03x17 - Troubled Waters Pt. 2

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03x17 - Troubled Waters Pt. 2

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Rebecca, hey, um.

Look, I don't know where you are,
but if you're in L.A.,

Kitty's birth mother just
had the baby at St. Francis,

and I know Kitty would
really like it if you were here.

You know what? Screw that.
I wanna see you.

I miss you.

Clear the way!

Robert McCallister, .

Status: Post-syncope.
Went down in a parking garage.

Complains of ongoing chest pain
despite morphine

and supplemental nitro.

Pulse is and thready.
BP, / .

Clear this area, please.
- Did he get any aspirin?

- Yeah, I gave some earlier.
- And you are?

His brother-in-law.
He had a headache.

Lucky headache.
It probably saved his life.

Let's order a CBC,
chem panel, enzymes, troponin

and call Cardiology.

- You need to keep that mask on.
- Kevin.

We need to get out of here.

You still feeling pain in your chest?

We need to get out of here.
What's the pain like?

- I'm fine.
- Dull, sharp? Is it moving anywhere?

- I need to get to the fifth floor.
- His wife's having a baby.

I need to get to the fifth floor.
- This is an emergency.

He's crashing! Somebody bag him.

Where's the crash cart?
Start another IV. Stat.

Clear.

Give me joules.

Got it? Clear.

Ma'am, you need to let
the doctors do their work.

- You have to let me in. I'm family.
- Go to joules.

- Mom.
- Kevin.

God, Kevin.
Sarah told me what happened.

- Where's Kitty? She's not picking up.
- She's with the baby.

Hey, little guy.

Hi, little guy.

Oh, goodness. Oh, goodness.

Okay. Here we go. That's better.

- Kitty.
- Oh, Sarah. Sarah, look.

Look at how incredible he is.

I know. Oh, easy.

Kitty, something's happened.

What?

It's Robert. He's downstairs.

He's had a heart att*ck.

Here. Take the baby.

- Oh, Mom! Where is he?
They're working on him.

- So he's alive?
- Yeah.

- Look, he wanted to be... He tried to be...
- It doesn't matter.

- Excuse me. I'm Kitty McCallister.
- Your husband's inside.

Okay, thank you.

I'm sorry. You have to wait out here.

Okay.

- What are you doing?
- I'm calling the office.

I have to keep this under control.

His EF's markedly decreased.

I wrote for some pressors.
Get them started.

Excuse me. I'm looking
For Robert McCallister.

- Are you his wife?
- Yes.

Good. I'm Dr. Michaels.

I have some questions.
He's still groggy.

- Is he gonna be okay?
- He's had a heart att*ck.

Does he have any risk factors?

- Smoking?
- No.

- Diabetes?
- No, no.

- High cholesterol?
- No, nothing that I...

Nothing that I know of, no.

What about his family?

Well, his parents
have both passed away,

but not of heart disease,
I don't think.

- Can I see him?
- He needs to be cathed right away.

- Cathed?
- Darlene, call the Cath Lab.

Tell them we're on our way.
So we can evaluate his arteries.

Hopefully, we'll be able
to open up the blockage.

- Is that dangerous?
- It's more dangerous if we don't.

The cardiologist will go over the risks
and the benefits with you.

Wait, wait, wait, Robert.
Robert, it's me.

- It's me.
- I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.

- The baby?
- Oh, he's perfect.

It's okay. I'll see you soon.

Sorry, we've gotta get him started.

Let me move all of Tommy's junk.

Maybe once we get
this landscaping done,

we can add an office for him. Okay.

So here is a pergola

with a gas-barbecue island
for Tommy.

And over here,
there's this great play structure

with a slide and sandbox.

All this is gonna be grass,

- so Elizabeth can run around.
- When Rebecca was little,

she would've loved to have
a backyard like that.

Well, thanks to Rebecca,
Elizabeth's gonna have one.

- How so?
- Wasn't the Crawford deal her idea?

Ever since then,
Tommy's been in the best mood.

- He says yes to everything.
- Really?

Yeah. He's even talking about
buying me a new car.

Oh.

- Did I say something wrong?
- Look, Julia...

It's Tommy. He's probably
calling about the baby.

Is it a boy or a girl?

It's a boy. What's his name?

Is he all right?

Yeah, of course.
I just need to find a sitter.

Okay, yeah. I'll be there. Bye.

Robert had a heart att*ck.

- Is he okay?
- I don't know.

They're doing a procedure on him.

Look, if you need someone
to look after Elizabeth...

- No, you don't have to do that.
- Julia, I'd be happy to. Go.

- Are you sure?
- Absolutely.

Thank you. Okay, I'll call you
as soon as I know anything.

Don't worry. Go on.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

It was a flat line. No heartbeat, nothing.

They had to shock him
with the paddles.

- Julia's on her way.
- I'm telling you, it was like, beep, nothing.

Mom, let's not focus on that.

The good news is,
is it happened in the ER.

They can bring him back within a few
seconds without any damage.

Doesn't change the fact
that his heart stopped.

- There's gotta be something wrong.
No, not necessarily.

They're probably doing tests on it
to figure out exactly what it is.

And you'd be amazed
how many tools they have

- to fix stenosis or blockages or whatever.
- You learned all that in the Army?

- Yeah.
- What's stenosis?

Stenosis is the narrowing
of the coronary artery.

It's... It's what Dad had.

- And he d*ed of it.
- Yeah, Sarah.

But we don't know that
that's what Robert has.

Mom, he's in good hands, okay?

So let's all just, you know,
relax and chill out

until we know what we're
dealing with, all right?

All right.
I'm gonna go make a phone call.

Yeah, he's right.

You should all just take
a deep breath and relax.

Yeah.

Mom, are you relaxed?

No, I'm not relaxed.
He could be dying in there.

You've got percent stenosis
of the left main coronary.

What's that mean?

That means we need to do a bypass,
and we need to do it now.

What about a stent?

Isn't that what
a lot of people are getting now?

- That's what we've been trying to do, but...
- Well, then try harder.

Look, I know
you're feeling better, but...

Excuse me.

The nurse said that
it would be okay if I...

Of course. I was just explaining

about the degree
of the narrowing, and...

He thinks I need open-heart surgery.

Open-heart surgery?

What would be the recovery time?

Well, you'd have to enter
a cardio rehab program.

Takes, two, three months.

No, no. That's not gonna work.

I just announced
my campaign for governor.

- Campaign? But, Robert...
- I need another option.

Well, there's
an experimental procedure

that doesn't require
going through the sternum.

And you'll have to schedule
two days in advance.

- Let's do it.
No, no, no. Wait.

- Is that what you're recommending?
- No.

Senator, you don't have
that kind of time.

What's the risk? You monitor me.

If something goes wrong,
then we do the bypass.

Doctor, do you think that
you could give us one minute?

Sure, but I've got
the whole team on standby.

The sooner the better.

Robert...

You nearly d*ed today.

- But I didn't.
- Well, you're damn lucky.

My father d*ed
of a heart att*ck on my birthday,

and now you have one
on the day our son is born.

I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna
let history repeat itself.

- I won't.
- I forgot.

Well, of course you did.

You spent your day
going into cardiac arrest,

apparently more than once.

- Kitty, if this gets out...
- No.

You missed the birth of our son.

I'm not gonna let you miss
the rest of his life.

I don't care.

I don't care about your campaign.

I don't care how long
it takes you to recover.

You are going to have this surgery.

Okay.

I'm gonna tell them
that you're ready.

- Okay.
- It's gonna be okay.

What's wrong?

I can't get ahold of Rebecca.

And if I don't talk to her soon, Ma,
I'm gonna go crazy.

Have you told her about Ryan yet?

No, Mom.

Well, I'm just sorry
she wasn't here today

to see you in action.

- I didn't do anything.
- You were so calm,

explaining everything to everyone.

I forgot how good you are
in a crisis.

Mom, you forgot because I'm the one
usually causing the crisis.

Well, that's not tr...

Why is it so hard for you
to accept a compliment?

Okay, thank you
for your completely biased

and totally unearned
good opinion of me.

Was it something I did as a mother
to make you like this?

Mom, please don't do
the guilt thing, all right?

I became an unemployed drug addict
all by myself.

- Ex-drug addict.
- Recovering drug addict.

You are completely incapable of seeing
any of your own good qualities.

And as far as being unemployed,
that's not your fault.

Mom, stop making excuses for me.

Can't you see what I really am, Mom?

I see you. I see you.

I see a smart, brave,
compassionate man

who dropped out of school

and gave some of the most
important years of his life to the Army.

That's what I see.

While all of your friends were
in college finding themselves,

you were serving your country
in Afghanistan and Iraq.

You never had a chance to
find out what you're good at.

Maybe.

You deserve that chance, Justin.

The sad thing is, the only one
who thinks you don't is you.

I don't understand how
a guy so young and fit

- has a heart att*ck.
- I know.

It's crazy.
Justin said it could be hereditary.

- Hey, you made it.
I just got here.

- How's Kitty?
- She's, uh, hanging in there.

She's pretty much running
on pure adrenaline now.

- Yeah. Where's Elizabeth?
- She's with Holly, believe it or not.

- Holly?
- Yeah, um, she stopped by to see you...

Wait, so hold on.
Holly's alone at our house?

- Yeah, she offered.
- What's the big deal?

I like to keep my private life
and my work separate.

- Is that so hard to understand?
- Okay, fine. I'll call a sitter.

No, no, no. I'll do it.

Did I do something wrong?

No. You know,
we're all pretty stressed out.

He'll be fine.

I feel like I haven't seen you in years.

- You poor thing. Are you okay?
- Yeah, I think so.

My phone d*ed. I think I k*lled it,
you know, trying to make so many calls.

Can I borrow yours?
I need to call the office.

They need to fax a bunch
of confidentiality agreements.

Okay, can you at least
tell me what happened, first?

Yeah. Robert had a heart att*ck.

You know, one minute he was fine,
the next he collapsed,

and we called him an ambulance.

- That's it?
- What do you want me to say?

You know, that I thought
he was gonna die?

That I thought I was gonna
have to stand there

and watch him die, and, you know,
not be able to help?

But you did help him.
You got him here.

You know, in the ambulance
when they were working on him,

the EMT kept saying to me:

"Your friend... Your...

Your friend is gonna be okay. "

I didn't even like him when
he became my brother-in-law.

And now that he is my friend,
and God knows how that happened,

I can't bear the thought of losing him.

But the EMT said
he was gonna be fine.

Yeah, that was before
his heart stopped.

I mean,
what if that happens again?

They'll take care of him.

You know, your friend has a new son.
And you have a new nephew.

- Have you seen him?
- Mm-hm.

And I think you better meet him
before you do anything else.

I don't feel presentable right now.

It's okay. He won't mind.
He's all blotchy too.

Here.

- Hello.
Hey, Holly. It's Tommy.


- How's Robert?
- We don't know yet.


He's still in surgery.

It was really nice of you to offer
to sit with Elizabeth. Thanks.

- So, um, everything's fine?
- Yeah.


Julia said that you had something
you wanted to talk to me about.

- Well, it can wait till tomorrow.
- Good.

Uh, listen, I'm sure
you've got lots to do today,

so I called our regular babysitter.

I told her to hurry. She's on her way.

Relax, Tommy. I'm fine.

Okay. Thanks, um...

- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay. Bye.

Any news?

Um, mm-mm.

Honey, can I do anything for you?
Can I make any calls or anything?

No, no. I called Robert's brother,
and I left a message for Courtney.

Well, if she calls back,
hand me the phone.

The last thing you need
to do right now

- is talk to his ex-wife.
- It's fine.

- Have you told Trish yet?
- I did.

I did, and she downplayed it.

She said that bypass surgery
was run-of-the-mill these days,

and she warned me
that I would have two babies

to take care of after the surgery.

She's right.
Men make awful patients.

Yeah.

Yeah, if he comes home.

Oh, Kitty, stop it.
He's gonna make it home.

We don't know that.

It's funny. I never thought... I...

I never even worried.

I just assumed.

I just keep thinking about
how mad I've been at him,

and all this arguing,

all this fighting over
the article and the campaigning,

it just all just...

It all just seems so stupid now.

I just don't want that
to be my memory of him.

I just want one more moment,

just one minute, just to hold him.

I just wanna hold him,

and I wanna tell him that
he means everything to me.

- He knows that.
- I know he does.

But I need it.

I need it.

Oh, God, just please
give me one more moment.

Just give me one moment.

Oh, just give me
one more moment, please.

Hey, Mom.
I can't really talk right now.

You don't have to worry about me
anymore. I am going to be fine.

- Wait, what do you mean?
- I've got him.

- Who?
- Tommy. Do you know what he did?

He stole from the company
to buy the land.

- I found the proof.
- Are you sure?


It is all right here.

Wait, that's the babysitter.
I've gotta go.

Listen, don't say anything
to anybody. Not a word.

- I love you, sweetie.
- Bye.

- I'm sorry I didn't call.
- It's okay.

Oh, it's okay.

I missed you.

First of all, I don't believe
he would do something like that.


Well, would you just
try talking to him?

- He won't tell me anything.
- And say what?

Say that we think he's
trying to get rid of Holly,

and he can't break the law
to do it.

Sarah, Robert is having
bypass surgery.

I don't have a place in my brain
for this right now.

- He's your brother.
- Yeah, so is Robert,

and it's my job to make sure this
whole thing doesn't destroy his career.

- I really don't have time for this.
- Kevin, I am really worried about him.

- And I don't know what to do.
- Then let me give you some legal advice.

If what you think is true,

you don't wanna be
within ten miles of him.

Hey, I was just thinking about you.
- You were?

Yeah, I'm here trying to figure out your
ridiculously convoluted cable system.

Are you all right?

No, I just saw Justin,
and I don't know what to do.

- If I let him know what's going on...
- Rebecca, I talked to your mother,


and she's gonna walk away
from the whole thing.

- When did she tell you that?
- I don't know. A couple of hours ago.


But I just talked to her.
She said she found something.

- She can prove Tommy broke the law.
- What exactly did she say to you?

That's all she said.
What am I supposed to do?

I wanna be with Justin,
I know that now,

and if she does this,
I'm gonna have to take sides.

Justin's gonna be
caught in the middle too.


The Walkers will band together.
That's what they do.


I don't wanna lose him.

I'm in love with him.

Well, that's all you need to know.

Okay? That's the only thing
that really matters.

- You really believe that?
- I do.

Okay.

Hey, Scotty. This is yours.

Oh, thanks, Tommy. I didn't
realize how hungry I was.

- Yeah. Here, babe. I got this for you.
- You still mad at me?

- No, I'm fine.
- Tell me why you got...

Kev, uh, pastrami.

- What, is that a problem?
- No.

- Hey, everybody.
Rebecca.

You're here.
Hey, you're back.

- Tommy.
- Does this mean you're coming to work?

- Yeah, I was planning on it.
- Great. Well, we've missed you.

- There's food if you want some.
Thank you.

So Rebecca's back?

Mom, I know you're not hungry,

so I got you
one of those soy chai lattes.

Saul, we need to talk.

Sarah, not now.

I need to know
everything you know about...

- Just not now.
Hey, guys.

Hey, so, uh, Robert's out of surgery,

and the doctor said
it went really well,

- and that they couldn't be happier.
Oh, that's fantastic.

- Oh, my God. What a relief.
- That's great, man.

I knew it.
Oh, God.

The doctor said that you made it through
with flying colors.

We're all gonna be fine, Robert.

And everything is gonna be okay.

Everything is gonna be okay.

You're gonna be fine.

Well, he said that he thought

that Robert was going to make
a complete recovery, so...

Well, he's definitely
in good hands here.

They have one of the best
cardiac rehab programs

- in Los Angeles.
- Right, right. Good.

Trish, I can't believe
they're releasing you.

Every time I gave birth,
they kept me in here a month.

Are you sure
that you're feeling well enough

- to go home so soon?
- Oh, yeah, definitely.

I'm a little sore,
but in case you haven't noticed,

I'm not exactly in
my comfort zone as a patient.

- I noticed.
- So, uh, thanks for the ice chips

and the distracting stories.

Well, it's the least I can do,

considering everything
you've done for my daughter.

I'm gonna go check on the baby.

You know, um, Trish, I know that we agreed
to sending pictures once a month, but...

But I don't know, I thought that maybe if
you wanted to check in from time to time...

It's all right.
The terms we agreed to are fine.

Okay, fine. Great.
We'll just keep it the way it is.

You know, I'm supposed to wait
to be escorted out by a wheelchair,

but, uh, I'm walking out.

Serves them right
for not giving me that epidural.

- Goodbye, Kitty.
- Bye, Trish.

Trish.

Thank you.

- I know you wanna get out of here.
- The sooner the better.

Recovery is a process. It takes time.

Once you're discharged,
you'll start a -week program.

Now, within that period,
there is no driving, no sex, no work.

How about two out of the three?

Senator, this is very serious.

Avoiding stress
is easier said than done.

But the only job you have right now
is working on your recovery.

- Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that...
No, no. We're done here.

Okay, thank you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Somebody wants to meet you.

Not as bad as I wanna meet him.

Oh, you know what, honey?
If you're in pain, we can do this later.

No, bring him over here.
It'll make all the pain go away.

There you go. Look.

That's your daddy.


- Oh, look at him.
- Yeah.

I forgot

how little newborns are.

I know.

Okay, okay. Shh.

- It's okay.
- Hey, he needs a name.

- He does.
- What's it gonna be, Connor or Ben?

I had an idea.

You know, Trish gave us this gift,

and I thought maybe it would be nice
if we honored her.

I think naming him Trish
would be child abuse.

- Trish Evans.
- Evan?

Yeah. It means peaceful warrior.

What do you think, Evan?

Evan McCallister.

Well, Evan Walker McCallister.

Hey, come sit with your daddy.

Damn it, Saul. I told you
to just keep your mouth shut.

No, Tommy. I'm not making that
mistake again. Sarah's right.

Sarah doesn't know.
You don't even work there anymore.

Despite where I get my paycheck,
Tommy, I still care.

- Ojai was home for all of us.
Yeah, well, guess what.

It's not gonna be anybody's home but
Holly's if we don't do something about it.

- You said that you hated her, right?
- Not enough to break the law.

She's stealing our company from us.

- What, you guys don't even care?
- Of course we care.

But you're not in this alone.

- There are other ways to get rid of Holly.
- But I am alone, Saul.

- It's just me there. That's it.
- Is that what you think,

because we're not in the building,
that you're alone in this?

I do, and you know what? I hate it.

I want it to be the way it used to be,

so that there's something left
for Elizabeth,

for Paige and Cooper
and for Kitty's baby.

- And I want Ojai to be ours again.
- Not this way, Tommy.

I can't go back
under these circumstances.

Don't you see?

I'm just doing what Dad would've done.
I'm taking a page out of his book.

But it isn't you, Tommy.
If you're determined to be Dad,

then honor what was best about him
and just forget about the rest.

I want it to be like it was too,

but what I remember about Ojai
are the orchards where we played.

I remember the joy. That's what matters.
The rest is just money.

The only thing that you owe this family,

the only thing you owe yourself,
Tommy, is your integrity.

Just... I'm begging you,
don't sell your soul for this.

Well, um, it's too late.

The board meeting's tomorrow.

Nothing that's done can't be undone.

Nothing.

Hey.
- Hey.

- I heard you were leaving.
- Yeah, yeah, I guess.

Mom went to figure out
some last-minute details,

and she's gonna help me
get Evan settled.

- Evan?
- Yeah.

It's strong, dignified. No cruel
nicknames spring to mind. I approve.

Oh, well, good. I'm glad.

Okay, listen, um, Kev, I just wanna say
thank you for everything.

Look, I just wish I could've
done something differently.

Oh, no. Come on, you were great.
And it just really means a lot to me.

Well, I never thought I'd say it, but,
you know, he's kind of an amazing guy.

Wow. Don't tell me
you're gonna change parties.

No, I'm not, but believe it or not,

there are two Republicans
in this world who I love.

Yeah. Well, you know, we're gonna
have to work really hard

to take care of him,
though he's not gonna want us to.

- We have to get him to slow down.
- That might be harder.

- Yeah, believe me. I know that. That's...
- Okay, do you want the striped onesies,

or the ones with the little fire trucks?

Mom, it doesn't matter
what we take him home in.

You say that now. Wait till
you're watching the video.

- Oh, okay. Um, striped. Stripes.
Yeah.

Striped.

Look, go. I've got him.
I'll take care of him.

Yeah, okay. Bye.

- Hey.
Hey.

Come in.

What?

- Do I look that bad?
- Oh, no, no.

I mean, you know, I wouldn't schedule
a TV appearance for tomorrow...

Sorry. So much for laughter
being the best medicine.

How you feeling?

As good as I can feel
after open-heart surgery,

the doctors say.

Has any of this leaked?

There's rumors. They're circling.

- But I'll deal with the press tonight.
- Good.

Good.

It was a minor incident.

A minor incident?
No, come on, Robert.

We give them that
for this news cycle,

it burns itself out,

then later we give them
the heart att*ck

when people have stopped caring.

Are you still planning to run?

More than ever.

Robert, you almost d*ed.
You... In fact, you did die.

- If you hadn't been in the ER when...
- I know what happened.

Right. And you still think
you can do this?

This is who I am.

A heart att*ck doesn't change that.

- And I know it's gonna take some time.
- You know what?

I really don't think now is the time
to make any kind of decisions.

There's nothing to decide.

Kevin, I need you now more than ever,

because I am coming back.

Nothing changes.

Oh, you're here.

Hey, uh, you know that board meeting
I put in the books?

I need you to cancel it.

Okay. Was there another day
that was good for you?

No. Just, uh, cancel it.

Back to work already?

Just, uh, tying up some loose ends
before I go home.

- How's Robert?
- Looks like he's gonna be fine.

That's good news. And the baby?

- A boy. Evan.
- Wow.

It's quite a day for your family.

Yeah, uh.
Look, I was just checking in, so...

Um, Tommy, could I ask you a question?

Yeah. sh**t.

Things are going well,
for us, I mean,

for Ojai Foods, for Walker Landing,

which is quite a feat
in this economic climate,

don't you think?

- We've been very lucky, yes.
- And smart.

I mean, we have made
some really smart decisions.

You don't need to worry,
if that's what you're getting at.

But I do need to worry, because
that's just not enough, is it?

I guess it was just
a matter of time for me

until you figured on a way to do it.

I know, Tommy.

I know that you embezzled
$ million from this company

to buy Crawford Orchards.

I know that Omni Inc.
Is a front that you created

so that you could
sell the land back to Ojai,

knowing that we would pay
in shares

and you would get control
of the company.

And then what were you gonna do,

just toss me to the curb
and put the money back in?

Holly, listen to me...

I have all the information that I need.

- I wasn't gonna go through with this.
- And you expect me to believe that?

- Holly...
- Don't.

Desperation is so unappealing.

Well, here we are.
This is Mommy and Daddy's room.

And it's gonna be your room,
for a little while anyway.

And this is your bassinet over
here. This is where you will sleep a lot.

A lot, a lot, a lot, huh, Evan?

I think I'm gonna change him, Mom.
Good. I'll catch it on camera.

- You know what? I think it's enough.
This is a monumental occasion.

Mom, I'm starting to feel like
I'm on a reality TV show.

Well, if you want Robert to miss it.
- Oh, he's not gonna miss it.

Okay? Please. There's gonna be
so many diapers to change.

He's gonna be changing diapers
over and over and over again.

All right.

But be careful of that little penis.
It's a sprinkler system.

Don't worry, because I have this.

- What the hell is that?
- A pee-pee teepee.

- I just used a towel.
- Well, times have changed.

Yeah.

I'm proud of you, Kitty.

Oh, what, for learning
how to change a diaper?

Well, yes, that too.

Mostly for getting through
the past two days

with such dignity and grace.

Oh, please.
I'm just good at multitasking.

- You're gonna be a great mother.
- Learned it all from you.

Let's go to bed.

There you go.

There you go.

Nighty-night-night.

Oh, wow.

- I can't believe he's here.
- He's home.

Finally.

- Why don't you lie down?
- No, you know, I'm okay.

Rule number one:
When the baby naps, you nap.

Okay. I will, I will.

In a minute.

Hey, there you go.

Hey, are you sure
your mom won't mind?

Are you kidding me?
She's always telling me to eat.

All right, come on.
Come on in, have a seat.

Get some dinner.

Okay. What do we got?

We got some broccoli,
onions, spaghetti sauce,

some mushrooms.

God, my mom's fridge is amazing.

All right. You know,
I think we deserve this.

We deserve a well-cooked meal
after eating all that hospital cafeteria food.

We can call this
your "welcome home" dinner.

Oh, no. Is it the onion?

No, um. No.

- Well, what is it? Is something wrong?
- No, it's the opposite, um.

I just... I wanna tell you something.

I have something to tell you too,

- but you're probably gonna laugh...
- Why would I do that?

- No, you go first.
- No, no, no, go.

- No, no, go.
- No, tell me. Justin, tell me.

Okay.

So you remember
when we were at the hospital,

and there's all this chaos around?

We're around all these people that
are fighting for their lives,

and some are gonna make it,
and some aren't.

It really reminded me
about how I felt in Iraq.

- My God, Justin. I didn't realize...
- No, no, no. It's a good thing.

That's the point, is everybody
there had a purpose.

And I feel like
I haven't had a purpose since...

- Since I was a medic.
- Yeah?

I wanna be a doctor.
And I know it sounds crazy,

- and it's probably gonna take me forever...
- No, that doesn't sound crazy at all.

- I just wanna be someone you're proud of.
- Justin, I'm proud of you all the time.

I mean, I am now,
but you'd be an amazing doctor.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Oh, God. You know, I thought
it was gonna sound ridiculous

- when it actually came out of my mouth.
- No, you should do it.

I'm going to. I mean, I'm gonna try.
You know, me and school...

Oh, uh, what were you gonna tell me?

Uh, nothing. Nothing. It doesn't matter.

- You sure?
- Yeah. This is what matters.

You keep sleeping. I'll walk him around.

We've been hearing all day
of a possibly serious health problem.


Coming up, we'll take you to St. Francis
Hospital for an announcement


from Senator Robert McCallister's
spokesman.


That's after the break. Stay with us.

You didn't call.

David.

I am very pleased to announce
that as of : yesterday,

Senator McCallister and his wife,
my sister, Kitty Walker McCallister,

became the proud parents

of a very healthy, beautiful baby boy,
Evan Walker McCallister.


Now, there have been some rumors
about the senator's health,


and I would like to clarify.
Upon arrival at the hospital,


the senator was treated
for a heart irregularity.


He underwent some routine tests.

As soon as these results become
available, we will release them.

However, in the meantime, he's looking
forward to spending a few days

with his brand-new baby boy,

getting back onto the campaign trail,

and eventually serving the great
state of California as its governor.


Thank you.
Okay, we'll open for questions.


- Hello.
Hey, Cooper. It's Uncle Saul.


- Oh, hi, Uncle Saul.
- Can I speak to your mom?


Yeah. He wants to talk to you.

Who's that? Hello.

I'm at Tommy's. He needs our help.

Justin, promise me something.

Anything.

No matter what happens,
we'll get through it.

I promise.

Rebecca, I love you.

I'll get it.

- Hi.
- Hi, uh, is Nora here?

No. Sorry, um. Can I help you?

I'm Ryan. Ryan Lafferty.

Oh, my God. Hi, uh. Well, come on in.

So are you Kitty or Sarah?

Actually, I'm Rebecca.

Hey.
- Hey.

Justin, this is Ryan Lafferty.

Hey.
- Hey.

- Do you mind if I take him?
- No.

Hi, angel.

Oh, yeah.

Hi.

It's your mama.

It's just gonna be
you and me now, okay?

Yeah, it's okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.
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