Servant

Good morning!

Look at you. Somebody found my dungarees.

- Is that okay? - Yeah.

I told you, anything in the attic is fair game.

Does this mean what I think it does? You're gonna come today?

Did you hear?

- Leanne's gonna come to the festival. - That's good, Leanne.

It's a big step, being around so many new people.

Think I'm ready.

Well, it's a gorgeous day, and we'll all be right there with you.

- Look at that. Termite droppings. - Looks like black pepper.

No, it's not. I looked up pictures. It's termite droppings.

It's in the spice rack. We need an exterminator to blast it out.

Sean's right.

I recognize it. It's called frass.

Well, the house has been here for 175 years, as we all know.

So I don't think it's going to fall apart today.

Can I show you something, please? You're gonna be right here, 3-B.

By the bounce house?

Space is tight.

I'll have a thousand kids screaming in my ear all day.

Right. It's a block party, darling.

What's with all the shitty food trucks?

- What the fuck is that? - Liquid nitrogen.

Of course, a dangerous chemical in the kitchen. My apologies.

Can we get that out of here, please?

Sean has a big surprise planned for the block party.

Sounds ominous.

Where's Veera?

She couldn't make it. Some last-minute work thing.

So, I figured I'd come by.

Get my steps in. Support my big sis.

You're here for the funnel cakes, aren't you?

You used to love those.

- Maybe a little too much. - Get off.

Have you seen the park?

- Them? - What, the homeless kids?

- There's more of them now. A lot more. - They're just passing through.

Yeah, and you're giving them gourmet handouts!

This is how it starts. Before you know it, you'll be up to your ass in squatters,

and the house will be worth pennies on the dollar.

Okay, I don't wanna think about any of this today.

- Is that what you're wearing? - Julian!

How are you feeling?

Fine. I just really want everything to go smoothly.

There are so many moving parts in an event like this.

People just wanna get outside. They're not expecting fucking Disneyland.

Shall we?

Leanne? You coming?

Leanne! Hey, come here!

Here. Excuse me.

Voilà. We have ice cream.

My husband. He's such a showman.

I'm gonna serve it over a miniature French toast

with a dehydrated maple and pancetta.

- Chef Tobe is gonna put it in your mouth. - Come on, you two. I'll show you around.

If we can form an orderly line?

So, here's the ax-throwing booth.

It's a tad expensive, but people go crazy for it.

And this is where we're doing folk dance.

Here's the barbecue tent. They come all the way from Bucks County.

It's supposed to be phenomenal. You have to try it.

And we've...

What's the matter?

Those bastards.

They sent her?

Dorothy, I'm sure it's nothing personal.

Of course it's personal.

I pitched this block party story to them weeks ago.

This network thinks they can ice me out, I'm just gonna walk away quietly.

You know what?

Here.

Come to mama. Come on.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Little Jericho's about to have his big television debut.

- Dottie, what the hell are you doing? - I am a working mother in television.

I fought tooth and nail to be where I am today.

And I will not be replaced by this amateur.

Fuck 'em. I'm going on camera.

- Please think this through. - I have.

Now is the time to seize the narrative, not get steamrolled by it.

And what about him? And what if Aunt May sees?

That woman watches the news like a goddamn hawk.

I will not pretend my son does not exist.

Dorothy, hey!

Isabelle, darling.

You look so fun.

Well, official organizer apparel.

Speaking of which, I figured you'd wanna have a statement from me for your segment.

I mean... Yeah, of course.

- We're just doing a little feature, but... - Great.

Carlos, I think we should frame up in the middle

so we have more visual interest.

Okay, we're gonna have to get some B-roll of Sean.

Puppet show starts in five, which I think would be great.

I'm gonna go talk to Sean. You all right here?

Yeah.

You are gonna love this.

- Thanks, man. - Sure.

- Hey. - How's Leanne?

- With Dorothy. - Dude, there's a line.

And I'm not in it, asshole.

She went on camera. I couldn't talk her out of it.

That's good, right?

Good? Have you seen the fucking memes?

- What, the cow thing? - Yeah. Moo.

I'm sure Dorothy can handle a couple of Twitter trolls.

No, you're not hearing me.

She took Jericho and thrust him in front of a camera.

You need to back off.

What?

That whole stunt you pulled with the DNA.

You nearly jeopardized everything.

- I'm just trying to fix this. - Julian.

If you wanna help, go have fun. Enjoy the day.

Dorothy put a lot of effort into it.

How is it so goddamn hot?

Have some ice cream.

Sean.

Nancy. Wow, hey!

You're really holding out on us at coffee hour.

Where's Mrs. Turner?

She's really busy. She kinda headed up this whole thing. So, uh...

- Of course. Busy woman. - Yeah.

- I would love to introduce you soon. - I'd really like that.

- You want a portion? - No dairy for me.

Right.

I was just in the area. Figured I'd say hello.

Okay, great to see you again.

See you next week.

Chef, the gloves.

I knew it.

- She's a friend of mine. - That was no friend.

"Coffee hour?"

What is it, grief counseling? Some kind of group session?

- Is it AA? - No, it's nothing like that.

She's a... a minister.

Oh, God. How long?

Couple months. But it's helping me. It's really good.

I'm so happy for you.

- Does Dorothy know? - Not yet.

Yeah, best keep it that way.

Well, this explains a lot. I liked you better when you were godless.

Yeah, I liked you better when you were a drunk.

We're out here at Spring on Spruce with an amazing acrobatics troop I found.

The Gods Punish Wildly are Philly natives.

Are you okay?

They bothering you, honey?

It's that feed-the-homeless chef.

I mean, I think what he does is wonderful,

but at a certain point, you need to draw the line.

This is a family event.

Do you think you could ask them to leave?

I can do a whole lot better than that.

Yo, did you guys pay for this?

You know you have to pay to participate in the block party.

You pay? No?

Let's go. You need to go. Now.

You have to go all the way to the end of the block to exit the area.

Block party. You have to pay to participate.

Come on. Let's go.

Thank you. You are good to go.

What would you like?

A tiger, please.

You got it.

Go ahead and take a seat.

I love your overalls.

Thank you.

My mother gave them to me. They used to be hers.

Well, that's sweet.

The only thing my mom gave me was her crippling anxiety.

Just keep your face relaxed. That's good.

Do you still speak to your mother?

Sorry.