04x03 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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"Doctor Doctor" follows the story of Hugh Knight, a rising heart surgeon who is gifted, charming and infallible. He is a hedonist who, due to his sheer talent, believes he can live outside the rules. His "work hard, play harder" philosophy is about to come back and bite him.
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04x03 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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I'm here to stay,

and you're only here for a week or two.

Then you go, and everything goes back

to the way it was before you got here.

Look me in the eye and tell me you

want a divorce, and you can have one.

I should get to work.

- Val?
- That did happen.

Yeah, just once, never again, probably.

Really?

You can't keep losing
caskets all the time.

It's untidy.

The road's on our land,
so if we want it sealed,

then we have to pay for it.

May all our roads be
smooth trails from now on.

Way over my head, Meryl.

Just keep the lunch box.
It'll remind you how to vote.

That alpaca probably stuffed us, Meryl.

Who knew they'd turn on you like that?

This lunch box had some
very important papers in it,

and now they're not there.

Well, I don't know about that.

Do you return what is mine, the cash,

or do I tell her how

you actually got the
money to buy that ring?

Everything we have is a lie.

Blame me if it helps.

Oh, I blame you, Meryl.

And one day I'll get you back.

If your proposal is still on offer,

I would very much like to accept.

If we were to share a kid,

we'd either end up k*lling one
another or in permanent rehab.

This way we get to live our own lives.

And I can finally make my mom happy.

She's not here.

Well, she's probably in the shower.

I never saw her go.

How are you enjoying fatherhood?

The first nine hours have
been kind of challenging.

He still hasn't organized day care.

I refuse to change any
more nappies. I refuse.

Hey there, bubba.

Here we go.

Here we go. Off to see...

... Auntie Betty.

Just like that.

I'm here. I'm here.

I'm not late, not... Not very late.

Anyway...

But under control.

Look, Eliza, it's Auntie
Betty to play with you again.

Okay, I don't think
Betty's quite with us yet,

so we'll go and find Uncle Ken.

Ken? Ken. Ken.

Hugh, I thought we agreed
you'd organize actual day care.

I tried. They're all full.

- Ahh!
- Uh, hello?

Yes? Hello?

That's my baby you're trying to abduct.

Of course it is.

This is my little granddaughter, Eliza.

I'm Harriet's mom, Dinah.

I'm your mother-in-law.

You're a cute little
gorgeous little creature.

Yes, you are.

Oh, oh, oh.

Peekaboo! Peekaboo!

So Harriet tells me you
have substance-abuse issues.

Harriet says that?

Wow. Pot, kettle.

And you're a sex addict?

I'm also a sufferer.

I quite enjoy the occasional relapse.

I'm not a sex a...

Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Not in front of the baby.

Let's talk about it later over drink.

Oh! Sorry. You're an alcoholic.

Um, how long are you staying, again?

Long enough to assess how my
granddaughter is being raised.

I wanted to sneak up on you,

observe the Knights in
their natural state.

I'm a bit Dian Fossey that way.

Not that you're mountain gorillas.

Well, as you can see,
Eliza is doing very well.

She's a happy, healthy,
bright little girl.

She's a Knight.

The milk's off.

Well, I'm gonna go drop
Jimmy off at your mum and dad's,

and then I'll be in the
cemetery digging holes.

Cool.

One of yours?

He's Hugh's son, actually,

but Hugh didn't know that
for a very long time.

When he grew up, he
thought Meryl was his mum.

So he's Eliza's, uh...

Half brother.

Right. Heh.

Look, I really, um, have to go.

So you guys get to know each other.

Um, all seems to be working
out pretty good so far.

Hugh, Meryl and I have to
get out on the hustings.

- Really?
- You're in politics?

Yes, I'm running for
reelection for local council.

I was in politics myself.
Campaign manager for Bill.

I really have to go.

Go, go, you go.

Little Eliza and I will be just fine.

You're with your family,
aren't you, Eliza?

Good enough for me.

Here we go.

See you, sweetheart. Mwah!

Ohh! There goes Daddy.

You gonna behave yourself?

Do you even have to ask?

- I don't trust Charlie.
- Oh, come on.

You're cute, but you're stupid.

You get distracted by whatever
is in front of your face.

Stupid?

You're a man, so you're stupid.

Look, I won't go anywhere near Charlie,

and I won't let Charlie
go anywhere near me.

Good.

And you'll be ready for
your mum's candidate forum

- this afternoon, yeah?
- I will.

I'm not sure about
that new chef, though.

Val's great. Keep him happy.

Mm...

Now, I've got to go
to this wedding expo.

It's all about weddings, Matt.
Hint, hint.

No, but seriously, we
need some "matri-money."

"Matri-money." Get it?

It's a pun. You're funny.

A few weddings could really turn
things around at the brewery.

Love you.

Love you!

Miss?

Excuse me?

Betty is really not handling
the breakup with Darren well.

Excuse me? I...

Betty, we feel your loss.

Darren was an amazing goal defense.

What Ken's saying is

we understand how hurt you must be.

I'm not hurt.

Then what are you feeling?

Nothing I care to say out
loud or want to talk about.

I know how to fix this.

I was doing a little

recreational hospital
accountancy Saturday night

and noticed $1,000 allocated
for staff development.

The hospital administrative staff

external development half day.

A health spa?

Is this misappropriation
of public funds?

I live on the edge.

So do I. Let's do it.

Okay! I'm here. I'm here.

Everything's sorted.

Eliza has got day care.

Good, because today is
a scheduled half day away

for hospital administration
team staff development.

What?

Oh, health spa junket.

- Can I come?
- No.

You do know there's a gastro outbreak?

And who better to handle it?

Come on, Betty, Ken.

Oh. I see.

No.

Oh, Peter, Anne.

- How's the potato crop?
- Fine.

Don't forget there's a
candidates forum this afternoon.

- Tell everybody.
- Sure.

Vote Meryl!

Ah, here she is.

Nancy! Oh, lovely to see you.

Eddie. I can't believe Annie's gone.

She was such a special person
and a very dear friend.

Eddie's got an announcement.

Uh, yeah, Meryl, um...

Eddie's gonna stand against
you in the by-election

to win Annie's seat.

Yeah. For Annie.

I see.

So it's a three-way race...
Me, Eddie, and Norell Horton.

Uh, no, she's out, actually.

She agreed. Eddie's the man to b*at you.

Switching horses midstream.
You sure that's wise, Nancy?

Vote for Meryl!

Or vote for Eddie. He's bereaved.

Putting Eddie up against me,

he's sure to suffer
another devastating loss.

Ha. Bring it on.

Eddie, I understand your grief.

When Jim d*ed...

Get over it, Meryl. It was a year ago.

The crowd will love him.

Oh, he's a moron. That's his appeal.

Everyone sees themselves in him.

Sounds like someone's being trumped.

That's very dangerous competition.

I've got the situation
in hand, thanks, Dinah.

So who's running the moron?

The mayor, Nancy. Our enemy.

You know what you've got to do?

Find someone just like this
guy, split the vote against you.

- A dummy candidate?
- Uh-huh.

Of course.

Know anyone who will fit the bill?

No one comes to mind.

It's been a very enlightening
conversation, thanks, Dinah.

Keep your fluids up and
perhaps stay close to a toilet.

Yeah.

- Was that it?
- Yep, we cleared them.

God, we're impressive.

That was my 15 to your...?

- 14.
- Winning.

Working in Whyhope, still winning.

So how are you enjoying
country life so far?

- It is so boring.
- Hmm.

After a while, you just go numb.

I, uh... I did have an
idea to spice things up.

Wow.

Really?

Are you serious?

Well, I don't know. Am I?

God, I hope so.

Yes, you do.

Oh, dear.

I-I'm Dr. Cordair, if you'd
like to come this way.

Ohh. So close.

Oh, and, um, that's 15.

We're even.

- She's on a junket, mate.
- Yeah, I know.

I want to do a sperm test.

Right. Uh, are you and Penny
thinking of having kids?

Does that have any relevance

on whether I can do the test or not?

Does she know you're doing this?

Again, relevance?

I've worked in some pretty
challenging environments.

I want to know if I'm still viable.

Right.

Fill 'er up. Last door on your right.

Uh, Jarrod?

Motivation.

Just remember, she's all you need.

For the rest of your life.

But I'm willing to go with it.

You have to. You've got
to trust me on this.

- Okay.
- It's a bit of a thing, so...

- All right. I trust you.
- Good.

Hey, boss.

Get in here. I want to
run something past you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- I'll catch you later.
- Yep.

Mate, she's a firecracker.

What do you want?

So April wanted a k*ller new menu.

Feast your eyes.

You're idea is schnitzel?

'Round the world.

- Oh, schnitzel round the world.
- It's a genius idea.

Is it?

Yeah. Think about it.

I mean, schnitz costs nothing, like, $3.

But you dress it up,

get a ham, cheese,
pineapple, you're in Hawaii.

Boom, 22 bucks.

Okay.

Aussie... bacon, cheese, egg
maybe a bit of beetroot.

Okay.

Uh, Korean... Add some kimchi.

Yeah, no, I get it.

It's just a little bit tacky.

I was hoping for something
with a bit of class.

Well, April said hearty
pub food with a twist.

A twist and a bit of ambition.

Sorry, is there a problem
I don't know about, man?

Just your crap food ideas, mate.

Start again.

Here.

My colleague here will fix you up.

Hugh Knight.

Eliza and I have gone
hiking in the forest.

Now I don't know where we are.

You went bush walking with a 1-year-old?

This is Australia.

Isn't that what you people do?

Uh, the more sensible
among us try not to.

So what, you're lost?

We were on the Werewee track.

Yes, that's Warrawee.

It's not a big area.

Just whatever you do,
stay where you are, okay?

I'll come find you.

Doesn't sound good, mate.

People die in the bush.

Thank you, Jarrod. It's not the bush.

It's a large park.
I'm sure they're fine.

Can you handle things?
It'll be an hour tops.

Yeah, go.

You want me to come?

Done a fair bit of
orienteering through Warrawee.

- I'll be okay.
- Take him with you.

You're likely to get lost yourself.

She's right, mate.
I'm pretty senior in the SES.

I don't want to have to get
a call out to come and find you.

Well, you coming?

Come on.

Pull!

Just think of it as the Knight family

banding together to defeat a common foe.

This Eddie bloke?

Yes, I think it's going
to be very difficult

for me to b*at him.

But if we both run
against him for council...

Pull!

Stay focused, honey.

How's me trying to b*at you
going to help you b*at him?

Because the people who vote
for you won't vote for me,

but they'll probably vote for Eddie,

which means you'll steal his votes.

Pull.

What if I b*at you?

Then we've got a Knight on council.

Can I get the road to
the cemetery sealed

if I'm on council?

- Yes!
- Sounds all right.

Hales, what do you reckon?

I think you need to be
true to yourself, Ajax.

I do want the road sealed.

Look, I don't say this lightly,

but this just might be your destiny.

Thought only Hugh had a destiny.

All right, Mom.

Let's b*at this bastard.

Great!

Phil!

Mom, hey.

There's been a change of plans.

Can you set the stage up
with three chairs?

This afternoon, yeah,
I was hoping we could cancel.

Oh, don't be silly. This is important.

Ajax is running against me for council.

- What, why?
- See you at 4:00,

and don't forget the hors d'oeuvres.

Phil!

Yes.

Is he here?

Oh, yeah, he dropped by to say good-bye.

He's quitting, by the way.

What, because I was mean about his food?

No, because of other stuff I told him.

Charlie, what did you say?

Oh, just the truth...

That you're jealous
because I slept with him.

You slept with him to make me jealous.

I slept with him because he's hot.

Did he really say he's quitting?

Yeah, you're a prick.

Schnitzel around the
world is a good idea.

April is going to k*ll me. So is Mom.

All right. Come on.

You're going to help me get him back.

Dinah!

Dinah!

We might have to call a bigger search.

It's Warrawee.

How far can they get on foot?

Well, it varies.

What if your mother-in-law
has fallen somewhere

and she's unconscious, your
daughter is dehydrating?

Dinah!

Travels better, mate.

How is it you and I haven't
spent that much time together

over this past year, Hugh?

I don't know, Jarrod. It's a mystery.

We've got so much in common.

- Have we?
- Yeah, Penny.

We might have to have a little
chat about Penny, you and me,

man to man.

Oh, I really don't think we do.

Come on, mate. Keep up.

I do.

Matt, this wedding expo is amazing,

free mimosas on arrival!

I wish you were here with me.

- Yeah, me too.
- Hey, how's things?

You staying away from your ex-wife?

Yeah, no, no. It's fine.

Hey, did Val show you his new menu?

He seemed pretty excited about it.

Yes, he did.

He is a genius.

- April, jelly sh*ts!
- Oh, got to go.

Heather bought seven-ups,
vodka jelly sh*ts. Love you!

Okay, you too!

We've got a function.
You should be prepping.

You should've told me about your whole

Mormon multiple wives and

girlfriends thing you've got going on.

- He wishes.
- There is nothing going on

between me and Charlie, is there?

Yeah, there is.

Look, I should have been more
sensitive about your menu.

Mate, your head is up your
ass when it comes to food.

I get it. You're hurt,
but that menu sucked.

- Matt.
- He said my head was up my ass.

So there's nothing going
on between you two?

Want to come inside, Charlie?

- Oh, shut up, w*nk*r.
- Matt.

I don't need you or your little brewery.

Good, because you're fired.

Good luck today.

I'm not a patient here.

I'm due to give birth in Forbes.

Okay, Ruth.

Contractions are three and 10.

You're baby is on the way, ma'am.

No, no, no, I can't
give birth in Whyhope.

Why not?

Because the father is here.

I'm afraid we don't have a choice.

Ruth, I can call Forbes
for your antenatal history.

Is there anyone else I can call for you?

Don't tell anyone I'm here.

Okay, breathe, breathe, breathe.

We just need to fill out some paperwork,

and we can move you through
to our birthing ward.

Everything is going to be fine.

Pick up your phone, Hugh, please.

Still no reception.

Dinah!

Give me back my daughter!

You don't reckon me and
Penny are gonna last, eh?

Penny is a nightmare, mate.

Get out while you can.

You do a lot of deflecting
with humor, don't you, Hugh?

I think I'm the one for her.

If you make her happy.

Well, that's what it's about, isn't it?

She needs someone who's
going to put her first,

someone who's caring and reliable,

not a narcissist, you know what I mean?

No idea. Dinah!

I think we'd make good
parents, me and Penny.

She doesn't want more kids.

Yeah, she does. She
just hasn't said it yet.

Right, because you know her so well.

Yeah, I do, a lot better than
anyone else on the planet.

Definitely know her better than you do.

Right, do you want my
honest opinion, Jarrod?

Yeah, I do.

I don't think you have
any idea who she is.

I mean, Penny wants to want
security and stability,

but in reality, it bores her.

She's too smart for it.

What she needs is
someone to challenge her,

deliver the interesting
life she deserves.

And do I think you can do that, Jarrod?

No. I don't think you can.

Finally, a bit of truth, eh?

- That way.
- Come on.

Dinah!

Is Eliza okay?

Oh, she's fine.

Who's your good-looking friend?

Just a selfish industrialist
intent on destroying the future.

I'm Jarrod. Good to meet you.

I'm marrying the girl he likes.

- Please, shut up.
- Lucky girl.

Just sit tight, and we're going
to find a clear path down, okay?

Jarrod, don't. That's stupid.

Oh, come on, Hugh.

Maybe you've done a bit
more sport in your time.

- Ohh!
- Jarrod!

Ohh!

Christ.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

No problem.

Oh, geez. That doesn't look good.

All right. All right.

- Give us a look.
- Get out!

What, I'm a doctor!

You think that impresses me?

Ohh!

On the upside, that's a very
impressive package, young man.

Could you just...

Please, just a little bit of space.

Thank you.

Mate, I'm going to take a close look.

- Is that all right?
- Yeah, go on.

Ah.

Oh, that's swelling pretty fast...

Very, very fast.

Is that bad?

Worst case, scrotal hematoma
or testicular torsion.

Oh, the worst words I've ever heard.

Seriously, what's going on down there?

Well, scrotal hematoma, there's a bleed,

and the pressure can get so great

that it cuts off blood
supply to the testes.

Ouch.

News is, you probably won't lose both.

Suck on this for the pain.

Yes, yep.

Not if we hurry though, okay?

First rule here is, time is testicle.

Why should Whyhope vote for Ajax Knight?

Well, yeah, I was born here.

And he's a passionate
advocate for farmers,

aren't you, darling?

A man committed to the land
and traditional values

like family, the flag, God.

Yeah, kind of.

Okay. And where do you stand on

chasing the tourist dollar for Whyhope?

I'd say against.

And what about opening
national parks to hunting?

I'd say for it.

And what about the new skate park

the high school students
are partitioning for?

Oh, definitely against.

That's the kind of place
where dr*gs get dealt.

Wait a minute, Hales.

So there's nowhere to go
for kids in this town,

and they've got to have somewhere to go.

Ajax, Meryl said stick to the script.

And, right, they're
part of this town, too.

Okay.

I think that's enough questions for now.

Thank you.

And just remember the headline
reads, "Ajax is His Own Man."

Got it.

Baby hasn't engaged yet, Ruth,

so we've still got a little bit of time.

Just relax, okay?

Conserve your energy.

There's a lot of fluid,
possible polyhydramnios.

I've just wet myself.

Your waters have
just broken. That's fine.

We've got a cord prolapse.

Ruth, I need you to pop all the way

onto your left side for me.

You're going to feel me touch you.

What? What's going on?

It's okay, Ruth.

We're just going to make sure that

the umbilical cord doesn't, um...

We're just going to make
sure the umbilical cord

doesn't block blood supply to the baby.

Doctor, we need to prep for C-section.

Yeah.

You need to go and apologize to him.

I'm not putting up with that.

No, I'm just joking.

But seriously, what do you
think of this dress?

Hint, hint, Matt.

Yeah.

Are you okay?

Yeah!

Sorry.

Just wanted to make you laugh,
is everything all right?

Yeah, it's fine.

Got to go, okay?

God, you're a sulk.

We can do this. April won't know.

What ingredients do you have?

Okay, schnitzel.

There's a lot of schnitzel.

Betty, your skin is
glowing after that facial.

I can't believe the benefits
of colonic irrigation.

Feels like the sun is
actually shining out of my...

Jarrod?

Hi, honey.

What's going on?

Uh, trauma to the testes.

I'll explain later,

but the ultrasound shows
good blood flow, no torsion.

So, um, no Kn*fe, mate.
You get to keep both of them.

Thank you, man, thank you.

What the hell happened?

Oh, my.

Oh... I miss Darren so much.

Dr. Knight, we need you.


- What's the situation?
- Cord prolapse.

Where's Dr. Cordair?

She walked out a minute ago.

What?

What's going on?

I can't. I can't.

Hugh, I'll pull myself together.

Okay, I'll make the first incision now.

Retractor.

All right.

Cutting through to the uterus now.

Suction.

Oh! Okay, there we go.

There we go.

Clamp.

You clean the baby
while we finish up here.

Well done.

Vote one for Meryl Knight.

Hi, vote one for Meryl.

Nancy! Oh, Eddie!

What's your game, Meryl?

You asked me to bring it on.

Well, consider it brought.

Excuse me.

Vote one.

Remember the elephant
speech in year nine?

It's like that but worse.

Listen, all you have to do
is stick to the talking points.

Hayley.

And whatever the other
guy says, agree with him.

What if I don't agree with him?

- Pretend.
- Pretend.

How's the Italians?

Saucing.

Sorry.

- Um...
- That's okay.

Okay, now to an issue
of great importance

to our town and district... Roads.

Eddie, we have your thoughts, please.

Um, well, the north road
into town is in a sorry state,

so we should be focusing on repairing.

And I know the Knights
want the town to pay

for the road to their new cemetery.

That's not on.

Ajax, your thoughts, please.

I agree with Eddie.

Agree with what bit?

All of it.

Roads are at the top of my agenda,

but what I will say is that public

and private cooperation
can yield great things.

Whoo! Yes! Whoo!

What about your cemetery road?

You're just in it for yourself.

Yeah, Eddie's right.

Can you stop agreeing with me?

All right, uh, Eddie.

Tell us how you plan to keep rates down.

Well, let him go first.

I would propose a freeze

on the 40 field amenities upgrade

to keep rates low.

Well, me too, but...

Seems to me there's really no difference

between these two candidates at all.

This is a setup.

All right, everybody.

We're going to take
a 10-minute breather.

This is working. I told you.

Yes, Ajax is the
perfect dummy candidate.

Did you just call me a dummy?

Candidate.

Dummy candidate.
It's just an expression.

I heard what you said.

I might just take Eliza home for a nap.

Good luck with all this.

Ajax...

All that destiny crap,
you're just using me

to help you win because
you think I'm dumb?

I'm not dumb, Mom.
You think I am, but I'm not.

Hayley, you in on it, too?

I was, but I wasn't comfortable with it.

You sure we can't call anyone for you?

- I'm on my own.
- Oh.

I'll be all right though.

God, I promised myself
I'd never come back here.

So what happened?

Maybe I wanted to come back.

Does the father know about the baby?

God, I don't know what I'm going to do.

I feel so alone.

I know how you feel.

The man I love, he was married,

and then his wife passed away recently.

I wanted to wait until
his grief had passed,

but then I found out
he's running for council

and an illegitimate child
could ruin things for him.

Who's the father?

Maybe he's gone.

Could I get the candidates
back to the stage, please?

Ajax, go, go, go, go, go.

Ajax, stick to the plan.

So how do the candidates plan
to deal with council landfill,

which is close to capacity?

Well, I've been down to tip,

and it doesn't look full to me, so...

Well, I'd suggest a
recycling information drive

to help lower household waste.

I'm a farmer, so I take stuff
down to the tip all the time,

and it is full, Eddie.

And recycling is not going to help, Mom.

But the mine has got a
disused open cut pit,

and I reckon we could do a
deal to move the tip there.

That's pretty smart.

Ajax, what are you doing?

I'm my own man,

and I don't believe in corruption

from either of you.

Ajax.

Eddie, I think you're just here

because the mayor put you up to it.

Am I right?

You don't want to be here.

I do.

A vote for Ajax Knight
is a vote for honesty.

I don't want the road to my cemetery

paid for by council anymore.

I'll do that myself.

What I want is an end to us little
people getting pushed around

by those who think that
they're better than us.

Let's make Whyhope great again!

Eddie!

_

- Dinah.
- Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Nap time.

You have a bad day?

What, besides the missing
persons bush-walker?

Oh, right.

That was exciting.

How's the man with the testicles?

Still a man.

I need a drink.

Hugh?

I need to talk to you.

You know, I'm dealing with
enough crazy right now, so...

Please, just let me
explain what happened.

- I know you're angry.
- I really don't want to hear it.

All I know is, that
baby could have d*ed.

Please, Hugh, let me buy
you a drink and explain.

It was a shoulder dystocia
with a postpartum hemorrhage.

Went bad fast.

The baby got stuck and
d*ed before it was born,

and then the mother bled out.

We tried everything, but
the bleeding was too much.

We lost them both.

Did you get counseling?

Of course not. Would you?

I've never had anything
like that happen to me.

Hugh, we're doctors.

We show any sign of weakness,

and we're out of a job, right?

I just keep seeing that mother's eyes.

I can't sleep anymore,

and then things like today happen.

I get panic att*cks.

I can't control them.

You can't keep working.

- You're going to k*ll someone.
- Don't tell Penny.

I don't want to tell Penny.

In fact, I don't want to
deal with any of this.

I also don't want to
endanger patients though.

I'll get counseling if you promise
not to tell anyone where I'm going.

I don't think I can do that.

I'll start tomorrow.
I'll do whatever it takes.

Hugh, come on, please.

This is my career.

At least give me the
opportunity to make it right.

Okay, y... you've made
mistakes in your career,

and you got a second chance.

Give me mine.

You okay?

Ohh.

Well, my nuts are not the size
of grapefruits anymore,

so I'm okay.

Tell me, honestly,

did Hugh psychologically manipulate you

into climbing down that cliff?

No.

No, I'm the idiot.

Let's get married sooner.

Let's have the wedding on Sunday.

Okay.

I want to put a ring on it

before you get the chance
to lose any more body parts.

Mm.

Aah!

There's, uh...

There's movement in the station.

There's blood flow down there now.

That is to say thank you.

And these are my latest brew.

Oh!

Wow, that's good.

My new cycle.

April's idea.

You want to know what
I miss most about us?

The sex?

This.

Just being able to hang out.

I miss you, Matt.

You broke my heart.

And I think I broke mine, too.

I've got to go.

Matt, don't. Just stay.

We can have tonight, just tonight,

and we'll drink to the
past just as friends.

I can't.

Tonight, I will drink with you, Charlie.

Just tonight.

Good morning, babe.

Oh, my God!

Did we... How much
did I drink last night?

Calm down, nothing happened.

We had a few sh*ts, and we
just went our separate ways.

Honestly?

Yeah, I needed to test something.

I haven't written in
a year, Matt, nothing.

Total writer's block,

but here, right here at my desk,

I can write again.

- No, that doesn't work.
- I have to write here.

Charlie, it's bad enough

that we sat up drinking
together last night alone.

- Nothing happened.
- It doesn't matter.

You can't be here.

Please, Matt, just...

Just until she gets back, please?

Gone before she's back.

- Our secret.
- Don't say that.

Okay.

Do you want me to make you a coffee?

- Yes.
- Also, there's a Sunday quiz.

- Do you want to do it together?
- Yes.

All right.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

What's happened?

I've got to get home for Eliza.

I've never not woken up with her.

You're sure this isn't just your way

of escaping a one-night stand?

Of course it isn't.

Hello?

Is someone here?

You said you wanted to talk to me.

Betty.

Humiliated Meryl last night.

I liked it.

I liked watching it,
and I want to see more.

What do you have against her?

She took Darren away from me.

She's turned my wife against me.

Well, if you want to take
Meryl down, I can help you.

- How?
- Well, that depends.

You willing to go all the way?

It's my destiny.

What about Eddie?

Got to b*at him first.

Don't worry about Eddie.

He'll do the right thing.

Mm.

Eddie's pulled out, and
he's endorsing Ajax.

So Ajax could actually win?

He got candidate fever.

The dummies start believing
their own press and go rogue.

It can happen.

But he's your son, isn't he,

or your grandson or something?

Just talk him down.

I've never seen Ajax so angry.

When he gets the bit between his teeth,

- he can be very determined.
- He's a Knight.

Well, from what I've seen,
he's no match for you.

And destroying your own
family, that's politics.

Dinah, sorry.

I had a bad time go at breakfast.

Fine. Fine.

I'm just glad I was here
to let you have a night off.

Oh, thank you. Hello, sweetheart.

Daddy is here.

Do you have to go to work?

Yes.

Okay.

Oh, I know.

- Sorry, sweetheart.
- There we go.

Say, "Bye-bye, Daddy."

No bush walks.

I'm just here to help.

Thank you.

"Bye, Daddy."

I've got so much wedding
stuff to show you.

- Did you miss me?
- Yeah, of course.

Did you behave yourself?

- Do you have to ask?
- You better have.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

I spoke to a bunch of celebrants

who want to come up to
Whyhope for our wedding,

hint, hint.

I'm just kidding. I love you.

Meryl, vote one, Meryl Knight.

It's a Knight to remember.

The damn people can't read it.

Mom, I mean, Meryl,

I thought I should let you know

Betty is going to be
running my campaign for me.

Really?

Well, you can't sail
people down the river

and not have karma sail
back up for you, Meryl.

I'm not sure I know what that means.

I'm going to b*at you.

Are you sure you want to do this, honey?

You wrote the headline.

I'm my own man.

I'm very proud of you.

That meant something to me yesterday.

Ajax.

What are we going to do?

The only thing we can do.

b*at him.

Vote one, Meryl.

Vote one, Meryl Knight.
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