"Brothers & Sisters" Episode 204 Recap: “States of the Union”

Cut to the next morning. Holly arrives at the winery to find Lena manning the reception desk in that same floral wrap blouse she was wearing the day before. Holly smells a rat, or maybe Lena forgot her Secret deodorant yesterday morning.

Holly: Tommy, a word.

The word is “busted!” Holly gets Tommy behind closed doors and lays into him for sleeping with the help.

Holly: I wrote the book on this, remember? I did it with your father for twenty years with a hell of a lot more discretion. Now tell me this isn’t actually happening.

Tommy can’t deny it.

Holly: That is it. It ends now. From now on it is a choice. And I hope you make the right one.

Cut back to the spa. Kitty and Sarah are packed and checked out of their room, but they can’t find their mother. They eventually track her down in the quiet room. This time she really is quiet and refuses to speak to them.

Suddenly, now that her trap is shut, both Kitty and Sarah are really desperate for her guidance. Kitty begs Nora to tell her what she really thinks about McAllister’s prenup.

Nora: All right, Kitty, just really quickly. Maybe it really does mean something. Sometimes in a relationship you have to have enough trust for both of you.

Then she lays out some motherly advice for Sarah.

Nora: If a relationship isn’t working then you have to acknowledge it. Have the courage to let go and hurt like holy hell and move on. Anyway, I’m done lecturing….

Behind her a strapping young masseuse smiles and calls out, “Ms. Walker?”

Nora: …and I have an appointment.

Gee, you know I’d heard there would be a surprising sexual liaison in this episode. Since Tommy and Lena were hardly a surprise, maybe they were referring to Nora and her massage therapist? He’s a hottie. Reminds me of Danny Tidwell from So You Think You Can Dance.

Cut back to the Walker mansion. Justin is making breakfast. Rebecca walks in on eggshells. She apologizes again for suspecting him of upping his pain meds. I don’t know what she’s apologizing about. It was a reasonable assumption given his sudden knee bendyness and history of drug addiction. Justin shrugs it off and tells her not to worry about it.

Justin: Maybe I overreacted a bit. Even the smallest dosage of that stuff really amplifies things. In my book it’s quashed. We’re done.

Besides, he’s been waiting for her to get up so they can get back to the rumpus room and watch more episodes of that faux Laguna Hills show.

Justin: I kinda wanted to know if the girl with the boobs forgave the initials girl.

All is right with the world. Or is it?

Cut to McAllister’s office. Kitty arrives back from her spa getaway. She doesn’t actually look rested, but I do notice that she has one of the wedding reception floral centerpieces sticking out of her pocket book. Thief!

Kitty tells him she accidentally found the prenup.

Kitty: Maybe you don’t entirely believe that we’re gonna make it and that’s okay. Because I do. And I’m sorry that I didn’t before. I just know that somehow you and me we’re going to be okay. So if you need me to sign a piece of paper….