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The last couple of months have been amazing.

But we don't even know what this is yet. Whatever this is, I'm in.

Amelia?

I know you.

How you doing?

Meanwhile, starting a parenting journey at this point in your life?

Sometimes I worry about how this is going to work, you and I raising a kid

together.

So pretty.

What's your name?

Sharon. You're tired, aren't you?

It's okay, Bert. I think

your

doorbell's broken. It worked fine. I was sleeping. What happened to your key?

I lost it.

You were sleeping?

Since when do you sleep past six?

Since when are you up before noon?

And what's with the suit? With the Halloween costume?

This is 100 % polyester, I'll have you know.

That's not good.

It's for work.

Wait, you got a bike?

Uh, yeah, I got a bike. Sorry, you've got a job that requires you to wear

something besides a ratty T -shirt?

Well, I see that you're currently enjoying one of my ratty clothes. I

to miss your breakfast rush.

Hey, what's up, dude? Look, I didn't know. I thought she was single.

Oh, no. Ew, I'm her brother.

No. Oh, well, cool.

Nice to meet you, man. Yeah.

Um, have you seen my pants?

I think they're by the couch.

Oh. Thanks.

I'm just gonna use the bathroom.

Aye, aye, Captain.

Impulse pie?

No, what are you... What are you even doing here? Oh,

so, um, do you still have Mom's ring?

I, uh, kind of got some important news.

Might want to sit down for this.

Okay. Uh, I am proposing to my girlfriend.

Oh, how far along is she?

Seriously, Katie, Gemma is the most amazing person on the planet.

We're hanging out in Andersonville tonight.

You should stop by and meet her.

Guess I'll be heading out then.

Oh, get out.

Quick eats?

Or is this like a quickie?

Hello to Tip.

What? I'm happy for both of you.

Sex makes the world go round.

Yeah, sometimes I get to meet some pretty cool people.

So do you have Mom's ring, or are you saving for the delivery, dude?

So it's just the ultrasound today, right? Uh, yeah.

Hi.

I'm Dr. Lavelle.

Dr. Clark had to step out to do a delivery, so I'm going to be doing your

ultrasound today, okay?

Okay, yeah, sure.

Before we get started, two very important questions. Question number

either of you know who I'm supposed to be?

A cat.

I'm the cat that went viral for looking like Eugene Levy.

Remember he had those funny markings on his fur like eyebrows?

Oh, you know, I'm not really active on Instagram.

Time to move on to TikTok.

Anyway, question two. Do we want to learn the baby's sex today? Yes, we

would rather not.

So, um, I was kind of thinking it would be nice if we kept it a surprise.

You really think we need any more surprises?

I mean, why is learning the sex so important?

I mean, it would help to figure out the design of the nursery.

You could always do a gender -neutral theme.

Outer space.

The ocean, woodland creatures.

Oh, yes, those are great ideas. Thanks.

Yeah, I'm really not worried about the nursery.

Okay, well, then we'll just revisit it at our next visit.

I'll make a note for Dr. Clark.

Are you ready? Yeah.

We were supposed to meet at Lou Mitchell's for breakfast this morning,

boy. I told you to get my text. I can't do it today. Today's turned into an

actual freaking nightmare. I'm so sorry.

Yeah, we got your text. We chose to ignore it. Did you really think we were

going to let you wriggle away from any and all humiliation?

Do your colleagues realize how old you are?

Oh, hey!

This guy is 65 today.

Tell a friend.

Would you have a lighter by any chance?

Oh, almost forget your present. Not that I smoke, but... Oh, this was obviously

Howie's idea.

Ta -da! Whoa!

Here we go. Shippers.

Guys, they're gorgeous.

Are they fancy?

That's my name. I don't even play golf.

Not yet, you do.

You're always talking about how the E .D. is a young person's game.

Certainly you must be getting tired of fighting the same old fight.

Make a wish.

Not even 9 a .m. and we're already getting Halloween injuries.

So glad I'm off tonight.

Big plans?

Uh, Sadie and I are taking Amelia trick -or -treating.

Really? Well, so that's kind of turned into a, uh, what, a bit of a thing?

Yeah, a really nice thing.

Dr. Ripley, you're on deck going to treatment four.

Eight -year -old boy fell down at school. Trauma to the face. Teacher

with him.

Sorry, pal.

No rest for the weary.

Actually, Dr. Charles, you need a two. It's a possible psych issue.

Lucas Earle, the eight -year -old male.

Two centimeter through and through laceration in the middle of the lip.

Lower two front teeth went through the skin.

It's okay, Lucas. This is his teacher, Ms. Herrera. You're safe. These doctors

are going to help you. How did this happen?

He was running.

Tripped and hit his chin on a curb.

Okay. Hi, Lucas. I'm Dr. Ripley. We're going to take you for a little ride,

okay? On my count. One, two, three.

Would you mind if I move this jacket a little bit so I can take a look?

It might take him a minute to warm up.

Did he get overstimulated by all the Halloween costumes?

Northbrook doesn't allow costumes at school.

Could I speak with one of you outside?

Of course.

Thanks, guys.

Lucas?

I don't even know what to call it. He became extremely agitated and tried

running away from school.

Thank God he tripped.

Northbrook Academy is on a very busy road. If he had run into the street, I

don't know what would have happened.

That's right.

Are you aware that you're bleeding?

What?

It's just a small cut. I didn't think it was that bad.

What happened?

Get away!

Lucas, Lucas, I'm not going to hurt you, okay? I'm a doctor. I'm here to help.

No, you're not. You're not a doctor. You're one of the bad people.

The bad people?

You're a monster!

So the baby is measuring right where it should

be. One thing I did want to mention is the nuchal translucency is on the high

end of normal.

What's the measurement?

It's 3 .0.

An increase in the NT, that can be a sign of chromosomal and genetic

abnormalities, right?

Yes, but given that all of Hannah's blood work was normal, I'm really not

stressed about it.

Oh, I'm glad you're not, but I am stressing.

What can we do for this?

Nothing.

At the moment, we can bring Hannah back in a few weeks for an early anatomy

scan. Is that the game plan, watch and wait? I mean, that is what I would

recommend for my own patient.

I mean, I don't think it's necessary at this point, but we could discuss.

Doing an amniocentesis to... No.

Sorry, no.

My non -invasive prenatal testing and genetic carrier screenings were both

normal. So what about the genetic issues that don't show up on those tests?

Can you diagnose those conditions with an amnio?

Yes. Yes, but it is also totally overkill at this moment.

Totally. And it's not worth the risk. Trust me.

I'm an OB.

Okay. All right.

All right. You can't always use the trust me, I'm an OB, I know best card.

Well, then how about the it's my body and I'm not doing it card? Is that okay?

Cool, cool, cool.

Well, I think that's everything. Do either of you guys have any other

No. Thank you, Dr. Martha.

So why do you think Lucas attacked you with scissors?

He didn't attack me.

Well, then how would you characterize what happened?

He was terrified.

Trying to protect himself.

Right. Terrified of... Me.

Yeah. Any history of mental illness you know about?

No. Not to my knowledge, at least.

Okay. No recent injuries or any kind of health issues?

Lately, Lucas has just been a bit more subdued. Down in the dumps. Like, not

quite himself.

Interesting. And how long ago did you start to notice that?

A few days ago.

We have parent -teacher conferences on Friday. I was going to check in with his

foster parents then.

Oh. How long has Lucas been in foster care?

Since he was six.

He's been with his current foster parents, Tim and Lisa, for about a year,

think. I've been reaching out to them, but it just keeps going to voicemail.

And does he seem pretty happy with them, you think?

It's hard to say.

I mean, Lucas is one of those kids who...

rarely complains about anything.

So even if he wasn't happy, I'm not sure he'd tell me. Okay.

You know what? It's good to know.

Thank you, Miss Herrera. This has all been really helpful.

Of course.

Of course.

Lucas is just such a sweet boy.

I really hate to see him like this.

We are going to get to the bottom of this. I promise you.

Thank you.

Mitch.

How's he doing?

He's still pretty freaked out.

What do you think's going on?

Early onset schizophrenia?

That'd be very early. It's highly unusual.

It doesn't really align with the presentation.

The teacher just told me that he hasn't really been himself the last few days.

I'm just wondering, I don't know, if there's a trigger in there somewhere.

I did see in his chart that he's in foster care. Yeah, he just told me.

I'm going to let him chill out for a bit and then just, I don't know, go back in

and see if I can get him to talk to me. Okay?

Geez, another body.

Oh, that room's giving me the heebie -jeebies. I think there's a spirit of

deceased hanging out in there.

Okay, I'll bite.

Why would anybody hang around treatment five longer than they have to?

They're looking to take more spirits with them, obviously.

The last three patients we put in there have died. No, that's not... Mm -hmm.

Oh, actually, yeah, you're right. Yeah. My gut.

He says it's the spirit of Mr. Crowley, you know, that elderly gentleman who

said I looked like a young Goldie Hawn. And then he died of MI.

Didn't he have cataracts in both eyes?

Okay, that's beside the point, Dr. Archer.

Trauma three is open. What's going on? This is my roommate, Jenny Rizal. Her

period's been really bad, and she hasn't left our dorm room in two days. I went

to go check on her after my intro to econ class this morning, and she was

burning up. I called my dad, who's a doctor.

Oh, he's a dermatologist, but he knows the basic stuff. And he said that I

should call campus health, but Jenny kept saying no, and she was fine, and

wouldn't let me call. You did the right thing bringing her in. We're going to

help you into the bed, okay, Jenny? Here, let me give you my number.

I'll get it from you, Amy.

Let's get the doctor some room. Bye, Jenny. Feel better.

Temps 102 .3. She's tachycardic. Heart rate's 143. BP 80 over 45.

I'm going to palpate your abdomen, Jenny. Let me know if anything feels

Her uterus is enlarged.

Ultrasound. Let's give four of morphine and hang a liter of saline.

Her endometrial lining is thickened and I'm seeing pockets that could be air.

Endometritis.

or pelvic inflammatory disease. Let's order a sepsis panel and an HCG test.

In the meantime, start Zosyn IV and loop in Dr. Asher. We're going to get you

feeling better, Jenny.

You want some jam and butter on your toast?

Maybe just some butter, huh?

Okay.

Never mind.

You know, I went to see Isaiah and his preschool recital on Tuesday.

And you got to see the little three -piece suit that Tara had him in.

You know, I think I have a picture for you. Let's see.

It was so ridiculous, but so stinking cute.

Look at this.

Isn't he something?

Who is that?

Hey, Tamika. He looks like a mini you, Bert. This is our grandson, Isaiah.

He is a cutie pie.

Yeah, and believe me, he knows it, uses it to get anything he wants out of his

mother.

How are we doing today, Bert?

Fine.

Who's your grandson dressing up as?

Um... You know, one of those superheroes all of his little friends have obsessed

on. I can't remember the name.

You don't want to spill that. Don't touch that.

I just wanted to move it out of the way so you won't spill it.

You can just leave that on the table. Come on, let's leave this on the table.

Give me the plate, okay?

I don't want you here!

You think I want to be?

Morning, Sharon.

Hey.

I know I look a mess.

No, no, you look fine. You okay?

Any dementia in their family?

Yeah, my Uncle Paul, my mother's brother.

Do you remember that anger face?

He would rage at my poor mother.

He's in all sorts of very strong language we didn't even think he knew.

You won't ever hear me call my ex -husband a saint.

But one thing he never did, not once during the entirety

of our marriage, did he raise his voice at me. You know, when Bert

got mad, he got softer, not louder.

I could count on one hand the number of times he raised his voice, and they've

all happened since his diagnosis, including this morning.

And you know that's not even why I'm upset.

I'm just really mad at myself because...

I lost it. I yelled back at it. Okay, Sharon,

listen to me.

You are navigating highly stressful, uncharted waters with someone who you

really did not see yourself going through this with.

Yeah, but it's Bert going through it. Yes.

I'm going through it too.

Let me get myself together.

Okay.

She definitely has endometritis, high white count, elevated procalcitonin and

lactate, and her roommate said she's having a bad period.

But her pregnancy test is positive.

And I didn't see an embryo on her ultrasound.

Yeah, I heard the commuter inlining is likely from retained product.

She's having a miscarriage.

Lucas, how you feeling? No, no, please go away.

Lucas, I'm not going to hurt you. Get away. I promise I'm not going to hurt

buddy. Hey, do you think you could describe to me what it is that you're

that's making you so upset?

Please don't hurt me.

Go away. Go away. Hey, you know what?

Miss Herrera told me that you like to draw and that you're actually pretty

at it. Is that true?

Okay, well, you know, something I've learned about drawing is that if I draw

picture of something that I'm scared of, it can make it quite a lot less scary

for me. Do you think you might be able to draw a picture for me? You can just

use my iPad, draw with your finger. You think you might be able to do that for

me?

Okay. You go, don't look at me.

I'm just going to hand it to you.

Who is this?

It's you.

The pregnancy hormone can take several weeks to leave your body, which

is why you still have a positive pregnancy test.

Jenny, is there anyone you want to call?

Maybe your parents?

No. Please, you can't tell my parents.

Okay, I won't.

You're an adult, and I won't tell them or anyone else without your permission.

Am I in trouble?

We just, we want to get you feeling better, okay?

The reason you're sick is because your uterus has retained parts of your

placenta, which has become infected.

You will need surgery to remove that. I need surgery?

Yes. But it is a minor and very safe procedure.

In the meantime, I would like to collect vaginal cultures so we can pinpoint the

bacteria that's causing your infection. Is that okay with you?

Okay.

Okay, let me just grab a nurse to assist.

We'll be right back.

Keep looking at the wall. Keep looking at the wall. And you're sliding over

here. Okay.

Now look. You don't have to look at me. And I promise I won't move any closer.

Lucas.

Cross my heart I'm not a monster. But I absolutely believe that when you look at

me, that's what you see.

Because I think that your brain is playing a trick on you.

A trick?

Yeah. And I'm going to prove that to you right now by taking a picture of

myself.

Now I'm going to show it to you.

Here, here comes the iPad.

It's okay.

That's you?

Yeah. Not a monster, right?

No.

Okay, Jenny, so you're going to feel my hand on your thigh.

Okay, speculum.

All right, now you're going to feel a little pressure.

I know, I'm sorry.

I know that the infection makes it extra, extra tender, so I will be

Dr. Asher, are you ready for the swab?

Dr. Asher.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

Just culture a swab, please.

Okay, I will be right back.

Wait, wait, where are you going? It's okay. I'll be right back, I promise.

Jenny's pelvic exam revealed a second -degree perineal tear and isombillical

cord coming from her cervix.

I felt like something was off with her demeanor, but I wasn't sure if she was

shock or hiding something.

Do you know how far along she was?

Based on the size of the tear and the cord, I suspect close to full term.

So where's the baby now?

And she won't tell you what she did with the baby?

She won't even admit there was a baby.

Well, if she delivered days ago and left a newborn somewhere, it could still be

alive. I'm very much in need of medical attention.

OK, I don't see any way around it. I have to report this to CPD.

We need to find that baby.

Okay, so what do we do with Jenny in the interim?

Antibiotics alone won't clear up the infection, and now she's refusing

Well, we have to honor her wishes. But if her condition worsens and she becomes

incapacitated, then the hospital should assume decision -making authority over

her medical care.

Agreed. Thank you. You're welcome.

What I'm thinking right now is that Lucas is suffering from something called

prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO for short.

Colloquially known as, believe it or not, demon face syndrome.

Yeah, well, that's certainly accurate. Very rare neurological disorder of

perception. So this isn't a hallucination.

Exactly. It's a distortion, which is a very different thing.

Now, for some people, it only occurs with a real live human being, right? Not

imagery. Sure enough, when I showed Lucas a picture of my face, it looked

completely normal to him. So what triggers PMO? You know, we know so

about it, but I would like to get him an MRI to rule out the most serious known

cause, which is traumatic brain injury.

You think something might have happened at his foster home, an injury that

wasn't reported?

I sure hope not.

How the hell did this

happen?

Mr. Crowley.

Who? We're haunting this room. And we're done here.

Hey. Hi. I'm on hold with insurance waiting to fight with them over my

claim. Hashtag prosthetic problems, am I right?

Your costume for tonight. Thank you very much.

Hello?

Hello? Hello?

Yes, I have my policy number. It's on my insurance card, which is... Damn it.

It's at home.

Come on, baby. We gotta go right now.

But you said I could have a snack.

I know. I could take you to the cafe while you run home.

No, no. You're working.

Doris will text me if I'm needed.

And then what will you do with Amelia?

I will set her up with a coloring book in the doctor's lounge.

Thanks, but she can have a snack at home.

I'm hungry now.

Amelia, we're going.

Now.

No, no. Don't put me back on hold. I'm getting the card.

I'll see you tonight.

Yeah.

Oh, Daniel.

Hey. What's up? I forgot to wish my dearest friend a happy birthday this

morning. You did?

Maybe your dearest friend ain't so unhappy you forgot.

Well, happy Halloween birthday anyway.

Thank you.

Did I see Howie and Franklin wandering around here earlier?

You sure did.

Gifted me a pricey set of golf clubs. Made me blow out a candle.

On a damn bran muffin.

Well, it sounds like they want their old med school pal to join them in

retirement. They're so excited about it all, you know? I find it depressing.

Yeah, but it could be your glorious third act.

You know, I guess we have to ask ourselves what we want to do with the

have left. I clearly have to change my thinking. You know, I certainly don't

want to outlast my useless around here. Are you kidding? We're the glue holding

this thing together.

Damn right we are. You damn...

Right we are. And you're going to figure it out, and so am I. I'm taking your

word for it. Okay. How's your day going?

I had a rough morning with Bert. What happened?

I'll tell you some other time.

You want to grab a coffee later?

Yeah.

Hey, Lucas's foster parents are waiting in your office.

I'm over right now. Thank you.

I'm sorry we couldn't get here sooner. We were up visiting our eldest daughter

in Milwaukee.

Well, the good news is no evidence of brain injury or structural abnormalities

of any kind on Lucas's scans.

Oh, thank God.

So then what's causing these distortions? I was kind of hoping that

figure that out together.

His teacher said that he hasn't been, I don't know, himself recently.

Yeah, he doesn't seem to be sleeping well, right? He's exhausted in the

And I think he's having some sensitivity to light.

He keeps squinting and covering his eyes, saying his head hurts.

I just chalked it up to a growth spurt.

It's so tough to tell with Lucas, you know, if something's really wrong. He's

such a sweet kid. He doesn't want to be a bother. You know, that could be a

pediatric migraine.

And those are much less intense than the adult version, but absolutely can be

caused by lack of sleep and are a known trigger for PMO.

Will the distortions go away?

They will, and that can take anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks, but

unfortunately, they're very likely to return, which is why I'd like to refer

to a colleague of mine who is a very skilled neuropsychiatrist, and he can

you put together a treat.

What's wrong?

We'll certainly make the appointment, but, um, well, we don't actually know

much longer we're going to be in Lucas's life.

Yeah, we got a call from his caseworker, Sheila, last week.

His biological parents are trying to regain custody. We're going to fight it.

We've started the process of filing for adoption.

Okay. Do you happen to know why Lucas was put in foster care initially?

Both of his parents are addicts. Yeah, they claim they're sober now, that

they're turning their lives around.

Maybe they are, but... Right, right.

Do you think there's any chance that Lucas might know, that he might be aware

that his biological parents are trying to get him back? No, no, he doesn't know

anything. We didn't want to scare him unnecessarily.

Okay. Look, I'm going to hit the book, see if I can figure out a way to get

Lucas a bit of immediate relief.

Okay? That'd be great. Thanks.

I didn't deliver a baby. Jenny, Dr. Asher saw the umbilical cord, which

you must have cut it.

No, I didn't. Please, I just want to leave. I know you want to leave. I know

you're really scared right now, but the... Oh, my God, it's happening.

Let me take a look, okay?

What's going on? She's starting a hemorrhage. Okay, Jenny, listen to me.

don't operate now, you will bleed to death. I don't want to die. Okay, then

us take you to surgery.

Okay?

Okay. Call the OR.

Jenny, listen to me. I know that you're afraid of getting in trouble, but the

best thing you can do right now is tell the truth. Where's that baby?

I buried her.

He went into V -feb. Probably got it again.

Charged at 120.

Charged.

Clear.

No pulse. Resuming compression.

Charged. 200 milligram of epi, please. Clear.

No pulse.

Amiodarone, 300 milligrams.

Charged. 200.

Charged. Clear.

Back to sinus rhythm.

See? No such thing as guts.

What is that?

What happened? What is that?

What's going on? I don't know.

We lost power in here.

You can't tell me that wasn't... Coincidence.

Go.

So, you know, green tinted glasses help with light sensitivity.

So, ophthalmology had a bunch of these lying around. But it turns out they also

help reduce distortions.

Those might pee in low.

Open your eyes, pal.

Hey, there.

You're not scary looking anymore.

You look just like your picture.

Just a little more handsome, right?

Huh?

You look like Tim and Lisa again.

Oh, hell, we are Tim and Lisa.

Honey, can I ask you something?

Are you having trouble sleeping?

We won't get mad, okay?

Remember what we always tell you. If you can't sleep or if you're having bad

dreams, you can always come wake us up. Right.

Lucas, I'm just curious.

I've been wondering if maybe you might have heard Tim and Lisa talking to your

caseworker, Sheila, about possibly going back to live with your mom and dad?

Baby, it's okay if you did. You can tell us.

Yeah.

I heard you crying, and I just wanted to see what was wrong.

I know I'm supposed to knock on your door, but... But what?

I didn't want to, because that would be a mistake.

A mistake?

Why would that be a mistake?

Because you're not supposed to bother people when the door's closed.

Who told you that?

Did Mom and Dad tell you that?

What else did they tell you was a mistake?

I'm not supposed to talk about it. Lucas, look at me.

You are not going to get in any trouble, buddy. You are safe here. Do you

understand me?

You won't tell them.

I swear.

Being too loud.

Cleaning up my toys.

Sneaking food.

And, um... What would Mom and Dad do?

If you made a mistake.

They would scream really bad words at me.

They'd tie me to my bed.

Won't let me have anything to eat.

Oh, baby.

I don't want to go back there.

Don't make me go back there.

It's okay. No. Because I want to stay here.

It's okay.

Hey, let her go.

True, true, but well. We were able to remove the placenta and stop the

Good. I wanted to let you know we located the baby.

And? As we expected, she was deceased.

Any signs indicating how the baby died?

Stillborn. Emmy believes she died in utero weeks ago.

So, what does that mean for Jenny, legally speaking?

Legally, it doesn't take all charges off the table. That's at the discretion of

the ASA, but it does remove the most serious one.

I'm going to come by tomorrow, talk with her again. That is, if she hasn't lured

up by then.

Which, honestly, Hannah, I would advise her to do.

Good.

Hey.

Are your throats going to feel sore from the tube?

Did they find her?

When she came out, she wasn't... There was no sound. Okay, Jenny, I just want

you to rest, okay?

I tried.

I know CPR. I took a class, and I tried, but she wasn't breathing, and I... I

just... She was stillborn, Jenny.

She had already died in your uterus weeks earlier.

911. They could have shocked her heart. No, no, no.

There's nothing you could have done.

Nothing.

Can I ask?

Why didn't you ever go see a doctor to discuss your option?

I didn't know I was pregnant.

I mean, not for sure. I never took a pregnancy test.

You talked to DCFS?

I did.

Reunification with Lucas' bio parents is being put on hold pending a thorough

investigation. If that goes away, I think it will.

Kids can have themselves a nice new set of parents.

Come on.

You're a real -life superhero. You banished the monsters.

Sure did.

Eight years too late.

Hey. I thought your shift was over hours ago.

It was.

What are you still doing here?

I don't feel like going home yet.

Yeah?

One of those days, huh?

Want to talk about it?

I don't think so.

Do you want to come by and help me pass out candy?

You pass out candy?

As opposed to what?

Bopping for apples?

Turning off all the lights and pretending no one's home?

Yeah. Miss my yearly opportunity to eat my weight miniature Snickers? No way.

Okay, well, Snickers, fine.

I mean, I've been super craving chocolate lately.

Must be having a girl you're craving sweets.

Yeah, that's just an old lifestyle.

So what do you think you're having?

No clue.

Really? You don't have like a sixth sense or anything like that? My gosh,

Leanne. It was positive. She knew we were having a boy by week six.

Yeah, I really just haven't thought too much about it.

Oh.

What's... Huh?

I just find it interesting, that's all.

Why are you analyzing me?

Oh, Hannah, I'm not analyzing you. Yes, you are.

Look, if you want to find out the sex so bad, go ahead and do it. We don't need

to make every decision together. Oh, please, I'm not trying to... Look, I'm

going to go home. I feel like we can use a little space.

Will you share some of your candy with me?

Yeah. Yeah?

I like your costume. Want to come with us? Can I, Mom?

Don't you want to stay with us, honey?

I want to go with them.

Please?

Uh, okay.

But you need to stay where I can see you at all times. If you can't see me,

you've gone too far.

Okay.

To what?

Not too fast, Amelia. Slow down.

She'll be fine.

I'm not exactly running it, and Amelia moves fast.

Well, I got eyes on her.

I have to see her.

You don't trust me?

No, I don't trust me.

I swear, I wasn't really such a helicopter parent.

Then my daughter fell down a literal well, and now... I never want to let her

out of my sight.

I'm afraid if I look away for even a second...

The ground will swallow her up again.

That's what it looked like when she fell.

I couldn't see the well at first. It was too dark. It looked like the earth

just suddenly swallowed her whole.

I can't imagine anything more terrifying.

And obviously, this relieves only at most points.

Zero, zero, zero, one percent of the crushing responsibility you must feel at

all times.

Just so you know, whenever I'm around, I got eyes on her, too.

I'm not gonna let anything happen.

I know.

I know you won't.

Where is she, though?

She's right there.

Thank goodness.

Come on.

Hey, Kip, I'm sorry, but I'm just not going to make it tonight. It's been a

day, and I'm beat, so tell Gemma that I'm looking forward to meeting her

time, okay? Tell her yourself.

What are you doing here?

I knew you'd bail, so I came here to personally escort you.

Kip, you can't just... No, no, no, Kip, anything, okay? You're coming.

Katie, I am in love.

For the first time in my life, I am buying paper towels and toilet paper in

bulk. That's Gemma's doing.

I'm thinking and planning ahead because I actually see a future with this woman.

You do seem different.

Grown -up job, grown -up relationship.

Mm -hmm. That's the Gemma effect.

And I suppose figuring out that I'm not hurling towards a early death doesn't

hurt either.

Although I see that it's had the opposite effect on you.

I mean, having one -night stands with the quick -eats guy.

It's not really your style.

Yeah, well, you don't really know anything about my style.

I think that we both know each other better than we'd like to admit.

I'm really happy for you.

Then rally and come to the bar for an hour.

Fine. All right.

Let's go to the bar and meet your future first wife.

And if you do want Mom's ring to propose... Forget about that.

I think that was a tad premature.

I don't want to creep Gemma out by proposing two months in.

True. You should let your action figure collection do that for you.

Besides, you should keep the ring for when you get married.

That's what Mom would have wanted.

Thank you, Aunt Banana.

You were such a lifesaver. I just feel so much better having somebody in the

house, you know? Everything in the fridge is yours, except, of course, my

-moo guy, Penn. That's right, baby.

No moo -goo for you -goo. All right. I'll call you from Miami.

Love you.

Have fun at that conference. Oh, I can't wait.

Oh, wait. Hold on.

It's a call from Bert's facility.

This is Sharon Goodwin.

Tamika?

What?

Is he okay?

Did you call the paramedics?

All right, I'm on my way. I'll see you shortly. What happened?

I don't exactly know. Bird had a fall.

I got to go.

Should I come? Oh, no, you're late.

Daniel, please don't change your plans. Let me see what's going on, and I'll

keep you posted. Okay.

You promise?

I promise.

I heard him fall.

I don't know if he tripped over something. Did he hit his head? I think

There's a gash in the back. And he was already unconscious when you got to him?

No, no. He was still opening his eyes at first, and then he stopped.