07x07 - It Takes a Village

[bunniefuu]

- [menacing music playing]
- [firefighters clamoring]

[Kaia] We need to find
another way out of here.

Cut through this ridge,
we'll get ahead of it.

No, the fire's pushing southwest
with the wind.

- That ridge leaves us exposed.
- Then we head east.

- There's a natural firebreak.
- The granite outcrop.

That's our shot. Good work, cadet.

All right, retreat! Firebreak! Head east!

- Need more water!
- We need a water drop.

- [Brady] There's no time.
- We gotta save ourselves.

- You start down with the others. Go!
- Copy that, Chief. Let's go.

Zack, let's go!

- [fire roaring]
- [Zack groans]

[Kaia] Zack!

Hang on, buddy. Hang on.
We gotta get him out of here.

- Ready? On the count of three.
- [Kaia] Yeah.

- [Brady] One. Two. Three.
- [both grunting]

Ahh! No, no, no, don't! My back!

[Kaia] Okay.

Something's wrong.

- I can't move.
- [tree branch cracking]

I'm staying with him. I'm gonna get
a fire shelter over him while it passes.

- You go.
- No! No way, I'm not leaving you.

- That is an order, cadet.
- I'm not leaving you!

- He can't move! You can't save him!
- Kaia, I can help you!

Get your a*s down that hill!

No man left behind. I am staying with you.

- [dramatic music playing]
- Let's do this.

Zack, buddy?

It's gonna hurt like hell, okay?

We gotta flip you over
onto your stomach. All right? One…

[Brady] Two…

[both yelling]

- [Brady] That's it, buddy! Hold on!
- [Kaia] Okay.

- [Kaia] Get the legs.
- I got it.

[fire raging]

Foot's in.

[Kaia] Tuck yourself in.

Seal it up tight! Nose to the ground!

- You ready?
- Ready.

Nose to the ground. Dig a hole, okay?

- [Brady] Got it.
- Seal up tight!

[dramatic music continues]

[music fades]

[gentle music playing]

[Mel] Marley…

Marley, we really mean it.

Please don't worry about us.
This is your decision.

Okay, but I…

I mean, I thought that we
already kind of made our decision.

I know, but maybe
we're thinking too much about them

or about your plan.

Yeah, the plan I made because
I know I'm not ready to be a mother.

Well, you made it because you
didn't want to do this on your own, but…

I'm never gonna leave you again.

Okay, um…

I think that we just might need
a little bit more time, you know?

Just to… to think about this.

Yeah.

Of course.

I think it's a good thing
that they decided to move to the B & B.

Maybe.

[Mel] No, really!

It makes sense.

[Jack] Mmm.

I mean, how can they take us
out of the equation

if they're practically living with us?

Yeah, I get it.

I just wish we knew
what Marley really wanted.

I don't think she knew.

[sighs] I'll try to get a better sense
tomorrow at her checkup.

[Jack] Mmm.

Hey, we did the right thing.

No regrets.

No regrets.

[laughs] Except maybe buying that tractor.

No, you know what?
Just because our adoption's on hold

does not mean you can't get
the family farm up and running.

Yeah, you're right.

I'm exhausted.

- All right, I will get started.
- Okay.

After we enjoy our first night's sleep
in our new home.

[Mel] Mmm!

[Jack sighs]

[Mel exclaims]

- [Mel] Thank you.
- [heartwarming music playing]

- For what?
- Our new home.

And for doing…

[breathes deeply]

…all you do to support our family.

Always.

Night.

I love you.

Love you.

[uplifting music continues]

[Mel exhales]

- [dramatic music playing]
- [fire raging]

[coughing weakly]

- [fire subsides]
- [panting]

[Kaia weakly] Brady.

You good?

[Brady coughing]

- [panting]
- [Brady coughing]

[Kaia panting] YoLO, YoLO, YoLO.

This is Fire Mountain Hotshots,
Captain Bryant here.

[panting] We need
immediate medical air evac.

- [Zack coughing]
- [Kaia] Firefighter down.

- Yeah, buddy.
- [Kaia exhales]

We're gonna get you out of here.

[Zack] Okay.

[Zack coughing]

[coughing]

[tense music fades]

[Hope] I'm so glad you decided
on the emergency trial, Vernon.

Are you sure I can't testify
on your behalf?

Look, it's not a trial.
It's just a confidential hearing.

There's no judge,
no lawyers, no witness stands, just…

three doctors asking me questions.

So it's a tribunal.

You can work with that.
Just spot the alpha in the group.

Hope, honey, there's nothing to work with.

These doctors took the Hippocratic Oath
just like I did, and…

so they should be sympathetic to my case.

I just wish I could be there
for moral support.

So do I.

You both have been so helpful
during all of this, so…

Plus, you've got a big day
ahead of yourselves.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Bye, Lizzie.

[Denny] Good luck.

So, what do you two
have on the agenda for today?

Well, Mel has a busy schedule,
so I have to go into the clinic.

That's great! I'll stay with Lizzie.

- You don't have to do that.
- I want to.

If you're about to ask me
to help you with Founder's Day, don't.

[Hope] I wouldn't dare!

In fact, I thought maybe you and I
could take Koko to Jack's for lunch.

Ladies-who-lunch kind of thing.

Fun! You know,
you don't get out of the house much.

I can't. Koko's still cluster feeding,

and I'm not about to
breastfeed her in a bar.

[Hope] It's not really a bar anymore.

It's more of a rustic,
fine-dining destination,

and I'm sure you could breastfeed
in Jack's office if you--

I'd really prefer to stay home.

[sighs]

Well, you can't, because then
you'll miss your baby shower!

- Baby shower?
- It was supposed to be a surprise.

You're long overdue for one,
so the ladies are there now setting up.

It's a sweet gesture.

You really should get out of the house.

I'll get ready.

I guess an actual shower
wouldn't hurt either.

No, it wouldn't.

[Lizzie chuckles lightly]

It helps if you get the shovel
into the ground.

[dry chuckle] You're pretty funny.

Ah, there's a leak
in the irrigation system.

I'm trying to find it.

Have you… checked all the valves?

Yeah. Every one. Twice.

- Might be rusted holes along the pipes.
- Yeah.

Take a few days
to dig 'em out and test them.

Well, I want to be planting by then.

Need to be if you want a crop
by end of summer.

Yeah.

Here, let me help.

I used to live on a farm.

Oh, Renaissance guy, huh?

- Hey, a guy's gotta eat.
- Ha!

So, uh, I saw Marley and her boyfriend
moving out of the Airstream.

- [Jack] Uh-huh.
- They keeping the baby?

- [pensive music playing]
- They're thinking about it.

Not much to think about.
You either want a kid or you don't, right?

Yeah, you'd think so.

[grunts] Where the hell… is this leak?

Oh!

[water bubbling]

What have we here?

[water gurgling]

[water rumbling]

[Jack] Ahh!

- [laughing]
- [Clay] Guess we found it.

[Jack] All right,
let's get that valve closed.

All right.

You ready? [straining]

It's rusted.

[both grunting]

Dr. Mullins… why are we here?

Well, we are here because, uh,
Dr. Hayes filed a complaint against me.

I know that, but why are we here today?

Why did you request an expedited hearing?
What's the emergency?

Well, because the toll that the suspension
has taken on my patients

and my staff has become unsustainable.

Unsustainable? Ms. Ellis, your report
said the clinic has remained open

during Dr. Mullins' suspension.
Is that correct?

It is.

- Is the clinic open today?
- Yes. Yes, it is, but--

Ms. Ellis, you've been in Virgin River
investigating Dr. Mullins' practice.

Do you consider
his suspension an emergency?

I'm sorry, but I don't.

[Mel] There he is.

This is our baby?

That's the baby.

- How does he look?
- He's great.

- Is it cool if I take a picture?
- Eamon, don't.

No, it's okay. Uh, I can print you one.

[sighs]

- Thanks, Mel.
- Yeah.

- [printer whirs]
- He's so cute.

Okay, look. This…

This is not okay.

What's not okay?

Us being here. I…

It feels cruel.

[hesitatingly] No, it is okay, really.

It's fine.

Still, you didn't sign up for this.

What do you mean?

I mean maybe

you being my midwife right now
isn't the best idea.

[somber music playing]

Uh, well, you both
have to feel comfortable, so…

We all do.

Uh, there's a great OB that
I've shared patients with in Clear River.

I'll give you her number.

Um, okay.

Great, yeah. Thanks, Mel.

Yeah. No problem.

They should be here any minute!

- Ooh, this is so exciting.
- [Lydie gasps]

Connie, you must be over the moon.

I'd give anything for a great-grandbaby.

Okay! I thought you ladies
could use some snacks.

- [all exclaiming]
- Oh, thank you, Preacher.

And I could use an update
on that girlfriend of yours.

I tried calling her,
but she didn't respond.

- So did I.
- And me too.

Well, you know, um,
service can be a little spotty

when she's out in the field.

Well, then you must be worried sick.

Kaia knows how to handle herself,
so, you know, I'm trying not to worry.

- Mm.
- Yeah.

- I'll put these on the table.
- Thank you.

I'm not buying it.

Well…

[indistinct radio chatter]

[Kaia] Hey.

So, medevac airlifted Zack to UCSF.
He's, uh…

He's stable. He's got a cracked vertebrae.

But no signs of spinal damage, so…
They'll keep me posted on his condition.

He's tough. He'll be okay.

Yeah.

[Brady coughing]

You okay?

[pensive music playing]

Yeah.

You?

All good.

Food truck's here, so I'm…

I'm gonna clean up. Get something to eat.

Yeah.

With the clinic open today,

I'm having trouble seeing
any sort of medical necessity

to reinstate your license immediately.

Well, just because the clinic is open…
doesn't mean that everything is okay.

I mean, to run a medical practice
without the doctor, without me,

it almost cost
my nurse practitioner her life.

Because I couldn't check in
on a very reclusive patient,

they pulled a g*n on her.

Now, thankfully,
she managed to talk him down.

I am sorry she went through that,

but that is a matter for the police,
not for the medical board.

My suspension is also causing
undue financial hardship

on all of my patients.

Shirley Gordon had to take on
very expensive medical bills

simply because I couldn't treat her.

Again, Dr. Mullins,
this is a medical board.

We only take into account
patient outcomes.

And according to Ms. Ellis's report,
Mrs. Gordon had a full recovery.

Well, the patient outcome
that you're not taking into account

is that the Gordons
might have to sell their home.

- I understand your frustration, but--
- I don't think you do understand.

You're only looking at a small part
of the big picture here!

We have to consider
all of these issues, holistically.

I mean, as doctors, isn't that what we do?

Well, that may be true--

Okay, so now
we're talking about the truth.

Then why don't you ask Dr. Hayes

why he offered to withdraw this complaint

if I agree to sell him my clinic

and then go to work for him?

[pensive music playing]

Dr. Hayes,

is that true?

[indistinct chatter]

[phone chiming]

[laughing quietly]

[line ringing]

[phone ringing]

Hey, you.

[Kaia] Hey, yourself.

Oh, wow, it is so good to hear your voice.

[chuckles] So how's it going?

Rough night.

Uh, but I'm good. I'm good. How are you?

Well, I mean, better now.

You sure you're doing okay?

I am.

I am, I promise.

Hey, um…

Could you let the sewing circle know
that I'm okay too?

They were really sweet to check in.

Well, they're sitting right here.
You can tell them yourself.

- [phone chimes]
- It's Kaia.

[ladies] Oh! Hi, Kaia!

- Hey!
- [Mrs. Clemens] How's it going, dear?

[Jo Ellen] Kaia, it's Jo Ellen.

How you doing?

Hey, Jo Ellen.

How are you?

We are throwing a baby shower for Lizzie.

- Ooh!
- It's a surprise!

No, no, no.
Actually, Kaia, it was a surprise.

[Mrs. Clemens] Oh!
Jeez, I have great news.

The fire extinguisher
that you hung for me,

it saved my house
when my peanut butter cookies burned!

I'm really glad
your house is okay, Mrs. Clemens.

[Jo Ellen] We just want you to know
we miss you.

- [Muriel] We do, all of us.
- [Mrs. Clemens] We sure do.

[Jo Ellen] Yeah, you should be here!

[Lydie] Stay safe, dear.

[Muriel] Okay, this is great.
Let's give Preacher back his phone.

- Okay.
- [Lydie] Bye.

Hey, listen. Sorry, I gotta get back into
the kitchen, but I cannot wait to see you.

I'll be home soon.

Okay. Love you.

[wistful music playing]

[clears throat]

All right, this should do it.

- Hey, Eamon.
- Hey, Jack.

What brings you to Clear River?

Oh, I'm just getting some candles
and bath bombs for the B & B.

Just trying to make it feel like home.

- That's nice.
- Not as nice as a real home.

Just saying.

Eamon, you met Clay?

Yeah.

You work at the farm?

That I do.

Where do you work?

Uh…

I'm between jobs.

What jobs are you between?

Uh…

Clay.

You're right. I'm sorry.

He's a kid, right? He doesn't need a job.

It's not like he has a family on the way.

- What's your problem, man?
- I don't have a problem.

But you do if you think you're ready to be
a dad at your age with no plan, no job.

- All right, Clay, enough!
- You don't know who I am, man.

- This is a hard decision.
- [Clay] Harder than being a dad?

All right, we're gonna go.

[Eamon] You know, it's cool, Jack.
I'll, um…

[scoffs] I'll see you around.

All right.

- What the hell was that?
- It's nothing. Forget it.

Seriously, what?
This has nothing to do with you.

No, it doesn't.

It has to do with the baby.
Someone's gotta worry about him.

- You don't think I'm worried?
- Not worried enough!

My parents were just like them!

Young, stupid, in love.

They thought they could handle it,
but they couldn't.

They couldn't keep a job,
couldn't keep the heat on.

And one day, you know what happened?

They bailed, and me
and my sister end up in foster care.

And then the state splits us up.

Clay…

So I'm sorry.
Maybe they'll be great parents.

But someone has gotta tell 'em
that maybe they won't.

[tense music playing]

I'll go get started on the pipes.

[Hope] Look who's here!

[ladies exclaiming]

- [Muriel laughing]
- [Lizzie] You didn't have to do all this.

[Jo Ellen] Oh, are you kidding?
We wanted to.

You and that beautiful daughter of yours
deserve it.

Do you think maybe
we could move to a table on the patio?

- Well, the place is packed.
- Yeah, it was hard to find this table.

- [Koko crying]
- [Jo Ellen] You're okay. Let me get my…

- [crying continues]
- [Jo Ellen shushing] You're okay.

[exclaims] Oh, you are so beautiful.

[Koko fussing]

- You are so beautiful.
- She might need a change. Um…

Okay, she seemed fine to me.

[Koko fussing]

I'd like to state for the record that it's
not my behavior that's in question here.

Dr. Mullins' accusation is just a tactic
to distract from the facts.

Be that as it may,
we would like an answer to our question.

Why would you offer to employ a man

you seem to think
is unfit to practice medicine?

[Dr. Hayes] I never said
that's what I thought.

I presented the board with a case
that I thought warranted its attention.

Now, after spending
some time in Virgin River,

I felt that many of the residents there
trust Dr. Mullins implicitly,

and might not seek medical care elsewhere.

I thought an arrangement where he had
the oversight he so clearly needs

might be best for everyone.

Respectfully, the last thing I need
from Dr. Hayes is oversight.

I've been practicing medicine
longer than he's been alive.

You've been practicing medicine
longer than everyone on the board.

Will that exempt you from their oversight?

Okay, all right, let's just take a break
so everyone can cool off,

and we can focus on the case
instead of baseless personal attacks.

[door opens and closes]

[Victoria] That was rough.

That Dr. Hayes is a real piece of work.

I'm not sure who he thinks he is.

Oh, I know who he is.

I know exactly who that man is, 'cause…

I used to be him.

He's a cog
in the corporate medical machine,

a bureaucrat with his head
so far up his own a*s

he can't see what's important.

[introspective music playing]

Well, thankfully, I know better now.

I know you better now too, Dr. Mullins.

I've talked to your staff,
your patients, people around town.

You are essential.

And this panel needs to know that too.
They need to know you.

Tell them who you are.

[introspective music continues]

- And here's Lois' famous Bundt cake.
- [all exclaiming]

[Lydie] Wow!

Okay.

- Look at those little, cute dimples.
- [Koko crying]

This must be… Jo Ellen!

- Nope.
- Connie?

Nope, it's Muriel.

[Koko crying]

I always thought those dimples
were added later.

- [Jo Ellen laughing]
- No, they most certainly were not!

What's wrong, Koko?

- Oh, she's just offended on my behalf.
- That's right.

[Koko crying loudly]

What if something's wrong with her?

She's a baby. Babies cry.

- Not like this. I know her cries.
- [Koko crying]

Her hungry cry, her tired cry,
her "I have to poop" cry.

I've never seen this one before.

I'm telling you,
something is really wrong with her.

This is why I didn't want
to bring her to a bar.

[tense music playing]

- [Koko crying]
- Lizzie.

Honey, let me in.

Lizzie!

[Lizzie] Please, leave me alone.

Hey.

Could you do me a favor and email, um,

Marley's chart
over to Dr. Halpert's office?

She needs a new OB.

What? Why?

She's, um…

She's questioning the adoption.

And she needs some space.

I'm so sorry, Mel.

Well, there's nothing easy
about the process.

Wanting a baby,

having a baby, it's all really hard.

[phone ringing]

Doctor's office. This is Denny.

- What?
- [uneasy music playing]

Okay. Oh, we'll be right there.

Something's wrong with Lizzie.

What?

[Preacher] Hey. She's still in there.

Okay, thank you.

- Oh, thank God!
- Is she… Okay.

- Maybe you two could get through to her.
- Okay. Lizzie?

- Hey, it's Mel. Are you okay?
- [Lizzie] I just can't catch my breath.

Okay, listen, Lizzie.
I'm gonna talk you through something

that's gonna help you
and Koko calm down, okay?

- [Lizzie] I just want her to stop!
- [Mel] I know, honey. I know.

- Can you sit down with Koko?
- [Koko crying]

Just sit right there on the floor?
Can you do that?

- [Lizzie anxiously] Yeah.
- Okay, good.

What I want you to do is take a slow,
deep breath in for four seconds.

And hold it for four seconds.

Now, exhale for four seconds.

- You're doing great, Lizzie.
- [crying fades]

Koko calmed down, didn't she?

[Lizzie] Yeah.

[Mel] Good. That's really good.
How do you feel about us coming in now?

[lock opens]

[Mel] Hey.

[Lizzie] I'm a bad mom.

No.

I couldn't help her.
I couldn't keep her calm.

No, sweetheart. You are not a bad mom.
And you did. You did calm her. Look.

Is she pale? Does she have a fever?

No, she's not pale.
She does not have a fever.

She looks healthy.

I think she's just
overstimulated and tired.

I could take her for a nap.
Get her out of the bar if you want.

[Koko fussing softly]

Yeah, she shouldn't be here.

Great. Denny can take her home.

- And…
- [Denny] Shh, shh, shh.

We'll stay here with you
for a little while, okay?

- That's okay, Koko. That's okay.
- [gentle music playing]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[voice breaking] You guys
don't have to stay.

[Hope] We want to.

Aw, sweetie, it's okay.

[Brie] Hey! Got your call.

You sounded pretty shook.

- [exhales heavily]
- Are you okay?

Obviously not.

Don't worry, I'm not gonna drink it.

Then why'd you order it?

So I could not drink it.

I'm trying to remind myself
there are some things that I can control.

What happened?

Marley's considering keeping the baby.

[sighs] So? What are you thinking?
What are you feeling?

You know, when…

When they asked for more time
to think about the adoption,

I was just thinking about me and Mel,
you know?

Like, what would happen to us?

And what would we do with another loss?
Would we… keep going?

Would we stop trying again?

I didn't even think
what would happen to that baby.

What if Eamon…

isn't ready to be a father?

You know? But he convinces Marley
to keep the baby, and then he regrets it.

And then she regrets it.

What kind of life would that baby have?

- You can't think like that.
- No, but I am!

I mean, Mel and I, we keep
trying to do the right thing, you know? I…

It's what we think is the right thing.

What if it isn't?

What if we should have been more selfish?
Wouldn't we be better parents than them?

And I know you're not supposed to think
like that, but I am. I can't help it.

Because at least that way,
I know that that baby would be okay.

You know? It'll be in my hands.

[sighs]

[exhales] Brie, it's like…

[laughs]

the closer we get…

the further away it feels.

No matter what we do
to try to have a family, we just

have bad luck.

Hey.

What was that, um…

[laughs]

that parable that Dad loved to tell us

about the farmer and the runaway horse?

I know where you're going with this.
Yeah, the…

The horse runs away,
and the villagers say, "What bad luck."

Yes, and then the horse comes back
with a group of wild horses.

And the villagers say, "What good luck."

And so on and so on,
and the farmer just kept saying,

"Good luck, bad luck."

"We'll just have to wait and see."

So, we don't know
how this baby's story will end.

We don't know how
your and Mel's story will go either.

[breathes deeply]

One thing we know for sure
is that this story is far from over.

- [sighs heavily]
- And for what it's worth…

coming from someone like me…

[laughs dryly]

…you just keep doing the right thing.

It may not always pay off,
but selfish never does.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Do you want to tell us
what's been going on?

It's too embarrassing.

Oh, sweetie, we're sitting
on the bathroom floor of a bar.

We're beyond that.

[Mel] Whatever you need to say,
I'm sure I've heard it before.

I mean, new moms are kind of my thing.

I just can't stop thinking
about all these awful things.

All these terrible things
playing through my head.

I see them happen, and I…

I feel what it would feel like
to lose her.

[crying] Is that normal?
Is something wrong with me?

No, this happens to lots of moms.

It's called "postpartum anxiety."

It's really common.
Most moms don't even know they have it.

Your hormones are just
all over the place right now.

I just feel like I should know
how to do this, you know?

Of course you do, honey.
That's the expectation.

But that's bullshit!

I was raised in the '50s

when mothers were self-medicating
to get through the day.

Mm-mm… That didn't work for anyone.

When you got pregnant,

I promised we'd figure out
how to raise this baby together.

Well, I think my first lesson is,
"Never take your eyes off the mom."

I'm sorry, I wasn't looking out for you.

I'll do better if you promise to just

be honest… about where you are

so we can all help you, no matter what.

[Mel] Yeah, Hope's right.

We're all here for you, you know?
Denny is here for you.

And it's okay. It's okay that
this is really hard right now,

but this is not gonna last forever.

- Promise?
- I promise.

What do you say we take you home
so you can lay down?

You're probably more tired than Koko is.

[sniffles]

- Okay.
- [Mel] Okay.

[Doc] I think I can answer your questions
if I tell you a bit more about who I am.

Before I opened my
little clinic in Virgin River, I was, uh…

the Head of Internal Medicine,

Northwest Hospital Seattle.

It's a major hospital.

Sometimes we focused on quantity,
not quality,

and we performed some expensive,
unnecessary operations.

And I did spend about half my time
dealing with insurance companies.

Until one day,

one of my patients, um…

Kristen Hemple,

a bubbly 55-year-old woman
who couldn't wait to get back to Boston

to meet her grandson.

She came in experiencing chest pains.

She needed cardiac catheterization.

But her insurance company,
they held it up.

They wouldn't authorize it.
Then I begged my chief medical officer.

I said, "Let me perform the procedure,
and we'll work out the insurance later."

He was afraid of setting a precedent.

I appealed to
the Washington State Medical Board.

- But the day before the hearing…
- [somber music playing]

…Kristen Hemple died of…

a heart attack.

That was it for me. I…

I packed my bag, and I… I moved.

I moved…

down here to rural California

where I could practice actual medicine.

You know, the kind where you can
meet the patient where they are.

You prioritize their care.

And sometimes…

[gentle music playing]

…you have to sanitize a power tool
to save their life.

[Doc exhales] And I could be wrong,
but I think modern medicine

has just lost touch
with the simple act of care.

And those of us who have not,

we're essential to our community.

And if you can look me in the eye
and tell me you don't believe that…

well, I'll just… I'll step aside.

But if… if you do believe that,

just give me back my damn license
and let me get to work.

[hopeful music playing]

[Brady] Just heard they saved
those houses up by Midpine.

Fire's about 75% contained now.

That's great news.

Hey, uh…

Listen, I…

I'm sorry I disobeyed your orders.

- Old habits, right?
- [Brady laughs]

Yes, but…

I know better.

You helped save Zack's life.

- [softly] So…
- Yeah.

You ever come that close before?

To what? Dying?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

A couple times in Iraq. Yeah.

You?

That was probably the closest. [sighs]

Kind of puts things in perspective.

Yeah, it does.

Hey, uh, rumor is CAL FIRE's
sending some teams up to Tacoma

to help with the fires up there.

Gabriella's heading up tomorrow morning.

You going?

[exhales]

No.

I'm done.

Done? Done, like…

Done.

This always felt really good to me,
putting it all on the line.

This is my world, you know?
Constantly on the move.

Never in one place too long.

These guys were my family.

Didn't feel like I was alive
if I wasn't here.

I get that.

I'm realizing
it's not the person I am anymore.

It's not the person I want to be anymore.

For the first time in my life,
I feel like I have a real home.

I got somebody there waiting for me.

[man] Hey, Chief Bryant?

Hey.

[introspective music playing]

Um…

- I brought you coffee.
- Lifesaver.

That machine here is still broken.

Ah!

About last night…

I shouldn't have kissed you. I'm sorry.

- No, it wasn't your fault.
- Yeah, it was.

Spending the day with you,
working together,

it just felt…

familiar and good.

No, I know. You weren't the only one
that got caught up.

You know, the feelings that we shared,
they don't just go away.

- No, they don't.
- [phone ringing]

Um…

Valenzuela.

What?

Damn, okay. Um, thanks.

Judge denied the search warrant.

[scoffs]

I'm gonna…
I'm gonna go check out the address anyway.

- Great, I'm gonna go with you.
- No, not this time.

This guy is bad news.
I'm not putting you in danger.

I'll keep you updated.
You have my word. Okay?

Okay. Good luck.

[Brie sighs]

[Jack] Hey!

How's it going?

Well, it turns out there's only one pipe
that needed to be replaced, so…

I think we're good to go.

[Jack] Ah!

Ah, that's great, thanks.

Hey, uh,

listen, about earlier…

- I shouldn't have lost my temper.
- Ah, don't worry about it.

Sounds like you had a pretty rough time.

Sorry.

I was 16, and, uh…

she was ten.

When I got old enough, I tracked down
the family she'd been placed with, but…

she'd already run away.

And I haven't seen her since.

But… I haven't stopped looking either.

Well, it sounds like
the story's not over yet.

[laughs]

No, sir.

No, it's not.

Hey, you mind if I cut out early?

I got a couple things
I gotta take care of.

No, absolutely. It's been a long day.

We can finish up tomorrow.

- Thanks, Jack.
- Yeah. Thank you.

[gentle music playing]

[Mel softly] Okay.

She's sleeping.

Um, okay, so I would love it
if both of you could come in tomorrow

so we could go over treatment options.

- Yeah, we'll be there.
- Great.

We started a meal train
and a chore calendar

so Lizzie can get a break during the day.

- Oh, nice.
- I did it on my phone.

- [Muriel coughs and clears throat]
- Okay.

Muriel did it on my phone.

And, uh, we're also going to knit
a weighted blanket.

For the anxiety.

She's so lucky to have all of you.

It takes a country.

You mean it takes a village.

No, it takes a village to raise a child,

but it takes a whole country
to look out for a mother.

[ladies exclaim]

Yeah.

[pensive music playing]

I wanted to be the one to tell you.

Not only is your license reinstated
as of today,

but the complaint has been dropped.

- [hoarsely] It's over?
- It's over.

[Doc sobs]

The board is dismissing the complaint.
What you said really moved them.

- Thank God. Thank God.
- Yeah.

And seeing through my investigation
all the support you have

from those closest to you really moved me.

[Doc sighs, sniffs]

I still don't shake hands.

- [Doc laughs]
- But…

welcome back, Dr. Mullins.

[pleasant music playing]

[knocking]

Mel. Hey, what are you doing here?

Hey.

So, listen, you were right.
This… This is really complicated.

[laughs] Yeah.

Which is definitely why adopting
your patient's baby is not a great idea.

Um…

I just… I don't want you
to feel alone in this.

Yeah, I know, but…

I mean, I promised
that we'd take care of each other, and…

[Mel] Yeah, and I appreciate that.

I do, but…

there's a little more responsibility
on my side of things to look after you.

And I'm just…
I'm not gonna stop doing that.

Even if I'm not your midwife.

How about we just leave the door open?

In case you need me,
just know that I am here

even if it seems like it's hard for me.

Thank you, Mel.

Of course.

[gentle song playing]

[Mel] Hey.

[Jack] Hey!

[Mel] Any luck with the sprinklers?

- Yeah, I got 'em all working!
- What?

Well, with a lot of help from Clay.

[Mel chuckles] Okay.

So?

How'd the checkup go with Marley?

Uh, I wasn't able to gain any more insight
into which way they're leaning.

And I, um…

- probably won't.
- Huh?

We agreed that I shouldn't be
her midwife right now.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Okay.

But… the door is still open, so…

- [Jack] Okay.
- Yeah.

I am… I'm really worried
about her, though.

About both of them.

No matter what they decide,
you know, it's just not…

it won't be easy.

- No, it won't.
- [gentle song continues]

But I'm really trying to stay positive.

I really am.

I… feel like my faith
in this whole thing is slipping away.

[sighs]

I get it.

Yeah, I felt the same way today.

- But you know what I remembered?
- Hmm?

The times you need faith the most…

is when it's hardest to find.

That's true.

[gentle song continues]

- So we're gonna keep the faith?
- Yes.

- [sprinklers spraying]
- [Mel] Oh!

[laughing] Did you mean
for those to start right now?

- No, I did not.
- Oh, really?

No, I gotta figure out
how to set the timers.

Oh, hey!

Look at that!

- [Mel] Wow.
- [gentle song fading]

[ominous music playing]

[door lock rattling]

Excuse me, Humboldt County Sheriff,
could I ask you a few--

[dramatic music playing]

I didn't do anything!

Fleeing a police officer ain't nothing.
Where's Charmaine?

[breathing heavily]

I can't believe we're gonna have
a cornfield in a couple months.

[Jack] Ah!

You know, we might even have
a pumpkin patch by Halloween.

- Oh! How very festive.
- Mmm.

What's next, are we gonna grow
our own Christmas trees or something?

- Ooh!
- No, no, that was a joke.

- Oh no, that's a good idea.
- [laughs] No.

I don't like when you get that look.

- What are you talking about?
- That look.

Oh, I'll give you a look you like.

- Well, I'll take that look.
- Yeah?

[laughs] Yeah.

Wait, isn't that Clay's truck?

[Jack] Well, he left hours ago.

[tense music playing]

[Mel] Do you remember
leaving the light on?

Is… Why would Clay still be here?

Clay.

[ominous music playing]