03x08 - Run, Hank, Run

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Royal Pains...

Evan... it was really nice to meet you.

Hope to see you again real soon.

- Absolutely.
- Why didn't you tell Hank

that you're doing shifts at the hospital?

The only way out of this

is for me to pay back Raj's parents.

You thought I missed
the ascites, didn't you?

I wasn't trying to flout your authority.

Turns out you probably saved his life.

I'd like to say thank you

by buying you dinner.

Would you care for a drink?

Yeah, maybe after...

[Crash]

So your theory then is that these persons

created an accident to get to Marisa?

- Yes.
- Find Marisa, find my son,

and get me Galil.

I'm gonna propose to Paige.

Before you give her mom's ring,

make sure you really know her.

[Hollers]
Excuse me. Are you okay?

I'm okay, I'm okay.

It's a cramp. Finish your run.

I just have to work out the gastroc.

- Not like that.
- Oh.

You got to go with the contraction

or you'll tear the muscle fiber
or, worse, wreck your achilles.

All right. Thank you.

[Moans]
Yeah, it hurts like a mother.

Yeah.

It's not your gastrocnemius.
It's your soleus.

- Oh, cool.
- Okay, the second time

isn't as bad. Breathe.

Okay. Oh!

- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Oh!

That really helps.

I thought I was keeping hydrated,

but this heat, my electrolytes
must have been out of whack.

Actually, science has cooled on the whole

cramping-hydration-electrolyte
connection.

The latest hype is
that it's fatigued nerve signals

run amok that cause cramping.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Are you... are you a doctor?
- No, no.

I'm just a seasoned runner.

But this cramp, it was
from basic runner error.

Never sprint after distance.

Even if you are being outpaced by a girl.

Oh!

Here you go.

You can put some weight on it now.

Okay.

Ahh.

Okay.

Aahh.

- How's that?
- Better.

- Thanks.
- Good.

- I'm Hank.
- Jane. Jane Cameron.

Hang on. Jane Cameron?

Two-time world champion Jane Cameron?

Jane Cameron who just won
the Boston marathon?



Oh, my God, you almost broke
the course record.

Eh, next time.

And then you carried your baby
into the winners' circle.

- Yeah.
- That was very cute.

Okay, so you're a seasoned runner too.

Nope, just a doctor.

Really? I actually...

I need a doctor. Are you a GP?

The only thing
is I need someone right away.

I may be able to help.

- Is it sports-related?
- Mama!

No. Sorry.

Hi, sweetie. Hi.

Where'd you come from?

This is Mary.

- Hi, Mary.
- This is Dr. Hank.

- And this is Mary's nana Riza.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- What happened?

You never take so long for a 10k.

That was your 10k pace?

I'll stick to my day job

where I'm sure I can work you in.

Fantastic.

[Yawns]

Paige?

What are you doing?

Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you.

You just look so sweet.

I know. And you didn't actually.

It was the heat that woke me up.

Yeah. I like it hot.

Gah.

All right. Let me see it.

Come on. Let me see it.

Kate Winslet, eat your heart out.

It's not finished.

No, come on.

Paige.

Come on. It's of me.

You're really not gonna show it to me?

Whoa.

When did you start doing abstracts?

Paige, this is amazing.

This is me cleaning my brush.

Okay. I don't know art.

I do know what I like, though.

Oh, which piece did you choose?

For the Hamptons Art Festival.
It starts tomorrow, right?

Yeah, um, I actually missed the deadline

with daddy's campaign and all.

But you were so excited about it.

I got excited. Come on.

Amateurs' paintings hung side
by side with famous artists.

That sounds like... it's got Paige
Collins written all over it.

Well, not really, since it's anonymous.

All the artists' identities
are kept secret.

- You know what I mean.
- And we'll still go

- and support them.
- No, but you should be in it.

Come on, you're...
Paige, you're really good.

You're really, really good.

Thank you.

Yeah.

And you can paint too.

[Sighs]
What? You can.

You can paint. You're amazing.

You are amazing.

Good one, Carlos.

Hi, Divya. Tell us about your date.

Okay, it is not a date.
Do not listen to Jill.

It is a colleague's thank you,

and, in any case,
I have not accepted yet.

Divya, look in the mirror.

It's a date. You should go.

No, no, no, no, no,
it's okay to be scared to go.

He is a doctor.

I am a doctor, and I am telling you

you do not want to date a doctor.

Okay, it's not a date.

Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi.

What's so funny?

Nothing.

Carlos is just so cute.

So cute.
[Knock at door]

Uh, it's Boris.

No. No, no, no. Don't say a word.

Oh, okay, okay. Coming.

- Hey. Hi.
- Hank.

Oh, you brought the whole team.

- What's up?
- Is Marisa not here?

Uh, no, gee, I haven't seen her.

She hasn't been here?

She didn't bring the baby?

Not that I...

- Dieter!
- Alert the team.

[Speaking hebrew]

Tell them they never arrived,
for God's sake.

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Boris. You can call off the red alert.

I swear I felt more freedom under Fidel.

Don't disappear like that.

- She wanted to surprise you.
- Which is impossible.

All right.

Well, it's spoiled now,

but you may as well pick your gift.

Querida.

[Speaking spanish]

Are you okay?

Boris, you should sit down.

Let me... let me get you a glass of water.

I was concerned
she hadn't returned, so...

Boris, come cool off.

This heat is brutal.

Damn it.
[Mutters]

It's just a spill. I got it.

It's okay.

You've been having muscle weakness?

- Yeah.
- I need to examine you.

Not now. Not now.

[The Blue Van's Independence]

♪ ♪

♪ My independence went away ♪

♪ I didn't listen when it said ♪

♪ rely on yourself ♪

♪ trusting someone else ♪

♪ is a path for the silent ghost ♪

Tell me more about your symptoms.

Well, it's only been since I arrived

and it's been so hot.

I was great training through the winter.

But, um, now even after a recovery run,

I get weak and feverish.

If I try and push past it
and play with Mary,

I get a headache.

And nothing really helps except
a cool bath and some rest.

And then you feel fine?

Yeah, I think maybe it's heatstroke.

Something's changed
about my core temp regulation

- since giving birth.
- Not likely.

Core temp changes take place
within weeks, not months.

Have you been training extra hard?

Not even. I'm on easy splits,

intervals, 5, 10ks.

Huh, well, heat could be a factor,

but you're also anemic.

I am?

I've never been before. I eat meat.

Well, it may not be
a diet-related iron deficiency.

I'll have the lab run a full panel.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Hey, Paige?

Paige, you here, babe?

No.

[Whispers]
Yes.

[Clatter]

Hey, Evan.

I didn't know you were here.

I wasn't.

I mean, I didn't know you were here,

Mrs. Collins. How are you?

How's the campaign trail...

trailing?

Paige isn't with you?

Paige is...
not at the moment, she's not.

Usually she is, though.

Because I don't just wander

around your house when no one's here.

Is that her portfolio?

Yes.

She's so gifted.

I know. I know.

She's, like, the best artist
I've ever met.

I'm glad you noticed.

That's more than I can say
for her other boyfriends.

By other you meant previous,
right, Mrs. Collins?

Did you not receive my message?

I got it.

I didn't think we should wait.

What does medicine say about the irony

of one's incurable disease

commencing just as one
has something to live for?

It says, "don't jump to conclusions."

Not every change signals
the start of your illness.

It's extremely hot and humid.

You have a new baby.

It could be exhaustion,
or you could have a summer flu.

Miss Katdare, do I have a fever?

No.

I believe we've ruled out flu.

Even if your myopathy
is an early symptom,

it will most likely be
a very slow and gradual process.

You mean decline.

It could take years
for the muscle atrophy

to be debilitating.

And even longer before you
experience bone deterioration.

Thank you both for failing
to list the dementia

that will surely follow.

We should include Marisa.

She is an expert in VCP mutations.

Once my blood results are back, all right?

I'm sorry. Why are you still here?

I said no. It's too late.

Submissions were finalized last week.

I know. That's the rule, right?

But isn't art about the exception,

if you think about it?
Just please take a quick look.

My friend's got talent.

Everyone has a friend with talent.

Is everyone's friend a Collins, though?

As in General Collins.

Ellen Collins is painting again?

No. No, her daughter Paige Collins.

But the family has been very generous

to the art festival over the years.

Of course I support
any serious student, but...

Just look, okay?

This is... huh.

This is impressive.

Look, every artist needed
that first person,

that one person
who saw something in their work

and gave 'em a break.

Every... Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael.

If you say Donatello, I am going to know

you're citing Ninja Turtles.

Who also needed a break.

Come on.

Those are part of the show.

You're letting rubber duckies in,

but you're not gonna consider...

There was that painter that did withdraw

this morning.

I'll take this one.

James, catalog this and hang it at 29.

And be careful
when you cover the signature.

Very good eye, by the way.

I love... I... I could
stare at that for hours.

It's not easy to capture that
kind of perfection, you know.

Does it have a title?

Um, is Nature's Bounty too obvious?

Nature's Bounty. Great.

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Marisa, where are you going?

You must talk to Boris.

Boris.

This is crazy.

This is exactly what we agreed
shouldn't happen.

What is it you think has happened, Hank?

I think Marisa's being sent
away without being told

you might be symptomatic.

This is true.

It's a drastic overreaction.

At the first hint of symptoms,

you're shutting out someone
who loves you and can help.

I mean, you can't allow yourself
to be isolated

and terrorized by your illness.

I'm not afraid of my illness, Hank.

I'm afraid someone is after my son.

When I visited Kleinwalsertal this winter,

certain cousins of mine

were not thrilled to hear
I would father an heir.

You think your relatives are
capable of harming your child?

The hit on my car,

which Ms. Casey deduced correctly

was not an accident,
suggests my adversaries

might attempt a kidnapping
to leverage their position, no?

That's incredible.

Unfortunately, Hank, in my position,

it is all too credible.

[Sips]

[Glass thunks on table]

After today's false alarm,

I realized I could not shield
Marisa from the truth anymore.

She's agreed to take Carlos
to a safe haven.

I'll join them when I can.

Boris, you've been under extreme pressure.

I'm sorry I accused you
of hiding symptoms.

If Marisa were aware of the onset,

do you think she would have agreed to go?

Given these stressors,
your physical reactions

may not be symptoms at all.

I'm afraid evidence
is developing to the contrary.

What do you mean?

I've begun to have pain

in my feet and legs.

On a scale of one to ten?

Deep pain, Hank. Deep. In the bone.

I can remember my father describing

just this type of pain.

I can't believe it would
spread to your bones so rapidly,

but I'll give you anti-inflammatories,

and let's get you
to the hospital for an MRI

- and a bone scan.
- No. No hospitals.

That's why you're here.

You want me to order everything in?

Tell Dieter what you need.

All right?

So my anemia isn't diet-related?

The iron studies show a hemolytic anemia,

meaning your red blood cells
are being destroyed

faster than they can be replaced.

Why would that happen?

Your blood smear
will help us answer that.

Unfortunately, the lab
doesn't have those results yet.

But you have a theory.

There's a microangiopathic condition

called runner's, or marcher's, anemia.

It occurs in infantry
and long-distance runners.

The repetitive pounding of one's feet

compresses the capillaries
and leads to the fragmentation

of red blood cells.

But I only run a few miles on asphalt.

Mostly I'm on sand.

Still, if your foot strike is too heavy,

it causes the excretion of hemoglobin.

My foot strike is flawless.

My heel never lands
ahead of my center of gravity,

I shock-absorb mid-sole,
springing to my toes,

every stride is calibrated.

Look, as you said, it's a theory.

- Okay?
- Mm-hmm.

Let's do a stress test.

I will admire your flawless foot strike

and monitor your heart rate

and core temp at the same time.

And you want me to run on that thing?

I was... that's what I was thinking.

Why, is it... is it sacrilege?

Like eating sugar-free carob
in a world of Belgian chocolate.

Besides, it's when I'm in the sun

that my core temp goes kaphooey.

Lucky for you I happen to have a gizmo

that will measure your kaphooey level.

Well, great. Bring it.
We'll run together later.

It's nice, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Um, yeah, sure. You're better.

Shh, stop saying that.

It's true.

Why don't we mosey on into the tent?

Unless you lost interest after
you didn't submit, that is?

No, I am so relieved I didn't apply.

I'd have been too nervous
to enjoy myself.

You should be proud of your work.

I am, but sharing it
is such a personal thing.

So exposing.

You know, like being naked in public.

Right. But naked in a good way, right?

'Cause... I'm just not ready.

You can respect that, right?

Totally. Yeah.

Of course, respect can be shown
in many ways.

Evan.

Doesn't art really belong to the public?

Evan, you didn't. Did you?

Tell me you didn't.

I didn't. I did.

I just wanted to support you. That's all.

What possessed you?

Oh, no. What did you give them?

A really good one.
It's one of my favorites.

It's... look, I didn't mean
to expose you. I just...

Well, at least you exposed yourself too.

What do you mean by...

Oh, good Nelly.

Oh, my God.

And somebody's looking at it.

Yeah, he... yeah, he really is.

Still?

Yeah, he's really drinking it in.

Yeah, move on, buddy.

This is really one of your favorites?

It is hard to choose
which one is my favorite.

You're not embarrassed
to be on the wall like that?

No. Not for you.

It's not even that obvious. Come on.

Like, if you didn't know me...

- Look, it's the naked guy.
- Come on.

That's good.

I'm sorry, okay.

I'm sorry if I overstepped.

I'm... I just believe in you. That's all.

I know you're upset.

I'm not upset.

I mean, yeah, it's weird being here

with all these real artists, but...

Thank you for believing in me.

And at least it is anonymous.

Excuse me. Excuse me,
excuse me, excuse me, excuse me.

What?

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen.

We have another sale.

[Applause]
Oh.

That's great.

Yeah.

Your MRI was clear.

Your bone scan
shows synchronized remodeling

with no disturbance.

No bowing or bending.

No brittle areas.

No misshaped joints. None at all.

We are still waiting on your blood work,

which will tell us more.

How's the pain?

The anti-inflammatories you gave me

have greatly reduced it.

Perhaps I was jumping the g*n.

I feel almost up
to swimming a few laps today.

Don't overdo it.

You are still having some muscle weakness.

As soon as I get your
blood work, I'll report back.

Very good.

There it is.

Wow. There is really
a thermometer inside this thing?

Yup.

So you swallow it. Here.

It monitors your core temp,

which I read with this.

- Cool.
- I told you I had gizmos.

Here.

All right. Let's do it.

[Exhales]
Nice.

I like to cool down out here.

Once Mary sees I'm home, it's mommy time.

Mm-hmm.

How do you feel?

Strong.

Maybe a little warm.

Your core temp has been stable
at 102 for the last 20 minutes.

[Laughs]
Normal.

Guess a watched pot doesn't boil.

Hey. Right on cue.

[Cell phone rings]
Oh.

This may be your results.

Yeah, Hank here.

Right.

Okay, what about the smear?

Still? I put a rush on that.

All right. Okay. Never mind.

So there was hemoglobin in your urine

consistent with a hemolytic anemia.

I'm gonna have to do my own...

Jane, are you okay?

Here, here, give me Mary.

Hi, Mary. Sit with your head down.

Right now.

Whoa. Riza, I need your help.

[Mary murmurs]

It's okay.

Here you go. Here you go, Mary.

[Device beeps]

Your core temp has spiked.

I'm gonna give you acetaminophen.

Do you think riza could draw a cool bath?

That usually helps.

Yeah, it won't hurt.

I'm gonna draw blood and do my own smear,

see if we can get you some answers.

Mary feels warm.

Have her join you in the tub.

Mary's temperature's back to normal.

Good.

Glad to hear it.

Here, I'm just gonna...

[Device beeps]

And so is yours.

Great.

But your blood smear
showed an abnormality

called Heinz bodies.

That's just you don't have
runner's anemia...

You have another
hemolytic anemia called G6PD.

And what is that?

It's an enzyme deficiency
that makes it hard

to process iron.

I don't understand.

Why did that start right now?

It didn't. You were born with it.

But it takes one
of several possible triggers

to activate the condition.

Have you started any new medicines

that you failed to mention?

No.

Well, then we need
to get you an appointment

with a hematologist to confirm
and to identify your trigger.

Do you need any help there?

Okay.

And since it's inherited,

Mary needs to be tested too.

Wait, Mary could be sick?

Like you, she could be
sensitive to a trigger.

But you've already escaped the
worst scenario for an infant.

I mean, if a child goes
undiagnosed and is suddenly ill

for no reason, it can become critical.

Look, Mary should be fine, okay?

I'll get you both appointments,

and, once they identify the substance

that's your trigger, there's no reason

you can't both live like champions.

Champions.

But until then, no running.

Yeah.

Wow, this is amazing.

Oh, there's Evan.

- Uh, hey.
- Oh, hey.

What the hell... you guys... you guys came.

Yeah, of course we did.

You said Paige had a picture in the show.

Yes, I did.

Where is it?

Um, her painting has been sold already.

So you missed that part of it.

So I'll show it to you later,
though, if you can f...

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Wait, wait. Someone bought this?

Oh, wow, that is really detailed.

Like an accident. You want to look away,

but you can't.

You can mock it if you must,

but this sketch
was just purchased by none other

than Eric Kassabian
of Kassabian Galleries,

Manhattan, Rome, Madrid.

He just basically cherry-picked
all the famous painters here.

The only unknown artist
he bought was Paige.

Um, question.

Do you call that forced perspective

or wishful thinking?

Hey, you're all here.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Congrats on the sale.
- Thank you.

And this is the man who bought it.

Eric, please meet everyone.

This is Divya, Jill,

Hank, and Evan.

This is Eric Kassabian.

Eric Kassabian. Cool. Nice to meet you.

I'm Evan. You probably recognize
me from the...

We're tight. That's all I can say.

You know what really caught my eye?

Was this line.

- So Degas, you know?
- I love Degas.

Oh, it shows.
Your warmth is what rescued

the subject from cliche.

Paige, you know, her warmth rescued me...

Did you say cliche?

I'd actually love
to see more of your work.

- Do you have a booth?
- I don't.

- You don't?
- Yeah, but her portfolio's

in my car, so we should grab it.

Oh, would you? Thanks, Evan.

And there's an artist
that I want you to meet,

someone that actually I collect.

Do you know Damien Hirst?

- Is he here?
- Yeah.

I met him at an opening in Soho,

but I don't think he would remember.

Oh, I'm sure he remembers you.

- You're not very forgettable.
- Aw.

Katdare. You just coming on?

I worked all night. Hematology.

Oh, tell me you didn't
second-guess any hematologists.

I'm the jealous type.

So Friday, Nick and Toni's.

Going once, going twice,

it's a date.

He said it's a date.

He also called me Katdare.

He calls the rest of us "hey, you."

Okay, well, I'm glad
you got it confirmed.

How'd Mary do with the tests?

Okay, well, I'm coming by the hospital,

so if you're still there,
I'll get a full update then.

All right. See you soon, Jane.

Ah! I didn't know you were here.

Yup. Hello.

Divya called.

She's gonna be
a little late this morning.

She's actually been taking
her days off more lately.

Have you noticed that?

No.

Paige here?

No, she's... she's b*at, she said,

and her mom just got home, so...

I think the whole thing
was pretty overwhelming...

for her. Sorry, am I... am I boring you?

No, no, no, I just got
Boris's blood results.

These numbers make no sense.
No sense at all.

Could it be a mistake or something?

Either that, or Boris
is headed into kidney failure.

- He asked not to be disturbed.
- Don't worry.

It'll be my neck.

Boris? It's Hank.

I need you to wake up.

Did he take anything to sleep?

No.

I'm checking your heart rate.

Uh!

That hurts?

Hyperesthesia to touch.

Okay, do you have other pain?

My legs.

The soles of my feet are...

burning.

Stomach cramps.

Do you have nausea, any tingling

- or numbness?
- Yeah, in my arms. Hank.

Okay, Boris, I need to draw more blood.

Your last results showed
elevated creatinine, B.U.N.,

and liver enzymes,

but your potassium was in the cellar,

and other minerals were all over the map.

Okay, here we go.

[Grunts]

- Boris!
- Ah.

All right. Okay, okay.

What just happened?

Why did you pull away?

[Speaking in german]

I couldn't see.

What's wrong with your eyesight?

There's a black spot

in the middle of... in the middle of...

Boris, does it hurt to move your eyes

from side to side? Try it right now.

Yes. Yes.

Retrobulbar neuritis? Are you kidding me?

What is that?

An inflammation of the optic nerve.

But why... none of these symptoms

line up with your illness.

The differential is ex...

What?

Paresthesia.

My fingertips are tingling
from touching your blood.

Why would that be?

These aren't symptoms of your disease.

You've been poisoned.

They need to test for toxins
and heavy metals,

and it needs to happen now.

Okay, thanks, Jill.

Good timing. Come right in.

Okay, you can set it up
right over here, guys.

Thank you.

Boris, please roll over a little.

Good.

That's it.

Boris, I'm giving you a little sedation.

I'll start a central line
so we can hemoperfuse,

draw out your blood and pass it
over absorbent charcoal

to remove toxins.

Do you understand me?
[Speaks german]

Okay, guys, I may need your help.

Boris, listen to me, I need you
to stay very still

while I find the subclavian vein.

If you move, I will have to restrain you.

- Yeah, I understand it.
- Thank you.

Okay, here we go.

Okay.

Okay, guys, let's remove the pillows

to get him flat and start detoxifying.

Like the hematologist explained,

your deficiency is activated
by specific triggers.

These questions will help identify

what that sensitivity is
for you and your daughter.

Okay, I understand.

Okay, when did you arrive in the Hamptons?

Ten days ago.

We're renting a cottage on covey court.

The one with the blue shutters?

Across from that amazing garden?

Yes. My daughter always wants
to pick their tomatoes.

When I was in the market,
I was looking at that cottage.

In my dreams.

We love it there.

But we're brand-new,

so we got really lucky finding a doctor.

You certainly did.

G6PD is a great catch.

Yeah, Dr. Lawson's amazing.

Do you know him?

Uh, he has an excellent reputation.

Well, he may be stopping by.
He said he was on his way.

Okay, we should get going then.

So have you started any new medications?

No, and I've taken no antimalarials,

and I don't eat beans.

Hank asked me all those questions.

Of course he did.

Those are the likely culprits.

No anti-inflammatories?

- Nope.
- No quinine?

- Nope.
- Okay, well,

then I will share these with...

Jane, your neighbor's garden,

do you do any gardening there?

[Scoffs]
I have the opposite of a green thumb.

No, no, no, the closest
I come to that garden

is cooling down there after my daily run.

Do you know, are there any legumes,

beans of any kind at all,
growing in that garden?

Maybe, yeah.

Why?

We may have found your trigger.

We're setting up a lab across the hall

to monitor your blood chemistry.

You're still tachycardic,
so I'm pushing fluids.

Yeah.

I don't want to start forced diuresis

until we know
what toxin we're dealing with.

Here, here, here, let me help you.

Easy.

Just try to relax.

That's it.

Polyneuropathy, gastroenteritis,

alopecia, dystrophy of the nails.

Yeah, Jill, have your lab
test for thallium.

Thallium? That's a lethal toxicant.

He's still making urine.

I'm hoping we can reverse it

before permanent liver or kidney damage.

Hank, this must be criminal.

Thallium isn't found naturally in the U.S.

Yeah.

We're setting up a lab here,

but for now I'm dependent
on your guys to confirm.

Done. I will notify the authorities

and mobilize poison control.

Okay, does your pharmacy stock
the antidote prussian blue?

I'll check and call you right back.

Okay, and, Jill, see if you can find Divya.

I could use her help.

Um... I'm on it.

Thank you.

- Where are they?
- Boris' bedroom.

Hank. What can I do?

Double glove first and gown up.

Take precautions with all output fluids.

We're dealing with
a highly toxic substance here.

Okay.

Poison control's trying
to locate prussian blue.

They're an hour,
maybe two away, best case.

Well, are they the only source?

I mean, every minute counts now.

I read that prussian blue

is used in industrial dyes,

so, as a backup plan, I put
feelers out to the community.

But, so far, no luck.

Okay. Okay.

Ah.

Dr. Lawson.

Prussian blue?

- Yes.
- Great.

Oh. Okay.

- Thank you very much.
- Good luck.

Boris, I'm gonna lean you
forward a little bit

so we can give you the antidote.

Good.

Here it is.

Okay.

Hey. You needed me?

Agent McCarthy does.

And how's Boris doing?

On his last draw,

his numbers seemed to be turning around.

Looks like he escaped
permanent kidney damage,

and he reports less burning in his feet,

so that's a good sign.

The agents are testing all
the food and drink in the house,

as well as lotions, shampoos.

Excuse me. I need to know

about your guy's habits:
food, drinking, dr*gs.

Dieter, his personal assistant,

is the man to talk to.

I do know Boris smokes cigars,
but that's about it.

- Deb. Humidor?
- Yeah?

In his office. Upstairs.

Check that out.

Hank, the agents need
to test you as well.

As soon as Boris is stable, yeah, sure.

I heard you got some blood on you.

Yeah, it was a brief exposure.

My hands only went numb for a moment.

I wasn't immersed in it.

Hold on.

Thallium can be absorbed through the skin.

Absolutely.

Have your team check the pool.

Marisa was relieved
to hear about your progress.

She wanted me to reassure you

that she and Carlos are safe

and looking forward
to talking to you later.

And she was happy to hear
that this was delivered.

Thank you.

You take care, Boris.

So prussian blue

combined with hemoperfusion is reducing

the thallium's half-life to a few days.

You can expect a full recovery.

That's good news. Thank you, Hank.

Even better news is none
of your symptoms were connected

to your genetic mutation.

The attempted homicide

is still a bit sobering, though.

Boris, there's a phenomenon
with the VCP gene

that I want to discuss with Marisa.

But certain changes can occur
known as VOUS mutations.

V-O-U-S... Variance
Of Unknown Significance.

These mutations may not be
harmful or signal a disease.

What are you saying?

Thallium is an age-old poison...

odorless, tasteless.

It's been used to sicken victims
for generations,

maybe as long
as your family's been divided.

A conspiracy?

Huh.

Are you suggesting that
I may have inherited a mutation

but not a disease?

It's worth considering.

For now, rest.

No more questions.

I have one question.

Where's Dieter?

Thank you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

His creatinine level is almost high normal.

Good.

Okay.

You should go home, get some rest.

You first. I've gotten a second wind.

And once I'm down,
I may be out for the count.

All right.

I'll take you up on that. Thank you.

Oh, I wanted to tell you,
I got a message.

The marathon runner,
the new patient I mentioned,

turns out she has a G6PD anemia,

and she got this amazing diagnosis.

Guess what the trigger is?

Fava beans.

Favism.

And get this, she didn't have
to eat the beans.

She just ran through a field
where they were growing,

and the pollen provoked
the hemolytic event.

Wow. Wow, that's amazing.

I know. Have you even
heard of such a thing?

Jane said some nurse at Hamptons
Heritage figured it out.

Oh, I wouldn't have guessed that.

I feel like sending
that nurse some flowers.

Maybe Jill can ask who was on duty...

You know what, I'll take care of it.

Yeah. You go get some sleep.

Okay.

[Scatting]

Hey, Ev.

Are you loving this cool breeze? Huh?

Hey, how's the modeling career?

A little career advice...

don't sell yourself short, okay?

Listen to me now.

You don't get out of bed
for less than $10,000 a day.

Hello?

Ev?

You're not moving.

This concerns me.

What's wrong?

I texted. I called.

I left voice mails.

For Paige?

Yeah.

And then when I finally
talked to her last night,

she said she was hanging
with her parents.

Okay, well, they are close.

Except the general just called,

looking for her.

Annoyed that I was monopolizing her.

He thinks she's been with me.

Maybe you were right, Henry.

Maybe I don't know her.

Maybe I don't know her at all.