All language subtitles for House - [5x06] - Joy

(SNIFFING)

(SNIFFING)

What time?

(SNIFFING)
4:30.

Why so late?

Make-up test
in social studies.

Did you invite
Shelby for Saturday?

No.

Do you want me to call her?
Yeah, that'd be great.

You calling
a 12-year-old girl
for a sleepover.

It'll be fine.
Make you a deal.

I'll call a friend
when you call a friend.

(SIGHS)

It's your birthday.
Do what you want.

Thank you. Bye.

Bye.

(SCOFFS)

(VOICES CHATTERING)

(DOOR OPENS)

What did you forget?
Nothing.

Then why'd you come back?

'Cause I live here.

Come on, Samantha,
you're gonna be
late for school.

What are you talking about?
It's 4:30.

Are you okay?

I...

Tired, I guess.

SAMANTHA: What's wrong?

I don't know.

CUDDY: Right.

That's all I need to know.
You're late! Okay, bye.

37-year-old male
with recurring blackouts.

Tell him to switch
from tequila to bourbon.
Worked for me.

The three doctors
he's already seen already
ruled out drugs and alcohol.

Then it's epilepsy.

Tell him to buy
a hockey helmet and...

EEG's clean, so is the CT.

Relax. Just because
you got approved
by an adoption agency

doesn't mean you'll get
approved by the birth mother.

You're a single mom.

That puts you somewhere
below couples acquitted
in day care scandals.

You're welcome,
Dr. House.

It is an interesting case.

What time are you
seeing the mom?

Are you having
your guy follow me?

I just trashed your
social value as a mother,

and all I got
was a little sarcasm.

It means you don't feel
the need to defend yourself,

which means
you're not worried
about getting a kid,

which means
you've already got one.

We're meeting at 11:00.

She's due to deliver
a baby girl in two weeks.

Well, I'm sure the mom
will be thrilled to hand her
crack baby off to a doctor.

She's not a crack baby.

No, mother's
perfectly healthy.

She just had to give up
the baby in order

to continue her work
on the human genome.

She confessed
to some past meth use.

What they don't confess
to is almost always
more interesting.

This is a mistake.

Because a kid you don't know
may have some problems
you don't know about

that she may have
passed on to a kid...

Because you're
a control-seeking narcissist,

which is fine,
good even, in some jobs,

but you're not
equipped to handle a real kid,
never mind a factory second.

Where are you meeting her?

In a little place
called, "Follow me,

"and your urologist will be
buying himself a new yacht."

They explained
the returns policy, right?

It's worse than video games.

I'm not changing my mind.

THIRTEEN: Could be
post-concussion syndrome.

Not without a pre-concussion.

HOUSE: Pick a number.

For what?

Cuddy pool. She got the nod.

Little tweaker's
due in fourteen days.

That's great news. I think.

HOUSE: It's good news.

The great news is she
insisted that she's not
gonna change her mind,

which means
she's actually thought
about changing her mind,

which means she's not sure
she's ready to be a mom,

which means
she's not ready to be a mom,

which means
she's gonna change her mind.

The only question is when.

$100 buy-in,
less than seven means
the next seven days.

But she's been
dying for a kid
for three years.

No way she's gonna
back out now.

Not one of the options.

Mini strokes can cause
blackouts and memory loss.

Nine hours is a lot of time
to be out for a mini stroke.

And there'd be
residual damage
on the CT.

THIRTEEN: The guy
works at home

as a consumer
product tester.

He could've been exposed
to a toxin that caused
short-term memory loss.

Wouldn't show up on imaging.

A cavernous sinus thrombosis
could cause absence seizures
and memory loss.

I'll take seven to fourteen.

We have a player.

You just said
it was great news.

Now you want
to bet against her?

It's only great news
if she wants
it to be great news.

House knows her
better than any of us.

I'd rather use a pseudonym.

Good thinking.

I say she's gonna
meet the mom and bolt.

I'm going for the early fold.

Check his home for toxins,
and his sinuses
for thrombosises.

Maybe he OD'd on caffeine.

Apparently he didn't
drink the coffee,
just smelled it.

Wow.

Did they just move here?

(SIGHING) Six years ago.

This is no way
to raise a kid.

He's a single dad.
I'm sure he's doing his best.

(SIGHS)

Which is why single people
shouldn't have kids.

You got a problem
with what Cuddy's doing?

You think single
mothers can't...

I think the traditional
family is a fraud.

Even married moms
are single moms.

Daddy just pays some
bills and reads just
enough bedtime stories

to not kill himself
out of guilt.

My dad was great.

After my mom died, he...

He might be the exception.

On the other hand,
you are fairly screwed up.

No booze,
no meds,
no drugs.

TAUB: And no view.

The building's half empty.
He'd rather a view of the
turnpike than the park.

Park views
are probably
50% more.

You're surprised the guy's
a pragmatist after looking
at this place?

The guy's not a pragmatist,
he's a flagellant.

Mmm.

Looks like mold.

Mom would have
cleaned better.

THIRTEEN: Exposure to certain
types of mold can cause
short-term memory loss.

We're testing both of you.

I feel fine.

I'm sure you are.
We're just being cautious.

So, where do you guys go,
other than home and school?

Nowhere. Dad works at home,
and I go to school.

What about sports,
friends, travel?

Like I said,
Dad works at home,
and I go to school.

Must be hard not having
your mom around, huh?

I was only four when
the accident happened.

Still, I'm sure you
both miss her sometimes.

Not really.

You're strong.
No, I just don't get

what the big deal
about death is, you know?

Yeah.

How is she?

Physically, she's fine.
Mentally, she's weird.

I'm sure she's just
freaked out about
her dad. Mr. Harmon?

Mr. Harmon?

Where are you going?

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

I have an appointment.
I have to go.

We haven't finished
with your treatment,

and we're still waiting
on some test results.

I have an appointment.

I'm sorry, you're gonna
have to reschedule.

I really have to go.

Mr. Harmon, do you
know where you are?

Why are you
trying to stop me?

Look at his eyes.

THIRTEEN: Is he
having a seizure?

His pupils are responsive.
I think he's asleep.

TAUB: He was just asleep.
It means no memory loss.

And sleepwalking doesn't kill,
unless he walks out a window.

Sleepwalking's
not a diagnosis,
it's a symptom.

As long as we can't
figure out why...

Stress-induced insomnia.
Lots of people sleepwalk.

Not in the middle of the day
before they've even put
their head on a pillow.

Could be some
sort of narcolepsy.

HOUSE: Which is caused by...

There's usually
a genetic history.

HOUSE: Or?

If you know the answer,
can you tell us the answer?

I don't know the answer.
Which brings us back to "Or?"

Some sort of
environmental trigger.

Which means?
It's a toxin.

So we are?

Being led down
an annoying path.

I honestly don't know
where this is going.
Just following the clues.

TAUB: We're right back
where we started.

The mold we found
doesn't cause these symptoms,

and there's nothing
else at his home.

And?
And you're obnoxious.

He never goes
anywhere else.

Which we know because?

Because he says so.

Because his daughter says so.
Because they have
no reason to lie.

Which proves he never
goes anywhere else

when

he's...

Conscious.

Oh, my God,
you're right.

He said he had
an appointment.

HOUSE: Next time,
let him keep it.

Send him home, see where
his dreams take him.

Becca?

Dr. Cuddy?

Lisa. Nice to meet you.

Oh! You want one?
No, thanks.

I can't stop eating them.
I guess it's,
like, a craving.

I must have,
like, a dozen a day.

And this is decaf.

How have you
been feeling?

Uh... You know,
tired, fat, nervous.

Is there anything
you want to ask me?

Yeah, actually,
I just have one question.

What are you
going to call her?

I'm not sure.

It's all been rather
sudden, you know?

I like Joy.

But as I said,
I haven't really
decided yet.

(SIGHS)

Well, is there anything
you want to ask me?

It's okay.

The agency website
is filled with
prospective parents.

There are their photos,
their biographies.

There're so many
wonderful people
out there.

Wonderful couples.

Why did I choose
a single mom?

My grandmother was married
for 37 years to a man that
treated her like garbage,

and my mom would've
stayed married to
my loser dad that long,

but he dumped her.

You know, I never understood
how you could fall for
the same crap as your mother.

Then I met Tony.

When I read your bio,
a doctor,
a head of a hospital.

When I saw
your picture...

I don't want her
raised by a loser.

How long have you
had that rash?

I don't know,
a few days.

Have you had
any joint pain?

Yeah, I'm pregnant.
All my joints hurt.

They shouldn't all hurt.

Have you been using?

Not in seven months.

Not since I found out
I was pregnant.

That needs
to be checked out.

You sure you don't
want children?

You know, just because
we're stuck here,
and I'm lying down,

doesn't mean
we need to get deep.

You're afraid you'll
make the same mistake
you made with your wife?

Get caught taking some
other kid to a ball game?

I like my life as it is.

(MONITOR BLEEPING)

Alpha waves increasing.

TAUB: Any change in demeanor?

No, nothing.
He just got up.

Maybe it's a result
of a blood pressure change.

Delta waves.
Out of nowhere.

He's now asleep.

Brain's supposed
to turn off motor function.

If the brain was doing what
it was supposed to be doing,
we wouldn't be here.

He's leaving. Come on.

CAMERON: She's 38 weeks.
You think it's
Fifth disease?

What's that?
It's a viral infection.

It can infect the fetus.

Usually in the first
20 weeks of pregnancy,

and in women
who have trouble with
their immune system.

History of drug use
could have compromised
her immune system.

I told you I haven't used
anything in seven months.

It does look more
like a heat rash to me.

Yes, well,
maybe we want to look
at the actual blood tests.

Of course.

Does she work for you?
Yeah.

Everybody here
works for you?

When this happens
for real, are you okay
to deliver here?

Yeah, sure.
Good.

Blood work's normal.

Test it again.

Tested it twice.

I'll get you some
topical cream
for that rash.

I'm admitting her.

There's nothing
wrong with her.

There are dozens
of other things
this rash could indicate.

I want a full
fetal workup.

You're losing it.
That's what happens
when you have kids.

Ceaseless crying and nagging
leads to irrational fears.

It's impressive that you
didn't wait for the actual
crying and nagging.

She had a lace-patterned
rash, joint pain and
a history of drug abuse.

You would've done
exactly the same thing.

And I'd be
an excellent father.

(SCOFFING)

Hey, what are you doing?

Baby barf.

Maternity ward was
handing out free samples.

Well played, sir.

You leave me
no choice but to change.

My clothes, not my mind.

That's exactly my point.

It's not gonna
be me and a cup.

It's gonna be
eight times a day.

If you can't handle
wearing that stain,
you can't handle a baby.

Why do you even care?

It's not like I'm ever
gonna ask you to baby-sit.

I'm a humanitarian.

We should stop him.

THIRTEEN: The whole
point was to...

Let him plow into
some innocent bystander?

His legs are working.
Obviously his eyes
are working, too.

TAUB: His reaction time
could be slower.

THIRTEEN: He's stopping.

Yeah, I see.

He's having sleep sex.

Maybe.

Pull up to her.
I know.

What'd that guy want?

Piss off.

Go after him.
She's not a hooker.

How do you know?

THIRTEEN: Do you want me
to describe the clues,

or do you want to stop him
before he finishes off
the drugs he just bought?

Apparently,
Rip's a coke fiend.

So, Sleeping Beauty
has a jones for Snow White.

Coke explains
the narcolepsy,

narcolepsy explains
the sleepwalking.

But it doesn't
explain the rip in
the space-time continuum.

Coke leads to sleepwalking,
which leads to coke,

which leads to sleepwalking.

What caused
the first sleepwalking?

The coke he took
while he was wide awake.

He says he didn't.

Wouldn't be the first time
somebody lied about drug use.

KUTNER: He has
no reason to lie.

He knows he's sick,
his job doesn't drug test,

no relationship,
his daughter
wouldn't find out.

Maybe he just forgot.

Forgot he did cocaine?
You're going with
forgot over lying?

It fits. Cocaine explains
the narcolepsy, narcolepsy
explains the sleepwalking.

Whatever's in the cocaine
other than the cocaine
explains the memory loss.

Dealers cut that stuff
with all kinds of garbage.

Great. We'll start him
on immediate treatment
for "all kinds of garbage."

You can narrow it
down in the lab.

Not without a sample.

So get a sample.

You want us to
score cocaine
from a drug dealer?

It's exciting.

It's a felony.

It's necessary.

There she is.
Amniotic fluid
looks good.

Good fetal movement,
heart's beating nicely.

What?

It looks like
pulmonary hypoplasia.

What's that?

The baby's lungs
are underdeveloped.

She won't be able
to breathe on her own.

She might die?
I don't know.

If she was born today,
she'd be in trouble,

but we're not going
to let that happen.

We'll put you on magnesium
to prevent labor,

and steroids
to grow the lungs.

It's a good thing
Dr. Cuddy brought you in.

How do you know what
a drug dealer looks like?

I'm not doing drugs,
if that's what
you're asking.

I just noticed that
she had cash in her hand.
Obviously came from him.

Obviously didn't have
enough time to perform
any other services.

I didn't notice
her holding any...

Mmm. There she is.

TAUB: We're not cops.

Cops aren't allowed
to say that, right?

Yeah, they can say it.

Oh!

But if you were a cop,
you'd know that.
What do you want?

I'd like to buy
some cocaine, please.

(LAUGHS) Definitely
not a cop.

Thank you.

Wait.

It's good.
Glad you like it, Pablo.
Now can we go?

No. You gave us
the wrong stuff.

What are you talking about?
You got my best.

I know. I don't want
the good, "get the new
customer hooked" stuff.

I want the stepped-on,
"keep the old customer
coming back for more" stuff.

Are you crazy, bitch?

No, I'm just a bitch
who knows what she wants.

(SQUEAKING)

Looks like this kid
thing is really
working out for you.

All of the shopping,
none of the stretch marks.

Not a good time.

Right. Kid's
getting worse.

Blessing in disguise,
although
completely predictable.

If you take in strays,
don't be surprised
by the worms.

I'm still wearing
the sweater.

I didn't say you weren't
stubborn, I said you
weren't maternal.

Thank you.
Go away.

You're getting crankier.
Baby's sick.

Sorry I'm not
finding the fun in that.

Is it really worth it?
Just for the pursuit
of unconditional love?

Only you could see
that as a bad thing.

It's a fake thing.

There's no unconditional
love, it's just
unconditional need.

Don't make this child
a victim of your
biological clock.

Victim?

You think she's
better off staying...

Yes.

'Cause at least
she knows she's not
qualified for the job.

Let me guess.
I'm gonna tell her not
to play ball in the house,

but she's not gonna listen.
No.

Actually, I was going for
she sneaks her boyfriend
in while you're sleeping,

and he wants
to do it on the desk,

and at first she says no,
but she has issues
with self-esteem...

You know you're
gonna pay for that.

I'm paying for it
right now with wisdom.

Get out.

We found lactose.
The coke was cut
with milk powder.

Makes it nutritious.

Not much of a toxin.

It is if he's
allergic to milk.

TAUB: He's not.
There's milk
in his fridge.

How does he
like his coffee?

I don't know.
What does that...

What type of cereal's
in the cabinet?

Cocoa something. Why?
What does it matter?

He likes his
coffee black.
Milk's for the kid.

How can you
be sure?

Because if he drank
the milk, he'd know that
he's lactose intolerant.

Ask him, then treat him
for allergic reaction.

If he gets better,
we all get to
go home early.

Steroids make you
more prone to infection.

You'll have to stay here
for the next two weeks,
so we can monitor you.

The baby's lungs,
is that because of
the meth?

Could be.

You must hate me.

If you had done
everything right in your life,
I wouldn't be getting a baby.

You're not scared?

I am scared.

You got, like,
this perfect life.

Not yet.

(MONITORS BLEEPING)

What's that?

Heart rate's climbing.

What's wrong with her?

It's not the baby,
it's you.

(GASPING)

I need two units
of O-negative, stat!

The mother had a Stage Two
placental abruption,
she's losing blood.

So, deliver the baby.

Lungs are
10 weeks premature.

So, deliver now,
risk the baby.

Deliver later,
risk the mom.

It's not your baby yet,
it's not your call.

She'll do whatever
I tell her to do.

Self-worth issues...
That's genetic, you know.

You should deliver now.

Right.

Are you serious?

You're not?
You just told me...

The wrong answer.

You can give
the mom more blood.

You can't give
the fetus more lungs.

The lungs might work.

It's the right decision,
medically.

And yet, you're here.

To get your opinion,
not to get jerked around.

See, this is what's
screwed up here.

You're not sure that
this is the right call,

but you are sure
that this is what
you want to tell her.

And that scares you
because your motives
aren't medical.

Some part of you
doesn't want this baby,

and that part wants
to tell her to kill it.

This is an impossible
situation.

I'm advising her
to take the safest route.

Right.

Doesn't explain why
you changed your sweater.

(DOOR OPENS)

I need your advice.

It's not cancer.

Wow! Can you
remove spleens
with your mind, too?

You're here
to talk about Cuddy.
The file is a pretext.

Why the hell haven't
you come to talk
to me about Cuddy?

I've been doing
all sorts of insane stuff.

If she can't handle
your insanity,
she can't handle a baby.

That's exactly my point.

No, it isn't.

You're feeling threatened
because she's going
on to high school

and leaving you behind
to repeat the 8th grade.

She's sleeping
with her math teacher
to get her diploma.

Adoption is cheating?
Are they giving
her a fake kid?

That's the problem.

She gets to have
a relationship with a kid,

but she can't handle
one with an adult.

So she's gonna kill it.

That does seem cleaner.

I've seen the file.
She's making
a judgment call.

Decisions are never
made in a vacuum.

Just like your decision
to make her miserable.

You're doing this because
we no longer have inkwells,

and Cuddy doesn't
have pigtails.

Why do you think
I did that?

How you doing?

Not sure.

Been keeping an eye
on the clock,
like you said.

I don't think
I lost any time.

The machinery agrees with you.
That means your problems
were caused by the coke.

Can't believe I did coke.

You were asleep.

I chose to do coke.

In your sleep.
You weren't responsible.

Something inside me
wanted to do it.

Something inside of me
didn't think it was wrong.

It's like a dream.

We all do stuff in our dreams
we wouldn't do
when we're awake.

I don't.

What's that?

Did I fall asleep
and hurt myself?

I don't see any cuts.

'Cause there aren't any.

I think

you're sweating blood.

The guy is bleeding
out of his pores.
What does that tell us?

Other than you don't want
to play basketball against
him, and he's dying.

FOREMAN: That neither cocaine
or allergies are the answer.

KUTNER:
It's gotta be systemic.
Hemorrhagic virus maybe?

THIRTEEN: You think
it's Ebola?

His white blood cell count
would be through the roof.
It's not an infection.

DIC?

Coags are normal.

It's cancer.
Leukemia explains
everything.

KUTNER: No fever.
TAUB: The bleeding.

KUTNER: No weight loss.
TAUB: The rash.

KUTNER: No headaches.
The fatigue.

Leukemia would be
obvious from the CBC.

Leukemia has false
negatives all the time.

So, we have four
reasons for leukemia,
four reasons against.

You only need one against.

Yeah, if we had one reason
for anything else.
Go do a bone marrow biopsy.

What would you do?

I think...

I think you should wait.

But if I wait,
I could die.

There would be more
danger for you, but...

Is this your opinion
as a doctor,

as a mother?

It's my medical opinion.

It's my personal opinion.
I don't...

I don't wanna wait.

It might only be one week.
We will keep you on plasma.

This is not my baby.

I already
sacrificed nine months
for this stupid mistake.

I don't wanna
sacrifice any more.

Becca, you asked my opinion
because you wanted
to do the right thing.

You are giving up this baby
because you don't want
to make the mistakes

your mom made,
her mom made.

You have a chance to break
this cycle, to do something
great for this baby.

No.

(EXHALES)

I need you
to hold still.

Wait.

You been testing
any tanning creams
or sprays?

No.

It's not a tan.
Means it's not leukemia.

(GRUNTS)

KUTNER: Chem panel
confirms kidney failure,
end stage.

Got him
on dialysis?

BP's too low.

Too bad. Would have been
nice to have more than
an hour to solve this thing.

Haemachromatosis?

He have
tiny testes?

No.
Scleroderma.

His skin's darker,
not lighter.

As much fun
as 20 Questions
tends to be,

he's blowing blood
out of every orifice.

You think it just
might be vascular?

Vasculitis?

If I said it might be vitas
gerular, would you have
said Vitas Gerulaitis?

Test him for vasculitis.
Angio and blood.

Even if we're right,
he's going to need
a kidney transplant.

Test the daughter.
She's 12.

Small kidney?
It just means
he won't pee as much.

Great for road trips.

I meant she's a minor,

and Daddy has a conflict,
so we're gonna need
Cuddy's sign-off.

So get it.

She's kind of busy.

CHASE: Clamp.

Suction.

Entering the
abdominal cavity.

There's the head.

HOUSE: Got a minute?

Get out of here.

Who's that?
CHASE: Dr. Gregory House.

He's the one you'll be suing
when you develop sepsis.

Well, why is he here?

Better question is,
why is she here?

You're an administrator,
administrate.

My patient's daughter
needs a guardian ad litem.

CHASE: That's it.
HOUSE: Tests are inconclusive,

but either way,
he's gonna need...
House, get out!

This doesn't need you,
I do.

Head's out.

Later.

Later's too late.

CHASE: And there she is.

CUDDY: Come on, cry.

There we go.

Come on.

Come on. Joy, cry!

Cry, Joy.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

(BABY CRYING)

CHASE: That's a sound
we like to hear.

Apgar's 9 out of 10.

You hear that?

You just got
your first A.

(CUDDY CHUCKLING)

She's yours now.

Mazel tov.

Now it's time to say those
magic words you'll be telling
her for the rest of her life,

"Mommy's gotta go to work."

CUDDY: Have the risks
of the transplant procedure
been explained to you?

Damn it!
I was hoping you weren't
going to ask her that.

Of course she knows.
Can you just sign
the paperwork?

Dr. House explained to you
that all surgeries
carry risks? You could die.

And if you don't do it,
Daddy will die.

CUDDY:
Stop pressuring her.

Sorry.
Daddy's perfectly healthy.

But we want you to give
him the kidney anyway,

'cause it'd be cool
if he had three.

Shut up.

Do you understand the risks
of living with one kidney?

Yeah.

And you still want to proceed
with the transplant?

Yeah.

Okay. Go ahead.

No.

I'm saying
you can proceed.

And I'm saying I can't.

Whatever he has,
she has, too.

She's sleepwalking.

KUTNER: If we don't
give him a new kidney,
he's dead in a week.

We have to transplant.

When your remote
has a dead battery,

you don't replace it
with another
dead battery.

Whatever's killing
the dad's kidneys

is going to kill
the kid's, too.

It is possible
the sleep issues
aren't medically related.

Maybe they're both
insomniacs due to
the turnpike noise,

maybe they both drink
too much coffee, maybe...

House is right.

How do you know?

Because the daughter
is sweating blood.

But if they have the same
thing, it means there
has to be a common cause,

which means
it has to be a toxin,
infection or genetic.

And since we've ruled out
infections and toxins...

It narrows it down to
any one of a dozen
genetic disorders,

each of which takes
more than a week to run.

Call Foreman,
get to work.

WILSON: Cuddy
is positively aglow.

What's your theory,
she's only acting happy
to make you miserable?

I need a genetic disease.

I'm sure
you're carrying a few.

Symptoms are kidney failure,
bleeding and insomnia.

You paid off the pool?

Technically,
anyone who didn't
enter is a winner.

It's not over yet.

Everyone's happy
until they unwrap
that pretty present

and find they got
a wall clock
in the shape of Africa.

Adoption's a cheat,
remember?

There's no real pregnancy,
so there's no stranded
dopamine receptors,

so there's no
post-partum depression.

Cuddy will be the happiest
new mother you've ever seen.

I've just given you
the answer, haven't I?

And now you're going
to walk out of here
without saying a word.

Nope.

Good news.
I know what you have,

and you're both
gonna be fine.

What?
Are you serious?

Yes, and no.

So you do know
what they have?

Yeah.

FOREMAN: But they
aren't going to be fine.

No idea.
They might be.

Why the hell would
you say they were?

To make them happy.

FOREMAN:
For two seconds?

HOUSE: Technically,
to see if they can be happy.

I should have seen
a grin, a twinkle,
a sigh of relief, something.

They're sick,
they're tired.

They're anhedonic.

Incapable of
experiencing pleasure.

Something's bushwhacked
their dopamine receptors.

They're depressed.
Mom's dead, Dad's dying.

You should know
that being bummed isn't
necessarily a pathology.

Being bummed doesn't explain
their lack of friends,

or their indifference
to each other.

Why their place
had no music,
no view, no decor.

But if you can't feel
pleasure, what's
with the cocaine?

Really?
Is that why you do drugs?
'Cause you're happy?

Most people do them
'cause they wanna be happy.

His subconscious
craved it, needed it.

The most common cause
of anhedonia
is schizophrenia.

Sure, in white folk.

They're black?

They're liars.

What's your name?

Jerry Harmon.

Your real name.
Hosarian? Herzog?
H'Ali-Baba?

Hammoud.

Jamal Hammoud.

Changed it
when we invaded Iraq,
the first time.

How did you know?

You and your daughter have
Familial Mediterranean Fever.

It's a genetic disease
contracted by people
of Mediterranean descent.

Sephardic Jews,
Armenians, Arabs.

Causes anhedonia,
seizures, kidney failure,
even lactose intolerance.

Symptoms are set off
by age and stress.

Kid couldn't get happy,
but she could get
stressed by Daddy dying.

You don't know
if we'll get better?

Treatment tends to be hit
and miss, once you reach
the sweating blood stage.

Start them
on colchicine
and melphalan.

His kidneys
are fried.

If he doesn't have FMF,
the colchicine
will kill him.

Boy, I sure hope
I'm right.

Mr. Harmon?

Mr. Harmon, I need
you to open your eyes.

Feeling better?

How's Samantha?

Healthy enough
to toss you a kidney.

Dad?
Sammy.

(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHS)

Baby's doing great.

I...

I can't imagine
how hard this
must be for you.

I was stupid
and selfish.

You were scared.

Yeah. But you
wouldn't have been.

That's not true.

Well, I mean, you would
have been scared,

but you would have done
the right thing anyway.

And I wanna be like that.

I don't wanna be a loser.

You're not a loser.

When I saw you hold her,
and the look on your face,

it was the most beautiful
thing I've ever seen.

And that's when
I realized

I can't...

Becca.

My life, it's always
been about pain and anger
and disappointment,

never about love.

And that's when I realized,
you know, it could be.

And I can't give that away.

Becca, don't do this.

(EXCLAIMS)

What you're feeling
is natural,

but you're filled
with hormones
and emotion and fear.

And you just can't
make a huge decision
like this right now,

you have to
give it some time.

I'm so sorry.

It's a decision that
changes everything.

Changes the rest
of your life.

I hope so.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

It's really not
the greatest time
for gloating.

There's more than
one baby in the sea.

The world is full of teenage
boys riding bareback.

No.

I'm done. I can't go
through that again.

You're quitting?

Just like you
quit IVF?

Yeah. Just like that.

There, you just
did it again.

It's too bad.

You would have made
a great mother.

You son of a bitch.

When I was getting
a baby, you told me
I'd suck as a mother.

Now that I've lost it,
you tell me I'd be
great as a mother.

Why do you need
to negate everything?

I don't know.

Good night.

Good night.