MOM “Pilot” Written by Chuck Lorre Eddie Gorodetsky Gemma Baker WRITERS DRAFT Novembexr 27, 2012 TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 “MOM* COLD OPEN FADE IN: INT. UPSCALE RESTAURANT, NAPA VALLEY - NIGHT NIGHT 1 (Christy, Gabriel, Edward, Janice, Steve, Lydia, Ethel, Extras) WE OPEN ON BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE EATING BEAUTIFUL FOOD IN A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT IN THE HEART OF BEAUTIFUL WINE COUNTRY. IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL WE SEE CHRISTY, A PRETTY, THIRTY- SOMETHING WAITRESS, POURING A GLASS OF WINE FOR A _HANDSOME, MIDDLE-AGED COUPLE, EDWARD AND JANICE. CHRISTY (CRYING, MASCARA RUNNING DOWN HER CHEEKS, BUT GAMELY SOLDIERING ON) I think you'll find our Napa Chardonnay to have hints of vanilla and caramel with a velvety smooth finish. EDWARD Are you alright? CHRISTY Me? I'm fine. Taste it. HE TENTATIVELY TAKES A SIP. EDWARD Very good. CHRISTY Yeah, 2004 was a great year for this wine. Not so much for me. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “"Pilot” 2. 11-27-2012 (CO) SHE CONTINUES TO SNIFFLE AS SHE POURS A GLASS FOR JANICE AND THEN FOR EDWARD DURING: CHRISTY (CONT’D) Do you have any questions about the menu? EDWARD (HESITANTLY) I don’t think so. CHRISTY Alrighty, well, sip and savor, and I'll be back in a minute to take your order. JANICE Take as much time as you need. CHRISTY GOES TO CHECK ON ANOTHER TABLE, STEVE AND LYDIA. CHRISTY (STILL CRYING) So did I talk you into that soufflé? STEVE Uh, yeah, two. CHRISTY Good call. (THROUGH TEARS) You won't wanna share. A RUNNER HANDS HER A PIECE OF CAKE WITH A CANDLE IN IT. SHE LIGHTS IT AS SHE DELIVERS IT TO A TABLE AND PLACES IN FRONT OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN, ETHEL. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM 3. 11-27-2012 (CO) CHRISTY (CONT'’D) (STILL SNIFFLING) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU / HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU / HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR... ETHEL Ethel. CHRISTY Nice name. (THEN) DEAR ETHEL / HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. SHE WALKS AWAY FROM THE BEWILDERED WOMAN AND CROSSES INTO THE KITCHEN. . RESET TO: INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS A BUSTLING FIVE STAR KITCHEN. A BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY. CHRISTY ENTERS TO RETRIEVE DISHES AND GARNISH THEM AS THE RESTAURANT MANAGER, GABRIEL, A GOOD-LOOKING MAN IN HIS THIRTIES, CROSSES IN BEHIND HER. GABRIEL Christy? What the hell is going on with you? CHRISTY (STILL CRYING) I can’t talk now, Gabriel. I'm working. GABRIEL I'm getting a lot of complaints. CHRISTY Really? About what? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 4. 11-27-2012 (CO) GABRIEL About one of my waitresses having a nervous breakdown. CHRISTY Is it Jennifer? GABRIEL It’'s you. CHRISTY Me? No, these are happy tears. GABRIEL Maybe you should take the rest of the night off. CHRISTY Are you crazy?! I can’'t afford to do that. I have children to feed. Plus my rent’s due, and then there’s the bills. Credit cards bills, electric bills, gas bills, medical bills, loan shark bills -- GABRIEL You have a loan shark? CHRISTY You can’t borrow money from a bank to pay off a bookie. GABRIEL You have a bookie? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 5. 11-27-2012 (CO) CHRISTY You got a better way to bet on football? (THEN COMPLETELY BREAKING DOWN) Oh Gabriel, made so many mistakes, so many bad choices. GABRIEL Come here, sit down. HE TAKES HER TO A STOOL. GABRIEL (CONT'D) Where’'s all this coming from? What happened? CHRISTY I was telling the couple at table four about the salmon special, and you know what the guy said to me? GABRIEL What? CHRISTY He said I was a very good waitress. GABRIEL Uh-huh... CHRISTY Is that all I am? A very good waitress? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 6. 11-27-2012 (€O) GABRIEL No, no, you're much more than that. And if it makes you feel any better, you’re not really that good a waitress. CHRISTY You’re just saying that to be nice. I've failed at everything. School, marriage, being a lesbian -- GABRIEL Lesbian? What? CHRISTY I tried so hard to be gay. I just can’t talk about my feelings that much. GABRIEL Well, you seem to have gotten over that. CHRISTY And then there’s all those soft core porn films I made. Those don’t go away, you know. They live forever on the internet. GABRIEL Yeah, I‘ve actually seen a few of ‘em. By accident. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 7. 11-27-2012 (CO) CHRISTY What do I tell my son when he sees them? GABRIEL (SEARCHING) You didn’t know what you were doing? You were 6n drugs? CHRISTY Really? I should tell him the truth? Hmm. Maybe. And what about my daughter? She’s drinking, smoking pot and having sex with some idiot boy with a chain on his wallet. But what can I do? I can’t take the moral high ground. When I was her age I was doing so much worse! (THEN, REALIZING) You know, my mother told me that some day I’'d have a daughter who'd punish me like I punished her. The bitch was right. GABRIEL Hey, that’s just something moms say. My mother was a piece of work too. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM 11-27-2012 CHRISTY Really? Did your mother hide hashish in your diaper so she could cross the Turkish border? Did your mother pass out drunk on the couch with a lit cigarette so many times that you slept with a fire extinguisher instead of a teddy bear? Did your mother come to your high school graduation on a motorcycle she stole from a coke dealer she had a “trade arrangement” with? ‘GABRIEL No, but she was cold and distant. CHRISTY Not the same thing. GABRIEL Look, I understand that your childhood was rough, but this is not the time to have a breakdown. CHRISTY I‘m not having a breakdown. (REALIZING) I'm having a breakthrough. All my problems are her fault. GABRIEL Oh come on, Christy, that can’t be right. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 9. 11-27-2012 (Co) CHRISTY Hey, somebody has to be responsible for my mess of a life, and it’s certainly not gonna be me! (THEN) Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a job to do. CHRISTY GRABS SOME DISHES AND CROSSES OUT TO THE DINING ROOM. RESET TO: INT. RESTAURANT - CHRISTY CROSSES TO ETHEL'S TABLE. CHRISTY (TO ETHEL) Were you the one who complained about me? (BEFORE ETHEL CAN RESPOND) Don’t lie to me, Ethel. I know it was you. CHRISTY CROSSES OFF, AND ON ETHEL’S EXPRESSION, WE: CUT TO: MAIN TITLES TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “Pilot" 10. 11-27-2012 ACT ONE SCENE A FADE IN: EXT. CHRISTY'S HOUSE - LATER THAT NIGHT (NIGHT 1) (Christy, Luke) A COOKIE CUTTER RENTAL IN A WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD. CHRISTY PULLS INTO THE DRIVEWAY IN A BEAT UP OLD CAR. WE HEAR A WAYNE DYER SELF-HELP CD PLAYING INSIDE HER CAR. WAYNE (V.O.) How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours. CUT TO: INT. CAR - CONTINUQUS AS SHE LISTENS: WAYNE (V.0.) When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. Remember, a mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe. CHRISTY LOOKS UP AND SEES TEENAGE BOY, LUKE, CLIMBING OUT HER DAUGHTER'S WINDOW. WE CAN SEE HIS WALLET CHAINED TO HIS PANTS. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" . 11. 11~27-2012 CHRISTY I swear, I'm gonna choke him to death with that stupid wallet chain. CUT TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 12. 11-27-2012 (I/B) SCENE B INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER (NIGHT 1) (Christy, Violet) CHRISTY ENTERS HER LIVING ROOM AND TURNS ON THE LIGHT. SHE TAKES OFF HER JACKET AS HER BEAUTIFUL, SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER VIOLET CROSSES OUT OF THE BEDROOM. VIOLET IS IN SLEEP CLOTHES AND IS RUBBING HER EYES AS IF SHE JUST WOKE UP. THEY BOTH GRAB DRINKS AND/OR SNACKS FROM THE FRIDGE DURING: VIOLET (FEIGNED GROGGY) Hi. CHRISTY I'm sorry, did I wake you? VIOLET okay. How was work? CHRISTY Fine. What’'d you do tonight? VIOLET Not much. I did my homework, helped Roscoe with his science project, got him to bed, went online for a bit and then crashed. CHRISTY Sounds pretty boring. VIOLET It was alright. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 13. 11-27-2012 (1/B) CHRISTY Violet, sit a minute. VIOLET What’s up? CHRISTY Just sit. THEY SIT AT KITCHEN TABLE. CHRISTY (CONT'D) (CONSIDERS, THEN) I want you to promise me something. VIOLET okay. CHRISTY If you ever go to Hawaii, please bring plastic bags to the beach. VIOLET What? CHRISTY The wind blows them in the water and the ancient sea turtles think they’re jellyfish and they eat them and then they die. Which is horrible because sea turtles are magnificent creatures. VIOLET What? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “Pilot" 14, 11-27-2012 (I/B) CHRISTY That'’s what my mother told me when she found out that I was having sex. VIOLET I have no idea what you’re talking about. And not having sex. CHRISTY Violet, lie to the woman who does your laundry. I can read the stains like tea leaves. And just so you know, I got pregnant with you when I was a teenager and - please don’t take this the wrong way - it ruined my life. CHRISTY STARTS TO CROSS OUT. VIOLET Why would I take that the wrong way? CHRISTY I love you. VIOLET I'm sure you think you do. (THEN) Wait -- CHRISTY STOPS. VIOLET (CONT'D) What was Grandma's point with the whole sea turtle thing? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 15 11-27-2012 CHRISTY I don‘t think there was one. She liked to get drunk on vodka and Tang and watch National Geographic. G'night. CHRISTY CONTINUES TO HER BEDROOM. CUT TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot” 16. 11-27-2012 (1/C) SCENE C INT. CHRISTY'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 1 (Christy, Roscoe) CHRISTY CROSSES INTO HER BEDROOM AND SEES HER NINE-YEAR-OLD SON, ROSCOE, ASLEEP IN HER BED. SHE TAKES A MOMENT TO ENJOY THE BLISSFULLY SERENE MOMENT, THEN PICKS HIM UP GENTLY AND CARRIES HIM OUT OF HER ROOM AND INTO HIS DURING: CHRISTY (SOTTO) Let’s get you back in your own bed. ROSCOE (HALF ASLEEP) Hi, Mom. CHRISTY Hi, sweetie. ROSCOE I waited up for you. CHRISTY Thank you. ROSCOE Violet’s boyfriend was over. CHRISTY I know. ROSCOE They were kissing. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

17. 11-27-2012 (1/C) CHRISTY I'm sure they were. ROSCOE They took a shower together. CHRISTY Terrific. RESET TO: INT. ROSCOE'S BEDROOM - CONTINUQUS CHRISTY CROSSES IN AND PUTS HIM IN BED. ROSCOE Are you coming to my talent show tomorrow? CHRISTY That‘’s tomorrow? What time? ROSCOE Two o’clock. CHRISTY Oh honey, I have to work the lunch shift. ROSCOE It’s okay. not good anyway. HE ROLLS OVER AND GOES TO SLEEP. SHE REACTS TO THIS, THEN: CHRISTY just rip out my heart. ROSCOE shh, Mommy. I’‘m sleeping. TV Calling - For PRPOgOses only

18 MOM "Pilot” . (1/D) 11-27-2012 SCENE D INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER (NIG 1 (Christy, Gabriel) CHRISTY CROSSES BACK IN AND HEARS A SOFT KNOCK FROM THE FRONT DOOR. SHE OPENS IT REVEALING GABRIEL. GABRIEL Hi. SHE KISSES HIM LONG AND PASSIONATELY IN THE DOORWAY, THEN: GABRIEL (CONT’'D) You feeling better? CHRISTY Than when I was blowing snot bubbles into the bouillabaisse? Sure. Listen, I'm gonna need to leave work early tomorrow to get to Roscoe’'s talent show. GABRIEL Geez Christy, after what happened tonight, if I give you special treatment tomorrow, people are gonna suspect that something is going on between us. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

19. MOM "Pilot" (I/D) 11-27-2012 CHRISTY You're right. We should stop doing this. Goodbye, Gabriel. SHE. CLOSES THE DOOR IN HIS STARTLED FACE. SHE WAITS AT THE DOOR. THERE IS A SOFT KNOCK. SHE OPENS IT. CHRISTY (CONT'D) (PLEASANTLY) What’s up? GABRIEL Ccan you go to the school and come back in less than an hour? CHRISTY Absolutely. SHE TAKES HIM BY THE HAND AND LEADS HIM TO THE BEDROOM DURING: GABRIEL What’s Roscoe'’s talent? CHRISTY He has me for a mother and he’s still a great kid. DISSOLVE TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 20. 11-27-2012 (I/E) SCENE E EXT. WOODCLIFF_ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - DAY (DAY 2) (Christy, Al, Extras) CHRISTY'S BEAT UP CAR CAREENS INTO THE PARKING LOT AS SHE PARKS IN TWO SPOTS, LEAPS OUT OF THE CAR AND HEADS TOWARD THE AUDITORIUM IN HER WAITRESS UNIFORM AT FULL GALLOP. CUT TO: INT. AUDITORIUM - MOMENTS LATER CHRISTY RUNS INTO THE AUDITORIUM WHICH IS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND DARK. CHRISTY Oh god! I missed it! Dammit, dammit, dammit! AN ELDERLY JANITOR, AL, CROSSES INTO THE AUDITORIUM. AL Can I help you? CHRISTY what time was the talent show? AL What talent show? CHRISTY There’s no talent show today? AL I don’t think so. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot” 21, 11-27-2012 CHRISTY Excuse me. SHE CROSSES OUT DURING: CHRISTY (CONT'D) (TO HERSELF) Remember, a mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe. AND WE: CUT TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 SCENE H 22, (I/H) INT. ROSCOE’S FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM - MOMENTS LATER (DAY 2) (Christy, Roscoe, Extras) THE CLASS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LESSON AS CHRISTY BURSTS IN THE DOOR. CHRISTY What the hell, Roscoe?! ROSCOE Hi Mom, what are you doing here? CHRISTY The talent show. ROSCOE That’s not today. CHRISTY But you said it was! ROSCOE Oh. I guess I was wrong. CHRISTY I don‘t believe this. ROSCOE Mom, you’‘re kind of embarrassing me. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MoM "Pilot” 23. 11-27-2012 (I/H) CHRISTY I'm embarrassing you?! I'm supposed to be at work right now and -- (PULLING HERSELF TOGETHER) I‘m sorry. Carry on. Say no to drugs. CHRISTY CROSSES OUT TO THE HALLWAY. RESET TO: IN HALLWAY - CONTINUOU AS CHRISTY CROSSES DOWN THE HALL: CHRISTY oh god, I need a drink. CUT TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot"” 24. 11-27-2012 (I/3) SCENE J INT. CHURCH BASEMENT - SHORT TIME TER (DAY 2 (Christy, Bonnie, Extras) THERE IS AN AA MEETING IN PROGRESS WITH ABOUT TWENTY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. AS WE OPEN, CHRISTY CROSSES TO THE PODIUM. CHRISTY Hi, I'm Christy and I'm an alcoholic. GROUP Hi, Christy. CHRISTY I've been sober 118 days. THE GROUP APPLAUDS. CHRISTY (CONT'D) applaud for that. They’'ve been the worst 118 days of my life. THE GROUP LAUGHS. CHRISTY (CONT'D) I wanted to stop drinking because I felt like I was falling apart, but I'm starting to see that it was actually the booze that was holding me together. Oh god, this is nuts! What are we all doing trying to be sober in TV Calling - For educational purposes only Napa freakin’ Valley! (MORE)

MOM "Pilot" 25. 11-27-2012 CHRISTY The wine capital of the universe! It’'s like trying to lose weight in Candyland. EVERYONE LAUGHS. SHE TAKES A BREATH TO COMPOSE HERSELF, THEN: CHRISTY (CONT'’D) The truth is, I'm here because my whole life all I wanted was to not turn into my mother. And I did anyway. I drank like her, I used men like her, I blew through money like her, I was selfish to my kids just like she was to me and my little brother, I even broke a few of the same laws that she did. Funny story, you know how some women wear their mother’s wedding dress? I was wearing my mom’s hoodie in my mug shot. THE GROUP LAUGHS. CHRISTY (CONT'D) Anyway, I’m trying to be better. And I'm happy to be sober. (THEN) I'm not really. I think that’s just what you're supposed to say to wrap it up. THE GROUP APPLAUDS. » CHRISTY (CONT'D) TV Calling - For educational purposes only Stop it.

26 MoM . 11-27-2012 CHRISTY GOES TO HER SEAT. AN ATTRACTIVE, MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN STTTING BEHIND HER, BONNIE, TAPS HER ON THE SHOULDER. BONNIE (WHISPERS) You're a little old to be blaming all your problems on your mother. CHRISTY TURNS AND LOOKS: CHRISTY Uch. Hi, Mom. AND WE: FADE OUT. END OF ACT ONE TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 ACT TWO SCENE K FADE IN: 27. (II/K) INT. COFFEE SHOP - LATER THAT SAME DAY (DAY 2) (Christy, Bonnie, Greg, Extras) BONNIE AND CHRISTY ARE SITTING AT A TABLE IN A QUAINT NAPA VALLEY COFFEE SHOP, THE “CHARDONNAY CAFE.” CHRISTY HAS HER ARMS CROSSED LIKE A DEFIANT, SULKY TEENAGE GIRL. BONNIE IS VERY BUTTONED UP AND PUT TOGETHER. CROSSES TO THE TABLE. CHRISTY GREG Hi, I'm Greg. Can I take your order? BONNIE Hi, Greg. I’'m Bonnie and this my daughter, Christy. GREG Hi. NODS. BONNIE (TO GREG) She and I haven’t spoken in a couple of years so this is kind of a big moment for us. CHRISTY Oh, for god’s sake. TV Calling - For educational purposes only AS WE OPEN, A WAITER GREG

~ MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 BONNIE What can you recommend for a mother and daughter who are reconnecting after a long, angry silence? GREG Um, pie? CHRISTY Mom, please. Just order. BONNIE (TO GREG) Is the green tea decaffeinated? GREG Yes. BONNIE Do you promise? If I have caffeine after two, my sleep is ruined. GREG I promise. BONNIE Okay, Greg. But if I wake up in the middle of the night I'm calling you. GREG (CHARMED, CHUCKLES) give you my number. CHRISTY Just kill me. TV Calling - For educational purposes only 28. (II/K)

6@N MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 GREG (TO CHRISTY) And for you? We have a lovely selection of local wines. CHRISTY 1’11 have a bottle of each. BONNIE she’s kidding. We'’re both in Anonymous. CHRISTY Mom, it’s "Alcoholics Anonymous” not “Alcoholics tell your waiter.” (TO GREG) Water is fine. Here, take this knife away from me. SHE HANDS HIM HER KNIFE. GREG (TO BONNIE) Good luck. GREG CROSSES OFF. CHRISTY Unbelievable. BONNIE What? CHRISTY You just turned our waiter against me. BONNIE You helped. (THEN) So when were you going to tell me you quit drinking? TV Calling - For educational purposes only 29. (II/K)

MOM "Pilot" 30. 11-27-2012 (II/K) CHRISTY Never, I think. BONNIE Not that you care, but I have two years clean and sober myself. CHRISTY You’re right. I don’t care. BONNIE Well, regardless, it has really changed my life. You’d be so proud of me. I have a steady job, I exercise, I'm in a book club, I go to church, I'm growing azaleas, I even pay taxes. CHRISTY Oh wow, I am proud. Now you're like... everyone. GREG RETURNS WITH THEIR DRINKS AND PLACES THEM ON THE TABLE DURING: GREG Here we go. BONNIE oh, Greg honey, can I trouble you for some water without ice? Ice isn’t good for my digestive system. GREG Of course. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot” 31. 11-27-2012 (I1/K) GREG CROSSES AWAY WITH HER GLASS. CHRISTY Really? Ice? I think your digestive system has seen worse than ice. BONNIE Excuse me? CHRISTY Mom, watched you lick cocaine crumbs out of a shag carpet. BONNIE Well, waste not, want not. GREG RETURNS WITH THE ICE-FREE WATER. GREG Here we go. (TO CHRISTY) I hope you’re being nice to your mother. CHRISTY Go away, Greg. HE CROSSES OFF. BONNIE When was the last time you talked to your brother? CHRISTY I don’t know. Why? BONNIE No reason. doing quite well, you know. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “"Pilot” 32. 11-27-2012 CHRISTY I'm happy for him. What's your point? BONNIE No point. (BEAT, THEN) It’'s just funny to me, becausé he grew up in the same horrible house you did with the same horrible mother, and he’s thriving. CHRISTY Yeah, funny. And for the record, I'm doing great too. BONNIE Really? Because your daughter says you’re hanging on by your fingernails and sleeping with your boss. CHRISTY Wait, when do you talk to Violet? BONNIE We talk all the time. And we're Facebook friends. CHRISTY I want her talking to you. BONNIE She has to talk to someone. She's sexually active, drinking, smoking grass. Sound familiar? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 33. 11-27-2012 (II/K) CHRISTY what? You’re making this about me? BONNIE It’s okay. I’ve come to understand that you weré the best daughter you could be. My job is to forgive you, which I do. CHRISTY Oh my god! You forgive me?! BONNIE One day at a time with a little help from Jesus and Dr. Drew. CHRISTY Excuse me, but if anybody needs to be forgiven, you and I don't and I never will! There is hardly a day I can remember that I come home to an empty house. BONNIE Don’t be so dramatic. CHRISTY other mothers were cooking dinner, you were cooking meth. BONNIE otherwise known as working. vV Callirig - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 34. 11-27-2012 (II/K) CHRISTY I don’t want you in my life. And while you're at it, stay away from my daughter. She may need a better role model than me, but it’s certainly not you. CHRISTY EXITS. GREG CROSSES OVER. AND WE: GREG Everything okay? BONNIE My daughter hates me. GREG I'm sorry. BONNIE What time do you get off work? I could use a lap to cry on. DISSOLVE TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot” 35. 11-27-2012 . (II/L) SCENE L INT. RESTAURANT - SHORT TIME LATER (DAY 2) (Christy, Gabriel, Claudia, Extras) THE LUNCH SERVICE IS DONE, THE RESTAURANT IS TRANSITIONING TO DINNER. GABRIEL IS AT A TABLE COUNTING RECEIPTS. A VERY UPSET CHRISTY CROSSES IN. CHRISTY I'm so sorry, Gabriel. GABRIEL Where the hell have you been? CHRISTY Oh my god, it was one thing after another. First, Roscoe got the day wrong on the talent show -- A BEAUTIFUL, ELEGANTLY DRESSED, THIRTY YEAR-OLD WOMAN, CLAUDIA, CROSSES INTO THE RESTAURANT. CLAUDIA Hey honey, ready to go? GABRIEL Oh, sure. Just a sec. HE NERVOUSLY PUTS THE PAPERS AWAY DURING THE FOLLOWING. GABRIEL (CONT'D) Christy, you know my wife Claudia. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot"” 11-27-2012 CHRISTY Oh yeah. Hi, Claudia. you again. CLAUDIA You too. GABRIEL Okay, let’s go. CLAUDIA Bye-bye. CHRISTY Bye. EL AND AUDIA EXIT. 36. (1I/1) Nice to see CHRISTY (CONT'D) (TO HERSELF) I don’t know how, but this is my fault. SHE SITS DOWN, DEFEATED, AND WE: DISSOLVE TO: TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 37. 11-27-2012 (II/M) SCENE M INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER (DAY 2 (Christy, Violet, Roscoe, Gabriel, Baxter, Luke) CHRISTY COMES HOME -TO FIND ROSCOE PLAYING A VIOLENT VIDEO GAME WITH HIS GOOD-LOOKING, SCRUFFY, THIRTY-SOMETHING DAD, BAXTER. . ROSCOE Hey, Mom! Dad’s here! CHRISTY (TO HERSELF) Oh boy, do I need it to be tomorrow. BAXTER (WHILE PLAYING) Hey! CHRISTY What are you doing here, Baxter? BAXTER Father can’t visit his son? CHRISTY Not when six months behind on child support. BAXTER I'll be right back, Roscoe. Don’t be afraid to hit the hookers with a bat. HE CROSSES OVER TO CHRISTY IN THE KITCHEN WHERE THEY CAN TALK PRIVATELY. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 BAXTER (CONT'’D) I'm real sorry about the dough. just had a rough couple of weeks. CHRISTY -I've had a rough couple of years, Baxter. BAXTER Yeah well, you’re looking really good. CHRISTY Do not flirt with me. What do you want? BAXTER I was hopin’ for sex with the ex, but you seem a little grumpy. CHRISTY Get out. BAXTER Hang on, this might cheer you up. I think I've got a way to pay you your child support. CHRISTY I'm listening. BAXTER Remember my friend, Loopy? CHRISTY Let me see, Loopy, Loopy... This is tough, there’s so many Ldopysing - For 38. (I1/M) educational purposes only

MOM “Pilot" 39. 11-27-2012 (II/M) BAXTER Long, brown hair, lazy eye. CHRISTY Oh yeah, that Loopy. BAXTER Well, he knows a guy who can hook us up with a couple of kilos of premium Sonoma kush. All I need is two thousand dollars to buy in. CHRISTY Wait a minute, you wanna pay child support by borrowing money from me so you can buy pot? BAXTER No, so I can sell pot. Geez Christy, there’s no money in buying pot. VIOLET'S BOYFRIEND, LUKE, COMES OUT OF VIOLET'S BEDROOM, BAREFOOT, JEANS WITH WALLET CHAIN, NO SHIRT. HE SEES CHRISTY. LUKE (STARTLED) Oh. Hey. Hi. CHRISTY What are you doing here? LUKE Um... studying? BAXTER You let Violet have boys over while TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “Pilot" 40. 11-27-2012 (II/M) CHRISTY No, I do not. BAXTER I'm just sayin’, it sets a bad example for Roscoe. CHRISTY Okay, drug dealer, do not tell me how to parent my children. Besides, the one in the bedroom sleeping with this idiot is not even your kid. LUKE I said we were studying. THERE’S A KNOCK AT THE DOOR. CHRISTY OPENS IT REVEALING GABRIEL. GABRIEL I'm so sorry. CHRISTY I have no time for you now. SHE CROSSES IN, HE FOLLOWS. GABRIEL You know I can’t divorce Claudia. Her father owns the restaurant. I'm pretty sure he’d fire me. I’d be homeless. VIOLET CROSSES OUT IN SWEATS AND T-SHIRT. VIOLET (TO CHRISTY) Oh, you'’re home. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 11-27-2012 CHRISTY (RE: LUKE) I can’t believe you’re bangin’ this clown. VIOLET We were making love, mother. LUKE And studying. VIOLET Sshut up, Luke. (THEN TO CHRISTY) I love him. CHRISTY Oh god! Violet, love has nothing to do with a relationship. GABRIEL That’s really hurtful. CHRISTY Oh, just go home to your wife! VIOLET Luke and I have been together for like a year. You only started noticing when you stopped drinking. CHRISTY You’‘re right, I haven’t been a very good mother and I'm sorry, but -- VIOLET But what? You want me to forgive you? TV Calling - For educational purposes only 41. (II/M)

MOM “"Pilot" 42. 11-27-2012 (II/M) CHRISTY Yeah, be awesome. VIOLET Why should I forgive you when you even forgive your own mother? CHRISTY That’s different. VIOLET How? EVERYBODY LOOKS AT HER AS SHE STRUGGLES FOR AN ANSWER. CHRISTY Okay. SHE TAKES OUT HER CELL PHONE AND DIALS. CHRISTY (CONT'D) (INTO PHONE, WHILE LOOKING AT VIOLET) Hello, Mom, it’s Christy. I just want you to know that I forgive you for everything you did when I was growing up. Not only that, I wanna apologize for all the pain I put you through. I know you only wanted what was best for me, and it must’ve been awful to watch me make so many stupid mistakes. One of which is rolling her eyes at me right now... ©No, it’s better that you don't talk. Bye-bye. (MORE) TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 43. 11-27-2012 (II/M) CHRISTY (CONT’D) (HANGS UP, THEN TO VIOLET) There. I've forgiven my mother. VIOLET You are so lame. VIOLET CROSSES BACK TO HER BEDROOM. CHRISTY (CALLING AFTER HER) Oh, come on, that was great parenting! ROSCOE (CALLING FROM THE COUCH) Hey Dad! If you hit the hookers enough times, they give you your money back! BAXTER (TO CHRISTY) Smart kid. CHRISTY (NODS) A little less each time you visit. AND WE FADE OUT. END_OF ACT TWO TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM “"Pilot" 44. 11-27-2012 (TAG) TAG FADE IN: EXT. HOUSE - THE IGHT (NIGHT 3 (Christy, Bonnie, Violet, Greg) AN EXHAUSTED CHRISTY, IN H WAITRESS UNIFORM, CROSSES INTO THE HOUSE. RESET TO: INT. LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS CHRISTY CROSSES IN TO FIND BONNIE DOING THE DISHES WHILE VIOLET SITS AT THE KITCHEN TABLE DOING HER HOMEWORK. CHRISTY Hello? VIOLET Oh hi, Mom. BONNIE Hello, sweetie. CHRISTY What are you doing here? BONNIE I just thought I'd help out while you were at work. CHRISTY We need any help. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 45, 11-27-2012 (TAG) VIOLET Yeah we do. Bonnie made Roscoe and I a hot dinner. CHRISTY Yeah but -- VIOLET It was hot, Mom. Like on TV. (THEN) Goodnight, Bonnie. SHE KISSES HER GRANDMOTHER AND CROSSES DOWN THE HALLWAY. CHRISTY She calls you Bonnie? BONNIE We're like sisters. CHRISTY Is Wallet Chain in her bed? BONNIE Absolutely not. CHRISTY That'’s good. BONNIE I made it very clear that if she and her fella want to have sex, they should break into an empty house and use the master bedroom. CHRISTY It is a family tradition. TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 46. 11-27-2012 (TAG) BONNIE Are you hungry? ‘Cause I made dinner. CHRISTY Yeah, I heard. No thanks, I ate at the restaurant. BONNIE How about some tea? CHRISTY Okay. CHRISTY SITS AT THE KITCHEN TABLE. BONNIE CROSSES OVER WITH THE TEA KETTLE, TEA BAG AND CUP DURING: BONNIE I'm so glad you and I have a chance to start over. CHRISTY Forgive me, but I'm still somewhere between paranoid and suspicious. BONNIE 0f course I forgive you. CHRISTY (SIGHS, THEN) You know, I apologized for being a crappy daughter. 1Is there anything you wanna say to me? BONNIE I love you with all my heart. CHRISTY And? TV Calling - For educational purposes only

MOM "Pilot" 47. 11-27-2012 (TAG) BONNIE I appreciate your apology. SFX: DOORBELIL RINGS BONNIE (éONT'D) I'1l1l get it. SHE CROSSES TO THE DOOR AND OPENS IT TO REVEAL GREG, THE TWENTY-FIVE YEAR-OLD WAITER. GREG Ready to go? BONNIE Let me just get my bag. SHE CROSSES BACK INTO THE KITCHEN TO GET HER BELONGINGS. CHRISTY Mom, what are you doing? BONNIE Oh, don’'t worry. He's way too young for me. (THEN, SOTTO) And he’'s married. BONNIE CROSSES OUT ONTO THE PORCH, AND SHE AND GREG CROSS OFF INTO THE NIGHT. CHRISTY (TO HERSELF) Married. What a whore. AND AS SHE SIPS HER TEA, WE: FADE_OUT. END OF SHOW TV Calling - For educational purposes only