[voiceover] Sometimes you know something's coming. You feel it in the air. In your gut. You don't sleep at night. The voice in your head's telling you that something is gonna go terribly wrong. And there's nothing you can do to stop it. That's how I felt when my brother came home.
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Characters
Danny RayburnBen Mendelsohn · 23 quotes
John RayburnKyle Chandler · 18 quotes
Kevin RayburnNorbert Leo Butz · 7 quotes
Chelsea O'BannonChloë Sevigny · 6 quotes
Sally RayburnSissy Spacek · 4 quotes
Meg RayburnLinda Cardellini · 3 quotes
Robert RayburnSam Shepard · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Danny Rayburn & John Rayburn (7), Danny Rayburn & Chelsea O'Bannon (5), Danny Rayburn & Kevin Rayburn (4)
S1 E15Unfinished Business
[voiceover] I didn't know why he decided to come back. I didn't know then what he's running from. None of us did. I just knew he was always getting into trouble. And I was always coming to his rescue. Trying to save him from himself. But this time I didn't know whether I'd be able to save him.
Before I sit down, I'd like to say a few words about my kids. Um, there's Meg, my sunshine, who went north to Tallahassee to study law up in Yankee country. And then there's Kevin, my youngest son, whose love of the sea and life, and the 3:00 cocktail kept him here.
Woo-hoo! Thank you.
And of course there's John, who likes taking care of people so much that he decided to take care of the whole bunch of us, not just the family, the whole damn island. And then... Oh, yeah. Last but not least is my oldest. Mmm. Uh, Danny. The one who got away, you might say. But he always finds a reason to come back. Even if it is to ask for money. I'm only kidding. Weekend wouldn't be the same without you.
I wouldn't miss it, Dad.
Your life's not always gonna be this perfect. Things happen to people. And then you'll need me. And then you'll know.
[voiceover] I always thought the greatest thing that happened to me was being born a Rayburn. Now I'm not so sure. I'm gonna tell you everything. It's not very pleasant. But it's the truth. What we did to our brother we had to do. Please don't judge us. We're not bad people. But we did a bad thing.
[voiceover] My brother Kevin is the hot-head of the family; always letting his emotions get the better of him. The truth is he's a lot like my father, and I think Kevin is proud of that.
Hey, how bad a thing are we doing here?
EOEric O'Bannon
Don't worry, bro. You ain't Capone.
Well, if it isn't the lesser of two evils. Haven't you learned to stay away from your brother?
You're looking good, Chels.
Only by comparison. Because you look like shit.
[voiceover] My sister is a good person. She takes care of people. She wants everyone to be happy. But when our brother came home, that was impossible. There was no way for her to make everyone happy.
[voiceover] Meg was happy when Danny came home. All she ever wanted was to include him. Make him feel part of the family. But what she really wanted was to fix the past to make up for what was lost. To make us all forget. But she couldn't. Because as smart as she is no one can change the past.
[voiceover] Maybe it was Meg's decision that started this whole thing. I tried to tell her, but she wouldn't listen to me. Still I can't blame her for what she did. Whatever mistakes she made, her heart was in the right place. And in the end, she's my sister...
[on the phone to Meg] What did you do?
[voiceover] ...and I trust her with my life.
Well, you've got a group of six. Father and son and two sets of newlyweds.
They'll be divorced by the time I'm through.
Are you seriously trying to threaten me?
No, baby. I'm not threatening you. I am not threatening you. I could fucking threaten you. I could do the big-brother thing. Bully around the little sister. It's never been our relationship, though, has it? I've always looked out for you. Even when we were little kids, I felt sorry for you because Dad hated me, but at least I got his attention. Now, I don't care if you're fucking around. I don't. I don't judge you. I got your back, Mister. I just hope you got mine. Hey, I wanna tell you something. You don't have to marry Marco.
I know that.
No, you don't. And you may marry him because you think that's what Dad wants. I've watched you try to please him and try to please him. But you just... You can't. You never will.
Why's that?
Because you're not her.
You're right my love.
That's nice to know. About what?
Exactly what you're thinking.
I don't even know what I'm thinking, how can you?
That little critter. [grasshopper on a blade of grass] It's in the same boat as us. Just hangin' on.
You supposed to be drinking?
I'm supposed to be dead.
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