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(male narrator)
From the thrusting up
of the Rocky Mountains

to the carving down
of the Grand Canyon

great change only
comes from conflict.

But where nature´s
greatest conflicts

consist of relentless
pounding of water on rock

or collisions under
the Earth´s crust

for people to change,
it takes other people.

- Multitasking again, I see.
- Sine, cosine.

Algebra´s got nothing on
how useless this stuff is.

I gotta run to the Dudleys´
for a house call.

The youngest have strep. I´m
trying to avoid an epidemic.

If this town ever gets SARS,
it´ll start with the Dudleys.

I should be back
in a couple of hours.

Wait! No, I told you I´m not
watching Delia tonight. I can´t.

´The bookstore got
"Rave Masters" in.´

You said I´d get it if I was
done with my homework. I am.

- Come on, Dad, you promised.
- Delia´s doing her homework.

This isn´t fair. I have a life.
Did you ask Nina?

- She´s busy.
- But this is--

Who´s that?

- Who?
- That.

Oh, that is the babysitter I
just hired so that you could

as you so poetically put it,
have a life.

Madison,
this is my son, Ephram.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I´ve gotta make a house call
and he´s gonna pick up

the latest issue of, uh,
what is it?

"Rave Blaster"?

Cool. My brother reads
comic books too.

Actually, they´re not
comic books.

- Gotta run.
- It´s manga. Big difference.

He collects the dolls
and all that.

Spider-Man, the Hulk. He loves
him some Storm from X-Men.

He´s 12. It´s really cute.
You have any?

- No, no dolls.
- ´Yes, you do.´

You´ve that guy with red hair
that you won´t let me play with.

That´s not a doll, Delia,
it´s a collectible.

If you need help with homework
or anything, let me know.

Call, If you´ll be late.

I don´t wanna worry.

Delia, do you want
an apple or a banana?

´Apple, but I want it
in wedges.´

Well, can´t you just bite into
it, like it´s an apple?

´Wedges, please.´

So this new babysitter,
where´d she come from?

I asked around.

Did you talk to Delia?

I don´t expect you to ask me
before some new person

walks in but Delia might
want some input.

I´m a good judge
of people.

Like the maid you hired in
who stole all the silverware?

Madison doesn´t strike me
as the klepto type.

How do you know what type she
is? Did you get any references?

Ephram, what is this about?

I hired her so you wouldn´t have
to watch Delia all the time.

I didn´t expect a hug but I
thought you´d be overcome

with whatever passes
for joy with you.

You guys had some kinda
thing last night?

I´m just saying that Delia
doesn´t always like new people.

It takes her a while
to get comfortable.

You left her with
a stranger.

Well, if Delia doesn´t like her,
then she´s gone.

Can Madison come over
again tonight?

- I think that can be arranged.
- Yes.

Go put your shoes on. The bus
stop is still a skate-free zone.

So it´s a shame
she doesn´t like new people.

- What´s the matter, Harold?
- R.F. Davenport just called.

I´ve been selected
High Rut Buck at the lodge.

- Man of the year.
- Oh, well, that´s wonderful.

Congratulations.

When I put my name in
the nomination box

I never thought..
I need to write a speech.

Can I tell everyone
at city council today?

Oh, please do.

This will kill Bob Trexler, the
way he´s been lobbying for this.

Hadn´t you better get going?
Isn´t it Linda´s first day?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Since she hasn´t practiced
medicine outside of

a rainforest since med school
no doubt my time will be spent

reacquainting her
with civilized medicine.

Thank God,
I´m an excellent manager.

Be thinking of some possible
themes for my speech, Rose.

Good speech needs
a solid theme.

Lincoln at Gettysburg,
Kennedy at Berlin,

Martin Luther King
in D.C.

Like me, they understood
the value of a unifying idea.

My father was Rut Buck,
you know?

Twice. Senior members still
talk about his speeches.

- Yeah, I--
- I have to honor his memory.

- I have to be great.
- Oh, you will be. You will be.

As we saw with Othello,
it was his crazy jealousy

that got him in trouble.
With Oedipus, it was ambition.

Who can name
another tragic flaw?

- Page.
- Kobe Bryant and room service?

´Alright, alright.´

For your assignment,
I want you to think of yourself

as a character
in your own life. That´s right.

´I want you to write an essay
about your own tragic flaw.´

Alright,
we´ll see you tomorrow.

You think if I pick apathy,
I can hand in blank paper?

What are you
gonna pick?

I don´t know. Is "I hate my
life" a flaw, technically?

- Hey, Amy.
- ´Rick.´

I was wondering what
you´re doing on Saturday.

Nothing. I mean, I-I don´t
know yet. I´m not sure.

I was thinking, if it´s not
too soon or whatever

´just, you know,
if you´d like to do something.´

Oh, um, you know,
I might have a thing.

Like a family thing
or something. So, uh..

Think about it. If you don´t
have the thing, it´d be good.

Late.

Ah.

Morning, Louise.
Get my sister on the phone.

Tardiness may be
acceptable in Burundi..

- What is that noise?
- Isn´t it nice? It´s Chinese.

Yes. No, the other noise.
It sounds like a toilet running.

- Ah, there you are.
- Morning, Harry.

I hope you put half as much
time into your patients

as you have into redoing that
office. Let´s have a look.

First, there´s something
I´ve been meaning to tell you.

´What? What?´

´This is..´

Oh, my God.

I wanted to tell you earlier.
I just didn´t know how.

Tell me what,
that you´ve gone insane?

I practice
Chinese medicine now.

With an emphasis in
acupuncture and herbal remedies.

This isn´t medicine.
This is voodoo and fairy dust.

What happened?
You used to be a doctor.

- I still am.
- No, no, no.

This is what comes of living
in the wilderness

like a vagabond
for so many years.

You´ve forgotten your
training and lost your mind.

This will not work.
This is not..

I want this out.

- C´mon. Give that to me.
- No. Give it, stop.

Come on. I remember everything
I learned in medical school.

´But I´ve also learned
another way to heal.´

One that doesn´t reduce
the patient to a machine.

Sticking needles in people,
this is your idea of

administering medical care?
Since when?

I went to China a few years
ago for a case and their

traditional medicine
was the only thing that worked.

I don´t know exactly why,
but it did, so I stayed.

Can´t explain it. It´s a better
fit for me and for my patients.

I´ve found these treatments
as efficacious

as anything Western medicine can
muster and far less invasive.

This isn´t Bangkok, for crying
out loud. This is Everwood.

Poking people with pins is the
kind of a new-age hippie fad

that these simpletons
neither want nor require.

Acupuncture
is hardly a fad.

It´s been around for
nearly 3000 years.

Please. So have palm
readers and astrologers.

Merely demonstrates that
there have been hucksters

as long as
there have been suckers.

No, there is no compelling
medical proof for the veracity

of any of this nonsense.

Dr. Abbott, your first
patient is here.

I will be there
in a minute.

- The other Dr. Abbott.
- Thank you, Louise.

Now, if you´ll excuse me, Harry,
I have simpletons to poke.

Just..

Hey, we´re making dinner.

- Where´s the pizza?
- I threw it out.

- You did what? I wanted that.
- Well, it looked terrible.

Delia says you guys
eat pizza all the time.

It´s just not good
for your health.

- What´s wrong with you?
- Nothing.

You´ll feel better
after you eat.

If I want to eat,
I´ll make it. I can cook.

Only in the microwave.
Madison´s really cooking.

Whatever.
I got a paper to write.

What´s it about?
Maybe I can help.

When I was a freshman, starting
high school was an adjustment.

Well, I´m a junior, okay?

Oh, sorry.
Come on, guys, go sit down.

Ephram, could you help Delia
finish setting the table?

Stop talking to me like you´re
my babysitter ´cause you´re not.

I was hired to take care
when your dad wasn´t here.

When you´re not here, I´m the
babysitter. What does that tell
you?

He said to make sure you had
dinner. I´m trying to do my job.

She´s your job. I´m not.
I´m gonna order a pizza.

Call me when
it gets here.

Welcome to my world.

I knew it would be tough.

The lawyer was going on about
different kinds of separation.

And filing requirements
and waiting periods.

My head was
just swimming.

When he started talking custody,
visitation, I was a mess.

I´d have gone to see
the lawyer with you.

I´m supposed to go
see him tomorrow.

I might just cancel.
Maybe I should wait.

I´m not so sure
this is the right thing to do.

This is the right thing. You
can´t go on living like this.

You´re miserable.

Why don´t you let me
look through all this.

Maybe we can make
sense of it together.

I want a full report
tomorrow after you go back.

- Stop by my office later later.
- Okay.

This whole thing´s been
such a nightmare, Andy.

It´s hard not to feel like
a failure, you know?

Hey, come on, Willie.´

Like one more´ll
make a difference.

- ´Jim, you´ve had enough.´
- I´m sorry.

- Is that--?
- It´s Jim Hart.

- Don´t know if that´s a good--
- I´m just gonna talk with him.

- Hey. Dr. Brown, how are you?
- I didn´t see you come in.

- I´m fine, Jim. How are you?
- Oh, I´m fine.

I was just headed out. We´re all
set on the tab here, right?

- Yeah.
-It´s okay. I got it.

- Thanks.
- We´re good.

We get out of here?

Don´t be ridiculous.
I´m fine.

No, I know you are. I just..
I wanna drive you home, okay?

- Alright.
- Great.

A tragic-flaw paper.

I had to write that last year.
It sucks.

- What was your flaw?
- My looks.

I know it seems
hard to believe

but being this attractive
comes at a cost.

For one thing,
nobody takes you seriously.

Not to mention
there´s constant grooming.

There are so many things wrong
with this conversation.

´Bright.´

Hey, your home planet´s
beckoning.

Those ass-cracks? Whatever.
They´re not my friends anymore.

Not that I don´t enjoy
our time together

When did you ditch
the Aryan Youth?

Since Walzak
asked out Amy. Loser.

They can have the cheerleaders,
the soccer chicks

but stay away
from Amy.

Well,
how thoughtful of you.

Sexist and degrading
but thoughtful.

I got an idea.
Why don´t you ask my sister out.

You could be her excuse
not to go out with Walz.

Your sister didn´t wanna
go out with me all last year.

She only has to wanna go out
with you more than with Walzak.

Well, as kind an offer as
that is, I think I´ll pass.

Maybe she´ll say no. ´Cause he
asked her doesn´t mean she´ll.

What if she does?

´Last year was
a struggle for Jim´

´but he kept it
together pretty well.´

When Colin was in the coma,
he knew to stay sober.

Maybe he would wake up,
things would get better.

He had hope to hold onto.

But now there´s no reason
for him not to drink.

Turning to alcohol isn´t unusual
following this kind of loss.

Oh, he didn´t just turn to it.

Jim´s an alcoholic,
just like his father was.

I´m sorry.
I had no idea.

Yeah. Well, we cover pretty
well. Everyone does.

As long as it doesn´t
cause anyone trouble

people are polite enough
to look the other way.

Have you thought about AA or
some other kinda support group?

He´s tried that.

When things get bad,
he´ll go to a meeting or two

but it never sticks.

I just don´t know
what to do anymore.

I wish I´d known
about this sooner.

Maybe I could´ve
done something.

With everything that´s happened
I feel somewhat responsible.

Don´t. You´ve had enough trouble
here connected to our family.

You don´t need
any more of our burden.

[door bell ringing]

Excuse me.

"So fellow Bighorns,
let us ba-ba

into the future
with pride."

Oh, Lord.

Louise, where is my coff--?

- What are you wearing?
- Do you like it?

Linda said the purple
brings out the color in my eyes.

No. As long as you
are in my employ

you´ll dress more
like a nurse

and less like a concubine.
Is that understood?

[slurping loudly]

What in..
You trying to poison me?

It´s called yerba mate. Linda
said it´s healthier than coffee.

I don´t care if
this cures cancer

I would rather
drink burnt sweat.

Now, bring me coffee,
black.

And tell my sister to turn
down that infernal racket.

I´m afraid I can´t get involved
in your sibling issues.

I feel it might
be bad for my chi.

- Harold, I´m with a patient.
- What are you doing here?

Louise said you cancelled
because your migraine subsided.

It did, thanks
to Doc Linda here.

I used one of her half-off
coupons yesterday

just for the heck of it.

Today, I thought I´d let her
take a shot at my bursitis.

If you´ll excuse me for
a minute, Mr. Jensen.

Take your time.

No, I--

You´ve some nerve
barging in--

Oh, me, me, me? You bamboozle
yourself into my practice.

Make it impossible for me
to do any work.

What, with those chimes
bouncing off the walls

not to mention your patchouli
incense wafting under my door.

Honestly, why must everything
in this office smell like feet?

I´d be happy to arrange a time
to discuss office management.

But when that door is shut, you
refrain from barging in there

and harassing my patients.

Dr. Fu Manchu, from here on in,
that door is the Great Wall.

In there, the Ming Dynasty.

Out here, sanity, civilization
and air freshener.

Oh, and next time you plan on
discounting our services, don´t.

I have barely trained these
people to stop paying me

with livestock
and squash.

We don´t need them putting off
treatment until your next sale.

No, naltrexone wouldn´t be
advisable in this case.

He´s drinking too much
for a drug that´s used

primarily
to sustain abstinence.

Vanderbilt.
Okay.

´Alright. And who should
I talk to there?´

Oh, you can connect me? Great.
Thanks, Paul, I owe you one.

Best to Carol. Bye.
Hey, Nina, what´s up?

- Well, you asked me to come by.
- One sec.

Yes, I´d like to speak
to Dr. Karen Griffin, please.

That´s right.

Sorry. It´s crazy now.
What were you saying?

Well, you wanted me
to come by after the lawyer.

Oh, right, right.
How´d that go?

Well, I am still torn about
filing for divorce.

- This whole experience, it´s--
- Hello?

Yes. Dr. Andrew Brown.

Nina, I know it´s tough but it´s
the right thing to do. Trust me.

Yes, Dr. Griffin?
Hi, Andy Brown.

I understand you´re looking
for candidates for

the study on topiramate
and alcohol dependence.

Yeah, I think I might have
a candidate for you.

(male in video game)
´Enemy sighted.´

´Enemy sighted.´

´Enemy sighted.´

What the..

- I was in the middle of a game.
- I know.

While your hand-eye
coordination is

truly impressive,
you´re done for now.

I had 49 kills. Do you have any
idea what it takes to get that?

I´m not into the killing.
Neither is your dad.

He asked me not to let
Delia play these games.

Like any little sister,
she adores her big brother.

If you play them, she´ll play
them. How´s that paper coming?

- None of your business.
- That well?

You better get to it. Dinner´ll
be ready in a half-hour.

So I´ll need you to set
the table before then.

Did you not hear a word
I said yesterday?

You don´t tell me when to eat,
to set the table.

Don´t tell me to do my homework.
My dad doesn´t even tell me.

If he did, you wouldn´t be
so far behind. Just a thought.

Okay, that´s it. We´re
done here. Actually, no.

- You´re done here.
- Excuse me.

You can go now.
I´ll take care of my sister.

As I have been doing for many
years without your help.

You can stop worrying about us.
You´re fired.

- Don´t think you wanna do this.
- It´s breaking my heart.

- Hey, don´t forget your jacket.
- Your dad hired me, Ephram.

Not gonna be the first time I´ve
had to correct his mistakes.

Also, you might not wanna
use us as a reference.

Is dinner ready yet?

And so, brothers Ram,
I accept this highest honor

with as much gratitude
as would seem necessary.

Applause, applause.
Humble bowing.

- Very nice.
- Great.

Still working on it. The
middle needs a little polish.

Something a scooch more
quotable, I think.

You felt the theme
came through though.

Great times, great causes,
great men. That was clear?

As a bell.
I almost forgot.

You´ll never guess
who I ran into at the market.

Rick Walzak´s mother. You never
told me you were going out.

We´re not going out. He asked
me out. There´s a difference.

I haven´t even told him
if I´d go out with him yet.

Why wouldn´t you go out with
him? He´s a very nice young man.

- Bonehead.
- Bright.

I thought you two
were friends.

We were, when he
knew his place.

Since when are you
the king of Jock Mountain?

Well, what is wrong
with Rick Walzak?

- Rick Ballsack.
- Bright.

He wouldn´t be my
first choice for Amy.

Your first choice? Since when
do you decide who I go out with?

Whatever, this is a pointless
conversation because

you´re obviously not gonna
go out with him.

You know what, Mom?
Rick is a nice boy.

There´s no reason
I shouldn´t go out with him.

In fact, I think
I´ll call him after dinner.

Wonderful.

You´re getting the full crunch
of the noodle there.

That´s what they call
ramen al dente.

Hey, guys.

- Where´s Madison?
- Ephram fired her.

- You what?
- Trust me, it was for the best.

Excuse us for a minute.

- Are you gonna yell at Ephram?
- I might.

So, what happened?

The girl turned
10 kinds of crazy on me.

Power-tripping like
you´d not believe.

Telling me what to do,
what to eat.

It was very prison-camp. Not a
positive influence for Delia.

Do you realize
how hard it was to find her?

I interviewed a dozen girls
before I hired Madison.

So we´ll keep looking.

There is no "we"
in this scenario.

When I checked, I was
the head of this household.

I will decide who does the
hiring and who does the firing.

As far as I know, there´s
nothing wrong with that girl.

She cooks, she cleans,
Delia loves her

and I´m gonna hire her
right back.

And tomorrow, when she gets
here, you´re gonna apologize.

Why do we need her?

It´s not like Delia´s
dying of malnutrition.

Because your sister isn´t dying
doesn´t mean we don´t need help.

Your homework has doubled
and you need to be practicing

that piano of yours now.

- We´ll ask Nina.
- No, we can´t ask Nina.

- Sure we can.
- No, we can´t.

She´s going through
a divorce now.

The last thing she needs
is us bugging her about stuff.

Nina´s getting divorced?
Since when?

Long story. The point is that
we need Madison and you´re just

gonna have
to deal with that.

So I´d suggest you start working
on that apology right now.

- What happened?
- Not one word.

- I´m in no mood for you.
- I owe you an apology, Harry.

Continue.

I was thinking about it
and you were right.

I should´ve told you
my medical focus had shifted

before I joined your practice.
I´m sorry.

- Why are you all cockeyed?
- Don´t change the subject.

Well, your head is attached
to your shoulder. What happened?

I was up late working
on my speech.

Fell asleep at the table.
Woke up like this.

Flexeril should take care of it
in time for my award ceremony.

A muscle relaxant? You can´t
even handle two glasses of wine.

You won´t be able to stand up,
let alone deliver a speech.

I can fix it for you.

If you think I´m gonna
let you use me

you must be even crazier
than I thought.

Okay, how about this:

I work on your neck, free of
charge, no coupons necessary.

If it doesn´t help, I leave
the practice. No hard feelings.

If it does,
you leave me alone

and I get to keep my
water fountain. Deal?

Ephram, come in here,
you big teddy bear.

- This isn´t happening.
- Actually, this is happening.

Yesterday, that day when
you tried to fire me

that´s what didn´t happen.

Your dad tells me
you have something to say to me.

No rush. Take your time.

I apologize, Madison.

That was very manly.

I like it. Apology accepted.
Have a carrot stick.

- Who was that?
- Oh, you mean Satan?

That´s Delia´s new babysitter.
I basically hate her.

I didn´t know you had
a babysitter.

I came to see if Delia
wanted to watch a movie.

We´re trying out
a new thing.

It sucks, but you´re going
through a lot worse.

Sorry about all that.

What do you mean?
What are you sorry for?

My dad told me about
the divorce and everything.

It´s gotta be tough,
especially with Sam.

Your dad told you that?

Ephram, come here, come here.

- You know, I should probably--
- Yeah, yeah. Go ahead.

Sorry.

We´re going miniature golfing.

Remember we used to go
and I was the pink ball

and you pretended
the clown face could talk

and you´d make it
say cool stuff?

- No.
- You have to come.

No, I don´t think so,
but you guys have fun.

What do you mean?
Why not?

Well, for one thing,
miniature golf is lame.

That´s okay.
We don´t need him.

I can make the clown talk.

Never mind. I don´t wanna
go either. It´s lame.

Fine. Okay. Fine. I´ll go.

Cool. I get the pink ball.

You wanna pretend
to fire me again?

It might make you
feel better.

How do you feel?

I just had my sister stick
needles in my face.

I feel foolish.

- Interesting.
- It was aggressive.

Your chi was about
as blocked as I´ve seen.

The chakra in the region
I treated is linked to

the emotions so there may be
some side effects.

´Please, stop with the
mumbo jumbo. I had a cramp.´

The lactic acid dissipated.
Ran its course.

Next, you´ll be taking credit
for the sun going down.

The treatment is gonna
affect you in other ways.

You may feel slightly more,
shall we say, vulnerable.

I just want you
to be prepared.

Yes. Well, I´ll thank you
to keep things down in here.

I´ve a speech
to finish.

Whatever you say.
Good luck tonight.

And remember, a good speech
needs to come from the heart.

So if you do this,
you´d be doing me a big favor.

I´ve known Dr. Griffin
since med school.

She´s hounding me
to find new subjects.

It´s very hard to get people
interested in clinical trials.

- What is this study exactly?
- Well, it´s very interesting.

Topiramate was originally
developed to control seizures

associated with epilepsy.

But now they think that it can
inhibit the desire for alcohol

by interfering with the release
of dopamine in the brain.

That´s what generates the
pleasure that drinking provides.

What would I have to do?

You just take a pill once a day
and then you and I´d

meet periodically
to monitor the results.

I would send her
a report and who knows

if we´re lucky,
I´d get my name in a footnote.

If it´s all the same to you,
I think I´m gonna pass.

Well, look, it wouldn´t cost
anything, and it´s anonymous.

You wouldn´t have to talk
to my friend. It´d be us.

I could even come to your place.
Whatever you´d like.

I appreciate what you´re trying
to do, but I´m not interested.

The fact is,
I don´t wanna stop drinking.

Well, do you mind
if I ask why?

Why would I
wanna be sober?

So I can wake up every morning
feeling crystal clear

about the fact
that I no longer have a son?

You still have a daughter.

-And a wife.
-I know.

It can´t go on like this
forever but no matter what

I tell you,
I´m gonna drink tonight.

Jim, listen to me.

If there´s one emotion that I
can identify with, it´s grief.

I know what it´s like
to lose someone and

wish that you had died
right along with them.

Yeah, well, with all due
respect, you may know grief

but it´s
a very different sort.

See, you mourn
what you had.

I mourn what
will never be.

I got mine in after
only two turns.

And that´s
almost professional.

- ´Right, Madison?´
- ´Absolutely.´

Excuse me, I´m trying
to take my shot.

´Nice one, Tiger.´

No do-overs.

Kill me now.

- Who´s that?
- He likes her. It´s a secret.

- Hi, Amy.
- Hey, Delia.

What´re you doing here?

Just enjoying Everwood´s finest
outdoor recreational facility.

Hi, I´m Madison.
Babysitter.

Delia´s babysitter.

- Real cool, Brown.
- You guys wanna play with us?

We should all stay in our own
groups. What do you think?

Yeah, I agree.

Okay, but you´ll be
behind us all night.

That´s two for me and
an extra one for cheating

gives Ephram a five.

See you at the next hole.

Here.

- Hold it like this.
- I´m okay. Thanks.

♫ Now you have to know ♫

Hey, Nina.

I thought that I would bring you
some baked goods for a change.

Before you laugh, I had nothing
to do with these brownies

except pay the babysitter
who made them.

That girl gives you a run
for your money.

Thanks, Andy. Just leave
them right there.

You´ll never guess
what happened today.

I found something to help Jim
Hart and he´s not interested.

- I understand he´s in pain--
- You understand? Really?

Well, aren´t you Mr. Perceptive
all of a sudden?

Okay, I did something.

I came to you in confidence
about my divorce

and you go blabbing
it to your son.

- What were you thinking?
- It was Ephram.

That is
beside the point.

If it´s any consolation, I
didn´t tell that Carl was gay.

- Get out.
- Come on, Nina, I´m sorry.

Sorry for?
Sorry for telling Ephram

or for bailing on me
the other day?

Or for pushing me into court
when I might not be ready yet.

Pushing you? We talked the
whole thing out. I told--

Yes. You told me.

You´re super
at giving advice

but you´re not so big
on the follow-through.

I helped you
make a decision.

- What more do you want from me?
- You could be there.

Friends don´t give advice
and walk away. They listen.

You´re too busy
to make time for that.

I´m sorry if I was
rude yesterday

but Jim Hart has
a serious condition.

Jim Hart didn´t ask
for your help.

God, you can be
so self-righteous sometimes.

Why don´t you tell me
how you feel?

I´m sorry,
but it is true.

You push people
to do things decide when

and how they
should move on.

Me, Jim Hart, and half this
town. What about you?

- What about me?
- You haven´t moved on.

Julia´s been gone for
almost two years

and you still wear
your damn wedding ring.

- It´s not the same thing.
- ´Right.´

Because it´s you.

Harold Abbott is an upstanding
gentleman in our community.

He´s kind and generous.

And if you don´t think so,
just ask him.

Stop that.

In fact, when his name came up
for this year´s High Rut Buck

´the Bighorn Board´s
decision was unanimous.´

´So I´m proud
to introduce to you´

our High Rut Buck for 2003,
Dr. Harold Abbott Junior.

Thank you, brothers Ram. I´ve
jotted down just a few words.

I couldn´t decide how best to
express my gratitude.

Somehow the enormity of my life

which I always thought
so small was just too much.

I couldn´t reduce it to a few
simple phrases and thank-you´s.

There´s just so much
to be grateful for.

Pie..

...for one.

Did you ever have such a good,
perfect bite of pie

...that you wanted to stop
eating for fear

the next wouldn´t be
quite as right?

And then there´s friends.

Familiar faces like
I see right now.

Some I´ve known
since I was a tot.

I loved it when my father

brought me to
the Bighorn picnics.

Those chortling,
befezzed men swilling Scotch

and smoking good cigars.

Dad always went for those
Swisher Sweets

even when someone
brought Cubans.

God, I miss my dad sometimes.
He was such a good man.

And now here I am.

Surrounded with good friends
like you all.

Good men. Men.

Nick..

Hank, Jerry.

Jerry.

I love you guys.

I love you.

I love you, Dad.

Dad!

[all applauding]

Ephram, I need to talk to you.

Good, because I need
to talk to you.

Please take Delia upstairs
and get her ready for bed.

Sure thing.

What were you thinking talking
to Nina about her divorce?

- I told you in confidence.
- How was I to know?

- You never said it´s a secret.
- I thought it was self-evident.

Do you have any idea
what I went through tonight?

I had to listen to her tear
my head off for 10 minutes..

I had to play miniature golf
Amy and her date for 10 hours.

- I have a paper due on Monday.
- Oh, big deal.

I guarantee, whatever
happened to you tonight

it doesn´t come close
to what I had to deal with.

Your life is always
so much worse.

- You think my life--
- That´s it.

´I can´t believe how
you two go on.´

Is it always like this
around here?

That was rhetorical, okay?
I know the answer to that.

Are you aware that
there´s a little girl upstairs

who can hear every word
that you are screaming?

Do you think this house
is made of magic doors

that block out the sound?

- Look, Madison--
- No, I´m not finished.

Okay, now, you two are two of
the sorriest men I have seen.

You´re worried about
your neighbor thinks.

You´re worried about a girl
you´ve a crush on.

Who´s worried about Delia?

Or is that why you hired me?

I have news. I can pick up as
much slack as you leave behind.

At the end of the day, she´s
your daughter and your sister.

Unless you start giving her
the attention that you save

for one another she´s gonna
rebel like you wouldn´t believe.

And I´m not gonna be
the one to stop her.

You know, in fact,
I might encourage it a little.

Look, I appreciate you
being forthright--

Oh, you want forthright?

Neighbor lady?

She´s right about you. You never
should´ve said anything.

You´re upset that
she called you on it

so you´re blaming it on Ephram.

And you...and that paper.

Grow up, man.
It is just homework.

If you worked on it half
as much as you whine about it

you´d have a novel by now.

I have a life of my own
to get back to.

I´ll be back here,
same time tomorrow.

And I expect to see
some new attitudes.

Goodnight.

You were right.
She is really mean.

- Don´t forget crazy.
- Who does she think she is?

Yelling at us?
This is our house.

Bad enough that you yell at me.
She doesn´t live here.

There´s gotta be other
babysitters.

There are, dime a dozen. We
don´t have to put up with that.

No. So you´re gonna fire her?

Fire her? I´m gonna fire her
like she´s never been fired.

She´ll be so fired, her children
won´t be able to get a job.

That Tony Soprano thing
doesn´t work for you.

I´m right there
with you on the firing.

You can´t fire her.

Delia, I thought
you were in bed.

I wanted a drink of water.

And you´re changing
the subject.

Madison´s my best friend
and I want her to stay.

Sometimes things don´t work out
the way you want them to.

She´s the only one
who plays with me

and talks to me
about cool stuff.

She´s mine

and if you fire her, I won´t
speak to either of you..

...ever.

I´m not thirsty anymore.

- Think she´s bluffing?
- I don´t know.

I don´t wanna find out.

- More babysitter goodies?
- Actually, I made them myself.

I didn´t know what to do.

When Julia and I used to fight,
I´d go out and buy jewelry.

I´m just-- I´m not used
to fighting with friends.

I´m not used to
having friends, I guess.

- Not like you.
- I know.

I didn´t know I could
get mad like that.

Let me rephrase, I don´t think
I should get mad like that.

Not at you anyway.

I´m just freaking out right now.

Yeah. Well, you know what?

I should´ve realized that.

And if I´d been more
attentive, I would have.

Instead I got all caught up
in playing Mr. Fix-It.

First with you
and then with Jim.

How is he?

He´s a long story
with an unhappy ending.

I thought if I made
him feel better

it´d somehow
make me feel better..

I´m doing it again, aren´t I?

It´s okay.

Anyway, you were right.

I have not moved on.

I haven´t let go of Julia.

It´s funny, I wear this thing
much more often now

than I ever did when
she was still here.

I never really got used to it.

I took it off all the time
for surgery anyway

and sometimes I´d just
forget to put it back on.

Now I never do.

And meanwhile, here you are,
being very brave.

And I am very proud of you.

Well, don´t be. I--

I´ve decided to wait
on the whole filing thing.

But you--

Well, that´s your decision
and I completely support it.

- These are terrible.
- I know.

- Doctor.
- Doctor.

I hear you made
quite a speech last night.

I´ve got some extra Kleenex
in my car if you need them.

Nobody likes you.

Good morning, Harry.

- Dr. Brown.
- Andy, please.

That´s a nice car. You don´t
see many of those around here.

- What´s it get?
- Over 50 to the gallon.

Yeah, I figure you gotta
do what you can.

Of course your SUV
isn´t helping matters.

Well, I believe
I have patients to see.

Some of us don´t have time
for idle chitchat.

Um, you do. That´s my yogic
breathing class.

- Nice to see you again, Andy.
- You too.

Oh, and if you know where I can
get a good deal on a bicycle..

She seems nice.

Harry.

- You sure you´re related?
- Sometimes I wonder.

- Hello.
- Hi.

- Go ahead. Please.
- Thanks.

Harry.

You know, your neck
seems better.

Which means I win.

- So I get to stay?
- You didn´t win anything.

But you may stay, at least
for the foreseeable future

till the AMA throw the lot
of you out of the country.

- I´ll bring my fountain back.
- Not on your life.

That fountain had me peeing
like a racehorse.

And could you please remove the
wind chimes from our front door?

In case you hadn´t noticed,
I´m rather tall.

How stupid was miniature golf.

Yeah, it kind of loses most of
its appeal after the age of 10.

How was the rest
of your night with The Wal?

I think they call him "Walz."

It was just a one-time
thing. No big deal.

Yeah. Cool. Whatever.

That paper suck as much
for you as it did for me?

Oh, my God, the paper.

I completely spaced.

I-I don´t need this
right now. Damn it!

No, forget it. Don´t worry
about it. Here.

Have mine.

- What?
- My paper. Come on. Take it.

Ephram, are you insane?

No, I blew it off
till last night anyway.

Write it in your handwriting,
I´ll do one during free period.

- Are you serious?
- Yeah. It´s not great.

But at least
it´s something, right?

I can´t believe this.
You´re saving my life right now.

Don´t worry about it.

Thank you so much.

I won´t forget this.

The more things change,
the more they stay the same.

I´m not sure who the first
person was who said that.

Probably Shakespeare,
or maybe Sting.

But at the moment,
it´s the sentence

that best explains
my tragic flaw.

My inability to change.

I don´t think
I´m alone in this.

The more I get to know other
people, the more I realize

it´s kind of everyone´s flaw.

Staying exactly the same
for as long as possible.

Standing perfectly still.
It feels better somehow.

And if you are suffering,
at least the pain is familiar.

Because if you took that leap
of faith, went outside the box

did something unexpected

who knows what other pain
might be waiting out there.

Chances are, it could
be even worse.

So you maintain the status quo.

Choose the road
already traveled

and it doesn´t seem that bad.

Not as far as flaws go.
You´re not a drug addict.

You´re not killing anyone.

Except maybe yourself,
a little.

When we finally do change,
I don´t think

it happens like an earthquake
or an explosion

where all of a sudden, we´re
like this different person.

I think it´s smaller than that.

The kind of thing most people
wouldn´t notice

unless they looked close,
which, thank God they never do.

But you notice it.

Inside you, that change feels
like a world of difference.

You hope that it is.

That this is the person
you get to be forever.

That you´ll never
have to change again.