1 00:00:20,965 --> 00:00:23,862 I'm sorry you have to go through this pain. 2 00:00:26,655 --> 00:00:28,862 I love you. 3 00:00:31,241 --> 00:00:32,344 That's my prayer. 4 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:35,360 I promise. 5 00:00:37,551 --> 00:00:39,034 My identity. 6 00:00:41,448 --> 00:00:43,034 I love you, Anita. 7 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:50,180 Did you get the "all clear" text yet? 8 00:00:50,181 --> 00:00:53,757 By the time we're done with our frittata, 9 00:00:53,758 --> 00:00:55,448 she'll have her face on for us. 10 00:00:55,551 --> 00:00:59,379 I never imagined Daddy playing bouncer at our childhood home. 11 00:00:59,482 --> 00:01:02,068 At least we have your little lady on the inside. 12 00:01:02,172 --> 00:01:04,448 Which has been good for them and for Kat. 13 00:01:04,551 --> 00:01:06,781 How's she doing with the roomy withdrawal? 14 00:01:07,827 --> 00:01:12,103 Change is not Princess Kat's first language. 15 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:17,241 But faced with what Grands are going through, she snapped to. 16 00:01:17,344 --> 00:01:18,793 They're her entire focus. 17 00:01:18,896 --> 00:01:21,413 Everyone's stepping up. 18 00:01:21,517 --> 00:01:22,957 When Bill Hamilton showed up 19 00:01:23,034 --> 00:01:25,275 on Mother and Daddy's doorstep yesterday. 20 00:01:25,379 --> 00:01:27,068 And he got past Daddy? 21 00:01:27,172 --> 00:01:28,896 He came bearing a sweetener. 22 00:01:28,897 --> 00:01:31,067 He had the construction stopped at Leslie's house. 23 00:01:31,068 --> 00:01:32,931 Ah. So he came by to preen. 24 00:01:33,034 --> 00:01:35,241 Daddy asked him to do it, so he did it. 25 00:01:35,344 --> 00:01:36,394 For now. 26 00:01:37,862 --> 00:01:39,000 What else did Bill do? 27 00:01:40,034 --> 00:01:42,413 He stopped by my place after. 28 00:01:43,620 --> 00:01:46,034 Hoping to get rewarded for his good deed 29 00:01:46,137 --> 00:01:47,655 with some of your sweetness? 30 00:01:47,758 --> 00:01:49,275 No. 31 00:01:49,379 --> 00:01:53,448 He was... he was actually shook by how Mother looked. 32 00:01:53,551 --> 00:01:55,517 We joked, but... 33 00:01:55,518 --> 00:01:58,654 he's had some real distance, and he was struck by the difference 34 00:01:58,655 --> 00:02:01,655 between the last time he saw her and now. 35 00:02:01,758 --> 00:02:04,793 Had him reaching back to his OG trauma. 36 00:02:04,896 --> 00:02:06,689 -His mother's depression? -Yeah. 37 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:09,862 He knows it's not the same, but... 38 00:02:09,965 --> 00:02:11,931 watching her sink to the depths, 39 00:02:12,034 --> 00:02:14,137 no matter how hard he tried to love her... 40 00:02:15,137 --> 00:02:17,862 You are not going to make me feel bad for Bill. 41 00:02:17,965 --> 00:02:19,862 Wouldn't dream of it. 42 00:02:20,862 --> 00:02:22,551 And of course he's hit. 43 00:02:22,655 --> 00:02:24,310 He's got an extra layer of guilt. 44 00:02:24,413 --> 00:02:27,310 Our parents took him in like their own son 45 00:02:27,413 --> 00:02:29,758 and he repaid them by breaking your heart. 46 00:02:29,862 --> 00:02:31,034 Mother and Daddy got 47 00:02:31,137 --> 00:02:33,793 the "two bad son-in-law" special. 48 00:02:33,896 --> 00:02:36,793 Mm-mmm. We are not taking this to the Ted place. 49 00:02:36,896 --> 00:02:40,137 I am in very happy single woman mode. 50 00:02:40,241 --> 00:02:42,103 Now, that's where I want to go. 51 00:02:42,206 --> 00:02:43,448 Tell me something good. 52 00:02:43,551 --> 00:02:45,137 Mm. Do we have to? 53 00:02:45,241 --> 00:02:46,931 We must. 54 00:03:08,310 --> 00:03:11,827 Max Rodriguez. He's a courier, room six. 55 00:03:11,828 --> 00:03:13,999 There are guys waiting for him outside the main entrance, 56 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,895 and they're not packing balloons and candy. 57 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:17,275 He'd best avoid it. 58 00:03:21,275 --> 00:03:22,793 Hurry up. 59 00:03:25,551 --> 00:03:27,586 ? ? 60 00:03:57,689 --> 00:04:00,379 -Hey, ladies. -Hey, yourself. 61 00:04:01,517 --> 00:04:04,275 Was the guy in six already taken down for tests? 62 00:04:04,379 --> 00:04:05,689 Uh, no one's home. 63 00:04:05,793 --> 00:04:08,275 Rodriguez, stab wound? 64 00:04:08,379 --> 00:04:09,586 Yeah, that's the one. 65 00:04:09,689 --> 00:04:11,724 Uh, Patel wants me to rerun his blood. 66 00:04:11,827 --> 00:04:14,896 I just processed Rodriguez's discharge papers. 67 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,827 Now, riddle me this, Romeo. What's Dr. Patel thinking 68 00:04:17,931 --> 00:04:21,001 ordering new tests when the patient's already out the door? 69 00:04:26,862 --> 00:04:28,620 Good morning. Again. 70 00:04:28,724 --> 00:04:30,655 I'm sorry I dozed off on you. 71 00:04:31,655 --> 00:04:34,482 You needed the rest. Hey, hey, don't get up. 72 00:04:34,586 --> 00:04:36,241 Uh, we have, uh... 73 00:04:36,344 --> 00:04:38,482 we have a date with our daughters. 74 00:04:38,586 --> 00:04:40,931 -And they can wait. -No, there's so much to do. 75 00:04:41,034 --> 00:04:45,620 Not when you're in more pain today than yesterday. 76 00:04:45,724 --> 00:04:48,517 I can see it now, I could see it when you were asleep. 77 00:04:48,620 --> 00:04:50,862 Well, then I'm just gonna have to give back 78 00:04:50,965 --> 00:04:53,448 those shiny statues with my name on them. 79 00:04:53,551 --> 00:04:55,172 Best Actress, my... 80 00:04:55,275 --> 00:04:57,724 Oh! Mm... 81 00:04:57,827 --> 00:05:00,275 That's it. We're going. 82 00:05:00,379 --> 00:05:02,379 No. No. 83 00:05:02,482 --> 00:05:05,482 If I go in the hospital, I might not come out. 84 00:05:11,482 --> 00:05:12,862 How was the drop? 85 00:05:12,965 --> 00:05:14,034 To be determined. 86 00:05:14,137 --> 00:05:16,103 What do you mean? Were you clocked? 87 00:05:16,206 --> 00:05:17,689 Not me. Rodriguez. 88 00:05:17,793 --> 00:05:19,482 They put another hit out on Max? 89 00:05:19,586 --> 00:05:20,786 Look, all I know for sure 90 00:05:20,787 --> 00:05:22,447 is there were made men outside of Garland. 91 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:24,758 I recognized one from the truck drop. 92 00:05:24,862 --> 00:05:26,137 He's not picking up. 93 00:05:26,241 --> 00:05:27,621 Well, I need to go over there. 94 00:05:27,622 --> 00:05:28,826 I think I got a message to him. 95 00:05:28,827 --> 00:05:30,344 You think? 96 00:05:30,448 --> 00:05:32,655 Ren already got his pound of flesh. 97 00:05:32,656 --> 00:05:34,309 We can't have him or one of his thugs 98 00:05:34,310 --> 00:05:36,758 from the Red Market Ring circle back to finish. 99 00:05:36,862 --> 00:05:39,551 -We have to get him out, now. -Wait, wait. Hang on. 100 00:05:39,552 --> 00:05:42,067 I asked Grayson to tell Max so he can find a colder exit. 101 00:05:42,068 --> 00:05:44,517 You told Grayson about Max? 102 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:46,067 Yeah, man, I didn't have a choice. 103 00:05:46,068 --> 00:05:47,378 The Rashad facade works out here, 104 00:05:47,379 --> 00:05:48,585 but on the third floor of Garland, 105 00:05:48,586 --> 00:05:50,516 -they see right through it. -Hell of a way 106 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:53,413 to figure out who Grayson Perez really is. 107 00:05:53,517 --> 00:05:55,448 When Max's life depends on the answer. 108 00:05:56,482 --> 00:05:59,068 -Patel says jab, I jab. -[soft chuckling] 109 00:05:59,069 --> 00:06:01,240 Probably was just changing. I would check again. 110 00:06:01,241 --> 00:06:02,448 Will do. 111 00:06:04,453 --> 00:06:08,861 I bet the lab's receptionist and Patel's nurse 112 00:06:08,862 --> 00:06:10,758 just got their wires crossed. 113 00:06:10,862 --> 00:06:13,517 Hmm. We'll see about that. 114 00:06:26,275 --> 00:06:27,655 Max Rodriguez. 115 00:06:27,758 --> 00:06:29,793 That was fast. 116 00:06:29,794 --> 00:06:31,757 I wouldn't normally ask for anything, 117 00:06:31,758 --> 00:06:33,413 but this hurts like hell. 118 00:06:33,517 --> 00:06:36,000 I'm not here with your prescription. 119 00:06:36,103 --> 00:06:38,000 I'm here with a message. 120 00:06:38,001 --> 00:06:40,861 Look, uh, I-I... Already received, okay? 121 00:06:40,862 --> 00:06:41,912 -I... -Relax. 122 00:06:42,931 --> 00:06:44,862 This is from Rashad. 123 00:06:44,863 --> 00:06:46,550 This isn't making any kind of sense. 124 00:06:46,551 --> 00:06:48,482 There's no order for blood at all. 125 00:06:48,586 --> 00:06:51,482 Hmm. Well, Dr. Patel's nurse must have deleted it. 126 00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:52,724 I'll catch Grayson. 127 00:06:52,725 --> 00:06:54,619 Rodriguez doesn't need to spill more blood. 128 00:06:54,620 --> 00:06:55,896 Mm. 129 00:06:55,897 --> 00:06:57,516 There's a service elevator at the end of the hall. 130 00:06:57,517 --> 00:06:59,205 You're gonna take that down to the loading dock. 131 00:06:59,206 --> 00:07:00,550 From there, you get on the main road, 132 00:07:00,551 --> 00:07:02,724 and you disappear. 133 00:07:02,827 --> 00:07:05,034 Knock, knock. Mr. Rodriguez. 134 00:07:05,137 --> 00:07:07,620 I, uh, I'm here to rescue you from this guy. 135 00:07:07,621 --> 00:07:10,585 Hey, Dr. Patel, uh, deleted that additional order for blood work. 136 00:07:10,586 --> 00:07:12,309 Oh, yeah. Thank you for catching that. 137 00:07:12,310 --> 00:07:14,102 Yeah. Um, I'll just get a chair in here 138 00:07:14,103 --> 00:07:16,034 -and we can wheel you out. -Uh, no, no. 139 00:07:16,137 --> 00:07:17,344 No? 140 00:07:17,448 --> 00:07:20,068 Uh, Mr. Rodriguez is waiting for his prescription. 141 00:07:20,172 --> 00:07:21,724 Oh, gosh. Of course. 142 00:07:21,827 --> 00:07:24,357 You know what, um, just-just give me a few minutes. 143 00:07:29,689 --> 00:07:31,448 Thanks. I-I... 144 00:07:31,551 --> 00:07:34,517 You can thank me by keeping your mouth shut. 145 00:07:34,518 --> 00:07:36,309 If anyone finds out that I tipped you off... 146 00:07:36,310 --> 00:07:38,896 You and I both will end up back here. 147 00:07:38,897 --> 00:07:41,136 No. No, you're not gonna have to worry about 148 00:07:41,137 --> 00:07:43,240 the guys out there. I'll finish the job myself. 149 00:07:43,241 --> 00:07:44,291 Now go. 150 00:07:53,310 --> 00:07:56,068 I let my fears get the better of me yesterday. 151 00:07:56,069 --> 00:07:57,412 Don't follow that example. 152 00:07:57,413 --> 00:07:58,655 I'm being realistic. 153 00:07:58,758 --> 00:08:01,034 You're refusing to see the state I'm in. 154 00:08:01,035 --> 00:08:02,688 Do you agree that you're in pain? 155 00:08:02,689 --> 00:08:04,034 I don't want to go. 156 00:08:04,035 --> 00:08:06,619 Have you been able to keep any of your medications down? 157 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:07,724 Vernon, listen to me. 158 00:08:07,827 --> 00:08:10,068 I am listening to you, and what I hear 159 00:08:10,069 --> 00:08:11,378 -is the chemo talking. -No... 160 00:08:11,379 --> 00:08:12,429 The hospital is- 161 00:08:12,430 --> 00:08:13,516 The hospital is where you can 162 00:08:13,517 --> 00:08:14,620 get the help you need, 163 00:08:14,724 --> 00:08:17,275 where they will manage these side effects 164 00:08:17,276 --> 00:08:18,412 and give you some relief. 165 00:08:18,413 --> 00:08:19,862 Mm... [grunts] 166 00:08:19,965 --> 00:08:21,379 Please, Anita. 167 00:08:22,655 --> 00:08:26,275 I... It's not what I want. 168 00:08:26,379 --> 00:08:28,827 Well, you can tell me how wrong I am 169 00:08:28,931 --> 00:08:31,862 when we're on the way, but we're going. 170 00:08:31,965 --> 00:08:33,482 All right. 171 00:08:33,727 --> 00:08:37,688 I'll go. Not because I'm agreeing with you, 172 00:08:37,689 --> 00:08:40,586 but I just don't have the energy to fight you. 173 00:08:42,103 --> 00:08:44,172 I'll have Titus bring the car around. 174 00:08:52,724 --> 00:08:53,896 [groaning] 175 00:09:01,126 --> 00:09:05,654 One sec. I just, um, I need to wrap up with Rodriguez. 176 00:09:05,655 --> 00:09:07,620 Uh, he said his ride was here. 177 00:09:07,724 --> 00:09:10,554 I would have told him to wait, but he was getting anxious. 178 00:09:11,344 --> 00:09:12,793 Poor thing. 179 00:09:12,794 --> 00:09:14,826 Well, I know he can get that prescription at any pharmacy, 180 00:09:14,827 --> 00:09:17,417 but I would have wheeled him past ours on the way out. 181 00:09:17,418 --> 00:09:20,171 Well, however he got stabbed must have been traumatizing. 182 00:09:20,172 --> 00:09:21,758 He was so shaken. 183 00:09:21,862 --> 00:09:24,392 I'm just glad he didn't bolt out of here in his gown. 184 00:09:24,448 --> 00:09:25,758 Yeah, poor guy. 185 00:09:27,965 --> 00:09:29,793 I thought you had the night shift. 186 00:09:29,896 --> 00:09:33,310 Yeah. I just want to finish some charts. 187 00:09:33,413 --> 00:09:35,137 The chief gave me a little nudge. 188 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:37,517 Lia's giving you trouble. 189 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:39,689 Eh, she just wanted to light my fire. 190 00:09:39,793 --> 00:09:41,783 If I want to move up, I have to be perfect. 191 00:09:41,862 --> 00:09:43,551 You already are perfect. 192 00:09:44,758 --> 00:09:48,275 But I get keeping our boss happy. 193 00:09:48,379 --> 00:09:49,699 I should get back to the lab. 194 00:09:49,724 --> 00:09:51,827 You can make me happy. Lunch? 195 00:09:51,828 --> 00:09:55,550 -You just pulled an all-nighter. -I can rally. 196 00:09:55,551 --> 00:09:57,241 MAN [over P.A.]: Dr. White, dial 316. 197 00:09:58,689 --> 00:10:02,275 Rain check. I got a lot more going on today than I expected. 198 00:10:06,965 --> 00:10:08,551 Max got out clean. 199 00:10:08,552 --> 00:10:10,274 I'm gonna take him someplace safe. 200 00:10:10,275 --> 00:10:11,343 All right, yeah, I'll come with. 201 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:12,448 No, Rashad, 202 00:10:12,449 --> 00:10:14,343 you've already taken enough risks for one day. 203 00:10:14,344 --> 00:10:16,619 Look, I'm still the cop here, remember? And besides, 204 00:10:16,620 --> 00:10:18,343 I don't need you taking any more chances. 205 00:10:18,344 --> 00:10:20,827 I'll watch my back. 206 00:10:20,931 --> 00:10:23,482 Max is my source and he helped us. 207 00:10:23,586 --> 00:10:25,636 I'm not gonna let anything happen to him. 208 00:10:26,620 --> 00:10:28,000 I have to go. He's waiting. 209 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,110 Just take care of yourself out there, man. 210 00:10:36,379 --> 00:10:38,551 ChelseaKat's a little more Chelsea 211 00:10:38,655 --> 00:10:40,793 and a little less Kat right now. 212 00:10:40,896 --> 00:10:43,068 You guys okay? 213 00:10:43,172 --> 00:10:45,068 Chelsea's on board. 214 00:10:45,172 --> 00:10:48,241 And living in my own wing at the Grands? 215 00:10:48,344 --> 00:10:52,379 If Naomi, Chelsea and Martin weren't married or engaged, 216 00:10:52,482 --> 00:10:54,472 all the third gen would fight to move in. 217 00:10:54,517 --> 00:10:56,724 I'd pay to see that Dupree fight club. 218 00:10:56,827 --> 00:10:58,937 -I'm small but I'm scrappy. -Yeah, you are. 219 00:10:59,655 --> 00:11:02,125 But you don't have to put on your brave face for me. 220 00:11:03,689 --> 00:11:07,172 She just has to get through this rough patch. 221 00:11:07,173 --> 00:11:08,826 But when you said it would be hard 222 00:11:08,827 --> 00:11:10,931 seeing her struggle up close... 223 00:11:11,034 --> 00:11:12,413 I wish I'd been wrong. 224 00:11:12,517 --> 00:11:14,724 I wouldn't trade it. 225 00:11:14,827 --> 00:11:17,793 Gran's go-to is to close ranks and not let 226 00:11:17,896 --> 00:11:21,206 anyone see her like this except for Granddad. 227 00:11:21,310 --> 00:11:23,068 But... 228 00:11:23,069 --> 00:11:25,378 she's starting to get used to me being there 229 00:11:25,379 --> 00:11:28,034 and letting down her guard. 230 00:11:28,137 --> 00:11:30,344 Is it okay for me to say I'm proud of you? 231 00:11:31,413 --> 00:11:34,862 I honestly feel so honored to be there. 232 00:11:35,896 --> 00:11:38,620 And I feel honored being able to talk to you like this. 233 00:11:38,621 --> 00:11:41,171 Let me be where you relax and let loose. 234 00:11:41,172 --> 00:11:42,171 We'll do whatever you need. 235 00:11:42,172 --> 00:11:44,758 We can go out or stay in, 236 00:11:44,862 --> 00:11:47,172 salsa or slow dance. 237 00:11:47,173 --> 00:11:48,723 We can work out or eat breakfast. 238 00:11:48,724 --> 00:11:50,931 Tell me what you need... 239 00:11:51,034 --> 00:11:52,448 and I'll make it happen. 240 00:11:52,551 --> 00:11:53,601 DANI: If Carlton 241 00:11:53,655 --> 00:11:54,758 and Kial were cars, 242 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:56,757 who would you drive for 100,000 miles? 243 00:11:56,758 --> 00:11:58,517 It is not a competition. 244 00:12:00,172 --> 00:12:02,931 It is more of an exploration. 245 00:12:03,034 --> 00:12:04,724 Oh, okay. 246 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:06,861 If Andre weren't the best thing I had ever tasted, 247 00:12:06,862 --> 00:12:08,688 I would be pulling up a chair next to you 248 00:12:08,689 --> 00:12:10,205 -at the sexy man buffet. -Dani! 249 00:12:10,206 --> 00:12:11,931 Where is the lie? 250 00:12:12,034 --> 00:12:14,564 We both spent way too long on our starter husbands. 251 00:12:14,655 --> 00:12:16,793 No. No, we have to be honest now, 252 00:12:16,896 --> 00:12:20,103 in this post Bill and Ted's not-so-excellent adventure. 253 00:12:20,206 --> 00:12:23,241 So I am checking in. Where's your heart? 254 00:12:25,275 --> 00:12:28,379 Intellectually, physically... 255 00:12:28,482 --> 00:12:30,689 Carlton and I line up. 256 00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:33,241 We love the same movies, plays. 257 00:12:33,344 --> 00:12:35,241 He's funny and sweet. 258 00:12:35,344 --> 00:12:37,586 And after I see him, 259 00:12:37,689 --> 00:12:39,931 I want to see more, you know? 260 00:12:40,034 --> 00:12:41,551 And with Kial? 261 00:12:41,655 --> 00:12:44,793 It's like no other man exists. 262 00:12:44,896 --> 00:12:46,413 Oh. 263 00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:48,862 Conceivably, you could keep both, 264 00:12:48,863 --> 00:12:51,378 but I don't think Carlton would keep his cool that long. 265 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:53,448 He is the one who wants to be Mr. Nicole. 266 00:12:53,551 --> 00:12:55,241 Actually... 267 00:12:55,344 --> 00:12:58,344 Kial made a couple of surprising moves himself. 268 00:12:58,448 --> 00:12:59,931 In the bedroom? 269 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:04,517 He just signed a lease at Barrington Towers. 270 00:13:04,620 --> 00:13:09,068 That new building that is oh-so-close to Fairmont Crest? 271 00:13:09,172 --> 00:13:12,482 And he gave me a key to his place. 272 00:13:12,483 --> 00:13:14,999 So, someone ended up catching feelings after all. 273 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,000 He said it didn't have to mean anything, 274 00:13:18,103 --> 00:13:20,551 and he just wanted me to have full access. 275 00:13:20,655 --> 00:13:24,724 No strings, no expectations, just whenever I wanted. 276 00:13:24,827 --> 00:13:26,827 Just-just full access. 277 00:13:26,828 --> 00:13:28,412 Sounds like there is a frontrunner 278 00:13:28,413 --> 00:13:29,586 in the Nicole bracket. 279 00:13:31,620 --> 00:13:33,862 I don't want to do Carlton like that. 280 00:13:33,965 --> 00:13:35,275 He has been good for me. 281 00:13:35,379 --> 00:13:36,724 But... 282 00:13:38,206 --> 00:13:41,965 Kial is giving me something that I've been looking for. 283 00:13:42,068 --> 00:13:44,103 An open door. 284 00:13:44,206 --> 00:13:46,620 Complete with your own key. 285 00:13:49,206 --> 00:13:52,137 Mrs. Dupree. Senator. What happened? 286 00:13:52,241 --> 00:13:54,517 Yesterday, she hit her wall. 287 00:13:54,620 --> 00:13:56,172 It's been worse by the hour. 288 00:13:56,275 --> 00:13:57,325 New medication? 289 00:13:57,344 --> 00:13:59,068 Can't keep it down. 290 00:13:59,069 --> 00:14:00,688 All right, we'll-we'll get you admitted 291 00:14:00,689 --> 00:14:03,931 and contact Dr. Bauer, with your permission. 292 00:14:06,896 --> 00:14:08,646 Tell me what you're experiencing. 293 00:14:08,655 --> 00:14:12,655 The fatigue and nausea have intensified. 294 00:14:12,656 --> 00:14:13,930 VERNON: So has the pain. 295 00:14:13,931 --> 00:14:16,517 Where does the rank of the pain happen, 296 00:14:16,620 --> 00:14:18,689 -from one to ten? -ANITA: Ten, ten. 297 00:14:18,793 --> 00:14:20,689 Make that a 15. 298 00:14:22,310 --> 00:14:23,990 We'll get you comfortable, okay? 299 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,241 -Yeah. Uh, Dr. Bauer? -I-I'm on the with his office. 300 00:14:27,242 --> 00:14:29,826 Dear, would you please stay in case he has any questions? 301 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:31,620 Of course. 302 00:14:31,724 --> 00:14:33,413 Right behind you, my love. 303 00:14:40,965 --> 00:14:42,517 Max make it out okay? 304 00:14:42,620 --> 00:14:43,689 Yeah. 305 00:14:43,793 --> 00:14:45,241 Good. 306 00:14:45,242 --> 00:14:47,343 But that wasn't cool, dropping that on me in the elevator. 307 00:14:47,344 --> 00:14:49,241 Listen, man, I owe Max, 308 00:14:49,242 --> 00:14:51,412 and I couldn't make it to him without raising suspicion. 309 00:14:51,413 --> 00:14:53,413 But you- you could. 310 00:14:53,517 --> 00:14:54,689 So, no harm, no foul. 311 00:14:54,793 --> 00:14:56,241 That's not entirely true. 312 00:14:56,344 --> 00:14:58,103 One of those guys made it inside? 313 00:14:58,206 --> 00:15:01,068 No, Ashley walked in on me right after I warned him. 314 00:15:01,069 --> 00:15:03,274 And Shanice's Spidey-Senses were going up. 315 00:15:03,275 --> 00:15:04,344 But you handled it? 316 00:15:04,448 --> 00:15:06,137 But this is where this ends. 317 00:15:06,241 --> 00:15:08,241 I don't owe anyone anything. 318 00:15:08,242 --> 00:15:09,826 Look, relax, man. Everything's gonna 319 00:15:09,827 --> 00:15:11,205 shake out the way it's supposed to. 320 00:15:11,206 --> 00:15:12,689 Are you messing with me? 321 00:15:12,793 --> 00:15:14,689 They didn't just nick Max, okay? 322 00:15:14,690 --> 00:15:16,826 They marked him up good to teach him a lesson. 323 00:15:16,827 --> 00:15:18,275 Same thing could happen to me. 324 00:15:18,379 --> 00:15:20,620 Or worse. 325 00:15:20,621 --> 00:15:22,240 So, don't stand there talking like you can 326 00:15:22,241 --> 00:15:24,411 stop something that's already happening. 327 00:15:26,758 --> 00:15:29,896 Daddy. Just tell Mother to throw on some lip gloss. 328 00:15:29,897 --> 00:15:31,136 VERNON: We're at the hospital. 329 00:15:31,137 --> 00:15:33,413 Can you tell your sister? 330 00:15:33,517 --> 00:15:35,620 She's with me. What happened? 331 00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:39,551 She had a bad night and a worse morning. 332 00:15:39,655 --> 00:15:40,793 We're on our way. 333 00:15:40,794 --> 00:15:42,378 Don't try to stop us from coming, because- 334 00:15:42,379 --> 00:15:44,068 Come. But there's no rush. 335 00:15:44,172 --> 00:15:45,586 They're admitting her. 336 00:15:45,587 --> 00:15:47,205 Uh, the doctor's here. Bye, baby. 337 00:15:47,206 --> 00:15:50,206 As you know, Anita asked me to consult. 338 00:15:50,310 --> 00:15:52,068 Dr. Bauer? 339 00:15:52,069 --> 00:15:55,274 Is unavailable at the moment but he'll be here as soon as he can. 340 00:15:55,275 --> 00:15:58,034 I'm so grateful to have someone of your expertise 341 00:15:58,137 --> 00:16:00,137 on Anita's team. What can you tell me? 342 00:16:00,241 --> 00:16:02,689 Well, until we get the blood work and run scans, 343 00:16:02,793 --> 00:16:04,689 you know more than I do. Fill me in. 344 00:16:04,793 --> 00:16:07,000 I-I need to see Anita. 345 00:16:07,103 --> 00:16:09,896 We can talk while you take me to her? 346 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,551 Yes. 347 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:15,670 Hi. 348 00:16:15,671 --> 00:16:19,412 We'll get you hooked up to some pain meds as soon as possible. 349 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:21,724 [sharp inhale, groans] 350 00:16:21,827 --> 00:16:24,103 It comes in waves, right? 351 00:16:24,206 --> 00:16:25,517 More like squalls. 352 00:16:25,620 --> 00:16:27,620 When it hits, just inhale. 353 00:16:29,241 --> 00:16:31,758 And exhale through the squall. 354 00:16:35,965 --> 00:16:38,000 Yeah, that's it. 355 00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:39,153 Thanks. 356 00:16:40,758 --> 00:16:42,688 Your heart rate's slightly elevated. 357 00:16:42,724 --> 00:16:44,896 BP's a little low. 358 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,586 You have a low-grade fever. 359 00:16:46,587 --> 00:16:48,585 Your vitals aren't cause for alarm, though. 360 00:16:48,586 --> 00:16:50,793 No, just my entire body. 361 00:16:50,896 --> 00:16:52,551 [laughs] 362 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:58,586 Okay, Bauer's ordered a blood panel and a urinalysis, 363 00:16:58,689 --> 00:17:01,448 plus an IV drip for fluids, fever and pain. 364 00:17:01,551 --> 00:17:03,482 I'll pull your IV and get you started. 365 00:17:03,586 --> 00:17:06,116 If you don't want any water, how about some juice? 366 00:17:06,137 --> 00:17:07,862 Mm. No, uh, 367 00:17:07,965 --> 00:17:10,413 but I do need something. Is-is Vernon out there? 368 00:17:10,414 --> 00:17:12,343 Yeah, he's in the hallway, talking to Dr. McCormick. 369 00:17:12,344 --> 00:17:14,793 -I can grab him. -No, no. 370 00:17:14,896 --> 00:17:16,103 No. 371 00:17:16,206 --> 00:17:18,034 I have the right to... 372 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:21,103 update my file without... 373 00:17:21,206 --> 00:17:23,172 anyone being informed, correct? 374 00:17:24,206 --> 00:17:27,827 Yes. You control what information is disseminated. 375 00:17:27,931 --> 00:17:29,241 Good. 376 00:17:29,344 --> 00:17:32,724 Because I want to sign a "do not resuscitate" order. 377 00:17:38,793 --> 00:17:40,783 Max is safe, man. You don't got to pop off. 378 00:17:40,784 --> 00:17:42,378 I thought I could get my mom into a good place 379 00:17:42,379 --> 00:17:44,172 without this thing changing me. 380 00:17:44,275 --> 00:17:45,325 What happened? 381 00:17:45,413 --> 00:17:47,241 I warned them. 382 00:17:47,344 --> 00:17:50,103 I warned Max not to tell our friends outside about me. 383 00:17:50,104 --> 00:17:51,654 Come on, man. Max doesn't even know your name. 384 00:17:51,655 --> 00:17:52,688 He knows my face 385 00:17:52,689 --> 00:17:54,482 and he knows I work at Garland. 386 00:17:54,586 --> 00:17:55,896 Max wouldn't rat. 387 00:17:55,897 --> 00:17:58,447 He had the look on his face after I threatened, 388 00:17:58,448 --> 00:18:00,758 said as much. 389 00:18:00,862 --> 00:18:02,068 Made me sick. 390 00:18:02,172 --> 00:18:03,724 Grayson, man... 391 00:18:05,068 --> 00:18:08,034 You know, I... I justified doing this thing 392 00:18:08,035 --> 00:18:09,619 by telling myself that I would never 393 00:18:09,620 --> 00:18:11,275 get my hands bloody for real. 394 00:18:13,517 --> 00:18:15,000 But this is who I am now. 395 00:18:16,655 --> 00:18:18,344 I may not have laid a hand on Max, 396 00:18:18,448 --> 00:18:20,344 but I might as well have. 397 00:18:48,655 --> 00:18:50,034 [footsteps approaching] 398 00:18:50,035 --> 00:18:52,964 We've taken blood, and that drip's 399 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,896 starting to make her comfortable. 400 00:18:54,897 --> 00:18:56,274 She's miles from comfortable. 401 00:18:56,275 --> 00:18:58,172 The medicine takes time. 402 00:18:58,275 --> 00:19:00,862 But you can go hold her hand and work your own magic. 403 00:19:06,068 --> 00:19:07,689 -Can I talk to you? -Yes. 404 00:19:14,724 --> 00:19:17,517 I know you hate being hooked up to all these. 405 00:19:19,724 --> 00:19:22,137 But I hope you can see now 406 00:19:22,241 --> 00:19:23,689 that it was best to come here. 407 00:19:26,137 --> 00:19:27,965 Hiding out was no answer. 408 00:19:29,862 --> 00:19:31,586 We have to face this. 409 00:19:35,758 --> 00:19:37,827 I haven't seen that look since my sister 410 00:19:37,931 --> 00:19:39,448 told you no Spring Fling. 411 00:19:40,482 --> 00:19:43,192 What I wouldn't give to have those kid problems again. 412 00:19:43,193 --> 00:19:46,171 I was updating the forms we have patients sign- 413 00:19:46,172 --> 00:19:49,862 insurance, medical history. Medical directives. 414 00:19:49,965 --> 00:19:52,655 You don't have to mind your HIPAA with me, Shanice. 415 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:55,068 Mrs. Dupree asked me to consult. 416 00:19:55,172 --> 00:19:57,758 She wants to change her advance directive. 417 00:19:57,862 --> 00:20:00,965 She wants to stop treatment and sign a DNR. 418 00:20:01,068 --> 00:20:02,931 And that is her right. 419 00:20:02,932 --> 00:20:05,171 Patients can make that choice at any time, 420 00:20:05,172 --> 00:20:06,896 so long as they have the capacity 421 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,655 to understand the risks, benefits and alternatives. 422 00:20:10,758 --> 00:20:13,655 Our own personal beliefs should not be a factor. 423 00:20:13,656 --> 00:20:15,102 It is in my professional opinion 424 00:20:15,103 --> 00:20:17,034 that she was under extreme duress 425 00:20:17,035 --> 00:20:18,792 and that temporary pain shouldn't determine 426 00:20:18,793 --> 00:20:20,758 if she stays in the world. 427 00:20:20,862 --> 00:20:22,379 Please, just... 428 00:20:22,380 --> 00:20:24,412 just make sure this is what she really wants. 429 00:20:24,413 --> 00:20:26,965 -I'll do what I can. -Thanks. 430 00:20:27,068 --> 00:20:29,068 But I want the forms on hand. 431 00:20:32,862 --> 00:20:34,655 Good thoughts, sissy. 432 00:20:34,758 --> 00:20:36,517 She's Mother. She'll be fine. 433 00:20:36,620 --> 00:20:39,586 Yes, she will. Oh, Kat. 434 00:20:39,587 --> 00:20:41,343 I don't want her to be blindsided 435 00:20:41,344 --> 00:20:44,310 when she shows up at home and nobody's there. 436 00:20:45,310 --> 00:20:47,000 Hey, Mom. 437 00:20:47,103 --> 00:20:49,333 Granddad had to take Mother to the hospital. 438 00:20:50,310 --> 00:20:51,655 Did the pain get worse? 439 00:20:51,758 --> 00:20:53,931 Yes, but we don't know anything else. 440 00:20:54,034 --> 00:20:55,482 Okay, um, 441 00:20:55,586 --> 00:20:56,966 should I light up the Dupree 442 00:20:57,068 --> 00:20:58,862 family phone tree on my way over? 443 00:20:58,965 --> 00:21:01,241 No. I'm with your Aunt Dani. 444 00:21:01,344 --> 00:21:03,103 Let us get the lay of the land first. 445 00:21:03,206 --> 00:21:04,620 Tell Gran... 446 00:21:06,586 --> 00:21:09,344 Tell her I'm on chapter three. 447 00:21:09,448 --> 00:21:10,965 And she's right. 448 00:21:11,068 --> 00:21:13,344 Agatha Christie is a bona fide genius. 449 00:21:13,448 --> 00:21:16,137 I will tell her you love her. 450 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:19,241 We have rules about excessive fawning. 451 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:21,793 We can make an exception. 452 00:21:21,896 --> 00:21:23,758 Oh, I'm about to get on the elevator. 453 00:21:23,862 --> 00:21:25,758 I love you, Mom. 454 00:21:25,862 --> 00:21:27,103 I love you too. 455 00:21:27,206 --> 00:21:28,965 I'll keep in touch. 456 00:21:29,965 --> 00:21:31,827 She's in the hospital. 457 00:21:31,931 --> 00:21:33,896 I heard. I'm so sorry. 458 00:21:37,379 --> 00:21:39,275 Dani. Nicole. 459 00:21:39,379 --> 00:21:41,549 They're in room three. How's Mother doing? 460 00:21:41,586 --> 00:21:43,816 They haven't completed the full workup yet. 461 00:21:46,275 --> 00:21:48,000 Senator. 462 00:21:48,103 --> 00:21:51,689 Could I have a minute with Anita so I can assess her? 463 00:21:51,793 --> 00:21:54,517 Oh, my wife's not shy. 464 00:21:54,620 --> 00:21:57,724 Baby, go and get some coffee. 465 00:21:57,827 --> 00:21:59,862 And see if Dani and Nicole are here. 466 00:21:59,965 --> 00:22:02,724 Uh... I mean, if it's just an exam, I... 467 00:22:02,827 --> 00:22:05,448 My love... 468 00:22:05,551 --> 00:22:08,896 I don't want you to end up in this bed with me. 469 00:22:10,793 --> 00:22:13,137 You think I won't jump in there? 470 00:22:13,241 --> 00:22:15,172 I know you will. 471 00:22:15,275 --> 00:22:18,068 Please, Dani and Nicole might have questions. 472 00:22:27,931 --> 00:22:29,482 You spoke to Shanice. 473 00:22:29,586 --> 00:22:31,896 First, I need to ask you some questions. 474 00:22:33,034 --> 00:22:35,103 I'm not going anywhere. 475 00:22:35,206 --> 00:22:38,137 Is the medicine reaching your pain at all yet? 476 00:22:38,241 --> 00:22:40,862 It is... 477 00:22:40,965 --> 00:22:44,586 slightly less intolerable. 478 00:22:44,689 --> 00:22:46,965 It's going to decrease. 479 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:50,102 All these years of research and we're still 480 00:22:50,103 --> 00:22:52,620 guessing at pain. 481 00:22:52,724 --> 00:22:55,862 The medicine "could" or "should." 482 00:22:55,965 --> 00:22:58,344 "Sometime." 483 00:22:58,448 --> 00:23:00,551 You know what I know, for sure? 484 00:23:02,379 --> 00:23:04,758 I can't go through another day like this. 485 00:23:05,724 --> 00:23:07,586 I wish I could tell you that 486 00:23:07,689 --> 00:23:10,068 tomorrow will be better, 487 00:23:10,172 --> 00:23:13,137 but the pain may even get... even get worse 488 00:23:13,241 --> 00:23:15,310 before you turn the corner. 489 00:23:15,311 --> 00:23:17,550 Well, then what's the point of putting myself 490 00:23:17,551 --> 00:23:20,793 and my family through that if I'm just gonna die anyway? 491 00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:23,896 Daddy. How is she? 492 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,050 She's, uh... 493 00:23:29,206 --> 00:23:30,379 Just give me a minute. 494 00:23:34,034 --> 00:23:35,758 MAN [over P.A.]: Dr. White, dial 316. 495 00:23:44,758 --> 00:23:46,103 Oh, thank you. 496 00:23:46,206 --> 00:23:49,241 Initiating a hunger strike until you get back to Mother? 497 00:23:49,344 --> 00:23:50,974 WOMAN [over P.A.]: Orderly to 415. 498 00:23:52,206 --> 00:23:55,655 The Duprees are in good hands- mine and my auntie's. 499 00:23:55,758 --> 00:23:58,103 I don't want to interrupt them, but I just... 500 00:23:58,206 --> 00:23:59,517 Go home. 501 00:23:59,518 --> 00:24:01,447 And I'll tell them to call you if they need anything. 502 00:24:01,448 --> 00:24:03,724 WOMAN [over P.A.]: Dr. Roberts, dial 821. 503 00:24:05,448 --> 00:24:06,931 I'll be texting you. 504 00:24:19,379 --> 00:24:20,759 You did this to help your mom. 505 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,723 It doesn't change who you are at the core. 506 00:24:22,724 --> 00:24:24,103 You did the right thing. 507 00:24:24,104 --> 00:24:25,861 The rest was just you trying to self-protect. 508 00:24:25,862 --> 00:24:28,896 No, don't put a shine on it. It's done. 509 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,172 But we're not. We're still in this. 510 00:24:31,275 --> 00:24:33,000 And we have to rely on each other 511 00:24:33,103 --> 00:24:34,793 or we're both going down. 512 00:24:34,896 --> 00:24:36,896 One close call doesn't make us friends. 513 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,103 "Alone" means you can't watch your back. 514 00:24:39,104 --> 00:24:42,412 Yeah, I've gotten used to alone this year. 515 00:24:42,413 --> 00:24:44,517 You've been in this for a year? 516 00:24:44,620 --> 00:24:46,206 Yeah. 517 00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:48,000 Well, I'm still new. 518 00:24:48,103 --> 00:24:51,068 And I'm still trying to figure out how deep this goes. 519 00:24:51,172 --> 00:24:53,882 How many people at Garland are involved in this ring? 520 00:24:53,883 --> 00:24:57,378 The ring's designed just so you know what you do. 521 00:24:57,379 --> 00:24:58,586 Nothing else. 522 00:24:58,689 --> 00:25:01,310 Well, you've got to have a contact there, right? 523 00:25:01,413 --> 00:25:03,827 I'm only contacted through text. 524 00:25:03,828 --> 00:25:06,516 Because that's how the guy at the top likes it. 525 00:25:06,517 --> 00:25:07,837 And that's the way I like it. 526 00:25:10,482 --> 00:25:12,413 I don't even like knowing you. 527 00:25:13,965 --> 00:25:15,275 I got to get back to the lab. 528 00:25:20,586 --> 00:25:22,689 Granddad was so sure she'd be okay. 529 00:25:22,793 --> 00:25:24,241 If-if I would have known, I... 530 00:25:24,344 --> 00:25:26,137 Hey, hey. What could you have done 531 00:25:26,241 --> 00:25:28,241 that your grandfather didn't do? 532 00:25:28,344 --> 00:25:30,394 Since you don't know anything for sure, 533 00:25:30,413 --> 00:25:32,379 stop what-iffing 534 00:25:32,482 --> 00:25:35,448 and focus on helping when your gran gets home. Yeah? 535 00:25:36,931 --> 00:25:39,896 If... she comes home. 536 00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:42,931 Cancer's a thief. 537 00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:47,620 Stealing every which way that she can manage. 538 00:25:49,068 --> 00:25:52,068 She can't read because her fingers hurt. 539 00:25:53,724 --> 00:25:56,482 She has to lean on me to take even a few steps 540 00:25:56,586 --> 00:25:59,517 because she won't use a walker. 541 00:26:01,103 --> 00:26:02,517 And this morning... 542 00:26:05,344 --> 00:26:07,689 This morning, she could barely sit up at all. 543 00:26:07,793 --> 00:26:10,275 We're just... We're glad you got her here, Daddy. 544 00:26:10,379 --> 00:26:12,241 What is Dr. Bauer saying? 545 00:26:12,344 --> 00:26:14,068 He's not here yet. 546 00:26:14,069 --> 00:26:15,205 Monica's with her. 547 00:26:15,206 --> 00:26:18,310 -Monica? -Dr. Monica McCormick. 548 00:26:18,413 --> 00:26:20,517 She's Shanice's aunt. 549 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,000 She's head of one of the, uh, 550 00:26:22,103 --> 00:26:24,517 oncology departments at MD Anderson. 551 00:26:24,518 --> 00:26:27,412 Oh. That's one of the largest cancer centers in the world. 552 00:26:27,413 --> 00:26:28,793 And this Dr. McCormick- 553 00:26:28,896 --> 00:26:30,946 she's given her something for the pain? 554 00:26:32,517 --> 00:26:34,344 Then she'll feel better. 555 00:26:34,448 --> 00:26:36,206 And can accept that 556 00:26:36,310 --> 00:26:38,120 the rest of her extraordinary life 557 00:26:38,172 --> 00:26:41,758 is just on the other side of this dark chapter. 558 00:26:41,862 --> 00:26:44,310 I'm not so sure about that. 559 00:26:48,586 --> 00:26:52,310 This is not the time to underestimate yourself. 560 00:26:52,413 --> 00:26:56,931 I keep waiting to hit bottom. 561 00:26:57,034 --> 00:26:59,241 That worst day, 562 00:26:59,344 --> 00:27:03,344 before this turning point you mythologized. 563 00:27:03,448 --> 00:27:05,344 But it does not come. 564 00:27:05,448 --> 00:27:07,551 I had a patient who compared it 565 00:27:07,655 --> 00:27:10,172 to being in a holding pattern on a plane. 566 00:27:11,206 --> 00:27:14,103 You don't jump out of a plane because it's circling, 567 00:27:14,206 --> 00:27:17,655 especially when there are still many moves to make. 568 00:27:17,758 --> 00:27:22,655 There are medications used with your current treatment 569 00:27:22,758 --> 00:27:25,448 that can mitigate the side effects. 570 00:27:25,551 --> 00:27:28,517 But first, I want to pinpoint the cause of your pain. 571 00:27:28,620 --> 00:27:32,655 Pain isn't usually associated with your current regimen. 572 00:27:32,758 --> 00:27:35,241 So, what- I have some other kind of cancer 573 00:27:35,242 --> 00:27:36,481 or something else entirely? 574 00:27:36,482 --> 00:27:38,344 I mean, I don't want to know. 575 00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:42,137 Even if it could end this pain? 576 00:27:42,241 --> 00:27:45,448 I have never been more certain... 577 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,137 ...that the body and spirit are separate things. 578 00:27:51,793 --> 00:27:54,000 I have loved this body. 579 00:27:54,103 --> 00:27:55,793 It has served me well. 580 00:27:58,379 --> 00:28:01,068 This is the body I've enjoyed and employed. 581 00:28:02,413 --> 00:28:04,241 The one that wined and dined 582 00:28:04,344 --> 00:28:08,275 and traveled and ran and swam and... 583 00:28:08,276 --> 00:28:11,792 The one that danced all over those stages 584 00:28:11,793 --> 00:28:14,137 and belted out all that music. 585 00:28:15,689 --> 00:28:18,448 The one that Vernon worshipped. 586 00:28:18,551 --> 00:28:20,448 And gave me my children. 587 00:28:22,793 --> 00:28:24,586 But right now, 588 00:28:24,689 --> 00:28:28,275 this is a house of pain. 589 00:28:28,379 --> 00:28:30,448 And it's smoking me out. 590 00:28:32,206 --> 00:28:36,344 And Heaven help me, my spirit wants to be free of it. 591 00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:38,379 And what about that man out there 592 00:28:38,482 --> 00:28:40,758 and your big, fabulous family? 593 00:28:41,793 --> 00:28:44,310 If Vernon keeps watching this, 594 00:28:44,413 --> 00:28:46,586 he will not only climb in this bed with me, 595 00:28:46,689 --> 00:28:48,137 he will climb into my grave. 596 00:28:48,241 --> 00:28:50,724 Isn't is it up to him how much he can handle? 597 00:28:50,827 --> 00:28:52,620 Up to all of them? 598 00:28:52,724 --> 00:28:55,344 I can't keep watching my family hurt 599 00:28:55,448 --> 00:28:56,931 because I'm hurting. 600 00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:01,310 This morning... 601 00:29:05,034 --> 00:29:06,586 This morning... 602 00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:09,827 ...I... 603 00:29:12,068 --> 00:29:13,862 ...felt myself 604 00:29:13,965 --> 00:29:16,206 losing that last piece 605 00:29:16,310 --> 00:29:18,275 that ties me to this body. 606 00:29:19,310 --> 00:29:20,724 What piece is that? 607 00:29:21,724 --> 00:29:23,034 My... 608 00:29:26,310 --> 00:29:27,413 I tried to sing. 609 00:29:30,172 --> 00:29:34,206 But the chemo has left my throat raw. 610 00:29:35,448 --> 00:29:37,965 And scorched. 611 00:29:39,655 --> 00:29:43,172 There was only this dry, burning whisper. 612 00:29:45,068 --> 00:29:48,275 That used to be where my music lived. 613 00:29:51,344 --> 00:29:54,344 Every breath scraped across my throat. 614 00:29:54,448 --> 00:29:56,241 Like glass. 615 00:29:59,103 --> 00:30:02,206 My voice is me. 616 00:30:03,965 --> 00:30:05,689 And it's gone. 617 00:30:07,034 --> 00:30:09,379 I'm already gone. 618 00:30:09,482 --> 00:30:11,793 My family just doesn't know it yet. 619 00:30:14,068 --> 00:30:17,793 Now... why don't you let me see what's in that file? 620 00:30:17,794 --> 00:30:20,757 Are you gonna continue to stand there and act like 621 00:30:20,758 --> 00:30:22,482 I don't know my own mind? 622 00:30:31,379 --> 00:30:32,709 SMITTY: I got Max settled. 623 00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:34,793 Now he can start mending up. 624 00:30:34,896 --> 00:30:36,827 Thank goodness. 625 00:30:36,931 --> 00:30:38,586 Thank Grayson. 626 00:30:38,689 --> 00:30:40,000 How's he? 627 00:30:40,103 --> 00:30:41,344 Wound tight. 628 00:30:41,448 --> 00:30:43,620 But I made some headway. 629 00:30:43,621 --> 00:30:45,343 I pressed him for some info on the hierarchy, 630 00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:47,136 but he told me he's completely in the dark, 631 00:30:47,137 --> 00:30:48,861 that he only gets his messages through text. 632 00:30:48,862 --> 00:30:50,896 And you don't believe him? 633 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,793 Nah. He's been at this for a year. 634 00:30:52,896 --> 00:30:55,666 So I'm assuming he's met or seen his contact at Garland 635 00:30:55,724 --> 00:30:57,482 at least once. 636 00:30:57,586 --> 00:31:00,241 Well, keep working him. 637 00:31:00,344 --> 00:31:03,241 Something's got to give. And hopefully that's Grayson. 638 00:31:03,344 --> 00:31:07,206 This could just be a setback, not the 639 00:31:08,931 --> 00:31:12,137 You're right. And you're late. 640 00:31:12,241 --> 00:31:15,551 You shouldn't have to sit here and watch me worry. 641 00:31:15,655 --> 00:31:18,862 There's no place I'd rather be. 642 00:31:18,965 --> 00:31:20,931 Nothing's more important than you. 643 00:31:26,586 --> 00:31:30,517 You called me "the Anita whisperer" once. 644 00:31:32,793 --> 00:31:36,206 Yesterday, I tried to shout down your mother's fears. 645 00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:37,551 You had a fight? 646 00:31:38,862 --> 00:31:41,620 I was trying to lift her up. 647 00:31:41,724 --> 00:31:43,827 But I had the opposite effect. 648 00:31:43,931 --> 00:31:46,793 If Mother didn't have bad days through all of this, 649 00:31:46,896 --> 00:31:48,137 I would be worried. 650 00:31:49,758 --> 00:31:50,896 This is different. 651 00:31:51,896 --> 00:31:55,172 Then maybe it's time we send this red devil packing 652 00:31:55,275 --> 00:31:56,896 and get a new medicine. 653 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:58,655 It's more than that. 654 00:32:01,068 --> 00:32:02,758 I know that woman's will. 655 00:32:06,034 --> 00:32:08,689 I'm afraid she's giving up her fight. 656 00:32:12,482 --> 00:32:14,034 MONICA: Here's the DNR. 657 00:32:14,035 --> 00:32:15,585 But I want to make sure that you understand 658 00:32:15,586 --> 00:32:18,068 what "no extraordinary measures" mean. 659 00:32:18,172 --> 00:32:20,896 If your heart stops, there's no CPR 660 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,034 or any resuscitation attempts. 661 00:32:24,137 --> 00:32:27,034 And then there is the question of nutrition. 662 00:32:27,137 --> 00:32:30,586 Shanice filled me in on all the inglorious details. 663 00:32:31,620 --> 00:32:33,517 I had a patient- Charlotte- 664 00:32:33,620 --> 00:32:35,655 who had the same initial diagnosis. 665 00:32:35,758 --> 00:32:37,620 Her cancer metastasized. 666 00:32:37,724 --> 00:32:40,103 Name a cancer, she had it. 667 00:32:40,206 --> 00:32:43,655 And we treated it and she fought. 668 00:32:43,758 --> 00:32:45,275 She was cured? 669 00:32:46,482 --> 00:32:48,931 Her tumors shrunk enough for her to go home. 670 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:51,931 But 18 months later, they roared back. 671 00:32:52,931 --> 00:32:54,275 [laughing] 672 00:32:56,137 --> 00:32:57,241 [coughing] 673 00:33:01,206 --> 00:33:02,931 Mm... 674 00:33:04,137 --> 00:33:07,172 Oh... That's your idea 675 00:33:07,275 --> 00:33:09,034 of an uplifting story? 676 00:33:09,137 --> 00:33:12,862 Every patient wants a cure. 677 00:33:12,965 --> 00:33:15,620 But my goal is time. 678 00:33:15,724 --> 00:33:18,014 Charlotte wanted to meet her granddaughter. 679 00:33:18,034 --> 00:33:21,206 She made it to her first birthday. 680 00:33:21,310 --> 00:33:25,000 Aren't there Dupree events, milestones 681 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:27,034 that you want to be there for? 682 00:33:28,172 --> 00:33:30,034 So many. 683 00:33:30,137 --> 00:33:32,103 But how does that work- 684 00:33:32,206 --> 00:33:35,413 me having a coughing fit or passing out 685 00:33:35,517 --> 00:33:37,758 while my great-granddaughter 686 00:33:37,862 --> 00:33:39,310 is dancing at her cotillion? 687 00:33:39,413 --> 00:33:40,862 I will not pull focus. 688 00:33:40,965 --> 00:33:43,620 So then you don't want to be there at all? 689 00:33:43,724 --> 00:33:47,344 It's quality of time 690 00:33:47,448 --> 00:33:49,965 that matters. 691 00:33:50,068 --> 00:33:52,448 With any grace... 692 00:33:52,551 --> 00:33:54,931 I could laugh. 693 00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:58,103 Rather than grit my teeth in pain. 694 00:33:58,206 --> 00:34:00,344 Or I can hug, 695 00:34:00,448 --> 00:34:02,206 instead of nearly breaking 696 00:34:02,310 --> 00:34:03,586 at my husband's touch. 697 00:34:03,689 --> 00:34:05,068 Or maybe... 698 00:34:07,034 --> 00:34:09,551 ...just maybe, 699 00:34:09,655 --> 00:34:13,000 I'd be able to sing at my granddaughter's wedding. 700 00:34:14,034 --> 00:34:15,655 What if I were to tell you... 701 00:34:17,379 --> 00:34:20,689 ...that this, too, shall pass, with certainty? 702 00:34:20,793 --> 00:34:23,000 Would that be worth today's pain? 703 00:34:27,827 --> 00:34:31,448 Charlotte had a year and a half. 704 00:34:31,551 --> 00:34:34,275 You could have so much more time. 705 00:34:34,379 --> 00:34:38,000 The operative word there is "could." 706 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:43,896 You're Anita Dupree. 707 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,241 You have built your life on defying every rule, 708 00:34:47,344 --> 00:34:50,068 and that is a double-edged sword. 709 00:34:50,172 --> 00:34:52,724 Because you have broken down every barrier, 710 00:34:52,725 --> 00:34:54,378 and then everything fell into place. 711 00:34:54,379 --> 00:34:56,517 And on the other side, 712 00:34:56,620 --> 00:35:00,241 you've been used to being the exception to the rule. 713 00:35:00,344 --> 00:35:03,482 Cancer does not care what your name is. 714 00:35:03,586 --> 00:35:06,827 We are trying to give you more time, 715 00:35:06,931 --> 00:35:08,921 but you need to give us the opportunity 716 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,931 to find the right medicine, to find the right treatment. 717 00:35:13,034 --> 00:35:15,793 Time for you not to give up. 718 00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:20,620 But no guarantees, right? 719 00:35:20,724 --> 00:35:22,620 You'd have a chance. 720 00:35:22,724 --> 00:35:26,000 And you are Anita Dupree. 721 00:35:26,103 --> 00:35:28,862 And lady, I'd take those odds any day. 722 00:35:30,103 --> 00:35:32,517 -[knocking] -[door opens] 723 00:35:32,620 --> 00:35:33,896 Ladies. 724 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,413 Are you, uh, all caught up here? 725 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,862 MONICA: All set. 726 00:35:39,965 --> 00:35:41,655 I'll check on you. 727 00:35:41,758 --> 00:35:43,275 Thank you. 728 00:35:50,275 --> 00:35:52,025 Are you coming down from the pain? 729 00:35:52,103 --> 00:35:53,827 A little. 730 00:35:53,931 --> 00:35:55,413 Good. 731 00:35:58,172 --> 00:36:01,379 Nicole and Dani want to hug their mother. 732 00:36:01,482 --> 00:36:03,413 I want to hug them right back. 733 00:36:03,517 --> 00:36:07,000 But first, I need to talk to my husband. 734 00:36:09,275 --> 00:36:11,805 My love, I've made some decisions about my future. 735 00:36:12,586 --> 00:36:15,482 Captioning sponsored by CBS 736 00:36:15,586 --> 00:36:18,586 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 737 00:36:18,636 --> 00:36:23,186 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0