All language subtitles for Greys Anatomy.S18E18.Stronger Than Hate.GOSSIP

Our bodies play host

to trillions of bacteria
and other microbes.

They live on our skin,
in our guts, up our noses.

Alright, the kids are
cleaning their rooms.

What's next?

Uh, appetizers, salad? Anything.

I should've taken this whole day off.

Microbes are found in almost
every part of the body.

It doesn't need to be perfect.
It's just dinner.

It's a dinner party to welcome Nick.

You know what?

I don't remember getting
a welcome dinner party.

You arrived during a pandemic.

Plus, Nick is very important
to Meredith,

and I want to get to know him.

Mm-hmm. You want to grill him.

That's what you wanna do.

Hospital?

Hotel.

Wendell's room service is on the way.

How's he doing?

Apparently living it up.

On my dime.

At least we got our couch back.

So when's he supposed to hear
about that job in Boston?

Well, he says any day now.

Oh, do you want me to slice these?

No, Amelia's gonna make guacamole.

Where is Amelia?

Microbes help us produce vitamins

and stimulate our immune system.

Wow.

That was...

Better than forcing me
to go sight-seeing?

Ah. I don't know.

The view from the Space Needle
is pretty spectacular.

Hmm. More spectacular than this?

You can see Mount Rainier...

... Puget Sound, Meredith's house...

We're late. We g... we gotta go.

Maggie is gonna freak out. We gotta go.

Hey. Hey.

You sure?

They break down food and
perform many other functions

that we need to survive.

Nope.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I thought you had a transplant.

No, I'm all done.

Ms. Olick is in the ICU.

I'm gonna drop by my place

- and then I'm gonna head to yours.
- Okay.

I just have one more patient
and then I'll see you there.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- What?
- No, it's nice.

Just living in the same city.
I like it. It's nice.

Well, hopefully you feel
the same way after tonight.

If you're trying to scare me off,

it's gonna take a lot more than
your sisters and your kids.

Promise me you won't get home
and decide to skip the party.

And miss the awkward small talk?

Never.

See ya.

You're still here?

- Don't tell me the party is canceled.
- Wow.

I got all the senior residents
working, a babysitter.

I got my party shoes in the car.

Do not ruin this for me.

Bailey, the party is not canceled.

- I will see you there.
- Good.

Look at my face.

I need fun.

Me too.

Ay, yi, yi, yi.

ABG looks good. Patient's less acidotic.

You want me to run
another one in an hour?

No, no. You should go home.

I don't want your hours
to become a problem

for the Medical
Accreditation Council, hm?

Why aren't you in party clothes?

You have chemo.

Yes, I have chemo.

You have a party. A dinner party.

Look, I promised if you did this trial

that I would stand by your side
for every step.

Baby, you went with me
to my first infusion.

I'll be fine by myself.

I'm not breaking my promise.

We're here!

Everyone, this is Kai.

Hi! Nice to meet you.

I'm Maggie. I'm Amelia's sister.

- This is Winston, my husband.
- Hey.

- Ooh!
- Ooh!

Sorry!

And this is Zola, Bailey, and Ellis.

Hi!

Sorry we're late.

It was my fault.

Oh.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Uh, put... put us to work.
Uh, how can we help?

Did you bring the ice?

Ah.

- Alright, I'll go pick that up.
- Thank you.

Yeah. What else can we help with?

- Oh.
- Hey, that's mine.

- No, it's not.
- Yes, it is.

It's not.

Can you keep them from
breaking each other?

Hey, guys!

Why don't we take this party outside?

- Yes!
- Yeah!

You play soccer?

I was hoping that you do.

Come on.

Hey.

Aww.

Is that how we greet our guests?

I thought it was Mama.

- Aww.
- I'm sorry.

- Come in. Come on in.
- Okay. Yep.

Um, Meredith isn't here yet,

- obviously.
- Okay. Yeah.

And you are on time to the minute.

Yeah, it's a transplant surgeon thing.

If I'm late, organs die, so...

- Yeah.
- Here you go.

Oh, thank you so much. Welcome.

Yeah, well, I wanted to bring
flowers, but Meredith said

that only stresses out the host,
because then they're

forced to find a vase
and put water in it, so...

Listen, wine is always welcome.

Okay. Good.

So, uhh, Winston is out getting ice,

- and I'm a little behind on the food.
- Oh, okay.

So, uh, make yourself at home,

and I... Yeah, okay.

Hey!

It's customary to be
at least 15 minutes late!

- We could wait outside, or...
- No, no, no.

Come in, come in.

- Hey!
- Hi.

Uh... should I open these?

- I'll take the two of them.
- Oh, of course.

- No! No, he can't.
- No, no, no.

It's alright. It's alright.
Um, who's not on call?

Me.

- Alright. Mm-hmm.
- Come on in.

Well, good night, Dr. Grey.
Have fun at your party.

It's just a dinner.

Well, it's not work.

Fair point.

Plus, it gives the residents
a chance to step up and help.

I remember having that attitude.

Alice Tom. 72. Massive facial trauma

and complaining of right arm
and abdominal pain

after an assault at a bus stop.

Oh, my God.

Tachy in the 120s, BP 140 over 90.

She received 4 of morphine en route.

- Okay, let's get her inside.
- What happened?

Bus driver said the attacker
was using racial slurs

and yelling at her to
go back to where she's from.

- Oh, my God.
- Okay.

We've got you, Alice.

Synced & corrected by -robtor-
www.addic7ed.com

Oh, UCSF's starting trials
on a new treatment.

Maybe we should look into it, huh?

Maybe.

Does your oncologist come
to all your appointments?

This is my husband.

He's not my oncologist,
but he is a doctor.

One who cares very much
about your health.

- Mm.
- Hm.

Chondrosarcoma.

Synovial sarcoma.

Hmm, that's tough.

- We like to say it's persistent.
- You.

You like to say it's persistent.

He's being exceedingly optimistic.

For me.

How much longer?

I'm 35 weeks and...

Not that she's counting.

No, of course I'm counting.

You have to be able to meet him.

Oh, nanotechnology's come a long way.

Maybe we should look into that.

- Maybe.
- Mm.

So, have you two picked out a name yet?

Please tell me everything.

I need a distraction.

Sorry. I know it hurts.

Push another 2 of morphine.

She has a comminuted mid-shaft
humerus fracture

with a wound over the fracture site.

It was a hate crime, wasn't it?

It appears that way.

We can get another ortho surgeon...

No, no, no, no. I'm here.
I'm... I'll do it.

I'd like a maxillofacial scan.

I am seeing some fluid
in the upper left quadrant.

Let's order a CT to rule out
any other injuries.

I'll call CT.

Okay, I'll clean out this fracture wound

as soon as you're done
with your evaluation.

Let's get her started on antibiotics

and just page me as soon as you're done.

Please.

Okay.

Right. Okay.

Oh, may I?

No, you are the guest of honor.

... who has impressive knife skills.

Please. I got it.

What? Oh. Hey! I can help.

Oh, uh...

It's a salad.

Right.

So, uh, how long you been at the clinic?

Um, about 16 years.

I did my residency in D.C. before that.

You didn't like the East Coast?

No, I got a fellowship back home,

and, well, to be honest,

my uh, sister couldn't stay
sober long enough

to remember she had a toddler.

So, two birds, one stone, I guess.

That's probably the wrong analogy,

but you get the picture.

Yeah. You got kids?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Toddlers.

Hey, I got ice.

- Nick, hey.
- Hey.

- Welcome.
- Backyard cooler.

Alright.

Hey, where does Mer keep the games?

Games? It's a dinner party.

Well, I mean... is dinner ready?

Hi. How are you?

What's wrong?

Oh, geopolitics are a mess,

global warming's getting worse...

You meant him.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I think he wants Amelia.

- Oh, it's okay, buddy.
- Here we go!

Hey. Ahh.

It's okay.

Hey, it's okay.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Food's in the kitchen,
drinks are out back.

Come on. Come with me.

Go, I got him.

Why didn't you say that?
Hold on. What does that mean?

Well, good evening, Chief Bailey.

Can I take your coat?

How about a drink?

Oh, Bailey!

Want to play Boggle?

I very much do not.

Come on, it's so much fun.

You made me the ambassador
of fun, remember?

Yeah, I never understood that.

Uh, Grey couldn't bother
to make it to her own party?

Or set out a few crackers?

Chief.

Marsh.

Yeah, Meredith is running
a bit late, but, uh...

can I get you a drink, glass of wine?

Bourbon. Neat.

And generous.

Okay, I approve.

This way.

Mm.

No, no. I'm not playing Boggle with you.

I've been texting you
for like 10 minutes.

What the hell are you doing here?

Having dinner?

My lenders are after me.

I couldn't stay at the hotel.

- Wendell.
- Maggie, you look so nice!

H-Here you go.

Do you happen to have room for one more?

I am so sorry.

I never thought he would
just show up here.

Did you tell him we were having a party?

No, I told him I was going to a party.

That guy's a walking sales pitch.

I wonder what he's selling them now.

Maggie, please.
I will... I'll ask him to go.

No, no, I'm not asking for that.

No, I-I-I want to.

I just... I need a minute to figure out

how he doesn't make
a big scene about this.

Hey.

Um, are you okay?

Fine. Yeah.

I'm not just talking about
tonight, Winston.

I am worried about you.

About us.

I know.

Sorry, the t-timer's still going.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

You into music?

Do I like music?

Yeah, I like music.

Uh, unless you're asking me
to join your garage band.

Then... Then, no.

No, I-I don't.

Got it.

What's your opinion on contact sports?

Uh, hard pass for kids,

and I'm... I'm more of
a running/cycling guy.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

Mountain bike?

Not a lot of mountains in Minnesota.

Ah, right.

This back burner's

been finicky for over a year.

When Meredith was
in the hospital with COVID,

it was me, Amelia,
and four kids living here.

So... I grilled a lot.

Right.

So you and Amelia are...
are Scout's parents?

Yep.

You're probably friends with Kai.

Friends? I-I mean, not really.

But, impressed, yes.

Their... Their work has brought in

some pretty amazing grants
to the clinic.

There's a reason they work
with David Hamilton.

So you're saying my ex traded up.

It's hard to say.

I haven't known you that long.

I'm gonna need more beer.

_

_

I know.

Hey, we should, uh,
have a playdate soon.

Yeah. Your kids play with Scout?

Yeah, Amelia.

I'd say that she's their favorite aunt,

but my sister would be mad, so...

Aunt?

Unofficial.

Mm, yeah, she was there
the day I got Leo.

And she drove Teddy to the hospital

when we had Allison, so...

That's right.

Aunt, okay.

Okay. He's overtired.

Or overstimulated.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna
try and put him down.

Ellis wants more sparkling
cider, and my drawing app froze.

Oh, here. Let me try to restart it.

Would you mind?

Oh, s-sure. Yeah.

- Bailey.
- Bailey.

Mmm.

Maggie couldn't have
made this spinach dip.

She's a Boston girl.

She knows better than to
put garlic salt instead of...

Look, how bad is it?

Well, you know, Nana Ante
only used sea salt,

so the situation's fairly dire,

but we won't be too loud about it.

The lenders, Wendell.

When you say that they're after you,

does that mean physically, or...

Oh, hey, man. Can you tell Maggie

the veggies have another five minutes?

- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah. Hi.

- Wendell Ndugu.
- Hi.

I'm Winston's brother.

Ah. Nick Marsh.

Everyone here related, or... ?

Uh, Wendell's just visiting.

- Got it.
- Well, for now.

Seattle's not so bad.

Might be nice to be around family.

- Sure.
- Come on, you love Boston.

- You love Boston.
- No one loves Boston.

That's a fact. It's true.

It's very true.

That can't be good.

No, I think it's just small talk.

What if Nick is a con man like Wendell?

Because con men only talk to each other?

Because the only person
who has charmed me

as much as your brother is Nick Marsh.

What about me?

- I haven't.
- Yeah, we're...

Okay. And these...

There's the husband, right there.

Perfect. Thank you so much.

Mr. Tom. Excuse me.

Hey. Hi, I'm Meredith Grey.

- Uh-huh.
- And this is Dr. Schmitt.

We are part of the medical team
working on your wife.

How is she? Will she be okay?

Uh, she has a... she suffered
a pretty serious attack, sir.

She's in surgery right now.

She has a broken arm
and some facial fractures,

which our plastics and
orthopedic teams are working on.

Okay.

She also suffered an injury
to her spleen,

which at this point,
opening up her abdomen

could do more harm than good.

And the blood flow
to her organs is stable.

Oftentimes,
these things heal themselves.

We have a family dinner every week.

She went to the store
to buy chocolate syrup

so the grandkids could have
sundaes for dessert.

I said I'd drive her,
but she was an engineer

for the city's Transportation Department

for 30 years before she retired.

She insisted on taking the bus.

When will I be able to see her?

Very soon.
And... And I will let you know

as soon as she's out of surgery, okay?

Can we get you anything?
Coffee or... or more water?

Uh, no, no, no. I'm fine, thank you.

But is there a way I can
tell Alice that I'm here?

That we're all here?

I want her to know that she's not alone.

Of course.

I would be happy to tell her that.

And again, I'm... I'm very sorry

- that this has happened.
- Yeah.

- Ooh!
- Kris?

Ooh, that was weird.

I'm sure it's nothing.

Oh, honestly, I hate puzzles.

Why do we do them?

You hate doing puzzles.

You love having finished them.

Mm, but at what cost, babe?

At what cost?

Sweetheart, you know, I was thinking...

we should create
a wellness room at home.

You know, with a yoga mat,
a meditation stool.

Lord.

Yeah, I did that, too.

It's now a very calming storage room

for our golf clubs and our luggage.

Aah!

What? Contractions?

Should be too early for that.

Maybe he's just kicking
because he hates puzzles, too.

Maybe we should call Dr. Wilson.

W-Wilson's your OB, huh?

Yeah, she's checked in on us

a few times since we've been here.

Page her, baby.

Yeah, I am... Okay.

What if... Ah! What if...

No, no, it's too early for that.

- What if it's not?
- Nurse. Nurse.

Ahh!

Take some deep breaths.

When I was a kid, I used to
stare at my face in the mirror

and wonder if I could use
my mom's makeup

to make me look more "American,"

which, of course, I understood
to mean more white.

You wanted to be like
all the other kids.

And my teachers and people I saw
in movies and on TV.

I wanted to feel normal.

Like I belonged.

Do you even think we'll ever
stop being seen as foreign?

Well, being wrongly blamed
for COVID did not help.

But also, the Watsonville Riots.

The Japanese American internment.

Vincent Chin.

A long history of being outsiders.

How ironic.

We are Americans.

Your face is American.

Have her vitals been stable?

Uh, yeah, she's okay for now.

Okay.

Do you mind if I...

Alice, your husband is here,

and your whole family is here.

We're going to take care of you.

You're not alone.

You are not alone, Alice.

I'll check back in a bit.

I'm so sorry.

I heard, and I didn't want to go home.

No one called for help.

No one intervened or even took a video.

It's so awful.

And I just... I wish I could help.

Okay. Okay, Kristen.

So, your contractions are
irregular and not too strong,

so it appears to be just Braxton Hicks.

Doctors always say "just" Braxton Hicks

as though they don't actually hurt.

I know. I'm sorry.

Doctors are the worst.

Excuse me?

Stop hovering. Mind your business.

Come over here.

Thank you. We really
appreciate you taking a look.

Of course.

I do want to take you to OB
triage, do a cervical exam,

and to monitor you
just for a bit in case.

And we can see how the baby's
doing with the contractions.

No, no. I-I can't leave Simon.

You'll just be upstairs,
and we can page if any...

Please. I don't want to be alone.

- Hey.
- Richard, take her up.

You've been cooped up here
all night long.

Simon will keep me company,
and you and Kristen

can go somewhere
where there are no puzzles.

Please, babe.

I don't want you hurting, too.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Come with me.

I'll be fine. I promise. Okay.

- This way.
- Promise.

Dr. Williams to Radiology.

Dr. Sandra Williams to Radiology.

So, uh, Nick, what's your favorite place

to do a transplant?

Oh, um, well,

I put a pig's kidney on
a man's groin the other day.

That was pretty fun.

Uh, no. Probably San Diego.

It doesn't matter when you get
off work, you can always find...

- Tacos.
- ... tacos.

Yes.

Uh, I did a rotation
there in med school.

UC San Diego?

G.I. Department.

- Under Ned Powell.
- Ooh, Ned Powell.

Incredible surgeon. Terrible at cards.

Uh, what about, uh, board games?

The people in this house
are fiercely competitive.

Depends.

Alright. What about Scrabble?

Sure.

I mean, you know, that game
isn't so much about

the vocabulary as the math.

Yeah, long, brainy words

made up of one-point A's, T's, and R's

aren't nearly as good
as words like "X-ray."

Yes, with the "X" on
a triple letter score.

Correct.

Ever try cryptic crosswords?

No.

How 'bout Boggle?

Uh...

You know, I always wanted one
of these when I was a kid.

I liked the Y-shaped pieces...

the idea that you could veer
off the main course

but still be on track intrigued me.

Huh.

You know, I-I just
thought trains were cool.

I'm supposed to remind you there
are hiding people out there

waiting for you to seek them.

Oh, yes. Okay.

- Scout?
- Oh, he's upstairs with Amelia.

Okay, good. Coming!

And after ten years of studying...

You having your own party up here?

Yeah.

He's almost settled.

Oh. You want me to take him?

Hm. I could be the closer.

I'm pretty boring.

I got him.

I really don't mind.

And you have a date.

Hmm.

It's okay.

But thank you.

Mm.

"... patients with inoperable
plexiform neurofibromas

showed durable tumor shrinkage... "

Are you reading a medical journal?

I can be boring, too.

"How does this nomogram
correlate with survival... "

Hey. Who was on the phone?

No one.

Uh, is dinner ready?

Uh... Wendell.

Hey, uh, I-I don't
think you should stay.

Alright, um, I'll pack up
some food for you,

but then you should
go back to the hotel.

Alright? Look.

The people that I owe...

they're not good people.

They know you're here in Seattle?

- Yes.
- Wendell.

But that's why I need to
disappear for a while.

Look, I just wanted
to spend one more night

- with my big brother.
- Hm.

And ask for some cash.

Look, I'll pay you back in a month...

You've gotta be kidding me.

No, i-it's not a lot. J-Just enough...

These people know where you are
and you came here?

You came to this house?

Nobody's following me,
if that's what you mean.

Do you know that for sure?

No, but...

There are children here, Wendell!

Winston, calm down.

You're putting my family at risk.

No, I'm your family.

Leave tonight.

Leave Seattle. Tonight.

Should we...

Eat.

Hey, uh, here.

Oh, thanks.

I'm sure Amelia will be back soon.

I'm sorry you got stuck on kid duty.

Oh, not a problem. I'm used to it.

Oh, you got kids?

Uh, niblings.

Nieces and nephews.

Oh.

So do you... you want kids?

Oh, uh...

Uh, no. No.

My career is my baby.

Oh.

Why, are you trying to unload
one of yours on me?

No, it's just... you kind
of sound like Amelia,

before she had Scout.

I finally sold the last one last week.

Poor guy dropped
his first ring in the Sound

- while he was proposing.
- Mm.

I gave him a good deal.

Why'd you buy so many?

I-I used to ask myself that a lot.

None of the answers made sense,

so I just tried to move past it.

How'd that work out?

Um...

I burned my relationship
with Amelia to the ground.

I trashed my friendship with Jo.

So... not great.

Is it 'cause you slept together?

I don't regret Scout,
if that's what you mean.

Not Amelia. Jo.

She told you?

Well, we were drinking.

You say things when you're drinking.

Did she mention anything about feelings?

'Cause, apparently,
there were some feelings.

There are no longer feelings?

- Now there's Todd.
- Oh.

I-I hardly see her anymore.

I miss my friend.

But, you know, I want her to be happy.

And she deserves the best.

Do you have feelings for her?

Sometimes.

Maybe, a little.

I'm...

Should I tell her?

That you maybe have
occasional small feelings?

No.

Okay, good.

The food was delicious.

But this seems like way
more plates than people.

Well, three of those are
the other Bailey's.

He doesn't like his food to touch.

You have cooked and cleaned,
as my guest.

I... My mother would be
mortified in her grave.

Well, my mom's probably proud.

Sorry about earlier.

Winston's brother is, uh, complicated.

Well, complicated people
can be hard to love.

Erica, my younger sister,
she has an uncanny ability

to break my heart
and enrage me all at once.

She's been doing it for two decades now,

and I-I fall for it every time.

You see her much?

No. No, I-I don't. I really don't.

But even when I do, it doesn't
matter if she's sober or not.

She still lies to my face
without an ounce of remorse.

She's a master manipulator.

Despite all of it, despite
all she's taken from me,

I-I still struggle to say no
when she asks me for something.

Honestly, sometimes it's the easiest way

just to avoid another heartbreak.

Here.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

For your hand?

Yeah.

Any of those clinical trials
have success?

The ones I've read are still ongoing.

Before Simon's diagnosis,
I always thought

that cancer was this thing
that you either beat or didn't.

Like it was a stupid puzzle

and we just needed to find
all the pieces.

But I didn't realize that there
was a third, awful option

where you don't die,
but you don't get rid of it.

You just live with it...

waiting for it to get worse
and praying that it doesn't.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

For a long time, I was in denial.

I was sure that Simon
would be the exception.

That we would find a way to
beat the thing that's, uh...

Yeah.

I think I became obsessed
with us conceiving

because it would mean
that he couldn't die.

There's no way, right?

God wouldn't kill a man
before his child was born.

I was so happy when we got pregnant.

So happy that we'd finally be a family.

And then I'd realized that
we'd always been a family.

Me and him.

And by not letting him
accept and grieve the fact

that he might not survive...

... I'd left him alone in it.

And no one wants to be alone.

What's happening?

She's hypotensive.

Her crits are dropping,
and her belly's distended.

And I'm seeing way more
free fluid than before.

Yeah, her spleen has probably ruptured.

We need to get her to the OR... stat.

Let's call the OR and tell them
we're bringing her down.

She's in V-fib. Let's get
the crash cart in here, now!

Come on, come on, let's go.

Take out the cut down tray.

We're opening her up in here?

Yes, we're opening her up in here.

We're not going to let her die, Schmitt.

She's not dying. Charge paddles to 120.

Clear.

Charge again.

Clear.

She is okay.

Oh.

Thank you.

We... We could never thank you enough.

We still have to monitor her
for the next few days, as well.

Of course.

Popo's okay! Yay!

Mm.

Catherine, honey...

I want you to live forever.

And if I could do that with
a surgery, you know I would.

Richard, I can't listen to
another study right now.

- No, no... Just... Baby,
- I can't do it.

what, um...

What I'm gonna say is, uh...

if you're putting yourself
through this for me, then don't.

If you want to stop,
I'm going to support you.

I don't want to stop
my treatments, baby, no.

It's just...

Sometimes I feel like
I just need time to think.

Like I need to just be able
to live in the moment

without judgment or worrying
about what's next,

even when I'm doing this chemo.

And you are so serious all the time,

sometimes that makes me feel...

sometimes that makes me feel worse.

Because a-any one of us

could drop dead tomorrow
from a million different things.

I have cancer, and that sucks.

But I still want to live.

I still want to laugh.

I-I can come up with a good joke
if you give me a minute.

That's... mmm.

That's what I need.

- That's what I need.
- Oh.

Hey.

Sorry.

Is Scout okay?

Yeah.

Sometimes he just needs
some soothing reassurance.

Takes after his mom.

Your family and friends
seem like good people.

They are.

You'll see, once you get to know them.

And I promise Scout
is not always this fussy.

He became real to me tonight,

because I got to see what an
amazing parent you are to him.

And to Meredith's kids.

You are so much more than just an aunt.

Mm.

I don't want kids, though.

I have things I want
to do with my life...

professionally and personally.

If I had kids, all of that
would have to come second.

I don't want to do that.

Well, y-you've told me that before...

I am not going to
change my mind, Amelia.

Ever.

W-What...

What does that mean?

I thought this was going really well.

Yeah, I did, too.

And I don't know.

I just know I don't want to lead you on.

Because I was once led on by someone

who did not want what I did.

Oh, I needed that.

I had fun.

You know, despite what you all think,

I know fun.

I will never doubt it again.

Hi.

Hey.

Mm. Mmm.

- Mmm.
- Mmm.

- Mmm.
- Mmm.

- Hey, are we...
- Mm-hmm.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Alright. Okay.

Come here.

It's good.

- Mm. - Come on, now.
- Oh!

You people are parents.

Come here. Mmm.

Wendell left about 45 minutes ago.

Yeah, I'm sorry I walked out.

I just... I needed a minute.

And I'm sorry that he showed up here

when he's in so much trouble.

If I had known that he had people...

Winston, I'm not worried about
Wendell or his lenders.

I gave him the money to pay them back.

I really wish you hadn't done that,
Maggie.

I know, I know, I know.
I should have asked you first.

It's not your place to pay him...

You're right.

$10,000 is a lot of money,
but I had the savings

and he's my family now, too, so...

Maggie. Maggie.

I gave him the money, too.

Microbes may sound
like uninvited guests...

... but most live harmoniously

in and on our bodies.

Oh.

Hi.

I didn't realize... I'll go.

Stay. Nice out here.

It's quiet.

It is.

You know, I read somewhere

you can see the Northern Lights
from Seattle.

Is that true?

Sometimes. Very faintly.

You know everyone was
vetting you tonight.

Yeah, I mean, I figured
when Maggie was asking me

if I support public television
and the U.S. Postal Service.

It kinda clued me in a little bit.

I don't blame them.

Everybody loves Meredith.

Yeah.

We're gonna miss her a lot.

I know.

Do you have any questions for me?

Meredith left once before.

After my brother died.

She just disappeared for a year.

She was hundreds of miles away,

and I have never felt closer to her.

I knew...

she left because she was drowning...

in grief and pain here...

same way that I was.

I think you make her happy.

And she deserves to be happy.

Others would have been broken

by a fraction of what she's survived.

I want her life

to be full of love and joy.

My only ask of you...

... is just to want that, too.

We need a diverse set
of microbes working together

to stay healthy.

Hey.

Oh.

You're still here.

Yeah, I'm still here.

I'm sorry I'm so late.

No, no, no, no, no, no. It's okay.

They're an essential part
of our systems.

What's all this?

Well, I figured you had a tough case.

Probably didn't have a chance to eat,

and I thought you might
need some company.

- I love you.
- I love you, too.

It turns out, they're
right where they belong.