. 115 00:06:16,727 --> 00:06:22,899 ? Why should I be ? 116 00:06:23,033 --> 00:06:25,234 ? Discouraged... ? 117 00:06:25,369 --> 00:06:26,936 Don't you have any Marvin Gaye? 118 00:06:27,071 --> 00:06:29,005 Mahalia Jackson sang for MLK. 119 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:30,139 She's an American queen. 120 00:06:30,274 --> 00:06:33,443 ? Why ? 121 00:06:33,577 --> 00:06:37,780 ? Should the shadows... ? 122 00:06:37,915 --> 00:06:39,215 You all right? 123 00:06:39,350 --> 00:06:40,650 Yeah. 124 00:06:40,784 --> 00:06:42,685 Just still don't understand 125 00:06:42,820 --> 00:06:44,921 how Daddy could hate his own sister. 126 00:06:45,055 --> 00:06:46,856 Aunt Mae's his blood. 127 00:06:48,492 --> 00:06:50,259 I could never hate you, Jackson. 128 00:06:50,394 --> 00:06:53,429 Other than Aunt Mae, you're the only one who understands me. 129 00:06:53,564 --> 00:06:56,766 I don't understand you. 130 00:06:56,900 --> 00:06:58,301 Ow. 131 00:06:58,435 --> 00:07:00,803 All right. You ain't even holding this right, okay? 132 00:07:00,938 --> 00:07:02,071 Let me show you. 133 00:07:02,206 --> 00:07:04,474 ? And long... ? 134 00:07:04,608 --> 00:07:06,342 Laurel hated being away from Aunt Mae. 135 00:07:06,477 --> 00:07:09,278 But she had Jackson. 136 00:07:09,413 --> 00:07:11,614 And when he went to fight in Vietnam, 137 00:07:11,749 --> 00:07:15,351 she said she never felt so alone. 138 00:07:17,655 --> 00:07:22,225 ? When Jesus ? 139 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:25,061 ? Is ? 140 00:07:26,330 --> 00:07:29,666 ? My portion ? 141 00:07:32,436 --> 00:07:39,475 ? And my constant friend ? 142 00:07:39,643 --> 00:07:43,913 ? Is he ? 143 00:07:49,319 --> 00:07:51,254 ? You know his eye ? 144 00:07:53,190 --> 00:07:54,991 ? Is on ? 145 00:07:56,593 --> 00:08:00,363 ? Little old sparrow ? 146 00:08:03,167 --> 00:08:07,670 ? And I know ? 147 00:08:07,805 --> 00:08:10,473 ? He cares ? 148 00:08:10,607 --> 00:08:15,011 ? For you and me ? 149 00:08:17,147 --> 00:08:21,050 ? His eye... ? 150 00:08:22,619 --> 00:08:24,520 I can't believe he's gone. 151 00:08:29,126 --> 00:08:32,028 Jackson is really gone. 152 00:08:34,698 --> 00:08:37,500 What am I gonna do without him? 153 00:08:39,837 --> 00:08:43,072 God can take your pain... 154 00:08:45,042 --> 00:08:46,809 ...my sweet Laurel. 155 00:08:50,914 --> 00:08:53,316 But you have to let it go. 156 00:08:57,154 --> 00:08:59,355 I don't know how. 157 00:09:05,395 --> 00:09:06,662 There. 158 00:09:08,866 --> 00:09:11,801 I go in there, 159 00:09:11,935 --> 00:09:14,337 and let it all out. 160 00:09:14,471 --> 00:09:15,505 Hmm. 161 00:09:19,443 --> 00:09:21,310 Go on. 162 00:09:25,282 --> 00:09:27,049 Yeah. 163 00:09:28,285 --> 00:09:29,619 Go on. 164 00:10:28,378 --> 00:10:30,780 Is it too much? 165 00:10:30,914 --> 00:10:33,816 No, I'm sorry. I, uh... 166 00:10:33,951 --> 00:10:37,019 I just met and lost an uncle in the course of five minutes. 167 00:10:37,154 --> 00:10:38,521 Hmm. 168 00:10:38,655 --> 00:10:40,857 I, uh, I didn't realize that 169 00:10:40,991 --> 00:10:42,335 you'd know quite so much about her. 170 00:10:42,359 --> 00:10:46,195 How did you know her exactly? 171 00:10:46,330 --> 00:10:48,264 If I'm being honest, 172 00:10:48,398 --> 00:10:50,967 your mother was the love of my life. 173 00:10:56,931 --> 00:11:00,559 After the war ended, my family and I became refugees. 174 00:11:01,769 --> 00:11:04,971 The church helped bring a lot of us here. 175 00:11:05,105 --> 00:11:07,273 The weather, the water... 176 00:11:07,274 --> 00:11:09,141 made it a perfect home for us. 177 00:11:09,276 --> 00:11:13,412 I decided to become a fisherman to care for my parents. 178 00:11:13,547 --> 00:11:17,450 It was out there where I saw Laurel for the first time. 179 00:11:17,584 --> 00:11:18,985 Or should I say, 180 00:11:19,119 --> 00:11:20,786 heard her for the first time. 181 00:11:22,623 --> 00:11:24,223 Yeah! 182 00:11:59,459 --> 00:12:00,660 W-Whoa, whoa! 183 00:12:00,794 --> 00:12:02,361 What are you doing?! 184 00:12:02,496 --> 00:12:03,763 Get off of me! 185 00:12:03,897 --> 00:12:06,165 Get away from me! 186 00:12:06,300 --> 00:12:08,000 I'm not drowning. 187 00:12:12,372 --> 00:12:13,639 Hmm. 188 00:12:13,774 --> 00:12:15,508 I couldn't stop thinking about the woman 189 00:12:15,642 --> 00:12:17,610 who wasn't drowning. 190 00:12:17,744 --> 00:12:20,579 That's what I called her before I knew her name. 191 00:12:22,015 --> 00:12:24,116 Before I knew anything. 192 00:12:27,921 --> 00:12:30,523 Oh, Mae, let me get that for you. 193 00:12:30,657 --> 00:12:32,892 These old bones appreciate the help, 194 00:12:33,026 --> 00:12:35,261 but I don't want to get in the way of you spending time 195 00:12:35,395 --> 00:12:37,196 with that handsome fellow of yours. 196 00:12:37,331 --> 00:12:40,333 Marshall's busy at the bank with Daddy. As usual. 197 00:12:42,402 --> 00:12:43,569 That's not a complaint. 198 00:12:43,704 --> 00:12:44,913 Any woman in New Orleans 199 00:12:44,914 --> 00:12:46,205 would be lucky to have him. 200 00:12:46,340 --> 00:12:47,606 Mm, so he's a dud. 201 00:12:47,741 --> 00:12:49,642 Aunt Mae, quit! 202 00:12:49,776 --> 00:12:51,944 You go and take these over to Marcel. 203 00:12:52,079 --> 00:12:53,999 If he tries to pay for 'em, don't take his money. 204 00:12:54,114 --> 00:12:56,816 - Yes, ma'am. - Mm-hmm. 205 00:12:58,452 --> 00:13:00,953 - Hi, Mr. Leblanc. - Good morning, Miss Dubois. 206 00:13:01,088 --> 00:13:02,388 Morning. 207 00:13:05,325 --> 00:13:06,993 Hey. 208 00:13:07,127 --> 00:13:08,361 It's you. 209 00:13:08,495 --> 00:13:10,930 It's you from the lake. 210 00:13:13,066 --> 00:13:14,867 What? 211 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,341 Aah! 212 00:13:23,610 --> 00:13:24,977 You. "Aah!" 213 00:13:25,112 --> 00:13:27,113 Yeah, that was me. 214 00:13:27,247 --> 00:13:28,781 But I wasn't drowning. 215 00:13:30,951 --> 00:13:33,152 I'm Laurel. 216 00:13:33,286 --> 00:13:34,820 Hai. 217 00:13:34,955 --> 00:13:36,222 Hello. 218 00:13:36,356 --> 00:13:38,524 No. 219 00:13:38,658 --> 00:13:39,759 Hai. 220 00:13:39,893 --> 00:13:41,727 Oh. 221 00:13:41,900 --> 00:13:43,489 That's your name. 222 00:13:43,806 --> 00:13:45,558 Nice to meet you. 223 00:13:58,378 --> 00:13:59,678 Uh, for me? 224 00:14:00,914 --> 00:14:04,083 I... I'm not much of a cook. 225 00:14:05,619 --> 00:14:06,685 Oh. 226 00:14:06,820 --> 00:14:09,455 Um, bad cook. 227 00:14:10,724 --> 00:14:12,658 We... 228 00:14:12,793 --> 00:14:14,860 Oh! Yeah. 229 00:14:14,995 --> 00:14:17,496 - Uh-huh. - Yeah. 230 00:14:19,599 --> 00:14:23,836 I cook. You eat? 231 00:14:27,407 --> 00:14:29,108 Okay. 232 00:14:36,383 --> 00:14:39,885 I still remember the look in her eyes. 233 00:14:50,630 --> 00:14:51,997 Being with her... 234 00:14:52,132 --> 00:14:53,933 Pinch the tail. 235 00:14:54,067 --> 00:14:55,568 Suck the head. 236 00:14:57,070 --> 00:14:59,205 Mmm. 237 00:14:59,339 --> 00:15:02,975 ...was the best time of my life. 238 00:15:03,117 --> 00:15:05,218 It's so nice to have you over. 239 00:15:07,161 --> 00:15:09,896 Although it was complicated for her. 240 00:15:15,889 --> 00:15:18,390 I want to tell you something, but... 241 00:15:20,827 --> 00:15:23,329 ...don't make fun of me, okay? 242 00:15:24,346 --> 00:15:26,847 What? 243 00:15:32,873 --> 00:15:34,573 Em yêu anh. 244 00:15:37,192 --> 00:15:39,193 Anh yêu em. 245 00:15:40,914 --> 00:15:43,415 I love you, too. 246 00:16:16,761 --> 00:16:18,496 Laurel. 247 00:16:29,467 --> 00:16:31,301 Daddy, I didn't know you were up. 248 00:16:33,171 --> 00:16:35,138 It's after midnight. 249 00:16:35,273 --> 00:16:37,774 Oh, I was studying at Dorothy's. 250 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:39,142 Then we went into the city. 251 00:16:39,277 --> 00:16:40,357 Must've lost track of time. 252 00:16:40,445 --> 00:16:42,145 Mm. 253 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:43,747 Yeah. 254 00:16:43,881 --> 00:16:45,282 Come on. 255 00:16:50,588 --> 00:16:53,221 You know, I feel like I hardly even see you 256 00:16:53,222 --> 00:16:55,756 at dinner these last few weeks. 257 00:16:55,891 --> 00:16:57,858 My studies have been keeping me busy. 258 00:16:57,993 --> 00:16:59,794 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 259 00:16:59,928 --> 00:17:01,796 Marshall told me as much. 260 00:17:04,866 --> 00:17:07,199 I offered him the vice president's position 261 00:17:07,224 --> 00:17:08,491 at the bank. 262 00:17:08,516 --> 00:17:10,137 Oh, that's wonderful. 263 00:17:10,272 --> 00:17:12,439 - I'm happy for him. - Mm. Yeah. 264 00:17:12,581 --> 00:17:14,515 He plans to propose. 265 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,478 I've already given him my blessing. 266 00:17:17,612 --> 00:17:20,114 Quite frankly, it was an easy yes. 267 00:17:23,251 --> 00:17:26,086 Now, the reason I'm telling you all of this 268 00:17:26,221 --> 00:17:29,390 is because Marshall is coming over for dinner 269 00:17:29,524 --> 00:17:31,592 to celebrate his promotion. 270 00:17:33,203 --> 00:17:36,038 Should he decide to propose... 271 00:17:37,132 --> 00:17:39,900 ...your answer will be an easy yes. 272 00:17:59,855 --> 00:18:01,522 Laurel? 273 00:18:01,656 --> 00:18:03,824 I can't be here one more day. 274 00:18:03,959 --> 00:18:06,861 Let's leave. I know people in Chicago. 275 00:18:06,995 --> 00:18:08,863 We can go now. 276 00:18:09,012 --> 00:18:11,981 We can be together freely, like we always wanted. 277 00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:14,735 I love you, Hai. 278 00:18:14,870 --> 00:18:16,370 Come with me. 279 00:18:20,942 --> 00:18:23,644 I knew her father would not let us 280 00:18:23,778 --> 00:18:26,751 be together, and I wanted to go with her. 281 00:18:26,981 --> 00:18:30,583 But my parents wouldn't have survived without me. 282 00:18:30,718 --> 00:18:32,819 I cannot. 283 00:18:34,455 --> 00:18:36,823 S-Stay with me. 284 00:18:38,036 --> 00:18:39,803 Please. 285 00:18:41,802 --> 00:18:43,602 I can't. 286 00:18:57,347 --> 00:18:58,704 So she went to Chicago? 287 00:19:00,550 --> 00:19:02,117 She never made it. 288 00:19:02,252 --> 00:19:04,053 The cheapest bus out was to Pittsburgh. 289 00:19:04,187 --> 00:19:05,831 And that's when she met William and had me? 290 00:19:05,855 --> 00:19:07,056 Eventually. 291 00:19:07,190 --> 00:19:09,592 She needed time to adjust to the city, 292 00:19:09,726 --> 00:19:11,360 - find her place. - Okay. 293 00:19:11,494 --> 00:19:13,529 Look, um... 294 00:19:14,237 --> 00:19:15,504 we've come a long way. 295 00:19:15,529 --> 00:19:17,763 And you have told us a gorgeous story. 296 00:19:17,898 --> 00:19:20,633 - Seriously, it rivals The Notebook. - Randall, just let him finish. 297 00:19:20,767 --> 00:19:22,647 All I really want to know is why William told me 298 00:19:22,769 --> 00:19:24,569 my mother died of an overdose after having me. 299 00:19:24,671 --> 00:19:27,273 Now, you said on the phone that he was telling the truth. 300 00:19:27,407 --> 00:19:30,076 But how? Like, why did he think she died? 301 00:19:30,210 --> 00:19:32,078 Because she did. 302 00:19:32,212 --> 00:19:34,080 What? 303 00:19:34,214 --> 00:19:36,782 Hai, we're gonna need a little more than that. 304 00:19:36,917 --> 00:19:39,385 The nurses told Laurel she OD'd. 305 00:19:39,519 --> 00:19:41,287 She was unresponsive. 306 00:19:41,421 --> 00:19:43,489 Joel, leave her. 307 00:19:43,623 --> 00:19:45,324 I-Is she gone? 308 00:19:45,459 --> 00:19:47,593 Mark the time and call it in. 309 00:19:47,727 --> 00:19:49,705 The paramedics said when they were trying to revive her, 310 00:19:49,729 --> 00:19:51,764 your father took you and ran. 311 00:19:51,898 --> 00:19:53,732 So that's it? 312 00:19:53,867 --> 00:19:55,534 I mean, after she got out of the hospital, 313 00:19:55,669 --> 00:19:57,303 why didn't she try to find me? 314 00:19:57,437 --> 00:19:59,538 William didn't just vanish into thin air. 315 00:19:59,673 --> 00:20:02,108 - She was going to. - Then why didn't she? What stopped her? 316 00:20:02,242 --> 00:20:04,076 Prison. 317 00:20:06,246 --> 00:20:09,682 Please sit. 318 00:20:09,816 --> 00:20:12,418 This isn't The Notebook. 319 00:20:20,036 --> 00:20:21,971 Like I said, 320 00:20:22,705 --> 00:20:25,341 Laurel didn't go to prison right away. 321 00:20:25,475 --> 00:20:27,776 She ended up in the hospital. 322 00:20:29,579 --> 00:20:31,647 Where's my baby? 323 00:20:31,781 --> 00:20:33,983 W-Where's my baby? 324 00:20:35,252 --> 00:20:36,852 - Where's my baby? - Ma'am, please. 325 00:20:36,987 --> 00:20:39,255 - I need you to relax. - I need my baby. 326 00:20:39,389 --> 00:20:41,574 - Take it easy. Take it easy. - All right. 327 00:20:41,575 --> 00:20:43,525 William? William? 328 00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:45,020 We don't know where he is, but you 329 00:20:45,061 --> 00:20:46,239 - just need to relax, okay? - I need my baby. 330 00:20:46,263 --> 00:20:47,396 Take it easy. 331 00:20:47,530 --> 00:20:49,198 William... 332 00:20:49,332 --> 00:20:51,300 - There you go. - I need my baby. 333 00:20:51,434 --> 00:20:54,003 Okay. 334 00:20:54,137 --> 00:20:56,839 - There you go. - That should do it. 335 00:20:59,743 --> 00:21:02,344 What kind of mother gets high after giving birth? 336 00:21:02,479 --> 00:21:05,047 Wherever that baby is, he's better off. 337 00:21:08,652 --> 00:21:11,353 She recovered in the hospital for a few days. 338 00:21:13,890 --> 00:21:15,257 There she is. 339 00:21:15,392 --> 00:21:16,892 Then the police showed up. 340 00:21:18,194 --> 00:21:19,695 Laurel Dubois? 341 00:21:19,829 --> 00:21:21,563 And she was arrested for drug possession. 342 00:21:21,698 --> 00:21:22,808 There's a warrant out for your arrest. 343 00:21:31,908 --> 00:21:33,642 We don't have a phone. 344 00:21:33,777 --> 00:21:37,212 I-I need to call my boyfriend, but we don't have a phone. 345 00:21:37,347 --> 00:21:39,515 There's no one else? No family? 346 00:22:06,176 --> 00:22:07,843 Dubois residence. 347 00:22:12,015 --> 00:22:13,649 Hello? 348 00:22:19,823 --> 00:22:21,357 Laurel? 349 00:22:43,813 --> 00:22:47,149 Laurel's lawyer made her plead guilty. 350 00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,192 It was her only offense. 351 00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:51,494 He thought she'd get mercy. 352 00:22:51,629 --> 00:22:54,297 But the judge sentenced her to five years. 353 00:22:58,636 --> 00:23:01,971 The prisons in Pittsburgh were overcrowded, 354 00:23:02,106 --> 00:23:04,808 so Laurel was sent to California. 355 00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:24,160 She didn't talk much about that time, 356 00:23:24,310 --> 00:23:26,444 and I didn't push. 357 00:23:26,564 --> 00:23:28,798 I knew it was too painful. 358 00:23:32,352 --> 00:23:36,455 But she said there wasn't a single night that went by 359 00:23:36,574 --> 00:23:38,475 when she didn't dream about you. 360 00:23:54,925 --> 00:23:56,860 What year was she released? 361 00:23:56,994 --> 00:23:58,561 '85. 362 00:24:15,212 --> 00:24:19,616 Laurel only had enough money for a one-way bus ticket. 363 00:24:22,086 --> 00:24:24,554 She thought about going to find you, 364 00:24:24,688 --> 00:24:29,025 but I think she was still punishing herself. 365 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,829 She felt she forfeited the right to be your mother, 366 00:24:32,963 --> 00:24:36,299 so she went to the only place she knew. 367 00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:08,631 You have nothing to be ashamed of. 368 00:25:10,668 --> 00:25:12,702 I do. 369 00:25:15,973 --> 00:25:18,007 I had a child, Aunt Mae. 370 00:25:20,077 --> 00:25:23,546 I had a baby with a man who loved me. 371 00:25:24,782 --> 00:25:26,716 A boy. 372 00:25:31,155 --> 00:25:33,423 I don't know where he is. 373 00:25:38,162 --> 00:25:41,431 He used to give me gardenias. 374 00:25:43,968 --> 00:25:45,635 Who? 375 00:25:45,769 --> 00:25:47,470 Raymond Blanchard. 376 00:25:47,605 --> 00:25:50,039 I didn't know gardenias were my favorite 377 00:25:50,174 --> 00:25:52,508 till he gave them to me. 378 00:25:53,911 --> 00:25:57,113 I loved him more than life. 379 00:25:58,716 --> 00:26:01,517 But I was so young. 380 00:26:01,652 --> 00:26:03,920 So naive. 381 00:26:04,922 --> 00:26:08,458 Naive enough to think that a married man could be mine. 382 00:26:09,927 --> 00:26:12,161 That's why I was... 383 00:26:12,296 --> 00:26:14,697 happy when I got pregnant. 384 00:26:17,134 --> 00:26:21,271 I thought that would bind us together, 385 00:26:21,405 --> 00:26:23,806 make us a family. 386 00:26:23,941 --> 00:26:25,775 What happened? 387 00:26:28,545 --> 00:26:31,447 I lost 'em both. 388 00:26:33,284 --> 00:26:35,318 And it changed me. 389 00:26:38,389 --> 00:26:42,558 I let my broken heart be all that I was. 390 00:26:42,693 --> 00:26:46,629 And after that, my parents sent me away. 391 00:26:48,465 --> 00:26:50,500 But I came here. 392 00:26:52,069 --> 00:26:54,137 Found salvation. 393 00:26:58,475 --> 00:27:01,477 Oh, we should call your parents. 394 00:27:01,612 --> 00:27:03,079 I'm not ready. 395 00:27:03,213 --> 00:27:05,682 Oh, they... they need to know you're back. 396 00:27:07,251 --> 00:27:08,885 They're better off. 397 00:27:09,019 --> 00:27:11,054 No. 398 00:27:11,188 --> 00:27:14,457 I was no good as a daughter, and I'm no good as a mother. 399 00:27:14,591 --> 00:27:16,693 Hey, stop that talk. 400 00:27:18,796 --> 00:27:21,531 My son is gonna grow up thinking I didn't love him. 401 00:27:21,665 --> 00:27:23,399 No. 402 00:27:23,534 --> 00:27:26,135 Why couldn't I be good for him? 403 00:27:26,270 --> 00:27:27,904 Why? 404 00:27:28,906 --> 00:27:32,775 You can't keep doing this to yourself. 405 00:27:34,445 --> 00:27:38,181 If you don't let the guilt go, 406 00:27:38,315 --> 00:27:40,216 it'll strangle you. 407 00:27:41,752 --> 00:27:43,519 It will. 408 00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:46,157 Come on, now, Cher, I'll give you a quarter. 409 00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:51,330 Now, why you want to give me a hard time, huh? 410 00:28:51,355 --> 00:28:53,523 Either you want the onions, or you don't. 411 00:28:53,932 --> 00:28:55,466 She don't never smile, does she? 412 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,668 Leave me out of it, Woodrow. 413 00:28:57,802 --> 00:28:59,002 Fine. 414 00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:01,271 Mm. 415 00:29:01,804 --> 00:29:03,438 Appreciate you. 416 00:29:05,297 --> 00:29:06,614 He's right, you know? 417 00:29:06,615 --> 00:29:08,149 About what? 418 00:29:08,532 --> 00:29:10,241 I miss that big smile of yours. 419 00:29:10,266 --> 00:29:12,365 I'm not sure what there is to smile about. 420 00:29:12,390 --> 00:29:13,904 Your health, for one. 421 00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:16,103 And me, for another. 422 00:29:16,808 --> 00:29:18,208 I know. 423 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,217 I-I'm sorry, I... 424 00:29:20,218 --> 00:29:22,977 I just can't find a reason to... 425 00:29:43,765 --> 00:29:44,866 All right. 426 00:29:44,867 --> 00:29:46,199 Time-out. 427 00:29:46,334 --> 00:29:48,735 So all y'all did was wave? 428 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:51,029 All that hot sexual tension, 429 00:29:51,030 --> 00:29:52,407 and the only... 430 00:29:52,431 --> 00:29:53,675 I'm sorry, but there was hot sexual... 431 00:29:53,699 --> 00:29:55,335 There wasn't much we could do. 432 00:29:55,336 --> 00:29:56,636 I was married. 433 00:29:56,637 --> 00:29:58,705 My wife was pregnant. 434 00:29:58,706 --> 00:30:01,240 And I hadn't seen Laurel in so long. 435 00:30:01,508 --> 00:30:04,594 So yes, it was just a wave. 436 00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:06,895 At least that's how it was for several years. 437 00:30:08,431 --> 00:30:10,766 We had a few moments. 438 00:30:10,900 --> 00:30:13,202 Small but enough. 439 00:30:14,637 --> 00:30:15,938 I'm sorry, Hai. 440 00:30:16,072 --> 00:30:17,406 I'm a little lost. 441 00:30:17,540 --> 00:30:19,251 I thought you said you and Laurel were close 442 00:30:19,275 --> 00:30:20,409 at the time she died. 443 00:30:20,543 --> 00:30:21,643 We were. 444 00:30:21,778 --> 00:30:24,980 But it took decades. 445 00:30:27,350 --> 00:30:29,418 After my wife passed on 446 00:30:29,552 --> 00:30:33,155 and my children left home, it was just me. 447 00:30:33,304 --> 00:30:38,809 But knowing Laurel was only a few feet away gave me comfort. 448 00:30:42,298 --> 00:30:44,600 Until one day she was gone. 449 00:31:06,222 --> 00:31:07,689 Hi. 450 00:31:08,691 --> 00:31:10,726 Hi. 451 00:31:21,171 --> 00:31:23,272 When do you start treatment? 452 00:31:25,375 --> 00:31:27,509 I'm done with that. 453 00:31:30,246 --> 00:31:33,292 The doctor said it's an aggressive tumor. 454 00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:35,617 Meaning... 455 00:31:35,752 --> 00:31:37,453 there ain't no treatment. 456 00:31:38,688 --> 00:31:40,722 Oh, Laurel. 457 00:31:51,301 --> 00:31:53,202 Have you eaten today? 458 00:31:53,336 --> 00:31:55,237 No. 459 00:31:55,371 --> 00:31:57,206 But I-I'm gonna. 460 00:31:57,340 --> 00:31:58,774 I cook. 461 00:31:58,908 --> 00:32:00,576 You eat. 462 00:32:11,721 --> 00:32:13,455 Her doctor was wrong. 463 00:32:13,590 --> 00:32:16,158 Or maybe God wanted us to have more time. 464 00:32:17,126 --> 00:32:19,828 'Cause Laurel lived another two years. 465 00:32:31,174 --> 00:32:34,243 I learned her story, learned your story. 466 00:32:34,377 --> 00:32:37,646 Every day with her was perfect. 467 00:32:43,853 --> 00:32:45,921 If only we had more of them. 468 00:33:24,260 --> 00:33:26,128 What are you thinking about? 469 00:33:28,598 --> 00:33:30,632 My son. 470 00:33:37,088 --> 00:33:39,356 I wish I had told him. 471 00:33:41,622 --> 00:33:43,323 You'll get a chance to. 472 00:33:55,183 --> 00:33:57,317 - What a life. - Hmm. 473 00:33:57,451 --> 00:33:59,152 It's strange. 474 00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:01,388 After all this time, 475 00:34:01,522 --> 00:34:03,790 I can still feel her here. 476 00:34:04,151 --> 00:34:06,419 Sometimes when I swim in the lake, 477 00:34:06,553 --> 00:34:09,213 I swear I could hear her laugh. 478 00:34:11,090 --> 00:34:13,658 Mm, I have something for you. 479 00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:17,889 You know, Hai, you should really consider making this 480 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:20,391 into, like, a podcast or, like, a book or something. 481 00:34:20,526 --> 00:34:23,494 You could call it Alex Haley Presents Laurel's Roots. 482 00:34:25,898 --> 00:34:28,099 These belong to you. 483 00:34:29,668 --> 00:34:31,202 Uh... 484 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,648 You sure you don't want it? 485 00:34:43,758 --> 00:34:46,059 You've been looking after it for years. 486 00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,951 It's yours. 487 00:34:52,031 --> 00:34:55,033 I don't know how to thank you for today. 488 00:34:55,793 --> 00:34:59,014 I waited a long time to do this for Laurel. 489 00:34:59,015 --> 00:35:00,581 I should be thanking you. 490 00:35:02,317 --> 00:35:04,252 Okay. 491 00:35:04,386 --> 00:35:06,287 See you tomorrow at breakfast. 492 00:35:12,848 --> 00:35:15,783 That was, uh... 493 00:35:18,834 --> 00:35:20,701 How are you holding up? 494 00:35:24,072 --> 00:35:26,407 - We own a farmhouse. - We own a farmhouse. 495 00:35:26,542 --> 00:35:27,608 By a lake. 496 00:35:27,743 --> 00:35:28,743 Mm-hmm. 497 00:35:28,777 --> 00:35:29,911 In New Orleans. 498 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:35,483 Where my dead biological mother grew up. 499 00:35:35,617 --> 00:35:37,585 And fell in love 500 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:41,422 with her Vietnamese boyfriend. 501 00:35:43,759 --> 00:35:46,327 That's how I'm holding up. 502 00:35:48,163 --> 00:35:50,932 I could go for a shot of the absinthe if you... 503 00:35:51,066 --> 00:35:52,467 you know... 504 00:35:53,001 --> 00:35:54,802 Maybe the whole bottle. 505 00:36:27,339 --> 00:36:31,674 _ 506 00:38:06,408 --> 00:38:09,444 My baby. 507 00:38:18,547 --> 00:38:21,048 My baby. 508 00:38:32,494 --> 00:38:35,529 I didn't even know I was looking for you. 509 00:38:36,965 --> 00:38:39,834 Now I've found you, and you're gone. 510 00:38:39,968 --> 00:38:42,003 I'm sorry. 511 00:38:43,538 --> 00:38:45,439 I'm sorry. 512 00:38:45,574 --> 00:38:47,341 I wish... 513 00:38:47,476 --> 00:38:50,578 I wish I could change everything. 514 00:38:52,025 --> 00:38:55,928 But I can't, and you know that. 515 00:38:56,351 --> 00:38:59,186 And all this sadness 516 00:38:59,321 --> 00:39:01,822 is weighing you down. 517 00:39:04,582 --> 00:39:07,551 You have my eyes. 518 00:39:09,731 --> 00:39:13,067 I see so much pain in them. 519 00:39:14,069 --> 00:39:16,170 Aren't you tired? 520 00:39:21,643 --> 00:39:24,879 You need to let the pain go. 521 00:39:28,884 --> 00:39:31,018 I don't know how. 522 00:39:32,020 --> 00:39:34,088 Yes, you do. 523 00:40:04,686 --> 00:40:08,322 Me yêu con. 524 00:40:09,624 --> 00:40:11,525 What is that? 525 00:40:11,660 --> 00:40:14,528 Something I've been... 526 00:40:14,663 --> 00:40:17,665 wanting to say to you for a long time. 527 00:40:19,034 --> 00:40:21,368 I love you. 528 00:40:25,741 --> 00:40:28,776 I love you. 529 00:40:32,314 --> 00:40:34,381 I love you, too. 530 00:41:03,779 --> 00:41:05,379 What? 531 00:41:06,381 --> 00:41:08,315 You seem different. 532 00:41:08,450 --> 00:41:09,850 Lighter. 533 00:41:16,281 --> 00:41:19,249 I know my birth story, Beth. 534 00:41:20,228 --> 00:41:24,632 And it's not just getting left at a fire station. 535 00:41:26,635 --> 00:41:28,669 It's two people. 536 00:41:30,038 --> 00:41:33,073 Two imperfect people... 537 00:41:34,609 --> 00:41:37,077 ...that loved me. 538 00:41:42,884 --> 00:41:44,852 I'm-a call Kevin. 539 00:41:45,854 --> 00:41:47,354 What, now? 540 00:41:47,489 --> 00:41:51,826 I don't want to hold on to the bad stuff anymore. 541 00:41:53,195 --> 00:41:54,795 I want to let it all go. 542 00:41:56,198 --> 00:41:57,832 Okay. 543 00:42:02,212 --> 00:42:04,413 Randall, hey. 544 00:42:04,539 --> 00:42:07,241 Hey, Kev. We're driving home from New Orleans. 545 00:42:07,375 --> 00:42:09,109 Uh, long story. 546 00:42:09,244 --> 00:42:11,179 - I was wondering if we could talk. - I-I'm sorry, Randall. 547 00:42:11,180 --> 00:42:15,058 Listen, I can't right now, okay. My whole life has been turned upside down. 548 00:42:15,059 --> 00:42:18,728 Madison is in labor and I'm stuck here in Vancouver. 549 00:42:18,855 --> 00:42:20,522 I'm trying to get home in time for the birth. 550 00:42:20,523 --> 00:42:23,133 She's already at the hospital and she's all alone. 551 00:42:23,134 --> 00:42:26,335 I never... I never should have come here. 552 00:42:26,404 --> 00:42:29,156 - Hey, Kev. - I'm sorry, I'll call you soon. 553 00:42:29,365 --> 00:42:30,645 Okay, I'm sorry. 554 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:40,120 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.