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Mr. Irv: I WASN´T THERE

THE DAY DR. ANDREW BROWN´S LIFE CHANGED FOREVER.

BUT LIKE MOST FOLKS IN EVERWOOD,

I´VE HEARD THE STORY ENOUGH TIMES TO BE ABLE TO TELL IT.

IT BEGINS WHERE MANY STORIES BEGIN --

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

WHERE DR. BROWN LIVED COMFORTABLY

WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.

EPHRAM, YOU´RE GONNA BE LATE AGAIN.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

FINISH YOUR ORANGE JUICE, SWEETIE.

GOOD MORNING.

THIS MINE? IT IS.

SOMEONE´S UNUSUALLY QUIET THIS MORNING.

SOMEONE´S UNUSUALLY INTERESTED.

DON´T BE NERVOUS ABOUT TONIGHT.

YOUR DAD AND I WILL BE THERE TO CHEER YOU ON.

YEAH, I´M SURE. SEE YA.

HIS RECITAL´S TONIGHT? I´VE ONLY TOLD YOU 10 TIMES.

WHAT TIME? 8:00. HE´S GOING EARLY WITH A FRIEND.

YOU ARE I ARE LEAVING AT 7:00 TO MAKE IT TO JERSEY ON TIME.

WOULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHY, WITH ALL THE PIANO TEACHERS IN MANHATTAN,

MY SON HAS TO STUDY IN NEW JERSEY?

THE BEST ONE IS IN JERSEY.

I DIDN´T THINK JERSEY HAD THE BEST ANYTHING.

THE GIANTS PLAY IN JERSEY, AND THEY´RE THE BEST.

THEY´RE NOT TECHNICALLY FROM NEW JERSEY.

THEY SHOULD BE. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? YOU´RE 8.

BYE.

BE HOME ON TIME.

I WILL.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME.

I LIKE TO CALL IT "THE GREAT WHITE OF BRAIN TUMORS."

IT´S HIGHLY MALIGNANT AND GROWS QUICKLY --

TYPICALLY OCCURRING IN THE FRONTAL OR TEMPORAL LOBE OF THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE.

IN YOUR CASE, MR. SADDLEBROOK, IT OCCURS IN BOTH HEMISPHERES

AND HAS BEGUN TO METASTASIZE INTO THE SPINAL FLUID.

WE KNOW ALL THIS ALREADY. THE OTHER DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HIM WEEKS AGO.

THEY SAY IT´S INOPERABLE. WE CAME TO YOU BECAUSE YOU´RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST.

I´M WILLING TO GO AFTER THIS CANCER WITH EVERYTHING I´VE GOT,

STARTING WITH A COMBINATION OF RADIATION THERAPIES

FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE AND MASSIVE SURGICAL RESECTION.

THANK YOU. DON´T THANK ME NOW.

YOU CAN THANK ME WHEN I SAVE YOUR LIFE.

I HOPE HE´S AS GOOD AS HE IS BRIEF.

NIGHT FELL, AND A NASTY STORM ROLLED IN.

THEY DON´T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT THIS IN BOSTON.

YOU ASKED ME TO REMIND YOU WHEN IT WAS 7:00.

IT´S 7:00 ALREADY? IT WAS 7:00 A HALF-HOUR AGO,

WHEN I REMINDED YOU THE FIRST TIME.

TELL JULIA TO GO WITHOUT ME. I´LL MEET HER THERE.

SHE CALLED ALREADY TO SAY SHE WAS LEAVING,

AND SHE ASKED ME TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU´RE A LOUSY HUSBAND/FATHER.

THANKS, BARB. I DON´T CARE!

LOOK, LARRY, LISTEN TO ME, THE FACT REMAINS...

IN HIS USUAL FASHION, DR. BROWN WORKED LATE AGAIN --

SO LATE, HE WAS STILL AT THE HOSPITAL

WHEN HE RECEIVED THE NEWS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME, MA´AM. WE´RE LOOKING FOR DR. ANDREW BROWN.

DR. BROWN? UM --

I´M ANDREW BROWN.

THERE HAD BEEN, IT SEEMED, AN ACCIDENT.

SADLY, ANDY´S WIFE NEVER MADE IT FROM HOME

TO THEIR SON´S RECITAL THAT NIGHT.

INSTEAD, HER LIFE WAS TAKEN TRAGICALLY

ON THE ICY HIGHWAY IN BETWEEN.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

[ BIRD CRIES ]

OH, SURE, THE BROWNS DID THE BEST THEY COULD

TO GET BY AFTER THAT,

PRETENDING AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD CHANGED,

KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING HAD.

AS EXPECTED, DR. BROWN WASTED NO TIME GOING BACK TO WORK.

WHAT WASN´T EXPECTED WAS WHAT HAPPENED ONCE HE GOT THERE.

MORNING, DOC.

MORNING, MR. SADDLEBROOK.

YOU READY FOR THE BIG DAY TOMORROW?

WELL, I HOPE SO.

SAY, LISTEN, DOC...

I HEARD ABOUT THE TRAGEDY YOU SUFFERED.

I´M SORRY.

IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW...

WHERE WOULD IT BE?

HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

IT´S WHERE I WAS BROUGHT UP.

GO THERE...

NOW.

I CAN´T SAVE YOUR LIFE.

AT BEST, I COULD PROLONG IT EIGHT MONTHS, MAYBE A YEAR.

MOST OF THAT TIME, YOU´LL BE BARELY COHERENT, RECOVERING FROM SURGERY.

AND THAT´S ALL SO THIS HOSPITAL CAN BRAG ABOUT ITS STATISTICS

WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES.

BUT STATISTICS DON´T MEASURE QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND IF YOU HAVE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST HOPE

OF PRESERVING YOUR OWN, YOU´LL GET UP OUT OF THAT BED

AND LEAVE THIS PLACE AS FAST AS YOUR LEGS WILL CARRY YOU.

AND THOSE WERE ANDY BROWN´S FINAL WORDS

AS A BIG-CITY DOCTOR.

MOVING WHERE?!

EVERWOOD, COLORADO. WHERE´S THAT?

COLORADO, MORON.

W-WHY ARE WE MOVING THERE?

SOMEBODY TOLD ME ABOUT IT ONCE.

THEY SAID IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE THEY´D SEEN.

IT´S ON THIS HILL -- OR IS IT A MOUNTAIN?

MAYBE IT´S ON A HILL BY A MOUNTAIN.

ANYWAY, I WAS THINKING THAT WE SHOULD MOVE THERE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I SAY THAT´S NOT EVEN A REASON!

I KNOW. HOW GREAT IS THAT?

WE´D BE MOVING SOMEPLACE FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

THAT´S CRAZY. THAT´S HARRISON FORD IN "MOSQUITO COAST" CRAZY.

YOU SAY CRAZY. IT MIGHT BE THE SANEST THING I´VE EVER DONE.

NOW, I WANT THIS TO BE A DEMOCRATIC DECISION,

SO WE´RE GONNA PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE... AND GET THEIR OWN HORSE,

RAISE YOUR HAND.

WELL, THAT DECIDES IT.

DEMOCRA-- YOU BOUGHT HER VOTE!

YEAH. THAT´S THE AMERICAN VERSION.

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THIS MOMENT.

THIS IS THE MOMENT YOU CONSPIRED WITH A PSYCHO

TO RUIN WHATEVER WAS LEFT OF OUR PATHETIC LITTLE LIVES.

AS IT TURNS OUT, ANDY´S LEAVING

CAUSED QUITE A STIR IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.

TIME MAGAZINE EVEN WROTE ABOUT IT,

CALLING ANDREW BROWN´S DEPARTURE FROM NEUROSURGERY

"ONE OF THE GREAT LOSSES OF MODERN MEDICINE."

LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT THINK THEY WERE EXAGGERATING.

BUT THEN...YOU PROBABLY DON´T KNOW DR. BROWN.

EVERWOOD, COLORADO.

POPULATION -- JUST OVER 9,000 AND GROWING.

FOUNDED IN 1853, THIS JEWEL OF THE CENTENNIAL STATE

IS HOME TO ONE OF THE COUNTRY´S FIRST OPERA HOUSES,

OLDEST GOLD MINES, THIRD-LARGEST CHILI COOK-OFF,

AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL WORLD-FAMOUS BRAIN SURGEON.

SON OF A --

GUESS.

UH...RANGERS. NOPE.

ROCKIES? SOMEBODY´S ACCLIMATING.

HUH? GETTING ADJUSTED.

DO I HAVE TO EAT THESE? THEY DON´T SMELL RIGHT.

[ HORN HONKS ]

THERE´S YOUR BUS.

WHERE´S MY LUNCH?

LUNCH? I FORGOT TO MAKE IT.

TELL YOU WHAT -- HERE. HERE´S SOME CASH.

I FORGOT -- YOU WANT TO DO THIS ALONE.

IT´S A BIG STEP FOR ME.

LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, KIDDO.

♫ THEY ALL LAUGHED... ♫

ROSEMARY CLOONEY -- MY, MY, MY.

UH, IT´S DELIA BROWN.

I KNOW. ROSEMARY CLOONEY´S ON THE RADIO.

I TAKE NOTE OF WHAT´S PLAYING WHEN A PASSENGER ENTERS MY BUS

FOR THE FIRST TIME -- IT TELLS ME SOMETHING ABOUT THEM.

WHAT´S MARYROSE CLOONEY TELL YOU?

SHE TELLS ME THAT YOU AND I ARE GONNA GET ON JUST FINE.

[ LAUGHS ]

THE KIDS CALL ME MR. IRV.

♫ ...KEPT THE LAUGHERS BUSY ♫

♫ THAT´S HOW PEOPLE ARE ♫

COME ON, LET´S GET YOU TO SCHOOL.

I´M RIDING MY BIKE. WHY? I CAN DRIVE YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE OFFER, BUT IT´S ABOUT 10 YEARS TOO LATE.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ BIRD CAWS ]

[ TAPPING ]

YOU´RE NOT A PLANT.

I´M A BOY! IMPRESSIVE.

I SEE YOU´VE MET MY RESIDENT HORTICULTURALIST.

HONEY, WHY DON´T YOU GO INSIDE? IT´S COLD.

NINA FEENEY, AND THAT MONSTER IS SAMUEL. WE´RE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

THAT´S A WEIRD COINCIDENCE, ´CAUSE I´M YOUR NEIGHBOR.

DR. BROWN, RIGHT?

PLEASE -- ANDY. AND, UH, HOW DID YOU --

OH, SMALL TOWN, ANDY.

IF YOU´LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO SHIP HIM OFF TO DAY CARE,

BUT IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, NINA.

[ YOUNG MEN LAUGHING ]

Young man: NICE HAIR COLOR, TOO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HEY, FREAK. WHAT´S WITH THE HAIR, MAN?

THEY RUN OUT OF GREEN AT THE STORE?

HEY, YOU. MY FRIEND HERE ASKED YOU A QUESTION.

I´M SORRY. I-I-I DIDN´T UNDERSTAND HIM.

YOU SEE, I DON´T SPEAK DUMB-ASS.

BUT SINCE YOU OBVIOUSLY DO, MAYBE YOU COULD TRANSLATE.

[ SCOFFS ]

♫ BUT THAT´S ALRIGHT, NOW ♫

♫ STRUMMING ON A GUITAR ♫

♫ ALL THE GIRLIES SAY WE ROCK IT ♫

♫ AND I´M FEELIN´ HIGH NOW ♫

♫ WORKIN´ ON A SUNTAN, WE DON´T EVEN TRY AND BLOCK IT ♫

♫ AND IT´S HOT AS HELL... ♫

HEY.

HEY.

YOU WERE BOLD OUT THERE.

OH, IT WAS JUST STRATEGY, REALLY.

STRATEGY?

I FIND IT BEST WHEN DEALING WITH ANY UNFAMILIAR BULLY

TO STRIKE EARLY WITH SARCASM.

IT MAKES THEM WONDER WHETHER I HAVE

SOME SECRET BUTT-KICKING PROWESS THEY´RE UNABLE TO DETECT.

WERE THEY REALLY THAT HORRIBLE IN NEW YORK?

HOW´D YOU KNOW I WAS FROM NEW YORK?

THAT DOCTOR WHO MOVED HERE -- HE´S YOUR FATHER, RIGHT?

YEAH, IF YOU USE THE TERM "FATHER" LOOSELY.

EVER SINCE THAT ARTICLE IN TIME,

HE´S ALL ANYONE CAN TALK ABOUT AROUND HERE.

YEAH? WELL, WHAT DO THEY SAY?

MOSTLY, THEY JUST WONDER WHY HE CAME.

OH. IF THEY FIGURE IT OUT, LET ME KNOW.

YOU REALLY DON´T KNOW WHY YOU CAME HERE?

WHACKED, I KNOW.

I THINK IT´S WILD.

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF MY DAD´S THE MOST BORING MAN ALIVE.

[ BELL RINGS ]

THERE´S THE BELL.

WE SHOULD... EAT LUNCH SOMETIME.

♫ ...WITH ME ♫

WAIT.

♫ WALK ALONG WITH ME ♫

WHAT´S YOUR NAME?

AMY.

AND...I LIKE YOUR HAIR.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

IF YOU LIKE THE HOUSE, YOU ARE SURE TO ADORE THESE OFFICES.

MRS. BAXWORTH, WHY IS EVERYONE STARING AT US?

NOT US -- YOU. YOU´RE QUITE THE CELEBRITY IN TOWN.

CELEBRITY? THERE´S BEEN ALL SORTS OF CHATTER

ABOUT WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OUR CORNER OF THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

SAW IT ON A MAP.

[ Laughing ] SAW IT ON A MAP. SUCH A KIDDER.

SERIOUSLY, I DON´T WANT TO PRY, BUT EVERYONE´S WONDERING

WHAT KIND OF PRACTICE YOU´RE GONNA SET UP HERE.

THERE´S EVEN BEEN SOME TALK

THAT YOU´RE HERE TO DO SOME TOP-SECRET BRAIN RESEARCH.

I´M JUST OPENING UP A GENERAL PRACTICE.

WHY? IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

UH... YOU -- YOU ARE AWARE

THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A-A FAMILY DOCTOR IN TOWN?

OH, SURE, I ASSUME THERE MUST BE,

BUT SURELY A TOWN CAN USE TWO DOCTORS.

OF COURSE WE CAN!

Man: HEY, DOC! DOC!

I´VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. RIGHT ON TIME.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY, DR. ABBOTT?

JUST FINE, MR. GREELEY.

THAT MAKES ONE OF US.

AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY, MR. GREELEY? OH, I´M SO GLAD YOU ASKED.

THERE´S A PAIN IN MY LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

IS IT A THROBBING PAIN OR A SHARP PAIN? THROBBING.

NO, NO -- SHARP. NO -- THROBBING.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?

ABOUT...THREE YEARS.

I HAVE AN OPENING THIS FRIDAY AROUND 2:15.

B-BUT COULDN´T YOU JUST CHECK ME OUT HERE?

AS I´VE EXPLAINED TO YOU BEFORE, MR. GREELEY,

THERE ARE INSURANCE REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT ME

FROM DIAGNOSING YOU WITHOUT A PROPER CHECKUP.

BUT IT´S JUST A LITTLE PAIN.

A LITTLE PAIN CAN BECOME A BIG LAWSUIT.

LET´S SAY, HYPOTHETICALLY, I WERE TO MISDIAGNOSE YOU NOW

WITH AN OSTEOARTHRITIC CONDITION

AND ADVISE YOU TO PURCHASE SOME ASPIRIN.

YOU ADHERE TO MY SUGGESTION,

AND THIS EVENING, YOU DROP DEAD --

AGAIN, HYPOTHETICALLY -- OF A VASCULAR BRAIN DISORDER

EXPRESSING ITSELF UNILATERALLY IN YOUR LEFT LEG.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THE MALPRACTICE CASE

THAT YOUR FAMILY WOULD HAVE AGAINST ME?

SORRY, I DON´T MAKE THE RULES. I JUST LIVE BY THEM.

FRIDAY -- 2:15, THEN.

EHHH...

THREE EXAMINING ROOMS BACK HERE,

SPACIOUS RECEPTION AREA.

[ LAUGHS ] JUST LIKE IN THE BIG CITY, HUH?

THAT´S JUST THE PROBLEM. I SPENT MY LIFE IN THIS OFFICE.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE OFFICE I´M TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM.

DID I MENTION THIS HAS DSL CAPABILITY?

DO YOU SMELL THAT?

[ SNIFFS ] SMELL WHAT?

PERFUME.

OH. [ LAUGHS ] ESTEE LAUDER WHITE LINEN.

NO, NO -- THIS IS COMING FROM THE STREET.

THE -- W-- UH...

IT´S CALLED JEANETTE.

IT WAS POPULAR IN EUROPE IN THE EARLY ´80s.

[ HORN HONKS ] A WEALTHY FRENCHMAN HAD THE FRAGRANCE NAMED FOR HIS FIANCéE.

[ TIRES SCREECH, HORN HONKS ] ONLY AFTER SHE DIED, HE HAD IT DISCONTINUED,

WHICH MADE IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SURPRISE MY WIFE WITH EVERY CHRISTMAS.

IT WAS HER FAVORITE.

YOU MEAN YOU...SMELL YOUR DECEASED WIFE?

LOOK AT THIS. WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

THIS OFFENSIVE MONSTROSITY?

IT WAS THE TRAIN DEPOT TILL THE CITY SHUT IT DOWN.

EVERWOOD DOESN´T HAVE A TRAIN RUNNING THROUGH?

[ LAUGHS ] I´M AFRAID WE´VE CEASED BEING A DESTINATION.

[ SIGHS ]

NOT TO EVERYBODY.

UH...

OOH.

OH. UH...

[ DOOR OPENS, HINGES CREAK ]

UHHHH... I-I´D BE CAREFUL.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT ANIMAL MIGHT HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN HERE

OR, GOD FORBID, A HOBO.

YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAPH INFECTION?

NO, MRS. BAXWORTH.

MY NEW OFFICE.

UH --

[ BELL RINGS ]

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT MANGA

IS IT´S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN AMERICAN COMICS

IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE, FORM.

I-I MEAN, FORGET STYLE. IT´S MORE THAN AESTHETICS.

THE WRITERS OF MANGA -- THEY WRITE HEROES

WHO ARE SOMEONE´S KID O-O-OR SOMEONE´S BOSS.

BECAUSE THE HERO´S CIVILIAN LIFE IS AS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY

AS THEIR SECRET IDENTITY.

I-IT´S -- IT´S NOT... JUST CLARK KENT

WAITING TO TURN INTO SUPERMAN.

I-IT´S...SUPERMAN...WAITING TO TURN INTO CLARK KENT.

WOW.

I NEVER KNEW COMICS COULD BE SO HOT.

HOT?

[ AL GREEN´S "LET´S STAY TOGETHER" PLAYS ]

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PERFECT MAKE-OUT SONG?

♫ I-I-I ♫

SEVERAL, REALLY.

♫ I´M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU ♫

♫ WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO ♫

♫ IS ALRIGHT WITH ME ♫

MINE´S AL GREEN´S "LET´S STAY TOGETHER."

I THINK IT SPEAKS TO A GIRL´S DUAL DESIRES

TO BE HELD AND RAVAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

NOT IN A LITERAL SENSE. IT´S MORE PRIMAL.

JUST LISTENING TO A SONG LIKE THAT MAKES ME WANT TO...

TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES AND...

♫ ...WITH YOU ♫

[ LAUGHS ] RIGHT HERE -- IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY?

WHY NOT?

♫ SINCE WE´VE BEEN TOGETHER ♫

[ SIGHS ]

♫ OOH, LOVING YOU FOREVER ♫

[ ALARM RINGING ]

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

[ SIGHS ] DAMN IT.

♫ OH, THE SHARK, BABE ♫

♫ HAS SUCH TEETH, DEAR ♫

♫ AND HE SHOWS THEM PEARLY WHITE ♫

♫ JUST A JACK KNIFE HAS OLD MacHEATH, BABE ♫

EXCUSE ME.

♫ AND HE KEEPS IT ♫

EXCUSE ME!

EXCUSE ME!

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH, CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, YOU´RE PARKED IN MY SPOT. YOUR SPOT?

THAT´S YOUR BLACK, FOREIGN-MADE SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE

WITH THE NEW YORK PLATES, IS IT NOT? YES, IT IS.

IT´S IN MY SPOT. PARK THERE AGAIN, I´LL HAVE IT TOWED.

I´M SORRY. I DIDN´T SEE A NAME ON THE CURB.

IT´S IMPLIED. IT´S IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE.

YOU´RE THE OTHER DOCTOR. HOW DO YOU DO? I´M ANDY BROWN.

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. AND IF BY "OTHER DOCTOR,"

YOU MEANT "EVERWOOD´S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN," YES, THAT´S ME.

ABOUT THIS WHOLE OFFICE THING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I´M NOT HERE TO STEP ON YOUR TURF.

MY "TURF"? THAT´S RICH. NOBODY TOLD YOU, DID THEY?

TOLD ME WHAT? I WOULDN´T WASTE YOUR TIME

TURNING THIS PLACE INTO A DOCTOR´S OFFICE.

NO ONE WILL USE IT. WHY´S THAT?

THAT BUILDING OVER THERE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE

ALL OF THE PATIENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE FLOWER MART?

THE OTHER ONE -- MY DOCTOR´S OFFICE. HOW DO YOU FIGURE?

I HAVE BEEN THE DOCTOR IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

BEFORE ME, IT WAS MY FATHER.

WAS IT YOUR FATHER´S FATHER BEFORE HIM?

BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL.

DO WHAT YOU WANT, SIR.

I´M JUST ADVISING YOU NOT TO WASTE YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, DOCTOR,

BUT I CAME A LONG WAY TO OPEN THIS OFFICE, AND NOTHING´S GONNA STOP ME.

IN THAT CASE, HAPPY PAINTING.

NICE MEETING YOU.

NUTBAG.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

WE´RE ALMOST THERE.

I TOLD YOU YOU´RE GONNA LOVE THIS PLACE.

YEAH. I´D LOVE IT EVEN MORE IF IT WERE INDOORS.

OKAY, YOU READY?

LOOK.

YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE TOWN FROM HERE.

UM, THERE´S MAIN STREET... AND THE GRADE SCHOOL.

THE FACTORIES ARE ALL THAT WAY, AND THAT´S THE CHURCH ROW --

EPISCOPALIAN, PRESBYTERIAN, CATHOLIC, LUTHERAN, AND BAPTIST.

WHERE´S THE SYNAGOGUE?

ARE YOU JEWISH?

HALF. MY MOM I--

WAS.

SORRY.

NO BIGGIE.

TALKING ABOUT HER IS PRETTY UNAVOIDABLE,

WHAT WITH HER GIVING BIRTH TO ME AND ALL.

WHAT´S IT LIKE --

HAVING A DAD WHO´S FAMOUS?

[ SCOFFS ] IT´S LIKE THIS --

YOU´RE 8 YEARS OLD. HE MISSES YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY.

YOU WANT TO CRY ABOUT IT, BUT HE´S ON TV THAT NIGHT

FOR SEPARATING THE HEADS OF SIAMESE TWINS.

Y-Y-YOU´RE 10. HE´S NOT THERE TO SEE YOU IN THE SCHOOL PLAY.

HE IS, HOWEVER, IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

FOR RESTORING THE VISION OF A 5-YEAR-OLD KID.

I THINK OF HIM AS MY DAD´S EXCUSE

FOR MISSING MY ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL GRADUATION.

YOU WANT TO BE MAD AT HIM, YOU WANT TO HATE HIM,

BUT YOU CAN´T.

HE´S SAVING LIVES.

AMY, WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?

WHAT?

YOU SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS.

WHY ARE YOU GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO MAKE ME FEEL WELCOME?

YOU´VE GOT KIND OF A... TRAGIC/LONELY THING GOING ON.

I DIG IT.

YOU DON´T HAPPEN TO LISTEN TO AL GREEN, DO YOU?

WHO´S AL GREEN?

OH...

[ LAUGHS ]

UH, I, UH, SHOULD GET TO CLASS.

OKAY. ALRIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

DAD´S GONNA SKIN YOUR ASS WHEN HE FINDS OUT YOU´RE HANGING OUT WITH THAT KID.

WELL, DAD´S NOT FINDING ANYTHING OUT, BRIGHT,

BECAUSE YOU´RE NOT TELLING HIM. OH, AREN´T I?

NOT IF YOU VALUE THAT COLLECTION OF PORN YOU HAVE STASHED ON OUR COMPUTER.

WHAT WAS THE FILE NAME AGAIN?

OH, YEAH -- "FAVORITE BIBLICAL PASSAGES."

DUDE, SHE IS SMOOTH.

Delia: IT´S CROOKED.

SURE, IF YOU LOOK AT IT STRAIGHT ON.

BUT IF YOU LEAN A LITTLE BIT, IT´S PERFECT. SEE?

[ MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STOPS ]

YOU DOC BROWN?

YES, I AM.

YOU´RE SCRAWNIER THAN YOUR PICTURE.

NICE TO MEET YOU, SPARKY. NAME´S EDNA HARPER.

HELLO, EDNA.

WHO´S THE PRIVATE FIRST CLASS? I´M DELIA.

WORD ON THE FRONT IS YOU´RE TURNING THIS INTO A DOCTOR´S OFFICE.

IF SO, I´VE COME TO INQUIRE ABOUT EMPLOY.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

40 YEARS´ NURSING EXPERIENCE.

THAT INCLUDES TWO TOURS OF NAM.

ARMY NURSE CORPS -- THRICE DECORATED.

HERE´S A RESUME. I´M SURE YOU´LL FIND IT TO YOUR SATISFACTION.

YOU WORKED FOR DR. ABBOTT?

SENIOR AND JUNIOR.

WHY´D YOU LEAVE?

AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT,

THE DETAILS OF WHICH I´D RATHER NOT DIVULGE

ON ACCOUNT OF THEY´RE OF A PERSONAL NATURE.

I CAN ASSURE YOU, HOWEVER, THE PARTING WAS MUTUAL.

WELL, WHY DON´T I LOOK AT THIS AND CALL YOU LATER IN THE WEEK?

WILL DO. SEE YOU AROUND, DOC.

ADIOS, PRIVATE.

[ MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ PIANO NOTES PLAYING ]

[ NOTES CONTINUE ]

STOP IT!

IT JUST SITS HERE. NO ONE TOUCHES IT.

I SAID STOP IT.

DAD! THAT´S ENOUGH -- BOTH OF YOU.

DELIA, GO ON UPSTAIRS AND GET READY FOR BED.

I´LL BE UP IN A FEW MINUTES TO READ TO YOU.

BUT I WANT TO -- GO ON.

SHE DOES HAVE A POINT, YOU KNOW.

YOU GOT TO START PLAYING AGAIN SOMETIME.

YOU´RE RIGHT.

I AM? YES, FATHER.

FOR IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE GIFT OF MUSIC

THAT I CAN TRULY HEAL THE PAIN THAT GROWS DEEP WITHIN ME.

LIKE YOU EVER CARED IF I PLAYED OR NOT.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

[ WATER RUNNING ]

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

WHO? MR. WARREN -- ABOUT HIS WIFE.

WHAT COULD I SAY?

SHE DIED ON MY WATCH.

ON TOP OF THAT, THE POOR GUY WAS LEFT WITH A FAMILY TO RAISE.

GUESS HOW MANY KIDS.

THREE.

SIX.

AND FOR A SINGLE DAD, THAT´S SIX KIDS TOO MANY.

YOU SHOULD GROW A BEARD.

YOU´D LOOK DISTINGUISHED WITH A BEARD.

I THINK I´D LOOK LIKE MY UNCLE NORMAN.

YOUR UNCLE NORMAN LOOKS DISTINGUISHED.

YOU´VE GOT A THING FOR MY UNCLE NORMAN?

DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IT?

YOU AND MY UNCLE NORMAN? I TRY NOT TO.

WHAT´D YOU DO IF YOU WERE LEFT ALONE.

I THINK IT´S IMPORTANT WE TALK ABOUT IT.

NO, YOU´RE NOT GONNA EXERCISE THE SPOUSAL

"I THINK IT´S IMPORTANT WE TALK ABOUT IT" CLAUSE.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I´M TIRED, I´VE HAD A 16-HOUR DAY,

AND THESE CONVERSATIONS ALWAYS END UP GETTING ME IN TROUBLE.

AND AS FAR AS HYPOTHETICAL TRAGEDIES GO,

CAN´T WE START WITH A LESSER ONE?

WHY DON´T YOU ASK ME WHAT I´D DO

IF I LOST MY SIGHT OR MY HEARING OR I COULD NEVER WALK AGAIN?

WHY DON´T YOU ASK ME WHAT I´D DO

IF I COULD NEVER SEE ANOTHER YANKEES GAME

OR EAT ANOTHER SLICE OF FAMOUS RAY´S PIZZA?

BUT DON´T ASK ME WHAT I´D DO WITHOUT YOU.

I HATE WHEN YOU DO THAT.

SAY THE RIGHT THING?

ATTEMPT TO SAY THE RIGHT THING.

THE ACTUAL RIGHT THING WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS CHEESY.

GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR.

IT WAS. [ HORN HONKS ]

YOU KNOW, YOUR OFFICE IS BACK THERE.

I KNOW WHERE IT IS. I´M GETTING A CUP OF COFFEE.

YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK VAGUELY FAMILIAR TO ME.

PERHAPS I REMIND YOU OF ONE OF THE INMATES YOU KNEW

AT WHATEVER ASYLUM YOU ESCAPED FROM.

IT´S MY FIRST DAY. YOU GONNA WISH ME LUCK?

OH, IT´LL TAKE MORE THAN LUCK TO LAUNCH THE U.S.S. WACKO,

BUT WHAT THE HEY... GOOD LUCK.

NOW, IF YOU´RE DONE BLATHERING,

HAVE A NICE DAY.

WHATEVER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YES.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

EDNA HARPER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, LET´S SEE. I´M IN A DOCTOR´S OFFICE,

I´M WEARING MY NURSE WHITES -- MY TAXES?

DOES DOC ABBOTT KNOW YOU´RE WORKING HERE?

NOPE. HE WILL NOW.

MRS. BAXWORTH, HOW ARE YOU THIS FINE DAY?

JUST FINE. I CAME TO WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR NEW VENTURE.

I BROUGHT YOU A PLANT.

WELL, THANK YOU. THAT´S VERY KIND OF YOU.

MY, MY. JUST LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS PLACE.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR NECK?

IT´S JUST BEEN A LITTLE STIFF LATELY.

WANT ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

OH, I WOULD.

I´VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW WITH DOC ABBOTT.

WHY PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DIAGNOSE TODAY?

IT´S NOT THAT I DON´T TRUST YOU. IT´S MY LOSS.

I´D BE LIKE EXAMINING MS. TAYLOR ALL OVER AGAIN.

YOU -- YOU OPERATED ON LIZ TAYLOR?

I CONFESS.

[ SIGHS ]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT MY NECK.

I MEAN, I´M SURE DOC ABBOTT WOULDN´T MIND.

OH, MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

WHEE-E-E!

IT´S NOT OFTEN I FIND A THIRD GRADER

LOST IN PROFOUND THOUGHT ON THEIR LUNCH HOUR.

HEY, MR. IRV. I DON´T FEEL GOOD.

YEAH?

WHY IS THAT?

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?

I CAN.

I THINK MY DAD´S SICK. HE TALKS TO HIMSELF --

TO MY MOM LIKE SHE´S STILL HERE.

ONLY THAT´S A PROBLEM, BECAUSE SHE DIED EIGHT MONTHS AGO.

I´M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU, DELIA.

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DAD´S GOT A CASE OF SOMETHING.

I KNEW IT.

BUT WHAT HE HAS, IT´S THE ONE SICKNESS

MOST PEOPLE SPEND THEIR WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO CATCH.

WHAT DOES HE HAVE?

A DISTRAUGHT HEART.

IT´S NOT LIKE OTHER DISEASES. IT CAN´T KILL YOU.

JUST THE OPPOSITE, IN FACT.

IN MOST CASES,

IT MAKES A PERSON FEEL ALIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ONLY PROBLEM IS... THERE´S NO REMEDY FOR IT

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

WELL, AS I SUSPECTED, A MILD CASE OF TORTICOLIS,

BROUGHT ON, MY GUESS WOULD BE, BY A NEW BED.

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW CALIFORNIA KING.

THE CULPRIT MIGHT TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO.

UNTIL THEN, I´M GONNA PRESCRIBE YOU A MILD MUSCLE RELAXANT.

EDNA WILL GET YOU A NECK BRACE. I WANT YOU TO WEAR IT.

I DIDN´T BRING MY PURSE.

HOW ABOUT I RUN YOU BY A CHECK A LITTLE LATER?

I´M NOT CHARGING YOU.

FOR THE NECK BRACE, FINE, BUT FOR THE VISIT, I HAVE MY --

MRS. BAXWORTH, I´M NOT CHARGING ANYONE FOR ANYTHING.

MY SERVICES ARE FREE.

F-FREE?

UH...

A-AS IN...

NO CASH, NO CHECKS, NO CREDIT CARDS --

NOT EVEN DISCOVER.

[ SCOFFS ] WELL, WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR INCOME?

I WAS A BRAIN SURGEON FOR 15 YEARS.

I HAVE A FEW PENNIES TUCKED AWAY.

HERE´S THAT PRESCRIPTION.

HUH! OKAY.

WELL...[ Laughing ] I´M OFF TO THE PHARMACY.

TOODLES.

YOU REALIZE BY TELLING HER WHAT YOU JUST TOLD HER,

YOU TOLD THE WHOLE TOWN.

YOU DON´T SAY?

[ CHUCKLES ]

LOOKING FOR AMY?

SHE´S NOT COMING.

AND YOU ARE...

HER BROTHER. I LEFT YOU THAT NOTE. I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU DIDN´T HAVE TO GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE

OF IMITATING FEMININE CURSIVE.

THAT´S MY REAL HANDWRITING.

WHOOPS. STAY AWAY FROM AMY.

SHE´S GOT A BOYFRIEND. SHE TELL YOU THAT?

NO, BUT SHE DIDN´T TALK ABOUT YOU, EITHER,

SO WE ONLY COVERED THE IMPORTANT STUFF.

HEY, NICE BAG.

WONDER WHAT´S IN IT.

"ITO"?

HIS STUFF´S WAY EXPENSIVE, MAN.

OH.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE DOUBLE ITS VALUE?

BRIGHT, STOP IT.

BRIGHT?

THAT´S HIS NAME? IRONIC.

GO AHEAD, AMY. TELL HIM WHY YOU´RE HANGING OUT WITH HIM.

EPHRAM, I CAN EXPLAIN.

AH, FORGET IT. THERE´S NOTHING TO SAY.

DON´T WORRY, BRIGHT.

I´LL BE STAYING AWAY FROM YOUR SISTER...

FOR GOOD.

BY THE WAY, DUDE, NICE DAD.

HAS HE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A HEAD CASE,

OR JUST SINCE YOUR MOM BOUGHT IT?

OH!

Amy: BRIGHT.

BRIGHT, GET OFF HIM!

OW.

EPHRAM...

YOU OKAY? WHAT´S GOING ON?

I DON´T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU.

WELL, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS ONE OF YOUR OFFSPRING

THAT DID THIS TO MY SON.

YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?

MY SISTER FORGOT TO TELL YOU?

MY DAD´S THE REAL DOCTOR IN THIS TOWN.

COME ON. LET´S GO, KIDS...

BEFORE I SET A BAD EXAMPLE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

COME ON.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

SO...

WHAT DO YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?

GIVE IT UP.

I THOUGHT YOU´D CHANGE. I THOUGHT IF WE MOVED HERE,

YOU´D STOP WITH THE FIGHTING, WITH THE ACTING OUT.

YEAH, I GOT THIS BLACK EYE BECAUSE OF YOU...DICK.

HEY, YOU KEEP TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT,

YOU´RE GONNA GET YOURSELF ANOTHER ONE.

HE SAID YOU WERE CRAZY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ARE.

YOU QUIT YOUR JOB, YOU GROW THIS UGLY-ASS BEARD,

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WEAR YOUR CLOTHES TO BED,

AND YOU MOVE US TO NOWHERESVILLE, USA.

AND WHY?! ´CAUSE SOMEBODY TOLD YOU IT WAS PRETTY ONCE?!

AND IF THAT´S NOT ENOUGH,

YOU TALK TO MOM LIKE SHE´S STILL HERE!! I´VE SEEN YOU.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO SAY FOR MYSELF?!

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?!

I CAN´T BELIEVE YOU THINK MY BEARD IS UGLY.

MOM WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THIS TO US!

SHE NEVER WOULD HAVE MOVED US HERE OR GONE CRAZY! DON´T BE SURE OF THAT.

I´M SURE. I KNEW HER. YOU DIDN´T KNOW HER.

YOU WERE NEVER AROUND. WE ALL JUST TOLERATED YOU.

THAT´S PRETTY GOOD. WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

I WISH YOU´D DIED INSTEAD OF HER!!

I WISH I DID, TOO, YOU LITTLE BASTARD!!

I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU RIGHT BACK! NOW GET IN THAT HOUSE!

I´M GOING FOR A RIDE!

OH, YEAH?! YEAH.

AT SOME POINT, YOU´RE GETTING IN THAT HOUSE!

I RUN A TIGHT SHIP. SO I NOTICED.

WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?

ONLY IF IT´S SPIKED.

I WANT TO, UH, APOLOGIZE

FOR THAT AWFUL DISPLAY OF PARENTING TECHNIQUES.

I´M JUST RECENTLY BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

WELL, THE ONLY THING HARDER THAN BEING A PARENT

IS BEING A SINGLE ONE.

ARE YOU, UH... SINGLE? NO. I HAVE A HUSBAND.

A WONDERFUL, FUNNY, AND CARING MAN

WHOSE ONLY FLAW IS HE TRAVELS EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR

SELLING COMPUTER SOFTWARE.

YOU KNOW, MY WIFE WAS THE PERFECT PARENT.

I SWEAR THAT´S NOT REVISIONIST HISTORY, EITHER.

SHE REALLY WAS.

JULIA KNEW WHAT TO SAY, WHAT TO DO,

WHEN TO TALK TO THEM, WHEN TO IGNORE THEM.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FORAMEN MAGNUM IS?

SHOULD I?

IT´S THE HOLE AT THE BASE OF THE SKULL.

MOST DOCTORS NEED A DEVICE TO FIND IT.

I NEVER DID.

I COULD ALWAYS LOCATE IT WITH MY HANDS.

SURGERY JUST CAME INSTINCTIVELY TO ME.

JULIA WAS THE SAME WAY WITH PARENTING.

IT HAS TO DO WITH HER, DOESN´T IT --

WHY YOU CAME TO EVERWOOD?

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE LIVE ON AFTER THEY DIE?

THAT... THAT THEIR SOULS ARE WITH US?

YEAH, I DO.

I NEED TO PROVE TO MY WIFE THAT I CAN DO THIS...

THAT I CAN BE THE KIND OF DOCTOR,

THE KIND OF FATHER

THAT SHE WANTED ME TO BE WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE.

I KNOW THAT MAKES ME SEEM NUTS.

MAYBE I AM.

TO LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH

YOU´RE STILL PROVING IT TO THEM AFTER THEY DIE?

WELL, IF THAT´S CRAZY, ANDY,

I HOPE MY OWN INSANITY ISN´T FAR AWAY.

GOOD MORNING. BUZZ OFF.

AND DO ME A FAVOR -- KEEP YOUR SON AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER.

I DON´T THINK THAT´S HOW IT WENT.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD MY AMY ASSOCIATE WITH YOUR MISFIT?

WELL, HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A CRACK DEAL.

YOU THINK YOU´RE SO FUNNY.

IF YOU COULD GET OVER WHATEVER YOUR PROBLEM IS WITH ME,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TEACH EACH OTHER A THING OR TWO.

IF YOU´RE SO SMART, WHERE ARE ALL YOUR PATIENTS?

THEY´RE JUST GATHERING OUTSIDE MY OFFICE NOW.

IS IT TRUE, DR. BROWN?

ARE YOUR SERVICES REALLY FREE OF CHARGE?

ONLY MY MEDICAL ONES.

[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU´RE NOT CHARGING ANYTHING?

FOR REAL? FOR REAL.

YOU CAN´T CHARGE PEOPLE NOTHING.

STAY OUT OF THIS, DR. "I CAN´T DIAGNOSE YOU WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT."

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.

DR. ABBOTT´S GOT A POINT. I CAN´T JUST CHARGE NOTHING.

SO I´LL TELL YOU WHAT I´M GONNA DO --

FROM THIS MOMENT ON, I´M DOUBLING MY PRICES.

OH, THAT´S FUNNY. HE´S FUNNY.

[ MOTORCYCLE REVS ]

SO...SO, IT´S TRUE. YOU ARE A PART OF THIS MADNESS.

WELL, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? YOU GOT RID OF ME.

YOU QUIT.

YOU CUT BACK MY HOURS.

AND DON´T GIVE ME THAT BOGUS REASON WHY.

YOU KNOW THE REAL REASON. THE WHOLE TOWN DOES.

YOU HAVE DONE SOME LUDICROUS, ASININE THINGS IN YOUR LIFETIME,

BUT WORKING FOR THIS MAN?

OH, THAT TAKES THE CAKE, MOTHER.

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT, JUNIOR.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HEY.

I EXPECTED YOU WOULDN´T TALK TO ME,

SO I BROUGHT A PEACE OFFERING.

WHY SHOULD I TALK TO YOU, AMY? SO YOU CAN LIE TO ME MORE?

I DIDN´T LIE TO YOU.

I JUST DIDN´T TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH, IS ALL.

DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND? YES.

BUT I WANT YOU TO MEET HIM. IF YOU DO, YOU´LL UNDERSTAND.

THAT WAS RIGHT ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY,

RIGHT BETWEEN PICKING UP MY DRY CLEANING

AND CHOPPING OFF MY HAND.

HE´S IN DENVER.

THAT´S THREE HOURS AWAY FROM HERE, FOUR BY BUS.

IF WE WANT TO MAKE IT BACK BY DINNER, WE HAVE TO LEAVE NOW.

YOU´RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?

COME WITH ME.

AFTER THAT, YOU DON´T HAVE TO TALK TO ME EVER AGAIN

IF YOU DON´T WANT TO.

THAT´S IT FOR THE PATIENTS. I´M AUDI 5000.

HOLD ON THERE A SECOND.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING? YES, I DO.

I WASN´T ENTIRELY FORTHCOMING

REGARDING MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT.

I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU OLD TIGHT-ASS WAS MY SON. APOLOGIES, SPARKY.

EDNA, IF WORKING FOR ME IS PART OF SOME REVENGE SCHEME --

HECK, NO. I NEED THE GIG.

THOUGH I GOT TO ADMIT I DID KIND OF ENJOY

THE LOOK ON THAT SOUR APPLE´S FACE THIS MORNING.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

HIS POPS DIED TWO YEARS AGO.

I GOT REHITCHED NOT LONG THEREAFTER.

IT CAUSED QUITE A SCANDAL IN THE COMMUNITY,

AND JUNIOR THOUGHT IT WAS AFFECTING HIS BUSINESS,

NOT TO MENTION HE WAS NEVER TOO CRAZY ABOUT THE NEW BEAU,

SO HE CUT BACK MY HOURS AND I QUIT.

HOW SOON AFTER DID YOU REMARRY?

TWO MONTHS. TWO MONTHS?

DO I STRIKE YOU AS THE MOURNING TYPE?

[ Chuckling ] NO, NOT REALLY.

ANYWAY, I KNEW WHERE JUNIOR WAS COMING FROM.

HE WORSHIPPED HIS POPS.

NEVER GOT ON WITH HIM, BUT HE SURE DID WORSHIP HIM.

THE TRUTH IS THEY WERE EXACTLY ALIKE.

YOU THINK THAT´S POSSIBLE?

THAT A FATHER AND SON WHO DON´T GET ALONG

CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON?

IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN A FATHER AND SON DON´T GET ALONG,

IT USUALLY MEANS THEY GOT EVERYTHING IN COMMON.

[ HORN HONKS ]

THERE´S MY HUNK OF BURNING LOVE AS WE SPEAK.

SEE YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE.

SO LONG, EDNA.

SO THIS IS YOUR BOYFRIEND.

EPHRAM BROWN, MEET COLLIN HART.

[ SIGHS ]

COLLIN GREW UP DOWN THE BLOCK FROM ME.

WE DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

BRIGHT AND HIM WERE BEST FRIENDS.

THEY WERE ALWAYS GETTING INTO TROUBLE.

AND LAST FOURTH OF JULY,

THEY DECIDED TO SWIPE COLLIN´S DAD´S TRUCK

AND GO FOR A JOY RIDE.

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. COLLIN DROVE.

BRIGHT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE.

HE DOESN´T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.

BY THE TIME THE AMBULANCE GOT THERE,

COLLIN HAD FALLEN UNCONSCIOUS.

HE HASN´T WOKEN UP EVER SINCE.

WHEN I HEARD ABOUT YOUR DAD COMING TO TOWN,

I THOUGHT, "IF ANYONE COULD HELP HIM, IT WOULD BE HIM, RIGHT?"

[ SIGHS ]

I´M SORRY IF I HURT YOUR FEELINGS, EPHRAM.

I WAS GONNA TELL YOU, I JUST...

I DIDN´T KNOW HOW.

IT SMELLS GOOD IN HERE.

WHICH IN AND OF ITSELF IS A SUCCESS.

WHAT ARE YOU COOKING?

ONLY THE FINEST IN HAUTE CUISINE --

REHEATED KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN.

I´M GONNA SET THE TABLE.

DELIA, WAIT. THIS COULD BE MY FIRST EDIBLE MEAL.

WHY DON´T YOU GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT, GET THE SILVERWARE.

I´LL GET THE FINE CHINA.

OKAY.

HE NEVER EVEN LOOKS ME IN THE EYES ANYMORE.

IT´S BECAUSE YOU DON´T TALK TO HIM.

I TALK TO HIM.

YOU TALK AT HIM.

TRY ASKING HIM HOW HIS DAY WAS. TRY LISTENING.

DELIA´S SO MUCH EASIER.

SHE´S 4, ANDY.

IT DOESN´T MATTER.

SHE´S ALWAYS KNOWN HOW MUCH I LOVE HER.

SOMEHOW I´VE NEVER BEEN ABLE

TO GET THAT MESSAGE THROUGH TO HIM.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ] WELL, CALL ME AN OPTIMIST --

THIS IS ONE CASE, DOCTOR, THAT´S NOT TERMINAL.

HEY, GUESS WHAT. I FIGURED IT OUT. FIGURED WHAT OUT?

WHERE YOU SHOULD GO IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPENS TO ME.

OH, NOT THIS MACABRE SUBJECT AGAIN.

EVERWOOD, COLORADO.

WHERE?

WHEN I WAS A KID, [ SIGHS ]

I TOOK THIS TRAIN TRIP WITH MY PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THERE WAS A SNOWSTORM IN THE MOUNTAINS,

AND WE HAD TO STOP FOR A DAY IN A TOWN CALLED EVERWOOD.

IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE I´D EVER SEEN, ANDY.

IT WAS ON THIS HILL SURROUNDED BY THE ROCKIES.

AND I REMEMBER THINKING EVEN THEN,

"THIS IS WHAT HEAVEN MUST LOOK LIKE."

THERE´S NO CHANCE THIS PLACE

IS ALSO A MAJOR CENTER FOR NEUROSURGERY, IS THERE?

[ Laughing ] SORRY.

THAT´S THE OTHER PART OF THE DEAL --

NO MORE WORKING FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS, DOCTOR.

EVEN SMALL-TOWN FOLK NEED MEDICAL MIRACLES.

I´LL HAVE TO START WRITING THIS STUFF DOWN.

JUST REMEMBER ONE THING -- EVERWOOD, COLORADO.

THAT´S WHERE I´LL BE.

YOU CAN´T BE IN THE BAHAMAS?

NOPE. EVERWOOD OR BUST.

THEN THAT´S WHERE I´LL BE, TOO.

LISTEN, UH, DELIA, WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS.

IT´S OKAY, DAD. I KNOW WHAT´S WRONG WITH YOU.

YOU DO?

YOU HAVE A DISTRAUGHT HEART.

YEAH.

YEAH, I DO.

COME HERE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ Crying ] I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, KIDDO.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SLOW CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ]

YOU´RE PLAYING.

I FELT LIKE IT, THAT´S ALL.

I´M GONNA FINISH SETTING THE TABLE.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

IT WAS OKAY. I FOUND OUT I´M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL

WHO´S IN LOVE WITH A GUY IN A COMA,

BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS PRETTY STANDARD.

ABOUT THE OTHER DAY --

I SAID SOME THINGS I DIDN´T MEAN.

WE BOTH DID.

AND THAT COMMENT ABOUT MY BEARD?

NOW, THAT I MEANT.

I´M NOT SHAVING IT, YOU KNOW.

SO DON´T.

IT´S UGLY, BUT IT´S ALSO KIND OF DISTINGUISHED.

DISTINGUISHED?

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

I DON´T KNOW. IT JUST IS.

YOU PLAY SO WELL.

I´D FORGOTTEN HOW GOOD YOU ARE.

MOM USED TO SAY I HAD YOUR HANDS.

AND THERE THEY SAT, FATHER AND SON,

LIKE THEY WERE SITTING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

NO, I WASN´T THERE

THE DAY DR. BROWN´S LIFE CHANGED FOREVER,

BUT I WAS AROUND FOR MANY DAYS THEREAFTER,

WHEN HE AND HIS FAMILY WOULD CALL EVERWOOD THEIR HOME.