The Way Home

Previously on The Way Home.

Promise me that not everything has to change?

See ya, Old School.

Come on boy!

I was foolish.

I pushed Stormy too hard.

- Hi, Mom. - Jacob.

- What if Fern is in trouble? - What did Goodwin do to her?

So, you think he's a bad guy too.

Tessa Cooper, you've known her your entire life.

- What about Coop? - If she shows

her face around here, there'll be hell to pay.

I just wish we knew when Tessa does come back.

If she does.

Hey boy.

Danny! It's good to see you.

You too. Welcome home.

I'm sorry. I wanted to come out here and see you sooner.

Del needed you at home.

I'm glad she's on the mend, though.

Getting better every day.

Hey um, I wanted to say...

no, to ask you,

are we good, you and I?

You mean since...

Since I left. Yeah, since all of that.

Uh... yeah. I mean,

probably easier to just leave it all behind. Right?

Well, I'd like that because I'm anxious

to get my hands dirty. Jump back into all of this.

But does that mean you're staying?

I'm, I'm not quite ready

to commit to anything just yet but...

so long as I'm here, I'd like to be helpful.

Of course.

Yeah. Yeah, all good.

Great.

I'll be seeing you then.

Thanks, Danny. Thanks a lot.

Hyah!

Okay, so these are the last two from the basement,

but if you need another, we can always do more shopping.

No, Mom, we have enough. And we've over bought.

Well, just consider it a bonus for changing

your travel plans.

I mean, driving to New York, as opposed to dropping you off

at the airport, means more stuff.

Are you sure you're up for it?

It's like, a 12-hour drive. - Are you kidding me?

Yes! I mean, I-I can't wait for our road trip.

I want to spend as much time with you as possible

before we say goodbye.

And if that means being trapped in my highly over packed car,

then so be it.

All right, let's get started. Shall we?

Oh, hey, you haven't heard from Elliot

about tonight's dinner, have you?

No.

Try him again.

Dessert?

Uh, no. No thanks.

Hey, are you okay?

Yeah. Just bad sleep last night.

In fact, I think I'm gonna call it a night.

Lovely dinner, Del. Thanks.

Oh, you're welcome.

- Okay. Well, call me later? - Yeah.

How about you?

Um, actually, I should go pack. May I be excused?

Yeah, yeah.

Um, Jacob, you must have left early this morning.

I didn't know where you were.

Oh, I was just giving Stormy some exercise.

Seems totally back to normal.

Oh, so it's just me he has a problem with.

Oh, he'll be fine.

Happy to ride him while I'm here.

Right.

While you're here.

Okay, what's going on with you and Mom?

Everything was fine when you first got here

and now it's all weird.

She's the one being weird.

Oh my God. Just...

talk to her. Okay? Don't let things slide.

Speaking of letting things slide, remind me again

why you let those threatening letters drop?

Aren't you supposed to be some sort of hot-shot

investigative journalist?

Okay, excuse me,

she's the one who wanted to let them drop.

And besides, they... they stopped when you left.

Well, let's see if they start up again if I stay.

What is with all of this "if I stay" talk?

Hey, have I told you how much I missed you?

Might've mentioned it.

It'll be hard to even look in this room without you in it.

It's natural for you to be a little scared.

I'm not scared, it's just...

I don't know. I'm sure it'll be okay.

And it's already a bit easier with Jacob home, right?

Even if Mom does move in with Elliot,

you'll still have him here.

For however long that lasts.

He doesn't have a great track record.

Grandma, my last trip to 1979,

is it okay if we talk about that before I go?

Wasn't the best of times.

I know.

Losing what you lost,

I just needed to tell you that I'm sorry.

I felt how deep your grief was, and I saw it.

This past year when we didn't know where Jacob was,

after everything that you'd already gone through, I...

I don't know how you handled it all.

I didn't handle it that well, but thank you.

But please Alice,

don't take all my experience as your own. I can deal with it.

You don't have to.

You... sweetheart, you are an old soul.

And I'm gonna miss you desperately.

Oh.

Oh.

You and I are gonna get to know each other again,

right boy?

Easy boy.

Okay, we'll take our time.

Oh.

Here you go.

- So, you're all packed up? - Just about.

I wish we had more time together before I had to leave.

Perhaps I'll come visit.

Thomas actually spoke a lot about New York.

I'd be curious to see it for myself.

I think it's changed a bit since then.

Right.

Hey, ready for our adventure?

Yeah. Yep, my shift is done and I've got my clues ready.

Jacob. Hey. Hi.

How... how are ya?

Uh, Max is leaving for university tomorrow

in Toronto.

Uh, that's a great city.

Right, yeah. Yeah, you did the whole uh, after...

After-after all of that.

Max and I are about to do a last day together

scavenger hunt, sort of thing.

Yes. Uh, it's a great way to say goodbye

before uh, you know, our lives change forever.

Huh. Sounds fun.

Fun's my middle name!

So is my dad's, by the way.

Uh, also "fair" and "forgiving" as well.

- Excuse me. - Ah, man.

Max, seriously?

I'm just trying to let him know that we're cool.

In the least cool way possible.

- Oh, hey. Watch it! - Sorry.

It's you.

And it's you.

You uh... you remember me?

I do...

Old School.

It's Jacob.

Abby.

It's nice to meet you, here.

Also, how are you here?

Well, I'm from there.

That-that is, my family is from here.

Same. Yeah.

It's unbelievable.

That's the perfect word for this.

So um...

I'm not sure about an espresso martini,

but can I buy you a coffee?

I'd like that.

"What has four legs but attracts only two?

One other will join and ruin the view?"

This rhymes. You never said our clues have to rhyme.

Mine definitely don't. I'll look like a total hack.

Oh, just relax and figure out my clue.

Nothing to figure out.

I had it in the first rhyming couplet.

Your clue leads to this table, where we first met.

When you crashed my first date with Noah.

Oh, and I ruined your view of the fritter franchise king.

And also, you made up some fake sibling for me that night.

The reason for which still evades me.

But uh,

we've come a long way since then. Haven't we?

There was nowhere to go but up.

After you.

Max?

Hey! Oh!

When did you get into town?

Uh, Alice, this is my real sibling,

my older sister, Abigail. Big marketing guru from Toronto,

here to launch my dad's questionable vineyard.

Uh, Dad said we'd miss each other.

Yeah, I... I don't know.