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Hey, guys, I think we should take a paternity test.

Part of the paternity test is to analyze my blood to identify the fetal DNA.

And there was none.

I'm not pregnant, and I never was.

- I was really hoping that... - That it was yours.

Yeah, me too. It gave me hope

that maybe if we were raising a kid together...

...you'd give our relationship a shot.

My dear Avery, loss, it's a long and painful and lonely journey,

but it has this amazing ability to also galvanize you into the present

and make you see more and feel more and love more.

Mmm. Strong.

I'm making up for lost time.

And before you say anything, I finished my post-op antibiotics.

I'm feeling fine. This is my first drink.

Okay, so it's, like, my third drink, but...

...the guests are gone.

I love the quiet and there's nobody but the crew this week.

Meaning you want to be alone?

Well, nobody comes into the great room after dinner service,

and you came here looking for me, so...

Yes, I did. 'Cause, you know...

...I'm used to being the guy with the answers.

It's kind of my job, right?

To have the answers or find the answers.

But I'll be honest with you, I am really struggling with this.

Well, I'm not sure that I can tell you anything.

Yeah. Well, you know, we moved fast. Right?

Dancing, bed, threesome, family.

It's a lot. It was a lot. And at the end of it all...

...I really like you, Avery.

I really like you too.

How well do we really know each other?

You know, we haven't spent the kind of time that you do before--

Thinking about starting a family together?

Yeah.

I never planned on having a child.

Or these feelings.

Or a threesome.

But I know one thing for certain.

I am leaving for medical school in a month.

Yeah.

I've been wondering if this is the right place for me.

You know, maybe I should go someplace else to seek joy at all costs.

I'm gonna go home over the break.

Spend a little time with my family.

See if I can't find some answers.

I hope you find them.

So do I.

That was amazing.

Oh, but wait.

There's more.

Okay.

We have...

short rib empanadas, mini crab cakes, and a slice of prime rib.

Protein for stamina.

I'm-I'm sorry, have I been falling short?

- Not at all. - I hope not.

There's also mini churros, a triple chocolate brownie,

and a slice of tres leches cake. For energy.

Honestly, who knew that dating a food professional

had so many added benefits?

Well, there's also... ...oysters, figs, and chili peppers,

- also known as aphrodisiacs... - Aphrodisiacs. Mmm.

...just in case, for... later.

Right, well, actually I'm sorry, I think I'm gonna go now.

Let's go again.

Don't you have to be up early?

Uh, yes. Yes, I do.

So I hope that you brought something that helps induce sleep later.

- Mmm, I'm full of good ideas. - Mmm.

Well, Max, this is our little break before the quiet run on the Alaska segments.

We'll head north, pick up a new bunch of crew, drill and test readiness,

and then of course we get to enjoy some days out on the open sea

without having passengers to serve.

Actually, Captain, I was hoping to take this time to go home for a few days.

Love it.

I like it when my crew gets to recharge and see their people. Do it, but just--

- I can be in charge. - Avery can be in charge.

Why do you think I can't be in charge?

Because Avery is a nurse practitioner, Tristan.

The three of you are like a pack of Jack Russell terriers.

Barking and sniping at each other.

I need two medics on board. Figure it out.

- Aye, Captain. - Aye, aye, Captain.

All right.

You said you were gonna be done with that by lunch.

Oh, keep it 20 above. I don't like that.

Hey, it's looking unstable up there.

- Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Ow! - Look out!

Oh, God!

Get her on the monitor and start a line.

Yep. On it.

One, two, three.

Rosie, what's your pain level, one to ten?

It's ten. It feels like it's gonna explode.

Vitals up.

Can you feel this?

All right, numbness, internal pressure, extreme pain, no cap refill.

This is pointing us toward compartment syndrome.

Compartment syndrome? That's a bit extreme, no?

It could just be severe swelling from a fracture.

I need you to get me an X-ray and prep her for a fasciotomy.

All right, Rosie, you might feel a couple of pokes

while I check the pressure in your foot.

What's compartment syndrome?

It's a very serious condition, usually the result of a crush injury...

...a severe sprain or a broken bone.

When pressure builds up inside a muscle group, if the pressure isn't relieved,

then it can effectively kill the appendage.

I'm gonna need to make a couple of incisions to open up the area

and relieve the pressure. It's a very simple surgery.

Whoa, surgery? Hold on, hold on.

No, no, we don't even know if this compartment thing is what it is, right?

- Well, we don't-- - Yes or no?

We don't know for sure.

Aves, baby, I love you. But... ...surgery?

No. Not without Big Daddy Max here.

I understand your concerns,

but I've performed hundreds of procedures just like this one,

and I can assure you that a fasciotomy is the most effective treatment

for acute compartment syndrome.

Listen, it sounds like you read a lot of books, but bro, this is my foot,

and if you've never done it, mm-mmm, no.

Look, Ros, if you decline medical intervention on this ship,

then we can medicate for the pain and wait till you get to port.

We can monitor any changes and report anything.

It is an option.

Well then, yeah, I'm with Tristy.

Despite Tristy, Rosie, if this is what I think it is,

it is critical that we act now. You could lose your foot.

Not without a doctor here.

Morphine, lots of it. Port. Hospital. Final answer.

Sit up.

We need to be a united front.

I know I'm not some suave, handsome male doctor.

I don't think it's about you being a woman.

I think it's that you haven't done the procedure before

and that compartment syndrome is an incredibly hard thing to diagnose.

The pressure was over 60 in two of the compartments of the foot.

That is a pretty good indicator, Tristan.

Avery, our job is to give the patients information.

That is not the whole job.

The patients are not qualified to make their own diagnosis or treatment plan.

You gave her all the info. She wants to wait for a hospital.

It's not just informing.

It's also persuading.

It's knowing what's best for your patient and laying it all out.

I remember the first week that you came to work on this ship.

You led us, a bunch of the crew, on a hike in Puerto del Sol,

which you clearly didn't know either, because we were totally lost.

And you kept making up these bonkers stories about the history of the area,

and something about alien agriculturalists and maize.

- Yeah, the Skywalkers. - Ah.

Famous for their aquifer irrigation systems.

Oh, yeah.

And I thought...

"This girl...

is so weird."

And, "Thank God for bringing her to us."

I see what you're trying to do. It's not gonna work.

Rosie.

It could be a very, very long time

until you're able to work in the engine room again,

let alone lead a hike.

Probably... ...a year or so before you're fully adjusted.

And I know I speak for myself and the entire crew

when I say that is absolutely not an option.

I can't lose you, girl.

You can't lose your... your damn foot.

Let me help you.

If not for yourself, do it for me.

For us.

Yeah. Okay.

That was good.

When we talk to our patients,

we tend to focus on how the decision will impact only them,

but human nature means we have more compassion and empathy

for the people around us than we do for ourselves.

We have to paint the whole picture.

Well, it's a good thing you did.

Rosie does have compartment syndrome.

If we'd waited any longer, she would have lost her foot.

You were right.

Oh, I'm sorry, I can't hear you. W-What did you say?

Oh, I said you were right, but I can retract that.

That's gonna leave a wicked scar.

She's gonna love it.

Ah, Merrill, it's so good to see you.

Hey, girls. Guess who's here?

- Uncle Maxy! - Hey, Olive Bread and Sofa-Loaf!

Oh, my goodness. It's so good to see you.

Hello, who is this man who looks just like my husband

but tan and handsome, with a much better haircut?

All true. Hi, Danielle, can I crash your party?

Come on, girls. Leave your uncle alone.

Hey, girls, very important question. Are you driving yet?

- No. - No.

No? Tattoos?

- No. - No.

No? What about piercings?

No, Mom won't let us pierce our ears till we're 12.

This girl we know has three. Plus a belly piercing. It's just holes, okay?

Nice one, Max.

Not two steps in the door and you've already kicked the lid off Pandora's box.

Come on. Come. Eat.

Rust spores. A fruit fly.

Spirogyra. And Volvox!

Insane. And you let her play with this?

No bacteria at the table.

And, Soph, game. Basket.

You too, Merrill. Phone.

Why can't this stuff ever hit the fan after lunch?

I swear they know the second that I sit down.

Yeah, sounds like my job.

- How is the insurance trade? - Rain and shine.

Biggest problem is all the big national firms

buying up the small mom and pops statewide.

- You want that? - Yeah.

- Mammal kidney. - What?

Olive, what did I just say?

You know, Max, I looked up that boat you're on. It looks like heaven.

Remember Char and Barb?

They went on one of those fancy island cruises last year.

Oh, my gosh. We never heard the end of it.

Milo said they had a machine you can get ice cream anytime you want.

And you could put anything on it like Oreos, sprinkles,

gummy bears, and it's all for free.

Well, it's not for free, hon.

It's included. That's different.

Char said she got to swim with a dolphin. Is that for real?

Yeah, there are a couple of ports that do that excursion.

We were thinking about saving up for it,

but kids are already signed up for summer camp.

It was just a bit too much, you know.

Please, be my guests on The Odyssey.

Come on, I wasn't looking for a handout, little bro.

- Little bro. By one minute. - By one minute.

- He came out earlier by one minute. - He came out earlier by one minute.

And I have never heard the end of it.

And you never will.

I have a whole family access plan.

Honestly, if you can get yourself to a port, I'll take care of the rest.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Please, Daddy, please. - Please, Daddy.

Please.

I'm sure you're already booked up for spring break, right?

I will book you the suite closest to the ice cream machine.

Yay!

Holding on to the throne, I see.

Dad would be proud.

I was thinking about donating it.

Danielle wants it out of here, says it's got some kind of funk.

Wants to sell the house too.

Really?

It was tough on her at the end, you know.

Dad got real short tempered with her and the girls.

So... Yeah, it was tough, but I miss him.

Me too.

It's old school.

What are you doing here, Max?

Two-day visit. It's not Christmas or Easter.

There's an opening at Stubbing-Lang.

Chief of Internal Medicine.

I think it might be time for me to stop running.

I've been running for a very, very long time.

Unlike me, who has stayed in exactly the same spot.

How did we end up going in such different directions?

When we were kids we were exactly alike.

Yeah, of course we were, Max, until you got sick.

You think that's what changed? Getting mono at 17?

Well, yeah. It was that, and the complications afterwards.

The kidney thing, anemia.

I mean, you were on your back for months. You missed a lot, Max.

Girls, school, entire season of baseball.

Once you got out of that bed, you just started running and you never stopped.

It was like you thought if you stopped running, you were gonna get sick again.

I think you got it in your head that if you had a home,

it was gonna destroy you.

Thanks, Merrill.

Five years of therapy in 30 seconds.

Max, I know you better than you know yourself.

You said you're interviewing at Stubbing-Lang?

You know who the president of that hospital is?

Rodney Prescott, remember him?

Hot Roddy? Used to smash the beer cans on his head.

Remember that guy?

Oh, my God, what a world.

I said, "And what service is Champers providing?

Emotional support doesn't cut it no more.

It's gotta be a trained service animal, and I gotta see some paperwork."

Check-in's on the tablet.

I'm here for a meeting with Rodney Prescott

about the open Internal Medicine position.

You sure picked a day for it.

- What's the name? - Max Bankman.

I'll let him know you're here.

Hope you brought a book.

We've been here for two hours. This is insane.

Go Broncos.

How are we doing this year?

We're all right.

Bunch of guys graduated last year, so... lots of new talent.

But we have heart.

Most important organ in the body.

You play Westfield yet?

Oh, this weekend.

It's his first time starting.

He's been training his butt off all season

and then four days before the crosstown game, gets the flu.

Oh, baby, your hands are like ice.

- What position do you play? - Uh, running back.

Wow. Take a lot of hits out there.

Yeah, it's basically the job description.

Excuse me one second.

Ma'am. Ma'am, this patient sitting right behind me,

he needs to be admitted right away.

Patients experiencing flu-like symptoms

will be seen in the order they were checked in.

He doesn't have the flu. He has a pulmonary contusion.

He can't breathe.

Sir, we have a process. Please take a seat.

It's not "sir." It's "doctor."

He's going into respiratory failure. We need to get him on O2 now.

We don't need to do anything because you are not authorized

to provide medical services at this hospital.

Now, what you need to do is go sit down, please.

Help! Help!

Nurse, call a code. Bring me some oxygen. Now.

Hey, bud, come on.

Okay, just breathe for me, okay? Just keep breathing, you're gonna be fine.

Sir, the situation's under control. Please remain in the lobby.

Why don't you remain in the lobby

- where you can do less harm? - I beg your pardon?

He got us help. He's not going anywhere.

Sir?

Somebody will be with you in a moment.

Okay. Topher, you're gonna be all right.

I know you can't talk right now. Can you click that pen for me?

Excellent. I'm gonna examine your ribs.

If you feel pain, just click it for me, all right? Here we go.

What's going on?

Your son has broken ribs.

Oh, God, I knew those boys were tackling each other too hard.

It's possible that one of those ribs punctured the lungs.

That's why he's having such a hard time breathing.

Sorry for the wait. It's a busy day.

Okay. Topher, is it?

Started feeling a little punky yesterday, thinking it's the flu?

No, we thought it was the flu, but it's not. It's something else.

He has a pulmonary contusion, multiple rib fractures resulting in flail chest.

I know, it's real easy to diagnose ourselves these days on the Internet.

But don't you worry. I'll get to the bottom of it.

Okay, I'm just gonna start a line, and then I'm gonna put in an order

- for a quick COVID test. - Nurse, he does not have COVID.

I'm a doctor. I just examined him. We need to get him into a chest X-ray.

Check for pneumothorax, so we can rule out pleural effusion.

Okay, but you're not a doctor here and his chart is telling me

he's displaying symptoms of COVID-19.

The chart is incorrect. This patient is in critical condition.

We need to act right now.

Hey, Max. Is that you?

Roddy, hey. Thank God. Better not for right now.

How did you get better looking since high school?

This kid's in critical condition. I was in the lobby with him when he collapsed.

We need to get him into a chest X-ray right now.

He's got multiple rib fractures, absent lung sounds on the left side,

possible tension neuro.

Okay, Becca, let's get him on a chest X-ray stat and give him 4 mg of morphine.

You're gonna be okay, kid. All right? You're gonna be good.

I was hoping this would be more of a sit-down interview.

Yeah, you and me both.

I was looking forward to a cold beer, a good catch-up and a nice, long lunch.

Yeah, a long lunch. I almost remember what that is.

Hey, how's Mik? Premed?

Uh, no. Uh, in Oregon, spending 80k to learn how to make wooden canoes.

- Help! - What's going on? Help him!

Tension pneumo. Collapsed lung on the left side.

We need to get a chest tube into him right now to relieve the tension.

Okay, Becca, page the pediatric attending to come take a quick look.

- Rod, we don't have time for that. - No, it's just... it's just protocol.

- It's a sign off. - He's going into respiratory right now.

- We need to act now. - Hey, hey, Max, Max, hang on.

Nurse. I need a scalpel, hemostats.

He's not picking up. I-I'll have him paged.

If we wait any longer, we could lose him.

Uh, Max, I am authorizing this under Good Samaritan law

and our hospital's emergency protocols.

Topher, we're right here with you.

This is gonna help you breathe easier. I promise.

Fourteen-gauge needle. Decompressing first.

Topher, you're gonna feel some pressure. Stay with me.

There you go.

Prepare for incision.

Cutting through. Ribs are tight. We need to be precise.

Tube.

Now, this is gonna feel a little strange.

Twisting. Almost done. You're doing great.

Tube's in. Let's get suction.

Ready?

And breathe.

You know, I was surprised to get your call, Max.

Thrilled for sure, but surprised.

I mean, last I heard you're some big shot East Coast doctor.

And now, working on a cruise boat. That must be nice.

- They call it a ship, actually. - Oh, right, a ship.

I don't know how they do things on your ship, but here we have protocols.

Oh, yeah, clearly. Lots of them.

Which only seem to dramatically slow down the treatment process.

Well, they also keep people safe.

Really, which people, Roddy?

Because when I look around, I see a hospital in need of radical changes

and some serious training.

I haven't been home for about 40 hours.

You saved that kid's life, Max.

I need more good doctors.

Good leaders too. Oh, yeah.

You know, it's not paradise, but it's...

These people deserve...

well, better.

Look, you'd be making a difference.

I would be proud to have you here.

To make all the changes you want.

This has been fun, right? You're having fun?

Yeah, lots. Are you?

Yeah, yeah, lots.

Mmm. Good. I'm glad.

I know this started as a ship fling for both of us.

Especially you, as you were all hung up on--

No, things were complicated with Avery,

- but now they're-- - Now they're... Now they're not.

So please just let me speak before I lose my nerve.

Sorry.

You've changed a lot since we first met.

Between cutting back on drinking and getting over Avery,

you've... you've really grown.

Thank you.

And I was thinking, with all of these changes,

that maybe this could change.

Become something more serious? Make a commitment?

What do you think?

Latest beach read?

"10 Women Medical Pioneers."

- Only you. - The first female doctor

applied to 10 medical schools and was rejected by all of them.

And she was only admitted to one after they polled the male students

who accepted her because they thought it was a prank.

That was 1849.

Well, around the same time, the head of the Navy said

the Navy could only be 5% Black.

Black men?

Black men, yes.

Do you ever feel like maybe they don't take you as seriously?

I used to, but now they kinda have to.

But you're the head bitch in charge this week.

How's that going?

Mm-hmm. About like that moment Cap had a heart thing

and I had to be in charge of the whole ship?

- About like that. - Yeah.

I make it a point not to fraternize on this ship.

Goes along with working twice as hard,

keeping up appearances, et cetera, et cetera.

I only made an exception once.

'Cause I couldn't resist the smartest woman I ever met.

The most determined one and...

also the hottest.

That was a long time ago.

Girl, if I would have known you was gonna be a doctor, I would have married you.

Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do.

Go to med school.

- Hey, Munroe. - Yeah.

How's that shark bite treating you?

Fine.

Hmm. You aren't putting any weight on that leg.

Been doing a lot of treadmill lately.

It's part of my recovery program.

Maybe I overdid it.

I'm sure it's nothing.

Okay, but do you mind if we do a little workup?

Not at all. Lead the way.

All right, your blood test results show elevated eosinophil levels.

- Is that good or bad? - Neither.

It just means your body is having an immune response to something.

Have you been experiencing any nausea? Diarrhea?

You're not going to shock me. Believe me, I've heard and seen it all.

- Mmm. - Come on, spill, what's up?

Things have been, uh... Let's say "loose" for a few weeks now.

Uh-oh, you, uh... you got your bad news face on.

Not at all.

But I do want to do a CT scan and an X-ray, just to be on the safe side.

Now that is a bad news face.

What are they, those white spots?

They are micro encysted larvae embedded in your striated muscle tissue.

Spencer, listen. You have a very serious parasitic infection.

I think it's Trichinella spiralis. Trichinosis.

Larvae? Like... worms?

Well, yes, the larvae you ingested went through the enteric phase.

They mate in your small intestine and then go systemic, into the bloodstream

and to the striated muscle tissue, as we can see here and here.

Ooh, I'm gonna be sick.

We need to treat this aggressively so that it doesn't reach your brain

or your heart muscle.

Hey. We caught this.

You're gonna be okay, I promise.

How did I even... How did I get it?

Trichinella spiralis is often acquired by eating undercooked pork.

Can you think of anywhere you might have eaten questionable pork?

I don't... I hardly ever eat off the ship.

Port Chiapas, Mexico, a few weeks ago.

We were out late, we stopped at a roadside spot.

We had tacos.

Pastor tacos.

We? Who were you with?

Uh, Tristan. I was with Tristan.

We don't need to do anything because you are not authorized

to provide medical services at this hospital.

He has a pulmonary contusion,

multiple rib fractures resulting in flail chest.

It's real easy to diagnose ourselves these days on the Internet.

I'm a doctor. I just examined him.

Okay, but you're not a doctor here.

You saved that kid's life, Max.

I need more good doctors. Good leaders too.

He's conscious, breath is rapid and irregular.

He aspirated a lot of water. Could be ARDS.

- Definitely ARDS. - She's in V-fib. Get the probe out, now.

- COVID antibodies in her blood work... - BP is dropping. 93 over 54.

Fluids are going. Let's get her on corticosteroids...

Pulse weak.

We're becoming some kinda team, huh?

What?

Dismissed.

Calcified cysts all over. It's trichinosis.

What I'm saying is you were with him. You had the same meal,

and I need to find a treatment that makes the most sense for both of you.

Let's just leave me out of it, please.

Just because you're okay now doesn't mean you're in the clear.

I'm putting both of you on corticosteroids and albendazole.

I will wait. I'm not exhibiting any signs.

Plus, albendazole is a very nasty drug with some rather horrible side effects

like bleeding gums and hair loss.

Of the two, I can guess which is scarier to you.

This can't be about your hair.

Max will be back soon.

So let's just please, with all possible respect, wait for him.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

No. My circus, my pony, or whatever the saying is.

Both of you could have little buggers growing in your brain right now.

And if I start exhibiting little buggers in my brain, you'll be the first to know.

You two realize I'm right here?

Sorry. You need to go back to bed.

Come on, big guy.

You may have several embedded on the nerve tissue on your spinal cord,

which could explain your heavy legs.

Your scans don't show any larvae on the brain or the myocardium yet,

but it may be too soon to tell.

Are these like, what? Tumors?

- No, no. - No.

Tumors are uncontrolled cell growth.

This is far easier to deal with, but, Munroe, we just got to port,

and it's my recommendation that we get you off ship and into a hospital

where you can be properly monitored.

Wait, why can't I just stay in my cabin? Why do I have to go to a hospital?

Because if they have made it to your brain,

you're at risk of seizure and a stroke.

After that, comes coma, meningitis, and eventually death.

Question, have either of you been barefoot in Mexico in the last six weeks?

- Yeah, on the beach, why? - Are you sure it's trichinosis?

- What if it's strongyloidiasis? - It's not... ...strongyloidiasis.

What's strongyloidiasis?

Strongyloides are a nasty, little parasite

that make their way up through cuts in your feet and make condos in your brain.

I think we should put you both on ivermectin.

- Let's do that. - Max, may I have a word?

Bad pastor tacos two to three weeks ago fits the timeline for encysted larvae.

It's T. Spiralis.

Strongyloides have a longer life cycle.

And either way, ivermectin is broad-spectrum.

It can be used to treat most worm infections

- regardless of species. - Lie down.

Are you going over my head?

Because ivermectin is no longer considered the gold standard

and has proven to be less effective against T. Spiralis.

Ivermectin also can't cross the blood-brain barrier,

so if there are any parasites on the brain tissue or the central nervous system,

ivermectin won't work.

Good point. What do you recommend?

Albendazole, combined with prednisone.

Guys! Guys, he's seizing.

Get him on his side and start blow by.

- Yeah. - I'll push diazepam.

All right, seizure definitely supports your diagnosis,

and it's clearly made it to his nervous system.

You're still in charge here.

What are you waiting for? Start barking out orders.

We need to get a CT scan and an X-ray for Tristan,

as well as an EKG to monitor cardiac involvement.

Start both of them on 400 mg of albendazole, twice daily,

- and a taper dose of prednisone. - Yes, ma'am.

Guys, guys, I really don't want hair loss.

There, there. We're doing wonderful things with toupees these days.

And plugs.

Too soon.

You'll be on these for a month.

- Thanks. - Yeah.

- Hey, Aves. - Yeah.

Vivian and I...

...well, we've been having fun.

And she suggested that we get more serious.

Uh, she said something about being impressed

with how I stopped drinking and--

She's right.

It's really great.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

Um, and how I've gotten over you.

And... ...well, the second that she said that,

I, uh... I...

I told her that it wasn't true.

I'm not over you, Avery, and I don't want to get over you.

Look, I understand that these are my feelings,

and I don't need you to respond in kind or even respond at all.

But I just want to be clear.

You know, I-I think...

It seems you think my feelings for you are childish and unserious,

which makes sense.

I've been childish and unserious.

But if somebody felt for me the way that I feel for you, I-I'd want to know.

Especially if that person knew me

the way that I know you.

My feelings for you are very real.

And they're very serious.

I thought best to say all this before my hair fell out.

So, you're welcome.

♪ Ooh, la, la, la ♪

♪ Ooh, la, la, la ♪

♪ Ooh, la, la, la ♪

Strong.

How you doing?

Oh, you know, just a lot going on.

I owe you an apology.

Hmm. Go on.

Well, you know, that little control freak in my brain is a devil.

And when I walked into the world of brain worms,

the card catalog in my head just went a little berserk,

and I forgot that there is a world

in which you are just as good at this as I am.

Maybe even better.

In this case, much better.

Max, I know what I'm doing.

I know.

I know. Uh, you're ten times the medic I ever was.

And I'm sorry I doubted you.

I had a job interview when I went home.

So, this is goodbye?

I just, uh, you know... I needed to see if I belonged there.

And there is a lot for me, you know.

My brother's there,

my nieces, a hospital that desperately needs somebody who knows

what they're doing and who cares.

But... ...you know, I spent a lot of my life running up mountains,

hiking in the jungle, sailing away at sea.

And I never really found the one true thing

that gave it all meaning and purpose.

Until I met you.

You are that one true thing, Avery.

So that's why I came back.