Shrinking (2023) s03e09 Episode Script

[gentle guitar music playing]
[Tia, singsongy] Hello?
[footsteps]
Hello?
Can you see me
from down there?
Whoo.
Hello!
- See y'all, slowpokes.
- [laughing]
Remember when Tia would
say we were hiking too slow,
and she'd run ahead
and then wave goodbye
like a lunatic?
I don't remember because
I wasn't invited on hikes
back then
because you guys
used to think I was
edgy and difficult.
And now we don't.
I am who I am.
But look at our girl
back in wild pants.
Yeah, those are my favorite.
Yeah, I'm trending up.
[sighs]
Rewatched
the animated Hobbit,
did my nails,
tried to paint
little tiny swords on 'em.
Turned out a little phallic.
It looks like a bunch
of little Hobbit dicks.
- [Liz] Mm-mmm.
- Now I got my man
on his first hike.
Yeah, I don't know
about hiking.
What? Do you just walk
when it's hot?
Sometimes your thighs
chafe a little.
- Can we stay on Gaby, please?
- [clicks tongue]
Aw, thank you.
So does that mean, uh,
you're coming back
to work tomorrow?
I'm still processing shit.
She's processing shit, Jimmy.
Jesus, back off, dude.
Okay, why is everybody
ganging up on me?
- Funsies.
- I like hiking now.
- [laughs] Yeah.
- Jimmy, I need, like,
another week at least.
What? Are you tired of
driving Paul around?
It's just every morning
he makes me stop for "akaya."
It's acai.
And who introduced this guy
to Smash Mouth?
Me.
[Alice] Should I do
something new with my hair
before college again?
Maybe go blue or pink?
Or you could be
a total badass
and just shave it all off.
- Mmm.
- Supporting that.
People will think
that you're a psycho
or, like, deathly ill.
Either way,
everyone's gonna let you do
whatever the hell you want,
so, a win-win.
- Hey, man.
- Hey.
You finished your lunch,
like, an hour ago.
What you still doing here?
Maybe I'm just chilling
with my peers.
- Who's gonna break it to him?
- I got it.
Brian, we love you,
but you're old, my guy.
I am so close
to slapping you right now.
And anyway, I am not an old.
Finish this sentence.
- "Whoop"
- There it is.
Oh, damn it.
Okay, fine.
I needed a break from Charlie.
We've been
sleep training Sutton
and we're
at each other's throats.
Last night,
he was being a bitch
and I told him
that he wasn't the father,
which is inarguably true,
but then he yelled back,
"Neither are you,"
which was really just
so hurtful.
- Mmm.
- [phone buzzing]
Oh, shit.
It's Dre Thibodeaux.
- Oh, that's a fun name.
- I know, right?
It's a real firsty-lasty.
You gotta say both.
Hey, Dre Thibodeaux.
- Told you.
- [chuckles]
Okay. Sounds great.
Mm-hmm.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Yeah, thanks for calling.
Shit. Did you not get the job?
No, his aunt died.
But I got it.
I fucking got it.
I'm a sous-chef, baby!
- Baby! Yes! [squealing]
- Whoo!
[Marisol, Sean laughing]
[Marisol] Oh, my God.
- What?
- Oh, shit.
Hey, Jorge doesn't
know about this yet,
so cover me.
Hey,
what are you guys celebrating?
Oh, um
my baby said her first words.
- That's crazy.
- [laughs] Yeah.
What did she say?
[Brian] She said,
"Dada so young."
Dude, you were there
when I was born.
You have a landline.
You still call it
Czechoslovakia.
Why? What happened?
- Oh. Okay. [laughs]
- Mmm.
Ooh. [smacks lips]
I'm glad you were
in the neighborhood.
Well, maybe I wasn't
in the neighborhood.
Maybe I just
wanted to see you.
That's what
I was hoping you would say.
No, I was
in the neighborhood.
- Oh, goddamn it.
- [laughs]
My Pilates
is across the street.
I would love to say
you'll be seeing me
three times a week,
but it's more like
once every two weeks
after I eat
a bunch of donuts
and I hate myself.
- Mmm.
- More whipped cream, please.
Of course.
- Hmm.
- [inhales deeply]
So I have to wait until
you're filled with
self-loathing
until I get to
see you again, huh?
Yeah, but I can access that
at almost any time.
- Cool. Me too.
- Okay. [laughs]
Uh, how about tonight?
[sighs] Shit.
I rarely have
anything going on, ever,
but unfortunately,
my dad is coming
into town tonight.
Right. And meeting parents
might be too soon.
I mean, you already met
my ex-husband and my kid
and felt up my house bra
a little,
so maybe we're there.
Listen, I'm not afraid of us
moving too quick.
We're rule breakers.
[laughs]
Good morning, Jimmy.
Morning, random woman.
Paul, this is Sofi.
Sofi, this is Paul,
- my pimp.
- [laughing]
Hey. I took a little fall
this weekend.
Julie made me use this.
But go ahead, have your fun.
You leave your fur coat
in the car? [laughs]
I don't know why I said that.
I don't even know you.
She's perfect for you.
You don't mean that
as a compliment,
do you?
I do not. [laughs]
[Sofi] Okay, well,
I gotta get going.
- I'll, uh
I'll talk to you soon. Okay.
- Okay.
Mmm. Nice to meet you, Paul.
[laughs] Nice to meet you.
Wow.
Oh, shut up.
- [scoffs]
- What?
I seem to remember
someone at my wedding
encouraging you
to get back out there.
I thought
you might wanna thank
whoever did that
for their wisdom.
Thank you, Paul.
I'm proud of you.
Keep being brave.
Gaby in yet? [sighs]
She said she needed
another week.
Damn it. That's not good.
I can go talk to her again
if you want.
No. I broke it. I'll fix it.
If I have to,
I'll drag that woman
back to work myself.
That sounds like something
a pimp would say.
Be cool, player.
[all laughing]
Any requests?
Give me a quarter,
I'll play anything.
Just name it.
[guitar stops]
- Hi.
- Hey. [sighs]
Wow, full house, huh?
Yeah, you know,
I was stuck at home bored.
I saw your dad walk up,
and like you always say,
" Su casa es mi casa. "
I've never once said that.
- Well, you should.
- Okay.
You know, Jimmy plays piano.
Yeah, we're all
painfully aware.
I'll take
a little credit for that.
I, you know
One time I had tickets
to see Billy Joel.
My friend dropped out.
And I, you know,
I thought, "I mean,
I'll take Jimmy."
You know,
it was a school night.
His mom wasn't into it,
but I wanted him
to experience
- the joy
of live music, so
- [Derek] Yeah.
He was so blown away.
He walked around in a daze
for, like, a week.
I was not in a daze.
I was traumatized.
The 60-year-old woman
standing next to me
ripped off her panties
and threw 'em on stage.
I saw things
no seven-year-old
should ever see.
Then I signed him up
for piano lessons
and the rest is history.
Her name was
Valerie Schoenberger.
[Derek] Now, that's a story.
- I wish you were my dad.
- [laughing]
That story reminds me.
One time,
I tried to get backstage
at an Ed Sheeran concert
by saying
I was his secret daughter.
But turns out
so many redheads do that
that he has
a paternity test guy
that travels with him.
Who wants coffee?
["Frightening Fishes"
by Benjamin Gibbard playing]
What are you guys
doing tomorrow?
I'm, uh, picking up a new car
that needs a little love.
Thought we could
spend the day
detailing her up,
listening to some music.
As fun as
providing free labor sounds,
we actually plan to buy stuff
for Alice's dorm room tomorrow.
Well, we can do that anytime.
I wanna do car stuff
with Grandpa.
My bad. I-I forgot about
your passion for "car stuff."
Okay, yeah,
you two should go do that.
I have, uh I have
plenty of work stuff
to catch up on, so
Cool. Well,
think I'll turn in early.
Derek wore me out
when he gave me ten bucks
to play all that Steely Dan.
- He's fun.
- He seems to
really enjoy you too, Dad.
All right, get some rest.
- [Alice] Bye, Grandpa.
- Catch you in a few.
- You know what's weird?
- Huh?
I can tell it bothers you
when other people like him.
What? No. Come on.
[inhales deeply]
Okay, maybe a little.
Look, kiddo.
Grandpa's a charmer.
It means
people only get to see
one side of him.
Look, Dad,
it's my graduation week
and you two are
all I've got,
so I just want us
to be together.
Do the car stuff with us,
and please
be chill with him, for me.
Anything for you.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
You're still gonna get me
that stuff
for my dorm room though,
right?
Who needs twinkly lights
and a beanbag chair
when you have Grandpa's love?
Damn it.
Look, I appreciate
the house call,
but I already know
why you're here.
Oh, great.
Then, I'll see you tomorrow.
Nice try.
Look, how about I just
- download you where I'm at?
- Hit me.
You know,
I really let myself
start dreaming about
that trauma center idea.
So now, the thought of
just doing
the same old same old
feels like
I'm going backwards,
and it depresses
the hell out of me,
even though I crush that shit.
- You do crush that shit.
- Thank you.
I feel like I'm stuck
on an island
like Tom Hanks in the movie
where he fucked
that volleyball.
I'm not sure that happened.
What? He was there
for two years.
What else
was he gonna do with it?
Well, I'm not saying
he didn't fuck something.
I'm just saying
that I think him and Wilson
were more
friends.
Look, it is not
going backwards
to do something
you excel at.
[tender music playing]
This is my last week at work.
Forever.
And if you won't come back
for yourself
do it for me.
And-And if you
if you can't stand it,
and you quit in a month,
you can come see me
on my boat
in Connecticut
and rub it in my face.
- Okay.
- Okay.
But I'm not ever
coming to Connecticut.
That place is just
white privilege
and boat shoes.
Don't mock my culture.
[Derek] Hey, buddy.
[playful music playing]
I heard about the job.
Congrats.
Yeah, thanks, D.
You can get excited with me.
My heart can take it.
I'm just not allowed
to get excited in other ways.
Sexually.
I got it. [chuckles]
Think
the whole neighborhood did.
[chuckles]
I'm just spinning.
All right, let's talk it out.
You wanna come up here,
or should I go down there?
Are you kidding me?
Man, this view is insane.
- Hey, you wanna try
peeing off the deck?
- Definitely.
Absolutely not.
You have to stop
inviting people
up here to pee.
Okay. Next time.
No. No next time.
[whispering] Next time.
[normal voice]
So, uh, what's
got you spinning?
[sighs] I don't think
I can take this job.
May I butt in?
Depends. Is it
going to result in me
getting mad at you again?
Certainly one of
the possible outcomes.
- Then pass.
- Ugh.
[Derek] I thought this was
your dream job.
Do you remember when I said
the universe will tell you
when you're ready?
Well, you are so ready.
The universe is
dipping you in butter
and seasoning you
with Lawry's.
[clicks tongue]
You got no idea
the shit I've been through
with Jorge.
- Shit you can't tell
other people.
- Yeah.
My truck goes away
He's got nothing.
You're a good friend, Sean,
but for once in your life,
you have
to put yourself first.
- That's
It's hard for me, man.
- N-No, I get it.
I'm-I'm not good at
being selfish either.
[sighs]
We need to get
some advice from an expert.
[mischievous music playing]
To what do you owe
the pleasure?
Told you.
Suspension is a little loose.
Alice, hand me
that GearWrench flex socket.
No idea what that is.
Oh, uh, it's the one
that looks like a flashlight
- with a hunchback.
- She's pretty,
and she knows her way
around a toolbox.
Jackpot.
I mean, I know stuff too, Dad.
Oh, you know stuff, huh?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Uh, what's hula girl's story?
Her name is Luna.
She was born in Hawaii.
She had one dream,
to dance the hula,
but she failed.
'Cause she's too tiny.
God, why am I getting
so emotional?
Yeah, it's
a full-grown woman's game.
If you ignore them,
they stop
on their own.
This is a classy car, Grandpa.
What year is she?
Or he?
And have you named it yet?
Sally is a she, '89.
And what a year that was.
Opened my first dealership.
Goddamn Berlin Wall fell.
Also, the year
Jimmy hit a home run
to win
the Little League Championship
for his team,
- the Badgers.
- Yeah.
- Okay, Dad.
- [both chuckle]
Met him at home plate.
We were celebrating so hard
he didn't even realize
he hollered
one of his baby teeth
straight out of his mouth,
right into my shirt pocket.
- [chuckles]
- No.
Damn near gave his mom
a heart attack
when she was
doing the laundry that night.
God, if I found
someone else's bloody tooth
in my husband's pocket,
I would think
that he was a serial killer.
She's funny too.
I-I think this one's a keeper.
So are you.
I-I mean, not for me.
Uh, someone else.
Sometimes, just thanks
is enough.
- [chuckles]
- Thanks. [chuckles]
All right, I'm gonna grab us
some waters.
Cool.
Ah, come on, kiddo.
Let's, uh, tighten up
some lug nuts.
Oh, you're actually
getting water.
I thought that was code for
let's let them
do all the work. [laughs]
I like him. [chuckles]
Yeah, everybody does.
Sorry. It's just
He likes to tell
these idyllic stories
about my childhood
that are like
almost true.
So, you didn't hit a home run
to win a championship?
Oh, no, I
did. It was fucking awesome.
No, it's just the fact
that he was there
is just, like, totally random.
- Oh.
- Look, when my dad was around,
it was good.
It just always
seemed like he had
- something else he had to do.
- Mmm.
And then when Tia died,
he came to the funeral,
and he gave this speech
about how he was gonna
prioritize me and Alice
and really be there for us.
And then I don't know.
Some, like, super cool shit
must've come up
because we didn't
see him again
for two years.
- Wowza.
- Right?
You're a 42-year-old therapist
with daddy issues.
[sighs] Fuck. [chuckles]
Look, I get it.
Your dad did you dirty.
Yeah, if it helps,
my mom texted me this morning
that my haircut
only works on younger women.
Oh, shit.
But you are an adult, Jimmy,
and you're pretty great.
- [chuckles]
- [chuckles]
So your dad
did do something right.
Plus, Alice is graduating,
and I know
you want to enjoy it,
so maybe
try to let go of the past.
Who knows?
You know,
maybe he'll surprise you.
I mean, look,
he already surprised me
by even showing up
for Alice's graduation.
Yeah, okay.
Oh, I almost forgot.
- Your haircut's perfect.
- Thank God.
We were almost over.
I hear you, Lisa.
Who hasn't sent an angry text
they regret?
Did I once text this guy
who stood me up on a date,
"Screw you, skinny bald bitch.
You look like Slender Man
anyway"?
- Yes.
- [laughs]
Was I at the wrong TGI Fridays?
- Also, yes.
- [laughing]
[chuckles] The key is
getting to a place
where you can sit with
your discomfort, okay?
Instead of popping off
in the heat of the moment.
In the meantime,
you have my number.
When you get that urge,
I want you to send
all your angry texts to me.
Just start it with
"Not About Gaby," so I remember
not to come back at you,
- all right?
- [laughing] Yeah, I will.
Thanks.
It's really good
to have you back.
It's good to be back.
[upbeat music playing]
Too late. I saw that.
Okay, fine. Yeah,
I'm a rock star, okay.
If there's a Mount Rushmore
of therapists,
it would be Freud, Jung,
Lucy from Charlie Brown,
and me.
Like I said,
just say the word.
All this could be yours.
How would that even work?
Do I get your desk?
Your office?
Julie?
Because if so,
I'm spending most of my time
oiling up those gams
and using them
as a Slip 'N Slide,
nah mean? [chuckles]
- No worries.
- Sit.
Okay.
That was more graphic
than I thought it'd be.
I've spent my life
doing this work.
Learning, refining.
Because I've seen
how much it helps people,
and I've been thinking
about how you said
I've become
more of a mentor to you
in the last couple of years.
Yeah?
It would mean the world to me
if I could share
my knowledge with you
so that
you could carry it forward.
What do I get out of it?
What do you get out of
me offering to
share my wisdom?
You tipped your hand.
You want it too badly.
Fine.
What are your terms?
You got to work
around my schedule.
- You gotta occasionally admit
that I have good ideas
- Okay.
and you have to take me
to an expensive sushi lunch.
None of that
boring spicy tuna stuff.
I'm talking blowfish
that can kill you type shit.
Agreed on two conditions.
You got to let me have one sake
without telling on me.
And two,
you got to put me up
on your Mount Rushmore,
swap me out for Freud.
Deal.
Okay, this is fun
because I bet
a bunch of my friends
that I could riff a TED Talk
and absolutely slay,
which I am allowed to say
because I am not old.
[sighs] Okay, here we go.
[clears throat]
Selfishness.
I, Brian Lorenzo,
am a selfish person.
Selfish people
are winners.
How many times have we
all thought to ourselves
[groans] "If only
I would go after the things
that I really want.
But unlike this handsome
young gay man before me,
I am burdened by thoughts of
being a good person,
of putting others first,
of not grabbing someone
named Angela's coffee
if their order
is similar enough to mine
and I'm ready to leave."
- [sighs]
- News flash.
We are all
already selfish people.
[imitates opening
of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5]
- Yep.
- Even Mother Teresa
was selfish.
She only helped others
because it's what
brought her the most joy.
The point is,
Mother Teresa and I
are the same.
Whatever makes me happiest,
I fucking go for it,
just like that crazy nun.
If I wanna eat something,
I eat it.
If I want to buy something,
I buy it.
If I want to have sex
with a hot stranger, I
Actually,
I don't do that anymore,
and I imagine
neither does Mother Teresa.
- Well
- And you want
to know something?
All that energy that I get
from treating myself
like a fucking prince
fuels me
to be there
for Charlie and Sutton.
I mean, how can I be
any good for anyone
in my life
if I'm not happy myself?
Bingo! He finally
said something that mattered.
- I caught it.
- All right.
Oh, shit, I should have
recorded it.
- Here we go. From the top.
- Okay. Thanks for the scone.
[clears throat]
I, Brian Lorenzo, am a s
Oh, I see.
You got what you wanted
and so now
you're just leaving, huh?
Ha!
I taught them that.
All right, what do we think?
Oh, she is ready to go.
Yeah, she's looking slick.
Yeah, yeah, boy.
This hot rod,
it's gonna be taking off,
vrooming through the
through these avenues.
Grandpa, you're gonna be
a real lady magnet
driving this thing.
Well, I'll have to rely on
my looks, kiddo,
'cause it's not my car.
- It's yours.
- What?
[chuckling] Are you serious?
I mean
Um
This is so incredibly
kind of you,
but Dad already got me a car.
For her birthday.
It's the same, uh,
yellow Mini Cooper
that Tia drove
when she was a kid.
It's how Sofi and I met.
She sold it to me.
Yeah, sucker. [chuckles]
Well, now
I feel like an idiot.
Look, I wa I wasn't trying
to step on any toes here.
This is just
my way of apologizing for life
getting in the way of
me being around more
the last few years.
Anyway, I mean,
maybe you could have,
uh, an East Coast car
and a West Coast car.
Or I don't know,
feel free to just
sell this one.
I'm going to keep it.
[chuckles]
Thank you so much, Grandpa.
- I love it. Thank you.
- Oh. [chuckles]
You're welcome.
[Alice] And thank you, Dad.
Yeah, are you kidding?
How cool.
[tender music playing]
This car is going to be
a real conversation starter
with the boys.
I can't wait to meet
all the guys who are gonna
come up and explain it to me.
Okay, so what was the name of
the last tool you mentioned?
Space anger?
Cosmic rage.
It's when you feel
attacked or judged.
Paul, these names are wild.
- The Vortex, the Black Sun
- [chuckles]
Projection Dissolving.
Be honest,
how much weed
was you smoking back then?
- Maybe just a little.
- Mm-hmm.
- Look, let me rename
one of these.
- Okay,
but it can't contain
the word ho.
We're going to negotiate
that tomorrow.
We have all week.
What? [stammers]
I can't get through all this
in a week.
You're going to have to
keep in touch with me
even after I move.
What I'm thinking is
first thing in the morning,
a couple of hours on Zoom.
[Gaby] You should've seen
how happy he was.
The upside is
I'm making him take me
to an expensive-ass omakase.
- You can come too.
- Konnichiwa!
Nope, bad Liz.
Why? I took Japanese
in college.
- No, you didn't.
- I didn't.
The weird thing is,
I expected him to call me out
for being a chickenshit
and bailing on my trauma work,
but he didn't.
It's like he also knows
I'm not cut out for that stuff.
- What?
- Nothing.
What the fuck are you doing?
Why do I always
have to come in here
and yell at you about Gaby?
'Cause you're a sociopath
and you got no boundaries.
Get the hell out of my office.
Huh.
You're in the covenant
of the rock.
- Do you want to keep this?
- [stammers]
Then sit your ass down
and listen to me.
[scoffs]
- Hey.
- Hey.
It's very cool
what you did for Alice.
Well, she's
my only granddaughter.
I don't just mean
the car though.
What you said and
and being here for graduation.
I know it means
the world to her.
It does to me too, Dad.
- Well, I'm glad.
- Mm-hmm.
About graduation, uh
Won't actually be able
to make the ceremony.
A buddy of mine invited me
deep-sea fishing
off the coast of Catalina.
This is once in a lifetime.
So is her graduation day.
Come on, it's
[stammers, laughs]
It's high school.
I mean, besides, she is
so happy with the car,
she'll understand.
Have you told Alice yet?
Probably better to wait
till I'm heading out.
You know,
say something came up.
She's a cool kid.
She won't even
think twice about it.
Dad
Let's go to Summer's.
I want to show her my new whip.
I love being
a part of your life, Alice,
but it's her or me.
Fine, let's get ice cream.
Come on, Sofi's in the car.
You know,
I know Tia and I
didn't get along,
but I get good vibes
off Sofi.
I really like this one.
Honestly, she may even be
a better fit for you.
[clicks tongue]
I get the whole legacy thing.
I would kill to have a daughter
who could carry on my tradition
of being simultaneously
difficult and well loved.
I just thought
you were more of a, like,
legacy schmegacy kind of guy.
Please don't
confuse your sadness
over having three very charming
but dumb boys
with my wanting to pass on
my life's work.
Only two of them are dumb.
- Oh.
- Listen,
all Gaby wanted was for you
to just call her out
on running away
from her dream,
and you didn't
because you're being selfish.
Thank you for your input.
I can't deal with you
right now.
I've got a patient coming in.
I'm happy to leave
'cause now I'm in your head,
and when it hits you
that I'm right,
you're gonna be so mad.
It's gonna blow your mind.
- Mic drop.
- [sighs]
Oh, wait. Sorry.
Gotta pick that up.
- Mic to the head.
- Hey.
You You could have hurt me.
I would rather
give you a concussion
than kill someone's dream.
Double mic drop.
You can't do
multiple mic drops.
What? What's
You know what's in my pocket?
Triple.
[sighs]
And I get
that it's last minute,
but the job starts next week,
and I still got enough cash
to pay you for the
Are you fucking kidding me?
What? You think
paying me off
is gonna make me
feel better about it?
Bruh, what happened to
having each other's backs?
I looked out for you.
Overseas, when Marisol
tore your little heart out,
I pulled double duty
to cover for your ass, pal.
Why do you do this
to everybody in your life?
[distorted] Everyone you've
ever cared about,
you do the same fucking thing.
[Sean] And he just kept yelling
and normally that's when
shit will go all white
- and I start to lose myself
- [mouthing] Fuck you.
but I didn't.
I mean, it was awful.
He threw shrimp at me
and he called me "pal."
Pal? It's like
when the deli guy
calls me "chief."
Exactly, it's the worst.
But I stayed zen.
Good.
It's all you, Paul.
All this free therapy.
[groans]
Hey, how much do you think
it would have cost
if you actually charged me?
A hundred and twenty grand.
Not that I'm keeping track.
[sighs]
Still can't believe
this is our last session.
- Any final tools?
- Yeah.
This one's called [sighs]
a hug.
[chuckles] Come here, man.
[chuckles, sighs]
Are you really that corny?
No, but I know that you are.
It's been a privilege to watch
how much you've changed
and grown.
Not just me, Paul.
You've changed. So much.
Come on, man.
I barely even recognize you.
[door opens]
[sighs] Fucking Liz.
[door closes]
Goddamn it.
Hey, there you are.
Everything okay?
My dad's
not coming to graduation.
Wait, what do you mean?
He's He's here.
Yeah. A fishing trip came up.
Was it at least
an emergency fishing trip?
- [chuckles]
- Too soon.
I'm really sorry, Jimmy.
Don't be. I mean,
it's what he does.
- Should have known better.
- [sighs]
I should have just
kept my mouth shut
and-and stayed out of it.
[sighs]
What's this?
- What?
- The shutting down thing.
I'm not shutting down.
Look,
if you're upset with me,
we can talk about it.
[stammers, sighs]
I don't wanna talk about it.
I'm good, okay?
I mean [chuckles]
You were married
a long time.
Is this how you
always handled conflict?
Tia and I
saw eye to eye on most things,
especially when
it came to my dad.
That's what I miss most
about her.
The thing you miss most
about your wife
is that
she didn't like your dad.
One of the things.
- Top five.
- Okay.
Okay.
[clicks tongue]
Uh
[chuckles] Well,
you're definitely
tapping into
one of my fears,
so I'm just
I'm gonna say it, um
I feel like throwing your wife
in my face isn't fair.
Is this something I'm just
gonna have to deal with?
I'm not ready for this.
I'm not ready for us.
I really thought I was.
I'm sorry.
I'm not.
[melancholy music plays]
- Wow.
- [sighs]
We really did move quick,
didn't we?
Okay.
[sighs]
From my first day at Bellevue,
I was uncomfortable.
- Nervous.
- I'm working here.
You're just gonna
dive into a story,
not even explain yourself?
What the hell?
When I lost my first patient,
it rattled me so hard
I split.
I regretted that
for a very long time.
- How long?
- A couple of weeks.
I didn't think
you were gonna ask me that.
Anyway, I got into
my own brand of CBT instead.
Helping people with their
their everyday shit.
But that real trauma work
That life and death shit
[sighs] I couldn't handle it.
- Samesies.
- Not samesies.
You're stronger than I am.
[poignant music plays]
I know that
because you helped me
so much.
Paul
I've carried around
a lot of dark shit
from growing up
with my father.
The motherfucker.
Violent.
That's what made me
a closed-off person.
I'm sorry. That sucks.
But today I was reminded
of how much I've grown.
And I give
a lot of that credit to you.
You've opened me up
to new things.
Look, I'm hydrated AF.
Congratulations on using that
correctly for the first time.
I've let people in my life.
I married Julie.
I sing in cars. [chuckles]
I know who En Vogue are.
Free your mind, baby.
[chuckles]
You've changed my life.
Forget about
all that other shit.
Gaby
you are my legacy.
Damn, Paul.
If you want my practice,
it's yours.
Hell, you can have
the whole fucking building
for all I care.
But if you use it for
the same old, same old,
I'm going to charge you
a million billion dollars.
Or you can have it
for a buck a month,
but it's gotta be
a trauma center.
["Right Now" playing]
Hey.
Stop being a chickenshit.
Okay.
Come here.
[chuckles]
But you got to call it
The Rhodes Trauma Center.
Hell no.
Okay.
How the boards
In the floor ♪
Left a crease
In your shirt ♪
[Randy] When I come to
your soccer games in college,
if it's not a hassle,
I'd love you to single me out
when you score,
but don't make it obvious.
I've got you.
I'll do something subtle.
- Like that.
- Love it.
And I'll point back
the same way.
Smooth. No big deal.
[both chuckle]
Hey, where's Sofi?
Did she leave?
I was thinking
I should invite her
to graduation.
[sighs]
No, let's
let's keep it just family.
Somewhere in the walls
Of your second story flat ♪
I hid a love letter
That I can't get back ♪
With a picture of your dad
And a word on a key ♪
I hope you remember me ♪
Like the cracks in the earth
And your eyes when you hurt ♪
How the boards in the floor
Left a crease in your shirt ♪
That's how
I remember you right now ♪
Like the fog on the street
How it made me feel ♪
When you worked
Till you crashed ♪
With your hands
On the wheel ♪
That's how
I remember you right now ♪
I know
I shouldn't pull the thread ♪
On the sweater
That I'm wearing ♪
But I can't help
But unravel ♪
My heart
It gets the best of me ♪
You said you'd never
Fall in love ♪
In the dead
Of the winter ♪