- Sarah gets some good news about a job, which prompts Hank to question her. Crosby opens his house to Oliver Rome after the band hits a breaking point and Jasmine is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, Joel and Peet work closely to finish their project, and Amber deals with an extremely painful reality.—Anonymous
- PREVIOUSLY
Ryan tells Zeek he hated Afghanistan but cannot adjust to being a civilian. Ryan tells Amber hes re-enlisted. Carl introduces Sarah to a friend he has in advertising. Ed tells Julia he thought she had feelings for him. She reminds him shes married. Joel asks Julia if shes having an affair with Ed; she replies no.
NOW
Outside of school, the moms talk about Julia and her rumored affair with Ed. As she passes by after dropping off the kids, she confronts them and tells them there is no affair and no impending divorce.
Carl drops by Sarahs to tell her his advertising friend, Alec, is interested in her for his SurfSport account. He encourages her because she is hesitant, not having done such a large shoot before.
Oliver shows up at Crosby and Jasmines reporting hes had a fight with the band and the band and that he needs a place to stay. Despite Jasmine miming NO from behind Oliver, Crosby says yes.
Adam finds Max, alone, in the yearbook room. Max was not in the parking lot twenty minutes ago as prearranged and when Adam asks him whats up, Max says he doesnt know. Micah rolls past them in the hall, ignoring Adams hand for a high-five. Adam asks, and Max says he doesnt know why Micah behaved that way, except that they arent friends any more, and he doesnt know why either.
Amber is packing Ryans things in a box and Ryan shows up, a half hour early. He apologizes and asks if she wants to talk and she asks whats left to talk about. He tells her they may not see each other again before he ships out. She is indifferent and leaves.
CREDITS
Adam tells Kristina what happens and she is worried that it may be her fault because Micah hasnt been over for a while and since she was busy with the election, had not arrange any playdates with Micah and Max. Kristina wants to call Micahs parents but Adam says Max is too old for that kind of intervention. Adam says he will try to talk to Max.
Oliver is enjoying the Bravermans family dinner and is inspired to write some song lyrics. Crosby asks if hes made any overtures of reconciliation with the band and Oliver says no. He starts to roll a cigarette to Jasmines protestations but Oliver swears its not pot. He says he has to leave anyway, to tuck a young lady into bed. Jabbar thinks Oliver is cool. Crosby thinks it would be great to have Jasmines mom come for the holidays and stay in the guest room with Oliver in bunk beds.
Zeek visits Ryan at his motel. Zeek wants an assurance that Ryan didnt re-enlist because of the advice Zeek gave him. Ryan says no and promises to make sure Amber knows. He says he wanted to make a life with Amber in Berkeley but it didnt work out. Ryan asks how Amber is, and Zeek is surprised to find out they havent spoken. They shake hands and Ryan thanks Zeek.
Julia tells Joel she had been very unhappy since she left work. She says Ed was going through the same thing. Julia also reminds Joel how mad he was at her regarding Victors being held back. Ed was the only person she could talk to about that. Julia says that Ed must have gotten confused about their relationship because he kissed her. Joel asked where this happened and when she says Eds house, Joel flips. He had asked her previously if anything had happened between her and Ed and she said nothing, but she now explains that was true because in HER mind, nothing happened. Joel storms out.
Alec is looking though Hanks portfolio and asks if Hank has ever surfed. Hank admits he tried it once and didnt like it. Hank also says that shooting at the beach would be problematic because of the sand, the lighting, and the wind.
Hank sees Sarah in the lobby and is surprised that she is also there for the SurfSport job. She doesnt think shell get it now since Hank has interviewed, and Hank muses about her portfolio with pictures of dogs. Alec comes to get Sarah.
Pete and Joel are walking their client through the prototype but Joel is slow to give Pete the data she needs for the client.
Hank goes to Sarahs apartment and asks how she got the SurfSport interview. Hes a little obsessed about finding out and Sarah finally tells him it was Carl, whom Hank met previously on the night of the awards banquet (Hank calls him the Tux Guy). Hank rolls his eyes, insinuating, and then asks her if she is even qualified for the job and what lens she would use in a sunset. He warns her not to get in over her head and leaves.
Pete enters the trailer and Joel automatically apologizes. Joel blames it on lack of sleep and family problems, and Pete says she doesnt care because this is his job.
Adam goes to ask Max about Micah, but Max asks why. When Adam reminds Max that that Micah is his best friend, Max says Hank is. Max finally reveals that Micah has started playing basketball and Max thinks, and told Micah, that it is silly for someone in a wheelchair to play basketball. Adam tells Max that he may have hurt Micahs feelings and suggests he invite Micah to join them at a Warriors game.
Oliver and Jabbar are watching a scene from Jaws with Oliver pointing out the score and how it increases the suspense. Jasmine storms in and sends Jabbar off to bed and tells Oliver to turn off the television. Crosby comes in and argues on Jasmines side until she follows Jabbar to his room and Crosby joins Oliver in front of the television.
Sarah visits Carl and tells him she got the job. She wants to know how much influence he had on the decision and he only admits it may have helped since he and Alec are friends.
In the morning, Jabbar and Oliver are playing video games, eating chips for breakfast. Crosby corrals Jabbar for school. Adam storms in and demands Oliver gets back in the studio. Crosby reminds Oliver he is contractually obligated to finish the album and Oliver is offended that Crosby is using the big kid words. Crosby says Oliver cant stay there anymore unless he spends time at the studio.
At gym, Max apologizes for calling basketball stupid and invites Micah to the game. Micah says he cant go and brushes off Max.
Adam comes home with Max but does not know why he is upset. Max drops his books off and heads off to Hanks but Kristina says he cant go until he tells them what happened with Micah. Max relates what happened and that Micah now has new friends who think Max is weird. Max storms out.
Zeek visits Amber, admiring her apartment for the first time. He tells her he saw Ryan; she doesnt want to hear it. He says Ryan is pretty torn up; she says shes also torn up. He says shell regret it if she doesnt say good-bye to Ryan properly before he ships out. Amber says she followed Zeeks advice and was patient with Ryan, but that got her nowhere. She says its none of his business. Zeek leaves.
At the shop, Max is telling Hank what happened with Micah. Hank agrees that basketball is boring. He gets a call and is told he did not get the SurfSport job. When he asks who did, he says he figured. Hank tells Max that his aunt Sarah is something. Max says he cannot talk to Hank about Sarah so they either have to change the subject or Max has to leave. Hank instead calls Sarah The Competitor and says she got the job because everybody likes her. Max admits to liking Hank more than his aunt.
Oliver is noodling when Jasmine comes home. Jasmine tells him she used to dance professionally, but she was always unsure of dancing as a career. So she pursued dancing anyway because she wanted to know for sure. She asks Oliver if maybe hes worried about his career too and that finishing the album would mean having it out in the public domain for people to criticize.
Adam thinks he should talk to Micahs parents but he doesnt think that would solve Maxs overall problem of the boys in school picking on him. Kristine doesnt think it will help Max for Adam to fight his battles but Adam tells her how defeated Max looked when Adam picked him up from school with all the boys around him.
Ryan is loading up his truck at the motel. Amber is mad at him and does not understand why he would leave her. She is most angry that he is going somewhere she wont know he is safe. He promises to be careful. They hug.
Hank calls Sarah, Sarah Liebowitz, when she visits his shop. She wants to arrange with him to borrow some equipment and studio space. She would pay him but she is the boss. She agrees to a 50-50 split of the contract. He wants her to admit that their deal is not about the equipment or work space but because she is in over her head.
Adam and Kristina try to get Max psyched for the game with foam fingers and cheering.
Oliver packs up his bike and thanks them for the stay. Hes written a song, Jasmine All the Time, in her honor.
At the firepit, Amber apologizes to Zeek. He assures her things will be okay.
Julia has researched some marriage counselors but Joel does not want that. He says the problem is not their marriage, the problem is her. He takes it back to when she quit her job. He doesnt think it can be fixed.
NEXT
Julia wakes up alone in bed. Sydney asks Julia were Joel has been. Hank sees a psychiatrist who diagnoses him with Aspergers. Camille returns. Amber sits in her car drinking from a flask. Amber picks a fight in a bar. Seth comes out and puts her in a bear hug. He calls Sarah and tells her he wants to be Ambers dad.
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