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Previously on Everwood�
The hat.
Oh.
It�s my beret.
From my dad.
It�s like a Hong Kong thing?
Uh, he gave it to me
a long time ago.
Why?
Well, maybe whatever
reason we were friends
before in the first place
isn�t there any more.
It�s okay, y�know, things happen.
I can�t be around you right
now, Ephram.
See ya later.
What�s happening here?
I don�t know.
What do you think is happening?
I don�t know.
I�m willing to see you to see
if I was going crazy or
if there is something here.
We can�t.
I�m telling you the whole
thing is a big fat lie.
I�m done.
You?
Well, Brittany and I sort of said that
we�d get each other two presents.
But one�s okay.
Let�s go.
Come on.
So what do you think?
Do I need a lawyer?
Because you don�t like your
part in the holiday pageant.
I don�t see anybody taking the case.
But it�s not a holiday pageant,
it�s all about Christmas.
You know it, I know it,
everybody knows it.
I don�t know it.
I�m playing an angel.
There are no angels
in the Hanukkah story.
There are no angels
in the Kwanzaa story.
Do you even know what
the Kwanzaa story is?
Well, no.
But I bet
it doesn�t have angels.
What do you care?
You�re half Christian anyway.
But the other half of me isn�t.
What about that half?
What about Mom�s half?
Okay, you�re right.
So stage a revolution.
Dump the halo and tell them
you want to play Elijah.
That way you don�t have
to show up.
If you�re gonna make jokes
that go over my head can you
at least explain them to me?
Okay, see Elijah was�
I don�t care.
I�m too mad.
Whoa.
What? What is it?
Joe Lies! Isn�t that
Madison�s band?
Yeah.
Oh, can I come?
Come with who?
With you.
You�re gonna go, aren�t you?
Get in the car, Elijah?
"Need to Know"
Morning.
Oh, good tidings
to you, Dr.
Brown.
What do you think of
our decked halls?
Oh, fine.
Christmassy.
What? No grousing that
I didn�t consult you
before commencing with
the decorative scheme.
No quick-witted barbs about
my audacious integration of
traditional Victorian ornamentation
with the more plebian
drug store variety.
It�s 8 o�clock in the morning, Harold.
You�re gonna have to try
to use less adjectives.
I see your mood has not improved.
You remain the quite
dowered little elf.
Amanda Hayes called.
My mood is fine.
And don�t call me an elf,
it pisses me off.
Naturally, we want to double
up on the vacuuming duty.
Nothing is more irksome than
fallen tinsel strewn about.
I suspect three times
a day should suffice.
I love the holidays.
Don�t you just.
Go grab that Hoover.
Okay.
You�re right,
I am in a bad mood.
Really.
Forgive my undropped jaw.
I�m sorry, but I�m-I�m just look.
I�m just completely overwhelmed.
I-I-I-I feel like I�ve been
shopping since Arbor Day
and-and I�m not even half way done yet.
Single father.
Christmas time.
You do have my sympathy.
Good, because I�m hoping to
shamelessly exploit that sympathy.
I, uh, I could really use
some help with my patient load.
Perhaps, it is after
all the season of charity.
Thanks.
Wait? What is this?
You�re giving me
John Hayes back again.
Well, all you have to do is go
to the house
and oversee
his day-to-day progress.
I think you�d be fascinated by
some of the work we�ve been doing.
It�s very cutting edge.
And when I think cutting
edge, I think Harold Abbott.
From what I understand you�ve
been a human CD changer;
hardly Nobel winning.
All right, well, scratch
the cutting edge,
but it�s a very simple
routine once you get it down.
It�s just a little bit
time consuming.
Time consuming is not a bonus.
I do have other
patients to attend to.
I know, that�s why I called some
other doctors first about the case
and no one would do it pro bono,
which I find kind of ironic since
this is the season of giving.
But you, with the tinsel
and the Christmas balls,
I mean you really have the spirit.
Oh, don�t go that route, sir.
It wears very poorly on you.
Look, you were
his doctor once, Harold.
You took care of him.
He needs you now and Amanda needs
someone to help her through this.
Amanda?
Would you help me out on this?
I could really use it.
Consider it my gift to you.
Thank you.
You do realize this means
you�ll get no sweater.
I don�t know.
It just doesn�t seem big enough,
especially after everything
he did in the cabin.
I can�t believe there were candles.
Were they scented?
Gardenia, which is my favorite smell.
But do you think they could engrave it.
Do you think I could fit I
love you, Ephram� on the back.
Absolutely, engrave it.
Then can we go?
No, watch is too boring.
I want my first Christmas present
for Ephram to be original, but
if I try too hard to make it original
I�ll wind up getting him something
like a fondu set, which
would be weird, right?
Depends.
Is Ephram
a fan of cheese?
I believe he�s in favor of it.
Well, then�
But I like the watch.
Maybe I should just get him both.
I�m developing hives.
Seriously, I feel all scratchy.
Am I red, because I feel red?
Hannah, Hannah, you just need to see
Christmas shopping as a survival game.
Just keep moving, bob and weave,
avoid strollers, and pack water.
-There.
-Thank you.
All right, we can leave in 10 minutes
if you have some stroke of
genius about what to get my dad.
Keep in mind, I forgot his birthday
last year so this has to rock.
So I guess golf balls are out.
Okay, well, what does he like?
I don�t know.
Umm, bad music,
argyle, Mr.
Rogers.
I really feel like there should be
some perfect hybrid of those things.
I know, right.
Hmm,
well, what are you getting
your dad? Maybe I can copy.
I haven�t, uh� I don�t know.
But they�re coming out right?
�Cause I want to meet them.
Yeah, uh, except I don�t-I don�t think
they�re gonna make it actually.
You�re kidding?
In fact, not.
Kidding.
So what are you going to Hong Kong,
�cause that�d be awesome?
Christmas just isn�t really
a big deal in my family.
It�s pretty much just,
uh, food and church.
Oh, I�m sorry.
No, it�s fine.
I-I really don�t care.
So, uh, can we get your dad
something and go.
Yeah.
Two pies for the County Clerk�s office.
What�s up?
Y-You want to sit down.
It�s pretty backed up.
It might be awhile.
Look at you.
Yeah.
Gone all legit?
Got a new job.
I got my own T1 line.
Hey, uh, I got one
of these too on my car.
Yeah, I know.
Weird right?
Not for me.
So are you gonna go?
No.
No, I don�t�
Why not?
Well, I don�t know.
Why would I?
Oh, I don�t know.
Why do people slow down on the
freeway when they see a car accident?
All those rubberheaders.
Neckers, Bright.
Neckers.
Right.
They stop because
they can�t help themselves.
Y�know it�s not like they want to see
body parts spewed all over the road.
Y�know intellectually speaking,
y�know that would make them hurl,
but they stop anyways, because
you can, �cause it�s there.
So, acc-according to this rationale,
seeing Madison�s band�ll make me want
to hurl and that�s a reason to go.
Interesting theory.
Oh, come on, you�re not even the least
bit curious, what she looks like.
It�s been awhile.
Yeah, of course, I�m curious.
So go for the visual.
What, no, do I just bring Amy along?
Dude, seriously.
I don�t know how you made
this far without me.
Really.
You don�t tell Amy.
She�d freak.
Well, I thought you said
it was human nature.
Well, it�s male human nature.
OK?
female human nature�s
complete different.
We�re talking about jealousy
and claws.
It-It�s ugliness, man.
So I should lie to her.
Look, lies of omission
don�t count as lies.
Did you tell Amy that you didn�t
brush your teeth this morning?
Well, I did brush
-my teeth this morning.
-Pretend that you didn�t,
would you tell her?
Well, uh, why? No, I wouldn�t.
This is the exact same thing.
Okay, here you go, Bright.
I, uh, put it on the city tab for you.
Thank you.
Uh, I don�t think I should go.
Well, you�re a bigger man
than I am, Ephram Brown.
But I guess we already knew that.
You want a refill on that.
Your friends suck, no offense.
Gee, how could I take offense to that.
No, but seriously, they dump their kid on you
at the beginning of her
junior year which,
by the way,
is the hardest year ever.
They never call her and now they�re
not even going to for Christmas.
Did Hannah say she was upset about this?
Well, you know what,
she�s not as upset as she
should be but that�s only because
she�s not in touch with
her rage.
Luckily, I am.
Uh, yeah, I can see that.
Do you have their number on you?
I think I should call them.
Uh, what number?
In Hong Kong.
I�ll charge it to my dad.
He won�t care and maybe if they heard from
her best friend they�d actually understand.
You know what, I call them.
I-I can explain everything.
That�s okay, I�d rather to it myself.
But do you know what the
time change is so that
I don�t call them
in the middle of the night?
Nina?
Yeah.
Do you know what
the time difference is?
Umm, I don�t know it�s like
what 12 hours maybe.
There is no Hong Kong is there?
Well, technically Hong Kong exists.
I can point it out on a map,
but Hannah�s parents aren�t there.
What?
You�re gonna have to talk to her
yourself I-I can�t do this part.
Talk to about her about what,
I don�t even know what�s happening here.
She lied to me?
It is not a lie, lie.
Look, you just
have to talk to Hannah.
I do talk to Hannah.
We talk about everything.
She knows my entire life story.
Gah, this is like we�re right
back to where we started.
No.
No, you�re not.
Listen
to me, you know Hannah.
Y-You know what
a good girl she is
and you know that
she loves you to death.
So think about the reasons why
she might keep something from you.
I don�t know.
Bad.
Look, you can to talk about it
or you can let her come
to you when she�s ready to
just please don�t be
mad at her, okay?
I need seven minutes.
Uh, it�s okay.
I�m-I�m still at home.
OK, uh, the slower
you drive the better I�ll look.
So, uhh, had an interesting
conversation with Nina today,
I�m not really sure the
best way to approach it yet.
Oh, yeah.
Would it be huge
if we didn�t go out tonight?
Huh? I thought
we were gonna, y�know?
Yeah, I know I�m just�
I�m-I�m feeling a little
under the weather, so�
Hmm, West Nile Virus?
Probably.
I-I think should stay in, I
don�t want to get any more sick.
Okay, well you want me to
bring you soup or I could,
uh, go pick up your
favorite cold medicine,
one that makes you feel drunk.
That�s okay, I don�t want to get you sick.
Okay, well, umm, take lots of Vitamin C,
watch Jon Stewart and call me tomorrow.
I will.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Hey.
Do you know they don�t
serve beer here?
That�s because it�s a coffee
house.
So you�re here?
As are you.
How�d you know I�d?
Dude, please.
I figured you could
use a wingman.
I�m� Wh-what do I really expect tonight,
best case scenario?
Uh, okay, possibility
number one �
you want to get back
together with Madison.
No.
I-I don�t.
Come on,
she came up to you and said you were
the only man she�s ever loved
and said she�d dress up
like CatWoman for you,
you would say no.
No, it�s not like that, I don�t
� I don�t miss Madison like that,
I don�t even miss the
relationship that we had.
The truth is I always felt like
I was trying to keep up with her
� prove myself � with Amy
I don�t feel like that way,
she makes me feel good.
Groovy, well, then this is
just the Pepsi Challenge.
More metaphors.
Look, you�re in love with your
current beverage � okay Amy Cola,
alright, but every man needs
the side by side taste test.
Okay so you come here,
you check out the ex
and you just make sure
you made the right choice.
Y�know, of course, that
choice becomes much easier
if Madison�s suddenly became heinous.
Let�s have a big welcome for Joe Lies.
You should write a book.
I�ve been thinking about it.
Just pray for fat, man.
Pray for fat.
You�re gonna sag all
the Oreos, aren�t ya?
You caught me.
Personally I can�t do
Oreos without the milk.
Has to be ice cold, big glass,
without the dripping there�s
really no point to Oreos, right?
I always knew that you were
a high maintenance woman.
So I didn�t see Charlie in the show?
Oh, he was, uh, back stage.
Curtain man, I believe, is the
official title.
He gets tongue fried.
Uh, stage, uh, fight.
Tongue
tied when he�s nervous.
It�s genetic as you can see.
I, uh, I�ve been meaning to call you.
I got your message about Dr.
Dabib.
Oh, that�s okay, I-I wasn�t really
expecting you to take on the case.
Well, actually it doesn�t really matter,
�cause I found somebody much better.
This is a doctor whose actually
looking to do pro bono work.
-Uh, Andy, we�ve already been�
-It�s Dr.
Abbott.
Dr.
Abbott?
Yeah, he�s very excited about it
and he already has
a relationship with John
so it just works out perfectly.
Dr.
Abbott is looking
to do pro bono work.
Does he know what
pro bono means?
Well, he�s very serious about it
and I think that you and
John will be very pleased.
Stop that.
Stop talking to me like you
don�t even know who I am.
Daddy, Daddy, did you see me?
See you, are you kidding?
How could I miss you, you were
the only Maccabee in the manger.
You stole the show, kiddo.
-Thanks.
-You�re welcome.
Who took all the Oreos?
Oh, probably some greedy parents,
come on, we�ll go find you some more.
-I�ll, uh, call you.
-Don't.
You don�t have too.
I�m dreaming of a White Christmas
just like the ones I used to know.
Dad, love the Bing, but can we maybe
switch it up a bit?
What?
Silence they�re Bing, never.
When we, Abbotts, lose our traditions,
young lady, we lose who we are.
Uh, we should save the star
for Bright, it�s his favorite part.
Rice Krispies Treats
are his favorite part.
Maybe we should make some more.
I bet you that�s Ephram.
I knew he didn�t sound that sick.
Well, invite him in, there�s plenty of cider.
Oh, that�s okay, Mom, it�s still early,
we could make the movie.
Oh, hi.
Nina said she talked to you.
Yeah, but she didn�t me anything, umm,
she asked me to leave you alone, so�
No, I know.
Do you have a minute?
Yeah.
My parents are in, uh,
Lakeville, Minnesota,
in the same house where I grew up.
Okay, so why the whole
Hong Kong thing?
I don�t know.
They reran 90210 on FX and the
Walshes went to live Hong Kong.
I thought it was sort of believable.
That is good.
Yeah, well it was a pretty good show.
Okay, but I still don�t know why
you made up the story in the first place?
Because my dad is kinda dying.
Omigod, Hannah.
No, don�t.
Don�t do that, see that�s
why I made up the story
so I wouldn�t be that girl
any more � tragedy girl.
I-I went through the first two years
of high school being that person
and I don�t want it any more.
Okay, I understand that.
I know you do.
He used to work in the
library restoring rare books.
He loved the book's
like not the insides,
but the outside like the covers.
The way they smelled.
I just liked the insides and he
said that made us a perfect fit.
He was the book,
I was the story.
He has Huntington�s disease.
I�m sorry.
I don�t-I don�t
know what that is.
It�s a brain disease.
My birthday party when I was eight,
my dad just punched this other dad,
I mean like a-a real punch.
I remember the noise.
My dad was so nice like he never even
yelled at anybody but there he was.
There was blood all over his green shirt
and he didn�t even know why he did it.
A year later he couldn�t eat.
Then he couldn�t talk,
that was the worst part
when he talking �cause�
we used to talk a lot.
And now he�s gone.
When did he� Did he die?
No.
No.
He�s, uh, he�s not,
he�s just in bed.
Y�know, he can�t talk
or think or-or move.
You look in his eyes and he�s just empty.
He�s the book without the story.
My mom takes care of him.
My brother always took care of me, but
he went away to college
last year so I came here.
Don�t feel sorry for me, okay.
Hello there.
Did I call too early?
Not if you�re a Marine.
I trust Dr.
Brown told you
I�d be coming by.
I believe he promised.
Excellent.
Well,
worry not about the baton
passing smoothly Mrs.
Hayes.
I have devoured John�s recent files.
I believe he may be teetering
on the brink of breakthrough.
I intend to give him a firm
shove.
Three-pronged outlet?
Maybe you can shove him later
in the week, he�s sleeping right now.
When then I have ample time
to prepare my materials.
John will awaken refreshed
and keen to challenge the next
phase of his rehabilitation.
Music therapy was
an encouraging beginning,
but it�s time to leap from
the realm of sound
into the complex world
of the visual.
Intrigued?
Yes, I�ve dreamt of this moment.
You were wearing a top hat.
My preliminary research has led me
to discover a nascent theory
almost undiscussed in medical journals.
I believe that we can use
color therapy to help John
rebuild the emotional
connections within his brain.
-Color therapy?
-Yes.
It maybe historic research.
Allow me to illuminate the concept.
There.
Now how does this color make you feel?
Umm, it�s blue.
It�s a royal lavender more specifically
but you are emotionally correct.
This wavelength tends to promote melancholia.
Dr.
Abbott?
Just a moment of your indulgences please.
Rose pink, dynamic, vibrant.
Now please your honest
emotional reaction.
Annoyed.
Angry?
Getting there.
Yes, scarlet stirs the
rageful humors as you can see
the connection between color
and emotion is elemental
so perhaps over time,
John could develop a
rudimentary emotional vocabulary
based on these colored lights.
You know are not putting my
husband under a grow lamp.
He is not a philodendron.
I realize this sounds rather theoretical.
It seems like you�re about don
a toga and pass me a daisy.
Dr.
Brown has made
remarkable progress.
We can build on that.
Dr.
Brown sees what he wants to see.
John moved his finger.
He blinked.
Who knows what it means?
The highest mountain
is climbed in tiny steps.
John is never going to climb
a mountain.
It isn�t working.
Nothing�s working.
I want you to leave.
Perhaps if we have a cup of coffee.
We can discuss this.
It would be a shame to lose
hope now especially in this
� the-the season of miracles.
I don�t believe in miracles, Dr.
Abbott.
I�m tired.
I�m done.
Tell Andy that I�m done.
Hey.
Your mom said
I could just come up.
Hey, umm, how ya feelin�?
Well, pretty good, y�know,
uh, sorry about last night.
I just�
That�s okay, Ephram.
You�re weak stock.
I�m a fast healer though.
What are you doing?
Just some research stuff.
You realize that it�s,
uh, Christmas break, right?
It means all computer-oriented
activities should cease and assist.
Unless of course you�re
buying me presents online.
Amy?
Huh? Oh, sorry.
So what you have been doing the
past 12 hours, anything exciting?
Uh, just feeling pathetic mostly.
As you should be.
Flaking on me last minute like that.
Well, what about you,
how was the pagan tree
trimming and nog making?
When are you going to accept my Lord?
When you stop persecuting my people.
Actually, it was kinda nice, Dad, uh,
Dad caroled himself to sleep.
Mom got buzzed off the
hot toddies.
Hannah came by.
Yeah?
Yeah, I was going to call you.
Did you? Try calling me, I mean,
because my-my-my-my phone was off.
Oh.
I mean only �cause I wanted
to get to sleep, I mean,
otherwise I would have left
it on.
I just wanted to sleep.
Well, I guess, it doesn�t matter
because I didn�t try calling you, so�
Are you like mad at me
or something?
No.
Why would I be mad at me?
Well, I don�t know,
but you�re acting mad at me.
You�re acting weird, which
is normally fine, but, umm,
y�know, I have a lot of
work to do right now so�
You know what, I�m-I�m just gonna go.
Cool.
Umm, I�ll just� I�ll call you later
or you can call me.
Okay.
Hey, how�d it go with John?
Was it good?
I just found some new
articles on light therapy.
I was printing them up for ya.
Save your toner.
I was fired.
What?
Terminated.
Unceremoniously,
I might add.
Well, what did you do?
Oh, no, don�t tell me you
took your slide projector.
What did I do?
I hurled myself into her
husband�s treatment
with unrestrained verve,
that�s what I did.
Well, some people don�t
respond well to hurling verves.
Some people need to be
romanced into things a little.
What did she say? How did she act?
Frankly, in the five
years, I�ve worked with her,
I�ve never seen her quite so fragile.
Perhaps it�s the holidays,
maybe it�s simply exhaustion.
Whatever the reason,
she�s had enough, she�s done.
All right, new plan.
We�ll talk about what
you should say
and-and how to say it.
We�ll right a script.
I do not need to recite your written
words like some sort of in named drone.
Mrs.
Hayes was quite
clear in her resolve.
I think we need to respect
her wishes and move on.
What are you talking
about, respect her wishes?
We are going to continue this therapy.
I�m not gonna let my
patient suffer just because
I mishandled my relationship with his wife.
Mishandled what precisely.
She�s a very beautiful
woman, isn�t she?
I know she seems quite strong.
She�s really very vulnerable.
Susceptible almost.
Susceptible to what?
Almost anything,
I�d imagine or anyone.
A woman in her position �
it would be very
easy to confuse gratitude with
other kinds of affection.
Why don�t you just
cut to the chase, Harold?
This is not a dalliance.
She�s married to your patient.
Nothing has happened.
Well, good.
Then it's not too late.
Listen to me, Andy.
I-I believe you are
an honorable man.
That belief has allowed me to stand
by you even when we�ve disagreed.
There has been many a case,
and many a parental decision
where I�ve questioned your
tactics, your approach.
Ultimately, I�ve chalked it
up to your liberal ballyhoo,
that New York sensibility
that you still cling to.
But what you�re considering
now is wrong.
It�s wrong.
No matter what
your heart may be telling you,
It is unethical.
It is-It is unforgivable.
You have to stay away from her.
Hi there.
Sshh.
Hi.
Doctor Jake Hartman.
It�s nice to meet you.
These are six weeks overdue.
Yeah.
See, I never really went
to the library back in LA,
more of an amazon.
com
kinda guy, you know?
But I thought I�d give it a shot
here, it seemed Everwoody and all.
Anyway, I�m-I�m obviously not so
good with the book return concept.
You should see
my Blockbuster bill.
Killer.
Uh,
-do you take checks?
-No.
Doctor Jake?
Can you possibly help me
with something?
Sure thing.
You�re Amy Abbott, right?
You�re Edna�s granddaughter.
I thought you looked familiar.
She keeps like three
pictures of you on her desk.
Yeah, she�s sweet.
Umm, do you know what the
basal ganglia does exactly?
Not a fan of small talk.
Got it.
Well, I know it�s part of the brain
that regulates voluntary movements
and I know that the caudate nucleus
is in the same part of the brain,
only it�s in charge of like, organizing
thoughts and awareness and stuff.
Yeah.
Are you like pre-med or something?
Undeclared.
I just don�t understand why
they�re so close together,
if they do such different things?
It�s like selling toasters
in the make-up department.
Well, the-the logic
of brain architecture
is a pretty hot debate
among neuroanatomists.
What are you looking at specifically?
Huntington�s disease.
Ooh.
Huntington�s is like the
cruise missile of neurodegeneration
and it hits the worst spot possible.
But how do you treat it,
�cause I haven�t seen anything here?
That�s because we don�t.
We don�t know how yet.
Maybe if Washington didn�t waste
so much time arguing the moral ethics
of stem cell research
we�d have a cure by now, but
as it stands, we got nothing.
So basically if you have it,
you�re gonna die.
It might
take a little while, but�
And how do you get it?
Is it like a virus?
No, it�s genetic.
One tweaked chromosome �
the tiniest thing
� you could possibly even imagine
and you�re screwed for life.
Genetics.
That means if one
of your parents has it�
Then there�s a 50% chance
you�re gonna have it too.
Anywho, it�s super
nice to meet you.
I�m gonna go pay for my
books and head back out.
It�s pretty great outside,
it�s all sunny and cold,
you should try and enjoy it.
Yeah, thanks.
Hi, you�ve reached Amanda,
John and Charlie.
I can�t believe we�re not here.
Taking a break?
Not feeling it.
Do you ever get that thing where everything
in your life is pretty much perfect
but-but instead of just enjoying it
you can�t wait to smash it all up?
I don�t know, it�s been
awhile since perfect.
Why? What�s going on?
Uh, I went to see
Madison the other day.
When did this happen?
A few nights ago.
I got a flyer for her band
on my car.
Talked to Bright.
Oh, because he always
give such good advice.
So did you see her?
No.
She left the band.
That.
.
The thing is�
So she wasn�t there.
No, but the point is there was
no possible reason for me to go.
No good could have come out of it, but
I went anyways as
if someone was daring me.
You mean Bright?
No, I mean like the little
red dude on my shoulder.
He�s got a pitchfork.
He�s
all over the Cartoon Network.
Everything is my life is
finally right.
Amy�s great.
School is what it is, but I-I
keep testing it just
seeing how far I can push things
before they all fall part.
What kind of a person does that?
A curious person,
but there is some things you don�t need
to waste your time wondering about.
I - I can�t help it.
Lately, I feel like my life is one of
those choose your own adventure� books.
Y�know if-if I take the Colorado A&M tour,
does that jinx my shot
at getting into Julliard?
If-If call Madison, does that automatically
sabotage my relationship with Amy?
You got her number?
Yeah, Jay gave it to me.
I don�t know what I was thinking.
Well, no one says you have to call her.
Yeah, I know, but I want to,
that�s the whole problem.
Yeah, little red guy.
Look, if you�re not feeling
happy with the way things are
in your life I understand
mixing it up,
but what I don�t understand
is creating drama just
because you are bored.
What do you mean?
Well, there�s a difference
between thinking and doing
and the latter can be
very self-destructive
and you�re too smart for
that.
Do you love Amy?
Of course, I do.
Okay, then don�t just say, know it,
and think about it every time you�re
just about to do something stupid
because all those temptations,
they�re always going to be there
and they�re gonna come
in a whole lot of forms
� ex girlfriend, potential girlfriends.
Snake, garden, apple.
I know where you�re going with this.
So don�t forget it.
Because losing someone you forgot
to appreciate when you had �em,
that�s just about the worst
feeling in the world.
Trust me.
Yeah.
Maybe Delia�ll will want
to call her or something.
Maybe.
Thank you.
You bet.
Sorry, I don�t want
to interrupt the process.
Uh, no process, pretty much
just endless rambling.
So do you know?
Know what?
If you have it?
I know there�s a test,
I read all about it
and I know that you don�t
have to be 18 to get it.
What are you doing?
Hannah, I know that you don�t
want me to see you differently,
but you can�t just reveal this enormous
aspect of your life to me and
expect me to just ignore it.
Well, I know how you get, Amy.
I don�t want you to turn this
into one of your projects.
Y- You are not my project, Hannah,
you�re my best friend
and you�re dealing with this
unbelievably painful thing
all by yourself and
there�s no reason for it.
You don�t have to deal with this alone.
I want to know what you know.
I want to understand.
I don�t this disease is something
you ever understand, not fully.
But the fact that there is a
blood test that can tell you
whether or not you have the
gene, I mean, that�s huge.
It means there�s at least
potential for a cure.
Potentials are kinda of
complicated, you know,
God and science and all that stuff.
But you�ve taken the test right?
No.
And I�m not going to.
Okay, you know what,
I don�t want you to think
for a second that
I think I know how I would deal
with this situation
and I�m sure that you�ve thought
about it a gazillion times, but
the fact that there is an answer
out there waiting for you inside of you,
don�t you want to know so you can
just take it off the table � move on.
What if I don�t have the option
to just take it off the table?
The way I was raised � there�s this
thing about destiny, it�s a given.
Our-our parents pass down
this genetic makeup that�s like
a symbol of them in some way
� a family � so I got my mother�s eyes
and her shoulders and my dad,
well, maybe he gave me something else,
but I-I don�t want to think about that
every time I look at his picture, you know.
I just want to see him.
Besides, what difference
does it make if I knew,
I�m gonna end up in the same place anyway.
But at least, you could be prepared.
I don�t think anything could
prepare me � not for that.
Thank you.
For what?
For taking this on.
Making me feel less lonely.
It�s pretty much the best
Christmas present I�ve ever gotten.
Oh, yeah? So I guess I can just
take back the earrings.
-Hey.
-Hey.
Do we have plans?
No.
You okay?
No, actually I�m not okay.
I- I am so sorry, Amy.
I�m sorry, I
Sorry for what?
Oh, uh� Y�know, I wasn�t�
I wasn�t actually gonna�
I was� I mean, I was gonna tell you but
I wasn�t gonna tell exactly like this.
Tell me about what?
Uh�
I lied to you.
Uh, the other night when I said I
was sick, I-I wasn�t really sick,
I actually went to see Madison�s
band play, umm, at this place.
You went to see Madison?
No� I mean she wasn�t there.
I-I-I didn�t-I didn�t see her.
What possible reason could you
have to go see Madison?
None.
No reason
and she wasn�t there,
that�s what I�m saying I mean you have
to remember that part � that part is key.
Well, do you wan to get back
together with her?
No.
No.
Then I don�t understand, Ephram.
I don�t- I don�t either,
I swear, it was�
I was just being stupid and self-destructive
for-for no reason what so ever.
I-I feel terrible about it.
I totally regret now.
I don�t understand why-
why wouldn�t you tell me
before you went and tell me now?
Because I thought you know,
you were acting so weird
But that�s not why I told you,
I-I told you because
I mean, you know, I-I�,
you know it felt wrong
not telling you
and I felt like I was
maybe lying to you.
You were lying.
You did lie.
I know and-and I�m sorry.
You felt guilty because you
knew what you did was wrong
so you told me because you didn�t
want to feel guilty any more
which means not only are you a
liar, but you�re a selfish liar.
Amy?
Don�t.
I- I just thought it was
better to be honest.
Well, you thought wrong.
Okay, but don�t leave like this.
You know what, Ephram, don�t call me,
I can�t deal with this right now.
I need to get a big mean dog
� keep all the crazy doctors away.
I need to talk to you.
You really don�t.
I get it.
You get it.
God, even Harold gets it.
I don�t want you to give up on John.
Is that what you came here to say?
Go home, Andy, if you talk to me
in that crappy I�m doctor� voice
one more time I�m gonna knee you in the nuts.
Look, I know I haven�t been
handling this very well.
It�
The whole thing is very
confusing, but the one thing that
I am very clear on is that
we have been helping John.
He�s getting better.
There�s still a chance.
I took my chance.
I was
comfortable here, you know.
It was quiet, I was lonely, but it
-it was my life and after
awhile it was bearable.
The way that being so numb that
you can�t laugh is bearable
or being so drunk you can�t sleep,
I could deal with it.
But you asked me to take a chance, so I did.
I-I followed down this road of
hope and optimism and life
and now I can�t find my way back.
Why would you want to go back
to a life that was no life?
Because it was honorable.
The day he had a stroke,
the day John went I went with him,
�cause that�s what I was
supposed to do
and I got so busy taking care of him
and-and Charlie that I
didn�t even realize that I
had fallen out of love with him.
I didn�t even think about it �
until I met you.
But you do still love him.
You�re just
you�re feeling lost right now,
confused.
-I am.
-And that�s okay?
It�s not okay.
I know it�s not.
I am not confused, Andy,
not the way you are.
I�m not as confused
as you think I am.
How confused do you
think I think you are?
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