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(male narrator) There are things that go without saying.

- Prom. - The inevitable nightmare.

Like finals.

No, finals can be predicted. Pass, fail, these are options.

Prom is like a big pimple at the end of your nose.

A disaster the entire world can see

with one of a million possible outcomes.

And there are things better left unsaid.

- Sorry. - Oh, Amy. I am so bummed.

I realized when I booked Mr. Hollinbeck´s limo

you and I weren´t really--

- Talking. - Yeah.

I told Melissa, Robin and Erin they could have the spots.

´I thought it would be okay. They were going stag, but--´

They started dating the twins. It´s totally fine. No worries.

You´re the best.

I got decoration committee, so I´ll see you in first.

Page been sampling her brother´s Ritalin again?

Something about prom freaks people out.

- I don´t know what it is. - I do. Prom.

[honking]

Just when I thought it couldn´t get any worse.

Oh, my God.

- Check it out. - It´s kind of hard not to.

- Bright, did you rent this? - For maximum prom enjoyment.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Prom-A-Bago.

Oh, no.

An innovation in prom transportation.

Fully loaded, reclining bucket seats, tinted windows

DVD, CD, VCR, TV, refrigerator.

You´re gonna go to prom in this?

We´re going to prom in this. Don´t thank me.

Just get dates, because I got four seats with your names on.

- You know, actually-- - No, zip. None of that.

No, don´t give me any, "Here´s why this is lame."

This is my senior prom. You´re gonna rally.

Maybe we can rally for something else?

Yeah, like senior graduation.

Which requires less rallying, more sitting and...watching.

Perfect. There we go.

My life´s about to suck. Big time.

Like the guy who graduates and never leaves

like Johnny Rickers.

- The guy that works at Sal´s? - He doesn´t even work there.

He hangs out there. I need prom to be awesome.

There are things that should never be uttered out loud.

So hurry up and get your dates, alright, slackers?

Time is of the essence.

Bright, don´t you wanna move your RV?

Oh, no, bro. I got a pass.

And there are things you´ve got to hear to believe.

- So, what are you gonna do? - What can I do? Go.

But the ones that stay with us..

I mean, it could be fun, maybe, under the right circumstances.

Sedated? God, what am I gonna do about a date?

I´m gonna have to hire one or import.

If you´re really worried about it..

...are the things we long to say..

No, it´s alright. I mean, I could just pick up

some of Bright´s leftovers.

...but don´t.

See you.

Yeah, see you.

[theme music]

You´re coming to my dinner tomorrow night, right, Harry?

Well, I would envision so since you´re serving it in my house.

Well, I didn´t have enough chairs.

Because you don´t entertain. And did I hear you correctly?

You´re not only inviting guests but cooking for them as well?

I fear unemployment has induced dementia.

- Just be there, okay, Harry? - So is there some occasion?

It hardly seems the time for festivity

and extra expenditures.

I just want to cook dinner for my family. How about that?

Coffee to go, please.

- Hello, Linda, Harold. - Hey, Andy.

You look good.

Thank you. Roxanne just cut my hair.

We went a little shorter for spring.

I guess I should be getting back to the office.

Yes. Good.

Shoo.

- Bye. - Bye.

And should be forcibly removed from the town.

For what? Withholding affection?

For being an idiot.

It doesn´t matter, Harry.

I was thinking of stopping by the office tomorrow

and loading up a few boxes, if that´s okay.

What´s your rush?

The office, as I recall, is already closed.

Well, for one, I don´t work there anymore.

Do not let one Andrew Brown sighting

tilt your whole world perspective into doom and gloom.

Harry, this is my situation.

I´m not a practicing physician anymore.

I am not a member of this community

in good standing anymore, and I´m not..

...dating Andy Brown anymore.

That´s the reality and it´s not gonna change.

I think I made a mistake..

...with Linda.

I just saw her and...I think..

I mean, I acted so hastily and--

I think you should let it be.

- What if I´m wrong? - You weren´t.

How do you know?

Because I´m older and smarter than you are.

And better looking.

I agree with the last part..

...but I miss her.

I know you do, sarge.

But Linda doesn´t need any more heartbreak in this lifetime..

...so back off, okay?

[phone ringing]

Doctor´s office.

- It´s for you. - Take a message.

I don´t wanna talk to anybody.

Can he return your call?

He says no. It´s a Dr. Donald Douglas?

- Donald, how are you? - ´Andy.´

- Is everything alright? - Yeah, no, everything´s fine.

- I´m in Denver. - Denver?

Yeah, for a conference.

I thought I might just drop by for a visit.

Well, I´m gonna be honest with you, Donald.

- Now is not a good time. - ´Oh, no, no, no, I--´

Sure, I understand. You know, I thought I might just stop by.

Stop by? It´s a two-hour drive.

You know, Andy, it would be great to see you.

Of course. Of course. Come on up.

You got a pencil? I´ll give you directions from the highway.

It´ll be good to see you.

And I was wondering, if you don´t already have a date..

...which you totally probably do..

...if you would like to go to prom with me?

- Go to prom with me. - That´s really nice.

´Just..´

Actually, somebody I´m planning on asking.

Oh, that´s okay. Cool.

I´m sorry, Bud.

But if he says no or gets in an accident or something..

Okay. Thanks.

You got a higher kill rate than the Marines.

None of these guys good enough for you?

None of them make me think that prom´ll be anything other than..

...depressing and long.

- Did Todd Jackson ask you yet? - Twice.

Look, I don´t care who, just hurry up and pick someone, okay?

Why do you even care?

You´ll have an amazing time whether I´m there or not.

Speaking of which, have you picked a date?

I got it narrowed down to six choices.

Today the girls compete in the final challenge.

Tying cherries stems with their tongues.

We wrap it up tomorrow with the interview.

What? This is not a small choice.

I´m taking careful consideration so nobody´s overlooked.

I´m sure Mindy Devick will appreciate your thoroughness.

She probably won´t even know what that means.

Laugh it up. I´m gonna have the ideal date.

Meanwhile, you´re not gonna have any date.

What are you holding out for, anyways?

Ephram. You´re holding out for Ephram.

Look, this whole you and Ephram thing--

It´s not a thing. I just...I like him.

I´m just saying, it´s not gonna end well.

It´ll end with you guys like dividing me up

when it all falls apart.

That´s not gonna happen because he´s not gonna ask me.

I thought he might, because he broke up with Madison and all.

But he hasn´t, and he´s not going to so--

So? Fine, ask him. I don´t care.

I´m not asking for your blessing, Bright.

There´s just no point.

If Ephram wanted to go with me, he would ask me.

- No, he wouldn´t. - Yes, he would.

You think he´s a glutton for punishment?

A total glutton for punishment?

You rejected the guy 600 times last year.

He won´t go out on a limb and ask you even if he was dying to.

Ugh! I don´t know.

Things always come too easy for you.

Now you gotta work a little harder.

Mmm.

[doorbell rings] I´ll get it.

- Amy. - Hi.

Come on in.

So, what´s up?

I was thinking about this whole prom thing--

Yeah, me too. My dad might let me borrow the car that night.

Could be a good way to get out of the Prom-A-Bago.

I think Bright´s kind of into it.

You´re right. It´s probably hopeless, huh?

I was thinking about what you said, not having a date

and I thought that, you know, maybe we could..

It wouldn´t be horrible if we just went together as friends.

That way we wouldn´t have to have dates. Or ask dates.

What do you think?

You know, I know what you´re doing.

You don´t have to feel bad for me.

Oh, no, Ephram, that´s not--

No, I know that the entire school has asked you.

And, for me, I mean, if I can´t go with Madison..

...I´d just as soon go stag anyways.

- Right. - I mean, go on.

Go with whoever you want. Have fun.

I mean, don´t worry about me. Really, I´ll be fine.

But thank you.

Oh, no problem.

- Yeah. - Anyway, I should probably go.

Yeah.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Okay, we are so set.

I just lined up Johnny Rickers to drive the Prom-A-Bago.

He got his license back. He´ll do it for $3 an hour and snacks.

- Nice. - So, what about you?

What about me?

Operation Ask-A-Geek. How´d it go?

- It kind of didn´t. - What? What?

What, the E Man said no?

Yeah, but I don´t know he knew what I was asking.

You did use the word "prom," didn´t you?

Yes. But he might of thought that I meant just as friends.

Oh, no. You didn´t go that route, did you?

Jeez, man, give someone a simple set of instructions.

Now I know how my teachers feel.

It´s doesn´t matter. It was like he didn´t hear me asking.

Because you didn´t ask him. You have no technique.

A guy doesn´t want to be asked like that.

That´s gonna make him feel like he´s neutered or something.

He doesn´t see me the way he used to.

He got a one-two punch from Madison.

His eyes are swollen shut. He can´t see anything.

- Ask him again, but for real. - No way.

Look, you ask him and then he´ll go with you, okay?

Then that night he´ll see you with your hair all up

and your dress all, whatever.

He´ll be whipped again.

No. If I ask again, he´s gonna know that I like him.

- So? - So, he´ll feel bad for me.

Like I want him to feel something he doesn´t anymore.

Look, I´m just not ready for him to know, okay?

So let´s just drop it.

- Oh, I like the mural. - Mmm.

Linda says she remembers it from when she was a girl..

...when this place was still a train station.

She really got you, didn´t she?

It was the first time I´ve felt that way since Julia.

I was like a teenager half the time.

Younger than when you met me.

Well, you did what you came here to do.

Oh, really. And what was that?

Do a 180.

Sweep out the old life, invent a new one.

Well, I didn´t really throw out the old life.

When your wife died, that was a tragedy beyond your control.

Then you left the field, another tragedy.

Hardly comparable.

Hardly. But a tragedy nonetheless. Then after Colin--

I didn´t do anything wrong with Colin. Not a thing.

And if a bunch of paycheck surgeons

who couldn´t tell a scalpel from a spatula

wanna cast aspersions just because I made a moral choice--

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy, tiger.

A case blew up on you.

I mean, when you stand on a pedestal that high

you have a long way to fall.

There´s always a way, though, to climb back up again.

You didn´t come because of the conference in Denver

because there was no conference in Denver, was there?

No.

Pull that out of the case you´ve been carrying for two hours

and show me why you´re really here.

How old?

Mid-60s.

- History? - Nothing significant.

Some bouts of high blood pressure

treated with medication.

The tumor is a benign meningioma.

Yeah, I can see that.

(Andy) ´It´s dangerously close to the parietal lobe.´

It´s dangerously close, not impossibly close.

I´d tell the guy to take his chances.

That´s not what he´s asking.

- Why don´t you do it yourself? - I can´t.

Because 99 out of a 100 surgeons can´t. Because you can.

- Give it to Frick or Carlson. - I tried. They turned it down.

Oh, so that´s what it´s come to?

I´m the guy you call when you got one you can´t win.

I remember those guys. I just didn´t think I´d be one someday.

Do this, Andy. Get your place back.

- I don´t want my place back. - Your reputation.

I don´t care what people think of me.

Then do it because this patient needs you. And you need him.

It´s too close to the parietal lobe.

And the pressure is gonna paralyze him eventually.

Maybe.

But I´d probably do more damage and sooner with a resection.

No, no, not you.

Look, I´m not God, Donald

and I´m not predatory about medicine. Not anymore.

Okay. I..

- I promised him I´d make a try. - And try you did.

Just gonna have to dig a little deeper

for this kind of bottom feeder.

Well, I better get going.

I still have time to trounce you at a couple games

of chess before I head back.

Which is why I would make an incredible prom date.

That was amazing. I never knew that about you and your brother.

You guys raising rabbits competitively

to cover his medical costs.

Thank you.

We also raise lambs.

Wow.

Alright, girls, it´s that time, so..

Nikki has 16 points.

´Mindy has..´

...16 points.

Yes.

´Susie has 15.´

Wait, no, 16. I forgot about the double-tie on the stem.

And Cheryl has 16 points.

I can´t believe it, it´s a four-way tie. You all win.

[all screaming]

How does he do it?

Act like a moron? It comes naturally.

Why would all those girls settle for one date?

Maybe he´s the only one that they wanna go with.

That´s what blond hair and a physique gets you.

I got five girls competing not to go with me.

I can´t believe it. A four-way tie.

Couldn´t let any of the ladies down, could I?

Bright, that´s enough, I just ate.

Now I have three extra dates, there´s only two seats left.

There´s no room in the ´Bago.

I´m sorry, but you guys have to go together.

I guess it´s the same thing, we could sit next to each other

or sit next to each other. I could get you a corsage.

- Yeah, we could go together. - Okay. Cool.

[school bell ringing]

Uh, I gotta go. What color?

Corsage? I´m not going through this again.

Oh...light pink.

Alright. See you.

- So did I style you or what? - You styled me.

I did my part. At prom, you have to tell him how you feel.

Bright..

I did my half, little sister, now you do yours.

Can you believe it? Four dates. God, I rule.

Linda, this is just lovely.

Well, thank you for lending me the table

and the chairs and the plates.

- It looks too pretty to eat. - Well, you better taste it.

We might be better off just looking at it.

This was such a good idea. Whatever inspired you?

- Well, I don´t know, I-- - Tell them the occasion, Linda.

- There´s no occasion. - No occasion?

None at all? Not, for instance, oh, say, a bon voyage party?

Party in which you´re the only one who knows you´re leaving?

- Leaving? - Where are you going?

I´m not going anywhere.

What´s on the itinerary, Dr. Abbott?

Harry.

Doctors Without Borders seems to think

they´ll be seeing you soon in Namibia.

I hear Namibia has some very interesting indigenous art.

I´m not going to Namibia. I´m thinking about going.

A meaningful distinction in the mind of a thoughtful person.

- Let your sister speak, Harold. - Why should I?

What on Earth could she say that we haven´t heard before?

Shh.

What is this all about, Linda?

I was talking to an old supervisor.

He mentioned a clinic there that needed support--

You thought, "Why don´t I just volunteer?

"Why don´t I, a woman with a chronic illness

"and a family who depends on me

"go back to Africa where my health can deteriorate

and I can be far away from people who love me?"

I have to have a job. I have to have a life.

Yeah, you´re bored. We´re just so uninteresting to you.

- What? - A family isn´t a life?

Oh, forgive me for getting confused.

I haven´t decided anything. I´m just considering it.

You know, it´s been a really rough couple of weeks.

You think it hasn´t been hard for me?

You know, not once did I consider abandoning you

to get my practice back.

We´re in this together. Why am I even wasting my breath?

Explaining loyalty to you is like describing colors

to the blind. You never get it.

Just run, like you always do.

I never thought you´d stay, anyway.

You sure we can´t get you to stay a little longer?

´No, I´m afraid not.´

Well, next time it´ll be a proper visit.

Well, I´ll try.

Delia, it´s been a pleasure, as always.

And I must say, you´re growing up to be a lovely young lady.

Thank you.

Be sure and tell your brother that I said goodbye, okay?

You can leave him a note.

Well, I´d rather that you told him, okay?

Andy, hope that everything works out for you here.

- Meaning? - Well, all of it. Everything.

Well, you are very gracious in defeat, Donald.

Of chess and other things.

That I am.

I want you to know, I respect the decision that you´ve made.

Oh, I´m sure we´ll live to argue it another day.

Where´s your briefcase?

I think I left it in the kitchen.

Hey, Dad, when Uncle Donald comes next time

can we go to the conference too?

[clattering]

Get me the phone, honey.

Dial 911, Delia.

- What happened to Uncle Donald? - He´s sick, sweetheart.

Yes, hi. This is Dr. Andy Brown.

I need an ambulance at my house right away.

That´s 2719 Dearborn.

[Funkturistic singing "Ignition"]

(Nikki) ´I can´t work my seat.´

Maybe you should try pushing the button.

Maybe you could help me move it, you´re bigger.

I think you´ve got more experience with trailers.

We should have brought a camcorder.

Hey, pull in here, Johnny.

(Bright) ´Okay. So which one of you ladies would like to volunteer´

for the job of procuring?

- I´ll do it. - I´m coming.

Is it me, or is Susie exactly like Jerri from "Survivor?"

Cheryl´s pure evil. I saw her steal Nikki´s lipstick

and replace it with an ugly one.

That´s low.

The worst was Mindy, trying to get dibs on the first dance.

She was gonna whip out a contract.

I´m on snack patrol, you´re on drinks.

Ephram?

Madison. What are you..?

I´m just getting some munchies.

Studying for finals.

Of course.

So..

...prom.

Yeah, you know, I´m..

Whatever.

- You get Mr. Hollinbeck´s limo? - No, we got something else.

- Bigger but weirder. - That´s great.

It´s the kind of thing that will be great

when you´re telling the story at 35, but..

Did you bring a date?

Yeah.

Ephram, do you think we should get Slurpees?

Hey, Amy. You look beautiful.

Thanks.

- I will go get these. - No, I can get--

- I gotta go, so-- - No, no, no, wait, wait, wait.

No, that´s okay. I´ll get these.

I´ll see you later, Ephram.

[female over P.A.] ´Dr. Keller to OR 2.´

´Dr. Keller to OR 2.´

You look good.

Well, it´s hard to look worse than prone.

You know, you gave us a scare.

Yeah, well, I´m sorry about that.

I forget how shocking it is.

When did you first realize that..?

Well, the first time, when I dropped a cup.

I cursed myself for clumsiness, but the second time..

...I knew something. It took me over a month to go in.

You know the old adage about doctors? It´s true.

But there it was. My old friend, meningioma, come home to roost.

I could have laughed about it

but I was so damn mad about the inconvenience of it all.

Why didn´t you tell me the truth?

I wanted you to consider the case on its merits.

Your case has no merits.

Any surgeon good enough to perform this operation

will be smart enough to know that he shouldn´t.

- Except me. - No, no. Oh, no.

- I´ve made my decision. - I´m reconsidering my request.

- Come on, don´t give me that. - Don´t patronize me.

When you thought it was an anonymous patient, you said no.

Just because it´s someone whom you want to survive

doesn´t give the case itself more value.

Your life has value to me.

I´m not letting you operate for purely sentimental reasons.

That is Colin all over again.

That´s what got you into this situation to begin with.

- You´re lucky I´m in it. - I taught you better than that.

Well, maybe you taught me wrong.

Look, it´s not your fault, Donald.

You saw I was good at something. You knew I could be great at it.

You knew I wanted to be and like any respectable teacher

you exploited that hunger.

I learned from you how to be as cold and as calculated

and as brutal as greatness requires.

But I don´t have the luxury of greatness anymore.

And you don´t have the luxury of pride...or time.

I am doing this surgery.

[The Doobie Brothers singing "Listen To The Music"]

- You wanna talk about it? - Talk about what?

How the lamest school event was made worse

by running into my ex-girlfriend?

- Yeah, that. - Whatever. Par for the course.

- You wanna get a drink? - No, I´m alright.

(female #1) ´Can I get your attention, please?´

Peak County graduating class, welcome your prom court.

´Prom Queen Nikki Flees.´

- Bitch. - Ho.

I hate her.

´And your prom king, Bright Abbott.´

Wow.

Well, prom king, wow, what an honor. I just..

Well, at least somebody´s having a good time.

Yeah. Such a good time that he wouldn´t realize

that his peeps are gone?

(Edna) ´I´m not trying to talk you out of it.´

Well, that´s good because I haven´t decided yet.

Yes, you have. I just wanna know why.

You know, it´s alright if you need a new adventure.

´I´ve always envied that part of your life.´

´From the beginning, I wondered if this town´

would ever be enough for you, but for the first time..

...I´m wondering if you´re running from, rather than to.

- Is this about Andy? - I don´t know. Partly, I guess.

I mean, it´s hard to be here with him and not be with him.

- I certainly feel pretty alone. - You´re not.

I know, it´s just..

- I know, it feels that way. - Yeah.

- Maybe if you give it time. - Yeah, maybe.

You know we love having you here.

I love having you here.

I thought maybe standing still would be good for you.

Knowing my own inclination for running all the time.

Sometimes it takes someone forcing you to set down roots.

I feel like I tried to set down roots and they all got dug up.

Not all.

Just do this for me, okay?

Don´t go without making it right with your brother. Don´t.

You know Harry. He´s never gonna see my side of it.

He´s just like Dad was.

He´s stubborn, thick-headed and relentlessly unforgiving.

And just plain mean sometimes.

And lost without you.

[snoring]

I´m sorry about you seeing Madison. That really sucks.

No, it´s alright.

To tell you the truth, there isn´t much humiliation left.

I sort of bottomed out back at the whole getting-dumped thing.

You really loved her, didn´t you?

I don´t know. I mean..

You remember last year when I was totally into you

and I´d never felt that way before?

Yeah, I--

I thought that that meant something

but to feel that way about somebody

and to have them feel that way back, it´s just--

- It was better. - It was just more.

- And not to mention the whole-- - What?

- No, nothing. - Sex, right?

It just changes things.

You know, like with you and Colin.

Yeah, except..

Oh, I always just..

No.

Nope.

- But you loved him, right? - Yeah.

Yeah, a lot.

But it gets better in time once you´ve--

Yes and no.

It might be kind of like when my mom died.

It´s one of those things that just changes you.

I think because once you´ve had that

once you´ve sort of felt that way about somebody

and they´ve felt that way about you, and then it ends

and they don´t feel that way about you anymore

it´s like you´re more alone than you were before you met them.

Like the most alone that you´ve ever been.

Well, maybe someone will come along

and you won´t feel that way anymore.

Yeah, I guess.

You know, Ephram, what we were talking about earlier.

I did love Colin.

So I couldn´t feel that way about you.

- Yeah, I know. - Doesn´t mean I wouldn´t have.

- No, I get it. - No, what I mean is--

No, it´s like, I couldn´t feel that way about whoever because..

I mean, it´s nothing personal, it´s just, even though it´s over

it doesn´t mean that I´m not in love with her anymore, you know?

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

So cross-cataloguing every patient file

by type of visit is going to help us work more efficiently?

Yes, Louise. We can compare ailments, results, medications.

Furthermore, this way we can do longitudinal studies

of various ailments that present seasonally.

Right.

So do you think we might have patients sometime soon?

Louise, we are making use of this temporary work stoppage

to improve our minds and our medical practices.

Yes, Dr. Abbott.

We´re fortunate to have this let up

in what is normally an onerous level of patient demand.

- Linda. - Hey, Harry.

I´ll go start on your office files.

So mother tells me your mind is made up.

Well, actually--

Louise is available to help you remove the rest of your things.

Harry, I need you to know it´s not that I wanna go.

Oh, I know, I know.

It´s just the wanderlust is..

It´s too powerful for you special folk, you explorers.

No.

I don´t think I´m special.

I wanna stay. I wanna be here for every little thing

that unfolds in your life and in mom´s.

But I can´t be the spinster aunt and move in with you

and spend all my time at your functions.

I have to have something of my own to go home to

at the end of the day or the week.

Don´t you see, having watched you and Rose for a year now..

...I want it so much.

´That´s not what I came here to tell you.´

I came to tell you that I will stay if you need me to.

- Don´t. - No, I mean it. I will.

I don´t wanna abandon you or mom. I wanna do what´s right.

And I really can´t see straight now

so I´m asking you as my big brother, what I should do.

Go.

Go with my blessing. Do what you need to do.

Find peace...wherever it may be for you.

I know you´re not leaving us.

Thanks, Harry.

Bright, you really must return that Winnebago, it´s an eyesore.

An eyesore or a souvenir of the greatest night ever?

Either way, I´m afraid the Sullivans will call the police.

Make sure it gets back to Phil´s today. Alright?

Okay.

- So is Nikki gonna be okay? - Mm-hmm.

It was just a scratch, but Susie lost a clump of hair.

I can´t believe those girls can fight.

[chuckling]

Was it really the best night of your life?

Yes, the best. I don´t think I´ll have that much fun again.

What about when you get married and have kids?

I don´t mean that, life-changing events. I mean, fun, you know?

Young, stupid fun.

What´s with holding out with me? What happened with Ephram?

We talked in the RV.

So you told him? What was he like?

Did he freak out? Did he jump with joy? What happened?

No, he, uh..

He´s not into it.

What, he´s not into it? He said that?

Pretty much.

Wow. Big surprise.

I never knew that kid had it in him to be such a bonehead.

Wow, that sucks. I´m sorry, Aim.

But, you know, you guys are really different anyways.

You know, this way you can still be friends. We can all hang out.

But it´s way cool you had the guts to tell him. Way to go.

Thanks.

Maybe I´ll swing by there, see if I can´t drag him

´to Phil´s with that boat of his.´

I kind of told him I wouldn´t talk to you about him so..

Hello, I´m not Page. I can keep my mouth shut.

No, so, don´t even bring it up or hint at it or anything, okay?

I am a locked safe. I didn´t tell him about Nikki

when I told her I wouldn´t.

Nikki? I thought you ended up with Cheryl.

We wanna do it as soon as we can get the O.R. and personnel.

I´d like to use Sanders again. Well, if you could ask him.

Actually, you know what, I´m gonna ask him myself.

The longer we wait- Yeah, exactly.

Okay. Well, let me know when you get us slotted in.

Thanks, Jeff. Bye-bye.

- Was that about Uncle Donald? - Yeah.

I think Debra´s gonna get us in pretty soon, so..

Is that weird, operating on somebody who´s like family?

Yeah, it is weird.

Is there some rule against that?

Yes. I can´t operate on someone, like, say, you.

But if it´s like one step removed?

Well, yeah. I mean, it´s all pretty fuzzy.

In a perfect world, Uncle Donald could get

an equally decent surgeon

who he didn´t have a personal relationship with but he can´t.

If he doesn´t do it, will he die?

Possibly.

Probably.

If the surgery doesn´t go well, will he die?

Well, death and paralysis are the major risks.

Are you sure you wanna do that after..?

Well, I have no choice.

Man, I could never be a surgeon.

Seems most of the time, all the possible outcomes are bad.

So I don´t have to save for med school?

[knocking on door]

Harold.

- Here. - What´s this? Train schedule?

I want you to know this should in no way

be construed as a gesture of friendship.

Rather, a moral imperative.

You brushing up on your philosophy, Harold?

I´ve done my duty, now what you do with this is up to you.

I don´t know what this information is.

You´re a bright man, at least by reputation. Figure it out.

- This is-- - Just be there, Brown.

(Bright) ´I gotta say, I´m gonna miss that old girl.´

She´ll still be there, if you ever wanna rent her again.

No, it´s not the same. It´s like Cinderella, you know?

She´s only the Prom-a-Bago one night. Now she´s just a pumpkin.

That´s how I feel about the whole prom.

A big, orange vegetable you couldn´t pay me to eat.

Yeah, I gotta say I had higher expectations for you.

It´s different when you got four girls competing to go with you.

Instead of the girl you always wanted?

Used to wanna go out with.

Look, I kind of told Amy we wouldn´t talk about this.

Talk about what?

So it´s just not there for you anymore, huh?

That sucks. I mean, don´t take this personal or anything

but I think you got bad-relationship karma.

First, you fall for a girl whose boyfriend´s in a coma.

That´s hopelessly bad timing. Then you go for a girl who´s 20.

Again, another timing problem.

Now Amy´s back and she´s got this total thing for you.

And she tells you the same night you run into the other girl.

What exactly did you tell my sister? You just told her that..

I told her it was bad timing.

Like I said. Let me in, dude.

I´ll take you to MJ´s for some cheese fries. You need help.

Hey, do not tell my sister we talked about this, okay?

She´d kill me. Guys gotta talk about this kind of stuff too.

We´re not as dumb and clueless as they think we are.

(Irv) Now you call us if you get stuck.

- Heard there´s snow in Chicago. - I will.

I´ll ship those boxes once you have somewhere to ship them to.

- Thanks, mom. - You got the food I packed?

Right here.

Well, I guess that´s all then.

She can think of other stuff if she thinks it´ll keep you here

an extra five minutes.

I´ll say goodbye now, Linda, give you two a minute alone.

Okay. Goodbye, Irv.

It was wonderful having you here.

- You come back soon. - I will.

I´ll be in the truck, Edna.

You said you thought you might come back for a visit in summer?

Oh, more likely fall.

- Thanksgiving for sure. - Don´t forget.

How could I forget?

No, I mean, don´t forget when you´re far away

and leaving is inconvenient how much it means to have you back.

I won´t forget, Mom.

You´ll have a postcard from me every day reminding you so..

You want me to help you? Here.

There you go.

Okay. Alright.

I´m gonna...leave now before I start blubbering.

Unless you want me to wait till the train comes?

Unh-unh, I´m okay.

I´m really going now.

Goodbye.

Bye.

How-? How did-? Did my mom tell you?

Harold came to my house.

I´m sorry I didn´t tell you. I wanted you to come, say goodbye.

I never would have forgiven myself.

I wish you´d told me that you were considering this.

I didn´t know how and I didn´t want you to..

Ask you to stay.

If you did, it would be for the wrong reason.

I was afraid if you asked me, I might stay.

I can´t ask you.

I know.

You are one of the most..

...amazing things that has ever happened to me.

You gave me my life back.

- You already had a life. - No, no.

You...gave me living back.

I was just surviving..

...and then I met you.

Now I wake up every morning wondering

if I made the wrong choice.

I know you made the right one.

[male over P.A.] ´Ladies and gentlemen, final boarding call´

´for Eastern Chicago Express to Chicago.´

Maybe some..?

Stay safe, alright?

Stay healthy.

Yep.

Okay, now, please go..

...because if you stay and watch me leave, I´ll fall apart.

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