Shouldn't you have your fancy diplomas up on the wall like most doctors?
Are you concerned about my credentials?
Well, you're very straightforward and un-ironic,
which makes me uncomfortable.
So, Veronica.
Sometimes people find it's useful to have goals.
In general?
In therapy, smartass.
Is there anything you'd like to focus on?
I don't know. You're the PTSD expert.
How do we get this done?
Well, from what you've told me so far, we could work on
anger management, the alcohol issues.
Panic attacks, nightmares, flashbacks, of course.
Jeez, lady.
That is a gigantic depressing mountain to climb.
So, it's really good you're here.
Hey! Uh, look at that. We're... We're out of time.
So, see you tomorrow?
Sure.
And the day after that.
Sorry. This thing itches like crazy.
Try some corn starch.
Thanks.
How did it happen?
Nuristan. IED.
Tough break.
It's not like you're doing so hot yourself, there.
Oh.
You awake? Time to get up.
Hey.
Hey, you want to get some lunch today?
I can't. I have to go to therapy.
Again.
So, thank you for that.
Well, at least you're in therapy,
just like every other girl in the Tri-State area.
I'm proud of you.
God, that sounded so super-pompous.
Yeah. A little.
But it's all right. I still like you.
Mike? Hey, Roberto.
You feeling okay, buddy?
Just a little dizzy.
He was moving boxes in the kitchen and, I mean, bang, he was on the floor.
Have you been sick?
You taking any meds?
Here. Let's have a little listen, shall we?
All right.
I don't even need a stethoscope to hear that murmur.
6l6 pansystolic. Let's get him inside.
Okay.
Look, he's from the Dominican Republic,
and his legal status, it's iffy.
It's okay. They'll see him.
We take care of everybody.
You have what's called a ventricular septal defect.
It's a hole in the wall inside the heart.
It causes blood to go into your body
before it picks up oxygen in your lungs.
It's not immediately life-threatening.
"Not immediately life-threatening"?
Like, when? Like, next week?
Well, if you exert yourself too much,
you could go into heart failure,
which is obviously very serious.
If you take it easy and don't strain, you should be okay.
I have a family to support. I need to keep working.
Well, then, you're going to need open heart surgery to repair the hole.
I should call my wife. Maybe get my kid out of school.
When can you do the surgery?
Here's the thing.
You don't have insurance.
But you just told me that you guys take care of everyone.
Yeah, when it's an emergency.
Like I said, his condition is not immediately life-threatening.
Yeah, what a handy phrase. Mike.
Paging Dr. Sands...
I'm sorry. They need me upstairs.
Yeah. Thanks for your help.
We can keep you here until you're stable.
But then, we're going to have to let you go.
What, is he supposed to wait around until his heart explodes?
Can't you just yank the thing out?
No, you don't want the head to break off.
I've just got to hold it here until the petroleum jelly makes him crazy
and he backs out on his own.
I don't even understand how you got a tick this time of year.
Camping. Dogs.
And how did you get all these weird puncture wounds?
Did that happen in the accident?
Yeah, it was crazy.
Oh. There he is. Got him.
Oh, sick!
All right. Well, I'm going to do some blood work,
get this tick checked out, make sure you don't have Lyme disease.
Oh, that's just fantastic.
Not only is the touring van destroyed,
but you're going to be, like, the feeblest drummer in the world.
Your girlfriend better be worth it.
Shut up. And she is worth it.
You're not worth it.
And I'm not just the drummer. I'm the creative conscience of the band.
What the hell is in this IV?
I'm feeling kind of crazy right now.
I'll be back with your test results.
Goofballs.
Nothing on the X-ray, but,
yeah, you do have some point tenderness, Mr. Wescott.
Oh, call me Andy.
I think I left a chart in here.
KERl: Oh, is that what you did?
You left your chart?
Maybe it's that way.
Yeah.
So, how did it happen, anyway?
Uh, I took a little hit in practice and landed on it wrong.
No big deal.
You're Andy Wescott.
You play for Rutgers, right?
Yeah. How's it going, man?
Good, good. It's great to meet you.
Softest hands in the conference.
Man, you're like, built. I mean, really built.
Ty. You remember that game against Syracuse?
You racked up, what, a 120 yards, two touches?
It was beautiful. And I wanted to kiss you.
Uh, so, maybe I should go.
Hey. Thanks, man.
Okay. So, we'll put you in a cast for 10 days,
and then, we'll bring you back for a repeat X-ray.
And if there's no fracture, we will cut off the cast and you'll be good to go.
Oh, man. Is there another option?
We're right in the middle of spring practice right now,
and there's a lot of competition.
I've worked real hard to get this far.
Well, a fine-cut CT can tell us if he even needs a cast.
I saw Dr. Leibowitz in Ortho
do it for scaphoid tenderness with a negative X-ray.
I mean, or we can, you know, do a cast.
That was just a different option.
No, no. Let's do the Leibowitz thing.
Yeah, okay. Fine.
Take him up to CT.
Hell, yeah. Leibowitz.
Okay. Let's go.
Ah. Well, look who's finally back.
I bet you didn't bring my fruit cup.
Okay, Donna, doctor wants to do a quick X-ray before we tap your belly.
I'm not going anywhere.
We do this every time you're here, Donna, which is often.
If you were drinking less, we wouldn't need to keep having...
X- rays are bad for the baby.
Fine.
Do you want me to keep an eye on the baby?
If anything happens to him,
I am holding you responsible.
Hey, hey, hey. Two... Two hands! Two hands, baldy!
Hi.
So, we have some good news.
I was able to find a heart surgeon in the Dominican Republic.
He studied at Cornell. He has over 20 years of experience.
And since you're still citizens, it won't cost you a dime.
What if I go there and I can't come back?
If it's the only thing that can save you, we can all move back.
No, I'm not taking him out of school.
You'll stay. I'll send money.
I hear we have a VSD.
Yeah. What's up?
I'm involved with a Phase One clinical trial
testing a new percutaneous plug for VSDs.
It could plug the hole right up without a big surgery.
Mmm-mmm, a plug's too risky.
The defect is too close to the AV node.
Yeah, Chris, we can all read an ultrasound.
But like I said, this is a trial on a new device designed specifically
for exactly the kind of defect Mr. Maldonado has.
Excuse me. What are you talking about?
We're discussing another option to fix your husband's heart.
It's a new, non-invasive procedure that I'd perform for free.
Dr. Briggs is being a little disingenuous when he's suggesting that this is...
Why don't we, uh, go discuss this out in the hallway?
Great idea. Yeah.
We'll be right back.
You okay?
I've got so many problems with what I just heard, I don't know where to begin.
Like, what about the fact that the node is so close to the patch
that it could cause heart block and sudden death?
Did you explain that to him in your wonderful Spanish?
But if it's his only option...
It's not his only option. He can go to the Dominican Republic.
He'll be separated from his family.
Well, at least he won't be experimented on,
unlike here at Mercy, where apparently, we engage in medical colonialism.
Come on, Chris. The guy's a working stiff.
All right, do you think he really has six months
to recover from open heart surgery?
Doesn't make him a lab rat, Briggs.
I'm not saying it's a perfect option.
But I'm saying I put myself in his shoes, what other option is there?
It's not really as if he has any options,
because he has no health insurance.
So, unless he goes into acute heart failure,
the hospital is going to kick him out.
Okay.
But before we kick Mr. Maldonado to the curb,
the least we can do is formulate an aftercare plan for him, okay?
I recommend bacon double cheeseburgers B.I.D.
That way, assuming he doesn't die on the way to the hospital,
we can spend tens of thousands of dollars
doing emergency open heart surgery on him.
Does that sound like a fantastic way to spend our time and tax dollars?
I'm disappointed,
in Mr. Maldonado.
You know, for not having the good sense
to go into heart failure before he got here.
That way, we could have actually helped him, you know, at the hospital.
Good news, Wes.
This is an avian tick, endemic to Antarctica.
And apparently, they don't carry Lyme disease.
So, do you guys know about those two penguins
that went missing from the aquarium last night?
Why would we? We were only going to borrow them,
but they woke up while we were driving.
Damn it, Wes! It's too much pressure, man.
I'm all emotional from the medication.
So, the penguins made you crash?
All of our research led us to believe that they would be docile.
But those beaks and their wings.
They were like little clubs.
They were relentless.
Yeah, I'm calling the cops.
Please, don't. We can't go to prison.
Our main influence as a band is Belle and Sebastian.
We'll never survive in there.
So, why did you do it?
Love.
See, ever since my girlfriend, Wendy, saw this thing on penguins on PBS,
she's been obsessed with the fact that they mate for life.
She's very mad at me because I did some things,
and I figured this would be a good way to win her back.
The plan had flaws. We see that now.
Look, the penguins are down in the van.
Down in the van?
Yeah. So, just... Come on.
Please help us? Come on.
Okay. We're done.
Oh, come on. Don't put me back in the wheelchair.
I'm fine.
And besides, I feel bad. I'm, like, huge and you're small, and...
I mean, not like weirdly small or anything.
Sorry. It's hospital policy.
Good news. No fracture.
That's great. That means no cast. I can keep playing, right?
Looks that way.
Look, I owe this all to you.
Can I take you out to dinner sometime?
Oh. Um...
Nurse Payne is not allowed to date patients.
This is a place of business.
Oh, jeez. I am really sorry.
I was just about to explain that.
Don't worry about it. Excuse me.
Hey.
What is wrong with you?
Why do you have to butt in and embarrass people?
I just like to do stuff and see what happens.
It's what drew me to science.
There's this patient who needs treatment.
He's very sick.
But he doesn't have any insurance.
And I think I know what I could do to help him.
But it would involve bending the rules
and going against Chris.
But you said you felt he understood you better than anyone else.
Can we go back to the work thing?
Sure.
Whatever it is you're planning to do,
it sounds like it's got a lot of potential downside.
You realize you're not responsible for the position your patient is in.
Yeah, sure. But if I see the right thing to do, how can I not do it?
I have to do it.
Why do you feel it always has to be you who falls on the grenade?
Well, if the choice is me doing something
or nobody doing anything and everything getting blown up,
well, then, excuse me, but, yeah, I'm going to fall on the damn grenade.
No matter how much it hurts you?
You know that we're not talking about actual grenades here, right?
And you know that psychological pain is still pain, right?
But maybe we should talk about actual grenades for a minute.
When you were treating soldiers
who had been wounded protecting others,
how did you feel?
How did I feel? It wasn't about me.
I felt humbled.
Privileged.
Terrified.
I'd help them the best I could.
And then I went somewhere and I cried.
And I screwed and I drank and I got in trouble
and whatever else it is that people do.
Where are you going with this?
I guess I'm just wondering, in terms of this patient you mentioned,
if you fall on the purely metaphorical grenade
and you wind up getting hurt, what are you going to do?
Cry? Screw? Drink? Get in trouble?
Hey, baldy!
Yes, Donna. What can I do for you?
It's the baby's lunch time. Where is he?
I think he's taking a nap in the nursery right now.
Okay.
Hey, where's the baby?
I don't know. Some maintenance guy took him.
Why did you let the maintenance guy take him?
I don't know, dude. I guess I was busy.
Anything yet?
No sign of Animal Rescue yet.
Uh, it's Fish and Wildlife. Penguins are birds.
Explain to me why I'm doing this again.
Do you think I have a special affinity to penguins
because I'm from the Southern Hemisphere?
No, unlike everyone else that works here,
you know how to play it cool.
Roger that.
Oh. Okay, okay. I've got eyes on them.
Chilly Willy, you are a go.
Okay, guys. Your ride's here.
Come on. Come on.
I'm really sorry I asked you out in front of that doctor.
Oh, don't worry about it.
No, no. I shouldn't have embarrassed you at your job.
But I guess that's the thing.
You're a professional, sophisticated woman
knows what she wants in life, you know?
And that's, like, really attractive.
Because at a certain... Okay. Hey, let's not talk about it.
...how many cheerleaders can a guy...
What I mean is, I'm a great guy.
I'm... I'm solid. I'm a totally solid person.
Young man, stop.
If I had a gun, I would shoot you for your own good.
Dan. Oh, my God.
I did it again, didn't I?
Kind of. Yes.
Are you feeling okay?
What's he in for?
A CT scan on the wrist.
Why isn't he in a wheelchair? We have rules for a reason.
Really, Dan? Now?
All right.
Okay. On three. One, two, three!
Well, I suppose we better take a look at him.
Oh, man.
Dr. Briggs.
I think that my patient's in heart failure.
Really?
You think so?
Well, let's check this out.
Lungs are wet.
I hear a new S3.
His neck veins are elevated.
Should we document this in his chart?
I think we should.
Mr. Maldonado, it appears you are in heart failure.
Would you agree, Nurse?
I do.
Do you agree?
Okay. Well, then, we have two options.
Open heart surgery, or the Septo-Patch.
But since your surgeon might not agree that you're in failure,
really, it's just the one option.
Now, listen. Before you jump on this,
it's very important that you understand...
I know. There are risks. Let's do it.
Okay. Mr. Maldonado, as with any surgery,
there are the risks of bleeding and infection,
which we would treat with transfusions and antibiotics.
That will do it. Patch is seated nicely.
Pulse ox is up.
So,
you going to tell your buddy Sands about this?
I don't know.
Perfect. Okay.
He's got 20 patients of his own.
Probably won't even remember this guy unless you remind him about it.
You think this is going to work?
I hope so. Because then, you get paid.
Because contrary to what Chris Sands might believe,
I recognize that this man is a human being and I'm his doctor.
And because I would like to see Mercy get a gold star.
And because it would be good news for humanity if this patch actually works.
Okay.
And, yes. Because I want to get paid.
What do you mean, penguins?
I don't even understand what you're saying to me right now.
Listen, I don't know what to tell you.
I guess they thought that you'd think it was sweet, you know?
Because penguins mate for life.
"Mate for life"? Please.
You want to know what "mates for life" don't do?
Cancel a trip to meet the girl mate's parents for the first time
so that the boy mate can play a gig for seven people.
Does that sound like mate-for-life material?
Well, they did get hurt pretty bad.
Alex is getting his pelvis X- rayed right now.
Good.
You know, people aren't even supposed to touch penguins.
Because once they get their people scent on them,
the other penguins will never let them back into the rookery.
The documentary was very clear about that.
Idiot!
All right, well, that's it for the impact test.
I'll go over the results with the neurologist,
and we'll have a better sense of your brain function.
So, Andy, this hit you took.
I'm telling you, it wasn't that bad.
It was bad enough to make you faint.
On top of me.
Because he wasn't in a wheelchair.
Let it go, Dan.
So, have you had other blows like this to the head before?
I've had a couple before.
They were pretty bad.
Will I still be able to play?
We'll have a better sense tomorrow after we see your results.
In the meantime, we're going to have to keep you here overnight
for observation.
You know, it's like one of those adult CPR dummies. Except it's a baby.
Look, man, I ain't take no baby, all right?
Who told you that?
Ty tell you that? Man, don't never listen to Ty, man.
Man, what's wrong with you, man?
You know what?
Screw this.
What do you mean you can't find him?
Well, like I said, I looked everywhere.
Lost and Found, Maintenance...
Did you check the nursery?
I looked way more places than anyone else around here ever would have.
So, that's your excuse.
You're way less negligent than the rest of these humps.
Yeah, well, hurray for you.
Look, I can't find him, all right?
You know, you're a monster. You're a careless monster.
You know, how could you lose a baby?
Listen, Donna.
I understand that in the world of make-believe,
you're the queen and malt liquor is good for you.
But in the real world, where I live and work,
there are many other people who need my help and attention, okay?
I don't have time to pick up after you
or get you fruit cups or find your stupid baby Dylan
or Jessie or Prince Awesome or whatever the hell his name is.
So, please, do me a favor.
Shut up and get over yourself,
you crazy, drunk bag lady!
My baby's name is Roger.
You...
Ooh!
What's going on, secretive guy?
Hey. Hey.
I've got an idea for our date tomorrow night.
I'm listening. We're going to go into the city.
I'm with you so far.
And we're going to go to the Met.
Oh, you lost me.
No, there's... We're going to hear live jazz in the courtyard.
A museum and jazz?
Come on. What do you want to do, stay in Jersey and go to a truck pull?
Mmm...
Mmm? We'll go to the Egyptian wing,
and we'll make out inappropriately in the Temple of Dendur.
I'm back on board, you big nerd.
Okay, okay. I've got to go.
Okay.
Oh, hey, uh, listen, what happened with Mike's buddy, Roberto?
Is he going to go with the guy from Cornell down in the Dominican Republic?
Yeah. It will be good.
Yeah.
Thanks for your help with that.
No problem. I'll see you.
You have, like, way more hair than I would have thought possible.
Yeah, I sell it to make wigs.
Shouldn't you be upstairs?
Uh, I'm a little worried about that test.
It seemed like I did pretty badly.
Andy, have you called your parents or anyone else in your family?
I don't want anyone to know about this.
Look. We'll talk about it tomorrow.
Why don't you go back upstairs and relax, okay?
Okay.
Don't sell your hair yet.
You look nice.
So, this is what the kids are into these days?
Come on. This is fun.
Let me explain something to you, Chloe.
Ping-pong is a game people play in China where fun is illegal.
You lose!
What the hell is he doing here?
Ohh.
His partner is really good.
Okay, that's... That's just weird.
That is a weird skill for a girl like her to have developed.
What, a hot girl?
No, a cop!
Oh.
She's not that hot.
Okay. Look, this is nothing.
We are going to run into each other from time to time.
Mmm-hmm. I'm just going to go over there,
and be the mature one and tell him it's cool.
Yeah. Go over there and check out
what the deal is with that hot partner.
Whatever.
Nice. Got it.
Aw, come on.
Hi, Nick.
I thought that was you over there.
Yeah, just hanging out with the girls.
You remember the fellows.
My new partner, Evie.
Hi, how are you?
Yeah, hey.
I just came over to, uh, put my name on the board.
Bring it.
Okey-doke.
Good luck.
So, Nick, how have you been? I haven't...
1-0.
Take it easy, all right?
I haven't played ping-pong since...
2-0.
So, I guess the cat's out of the bag about me, huh?
They asked where you were. What am I going to do? Lie?
I'm going to go get a beer.
Your serve.
We should do something.
What are we going to do? Take away her paddle?
Something.
It's like horrific and mesmerizing all at the same time.
It's like watching a blind child weave through traffic on a freeway.
Exactly.
So, Evie, where's your boyfriend tonight...
All right. All right. I forfeit. Or resign.
Whatever it is you do when you don't want to play this stupid game anymore.
Oh, come on. Don't be a quitter.
Heart rate's at 30. I need a doctor in here now!
Third-degree heart block, BP stats at 62 over 38.
Rate set at 120.
Upping the gain.
Come on.
Only capturing intermittently.
What happened?
Complete heart block.
It's a known complication.
Of the patch. He consented to the procedure.
I'll set up for a pacemaker. Bring him over in five minutes.
One milligram of atropine.
Idiot. I told him that would happen.
It wasn't just Briggs.
Then you better hope this works.
Start dopamine at 10 mikes.
So, how did you buy him another night in the hospital?
Well, when I looked in on him, it was hard to tell
but his neck veins looked distended.
You look me in the eyes right now and you tell me
that you thought that this man was going into heart failure.
Heart rate 80.
Pressure 108 over 73. That's much better.
Yeah. Let's get him to the procedure room
so Briggs can work some more of his magic.
Chris, wait. Chris.
Bet you didn't expect to see her here, right?
Well, I've got to be honest,
things weren't looking so good for you this time yesterday, Wes.
Yeah, well, it helped a lot when Wendy saw on the news
that the other penguins had accepted Frenchy and Jubilee back into the rookery.
Can you believe it?
So, that's it?
You guys are just back together just like that?
What can I say? I mean, he made a grand gesture.
And how often does anybody do anything like that anymore?
Well, it's kind of crazy, but sweet.
Take care of yourselves, all right?
See you. Bye.
Thank you.
Good news, Mr. Maldonado. Everything went well.
I'll see you in 10 years for a battery change.
So, I think it's pretty safe to say
your little thingamajig doesn't work.
Hey, this is a remorse-free zone.
He's now the proud new owner of a state-of-the-art DDD permanent pacemaker.
He doesn't have to go back to whatever Third World country
he's from and get his chest cracked open...
I know all that.
Just tell me you're not going to stick
your faulty plug into anybody else.
Hey, listen. This is a piece of data.
When we have enough data, the trial will be over.
You're not in charge of what's enough.
If you're wondering if you did the right thing,
the answer is yes.
I just wanted to thank you again for looking out for him.
It seems like you might have pulled some strings.
Yeah. Maybe a little.
So, how's therapy going, anyway?
I just keep picturing you talking to that
weird guidance counselor from high school.
What was her name? The lady with the eye?
Oh, Mrs. Parducci.
Right. Yeah, Mrs. Parducc-eye.
The only piece of guidance she ever gave me was,
"Don't get pregnant, kid. It's a life sentence. "
As far as the shrink goes,
it's not easy barfing up giant shame balls to a stranger.
You mean you're not cured, yet?
Ha, ha.
Lady needs two hands to count the things she thinks are wrong with me.
Well, you name me one person who can count the things wrong
with them on one hand.
You.
Okay, well, besides me.
Well, I've got to go.
You got a hot date?
Actually, yeah.
I mean, it remains to be seen how hot it's going to be but,
I should probably change my shirt.
Yeah. Have fun.
Did you know penguins mate for life?
Are you drunk?
Nothing can break them up.
Except maybe if one of them gets eaten by a killer whale or something. But...
I wish we were penguins.
Because I think
we were meant to be together.
Okay.
But, uh...
This penguin banged another penguin.
That's because this penguin was really scared
and made a really stupid mistake.
Well, that penguin should have come to this penguin
and talked about it instead of whoring around with a rich penguin.
It's not about the rich penguin.
Can we shut up about the penguins? I don't trust you, Sonia.
I know.
And I know I've apologized before.
But I guess what I came over to tell you is that
I think you're the one.
And I know I screwed up.
But I'm going to do everything I can to fix this,
including groveling with stuffed animals.
Aren't you working tonight?
I'm on my dinner break.
Good night, Son.
How's his thinker?
Is it broken?
What's your problem?
When I see a strapping young man dealing with potential life-altering injury,
I get emotional.
So, I cover with humor.
I think you're jealous.
I think you're jealous that he's young
and handsome and smart.
Smart? Really?
Yes. Smart.
And I'II... I'll say it again because it matters. He's nice.
God. Nobody's nice.
See you next week.
So,
I guess my memory and reaction time are a little off
from the concussion.
Dr. Harris says I've got to take a week off practice
and come back and take the test again.
And if everything's back to normal, I'll be cleared to play.
That's good, all things considered.
Um...
You know that thing you asked me yesterday?
Ask me again.
What thing? I... I can't remember.
Shut up.
Hey.
Uh, that's my doll.
Well, my daughter found it. They said we could keep it.
Ooh, I'm afraid they were mistaken.
It's actually hospital property.
Yeah, you're going to have to give it back, okay, sweetie?
Come on. No, no.
Yeah, come on. Sweetheart!
Let go.
Give it to me. Mommy!
Sorry.
Dick.
Come here.
Hey!
So, I guess we're not going on our date tonight, then?
No. No.
Okay. All right, Chris? I get that you're mad at me.
Hey, do you know what? I'm a doctor. I know more than you.
You put a patient's life in danger tonight,
and you falsified his medical records.
He was going to be separated from his family.
Did you see his wife and kid?
Chris, they need him here. And it turned out okay.
And you lied to me again.
So, no, I don't want to go to the museum and listen to jazz with you tonight.
No, not at all.
Long day?
It was all right.
Back at the hospital, huh? How's that going?
Do I know you?
Ms. Jimenez, my name is Frank Sloan.
The family of Lauren Kempton has some questions
regarding the circumstances surrounding her death.
Now, I know she had a terminal illness.
But by all accounts, she was stable and had a few healthy years left.
She was an elderly woman with ALS. It happens.
Well, the family thinks it's odd,
and the insurance company thinks it's odd. Don't you
think it's odd?
I don't know you.
And I don't have to answer your questions.
It would be better for you if you did.
And sooner or later, Ms. Jimenez...
...you will.
Hey, look who I found.
Roger! Oh!
Did his leg fall off?
Yeah, it did. But I put it back on. He's good as new.
Well, yeah.
That happens sometimes.
You have to be careful.
He's pretty mad at me.
What are you going to do about that?
Probably have a few drinks, roll over to his house late night,
say some stuff to make nice,
then throw myself at him and see where it goes.
Does that sound like a good plan?
Why don't you say what you mean, Denise?
Would you be willing to try it without the drinks?
Would you be willing to try helping me without being a bitch?
You seem pretty angry at me.
But we did have our first session in a bar.
You said your parents are alcoholics.
So, I feel like it's kind of on the table.
You're bugging me now.
I want you to mean what you say when you talk to Chris.
In my experience, it's hard to do with a couple of drinks.
And what experience is that?
If you can explain to me how you can watch a little Iraqi kid
bleed out after getting both of his arms blown off and not need a drink,
I am all ears.
Can your experience help me there?
I flew Black Hawks in the first Gulf War.
I saw some Pretty ugly things.
I burned through two marriages and a lot of friendships.
But after a lot of really hard work,
I don't need a couple of drinks to talk about any of it.
It helped, you know.
The cornstarch. It helped.
Good. I'm glad.
Hey.
Hi.
What's that?
Uh, oh, it's the pin from the museum. I forgot to take it off.
Oh. You went.
Yeah. How was it?
Um... It was fine.
Mmm-hmm.
Not the night that I'd imagined.
But fine.
So, what's up?
I'm sorry.
I know I made some questionable decisions,
and I could have handled the situation a bit better, so,
I'm going to work on it.
But at the end of the day, you're not really sorry.
I mean, I'm here.
I'm annoyingly sober.
You know what?
Seeing that man today with his family,
and knowing that he's going to be all right,
I can't apologize for that.
I should just be cool with that?
Is that your idea of give and take?
I mean, are you even ready to have a relationship?
Of course I'm not.
Whoa.
I didn't mean that.
Yeah, you did.
It's just hard to say.
I guess that we both have to stop running away from the truth.
And the truth is, it's too much to deal with
all the things that you're dealing with,
and then, try to make this work.
It's naive to think otherwise.
The truth sucks.
Yeah, it gets you every time.