♪ Against The Wall 1x11 ♪ Wonder What God's Up To Original Air Date on October 16, 2011
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Ugh.
Ow.
It's me!
Can I borrow some coffee?
I tried to open a new packet,
I cut myself, and then I dropped it.
You really should have your own paramedic
following you around.
I'm tired. I was up till 3:00 a.m.
Were you hunting down
some cold-blooded murderer last night,
sweating him out in the box?
No, I was talking to my mom.
Oh, everything okay?
Yeah, fine.
I just haven't spoken to her in a few days.
They're in Dallas.
My Uncle Charlie's golden jubilee is on Sunday.
Your crazy Uncle Charlie
who challenged me to a chugging contest?
Same one.
Wait. Your birthday's Sunday.
Your parents are gonna miss your birthday?
It's okay. We'll celebrate next week.
Well, what are you gonna do? Something with your brothers?
- I don't know. - What about Brody or Danny?
I don't know.
Hey.
Why didn't you tell me it was your birthday this weekend?
What, you didn't get my announcement?
Lunch is on me. Where do you wanna go?
I don't care. I eat everything. What ya got?
You know our police chaplain, Father Chet Cutcliff?
Yeah! Well, I don't know him know him.
I used to go to mass at St. Mary's with my best friend.
We used to love it when Father Chet gave the sermon,
'cause he always kept it really short.
So, yeah, I kind of do.
Wait, someone's filed a complaint against our chaplain?
That store was robbed yesterday.
The owner was shot and killed.
One of the lookiloos in the crowd
said she saw a kid give father Chet a gun.
Okay, so what are we doing here?
Oh, she's in there.
Took a minute to get her to talk to us.
Here she comes.
Christy Degruitti,
Detectives Flores and Kowalski.
Yeah, I don't have a lot of time.
I saw this kid--
How old was the kid?
The punk-ass kid was about 10 or 11.
Anyways, I saw him reach into his jacket
and hand the priest a gun.
What did the priest do?
The priest put the gun in his jacket,
and then the punk-ass kid hugs him and runs off.
Had you ever seen this punk-ass kid before?
Rowdy kids are always running through this neighborhood.
I don't know.
There were cops here everywhere yesterday.
Why didn't you talk to one of them?
Maybe I didn't feel like talking to the cops yesterday.
Maybe you were a little high?
You know what? I know what I saw.
Thank you.
I'm sure we can clear this up pretty quickly.
Would you like some coffee?
Don't do caffeine anymore.
Doctor says I gotta drink cranberry juice instead.
Got any of that?
Sorry. No cranberry juice.
Have a seat, Father.
Well, without vodka, what good is it anyway?
You sound like my Uncle Charlie.
He's a Jesuit.
- Here in Chicago? - Dallas.
Ah. I love the Jesuits.
Yesterday around 2:00 p.m.,
you were at a crime scene in Pullman.
That's correct.
Did a young boy give you a gun?
I figured that's why I.A. was busting me.
I unloaded it, so it's safe.
He told me it wasn't used in the robbery,
and I believed him.
It's the only reason I took it from him.
Why did he give it to you?
He didn't want it in his house.
- Is he in danger? - Not anymore.
We need his name.
Well, I can't give you his name.
Why not?
He gave you the gun at a crime scene,
not in a confessional.
He gave me the gun 'cause he trusted me,
and I took it 'cause I trusted him.
How about trusting us?
A minor child gave you a loaded gun.
We need to talk to him.
We know it was one of these three boys.
They were all interviewed at the crime scene.
Max, Henry, Jacob. Pick one.
I can't do that.
You know we can hold you for impeding an investigation.
You do what you gotta do.
What we're gonna do is bring in Max, Henry, and Jacob,
disrupt their lives, and interrogate them
until one of them cracks.
Is that what you want?
The boy did the right thing.
You should leave it at that.
How about we leave it up to ballistics?
Okay, why do I have three messages from you?
Because you never call me back.
Never calls me back either.
I see you both every day.
Why do you need to call me?
Hey!
It's raining Kowalskis!
What up, guys?
It's Abby's birthday!
Oh, I was hoping that's what this was! Go on.
We just wanted to do something special for her this year,
you know, make up for all the grief
we've been giving her about I.A.
We're thinking a surprise party.
And we're thinking maybe you could help us?
Sure. What do you need?
Well, we need you to plan it.
- The whole thing? - Mm-hmm.
Her birthday is Sunday.
We're thinking Friday night, you know,
and she shows up after work,
and surprise!
But your parents are out of town.
Yeah, well, they could come in for the party
and then just fly back to Dallas on Saturday.
Okay...
Uh, well, what's the theme?
Do you want a band, a sit-down dinner, a buffet,
appetizers, open bar, a magician, dancing?
- Yeah, a magician. - Definitely a band.
Well, how much do you wanna spend?
600 bucks.
Okay. I can work with that.
Uh, get me a guest list for tomorrow.
Are we gonna invite Danny or Brody?
- Danny. - Brody.
Okay, wait, can't we invite 'em both?
No. And the question is,
who would Abby want to invite?
Jacob, yesterday when you were outside the Quickie Mart,
did you talk to a priest?
Go ahead. Tell 'em what you saw.
No, ma'am. Just a cop.
Guys.
Excuse us.
You found the kid?
All of them said they didn't talk to Father Chet,
so one of them is lying.
Why not bring in the lookiloo?
We did. She picked out Henry and Jacob both.
Ballistics report.
- It's not a match. - Correct.
The gun Father Chet gave you,
it wasn't used in the robbery/homicide.
But it belonged to a cop-- John Addison.
He reported it stolen four months ago.
- His duty weapon? - Yes.
He's a patrol cop.
He didn't show up for work today.
Mr. Addison?
Are you okay? Are you sure?
Mm-h.
We'll take it from here. Thanks.
Seriously? 31 flights of stairs?
I'm not getting in an elevator.
What are you gonna do if we have to go someplace
up 50, 80?
I'm not getting in an elevator.
Hello? John Addison?
Chicago police!
Does something seem off to you?
Okay, definitely looks like a suicide.
He left a will, bank statements,
funeral instructions, and two notes,
one addressed to his mother and one to Father Chet.
Did you tell his mother?
The coroner is notifying Mrs. Brown and her husband.
How long have you known John?
Since he was a kid.
His family used to belong to St. Mary's.
John was an altar boy.
- When was this? - Early '90s.
Twenty years ago.
John's note.
Well, I'm sure you read it.
Let's read it again.
"I'm tired.
"It's been 20 years.
"I just wanna stop the war inside me,
"and I know it's never going to get any better.
"I know I'm going to hurt him.
"You know it too.
"And I can't do that.
I'm not crazy. I just want peace."
Who was John going to hurt?
I'm not gonna talk to you about John's problems.
Problems that started 20 years ago
when he was an altar boy?
That time there was a confessional involved
and a sacrament as well.
Was it the boy that gave you the gun?
- Was John gonna hurt him? - No.
They didn't even know each other.
But they both knew you.
A boy you won't identify
gave you a gun.
That gun was stolen from a cop
who killed himself
and left you a note.
It's a big coincidence.
Been thinking the same thing myself.
We don't believe in coincidence.
Neither do I.
I wonder what God's up to.
Let's find out.
I gotta talk to you about your sister.
Deal was we're partners again
but you don't talk about Abby.
- It's her birthday. - You're talking about Abby.
- What should I get her? - I don't know.
- Perfume? - She likes perfume.
What else?
Get her something with the Bears on it.
She'll love it.
She's got everything ever been made
with the Bears on it.
I wanna rent a boat,
drink champagne on the river, get fireworks.
Dude!
You guys having a party?
You are!
You're having a party, and I'm not invited.
We don't know what we're doing.
I gave the gun to Father Chet because I didn't want it.
- How did you get the gun? - I found it.
Where?
In an alley.
You're lying.
He's lying.
Where'd you find the gun?
Tell the truth.
I found it in Herschel's room.
My oldest son, his brother.
I knew Herschel wasn't supposed to have it,
and when I saw Father Chet yesterday,
I ran home, got it, and gave it to him.
How do you know Father Chet?
I serve mass with him.
I'm gonna need to talk to Herschel.
He's at work.
Write down where he works.
Do you like being an altar boy?
I hate it.
Richie. Hey! You got a second?
Hey! Danny, uh, what's up?
Ran into Steve yesterday. He said it was Abby's birthday.
Yeah.
What do you think about Coco Pazzo?
Wow, fancy.
Trying to impress.
You know what?
Take her to Mia Francesca on Clark.
It's her favorite place.
- Yeah? - Yep.
All right. I'll make reservations for Friday.
Oh, you know what? She might be busy Friday night.
Is it some kind of family thing?
Yeah, she-- uh...
You believe the weather we've been having lately?
Remember what it was like this time last year?
My partner Brody.
Brody, uh, Danny Mitchell.
Hey.
Hey, thanks for the, uh, birthday advice.
Let me know about Friday. I gotta make reservations.
Nice to meet you, Brody.
Is he talking about Abby's birthday?
Herschel is 21.
He did 14 months for burglary when he was 18.
Get a warrant.
See what else he has in his room.
Four arrests for bar fights got him
court-ordered group therapy for the past year.
According to his mom, it's turned his life around.
Sounds like an angry kid. Do you believe mom?
Yeah. I told her we'd wait until tomorrow
to bring in Herschel so he wouldn't lose his job.
His mom's not gonna let him go anywhere.
If you're right,
he stole the duty weapon of a police officer.
He belongs in jail.
The police report
for John Addison's home burglary.
If we're right, he also stole John's T.V. and computer.
You stay with the stolen gun.
Kowalski can work the suicide.
Friends and co-workers all say John was a great guy,
engaged to be married.
Nothing pointed to suicide. He seemed happy.
He has some secrets, then.
We can talk in here.
Would you like some coffee?
Uh, no, thank you.
- Cream or sugar? - Uh, cre.
Do you know how my son killed himself?
Yes.
When the coroner was here earlier,
I didn't wanna know.
Do you know?
Yes.
What did he do?
He shot himself.
John shot himself.
I know. The coroner told me.
This is my husband Franklin, Dr. Kowalski.
Honey, I--I think you need to lie down.
I don't wanna lie down.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Can you tell me about your son?
He was perfect.
Can I read the note John left for you?
"Mom, I love you.
"I know this is gonna hurt you.
"I'm sorry.
"I wish I could tell you everything,
"but it's better this way.
Tell Franklin I said good-bye."
Do you know why John was suffering?
John killed himself
because your police chaplain molested him
when he was 10 years old.
Let me get you some coffee.
How do you know John was being molested?
Because he was a happy, normal child
until he became an altar boy,
and then he turned into a moody, unhappy boy
that I didn't even know anymore.
Did you talk to him about Father Chet?
Not back then. No, I--
I didn't suspect back then.
I thought it was adolescence.
Are you gonna arrest Father Chet for sexual abuse?
We need evidence for that.
The body of my son isn't enough evidence?
I'm sorry.
Under Illinois criminal law,
you have nine years from when the abuse starts
to press charges.
It's too late.
Not for a civil suit.
We still need evidence.
That priest became the Police Chaplain
because he knew John was an officer.
So he'd have an excuse to run into him.
Father Chet has been chaplain for seven years.
John joined the police force five years ago, so I--
I saw them together just a few months ago.
They were arguing.
John said it was about football.
It wasn't about football. It was personal.
Intimate.
You don't believe me.
Maybe the press will.
She has no proof.
This is just about her grieving and needing to blame someone.
I wanna make sure it's not us.
We vetted Father Chet before he became our chaplain,
didn't we?
Yes, we vetted him. His background check is clean.
Everybody loves him. Nothing but love.
Who did we check with? The archdiocese?
I'm just saying.
I called my friend.
She said Father Chet was a great priest.
She never heard anything about him molesting anybody.
See what else was going on in John's life--
any secrets, money problems, an affair?
We're checking his financials.
He left everything to his fiancee and her kid.
Betsy Harris. She's a paramedic.
I'm gonna go talk to her.
I'm gonna talk to Herschel.
So go talk to 'em.
Oh, hey! Brody!
- Hey. - Hi.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Uh, sure.
What's your favorite restaurant?
- What? - Just tell me.
Uh, I don't know-- Mia Francesca?
Can I take you to Mia Francesca
on Friday night for your birthday?
I would love that.
Okay.
Four months ago, you broke into a cop's house.
You stole his gun, computer, and T.V.
Who says?
We found this computer in your room,
plus your fingerprints,
which we found all over the house.
That's because I'm there all the time.
Why would you be over at a cop's house?
Ask him.
John and I are friends.
What kind of friends?
He's kind of like an older brother.
Herschel, John killed himself.
How did you know John?
We go to this...
Group therapy thing.
What group therapy?
Sexual abuse survivors.
Well, that's your court-ordered therapy,
but why does John go?
He says it helps him.
Was John sexually abused?
Yes!
When did John kill himself?
Two days ago.
How?
Did he blow his head off?
He blew his head off.
Why would you steal from a friend?
I don't know!
Because I'm an asshole.
John was nothing but good to me.
He talked to me. He listened to me.
He understood...
'Cause it happened to him.
Who sexually abused John?
I don't know.
We never talked about it.
Who abused you? Was it Father Chet?
What?
No.
How long were you and John engaged?
Almost a year.
How old's your son?
Eight.
His father died in Afghanistan.
We'd only been married a year.
Jason was only six weeks old, so he never met him.
Did he and John get along?
Yeah. They had fun together.
When was the last time you talked to John?
The day he killed himself.
We met for breakfast,
and then he went to work and ate his gun.
I'm so mad at him for doing this to Jason.
And then he writes a note to his mom and some priest,
but not me?
We were getting married in a month.
And now you're telling me
that he was sexually abused
and he was in therapy?
I don't understand.
Oh, I don't under-- don't understand.
And he pulled back lately.
I thought it was the wedding.
If he was getting cold feet, he didn't need to do this.
Oh, my God.
- Danny Mitchell. - Yeah?
Oh, hey. Brody, right?
Yeah.
Abby Kowalski.
What about her?
What's your deal with her?
It's none of your business.
Richie said you two are friends.
It's not what I'd say, but okay.
- What would you say? - Well, I already said I it.
It's none of your business.
You know what I'd say?
I'd say that friends don't need birthday advice.
How do you know Abby?
We're not friends.
I'm taking Abby out for her birthday.
So am I.
Yeah, well, we'll see.
Yup, we'll see.
Guest list is at 39,
40 if we invite Brody or Danny,
but we're not going there yet.
I need two of you to help me Friday afternoon.
We're gonna buy everything-- wine, beer,
lots of appetizers.
And we can't afford a band,
so I'm just gonna bring my iPod.
- What about dinner? - Can't afford dinner.
Unless I chip in, which I would love to do,
but I understand if this is just a brother thing.
No, it's not just a brother thing.
Great. I'll cover dinner.
Thank you.
Brody or Danny?
Okay, wait, wait. Why don't--
why don't we do Team Brody versus Team Danny?
Whoever wins gets to invite their guy.
Whoever wins what?
What would Abby's ultimate gift be?
Anything Chicago Bears.
Something with Brian Urlacher.
- An autograph? - Meet him.
Date with him.
Wait, I got it.
Whoever gets Brian Urlacher
to wish Abby a Happy Birthday first.
- How about that? - That's pretty good.
- You like that? - That's good!
Bring it in. There it is. Game on.
Only John and God know the reason
he killed himself.
And you.
Well, I sit in for God.
And since God's not gonna tell anybody what John said,
neither am I.
It's pretty simple.
What's that like?
Hearing a person's worst sin?
Well, you know. You hear confessions.
I get confessions,
but I don't offer forgiveness.
Unless I think it's gonna make the scumball talk.
And in this case, am I the scumball
you're trying to get to talk?
No. In this case, you are the priest
whose name I'm trying to clear.
I'm not worried about my name.
So who molested him?
I can't talk about John's problems.
Did you know John was in group therapy with Herschel?
What?
A sexual abuse survivors' group.
You didn't know.
Well, I knew John was in therapy.
So, wait, Herschel and John knew each other?
That's how Herschel got the gun.
The kid's messed up. John was just trying to help.
Herschel repays him by stealing his gun.
It's crazy how all this is connected.
If you think God is crazy...
How is your relationship with your creator these days?
It's fine... I think.
- Needs some work? - No.
Well, maybe.
I go to mass, uh, Easter, Christmas...
Your Jesuit Uncle know all that?
I hope not.
He's celebrating 50 years in the priesthood.
Oh.
How long have you been a priest?
I only got 40 years.
And on that...
Here's to 40 more
and 50 more for Uncle Charlie.
- Whoo! - Oh, my.
You had drinks with Father Chet,
the pedophile priest?
I don't think he's a pedophile.
The paper says you're gonna fire him anyway.
Chaplain is a volunteer position.
The press doesn't know what it's talking about as usual.
Oh, it's work. Kowalski.
What?
When?
Okay.
Someone killed Father Chet.
Father Chet was shot last night
in the parking lot of his church rectory
approximately 10:00 p.m.
Homicide's handling the case.
- Any witnesses? - No.
Any idea who the killer is?
No leads yet.
They haven't found the murder weapon.
It says he was shot point-blank in the chest.
Okay.
So to get that close means
he must've known the killer.
It's possible.
What do you mean, it's possible? It's obvious.
And I'm sure homicide would consider all the evidence.
So it's all on homicide now? What about our case?
As I was about to say, as I.A.,
we still have the accusation against Father Chet to clear.
I had a drink with Father Chet.
My gut tells me he's not a pedophile now or ever.
You can't know that for sure, Abby.
Just because he's a priest, it doesn't make him a pedophile.
No, that's not what I'm saying.
But that's what everybody else is saying.
What we need to prove is whether or not
Father Chet's alleged sexual abuse of John Addison
contributed to his homicide.
Well, I wanna know if John's suicide
contributed to Father Chet's murder.
Where do you think we should start?
Well, Betsy and Emily
certainly had reason enough to go after Father Chet
because of John.
Pass it on to homicide.
Check their whereabouts last night.
- You sure about this? - Yeah.
You get like eight pounds of ribs.
That's him. That's Urlacher's Agent.
Excuse me, Mr. Weitz!
How you doing? Can I have a moment of your time, please?
Listen, I'm sure you get a dozen requests,
but this is actually really important.
Not now, man.
I mean, it's more than just important.
It's more like life and death.
It's exactly like life and death.
My sister is Brian Urlacher's number-one fan.
Yeah, Abby--Abby never misses a Bears game.
She refuses to even TiVo.
Everything has to be in real time.
Yeah, so we thought it'd be great to surprise her
if, you know, Brian Urlacher could,
you know, personally wish her a Happy Birthday.
It would mean so much.
Call my assistant.
What are you doing, man? This is our best shot.
Like Urlacher's ever gonna agree to this.
I don't know what we were thinking.
What if Donnie gets to Urlacher, huh?
No way I can take Donnie having bragging rights for a year.
You?
Come on.
All right.
Sir, we're police officers.
What kind of commercial is he shooting?
All I know is Brian Urlacher is inside
shooting a commercial.
They started at 6:00 a.m. what, uh--
they should be breaking for lunch soon.
Well, I hate waiting.
Sorry. My, uh, ex kept me waiting all the time.
How are you doing with that?
The divorce? Uh, better than I was.
I think I'm just about ready to get back out in the world.
It's a fun place.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Lots of fun.
Between the listening, the mentoring,
and the Kumbaya sing-alongs,
according to 20 altar boys,
there's no way Father Chet could've been John's molester.
The phones have been ringing off the hook all day
with people demanding we stop sullying
Father Chet's good name.
Homicide get back to you on Betsy and Emily?
Both alibis check out.
Ballistics came back. Bullet was a 40-caliber.
I still think John's suicide and Father Chet's murder
are not a coincidence.
So who in John's life
would blame Father Chet enough to kill him?
I've been going through his records, commendations,
financials,
looking for any link between John and Father Chet.
Three days before his suicide,
John gave a large sum of money
to the sexual abuse survivor group he goes to.
So John had a lot of money.
John's mother and stepfather had a lot of money.
John didn't.
I don't see any deposits from them.
Exactly.
But $10,000 was deposited into John's account every month.
What's "Lakefront Incorporated"?
I'm still digging, but three months ago
$200,000 was deposited to John's account.
Two days later, the majority of that
was spent at Ethan Lord's jewelers.
Most likely on Betsy's engagement ring.
It sounds like a payoff.
So the question is, who keeps putting money
into John's account?
John left us the condo, but after what happened--
You can move in with us.
No, Emily, we have the apartment.
We're fine. The offer stands.
Franklin and I have both told you that.
You and Franklin are very generous.
When it comes to this family, yes.
Is that why Franklin deposited large sums of money
into John's account?
How much are you talking about?
Just over $1 million in ten years.
It's not some kind of trust fund?
No, not that I'm aware of.
Just after your son turned 20,
Franklin started depositing $10,000 a month
into John's account under a dummy company name.
We think it was hush money.
- What? - That's impossible.
What are you saying?
You never considered the possibility
that Franklin could have molested John?
No!
It was Father Chet.
He raped my son.
He pushed my son to kill himself.
Betsy, where's Jason?
Oh, my God, what are you insinuating?
I think it's time for you to leave.
We need to ask your son some questions.
Where is he?
He's at the house with Franklin.
Mom!
Franklin and I got into a wicked water fight!
And I was definitely on the losing end of that one,
huh, bud?
Take your son to the other room.
Let's go get you dry and dressed, hon.
Em, are you okay?
She's trying to figure out how to ask you--
- Please, not here. - Well, ask me what?
How long had you been sexually abusing
your stepson John?
What is this?
Em...
Did it happen immediately, or did it take a while
to gain his trust? - Stop it. Stop this.
I want you two out of this house.
You're upsetting my wife.
Not before we get to the truth.
Why were you giving John money every month, Franklin?
And how could I know nothing about it?
I gave John the money to invest.
- Or to keep him quiet. - No.
That's why you killed Father Chet, isn't it?
- No. - So no one would ever find out
that you were sexually abusing John.
I have an alibi
for the night Father Chet was shot.
What are you saying, Franklin?
Hook him up.
Franklin Brown, you have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you
in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you.
Why am I here?
Where is Franklin? I need to talk to him.
Emily, our sex crimes unit spoke to Jason.
He admitted that Franklin had touched him inappropriately,
watched him get dressed, that he had--
Is it not enough that my son is dead?
Now you're trying to destroy my entire family.
Jason is a child. You confused him.
He doesn't know what he's saying.
Franklin also finally admitted to the abuse.
I don't believe you.
What did you do to him? What did you say?
Why is this happening?
You know why, Emily, because it's happened before.
Shut your mouth! You don't know what you're talking about.
You've admitted yourself that John was a different kid
when he turned ten.
Because of Father Chet!
John loved being an altar boy at first,
but then slowly his personality changed.
He became more and more withdrawn.
- When did you first notice? - Around his 10th birthday.
I remember, because a lot was happening.
I--I was getting married.
Franklin and I were just moving in...
Go on.
It's also the same time
you think the abuse began, right?
No...
It was Father Chet. It couldn't have been--
Emily, I understand. John was your only son.
Someone had to pay for what was done to him.
We confirmed Franklin's alibi.
He couldn't have killed Father Chet.
We also rechecked your alibi
and discovered you were 30 minutes late
for your dinner date, giving you plenty of time
to shoot Father Chet in Pullman
and make your way back to downtown Chicago.
That's insane.
Not as insane as when we find
the 40-caliber semi-automatic John gave you.
Just in case.
You couldn't protect John back then,
but now you decided to take justice into your own hands.
It was only right and fair.
I knew something wasn't right with John,
but I just couldn't put my finger on it.
But after John's suicide and then--
and then Father Chet,
it all made sense.
Well, unfortunately, you killed the wrong man.
Thank you.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
Ballistics matched Emily's gun.
How did you know she had a 40-caliber semi?
I didn't. I guessed.
It doesn't seem right Father Chet died for nothing.
In a way, his death allowed
a decade-old secret to be revealed.
Too bad it didn't come out in time
to prevent John from taking his own life.
I don't think that's what John was struggling with.
In his note he said,
"I just want this war inside of me to stop.
I don't ever wanna hurt him."
You think the "him" he was referring to is Jason?
Betsy said in the last few weeks
he'd started to withdraw from her and Jason.
I think he was struggling, and I think he was scared
he was gonna repeat what was done to him.
It makes sense.
I guess we'll never know, huh?
Surprise!
Guys! What is this?
It's a surprise party! Happy Birthday!
I wasn't expecting any of this.
That's the great thing about surprise parties--
you don't see it coming. - Thank you!
- Oh, beer? - Oh, sure!
Hey, uh, Happy Birthday.
Oh, wait! Sorry!
Our present first. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, shouldn't we wait for mom and dad?
No. Trust me, you're gonna wanna see this
again and again.
Thank you. Sit down. Oh, okay.
So all the Kowalskis got together,
including Mackie,
and put this together for you.
It's our way of saying sorry
for busting your chops these last few months.
All right, here we go.
This is Brian Urlacher's yard.
No way! No way!
This is Brian Urlacher's door.
Hi.
Oh, my God, that's Brian Urlacher!
Richie, Steve. Yes, no?
Oh, I'm so-- I'm so sorry, dude.
This is crazy! Oh, my gosh.
You are really Brian Urlacher!
Yes.
Abby, it's really Brian Urlacher,
2005 defensive player of the year,
seven-time pro bowler, the best linebacker
the Chicago Bears have ever had!
Well, that's nice of you to say,
but I think my man Briggs
and a couple guys, Singletary and Butkus,
may have a little issue with that.
Oh, yeah. No, no. Those guys are great.
You're great.
The Chicago Bears are great.
This is the best day of my entire life!
Oh! Gonna have to hear about this for months!
I still cannot believe you pulled this off!
- Neither can I! - No, no, no, no.
Wait, there's more. Oh. What?
Whenever you're ready, Mr. Urlacher.
You can call me Brian, please.
Hey, Abby, did you just hear that?
Brian Urlacher said I could call him Brian.
Whenever you're ready, Brian.
All right. Hi, Abby. Brian Urlacher here.
I just wanna thank you for your support
and being my number-one fan.
Um, please keep cheering in real time.
We appreciate that, and we feel your support,
so please keep doing that.
I know you're having a hard time right now,
but you're gonna get through it.
We're behind you.
Just keep doing what you're doing.
Thank you.
I wanna wish you a Happy Birthday,
and my next sack, if I get one,
is gonna be for you, Abby.
Thanks.
What did you two say to him?
Well, we may have let it slip that you're 12
and physically challenged.
I mean, like, you are. You're physically challenged.
And Brian just filled in the blanks.
I can't believe you two lied to Brian Urlacher.
But you guys all heard that, right?
He hears me cheering in real time.
- Right? - Is that not--
I can't believe Brian Urlacher wished me a Happy Birthday!
I can't believe you knew about this!
Where's Carlos?
Home with the boys. Babysitter was sick.
Ooh, cupcakes.
Tough act to follow after the Urlacher video,
so I'm thinking about taking the gift back.
Danny, you didn't have to do this.
Yes, I did.
Oh, my God.
Bears tickets?
Yeah, I was hoping you'd take me.
Oh, shit.
Well, you don't have to.
No, no, no, it's fine. Uh, I'm gonna get a drink.
Do you want a drink? I'll get you a drink.
- You invited him? - No.
It was Donnie, wasn't it? You couldn't take losing.
- No, I invited him. - What?
How was I supposed to know
you were throwing me a surprise party?
Oh, God.
I'm sorry. It was a surprise.
No, no harm done.
Why don't you get yourself a drink?
I'm gonna get some ice.
- Cool. - Okay.
Hey, Mom. You guys still at the airport?
Wow, a two-hour delay on the tarmac.
I bet dad was happy about that.
No, it's going great.
Uh, Brian Urlacher wishing me Happy Birthday
was an amazing surprise.
No, Mom, I'm not. I'm fine. I'm happy.
It's just...
I had a hard case this week.
Yeah, absolutely.
When you get back, we'll have our own little party.
I'll get Chinese, and we'll rent Sabrina.
Okay, I love you.
Bye.
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