04x07 - The Sum of All Our Choices

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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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04x07 - The Sum of All Our Choices

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I'm pregnant.
[ Laughs ]

MERYL:
You're not fit to be a parent.

You get what you need,
and you get off this property,

and you don't come back

until you've got your head
screwed on again.

AJAX: It's not for forever,
but right now it's free.

Ajax, I thought the whole point
was to get away from Meryl.

What do you want, Meryl?

I want to be major.

I've come to the view that Meryl
is the way of the future.

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

and then the mother bled out.

I can't sleep anymore.

HUGH: I'm sorry.
The ultrasound confirms

that you've had
a really early miscarriage.

MATT:
Charlie?

I thought you left.

I can see our future together,
but I can't pick you.

APRIL: I told myself
if this all went south,

I'd walk away with grace.

But go to hell, Matt Knight.

HUGH: Well, you're a lone wolf
with a rustic new nursery.

How could you say no
to your gorgeous little niece?

Welcome home, Eliza.

Welcome home.

Uh, dirty nappy.

Oh, and good morning
to you, too.

Oh, I'm doing
a very important staff audit

for the health department.

I need updated records, activity
charts, patient reports.

It's top priority.

And Tara has her hands full
in ED.

Ah, I'm sorry, Ken.
That does sound like a priority.

He's not sorry.

HUGH:
What happened here?

House fire, but these legends
got out early,

so they're gonna be fine,

especially after I get them
some sweet, sweet painkillers.

-You're the best.
-Isn't she, though?

When you're done, I'm gonna need

some more Acticoat dressing,
please,

plus we're gonna need
a chest X-ray,

blood gas for lactate,
methemoglobin, carbon monoxide.

Thank you.

[ Beeping ]

Aren't you on the ball?

No one would ever know what we
actually got up to last night.

Probably a good thing
you didn't stay over, then.

How are we looking?

Yeah, great.

That transfer to Sydney
won't be necessary.

I'm impressed.

Oh, Tara, when you get a minute,

I'm going to need
your routine drug test.

Oh, I thought
that was next week.

It's for Ken's audit.

He's on such a power trip.

[ Scoffs ]

-sh*t.
-sh*t.

[ Mid-tempo instrumental music
plays ]

TARA:
Talk her out of it.

Won't work.

Penny's got a nose for bullshit.

It's quite disconcerting,
actually.

Well, you have been partying
pretty hard lately.

[ Chuckles ]
Thanks, Grandpa.

So fake the results,
use someone else's sample.

What?
Are you still seeing that psych?

Yeah, even though she's
got more issues than I do.

Well, that's something, I guess.

My anxiety is down,
and my performance is up,

and I find it infinitely cute
that you seem to care about me.

Well, you're a good...

-Brilliant. Thank you.
-...doctor that...

I'd hate to see that
go to waste.

Let's make sure
I don't get fired, then.

All right.

I'll help you, just this once.

You also helped me finish
the bag last night, so...

Ah, yeah.

[ Sighs ]

MERYL: Yoo-hoo!
Are you decent?

MATT: Oh.

I might be the mayor of Whyhope,

but I haven't forgotten
to be your mother.

Thanks for this.

I needed this.

Ever since April left,

everything's been
feeling a bit...

...meh.

April wasn't right for you.

Don't say that.
We were happy.

But that's not what
a partnership is.

Just let me be upset
for one second.

As your mother, I think
you should be focusing

on the future with Charlie.

This is my life.

You're treating it like some
kind of trashy wife-swap game.

Well, you're angry
because it failed,

not that I didn't see it coming.

[ Scoffs ]
You always do this!

You always make it
all about you!

Even when we thought
we were pregnant.

Couldn't even cr*ck a smile.

Well, that proves that April
wasn't right for you.

Just be a human being for once!

We're done here.

-They're mine.
-Not anymore.

Got a long drive
ahead of you, eh?

Yep, sure do.

[ Sighs ]

MATT:
Charlie.

You can't be serious.

Matt, hi.

I was just on my way.

You all right?

Yeah.

Ah, I had a really big fight
with Mum about April

and how she's gone.

Oh.

Reckon she saw it coming.

So what happened?

I don't know.

It was probably
about the baby stuff.

Now I'm stuck with
my whole family telling me

that I should be over it.

But I'm not.

And how will you manage
the brewery?

Don't know.

Might...burn it down.

-[ Chuckles ]
-Claim the insurance money.

Okay, well, don't do that,
'cause I own half.

I can help out.

Yeah. No.

Well, that's --
That is a terrible idea.

It is!
You're right.

-I don't know why I said that.
-[ Hood closes ]

It was good to see you.

-It's me.
-Okay.

-All right. Yep.
-Bye!

-See you.
-See you.

See you.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I can't talk.
I'm job hunting.

Oh, you've got a bit of dust
on your jacket.

Okay.
Okay.

Thank you.
I hadn't noticed.

Why is everybody
so sensitive today?

Can't you handle a little bit
of constructive criticism?

Sometimes people need
constructive support, Meryl.

You sound just like Matt.

I managed somehow
to upset him today,

and it's left me
at a complete loss.

Sorry, Meryl,
but I'm not the person

that you talk to
about these things anymore.

You try saying that
without shaking next time.

ROD:
And the more we do together,

the more the town gets...

Rod seems happy.

Yeah, you can't read into the
dopey smile on his face, Meryl.

I think it's stuck there.

New dawn, new day.

We ready to roll?

Council's considered
your application.

We can't open a topless bar
in Whyhope.

Well, as mayor,
I believe you can.

I mean, it'll spin money
for this town.

It'll be great
for your workers' morale.

I guess.

And remembering,
it's why I backed you in

to replace your predecessor
as mayor.

I don't see we have any choice.

You got my vote, then.

The Pretty Titty,
my long and cherished dream.

You know, I, um --
I didn't go into politics

to change this world.

Not until now.

We're on deadline.

This clinic is held together
by my intricate admin system.

[ Sighs ] Stop trying to justify
your existence, Ken.

I have feelings, you know?

I'll need those results soon,
Tara.

Good day, team.

Jarrod.

Lovely to see you.

I have an idea.

Oh, yeah.
Brought extra for you, too.

Ohh.

JARROD: Salad and mayo.
Oh, sorry, Ken.

I'm accustomed to being ignored.

Have mine.

We got council approval for
my FIFO accommodation, so...

-Oh, that's fantastic.
-Yeah.

[ Laughs ]

I'm still standing here.

[ Footsteps approach ]

Oh.

There's something going on with
Jarrod and the mining company.

Okay.

Accusations have arisen
on my environmental forums

about Jarrod's plans
for the mine.

People never say anything good
on the Internet.

There's an insider,
and he has proof.

Of what?

That the expansion
is unsustainable

and that they've been burying
environmental statements

about the thr*at of subsidence
and the impact on air quality.

Jarrod would never allow that.

Well, he wouldn't
have to tell you

because you don't discuss work.

That was a conscious decision.

Or an excuse so that
he could get away with it.

This is Jarrod's work.

I knew that when I married him,

so until you've got
more than fake news,

I don't want to hear it.

[ Sighs ]

HUGH: I don't understand it.
She's usually a peeing machine.

What are you good for, kid?

Your maternal warmth
is overwhelming.

-[ Knock on door, door opens ]
-KEN: Tara?

Your next patient's here.

Great.

[ Eliza coos, urinating ]

-Quick, get the cup!
-Oh, geez.

Ah.

[ Urinating ]

Ah.

-[ Lid clicks ]
-Here we go.

[ Sighs ]

Cheers.

Sometimes it goes down
to my legs,

but it's definitely
worse in my ass.

Sounds like you've got
sacroiliitis.

MAGGIE:
W-What's that?

Got to say,
you don't look like a doctor.

MAGGIE:
Gazza!

It's a minor inflammation
in the joint

that connects your lower spine
to your pelvis.

Is that because of the kid or...

The baby's putting pressure
on it, yes,

but it's probably because
you're doing too much

around the farm,
around the house.

Well, I do my fair share.

There's a lot to do.

So it's stressful?

Well, yeah, but I love it.

[ Chuckles ] I get it.
People like us push ourselves.

Usually it's productive,

but it's time for you
to prioritize rest.

Tara's test results.

All clear.

Great.

I can't believe
I'm going to say this,

but you're doing a great job
of supervising Tara.

Oh, well,
she's very conscientious.

Mm. At first, I thought
she was Hugh.2.

Ah.
Not as handsome.

Hugh.

HUGH:
What's this?

"Secret mine expansion
will be the end of Whyhope."

Crying emoji.

It's speculation.

Mm, always knew your husband
was a bit dodgy.

Stop it.

I don't need you
pushing my buttons, too.

I'm not.

You need to look after yourself.

You're in the clear.
We got away with it.

Oh! [ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

I almost feel guilty.

[ Chuckles ]

Then again, I don't.

What are you doing?

HUGH: Um...

Ken.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

PENNY: I can't believe
I didn't see this coming.

[ Clears throat ]

I won't say I'm surprised.

HUGH: Can we do this
without the audience?

Do I have to?

-Yes.
-Yes.

It was nothing.

No, we don't even know
what it is.

And do you know
if it's happened before?

-TARA: No.
-No.

Never, nope, no i-intimacy.

No.

Except maybe in his dreams.
[ Chuckles ]

I'm not -- I'm not helping.

And do you know
if it could happen again?

Not at work.

There are no specific rules

about relationships
in the hospital,

but seeing as you're Tara's
supervisor, it's not ideal.

No, it's, uh...

I should probably
step down, then.

PENNY:
If that's your preference.

It is.

You should have just told her
that it was a mistake,

never to happen again.

That would be so sad for you.

[ Sighs ]

[ Both chuckle ]

-You.
-What?

I'm having fun.
You're having fun.

No, what happened to, "You've
been partying too hard, Tara"?

Well, that's before I realized
we could get away with it.

I'm not the relationship type.

Neither am I.

And work comes first.

-Couldn't agree more.
-So...

So come out with me tonight.

I'm wingmanning Matt.

That sounds like actual hell.

Is it just me,
or did Penny go easy on us?

Probably 'cause she still
has filthy thoughts about you.

[ Vehicle door closes ]

Well, if we're not
in a relationship,

why do you care?

[ Liquid pouring ]

-Oh.
-CHARLIE: You're overpouring.

MATT:
I was distracted.

Even more so now.

Losing touch.
Move.

Move.

Saved the day.

Can't have you wasting beer.
It'd be a complete tragedy.

Is that Carly?

Charlie.

Oh, sorry.

I didn't --
I didn't know you worked here.

Oh, I don't.

What can I get you, mate?

Oh, I'm all right for now.
Thanks, chief.

-I'm just saying hi.
-Hi.

Even though you never
reply to my texts.

CHARLIE:
[ Laughs ] I'm sorry.

I was busy.

It's all right.

You can make it up to me later
with a drink if you like.

Mm-hmm.

Cool.

Who was that?

Uh, no one.
Just we went on a date.

He's a bit built for you,
isn't he?

Well, you got to throw your hat
in the ring when you're single.

-It's what you do.
-MATT: Well, I wouldn't know.

I've only ever been single
for 45 minutes.

-CHARLIE: That's half your luck.
-[ Chuckles ]

-Charlie!
-Hugh!

You're back.

Well, I was gonna help
brother Matty here

get back in the game
with the ladies.

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, of course.

One alcoholic beverage, please.

All right, mate,
if I'm gonna be your wingman,

best done when you're on
this side of the bar.

Are you okay to cover for a bit?

'Course.

Vodka?

[ Bell jingles ]

Hey.

I'm busy.

I must have a "kick me" sign
on my forehead.

I'm sorry.

Just having a bad day,
week, month, life.

I can relate to that.

I've been trying
to revolutionize systems

at the hospital.

Everyone thinks
the place runs itself.

Well, at least you have a job.

Let me ask you,
when was the last time

you did something just for you?

When I was 5.

How is anyone going to see
the best in you if you don't?

I don't know.

I might have the solution.

It's how I stay so level-headed.

Okay.

WOMAN:
Hooking the right knee over.

Great job, Sydney.

-[ Up-tempo music playing ]
-Lifting up.

KEN: I've been taking lessons
every Friday.

-It is beyond liberating.
-WOMAN: Five, six, seven, eight.

And lay back.

Excellent work, ladies.

Ken! I can't do this.

I'm a churchgoing woman.

WOMAN:
And hold.

All right, coming down.

Triple axel spin.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Don't worry.
He is truly woeful at this.

He never really had any game.

You know, single Matt

may actually be good for you
in the long run.

Assuming that's what I want,
relationship guru.

Are you kidding?

Come on, Hugh, wingmanning?

No, this is good

because this means
that you're not the rebound.

Technically, April was
the rebound from me.

If you two
are to stand any chance,

you need to give him
some alone time.

And alone he shall be.

[ Insects chirping ]

I've been doing some reading
on your mine expansion

and some environmental concerns.

What are the crazy greenies
saying now?

This was actually leaked
by an ex-miner.

Probably disgruntled.

But it is your job to listen
and to assure people.

What am I gonna do?

Just shut down the mine
and tie myself to a tree?

Please don't dismiss me.

Why are you trying
to start a fight?

I'm not.

If you want to protest,
go for it.

I mean, I'm secure enough
to keep our marriage

separate from our work.

But I don't want
to keep things separate.

Good.

Come here.

Morning.

Oh, I-I need you to fill out
this probation report.

Sorry, Ken, it'll have to wait.

There's been an accident
with a chainsaw

at Maggie Lee's farmhouse.

Of course. Everything I need
comes second or tenth!

Pregnant Maggie?

Yep, she's got a gash
to her lower thigh.

She's conscious,
but she's lost a lot of blood.

Got it.

I'll get Hugh to meet you there.

[ Gearshift clicks ]

I told her not to go out
with the chainsaw.

She's cut her leg open!

She's -- She cut her leg open.

She's -- It's her leg.

TARA:
Maggie?

Maggie, it's okay.
I'm here.

-[ Maggie groans ]
-TARA: I'm here.

You're okay.
I'm gonna dress your wound.

Gazza, grab this towel
and apply pressure.

Doctor?

Yeah, I'm here.

You're okay, Maggie.

Stay with us.
Stay awake.

Just keep talking to her.

-[ Moans ]
-Think about, uh, uh --

Think about the baby.
What are we gonna call her?

Yeah, Sophie,
Sophie's a good name.

Stay with me.
Can you talk to me?

TARA: Okay, remove the pressure.
And again.

You all right?

Maggie, keep your eyes open.

GAZZA: It'll be okay, darling.
All right?

It's okay, Maggie.
The doctor's here.

Got some extra help.
You're gonna be fine.

GAZZA:
You're gonna be okay, Maggie.

You're doing such a good job.

You're gonna be holding bubba
in no time, eh?

HUGH:
Lot of blood.

Yeah, the compression bandage
slowed it down.

-GAZZA: Stay with me, okay?
-HUGH: No tourniquet.

TARA: There wasn't
any pulsatile bleeding.

-HUGH: Could be now.
-GAZZA: Is she gonna be okay?

HUGH: Hey.

Leg's grossly swollen.

It's cool to the touch, dusky.

-Pulsatile hematoma here.
-sh*t. She's hemorrhaging.

HUGH:
Blood and fluid.

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie.

Maggie.

[ Grunts ]

Stay with me, Maggie, okay?

HUGH:
Gonna call in.

Betty, Betty, listen to me.

We have a major trauma here,
life-threatening hemorrhage.

We'll need to activate
transfusion protocol,

code crimson.

Maggie.

We need backup straightaway.

Maggie! She's not breathing!
She stopped breathing!

-Maggie, come on!
-Hugh, I don't have a pulse.

-GAZZA: Maggie, come on!
-She's arresting.

She's not gonna die, is she?

Not if we can help it.
Gazza, move.

HUGH:
Right, I need you on the defib.

-sh*t. Do you know CPR?
-Yeah.

Okay, I need you to take over
right now.

-Come on.
-f*ck.

-TARA: You can do this.
-All right.

-Go.
-GAZZA: Come on, Maggie, please.

Please, please, please.

-Charging the defib.
-[ Beeping ]

Come on, Maggie, stay with me.

TARA:
Stop CPR.

[ Beeping ]

Maggie, come on!

TARA: Oh, sh*t,
we don't have a pulse.

She's in PEA.
Dumping charge.

I'll give her adrenaline,
one milligram.

Continue CPR.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

I still don't have a pulse.

We're losing her.

We're gonna have to
take the baby out.

It's the only way
to increase venous return

and cardiac output.

Is the baby gonna be okay?

Gazza, listen to me.

We have to
prioritize Maggie, okay?

At this stage,

she can't sustain her own life
and the baby's, too.

-Do you understand me?
-Yeah.

No.
I-I can't.

You are more than capable,
and I'm right here.

Maybe we should just wait
until we get to hospital.

No, there's no time, okay?

We have four minutes before
she loses too much blood.

Oh, f*ck.

Go, go!

GAZZA:
Come on, Maggie, yeah.

Oh, God.

Oh, f*ck.

Is she gonna be okay?

As soon as we take the baby out,

get the blood to flow again,
we can get her back.

[ Baby crying ]

[ Siren wailing ]

HUGH:
Quickly, quickly!

TARA:
Need a blanket for this baby.

Yeah.

Okay, let me clamp.

Okay.

Cutting.

HUGH:
Well done.

WOMAN:
Oh, good girl.

Okay, we need to do
a rhythm check.

-[ Beeping ]
-Charging.

[ Whirring ]


[ Beeping ]

It's VF.
We'll need to shock.

Stand clear.

And shocking.

No response.
Continue CPR.

I need you to push more bloods
and fluids, please.

How are we going
with those fluids?

Can we do another
rhythm check, please?

[ Beeping ]

HUGH:
Charging.

[ Beeping, whirring ]

[ Steady beeping ]

She's back.

[ Exhales sharply ]

HUGH: Okay, we have a pulse,
spontaneous circulation.

Plenty more to do.
Let's get her to theater.

-[ Sniffles ]
-HUGH: Go, go, go.

[ Ajax snoring ]

Quick. Meryl's here.
Put some pants on!

AJAX: sh*t!

Don't swear in front of Jimmy.

Meryl, what a surprise!

Hello.

So you left the homestead
for this?

Independence
and to get away from you.

Would you say it was worth it?

-Yeah.
-No.

What are you doing here?

I come with an invitation.

HAYLEY: I'm gonna have to
stop you right there, Meryl.

If you are coming
to offer my job back,

I politely decline.

No, I'm not.

Oh.

MERYL: I've come to invite you
to the homestead

for a family dinner tonight.

I want to celebrate
my re-election as mayor.

Why would I celebrate that?

Because I'm your mother

and you look like you could
do with a decent meal.

[ Exhales sharply ]
We'll think about it.

No, we won't.

MERYL: Choose your next steps
wisely, Ajax.

Eventually we morph into
the same product

of our surroundings.

Not always.

JIMMY: sh*t.

Jimmy!

MERYL:
You might like to come early...

...so you can have a shower.

[ Footsteps depart ]

[ Chuckles ]
She's kidding herself.

Ajax, you know I support you
to the end of the earth, right?

But I really need a proper
shower and dinner, okay?

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Last night went well, then.

Smolder is what all the
single people are doing now,

don't you know?

CHARLIE:
You're swiping the wrong way.

And your profile pic
is way too serious.

Hmm?

Come.
Say, "Cheese."

No.

Come on, show off
that gorgeous smile of yours.

-[ Camera clicks ]
-[ Chuckles ]

MATT: Oh, actually,
that is pretty good.

Yeah.

You haven't written anything
about yourself.

Makes you look like
you only want to hook up.

Well, maybe I do, at least
with the Smolder women.

Okay, just answer the prompts.

Outdoorsy, yes.

Drinker, yes.

Smoker, no.

Wants kids.

Undecided.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

CHARLIE:
You have a match.

She's typing.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

She wants to go on a date
tonight.

Yay!

So Charlie's here.
What a surprise.

-We're not talking.
-Well, yes, we are.

And I'm here to invite you
to a family dinner

to help me celebrate my re--

Instead of making things
better yesterday,

you went and stabbed me
in the back.

I wish I knew what you were
talking about, but I don't.

The Pretty Titty.

Did you even stop
and think about me

before agreeing to open
another bar in Whyhope?

Well, don't be dramatic.
There are many bars in Whyhope.

And this one is certainly not
going to take your client base.

Yes, it will.
They're all the same.

People who drink to get away
from their crappy families.

Well, let's talk about this
properly at dinner tonight.

I'm not coming
to your stupid dinner.

I didn't think you were one
to hold a grudge.

You're just like your brothers.

Did you ever stop and think
that maybe you'rethe problem?

I'll see you at 7:00.

Invite Charlie.

She's just beautiful.

[ Baby fusses ]

Is Maggie gonna be okay?

Penny and Hugh are doing
everything they can,

and they're amazing.

So are you.

What you did out there, um...

Thanks.

Do you want to say hi?

GAZZA: Yeah.

[ Baby fussing ]

How's Maggie?

She's stable.

She needed a lot of blood after
her heart stopped at the farm,

and consequently,
she developed a condition

that inhibits
her blood-clotting ability,

which meant to stem the bleeding
and to save her life,

we had to perform
a hysterectomy.

W-What does that mean?

They had to remove her uterus,

so she won't be able
to have any more babies.

HUGH: We're preparing Maggie
to be airlifted to Sydney

for intensive care
and further investigation.

Can I go with her?

Yes. Yes, of course.

Both you and your baby.

[ Sighs ]

You know,
Maggie hasn't met her yet.

She will, very soon.

[ Sighs ]

They don't tell you
it can be like this.

You know it's going to be hard
but not soul destroying.

Oh, God.

No one should have to go
through that twice in a career.

If I just applied a tourniquet
earlier like you said --

Oh, no, don't -- don't --
don't do that.

Today's accident
could have been fatal.

You pulled Maggie through.

You saved her life and her baby.

She can't have any more kids.

It was a really great result,
given the circumstance.

Tara, I heard you were
incredible.

That's what I've been
trying to say.

Is there anything you need?

No, I'm fine.

Thank you.

All right.

TARA: [ Sniffles ]

[ Exhales deeply ]

What I really need is a drink.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Sorry.

It's fine. Get it.

I'm fine.

Okay.

-[ Cellphone beeps ]
-HUGH: Mum?

I want you to come over
for dinner tonight.

Oh, look, I'd love to,
but today has been kind of huge.

We -- Well, we nearly lost
a patient and her baby.

It was just --

You're supposed to celebrate
my re-election.

Did you hear what I just said?

Sorry, I can't hear you.

I'll see you there.

Come on.

How about that drink?

[ Sighs ]

I have to show you something.

Please tell me it's
a sneezing panda video.

I can't handle
any more drama today.

It's Jarrod.

PENNY: A C-scanner?

Mm, his company is donating
one to the hospital,

top-of-the-line.

That's very generous.

Isn't it?

I had a long day of nothing,
and I've run out of options,

so don't ask any questions.

Let's just get this over with.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on, your turn.

-Come on. Come on.
-Go on.

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

KEN: You've got this!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

How did you do that?

I -- I don't know!

I haven't felt this good
in, like --

Well, ever.

You should rule your life
like you ruled that pole.

Heard back about your date yet?

No, I decided not to go.

Texting got boring.

Something was missing.

-Like what?
-I don't know, spark?

You know that's a myth, right?

You know it's not.

Oh, round two.

Let me guess, sh*ts?

Correct.

To Tara, a brilliant doctor,

and more importantly, to me,
an even better mentor.

No one has made me so proud.

Oh, can we change the subject,
please?

Uh, listen, you pulled through
a very heavy day today.

And in my medical opinion,
it calls for another round.

This is not top-shelf, is it?

Actually, I'm out.

-Oh.
-Oh.

Contrary to popular belief,
I get tired, too.

See you guys.

Hey, hey, hey.

Am I coming with you?

Not tonight.

-You all right?
-Yeah.

Yeah, I'm living my best life,
et cetera, et cetera.

Hey, there she is.

So, uh, a C-scanner
for the hospital.

Mm-hmm.

That was unexpected.

Did Hugh like it?

Is that what this is about,
getting one-up on Hugh?

I didn't realize I had to.

You don't, but you can't deny
that this gift

has come at
an extremely convenient time.

When would be
an inconvenient time

to help the hospital?

You know what I mean.

Why do I always feel like
I'm having to win you over?

You wouldn't have to
if you were more transparent.

You think I'm hiding something?

"F" your life.
What a joke.

You won't find anything in there
except pay slips and site maps.

Where are you going?

Please, don't!

It's obvious you're trying
to push me away, okay?

And this is what it feels like
when it works.

[ Door slams ]

[ Angus and Julia Stone's
"My House Your House" plays ]

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Just a friend of mine ♪

♪ Your house, my house ♪

♪ Your house, my house ♪

♪ Your house, my house ♪

♪ Your house, my house ♪

♪ Maybe this is ♪

♪ Where we belong ♪

♪ Maybe this is ♪

♪ Where we belong ♪

[ Soft music plays ]

[ Inhales sharply ]

[ Cellphone rings, buzzes ]

Now you're just being clingy.

HUGH: Hey.

Did you get home all right?

Things kind of felt strange
when you left.

You're strange.

I'm great, Hugh.

Today was amazing.

Hey, do you need company?

No.

You sure?

Okay, good night.

-[ Phone clicks ]
-Hey.

[ Phone clicks ]

[ Soft music plays ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

[ Cellphone ringing ]

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Penny?

I just wanted to talk
about the audit.

[ Scoffs ]

Surely you have
better things to do.

No, I don't.

It's --
Jarrod is not here.

Skipped town, did he?

No.

I don't know.

Uh, you okay?

I'm sorry.

Sorry. It's late.

I just didn't know
who else to call.

HUGH: No, no, it's --
it's fine.

And as I speak,

I realize that you are perhaps
not the best choice.

Well, yes,
you're probably right.

It's just, you're so honest.

[ Laughs ]

That's me.

Honest Hugh at your service.

[ Chuckles ]

Can we just talk?

Yeah, we can do that.

[ Exhales sharply ]

♪ I got the cocaine flame♪

♪ In my brain♪

♪ Shake a little salt and ♪♪

[ Betty's Worry or The Slab's
"Hunters and Collectors" plays ]

♪ Out here in the street ♪

♪ Naked in front of God
and everyone ♪

♪ I'm beginning to see daylight
yawning down there ♪

♪ And I'm just sitting here
waiting for things to come ♪

♪ Cram that page, baby,
you know I'm marvelous ♪

♪ You think I'm sweating
like this just for fun ♪

♪ And, hey, I know it's true,
but I just can't say it ♪

♪ Say it, say it ♪

♪ Hey, I know it's true,
but I just can't say it ♪

♪ Say, it, say, it ♪

♪ All right, all right ♪

[ Exhales sharply ]

♪ Just ♪

♪ One ♪

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]]

[ Ethereal instrumental music
plays ]

[ Mid-tempo instrumental music
plays ]
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