The Starling

- If you've painted with me before… -

…you probably know that I love to make big trees.

- Oh. How big are we talking? - Humongous.

- Oh! - Absolutely humongous trees

with leaves and beautiful limbs.

I've always found Bob Ross very sexy.

You know, that hair, the mom jeans. I'm all in.

- I am. - Oh my God.

I totally forgot to tell you this. I was watching Katie sleep earlier on.

I did that thing where I fast forward into the future

and I can see who she's become and whatnot.

And I did it, and it was incredible. She's a podiatrist.

Our child's a podiatrist?

In Cleveland. Doing really well. Third biggest in her firm.

She drives a Lexus. Like, four years old, but it's pretty good.

I… I always thought she'd be like a… a… a butcher.

- A butcher? - Mm-hmm. A butcher.

A v… a vegan butcher.

You know, so she'd take carrots and carve little rib eyes,

or her pork chops that'd really be made from cauliflower.

Do you think that we should put a bird up there?

Uh, birds are tricky.

Ah, you just need to be gentle with them.

- - Hello.

- Aw! Look who's awake. - Did you have a lovely little nap, Katie?

- - Did you?

- Would you like to inspect your wall? -

- Ta-da! - Pretty good.

She can tell I'm not a painter. She's so smart. Mama's little butcher.

- Who's daddy's little podiatrist? - Or mama's little butcher.

Yeah, that's you.

- - Yeah, it is.

You're quite something.

Can you believe this guy used to be a therapist?

He can't even talk to animals.

And now he has to talk to animals and owners.

It's so frustrating.

I'll get that.

- -

Lilly to produce.

Lilly, produce.

Move, move to the left.

Stop. You know what?

- More left. - To my left?

Yeah, to your left. Okay.

Now, slide it, slide it all.

This way. A little more.

Too much.

Okay, there.

Hey, shouldn't we be doing inventory right now?

You know what?

- Oh, here. - Give me two.

Coming up.

Lilly.

I can drive to the Superstore and get two of these for four bucks.

Lilly?

Lilly?

Oh!

- Mrs. Oberhoffer. - Those will rot your teeth.

Only if you eat 'em by the dozen.

- You go inventory something. - Okay.

How's everything, dear?

Everything's good.

How are things with Jack?

He's just great. Yeah. I… Thanks for asking.

I'll be sure to tell him that you said hello.

I was talking to the pastor.

And we would like to come over for a visit

and talk with you.

I cannot imagine what you've been through.

Lilly to the freezer aisle. Lilly, freezer aisle.

- - Give the pastor my best.

I'll shoot straight with you, Lilly.

People have been noticing you're acting sort of funny.

What do you mean, "funny"?

You know,

with that thing, all that's goin' on. You're distracted.

I'm not distracted.

Sweet tiny Jesus.

What the hell is that? Gum selfie?

Everyone is distracted.

- Nobody works. - Okay, Travis.

You know that I have to go to that meeting in Rosewood tonight.

- So maybe we can just pick... - Again?

Well, that's…

It's every Tuesday. It's gonna be at least once a week.

- So… - You see?

That's what I'm talking about. You're my right-hand man, Lilly.

But your mind's not in the game.

What good's a pro ball QB without a left tackle?

- Ah. - Who's gonna pick up the blitz?

I don't really follow football, so…

Well…

Get with it.

Okay.

Sherri, no more selfies.

Bubblegum or otherwise. Okay?

We've talked about this.

Golly Wally! You're Lilly.

Uh… Oh!

- Yeah, that's my name. - Mm-hmm.

- Um, he's getting these, right? - Yep.

Every week. I'll buzz you in.

- -

- - Hello.

Hi, everyone. It's so great to see you tonight.

- Hey. - How are you?

- Hi, baby. - I'm doing great.

Yeah?

- Yeah. - You look good.

Okay, everyone. Let's take our seats.

I believe we left off last time

talking about emotional triggers.

Does anyone have any thoughts or questions about that?

- No? -

Okay. Well, as always…

You know me. I'm a sucker to peer pressure.

Yeah, but you hate those things.

- - They've got all these flavors now.

Okay. So, tonight I'd like to talk about trust.

Lilly, let's start with you and Jack.

Okay, sure.

Some families have a hard time adjusting

after they've been apart for an extended time.

Seeing how things are going to be different.

I don't think that's gonna be a problem for us.

I… I can see that would be for some people, but…

Well,

changes are scary, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Scary? We're not…

We're not scared. Right? I mean, that's…

- They scared. They scared. - She's fine.

Of course I'm fine. You're fine too.

Is that true, Jack?

Let's just move on, shall we? Lot of people to get to.

It's just that we…

We haven't actually talked about it, but I mean, I…

- We haven't. I mean... - I mean, look.

If you wanna talk about it, let's talk about it. By all means.

Great. We should do that. Talk about it.

Let's talk about something other than vaping.

- What's next week? Meth? -

- Really? - Not appropriate. Not appropriate, Lilly.

It's just, it's a joke. I don't mean that.

Never mind that. She has turned my only son against me. What about that?

Mother, you know I haven't...

- I am not your mother! - Can we talk about something else?

You know, I saw her on TV with that Dr. Phil.

- Velma. - Scheming to have him tie my tubes.

- Mama, calm down. - Mother.

- I am not your mother! - Velma.

- Velma, sit down. - Don't you talk to me!

Why do you keep telling me to be calm? I am calm!

Lilly.

- Lilly! - Ugh.

You got a sec?

- Yeah. - That didn't go so well.

I don't know. I think Velma made some real progress tonight.

I deserve that one.

Not what you call a ringing endorsement for psychiatric care.

How's he doing?

Really?

It's gonna take some time, Lilly. He's been through a lot.

Yeah. Well, that's the way it looks.

And what about you? Are you getting back to a normal routine?

Have you done anything with Katie's things?

- What does that have to do with anything? - Emotional triggers like that are tough.

Are you saying I should get rid of her things?

No. I… I don't know.

How would that make you feel?

I think it's getting late, and I should get a move on.

- Lilly, when you come here… -