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01x09 - Doc Martin

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.

01x09 - Doc Martin

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Ahem!

Damn it.

Ow, that hurts.

You need to go to Bar Harbor

Hospital for an endoscopy.

This could be

a bowel obstruction.

What kind of business is this?

Well, I need another doctor

to check my feet?

Another for my eyes?

Yes, that's exactly

how it works.

Yes, uh, you need to go

to Bar Harbor right now

unless you've recently eaten

fermented sewage.

The heck with you!

Oh, God.

Where's my hand sanitizer?

Hello.

Welcome to Let's Unpack This

with Elaine.

Today, let's see

what we're unboxing.

Ooh, hand sanitizer.

Elaine, what on

- Try again, honey.

- No trying again.

We can't lose the practice time.

- The Sleep-In is tomorrow.

- The what?

It's the sleepover

at the school.

All the high schoolers

bring sleeping bags.

They play games.

Oh, there's always

this amazing pillow fight.

I can do the wake-up call

in the morning.

Stop that now.

Actually, you know what, doc?

You should come.

Because a lot of adults

actually do chaperone.

It's very fun. It's a night

to feel like a little kid again.

Why would anyone want to feel

like a kid again?

Because they have

happy memories.

Oh, I've never

understood nostalgia.

Doc, I owe you a co-pay,

but I'm short this month.

No

Please accept Bertha as payment.

She's a good chicken, doc.

She's my best chicken.

- Bye, Bertha.

- No, no! No.

Let's see what

we have here, an otoscope.

Elaine,

I've been looking for that!

Will you please

put the bugle down?

Robert.

Vanessa. What

What are you doing here?

I could ask you

the same question.

What, just

- Doc! Doc!

- Not usually like this.

I ran into a hornet's nest!

My ba*ls are on fire!

No, no, in there!

This is madness.

Robert, do something.

No, I-I've got this

under control, mother.

Oh, my gosh, doc.

These are your parents?

I am their offspring. Yes.

Where did he go?

Here. Hold this.

What time did it happen?

- This attack on your genitals.

- Just now.

He's my patient.

- You don't have to Wow.

- Yeah.

Wow. That is significant

swelling.

Hmm.

Well, some hydrocortisone cream

should do the trick.

What? No, steroid shots

to the scrotum

is gonna relieve

the inflammation faster.

Yes, but far more invasive

to the patient.

A shot in my where?

Would you rather have testicles

the size

of cantaloupes

for one day or one week?

- What was that?

- What?

- What?

- My nuts are still burning.

You don't need a shot.

I'll send a prescription

to the pharmacy.

Well, at least give him

an ice pack to relieve

- the swelling.

- Thanks, doc.

It's Doctor Best.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Thank you so much for joining.

So, where are you guys staying?

- At a hotel in Bar Har

- What?

You should be staying here.

I can set up the guest room.

- Oh, no, not necessary

- No, really.

- I don't think

- Ever second together, right?

- Family time.

- Well

Yay.

I need to speak with you.

What could it be?

My God!

My bao bun stress reliever.

Are you just filming yourself

unpacking things?

Yeah, but, you know,

in, like, a cute way.

This is very big right now.

- Oh. You're adorable.

- Hmm.

But not as adorable

as you think.

- Oh, what?

- Radical honesty.

It is the foundation of

my psychiatric practice.

- You're welcome.

- Vanessa.

Oh.

Thank you.

Have you noticed anything off

with Robert lately?

No. What do you mean?

Rigid movements?

Physical tics?

I mean, his father

had Parkinson's,

his mother had dementia.

He could have

a neurological predisposition.

Your father is perfectly

healthy, Martin.

And that's that.

So, thank you

for seeing me, Louisa.

- Of course. Of course.

- I have wonderful news.

Oh, we raised enough money

to save the school.

Actually,

you're the new principal.

- Oh. What

- Congratulations.

Yeah, I-I-I've quit.

- Oh.

- Yeah, greener pastures.

And, uh, there's no one

more deserving

than you to be

our new principal.

Oh, my Wow.

I, gosh, have so many questions.

When, when,

when would this start?

- Immediately.

- Oh.

Also, side note,

the school is closing

at the end of the semester.

- School board just decided.

- What?

Oh, wait. So

So-so you're just bailing?

- Yeah.

- But

But the-the Sleep-In

is tomorrow night.

Oh.

Yeah. You'll wait till after

to tell them?

- What?

- Or don't.

You know, you can let them

finish this semester.

Send an e-mail.

You know, they'll figure it out.

Wait, I have to send them

an e-mail?

You're the principal,

aren't you?

Right.

Uh, almost forgot.

I don't even get the chair?

So, why are you here,

out of the blue?

Well, we wanted to find out

what you gave it all up for.

Now, you had

a flourishing career,

a townhouse in Cambridge,

and now you're here

with chickens

and bugles and men

with cantaloupe ba*ls.

I needed a change of pace.

- A change of pace?

- Mm-hmm.

Do you have any idea how

embarrassing it is for us?

Every event, all our peers,

all our colleagues,

they all want to know what

happened, what went wrong.

Your poor mother.

She can't go to

the salon without being

peppered with questions.

I'm desperate for

a keratin treatment.

I know, sweetheart.

Well, I'm sorry it's been

so difficult for you

and your hair.

Apologies.

Apparently, this was the only

time the sink could be fixed.

Don't change the subject.

What happened?

I, uh

- Oh, this is insufferable!

- It's an as*ault on the ears!

- Robert.

- What?

- Your head.

- What about my head?

- Vanessa.

- What?

- I need to examine you.

- Don't be ridiculous.

Oh, please, make it stop.

That's it. That's it.

Get out.

- Don't you think I should

- Get out! Out! Out!

That's done.

When did he start doing this?

Oh, you know,

he can sleep through anything.

What?

See. He's fine.

What did you say?

Damn it!

I, uh, I typically take

my morning walk alone.

Well, I just thought I'd make

sure you don't get lost.

Why, here?

Town's even smaller

than I remembered.

But just as ridiculous.

Whose dog is that?

Why is it following us?

I have no idea.

Never seen that dog

before in my life.

Uh, filthy beast.

Robert, where did you go

last night?

Up the stairs,

turned left and under the duvet.

But that's not true. I

I-I saw you get in the car.

Do you not remember?

Listen, I'm still your father.

If I say I didn't go out,

I didn't go out.

- Well, I'm sorry, but I

- Oh. Filthy mongrel.

Well, he has a point.

Shoo!

Just shoo.

Pajamas.

How charming.

- Why?

- It's Sleep-In day.

- Mm. Beats nudity day.

- No, that's next month.

- Kidding.

- I remember my Sleep-In.

Pamela Cartwright kissed me in

the "seven minutes

in heaven" closet.

- Hey.

- With tongue.

Doc, what's the favorite

school memory of yours?

The day I left because

I like being a grown up,

wearing grown up clothes

and doing grown up things.

What do we have, a stethoscope!

- Wow.

- Give me that.

Beer me!

Whoa, Sar?

My nasty brother and his witchy

wife are coming to see me.

I haven't seen them in 11 years.

- They're up to something.

- Or they just miss you.

- No. No.

- No.

They're about as warm

as freezer burn.

Here, try this grilled cheese.

- Mm.

- What is in that?

- It smells like feet.

- Truffle oil.

Well, save yourself the truffle.

That tastes like crap.

An old chef friend of George's

just got a Michelin Star.

It's time that I challenge

myself again.

So, for tonight at the Sleep-In,

I'm thinking polenta and

sun-dried tomato croquettes,

lambchops,

shishito, chimichurri.

We're talking for teenagers,

right, from Port Wenn?

I need to spread

my culinary wings!

- Teenagers.

- From Port Wenn.

You know, why do I even bother?

Pearls before swine.

Pearls before Oh, no, no, no,

I didn't mean you, Brisket.

I meant you.

I had George make us

a little something.

- Looks edible.

- Looks it.

I remember when you

used to eat your boogers.

I never did.

I can't imagine you both

growing up in Port Wenn,

going to the Blueberry Festival.

After we left,

we never looked back.

- Why would we?

- Yeah, right.

The past is the past.

Better just to sweep it

all under the rug, right?

Sarah, your tough act

does not mask your deep regret

and shame about

your life choices.

If anything, it emphasizes it.

Shut up, Vanessa.

And while we're on

the subject of

radical honesty,

how about this one?

Why are you here?

I've decided to sell the house.

- My house?

- What?

My house. It was left to me.

I'm the eldest son.

- I directly asked you

- Robert, you can't do this.

Why now? Hmm?

Because it's time for us

to retire, travel the world.

Oh! So, you're off on a safari

looking at the zebras

while I'm back here

living on the street

licking donuts

out of a dumpster.

You're welcome to buy

the house from me if you can.

How would I pay for that?

- In lobsters?

- If you like.

I know you've had it

harder than most,

but that doesn't give you

an excuse to be cruel.

How dare you bring that up?

This has nothing to do

with that.

You mean her?

Vanessa, we're leaving.

Come on.

Aunt Sarah, I could, if you'd

like to buy, I'd chip in,

make up the rest

after your saving.

No, I'm not taking charity

from my nephew.

Go on, get out.

What happened?

Oh, I-I-I swerved

to avoid a squirrel.

Since when have you cared

about squirrels?

Wait!

Are you Martin's parents?

I'm his best friend.

Sheriff Mark.

You don't seem remotely

intelligent enough

to be Martin's peer.

That's a good one,

Mrs. V.

I can see where Marty

gets his sense of humor. Wow!

Look at this family moment.

Okay, bring it in.

Bring it in for a big hug.

Yeah. Wow.

- Okay, uh

- Whoo!

Okay, back to business.

It seems as though your

insurance has expired, sir.

Uh, no, there's-there's

a mistake.

Did you forget to pay the bill?

No, no, no, I paid the bill.

There's been a mistake.

Didn't you hear me?

Robert?

Anyway, so if

we're finished here

Doc Senior.

Come on, get in the car.

Doc Junior.

Come on.

There, a clock.

I am absolutely fine.

There is no need for all this.

- No need.

- Something's not right.

You're falling asleep

during the day.

You're out at night. I

Even if you won't admit it.

What's going on?

All right, don't tell

your mother this.

But I'm on a new medication.

Keeps me awake at night.

So sometimes,

I drive around a little

if I can't sleep.

That's all.

That's why you left

the other night?

Yeah.

- You crashed.

- Bumped a bush.

- What's the medication for?

- An enlarged prostate.

It's a new alpha

reductase inhibitor.

- What's the name of the drug?

- Um, it's called

- You can't remember?

- Of course I can remember.

I just can't recall it

this minute.

Fine. I'll go check

the bottle myself.

It's in your suitcase?

No, I took the last one

this morning.

Threw it out.

But you need to take it daily.

Yeah, I ordered a refill.

I pick it up later today.

What's the name of

the local pharmacy?

Sally's.

This inquisition is over.

Stamps.

Maybe I'll use one someday.

- Let's see what's next.

- Not this. Vanessa.

Doc, the stomach pain's

gotten worse.

- I think I'm dying.

- Okay, let me examine you.

I'm a gastric surgeon.

That's my specialty.

Farley, you need to go

to Bar Harbor.

- But you said gas, man.

- Oh!

- You said

- I said to go to Bar Harbor.

Doc, doc.

- Oh!

- Eww, what is that?

- Oh, trichophagia.

- Trichophagia.

What?

- It's a hairy

- It's a hairy

Take it away.

It's a compulsive disorder

where the patient pulls out

and consumes their own hair,

forming an obstruction

in the stomach

called, uh, trichobezoar.

Hairball.

Could I go now?

Yes. To Bar Harbor

for endoscopic removal.

That is just the tip

of the iceberg.

- I'll call them myself.

- Well, here's your hat.

What's your name?

You want to clear that up?

It's unhygienic.

My gosh.

Oh, my gosh.

I caught all of that.

I'm going viral.

I'm going viral.

Is this what you're going to do

with your life?

What?

Well, you could create art.

Work that stirs the soul

instead of broadcasting

literal trash.

Is that what you want to do?

Be a garbage person?

Vanessa, that's enough.

No, doc, please.

It's okay.

It's fine. It's fine.

Got, um, got thick skin,

you know, like a rhino.

Well, hello, Dr. Best.

How can I help you?

I'm here to pick up some pills

for Robert Best.

Mm, nothing's been

called in for that.

- Are you sure?

- Yes.

But now I know

where you get your looks.

Robert's got va-va-voom.

- Can we not today?

- Okay, fine.

But wait, how would you know

about the va-va-voom?

He came in early this morning,

bought some minutes

for his flip phone.

His what?

Looks like daddy's got

a burner phone.

Get your coffee, folks.

Extra caffeinated.

Hey! Refills all night long.

Got to stay up.

I can't believe

it's the last one.

I know. Fort Wenn Day done?

Come on, guys, last one.

Uh, this building holds

the childhoods

of the whole town.

All the memories are here.

Oh, gosh, I remember

my Sleep-In.

Danny Karn made me laugh

so hard, I peed on his leg.

Mom, gross!

Okay, thank you so much

for coming early

to help set up, um

Now, remember, no matter how sad

we are, that our beloved,

historic, magical, welcoming

and accepting school is closing,

we're doing this for the kids.

So, so, let's make this

one of the best nights

in our little

Port Wenn Day lives. Okay?

Hell yeah.

Let's make this the best Sleep

In Port Wenn has ever seen!

- Yeah, baby.

- Thank you, Mark.

Okay, uh, headquarters

are this way.

I think you'll remember

the memory tree.

- Aw, look at that.

- Ooh.

Wait. Let's go find

our pictures.

Mmm. Senior play.

Hey, what's wrong?

You went viral today.

I know.

Do you think that

I'm, like, a garbage person?

Whoa, what?

Like, someone that just puts

more stupid crap into the world?

I love your shows.

Look, dork alert.

Oh, no, don't.

Smartest dork in Port Wenn Day.

Oh, not the smartest.

Al, you had perfect

scores on your SATS

in Math and English.

You know those scores are good

for five years, right?

You're smart.

Wow. Can't believe

this will all be over.

I love this school,

everything about it.

I even love the school song,

you know?

I know it's corny,

but, like, made me feel

so strong and proud,

like I could overcome

any obstacle.

Though the path winds

far and high ♪

We would travel it together

Kind of feel like

maybe we shouldn't

have gotten back together.

What?

Saved ourselves those

eight years?

Mark, Mark, you can't mean that.

I do though, because it's like,

what's the point

of having all those

happy memories

if they're just over?

Still beating yourself up

over that, sweetie?

Martin, we're going out

for a snack.

Yeah, apparently,

you don't eat anything.

Nothing but blueberries

and ketchup in there.

Who eats that?

Robert, I'm glad you called.

This is Dr. Martin Best,

Dr. Robert Best's son.

Who is this?

Does it bother you

not having a living room?

You never grew out

of the fidgeting, I see.

I wanna ask you something,

and I want you to be honest.

Okay.

- Who's Francesca?

- What?

Francesca. Who is she?

Have you been going through

my things?

- Are you having an affair?

- A what?

An affair? No!

I would never!

You're confusing me

with your Aunt Sarah.

What? What does that mean?

Robert, what's going on?

What's going on is,

we're leaving.

I'll go pack.

Of course, dear.

Martin, what have you done?

Welcome, everyone!

Welcome to the Sleep-In!

- Yeah, last one ever.

- Hey, shh!

Hey, no running, okay?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah!

- Okay, maybe a little

- Yeah, yeah, yeah!

- A little running. Oh, okay.

Look at your PJ's.

So cute.

If it's meat,

then why is it green?

Uh, it's a chimichurri sauce.

It's chimi-gross. Ugh.

- You did not.

- Oops.

Where's all the normal food?

Like, ew.

Oh, you think it's ew?

- Show me! Show me!

- I will end you, little girl!

Put down the dip, dear.

- Thank you so much.

- Put the dip down, dear.

- Put the dip down.

- Oh, my gosh.

Don't sink to his level.

You're better than this.

Come on, get some air.

- Entre nous.

- What's that?

- Ooh.

- Between us.

- Keep it quiet.

- Thank you.

Forgot my

Thank you.

I just, it's what the kids want.

Yeah.

Traitor.

"Chimmi-gross."

"Chimmi-gross."

Boom.

Bedazzle me, ladies.

Make me shine so bright,

it blinds you.

This coffee packs a punch.

Whoo, bring it on!

Yes.

- You little jackass.

- Get her, Sarah.

Get her, Sarah.

Maybe too much sugar.

Guess what time it is?

Find a mosquito!

Find a mosquito!

Maybe too much coffee.

Skeeter! Skeeter!

Skeeter! Skeeter!

Skeeter! Skeeter!

Last year's winner,

Britney Perkins,

has hidden a mosquito.

God job, Britney!

- Okay, now, remember

- Good job, Britney!

Remember, it can be anywhere

in the school,

and whoever finds it first

will be the Skeeter Leader

until next year.

Skeeter Leader!

Well, I mean,

maybe not until next year.

You know what, guys? Just

Just try and soak up

every moment of this.

Every memory, every smell.

Are we gonna get started

or what?

Okay, all right, all right,

all right.

Ready, set, go!

Yes!

Yes!

Okay, come on.

I love this game.

Wait, wait, wait!

Mark, it's for the kids.

Not if I find them first!

Wait for me!

- Wait, wait, wait.

- Okay.

Okay, this way.

Wait, wait! She would never

put it in there.

It's too dark and dangerous.

Exactly.

It's the one place that

nobody would actually

think to look.

Okay.

- Mark?

- What the

What did you find?

Oh

Huh.

Okay, okay.

Thank you. Yes, urgent.

Doc.

Mark, how you doing?

What do you mean?

I'm good.

I'm so good.

Why do you ask?

Well, uh, you have

a wire sticking out

Oh, that? That is all good.

Hey, did anybody find

the mosquito yet?

That is such a good game.

Yeah, yeah, um,

what-what's happening?

Can you hold this for me?

Just right there.

Thanks.

Mark, you're in shock.

And when it wears off,

you might feel

Why would I be in shock?

Why would I be in shock?

You don't know what

you're talking about.

Have you tried

George's lambchops?

They were weird.

Is there any more coffee?

So now I'm just gonna

cut your shirt

open a little so I can

better examine you, okay.

- Cut it, doc.

- How long until

the ambulance comes?

Uh-uh, I don't know. There's

an accident up the coast.

- Damn it.

- What is it?

I'm worried about

inter-abdominal bleeding.

"I'm worried about inter"

He's so funny.

Hell, we gotta call

your damn father.

He's in here.

Move, move, move.

I've got the doctor.

Here, I've got him.

I've got him.

What have you done here?

Let's have a look. Oh, boy.

Hey, doc.

Oh, Doc Senior.

What are you guys doing here?

Did you try George's lambchops?

- Hey, stop talking.

- All right.

Yeah. This guy's gonna need

intravenous antibiotics

once we remove

that foreign object.

You're not thinking

of extracting him here.

Removal could cause

hemorrhaging.

We should wait

for the ambulance.

Ordinarily, yes, but with

delayed emergency services,

the longer we leave it,

the greater

the risk of infection.

Docs. Hey, no need for alarm,

but I think I'm understanding

now where you were talking

about-about the shock one.

Hey, do you know

where my mom is?

Is my mom here?

Do you know my mom?

Can somebody please get my mom?

- Yeah, Yeah, I'll get her.

- Thank you.

I'm going up.

I'll-I'll get her.

Sarah's getting your mom, okay?

Getting your mom.

We're getting your mom.

- Excuse me.

- Sorry.

- Excuse me.

- Geneva?

- Huh?

- What's going on?

- Can we can we do anything?

- Just hold my hand.

Okay.

Well, the obstruction

doesn't appear to have

pierced the gastric wall,

so we should go ahead

and remove it right away.

No, I disagree.

We should cut the wire,

leave it in

and wait till we can get to

a proper OR in Bar Harbor.

Cut the wire?

Cut it with what?

That's the most idiotic thing

I ever heard.

Well, I

I, I just think

that the room's not sanitary,

and there'll be a lot of,

you know blood.

Well, obviously.

Why do you get

scared of a bit

of blood, doctor?

Is my mom here, 'cause

it's starting to kind of

Move, move, move, move, move.

I've got Sally.

She's here.

Mama.

It's okay, Marky.

I love you, baby.

It's going to be o-kay.

Okay, mom.

Geez, is everybody crazy here?

Mikey.

Or we could do it your way

and call the coroner.

No, no, your plan it is.

Let's do this, doc.

Get me off this thing.

Okay, I have to wait

for the anesthetic to take.

Hey, Doc Senior, if you get

this out of me without losing

my liver, I'll waive that

speeding ticket

from the other night.

What speeding ticket?

The one outside the casino.

Don't listen to him.

He's obviously delirious.

The casino, the unpaid bills,

the phone calls.

You've been gambling,

haven't you?

Oh, grow up.

We all blow off steam

in our own way.

I play a little baccarat

and I bet on Japanese baseball.

Robert?

You've been staying up

all night.

That's why you're so tired,

falling asleep during the day.

There's no new medication.

You just can't stop, can you?

Just, you know, wondering

what this has to do

with the thing

sticking out of my

Sorry, Mark.

But we still have to wait

for the anesthetic to kick in.

- Who's Francesca?

- She places my bets for me.

All right?

You're satisfied?

Francesca, the woman we wired

$10,000 to for life insurance.

Oh, guys, can we maybe

do this later?

That's why you need

Aunt Sarah's house, isn't it?

- How much have you lost?

- A lot.

- Oh, my God, Robert.

- And the ticks?

It's from extreme stress, right?

Yeah, well, my doctor might

have said something about that.

This is mortifying, Robert.

Absolutely humiliating.

Oh, my God, can't we make

this another time?

Talk about needing

to unpack this.

Doc, hey, I'm not

in shock anymore.

I'm impaled and I'm in pain.

And I'm freaking out!

Mark, even with the anesthetic,

it's still gonna hurt.

I need you to calm down.

Calm down now.

Now stop blubbering

like a schoolgirl.

- Aahh!

- Ah, man. Keep it quiet.

That's no way to talk

to a patient in distress.

The patient needs to shut up,

'cause I can't concentrate.

Well, he's not just a patient,

he's a person.

Does anyone know of anything

that will calm Mark down?

I do.

Mark.

Mark.

Though the path winds far and high ♪

We will travel together

Though the river's deep and wide ♪

We will forge across each other ♪

Brilliant.

For we are the students

That's it, Mark,

just focus on the song, okay?

Just focus on the song.

Make the world a brighter better place ♪

And we listen to our teachers ♪

Keep singing.

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Now!

- Whoa, I'm free!

- That's-that's a lot of blood.

- That's a lot of blood.

- Yeah. I-I'll be right back.

Hey. Hey, Martin. Hey.

- Martin?

- Mm.

- It's Louisa. It's me.

- Uh, yeah.

Okay? Hi. Hi.

You're gonna be okay?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, Just breathe.

Look at me.

Look at me.

Martin, we got to do

something about this.

Yeah. I've been trying

exposure therapy,

leaving vials of blood around.

- You?

- Yes. Yeah.

Not even helping.

Can I do anything?

Can you just stay here

please?

Yeah, I think

I understand you more now.

Seeing your parents.

Yeah. They're rare breed,

aren't they?

What is it?

I've been trying to

get through the Sleep-In,

make everybody happy,

but I'm sad.

I don't want to put on a smile.

I want to be sad about

the school closing.

I want to feel sad.

I want to talk about it,

remember the good times

and the not so good times.

If I don't, it feels like

it never happened.

That's what my parents did

after the accident.

We stopped talking,

forged through, pretended

everything was fine.

You don't have to be like that.

Like them.

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!

It's the "seven minutes

in heaven" closet.

Okay.

Guys. Come on, guys.

Okay, let us out.

Not until you kiss!

You guys, the EMTs just got here

and they are hot!

Come on.

I got to see those EMTs,

you know?

So, yeah.

Understood.

Thank you.

- Yes!

- Wow.

Wow.

It was a, it was a good shot.

Are you, are you okay?

I don't need your pity.

How about another pinata?

That I would take.

After all these years

of supporting him,

and this is what I get?

Humiliated.

What a cliche.

Well, the champion of

radical honesty.

And I couldn't even see

what was going on

with my own husband.

Now everyone will get

a good laugh over that.

Look, I don't, I don't know

what you're going through,

but I do know how it feels when

everyone can see

your worst moments,

when your personal life

is on display.

Um, and all I can say is that

it will pass.

You're

kind.

Genuine kindness is rare.

He'd be a fool

not to love you back.

What?

I may not know what's

going on in my own home,

but I can tell

you're in love with my son.

- Uh

- Good luck.

The Best men

are difficult.

So you really do this

every year?

Yeah.

Thank God it's the last one.

Aunt Sarah

why did I stop coming

to see you years ago?

Oh, boy.

- Why are you asking this now?

- I don't know.

I've always wondered,

and I just want to know.

I was having an affair

with a married man.

He was the principal here

and your father

said I was making

a fool of myself

and was ruining

the family name and that

if I didn't stop

seeing him that

that he wouldn't let you

visit anymore.

So that's why you stopped

coming in the summers.

Because I chose him.

I chose the man over you.

What?

Why are you smiling like that?

I-I always thought

you just got sick of me.

And you've been carrying

this all these years.

Well, I'm not everyone's

cup of tea.

So what happened to him?

Well, the wife found out

and, uh

and they-they moved away.

So lose-lose.

Can you ever forgive me?

No.

Because there's nothing

you need to be forgiven for.

- I wouldn't go that far.

- It's just a hug.

I'm not gonna squeeze you

to death.

It's debatable.

Hey, Mark.

Mark?

- Hey.

- How are you feeling?

I almost died, and I would

have died mad at the person

who knows me best

in the whole world.

It's time for me to move on.

Hm, Mark.

It almost makes it worth

getting impaled.

Not really, but almost.

Hey, partner.

Hey. Yes.

You saved my life.

You really are my best bud.

You're, uh welcome.

- All right. Time to go.

- Oh. Ahem.

This one.

Perfect potato salmon

creme fresh.

It's genius, Georgie.

These kids do not know

what they are missing.

Thank you.

I might have overreacted

to Dante getting Michelin Star.

Oh, no.

No. No, no, no, no, no.

- I see.

- No.

Uh, George.

- George.

- Uh, what?

Uh-huh? Yeah?

Yes!

Where's Vanessa?

Inside, plotting her revenge.

She'll never forgive me,

you know?

She might.

- Maybe you should talk.

- There's nothing to talk about.

Well, of course,

past is in the past, right?

Oh, don't you start, too.

Don't you think it's odd

that we've never talked

about what happened?

Not once.

Now, we never

I've never held a pity party.

It's not a pity party.

Stop it.

That's the problem.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that I can't remember

the last time you said

my sister's name.

Don't be ridiculous.

Of course I have.

Then say it.

I have nothing to prove to you.

You can't say it, can you?

Say it.

Say it.

Say her name.

I cannot and I will not

talk about her.

We're leaving, Robert.

- Hm.

- I'm driving.

Hmm.

Goodbye, Martin.

I'm sorry.