Best Medicine (2026) s02e04 Episode Script
No Place Like Om
1
[Martin]
No one allowed in.
Pick up the mail.
Save weekend newspaper.
And the thermostat stays at 68.
Okay, that's 6-8.
And don't forget that--
For the love of all
that is good, let this end.
Look, this is my first time
leaving Port Wenn, right?
And I'd prefer if everything
is exactly as I left it.
Exactly? Even me?
Should I just stand here
and not breathe?
No, you're welcome to change
as much as possible.
Ew! I hope Vacation Doc
has a chill mode.
- Or a pair of jeans.
- No, I don't.
But I do have a tuxedo
that I have to go steam.
[Elaine exclaims]
- A tuxedo? That's fancy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Where are you going?
- Eden asked me
to go with her tonight
to the Boston Hospital Gala,
not that
it's any of your business.
Look at you.
Like an actual human.
- Mm-hmm.
- Trying to make
your girlfriend happy.
- Doc!
- Yeah, it's unpleasant.
- Um, goodbye.
- Okay, good stuff.
Oh, add this to the list.
Help myself to whatever
I want from the fridge.
Thank you so much.
Drive safe. Have fun.
- What could go wrong?
- [door shuts close]
[quirky music playing]
Okay, take ten rows
of ten, boys.
Thank you very much.
We're almost there.
Oh, great.
Yeah, it's really
coming together.
[Louise laughs and sighs]
You know what? Can you get
this box? It's a little heavy.
- Yes, of course.
- Thank you.
Thanks for helping out today.
I know, uh,
this day for you is, uh
You only get to cross
that stage once, right?
You gotta make it special.
I'm gonna start
with the bunting.
Ha! I love that word.
Bunting.
[chuckles]
You're the best.
Hey, let's go!
Graduation day!
[Louisa]
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
[chuckles]
Looking forward to it, too.
Very much. Bye.
[Sally]
Oh, Martin!
What is it, Sally?
I need a prescription refill.
My darn
carpal tunnel's acting up.
Well, I can't prescribe
anything without an exam.
Come see me Monday.
Monday? But my wrist hurts now.
Please, Martin?
- [Sally gasps]
- Before I renew
your corticosteroids,
we should rule out
any issues
with your cervical spine.
Could you take
the neck brace off?
- What neck brace?
- The one around your neck.
Oh, this old thing.
Mm-hmm.
How long have you worn it?
Um, 35 years.
- 35 years?
- Give or take.
- Now, just let me examine it.
- Oh, absolutely not.
[gasps] We hardly
know each other, doctor.
- Sally.
- [gasps] You can at least
offer to buy me dinner first,
you rascal.
[phone vibrating]
Louisa.
Mm-hmm.
I'm sorry, can it wait?
[high school orchestra playing]
Yeah, faster,
my darlings, faster!
This is a graduation,
not a funeral.
This is the emergency?
Someone with bad tempo?
You don't know Mrs. Ruth.
She isn't normally like this.
Stop, stop, stop.
- Let's try again.
- I'm getting really dizzy.
- I split my lip.
- Graduation is in seven hours.
[grunts] From the top.
Allegro con fuoco with fire.
Mrs. Ruth, Hello,
Dr. Best is here.
Oh, wonderful.
Can he play the tuba?
Never,
it's a horrible instrument.
Mrs. Ruth, have you been
taking any stimulants
- by any chance?
- [laughing] Oh, no.
I've only had three coffees
and two of those
blue neon energy drinks.
I've got so much energy.
Yeah, that's
the caffeine talking.
Listen,
I want you to stick to water.
Come see me Monday
for a physical,
and then we'll have
a proper introduction then.
Okay? I have to go.
Everyone, you take a five-minute
break before you crack a rib.
Doctor's orders.
Be careful with that thing.
- [Louisa] Five minutes.
- [Mrs. Ruth] Oh!
We'll never be ready in time.
[Louisa] Sorry,
sorry, sorry, sorry.
I might have been overreacting.
It's my first
graduation as principal,
and I just don't want things
to suddenly fall apart.
I won't call you again.
You can call me any time
when I'm back.
Just keep an eye on Mrs. Ruth.
Mm-hmm. Enjoy Boston with Eden.
Doc, what are you doing here?
- What are you doing here?
- Helping me.
- Drive safe, Martin.
- [Martin] Thanks.
I am sure
graduation will go smoothly.
[Marylou]
Doc Best, I heard you were here.
W-- w-- what's wrong, Marylou?
I've been trying to ignore this,
what with prepping
the cafeteria for graduation,
but this is getting out of hand.
- Ignore what?
- [tense tone plays]
- [Louisa gasps]
- I'm lactating.
[Fred]
Watch out!
- Oh, oh, my!
- [Fred] Watch out!
- Oh, my gosh!
- [tires screeching]
Are you okay?
- Is that your
- Car.
[theme music playing]
[Fred]
I've never dealt with worse
student drivers in my life.
And there was screaming
in the back seat.
- [indistinct conversation]
- [Mark] Everybody okay?
Yeah, yeah, everything's okay.
We're okay.
- Fred, are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine,
- but they wrecked my car.
- Mine, too.
And the chairs, and the podium,
like, what are we gonna do now?
This is not cool, Harley!
I'm a teenager!
I'm supposed to be a bad driver!
Hello, hello!
Okay, the three
of you are obviously fine,
but, Fred,
you don't look so good.
I want the two of you to come
inside with me for a minute.
- Finally.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Philistines!
- I'll slept with your grandpa.
- Marylou, cool it.
- Ew!
Elaine, find me
another way to Boston, please.
[Mark] You three with me, now.
Clean up your mess.
[Louisa] Be a little nicer.
Be a little nicer.
Everything's okay.
Everything's okay.
Graduation's not falling apart.
Oh, look, the top of the podium.
Mark, I found
the other piece of the podium.
♪
Mmm, those muffins
smell so good.
You are a magician, George.
Please, I can
make these in my sleep
with one arm
tied behind my back.
Now, Sarah, remember,
a successful bed-and-breakfast
lives and dies by the reviews,
five stars or bust.
Why did I let you two
convince me to do this?
Because now you have
a gorgeous new guest room,
and we like taking 10%.
[George chuckling]
- [Aunt Sarah exclaims]
- Hey.
- Guests only.
- It's my house.
Not this weekend, it isn't.
- [knocking on door]
- Oh, shoot.
- Showtime.
- [George] Okay.
- [squeals]
- [Greg chuckling]
- Oh.
- Morning, Sarah.
Boys.
What the heck are you doing,
Eddie McCroy?
Well, I rented your spare room
through Greg Garrison's
Dream Home.
- No, you didn't.
- Yes, I did.
No, you didn't.
A Mr. Dale Jeffries did.
[both] He's coming to see
his nephew graduate.
[Eddie]
I booked it under a false name.
I figured it was the only way
you'd ever let me stay over,
Sarah.
- Uh, excuse me now.
- What?
Whoa!
Are you two
- Yes.
- No!
Hot goss fresh out of the oven.
[George]
I think we should go.
Come on, let's go spread it
while it's warm.
- [Sarah] Guys.
- [George] Have fun.
- [George] Yeah.
- [Sarah] No, wait a minute.
- Yeah.
- Please.
[sniffs]
Fresh baked muffins.
This is such bullcrap!
[Elaine] Doc,
there's a bus at one.
- Good, thank you.
- [Marylou] I told him
over and over again,
he's too old
to be teaching driver's ed.
It's time to retire.
This from the lady
who invented fire.
Hm. How long
have you been perspiring
and feeling overly exhausted?
A week and a half, two weeks.
This could be an issue
with your renal condition.
- Any foam in your urine?
- Clean and clear.
Look, it's just I've been up
late this past week
finishing calligraphy
on the diplomas.
Now, Marylou,
how long have you
- Leaking?
- Mm-hmm.
You can say it in front of Fred.
We're besties.
It's been around two weeks.
- Yeah, ever since Happy Grove.
- Yeah, what's the Happy Grove?
A wellness retreat.
Fred and Ruth and I all went.
Wait. All three of you?
- Mm-hmm.
- Really?
[phone buzzing]
You're all healthy enough
to wait to see me
on Monday, okay?
Hi, Eden.
Yeah, I--
No, I'm still in Port Wenn.
It's a long story.
I will be at your place
before the gala.
Okay, bye.
Doc, Mrs. Ruth, not okay. Hurry.
[Fred]
What's wrong with Ruth?
What happened? I just saw her.
I guess she wanted
to rehearse on the stage.
Mrs. Ruth,
can you describe the pain?
Oh, it feels like somebody
shoved a baton right through me
- and out my back.
- [Mrs. Ruth groans]
Okay. I'm gonna
take your pulse, okay?
No, not Mrs. Ruth now.
Like, how are
we supposed to have
a graduation without a band?
I'm gonna talk him down.
Why is Mark acting
more bizarre than usual?
He missed our graduation,
so every year
he gets really intense about it.
It's getting worse.
This is pancreatitis.
Call an ambulance.
Okay, we're gonna call
an ambulance.
Just take a breath.
Very good.
Enjoy your lunch, Brisket.
Greg, I don't
want to make a fuss,
but Franklin and I can't find
lobster rolls on the menu.
It should be between shrimp
fritters and salmon burger.
Huh, well, of course
you can have lobster rolls.
Let me take this menu.
George!
Did you notice lobster rolls
aren't on the menu this week?
Must be a printing mistake.
It's not a mistake.
I took them off for the week.
What? Why?
I just felt like
doing something different.
This isn't swapping
parsley for chives.
- It's our lobster rolls.
- What's the big deal?
It's graduation today.
Everyone orders lobster rolls.
It's a rite of passage.
And the Port Wenn way.
I know, but I just felt like
I should be graduating, too.
- What is this?
- [George] Behold!
The deconstructed lobster roll.
The butter is a foam.
The lemon is a whisper.
It is avant-garde and fun.
Not for the guy who has to
take it to our customers.
Go. Expand their horizons.
Mm-hmm. I love you so much.
Get out of my kitchen.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
How do you like your steak?
At The Salty Breeze
with a cold beer.
- What's going on?
- Making us lunch.
You know, you didn't really
have to fake an identity
to get into my kitchen.
Didn't I, though?
Now, I got mushrooms
and peppers.
I'm gonna make a salad with
the scallions and the carrots.
And I got two bottles of wine,
one white and one red,
but I think
we should drink the red
- after all, it is steak.
- Okay, great.
- Okay.
- I'm gonna go wash my hands,
both of them,
and then I'll be back.
Good. Medium rare?
[Mrs. Ruth grunts]
[Louisa] All this
from too much caffeine?
It's unlikely,
but Ruth and Marylou,
Fred, all in one day.
I mean, something's not right.
- You can say that again.
- What is this retreat center
- they all went to together?
- The Happy Grove.
It's an old campground
right at [indistinct]
- It's an old campground.
- [Louisa] Yeah.
Maybe it was something
in the water source.
[Louisa]
What makes you say that?
Pancreatitis, lactation, fatigue
are all symptoms
of lead poisoning.
- Call the retreat right now.
- [band playing "Funeral March"]
Why are you playing that?
Don't play that!
- Isn't she dead?
- No!
- [Louisa] Everyone take a five.
- Okay, nobody's answering.
- Stop. Stop now.
- I guess they're too busy
- being happy.
- How far is the Happy Grove?
Fifteen minutes.
Okay, Louisa, the school
has lead tests, right?
- Yes, in the front office.
- Mark, I need a ride.
No can do.
Gotta save graduation, Doc.
- And what about Boston?
- Your bus is in an hour.
Look, a woman just collapsed
and is on her way
to the hospital.
I have enough time before my bus
to see if it's the camp.
Mark, over here,
I am ordering you
to drive me to the Happy Grove.
Wait, the town doctor's
allowed to order me?
- Absolutely, yes.
- Nice! Okay, let's go.
[Louisa]
Graduation is falling apart.
- Oh.
- [Louisa] I mean, the podium
is destroyed,
the band teacher collapsed.
I mean, what else? What else?
[Elaine] Everybody is outside
fixing it all up.
Let's not make it worse
by not having your speech ready.
Okay, fine, um
alright, so what I want you
to listen out for,
and remember,
this is an early draft.
Actually, I think I want to keep
tweaking before I show you.
Oh, wow! Dude, you're spiraling.
Well, this is my first speech
as principal.
And I just feel
every former principal
of Port Wenn Day School
just standing over my shoulder
asking, "Is that really
what you want to say?"
You know what?
I genuinely get it.
I had this exact breakdown
when I was making
my commercial reel.
Oh, that's right.
Did any agents write?
No.
Because I haven't sent it yet.
What?
Not getting into Juilliard
really messed me up.
It's like my whole life
I thought that I was the best,
and then this one school was
like, um, "No, you're not,"
and now I'm just wondering
if they're right.
Of course, they're not right.
You're you. You're Elaine.
And you're Louisa Gavin,
the best graduation speaker
that this school will ever hear.
- Okay, fine.
- Okay, great.
- Hello, seniors.
- Woo!
Thanks. [chuckles]
Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss,
you'll land amongst the stars
because everything
happens for a reason.
And there's no time like the--
- What?
- Uh
Is that really
what you want to say?
Geneva said, and I quote,
"I want a real lobster roll,
not something that looks like
it fell on the floor."
But did you explain to her
that this is a deconstructed
lobster roll
and that the lemon is a whisper?
I did. She slapped me.
Can you just
reconstruct the lobster roll?
No, I refuse.
I will not become Billy Joel,
condemned to perform
- "Piano Man" forever.
- Don't follow you, Billy.
I am more than my greatest hits.
I can do so much
with lobster, risotto,
gnocchi, rossejat,
Greg, rossejat.
George, your lobster rolls
are what put us on the map.
They're iconic, award-winning,
and, Georgie,
in these crazy changing times,
our customers want something
they can count on.
What they want is something
old, bland, and boring.
And I'm getting sick
of doing the same thing
day in, day out
for 18 years, okay?
What else is too old,
bland, and boring for you, huh?
Mm-mm. I know where this
conversation is going.
Clam chowder,
salmon burgers, shrimp fritters.
- Me?
- There it is.
You want a new dish? All right.
Greg, for-- You know what?
Now that you say it,
an oyster tower might be fine.
Oh!
No lobster rolls, not tonight.
It's over.
Now, when you say it's over?
My life, Franklin.
My life is over.
Oh, what's wrong with him?
I don't care
what's wrong with him.
- I want my lobster roll.
- Aw.
[Mark] Never understood
this place, to be honest.
Why would anybody need to leave
Port Wenn to find a happy place?
Guess that gentleman's
happy place is nudity.
- No judgment.
- Speak for yourself.
Let's make this extremely quick.
I'll find the well
and test the water for lead,
and you see
if they have any ceramic
in the kitchen
which can also carry lead.
- Okay, boss.
- Hey, Mark.
- Yeah?
- I don't have a lot of time,
so no shenanigans, please.
You got it, Doc.
You must be my 12 o'clock.
My name is Yuzu.
[Greg] I always knew
this day would come,
when George would wake up,
look around,
and say, "What did I do?
I quit my job
with a huge movie star
whose name I can't mention
and moved here
to be elbow-deep
in mayonnaise and celery salt.
Or maybe he's just tired
of making lobster rolls.
Will we be able to order
any food, any at all?
The lobster rolls
are just a symptom.
He wants me
off the menu, Geneva! Me!
- Wait, is he the only server?
- Oh.
Can we not order?
Oh, oh.
Don't tell anybody
you saw me here.
What happened?
Eddie McCroy is in my kitchen
making lunch like a psycho.
He's making you lunch?
What a monster.
He's standing there, chopping.
- It's awful.
- [Franklin] Really?
Maybe I should go there.
What's he making?
The most beautiful
looking porterhouse steak
- you ever saw in your life.
- Oh, I understand, Sarah.
It's scary.
Scary? Steak?
You've been alone a long time.
He likes you.
He wants to make you lunch.
Well, I can make my own lunch,
thank you very much.
Sarah Best, enough is enough.
Excuse me?
I know you've been hurt before,
but it's time to move on.
Try something new.
No matter how scary it might be,
it's time to have lunch.
I hate you so much,
do you know that?
[Geneva cackling]
We're never having lunch,
are we?
[water trickling]
It's negative.
[Saffron]
Good afternoon.
This is your founder and CEO.
Join me at the Meditation Grove
to find your happy place.
Now, close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Now, imagine
- Excuse me? Psst.
- where you feel
most at peace.
I need to talk to you
about lead poisoning.
Please stay in your happy place.
I'm
- Saffron.
- Dr. Best,
can you speak faster?
Speed
disrupts
- peace.
- What if I give you
$100 to talk faster?
- Hit me.
- All right.
Are there any
other water sources
- other than your well?
- No.
What about dishes?
Anything ceramic?
- No. We only use bamboo.
- Are you sure?
There-- there were three guests
who stayed here last week,
and they're all developing
strange symptoms.
Ruth, Marylou, and Fred.
- The Port Wenn pals.
- Mm-hmm.
Fred's energy did feel blocked,
and his hand shook
whenever he drank
orange juice at breakfast.
Finally something helpful.
- You-- you mean like a tremor?
- Yes.
Okay, and you said
only in the morning?
- Yes.
- Well, I saw him this afternoon.
Also no tremors.
Morning tremors could be
a medication interaction.
Okay, this wasn't a total waste.
You're unhappy.
Yes, I am, because I'm late
for a weekend
that I've been trying
- to start since 8:00 a.m.
- And yet, you're here
at war with this present moment.
You read that
on a Snapple bottle.
Everything you think
makes you happy is a lie.
♪
You know what? Excuse me.
You don't know
anything about me.
Now, goodbye, Paprika.
- Saffron.
- Whatever.
[sighs]
Okay, how about
follow your dreams?
Oh, my God,
I am just vomiting cliches.
[Elaine]
Yeah, this is terrible.
Oh, my God.
What is wrong with me?
Okay, okay, you know what?
Let's just, uh, we just need
a nice fresh sheet of paper.
- Louisa.
- What? Oh.
Are you pregnant?
Um, my IVF embryo transfer
was a few weeks ago
and if it worked, then maybe.
What, you didn't--
you didn't take a test yet?
No, I tried, but I-- I couldn't.
- Why?
- I mean, what if it's a no?
Uh, what do I do?
All the money, all the shots,
all the hormones.
You know what, no wonder
your speech sucks so bad.
- Ow.
- You are distracted.
- I am. I'm distracted.
- [Elaine] Yes,
yes, you know what?
Why don't you take a test
right after graduation?
I will sit
on the bathroom floor with you.
Okay, yeah, yeah.
- Thank you, that makes sense.
- [Elaine] Good.
All right,
let's focus on the speech.
- Okay, let's do the speech.
- [Elaine] Okay, so how--
Yeah, I can't think about
anything else now,
so I'm going to take it
right at this moment.
Can you please call George
and tell him that I'm taking it
because I told him I'd tell him
when I was taking it.
[Elaine] Yes!
I guess your hands
were really dirty.
Yeah, you got me on that one.
- Actually, I was--
- Hiding out at The Salty Breeze?
Yeah, but I didn't eat,
so let's have some steak
and watch TV.
[delightful music playing]
Excellent.
♪
[Sarah sighing]
Mark?
What happened to no nonsense?
- Yuzu, my spirit guide
- Please don't say spirit guide.
showed me the galaxy
of truths inside of me.
Okay, we're leaving. Come on.
No, seriously, Martin,
no, listen.
No, wait, I figured it out.
I haven't moved on.
[Martin]
Okay, well,
now we're going to
move on from here, all right?
No, I haven't moved on
from high school.
I was 17,
and I pulled
this stupid senior prank.
I greased the banisters,
but then this teacher
slipped and broke their ankle.
I wasn't allowed
to attend my graduation.
Okay, well, you were a kid,
it doesn't matter.
But Yuzu made me see that
I'm still that 17-year-old kid
waiting to cross
the graduation stage to, like,
to, like,
throw a cap and know I made it.
That's why I failed
to launch, Doc.
Mark, what are you
talking about?
Look at me, no wife, no kids,
not even a girlfriend.
Like, everybody else moved on
and I'm
always just going to be
Marky the class clown.
Mark, is that really
how you see yourself?
Yep. I never grew up, Doc.
Well, I'm sorry, all right,
but we-- we really
have to go, all right?
- The bus is leaving in 15--
- Doc, look out!
♪
You hurt?
[Martin]
No, and now we missed the bus.
One weekend.
I just wanted one normal weekend
in Boston with Eden.
It's not too much to ask.
I think it's kind of sweet
trying to make her happy
- because she's your happy place.
- [Martin] What?
No, Mark, that's--
that's not what I'm saying.
[Mark] Let's get you
some clothes.
I'll get you
to the train in Brunswick.
Last one leaves at 4:00.
You can still make it.
- All right, thank you.
- [Mark] Yeah.
You know what?
But first, we're gonna--
we're gonna stop
at your mom's pharmacy.
Didn't you just say that--
I know, but Fred's tremor only
happened in the morning,
which could mean
there's something wrong
with his medication.
And if I leave
and something happens,
I'll never forgive myself.
- Why are you smiling?
- That's my guy. Let's go.
[laughs] Come on.
Okay. Come on.
No! No!
- Hi, Mom.
- [Sally] Oh, hi, honey.
Well, hello there, Martin.
I always
suspected you worked out.
Actually, I do.
Any recent medication changes
for Fred?
Nope. Why?
- Marylou?
- Nope. What's going on?
- How about Ruth?
- No idea.
We had a falling out.
She hasn't been a customer
since I heard--
- Not story time. Mm-mm.
- Ow!
Wrist still bothering you?
Doc, I thought you fixed it.
She wouldn't let me
fully examine her.
Apparently, the neck brace
is classified information,
but you're certain
about Fred and Marylou?
You think I don't know
how to dispense medication?
I'm just trying to understand
what sent Ruth to the hospital,
why Fred is having tremors
and Marylou's lactating.
Ma, why don't you just tell
the doc about your condition?
It's nothing to be ashamed of.
I'm not ashamed.
I just don't feel like--
Ma has weak neck syndrome.
That's why she wears the brace.
It runs in her family.
My ma's ma had it,
and her ma's ma,
and her ma's ma's ma.
- Hmm. Are you done?
- Yeah.
Yeah, because
there's no such thing.
[Sally] Martin, if you're
looking into Ruth,
you should talk to Tim.
- Bye now.
- Tim? The man of few words?
He's a home health aide
and he organizes meds
for half the seniors in town,
including Ruth,
Fred, and Marylou.
Hold on. Weak neck isn't real?
- Mm-mm.
- [Sally] Okay.
Pharmacy's closed. Lunchtime.
- Siesta.
- Buenos tardes.
- Arrivederci.
- Ma, wait.
Why are you being so weird?
[Sally]
Why are you being so weird?
Where does Tim live?
Well, he just stopped in here
to pick up some meds,
and I saw him
walk into the Salty Breeze.
[Martin]
Fine. I'll go over there
before we go
to the train station.
I am not missing that train.
[Mark]
I'll meet you over there.
- I gotta talk to my mom.
- Why?
Because honesty
is the only way to move forward.
I mean, that's what Yuzu said.
- You who?
- [Mark] Yuzu.
Post it. Why not stick around?
Use your Swingline
Classic stapler.
It's great. Press send.
Yeah, but is it giving, like,
put me on a billboard?
I just--
Or, like, what about my smile?
Please don't spiral on me.
Just press send.
I'm not spiraling! George! Oh,
my God! Don't press the button.
Just press send.
It's super easy.
[Elaine]
George, this is so high stakes.
What do you mean
don't press the button?
- I'm not gonna let you
- Ooh.
[sobbing]
It's okay. It's okay.
I'm just--
I'm just so disappointed.
You're not alone in this.
You know that, right?
- Not for one second.
- Never.
I started making a list
of names. I'm so stupid.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Not stupid.
Whatever you want.
Whatever will make you happy.
You think after graduation,
I could have a lobster roll?
If that's all it takes,
I'll make the best lobster
roll of your life.
[sighs] Oh, God.
Can you make that two?
[Mark] So, what's going on
with your neck?
- What are you hiding from me?
- None of your business.
Ma! Since when?
It is time you talk to me.
Like a grown-up.
- I do.
- Tell me the truth.
- I can take it.
- Okay.
My neck is fine.
- What do you mean?
- I lied to you.
When? What? When?
When you were a little baby,
I slipped in the kitchen,
- and I couldn't get up.
- Okay.
And you were crying
in the other room,
and all I kept thinking was,
if something happened to me,
you would have nobody.
- Yeah?
- So I put a neck brace on
for a week,
and it made me feel safe,
like nothing bad could
ever happen to me, or to you.
And then, I-- I just kept it on.
I kept wearing it.
A week turned into a month,
and then a year.
Ma, I've been worried
about you my whole life,
just thinking about you
losing that brace,
and walking around
with your head
just flopping around.
I'm sorry!
I just--
I just want you to be happy.
Ma, that's all
I ever want for you, too.
Can I help you take it off now?
Oh. Um
Yeah?
- Okay.
- Okay!
Yeah, good, Ma!
It's just, like,
this little piece of--
No! No, I can't! I can't!
I'm sorry! I just can't do it!
Ma, you don't have to
worry about me anymore.
You raised me. I'm okay.
Well, are you, Marky?
I gotta go, Ma.
Keep it on. Whatever you want.
- I'll see you later.
- [Sally] Okay.
- Love you, Mama.
- Love you, baby.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay! I'm okay.
[door creaks open, slams shut]
[Tim] Whatever.
Tim, we have
a medical situation,
- and I need some answers, okay?
- Okay.
What prescriptions
do you pick up for Mrs. Ruth?
- Uh, lithium.
- Mm-hmm.
And you also manage
other people's medications, too?
[Tim]
A couple dozen.
And how do you keep
them organized?
- Pillboxes.
- Tim, are you able
to use more than two words
at a time?
Yeah, sure.
- Sometimes.
- Mm-hmm.
[clicks tongue] I see
these pillboxes are identical.
You ever make
any errors or mistakes?
- No.
- Listen, Mrs. Ruth's
in a hospital.
Okay, Fred and Marylou
have new symptoms.
If you made
a mistake sorting pills,
this is the moment to tell me.
Maybe.
Tim, this is a terrible day.
Don't waste my time.
Now spit it out.
- Dropped some.
- [Martin] When?
- A few weeks ago.
- Okay, what happened?
Don't you dare eat that fry.
What happened?
And tell me in as many words
as you can.
I dropped a tray,
but I picked it up,
checked online for the color
of each pill, and re-sorted.
You re-sorted
the pills by color?
Show me Mrs. Ruth's lithium.
Take your time.
- What color is this?
- Green.
- [Martin] What color are these?
- Red, maybe pink.
They're green.
You're colorblind.
- For real?
- Yes, for real.
You dropped the pills
and then mix them up
because you're colorblind.
Now your clothing choices
at least make sense.
But I love yellow.
Okay, so based on her symptoms,
Marylou took
Fred's anti-nausea medicine,
causing lactation.
And Ruth
she took Marylou's
arthritis steroids,
causing pancreatitis.
And Fred
took Ruth's lithium.
If Fred has kidney disease,
the lithium could build up
in the system and kill him.
Am I in trouble?
You're not going to jail,
but you did poison three people.
And now, I have to go make sure
Fred's okay before I go.
[Tim]
I'm sorry!
Wait, what color is my hair?
- [indistinct chatter over TV]
- [Eddie and Sarah laughing]
[exhales audibly]
Could you not breathe so loudly?
- What?
- I hear every breath.
That generally means
things are going well.
Well, I can hardly hear the TV.
All right, well then.
Here, turn up the volume.
I'm surprised you care about
dialogue in a show this crappy.
Don't call
my favorite TV show crappy.
You trick your way into my home,
you made me the best steak
I've ever eaten in my life,
Now, you won't stop breathing.
I can't take it.
You're the most
aggravating person
in the entire state of Maine.
[both moaning]
Wait, did you just start a fight
so that we could make out?
I resent that accusation.
Sarah, I like this part, too.
Sitting on the couch,
watching bad television,
being boring together.
Well, I don't want to be
an old, boring couple together.
So what's the plan here, then?
Um, we're just
going to keep fighting
and flirting until we die?
I would like more than that.
Well, I don't.
Fine.
I'll go.
[inaudible conversation]
Miss Nina. How's that leg?
Let me help you
with this heavy chair.
There you go.
Can we talk?
It's fine. I'll be okay.
My next marriage
will be for money.
I'll move to the Keys.
Oh, can I have Brisket?
Shh. Let me talk.
Greg Garrison
I love you.
I love this place, and there is
nowhere else I'd rather be.
Really? I thought--
Whoa, whoa, wait. I'm not done.
I apologize for being
so short-sighted earlier.
I get it now
that our lobster rolls
are an act of love and comfort,
and I will happily make them
until the day I die.
But I'm still
trying the rossejat.
So you're saying sometimes
being tired of lobster rolls
is just about being
tired of lobster rolls?
- Yes, my love.
- I knew that.
I was just joking.
Good after-- I'm gonna faint.
I'm gonna be sick, yeah, yeah.
What are you still doing here?
What are you wearing?
It's a long story.
I missed the bus.
Mark's taking me
to the four o'clock train.
- Where's Fred?
- He's in the library.
I told him to go home first,
but he said
he had to finish the diplomas.
- What's wrong?
- Tim mixed up their medications,
and he's been taking
Ruth's lithium.
What?
Ma-- Marylou?
- Uh, uh, Marylou?
- Gotta move.
- Don't know why.
- Sudden need to run.
It's a side effect
of the anti-nausea medicine.
Will you go after her
and tell her she'll be fine?
Yeah, on it.
Hey, slow down, Marylou!
- Let's just find Fred.
- Okay.
- Call 911.
- Oh, my God.
Let's sit you up.
It's gonna help you breathe.
Come on. Okay.
Fred, listen to me
very carefully.
You were given
the wrong medication.
What's happening?
- You're hyperventilating.
- Five minutes out.
Ambulance is five minutes out.
Here you go, Fred.
My hands. My hands.
- Is he having a seizure?
- No, it's alkalosis.
He's in respiratory distress.
I need him to calm down.
Fred. Just try to relax.
Focus on me.
It's not helping.
I don't know how else
to calm him down.
I'm so scared.
Okay, I can't believe
I'm saying this.
Fred, close your eyes.
- And picture somewhere calm.
- Yeah.
Yes, somewhere
that makes you happy.
A happy place.
I can't.
There's nothing.
Fred, for me, it's the dock
behind The Salty Breeze.
The way the sun makes
the water shimmer gold,
and the warm air
feels like a hug.
It just makes you feel like
there's nothing wrong.
- [Martin] That's it.
- Yeah.
[Martin]
That's it, Fred. Yeah.
Just stay on the dock
with the water,
the wind, and the sunshine.
Okay.
Yeah, you're gonna be okay.
Here, we got lithium toxicity.
72-year-old with renal disease.
They're gonna take care of you.
Okay, good job, good job.
Okay. Okay.
Oh, my God.
It's okay.
There you go.
Let me get this.
You got him?
All right.
Take good care of him.
[panting]
- You saved his life.
- You saved his life.
I didn't even know
what to say. I
I couldn't even imagine.
A happy place?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
It's just-- it's just been
a day, you know?
[sighs] Do you still have time
to get to Boston?
- I think so.
- Go, go, go.
I'm so sorry all this happened.
Go.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna go.
- Okay.
[gasping]
Tuxedo Doc!
This actually
really works for you.
It's a big improvement
from Yoga Doc.
Are you gonna make
your train on time?
If I go now, yes.
Well, hopefully graduation
will go as planned.
Louisa needs a win today.
- Wait, what do you mean?
- Just, I
Nothing. Never mind.
Don't look at me like that.
I-- It
She took a test.
It did not go well.
Her IVF transfer failed.
- [car horn honks]
- Doc, train time.
Got the double sirens ready.
Shouldn't have said anything.
Just, go, go. Be Boston bougie.
[band playing uplifting melody]
Thank you, thank you,
Port Wenn Day School Band!
A tribute to Mrs. Ruth.
- Good afternoon.
- [audio feedback screeching]
And congratulations
to the graduating class
of Port Wenn Day School.
- [all buzzing]
- [woman cheers]
As you leave here today,
the world will be your oyster.
The sky's the limit,
and anything is possible
if you just
[stammering]
just, um,
if-- if, uh [clicks tongue]
Actually
this speech is terrible.
[laughter]
Look, um,
today didn't
go the way that I planned.
And looking back,
I'd say a lot of my life
didn't go as planned,
and if I'm being honest
I wasn't very happy about it.
Oh, hell.
[Louisa]
So, can you do me a favor?
Will you look around?
Just look at each other, okay?
Just take each other in.
These people, the people
that you've known forever,
and the new friends
you'll meet along the way,
they're the ones that are
going to show up for you
in the rough times,
when things don't go as planned.
And they're going to
celebrate with you,
and the good ones, too.
So, I could tell you
that your life
is going to be filled
with excitement and success,
and it will, I promise,
but in the end, these people,
these beloved people
that surround you, they're all
that really matters.
They're
happiness.
[cheering and applause
over speakers]
[contemplative music playing]
[bell dinging]
Lisa Zwycoff!
- Yay!
- [crowd cheering]
And we actually have
one more graduate,
someone who may not have crossed
the stage with his class,
but has never stopped
demonstrating
the Port Wenn Day School
values of kindness,
decency, and honor.
And with
my new authority as principal
[man whoops]
I'd finally like to
congratulate
- Mark Mylow.
- [audience gasps]
Cross the stage.
[cheering and applause]
- Mark!
- [Louisa] Cross the stage, Mark!
Cross the stage!
[Greg] Mark!
Mark! Mark!
[all chanting] Mark! Mark! Mark!
Mark! Mark! Mark! Mark!
[crowd cheering]
Thanks for doing this for me.
This is awesome!
[George and Elaine]
Yes it is!
Yes it is!
Okay, now graduates,
move those tassels
right to left.
And let them fly!
[all cheering]
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
[screaming]
- Ma, you did it! Ma!
- I did it!
Sally Mylow, you go girl! Woo!
Oh, heck with it!
I am sending out my reel!
That's my girl!
There's so much to celebrate!
Okay everyone,
it's time for lobster rolls!
For everyone!
- [party horn honking]
- [loud pop]
[man] So well done.
So well done.
Congratulations. So well done.
Hello, guys.
You got those lobster rolls
back on the menu yet?
Yep. Two for you and Eddie?
Uh, two, but both for me.
So, lunch didn't go well?
Oh, lunch was fine.
He just had to leave early.
Well, he already left a review.
Well, that can't be good.
"The hostess went out of her way
- to make you feel at home."
- Not bad.
"The atmosphere she created
was idyllic.
This place
will certainly book up fast.
But I hope in the future
some room might open up for me."
Oh, come on.
What a gentleman.
- What an ass.
- [George] Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- [Greg] Look at her smile.
[seagulls calling]
[mellow guitar music]
[Martin]
Mind if I join you?
Shouldn't you be
halfway to Boston by now?
Timing didn't work out.
Your speech was very good,
by the way.
How'd you know?
I watched Elaine's livestream.
[Louisa laughing]
You were right.
About?
About life not always
turning out as we expected.
You're gonna be
all right, Louisa.
Is that your medical opinion?
It's a fact.
Beautiful, isn't it?
It's perfect.
I mean, if you're into
that kind of thing.
Sure.
[both laughing]
[theme song playing]
♪
[Martin]
No one allowed in.
Pick up the mail.
Save weekend newspaper.
And the thermostat stays at 68.
Okay, that's 6-8.
And don't forget that--
For the love of all
that is good, let this end.
Look, this is my first time
leaving Port Wenn, right?
And I'd prefer if everything
is exactly as I left it.
Exactly? Even me?
Should I just stand here
and not breathe?
No, you're welcome to change
as much as possible.
Ew! I hope Vacation Doc
has a chill mode.
- Or a pair of jeans.
- No, I don't.
But I do have a tuxedo
that I have to go steam.
[Elaine exclaims]
- A tuxedo? That's fancy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Where are you going?
- Eden asked me
to go with her tonight
to the Boston Hospital Gala,
not that
it's any of your business.
Look at you.
Like an actual human.
- Mm-hmm.
- Trying to make
your girlfriend happy.
- Doc!
- Yeah, it's unpleasant.
- Um, goodbye.
- Okay, good stuff.
Oh, add this to the list.
Help myself to whatever
I want from the fridge.
Thank you so much.
Drive safe. Have fun.
- What could go wrong?
- [door shuts close]
[quirky music playing]
Okay, take ten rows
of ten, boys.
Thank you very much.
We're almost there.
Oh, great.
Yeah, it's really
coming together.
[Louise laughs and sighs]
You know what? Can you get
this box? It's a little heavy.
- Yes, of course.
- Thank you.
Thanks for helping out today.
I know, uh,
this day for you is, uh
You only get to cross
that stage once, right?
You gotta make it special.
I'm gonna start
with the bunting.
Ha! I love that word.
Bunting.
[chuckles]
You're the best.
Hey, let's go!
Graduation day!
[Louisa]
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
[chuckles]
Looking forward to it, too.
Very much. Bye.
[Sally]
Oh, Martin!
What is it, Sally?
I need a prescription refill.
My darn
carpal tunnel's acting up.
Well, I can't prescribe
anything without an exam.
Come see me Monday.
Monday? But my wrist hurts now.
Please, Martin?
- [Sally gasps]
- Before I renew
your corticosteroids,
we should rule out
any issues
with your cervical spine.
Could you take
the neck brace off?
- What neck brace?
- The one around your neck.
Oh, this old thing.
Mm-hmm.
How long have you worn it?
Um, 35 years.
- 35 years?
- Give or take.
- Now, just let me examine it.
- Oh, absolutely not.
[gasps] We hardly
know each other, doctor.
- Sally.
- [gasps] You can at least
offer to buy me dinner first,
you rascal.
[phone vibrating]
Louisa.
Mm-hmm.
I'm sorry, can it wait?
[high school orchestra playing]
Yeah, faster,
my darlings, faster!
This is a graduation,
not a funeral.
This is the emergency?
Someone with bad tempo?
You don't know Mrs. Ruth.
She isn't normally like this.
Stop, stop, stop.
- Let's try again.
- I'm getting really dizzy.
- I split my lip.
- Graduation is in seven hours.
[grunts] From the top.
Allegro con fuoco with fire.
Mrs. Ruth, Hello,
Dr. Best is here.
Oh, wonderful.
Can he play the tuba?
Never,
it's a horrible instrument.
Mrs. Ruth, have you been
taking any stimulants
- by any chance?
- [laughing] Oh, no.
I've only had three coffees
and two of those
blue neon energy drinks.
I've got so much energy.
Yeah, that's
the caffeine talking.
Listen,
I want you to stick to water.
Come see me Monday
for a physical,
and then we'll have
a proper introduction then.
Okay? I have to go.
Everyone, you take a five-minute
break before you crack a rib.
Doctor's orders.
Be careful with that thing.
- [Louisa] Five minutes.
- [Mrs. Ruth] Oh!
We'll never be ready in time.
[Louisa] Sorry,
sorry, sorry, sorry.
I might have been overreacting.
It's my first
graduation as principal,
and I just don't want things
to suddenly fall apart.
I won't call you again.
You can call me any time
when I'm back.
Just keep an eye on Mrs. Ruth.
Mm-hmm. Enjoy Boston with Eden.
Doc, what are you doing here?
- What are you doing here?
- Helping me.
- Drive safe, Martin.
- [Martin] Thanks.
I am sure
graduation will go smoothly.
[Marylou]
Doc Best, I heard you were here.
W-- w-- what's wrong, Marylou?
I've been trying to ignore this,
what with prepping
the cafeteria for graduation,
but this is getting out of hand.
- Ignore what?
- [tense tone plays]
- [Louisa gasps]
- I'm lactating.
[Fred]
Watch out!
- Oh, oh, my!
- [Fred] Watch out!
- Oh, my gosh!
- [tires screeching]
Are you okay?
- Is that your
- Car.
[theme music playing]
[Fred]
I've never dealt with worse
student drivers in my life.
And there was screaming
in the back seat.
- [indistinct conversation]
- [Mark] Everybody okay?
Yeah, yeah, everything's okay.
We're okay.
- Fred, are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine,
- but they wrecked my car.
- Mine, too.
And the chairs, and the podium,
like, what are we gonna do now?
This is not cool, Harley!
I'm a teenager!
I'm supposed to be a bad driver!
Hello, hello!
Okay, the three
of you are obviously fine,
but, Fred,
you don't look so good.
I want the two of you to come
inside with me for a minute.
- Finally.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Philistines!
- I'll slept with your grandpa.
- Marylou, cool it.
- Ew!
Elaine, find me
another way to Boston, please.
[Mark] You three with me, now.
Clean up your mess.
[Louisa] Be a little nicer.
Be a little nicer.
Everything's okay.
Everything's okay.
Graduation's not falling apart.
Oh, look, the top of the podium.
Mark, I found
the other piece of the podium.
♪
Mmm, those muffins
smell so good.
You are a magician, George.
Please, I can
make these in my sleep
with one arm
tied behind my back.
Now, Sarah, remember,
a successful bed-and-breakfast
lives and dies by the reviews,
five stars or bust.
Why did I let you two
convince me to do this?
Because now you have
a gorgeous new guest room,
and we like taking 10%.
[George chuckling]
- [Aunt Sarah exclaims]
- Hey.
- Guests only.
- It's my house.
Not this weekend, it isn't.
- [knocking on door]
- Oh, shoot.
- Showtime.
- [George] Okay.
- [squeals]
- [Greg chuckling]
- Oh.
- Morning, Sarah.
Boys.
What the heck are you doing,
Eddie McCroy?
Well, I rented your spare room
through Greg Garrison's
Dream Home.
- No, you didn't.
- Yes, I did.
No, you didn't.
A Mr. Dale Jeffries did.
[both] He's coming to see
his nephew graduate.
[Eddie]
I booked it under a false name.
I figured it was the only way
you'd ever let me stay over,
Sarah.
- Uh, excuse me now.
- What?
Whoa!
Are you two
- Yes.
- No!
Hot goss fresh out of the oven.
[George]
I think we should go.
Come on, let's go spread it
while it's warm.
- [Sarah] Guys.
- [George] Have fun.
- [George] Yeah.
- [Sarah] No, wait a minute.
- Yeah.
- Please.
[sniffs]
Fresh baked muffins.
This is such bullcrap!
[Elaine] Doc,
there's a bus at one.
- Good, thank you.
- [Marylou] I told him
over and over again,
he's too old
to be teaching driver's ed.
It's time to retire.
This from the lady
who invented fire.
Hm. How long
have you been perspiring
and feeling overly exhausted?
A week and a half, two weeks.
This could be an issue
with your renal condition.
- Any foam in your urine?
- Clean and clear.
Look, it's just I've been up
late this past week
finishing calligraphy
on the diplomas.
Now, Marylou,
how long have you
- Leaking?
- Mm-hmm.
You can say it in front of Fred.
We're besties.
It's been around two weeks.
- Yeah, ever since Happy Grove.
- Yeah, what's the Happy Grove?
A wellness retreat.
Fred and Ruth and I all went.
Wait. All three of you?
- Mm-hmm.
- Really?
[phone buzzing]
You're all healthy enough
to wait to see me
on Monday, okay?
Hi, Eden.
Yeah, I--
No, I'm still in Port Wenn.
It's a long story.
I will be at your place
before the gala.
Okay, bye.
Doc, Mrs. Ruth, not okay. Hurry.
[Fred]
What's wrong with Ruth?
What happened? I just saw her.
I guess she wanted
to rehearse on the stage.
Mrs. Ruth,
can you describe the pain?
Oh, it feels like somebody
shoved a baton right through me
- and out my back.
- [Mrs. Ruth groans]
Okay. I'm gonna
take your pulse, okay?
No, not Mrs. Ruth now.
Like, how are
we supposed to have
a graduation without a band?
I'm gonna talk him down.
Why is Mark acting
more bizarre than usual?
He missed our graduation,
so every year
he gets really intense about it.
It's getting worse.
This is pancreatitis.
Call an ambulance.
Okay, we're gonna call
an ambulance.
Just take a breath.
Very good.
Enjoy your lunch, Brisket.
Greg, I don't
want to make a fuss,
but Franklin and I can't find
lobster rolls on the menu.
It should be between shrimp
fritters and salmon burger.
Huh, well, of course
you can have lobster rolls.
Let me take this menu.
George!
Did you notice lobster rolls
aren't on the menu this week?
Must be a printing mistake.
It's not a mistake.
I took them off for the week.
What? Why?
I just felt like
doing something different.
This isn't swapping
parsley for chives.
- It's our lobster rolls.
- What's the big deal?
It's graduation today.
Everyone orders lobster rolls.
It's a rite of passage.
And the Port Wenn way.
I know, but I just felt like
I should be graduating, too.
- What is this?
- [George] Behold!
The deconstructed lobster roll.
The butter is a foam.
The lemon is a whisper.
It is avant-garde and fun.
Not for the guy who has to
take it to our customers.
Go. Expand their horizons.
Mm-hmm. I love you so much.
Get out of my kitchen.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
How do you like your steak?
At The Salty Breeze
with a cold beer.
- What's going on?
- Making us lunch.
You know, you didn't really
have to fake an identity
to get into my kitchen.
Didn't I, though?
Now, I got mushrooms
and peppers.
I'm gonna make a salad with
the scallions and the carrots.
And I got two bottles of wine,
one white and one red,
but I think
we should drink the red
- after all, it is steak.
- Okay, great.
- Okay.
- I'm gonna go wash my hands,
both of them,
and then I'll be back.
Good. Medium rare?
[Mrs. Ruth grunts]
[Louisa] All this
from too much caffeine?
It's unlikely,
but Ruth and Marylou,
Fred, all in one day.
I mean, something's not right.
- You can say that again.
- What is this retreat center
- they all went to together?
- The Happy Grove.
It's an old campground
right at [indistinct]
- It's an old campground.
- [Louisa] Yeah.
Maybe it was something
in the water source.
[Louisa]
What makes you say that?
Pancreatitis, lactation, fatigue
are all symptoms
of lead poisoning.
- Call the retreat right now.
- [band playing "Funeral March"]
Why are you playing that?
Don't play that!
- Isn't she dead?
- No!
- [Louisa] Everyone take a five.
- Okay, nobody's answering.
- Stop. Stop now.
- I guess they're too busy
- being happy.
- How far is the Happy Grove?
Fifteen minutes.
Okay, Louisa, the school
has lead tests, right?
- Yes, in the front office.
- Mark, I need a ride.
No can do.
Gotta save graduation, Doc.
- And what about Boston?
- Your bus is in an hour.
Look, a woman just collapsed
and is on her way
to the hospital.
I have enough time before my bus
to see if it's the camp.
Mark, over here,
I am ordering you
to drive me to the Happy Grove.
Wait, the town doctor's
allowed to order me?
- Absolutely, yes.
- Nice! Okay, let's go.
[Louisa]
Graduation is falling apart.
- Oh.
- [Louisa] I mean, the podium
is destroyed,
the band teacher collapsed.
I mean, what else? What else?
[Elaine] Everybody is outside
fixing it all up.
Let's not make it worse
by not having your speech ready.
Okay, fine, um
alright, so what I want you
to listen out for,
and remember,
this is an early draft.
Actually, I think I want to keep
tweaking before I show you.
Oh, wow! Dude, you're spiraling.
Well, this is my first speech
as principal.
And I just feel
every former principal
of Port Wenn Day School
just standing over my shoulder
asking, "Is that really
what you want to say?"
You know what?
I genuinely get it.
I had this exact breakdown
when I was making
my commercial reel.
Oh, that's right.
Did any agents write?
No.
Because I haven't sent it yet.
What?
Not getting into Juilliard
really messed me up.
It's like my whole life
I thought that I was the best,
and then this one school was
like, um, "No, you're not,"
and now I'm just wondering
if they're right.
Of course, they're not right.
You're you. You're Elaine.
And you're Louisa Gavin,
the best graduation speaker
that this school will ever hear.
- Okay, fine.
- Okay, great.
- Hello, seniors.
- Woo!
Thanks. [chuckles]
Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss,
you'll land amongst the stars
because everything
happens for a reason.
And there's no time like the--
- What?
- Uh
Is that really
what you want to say?
Geneva said, and I quote,
"I want a real lobster roll,
not something that looks like
it fell on the floor."
But did you explain to her
that this is a deconstructed
lobster roll
and that the lemon is a whisper?
I did. She slapped me.
Can you just
reconstruct the lobster roll?
No, I refuse.
I will not become Billy Joel,
condemned to perform
- "Piano Man" forever.
- Don't follow you, Billy.
I am more than my greatest hits.
I can do so much
with lobster, risotto,
gnocchi, rossejat,
Greg, rossejat.
George, your lobster rolls
are what put us on the map.
They're iconic, award-winning,
and, Georgie,
in these crazy changing times,
our customers want something
they can count on.
What they want is something
old, bland, and boring.
And I'm getting sick
of doing the same thing
day in, day out
for 18 years, okay?
What else is too old,
bland, and boring for you, huh?
Mm-mm. I know where this
conversation is going.
Clam chowder,
salmon burgers, shrimp fritters.
- Me?
- There it is.
You want a new dish? All right.
Greg, for-- You know what?
Now that you say it,
an oyster tower might be fine.
Oh!
No lobster rolls, not tonight.
It's over.
Now, when you say it's over?
My life, Franklin.
My life is over.
Oh, what's wrong with him?
I don't care
what's wrong with him.
- I want my lobster roll.
- Aw.
[Mark] Never understood
this place, to be honest.
Why would anybody need to leave
Port Wenn to find a happy place?
Guess that gentleman's
happy place is nudity.
- No judgment.
- Speak for yourself.
Let's make this extremely quick.
I'll find the well
and test the water for lead,
and you see
if they have any ceramic
in the kitchen
which can also carry lead.
- Okay, boss.
- Hey, Mark.
- Yeah?
- I don't have a lot of time,
so no shenanigans, please.
You got it, Doc.
You must be my 12 o'clock.
My name is Yuzu.
[Greg] I always knew
this day would come,
when George would wake up,
look around,
and say, "What did I do?
I quit my job
with a huge movie star
whose name I can't mention
and moved here
to be elbow-deep
in mayonnaise and celery salt.
Or maybe he's just tired
of making lobster rolls.
Will we be able to order
any food, any at all?
The lobster rolls
are just a symptom.
He wants me
off the menu, Geneva! Me!
- Wait, is he the only server?
- Oh.
Can we not order?
Oh, oh.
Don't tell anybody
you saw me here.
What happened?
Eddie McCroy is in my kitchen
making lunch like a psycho.
He's making you lunch?
What a monster.
He's standing there, chopping.
- It's awful.
- [Franklin] Really?
Maybe I should go there.
What's he making?
The most beautiful
looking porterhouse steak
- you ever saw in your life.
- Oh, I understand, Sarah.
It's scary.
Scary? Steak?
You've been alone a long time.
He likes you.
He wants to make you lunch.
Well, I can make my own lunch,
thank you very much.
Sarah Best, enough is enough.
Excuse me?
I know you've been hurt before,
but it's time to move on.
Try something new.
No matter how scary it might be,
it's time to have lunch.
I hate you so much,
do you know that?
[Geneva cackling]
We're never having lunch,
are we?
[water trickling]
It's negative.
[Saffron]
Good afternoon.
This is your founder and CEO.
Join me at the Meditation Grove
to find your happy place.
Now, close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Now, imagine
- Excuse me? Psst.
- where you feel
most at peace.
I need to talk to you
about lead poisoning.
Please stay in your happy place.
I'm
- Saffron.
- Dr. Best,
can you speak faster?
Speed
disrupts
- peace.
- What if I give you
$100 to talk faster?
- Hit me.
- All right.
Are there any
other water sources
- other than your well?
- No.
What about dishes?
Anything ceramic?
- No. We only use bamboo.
- Are you sure?
There-- there were three guests
who stayed here last week,
and they're all developing
strange symptoms.
Ruth, Marylou, and Fred.
- The Port Wenn pals.
- Mm-hmm.
Fred's energy did feel blocked,
and his hand shook
whenever he drank
orange juice at breakfast.
Finally something helpful.
- You-- you mean like a tremor?
- Yes.
Okay, and you said
only in the morning?
- Yes.
- Well, I saw him this afternoon.
Also no tremors.
Morning tremors could be
a medication interaction.
Okay, this wasn't a total waste.
You're unhappy.
Yes, I am, because I'm late
for a weekend
that I've been trying
- to start since 8:00 a.m.
- And yet, you're here
at war with this present moment.
You read that
on a Snapple bottle.
Everything you think
makes you happy is a lie.
♪
You know what? Excuse me.
You don't know
anything about me.
Now, goodbye, Paprika.
- Saffron.
- Whatever.
[sighs]
Okay, how about
follow your dreams?
Oh, my God,
I am just vomiting cliches.
[Elaine]
Yeah, this is terrible.
Oh, my God.
What is wrong with me?
Okay, okay, you know what?
Let's just, uh, we just need
a nice fresh sheet of paper.
- Louisa.
- What? Oh.
Are you pregnant?
Um, my IVF embryo transfer
was a few weeks ago
and if it worked, then maybe.
What, you didn't--
you didn't take a test yet?
No, I tried, but I-- I couldn't.
- Why?
- I mean, what if it's a no?
Uh, what do I do?
All the money, all the shots,
all the hormones.
You know what, no wonder
your speech sucks so bad.
- Ow.
- You are distracted.
- I am. I'm distracted.
- [Elaine] Yes,
yes, you know what?
Why don't you take a test
right after graduation?
I will sit
on the bathroom floor with you.
Okay, yeah, yeah.
- Thank you, that makes sense.
- [Elaine] Good.
All right,
let's focus on the speech.
- Okay, let's do the speech.
- [Elaine] Okay, so how--
Yeah, I can't think about
anything else now,
so I'm going to take it
right at this moment.
Can you please call George
and tell him that I'm taking it
because I told him I'd tell him
when I was taking it.
[Elaine] Yes!
I guess your hands
were really dirty.
Yeah, you got me on that one.
- Actually, I was--
- Hiding out at The Salty Breeze?
Yeah, but I didn't eat,
so let's have some steak
and watch TV.
[delightful music playing]
Excellent.
♪
[Sarah sighing]
Mark?
What happened to no nonsense?
- Yuzu, my spirit guide
- Please don't say spirit guide.
showed me the galaxy
of truths inside of me.
Okay, we're leaving. Come on.
No, seriously, Martin,
no, listen.
No, wait, I figured it out.
I haven't moved on.
[Martin]
Okay, well,
now we're going to
move on from here, all right?
No, I haven't moved on
from high school.
I was 17,
and I pulled
this stupid senior prank.
I greased the banisters,
but then this teacher
slipped and broke their ankle.
I wasn't allowed
to attend my graduation.
Okay, well, you were a kid,
it doesn't matter.
But Yuzu made me see that
I'm still that 17-year-old kid
waiting to cross
the graduation stage to, like,
to, like,
throw a cap and know I made it.
That's why I failed
to launch, Doc.
Mark, what are you
talking about?
Look at me, no wife, no kids,
not even a girlfriend.
Like, everybody else moved on
and I'm
always just going to be
Marky the class clown.
Mark, is that really
how you see yourself?
Yep. I never grew up, Doc.
Well, I'm sorry, all right,
but we-- we really
have to go, all right?
- The bus is leaving in 15--
- Doc, look out!
♪
You hurt?
[Martin]
No, and now we missed the bus.
One weekend.
I just wanted one normal weekend
in Boston with Eden.
It's not too much to ask.
I think it's kind of sweet
trying to make her happy
- because she's your happy place.
- [Martin] What?
No, Mark, that's--
that's not what I'm saying.
[Mark] Let's get you
some clothes.
I'll get you
to the train in Brunswick.
Last one leaves at 4:00.
You can still make it.
- All right, thank you.
- [Mark] Yeah.
You know what?
But first, we're gonna--
we're gonna stop
at your mom's pharmacy.
Didn't you just say that--
I know, but Fred's tremor only
happened in the morning,
which could mean
there's something wrong
with his medication.
And if I leave
and something happens,
I'll never forgive myself.
- Why are you smiling?
- That's my guy. Let's go.
[laughs] Come on.
Okay. Come on.
No! No!
- Hi, Mom.
- [Sally] Oh, hi, honey.
Well, hello there, Martin.
I always
suspected you worked out.
Actually, I do.
Any recent medication changes
for Fred?
Nope. Why?
- Marylou?
- Nope. What's going on?
- How about Ruth?
- No idea.
We had a falling out.
She hasn't been a customer
since I heard--
- Not story time. Mm-mm.
- Ow!
Wrist still bothering you?
Doc, I thought you fixed it.
She wouldn't let me
fully examine her.
Apparently, the neck brace
is classified information,
but you're certain
about Fred and Marylou?
You think I don't know
how to dispense medication?
I'm just trying to understand
what sent Ruth to the hospital,
why Fred is having tremors
and Marylou's lactating.
Ma, why don't you just tell
the doc about your condition?
It's nothing to be ashamed of.
I'm not ashamed.
I just don't feel like--
Ma has weak neck syndrome.
That's why she wears the brace.
It runs in her family.
My ma's ma had it,
and her ma's ma,
and her ma's ma's ma.
- Hmm. Are you done?
- Yeah.
Yeah, because
there's no such thing.
[Sally] Martin, if you're
looking into Ruth,
you should talk to Tim.
- Bye now.
- Tim? The man of few words?
He's a home health aide
and he organizes meds
for half the seniors in town,
including Ruth,
Fred, and Marylou.
Hold on. Weak neck isn't real?
- Mm-mm.
- [Sally] Okay.
Pharmacy's closed. Lunchtime.
- Siesta.
- Buenos tardes.
- Arrivederci.
- Ma, wait.
Why are you being so weird?
[Sally]
Why are you being so weird?
Where does Tim live?
Well, he just stopped in here
to pick up some meds,
and I saw him
walk into the Salty Breeze.
[Martin]
Fine. I'll go over there
before we go
to the train station.
I am not missing that train.
[Mark]
I'll meet you over there.
- I gotta talk to my mom.
- Why?
Because honesty
is the only way to move forward.
I mean, that's what Yuzu said.
- You who?
- [Mark] Yuzu.
Post it. Why not stick around?
Use your Swingline
Classic stapler.
It's great. Press send.
Yeah, but is it giving, like,
put me on a billboard?
I just--
Or, like, what about my smile?
Please don't spiral on me.
Just press send.
I'm not spiraling! George! Oh,
my God! Don't press the button.
Just press send.
It's super easy.
[Elaine]
George, this is so high stakes.
What do you mean
don't press the button?
- I'm not gonna let you
- Ooh.
[sobbing]
It's okay. It's okay.
I'm just--
I'm just so disappointed.
You're not alone in this.
You know that, right?
- Not for one second.
- Never.
I started making a list
of names. I'm so stupid.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Not stupid.
Whatever you want.
Whatever will make you happy.
You think after graduation,
I could have a lobster roll?
If that's all it takes,
I'll make the best lobster
roll of your life.
[sighs] Oh, God.
Can you make that two?
[Mark] So, what's going on
with your neck?
- What are you hiding from me?
- None of your business.
Ma! Since when?
It is time you talk to me.
Like a grown-up.
- I do.
- Tell me the truth.
- I can take it.
- Okay.
My neck is fine.
- What do you mean?
- I lied to you.
When? What? When?
When you were a little baby,
I slipped in the kitchen,
- and I couldn't get up.
- Okay.
And you were crying
in the other room,
and all I kept thinking was,
if something happened to me,
you would have nobody.
- Yeah?
- So I put a neck brace on
for a week,
and it made me feel safe,
like nothing bad could
ever happen to me, or to you.
And then, I-- I just kept it on.
I kept wearing it.
A week turned into a month,
and then a year.
Ma, I've been worried
about you my whole life,
just thinking about you
losing that brace,
and walking around
with your head
just flopping around.
I'm sorry!
I just--
I just want you to be happy.
Ma, that's all
I ever want for you, too.
Can I help you take it off now?
Oh. Um
Yeah?
- Okay.
- Okay!
Yeah, good, Ma!
It's just, like,
this little piece of--
No! No, I can't! I can't!
I'm sorry! I just can't do it!
Ma, you don't have to
worry about me anymore.
You raised me. I'm okay.
Well, are you, Marky?
I gotta go, Ma.
Keep it on. Whatever you want.
- I'll see you later.
- [Sally] Okay.
- Love you, Mama.
- Love you, baby.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay! I'm okay.
[door creaks open, slams shut]
[Tim] Whatever.
Tim, we have
a medical situation,
- and I need some answers, okay?
- Okay.
What prescriptions
do you pick up for Mrs. Ruth?
- Uh, lithium.
- Mm-hmm.
And you also manage
other people's medications, too?
[Tim]
A couple dozen.
And how do you keep
them organized?
- Pillboxes.
- Tim, are you able
to use more than two words
at a time?
Yeah, sure.
- Sometimes.
- Mm-hmm.
[clicks tongue] I see
these pillboxes are identical.
You ever make
any errors or mistakes?
- No.
- Listen, Mrs. Ruth's
in a hospital.
Okay, Fred and Marylou
have new symptoms.
If you made
a mistake sorting pills,
this is the moment to tell me.
Maybe.
Tim, this is a terrible day.
Don't waste my time.
Now spit it out.
- Dropped some.
- [Martin] When?
- A few weeks ago.
- Okay, what happened?
Don't you dare eat that fry.
What happened?
And tell me in as many words
as you can.
I dropped a tray,
but I picked it up,
checked online for the color
of each pill, and re-sorted.
You re-sorted
the pills by color?
Show me Mrs. Ruth's lithium.
Take your time.
- What color is this?
- Green.
- [Martin] What color are these?
- Red, maybe pink.
They're green.
You're colorblind.
- For real?
- Yes, for real.
You dropped the pills
and then mix them up
because you're colorblind.
Now your clothing choices
at least make sense.
But I love yellow.
Okay, so based on her symptoms,
Marylou took
Fred's anti-nausea medicine,
causing lactation.
And Ruth
she took Marylou's
arthritis steroids,
causing pancreatitis.
And Fred
took Ruth's lithium.
If Fred has kidney disease,
the lithium could build up
in the system and kill him.
Am I in trouble?
You're not going to jail,
but you did poison three people.
And now, I have to go make sure
Fred's okay before I go.
[Tim]
I'm sorry!
Wait, what color is my hair?
- [indistinct chatter over TV]
- [Eddie and Sarah laughing]
[exhales audibly]
Could you not breathe so loudly?
- What?
- I hear every breath.
That generally means
things are going well.
Well, I can hardly hear the TV.
All right, well then.
Here, turn up the volume.
I'm surprised you care about
dialogue in a show this crappy.
Don't call
my favorite TV show crappy.
You trick your way into my home,
you made me the best steak
I've ever eaten in my life,
Now, you won't stop breathing.
I can't take it.
You're the most
aggravating person
in the entire state of Maine.
[both moaning]
Wait, did you just start a fight
so that we could make out?
I resent that accusation.
Sarah, I like this part, too.
Sitting on the couch,
watching bad television,
being boring together.
Well, I don't want to be
an old, boring couple together.
So what's the plan here, then?
Um, we're just
going to keep fighting
and flirting until we die?
I would like more than that.
Well, I don't.
Fine.
I'll go.
[inaudible conversation]
Miss Nina. How's that leg?
Let me help you
with this heavy chair.
There you go.
Can we talk?
It's fine. I'll be okay.
My next marriage
will be for money.
I'll move to the Keys.
Oh, can I have Brisket?
Shh. Let me talk.
Greg Garrison
I love you.
I love this place, and there is
nowhere else I'd rather be.
Really? I thought--
Whoa, whoa, wait. I'm not done.
I apologize for being
so short-sighted earlier.
I get it now
that our lobster rolls
are an act of love and comfort,
and I will happily make them
until the day I die.
But I'm still
trying the rossejat.
So you're saying sometimes
being tired of lobster rolls
is just about being
tired of lobster rolls?
- Yes, my love.
- I knew that.
I was just joking.
Good after-- I'm gonna faint.
I'm gonna be sick, yeah, yeah.
What are you still doing here?
What are you wearing?
It's a long story.
I missed the bus.
Mark's taking me
to the four o'clock train.
- Where's Fred?
- He's in the library.
I told him to go home first,
but he said
he had to finish the diplomas.
- What's wrong?
- Tim mixed up their medications,
and he's been taking
Ruth's lithium.
What?
Ma-- Marylou?
- Uh, uh, Marylou?
- Gotta move.
- Don't know why.
- Sudden need to run.
It's a side effect
of the anti-nausea medicine.
Will you go after her
and tell her she'll be fine?
Yeah, on it.
Hey, slow down, Marylou!
- Let's just find Fred.
- Okay.
- Call 911.
- Oh, my God.
Let's sit you up.
It's gonna help you breathe.
Come on. Okay.
Fred, listen to me
very carefully.
You were given
the wrong medication.
What's happening?
- You're hyperventilating.
- Five minutes out.
Ambulance is five minutes out.
Here you go, Fred.
My hands. My hands.
- Is he having a seizure?
- No, it's alkalosis.
He's in respiratory distress.
I need him to calm down.
Fred. Just try to relax.
Focus on me.
It's not helping.
I don't know how else
to calm him down.
I'm so scared.
Okay, I can't believe
I'm saying this.
Fred, close your eyes.
- And picture somewhere calm.
- Yeah.
Yes, somewhere
that makes you happy.
A happy place.
I can't.
There's nothing.
Fred, for me, it's the dock
behind The Salty Breeze.
The way the sun makes
the water shimmer gold,
and the warm air
feels like a hug.
It just makes you feel like
there's nothing wrong.
- [Martin] That's it.
- Yeah.
[Martin]
That's it, Fred. Yeah.
Just stay on the dock
with the water,
the wind, and the sunshine.
Okay.
Yeah, you're gonna be okay.
Here, we got lithium toxicity.
72-year-old with renal disease.
They're gonna take care of you.
Okay, good job, good job.
Okay. Okay.
Oh, my God.
It's okay.
There you go.
Let me get this.
You got him?
All right.
Take good care of him.
[panting]
- You saved his life.
- You saved his life.
I didn't even know
what to say. I
I couldn't even imagine.
A happy place?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
It's just-- it's just been
a day, you know?
[sighs] Do you still have time
to get to Boston?
- I think so.
- Go, go, go.
I'm so sorry all this happened.
Go.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna go.
- Okay.
[gasping]
Tuxedo Doc!
This actually
really works for you.
It's a big improvement
from Yoga Doc.
Are you gonna make
your train on time?
If I go now, yes.
Well, hopefully graduation
will go as planned.
Louisa needs a win today.
- Wait, what do you mean?
- Just, I
Nothing. Never mind.
Don't look at me like that.
I-- It
She took a test.
It did not go well.
Her IVF transfer failed.
- [car horn honks]
- Doc, train time.
Got the double sirens ready.
Shouldn't have said anything.
Just, go, go. Be Boston bougie.
[band playing uplifting melody]
Thank you, thank you,
Port Wenn Day School Band!
A tribute to Mrs. Ruth.
- Good afternoon.
- [audio feedback screeching]
And congratulations
to the graduating class
of Port Wenn Day School.
- [all buzzing]
- [woman cheers]
As you leave here today,
the world will be your oyster.
The sky's the limit,
and anything is possible
if you just
[stammering]
just, um,
if-- if, uh [clicks tongue]
Actually
this speech is terrible.
[laughter]
Look, um,
today didn't
go the way that I planned.
And looking back,
I'd say a lot of my life
didn't go as planned,
and if I'm being honest
I wasn't very happy about it.
Oh, hell.
[Louisa]
So, can you do me a favor?
Will you look around?
Just look at each other, okay?
Just take each other in.
These people, the people
that you've known forever,
and the new friends
you'll meet along the way,
they're the ones that are
going to show up for you
in the rough times,
when things don't go as planned.
And they're going to
celebrate with you,
and the good ones, too.
So, I could tell you
that your life
is going to be filled
with excitement and success,
and it will, I promise,
but in the end, these people,
these beloved people
that surround you, they're all
that really matters.
They're
happiness.
[cheering and applause
over speakers]
[contemplative music playing]
[bell dinging]
Lisa Zwycoff!
- Yay!
- [crowd cheering]
And we actually have
one more graduate,
someone who may not have crossed
the stage with his class,
but has never stopped
demonstrating
the Port Wenn Day School
values of kindness,
decency, and honor.
And with
my new authority as principal
[man whoops]
I'd finally like to
congratulate
- Mark Mylow.
- [audience gasps]
Cross the stage.
[cheering and applause]
- Mark!
- [Louisa] Cross the stage, Mark!
Cross the stage!
[Greg] Mark!
Mark! Mark!
[all chanting] Mark! Mark! Mark!
Mark! Mark! Mark! Mark!
[crowd cheering]
Thanks for doing this for me.
This is awesome!
[George and Elaine]
Yes it is!
Yes it is!
Okay, now graduates,
move those tassels
right to left.
And let them fly!
[all cheering]
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
[screaming]
- Ma, you did it! Ma!
- I did it!
Sally Mylow, you go girl! Woo!
Oh, heck with it!
I am sending out my reel!
That's my girl!
There's so much to celebrate!
Okay everyone,
it's time for lobster rolls!
For everyone!
- [party horn honking]
- [loud pop]
[man] So well done.
So well done.
Congratulations. So well done.
Hello, guys.
You got those lobster rolls
back on the menu yet?
Yep. Two for you and Eddie?
Uh, two, but both for me.
So, lunch didn't go well?
Oh, lunch was fine.
He just had to leave early.
Well, he already left a review.
Well, that can't be good.
"The hostess went out of her way
- to make you feel at home."
- Not bad.
"The atmosphere she created
was idyllic.
This place
will certainly book up fast.
But I hope in the future
some room might open up for me."
Oh, come on.
What a gentleman.
- What an ass.
- [George] Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- [Greg] Look at her smile.
[seagulls calling]
[mellow guitar music]
[Martin]
Mind if I join you?
Shouldn't you be
halfway to Boston by now?
Timing didn't work out.
Your speech was very good,
by the way.
How'd you know?
I watched Elaine's livestream.
[Louisa laughing]
You were right.
About?
About life not always
turning out as we expected.
You're gonna be
all right, Louisa.
Is that your medical opinion?
It's a fact.
Beautiful, isn't it?
It's perfect.
I mean, if you're into
that kind of thing.
Sure.
[both laughing]
[theme song playing]
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