Everwood s03e05 Episode Script
Sacrifice
Eleven down.
How many more of these parties am I responsible for? Oh, I think you stick it out til shes thirteen.
By then shell be so utterly embarrassed by you, she wont want to acknowledge you had anything to do with her birth in the first place.
Although, this wasnt so bad.
You schedule enough activities, you run those suckers right into the ground.
A little pictionary, a little treasure hunt.
The spoon race, genius.
Uh-huh.
If youre throwing a party in 1952.
Hey, I might even be Cool Dad now.
I got Delia the exact present she wanted, you made a delicious cake and the kids are quiet.
The kids are quiet.
Brittany? Youre gonna make me lose count.
Please hand me that watch and step away from the door.
Now.
Abort! Abort! Oh, very subtle.
Abort! Abort! What the heck is going on here?! Its just Seven Minutes in Heaven.
JUST? Delia wanted to do it.
The party was lame! All right, both of you, out of the closet, right now.
From now on, this closet is off limits.
Forever.
I will hire a coat check girl.
Delia.
Go into the other room.
Ill wait until everyones gone before I deal with you, thats how nice I am.
Youre scarring me for life! Welcome to the club.
And you.
You think I dont know who you are? Im Charlie.
We met earlier.
Hey, dont give me any lip.
I know who you are.
You are the first guy to make the mistake of trying to manipulate my daughter.
But you know whats great about being the first, Charlie? You have the supreme privilege of being the first one to hear my speech.
A- a-a speech? Im working on it.
And Ill tell you something.
If you were about five years older, youd be hanging by your fingernails right now.
If you hurt me, Im just gonna tell my mom.
Im not going to hurt you, cause youre only eleven and Im still worried about the soft spot on the back of your head.
But telling your mother is a fantastic idea.
Lets go.
Dont I get a party favor? Ill give you a party favor.
Youre in charge.
And try to keep this party a little less pre-teens gone wild.
So anybody bring a piñata? Sugar it is.
"Sacrifice" Dr.
Brown, I-I thought the party was over at 5 oclock.
I wouldve come to pick up Charlie myself, if Id known.
Dont worry about that.
Uh, may I come in? Is everything okay? Everythings fine, but theres something we need to discuss.
Come on in.
I dont know quite how to handle this, Mrs.
Hayes.
Oh, Amanda, and why dont you just spit it out.
Im a big fan of blurting.
I found your son and my daughter.
Now that didnt come out quite the way I wanted it to.
The thing is I found them standing There is a closet Ah, 7 minutes in Heaven again.
Im sorry.
Again? Its like the new Pin the Tail on the Donkey with these kids.
They played it at Sophie Muellers house last week.
Nobody told me about the Muellers house.
Why didnt anybody tell me about the Muellers house? I wouldnt worry about it.
Theyre at the age where they stop sharing all the little details.
Were the enemy, remember? No.
No.
I-Im not the enemy.
Delia and I are like white on rice.
I just threw her a fantastic birthday party, which your son decided to ruin by playing kissing games.
Really? Huh? Look, Im not gonna tell you what happened with Delia last week it-its not important, but I am a doctor in this town, which gives me a perspective which you may not have and Im far too aware of the kind of trouble that these kids are getting into.
Do you understand the rules of 7 Minutes in Heaven? Theyre not actually allowed to shoot up in there.
Im sorry, I think you just might be overreacting a little bit.
Well, I dont think I am.
I raised city kids and when I brought them out here, I promised them ponies and fresh air and -and Norman Rockwell.
And as it turns out, Washington Square Park could be a safer place to leave my daughter than my own closet.
People in small towns dont seem to realize th-that the metropolis is inching closer and the wayward path is right around the corner.
Is just around the corner or is it down the block? Cause Ive been looking for that wayward path everywhere.
Look, I still wish Charlie was in footsy pajamas, believe me the more we try to force them into the antiseptic lives we want them to lead the more theyre gonna resent us for it later.
Im not afraid of Delia resenting me.
Im afraid of her learning of pole dance before she learns to square dance.
Im not kidding.
Sorry, if you could just lower your voice a smidge my husband is resting.
You know what, thats fine.
Just never mind.
Im sorry that I disturbed either of you.
Next time I have a concern about the kids in this community Ill remember that you and your husband dont care.
Have a nice day.
Here you go.
If you wouldnt mind lacing my huevos rancheros with just a touch of arsenic, Nina.
Not enough to kill me mind you, just enough to send me to the hospital so I dont have to walk back into that office again today.
Things going well with Andy, then? On a constant state of flux between gratitude and disgust.
Last week, the man bought me a state of the art blood workstation for no other reason than simply because he felt I might find it useful.
Yesterday, he gave me a croissant simply because he had extra.
The man is a monster.
Do you have any idea what its like to work alongside someone whose that generous? Every time he reaches for his wallet, Im reminded of just how tightly I cling to my own.
Well, its easy for Andy to be as generous as he is.
Yeah.
Yknow, that clamp has him pretty much set up for life.
The What now? That, uh, Fisher clamp thing.
Yknow, the whatchamacallit he invented that keeps one globby section from touching another gooey section.
Its streamline brain surgery or something like that.
Anyway, its the reason hes been able to keep his services for free.
I thought you knew about that.
Clearly I still have more to discover about the ever-irksome Andrew Brown.
Really now a clamp.
A clamp.
A simple structure comprised out of two pieces of metal and a spring and that man found a way to monopolize on it.
Are we talking about Andy? No, I was talking with Nina about a rudimentary device that any dunder head could have invented.
Man, he really cashed in on that thing.
We talked about it at this business seminar I went to.
Its the simplest solutions that go a long way.
I was hoping to hit that type of sweet spot with my epidermal laser but Aahh, excuse me.
You invented something? When was this? Your, your journey down the birth canal? Youre too much, Hal.
You-You know that guy that invented the photo facial, well, my team took it one step further.
Yes, well, and on that note, I bid a good day to you all.
I love that guy.
The man is a cuddlebug.
So whatll it be, Jake? Nothing.
Im good.
Thanks.
Okay.
Then, well, Im just gonna keep doing my job here.
Uh, wait.
Wait.
What would you say if I got Sam a babysitter this weekend? Uh, Id said that was weird and invasive.
Maybe I said that a little out of order.
It just seems to me that you dont get a whole lot of frivolous time so I thought that if I helped you get a babysitter Oh, well, I can get a babysitter anytime I want, but thank you.
I really shouldntve lead with the babysitter.
Scratch that.
I think the altitudes throwing me off a little bit.
I swear I used to be good at this.
Are you asking me out? Yep.
I was trying to.
Nobodys asked me out on a date since I was in high school.
I was married.
I know.
I asked about you.
Well, uh, thank you, its very nice of you, but its, uh I-I cant.
Im-Im sorry.
Why not? Umm, well, I dont know.
I guess youre just not my type.
Whats your type? Well, lets see, uh Last time I had a type I was, uh, 15, so that was, uh, anyone who could light a match with their teeth and then I was married to a gay man so Im not sure what my new type is, but, uh, Im definitely over dating any smokers or gay men.
And truth be told, you are suspiciously well groomed.
You lost me.
Im not gonna go out with you, Jake.
Really? Really.
And thats a solid no.
Im afraid so.
Fair enough.
If you ever change your mind ? DUDE! This place rocks, man.
I should give you the 250 Ive been giving my parents and stay here instead.
Uh, yeah.
No.
I didnt hear you outside.
Soundproof walls? Nice.
Look, Bright, the key was sort of for emergencies, like if you and your dad got into a fight, not just for barging in when Im here.
Well, I didnt even know that you were here, man.
You didnt answer the knock.
Whatever.
Never mind.
Where are you going? I thought we were going to hang out.
Yeah, that was 3 hours ago.
I gotta go meet up with Will now.
Where were you anyway? Well, I met this girl last night.
One thing led to another, that led to the sun coming up and I had to crash for a little while.
I still dont understand how youre doing this.
Are your parents actually letting these girls sleep over? Uh, no.
Come on, Im into college girls now, man.
Parents, bad.
Roommates, good.
You should see these dorms, its like one huge co-ed slumber party.
Even the bathrooms are co-ed.
Its sick, man, you should jump on that party train.
Yeah, sort of dating your sister.
Oh, yeah, right.
Right.
All right, well, I gotta go practice.
Still doing that huh? Yeah, pretty much always doing it.
Well, hey, uh, yknow, theres some guys who are having a party tomorrow night from my work and Martys wife is gonna be out of town.
Its gonna be open bar.
Its gonna be totally awesome.
You should go.
Yeah, sure.
Cool, and, uh, Martys got a guest room so if you get too plowed you can totally stay.
How cool is that? Awesome.
Thats for coming in.
Well, well, well.
If it isnt Mrs.
Hayes, mother of Charlie Hayes, future Colin Farrell of Everwood.
Hello, Dr.
Brown.
Come to your senses, have you? Want to have a little chat about good parenting? Glad you could make some time.
Louise, dont you think its important for all of us to take time out from our busy schedules to discipline our children? I dont have any children.
No, but if you did, you would.
Can you believe that the Hayes family doesnt put it at the top of their list? Actually, Im here with my husband and hes in with Dr.
Abbott.
Oh, is he now? Good.
Excellent.
Id love to talk to him.
Maybe he could shed some light on your sons libido issues.
Oh, Im sorry, this is very bad.
What is? Uh, Andy Brown, Id like you to meet my husband, John.
John, this is Dr.
Brown.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Hes all yours.
-Later.
-Yeah.
Oh, no, Ive known the Hayes 15 years since they moved to Everwood.
John was a formidable horseshoe opponent as I recall.
When did he have his stroke? Uh, a little over five years ago 38 at the time.
Healthy aside from the hole in his heart, of course, were all born with that.
Most of us seal the gap in time, John was not so lucky.
Blood clot passed through to his brain suffered a massive stroke.
Here smell this.
So hes completely nonresponsive? Paralization indicates detriment to the left hemisphere.
Thats right.
How are your nostrils feeling? Any tingling? No, I dont smell a thing.
And the nerve damage? Oh, quite extensive.
He suffers from aphasia.
Hes been completely robbed of his ability to formulate a thought or a response.
I treat him regularly with physical therapy, basic checkups, but theres really nothing more I can do for him beyond that.
So then Amanda ? Oh, amazing, isnt she? No, the woman makes Florence Nightingale look negligent and you know they were only married 10 less than 10 years when this happened.
Is that so? Yeah.
Most wives would have left, not her.
That woman is a saint.
Not only is she there for John, she helps out at the hospital whenever she can offering assistance to other stroke victims and their spouses.
Somehow she manages to keep young Charlie at the top of his class.
I bet she bakes too.
What? Nothing.
Im going to go find a cliff to hurl myself over.
Ill see you later, Doctor.
Uh, incidentally, wh-what-what do you think about my new invention? Simply mentalist ointment? Unenthused.
Why isnt the mail here yet? I mean are they not coming or maybe they just dont deliver SAT scoring when its negative like its too embarrassing for the victim? Im sure you did fine.
Im sure that I didnt.
And the fact that my entire future relies on a No.
2 pencil drives me crazy.
I mean seriously, why do colleges even care if you figure out when Train A and Train B are going to meet? I dont know when theyre going to meet.
Why do they even have to meet? Okay, youre talking faster than both of the trains combined.
There.
All I want to do this weekend is rent a million mindless movies, order Chinese food and hang out with you.
We can build a tent in the living room and never come out.
Yknow, that sounds good, but I-I told Bright that I would go to this party thing with him.
Really? Why? Uh, because Martys wife is out of town.
I dont know.
I mean, its, uh, its something with his work friends, sounds as about as appealing as calculus, but I havent hung out with Bright in a while so Yeah, but isnt he the one who flaked on you? Yeah, but this is his attempt to make it up to me.
I kinda feel obligated.
I dont know when hanging out with Bright became such a chore.
I mean, it used to be so easy, you feed him, you water him, and hes good to go.
Yeah, well, I guess its less convenient now that hes not in school with us.
I mean, its not like youre automatically gonna see him five times a day, maybe common ground has shifted.
Yknow, why dont you come to this thing? It may not be too bad.
Aahh, no.
No.
No.
The whole thing seems extremely exhausting and I wasnt really in the mood to be on, but thank you.
Yeah, youre right.
Dumplings and movies sounded pretty good.
Umm, hmm.
Just when I thought I had a handle on this town, I insult the patron saint and her paralyzed husband and Charlie, mustnt forget little Charlie.
Well, you couldntve known.
All that stuff happened before you got here and when you got here, all the gossip was about you.
Well, thats why I need Edna, I used to get the news before it happened, now Im like a guy without cable.
Are you expecting someone? No.
It's just Dr.
Jake asked me out yesterday and I said no and now Im afraid hes going to walk in here and theres going to be all this weirdness.
We really need more restaurants on Main Street.
Jake asked you out? -Like on a date? -Yes.
Thats odd, isnt it? I know, I thought so too.
Why do you think its odd? Well, I mean, I guess its not that strange he did mention something about you being attractive the other day.
He did? Why didnt you tell me? Well, cause I got out of that habit in 7th grade.
Oh, right, but what did you say when he said that? I didnt say anything.
I have far too much for you than to discuss you in such chatter like manner.
Oh, well, thank you.
Although, it was sort of sweet the way he did it.
Oh, Im sure it was.
A guy like that living in L.
A.
, Im sure hes had plenty of practice, but hes not the guy for you.
No? No.
No.
Hes much too shallow.
His life revolves around surface treatments and quick fixes.
He couldnt comprehend a working womans life your tastes, your values.
I mean, you are a solid woman, Nina.
You are salt of the earth.
Geez, Andy.
Why dont you just go ahead and call me handsome? You know what I mean, youre not one of those naïve young things that giggles every time he flashes his dimples.
Youve been around the block.
So Im old and trampy? Thats not what I said.
Thats not what I meant.
Hey, beautiful.
Saturday night.
Im sorry.
Pick me up about 8 oclock.
Do you know where I live? Ill find it.
Are you sure? What am I doing? Always take yes for an answer, my business manager taught me that, kinda genius.
Anyway, Saturday.
Awesome.
Im gonna go grab a table.
Hey, Andy.
Hey.
Nothing wrong with a free dinner.
No.
No.
Of course not.
Im sure youll learn all sorts of fascinating things about soy products and oxygen bars.
How about it, Rose? What do your tastebuds detect in this fine hybrid? Wood.
With a hint of berries.
Triumph.
This is it, Rose.
This is the winner.
I can feel it.
Whats this all about, Harold? I want you to think for a moment.
Think of the country doctor toiling away at his thankless job His cure of common ailments is not extraordinary so why improve upon his lab, his generic tools his X-ray machine.
Why indeed? Are you going to need a glass of water for this? No, I-I say we have been ignored long enough.
I say we need advances in our own field and I am here to provide that service.
Why stick a bland piece of wood into your patients ailing mouth, when they can be surprised instead with a burst of melon? And thus, I take it upon myself to reach out to my brethren an-and present them with simple solutions to eliminate their suffering.
So youre crafting flavored wood to save the world? Yeah, forget the world.
This elementary device will spread faster than lice in a kindergarten.
Thats right, Rose.
I convince some sucker his sad little practice will actually be improved through flavored wood and I will blow all those over hyped neurosurgeons and laser quacks away.
We will be wiping our derrieres with hundred dollar bills and our family name will be in every medical journal across the country.
You exhaust me, dear.
Hey? Hey.
So this thing at Martys tonight, you might want to meet me there in case I hook up.
What do you mean? Well, you might want to bring your own vehicle.
Lauren, the stock girl, man, shes been giving me the vibe.
Stole my cell phone while I was on the floor and put her number in it.
Uh, thats not a vibe, thats sending up a flare.
I know, dude.
Its so on.
Anyways do you want me to give you directions now? Or do you not want to go? No, I want to go, I mean, I definitely want to go, I really do, I just Why dont you say it one more time maybe well both believe you? Yeah, I mean, its just I told- I kinda told Amy that I would hang out with her too and then I thought about inviting her, but that would king of defeat the purpose of just you and me hanging out together which is something we havent been able -to do in a long time.
-Yeah, I know, man,.
.
thats why I invited you.
And I didnt invite the both of you.
Right, but then Amy and I were thinking What did you have a Bright summit or something? No.
Kind of sounds like you did.
Yknow, forget it.
Theres no reason I cant do both.
Just never mind, forget about it, man.
No, its fine, just give me the directions.
No, seriously, Id actually rather you didnt come anyways.
Id just have to introduce you to a bunch of people you dont know, waste a bunch of time.
I mean, youd be out of the loop on all of the inside stuff, it wouldve been a hassle.
Maybe next time? I dont know why Im going to all this trouble.
I barely know this guy.
It doesnt matter.
Its all about biology.
Well, like you wouldnt be putting that on if there werent any attraction.
Did you know that the first fake eyelashes were in ancient Egypt? Lush lashes suggest a fertile woman a ready woman.
I read a lot.
Nina, if you have all of these different clothes, how come you look the same everyday? Dont make me cry, Delia, I just put on the mascara.
I still think you need to wear this one.
No, I dont think so, honey.
Why not? Uh, because it suggests something that is definitely not going to happen.
You never know.
Listen, Nefertiti, I dont need any more advice from you.
Oh You look so pretty.
Can I put glitter glue on your face? Oh, thank you, but I dont wanna look like Im trying too hard.
Whats going on up here? Did anyone not hear the doorbell? Wow.
You look Turn around.
You are shedding all over the place.
Do you have a lint brush? Yeah, its on the dresser.
Well, Im gonna go finish some homework.
Okay.
Umm, thanks, Andy, I can handle it from here.
Oh, okay, great.
Come on, Delia.
So long, Nin.
And, uh, knock back a wheatgrass for me.
Yeah, come in.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Oh, no more freaking out.
No more paranoia.
No more chasing the mailman down the street.
Whose are those? Uh, yeah, exactly.
Well, theyre, obviously, theyre not mine.
WELL, THEYRE OBVIOUSLY NOT MINE.
Well? DONT LOOK AT THEM.
Im sorry, everythings just a little blurry right now.
Okay, you know what, Im- Im gonna take a second an -and wait for you to provide some type of explanation as to why this HOOKER THONG is in your couch cushion.
You have 10 seconds.
I gave Bright a key.
Oohh.
And for the record, thats a long time to hold any strangers thong.
So is-is this like your arrangement? Does he do this all the time? I hope not.
This is the first Ive heard of it, I swear.
So he just comes in here with random girls and doesnt even ask you? Does that-does that not creep you out? It doesnt make me feel great.
But its Bright, he doesnt use the same logic as us? Yknow, to him an empty room is fair game.
This isnt the boiler room at County.
This is your studio.
Are you going to talk to him? I dont think so.
Why? Because it doesnt seem like the best time to come down on him right now.
Okay, okay, so-so when will it be a good time? When he starts filming in here? We shouldve just gone to that party.
You think that if we went to that party he wouldnt have done this.
You dont even know when this happened.
Maybe its happened more than once.
Ephram, friendships dont fall apart because you miss a party or two.
They fall apart because you stop talking about stuff and you let the little things slide because they just dont feel worth it.
If you want to work this stuff out with Bright, youre gonna have to talk to him.
I brought this one for yours.
Hmm, sacrificial offering.
Least I can do.
Look, this is very awkward , but the thing is I Do you guys need me for this or can I go see Charlie? Oh, go on upstairs, honey, hes in his room playing with Sophie.
SOPHIE? Hey No, closets and keep three feet on the ground at all times.
So let me guess what happened.
Word got out that you scolded me and now youre eating daily portions of crow.
I dont even know where to begin.
How about a clean slate? Although those are kind of rare in Everwood, I know.
Introductions dont get made, we just run with little captions over our head.
Me patron saint, you tortured widower, genius doctor.
Pleased to meet you.
Back at ya.
Now, please say youll come in for a cup of coffee, I cant tell you the last time, I had company.
I thought youd never ask.
That place was amazing.
We tried fusion cooking at Mama Joys once, paramedics were there 10 minutes later.
Yeah, that was pretty good, although, generally I like to keep a raw food diet.
It balances my chi.
Kidding.
Oh, man.
You totally thought that I was going to go all scientology on you, didnt you? And here Ive been giving you the benefit of the doubt.
What do you have doubts about? I doubt you are being as open with me as could, because you think tonights just a waste of time.
Thats not completely true, because Im actually having a great time.
Okay, then.
Tell me something real about yourself.
Something you want.
Oh, I guess, I want to feel safe again.
I want to wake up in the middle of the night and know that theres someone who can take care of me and Sam without me having to ask.
Someone to laugh with because I know hes been there too and I want to be able to skip the getting to know you part and right into being comfortable but still excited still have that rush.
Im sorry.
No, Im sorry.
I thought I was getting a signal there.
I know, I Its not you.
You mean, its not you, its me.
No, I mean, the person I was just talking about, its not you, its somebody else.
I think Im in love with somebody else.
Well Okay, do I know him? No.
Its just, uh, someone I went to high school with.
Well, its good to know.
Im glad I could at least be a catalyst.
-Im so sorry.
-No, thats okay.
Okay.
I think I can let it slide, but only on one condition.
You have to tell him how you feel.
Just put it out and see what happens.
Chances are hell fall at your feet.
Youre very sweet.
Not so sweet, because if for whatever reason it doesnt work out, Im definitely coming after you again.
Ive got lots more boring childhood stories that need to be shared.
God, listen to me go on.
Im sorry, I dont get many chances for actual conversations.
No.
No.
Dont apologize.
These are interesting stories.
So you and John traveled a lot? Constantly.
You wouldnt think of it of a couple who settled down in Everwood, but we used to chase the sun around the world.
We were really adventurous.
Of course, we dont travel much past Johns side not that hes a burden.
I understand.
Really? I dont.
I dont understand how any of this happened to me.
I cant comprehend the life that Im living right now.
I keep waiting for something to change.
Something that will make it better, but it never comes.
Ill be cutting his hair or giving him his pills and suddenly its like its like an eternity has passed and Ive lost half my life in this house.
I look at John and I wish he would disappear, so this will all be over so I could just go to a movie, take a cruise somewhere theres sand.
I love the beach.
I love getting a tan.
I cant remember the last time I had one.
And then Ill realize what I was thinking and Ill start to cry not because of all of those things that Im missing but because I am wishing them.
I wish he would die so that I could get a tan, I mean honest to God, what kind of person thinks those things.
Lots of people.
Almost anyone in your situation.
Well, oh not they dont and if they do shame on them.
Shame on me for every second Im dreaming about a life that doesnt include my husband.
Oh, Ive got to give John his medication.
Care to join? Sure.
Alright, sweetie, open up.
Good.
Here you go use it.
Is your husband left-handed? Yeah, we both are.
Its how we met.
They had to seat us together at this dinner party cause we kept knocking elbows with everybody else.
Remember that, sweetheart.
Do you remember that night? Hey, man, Amys not here.
Yeah, I know, I, uh, I actually came by to talk to you.
Well, Im late to pick up Hillary.
Or Sasha? I dont know, Ill know when I see the face.
Anyways, Ill catch up with you later.
No, actually, uh, we should probably talk about this now.
One of your girls left her panties in my couch.
You had sex in my studio and you didnt even tell me.
Whats that all about? Well, I was gonna tell you.
You might have actually been impressed by the conquest.
No, I dont think I wouldve been by the conquest.
All right, this isnt funny.
Yknow what, whatever.
No, you can use my studio for that kind of crap.
Okay, I wont do it again.
Why are you being like this? How am I being? Im sitting here getting attacked for having a little harmless fun.
Are-are you really, cause it doesnt look like youre having very much fun.
In fact, you look kinda messed up.
Oh, well, Im sorry.
You know what, we cant all be like you, Ephram, and fall in love magically with the girl of our dreams.
All right some of us take a little bit longer.
Umm, I really apologize if my slumming is bumming you out.
Yknow, I dont care what you do or who you do it with.
Okay, God, great.
Thank you.
Ive been dying for your approval.
All, Im trying to say You shouldnt be saying anything.
Okay? You dont know where Im at.
All right, you have no idea what its like being me right now.
All right, Im sure its pretty easy for you to sit in that billion dollar studio your daddy built for you and take shots at me.
You think my life is easy.
You wouldnt last 10 seconds on my schedule.
You have no idea what my life is like.
I know exactly what your life is like, cause you havent shut up about it since you got back.
I gotta study.
I gotta go to Juilliard.
I gotta practice the piano.
Hey, you mightve given up on your life, but I havent given up on mine.
So, yeah, Im gonna practice and yeah, I might not be as much fun to be around for the next little while, but Im gonna do it Im gonna do it right now, cause its important.
And if I dont Youll end up like me.
Exactly.
All right and I wouldnt want that.
A little light reading? The encyclopedias smaller than that.
Ah, Im just doing some research.
So howd it go last night? Last night? Yeah, with you and wheatgrass.
Any sparks? Nah, not really.
Oh, hate to say I told you so.
But you did, so youre gonna.
Oh, Im sorry, Nin, but youre gonna meet someone terrific one of these days.
I know you are.
Yeah.
What? Nothing.
You sure? Positive.
Well, this is just unbelievable.
What now, Harold? Apparently, someone has already out a patent on flavored tongue depressers.
After all of my struggling the sleepless nights Youve been working on it for two whole days, Im sure lightning will strike twice.
I need a bran muffin.
Morning, everybody.
Wanna see something amazing.
Always.
Its your SAT scores.
Yep.
-1400.
-No! Amy, this is remarkable.
I know.
Now check out the 750 on verbal.
That was all you, Dad.
Why me? Well, your crazy nursery rhymes.
Remember how you used to replace the normal words with really hard ones in some wacko attempt to make studying fun.
Apparently not so wacko.
You remember that? Of course I do, much to the annoyance of everyone in my study group.
Remember, A triumvirate of purblind plagues, a triumvirate of purblind plagues, espy how they scuttle, espy how they scuttle,.
.
Triumvirate was the first word on my test.
It was smooth sailing after that.
Anyways, I gotta go to school.
Youre the best.
Love you.
Congratulations.
I invented those.
Rose, I invented those nursery rhymes.
I could write another 20, perhaps bind them together in-in some sort of a-a book.
Ill hire an artist to create an enticing cover.
Children all across America possibly even Europe will be able to use them as a study tool.
Twinkle, twinkle.
Rose, what-whats another word for twinkle? Uh, glitter.
Scintillate.
Scintillate diminutive celestial orb.
Hey.
Just gonna return this.
You can keep the key, Bright.
Yeah, I dont really need it.
Look, things got out of hand last night.
We both said stuff we didnt mean.
Maybe its a good thing.
I mean we obviously had a lot to say to one another.
Yeah, its probably long overdue.
So now we can just move past it.
I think we kind of are past it.
Whats that suppose to mean? Well, maybe whatever reason we were friends before in the first place isnt there any more.
Its okay, yknow, things happen.
Yeah, things change if you let them, not if you try.
I dont want to try.
I just I cant be around you right now, Ephram.
What are you talking about? You know what its like trying to be your friend, Ephram.
It was easier before.
I mean, I had my thing I was good at and you had your thing, yknow.
Kind of balanced each other out somehow.
But, uh, its all off now, yknow, its not like you need my advice on anything any more.
You got your stuff figured out, which is awesome.
Im psyched for you or whatnot, but, uh But what? But its too hard for me, man.
I know its not supposed to be a competition or whatever but I cant help it if it feels like that, yknow.
Its like Im constantly in this race with you and I always wind up the loser.
I just need to step back for a little while, get my life back on track without having to pace myself next to you.
If thats what you want, Im not gonna fight you on it? I disagree.
Yeah, I know.
Catch you later.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
Is this about the kids, just so you know, I had the talk with Charlie last night.
It was oodles of fun.
Nah, I just decided theyre gonna do what they want anyway.
Delia hitched off to Vegas this morning, Im totally cool with it.
Oh, well, it looks like weve been a good influence on each other after all.
Whats up? I, uh, I wanted to show you something.
Whats this? This is a recent article by an old colleague of mine.
He did a study on a guy named Neil Cooper.
Neil had a stroke 8 years ago severe aphasia, no sign of change.
But then about 2 years ago, some advances were made in the field electro stimulation, pharmacotherapy and Neil started to respond.
More than that, he started to speak.
I appreciate what youre trying to do, Andy, I really do.
Five years ago, I was as excited as you are now to fight this battle.
I spent every waking moment devoted to hearing my husband say my name again but you know what, it didnt happen.
But have you been keeping up with the medical advances? Five years can make a world of difference.
Look what it did for Neil.
So this man can say 700 words and he writes with his left hand.
Its amazing.
I should write a letter to his wife, I really should, but he could have recovered for any number of reasons.
Maybe he was younger, maybe he didnt suffer as -as many strokes as John did.
They got him to the hospital sooner.
Yes, I understand that and I think that its all possible, but I have to tell you that I do not think that his recovery would have been as strong if his left hand werent dominant.
I mean, doctors now know just how important tackling the left hemisphere is.
With therapy he can still retrieve emotion, compassion, communication, language, Amanda.
What is it? What is it that youre not saying? Im scared.
I know.
Just give me one month.
Hey, you stole my table.
Yeah, sorry, I needed the big one.
Can I join you? Go for it.
Though youre probably not gonna stick around, apparently I drive people away.
Is it Amy? No, Amys great.
So for the balance of the universe to be restored, something else has to suck.
Brights pissed at me.
Oh, what happened? A bunch of things I didnt even realize were happening.
I think the main problem was I-I didnt realize I wasnt there for him.
Kind of bailed on our friendship.
Well, youve been pretty busy lately.
Why dont you cut yourself some slack? Yeah, its just I knew that I was gonna have to give up a lot for the piano, but I never thought I would have to sacrifice my friends.
I just thought I could have it all.
Well, you cant.
You want to think about that some more before you crush my spirit entirely.
Ephram, listen, hey, you know the sacrifices we make for the things that we love, they define us.
I met a woman this week who gave up everything her entire life really, just to be there for her husband.
And the crazy part is that she didnt make that decision consciously.
She didnt do it because she wanted to be a martyr or-or a saint.
She didnt choose it.
It chose her.
And now, its its just who she is.
Well, maybe its not who I am.
Im tired of choosing the piano over everything else.
But youre not choosing it over everything else.
Youre keeping those things in your life that inspire you - music, Amy, family, your schoolwork.
My schoolwork doesnt inspire me.
Yeah, but if you give that up Ill kill ya.
Look, everything is going to find its natural place, they-they dont just disappear.
They just shuffle around a little bit.
And your friends, the good ones anyway, they always find a way back.
So youre gonna help out this woman? Im gonna try.
Sounds like its gonna be a lot of work.
Yeah, Ill probably need Mrs.
Hammerhill back to help out for awhile.
Im gonna be bogged down a bit, that doesnt mean Im not gonna be -here if-if you or -I know.
Do you want this space to yourself, cause I can go up and study upstairs if you want? No, it's ok.
You can stay if you want to.
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How many more of these parties am I responsible for? Oh, I think you stick it out til shes thirteen.
By then shell be so utterly embarrassed by you, she wont want to acknowledge you had anything to do with her birth in the first place.
Although, this wasnt so bad.
You schedule enough activities, you run those suckers right into the ground.
A little pictionary, a little treasure hunt.
The spoon race, genius.
Uh-huh.
If youre throwing a party in 1952.
Hey, I might even be Cool Dad now.
I got Delia the exact present she wanted, you made a delicious cake and the kids are quiet.
The kids are quiet.
Brittany? Youre gonna make me lose count.
Please hand me that watch and step away from the door.
Now.
Abort! Abort! Oh, very subtle.
Abort! Abort! What the heck is going on here?! Its just Seven Minutes in Heaven.
JUST? Delia wanted to do it.
The party was lame! All right, both of you, out of the closet, right now.
From now on, this closet is off limits.
Forever.
I will hire a coat check girl.
Delia.
Go into the other room.
Ill wait until everyones gone before I deal with you, thats how nice I am.
Youre scarring me for life! Welcome to the club.
And you.
You think I dont know who you are? Im Charlie.
We met earlier.
Hey, dont give me any lip.
I know who you are.
You are the first guy to make the mistake of trying to manipulate my daughter.
But you know whats great about being the first, Charlie? You have the supreme privilege of being the first one to hear my speech.
A- a-a speech? Im working on it.
And Ill tell you something.
If you were about five years older, youd be hanging by your fingernails right now.
If you hurt me, Im just gonna tell my mom.
Im not going to hurt you, cause youre only eleven and Im still worried about the soft spot on the back of your head.
But telling your mother is a fantastic idea.
Lets go.
Dont I get a party favor? Ill give you a party favor.
Youre in charge.
And try to keep this party a little less pre-teens gone wild.
So anybody bring a piñata? Sugar it is.
"Sacrifice" Dr.
Brown, I-I thought the party was over at 5 oclock.
I wouldve come to pick up Charlie myself, if Id known.
Dont worry about that.
Uh, may I come in? Is everything okay? Everythings fine, but theres something we need to discuss.
Come on in.
I dont know quite how to handle this, Mrs.
Hayes.
Oh, Amanda, and why dont you just spit it out.
Im a big fan of blurting.
I found your son and my daughter.
Now that didnt come out quite the way I wanted it to.
The thing is I found them standing There is a closet Ah, 7 minutes in Heaven again.
Im sorry.
Again? Its like the new Pin the Tail on the Donkey with these kids.
They played it at Sophie Muellers house last week.
Nobody told me about the Muellers house.
Why didnt anybody tell me about the Muellers house? I wouldnt worry about it.
Theyre at the age where they stop sharing all the little details.
Were the enemy, remember? No.
No.
I-Im not the enemy.
Delia and I are like white on rice.
I just threw her a fantastic birthday party, which your son decided to ruin by playing kissing games.
Really? Huh? Look, Im not gonna tell you what happened with Delia last week it-its not important, but I am a doctor in this town, which gives me a perspective which you may not have and Im far too aware of the kind of trouble that these kids are getting into.
Do you understand the rules of 7 Minutes in Heaven? Theyre not actually allowed to shoot up in there.
Im sorry, I think you just might be overreacting a little bit.
Well, I dont think I am.
I raised city kids and when I brought them out here, I promised them ponies and fresh air and -and Norman Rockwell.
And as it turns out, Washington Square Park could be a safer place to leave my daughter than my own closet.
People in small towns dont seem to realize th-that the metropolis is inching closer and the wayward path is right around the corner.
Is just around the corner or is it down the block? Cause Ive been looking for that wayward path everywhere.
Look, I still wish Charlie was in footsy pajamas, believe me the more we try to force them into the antiseptic lives we want them to lead the more theyre gonna resent us for it later.
Im not afraid of Delia resenting me.
Im afraid of her learning of pole dance before she learns to square dance.
Im not kidding.
Sorry, if you could just lower your voice a smidge my husband is resting.
You know what, thats fine.
Just never mind.
Im sorry that I disturbed either of you.
Next time I have a concern about the kids in this community Ill remember that you and your husband dont care.
Have a nice day.
Here you go.
If you wouldnt mind lacing my huevos rancheros with just a touch of arsenic, Nina.
Not enough to kill me mind you, just enough to send me to the hospital so I dont have to walk back into that office again today.
Things going well with Andy, then? On a constant state of flux between gratitude and disgust.
Last week, the man bought me a state of the art blood workstation for no other reason than simply because he felt I might find it useful.
Yesterday, he gave me a croissant simply because he had extra.
The man is a monster.
Do you have any idea what its like to work alongside someone whose that generous? Every time he reaches for his wallet, Im reminded of just how tightly I cling to my own.
Well, its easy for Andy to be as generous as he is.
Yeah.
Yknow, that clamp has him pretty much set up for life.
The What now? That, uh, Fisher clamp thing.
Yknow, the whatchamacallit he invented that keeps one globby section from touching another gooey section.
Its streamline brain surgery or something like that.
Anyway, its the reason hes been able to keep his services for free.
I thought you knew about that.
Clearly I still have more to discover about the ever-irksome Andrew Brown.
Really now a clamp.
A clamp.
A simple structure comprised out of two pieces of metal and a spring and that man found a way to monopolize on it.
Are we talking about Andy? No, I was talking with Nina about a rudimentary device that any dunder head could have invented.
Man, he really cashed in on that thing.
We talked about it at this business seminar I went to.
Its the simplest solutions that go a long way.
I was hoping to hit that type of sweet spot with my epidermal laser but Aahh, excuse me.
You invented something? When was this? Your, your journey down the birth canal? Youre too much, Hal.
You-You know that guy that invented the photo facial, well, my team took it one step further.
Yes, well, and on that note, I bid a good day to you all.
I love that guy.
The man is a cuddlebug.
So whatll it be, Jake? Nothing.
Im good.
Thanks.
Okay.
Then, well, Im just gonna keep doing my job here.
Uh, wait.
Wait.
What would you say if I got Sam a babysitter this weekend? Uh, Id said that was weird and invasive.
Maybe I said that a little out of order.
It just seems to me that you dont get a whole lot of frivolous time so I thought that if I helped you get a babysitter Oh, well, I can get a babysitter anytime I want, but thank you.
I really shouldntve lead with the babysitter.
Scratch that.
I think the altitudes throwing me off a little bit.
I swear I used to be good at this.
Are you asking me out? Yep.
I was trying to.
Nobodys asked me out on a date since I was in high school.
I was married.
I know.
I asked about you.
Well, uh, thank you, its very nice of you, but its, uh I-I cant.
Im-Im sorry.
Why not? Umm, well, I dont know.
I guess youre just not my type.
Whats your type? Well, lets see, uh Last time I had a type I was, uh, 15, so that was, uh, anyone who could light a match with their teeth and then I was married to a gay man so Im not sure what my new type is, but, uh, Im definitely over dating any smokers or gay men.
And truth be told, you are suspiciously well groomed.
You lost me.
Im not gonna go out with you, Jake.
Really? Really.
And thats a solid no.
Im afraid so.
Fair enough.
If you ever change your mind ? DUDE! This place rocks, man.
I should give you the 250 Ive been giving my parents and stay here instead.
Uh, yeah.
No.
I didnt hear you outside.
Soundproof walls? Nice.
Look, Bright, the key was sort of for emergencies, like if you and your dad got into a fight, not just for barging in when Im here.
Well, I didnt even know that you were here, man.
You didnt answer the knock.
Whatever.
Never mind.
Where are you going? I thought we were going to hang out.
Yeah, that was 3 hours ago.
I gotta go meet up with Will now.
Where were you anyway? Well, I met this girl last night.
One thing led to another, that led to the sun coming up and I had to crash for a little while.
I still dont understand how youre doing this.
Are your parents actually letting these girls sleep over? Uh, no.
Come on, Im into college girls now, man.
Parents, bad.
Roommates, good.
You should see these dorms, its like one huge co-ed slumber party.
Even the bathrooms are co-ed.
Its sick, man, you should jump on that party train.
Yeah, sort of dating your sister.
Oh, yeah, right.
Right.
All right, well, I gotta go practice.
Still doing that huh? Yeah, pretty much always doing it.
Well, hey, uh, yknow, theres some guys who are having a party tomorrow night from my work and Martys wife is gonna be out of town.
Its gonna be open bar.
Its gonna be totally awesome.
You should go.
Yeah, sure.
Cool, and, uh, Martys got a guest room so if you get too plowed you can totally stay.
How cool is that? Awesome.
Thats for coming in.
Well, well, well.
If it isnt Mrs.
Hayes, mother of Charlie Hayes, future Colin Farrell of Everwood.
Hello, Dr.
Brown.
Come to your senses, have you? Want to have a little chat about good parenting? Glad you could make some time.
Louise, dont you think its important for all of us to take time out from our busy schedules to discipline our children? I dont have any children.
No, but if you did, you would.
Can you believe that the Hayes family doesnt put it at the top of their list? Actually, Im here with my husband and hes in with Dr.
Abbott.
Oh, is he now? Good.
Excellent.
Id love to talk to him.
Maybe he could shed some light on your sons libido issues.
Oh, Im sorry, this is very bad.
What is? Uh, Andy Brown, Id like you to meet my husband, John.
John, this is Dr.
Brown.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Hes all yours.
-Later.
-Yeah.
Oh, no, Ive known the Hayes 15 years since they moved to Everwood.
John was a formidable horseshoe opponent as I recall.
When did he have his stroke? Uh, a little over five years ago 38 at the time.
Healthy aside from the hole in his heart, of course, were all born with that.
Most of us seal the gap in time, John was not so lucky.
Blood clot passed through to his brain suffered a massive stroke.
Here smell this.
So hes completely nonresponsive? Paralization indicates detriment to the left hemisphere.
Thats right.
How are your nostrils feeling? Any tingling? No, I dont smell a thing.
And the nerve damage? Oh, quite extensive.
He suffers from aphasia.
Hes been completely robbed of his ability to formulate a thought or a response.
I treat him regularly with physical therapy, basic checkups, but theres really nothing more I can do for him beyond that.
So then Amanda ? Oh, amazing, isnt she? No, the woman makes Florence Nightingale look negligent and you know they were only married 10 less than 10 years when this happened.
Is that so? Yeah.
Most wives would have left, not her.
That woman is a saint.
Not only is she there for John, she helps out at the hospital whenever she can offering assistance to other stroke victims and their spouses.
Somehow she manages to keep young Charlie at the top of his class.
I bet she bakes too.
What? Nothing.
Im going to go find a cliff to hurl myself over.
Ill see you later, Doctor.
Uh, incidentally, wh-what-what do you think about my new invention? Simply mentalist ointment? Unenthused.
Why isnt the mail here yet? I mean are they not coming or maybe they just dont deliver SAT scoring when its negative like its too embarrassing for the victim? Im sure you did fine.
Im sure that I didnt.
And the fact that my entire future relies on a No.
2 pencil drives me crazy.
I mean seriously, why do colleges even care if you figure out when Train A and Train B are going to meet? I dont know when theyre going to meet.
Why do they even have to meet? Okay, youre talking faster than both of the trains combined.
There.
All I want to do this weekend is rent a million mindless movies, order Chinese food and hang out with you.
We can build a tent in the living room and never come out.
Yknow, that sounds good, but I-I told Bright that I would go to this party thing with him.
Really? Why? Uh, because Martys wife is out of town.
I dont know.
I mean, its, uh, its something with his work friends, sounds as about as appealing as calculus, but I havent hung out with Bright in a while so Yeah, but isnt he the one who flaked on you? Yeah, but this is his attempt to make it up to me.
I kinda feel obligated.
I dont know when hanging out with Bright became such a chore.
I mean, it used to be so easy, you feed him, you water him, and hes good to go.
Yeah, well, I guess its less convenient now that hes not in school with us.
I mean, its not like youre automatically gonna see him five times a day, maybe common ground has shifted.
Yknow, why dont you come to this thing? It may not be too bad.
Aahh, no.
No.
No.
The whole thing seems extremely exhausting and I wasnt really in the mood to be on, but thank you.
Yeah, youre right.
Dumplings and movies sounded pretty good.
Umm, hmm.
Just when I thought I had a handle on this town, I insult the patron saint and her paralyzed husband and Charlie, mustnt forget little Charlie.
Well, you couldntve known.
All that stuff happened before you got here and when you got here, all the gossip was about you.
Well, thats why I need Edna, I used to get the news before it happened, now Im like a guy without cable.
Are you expecting someone? No.
It's just Dr.
Jake asked me out yesterday and I said no and now Im afraid hes going to walk in here and theres going to be all this weirdness.
We really need more restaurants on Main Street.
Jake asked you out? -Like on a date? -Yes.
Thats odd, isnt it? I know, I thought so too.
Why do you think its odd? Well, I mean, I guess its not that strange he did mention something about you being attractive the other day.
He did? Why didnt you tell me? Well, cause I got out of that habit in 7th grade.
Oh, right, but what did you say when he said that? I didnt say anything.
I have far too much for you than to discuss you in such chatter like manner.
Oh, well, thank you.
Although, it was sort of sweet the way he did it.
Oh, Im sure it was.
A guy like that living in L.
A.
, Im sure hes had plenty of practice, but hes not the guy for you.
No? No.
No.
Hes much too shallow.
His life revolves around surface treatments and quick fixes.
He couldnt comprehend a working womans life your tastes, your values.
I mean, you are a solid woman, Nina.
You are salt of the earth.
Geez, Andy.
Why dont you just go ahead and call me handsome? You know what I mean, youre not one of those naïve young things that giggles every time he flashes his dimples.
Youve been around the block.
So Im old and trampy? Thats not what I said.
Thats not what I meant.
Hey, beautiful.
Saturday night.
Im sorry.
Pick me up about 8 oclock.
Do you know where I live? Ill find it.
Are you sure? What am I doing? Always take yes for an answer, my business manager taught me that, kinda genius.
Anyway, Saturday.
Awesome.
Im gonna go grab a table.
Hey, Andy.
Hey.
Nothing wrong with a free dinner.
No.
No.
Of course not.
Im sure youll learn all sorts of fascinating things about soy products and oxygen bars.
How about it, Rose? What do your tastebuds detect in this fine hybrid? Wood.
With a hint of berries.
Triumph.
This is it, Rose.
This is the winner.
I can feel it.
Whats this all about, Harold? I want you to think for a moment.
Think of the country doctor toiling away at his thankless job His cure of common ailments is not extraordinary so why improve upon his lab, his generic tools his X-ray machine.
Why indeed? Are you going to need a glass of water for this? No, I-I say we have been ignored long enough.
I say we need advances in our own field and I am here to provide that service.
Why stick a bland piece of wood into your patients ailing mouth, when they can be surprised instead with a burst of melon? And thus, I take it upon myself to reach out to my brethren an-and present them with simple solutions to eliminate their suffering.
So youre crafting flavored wood to save the world? Yeah, forget the world.
This elementary device will spread faster than lice in a kindergarten.
Thats right, Rose.
I convince some sucker his sad little practice will actually be improved through flavored wood and I will blow all those over hyped neurosurgeons and laser quacks away.
We will be wiping our derrieres with hundred dollar bills and our family name will be in every medical journal across the country.
You exhaust me, dear.
Hey? Hey.
So this thing at Martys tonight, you might want to meet me there in case I hook up.
What do you mean? Well, you might want to bring your own vehicle.
Lauren, the stock girl, man, shes been giving me the vibe.
Stole my cell phone while I was on the floor and put her number in it.
Uh, thats not a vibe, thats sending up a flare.
I know, dude.
Its so on.
Anyways do you want me to give you directions now? Or do you not want to go? No, I want to go, I mean, I definitely want to go, I really do, I just Why dont you say it one more time maybe well both believe you? Yeah, I mean, its just I told- I kinda told Amy that I would hang out with her too and then I thought about inviting her, but that would king of defeat the purpose of just you and me hanging out together which is something we havent been able -to do in a long time.
-Yeah, I know, man,.
.
thats why I invited you.
And I didnt invite the both of you.
Right, but then Amy and I were thinking What did you have a Bright summit or something? No.
Kind of sounds like you did.
Yknow, forget it.
Theres no reason I cant do both.
Just never mind, forget about it, man.
No, its fine, just give me the directions.
No, seriously, Id actually rather you didnt come anyways.
Id just have to introduce you to a bunch of people you dont know, waste a bunch of time.
I mean, youd be out of the loop on all of the inside stuff, it wouldve been a hassle.
Maybe next time? I dont know why Im going to all this trouble.
I barely know this guy.
It doesnt matter.
Its all about biology.
Well, like you wouldnt be putting that on if there werent any attraction.
Did you know that the first fake eyelashes were in ancient Egypt? Lush lashes suggest a fertile woman a ready woman.
I read a lot.
Nina, if you have all of these different clothes, how come you look the same everyday? Dont make me cry, Delia, I just put on the mascara.
I still think you need to wear this one.
No, I dont think so, honey.
Why not? Uh, because it suggests something that is definitely not going to happen.
You never know.
Listen, Nefertiti, I dont need any more advice from you.
Oh You look so pretty.
Can I put glitter glue on your face? Oh, thank you, but I dont wanna look like Im trying too hard.
Whats going on up here? Did anyone not hear the doorbell? Wow.
You look Turn around.
You are shedding all over the place.
Do you have a lint brush? Yeah, its on the dresser.
Well, Im gonna go finish some homework.
Okay.
Umm, thanks, Andy, I can handle it from here.
Oh, okay, great.
Come on, Delia.
So long, Nin.
And, uh, knock back a wheatgrass for me.
Yeah, come in.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Oh, no more freaking out.
No more paranoia.
No more chasing the mailman down the street.
Whose are those? Uh, yeah, exactly.
Well, theyre, obviously, theyre not mine.
WELL, THEYRE OBVIOUSLY NOT MINE.
Well? DONT LOOK AT THEM.
Im sorry, everythings just a little blurry right now.
Okay, you know what, Im- Im gonna take a second an -and wait for you to provide some type of explanation as to why this HOOKER THONG is in your couch cushion.
You have 10 seconds.
I gave Bright a key.
Oohh.
And for the record, thats a long time to hold any strangers thong.
So is-is this like your arrangement? Does he do this all the time? I hope not.
This is the first Ive heard of it, I swear.
So he just comes in here with random girls and doesnt even ask you? Does that-does that not creep you out? It doesnt make me feel great.
But its Bright, he doesnt use the same logic as us? Yknow, to him an empty room is fair game.
This isnt the boiler room at County.
This is your studio.
Are you going to talk to him? I dont think so.
Why? Because it doesnt seem like the best time to come down on him right now.
Okay, okay, so-so when will it be a good time? When he starts filming in here? We shouldve just gone to that party.
You think that if we went to that party he wouldnt have done this.
You dont even know when this happened.
Maybe its happened more than once.
Ephram, friendships dont fall apart because you miss a party or two.
They fall apart because you stop talking about stuff and you let the little things slide because they just dont feel worth it.
If you want to work this stuff out with Bright, youre gonna have to talk to him.
I brought this one for yours.
Hmm, sacrificial offering.
Least I can do.
Look, this is very awkward , but the thing is I Do you guys need me for this or can I go see Charlie? Oh, go on upstairs, honey, hes in his room playing with Sophie.
SOPHIE? Hey No, closets and keep three feet on the ground at all times.
So let me guess what happened.
Word got out that you scolded me and now youre eating daily portions of crow.
I dont even know where to begin.
How about a clean slate? Although those are kind of rare in Everwood, I know.
Introductions dont get made, we just run with little captions over our head.
Me patron saint, you tortured widower, genius doctor.
Pleased to meet you.
Back at ya.
Now, please say youll come in for a cup of coffee, I cant tell you the last time, I had company.
I thought youd never ask.
That place was amazing.
We tried fusion cooking at Mama Joys once, paramedics were there 10 minutes later.
Yeah, that was pretty good, although, generally I like to keep a raw food diet.
It balances my chi.
Kidding.
Oh, man.
You totally thought that I was going to go all scientology on you, didnt you? And here Ive been giving you the benefit of the doubt.
What do you have doubts about? I doubt you are being as open with me as could, because you think tonights just a waste of time.
Thats not completely true, because Im actually having a great time.
Okay, then.
Tell me something real about yourself.
Something you want.
Oh, I guess, I want to feel safe again.
I want to wake up in the middle of the night and know that theres someone who can take care of me and Sam without me having to ask.
Someone to laugh with because I know hes been there too and I want to be able to skip the getting to know you part and right into being comfortable but still excited still have that rush.
Im sorry.
No, Im sorry.
I thought I was getting a signal there.
I know, I Its not you.
You mean, its not you, its me.
No, I mean, the person I was just talking about, its not you, its somebody else.
I think Im in love with somebody else.
Well Okay, do I know him? No.
Its just, uh, someone I went to high school with.
Well, its good to know.
Im glad I could at least be a catalyst.
-Im so sorry.
-No, thats okay.
Okay.
I think I can let it slide, but only on one condition.
You have to tell him how you feel.
Just put it out and see what happens.
Chances are hell fall at your feet.
Youre very sweet.
Not so sweet, because if for whatever reason it doesnt work out, Im definitely coming after you again.
Ive got lots more boring childhood stories that need to be shared.
God, listen to me go on.
Im sorry, I dont get many chances for actual conversations.
No.
No.
Dont apologize.
These are interesting stories.
So you and John traveled a lot? Constantly.
You wouldnt think of it of a couple who settled down in Everwood, but we used to chase the sun around the world.
We were really adventurous.
Of course, we dont travel much past Johns side not that hes a burden.
I understand.
Really? I dont.
I dont understand how any of this happened to me.
I cant comprehend the life that Im living right now.
I keep waiting for something to change.
Something that will make it better, but it never comes.
Ill be cutting his hair or giving him his pills and suddenly its like its like an eternity has passed and Ive lost half my life in this house.
I look at John and I wish he would disappear, so this will all be over so I could just go to a movie, take a cruise somewhere theres sand.
I love the beach.
I love getting a tan.
I cant remember the last time I had one.
And then Ill realize what I was thinking and Ill start to cry not because of all of those things that Im missing but because I am wishing them.
I wish he would die so that I could get a tan, I mean honest to God, what kind of person thinks those things.
Lots of people.
Almost anyone in your situation.
Well, oh not they dont and if they do shame on them.
Shame on me for every second Im dreaming about a life that doesnt include my husband.
Oh, Ive got to give John his medication.
Care to join? Sure.
Alright, sweetie, open up.
Good.
Here you go use it.
Is your husband left-handed? Yeah, we both are.
Its how we met.
They had to seat us together at this dinner party cause we kept knocking elbows with everybody else.
Remember that, sweetheart.
Do you remember that night? Hey, man, Amys not here.
Yeah, I know, I, uh, I actually came by to talk to you.
Well, Im late to pick up Hillary.
Or Sasha? I dont know, Ill know when I see the face.
Anyways, Ill catch up with you later.
No, actually, uh, we should probably talk about this now.
One of your girls left her panties in my couch.
You had sex in my studio and you didnt even tell me.
Whats that all about? Well, I was gonna tell you.
You might have actually been impressed by the conquest.
No, I dont think I wouldve been by the conquest.
All right, this isnt funny.
Yknow what, whatever.
No, you can use my studio for that kind of crap.
Okay, I wont do it again.
Why are you being like this? How am I being? Im sitting here getting attacked for having a little harmless fun.
Are-are you really, cause it doesnt look like youre having very much fun.
In fact, you look kinda messed up.
Oh, well, Im sorry.
You know what, we cant all be like you, Ephram, and fall in love magically with the girl of our dreams.
All right some of us take a little bit longer.
Umm, I really apologize if my slumming is bumming you out.
Yknow, I dont care what you do or who you do it with.
Okay, God, great.
Thank you.
Ive been dying for your approval.
All, Im trying to say You shouldnt be saying anything.
Okay? You dont know where Im at.
All right, you have no idea what its like being me right now.
All right, Im sure its pretty easy for you to sit in that billion dollar studio your daddy built for you and take shots at me.
You think my life is easy.
You wouldnt last 10 seconds on my schedule.
You have no idea what my life is like.
I know exactly what your life is like, cause you havent shut up about it since you got back.
I gotta study.
I gotta go to Juilliard.
I gotta practice the piano.
Hey, you mightve given up on your life, but I havent given up on mine.
So, yeah, Im gonna practice and yeah, I might not be as much fun to be around for the next little while, but Im gonna do it Im gonna do it right now, cause its important.
And if I dont Youll end up like me.
Exactly.
All right and I wouldnt want that.
A little light reading? The encyclopedias smaller than that.
Ah, Im just doing some research.
So howd it go last night? Last night? Yeah, with you and wheatgrass.
Any sparks? Nah, not really.
Oh, hate to say I told you so.
But you did, so youre gonna.
Oh, Im sorry, Nin, but youre gonna meet someone terrific one of these days.
I know you are.
Yeah.
What? Nothing.
You sure? Positive.
Well, this is just unbelievable.
What now, Harold? Apparently, someone has already out a patent on flavored tongue depressers.
After all of my struggling the sleepless nights Youve been working on it for two whole days, Im sure lightning will strike twice.
I need a bran muffin.
Morning, everybody.
Wanna see something amazing.
Always.
Its your SAT scores.
Yep.
-1400.
-No! Amy, this is remarkable.
I know.
Now check out the 750 on verbal.
That was all you, Dad.
Why me? Well, your crazy nursery rhymes.
Remember how you used to replace the normal words with really hard ones in some wacko attempt to make studying fun.
Apparently not so wacko.
You remember that? Of course I do, much to the annoyance of everyone in my study group.
Remember, A triumvirate of purblind plagues, a triumvirate of purblind plagues, espy how they scuttle, espy how they scuttle,.
.
Triumvirate was the first word on my test.
It was smooth sailing after that.
Anyways, I gotta go to school.
Youre the best.
Love you.
Congratulations.
I invented those.
Rose, I invented those nursery rhymes.
I could write another 20, perhaps bind them together in-in some sort of a-a book.
Ill hire an artist to create an enticing cover.
Children all across America possibly even Europe will be able to use them as a study tool.
Twinkle, twinkle.
Rose, what-whats another word for twinkle? Uh, glitter.
Scintillate.
Scintillate diminutive celestial orb.
Hey.
Just gonna return this.
You can keep the key, Bright.
Yeah, I dont really need it.
Look, things got out of hand last night.
We both said stuff we didnt mean.
Maybe its a good thing.
I mean we obviously had a lot to say to one another.
Yeah, its probably long overdue.
So now we can just move past it.
I think we kind of are past it.
Whats that suppose to mean? Well, maybe whatever reason we were friends before in the first place isnt there any more.
Its okay, yknow, things happen.
Yeah, things change if you let them, not if you try.
I dont want to try.
I just I cant be around you right now, Ephram.
What are you talking about? You know what its like trying to be your friend, Ephram.
It was easier before.
I mean, I had my thing I was good at and you had your thing, yknow.
Kind of balanced each other out somehow.
But, uh, its all off now, yknow, its not like you need my advice on anything any more.
You got your stuff figured out, which is awesome.
Im psyched for you or whatnot, but, uh But what? But its too hard for me, man.
I know its not supposed to be a competition or whatever but I cant help it if it feels like that, yknow.
Its like Im constantly in this race with you and I always wind up the loser.
I just need to step back for a little while, get my life back on track without having to pace myself next to you.
If thats what you want, Im not gonna fight you on it? I disagree.
Yeah, I know.
Catch you later.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
Is this about the kids, just so you know, I had the talk with Charlie last night.
It was oodles of fun.
Nah, I just decided theyre gonna do what they want anyway.
Delia hitched off to Vegas this morning, Im totally cool with it.
Oh, well, it looks like weve been a good influence on each other after all.
Whats up? I, uh, I wanted to show you something.
Whats this? This is a recent article by an old colleague of mine.
He did a study on a guy named Neil Cooper.
Neil had a stroke 8 years ago severe aphasia, no sign of change.
But then about 2 years ago, some advances were made in the field electro stimulation, pharmacotherapy and Neil started to respond.
More than that, he started to speak.
I appreciate what youre trying to do, Andy, I really do.
Five years ago, I was as excited as you are now to fight this battle.
I spent every waking moment devoted to hearing my husband say my name again but you know what, it didnt happen.
But have you been keeping up with the medical advances? Five years can make a world of difference.
Look what it did for Neil.
So this man can say 700 words and he writes with his left hand.
Its amazing.
I should write a letter to his wife, I really should, but he could have recovered for any number of reasons.
Maybe he was younger, maybe he didnt suffer as -as many strokes as John did.
They got him to the hospital sooner.
Yes, I understand that and I think that its all possible, but I have to tell you that I do not think that his recovery would have been as strong if his left hand werent dominant.
I mean, doctors now know just how important tackling the left hemisphere is.
With therapy he can still retrieve emotion, compassion, communication, language, Amanda.
What is it? What is it that youre not saying? Im scared.
I know.
Just give me one month.
Hey, you stole my table.
Yeah, sorry, I needed the big one.
Can I join you? Go for it.
Though youre probably not gonna stick around, apparently I drive people away.
Is it Amy? No, Amys great.
So for the balance of the universe to be restored, something else has to suck.
Brights pissed at me.
Oh, what happened? A bunch of things I didnt even realize were happening.
I think the main problem was I-I didnt realize I wasnt there for him.
Kind of bailed on our friendship.
Well, youve been pretty busy lately.
Why dont you cut yourself some slack? Yeah, its just I knew that I was gonna have to give up a lot for the piano, but I never thought I would have to sacrifice my friends.
I just thought I could have it all.
Well, you cant.
You want to think about that some more before you crush my spirit entirely.
Ephram, listen, hey, you know the sacrifices we make for the things that we love, they define us.
I met a woman this week who gave up everything her entire life really, just to be there for her husband.
And the crazy part is that she didnt make that decision consciously.
She didnt do it because she wanted to be a martyr or-or a saint.
She didnt choose it.
It chose her.
And now, its its just who she is.
Well, maybe its not who I am.
Im tired of choosing the piano over everything else.
But youre not choosing it over everything else.
Youre keeping those things in your life that inspire you - music, Amy, family, your schoolwork.
My schoolwork doesnt inspire me.
Yeah, but if you give that up Ill kill ya.
Look, everything is going to find its natural place, they-they dont just disappear.
They just shuffle around a little bit.
And your friends, the good ones anyway, they always find a way back.
So youre gonna help out this woman? Im gonna try.
Sounds like its gonna be a lot of work.
Yeah, Ill probably need Mrs.
Hammerhill back to help out for awhile.
Im gonna be bogged down a bit, that doesnt mean Im not gonna be -here if-if you or -I know.
Do you want this space to yourself, cause I can go up and study upstairs if you want? No, it's ok.
You can stay if you want to.
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