All language subtitles for Royal.Pains.S05E05.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-ViSUM_track3_[eng]

- previously on royal pains...

Her father's on the way.

- no, he's already here.

I'm the lucky dad.

- it turns out the source
Of your pain

Is not an ulcer at all,

But a four-millimeter
Kidney stone.

- nothing that small could cause
This much agony.

- this is your first day.

- I have the job?

- unpaid internship.

- I thought I should add back
A little hydrocodone.

- how much do you need?

- mr. Lawson, we would be happy
To consider your waiver.

- okay.
How long will that take?

- six months to a year.

- I'm running
For village council.

[orchestral music]

*

You were right.
This guy's got flair.

- shh!

*

- oh, look who's here.
- shh!

*

[cell phone chime]

- hey, don, I get the feeling
I'm a little late.

- don't try
That lame "Saving lives" excuse.

- yeah, well, some
Of my patients actually

Keep their appointments.
- well, my bad. It's been busy.

- are you doing okay, though?

Yeah, no more kidney stones.

Just been feeling
A little tired.

- well...
- I know I'll reschedule

The follow-up.
- tomorrow before work?

- sure.

- perfect.

Looks like
A good crowd tonight.

- yeah, folks love
This young guy.

I don't know his music much,
But I admire

What he does
With at-risk kids.

Speaking of...

Say hello to dr. Lawson, molly.

- hello, dr. Lawson.

- hello, molly.

- run along, slack.
She's got work to do.

- all right, see you later.
- see ya.

- boy drives me nuts.
- his name is slack?

- yeah, it's a family name.
I assume they came over

On the mayflower
And did nothing.

- [chuckles]

- the boy's dad's
In and out of jail,

Which wouldn't bother me,
Except that we're neighbors.

And the boy's
Always pestering my girl.

Hey.

I try, hank.
- I'll see you in the a.M.

- paige.
How lovely.

- isn't it amazing?

- yes. If it weren't
For this migraine...

I cannot survive
The rimsky-korsakov.

- oh, I'm so sorry.

- and such a week I have ahead.

I have to oversee
The packing of a...

Of an exquisite chagall
That's off to auction...

Unless you'd like
To take that on.

- a chagall?
Of course.

- the crating assistant
Will meet you at 10:00.

- tomorrow at 10:00?

- inconvenient for you?

- no, no, it's just usually
I'm with hankmed on mondays

And with you--

It's no problem.

I'm on it.

Bye.

- hi.
Two--black.

- mr. Lawson--
Man of the hour.

- ms. Ballard.
Why am I the man of the hour?

- you are running
For village council, aren't you?

Against my appointment
For the open seat.

Tara in the clerk's office
Said you picked up a packet.

- she did? I asked her
Not to mention that.

- don't fret.
You're new.

- I've lived here
For over two years.

- oh, dear, no, I meant new
To politics.

I'm sure you'll catch on.

I'm impressed you think

You can gather enough signatures
To get on the ballot

On such short notice.

- or one could pay
A filing fee.

- yes, you do have the option
To forgo public support,

If that's the kind of candidacy
You want.

- [laughs]

Well, of course
I'm getting signatures.

200 should be a piece of cake.

- it's 300
For special elections--

To discourage poseurs.

We best get back.

Good luck.
[applause]

- right.

[dramatic classical music]

*

- aah!

[crowd gasps]

- excuse me.

Sorry.
Excuse me.

Excuse me.
Coming through.

- [grunts]

- hi.
Hi. I'm a doctor.

Are you okay?
- I'm fine.

They finish playing.
They work so hard.

Thank you.
- are you all right?

- I'm okay. Let's go.
Okay, everybody, sit down.

[applause]
- come on. Come on.

Hey, we can examine him
Afterwards.

- all right, mussorgsky.

[playing
Night on bald mountain]

*

- [breathing heavily]

*

[coughs]

*

[the blue van's independence]

*

- the c.T. Confirmed
A minor concussion,

But considering the fall
He took,

Santi was lucky.

- oh, santi.

One ride to the hospital,
And she's on a nickname basis.

- two rides, actually.

I also gave santi a lift

To a patron's studio,
Where he's staying

While the kids, you know, finish
Their local concert dates.

- thank you very much.
And on to you.

- is he as passionate
In person?

- wait a second.
Since when did classical dudes

Get groupies?
- I'm not a groupie.

I am a philharmonica.

And, yes.

I'm following up with him
Later today.

Signing your sheet reminded me

That I forgot
To get his autograph.

- thank you, guys, again

For giving me the day off
To crate this painting.

If russel ever sends
Our client's address.

- nice.
And on to you, henry.

- if I sign this, does that mean
I'm obligated to vote for you?

- you're not, but you will.

- I don't know.
What's in it for me?

- the convenience
Of seeing patients again

In your home office.

- way to pander to your base.

- not bad, right?

Bam! At this rate,
I'll be done by lunch.

- all right.

We're out. See you guys.
[cell phone chimes]

- what's wrong?

- I just got
The client's address.

- so?

Who is it?

I don't understand.

Like, blythe ballard
Blythe ballard.

- yes.
- no. No.

No.

Paige, no.

You are absolutely not going
Into that lioness' den.

She--

Wait a second.

Hold on a second.

This is perfect.

You can be my eyes and ears.

You can get inside
And expose her corrupt nature.

- or I could be professional
And do my job.

- or you could do that.

- it's not fair.
I wasn't with slack.

You're just--
You're seeing things.

- you ditched
Your community service.

- I took a break.

- no, you left!
You left!

- it was a long break!

Ugh!
- yeah, ugh!

- bad time?

- yeah.
Yeah, it's called adolescence.

- hey.

- molly has some objections
To being grounded.

- grounded on a boat--
It doesn't even make any sense.

- no tv.

- sorry to interrupt.
- unh!

- are you kidding?
Please do.

- so you mentioned
Not feeling so great.

What's up?

- well, I'll stick
To the medical.

- probably best.

- uh, I've been getting short
Of breath when I exercise,

A little weak
And light-headed.

I've been having
Some blurry vision.

- any sharp abdominal pain?

- no, no,
None of that.

- you still taking the diuretics
I prescribed

After your kidney stone?

- not happily, but, yeah.

- well, good news--
I'm taking you off those.

The symptoms you mentioned
Could all be side effects

From those water pills.

And since you're having
No more issues...

- oh, thank god.
I hate taking those pills, man.

Sorry, doc.
I know that meds get a bad rap,

But I just--
I still hate 'em.

- no, look, I get it.

I had a surgery last winter,
And afterwards I couldn't stand

To look at those pills
By my sink.

Just knowing they were mine,

It was depressing.

- are you okay now?

- I am.

- and you're off all the meds?

- yep.

Okay.

- well, your whole family
Is full of surprises.

I take it you work for russel,
Ms. Lawson.

- I do, but, please,
Ms. Ballard, call me paige.

- please, paige,
Call me blythe.

- blythe, if my assisting
With your artwork

Is uncomfortable for you--

- if I were to shun
Every neighbor

With an issue
Before the council,

I'd be a hermit.

Don't tell me.
Russel has one of his migraines.

Chicken.

You want to see my baby?

- the chagall?
Yes.

Very much.

Wow.

She's amazing.

I don't know why I say "She."
It's both of them.

- it's bella,
Chagall's wife.

He's lost in love.

The painting
Was my grandmother's.

In some ways, over the years,
I've mixed bella up with grams--

Both strong women
Who didn't surrender easily.

But now I'm the one
Who has to surrender her.

- it must be so intimate
To live with a piece like this,

Not just stand in front of it

For a few minutes
In a museum.

- when do your henchmen
Cart her away?

- our packers
Should be here shortly.

I will make sure your painting
Is handled properly.

- excuse me, sir?

Hi. Could I just have
One moment of your time?

I'm evan r. Lawson,
And I'm collecting signatures

To get on the ballot for a
Vacancy on the village council.

- I'm gonna stop you
Right there.

I spend summers here,
But I'm registered in the city.

- oh.
But you own a home here?

- I do.
- well, that's crazy.

You own a home here,
But you can't vote?

- owning property
Has nothing to do with voting,

Not since the 18th century.

And you really can only vote
In one precinct.

- oh, okay.

Well, that's the first thing
I'll change, then.

- it's kind of
In the constitution.

And if it's any consolation,
After this little chat,

I wouldn't have voted
For you anyway.

See, kids?

That's why you do your homework
Before video games.

[playing violin
Along with recorded music]

*

- [humming]

Yah.

[volume increases]

[continues humming]

[knock at door]

[laughs]

Come.
Divya, you're early.

- no, I think I'm on time.

- oh. Oh, please,
Just one moment.

I'm not so used
To this software.

Ugh, I can't believe
It's so late.

I had a brainstorm
Before dawn,

And I started composing.

I should hit
My head more often.

- as a medical professional,
I can't recommend that.

- hmm.
This wave came.

It's, uh...
An overture...

I think.
I don't know.

It's something for the kids
To rehearse

On their european tour.

- I hate to tear you away

For a post-concussive exam,
But I'll be brief.

- no, it's good.
It's good to break.

- any headaches
Or nausea?

- no.
No, I feel, uh, inspired.

- well, it's only fair.

You've inspired so many others.

Not to mention
All you give to your kids.

- everybody says this,
But, you know,

It's the students
That give to me.

They are like sponges,
You know.

[slurps]

- well, you demand
A lot of them.

- no, but it's the music
Demands, you know?

I mean, it's what my teacher
Gave to me.

He knew the power of music.

To pull a boy from el cartucho,
The toughest streets in bogota,

And give to him a world--

I can never repay this.

- well, you do
A fine job trying.

And it seems that you've
Sustained no lasting effects

From your fall.
- oh, thank you.

- sorry. Should I bring
The horns back later?

- no, no, no, it's okay.
I think we're finished.

Divya, this is lily.

She is our orchestra's
Concertmaster.

- it's nice to meet you.

I enjoyed
Your playing last night.

- thank you.
Is he okay now?

- he is.
- hey, everybody, we are leaving

For vienna on schedule.

Ah, ha ha.

- as long
As you stay podium-bound

And don't try to fly again.

- no, but this
Is what I'm saying.

If the music soars,
Then you must soar.

You don't have a choice.
- then, please, soar with care.

- divya, I appreciate everything
That you've done.

- I hate to be a gushing fan,
But I would love

To get your autograph if I--
- [playing trumpet]

- santi. Santi.

What happened?

- I don't know.
The room was like...

- were you dizzy at all
Last night onstage

Before you fell?

- why?
What would it mean if I was?

- we'll need to run some tests
To find out.

- yeah, I'm just checking in.

Okay.
Yeah, I'm spying.

Look, I just want to make sure
That you stay grounded.

[coughs]
Yeah, or decked--

Whatever you want
To call it, okay?

I've got to go.
Good-bye. Good-bye.

[coughs]

Thanks for meeting me
On my break.

- no problem.
Can I have your hand, please?

Sounds like your shortness
Of breath is worse

And that molly still
Isn't cutting you and slack.

Sorry.
Couldn't resist.

- I have to call her landline

Every couple hours
To check up.

- well, you know,
She could forward your landline.

- aren't you supposed
To make me feel better?

- sorry again.
- no whip mocha.

[device beeping]
- yeah. You know, I try

Not to come down too hard
On molly, but she keeps pushing.

When her mom left,
Molly was only seven years old,

And I thought she was gonna
Act out, but she didn't.

She was my rock.

And then she hit her teens,
And I braced myself,

But she stayed
My sweet little girl...

[coughs]
Up until this year.

She's just so angry
All the time,

And it's like,
She shuts me out.

[clears throat]

I really miss her.
I miss us being a team.

- well, I hear they come back.

- yeah, if I can hang on
That long.

- to that point,
I want to follow up

On your shortness of breath
And this cough you've developed.

Plus, your oxygenation
Isn't great.

Do you have time to get a chest
X-ray at hamptons heritage?

- I got a court appearance
In an hour,

And my car's in the shop.

- well, how about I pick you up
When you're off duty?

- quickly...

Go.
- oh.

- any light-headedness?
- mm, no.

Actually, no, I just had
A thought

Of adding violas
To my theme.

Is that a symptom?
- not to me.

But I am partial to violas.

- did you play?
- in school.

Pursuing music beyond that
Was not practical.

Hmm.
I loved playing, though.

- your parents didn't approve?

- no, it was me.

I thought I needed
A more dependable career path.

- ah. Okay.
- lie back again...

Quickly...

Go.

Do you think that there's
Some truth to musical talent

Being inherited?

- oh, absolutely.

Everyone in my family plays.

The marimbas
Were always alive,

And there was always dancing
In my house

Ever since I was a baby.

- so then my child
Could be musical.

- you have a child?

- I meant one day.

- I believe you will pass
Your love for music along.

- hmm.
So no nystagmus--

Eye movement.
- so is that good or bad?

- well, it rules out
Benign positional vertigo--

Neither good nor bad,
Just puzzling,

Since it doesn't explain
Your dizziness.

- okay.

- I'd like you to see
An audiologist.

- can it wait?

I mean,
We play stony brook tonight,

And then we have two nights
In manhattan,

And then we go to europe.

- what if I got you
An appointment this afternoon?

- well, I mean, I could get lily
To warm up the orchestra,

But I have to be in white tie
And on the podium by 8:00.

- I'll see what I can do.

- hi, there, guys.

Could you give me
One second of your time?

Okay.
Thank you.

All I need is one signature,
And I can get on the ballot. No?

If I give you a little
Tap dance, maybe sign it? Nope?

Just one signature, sir,
One signature.

Please.
My name's evan r. Lawson.

I'm begging you.
Resident?

Sir, are you a resident here?

Ladies--
I'm so sorry.

No chance that you're
A resident here, is there?

- born and raised.

- really?
- yeah.

- are you registered
To vote?

- dude, I haven't missed
An election

Since I was 18 and wasted
My vote on ralph nader.

- [laughs]

Well, my name's
Evan r. Lawson,

And I'm running
For village council.

- oh, for bostwick's seat,
Right?

- yeah.
- nice.

I heard the old dude retired.

- he did.
But in with the new, right?

- you got it.

- I'm gathering signatures
So I can get on the ballot.

- yeah, hand it over.
- really?

- yep. So is this, uh...

Is this
Like a special election?

- that's exactly what it is.
You are very well informed.

- well, I have to be.
I'm on the village payroll.

So you're working with
Blythe ballard, then, I guess.

- no, no, I'm running
Against her candidate.

- dude, I can't sign this.

Ms. B--she's been great
For us lifeguards.

She got us these chairs.

Before that, I was out here
Cooking in the sun all day.

I got second-degree burns once.

Speaking of which, you do have
Some sunscreen on, right?

- yeah, I'm covered.
- nice.

- thanks.
- yeah. Good luck.

- I'm sorry if I called
At a bad time.

My lawyer can't call
Your lawyer.

- bubbles facing out.

- 36 years of marriage,

And you're
A total stranger to me.

- go to the truck
And get more tape.

- I've got plenty.

- were you always this devious?

- then take a break.

- if you really want
To hide assets from me,

You should adopt
Your mistress.

She's the right age.

Franklin,
Did you hang up on me?

You did.
- we should be finished soon.

- mr. Ballard is creating
Financial problems for me.

- which is why you have
To part with bella?

- one really should be
More careful

When falling in love.

Don't listen to me.

I'm going
Through a bitter period.

I'm sure you and mr. Lawson

Will never have
This kind of trouble.

- that's very sweet
Of you to say.

- well done.

No need for good-byes.

- would you like
A little more time with her?

We could come back
In the morning.

- I hope this chest x-ray
Is clear.

I don't have
Too many sick days left.

- I thought you were superman
In your department.

- I don't take off for illness.
They're molly crisis days.

Or "Molidays," as I like
To call them.

- well, you shouldn't worry
About the x-ray.

I'm just being extra cautious.

But if it is pneumonia,
[cell phone rings]

It's better to catch it early.
- speak of the devil.

Molliwog, what's up?

Whoa, whoa, slow down.
Where are you now?

All right, listen to me.
Do not confront him.

I'm on my way.

Molly.
Molly!

- where are we going?
- the marina--

Slack's family boat.
His father has a gun.

This is o'shea.

Send all available units
To the marina.

- move back, folks.

- a family's being held
Hostage on their boat--

Shots fired.
- where's my daughter?

- dad!
- no one has made contact

With the father yet.

- he's drunk or high
Or something,

And he's waving
A gun around.

I know. I know
I shouldn't have been there,

But I jumped off the stern--
- listen, listen, you stay here

With hank, and you get
Behind the car, you hear me?

- he pulled a gun
On slack's mom.

- okay, I'm gonna
Take care of this.

I'm gonna take care of it,
All right?

All right, mike, andy,
Secure the perimeter.

Give me all eyes on the boat.
Let's go.

- all right, molly, let's get
Behind the car.

Molly! Molly, stop!

- terry,
It's your neighbor don.

Listen, I'm a little concerned
About rita and your son.

Is everything okay in there?

- no, don, it's not okay!

It's not my fault!
Get out of here!

- no, no, no, no.

- it's okay. It's all right.
Your dad's got this.

- hey, no, terry.
No one's saying it's your fault.

Listen, the bluefish are gonna
Be coming in in a couple weeks.

Weren't you and slack
Gonna take out the dinghy?

- he doesn't want to be with me.
He hates me.

- no.
No, that's not true, terry.

I see the way slack
Looks up to you.

Now, listen, don't you think
You should let him come out?

I do.

Terry, are you there?

Terry, are you still there?
Talk to me.

[both sobbing]

- it's all right.
Slack's okay.

- okay, terry.
- come on.

All right, now I need you

To put the gun down
And come on out.

Can you do that?

Come on out.

Hands!
Show me your hands right now!

- hands up!
Hands up!

- keep 'em up!
Get down on your knees!

Get down on your knees now!
Cover me.

- is it over?
- it is. It is.

He did it.
He did it.

- watch your head.

- hey, don...

I noticed you were having
Some trouble with your eyes.

You mind if I take a look?
- no, not at all.

- is the sunlight painful?
- uh, a little bit, yeah.

- then I apologize in advance
If this makes it worse.

Open and look straight ahead.

- mm.

Bingo.
What's that about?

- photophobia--

Sensitivity to light
Can have various causes.

I'm also seeing red,

Not just around your irises
But in them.

And let's face it--
Your vision was blurry before.

- you clocked that, huh?

- I did.
- yeah, well, if this doc thing

Doesn't work out for you,
You'll make a decent cop.

- thank you very much.

You have a swelling
And irritation of the eyes

Called uveitis.

We'll treat it
With anti-inflammatories,

But we still need to determine
The root cause,

And given your other symptoms,

We really need
To get that x-ray.

- okay. Listen, thanks
For your help earlier.

- yeah, you got it.

Molly seems to have dealt well
With the trauma.

Maybe she has her dad's ability
To take charge.

- or like her dad, maybe she
Just knows how to act tough.

Listen, I'm gonna--I'm gonna go
Be with her, okay?

- yeah, yeah, yeah,
Of course.

Your test can wait
Until morning,

But call me
If any new symptoms develop.

- thanks, doc.
- sure.

- I'm sorry, molly.

- I'll be on the boat.

[classical music playing loudly]

[music becomes whiny]

*

- ah.

I missed it.

- the audiologist?
Yes, you did.

- I am so sorry.

That is so rude,
After you made the effort.

- and you didn't answer
Your phone.

- I've been lost in this,

And I have little
To show for it.

You know, it's not coming
Like it sounds in my head.

I thought maybe there's a glitch
Or a problem

With the subwoofer
Or something.

Do you want to listen?

- of course.

[classical music playing]

*

- it's very powerful.

- but it's tinny.

There is no bottom
To the music.

- are you kidding?

The timpani and the double bass
Are overwhelming.

- they are?

- wasn't there a tuning fork
Around here?

- uh, yeah.

But, uh, divya,
I don't have much time.

I have to get dressed
For the concert tonight.

- it won't take long.
Sit, please.

- okay.

- I want to try something.
- okay.

[tuning fork humming]

- do you hear anything?
- yeah.

- more in one ear
Or equally in both?

- it's more in the left ear.

- okay.

[tuning fork humming]

Nod when you can no longer
Hear the tone.

- okay.

Yeah.

[tuning fork still humming]
- do you hear anything?

- no.
What does that mean?

- you're experiencing
Conductive hearing loss,

Especially in your left ear.

- so what you are saying--
The bass is there,

But I just can't hear it.

- mm-hmm.

- will this get worse?

- we'll need to do a full workup
To answer that

Before going on tour.

- could I, uh--
Can I go deaf?

'cause my students--

You know,
I won't be much of a mentor

If I can't hear my students.

- I know that it's scary,

But it's premature
To be so dire.

I'll have a list of names
Of manhattan ents for you

By tomorrow morning.

But, santi, this appointment
You cannot miss,

Even if you get inspired.

- maybe I shouldn't have wanted
So much to be

In the company of beethoven.

- if it's progressive,

Our treatment options
Have also progressed quite a bit

Since beethoven's day.

- [inhales deeply]

[seagull cries]

- how's it going, boss tweed?
- hey.

It's good.
It's going great, actually.

- yeah?
That bad, huh?

- horrible.
- ugh.

I'm sorry.
Man, you got some sun.

Didn't you wear a hat?

- politicians don't wear hats.

They hide your eyes
And make you look shifty.

- didn't you at least put on
Some sunscreen,

Or does that make you
Look slick and oily?

- I'm not an idiot, henry.

Of course I wore sunscreen.

I've been reapplying it all day.
Oh, my god.

- hydrating night cream?

- it's a very similar bottle.

- to your hydrating day cream?

- with spf-40, yes.
I have dry skin, okay?

Can I talk to you seriously
For one second?

- I don't know.

- I'm having second thoughts
About my campaign.

- okay.
- maybe running just to solve

Our hankmed issue's a mistake.

- you mean a personal grudge

Isn't a solid
Political foundation?

- that's the thing.

I know nothing
About local issues.

- evan, you've always been
A quick study.

I bet this night-cream mistake
Doesn't happen twice.

- sorry this took so long.

- ah.
Are you waiting tables, stu?

- oh, the joys
Of owning a business.

Doc, don't tell me you're
Running for village council.

- uh, no, evan is...
I think.

- I guess I'll still serve you,

Even if you do join those
Anti-business-zoning czars.

- actually, I want to change
Restrictive zoning laws.

- I've been trying to expand
For three summers,

But those fossils on the council
Want to keep

The hamptons
In the last century.

All they do is throw up
Roadblocks.

- that's exactly
Why I want to get in there

And shake things up.

- well, you got my vote, pal.

And, hey,

Food's on the house.

- thank you, stu.
- yes.

- hey, folks,
How's the day?

- I think I just got
My first issue.

- I think you just got
Your first bribe.

I better eat this.
- it wasn't a bribe.

I didn't promise him anything.

- still, to be safe.

- manhattan is going to flip.

- it's only for one night.

- unless she changes her mind.

- it's just so sad
That she has to let bella go.

Bella was chagall's wife.
- yes.

You got an "A"
In early modernists.

How nice for you.

You were supposed
To follow instructions.

If I wanted someone
To get all emotional,

I would have gone myself.

- you knew
It would be tough.

- heart-wrenching.

So many clients
Treat their precious art

As only investments.

When someone
Actually appreciates

What they have,
I get all gooey.

But you are not allowed to.

- understood.
I will take care of it.

And I'm very sorry
To have bothered you

During your migraine.
- russel!

We're out of pinot!

- and there's my migraine.

- [chuckles]
Okay.

[gentle violin music playing]

*

- [humming]

[classical music plays]

*

[humming with music]

*

Divya!
- santi?

- santi.

- divya, thank god you came.

- what happened--
Dizzy again?

- it's worse.

I feel better now, but...

My voice--it hurts.
- your throat?

- no, no, no,
The sound of my voice--

It hurts my ears.

- what were you doing
When it started?

- uh, I was taking a break.

I was checking the mixer.

- hey, I got your call.

- yes. Sorry.
I asked hank to join us.

- I hear you've been having
Dizzy spells.

- it's horrible.
It's like the world is tilting.

- okay, his vitals are normal.

I'm beginning to suspect
Tullio phenomenon.

It's a vertigo
That is sound induced.

When you were dizzy earlier,
The horns were playing,

And this time
You were mixing tracks.

- do you feel up to testing
Divya's theory?

- sure. Yeah.
- okay, good.

[grunts]
It's okay.

- okay.
[loud piano notes]

Whoa.

Looks like divya's
On the right track.

- it was much worse before.

- I'd like to try
Something else.

Can you sit down for me?
- yeah, okay.

- oh, ear plugs--
Perfect.

I don't want you
To hear the music.

Santi, can you play back your
Theme with just the violins?

- just the violins?
- mm-hmm.

- okay.

[violins playing]

*

- I'd like to take your pulse.

- yeah.

[heart beating]

Can you add
The percussive hits now?

- yeah.

[percussion and violin]

- hank, watch his eyes.

*

- the hits match his blinking.

- and the strings
Match the wave of his pulse.

[music stops]

There are flutes that chirp.

They could be in sync
With cranial pressure changes.

- a chirp--
That's exactly the sound

I was going for.

- santi has been composing

A theme he's been hearing
Since his fall,

But he has been having
Trouble focusing

And losing track of time.

- I have been feeling cloudy,
You know?

- am I crazy to think
That his composition

Could be based on autophony?

- no, his fall
May have caused cracks

In the temporal bone
In his inner ear.

- santi, I think
That your music

Reflects bodily sounds
That you are literally hearing

In your head because of a thin
Or cracked ear bone.

You've been hearing
Your blood pulse,

Your eyes moving
In their sockets,

Maybe even the creak
Of your joints.

- well, so much
For inspiration.

But wait. When we did the
C.T. Scan for the concussion,

It didn't show this?

- a c.T. Wouldn't pick it up,
But there are hi-def scans

That can confirm
Divya's diagnosis.

And a soft-tissue graft
Can repair the damage.

- will my hearing
Be fully restored?

- yes.
It will.

- oh, uh,
I was gonna wash my hands.

- help yourself.

- please don't feel
Too badly for me.

I'm not so entitled
I don't realize

How fortunate I was
To have bella's company

For as long as I did.

Nothing lasts forever.

- blythe, where did you get
This bowl?

- I have no idea.

It's been in the family
For years.

- have you ever had it
Appraised?

- I never thought to.

It's a sweet thing, isn't it?

I always liked the glaze.

- now, I could be wrong,

But these marks
Look authentic to me.

- authentic what?

- song dynasty ceramic.

And not a chip
Or a crack in it.

- would it have value
At auction?

- maybe more than bella...

Maybe considerably more.

We'll have to get
An appraiser out,

But in the meantime,
You should stop using this

As a soap dish,
And I should stop the truck.

- you mean...

Oh, paige,
How can I ever repay you?

- those white areas
Are swollen lymph nodes

In the hilar region.

- is that bad?

- prednisone will help reduce
The swelling,

And we'll keep you
On a preventative dose.

- okay, so you're saying
It may come back, then?

- yes.

It could.

This inflammation,
Together with your eye symptoms

And recent kidney stone,
Suggests a serious condition

Called sarcoidosis.

- sarcoidosis?
- yeah.

It's treatable,
But a complicated disease

Because its course
Is hard to predict.

Some people have one episode,
And it never reoccurs.

Others suffer chronic bouts.

- so, if I'm
In that second category,

I may need to take some of those
Sick days for myself, then.

- I'm afraid
It's possible.

- look at what chewy's
Is up to now.

- trying to sway public opinion
With freebies?

- it could work.
- yeah, with the takers.

- but those clams are killer.

- you're right.

Okay, we'll take a sample.

- I'm sorry?

- "Free chewy's."

- oh. No.
No, there's no giveaway.

That's not a bad idea, though.
I'll have to tuck that one away.

Uh, my name is evan r. Lawson.

I'm running for village council

And in support
Of chewy's expansion,

Which, I don't know
If you know,

But it's been thwarted
Again and again--

- that guy comes out here,
Brand-new...

- he doesn't get the hamptons.

- he bought chewy's
Six years ago.

- and wants to add
A second story.

- to an historical landmark.

- all right,
Little-known fact--

The original chewy's
Had a second floor.

It was blown away
By hurricane hazel

In 1954.

This would be a restoration.

- this guy wants
To expand chewy's.

- actually, I want a fair
And open zoning waiver process.

- what's next--franchises
Up and down the beach?

- no, the moratorium
On new structures

Would not be affected at all.

- until he gets
A foot in the door.

- exactly.
- you believe this guy?

- I appreciate how thorough
You've been,

But I've got a favor
To ask of you.

- you bet.
- I'd like to keep

This diagnosis between us.

- oh, it's not my place
To reveal it.

- I'd like to have
Your blessing

In that I not share my condition
With my department yet.

Since we don't know how
Or even if it's gonna come back,

I'd like to keep up
My balancing act.

If I have a flare-up,
You'll be my first call,

The captain will be the next.

- sounds like a plan.

And with these
Chronic conditions,

Having a good plan
Is half the battle.

- I guess we all can't have
Smooth recoveries like yours.

- yeah.
- I'll see you.

- you know, don, I misled you
The other day

About being drug-free.

The truth is, I'm still
On some pain medication

That I thought
I'd be off by now.

But my recovery
Hasn't been that easy,

And I guess it's hard
For me to admit it.

- well, it sounds like neither
One of us can accept being sick.

[chuckles]

- it's like the whole town's
Under blythe's spell.

Changing things
Might be harder than I thought.

- maybe I have good news.

- oh, yeah?
I need it.

- blythe actually admitted
That she may have been

A little overzealous
In her anti-hankmed crusade.

And since she knows
That politics isn't your thing,

She offered to expedite
Our zoning waiver

So you can withdraw.

- she offered
To make it go away?

- yeah.
- as long as I drop out?

- well, she didn't say it
Like that.

- well, of course
She didn't, paige.

If she did,
It would be a bribe.

It'd be a naked bribe.

- she was trying to be nice.

- but she made it conditional,
Didn't she?

- she said,
If she cleared things up,

You wouldn't have to run.

- oh, my god.

What happened
To "Rules are rules"?

Suddenly she's just playing
Favorites.

You know what I think?

I think she's threatened.

Blythe ballard
Is threatened by me.

- okay, that's ridiculous!

Sorry. I didn't mean
To sound so emphatic.

- just think about it.

She's used to getting
Her own way all the time.

She manipulates the council.

She manipulated me

Into this whole
Signature-gathering time suck,

But this isn't
About me anymore.

What this town needs
Is dissent, paige.

It needs an outside voice.

It needs me.

- oh, boy.

- your recovery
Will take a few weeks,

But you should be back
On your feet

Before your students
Get back from europe.

What's this?

- this is the beginning
Of my composition

With that autograph
That you requested.

- oh, my gosh.
Thank you.

I didn't think
That you had heard.

- no, I heard.
And you know what?

Thanks to you,
I will continue to hear.

But honestly, divya, look,

I don't need
This, uh, ear plugs.

And the chair, it's--

- uh, just in case.

[classical music playing]
- what is this?

What am I hearing?

*

Bravo!

Bravissimo!

*

- hey.

Was your sentence lifted?

- yeah, served my time.

What's wrong with my dad?

- you should ask him.

- I did.
He blew me off.

- look, you know,
Even if something were going on,

I couldn't tell you,

Just like I respected
Your confidentiality.

- I can tell something's weird.

He's, like, with you
All the time.

- yeah, we've gotten
To be friendly.

- my dad doesn't have friends.

All he does is work.

- and raise you.

- and keep secrets from me.

He won't tell me anything.

He's my father.
I have a right to know.

- I understand.

But you got to give
Your dad a break.

And getting so angry
Doesn't help.

Look, when I was growing up,
My mom had a rule...

Never go to bed angry.

And it worked out
Pretty well for us.

- yeah, let me guess,
To this day,

You and your mom
Are still best buddies?

- well, no.
- see? It's a stupid rule.

- my mom died...

When I was younger
Than you are.

- my dad's not going to die.

- I didn't say he was.

But I lost my mom
Way too soon.

And if you waste the time
You have with your dad,

Pushing him away,
You will regret it.

- you better not let him die.

- again, I didn't say
He was at risk.

But if he were, I would do
Everything I could to help him,

I promise you that.

- well...

If he dies...

It's your fault.

[melancholy pop music]

*