All language subtitles for Doctor.Odyssey.S01E15

Hey, guys, I think we should
take a paternity test.

Part of the paternity test
is to analyze my blood

to identify the fetal DNA.

And there was none.

I'm not pregnant.
And I never was.

- I was really hoping that...
- That it was yours?

Yeah. Me too. It
gave me hope...

that maybe, if we were
raising a kid together,

y-you'd give our
relationship a shot.

My dear Avery, loss is a long
and painful and lonely journey.

But it has this amazing ability

to also galvanize
you into the present

and make you see more and
feel more and love more.

Mnh. Strong.

I'm making up for lost time.

And before you say anything,

I finished my
post-op antibiotics.

I'm feeling fine. This
is my first drink.

Okay, so it's like my
third drink, but...

...the guests are gone.

I love the quiet.

And there's nobody but
the crew this week.

Meaning you want to be alone?

Well, nobody comes into the
great room after dinner service,

and you came here
looking for me, so...

Yes, I did.
Because, you know...

I'm used to being the
guy with the answers.

It's kind of my job, right?

To have the answers
or find the answers.

But I'll be honest with you.

I am really
struggling with this.

Well, I'm not sure that
I can tell you anything.

Yeah, well, you
know, we moved fast.

Right?

Dancing, bed, threesome, family.

It's a lot. It was a lot.

And at the end of it all...

...I really like you, Avery.

I really like you, too.

How well do we really
know each other?

You know? We haven't spent the
kind of time that you do before...

Thinking about starting
a family together.

Yeah.

I never planned on
having a child...

or these feelings...

or a threesome.

But I know one
thing for certain.

I am leaving for medical
school in a month.

Yeah.

I've been wondering if this
is the right place for me.

You know, if maybe I
should go someplace else

to seek joy at all costs.

I'm gonna go home
over the break,

spend a little time
with my family.

See if I can't
find some answers.

Hope you find them.

So do I.

That was amazing. Ohh...

No, but wait!

There's more.

Oh!

Okay.

We have... short-rib empanadas,

mini crab cakes, and
a slice of prime rib.

Protein. For stamina.

I-I'm sorry. Have I
been falling short?

- Not at all.
- I hope not.

There's also mini churros,
a triple chocolate brownie,

and a slice of tres
leches cake... for energy.

Honestly, who knew that
dating a food professional

had so many added benefits?

Well, there's also oysters,
figs, and chili peppers...

also known as aphrodisiacs...
- Aphrodisiacs. Hm.

...just in case, for later.

Right. Well,
actually, I'm sor...

I think I'm ready to go now.

Let's go again.

Don't you have to be up early?

Uh, yes. Yes, I do.

So I hope that you
brought something

that helps induce sleep later.

Hm. I'm full of good ideas.

Hm...

Well, Max, this is our little
break before the quiet run

and the Alaska segments.

We'll head north, pick
up a new bunch of crew,

drill, and test readiness.

Then, of course, we
get to enjoy some days

out on the open sea without
having passengers to serve.

Actually, Captain, I was
hoping to take this time

to go home for a few days.
- Love it.

I like it when my
crew gets to recharge

and see their people.
Do it, but just...

- Avery can be in charge.
- I can be in charge.

Why not me? Why do you
think I can't be in charge?

Because Avery's a nurse
practitioner, Tristan.

The
three of you are like

a pack of Jack Russell Terriers,

barking and sniping
at each other.

I need two medics on
board. Figure it out.

- Aye aye, Captain.
- Aye, Captain.

Alright! Hello. Thank you.

You said you were gonna be
done with that by lunch!

You get 20 bucks. I like that.

It's looking unstable up there.

Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa!

Oh, God!

Get her on the
monitor. Start a line.

Yep. On it.

One. Two. Three.

Damn it!

Rosie, what's your
pain level, one to ten?

Ten!

It feels like it's
gonna explode!

Vitals up.

- Can you feel this?
- Mnh-mnh.

Alright. Numbness.
Internal pressure.

Extreme pain. No cap refill.

I think this is pointing us
toward compartment syndrome.

Compartment syndrome? That's
a bit extreme, though.

It could just be severe
swelling from a fracture.

I need you to get me an X-ray
and prep her for a fasciotomy.

Alright, Rosie, you might
feel a couple of pokes

while I check the
pressure in your foot.

What's compartment syndrome?

It's a very serious condition.

Usually the result
of a crush injury...

...a severe sprain...

or a broken bone.

It's when pressure builds
up inside a muscle group.

If the pressure isn't relieved,
then it can effectively

kill the appendage.

I'm gonna need to make
a couple of incisions

to open up the area and
relieve the pressure.

It's a very simple surgery.
- No surgery! Hold on! Hold on!

No, no, we don't even know

if this compartment thing
is what it is, right?

- Well, we don't...
- Yes or no?

We don't know for sure.

Wait!

Avery, I love ya, but...

Surgery? No. Not without
Big Daddy Max here.

I understand your concerns,
but I have performed

hundred of procedures
just like this one,

and I can assure you
that a fasciotomy

is the most effective treatment
for acute compartment syndrome.

Listen, it sounds like
you read a lot of books,

but, bro, this is my foot!

And if you've never
done it, mnh-mnh.

Look, Ros, if you decline

medical intervention on
this ship, then we can

medicate for the pain and
wait till you get to port.

We can monitor any changes
and report anything.

It is an option.

Well, then, yeah,
I'm with Tristy.

Despite "Tristy," Rosie,

if this is what I think it is,
it is critical that we act now.

You could lose your foot.
- Not without a doctor here.

Morphine. Lots of it. Port.
Hospital. Final answer.

We need to be a united front.

I know I'm not some suave,
handsome male doctor.

I don't think it's
about you being a woman.

I think it's that you haven't
done the procedure before

and that compartment syndrome

is an incredibly hard
thing to diagnose.

The pressure was over 60

in two of the
compartments of the foot.

That is a pretty good
indicator, Tristan.

Avery, our job is to give
the patients information.

That is not the whole job.
Patients are not qualified

to make their own diagnosis
or treatment plan.

You gave her all the info.

She wants to wait
for a hospital.

It's not just informing.
It's also persuading.

It's knowing what's
best for your patient

and laying it all out.

I remember the first week that
you came to work on this ship.

You led us, a bunch of the crew,
on a hike in Puerto Del Sol,

which you clearly
didn't know, either,

because we were totally lost.

And you kept making up
these bonkers stories

about the history of the area

and something about...
alien agriculturalists

and maize.

- Yeah. The Skywalkers.
- Ah.

Famous for their aquifer
irrigation systems.

Oh, right.

And I thought...

"Ohh.

This girl is so weird.

And thank God for
bringing her to us."

I see what you're trying
to do. It's not gonna work.

Rosie...

it could be a very,
very long time

until you're able to work
in the engine room again,

let alone lead a hike.

Probably a year or so before
you're fully adjusted.

And I know I speak for
myself and the entire crew

when I say that is
absolutely not an option.

I can't lose you, girl.

You can't lose your...
your damn foot.

Let me help you.

If not for yourself,
do it for me.

For us.

Yeah. Okay.

That was good.

When we talk to our
patients, we tend to focus on

how the decision will
impact only them,

but human nature means we have
more compassion and empathy

for the people around us
than we do for ourselves.

We have to paint
the whole picture.

Well, it's a good
thing you did...

for Rosie does have
compartment syndrome.

If we waited any longer, she
would have lost her foot.

You were right.

Oh. I'm sorry. I
can't hear you.

What... What did you say?
- Oh, I said you were right.

- Oh.
- But I can retract that.

Mhm. That is gonna
leave a wicked scar.

She's gonna love it.

- Ah!
- Mer!

It's so good to see you.

Hey, girls! Guess who's here!

- Uncle Maxy!
- Hey! Olive and Sofa-Loaf!

Oh, my goodness! It's
so good to see you!

Hello. Who is this man who
looks just like my husband

but tan and handsome with
a much better haircut?

All true. Hi, Danielle.
Can I crash your party?

Come on, girls. Leave
your uncle alone.

Hey, girls. Very
important question.

Are you driving yet?

- No.
- No.

No? Tattoos?

- No!
- No!

No?! What about piercings?

No. Mom won't let us
pierce ears till we're 12.

This girl we know has three,
plus a belly piercing.

It's just holes, okay?
- Nice one, Max.

Not two steps in the
door, and you've already

kicked the lid off
of Pandora's box.

Come on. Come. Eat.

Rust spores. A fruit fly.

Spirogyra. And Volvox.
- Insane.

And you let her play with this?

No bacteria at the table.

And, Soph. Game. Basket.

You too, Merrill. Phone.

Why can't the stuff ever
hit the fan after lunch?

I swear they know the
second that I sit down.

Yeah. Sounds like my job.

How is the insurance trade?
- Rain and shine.

Biggest problem is all
the big national firms

buying up the small
mom-and-pops statewide.

You want that?
- Yeah.

- Mammal kidney.
- What?

Olive. What did I just say?

You know, Max, I looked
up that boat you're on.

It looks like heaven.

Remember Char and Barb?
They went on one of those

fancy island cruises last year.

Oh, my gosh. We never
heard the end of it.

Milo said they had a machine

you can get ice cream
any time you want.

And you could put
anything on it,

like Oreos, sprinkles,
gummy bears,

and it's all for free.

Well, it's not for free, hon.

It's included. That's different.

Char said she got to
swim with a dolphin.

Is that for real?

Yeah, there are a couple of
ports that do that excursion.

You know, we were thinking
about saving up for it,

but the kids are already
signed up for summer camp.

It was just a bit
too much, you know?

Please. Be my guests
on the Odyssey.

Oh. I wasn't looking for
a handout, little bro.

- "Little bro."
- "By one minute!

He came out earlier
by one minute!"

And I have never
heard the end of it.

And you never will.

I have a whole family
access plan. Honestly.

If you can get yourself to a
port, I'll take care of the rest.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Please, Daddy?!
- Please, Daddy?!

- Please! Please!
- Please! Please!

I'm sure you're already booked
up for spring break, right?

I will book you the suite

closest to the
ice-cream machine.

Yay!

Holding onto the throne, I see.

Dad would be proud.

Was thinking about donating it.

Danielle wants it out of here,
says it's got some kind of funk.

Wants to sell the house, too.

Really?

It was tough on her
at the end, you know?

Dad got real short-tempered
with her and the girls, so...

Yeah, it was tough,
but I miss him.

Me too.

Old school.

What are you doing here, Max?

Two-day visit. It's not
Christmas or Easter.

There's an opening
at Stubbing-Lang.

Chief of Internal Medicine.

I think it might be time
for me to stop running.

I've been running for
a very, very long time.

Unlike me, who has stayed
in exactly the same spot.

How did we end up going in
such different directions?

When we were kids, we
were exactly alike.

Yeah, of course, we were,
Max, until you got sick.

You think that's what
changed? Getting mono at 17?

Well, yeah, it was that and
the complications afterwards.

The kidney thing. Anemia.

I mean, you were on
your back for months.

You missed a lot, Max.

Girls. School.

Entire season of baseball.

Once you got out of that bed,
you just started running,

and you never stopped.

It was like you thought
if you stop running,

you were gonna get sick again.

I think you got it in your
head that if you had a home

it was going to destroy you.

Thanks, Mer.

Five years of therapy
in 30 seconds.

Max, I know you better
than you know yourself.

You said you're interviewing
at Stubbing-Lang?

You know who the president
of that hospital is?

Rodney Prescott. Remember
him? "Hot Roddy"?

Used to... smash the
beer cans on his head?

Remember that guy?

Oh, my God. What a world.

I said, "And what service
is Champers providing?

'Emotional support'
doesn't cut it no more.

It's got to be a
trained service animal,

and I got to see
some paperwork."

Check-ins on the tablet.

I'm here for a meeting
with Rodney Prescott

about the open Internal
Medicine position.

You sure picked a day
for it. What's the name?

Max Bankman.

I'll let him know you're here.

[ Man on P.A.

Hope you brought a book.
We've been here for two hours.

This is insane.

Go, Broncos. How
we doing this year?

We're alright.

Bunch of guys graduated
last year, so...

lots of new talent.

But we have heart.

Most important
organ in the body.

You play Westfield yet?

No. This week.

It's his first time starting.

He's been training his
butt off all season

and then, four days before the
cross-town game, gets the flu.

Oh, baby. Your
hands are like ice.

- What position do you play?
- Running back.

Wow. Take a lot
of hits out there.

Yeah, it's basically
the job description.

Excuse me for one sec.

Ma'am? Ma'am, this patient
sitting right behind me.

He needs to be
admitted right away.

Patients experiencing
flu-like symptoms

will be seen in the order
they were checked in.

He doesn't have the flu. He most
likely has a pulmonary contusion.

He can't breathe.
- Sir, we have a process.

Please take a seat.
- It's not "sir." It's "Doctor."

He's going into
respiratory failure.

We need to get him on O2 now!

We don't need to do anything
because you are not authorized

to provide medical
services at this hospital.

Now, what you need to do
is go sit down, please.

Ohh! Help! Help! Please!

Nurse, call a code!
Bring me some oxygen now!

Hey, bud. Come on.

Okay. Just breathe for me, okay?

Just keep breathing.
You're gonna be fine.

Sir, the situation
is under control!

Please remain in the lobby!
- Why don't you

remain in the lobby where
you can do less harm?

- I beg your pardon!
- He got us help!

He's not going anywhere!

Watch your feet.
Watch your feet.

Somebody will be
with you in a moment.

Okay. Topher, you're
gonna be alright.

I know you can't talk right now.
Can you click that pen for me?

Excellent. I'm gonna
examine your ribs.

If you feel pain,
just click it for me.

Alright? Here we go.

What's going on?

- Your son has broken ribs.
- My God.

I knew those boys were
tackling each other too hard.

It's possible that one of those
ribs has punctured the lungs.

That's why he's having
such a hard time breathing.

Sorry for the wait.
It's a... busy day.

Okay. Topher, is it?

Started feeling a little funky
yesterday. Thinking it's the flu?

No, we thought it was
the flu, but it's not.

It's something else.
- He has a pulmonary contusion.

Multiple rib fractures
resulting in flail chest.

I know. It's real easy
to diagnose ourselves

these days on the Internet,
but don't you worry.

I'll get to the
bottom of it, okay?

I'm just gonna start a line,
and then I'm gonna put in

an order for a quick COVID test.

Nurse, he does not have COVID.

I'm a doctor. I
just examined him.

We need to get him
in to a chest X-ray,

check for pneumothorax so we
can rule out pleural effusion.

Okay, but you're
not a doctor here,

and his chart is telling me he's
displaying symptoms of COVID-19.

The chart is incorrect. This
patient is in critical condition.

We need to act right now!
- Hey! Max!

Is that you?
- Rodney. Hey. Thank God.

Better not for right now.
- Hey, how did you get

better-looking
since high school?

This kid's in
critical condition.

I was in the lobby with
him when he collapsed.

We need to get him in to
a chest X-ray right now.

He's got multiple rib fractures.

Absent lung sounds
on the left side.

Possible tension pneumo.
- Okay, Becca.

Let's get him on
a chest X-ray stat

and give him 4
milligrams of morphine.

You're gonna be okay, kid.
Alright? You're gonna be good.

I was hoping this would be
more of a sit down interview.

Yeah, you and me both.

I was looking forward
to a cold beer,

a good catch-up, and
a nice long lunch.

Yeah. Long lunch. I almost
remember what that is.

- Hey. How's Mik? Pre-med?
- Uh, no.

Uh, in Oregon, spending 80K

to learn how to
make wooden canoes.

- Help!
- What's going on?! Help him!

Tension pneumo. Collapsed
lung on the left side.

We need to get a chest
tube into him right now

to relieve the tension.
- Okay, Becca.

Page the pediatric attending
to come take a quick look.

Rodney, Rodney. We don't
have time for that.

Oh, it's just... it's just
protocol. It's a sign-off.

He's going into respiratory
right now. We need to act!

Hey, hey! Max! Max! Hang on!

Nurse, I need a
scalpel, hemostats.

He's not picking up.
I'll have him paged.

If we wait any longer,
we could lose him.

Max, I am authorizing this
under Good Samaritan law

and our hospital's
emergency protocols.

Topher. We're right
here with you.

This is gonna help you
breathe easier, I promise.

14-gauge needle.
Decompressing first.

Topher, you're gonna
feel some pressure.

Stay with me.

There you go.

Prepare for incision.

Cutting through. Ribs are
tight. We need to be precise.

Tube.

Now, this is gonna
feel a little strange.

Twisting. Almost done.
You're doing great.

Tube's in. Let's get suction.

Ready?

Okay. And... breathe.

You know, I was surprised
to get your call, Max.

Thrilled for sure,
but surprised.

I mean, last I heard, you were
some big-shot East Coast doctor.

Now working on a cruise boat.

That must be nice.

They call it a ship, actually.

Oh, right. A ship.

I don't know how they
do things on your ship,

but, uh, here we have protocols.

Yeah.
Clearly. Lots of them.

Which only seem to dramatically
slow down the treatment process.

Well, they also
keep people safe.

Really? Which people, Roddy?

'Cause when I look
around, I see a hospital

in need of radical changes
and some serious training.

I haven't been home
for about 40 hours.

You saved that kid's life, Max.

I need more good doctors.

Good leaders, too. Right?

It's not paradise, but it's...

These people deserve...

you know, better.

Look, you'd be
making a difference.

And I would be proud
to have you here

to make all the
changes you want.

It's been fun,
right? You're having fun?

Yeah. Lots. Are you?

Yeah. Yeah. Lots.

Mm. Good.

I'm glad.

I know this started as a
ship fling for both of us.

Especially you, since you
were all hung up on...

I know things were
complicated with Avery,

but now...
- Now... Now they're not.

So please just let me speak
before I lose my nerve.

Sorry.

You've changed a lot
since we first met.

Between cutting back on
drinking and getting over Avery,

you've... you've really grown.

Thank you.

And I was thinking, with
all of these changes,

that maybe this could change.

Become something more
serious. Make a commitment.

What do you think?

Latest beach read?

"10 Women Medical Pioneers."

Only you.

The first female doctor
applied to 10 medical schools

and was rejected by all of them,

and she was only admitted to one

after they polled
the male students

who accepted her because
they thought it was a prank.

That was 1849.

Well, around the same
time, the head of the Navy

said the Navy could
only be 5% Black.

Black men?

Black men. Yes.

Do you ever feel like
maybe they don't take you

as seriously?

I used to, but now...
they kind of have to.

But you're the head bitch
in charge this week.

How's that going?

Hm. About like that moment
Cap had a heart thing

and I had to be in
charge of the whole ship?

- About like that.
- Yeah?

I make it a point not to
fraternize on this ship.

Goes along with working twice
as hard, keeping up appearances,

et cetera, et cetera.

I only made an exception once.

Because I couldn't resist the
smartest woman I ever met...

the most determined one...

and... also the hottest.

That was a long time ago.

Girl, if I would've known
you was gonna be a doctor,

I would have married you.

Don't let anyone tell you
what you can and can't do.

Go to med school.

- Hey, Munroe.
- Yeah.

How's that shark
bite treating ya?

Fine.

Hm. You aren't putting
any weight on that leg.

Been doing a lot of
treadmill lately.

It's part of my
recovery program.

Maybe I overdid it.
I'm sure it's nothing.

Okay. But do you mind if
we do a little workup?

Not at all.

Lead the way.

Alright. Your
blood-test results

show elevated eosinophil levels.

- Is that good or bad?
- Neither.

It just means your
body is having

an immune response to something.

Have you been experiencing
any nausea, diarrhea?

You're not gonna shock me.

Believe me. I've
heard and seen it all.

Come on. Spill. What's up?

Things have been,
uh, let's say...

loose for a few weeks now.

Uh-oh. You, uh... got
your bad-news face on.

Not at all, but I do want to do

a CT scan and an X-ray just
to be on the safe side.

Now, that is a bad-news face.

What are they?
Those... white spots.

They are micro encysted larvae

embedded in your
striated muscle tissue.

Spencer, listen. You have a very
serious parasitic infection.

I think it's
Trichinella spiralis.

Trichinosis.

Larvae. Like... worms?

Well, yes.

The larvae you ingested went
through the enteric phase.

They mate in your
small intestine

and then go systemic
into the bloodstream,

into the striated muscle tissue,
as you can see here and here.

Ugh. I'm gonna be sick.

We need to treat
this aggressively

so that it doesn't reach your
brain or your heart muscle.

Hey. We caught this.

You're gonna be okay. I promise.

How did I even...
How did I get it?

Trichinella spiralis
is often acquired

by eating undercooked pork.

Can you think of anywhere

you might have eaten
questionable pork?

I don't... I hardly
ever eat off the ship.

Port Chiapas, Mexico,
a few weeks ago?

We were out late. We
stopped at a roadside spot.

We had tacos.

Pastor tacos.

"We"? Who were you with?

Uh, Tristan. I
was with Tristan.

We don't need to do anything
because you are not authorized

to provide medical
services at this hospital.

He has a pulmonary contusion.

Multiple rib fractures
resulting in flail chest.

It's real easy to diagnose ourselves
these days on the Internet.

I'm a doctor. I
just examined him.

Okay, but you're
not a doctor here.

You saved that kid's life, Max.

I need more good doctors.
Good leaders, too.

He's conscious. Breath
is rapid and irregular.

He aspirated a lot of water.

Could be ARDS.
- Definitely ARDS.

She's in v-fib. Get
the probe out now.

COVID antibodies
in her blood work.

- BP is dropping. 93 over 54.
- Fluids are going.

Let's get her on
corticosteroids.

Pulse weak.

Becoming some kind of team, huh?

♪ Ohhh ♪

Thanks, Chris.

Calcified cysts all
over. It's trichinosis.

What I'm saying is
you were with him,

you had the same meal, and
I need to find a treatment

that makes the most
sense for both of you.

Let's just leave me
out of it, please.

Just because you're okay now

doesn't mean you're
in the clear.

I'm putting both of you on
corticosteroids and albendazole.

I will wait. I'm not
exhibiting any signs.

Plus, albendazole
is a very nasty drug

with some rather
horrible side effects...

like bleeding gums
and hair loss.

Of the two, I can guess
which is scarier to you.

This can't be about your hair.

Max will be back soon,
so let's just, please,

with all possible
respect, wait for him.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

No!

My circus, my pony, or
whatever the saying is.

Both of you could have little buggers
growing in your brain right now!

And if I start exhibiting
little buggers in my brain,

you'll be the first to know.

You two realize I'm right here.

Sorry. You need
to go back to bed.

Come on, big guy.

You may have several
embedded on the nerve tissue

on your spinal cord, which
could explain your heavy legs.

Your scans don't show
any larvae on the brain

or the myocardium yet, but
it may be too soon to tell.

Are these, like, what, tumors?

- No.
- No. No.

Tumors are uncontrolled
cell growth.

This is far easier to deal with.

But, Munroe, we
just got to port,

and it's my recommendation

that we get you off
ship and into a hospital

where you can be
properly monitored.

Wait. Why... Why can't
I just stay in my cabin?

Why do I have to
go to a hospital?

Because if they have
made it to your brain,

you're at risk of
seizure and stroke.

After that comes
coma, meningitis,

and eventually death.
Question - have either of you

been barefoot in Mexico
in the last six weeks?

- Yeah.
- On the beach. Why?

Are you sure it's trichinosis?

What if it's strongyloidiasis?
- It's not strongyloidiasis.

- What's strongyloidiasis?
- Strongyloidiasis

are a nasty little parasite
that make their way up

through cuts in your feet and
make condos in your brain.

I think we should put you both
on ivermectin. Let's do that.

Max, may I have a word?

Bad pastor tacos two
to three weeks ago.

Fits the timeline
for encysted larvae.

It's T. spiralis.

Strongyloides have
a longer life cycle.

And, either way, ivermectin
is broad spectrum.

It can be used to treat
most worm infections

regardless of species.
- Let's lie down.

Are you going over my head?

Because ivermectin is no longer
considered the gold standard

and is proven to be less
effective against T. spiralis.

Ivermectin also can't cross
the blood brain barrier,

so if there are any
parasites on the brain tissue

or the central nervous
system, ivermectin won't work.

Good point. What
do you recommend?

Albendazole. Combined
with prednisone.

Guys! Guys! He's seizing!

Get him on his side!
And start blow by.

I'll push diazepam.

Alright. The seizure definitely
supports your diagnosis.

And it's clearly made it
to his nervous system.

You're still in charge here.

What are you waiting for?
Start barking out orders.

We need to get a CT scan
and an X-ray for Tristan,

as well as an EKG to
monitor cardiac involvement.

Start both of them
on 400 milligrams

of albendazole...
twice daily...

and a taper dose of prednisone.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Guys, guys.

I-I really don't want help.
- There, there.

We're doing wonderful things
with toupées these days.

And plugs.

Too soon.

You'll be on these for a month.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

- Hey, Aves...
- Yeah.

Vivian and I, well, we've
been having... fun...

and she suggested that
we get more serious.

Ah, she said something
about being impressed with

how I stopped drinking and...

She's right. It's really great.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

Um, and how I've
gotten over you.

And...

Well, the second that
she said that, I, uh...

I...

I told her that it wasn't true.

I'm not over you, Avery.

And I don't want
to get over you.

Look, I understand that
these are my feelings,

and I don't need
you to respond...

in kind or even respond at all.

But I just want to be clear.

You know, I think it seems
you think my feelings for you

are childish and unserious...

which makes sense.

I've been childish
and unserious.

But if somebody felt for me
the way that I feel for you,

I-I'd want to know.

Especially if that person knew
me the way that I know you.

My feelings for
you are very real,

and they're very serious.

I thought best to say all
this before my hair fell out.

So... you are welcome.

♪ Ooh, la la la ♪

♪ Ooh, la la la ♪

♪ Ooh, la la la ♪

Strong.

How are you doing?

Oh, you know. Just...
a lot going on.

I owe you an apology.

Mm. Go on.

Well, you know that little
control freak in my brain

is a devil, and...

when I walked into the
world of brain worms,

the card catalog in my head
just went a little berserk,

and I forgot that
there is a world

in which you are just
as good at this as I am.

Maybe even better.

In this case, much better.

Max, I know what I'm doing.

I know.

I know. You're ten times
the medic I ever was.

And I'm sorry I doubted you.

I had a job interview
when I went home.

So this is... goodbye?

I just... You know, I needed
to see if I belong there.

And...

There is a lot for me. You
know, my brother's there.

My nieces.

A hospital that
desperately needs somebody

who knows what they're
doing and who cares.

But, you know, I spent a lot of
my life running up mountains,

hiking in the jungle,
sailing away at sea.

And I never really
found the one true thing

that gave it all
meaning and purpose.

Until I met you.

You are that one
true thing, Avery.

So that's why I came back.

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