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-You have a boyfriend.
-Yes.

Ephram Brown, meet Colin Hart.

-Want me to ask dad to help him?
-Talk to him.

My mom said you could come
after school.

I thought you didn´t like me.

I lied. You asked me
to ask dad to help Colin.

I said I did, I didn´t.

Want to play something better?

I asked my dad to help him.
He´s looking at him tomorrow.

Okay.

Okay.

IRV:
Everyone has a touchstone...

...a last line
of defense against

the mayhem and sorrow
of this world.

For some people in Everwood,

that person
is Dr. Gretchen Trott.

[HORN HONKING]

No. No.

[HORN HONKING]

HARRY:
Oh, come on. Son of a--

Goddamn.

What is that thing, blood van?

Ice cream truck? Bookmobile?

[HARRY SIGHS]

Shrinkmobile.

IRV: Of course,
not all Everwoodies

worship at the shrine...

...of this particular
recreational vehicle.

Excuse us, coming through.

So everyone
has their own psychiatrist?

Psychologist,
with a master´s in social work.

Good morning, Gretchen.

Well, hello. It´s nice
to see you again, Dr. Abbott.

Gretchen, is it my
imagination...

...or did we not
discuss in detail

at the time of your last visit--
When was that, Easter?

--the desirability
of your finding

a more convenient place
to see patients?

Well, I believe you did
make certain views known.

I might call it a rumination
more than a conversation.

Well, whether you
remember it or not,

you need to move this eyesore...

...so that I can park my car
in my regular space.

This is
the most convenient location

for most of my patients.

In the absence
of any official signage,

I´ll continue to station here.

Did you hear a word I just said?

I heard you use territorialism
to establish superiority.

I can respect
a narcissistic impulse.

I´m under no obligation
to cater it.

I don´t believe we´ve met,
Dr. Trott. I´m Andy Brown.

Speaking of narcissists.

-The Andy Brown?
-The one and only.

Uh, it´s a pleasure
to meet you. I´m--

Well, I´m actually
a bit of a fan.

I recently rediscovered
your ´97 article...

...on distinguishing
psychological

from organic mental disorders.

I have to tell you,
I found your analysis

more insightful
upon second reading.

Oh, brother.

It´s a pleasure
to meet a person...

...who´s providing service
to this community.

I would be delighted to park
my car down the street...

...for the duration
of your stay.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

Now if you´ll excuse me, I have
to prepare to see my patients.

I like her.

You would. How could anyone
in their right mind...

...take that nomadic quack´s
insights seriously?

Dr. Trott?
I´m not too late, am I?

-Dr. Trott?
TROTT: Oh, hi.

Yeah. Oh, God.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

AMY: I thought they only paid
you to play piano.

EPHRAM:
What, you doubt my school spirit

Whatever, it´s cool
of you to help.

See that red rope over there?
That´s where it all starts.

Every year, it´s a mad dash to
see who gets the best seats.

You´d think it was
a Paul McCartney concert.

I´ve never seen middle-aged
people run so fast.

A high school ballet depicting
the changing of the leaves...

...high point
of the Everwood social season.

Why am I not surprised?

Flower mart
actually sold out last year.

Ha. All the girls
get bouquets, roses mostly.

EPHRAM:
That´s good to know.

Except me. I mean, well,
I´ve never had a solo before...

...but Colin used to
bring me flowers anyway.

Not my parents
or anybody, just Colin.

Heh. You just checked
your watch five minutes ago.

Colin´s parents´ appointment
is almost over.

EPHRAM:
I wouldn´t worry about it.

My dad´s appointments
last long enough

for whoever he´s talking at
to sign on the dotted line.

I can´t remember
the last time someone said

no when the Dr. Brown
offered his help.

Colin´s surgery´s a done deal.

I watched this show about comas
the other night

on the science channel.

It showed people who came out
after a long time...

...like six months or so.

Most of them
barely even looked human.

I remember
this one guy´s face was frozen

in this silent scream...

...like that painting.

And most of their hands
were all curled up

like Jennifer Hockaday
in special ed.

You know, I don´t mean this
in a bad way, Amy...

...but are you sure
you want him back?

I mean, especially if--

I just mean that it might be
better for him if--

I want him back.

No matter what.

ANDY: As Dr. Lethem
and the Denver team said...

...the causes of short-term coma

...are generally discrete
and identifiable...

...while the causes of prolonged
coma can often be idiopathic...

...of unknown origin.

In Colin´s case,
the neuro team...

...has monitored
his intracranial pressure...

...provided what is above
the standard of care.

Be confident
that up to this point...

...you´ve done
everything for him.

-And--
-Up to this point?

Having studied Colin´s history
and his films...

I´ve come up with a theory.

So you think you know something
they don´t?

There is what we believe to be
a small fragment of bone...

...lodged in Colin´s brain.

More specifically
in the brain stem

where it would be
difficult to remove.

Dr. Lethem doesn´t believe...

...that the relationship
between this fragment...

...and your son´s
comatose state is causal.

-But you do.
-I do.

I believe I can
surgically resect it...

...without damaging the stem.

You´ve done this before?

Actually, no.

The brain stem handles
the most elemental tasks...

...that the brain performs.

Were we to undertake
this surgery successfully...

...it would be reportable.

Meaning?

It would be
an experiment of sorts.

By that I mean experimentation
occurs all the time in medicine.

It´s how innovation takes place,
it´s how lives are saved.

I want you to know,
I don´t undertake this lightly.

I´ve performed over 200
procedures

a year for the last 15 years.

I have one of the highest
success rates in the country.

But what if you do damage
the brain stem?

Well, it would threaten Colin´s
ability to walk, eat, breathe.

And what if we don´t do it?

It´s impossible to say.

Colin may emerge
from the coma on his own.

But you don´t think he will?

[JIM GROANS]

You´re the last stop
for us, Dr. Brown.

We´ve run out
of answers of our own.

What do you think we should do?

I can´t tell you what to do.

It´s a choice
you´ll have to make together.

But if it were your son?

ANDY: Thought I´d get sick
of Art´s food, everyday.

-I´m beginning to realize--
HARRY: That you have no taste?

The meatloaf is versatile,
is what I will say.

Hi, I´m picking up a tuna melt
with coleslaw to go?

Ever been to a shrink?

Thought I could do it
on my own. You?

Ah. I´d sooner
tell you my problems.

I´m sorry, I accidentally
made your sandwich

with dill pickles
when you asked for sweet...

-I could remake it right now.
-That´s not necessary, Dwayne.

DWAYNE:
I just...

...hate myself for screwing up.

I never can do anything.
Mother was right.

Dwayne--

DWAYNE: You have to
let me, Dr.Trott.

I know I can do
a better job, really.

-I want to remake it.
-If you insist, thank you.

You got him right where
you want him, don´t you?

I´m sorry?

You thrive on it.
The insecurity,

the doubt, the self-loathing.

Come to town every few months,
needlessly stir up neuroses...

...like lawnmowing
in the dust bowl.

I don´t create
the feelings...

I give people
a safe place to put them.

You ride into town
like the Joan of Arc of Gestalt.

A week later, your patients are
reassurance junkies...

...begging for a fix and you´ve
ridden off into the sunset.

Well, someone
has to pick up the pieces.

How does that make you feel,
Harold?

Do shrinks have that implanted
on a chip somewhere?

Memorize a few key phrases...

...buy a couch,
you´re Sigmund Freud?

I respect your point of view.
I´m glad you´re expressing--

Do you ever actually
say anything?

For God´s sake,
get to the point.

Is it possible that in reality,
you thrive on it...

...that you derive
satisfaction from...

...and I´m using your words,
"picking up the pieces?"

Don´t make me out to be some
kind of parasitic...

...misery-loving egomaniac.

Those are your terms, not mine.

Try to stay
evidence-based, Harold...

...don´t be so hard on yourself.

Thanks for the sandwich, Dwayne.

Will you be eating all that,
Harold, or can I have some?

[UPBEAT POP SONG
PLAYING ON STEREO]

Bet you don´t know
what this song´s about.

I do too.

What?

-It´s about this girl.
-It´s about sex.

-Do you even know what that is?
-Duh.

[INCREASES VOLUME]

What´s that?

Makeup. It´s my mom´s.

You stole it?

Delia, I think it´s time
for you to go home now.

[MUSIC STOPS]

ANDY:
Alright, I understand.

No, no, there´s really
no need to explain.

No, no, no, of course not.

Alright, we´ll talk again soon.

EPHRAM: Who was that?
-Ah, just work stuff.

Was it about Colin Hart?

As a matter of fact, it was.

-Well, what´d they say?
-Who?

Oh, they decided not
to pursue the surgical option.

What?

You can hardly blame them.
It´s a tough decision to make.

Wait, so that´s just it?

Well, nothing´s just it.

Colin´s status is constantly
evolving, who knows?

Tomorrow, next week,
next month could be a ball game.

-You´ll let it lie.
-No point in forcing the issue.

That´s the new thing, right?

This whole laissez-faire
country doctor bit?

Well, doctors don´t have
all the answers, Ephram.

-They don´t?
-No.

Sometimes parents
have the answers too.

When you´re done letting the
cold air out of the fridge...

...set the table, will you?

Hey, Ephram.

Um, my dad told me
last night. Sorry.

I shouldn´t have
gotten my hopes up.

You know, once in a while,
back in New York...

...people would say
no to my dad, at first.

Then what happened?

Well, he persuaded them
he was right.

- You know, except--
- What?

In this town,
people are different.

I mean, you gotta
know them 25 years

before they let you
change their tire.

So you don´t think your dad
could convince the Harts?

Heh. I don´t know.

-But maybe you could.
-Me? Really, you think?

Yeah.

Right.

Thanks, Ephram.

Wanna play foursquare with me?

Hey, we´re playing
dodge ball. You in?

-Yeah.
BUD: We got Magilla.

You wanna play with me
after school then?

-No.
-Why not?

Because last time
I got in trouble, moron.

I can´t. My mom said.

Hey, guys.

That mole seems to be fine.

Let´s check it
next time you´re in town.

-Where are the other ones?
-Oh, here.

So when will
you be in town again?

Um, most likely
February or March?

Unorthodox way to practice.

Well, I could say
the same of you.

I was told this consultation
would be free of charge?

I don´t need the money
so I skip paperwork.

A glib response is somewhat
wasted on a psychotherapist.

ANDY:
Well...

...people keep asking me
and it gets kind of old...

...as if every act of altruism
required a rationale.

Altruism.

Yeah, you know, like--

Oh, I get it, I get it,
I remember my psych rotation.

You think I´ve got some kind
of subconscious motivator...

...like winning friends
and influencing people or, uh...

Well, go ahead.

Give it your best shot.

I wonder what it means
when a renowned neurosurgeon...

...with a shot of making
the history books...

...moves to
the middle of nowhere

and gives his resource
away for free.

And he won´t be buying
a football team anytime soon?

You got me, doc. I don´t think
about those kinds of things.

I guess some people
are just too hardheaded...

...for that kind of complexity.

I believe that the average
level of neurosis...

...in non-mentally ill
individuals

...is strikingly similar.

It´s the spectrum of
self-awareness that differs.

I call it the denial factor.

Well, that sounds vaguely
familiar.

Who do you talk to, Dr. Brown?

A friend, a colleague, wife?

Well, I get
a certain perverse pleasure

out of solving my own problems.

Everyone needs someone.

Well, those other ones
look fine to me too.

You might wanna
keep an eye on them.

Put your clothes on,
unless you love that gown.

Okay.

So lay it on me.

What does happen to those
unfortunate individuals...

...who deny their own neuroses?

The effects vary, of course.

In extreme cases the pattern can
be something along the lines...

...of complete emotional spiral,
resulting in total breakdown.

You don´t say.

-Bright, where are you going?
-Got a date.

Tonight? No, no, no.
You have to be here for dinner.

I don´t think so.
Got a shot with Gemma Maxwell...

...and Mom´s tuna cornflake
casserole?

Not gonna seal the deal.

Bright, you can´t go.

-You have to be here.
-Why?

-Mom invited the Harts over.
-So?

I´ve got the research
about the surgery.

-All you have to do is just--
-I thought they said no.

-They could change their minds.
-Fat chance.

We shouldn´t get involved.

We´re already involved.
Colin is your best friend,

You have to help me.
Tell them--

It´s a lost cause, Amy.

What is wrong with you?
Don´t you want him back?

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

-That bad, huh?
EPHRAM: Depends.

-What is it?
-Point taken.

-What do you think, Delia?
-It´s fine.

Is something wrong, Delia?

Magilla wouldn´t
play with me today.

He just wanted to play
with his other friends.

Magilla doesn´t have other
friends.

I´m sure he´ll wanna play
with you again tomorrow.

No, he won´t. He said he can´t
play with me anymore.

ANDY: Why not?
-His mom said.

-Why would she say that?
-She doesn´t like me.

Heh. That´s impossible.

You have to have a parent talk.

What, with Magilla?
I´m not his parent.

EPHRAM: No.

You have to talk to his parents.

You know, that´s actually
a very good idea, Ephram.

Tell you what. We´ll go over
there right after dinner.

We can stop and pick up
some ice cream on the way over.

-Sort of a peace offering.
-That might work.

I can´t remember the last time
we were so well taken care of.

-Thank you for having us, Rose.
-How are you holding up?

Must be hard to have a nice time
knowing that Colin´s--

ROSE:
Amy.

I think about him all the time.

Why won´t Dr. Brown be
performing surgery--?

Amy. You´ll have to forgive her,
she´s been under some strain.

Don´t talk about me
like I´m not here.

-That is enough.
SHARON: It´s all right, Rose.

I feel
the same way you do, honey.

There´s nothing that we can do.

Yes, there is.

Dr. Brown is one of the premier

brain surgeons
in the United States.

Patients fly
halfway around the world

for a consultation
and we have him...

...right here...

...and he wants to help us.

SHARON:
No.

No, he doesn´t.

We agreed that Colin
should have the surgery...

...and it was Dr. Brown
who changed his mind.

These things
are starting to melt.

You think I should ring again?

You rang four times.
They don´t want us to come in.

Here we go, see?

Good evening.
I´m Andy Brown

and I think you know
my daughter, Delia.

Hope you don´t mind
our dropping by like this.

We rang the bell few times
and, uh, figured you--

No, I really have some--

ANDY:
I´ll just get to the point.

It´s come to my attention that
there´s some misunderstanding.

-I--
-Delia´s under the impression...

...that you don´t want her
playing with your son Stuart.

Do you want to discuss this
in front of your daughter?

What´s this, Jenny?

Uh, this is
a friend of Stuart´s,

Howard, and her father.

Andy Brown, pleased to meet you.

Delia was telling me a story
on the way over here.

She said that she and your son

were playing
the other day and, uh--

This is hard to believe,
because Delia has been

a tomboy ever since
she was in the womb but that--

Well, they were
playing dress up. Ha, ha.

Well, I can assure you
that as a physician...

...at this age, this kind of
play is perfectly alright.

All the same, if it bothers you,
you don´t have to worry.

It won´t happen again.

Why didn´t you
tell me about this?

I was going to.

Keep your daughter
away from our son.

I´m sorry?

You heard me.

Please don´t come back.

Let´s get these home
before they melt.

Dad.

Is something wrong with me?

Nothing is wrong with you,
sweetheart.

There is nothing wrong with you.

[PLAYING SOFT MUSIC]

AMY:
Why didn´t you tell me?

What?

-Your father turned them down.
-What?

The Harts asked
if he´d do the surgery.

Wait, why wouldn´t my dad
wanna operate?

-You tell me.
-No, it´s impossible.

My dad´s a jerk but he´s never
turned anyone down.

Dad´s never met odds
he didn´t like.

-He didn´t like Colin´s.
-You sure you´ve got this right?

The Harts told me.

The guy would rescue
a kid from a coma...

...and, you know,
be the town hero.

Are you sure
he didn´t tell you this?

Why would I lie to you, Amy?

You´re the only person I care
about in this whole stupid town.

Look, I didn´t know.

I swear.

[CHUCKLES]

There´s still too many chairs
in the waiting room.

I said 10 chairs and I meant it.

We need to redo the color-coding
on the patient files

by Friday at the latest.

And, uh, get a copy of the
seating chart for the recital.

We don´t want any surprises
like last year.

Oh, and, uh,
get me some coffee, will you?

[DOOR CLOSES]

Good morning, Dr. Abbott.

Good morning, was there--?

When you say "we," do you mean
"we" or do you mean "me?"

Heh. I´m sorry, I--

We need to redo
the color-coding.

Do you mean "we" or "me?"

Well, you, I suppose.

Then I´d appreciate it
if you´d say:

"Could you please
have the folders

redone by Friday, Louise?"

And furthermore, I was not
hired to make coffee...

...so if I choose to do so...

...it would be on a case-by-case
personal favor basis.

Is that understood?

Yes, Louise.

You told me
my lack of assertiveness

was limiting
my career potential.

-Oh, now, I--
-So I signed up with Dr. Trott.

[SIGHS]

You can hang your own scarf.

[HARRY CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

No.

Dr. Trott.

Dr. Trott!

Dr. Trott.

What do you call this?

Hmm....

-A scarf?
-No, not that.

My assistant, Louise, she was
a completely normal person...

...before you got your rabid,
invasive,

self-indulgent paws on her.

And stop filling people´s
heads with this garbage.

Have you no scruples?

You wreck people´s lives,
you charge them for it.

-You´re like a televangelist.
-I am having a breakthrough.

-Alright, alright, you altered--
-Excuse me, Brenda.

BRENDA: Even--
-Excuse me, I´m not done yet.

TROTT: I am done listening
though. Good day, Harold.

Oh, no, it is not.

It is not a good day,
do you hear me,

Dr. Feelgood?

I will have you evicted.

I will have you towed, you--

You´re all crazy.

[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

-Hi, sweetheart.
-Hey.

Well, that didn´t sound very
enthusiastic.

Your friend still not
talking to you, huh?

He´s got a lot of willpower
for a third-grader.

He wasn´t in school today.

He´s probably just out sick.

I asked Miss Violet,
she said he wasn´t coming back.

Do you believe this?

Those parents yanked
their kid out of school

for playing dressup?

That´s medieval. Alright,
here´s what we´re gonna do:

-We are going over there.
-Word on the q.t.

-They will listen to reason.
-Doc.

ANDY: These people know nothing
about child-rearing.

If I can tell
that they´re doing it wrong--

[EDNA WHISTLES]

In your office, sarge!

[DOOR OPENS]

-Look, I don´t know what the--
-Shh!

As Dr. Sourpuss´ nurse, I was
privy to some information...

...which I normally
wouldn´t disclose

but under the circumstances....

It´s about
little Stuart. Magilla.

-He wasn´t born a he.
-What?

Not a she neither, exactly.
Ambiguous genitalia.

What some in the profession
call pseudohermaphrodite.

The gorilla kid? The one
who put a bug up his own nose?

The parents were in the deep
serious on this one.

They send him
to a specialist in Denver.

This genius
follows the prevailing wisdom...

...and suggests
that since baby Magilla´s

got a well-formed
you-know-what...

...and generally looks
masculine...

...the parents should rear him
as a boy, no questions asked.

Then Delia comes along...

...and they see their boy
playing with a girl...

...playing like a girl.

The situation will
only become more complicated

as he approaches puberty.
I should talk to them about--

You can talk
till you´re blue in the face.

It´s not gonna change
this family´s ideas

of how to raise their child.

-Not change per se but I could--
-No.

All I´m saying is
I could just--

Let me tell you this
and I mean no offense by it...

...but I´m not entirely sure

...anyone´s ever
told you this before.

There are some things
that you can´t fix.

I´m ready, let´s go.

-Need some help with that?
EPHRAM: I got it.

Is Amy nervous
about the recital?

She´s too pissed off.

Well, these are
difficult decisions.

What the Harts decide
is their prerogative

and we have to respect that.

What the Harts decided?

What you decided for them.

This is typical,
the one time it matters--

It always matters, Ephram.

It just so happens that this
time, it matters to you.

-But that doesn´t mean that I--
-Amy matters to me.

And as pathetic as it may be,
you were her only shot.

She´s not used to being
let down by you, not yet.

Listen to me, Ephram.

These people asked me what
I would do if it were my son...

...and I told them
that I thought it was risky.

It´s tempting to leap in and try
and surgically fix things.

That´s a load. You know it.

If it were your son, me,
you´d let me sit in a coma...

...when there was
a zillionth chance

you´d ride in on your horse
and save me?

I don´t think so.

And if I didn´t know any better,
I´d think you were scared.

We´re gonna be late.

ANDY:
Excuse me.

Excuse me,
would you mind moving over

so my daughter
and I could sit together?

No.

No, you wouldn´t mind or--?

I´m a person and I´m important.

You wouldn´t by any chance
be a patient of Dr. Trott´s?

Why, yes.

Go ahead, sit on the inside,
sweetheart.

You´ve really got this down.

I´ve read The Art of War.

How long did you have
to wait for these seats?

Three hours.

He brings his backlog
of medical journals.

The Harts
told us about your decision.

Oh?

It´s what I´d do,
the more cautious choice.

Well, thank you,
I´m glad you agree.

I said it´s what I´d do.

Amy?

Colin would never forgive me

if I didn´t make sure
you got these.

I know he would give anything
to be here.

Good luck.

Amy.

Amy.

-What´s wrong?
-He´s not coming back.

Hey, you don´t know that.

He could come out of it,
he probably will.

He´s gone.

Amy.

Amy.

EPHRAM:
Dr. Abbott.

-Come here now.
-What is wrong?

EPHRAM:
It´s Amy. Come on.

ROSE:
Amy?

HARRY:
Honey, honey.

Sweetheart, can you hear me?

We´re going home.

We´re going home, sweetheart.

Sweetheart.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

-I can´t talk to you.
-It´s just for a minute.

You saw what happened, sorry.

I´m not here to tell you
how to raise your kids.

I need your help.

Please.

I´ll come around
to the side door, don´t knock.

[SIGHS]

Did you pull your son
out of school

because of what happened?

Oh, no, my husband and I...

had been thinking
about sending him...

...to a boy´s school anyway,
over in Cloverton.

I know about your son´s
condition.

-How could you--?
-I won´t.

I´m ethically bound
not to disclose

your son´s
medical history to anyone...

...but I wanna help you.

-As a doctor--
-We´ve been to doctors...

...don´t you understand?

All we want to do
is to put this behind us.

But Stuart won´t be
able to put it behind him.

Maybe that´s
not such a bad thing.

These kids grow up to be
very special people.

They´ve got a lifetime
of empathy

by the time they turn 10.
And that´s a tremendous gift.

You cannot put him
in a box and try--

Would you please just go?

ANDY: Stuart´s not
the reason I came here.

But I would like to ask you
to do one thing for me.

For my daughter.

I brought you the hat you like.

Take it.

I don´t like that hat.

Yeah, you do. You said.

Okay.

It´s too small. People
will know it´s from a girl.

So?

I hate girls.

Well, I hate boys.

All boys?

No.

I don´t hate girls, I guess.

Goodbye, Magilla.

Goodbye, Delia.

Ready to go, kiddo?

-How did that go?
-Fine.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Maybe you two could stay
in touch with letters or e-mail.

-You´ll make new friends, Delia.
-I don´t wanna make new friends.

I don´t want to say goodbye
to people anymore.

Hey, you look better.

Hi, guys. I feel better.

Really?

I´m totally fine.

Okay, because
last night was pretty--

Freaky, right?

It´s funny, same thing
happened to me

when I went on this family trip.

I didn´t have time
to study for a chem test.

I just spazzed out,
I lost it.

It´s good I got it
out of my system

because I feel
completely together.

I´m just so embarrassed
that everyone saw me like that.

It´s just so
not typical of me. What?

You´re talking faster than
my brain processes language.

Oh.

Sorry, I´m a little bit, uh--

Anyway, so how are you?

-How are you?
-I´m great.

No, how are you, really?

I´m completely fine.

Really, I am.

Because, you know...
if not, you can tell me.

I just told you I am.

If you wanna talk about anything
or whatever, I´ll be here.

Oh, my God, I forgot. I´m
supposed to meet Kayla and Page

at the mall. I gotta go.

-Sorry.
-Here.

I´ll be here.

EDNA: You wanna see him,
I need a reason.

You could be the Unabomber
after all.

Not today, Mother.

Now you call me
if there´s a problem, alright?

Okay, doctor.

HARRY: Hello, Marge.
-Hello.

Dr. Abbott.

HARRY: Can I see you
for a moment?

Sure.

In private?

Love what you´ve done
with the place.

Examining table paper...

...some tongue depressors,
sky´s the limit.

I find it´s more convenient...

...to store extra swabs
under the table.

Did you come into my office
for the first time...

...to tell me
where you store swabs?

First day
you recognized me.

You said it was
from the mental ward.

Ha, ha. Yeah.
That was a good one. Ahem.

You did recognize me.

I was finishing up at the VA
when you got there.

Oh, there´s no reason
you should remember me.

You were harder to miss.

Even then we all knew
we were in the presence...

...of something
greater than ourselves.

It was like being
on the junior high

basketball team
with Michael Jordan.

The chief would describe
each new feat of yours...

...with unmitigated jealousy.

Almost hatred.

Gee...

...I always thought
Doug liked me.

[HARRY LAUGHS]

He hated you.

You made him
face his worst fear...

...that he would never
be extraordinary.

He met you, he abandoned
his dreams of greatness.

He wasn´t alone.

-So you were going to be--
-A surgeon.

Yes.

I was almost a surgeon.

Unfortunately, I....

I discovered I didn´t have
the hands for it.

So after my residency, I just...

...came back here,
joined my father´s practice...

...in this miserable little
town, I became a family doctor.

No small thing
in times like these.

But you...

...you are a man with a gift
much larger than yourself...

...larger even than your own...

...hopelessly bloated ego,
if that´s possible.

Thank you.

Sharon and James Hart
don´t know who you are, I do.

I do. They don´t know
what you can do for their son.

They´re terrified of making a
mistake. I know and you know...

...somewhere within
the world´s thickest dura...

you owe it to this kid...

...to perform whatever miracle
you´ve got up your sleeve.

You owe it to Colin
and to his parents and to my...

...poor heartbroken daughter
and to the universe...

...or whoever decided
that you would be Leonardo

and I would be...

...less remarkable.
Hell, you owe it to me.

[PLAYING SOFT MUSIC]

What are you playing?

Uh, uh--

Nothing.

Did you compose this nothing?

Hey, what are you doing here,
there´s no rehearsal.

Oh, I had a free period
so I thought I´d--

That´s not true.

I came because I wanted
to tell you something.

[PLAYS RANDOM KEYS]

Yesterday, when I told you...

...that I was okay...

...I wasn´t.

I´m not-- I´m not okay.

I remember in fourth grade...

...Miss Kitslinger´s class
and Mrs. Barber´s class...

...went on a field trip
to the brewery...

...and on the way back home...

...I got into the wrong bus.

Colin thought
they had left me behind.

He walked back three miles...

...and stayed at the brewery
till nightfall...

...trying to find me.

Couldn´t leave me behind.

What were you playing before?

You said nobody brought you
flowers but Colin.

It would have been
your first solo...

...so I wanted to make sure
someone remembered.

I wrote you a song.

Will you play it for me?

No. It´s not finished, it--

Please.

[PLAYING SOFT MUSIC]

IRV: The thing about
your touchstone,

you come to depend on it...

...no matter whether
you set out to or not.

But not even your own personal
Rock of Gibraltar is permanent.

Rock has her own needs
to think of.

And just because you want
someone to stick around...

...doesn´t mean she will.

Dr. Brown knew something
about that.

You got time for one more
hopeless case, doc?

ANDY: I had a medical
consultation last week.

The parents wouldn´t consent...

...they wouldn´t put
their faith in me.

Why do you think that is?

They didn´t believe
that I could heal their son.

-Did you?
-What?

Did you believe
you could heal him?

I was advocating the procedure.

I believed it to be
the proper course of action...

...with the chance
of a positive outcome.

Not the surgery,
the surgeon. You.

I wasn´t thinking about me
or my abilities.

I was thinking
about these people.

Someone´s parents...

...someone´s son.

This kid is
the boyfriend of a girl

that my kid goes to school with.

I was thinking
that if something goes wrong...

...if we can´t bring him out--

I was thinking
about the outcome.

You never think
about the outcome.

I just lied to you.

The truth is...

...in the end...

...it was me.

I told them I wouldn´t do it.

You were scared.

My son said
something like that to me.

And?

It was easier before.

When I didn´t know so much
about my patients...

...when I didn´t care.

I used to be able to fix things.

You told me that you moved here
to be a father.

And a doctor.

Now you are.

Yeah.

I just didn´t know
it would be so hard.

Welcome to the human race,
Dr. Brown.

[ENGINE STARTS]