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01x04 - All the World's Ablaze

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Best Medicine". Aired: January 4, 2026.*
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A brilliant surgeon leaves Boston to become a doctor in the small town where he spent childhood summers.

01x04 - All the World's Ablaze

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Wow, wearing a suit

into the woods today, doc?

What are you talking about?

Throw away your future

somewhere else.

Oh, my God, does he ever wear

anything else?

I think he literally only

has a suit. That's so sad.

I'd bet he even wears it

when he's having se

Girl, no.

Oh, my God.

Guys, away from me.

Away from me. My toes are out.

I-I just got them done.

Who is it?

Your roommate, obviously.

You're taking forever.

Mmm.

Doing your hair

differently today.

Oh, yeah.

Heck yeah!

Oh! Why is she

bothering me on Blaze Day?

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Just, just hold,

hold still, Amelia.

- Uh, I'm Amelia.

- I'm Harley.

Wow, like, learn our names,

doc. It's not that hard.

And yet, Dr. Best is

out of your depth.

All right, you have

a slight fever.

Any abdominal cramps

in addition to the diarrhea?

Ew, he's still wearing

the vomit shoes.

Oh, my gosh, those shoes

deserve to be vomited on.

I can't look.

Their ugliness burns my eyes.

No, go on. I love

getting fashion tips

from high schoolers

in flip-flops.

Okay, now you all have symptoms

of food poisoning.

I need to hear about your diet.

I need to know everything

you've eaten

in the last 24 hours.

- Um, rude.

- You can't ask about our diet.

- That is fat-shaming.

- Mm-mm.

I'm gonna need you to put

your three brain cells together

and tell me if you've shared

any food recently.

We all had dinner at

the Salty Breeze last night.

It was Liam's birthday.

Happy birthday, Liam.

It's not today.

Did you all have the same thing?

- I had a cheeseburger.

- Fish and chips.

Okay. Salmonella, maybe.

Campylobacter

- Salma-who?

- Our healthcare system

All right, I'm gonna need

a stool sample from each of you.

- Stool?

- Oh, no, I'm sorry.

You don't have to poop in it.

There's a spoon.

- I'd rather be sick honestly.

- In there?

Just stop. Okay, other than

that, I need you to rest,

hydrate, and eat bland foods,

brats.

- What did you just call us?

- Oh, because I'm Asian.

- Who's a brat?

- I'm gonna call my mom.

Brats. You know brats?

Bananas, rice,

applesauce, toast. BRATS.

Hey, doc. Larry Jackson.

Y-y-you got time for a walk-in?

Well, I

Watch out, I'm gonna blow!

Oh!

I've examined four patients

this morning

with clear symptoms

of food poisoning.

Okay, and good morning

to you, too, doc.

And they all ate here

last night.

And I need to see the kitchen.

Lower your voice.

What's going on?

Should I stop eating my oatmeal?

No, no, keep eating.

It's your funeral.

What?

Now, wait just a minute, doc.

Doc!

How long has this butter

been sitting out?

Morning, doc.

Only a few minutes.

Why do you ask?

A couple of people are sick.

He thinks it came from us.

Now, doc, we keep

this place in ship shape.

You butter believe it.

And we're always up to code.

Well, we'll see what

the inspector has to say.

- What?

- I'm sorry, what?

Because there were more than

three cases of vomiting,

I had to file a possible

foodborne illness report

with the Maine Department of

Health and Human Services.

- Ah

- What? Are you serious?

I'm just following the rules.

- Today?

- Mm-hmm.

You had to do this today.

Of all days!

It's Blaze Day!

- Ah!

- Doc!

There's always next year, honey.

I'm looking for a duck!

Doc B!

Doctor! Hey! There he is.

I've been looking everywhere

for you. Get in.

- You do not wanna be late.

- For what?

The Annual Wilderness

Survival Workshop.

I handle the emergency

radio protocol, and Dr. Reese

Let me guess,

Dr. Reese did first-aid.

- Yep.

- I'm kind of busy right now.

Oh. Okay. Well, don't worry

about it. I can handle it.

I was a lifeguard one summer.

That was until the, well,

"accident" is a strong word

that I don't like to use.

But it was one of those things

that I felt like,

I saw her, right?

And she was swimming

very well for the

- Fine! This better be quick.

- Okay.

Yes. All right.

All right. Doc!

Doc B!

Okay.

She thanked me right after

So, what's your show this week?

Oh, I'm on hiatus. I'm dealing

with some stuff.

Ugh!

- Is that your mom?

- Yes!

It is so annoying.

She keeps texting me.

I'm like, we are not speaking.

But I can't text her that

because then

we would be speaking.

So, you're really not going to

her wedding tomorrow?

No! I'm not going.

No way.

Ooh-kay.

Let's go. Let's go.

Man.

Come on now, doc. Hm.

So, what is Blaze Day?

Well, actually, it's not a day.

It's a person, Blaze.

He's like this, like this

mysterious wilderness man

who comes out of the woods

once a year

to help us brush up

on our survival skills.

He lives in the woods?

As far as we know.

He's really cool.

The women seem to be

particularly interested in it.

I guess they worry a lot

about getting lost.

- Come on.

- What is going on?

Shh. It's happening.

Oh, look.

I heard he twigs now.

Do you see him?

Does anybody see him?

Shh, shh, shh.

I think he's coming.

Ah!

It's him.

Oh, my God!

He's even dreamier

than I remember.

I think I might faint.

Man! What's he squat?

- There he is.

- Oh, my God.

He's like chiseled out of stone.

Uh-huh.

Ladies, it's time to survive.

- Oh.

- Oh, boy.

As I say every year,

out here in Maine,

it's always good

to brush up

on wilderness safety.

Even on the shortest hike,

an emergency can happen.

But don't worry.

That's why I'm here.

Here we go.

Point the direction of travel

arrow toward the object.

Then rotate the base plate

to line up the arrows.

I'm such a ninny

when it comes to these things.

I-I couldn't find my way out

of a paper bag.

In this case, we're heading

17 degrees north.

- Hey, Blaze?

- Yes?

Which way is north?

Uh

- It's this way.

- Oh, I see.

I left my office for this?

Just enjoy the show.

Listen up!

Now on to CPR.

Finally.

- The first thing to know

- Okay.

I got this.

So glad I'm here, then.

Okay, I need two volunteers

for mouth to mouth.

Mark, Louisa, you're a couple,

so why don't you come on up?

Nope, she dumped me.

Cut my heart out of my chest.

I'm good now, though.

You're in the woods

all the time.

Totally over it.

Didn't get the message

out to you yet.

- I'm so sorry.

- Thank you.

So you're single?

Sh I mean

Uh

Interesting.

It's always good to know

how to hunt for your food.

Now, can I have a volunteer?

Anybody, anybody, anybody?

Okay, fine.

Louisa, step right up.

- You won. Step right up.

- Oh, okay.

- Cool, cool, cool, cool.

- Here you go.

Okay. All right.

Now, I want you to grip

right here at the

The shaft? Right here?

Feel the tension.

Oh, I do. I feel it.

- I feel it.

- Aww

Now release.

- Yay!

- Okay, I did it. What?

- Wow!

- Good job, buddy.

Good job. Let's hear it

for Louisa.

Good job, Louisa.

I'm just saying, you know,

ask her out.

A nice romantic dinner

at the Salty Breeze.

Well, maybe not

the Salty Breeze.

I hear people are getting sick.

But somewhere else.

No, she's, she's kind of

focused on her career.

Oh, life is too short to live

in the friend zone, kiddo.

- Oh, a friend.

- Yeah.

Fr How do you

know what that is?

Ah! Aww.

Poor little poor guy.

You know what?

We can spare a few minutes.

Come on.

And now doctor will do

first-aid.

Finally, and it's Dr. Best.

Okay, first I'll show

you how to use a tourniquet.

Uh, ladies, everyone over here.

Okay, so now if everyone would

just take a look right here.

Right here.

See me twisting.

This way, ladies.

You twist to provide pressure.

You just look

Ladies, this way.

You just provide enough pressure

to block the arterial flow.

It's really that simple.

Excuse me.

- Blaze?

- Ladies.

Uh

how far up the leg does it go?

I-I just explained it

right here, Sally.

I just told you.

If you look that

This high.

Oh.

Now I understand.

Now you understand?

What-what was

It-it's right here.

Thank you, doc.

Ladies,

one of the greatest dangers

of being lost in the woods

is hypothermia.

Now if you don't have a fire,

this is how you keep warm.

First, you strip off

your clothes.

Okay.

I need you to pretend with me

that we're completely undressed.

- Mm-hmm. Okay.

- Good.

Now, huddle position.

Very important

to generate body heat.

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

Arms under my arms,

head on my chest.

- Mm-hmm.

- On my chest.

- Seriously?

- Mm-hmm.

- Melt into me.

- That's

Nope, I'm good on this.

I'm gonna be in my car in case

there's crime and stuff.

Yeah, I think

we got enough of that.

- Yeah.

- Good.

- Yeah.

- Good.

- Separate.

- Okay.

I think we've got it.

Yeah, I feel warmer.

Yeah, thanks.

That was

Now, one last exercise.

Oh, thank God.

This is the dead man's carry.

Now I'm gonna need a volunteer,

someone that I can carry

on my

Me, me!

Oh!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my back!

Ladies, come on.

What did he write?

What does it say?

You must get a hold of yourself.

What was that?

- Just a tree branch.

- Nothing. Nothing.

- On the window.

- Nothing.

Ah.

I'm good, doc.

Really, Western medicine's

not my thing.

I'll just rub

a little willow bark on it.

The woods will heal me.

Yeah, the woods cannot

diagnose a fracture.

Let's make sure those hens

didn't crack a rib.

Oh!

Elaine!

- Hi.

- Why can't I see the images?

- Ooh, Wi-Fi's down.

- Can you fix it?

Can you fix it?

Elaine, once again,

as my assistant,

it is by definition your job

Ooh, you know what?

You should call Al.

He's really good

with that stuff.

You should call

Bro, she's a terrible assistant.

Thank you.

I still don't like you.

Most men don't.

Oh, hey, doc,

I'm just fixing the door.

The door didn't need fixing.

It opens, it closes.

What more do you need?

No. No!

I don't want this.

And for the last time,

this is not my dog.

Well, then why is he sitting

at your feet?

I-I have to go back

to my patient.

Since you're here,

fix the Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi. Eh

Doc, you're needed

at the Salty Breeze!

Dr. Martin Best,

Christopher Clyburn,

environmental health

practitioner.

I just need you to sign here

and here

as the doctor who reported

the possible foodborne illness.

See? All up to code, Martin.

The most hygienic kitchen

he's ever inspected, in fact.

- It's true.

- Really? Mm. That's good news.

Surprising with the pig

running around the kitchen.

- What?

- Ha! Ha! No!

Brother, who are you gonna

believe?

- No, it's not a

- I just

Ah! No!

Oh, my God.

Oh, no!

Martin!

What have you done?

Oi, this Wi-Fi wants to k*ll me.

- I don't even know

- Elaine.

Mommy, I am at work.

I already told you

I'm not coming to the wedding.

Honey, I'm not here to see you.

I'm here to see

that boss of yours.

Really? Why? Are you sick?

I mean, I don't care, but I

Are you sick? No.

You look too mad to be sick.

He shut down the Salty Breeze,

which means he shut down

my wedding.

Really?

I, I mean

Really?

I know that you don't want me

to get married.

Well, at least not to Dumb Dumb.

But, honey, we're gonna

get married,

whether it's Saturday

or next month,

whether it's at the Salty Breeze

or townhall.

Okay, and what about dad?

I will love your father

till the day that I die,

but I love Dumb Dumb, too.

Oh, my God, now you got me

saying it?

Yeah, 'cause it's so very true.

Elaine, I love you so much,

but I need to speak

with Dr. Best.

Hey, he's with a patient

right now.

Then tell him

I am furious with him

for shutting down

the Salty Breeze.

And I'm sure that I won't be

the only one.

- What seems to be the problem?

- Nothing.

I just thought I'd come here and

give you a piece of my mind.

Oh, how generous.

You accept returns?

I take my daughter

to the Salty Breeze

every weekend

for Sunday sundaes!

What am I supposed to do now?

I don't know.

Maybe make them yourself?

Uh

He wants me to make them myself.

You know where we're going,

Martin?

- We have to take Brisket away.

- You did this to us!

It's not personal, okay?

It's protocol.

It's personal to us.

It's our life.

We defended you,

no matter what people say.

- I don't care what people say.

- Well, we do.

When what's-his-name

called you a snob,

we said you

What did we say?

- Culture.

- We said you were cultured.

When everybody calls you

horribly rude,

and you are, you know,

you're horribly rude.

- We say you're uniquely honest.

- Uniquely honest.

We have always had your back,

and this is how you repay us?

It's called loyalty, Martin,

but I guess that word

doesn't mean anything to you.

I-I'm just adhering

You have a farm animal

wandering around

a food preparation area.

How am I in the wrong here?

I'm a doctor.

I-I have a responsibility

to this town.

I'm just trying to make sure

that the food you're serving

is safe to eat.

Yeah, well, we've contested

the health department's report,

and we're gonna fight this.

It's okay, sweetie.

It's just until we figure

things out.

At least you'll be

with your friend, Paisley.

We thought you were one of us.

And I never even

got to see Blaze!

It's okay. Farm animal?

Let's get out of here.

What's wrong with you?

Is it true?

You got the Salty Breeze

shut down?

- I didn't. The health inspec

- How could you do this to them?

And just so you know,

I had a stomach bug

last night, and I did need

Really? How-how are you

feeling now?

I-I'm fine, but I was

throwing up last night.

Well, you need to rehydrate,

restore your electrolytes.

How much water have you

had today?

- I'll get you some.

- A lot. I'm, I'm good.

Thank you.

What were your other symptoms?

Uh, fever, dizziness,

cramps, chills.

Diarrhea?

Um, things were going out

the attic more

than the basement.

Understood. And what did you eat

at the Salty Breeze?

- Nothing. I ate at Jeannie's.

- Jeannie's?

That's what I'm trying to say

to you.

You need to fix this. That place

is their whole lives.

- You have to make this right.

- L-Louisa.

Yes?

I'm gonna need a stool sample.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Whenever you're ready.

No rush.

This town has too many pigs.

Oh, hi, doc. Heard you shut down

the Salty Breeze.

I didn't.

The health inspector did.

Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Keep your distance.

Got a little stomach bug.

Really? When did it start?

Around 11:00. I was blowing up

the toilet all night.

I'm really pissed

that I missed Blaze.

That's the highlight of my year.

I'm assuming this is

the aforementioned Paisley?

No need for big words, doc.

And you're teaching

the youth of America.

Well, right now, I'm

piggy-sitting because of you.

And Brisket's welcome anytime

she wants.

They have play dates

all the time anyways.

All the time?

Yeah, she was here

a few days ago.

Are they always this snotty?

No, but maybe they have

a little bug, too,

now that I think about it.

You mind if I

Yep, whatever floats your boat,

doc.

Okay, that's

Well, you're good at that.

- Any cough?

- No.

Okay, not swine flu.

No rashes, not hoof and mouth.

Probably not brucellosis.

Although, have you had

any joint pain?

No.

Everyone who has symptoms

has come in contact with a pig.

Except Greg and George

aren't sick.

Okay, if you're gonna keep

talking to yourself,

can I go back to my toilet?

Oh, yes, of course.

Oh, wh-while you're at it, um

If you don't mind.

How did you learn

how to do all of this?

Uh, I don't know.

Just taught myself, I guess.

Always been good

with computers and stuff.

Wow. So you're, like,

really smart.

Do we have Blaze's X-ray yet?

- Almost, doc.

- Send these off for immediate

Doctor, thank you

so, so, so much.

- For what?

- Closing the Salty Breeze.

To be clear,

I didn't close the Salty

Because now the stupid wedding

is postponed

and Dumb Dumb won't be

my stepdad!

Let me guess,

Dumb Dumb is not his given name.

- Hmm.

- Thank you, doc. Seriously.

That wedding would be

the worst thing

to ever happen to me.

All right. Wi-Fi's fixed.

Finally, someone competent.

You know, doc, I was thinking

maybe I could be your IT guy

around here.

I could come in between jobs

with my dad.

To pay you so you could

hang around and annoy me?

I'll pass.

No. T-there's always something

going wrong with the computers.

And he could digitize

the old files.

Ooh.

Fine.

No giggling.

We don't giggle.

Martin James Best!

- How could you?

- How could I what?

George and Greg have had Brisket

for 18 years,

and they've never had

a problem before.

They keep that place

as clean as a whistle.

Did you not even

think about that

before you reported them?

Did you even consider that you

might ruin their lives?

They have a pig in a restaurant.

That's not my fault.

It's unsanitary.

The Salty Breeze is the heart

of this town.

How do you not understand about

the concept of community?

- How can you be so heartless?

- Heartless? I'm a doctor.

- If people are getting sick

- Don't give me that!

I have stood by you

while you canceled

baked bean suppers and,

and broken innocent arms

and treated the people here

no better

than the gum

on the bottom of your shoe.

But now I've reached my limit.

Now you have gone too far.

You have hurt people that I love

and may have cost them

their entire future.

- And you don't even care.

- That's not true.

I, I care about

keeping people safe.

I don't care about silly

little festivals

or games and gossip like

everyone else in this town.

- I

- Can it!

You may be unhappy,

but that does not give you

the right

to go around tearing down

everybody else's happiness.

You know maybe you don't

belong here.

What's wrong with you?

Elaine!

Get me Blaze now!

Elaine!

Get me Blaze now!

What?

Why? What's wrong with him?

No fracture.

You see

this widened mediastinum?

Mm. Yes, doctor, I see this.

I don't

He has an enlargement

of the aortic area.

Look, given his other symptoms,

he might have

a possible aortic dissection.

I, I What's a

It's a tear in the inner layer

of the main artery.

If the blood goes through

the aortic wall,

it could rupture and

he would die immediately.

I need Blaze's phone number

right now.

We don't have a number for him.

- Then give me his address.

- He doesn't have an address.

- Do you know where he lives?

- No.

Does anyone know where he lives?

No.

Does anyone know anyone

who might know where he lives?

No, he lives off the grid,

in the woods.

How do you get in touch

with him?

We don't. Once a year,

he comes to us.

All right, well, if he wants

to live off the grid,

then he's gonna die

off the grid.

Doc, you can't mean that.

Wh He walked out of

my office, Elaine. Okay?

Clearly he doesn't

wanna be found.

- How can you be so callous?

- What else am I supposed to do?

You're a doctor,

and he needs help.

Sarah was right.

What is wrong with you?

You heard all that?

Not exactly soundproof walls

in here, doc.

Fine.

Do you have a better idea?

Caw-caw!

Caw-caw!

Caw-caw!

Make no mistake,

we will help you.

But we are not happy with you

right now.

Right. So, Blaze needs

immediate medical attention.

Keep him lying down.

His heartrate cannot raise

above 60 BPM.

If you can find him, that is.

- Ha!

- All right, girls.

Let's do this.

Don't forget to adjust

for magnetic variation.

Eighteen degrees west in Maine.

We'll head northeast

at 43 degrees.

- Radios to channel five.

- Copy.

- Move out!

- Got this.

Let's go, ladies.

Standard grid search.

We're coming, Blaze.

They

They could always do this?

Yep.

But then why were they

You know nothing about women,

doc.

Oh, these are his footsteps.

- We should go this way.

- Oh, okay.

She's right. I'd know that

sandalwood musk anywhere.

Let's go.

His man bracelet!

Okay, that's it.

There's no time to waste.

We've got to go. Split up

into groups of two.

- Move now.

- Yes!

- I'm not going with him!

- Me neither!

Search by yourself, doc!

I'll go with you.

- Blaze!

- Blaze

- Okay.

- Blaze!

- Blaze!

- Blaze!

Blaze!

I guess, uh,

people are pretty upset

with you, aren't they, again?

Seems to be a specialty of mine.

- What I did was right.

- Mm.

No matter what

the angry mob thinks.

Sometimes doing the right thing

doesn't always mean

following the rules.

People are more

complicated than that.

You ever get tired of it?

What?

Being nice?

All the time.

Sometimes I just wanna

scream at people.

Like Principal Holloway.

Huh, but he has been sick.

So I guess I should

go easy on him.

Wait, what?

Yeah, he had that stomach bug,

too,

a couple days ago.

Teens, Jeannie, Holloway, you

Does a man named Larry Jackson

work at the school?

Larry, the janitor? Yeah.

- It's coming from that.

- What?

Oh! Oh!

- Louisa.

- Yeah?

Are you okay?

- Yeah.

- A-a-are you hurt?

- Are you

- No.

Uh

I'm, I'm great.

Are-are-are you sure?

I'm sure. I'm, I'm great.

I'm great.

Oh, God, ow!

Oh!

Oh, God, ow!

- Oh, my God!

- Oh, I'm so

- It's your, it's your

- What?

I'm sorry, it's-it's your face.

- My face? My face.

- No.

- No, I don't, I don't know

- Of course, it's gross.

- My face is gross.

- No

Ugh. No, don't worry.

We've got Blaze!

He's unconscious.

We got Blaze. We got Blaze!

- We got Blaze!

- We got

Damn it!

One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven

- eight, nine, ten.

- You got this, okay?

One, two, three,

four, five, six, seven

- We need to remove his shirt.

- Nine

ten.

Oh!

One, two, three,

four, five, six, seven,

eight, nine, ten.

One, two, three,

four, five

- All right. Everybody clear.

- Okay.

He's breathing.

We need a stretcher.

- There you go.

- Wow!

Okay, everybody get together.

- Ready?

- Are we ready?

One, two, three, lift.

Ooh!

Oh, boy.

Where am I?

You're on your way

to Bar Harbor Hospital.

You're gonna be okay.

Louisa.

When I'm through this,

I know a great spot

we could climb to.

Would you watch the sunrise

with me?

With your heart, the only thing

you're gonna be climbing

- is your couch

-There we go.

I don't have a couch.

- Bye, Blaze.

- Bye, Blaze.

Bye, Blaze!

Congrats, ladies, we did it.

Yeah, we did.

We did.

Wish we could get a drink

at the Salty Breeze.

But, um

Sure feels good to save

something, doesn't it?

Mhm-hm.

Sure does.

I need your help.

Um, I'm gonna check

the other fridge.

Okay.

Well, that confirms it.

Thank you.

Can we make this short?

I was right in the middle

of some afternoon delight

with my bride-to-be.

- That's We didn't n

- No, didn't

Until I was rudely interrupted

by the same man

that ruined our wedding.

Wait.

You're Dumb Dumb?

Excuse me?

These expired hamburger patties

are the source of

the food poisoning.

Every person that got sick

is confirmed

they've eaten the school

hamburgers in the past few days.

And, boy, were they rubbery!

I mean, I could only get in

a few bites.

I had to put ketchup

all over them just to

Sorry. Continue.

Given the date on the wrapping,

I suspect you were fully aware

you were serving

expired meat to

your students and staff?

Oh.

It's barely expired.

It was barely expired,

just a few days.

I thought it would be okay.

You thought it would be okay

to serve expired meat?

Well, we, I've had to

stretch out the food supply

'cause of funding cuts.

I am under a lot of pressure.

Okay?

My fridge is full of

expired food, milk

- yogurt, salmon

- No, no.

- That's disgusting.

- Uh, cheese

It tastes mostly fine.

- I'm sure they don't.

- No, no, don't, don't

- That's not good.

- I'm so sorry.

You know,

you really are a dumb dumb.

He's not the only one.

What are you doing?

I'm getting corn

for the wedding.

How can you get corn

at a time like this?

We have a wedding to put on,

and I need

grilled scallops

with miso corn salad for 50.

Can't we just be happy

that they let us reopen?

Of course they let us reopen.

We didn't get anyone sick,

the school did.

What are we gonna do

about Brisket?

Gigi, baby.

She can't stay at Jeannie's

forever.

What if she chokes on a twig

or gets in a fight with Paisley?

Brisket can take Paisley.

I had a nightmare

that Jeannie threw a luau,

and Brisket was the

Oh, no, no. Oh, no.

I know. I know.

It's not the same without her.

- So maybe we can just

- What?

Bring her back and

keep her upstairs.

No. No, if the

health inspector returns,

we could get shut down forever.

So we have to choose between

the Salty Breeze and Brisket?

Look

We'll think of something.

Maybe we'll build

a shed outside.

A shed?

Like she's some farm animal.

You're right.

It's beneath her.

- It's Martin.

- Blegh!

Hey.

- You did?

- What?

- She can?

- What?

- How?

- What? What?

What?

- Hey there.

- Hi.

Hi.

What in the name of

I'm guessing

this is about the

I just can't believe

it's actually happening.

I'm gonna have a stepdad.

Yes, well, you are.

You better get going, 'cause

Floor's filthy, especially

with that dog running around.

I wish that you had met my dad.

He was so goofy

and adventurous

and now

it's like he doesn't exist.

And how could she choose him?

Also like how could

she choose Dumb Dumb?

Love is blind I-I guess.

Ugh!

I can't go to the wedding.

I can't

pretend to be happy

when I'm so sad.

'Cause if I go,

then it's like

like I've replaced him too.

I know it feels that way,

but it's not true.

How would you know?

I lost my sister when I was six.

Oh.

Oh, she was so

annoying.

Yeah.

Constantly teasing me

You know, big sister.

But, um

And she, she was my best friend.

- And you miss her?

- Mhm-hm.

Every day.

- So, how do you

- You just have to keep going.

Um

Mhm

I promise you

nobody can ever replace

your father.

Okay.

Ah

Fine.

I'm gonna

do one of these

That'll be good.

That feels

Yep, just gonna

Oh.

Good God!

- Could you

- No.

Absolutely no.

- Just for the

- No.

- Just help me get there.

- No.

- No.

- You don't have to stay.

Thanks.

Oh, no.

Ahh!

Please be seated.

Well, it seems like somebody

pulled some strings.

Well, I might have made

a few calls.

Well, aren't you just

full of surprises?

Well, they did receive a perfect

health inspection score.

As long as Brisket

stays out of the kitchen,

there shouldn't be a problem.

All I'm saying is,

sometimes perhaps, maybe

rules are made to be bent.

And now everybody can go back

to the Salty Breeze.

Oh, Marty.

You did good.

Thank you for making the call.

Oh.

Oops!

Oh, sorry, doc.

That's it.

That's it.

I'm buying new shoes.

Come on, honey.

- I feel better.

- Oh, good.

I'll hold your hair.