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Deep breath in and out

I Release my anxiety and welcome calm

I

Release

my anxiety and welcome calm

Smart. Eden, I was just... You were incorporating meditation into your blood

exposure therapy. Very good thinking.

I thought it was worth a try.

The peonies were lovely.

Oh, I just wanted to say I was sorry.

I really wanted to come last weekend.

But... But I was... What was the emergency exactly? You never really

explained that. I have bad news for you. Brace yourself.

You said I was perfect.

I'm leaving.

Oh.

What's the bad news?

I have a new job at a cryogenics life extensions lab in Colorado.

So you are a crackpot. Congratulations,

Renee. Everyone knows the future is in freezing.

And Dr. Best, although I'm irreplaceable, someone will be replacing

me. Well, good luck and good riddance.

You're funny.

And I'll grab a few snacks on the way out. Of course you will.

I know that...

It is very difficult for you to suck up to someone who is so beneath you

intellectually. Beneath me? That woman is a nutjob who's about to make human

popsicles. That nutjob has power over your career. You do care about that,

don't you? Of course I do.

Well, some might say you're sending mixed messages.

You know, you say you want to get off probation, and then you insult the

person who can help decide that.

You say you want to come see me in Boston.

And then you don't show up.

I'm sorry about Boston, okay? And I'll try to do better with the next...

Moron they assigned to me.

If you'll excuse me, I'm just going to... Elaine?

Elaine!

Isn't this fun?

Who doesn't love a little magic?

We saw them rehearse. They're adorable.

Really? The show's gonna start.

My name is Paul, and this is my beautiful wife, Sunny. Oh, go on.

I could, darling, but we have a magic show to do. I love everything about Port

Wen, except there's too many lobsters.

Well, maybe I can make some disappear.

Yeah, sure, you can.

Wow, and I thought that was the main attraction.

Yes.

You will always be my main attraction.

Do you need a closet for all those clothes?

Yes, or just to disappear.

But I don't want you to disappear.

Well, we all need to get away sometime.

I get it, girl. I get it. All right, fine.

Ladies and gentlemen, I will...

beautiful wife Sunny disappear.

If only I had a cute pet to keep me company.

It's just a superficial cut.

I am still going to give you a tetanus shot. How do you feel?

I feel fine.

But do you feel sunny?

But of course.

That's my name. I'm following, just not laughing. Honey Bunny gets a little

chompy-chompy when he's nervous.

Wait. Is it possible that our rabbit is...rabbit? Rabbits actually don't.

Maybe you need a rabbit-rabbit test.

Or a rapid-rabbit-rabbit test.

Is this show having intermission? Because I do need to give you a shot.

All right, Doc, get to the point. You guys are adorable.

You just travel around doing magic?

Yes. We're playing to a 100-seat theater in Milwaukee next week. Ever since we

met, it's been one big adventure.

My boyfriend and I are actually going to New York together this fall. Just like

us, in love and seeing the world. You're going to Milwaukee, not Kilimanjaro. I'm

going to write you a script for the antibiotic now. Hop away.

We're going to finish our show tomorrow. You should come.

It's going to be out of this world. Out of my office is just fine.

Good one, Doc.

Okay, great. You're going to hop.

I get it. I get it. I like him. He's hilarious.

We're about to go on a big adventure. Yes, we are.

Hey, um, I was thinking that we should paint the walls of my dorm room so you

have a good self-tape setup now that you're in the big leagues.

Oh, that's so thoughtful.

Mm-hmm.

Until we meet again. Okay. Or I'd rather be blue.

New York.

Mm-hmm. Here we come. Here we come.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

You're... Okay.

Yeah. You're good? Yeah, I'm good. Okay.

How can I get you?

Uh, well, I think your smile alone might do it.

What? Sorry, you said, how can I get you? Oh.

I meant, what can I get you? How are you? Can we just start over? Absolutely.

I'm Parker, new to Port Wynn.

Louisa, new to waitressing.

Actually, I've been at it a few months, so I have no excuse.

Are you just, um, passing through?

I live in Boston, but I have some work here, so I'll be back and forth a bit.

Oh, well, I hope you enjoy your time here.

I already am.

How was that?

Charming, flirty, or a little smarmy? It's just so hard to know these days.

Yeah, you know I wasn't really sure either.

Why don't we just try it again? Yep.

What can I get you?

I would like a lobster roll, please. Our specialty.

Oh, great.

And your number.

Sorry, I...

I couldn't help myself. You just seem so fantastic.

Are you actually fantastic?

I kind of am.

Well, great.

So, dinner tomorrow night?

I guess I have to say yes, because it's looking like you might never get lunch.

The service here, huh? Sheesh.

One lobster roll? I heard. Of course. Yeah, he's just passing through. Yeah?

From England? Okay, great.

Martin!

What? What is it?

Something's happened to Sonny. What?

Sonny? The magician's wife, the one who was bitten by the rabbit yesterday.

Did it get worse?

I'd say so.

Should I call an ambulance?

Um, not sure.

Well, then what's wrong with her?

She's dead.

What happened?

Paul woke up and said he wasn't breathing. Nothing like this has ever...

I just saw her yesterday. This doesn't make sense.

I'm the local doctor. I saw this woman yesterday for a rabbit bite. What

happened? We're not sure.

It's a strange one.

What do you mean? I gave her a tetanus shot. Did you see any sign of an

allergic reaction?

No. No swelling. No visible wounds. I want an autopsy.

Yeah, that's standard.

Okay. And I want to speak to the medical examiner. I'll send over my notes and

the lot number of the tetanus shot.

Just calm down. We get it. Calm down?

I have an extensive list of tests I want them to run.

She just seems so young and healthy.

I don't understand it. Her vitals were normal. I didn't miss anything.

I didn't.

Doc, you okay?

You seem... I'm calm.

Okay.

Where's the husband?

Inside. Eating breakfast.

Hmm?

Mr. Barrett, may I sit? I need to speak with you. Of course.

Would you like a Danish?

No, no, thank you. Look, I'm sorry to ask you this, but, um... Sonny,

you discovered her.

I did, yes.

At a children's puppet show on the Cape.

Her talents were being wasted on marionettes, so I said, run away with

me. No strings attached.

Get it?

Yep, puppets, strings, yes.

Um...

So did she have any pre-existing conditions by any chance? No.

Perfectly healthy. Annual flu shots, physicals.

You should really have one of these danishes.

I could certainly make another one of these disappear.

But I have to save one for Sonny.

Save? Yes.

She loves pastries.

He's talking about his wife in the present tense as if she's still alive.

Something's wrong with him. I can't even imagine.

I can't. Seriously, Martin, who's to say what anyone would do in this situation?

He called 911. He watched her body being carried out. This is not normal. Martin,

I've seen a lot of things in my day.

Who's to say what's normal?

Okay, I agree with Doc. I have to question Paul. What? You think that poor

man could have... I hate to tell you guys, but it's almost always the

husband. I've read enough Mary Higgins Clark novels to know that. For once,

Mark might be right.

Doesn't make sense otherwise.

Come on, I'll go with you. I do not like this at all.

What has gotten into you two?

Paul Barrett, yes?

Yes. I'm sorry to have to ask you this, Paul.

Police procedure.

I understand.

Have you and your wife been having problems lately?

Well, we did have a big disagreement yesterday.

She thought I was the more talented one, but I insisted it was her.

Did things ever get violent? I have sought her in half. What?

It's one of our best tricks.

I saw that one. I saw it.

Yeah.

Do you mind if we look in your room? Yeah, be my guest.

I'll just have another Danish while Sonny's not around to tell me not to.

Have you seen Al?

I haven't.

Paul, I'm so sorry. I can't believe. I'm so sorry. If there's anything that we

can do for you... No, thank you.

Everybody's been so friendly.

You were just together, and you were so happy. I can't... Yes, and I cannot wait

for Milwaukee.

A nasal spray. None of this could have killed her.

Wait, what's that?

Possible murder weapon.

Take it easy.

The EMTs would have told us if they were stab wounds. Let me look at this.

It's a prop.

Did you know that before you stabbed me or after?

Mark, we're looking for things that could have actually caused her death.

Focus. He could have strangled her.

Anytime you actually feel like helping, okay? Just... Doc, it's like it never

ends, man.

Wait, is that... We may

have found our problem.

What the hell is that?

It's a bed bug strip.

Stop right there. That is not ours. We don't need those. We do not have...

You're saying Paul and Sonny placed this under the bed?

People who travel a lot sometimes bring those as if we would ever have... You're

supposed to air the room out before you sleep near these, right? But people

don't always know that, so Sonny could have died of toxic exposure.

I still think it's the husband.

Look at this.

Did you know that was a prop before or after you pulled the trigger?

Doc, promise us you won't say anything to anyone about that. The only thing

worse than a guest dying under your roof is people thinking you're infested

with... No. The only person I'm telling about this is the ME.

Ah.

I found organophosphate bed bug strips in the room. Did you notice any signs of

toxicity? The body just arrived. We haven't even been able to look at it.

I need a full report immediately.

Understood. Her vitals were normal. I gave her a tetanus shot. I didn't miss

anything. I didn't say you missed anything. Hurry.

Do you have an appointment?

No. I'm your new medical monitor.

Parker?

Wonderful, Parker. Are you also a snack-stealing lunatic?

Excuse me?

It's been a day.

Yes, I heard.

Very sad.

I gave her a thorough exam.

I always do. I didn't miss a thing.

I'm sure you didn't.

You are the great Martin Best.

I'm sorry?

You're something of a legend in Boston.

I'm quite sure you're beyond reproach. Listen, I'm going to stay out of your

way as much as possible.

If anything, I'm sure I can learn a thing or two.

So I... I guess that's that, isn't it?

Well, we can always try another cycle. I've had countless patients fail the

first, second, third, and then... No, it's...

It's too expensive and exhausting.

I think this is it for me.

I'm so sorry. I know that this is disappointing.

No, I mean, sometimes life just doesn't always go the way you want it. No.

No, it does not.

I guess I can't feel too sorry for myself, considering today.

I heard.

Maybe when one door closes, the salty breeze opens a window.

Uh, actually, uh...

A really cute guy did ask me out yesterday during lunch service. Oh, I

trust you said yes.

If I didn't, I think George and Greg would have fired me.

Ah.

Um, since we are doing girl talk.

Sure, yeah, that's okay.

I found a note in Martin's desk.

What did the note say?

Oh, I'm so glad you asked.

I have it right here.

Oh.

What are the odds of an exotic animal, not even from this continent, showing up

in a small town and causing an outbreak of plague?

Low.

Very low.

Aiden, I don't... I never thought I could feel this way about anyone ever.

But I want to be with you for as long as you'll put up with me.

It's beautiful.

I always knew he felt this way. He was just too scared to say it.

So I cannot wait to tell him that I feel exactly the same way.

Yay.

Okay, I know there's a lot going on, but I need some advice for a friend.

Anything to take our mind off things. Yes, spit it out.

Okay, what would you do if someone wrote someone a letter declaring his or her

love for them and then someone else... Never mind.

Martin wrote me a love letter after the plague and I didn't let him finish

reading it and then Eden found it and she thinks it's for her.

Martin wrote you a love letter and you didn't let him finish?

You stopped someone from reading a love letter to them. Are you human?

Did he actually say he loved you?

Oh, that's horrible.

What was I thinking? Just never mind. Never mind. Just, yeah.

Wait.

Eden accidentally read the love letter.

Oh.

Never mind.

Never mind. No.

Hey. I thought that you were gonna...

Come with me today to see Paul?

I got busy.

With what?

Well, I did a little shopping for New York. You want to see what I got?

Okay.

What are these?

They're bed sheets for our dorm. They're camouflage.

A woman died and you bought bed sheets?

I thought they were funny. They're like, um, they're like, oh, you can't see us

anymore.

A woman...

and you bought camouflage bed sheets and you thought that they were funny?

What else was I supposed to do?

Um, tell him that you're sorry?

Bring him soup?

Won't they have soup at the Salty Breeze? Al! What? It's too sad.

You know, it's not contagious.

You can't, like, catch sadness.

Well, yeah, you kind of can.

You know what? I'm busy right now, so, you know, bye.

Okay, bye.

Give me.

Wait, where did you go?

That's not funny.

You checking to see if the shot was contaminated?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, that's what I would do, my love.

Maybe there was bacteria. I just want to be sure. Mm-mm.

Of course you do.

Well, okay, I'll leave you to it.

Any theories?

Yes.

Toxicity from bedbug strips, which would also explain why the husband has been

acting strangely. Because the husband will also have toxic poisoning.

Yes. Smart.

You've ruled out acute stress disorder?

Shock? You sound like the rest of the town now. This man is delusional, and

that's not a symptom of shock.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than I dreamt of in your

philosophy. How many open-heart surgeries did Shakespeare do?

I should give Paul a shot of atropine to reverse the effects of the strips, just

in case. Good idea. It won't do any harm, and it's always better to be safe

than sorry.

Okay.

Oh, Louisa, are you all right? Yes, I'm all right. I just wanted to see if you

could chat. If you don't mind, I just, I gotta go check on Paul. Yeah, yeah, of

course. It's not important.

Yeah.

What's he doing here?

He's the new monitor.

What? He's Martin's new monitor?

Yeah.

Okay. Yeah. Okay. Well, I gotta go.

Anything? Paul Barrett. No priors. Anything else?

Online it says they give free magic shows to sick kids and he raises money

for animal shelters. He seems like the sweetest guy.

They always do.

Well, here's a photo of them with her parents.

Oh, Marky.

I don't think he really did it.

Sorry, Geneve.

It's always the husband.

Always.

How's that poor boy doing?

What is he doing? He's in shock.

It's got to be shock.

Paul, I think you may have been exposed to a toxic substance. I'd like to give

you a shot of atropine. If I'm wrong, there's no harm, and if I'm right,

perhaps you'll begin behaving normally.

Not the first person to say I don't behave normally.

All right, make it quick. Now, this is extremely fast acting, so if my theory's

correct, you should feel calmer immediately.

What's he doing?

I don't know, but I hope it works.

Portwinians! Another magic show will begin in one hour, where I will be

performing my most exciting trick yet. And what's that?

The one where I make my wife, Sunny, magically reappear.

What do we do?

Nothing good will come of this. Well, it's cooler to just watch or for us to

leave him all alone.

No, we can't leave him alone.

When my dad died, you guys did not leave me alone.

Those casseroles, I hate casseroles. I liked those casseroles. Who hates

casseroles? Should we just tell him the truth? No!

Heard our suspect is acting very suspect-y. You mean suspicious?

Yeah, exactly.

The atropine should have cleared his confusion, but he's worse.

Which means it's not the bed bug strips. And if it's not that, what is it?

Martin, how many times do I have to tell you?

The man's just lost his wife. It's not a medical problem.

No. There's a range of grief behaviors. Doing a magic show with your dead wife

isn't one of them.

Martin, you really don't remember, do you?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Paul, I'm concerned about you.

Let's postpone the show. I'd like you to come to my office for a full

examination. No way.

Can't disappoint our fans.

Martin, sit down and shut up or go home.

All right.

I'm waiting.

No one else is dying today.

Louisa, hi.

Oh, hi.

I was just heading back to the Salty Breeze to get ready.

Take a shower, curl my hair, you know. Yeah, about that.

I just, I feel like I'm getting a little sick.

Yeah, that is, wow, that's the worst fake cough I've ever heard.

The worst, sorry. I just, you know, here's the thing.

It's a small town, and you are Martin's monitor.

So? So.

Eloisa, if today has taught us anything, surely it's that we have to...

Seize the moment.

Did you just use a tragic death to get me to keep our date? Well, I'd rather

say it inspired me, but sure.

Wow. Look, I was just hoping to get to know you, and... We can be friends.

I don't know. It's pretty hard to be friends after everything we've been

through.

Look,

it's just one date. And you know what? Maybe it will go horribly, and you can

just be done with me.

Maybe it will go horribly. That's the spirit.

Pick you up at 7. Oh.

What?

Welcome back, Port Wen.

Where were we? Has anybody seen Al?

It's time.

I will now make my wife, Sunny, appear inside this magic box.

As you can see, nothing inside.

No hidden compartments.

And...

Technical difficulties?

It's time to come out now, Sonny.

This has to stop. No, just give me a minute. I'm going to start over!

This trick isn't going to work. Your wife isn't going to appear. Not in five

minutes, not in three hours, not next week. Do you understand this?

Please, Martin, stop.

Sonny died this morning in your bed.

You woke up next to her. She wasn't breathing. Do you remember?

She is not coming.

Arrest him.

Marky, can you please take off the handcuffs? They seem so unnecessary.

She's right.

Cool.

Please don't teach that to anyone else.

I think Paul seems good.

Paul, do you know what day today is?

Saturday. And do you know where you are?

In a jail cell.

I punched you.

How's your jaw?

It hurts.

You're lucky I didn't punch you back.

I am here to protest the arrest of Paul the Magician.

Martin, you've really done it this time.

I can't believe that you did all this. Well, I wanted something romantic, but

with just the faintest whiff of rotting shellfish. Nailed it.

I mean, in this picnic... Right, yeah, that was, to be fair, my sister's idea.

You told your sister about this?

Uh, sisters?

All four of them.

Four? We're on a group chat?

Is that weird?

Um, I'm leaning more towards endearing.

I mean, honestly, what point is a childhood spent tortured by the

Backstreet Boys if it can't help me with the ladies now?

No, it's good. It's really good. Four sisters?

So, I mean, I guess that you're really in touch with your feelings.

Oh, no, I'm still a guy. Oh.

However, I am very comfortable hearing about yours.

Even better.

I will warn you, though, they are very into American rom-coms, so no pressure,

but they do have their fingers crossed for some kind of...

Madcap hilarity tonight.

Really? Like what?

Oh, I don't know. I suppose, well, in an ideal world, you'd fall overboard and

I'd have to dive in and save you. Well, I mean, that's a little old-fashioned,

don't you think?

I actually am a trained lifeguard. Of course you are. Yes, that's very silly

of you. Yes.

Time for some dessert?

Oh. If you wouldn't mind just grabbing that little pink box from over there.

I wonder what you got.

You're so full of surprises, huh?

Oh, of course George was in on this.

Oh my gosh, what happened? Are you okay?

What the hell?

What the hell?

You!

Well,

you know, we can't disappoint your sisters, can we? No.

Okay.

Hell no, it's fine.

Seriously? Where were you? I texted you.

Sorry.

Paul was really freaking out. You should have been there.

To watch him freak out?

Well, yeah.

Does that make sense to you? Yes, it does. How exactly?

So I can know what kind of man you are. What are you talking about?

We are about to start a whole new life together. If you're somebody that can't

be there for hard things, then, like, forget it. That's not fair, Elaine.

Okay, yeah.

I don't want to be around him.

Because it's like the saddest thing in the whole world. And if something

happened to you, then I'd be done.

Forget it.

That doesn't make me a bad person.

That just means I'm different than you.

Martin, what is going on with you? What are you talking about?

Yeah, he violently assaulted me. Doc, I understand.

Thank you. No, I understand why you're acting like a jerk.

Come on.

Okay.

Okay, so I was trying to make Paul a murderer because I needed a reason.

Otherwise, she just died out of the blue.

Who could handle that, right? Mark, that's not at all what's happened. Now I

can see it plain as day.

That guy's just heartbroken.

Because life is just really...

Really sad sometimes.

That is an appropriate response.

Martin, don't you remember... Remember what?

Anything about how you were then?

I have no idea what you're talking about. Rosemary, you talked to her every

day as if she was still alive.

Janie, if you want to get some air?

Sure, sure.

And you brought her toys and snacks to your room.

You dressed in her clothes.

No, I didn't. You scarfed down waffles.

I hate waffles. I know, but she loved them, so you begged me to make them

every day for weeks.

I honestly don't remember that.

Well, you did all those things.

But you know what you didn't do?

What?

Cry.

Not once.

Never. Not a tear.

I didn't.

Tell me something.

Do you think that's normal?

It's not the same.

When you lose somebody that you love, it's the worst thing

imaginable.

Don't punish him because you don't understand how he's feeling.

She's right.

It's the worst thing imaginable.

You understand what happened?

Sunny was here.

Now she's not.

Boof. It's a nightmare.

How is this possible?

Paul, listen to me. I checked her vitals.

I gave her a thorough exam. I called the M.E.

What's wrong? Are you having chest pains? Oh, is he having a heart attack?

We need to get him out of the cell.

Oh.

Was it a heart attack?

No. CKG results were normal, but... It could be... What?

I only read about it in medical school, and it's extremely uncommon.

What?

You have it. What?

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. English, please.

Your heart wall became weakened due to sudden, intense emotional reaction.

It's called broken heart syndrome.

So all his strange behavior was from grief.

Well, so far, there's no other explanation.

And his heart problems.

Grief.

Heartbreak. But with medicine, your heart will heal.

Ever.

Sonny was my everything.

Oh, sweetheart, we know.

The shows, the tricks, the sold-out crowds.

Didn't matter where we were or what we were doing. I just wanted to be with

her. That's really beautiful.

She was my magic.

I'm sorry. I want to be the man that... No, no, you're right. We're just

different, and that is okay. No, you were right.

Being there for people and facing the hard stuff, that's everything.

All I know is I just... I don't want to waste any time fighting with you, okay?

I love you, and we really do not know what could happen to us today or

tomorrow or...

So,

uh...

No camouflage?

No camouflage.

I hate it.

So still nothing? No clues as to what might have happened to her?

We're still working.

All right, thank you.

Is the ME's report done?

They're slow, slower, and then Bar Harbor.

Oh, there's nothing worse for a doctor than to not have an answer.

Dinner? What's this?

Chicken francese.

Here you go.

I can't. I can't. I can't wait another second. I need you to know that I feel

the same way that you do.

About the chicken?

I found your letter.

Okay.

What are the odds that two people, both alone and searching for someone, would

find each other after so many years? Wait, wait, wait.

Can I continue reading? What's going on?

When I was hiding the blood packets, I found the love letter that you wrote me.

Oh.

Oh,

was I not supposed to read it? Did you want to read it to me?

Eden, I'm so sorry.

It wasn't for you.

What?

Who was it?

Louisa. Look, it was months ago.

It blew over. It means nothing.

Yeah, but in it, you said that you'd never felt this way about someone before

it. Is that... Is that still true?

I don't understand. Why her?

I'm sorry, I don't have an answer for you.

I never stood a chance, did I?

It was just always Louisa.

This has been amazing.

Thank you. Well, I did try to make it horrible.

Well, you failed.

Well, seeing as I failed, would it be all right if I kissed you?

Did your sisters teach you to ask for it?

Let's let's not talk about my sisters right now

Okay, you got me. I was speeding.

I couldn't get out of port when fast enough. Whoa, what's the rush? Well,

Martin and I, we are done, and I am fine. I am fine.

Okay, I am sick of him.

I'm sick of his suits. I'm sick of your stupid karaoke.

And most of all, I am sick of Louisa. Okay, what is so great about Louisa?

Whoa. She smiles with her eyes, and she also makes very good rice. It was a

rhetorical question, Mark.

Can you just give me a ticket so I can just go?

Wait.

Eden, I don't think you realize that you are an 11 out of 10.

You're a doctor.

You got a great sense of style. And I remember the first time that I saw you,

man, I was just thinking to myself, like, whoo!

is that complete and total babe and then i saw that you were with martin and that

made complete sense to me because i don't know a woman like you you're out

of my league i mean no one's ever called me a complete and total babe

especially while giving me a ticket i'm just doing my civic duty you know

well i have always liked a man in khaki oh I

got so much khaki.

Wait, wait, wait.

This isn't you trying to get out of a ticket now, is it, ma'am? Oh, no, no,

no. Officer, you write me up. You write me right up.

I'm gonna write you up right now.

I'm gonna write you up.

Yeah, just...

This is nice.

Coffee in the morning, a gorgeous sunrise.

My number one guy.

You're very, very lucky.

The door was locked, and so I had to come around the back, and then...

Yeah, I got nothing.

We'll talk when you show up for your morning shift.

Mm-hmm. Boy, will we talk. Yes, we will.

Okay.

Yeah. I'll see you. See you. Yes.

Hello?

Yes.

I understand.

Thank you.

I have some news.

Sonny's autopsy results.

She had a pulmonary embolism overnight while she slept.

It was sudden.

Random. Without cause or reason.

That's it?

Sadly, yes.

Embolisms are like that there. But why?

She was just here. She was laughing. She was smiling.

Sometimes things happen and there isn't a reason.

Why her?

Why couldn't it have been me?

I ask myself that every day.

What?

How do I go on living without her?

Like we all do.

One magic trick at a time.

Good morning, Martin.