“Brothers & Sisters” Episode 121 Recap: "Grapes of Wrath"

Cut to the kitchen. Sarah is checking up on her strawberry shortcake. What, does she need to do? Take its pulse or something? It’s a cake for goodness sake. Leave it be, woman!

Nora comes in and asks how she’s doing.

Sarah: You know, I wish that everybody wasn’t treating Joe like he was radioactive.
Nora: I’m sorry. I’ll try to be more pleasant. But I’m angry at him!
Sarah: You think I’m not? Just please. Don’t throw any more fuel on the fire!

Nora says she has some experience with cheating husbands and she’s worried that Joe might do it again.

Sarah says it’s not simply a matter of trust. She has children to think of, and she wants to stay together for them. She wants her kids to have the kind of childhood she had.

Sarah: I grew up feeling like I was part of something whole. And that’s all I wanted for my kids.

Sarah gets all weepy. I half expect her to eat the whole cake as comfort food, but that won't happen of course. There are bigger things in that cake's future than just being eaten.

Cut to outside on the verandah. Holly, in her pink confection of a dress, is flitting about like some mad butterfly chatting with potential investors. She sees Professor Mark all by himself and wanders up to him. Oh Holly, are you seriously going after another one of Nora’s men? Oh dear, I think she is.

Uncle Saul happens to be standing nearby and he notices Holly being all witty and flirtatious with Mark. He pulls her away.

Saul: You’re trying to screw with my sister and I’m warning you. I want you to drop it right now.

Cut to another room. What are they in a monastery somewhere? The place looks like it has adobe walls.

Kitty is completely looped. What has she gotten into I wonder?

Kevin happens upon her and wonders the same thing. She is slurring her words and is nearly incoherent-- calling him “Ken” of all things.

Turns out she borrowed a few aspirin from his dopp kit. Only they weren’t aspirin – they were muscle relaxants from when Kevin threw out his back. Oh thank heavens. For a minute there I thought they were ecstasy pills and the writers had stolen an old storyline from Six Feet Under.

I have to give it up to Calista Flockhart. She does a good drunk. (And I don't mean Harrison Ford!)

In her inebriated state, Kitty lets it slip that she asked McAllister to marry her.