08x06 - Home Sick

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Royal Pains"...

I got big news. I'm getting married!

That's a little sudden, no?

Yeah, and yet, it can't
come soon enough.

- We have a problem.
- What?

Dad... he's not coming.

I guess you were right to
have doubted him, after all.

Hank hasn't heard from him either?

Are you going to reach out?

No, not this time. The
ball's in Eddie's court.

Hank, I want to apply to medical school.

Divya, it's the admissions
office from Johns Hopkins.

I'm wait-listed.

Is it true?

The doctor called this afternoon,

and if all goes well,

we could be pregnant by
the end of the month.

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Really?

Thanks.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[MONITOR BEEPING]

Thank you.

[BELL RINGS]

[SIGHS]

You got to be kidding me.

- Oh. You're here.
- Yes, I am.

Oh. Today's the day.

Well, Paige and I were keeping
her egg retrieval private,

given the expectations,
but, yeah, today's the day.

- Okay.
- Why are you here?

Your office said you
were in the male room,

which I assumed is a room
where mail is delivered,

not where that gets delivered.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah, well...

- What's wrong?
- What?

You look like something's wrong.

Did you have to euthanize the Saab?

Or is your dream house
sold already or both?

No, and, no. The Saab is fine.

Oh, she will be once her
radiator's stabilized.

And I'm looking at the
house after work today.

- But I need to borrow your car.
- Yeah.

- We don't have to get into why.
- Sure.

When you say, "We don't
have to get into why,"

I really start wondering why.

Yeah, just give me the keys.

It's nothing for you to worry
about, especially today.

Okay, now you're freaking me out.

- What the heck's going on?
- [SIGHS]

I found out that Dad had heart surgery.

Five days ago, he underwent

a transcatheter aortic
valve replacement.

I'm not a doctor.

- It's a repair of his stenosis.
- Henry?

His heart valve wasn't working.

- Is he okay?
- I think so.

I mean, it's not like it was
open-heart or anything,

and he was discharged,
which means he's fine,

but I'm going to Passaic
to try to find him.

Passaic?

Wait. How did you find
out about all of this?

Um, I hired a PI to look for him.

And get this, she found him
under the family name Roth,

when he used his health insurance.

So I thought we were keeping the ball

in Eddie's court this time.

Yeah, that's how you felt, and I get it,

but I felt differently.

So you went behind my back?

Look, this just didn't feel like
dad's other disappearances.

Before, he was always
escaping from trouble.

- This time...
- I don't care why.

Do you have something for me?

Oh, yeah. It's this. That's my, uh...

Evan R. Lawson. Handle with care.

[SIGHS]

You know what, Henry?
Do whatever you want.

Look, don't think about this, okay?

You got a big day. I'll let
you know what I find out.

Don't bother.

You're right, Paige and I don't
need the extra stress right now.

[ROCK MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[CLEARS THROAT]

May I help you?

Yes. Hi. I'm Dr. Hank Lawson.

A patient of mine, Edward Roth,

recently had a valve replacement.

I wanted to pick up his records.

[KEYS CLACKING]

Roth. Roth.

Oh, yeah, Eddie. Sweet guy.

Yeah, he is.

He sent a copy of his
book to the doctor.

That's him.

Wow. The Hamptons. Nice there?

Very nice, yeah.

Never been. Is it better
than down the Shore?

- It's, uh, different.
- Huh.

So what brings you all the
way to Passaic, Dr. Lawson?

- Oh, actually, I grew up here.
- Oh.

- Still have ties.
- Mm.

Okay, look, I can't do this.

He's not my patient. He's my dad.

We're not in contact, and
I'm worried about him.

Can you help me out?

Are you really Dr. Hank Lawson?

Yes, yes, I am. I promise.

Then it's not an issue.

He listed you as his emergency contact.

He did?

He wrote, "in case
something goes wrong,"

and signed the release.

So, even though nothing did go wrong,

I can email it to you.

Great. Great. Thank you.

Did he leave an address?

- A PO box.
- Oh.

He has a follow-up
appointment in a week.

Yeah, if he keeps it.

The doctor doesn't read much.

He asked me to recycle it.

Oh.

It's not too far.

- Do you need directions?
- No, I know the way.

[CHUCKLES]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Hello?

Anybody home?

[COUGHING]

Dad?

- What are you doing here?
- [GROANS] I'm dying.

Dad, are you having chest
pain, trouble breathing?

No, just my stomach.

Okay, what about your groin
where they put in the catheter?

No, no, no, no, no. No, my stomach.

Okay. Let me feel. I'm
not gonna hurt you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What happened to the part where
you're not going to hurt me?

Yeah, Dad, your bladder
is severely distended.

When's the last time you peed?

I don't know. Maybe yesterday.

The day before that was
every five minutes.

Okay, and did it burn?

Uh-huh. Like the Cuyahoga River.

Hank, I feel like I'm going to explode.

Yeah, you're burning up.
Okay, stay here.

What am I going to do... sh**t hoops?

Okay.

Hurry up.

Oh.

♪ ♪

Okay, ambulance is on the way.

I'm not sure we can wait that long.

Because?

Because I think your
bladder's about to rupture.

Post-op urinary retention is normal,

but you're running a fever.

You had a Foley catheter, right?

Mm-hmm.

Okay, I think it gave you prostatitis...

an infected prostate
that's swollen so badly,

it's obstructing your bladder,
and if your bladder bursts...

I die.

Well, at the very least, you'd
expose all your abdominal organs

to infection, and you don't want that.

No, no, no, Hank, it hurts.

[GROANS]

Okay. Okay.

It hurts. Hank, it hurts.

I know. I know.

And in we go.

- That hurts.
- Yep, yep, okay.

- Oh.
- It's about to feel better.

And I'm removing the needle. That's it.

Okay.

And...

there we go.

There we go.

- [GROANS]
- [SIGHS]

- Whew.
- Thank you, Hank.

- You're welcome.
- Oh, you know...

What?

It's always been your brother
that's taken the piss out of me.

[LAUGHS]

Watch your shoes.

Oh, thank you.

Oh.

So...

we have retrieved 14 eggs from you, Mrs.
Lawson...

healthy and perfect in every way.

- Oh, that's wonderful.
- Oh, my God.

Indeed.

The laboratory must separate them

from their follicular fluids and
prepare them for fertilization.

That's gr... And what
about my, uh, stuff?

- Your semen is substandard.
- Yeah, I know.

But if we are able to salvage
a few healthy gametes,

we will proceed

with the intracytoplasmic
sperm injection.

- ICSI.
- Right, ICSI.

Uh, and if that works, we get...

Blastocysts...

then embryos.

[CHUCKLES] Sorry.

Has anyone ever told you you
remind them of a Bond villain?

Like...

Dr. Gruber, um, would
it be possible for us

to actually watch the procedure?

No.

During fertilization, the
environment must remain sterile.

[LAUGHING]

[SIGHS] That is my joke...

sterilization and fertility

being customarily
antithetical, of course.

- Of, of course. Right.
- Right. Antithetical.

And it's very funny once you explain it.

We are talking about the
moment of conception, though,

like, the two of us making a child.

So, if there's any way for us
to be present, it would be...

Nonessential.

Trust me, if you wish
to become pregnant,

you must step aside and
let us do nature's work.

[CHUCKLES]

Okay, we've emptied your bladder,

filled you with antibiotics,
and away we go.

You're a lifesaver, kiddo,

and thanks for saying
you'd take care of me

so I could be discharged.

Yeah, I didn't just say it.
I am taking care of you...

in the Hamptons.

Oh, that works for me too.

Look who got a big-boy doctor car.

It's Evan's. Here we go.

Slow, slow, slow, slow. Slow.

- This is slow.
- Okay.

Wait. Your car is in the shop again?

Yep.

Thank you.

[SIGHS]

Dad, before we go, I need
to ask you something.

Put on my seat belt.

No.

Well, yeah...

but what I really need to ask is,

why the hell did you
disappear like that?

When I asked Newberg to marry me,

I knew two things...

that I loved her

and that I needed heart surgery

and I could die.

That's three things.

Are you gonna nitpick,

or are you gonna let
me finish the story?

Sorry, sorry. Go ahead.

And I didn't want any of you to think

that I asked her to marry me
so that I wouldn't die alone.

Nobody wants to die alone, Dad.

That's why I asked her to marry me.

- Oh.
- And I love her.

- I really do.
- I know you do.

But lying to her...

created so much guilt.

I panicked.

And when I panic...

Yeah, we know.

My therapist almost fired me.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm a schmuck.

- [SIGHS]
- [ENGINE TURNING OVER]

- [SIGHS]
- Any word from Johns Hopkins?

No, but Raj is in Baltimore right now,

looking into job possibilities.

- Oh, that's good.
- No, it's not.

It's more pressure. It's more anxiety.

It's more of me spinning
around in my own head,

wondering if I was an idiot

to pin all of my hopes on one school.

You're not an idiot. You're, uh...
you're aspirational.

Okay. I'm hardheaded or uncompromising.

- That's what my mother would say.
- [CAR ALARM BEEPS]

That if you insist on having it all...

you could end up with nothing.

Maybe if I'd been more socially active

when I was at Johns Hopkins,

my letter of recommendation
would have carried more weight.

Oh, no, no, no.

I'm sure it actually has more to do

with how much money you
give after you graduate.

Right. Probably too late for that now.

Good afternoon, Divya, Dr. Sacani.

I'll see you at tomorrow's
board meeting, yes?

Uh, yes, yes, we'll definitely be there.

Good.

Important matters to discuss.

[ENGINES TURNING OVER]

Well, I bet I know what one
of the important matters is.

Your virosome. Congratulations.

Oh, um, it's hardly news.

Promising, yes, but there's
still a lot of work to be done.

That is not what I heard.

My friend in Berlin told me
about the Phase One trial

that's happening over there,

like, in Latvia or something, right?

Uh, maybe it's someone else's virosome.

Ours isn't ready for trial yet.

Are you sure?

Because they said they
heard it from a KJR exec

who said it was theirs.

Is it possible Boris' company

has more than one
virosome in development?

It's possible, just not likely.

Here we go.

All right, we're gonna sit right here.

Easy, easy, I don't want
to call you Papa Stitch.

- Oh. Oh.
- There you go.

Better. Good.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHS] Home sweet home.

If you don't mind, I'm going
to spend the rest of the day

right here.

Yeah, I don't mind.

- Dad?
- Hmm?

One last question...

Why Passaic? Why the old house?

It's where your mother got sick.

Yeah, okay, but how'd you know
the owner wouldn't be there?

[CHUCKLES] I knew. I'm the owner.

What?

You've owned that house
this entire time?

Yeah, it was always my plan
to give it to you and Evan.

Then one day Evan said,
"I hated that house."

It made me sad.

Then you guys did so
well for yourselves,

I thought giving you the
house, it's pathetic.

And so it's been sitting
empty for a long time,

and I thought, "This might
be the perfect place to..."

To punish yourself and suffer alone.

Seemed fair.

My turn.

But Mom didn't suffer alone, Dad.

She had me, and she had Evan,

and now you have me and Evan.

But you've got to decide
if you deserve us.

Oh, my God, I love the master suite...

all that beautiful woodwork.

Oh, I restored that myself.

When my Saab broke down in
front of your "for sale" sign,

I thought life had
thrown me a curveball,

but maybe it did me a favor.

Curveballs are like that. Trust me.
I'm an expert.

- Come see the view outside.
- Yeah.

- [SIGHS]
- Wow.

[CHUCKLES] - Feel free to wander.

The property line goes
down to the water.

I'd join you, but my knees
can't take the hills.

Oh. Well, my knees,
my hips, my ankles...

You have a health issue?

Early stages, rheumatoid arthritis.

One of those common diseases

that doctors still
don't know much about.

While it's not my specialty,

I do know they have new treatments

that can ease the progression.

My granny had RA and was pretty
crippled by age 50, so...

it seems wise to move back to Manhattan

where I have an elevator and
my pick of rheumatologists.

Well, I'm sorry to hear
that's why you're selling.

Hopefully not so sorry that
you won't make an offer.

[CHUCKLES]

It is hard to let go of a place

that's been such a huge
part of your life.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

And this house is clearly special.

I mean, I didn't even know I
was looking until I saw it.

I don't have a real-estate agent yet.

- Me neither.
- Oh.

I'm a big DIY fan this year,

and I don't just mean sanding woodwork.

I had no idea what to
ask for this place,

so I went on Zillow,
looked for comps... easy.

Turns out you can do anything
if you're forced to.

God, I wish all my patients
had your attitude.

[CHUCKLES] Well, I wasn't
talking about my health.

The offer has to be approved
by my soon-to-be ex-husband.

Ah.

I'm beginning to understand
your expertise in curveballs.

Not that he won't accept the offer.

It's just, he's traveling, so it
may take a while to reach him,

but it's a friendly divorce.

Oh, I hear that's the best
kind, if you can pull it off.



should count for something.

- Yeah.
- But, you know, we grew apart.

To be honest, he grew apart.

So I decided to move out here

and devote myself to
turning our summer house

into a fresh start for me.

Uh-huh. And then you became symptomatic.

Please don't mention
anything about my health

if you have occasion to
speak to my husband.

He doesn't know why you're selling?

I don't want him to feel like

he has to come and take
care of me, you know.

He was unhappy. He should be happy.

I think he's even found someone new.

He deserves a new life.

And how about you?

Mm, we'll see. [CHUCKLES]

Wow. I'm impressed by
how nice and civilized

and modern you are.

Oh, no. I am totally old-fashioned.

- I follow my heart.
- Oh.

Which is why I hope you make an offer.

I have a good feeling about you.

Mm.

- So go, look around.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Okay, great.

[GIGGLES]

- Hey.
- Hi.

I'm so glad you're free
for dinner tonight.

[SIGHS] Why, are you starving?

No, I just feel like
we should be together.

I know.

- You feeling okay?
- Yeah, I am.

The sedation wore off
like they said it would.

It's just so wild to think
that sometime soon,

some of your sperm are going
to meet some of my eggs.

I know. I know. I hope they hit it off.

Oh, of course they will.

I just wish we could be part of it.

So where should we go for dinner?

We're not going to dinner.

I really can't allow you
in a sterile environment.

Yeah, we know it's sterile.
That's why we're gowning up.

Still, without a doctor's
approval, I just...

Look, I'm the administrator

visiting one of my
hospital's departments

in order to better
understand their needs

and to determine their future
budget allocations, so...

- Let's get started.
- Okay.

Nice.

I've identified seven of
the most robust sperm,

the first of which I
will now inject directly

into the center of an egg.

There he is.

- Yeah.
- You can see him.

Oh, did... just gonna...

BOTH: Wow.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Felicity? Are you home?

Hank, I'm here.

I'm sorry. Did you ring?

Uh, yeah, I did.

- Are you okay?
- Oh, I'm a little warm.

My knee is acting up,

but if that contract even comes
close to my asking price,

I think I'll recover.

- [CHUCKLES] May I feel?
- Sure.

Oh. Would you mind a quick exam?

Mm-mm.

Okay.

That should ease the pain.

I'll have the lab run
tests on this fluid,

but I'm a little puzzled.

Fever is not a hallmark of RA.

Have you had any other symptoms?

Uh, a little fatigue, nausea.

And the swollen lymph nodes.

Oh, yeah, and a rash on my legs.

I'm falling apart.

Hmm. Tell me more about your diagnosis.

You said you're still at an early stage?

Yeah, as my GP explained, it
was a diagnosis of exclusion

and too early for the factor
to be detected in my blood.

Okay, let's have a look.

Um, can you feel that?

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

Now with your eyes closed.

But everything else was ruled out,

and since my granny had RA,
it seems the likely culprit.

Yeah, except that, like you said,

there's a lot science doesn't know,

and while there can be
a genetic propensity,

RA isn't considered hereditary.

You have some decreased
sensation in your lower legs.

How's your appetite?

- Mm.
- Okay.

Did your joint pain
begin around the time

you started woodworking?

Yes. Why does that matter?

Your fever might be the
sign of a simple infection,

but in an old house like
this, there could be toxins

that might account for your fever,

as well as your joint
pain and neuropathy.

- Like what?
- Arsenic maybe.

It was used in the past to treat wood.

So are you telling me

that I don't have rheumatoid arthritis

or that I do have it and
some other disease?

Let's find out.

- Okay.
- Okay.

And good.

That brings us to a bit of housekeeping

before I turn the meeting over.

If...

Ah, Hank.

So glad you could join us.

Sorry.

As I was saying,

as Mr. Lawson, Evan R,

has now admirably completed
six months as administrator,

it seems prudent to move that
he be assigned my proxy vote

in the event of my absence.

Any objections?

- Motion carries.
- Excellent.

I'll turn the meeting over,
as I have other obligations.

I have a question.

Perhaps Mr. Lawson can address them.

It's a question for you.

Is KJR Pharmaceuticals
conducting a Phase One trial

of my virosome on patients in Latvia?

That is not a matter for
the board to consider.

Well, if research generated by
our Rare and Orphan Diseases Lab

is being improperly rushed
forward without the knowledge

of the lead investigator into
a third-world environment

in order to skirt safety regulations,

then the board should be made aware.

And if that were the case, Dr. Sacani,

such discussion would be merited.

Since it is not...

Are you denying that
my virosome research

is the basis for a trial
in Eastern Europe?

- Because I made some calls...
- The trial was accelerated

for reasons inappropriate
to discuss here.

There are factors of
which you are not aware.

There are factors of
which you are not aware,

such as a basic understanding
of microbiology

and the potential cataclysmic
immunological response

engendered by the invasive presence

of an untested virosome
in a human environment.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Well... [STAMMERING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Meeting adjourned.

You know, I've been
sitting here thinking

about how much we all take for granted.

You mean family.

No, I was thinking about
the ability to urinate.

- Oh.
- Yes, family.

Come here.

[THERMOMETER BEEPING]

You're doing a lot better. Lean forward.

Can I tell you... last
night was the first time

I could sleep lying flat.

Deep breath in and out.

Yep, that's your repaired
heart valve. Again.

See, you don't have fluid
pooling in your lungs anymore.

Yeah. That's not the only
thing clear, I'll tell you.

You mean your conscience.

No, again, I was talking urination.

Yes, my conscience.

I saw Newberg this morning.

And how'd that go?

Oh, she gave me quite a tongue-lashing.

Please be a metaphor.

Then I had to get on my knees.

Oh, God.

- She rode me pretty hard.
- Uh-huh.

- Nearly came to blows.
- Dad.

But once she took the whole thing in...

Right.

- I was forgiven.
- Ah, good.

- She was pretty satisfied.
- Okay, Dad, I get the picture.

How about the wedding?

Oh, it's back on, except now
we want to do it "her way."

With a bride and a groom?

Oh, no, much more of a spectacle...

fountains and white
tigers and fireworks,

all the important things.

[LAUGHS] I can't wait.

Yeah, me either.

Now all I got to do is clear
things up with Evan and Paige.

Uh-huh.

Uh, Dad, they... they have a lot
going on right now, you know.

Oh, right now I'm taking a nap.

Oh, good.

But you think it's possible

that I can square it with
Evan and Paige, right?

Yeah, if you find the right moment.

What you don't want to do is
just show up without warning.

- No.
- But you'll figure it out.

- You always do.
- Thank you.

Okay.

So you believe the
trial of your virosome

is being conducted in Eastern Europe

in order to avoid FDA regulations?

Yes.

I can assure you it is not, Doctor.

The trial parameters conform
fully to FDA standards

for an IND application.

Then why exclude me? And why Latvia?
Why the rush?

Would those be your only questions?

No, I have a few more.

Yes, and that is why I excluded you.

With my company for sale,
there was no time for debate.

You're selling KJR Pharmaceuticals?

Indeed. Privately.

So, please, keep the
information confidential.

Okay, but I still have...

If I were to sell with no
Phase One trial completed,

the purchaser would be
acquiring only your research.

A clinical trial takes care of that.

It gives KJR a tangible product

and you quite a handsome royalty.

Yes, but you excluded me.

And I have no need for
greater personal wealth.

Jeremiah, the benefits
in this case for you

would not only be financial.

Should your virosome prove successful,

your name will be placed

alongside some of the great names...

Ehrlich, Pasteur.

As flattering as that would be,

my work isn't about
my reputation either.

What is it about, then?

Advancing the human condition
through scientific knowledge.

Your perspective is admirable.

I hope whoever acquires my company

recognizes the asset they have in you...

assuming, that is, you wish to remain.

Hey, Evan, I have...

Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, come in.

Sorry. Hank's just updating
me on Dad's condition.

And?

He will live to exasperate another day.

Well, that's a relief.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

What's up with you?

Well, I saw the embryologist,
and five are developing.

- Five eggs?
- Five embryos.

But we started with seven.
What happened?

Well, some of them didn't
progress normally,

but it's expected.

Oh. Well, great. I'm
sure they'll catch up.

I had to repeat kindergarten,
so I understand.

This is a little different.

This is like if seven yous
got sent to kindergarten

because they knew most of
you wouldn't survive it.

I know. You're saying they
can't all be winners.

Yeah, and we wouldn't want them to be.

Right. Or else we'd have seven
kids and a reality show.

And we do not need that. We are busy.

Yeah.

I just want two.

Two would be good.

I hope some of them make it.

Don't worry. It's just kindergarten.

Hmm.

Are you working or house hunting?

Both sort of.

Um, I think I found the perfect place.

- You want to see it?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Check it out.

Ooh, look at you Zillowing.

- That's right.
- [CHUCKLES]

Oh, it's gorgeous.

It may be a little big
for me at the moment,

but I could see myself settling
there and growing into it.

Okay, so why were you making
your angry face when I came in?

- My angry face?
- Yeah.

Mm.

That's not my angry face.
That's my thinking face.

Ah. If you say so.

The owner is selling because
she's got rheumatoid arthritis,

or so she thinks.

Oh, now I see where
we're going with this.

What are her symptoms?

Debilitating pain in multiple
large joints, fatigue, fever,

and a mild maculopapular
rash on her legs.

- What are her glucose levels?
- Normal.

So it's not diabetes-related.
How about gout?

- Negative for gout.
- Lyme disease?

Negative for that and
antinuclear antibodies

and rheumatoid factor.

Memingococcemia? Parvovirus?

She's not that sick, and all
of her cultures are normal.

I even tested for arsenic poisoning.

Mm, so it could be anything,
except right now it's nothing.

Exactly.

Wait a second. Say that again.

Uh, it could be anything,
except right now it's nothing.

Oh, my God. The Great Imitator.

Ah.

- [SIGHS] Felicity...
- Yeah.

I don't think you have RA.

Okay. Why?

Well, I'm still waiting on some
tests to confirm my hunch,

but can I see your palms?

Okay, good. No rash.

Um, how about the soles of your feet?

[LAUGHS]

Please.

Yep. There it is.

Are you sexually active?

- No.
- Okay.

Not since I split with my husband.

And was he your only recent partner?

He was my only partner ever.

Oh.

I told you I was old-fashioned. Why?

Because your rash suggests
you might also have

a very old-fashioned disease...

syphilis.

Oh.

- That's great news.
- Did you hear what I just said?

That Raj got the job in Baltimore.

But she's still wait-listed.

Which means we'll be moving to Baltimore

whether I get into Johns Hopkins or not.

Oh, that's fine. If you don't get in,
you can just reapply, like Rudy.

Who's Rudy?

Rudy Ruettiger. They
made a movie about him.

You've never seen "Rudy"?

Okay, so this guy wanted to play
football for Notre Dame so badly

that he moved there,
worked as a groundskeeper,

and kept applying till he got in.

After how long?

- Four years.
- Terrific.

It will not take you that long.

Any day now, you could hear good news.

Actually, so could we.

Really? IVF is moving forward?

We could have embryo transfer
as early as tomorrow.

At last count, there were still
three developing blastocysts.

Do we have to call them that?
It makes them sound dangerous.

- Good morning.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Hello, there.

So... How'd it go?

How did what go?

Did you apologize to Boris?

I'm assuming you fell on his mercy

since you still have
all your appendages.

Actually, we both recognized
that apologies were unnecessary.

Well, I'm relieved at least
that you didn't lose your job.

No, I didn't, um, but...

I may be starting my own lab.

- Oh.
- What?

Yeah, I've been contemplating it.

That's huge.

Does that mean you'll leave HankMed?

No, I think patient
contact is good for me.

Wow.

Your own lab... that sounds impressive.

And expensive.

Well, I may be coming in to some money,

but I can't discuss it now.

It sounds like everyone has
changes on the horizon.

Paige and Evan... they're
hoping for an embryo transfer.

Oh, and I may be working
as a groundskeeper.

Sorry. A groundskeeper?

We should really go out
and celebrate tonight.

Tomorrow you could be joining Divs

in the sparkling-cider club.

So we should stay in and celebrate.

- No, we should...
- [LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS] I don't get it.

They're sharing an
innuendo based on the fact

that after the viable embryos
are implanted tomorrow,

you'll have to avoid the uterine
spasms caused by coitus.

It's your last night to
have sex with your wife.

Right.

- We should stay in.
- Mm-hmm.

[GIGGLES]

- And here it is.
- Oh.

So this one injection will
cure all my symptoms?

Yes, it will.

Even my gullibility and
my chronic naiveté?

I would never cure someone

of her most endearing characteristics.

You're going to feel a
pinch and then a burning.

Okay.

Okay, here's the pinch, and
now it's going to burn.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

- Okay, all done.
- Ow.

You just hold on to that.

So you'll need follow-up
testing at 3, 6, and 12 months

to confirm that the syphilis has
been completely eradicated.

Plenty of time for me to
reassess my happy marriage.

You spoke to your husband?

He admitted to quite a history.

He wanted to give a full confession,

but at a certain point,
I had to just hang up.

Hey, you're busy. You got
a new life to start.

And my divorce lawyer was on hold.

It's gonna take some time,

but I'm starting to realize
that this curveball

has a silver lining.

That is one very special curveball.

[CHUCKLES] I have my health,
and I have my home.

Yeah, rub it in.

I'm sorry it's not for sale any longer.

Well, I can't think of anyone
I'd rather lose a house to.

[CHUCKLES]

Yep, turns out house hunting
is as challenging as dating.

Well, I hope not.

I don't want my son to
be single and homeless.

I'll try to avoid that for your sake,

but, yeah, houses are tricky.

I was so sure this one was meant to be.

You should have seen...

first time we saw the Passaic house,

it needed a lot of work.

Your mother walked in, fell in
love with the potbelly stove.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember
how much she loved that thing.

Her eyes lit up like it was
Christmas, and I thought,

"Okay, yes, this is the place
to bring up our sons."

Right.

Now it stands empty,

reminding me of everything
I didn't live up to.

Dad... maybe it's time
to sell that house.

- Hmm.
- Let it go.

- Henry!
- [DOOR CLOSES]

You here?

Evan! Hey, what a surprise.

I drop by like this all the time.

I know. No, I know.

I just thought you and Paige

would be otherwise occupied tonight.

Isn't tomorrow another big day?

It is, yeah. She turned
in early, though.

I guess I was restless.

Um, thank you so much for
texting all those Dad updates

I said I did not want.

Oh, well, I just thought
you might be curious.

And if you are...

That last one was a joke, right...

that he and Ms. Newberg are
planning another wedding?

Not a joke, and Ev...

Oh, my God. I can't believe him.

Is he even well enough to do that?

Sounds like you're worried.

He's my father.

Of course I'm a little worried, but...

Well, that's nice to hear.

This you didn't text?

Look, Dad still needs to
be under observation,

but his infection is clearing up,

and his heart valve is in
better shape than ever.

That's good.

So there's nothing physically
wrong with his heart.

- Ev...
- No, no, no, no.

He's right. I had a major
dishonesty relapse.

Evan, I am ashamed.

I'm ashamed that I let the
old me burst through.

Pretty sure the old you
is the only you, Dad.

Okay, look, this time Dad was
trying to not be a flake,

not to mislead us.

Except I handled it badly,

and I shouldn't have left you out.

But it won't happen again, right?

I promise, never.

Well...

uh, mazel tov on your wedding.

Thank you.

But, uh, as far as
believing your promises,

Paige and I are trying to start
our own family right now,

and when we do, my first promise will be

to never let you near enough

to hurt or disappoint our child.

Are you gonna cut me out of your family?

He's not saying that. Evan...

tell Dad you're not saying that.

I'm not cutting you out.

That's... that's your move.

Paige and I will come to your wedding.

We will wish you well,

but make no mistake...

my first job as a parent will be
protecting my family from you.

[DOOR CLOSES]

So we have been monitoring the eggs

which were successfully fertilized,

and it gives me great
pleasure to inform you

that one has developed
into a blastocyst.

A potentially viable embryo.

Yeah, I know. Just one?

That means all our eggs
are in one basket.

Not until I put it there.

Yeah, but one is all it takes.

Oh, okay.

So are you ready to make the transfer?

Absolutely.

I mean, are you ready?

- Yes. Yes.
- Then, yes, we're ready.

[SOFT INDIE ROCK MUSIC]

♪ ♪

You doing okay?

Yeah.

Just don't go anywhere.

[WHISPERING] Are you kidding?

We're in this together.

How long will this take?

That's what you say when we
do it the old-fashioned way.

[LAUGHS]

Believe it or not, I am done.

That's what you say. [LAUGHS]

Just a joke, little joke.

[LAUGHS]

♪ ♪

- Good morning, Hank.
- Good morning.

You have a moment?

I do.

But first, I should tell you Dr.
Sacani and I

have spoken about what
occurred at the board meeting.

Ah, good to know, but I'd
actually already heard.

So I gather you're making some changes.

I expressly told Jeremiah not
to discuss the sale of KJR.

And he didn't.

I was talking about giving
your proxy to Evan,

but now you've added to my curiosity.

Yeah, such is your nature.

Giving Evan your vote,
selling a major asset...

Boris, are you going somewhere?

Is it because of the
people after your DNA?

I appreciate the concern, Hank,

but all is well.

Should that change, I will alert you.

Okay, so you are going somewhere.