Everwood s03e03 Episode Script
Staking Claim
Previously on Everwood
Ten feet, Mother.
Those are the rules.
At least 10 feet away at all times.
By the way, how do you feel about PDA? I feel good about it.
Good.
Remember that favor I asked you about.
Uh, yeah.
Well, shes here.
Your-Your favor is a-a-a she.
Hannah, this is, uh, Amy and Ephram.
Hi.
I think Im done with school.
You cant be done.
Youre in 5th grade.
I went to school for 27 years.
So? That was your bad decision.
Whats the problem, kiddo? Everyones mean to each other.
My new best friend hates my old best friend and now I dont know who to talk to.
Its a nightmare.
Yep.
You want to see a nightmare.
Come by my office.
Every time I leave Harold and Edna alone together Im afraid I may come back to a body count.
Brittany spit on Willow.
Actual spit.
You win.
But you still gotta go to school.
Go get dressed.
Is Hannah here yet? No.
Should she be? I told her to come by if she wants a ride.
I think I made myself pretty clear.
Well go get her.
Its only thirty-six steps to Ninas house.
Its obvious that I dont have a lot of extra time on my hands this year.
And any extra extra extra time I have is going to Amy.
Ive already spent a week playing tour guide.
Thats it.
Favors done.
Im out.
Dont give me that sigh.
Im not being mean.
Im being honest.
I cant help this girl.
Shes beyond help.
Look, Nina didnt ask you to give this girl a makeover.
She just asked you to be her friend.
Just be nice to her, then the other kids will be.
Thats how it works in high school.
Its not so much to ask.
Or have you forgotten what its like to be lonely? Nothing like some early morning guilt to get your day started.
Youre here.
You told me to come by, didnt you? Yeah, but I thought you wouldve knocked.
You didnt have to wait for me on the steps.
Oh, I dont mind.
Thats okay.
Whats that? What? Did I spill on myself or ? Youre gonna make me say it, arent you? For-For the record, I tried to imply.
The hat.
Oh.
Its my beret.
From my dad.
So, its like, a Hong Kong thing? No, uh, he gave it to me a long time ago.
Why? Oh.
Nothing.
Its cool.
Its uh, purple.
"Staking Claim" Okay, thats the last of those.
Lets get em out of here.
Thank you.
Those are my files.
Where are you taking my files? Storage facility.
Like hell you are.
Just loading them on the truck, maam.
You do and youll walk funny for days.
Get back here.
Oh, hush, now, Mother.
Continue, Gentleman, dont listen to her.
I want every last reminisce of the past gathering dust down at Petersons Storage by noon.
What are you doing with my patients files? Im dragging them and you into the 21st century, kicking, screaming, expected and noted and with any luck accomplished quietly.
The age of paper is dead, Mother.
Replaced by the sleeker, smaller, more ecologically sound computer.
Behold, a thing of beauty.
I dont want a computer.
I have a system that has worked perfectly fine for me for over 30 years.
As has the rotary telephone, the vinyl record, the horse-drawn carriage, but they are now all useless out-dated relics.
Who are you calling a relic? Well, well find out once we see if you can master our new database and if after that you still miss your precious files, by all means, feel free to visit them down at Petersons.
Now if youll both have a seat, I will walk you through a quick tutor.
Mother? Youre going to miss my tutorial on monthly expense graphing, and then wholl be sorry? Did you see what the village idiot Oh, sorry, Doc.
Me and my big mouth, we go everywhere together.
Edna, this is David Beck.
Seattle refugee and lousy mountain biker.
Ow.
Ow.
My guess is that that hurt.
Not really.
Im sorry, David.
I just have to check your range of motion so we can see Im fine.
- Its not even that bad - David let the man do his job so I can get back to my job.
They dont let you be two-hours late when youve only been there a week.
-Ow.
-Ok.
All right, were done.
Edna, would you help David into a sling, please? Was he this much fun with his old doctors or should I be jealous? Sorry, this hasnt been our best day.
I swear Im going to take that bike and run over it with my car.
I never shouldve given it to him.
Yknow when my son was six, he tried to ride a tea tray down the stairs of our apartment building.
Twenty stitches.
I told him that he could watch TV, play computer games, eat anything he wanted - - just no mountain bike.
I know how to ride it.
Clearly.
Is he really okay? Just a bruised shoulder? Well, well see how the X-Rays turn out, but he should be fine in a couple of weeks.
Good, thanks.
There we are one patched wing, ready to fly.
Hey thats pretty cool.
Can we just go now? Wait till he turns sixteen.
Then it really gets fun.
Awesome.
So how are your classes going? Theyre okay.
You have uh, any teachers you like or you dont like? Yeah.
Uh, I like some of them.
Some of them I dont like too.
All right, well, uh, Im, uh, gonna get going - - Oh.
Wait.
I have something for you.
-Just, like, a thank you or -Hey, you.
-Oh.
Sorry -Sorry.
Hey, Hannah.
Hows it going? House of Flying Daggers? Wow.
Is that good? Its supposed to be even better than Crouching Tiger and I know youre into the whole manga thing, so I just figured Thank you.
Its great.
Okay.
Uh, Ill see you at the lunch table? See you there.
-Bye.
-See ya.
Wow.
Hit on the first try, and youre, uh, not an easy guy to shop for.
That was pretty sweet of her.
Yeah.
Shes a nice girl.
A little off the mark on Everything.
But I guess I was, too, when I first got here.
In fact, its scary to think about how much we have in common.
Dont think about it.
You might accidentally revert back to that and then all the work Ive done these past two years? Down the tubes.
The shoulder looks good, no breaks.
You see anything else? I see you interrupting my cobb salad with a question you clearly know the answer to.
Healed fractures along the humerus, the scapula And the rib.
An unusual amount of breaks for a boy.
An unusual amount of breaks for a stuntman.
Hes a pretty active kid.
Maybe theyre sports related injuries.
Or perhaps its what it looks like.
Louise has the number for the County Department of Child Welfare.
You really think thats necessary.
These kind of healed fractures are a possible sign of abuse.
You know it, I know it.
Its our obligation to report it.
Its Child Welfares responsibility to investigate.
Theyre always skimpy with the bacon.
You noticed? Well, you know what happens if we go to the DCW.
They dont just investigate the house.
They go to the school, their friends, their neighbors.
This family just moved here.
What if were wrong? I could always just drive out there, check things out for myself.
Its your gas.
Hey.
Oh, its good bacon.
Its one of the best schools in the country.
Thats why its so hard to get into.
Id kill to go to college in New York.
Literally kill, I mean it.
I dont think thats an admission requirement anymore.
All right, I, uh, I gotta get to the library.
You coming over later to study? You supply the chips.
Ill supply the books, I should probably go to the library, too.
See ya.
So whos the beret? Hannah? Uh, shes staying with Ephrams neighbor while her parents are on some business trip in Hong Kong or something.
How long is she gonna be here? I dont know.
Why? Because shes totally eyeing your man.
What? No.
No, shes not.
Hello? Did you know just see her follow him out of here like a baby duckling.
Whaddya call that? Ephrams just showing her around as a favor.
Its not at all what youre thinking.
Im not thinking anything.
I mean, obviously Ephrams not into her Yet.
Exactly.
I mean, thats the thing.
You never know when the shift can happen.
Like you guys, I mean you were friends first, too.
Yeah, but its not the same.
Shes just trying to make friends.
Well, it looks like shes already got one.
Youre not eating anything.
I thought we were supposed to be having lunch.
Were have a lunch.
This is an official meeting.
I need to talk and you need to listen.
Weve got problems in that office.
Well, scratch that.
Weve got one problem big one - goes by the name of Harold.
Look, Edna, I dont really want to get caught -in the middle of all of this.
-And I didnt really want to have my office ransacked or have morning meetings and daily progress reports.
Do you know he wants to start an inventory oversight system to cut back on the misuse of cotton? Look, its going to be fine.
Once Harold settles down, hell drop the Mussolini act.
The man drops nothing.
He had baby teeth that wouldnt fall out till he was 30.
Tenacious as a bulldog and about as sensible.
Now I understand your kindness in taking him in but I didnt sign up for this.
Hes my son and I love him, but Ill kill him if I have too.
Hey, is that the new guy? Bullet point No.
54 on my list, Junior has to shut up about new guy.
Dr.
Hartman? Andy Brown.
I recognize you from the cover of Time.
Man, Ive been trying to hook up with you forever.
I stopped by your office last week but your boy, Hal, practically whipped out a can of mace on me.
Im sorry about that.
Harold is not very good with new people or old people.
Any people really.
Heres your order, Dr.
Jake.
Oh, thanks.
Nina, you look great today.
Must be that shower I skipped.
Um, Andy I wanted to ask Oh, you know Andy? Uh, vaguely.
Hes my neighbor.
Get out.
I love this town.
You-You got a gorgeous friendly waitress and the most famous brain surgeon in the world all within a 5-mile radius.
Aw, he still thinks youre famous.
Are you kidding? Nina, youre carpooling here with the first man ever to do a vascular aneurism under circulatory arrest and he wrote the case note that got the FDA to approve the gamma knife for acoustic neuromas.
Nice work by the way.
Hey, Tom Cruise.
Could you kiss his ass another time? Were having a meeting.
Jake, this is Edna Harper, best nurse in Everwood.
Mrs.
Harper, its a pleasure.
That your bike out there.
Yeah, its Marins new Quad FRS.
Supposed to be awesome for the mountains.
Do you ride? Occasionally.
Well, do you want to check it out? I got like 20 minutes to kill before my next patient.
Lets do it.
Where do you think youre going? Were working on an agenda here, Doc? I get the gist, Edna.
Im sure that you two will work it out.
Im not worried.
Hi.
Oh, Im sorry.
Am I in your way? No.
No.
Not at all.
Hey, do you need some help? Whats your combination? Umm, 42-28-42.
Just got to remember to pull it up.
So where are you headed now? Biology.
Cool, Ill walk with you.
Okay.
So how are you liking County? I know its kind of hard getting used to a new school.
You gotta find which floor the clean bathrooms and all of that, but people are pretty friendly, right? Yeah, Ephrams nice.
You know what you need? Please dont say a breath mint.
No.
A proper crush.
Im telling you, its the best way to get psyched on a new school.
You find someone youre excited to see every day and it gives you a reason to dress nice.
Youre talking about the beret.
Its bad, isnt it? I Ephram tried to tell me.
No.
No.
No.
Dont listen to Ephram.
The guy doesnt know style.
The berets fabulous.
Were gonna find you someone who totally gets you and your beret.
Um I dont really do boyfriends.
Or, I mean, have them.
Not a boyfriend just a crush.
A date.
Ive never been on a date.
Youre serious? Oh my god, this is even more perfect than I thought.
Its great.
You know what.
Dont worry about it.
I will find the perfect guy and I will plan the date.
All you have to do is bring your favorite lipstick.
Ill lend you one.
I come bearing painkillers, kid-sized.
In case Davids still having trouble sleeping.
Wow.
You got any adult-sized ones? Im kidding.
Come in Thank you.
Sorry about the mess.
Somehow, whatever you dont unpack in the first week of moving just stays in the boxes.
You really didnt have to come all the way out here Oh, its okay.
I was in the area.
I thought Id might be able to help out.
And to be honest, you seem to be kind of Stressed out? Side effect of two jobs and a sitter who is always late.
Its chronic.
So hows David doing? Its hard to tell.
He doesnt really like to complain.
There wasnt anything wrong in his X-ray, was there? Please dont tell me theres a break.
No, his shoulders fine.
But there were some old injuries that showed up.
I know.
My mistake for ever getting him that skateboard.
Hes like a kamikaze on that thing.
So, hes fallen a lot? I dont know.
Whats a lot? Well, enough to break a few bones.
Are you trying to ask me something, Doctor? No, I only wanted to, uh Because if you think I hit my kid, just say so.
I only wanted to talk with you, just to see if theres any cause for concern.
So you made up an excuse to come check up on me.
I get it.
Well, go on then.
Have a look around.
All youll find is a messy house Im too busy to clean.
Food on the table, and whatever clothes and toys David wants in his closet.
-Sara, when I saw the X -Youre a parent.
You know things happen you cant control, and it kills you when it does.
Doesnt it? Im sorry, I didnt mean -to offend you.
-I know you didnt.
And if I werent so tired I would probably thank you for caring enough to ask, but - - Michael.
Michael.
Ow Michael.
Ow.
Michael, calm down.
Its okay.
He heard Doctor Brown in the other room and dropped his glass.
He just got scared You need to say hello.
Just say, Hello Michael, my name is Doctor Brown, and Im new.
Just like that.
Hello, Michael.
My name is Doctor Brown and Im new.
Ok.
See.
Hes not good with strangers.
And the new house, and all the workmen.
Hes getting better though.
Okay.
Okay.
Yknow, you practice so often, you think you wouldnt stink so bad.
You study so much, youd think youd realize that guys dont care if youre too smart.
Oh, Oh.
What did we say about hitting? What do you think about Brian Cummings? Do you think hes cute? Well, I should make something clear right off the bat, I dont do threesomes.
For Hannah? Hannah likes Brian? No.
Not yet, but she could.
Im trying to find the right person for our double date.
Hes kind of funny right? Whoa, whoa, wait.
Back up.
Double date? Tomorrow night.
What are you doing Amy? Nothing.
Helping.
Your little project is my little project.
If you have to be friends with her, I have to be friends with her.
Besides double dates are great.
Mixes it up a bit.
We dont need to mix it up and you dont need to be friends with Hannah.
Do you not want me to be friends with Hannah? No, its not that I dont want you to be friends with Hannah, its just I dont see it.
You guys have nothing in common.
Besides, an-and neither do her and Brian for that matter.
Hes all wrong for her.
Besides, I think hes dating Terri Hyatt.
No not any more.
Well, even still I think hes wrong for her.
Okay, Mr.
Insightful, all of a sudden.
Who do you think is the right guy for her? I - I dont know.
I mean, its tough.
Shes quiet, but shes also kind of special.
Special how? You wouldnt understand.
Youve never been through the kind of stuff that shes going through, yknow what I mean.
Not-not that you havent been through stuff.
Obviously youve been through stuff, but its different, you know.
She-Shes new and shes lost.
Oh, thats right, because Ive never felt lost or alone or sad in my entire life.
Thats not what I meant and you know it.
Whatever.
You know what, go play piano and do your thing.
I have another chapter to read.
Ill find a special enough guy for Hannah dont worry about it.
Yes, Dr.
Andrew Brown in Colorado.
A fax is from a Dr.
Emory in Seattle.
Neuropharmacologist.
No Im still holding for Dr.
Agajani.
What is this? I cant read this at all.
-Have them to resend it would you please.
-Its not their fault.
Its our new fax machine.
The inks all messed up.
So fix it.
-No, Im a family physician, thats right.
-You fix it.
I wasnt hired for this crap.
I dont fix faxes.
I dont do computers and I dont do windows.
Dont go there, Edna, I dont have time for this right now.
Oh, I know, you dont want to choose sides.
You want me to spell Brown.
Thats B-R-O-W-N.
Use Switzerland or France or whatever other country doesnt have the balls to get their hands dirty.
Why dont you grow up? I have a patient with a serious problem here.
I do not have time to listen to you whining about your son.
If youre not happy, do something about it.
Youre right.
Thank you.
I quit.
Oh come on, Edna.
Edna.
Yes, hello, uh, Dr.
Agajanian, yes, this is Dr.
Brown.
I was calling about a former patient of yours.
Its after 10.
Shes not coming in.
Lets just go over to her house and apologize.
Apologize, Pssh.
Save that for when Ive actually done something wrong.
Besides, she started it.
It doesnt matter whose fault it is, Harold? She didnt come in today.
We clearly got under her skin.
Well, if we did, itd be a first.
The woman has a tougher skin than a Bradley fighting vehicle.
You dont think that shes got a point.
About what? Well, you did kind of ambush with the office makeover and neither of us were particularly open to discussion when she wanted to discuss it.
Nor need we be.
Im already far to patient an employer as it is.
Just ask Louise.
Look, Im gonna go talk to her.
She is simply acting out, Andy, which is what children do.
Trust me, a few days of being silent as loudly as possible she will come back here begging.
If theres one thing I know about my mother, is that she needs to work? Edna has a job.
Excuse me? What job? You better let me do the talking.
I propose we move past conversation, go straight towards physical violence.
Shed beat the crap out of both of us and you know it.
Dear God, its like hes mounted a flat screen on my fathers grave.
You boys here for an appointment? Two prostate exams coming right up.
Very charming, Mother.
Oh, this is a new low even for you.
How could you of all people set foot in this desecration Lord have mercy, is that a lava lamp? Harold, Harold, please.
Edna, I know that you are angry and Im sorry if Ive done anything thats hurtful to you and so is Harold.
He just said so on the way over here.
Didnt you, Harold? I see your willing to use his computer? He asked me first.
Oh, well, very nice, Norma Rae.
You made your point, we got the message now pack up your things and come back.
What Harold is trying to say is that -that that were really sorry and we really want you to come back and I know that we could come to terms if we could just sit down and solve this like adults.
I tried that.
It didnt work.
Hey, I thought I heard friendly voices.
So what do you think of the new place? I think you should go hide in your office, you loathsome reptilian nurse stealer.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I didnt steal anyone.
She came to me for a job.
She drove up on her motorcycle handed me her resume and saluted.
How do you turn that down? You didnt.
I really thought you guys would be happy about this.
Honestly if I thought it would cause any trouble You know, sell it to someone who buys your botox bologna.
Lets get out of here, Andy.
Is this really what you want? It is.
Hey, Andy, Im done at 6.
What do you say we hike up Burtons Peak, catch the sunset? Oh, hike it up your ass.
Is that a no? So wheres Mr.
Wonderful? Were gonna miss the movie.
Dont worry, hes coming.
We have plenty of time.
Go like this.
Yo ready to get this party started.
Wheres my little underage hottie? Hi.
Hi Youre Mr.
Wonderful? So, uh, great.
Were all here.
Uh, Bright, this is Hannah.
Hannah, Bright.
Hows it going? Uh, Im gonna go get the car started, Ill see you guys out there.
Cool beans.
Oh my God, hes so gorgeous.
Ya think so? He really wanted to go out with me.
Umm, yeah, he saw you over at MJs the other day.
Asked about you, said you were hot.
Im gonna have to pee My bladder gets all weird when I get nervous.
Bright said Hannah was hot? Uh, not exactly.
He asked about her.
Asked what her name was? I took that as a sign of interest.
What about Brian Cummings? He couldnt make it.
There was nobody else, in the whole school? State? Everyones dating someone right now.
But itll be fine.
Besides you never know, there could be sparks.
Yeah, there could be sparks.
If Bright tries to burn the movie theater down in an attempted escape.
Ow.
Thats some bruise, you mustve hit the dirt really hard.
Yeah, I pounded my whole side.
You know you can usually tell the angle of an injury by the shape of the bruise.
But Im surprised by the pattern of yours, you sure you fell sideways? Because it would make much more sense if you actually like hit a tree and -and then rolled - - is that how the crash happened? Yeah thats what I meant.
Are you sure? Thats enough.
Come on, David, lets go - - Because I dont think you were on your bike at all.
I think your brother, Michael, did this to you.
What? Thats not true.
Its okay, if it is.
I know he didnt mean to do it.
You dont know anything.
You dont even know Michael.
Then please tell me what happened - - I told you, I fell.
Like when you broke your arm last time? David? It was MY fault.
I gave him the wrong toy and he got upset.
I did it.
Michael hit you this hard? No, we were just playing.
He didnt- he didnt know he was hitting too hard.
You said you were riding your bike.
On the trail.
What difference does it make? Im fine.
Lets just go.
David, Id like to speak with your mother for a minute.
You can wait outside with Louise.
You okay? How could Michael have done that? Hes so small.
Hes my baby.
My guess is that its been happening for some time.
How? How could I not know? Because he didnt want you to know.
He was protecting his brother.
Its not your fault.
Of course it is.
I shouldve seen it.
Michael broke his arm.
Its my fault.
No.
Its not your fault.
Its not.
Sara, you are doing your best in an impossible situation.
You are raising an autistic boy on your own, with no help.
I try so hard to keep him in a good routine, to keep him happy.
I know.
I know you do Sit down.
Sorry.
Its okay.
You okay? Look, whats important is what you do about this now.
Hes not a baby any more, Sara.
Hes growing up.
Hes getting stronger.
Which means his outbursts are going to be increasingly dangerous.
Well, Ill keep a closer eye on them.
I wont leave them alone together.
What I would like to do is recommend you to a facility called Brookwell.
Its a residential school with excellent programs and a great staff.
I could make a call, I could explain Michaels condition and your financial constraints and they might just take him.
You want me to send Michael away? Well, its just 40 miles from here and its a school thats designed for kids like Michael, where he can learn and-and grow and still be a daily part of your life.
Im sorry.
I cant do that.
Sara, you have two children and one of them is not safe.
You have to do something.
I cant be away from him.
David loves his brother to death.
I cant separate my boys.
If you dont, someone else might.
And if that happens, you wont be able to choose where Michael goes.
I just want you to think about that.
Uhm.
Thanks.
And, umm, Bright also had Ms.
Chapman for biology when he was a sophomore.
Didnt you, Bright? I did.
Thats so funny.
I mean, like how coincidences are funny.
I gotta go to the bathroom.
Excuse me.
Oh my God, I didnt know that boredom could cause actual, physical pain within your body.
Let it go, Bright.
Oh, yeah, believe me, its-its gone.
Yeah, so Ill be over at the jukebox.
Killing myself, if anyone needs me feel free to drag my corpse out of here when the dates over.
This is not funny.
Well, I Its a little bit funny.
Like when she started talking about Halliburton and Bright thought she meant Halle Berry.
Yeah, I know.
I was there.
That was pretty funny.
She likes him.
Shes just trying to impress him thats all.
Well, he doesnt like her.
Well, I dont know why.
Maybe you could explain to him how special she is and how sweet she is and all of that.
Now dont-dont blame this on me.
It wasnt my idea to set up Bright and Hannah.
So Bright isnt good enough either.
Okay.
Okay.
Umm, maybe I shouldve invited Brad Pitt to come out with us tonight or Maroon 5, maybe one of those guys would have been acceptable.
Amy? Or maybe if Bright saw Hannah the way you see her, they would fall in love and make babies and live happily ever after.
Oh my God.
Shut up, dont say it.
You thought that I liked Hannah? No.
-Yes you did.
-No I didnt.
Yes, you did.
No, I thought that maybe she liked you and that you two can become best friend neighbor whatevers.
Never mind.
Amy, you are crazy, you know that? Yes, occasionally.
Hey, first of all, even if Hannah did have a crush on me which I dont think that she does.
Shed be way too terrified to do anything about it.
Unlike your friend Katie.
What did Katie do? She totally grabbed my ass in gym the other day.
She what? Hey, so I thought of another story I could tell Bright.
This ones really funny.
Uh, is he in the bathroom or ? Oh Yeah, that makes more sense.
Dont worry about that thats just Bright.
I mean, he does No its okay.
You dont have to.
He never said I was hot, did he? You made that up.
Can I go home now? Okay.
I have a plan.
It involves groveling and offers of a raise.
Did I mention it was an absorbent raise? You can keep it.
Im not big into backpedaling.
Decisions get made.
They stay made.
Ive got work to do.
Just hear me out.
Okay, first off, an apology.
All right, from now on you can run that office any way you want to.
We could go back to the old system.
No one can touch a letter on the eye chart without your say so.
Oh, and did I mention that the computers are history.
The computer was never the problem.
Im a combat veteran, Doc.
Ive pulled shrapnel out of a kids head by flashlight.
You think Id be scared off by a DSL line.
Listen to me, Edna.
I need you over there and not just to remind me which way is up.
You have always been more than a nurse to me.
You are the first partner that I have ever had.
I feel the same way, Sarg.
Youre the most gifted doctor Ive ever met, next to Hal Senior and thats saying something.
Your apologys accepted, but I cant come back there.
Ill talk to Harold.
We can work this out.
Whats wrong with me and Junior you cant fix.
Theres a reason he is the way he is, Andy.
I left for the army when he was just a kid.
When I came back, he created a universe with no room in it for me rules and bedtimes and things I didnt understand, just to make me feel left out, which it did.
I didnt get it, I thought that he was just being a brat, but I-I see it better now.
I hurt him so he found a way of hurting me back and we just kept on doing it that way.
Still do, but I cant end up hating my own son and if I come back there.
Im sorry I just have to save some space for family.
So youre really leaving me? Afraid so.
Edna? I had a ball, kid.
Yeah? Hannah, can I talk to you? Im actually kind of busy.
I know you probably hate me right now and I dont blame you I just came by to apologize.
Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Is that for school? I havent read that.
No, I just like the book.
Wow, youre like the only other person I know besides me that reads things that werent assigned.
Yeah, well, people are pretty dumb.
Yes, they are.
Me included.
I did a really stupid thing setting you up with my brother, Im really sorry that I did that.
Why did you? I just freaked out.
My friends had me thinking that you were interested in Ephram.
What? I know.
Its ridiculous.
I just thought that maybe you guys had this bond and Normally, Im not like this.
Trust me, Im actually really secure with myself most of the time.
Its just lately I guess that makes sense.
Why? Because you care.
And the more you care about something or someone the scarier it gets when you think you might lose em.
And then once you start thinking that way then even the most secure people in the world act really weird.
But I dont think you have to worry about that with Ephram.
You could go schizophrenic on him and hed still hang around.
What makes you so sure? Cause hes in love with you.
No.
No.
Uh, hes never I mean You think? Yeah.
So did you hear that Katie grabbed his butt? Oh my God.
I know, its awful.
Its-its one of these things where Ive known these girls since elementary school and I dont necessarily like them I just then, yknow? My best friend, Laynie, moved away to boarding school again this year and she wouldve loved you.
The point is I really miss having a friend that doesnt drive me absolutely insane kinda need one.
Really? Yeah.
Me too.
So honestly speaking though, dont get mad.
You wouldve never gone for Ephram? No.
Not my type.
I mean, no offense but Im Im really more into guys like your brother.
Bright? Are you serious? Yeah, Im surprisingly shallow.
You sure do make a lot of house calls, Dr.
Brown.
A school called.
They said they needed Davids medical records for enrollment.
Davids records, not Michaels.
Its a great school.
Ive seen pictures, its beautiful.
Its a lot nicer than the public school hes going to now.
My sister-in-law pulled a few strings.
Why David? I dont understand.
Michael would never survive in one of those group homes.
He needs me.
Davids stronger.
Hell be okay.
He might even be better off really finally have a shot at being a normal kid.
Wont have to worry about his mom and his brother all the time.
Hes still gonna worry.
I know.
He has an amazing heart but so does Michael.
I dont expect you to understand, Dr.
Brown, but theyre both my children.
Theyre both part of me.
It wasnt an easy choice to make here just one that I could find a way to live with.
Trust me this is the best I can do for both of them.
What about you? What about me? There you are.
Left my bag.
So theres a nasty rumor floating around.
Apparently you were seen crawling across the street this morning.
One can only assume in an attempt to woo a certain ill-tempered nurse back to her post.
Rumor confirmed.
I see.
Well, I hope you exacted some concessions in exchange for her return.
Shes not coming back.
Oh.
Well, Ive seemed to have overestimated the power of your charisma.
I-I could muster up an apology if you think I should make the attempt.
I think we should just let it sit for awhile.
I see.
You The funny thing is that when we were working together she always complained about unnecessary paperwork.
I genuinely thought she would like the computer.
I know you did.
So how did things go with Mrs.
Beck? Did you-did you find a long-term facility for the autistic brother? Well, it turned out to be a bit more complicated than that.
But it worked out in the end? No, it didnt.
Well, I gotta go get, uh, Delia at Brittanys.
I promised to take her out for ice cream.
Apparently 5th grade sucks but shes convinced that, uh, some hot fudge and rocky road will take the edge off and who am I to disagree? Indeed.
Can you even remember when life was that simple? No.
I cant.
This is a good song.
Yeah, maybe Hannah and I will play it at our wedding.
You are a very violent person, you know that.
I think you should be flattered.
I dont know who said jealousy was a bad thing.
Theres a movie where she boiled a bunny.
It was very scary.
I think its a compliment not to mention one of the most basic instincts we have as human beings.
Its like eating or breathing.
What is? Being territorial.
Claiming something or someone as your own and then like marking it and saying this propertys mine and no one else can have it.
For the record, if I ever refer to you aas property Id be being beaten right now.
I just think its fascinating how people treat each other.
Its like if you like someone youre not supposed to show it and if you hate someone youre supposed to pretend that you like them so they dont know that you hate them, but if you love someone Yeah.
It should be easier.
You should finally be able to relax once youre past all the crazy, I mean.
Yeah, makes sense.
I love you, Ephram.
I love you too.
Yeah? Yeah.
Cool.
Script: Rosemary Srt: Juanfran
Those are the rules.
At least 10 feet away at all times.
By the way, how do you feel about PDA? I feel good about it.
Good.
Remember that favor I asked you about.
Uh, yeah.
Well, shes here.
Your-Your favor is a-a-a she.
Hannah, this is, uh, Amy and Ephram.
Hi.
I think Im done with school.
You cant be done.
Youre in 5th grade.
I went to school for 27 years.
So? That was your bad decision.
Whats the problem, kiddo? Everyones mean to each other.
My new best friend hates my old best friend and now I dont know who to talk to.
Its a nightmare.
Yep.
You want to see a nightmare.
Come by my office.
Every time I leave Harold and Edna alone together Im afraid I may come back to a body count.
Brittany spit on Willow.
Actual spit.
You win.
But you still gotta go to school.
Go get dressed.
Is Hannah here yet? No.
Should she be? I told her to come by if she wants a ride.
I think I made myself pretty clear.
Well go get her.
Its only thirty-six steps to Ninas house.
Its obvious that I dont have a lot of extra time on my hands this year.
And any extra extra extra time I have is going to Amy.
Ive already spent a week playing tour guide.
Thats it.
Favors done.
Im out.
Dont give me that sigh.
Im not being mean.
Im being honest.
I cant help this girl.
Shes beyond help.
Look, Nina didnt ask you to give this girl a makeover.
She just asked you to be her friend.
Just be nice to her, then the other kids will be.
Thats how it works in high school.
Its not so much to ask.
Or have you forgotten what its like to be lonely? Nothing like some early morning guilt to get your day started.
Youre here.
You told me to come by, didnt you? Yeah, but I thought you wouldve knocked.
You didnt have to wait for me on the steps.
Oh, I dont mind.
Thats okay.
Whats that? What? Did I spill on myself or ? Youre gonna make me say it, arent you? For-For the record, I tried to imply.
The hat.
Oh.
Its my beret.
From my dad.
So, its like, a Hong Kong thing? No, uh, he gave it to me a long time ago.
Why? Oh.
Nothing.
Its cool.
Its uh, purple.
"Staking Claim" Okay, thats the last of those.
Lets get em out of here.
Thank you.
Those are my files.
Where are you taking my files? Storage facility.
Like hell you are.
Just loading them on the truck, maam.
You do and youll walk funny for days.
Get back here.
Oh, hush, now, Mother.
Continue, Gentleman, dont listen to her.
I want every last reminisce of the past gathering dust down at Petersons Storage by noon.
What are you doing with my patients files? Im dragging them and you into the 21st century, kicking, screaming, expected and noted and with any luck accomplished quietly.
The age of paper is dead, Mother.
Replaced by the sleeker, smaller, more ecologically sound computer.
Behold, a thing of beauty.
I dont want a computer.
I have a system that has worked perfectly fine for me for over 30 years.
As has the rotary telephone, the vinyl record, the horse-drawn carriage, but they are now all useless out-dated relics.
Who are you calling a relic? Well, well find out once we see if you can master our new database and if after that you still miss your precious files, by all means, feel free to visit them down at Petersons.
Now if youll both have a seat, I will walk you through a quick tutor.
Mother? Youre going to miss my tutorial on monthly expense graphing, and then wholl be sorry? Did you see what the village idiot Oh, sorry, Doc.
Me and my big mouth, we go everywhere together.
Edna, this is David Beck.
Seattle refugee and lousy mountain biker.
Ow.
Ow.
My guess is that that hurt.
Not really.
Im sorry, David.
I just have to check your range of motion so we can see Im fine.
- Its not even that bad - David let the man do his job so I can get back to my job.
They dont let you be two-hours late when youve only been there a week.
-Ow.
-Ok.
All right, were done.
Edna, would you help David into a sling, please? Was he this much fun with his old doctors or should I be jealous? Sorry, this hasnt been our best day.
I swear Im going to take that bike and run over it with my car.
I never shouldve given it to him.
Yknow when my son was six, he tried to ride a tea tray down the stairs of our apartment building.
Twenty stitches.
I told him that he could watch TV, play computer games, eat anything he wanted - - just no mountain bike.
I know how to ride it.
Clearly.
Is he really okay? Just a bruised shoulder? Well, well see how the X-Rays turn out, but he should be fine in a couple of weeks.
Good, thanks.
There we are one patched wing, ready to fly.
Hey thats pretty cool.
Can we just go now? Wait till he turns sixteen.
Then it really gets fun.
Awesome.
So how are your classes going? Theyre okay.
You have uh, any teachers you like or you dont like? Yeah.
Uh, I like some of them.
Some of them I dont like too.
All right, well, uh, Im, uh, gonna get going - - Oh.
Wait.
I have something for you.
-Just, like, a thank you or -Hey, you.
-Oh.
Sorry -Sorry.
Hey, Hannah.
Hows it going? House of Flying Daggers? Wow.
Is that good? Its supposed to be even better than Crouching Tiger and I know youre into the whole manga thing, so I just figured Thank you.
Its great.
Okay.
Uh, Ill see you at the lunch table? See you there.
-Bye.
-See ya.
Wow.
Hit on the first try, and youre, uh, not an easy guy to shop for.
That was pretty sweet of her.
Yeah.
Shes a nice girl.
A little off the mark on Everything.
But I guess I was, too, when I first got here.
In fact, its scary to think about how much we have in common.
Dont think about it.
You might accidentally revert back to that and then all the work Ive done these past two years? Down the tubes.
The shoulder looks good, no breaks.
You see anything else? I see you interrupting my cobb salad with a question you clearly know the answer to.
Healed fractures along the humerus, the scapula And the rib.
An unusual amount of breaks for a boy.
An unusual amount of breaks for a stuntman.
Hes a pretty active kid.
Maybe theyre sports related injuries.
Or perhaps its what it looks like.
Louise has the number for the County Department of Child Welfare.
You really think thats necessary.
These kind of healed fractures are a possible sign of abuse.
You know it, I know it.
Its our obligation to report it.
Its Child Welfares responsibility to investigate.
Theyre always skimpy with the bacon.
You noticed? Well, you know what happens if we go to the DCW.
They dont just investigate the house.
They go to the school, their friends, their neighbors.
This family just moved here.
What if were wrong? I could always just drive out there, check things out for myself.
Its your gas.
Hey.
Oh, its good bacon.
Its one of the best schools in the country.
Thats why its so hard to get into.
Id kill to go to college in New York.
Literally kill, I mean it.
I dont think thats an admission requirement anymore.
All right, I, uh, I gotta get to the library.
You coming over later to study? You supply the chips.
Ill supply the books, I should probably go to the library, too.
See ya.
So whos the beret? Hannah? Uh, shes staying with Ephrams neighbor while her parents are on some business trip in Hong Kong or something.
How long is she gonna be here? I dont know.
Why? Because shes totally eyeing your man.
What? No.
No, shes not.
Hello? Did you know just see her follow him out of here like a baby duckling.
Whaddya call that? Ephrams just showing her around as a favor.
Its not at all what youre thinking.
Im not thinking anything.
I mean, obviously Ephrams not into her Yet.
Exactly.
I mean, thats the thing.
You never know when the shift can happen.
Like you guys, I mean you were friends first, too.
Yeah, but its not the same.
Shes just trying to make friends.
Well, it looks like shes already got one.
Youre not eating anything.
I thought we were supposed to be having lunch.
Were have a lunch.
This is an official meeting.
I need to talk and you need to listen.
Weve got problems in that office.
Well, scratch that.
Weve got one problem big one - goes by the name of Harold.
Look, Edna, I dont really want to get caught -in the middle of all of this.
-And I didnt really want to have my office ransacked or have morning meetings and daily progress reports.
Do you know he wants to start an inventory oversight system to cut back on the misuse of cotton? Look, its going to be fine.
Once Harold settles down, hell drop the Mussolini act.
The man drops nothing.
He had baby teeth that wouldnt fall out till he was 30.
Tenacious as a bulldog and about as sensible.
Now I understand your kindness in taking him in but I didnt sign up for this.
Hes my son and I love him, but Ill kill him if I have too.
Hey, is that the new guy? Bullet point No.
54 on my list, Junior has to shut up about new guy.
Dr.
Hartman? Andy Brown.
I recognize you from the cover of Time.
Man, Ive been trying to hook up with you forever.
I stopped by your office last week but your boy, Hal, practically whipped out a can of mace on me.
Im sorry about that.
Harold is not very good with new people or old people.
Any people really.
Heres your order, Dr.
Jake.
Oh, thanks.
Nina, you look great today.
Must be that shower I skipped.
Um, Andy I wanted to ask Oh, you know Andy? Uh, vaguely.
Hes my neighbor.
Get out.
I love this town.
You-You got a gorgeous friendly waitress and the most famous brain surgeon in the world all within a 5-mile radius.
Aw, he still thinks youre famous.
Are you kidding? Nina, youre carpooling here with the first man ever to do a vascular aneurism under circulatory arrest and he wrote the case note that got the FDA to approve the gamma knife for acoustic neuromas.
Nice work by the way.
Hey, Tom Cruise.
Could you kiss his ass another time? Were having a meeting.
Jake, this is Edna Harper, best nurse in Everwood.
Mrs.
Harper, its a pleasure.
That your bike out there.
Yeah, its Marins new Quad FRS.
Supposed to be awesome for the mountains.
Do you ride? Occasionally.
Well, do you want to check it out? I got like 20 minutes to kill before my next patient.
Lets do it.
Where do you think youre going? Were working on an agenda here, Doc? I get the gist, Edna.
Im sure that you two will work it out.
Im not worried.
Hi.
Oh, Im sorry.
Am I in your way? No.
No.
Not at all.
Hey, do you need some help? Whats your combination? Umm, 42-28-42.
Just got to remember to pull it up.
So where are you headed now? Biology.
Cool, Ill walk with you.
Okay.
So how are you liking County? I know its kind of hard getting used to a new school.
You gotta find which floor the clean bathrooms and all of that, but people are pretty friendly, right? Yeah, Ephrams nice.
You know what you need? Please dont say a breath mint.
No.
A proper crush.
Im telling you, its the best way to get psyched on a new school.
You find someone youre excited to see every day and it gives you a reason to dress nice.
Youre talking about the beret.
Its bad, isnt it? I Ephram tried to tell me.
No.
No.
No.
Dont listen to Ephram.
The guy doesnt know style.
The berets fabulous.
Were gonna find you someone who totally gets you and your beret.
Um I dont really do boyfriends.
Or, I mean, have them.
Not a boyfriend just a crush.
A date.
Ive never been on a date.
Youre serious? Oh my god, this is even more perfect than I thought.
Its great.
You know what.
Dont worry about it.
I will find the perfect guy and I will plan the date.
All you have to do is bring your favorite lipstick.
Ill lend you one.
I come bearing painkillers, kid-sized.
In case Davids still having trouble sleeping.
Wow.
You got any adult-sized ones? Im kidding.
Come in Thank you.
Sorry about the mess.
Somehow, whatever you dont unpack in the first week of moving just stays in the boxes.
You really didnt have to come all the way out here Oh, its okay.
I was in the area.
I thought Id might be able to help out.
And to be honest, you seem to be kind of Stressed out? Side effect of two jobs and a sitter who is always late.
Its chronic.
So hows David doing? Its hard to tell.
He doesnt really like to complain.
There wasnt anything wrong in his X-ray, was there? Please dont tell me theres a break.
No, his shoulders fine.
But there were some old injuries that showed up.
I know.
My mistake for ever getting him that skateboard.
Hes like a kamikaze on that thing.
So, hes fallen a lot? I dont know.
Whats a lot? Well, enough to break a few bones.
Are you trying to ask me something, Doctor? No, I only wanted to, uh Because if you think I hit my kid, just say so.
I only wanted to talk with you, just to see if theres any cause for concern.
So you made up an excuse to come check up on me.
I get it.
Well, go on then.
Have a look around.
All youll find is a messy house Im too busy to clean.
Food on the table, and whatever clothes and toys David wants in his closet.
-Sara, when I saw the X -Youre a parent.
You know things happen you cant control, and it kills you when it does.
Doesnt it? Im sorry, I didnt mean -to offend you.
-I know you didnt.
And if I werent so tired I would probably thank you for caring enough to ask, but - - Michael.
Michael.
Ow Michael.
Ow.
Michael, calm down.
Its okay.
He heard Doctor Brown in the other room and dropped his glass.
He just got scared You need to say hello.
Just say, Hello Michael, my name is Doctor Brown, and Im new.
Just like that.
Hello, Michael.
My name is Doctor Brown and Im new.
Ok.
See.
Hes not good with strangers.
And the new house, and all the workmen.
Hes getting better though.
Okay.
Okay.
Yknow, you practice so often, you think you wouldnt stink so bad.
You study so much, youd think youd realize that guys dont care if youre too smart.
Oh, Oh.
What did we say about hitting? What do you think about Brian Cummings? Do you think hes cute? Well, I should make something clear right off the bat, I dont do threesomes.
For Hannah? Hannah likes Brian? No.
Not yet, but she could.
Im trying to find the right person for our double date.
Hes kind of funny right? Whoa, whoa, wait.
Back up.
Double date? Tomorrow night.
What are you doing Amy? Nothing.
Helping.
Your little project is my little project.
If you have to be friends with her, I have to be friends with her.
Besides double dates are great.
Mixes it up a bit.
We dont need to mix it up and you dont need to be friends with Hannah.
Do you not want me to be friends with Hannah? No, its not that I dont want you to be friends with Hannah, its just I dont see it.
You guys have nothing in common.
Besides, an-and neither do her and Brian for that matter.
Hes all wrong for her.
Besides, I think hes dating Terri Hyatt.
No not any more.
Well, even still I think hes wrong for her.
Okay, Mr.
Insightful, all of a sudden.
Who do you think is the right guy for her? I - I dont know.
I mean, its tough.
Shes quiet, but shes also kind of special.
Special how? You wouldnt understand.
Youve never been through the kind of stuff that shes going through, yknow what I mean.
Not-not that you havent been through stuff.
Obviously youve been through stuff, but its different, you know.
She-Shes new and shes lost.
Oh, thats right, because Ive never felt lost or alone or sad in my entire life.
Thats not what I meant and you know it.
Whatever.
You know what, go play piano and do your thing.
I have another chapter to read.
Ill find a special enough guy for Hannah dont worry about it.
Yes, Dr.
Andrew Brown in Colorado.
A fax is from a Dr.
Emory in Seattle.
Neuropharmacologist.
No Im still holding for Dr.
Agajani.
What is this? I cant read this at all.
-Have them to resend it would you please.
-Its not their fault.
Its our new fax machine.
The inks all messed up.
So fix it.
-No, Im a family physician, thats right.
-You fix it.
I wasnt hired for this crap.
I dont fix faxes.
I dont do computers and I dont do windows.
Dont go there, Edna, I dont have time for this right now.
Oh, I know, you dont want to choose sides.
You want me to spell Brown.
Thats B-R-O-W-N.
Use Switzerland or France or whatever other country doesnt have the balls to get their hands dirty.
Why dont you grow up? I have a patient with a serious problem here.
I do not have time to listen to you whining about your son.
If youre not happy, do something about it.
Youre right.
Thank you.
I quit.
Oh come on, Edna.
Edna.
Yes, hello, uh, Dr.
Agajanian, yes, this is Dr.
Brown.
I was calling about a former patient of yours.
Its after 10.
Shes not coming in.
Lets just go over to her house and apologize.
Apologize, Pssh.
Save that for when Ive actually done something wrong.
Besides, she started it.
It doesnt matter whose fault it is, Harold? She didnt come in today.
We clearly got under her skin.
Well, if we did, itd be a first.
The woman has a tougher skin than a Bradley fighting vehicle.
You dont think that shes got a point.
About what? Well, you did kind of ambush with the office makeover and neither of us were particularly open to discussion when she wanted to discuss it.
Nor need we be.
Im already far to patient an employer as it is.
Just ask Louise.
Look, Im gonna go talk to her.
She is simply acting out, Andy, which is what children do.
Trust me, a few days of being silent as loudly as possible she will come back here begging.
If theres one thing I know about my mother, is that she needs to work? Edna has a job.
Excuse me? What job? You better let me do the talking.
I propose we move past conversation, go straight towards physical violence.
Shed beat the crap out of both of us and you know it.
Dear God, its like hes mounted a flat screen on my fathers grave.
You boys here for an appointment? Two prostate exams coming right up.
Very charming, Mother.
Oh, this is a new low even for you.
How could you of all people set foot in this desecration Lord have mercy, is that a lava lamp? Harold, Harold, please.
Edna, I know that you are angry and Im sorry if Ive done anything thats hurtful to you and so is Harold.
He just said so on the way over here.
Didnt you, Harold? I see your willing to use his computer? He asked me first.
Oh, well, very nice, Norma Rae.
You made your point, we got the message now pack up your things and come back.
What Harold is trying to say is that -that that were really sorry and we really want you to come back and I know that we could come to terms if we could just sit down and solve this like adults.
I tried that.
It didnt work.
Hey, I thought I heard friendly voices.
So what do you think of the new place? I think you should go hide in your office, you loathsome reptilian nurse stealer.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I didnt steal anyone.
She came to me for a job.
She drove up on her motorcycle handed me her resume and saluted.
How do you turn that down? You didnt.
I really thought you guys would be happy about this.
Honestly if I thought it would cause any trouble You know, sell it to someone who buys your botox bologna.
Lets get out of here, Andy.
Is this really what you want? It is.
Hey, Andy, Im done at 6.
What do you say we hike up Burtons Peak, catch the sunset? Oh, hike it up your ass.
Is that a no? So wheres Mr.
Wonderful? Were gonna miss the movie.
Dont worry, hes coming.
We have plenty of time.
Go like this.
Yo ready to get this party started.
Wheres my little underage hottie? Hi.
Hi Youre Mr.
Wonderful? So, uh, great.
Were all here.
Uh, Bright, this is Hannah.
Hannah, Bright.
Hows it going? Uh, Im gonna go get the car started, Ill see you guys out there.
Cool beans.
Oh my God, hes so gorgeous.
Ya think so? He really wanted to go out with me.
Umm, yeah, he saw you over at MJs the other day.
Asked about you, said you were hot.
Im gonna have to pee My bladder gets all weird when I get nervous.
Bright said Hannah was hot? Uh, not exactly.
He asked about her.
Asked what her name was? I took that as a sign of interest.
What about Brian Cummings? He couldnt make it.
There was nobody else, in the whole school? State? Everyones dating someone right now.
But itll be fine.
Besides you never know, there could be sparks.
Yeah, there could be sparks.
If Bright tries to burn the movie theater down in an attempted escape.
Ow.
Thats some bruise, you mustve hit the dirt really hard.
Yeah, I pounded my whole side.
You know you can usually tell the angle of an injury by the shape of the bruise.
But Im surprised by the pattern of yours, you sure you fell sideways? Because it would make much more sense if you actually like hit a tree and -and then rolled - - is that how the crash happened? Yeah thats what I meant.
Are you sure? Thats enough.
Come on, David, lets go - - Because I dont think you were on your bike at all.
I think your brother, Michael, did this to you.
What? Thats not true.
Its okay, if it is.
I know he didnt mean to do it.
You dont know anything.
You dont even know Michael.
Then please tell me what happened - - I told you, I fell.
Like when you broke your arm last time? David? It was MY fault.
I gave him the wrong toy and he got upset.
I did it.
Michael hit you this hard? No, we were just playing.
He didnt- he didnt know he was hitting too hard.
You said you were riding your bike.
On the trail.
What difference does it make? Im fine.
Lets just go.
David, Id like to speak with your mother for a minute.
You can wait outside with Louise.
You okay? How could Michael have done that? Hes so small.
Hes my baby.
My guess is that its been happening for some time.
How? How could I not know? Because he didnt want you to know.
He was protecting his brother.
Its not your fault.
Of course it is.
I shouldve seen it.
Michael broke his arm.
Its my fault.
No.
Its not your fault.
Its not.
Sara, you are doing your best in an impossible situation.
You are raising an autistic boy on your own, with no help.
I try so hard to keep him in a good routine, to keep him happy.
I know.
I know you do Sit down.
Sorry.
Its okay.
You okay? Look, whats important is what you do about this now.
Hes not a baby any more, Sara.
Hes growing up.
Hes getting stronger.
Which means his outbursts are going to be increasingly dangerous.
Well, Ill keep a closer eye on them.
I wont leave them alone together.
What I would like to do is recommend you to a facility called Brookwell.
Its a residential school with excellent programs and a great staff.
I could make a call, I could explain Michaels condition and your financial constraints and they might just take him.
You want me to send Michael away? Well, its just 40 miles from here and its a school thats designed for kids like Michael, where he can learn and-and grow and still be a daily part of your life.
Im sorry.
I cant do that.
Sara, you have two children and one of them is not safe.
You have to do something.
I cant be away from him.
David loves his brother to death.
I cant separate my boys.
If you dont, someone else might.
And if that happens, you wont be able to choose where Michael goes.
I just want you to think about that.
Uhm.
Thanks.
And, umm, Bright also had Ms.
Chapman for biology when he was a sophomore.
Didnt you, Bright? I did.
Thats so funny.
I mean, like how coincidences are funny.
I gotta go to the bathroom.
Excuse me.
Oh my God, I didnt know that boredom could cause actual, physical pain within your body.
Let it go, Bright.
Oh, yeah, believe me, its-its gone.
Yeah, so Ill be over at the jukebox.
Killing myself, if anyone needs me feel free to drag my corpse out of here when the dates over.
This is not funny.
Well, I Its a little bit funny.
Like when she started talking about Halliburton and Bright thought she meant Halle Berry.
Yeah, I know.
I was there.
That was pretty funny.
She likes him.
Shes just trying to impress him thats all.
Well, he doesnt like her.
Well, I dont know why.
Maybe you could explain to him how special she is and how sweet she is and all of that.
Now dont-dont blame this on me.
It wasnt my idea to set up Bright and Hannah.
So Bright isnt good enough either.
Okay.
Okay.
Umm, maybe I shouldve invited Brad Pitt to come out with us tonight or Maroon 5, maybe one of those guys would have been acceptable.
Amy? Or maybe if Bright saw Hannah the way you see her, they would fall in love and make babies and live happily ever after.
Oh my God.
Shut up, dont say it.
You thought that I liked Hannah? No.
-Yes you did.
-No I didnt.
Yes, you did.
No, I thought that maybe she liked you and that you two can become best friend neighbor whatevers.
Never mind.
Amy, you are crazy, you know that? Yes, occasionally.
Hey, first of all, even if Hannah did have a crush on me which I dont think that she does.
Shed be way too terrified to do anything about it.
Unlike your friend Katie.
What did Katie do? She totally grabbed my ass in gym the other day.
She what? Hey, so I thought of another story I could tell Bright.
This ones really funny.
Uh, is he in the bathroom or ? Oh Yeah, that makes more sense.
Dont worry about that thats just Bright.
I mean, he does No its okay.
You dont have to.
He never said I was hot, did he? You made that up.
Can I go home now? Okay.
I have a plan.
It involves groveling and offers of a raise.
Did I mention it was an absorbent raise? You can keep it.
Im not big into backpedaling.
Decisions get made.
They stay made.
Ive got work to do.
Just hear me out.
Okay, first off, an apology.
All right, from now on you can run that office any way you want to.
We could go back to the old system.
No one can touch a letter on the eye chart without your say so.
Oh, and did I mention that the computers are history.
The computer was never the problem.
Im a combat veteran, Doc.
Ive pulled shrapnel out of a kids head by flashlight.
You think Id be scared off by a DSL line.
Listen to me, Edna.
I need you over there and not just to remind me which way is up.
You have always been more than a nurse to me.
You are the first partner that I have ever had.
I feel the same way, Sarg.
Youre the most gifted doctor Ive ever met, next to Hal Senior and thats saying something.
Your apologys accepted, but I cant come back there.
Ill talk to Harold.
We can work this out.
Whats wrong with me and Junior you cant fix.
Theres a reason he is the way he is, Andy.
I left for the army when he was just a kid.
When I came back, he created a universe with no room in it for me rules and bedtimes and things I didnt understand, just to make me feel left out, which it did.
I didnt get it, I thought that he was just being a brat, but I-I see it better now.
I hurt him so he found a way of hurting me back and we just kept on doing it that way.
Still do, but I cant end up hating my own son and if I come back there.
Im sorry I just have to save some space for family.
So youre really leaving me? Afraid so.
Edna? I had a ball, kid.
Yeah? Hannah, can I talk to you? Im actually kind of busy.
I know you probably hate me right now and I dont blame you I just came by to apologize.
Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Is that for school? I havent read that.
No, I just like the book.
Wow, youre like the only other person I know besides me that reads things that werent assigned.
Yeah, well, people are pretty dumb.
Yes, they are.
Me included.
I did a really stupid thing setting you up with my brother, Im really sorry that I did that.
Why did you? I just freaked out.
My friends had me thinking that you were interested in Ephram.
What? I know.
Its ridiculous.
I just thought that maybe you guys had this bond and Normally, Im not like this.
Trust me, Im actually really secure with myself most of the time.
Its just lately I guess that makes sense.
Why? Because you care.
And the more you care about something or someone the scarier it gets when you think you might lose em.
And then once you start thinking that way then even the most secure people in the world act really weird.
But I dont think you have to worry about that with Ephram.
You could go schizophrenic on him and hed still hang around.
What makes you so sure? Cause hes in love with you.
No.
No.
Uh, hes never I mean You think? Yeah.
So did you hear that Katie grabbed his butt? Oh my God.
I know, its awful.
Its-its one of these things where Ive known these girls since elementary school and I dont necessarily like them I just then, yknow? My best friend, Laynie, moved away to boarding school again this year and she wouldve loved you.
The point is I really miss having a friend that doesnt drive me absolutely insane kinda need one.
Really? Yeah.
Me too.
So honestly speaking though, dont get mad.
You wouldve never gone for Ephram? No.
Not my type.
I mean, no offense but Im Im really more into guys like your brother.
Bright? Are you serious? Yeah, Im surprisingly shallow.
You sure do make a lot of house calls, Dr.
Brown.
A school called.
They said they needed Davids medical records for enrollment.
Davids records, not Michaels.
Its a great school.
Ive seen pictures, its beautiful.
Its a lot nicer than the public school hes going to now.
My sister-in-law pulled a few strings.
Why David? I dont understand.
Michael would never survive in one of those group homes.
He needs me.
Davids stronger.
Hell be okay.
He might even be better off really finally have a shot at being a normal kid.
Wont have to worry about his mom and his brother all the time.
Hes still gonna worry.
I know.
He has an amazing heart but so does Michael.
I dont expect you to understand, Dr.
Brown, but theyre both my children.
Theyre both part of me.
It wasnt an easy choice to make here just one that I could find a way to live with.
Trust me this is the best I can do for both of them.
What about you? What about me? There you are.
Left my bag.
So theres a nasty rumor floating around.
Apparently you were seen crawling across the street this morning.
One can only assume in an attempt to woo a certain ill-tempered nurse back to her post.
Rumor confirmed.
I see.
Well, I hope you exacted some concessions in exchange for her return.
Shes not coming back.
Oh.
Well, Ive seemed to have overestimated the power of your charisma.
I-I could muster up an apology if you think I should make the attempt.
I think we should just let it sit for awhile.
I see.
You The funny thing is that when we were working together she always complained about unnecessary paperwork.
I genuinely thought she would like the computer.
I know you did.
So how did things go with Mrs.
Beck? Did you-did you find a long-term facility for the autistic brother? Well, it turned out to be a bit more complicated than that.
But it worked out in the end? No, it didnt.
Well, I gotta go get, uh, Delia at Brittanys.
I promised to take her out for ice cream.
Apparently 5th grade sucks but shes convinced that, uh, some hot fudge and rocky road will take the edge off and who am I to disagree? Indeed.
Can you even remember when life was that simple? No.
I cant.
This is a good song.
Yeah, maybe Hannah and I will play it at our wedding.
You are a very violent person, you know that.
I think you should be flattered.
I dont know who said jealousy was a bad thing.
Theres a movie where she boiled a bunny.
It was very scary.
I think its a compliment not to mention one of the most basic instincts we have as human beings.
Its like eating or breathing.
What is? Being territorial.
Claiming something or someone as your own and then like marking it and saying this propertys mine and no one else can have it.
For the record, if I ever refer to you aas property Id be being beaten right now.
I just think its fascinating how people treat each other.
Its like if you like someone youre not supposed to show it and if you hate someone youre supposed to pretend that you like them so they dont know that you hate them, but if you love someone Yeah.
It should be easier.
You should finally be able to relax once youre past all the crazy, I mean.
Yeah, makes sense.
I love you, Ephram.
I love you too.
Yeah? Yeah.
Cool.
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