"Brothers & Sisters" Episode 206 Recap: “Two Places”

Lena and Justin continue to make out for a moment, but then Lena finally pushes him away. I guess she’s saving her waffles for Tommy.

They go back to their table and discover Rebecca is gone.

Cut to McAllister’s Santa Barbara ranch. Kitty is on the couch when McAllister comes in. He can see something is wrong.

Kitty: I had a miscarriage. Actually they call it a missed miscarriage. I guess the baby died a few days ago or maybe a week.
McAllister: What happened?
Kitty: They don’t know. They say this happens all the time.

Kitty tells him she has a D&C scheduled tomorrow to remove the non-viable fetus. A couple days in bed and she’ll be fine.

Kitty: It’s good. It’s nature’s way of ending a potential problem. And we don’t have to rush the wedding.

Cut to Sarah’s house. She’s gone up to Paige’s room to see what caused her to go all Linda Blair Exorcist-y earlier. But Paige isn’t in her room. Check the ceiling! She might be floating up there doing unspeakable things with a crucifix.

Cut to a short time later. Joe and Sarah are pacing the living room on separate phones calling everyone they can think of. No one has seen Paige. They hang up and begin to turn on one another. Joe thinks it is Sarah’s fault because Paige was staying with her when she ran away. Sarah says it’s Joe’s fault — Paige is only acting out because of the new custody arrangement.

The phone rings. It’s Nora. She says she found Paige on her doorstep. How did Paige get to Nora’s house? Did she drive or something?

Nora says Paige wants to stay the night and Sarah and Joe readily agree. Wise move. This new Exorcist-y Paige could be on the verge of power barfing pea soup. Better that she do it at someone else's house.

Cut to the next morning at McAllister’s Santa Barbara ranch. Kitty is up and in the kitchen. McAllister enters and asks how she’s doing. She says she tried to drink a cup of coffee which to her seems like a statement of finality. She’s not pregnant.

McAllister: It’s not over. You can try again.
Kitty: I know.

Kitty tells him Nora is taking her to get the D&C, but he insists that he wants to take her. (He thought she said D&G. He'd heard they make nice wallets.)

Cut to the Walker mansion. Rebecca is in her room packing her bags. Justin comes in and asks why she’s leaving.

Justin: Is this because of last night?
Rebecca: Are you using again Justin?
Justin: I’m taking pain medication for my leg. You know that.
Rebecca: Yeah and I also know what people look like when they’re high, and last night you were high, Justin.
Justin: Why are you being so judgmental?
Rebecca: Because I have spent every waking minute trying to take care of you.
Justin: Who asked you to?
Rebecca: Nobody! Nobody. I have no idea what I’m doing here.
Justin: You know what. You’re right. I’m using more than what the doctor prescribed because I’m trying to get better. Fast. I’m sick and tired of being here while my friends die over there. I can’t tell anyone that because they won’t get it. I wanna go back. Can you understand that?

WHAT!? Justin wants to go “back to Iraq”? That’s news to me. I’d heard the green zone is supposedly lovely in the fall, but seriously, why would he want to go back there?

Rebecca: I don’t believe you. I think you’re telling yourself that because it seems noble and important, but you are using because you’re an addict, Justin. And you’ll always find a reason.