Hometown Hero

Okay, so your date was nuts.

Good kind of nuts or the bad kind?

I didn t say he was nuts.

I said he was in nuts.

He sold walnuts wholesale.

- Hmm, so you gonna see him again?

Of course not. He was nuts.

- Kelsey, you didn t even get to know him.

I got to go, Mom.

I ve got to get ready for work and get to the office.

Um, see you later?

Okay. Bye, sweetie.

All right. Love you.

- And I offered you the house for half the year.

It s what you said you wanted.

- You gave me September through February.

You can t use a summer house if it s not the summer.

- Kara, I know you don t want to be here.

So why don t we finish this,

here and now,

so you can both disconnect

and be happy?

Go on.

- What about July through December for Kara?

She ll get summer months and the Fourth of July.

Then Mr. Tavares will have Memorial Day and June.

- That s fine. - Okay.

- Fantastic. Okay? Moving on.

- The Tavares are moving forward with the divorce.

I can t believe it.

You re, like, the divorce whisperer.

- Well, I just hope that it catches

the attention of the partners.

How could it not?

So did Teddy call you?

- Yeah, we are, uh, dining tonight, actually.

I ve got to get the list ready.

- Oh, please don t bring the list.

Hey, Kelsey, Stacee.

Great job on the Tavares account.

- Will you tell Jason? - He already did.

You did great. - Thank you, Jason.

- Would you like to join Mitch in the conference room?

- The Ballentines have it booked.

- Yes, they do. - You want me

on the Ballentine account? With Mitch?

- I think you re ready. Do you?

- Absolutely. - All right, go and do it, then.

- Looks like it was just a spider bite.

Just give him these as prescribed,

and he should be back to normal in a day or two.

- Thank you so much, Dr. Curry.

You have no idea the difference

this little dog s made in my dad s life.

After my mother passed away, he was so heartbroken,

he wouldn t even leave the house.

I really didn t do anything.

Most people just need companionship and loyalty.

Pets provide that, Miss Reed.

Please, call me Jessica.

Thank you.

Just doing my job.

- Let s move on to vehicles, shall we?

- Well, I obviously get the Porsche.

- And why would you get the Porsche?

- If you would like to make this difficult,

just give me the jet, and we ll call it a day.

Fine.

You can have the Porsche.

- Now it s just a matter of the dog.

- She s mine. - No, she s mine.

- She s mine. - So you both want the dog?

Can you excuse us a second?

Oh, and take the dog. I don t want her to hear this.

Take the dog.

Uh, wait a second.

Why don t you stay? I might need a witness.

You want me to do what?

- It s the only way to close out this divorce.

- I just didn t think that my contribution

would be so...hairy.

Well, it s just temporary.

You do want to be partner of this firm someday, don t you?

- Of course. I will take care of the dog.

both: Great.

Uh, does it have a name?

Daisy.

Daisy.

Hey, Mom. I could stay.

I mean, I ve yet to even meet this Teddy guy,

and it could be beneficial

gauging his reaction to rescheduling the date.

If he flips out, he could be a lunatic.

That s what the date s for.

Will she be all right?

- Oh, honey, I had six dogs growing up.

I think I m okay with this one.

How long is this for again?

- Two months. - Two months?

You need a dog walker.

Yeah...

Fine. I ll do it.

What are you doing?

Lovishness.

It s a social app for singles.

Ooh, this guy is a retired firefighter.

We ve been chatting.

Okay, where s my list?

- No, come on. You re taking the list?

I always take the list.

Bye.

Good-bye. Have fun.

Go easy on him. -

Hey, how s the budget looking?

Not too good.

Looks like we ll have to ask for an increased grant

of 8% just to break even.

- There s no way the board is gonna allow that.

Last year, the change was a 3% decrease.

What about raising the fees

and general costs that we charge people?

- Some of our patients have owners

who can barely afford the cost as it is.

- Sometimes you re fine if they don t even pay at all.

- I m gonna rework the budget proposal,

and if I really stress

all the good that these animals do,

the board ll have to increase the grant.

And if they don t?

That grant is our largest source of income.

I m sure they ll approve it.

They have to.

All right.

So how do you know Stacee?

- Oh, uh, we met at a charity run last year.

- Oh, she does, like, 100 of those a year.

- Well, uh, she told me to give her my card

if I wanted to meet the girl of my dreams.

Stacee said what?

- I gave her my card cause it sounded intriguing.

Hmm.

So your eating habits are normal, good.

And, uh, what was your favorite baseball team?

- Did you just say my eating is normal?

- And are you more of an Elvis or Beatles fan?

- Is this a test? - No!

- It sounds like you re reading from a list.

Are you reading from a list?

That s--

- I m trying to get a sense

of our compatibility.

Well, that s very, uh...

clinical.

No. No.

I mean, you don t have to fit every category.

- What kind of lawyer did you say you were again?

- I specialize in divorce mediation.

Excuse me?

Yeah, can we get the check, please?

Of course.

Hey.

Still grading papers?

Yes, I am.

You had a late one?

Yeah, I know.

I m sorry.

- Well, there s some chicken in the fridge.

- Being a first-year partner is a crazy workload.

There s so many clients, so many people under me,

and then there s dealing with Jason.

I mean, that guy is a bit--

A bit strange?

He thinks outside the box.

- How s the world s best history teacher doing?

Well, I might have to take

a leave of absence in the near future.

Why?

I m pregnant.

That s fantastic.

Yeah.

- Okay, so tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.

- Well, technically, it s not completely official yet.

The pregnancy test was positive,

but I made an appointment with my doctor to make sure.

So how d it go?

Mm-mm.