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HERE'S A FUN FACT.

WHEN VIRGIL WROTE,
"LOVE CONQUERS ALL,"

WHAT HE ACTUALLY MEANT WAS,
LOVE IS SO POWERFUL

THAT IT ULTIMATELY
DEFEATS US.

VINCO CAN ALSO BE
TRANSLATED AS "DEFEAT."

MAKES YOU THINK, HUH?
YEAH. YEAH. IT MAKES ME
THINK YOU'RE A DORK.

MM-HMM. ANOTHER FUN FACT--

LAS VEGAS HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST
DIVORCE RATE IN THE COUNTRY.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING

WE'RE NOT MOVING THERE
AFTER WE GET MARRIED.
LAST YEAR MY FRIEND MIKE--

ARE YOU HAVING
AN ANEURYSM MOMENT?
HIM AND HIS FIANCéE DECIDED TO
HAVE A QUICKIE WEDDING IN VEGAS.

WAIT, WHOA. YOUR FRIEND MIKE
FROM STANFORD?

I THOUGHT HE GOT MARRIED,
LIKE, FOUR YEARS AGO.
UH, DIFFERENT MIKE.
ANYWAY, HE RUSHED INTO IT.

AND THE DAY BEFORE, HE GOT
COLD FEET AND DID SOMETHING

THAT MADE HIS FIANCéE
CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF.
WELL, WHAT DID HE DO?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE NOT THAT CLOSE.

ALL I'M SAYING IS MARRIAGE
IS A HUGE COMMITMENT.
ALL RIGHT. UH, IS THIS
ABOVE-AVERAGE ELI WEIRDNESS?

DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THE FACT

THAT BETH TOOK YOUR VIRGINITY?
WHY CAN'T YOU EVER JUST SAY
THAT BETH AND I WERE TOGETHER?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO
BRING UP THE VIRGINITY THING?
BECAUSE IT'S FUN,

AND I NOTICED YOU STILL
HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
BEN LOVES
HIS UNCLE ELI'S FLAT SCREEN.

THANKS.
SO HAVE YOU ASKED HIM YET?

ASKED ME WHAT?
WELL, WE WERE
THINKING ABOUT PROMOTING YOU

FROM BEST MAN TO MINISTER,

BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA BE MOPING
ABOUT ASHLEY THE WHOLE TIME,

THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA STICK
WITH THE ELVIS IMPERSONATOR,

AND YOU MIGHT GET DEMOTED
TO NOT INVITED AT ALL.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. HONOR.

THAT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR.

WOW. I'D LOVE TO BE
THE ONE TO MARRY YOU.

DOES THAT GET ME
OFF THE HOOK

WITH GETTING YOU
AN ESPRESSO MAKER?
UH, NICE TRY. NO.

NO, NOT A CHANCE.
I NEED YOU
TO MAKE ME A MINISTER.

A MINISTER? LIKE "OUR FATHER,
WHO ART IN HEAVEN" KIND?

NO, LIKE THE WEB SITE WHERE
YOU GET ORDAINED IN FIVE MINUTES

FOR A SMALL FEE KIND.
YOU'RE ALREADY A PROPHET. WHAT,
ARE YOU PADDING YOUR RéSUMé NOW?

NATE ASKED ME TO OFFICIATE
AT HIS WEDDING.
HMM.

WHY ARE YOU FROWNING?
MARRIAGE IS A SCARED BOND
BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE BEFORE GOD.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOCKERY
OF THE CHURCH, FINE.

I DON'T WANT ANY PART
OF THAT CIRCUS.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S GONNA BE
FREAKIN' CIRQUE du SOLEIL

IF BETH LEAVES NATE
AT THE ALTAR.

I HAD A VISION. NATE'S
WEDDING DAY--BETH CALLS IT OFF.

ARE YOU SURE? BECAUSE WHEN
IT COMES TO INTERPRETING

YOUR VISIONS, YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN EXACTLY NAILING IT.
WELL, IF YOU CAN THINK OF
ANOTHER WAY TO INTERPRET

BETH TELLING NATE,
"I CAN'T MARRY YOU,"

YOU LET ME KNOW.
NOW WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT WHO BETTER
TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT

THAN THEIR MINISTER?
IN MY NEW CAPACITY,

I'LL BE ABLE TO SPEND
SOME MORE TIME WITH THEM

AND IDENTIFY
ANY POTENTIAL SPEED BUMPS.
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK NATE

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON
WITH HIM AND BETH

IN YOUR OLD CAPACITY AS BROTHER
AND PUT THAT MINISTER FEE

TOWARD MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
I CAN'T TALK TO NATE
ABOUT BETH.

IT'S THE ONE THING
I CAN'T BRING UP WITH HIM.

IT'S... THAT AND HALLOWEEN 1986.
2 THINGS.

OKAY, I GET IT.

COULD YOU SEE
IF THAT MINISTER PACKAGE

INCLUDES ANY SPECIAL
CLERGY PARKING PERMITS?

CAN I HELP YOU?

KEITH. HOW'VE YOU BEEN?

SORRY, I...
DO I KNOW YOU?

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
STOP GOING TO CHURCH?

YOU DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE
YOUR OWN MINISTER.

OH. HEY,
UH, REVEREND STILLS.

IT'S MICHAEL NOW,
JUST F.Y.I.

I TRIED TO STAY
IN THE SAME NAME FAMILY--

YOU KNOW,
MICHAEL/MICHELLE...

RIGHT, UH, MICHAEL.

COME IN.

UH, GRAB A SEAT, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S--
IT'S OKAY TO SAY IT.

SAY WHAT?

THAT THIS IS AWKWARD,
A HUGE SHOCK,

ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE
WHO HASN'T SEEN ME

SINCE CHRISTMAS MASS
TWO YEARS AGO.
WITH THAT KIND OF GUILT TRIP,
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RABBI.

I THINK SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
MY 80-HOUR WORKWEEKS

AND MY LOVE
FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH,

I, UH, JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE IT TO CHURCH.
I HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN A REGULAR
THERE MYSELF OF LATE.

STILL RECUPERATING
FROM THE, UM...

YOU KNOW, THE, UH...

SURGERIES.
BUT I'M RECUPERATING FINE.

THE CONGREGATION
STILL HAS SOME HEALING TO DO.

THE WEEK I WAS SUPPOSED
TO RETURN TO THE PULPIT,

ST. ANNE'S LET ME GO.

WHAT?
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.

FIRST I HAD TO FIGHT
TO GET HIRED AS A WOMAN.

NOW THEY WANT TO FIRE ME
BECAUSE I'M A MAN.

IT'S TOTALLY ILLEGAL.

STATE STATUTES
ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR--

YOU CANNOT FIRE SOMEONE JUST
BECAUSE THEY'RE TRANSGENDERED.

ST. ANNE'S SAY THEY CAN.

TO THEM IT'S JUST
YOUR BASIC CONTRACT DISPUTE.

LET ME GUESS--
CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCE?
TECHNICALLY, THEIR CONTRACT
IS WITH MICHELLE STILLS,

NOT MICHAEL.
WHICH IS LEGALESE FOR
"WE DON'T WANT A TRANSSEXUAL

HEADING UP OUR CONGREGATION."
WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY?
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU
THE SAME THING.

THIS KIND OF THING--
SOCIAL JUSTICE CASE--

IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE
AND MORE IN MY, YOU KNOW,

HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
WHICH MEANS
YOU KNOW THE PLAYERS.

TOO WELL. THE REVEREND
AND THE CONGREGATION--

IT'D BE LIKE LITIGATING
MY PARENTS' DIVORCE.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT MEDIATION?

COME ON. LOOK, SPIRITUAL LEADER
CHANGES HIS LIFE

AND GETS FIRED IN THE PROCESS?
THIS ISN'T RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY.

IT'S SITTING
IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO HIM.

BUT IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS--
ANYTHING I'D KNOW, THE REVEREND
WOULD KNOW BETTER. TRUST ME.

YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE
WHAT I GOT ON eBay.

CUTE.
CUTE? OUR KID'S GONNA BE
THE NEXT WAYNE GRETZKY

THANKS TO ME,
AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY?

NO, I CAN ALSO SAY NO CHILD OF
OURS IS GONNA PLAY ICE HOCKEY.

WHY? SPORTS
ARE HEALTHY, COMPETITIVE.

IT'S A GOOD THING.
LOSING YOUR FRONT TEETH
BECAUSE SOMEONE UP-STICKS YOU

IS NOT A GOOD THING.
IT'S CALLED HIGH-STICKING.

WHATEVER. CAN WE ARGUE
ABOUT THIS LATER?

I'VE GOTTA FINISH
FILLING OUT

THIS STUPID GENETIC
QUESTIONNAIRE THINGY.
YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THAT?

YOU GOT, LIKE, TWO PEOPLE
IN YOUR FAMILY.
ONE, AND HE'S TAKING A VACATION
FROM HIS RECENT DIVORCE

AND COMPLETELY UNREACHABLE.
NOT TO MENTION YOU TWO AREN'T
ACTUALLY SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER.

YEAH, YOU REALLY WANT TO BE
GETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.
GOOD POINT.

SO I'M THINKING WE SHOULD
START SLOW, YOU KNOW?

A FEW TRIPS TO THE RINK,
RIDE THE ZAMBONI--

FRENCH.
FRENCH?

YOU WANT OUR CHILD PLAYING
A CANADIAN SPORT?

HE OR SHE IS GONNA HAVE
TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE.

THAT IS SOME SHREWD
NEGOTIATING, WETHERSBY.

ARE WE DONE YET?

ALMOST.
I JUST GOT A COUPLE MORE.

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU GONNA
WRITE YOUR OWN VOWS,

OR ARE YOU GONNA GO
WITH TRADITIONAL VOWS?
WE'RE WRITING OUR OWN.

AND, UM, WILL BEN BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE CEREMONY?

WELL, IF YOU COULD FIND
A WAY TO INCLUDE HIM,

THAT'D BE TERRIFIC.
ABSOLUTELY.
HOW'S BEN'S FATHER?

HOW WOULD I KNOW?

AND WHY DO YOU CARE?

WELL, I JUST... I WONDERED
IF HE'D BEEN MORE OF A PART

OF HIS LIFE RECENTLY.

NO. NO, HE HASN'T.
CAN I GO NOW?

'CAUSE I GOTTA GET
BACK TO THE OFFICE.

SO LATE? WOW. YOU'RE PUTTING IN
A LOT OF TIME THERE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, NEW CLINICS
DON'T EXACTLY BUILD THEMSELVES.

AND BETH'S OKAY WITH YOU
STARTING YOUR OWN PRACTICE?

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
TALK ABOUT A STRESS TRIGGER.

YOU HAD A VISION
ABOUT MY WEDDING, DIDN'T YOU?

WHAT? NO.
YOU--

NO.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE YOU THINK

THE WHOLE THING'S
GONNA BLOW UP.
NO, I'M NOT. REALLY.

I JUST...

FEEL LIKE I'VE GIVEN UP
MY SHOT AT A NORMAL LIFE.

FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE.

MAYBE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T
GET THE WIFE, THE KIDS,

THE WALK-IN CLOSET,
AND YOU DO.

SO IF--IF I SEEM

OVERLY INVESTED
IN YOUR LIFE WORKING OUT,

THEN... CAN YOU BLAME ME?

NO.

NOBODY WANTS YOUR WEDDING
TO GO WELL MORE THAN I DO.

BELIEVE ME.

JUST THE MAN I WANTED TO SEE.

IF THIS IS ABOUT
THE STILLS CASE, ELI--
DID I SAY IT WAS? I NEED SOME
HELP WITH A CONTRACT MATTER.

I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET
WITH THE CLIENT RIGHT NOW,

AND HE'S NOTICED
THAT THINGS ARE KIND OF LEAN

ON THE GROUND HERE
PERSONNEL-WISE.
WHAT'S THE CONTRACTUAL ISSUE?

WRONGFUL TERMINATION.
DISCRIMINATION, SPECIFICALLY.

HEY, SO GLAD YOU'RE GONNA BE
HELPING US OUT, KEITH.

IT'S GREAT NEWS, HUH?
I JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF.

THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS WASN'T
ABOUT THE STILLS CASE.

I THINK MY EXACT WORDS WERE,
"DID I SAY IT WAS?"

BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN, I DON'T KNOW, PLAYED,

FEEL FREE TO TELL OUR CLIENT.

DR. CONROY AND THE BOARD
HAVE AGREED TO PAY OUT

THE TWO REMAINING YEARS
ON MICHELLE'S CONTRACT

PLUS A YEAR OF HEALTH COVERAGE

AND THE $25,000 KICKER
WE ALREADY MENTIONED.

YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG
ON A CONGREGATION.

WE'RE MERELY
ATTEMPTING TO RECOGNIZE

MICHELLE'S CONTRIBUTION
TO ST. ANNE'S.
HE BUILT YOUR CHURCH
IN EVERY WAY

EXCEPT MAYBE PROVIDING
THE BRICK AND MORTAR.

HE GREW ITS CONGREGATION
FROM ONLY 50 PEOPLE--

TO OVER 1,000. YES, I KNOW,

EXCEPT NOW MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE
ARE LEAVING.
BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T
LET ME SPEAK TO THEM.

YOU WOULDN'T LET ME
CALM THEIR PREJUDICES.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
THEY HAVE A PREJUDICE.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN WIPE AWAY

WITH A PRETTY SERMON.

IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.

WHY NOT GIVE THE REVEREND
A SHOT AT A SERMON?

IF PEOPLE STILL FEEL
THE SAME WAY AFTERWARDS,

YOU CAN REVISIT
THE SETTLEMENT THEN.
IF I THOUGHT THAT A SERMON

WOULD DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN
MERELY INFLAME PASSIONS,

I WOULD BE SITTING
IN THE FRONT PEW RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT WON'T,
AND I THINK THAT IT'S TIME

FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT DOING
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.

SO I'M NOT ONLY A FREAK,
I'M A SELFISH ONE?
WELL, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

I THINK WE'RE DONE HERE.

I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT THEY
WOULD WANT TO AVOID THE EXPENSE

AND THE EMBARRASSMENT
OF A TRIAL.

JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING
OF DISAPPOINTING BEHAVIOR

ON THEIR PART, MR. STONE.
STILL, YOU GOTTA ASK YOURSELF--

DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH
THE ORDEAL OF A TRIAL?

I SPENT THE FIRST 30 YEARS
OF MY LIFE

TRAPPED IN THE WRONG BODY.
YOUR DEFINITION OF "ORDEAL"

IS PROBABLY A LITTLE DIFFERENT
FROM MINE.

THIS IS CRAZY.

OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GUY.

HE'S SO WRINKLED AND SCRAWNY.
AND NAKED.

I'M SURE HE'LL BE THRILLED
WHEN HE FINDS OUT

THIS PICTURE'S OUT
IN PUBLIC.

DO YOU THINK OUR BABY
WILL LOOK LIKE THAT?

YOU KIDDING ME? IT'S GENETICALLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR OUR BABY

TO BE ANYTHING BUT BEAUTIFUL
IF YOU'RE THE MOM.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
UM, THIS MIGHT BE, UM...

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

HAVE A SEAT.

WE GOT YOUR BLOOD WORK BACK.

THIS IS NOTHING TO PANIC ABOUT,
BUT YOUR PROTEIN LEVELS

ARE QUITE A BIT HIGHER
THAN WE'D LIKE THEM TO BE.

PROTEIN LEVELS?

MARKERS. THEY TELL US
THE LIKELIHOOD OF A BABY HAVING

A CHROMOSOMAL PROBLEM, AND RIGHT
NOW YOURS ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

SO THE BABY MIGHT HAVE, UM,
DOWN'S?

WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
AHEAD OF OURSELVES HERE.

THESE TESTS HAVE
A LOT OF FALSE POSITIVES,

BUT I NEEDED
TO MAKE YOU AWARE.

OKAY.
UM, WHAT DO WE, UH...

WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?

WE NEED TO GET TAYLOR BACK
IN HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

DO A C.V.S.

THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON

WITH YOUR BABY, OKAY?

THANK YOU.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

GO HOME.

NOW.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY WITH ELI?
Why?

HE JUST--AH, HE SEEMS
REALLY HIGH-STRUNG.

You've known him
all of his life,

AND YOU'RE JUST NOTICING
ALL THIS NOW?
WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE SEEMS
MORE HIGH-STRUNG THAN USUAL,

particularly since Beth and I
announced that we were eloping.

I... JUST SEEMS LIKE HE KNOWS
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.

DID HE TELL YOU
HE HAD A VISION?
Well, I asked him,
but he denied it.

Well, he hasn't
come to me about it,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
TO BE HONEST,

HE HASN'T BEEN AROUND
MUCH LATELY.

DID YOU GUYS HAVE
A FALLING OUT OR SOMETHING?

SOMETHING.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CHECK
MY DAD'S JOURNAL, YOU KNOW,

JUST TO SEE IF,
I DON'T KNOW,

if he references
my wedding or...

UH, I WILL,
BUT I'M SURE THERE ISN'T.

LOOK, GO GET MARRIED AND LET ME
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BROTHER

for once in your life, okay?

Okay.

THANKS.

"I PROMISE"? THAT'S IT?

NATE'S AT FOUR PAGES
AND COUNTING.
I KNOW.

AND I DON'T THINK
I'M SPILLING ANY STATE SECRETS

WHEN I SAY
THERE WILL BE TEARS.
YOU ARE NOT HELPING.

WHY DON'T YOU START
WITH THE NIGHT YOU MET?
MM. AT YOUR ABORTED
ENGAGEMENT PARTY?

I HAD COMPLETELY
REPRESSED THAT.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FIRST DATE?
OH, IT WAS AWFUL.
NATE DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT?

HE DIDN'T TELL ME
HE WAS SEEING YOU

UNTIL AFTER I ASKED YOU OUT
ON A DATE, REMEMBER?
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

WELL, HE WAS TWO HOURS LATE,
AND THEN BY THE TIME

HE GOT THERE, I HAD
MY BABYSITTER FOR ANOTHER HOUR,

AND WE WENT AND WOLFED DOWN
SOME BUFFALO WINGS

AT A DIVE BAR NEAR MY HOUSE.
HOW DID HE TURN IT AROUND?

I FIGURE HE'S YOUR BROTHER,

MUST HAVE SOME
OF YOUR LOVABLE QUALITIES.

I SEE YOU BOUGHT A PIANO.

YES.
IS BEN TAKING LESSONS?

NO, BUT, UM, HE LIKES IT
WHEN I PLAY FOR HIM.
GO ON. OH. COME ON.

OKAY.

DIDN'T I SAY

I WASN'T READY

FOR A ROMANCE?

DIDN'T I PROMISE

WE WOULD ONLY BE FRIENDS?

AND THEN WE DANCED

AND THOUGH IT ONLY

WAS A SLOW DANCE

I BEGAN BREAKING MY PROMISES

RIGHT THERE AND THEN

THIS NIGHT IS MINE

IT'S ONLY YOU AND I

TOMORROW

IS A LONG TIME AWAY

THIS NIGHT

CAN LAST FOREVER

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

WOW.

UH, I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET GOING.

I, UM, WILL LET YOU GET
BEN TO BED.

I'LL LET MYSELF OUT.

WE DIDN'T FIRE MICHELLE

BECAUSE SHE'S TRANSGENDERED.
WE EXERCISED THE CLAUSE

IN HER CONTRACT PERMITTING US
TO TERMINATE HER EMPLOYMENT

IN THE EVENT
OF A CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCE.
YOUR HONOR, I DON'T KNOW
IF DR. CONROY IS AWARE,

BUT REVEREND STILLS IS A MAN,
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE

INSTRUCTION FOR HIM TO REFER
TO MY CLIENT AS SUCH.
REVEREND STILLS IS STILL
GENETICALLY FEMALE, YOUR HONOR.

HOW ABOUT WE JUST AVOID
THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?
YOUR HONOR.

SIT DOWN, MR. STONE.

SO I'M SURE
THAT REVEREND STILLS

WOULD SAY THAT YOU ARE DRESSING
BIGOTRY UP IN CONTRACTUAL TERMS.

AND SHE--OR HE--WOULD BE WRONG.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,

THE REVEREND ISN'T THE SAME
PERSON WE ORIGINALLY HIRED.

THAT IS NOT PREJUDICE.
THAT'S JUST REALITY.

THE REALITY IS THAT
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

HAS NO SPECIFIC POLICIES
REGARDING GENDER REASSIGNMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT,
DR. CONROY?
YES.

SO EVEN THOUGH YOUR OWN CHURCH
WELCOMES THE TRANSGENDERED,

YOU STILL CHOSE
TO FIRE REVEREND STILLS

BECAUSE HE HAD A SEX CHANGE.
WE FIRED HIM BECAUSE
HE VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT.

THIS WOULD BE THE "CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCE" EXCUSE.
NO, IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.

BUT THE ONLY THING THAT
HAS CHANGED IS HIS SEX.
YOU'RE--

HIS LOVE OF PREACHING,
HIS PASSION FOR ST. ANNE'S,

HIS MESSAGE HAVE
ALL STAYED THE SAME.
BUT HIS ABILITY TO TELL
THE TRUTH HAS NOT.

OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, THE REVEREND
LIVED AS A MAN FOR TWO YEARS

BEFORE THE SURGERY
AND NEVER SAID A WORD TO ME

OR ANYONE ELSE
AT ST. ANNE'S.

MAYBE THE REVEREND WAS
AFRAID OF LOSING HIS JOB.

I MEAN, CLEARLY,
HE HAD REASON TO BE.
WHAT DID HE EXPECT? LYING IS
A SIN. IT HAS CONSEQUENCES.

SO DOES JUDGING.
WE SIMPLY DON'T WANT A LIAR
GUIDING OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES.

THE CONGREGATION DOESN'T,
OR YOU DON'T?
THAT IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

SO THEY TOLD YOU, BUT THEY
COULDN'T BE BOTHERED

TO COME HERE TODAY TO TELL US?
YOUR CO-COUNSEL IS
A MEMBER OF ST. ANNE'S.

WHY DON'T WE ASK HIM?
OBJECTION. I'M NOT THE ONE
UNDER OATH HERE, YOUR HONOR.

THAT WAS QUITE
THE FULL-THROATED DEFENSE.
BEST TO JUST SHUT CONROY DOWN.

YOU DON'T WANT HIM MAKING
THIS CASE ALL ABOUT ME.
WHY DON'T I, KEITH?
AREN'T YOU MY LAWYER?

YES, WHICH IS WHY I GOTTA
LOOK AT BOTH SIDES.
I WASN'T AWARE BIGOTRY
HAD MORE THAN ONE SIDE.

KEITH, MAYBE YOU AND I
SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS

BACK AT THE OFFICE.
NO. NO, NO, NO. I THINK
HE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS.

THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE, REVEREND.
NOW I KNOW IT WOULD BE

A LOT EASIER IF THEY WERE
JUST A BUNCH OF UGLY BIGOTS,

BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THEY FIRED ME
BECAUSE I HAD A SEX CHANGE.

THEY FIRED YOU
BECAUSE YOU LIED TO THEM.
I LIED BECAUSE I HAD TO.
I KNEW THEY WOULDN'T SEE ME.

I JUST THINK THEY SEE SOMEONE
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT
JUST BECAUSE I CHANGED MY SEX

I CAN'T LEAD THE CONGREGATION,
THAT I'M LESS CAPABLE,

NOT AS GOOD AT MY JOB?
THAT'S NOT
WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING.

MAYBE IT IS.

YOU USED TO LISTEN TO WHAT
YOUR CONGREGANTS HAD TO SAY.

BUT I DID THIS FOR THEM, SO I'D
BE A BETTER PASTOR FOR THEM.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GRATEFUL.

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN
THE CHANCE TO TELL THEM.

I'VE LOST MY PULPIT.

EVEN IF I COULD FORCE THE CHURCH
TO LET YOU GIVE A SERMON,

I CAN'T FORCE ANYONE
TO LISTEN.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU LISTENING?

MAYBE IT WAS
JUST A FALSE ALARM.

THE DOCTOR DID SAY THERE WAS
A HIGH FALSE POSITIVE RATE.

HIGH IS 8%.

I LOOKED IT UP.
THE FASTER WE GET
THE FOLLOW-UP TEST DONE,

THE SOONER WE'LL KNOW.

I JUST CAN'T FACE MAKING
A DECISION LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

YOU MEAN WHETHER
TO TAKE THE TEST?

NO, I MEAN THE DECISION
AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW?

THE BIG DECISION.

WHAT?

I GUESS I JUST...

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D PUT
SOMETHING LIKE THAT

ON THE TABLE.
I DIDN'T. IT JUST IS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

WHAT I MEAN IS, AFTER SEEING
THE BABY LAST WEEK,

THAT TINY HEART, I-I NEVER
THOUGHT YOU'D EVEN CONSIDER...

ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAVEN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT IT?

YEAH, BUT I ALSO THOUGHT THAT--
SO BECAUSE I WANT TO THINK
ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER,

THAT MAKES ME A BAD MOTHER?
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

THAT'S HOW IT SOUNDED.
OH, JUST CUT ME
SOME SLACK HERE.

TWO MONTHS AGO,
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN

WAS WHERE TO GO
FOR HAPPY HOUR.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T THINK
TO BRING UP

POTENTIAL GENETIC DISORDERS
OVER MARGARITAS.

LOOK, LET'S JUST...
WE SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING.

NOT ABOUT THIS.

NOT NOW.

THIS CAN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
THAT YOU THOUGHT

YOU WERE REPRESENTING
THE WRONG SIDE.
I DON'T THINK
THE REVEREND'S WRONG, ELI.

I JUST...
DON'T THINK HE'S RIGHT.

HE IS STILL
THE SAME PERSON.

HE'S NOT THE SAME PERSON, ELI.
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ASIDE,

HE IS DIFFERENT.

W-WERE YOU THE SAME
AFTER YOUR DIAGNOSIS?

NO, BUT I COULD SAY THAT

IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT ME CLOSER
TO WHO I REALLY AM.

DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE
AROUND YOU FELT THE SAME WAY--

ELI, I HAVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT--
I'M SORRY. I'M INTERRUPTING.

IT'S OKAY. I WAS, UH,
I WAS JUST LEAVING.

I-I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE
BARGING IN ON YOU.

PLEASE. IT'S YOUR INALIENABLE
RIGHT AS MY SISTER-IN-LAW.

IT'S JUST YOU KNOW
NATE'S TASTE SO WELL,

AND I REALLY, REALLY WANTED
TO GET YOUR OPINION

ON HIS GROOM'S GIFT.

WHOA.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HUH. YEAH, I THINK
I WANT TO GET MARRIED

SO I CAN HAVE THIS WATCH.
THAT'S TREMENDOUS.

NATE'S GONNA LOVE IT.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

IF I ASKED YOU A QUESTION,

COULD YOU ANSWER IT AND THEN
FORGET I EVER ASKED IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS THAT
WOULD DEPEND ON THE QUESTION.

IS THERE ANYTHING
THAT MIGHT KEEP YOU

FROM GOING THROUGH
WITH THE WEDDING?

WHY WOULD YOU ASK ME THAT?

YOU HAVE TO FORGET I ASKED,
REMEMBER?

YEAH.

ARE YOU SURE
THAT EVERYTHING'S OKAY?

I'M...
EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

I'M JUST... GOT A LOT OF WORK.
I GOT THIS TOUGH CASE,

AND MY HEAD IS JUST...
JUST...

SO...
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY?
MM-HMM.

I HAVE THIS SINKING FEELING
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE TIME

I WAS PLAYING SPIN THE BOTTLE,
AND IT WAS KAREN LAZAR'S TURN,

AND I'M JUST WATCHING
THE BOTTLE SPIN AND SPIN,

AND I'M WONDERING,
"WHERE'S IT GONNA LAND?"

AND THEN IT JUST HIT ME,
IT WAS GONNA LAND ON ME.

I JUST FREAKED OUT. SHE HAD
THOSE BANDS ON HER BRACES--

DO YOU TYPICALLY
TALK THIS MUCH?
ONLY WHEN I'M ANXIOUS.

SO ALL THE TIME THEN.

ALL RIGHT. READY?

JUST... DON'T TELL FRANK
WE'RE DOING THIS.
WE'RE NOT FRIENDS.

AAH!

BETH?

AAH!

I HAD TO PULL YOU OUT.

YOUR CONVULSIONS
WERE BECOMING TOO SEVERE.

DID SHE GIVE YOU SPECIAL HERBS
ON YOUR WAY OUT FOR THE PAIN?

THAT'S FUNNY. USUALLY I'M
THE ONE SHOWING UP AT YOUR PLACE

SAYING CRAZY THINGS.
YOU WENT TO HER,
DIDN'T YOU? DR. LEE.

I GOTTA PACK FOR VEGAS.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY VISIONS
SINCE YOU STARTED

SEEING DR. LEE, HAVE YOU?
MAYBE GOD GAVE ME THE WEEK OFF
FOR MY BROTHER'S WEDDING.

OR MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN MESSING
WITH THE DARK TRUTH.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY
FOR SOMEONE WITH YOUR CONDITION.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT ME
INTO THE DARK TRUTH

IN THE FIRST PLACE!
NOT SO YOU COULD USE YOUR DIVINE
CONNECTION FOR SELFISH REASONS.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP NATE'S
HEART FROM GETTING BROKEN.

SO JUST...
IT'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY,
ELI.

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT
THE WEDDING GETS CALLED OFF

BECAUSE NATE FINDS BETH
KISSING ME.
THEN DON'T GO TO VEGAS.

AND MISS MY BROTHER'S WEDDING?

SEE, THIS IS WHY
I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE YOU
KNOW YOU'RE STEPPING

OFF THE PATH, AND YOU KNOW
THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG.
I GOT A PLANE TO CATCH.

YOU'RE ALL SET.

ONE HONEYMOON SUITE
FOR THE HAPPY COUPLE...
MM.

A DELUXE ROOM FOR YOUR SON
RIGHT NEXT DOOR,

AND A LUXURY SUITE
FOR THE BEST MAN

RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL.
PERFECT.

UM, DO YOU THINK
I COULD GET, UM, UPGRADED

TO A DIFFERENT FLOOR?
WELL, THERE ARE NO UPGRADES
FROM THE PENTHOUSE FLOOR.

YOU HAVE A VIEW OF THE STRIP,
ACCESS TO THE ROOF DECK--

HOW ABOUT A LOWER FLOOR, SO I
COULD BE CLOSE TO THE CASINO

AND ALL THE--
SMOKE AND NOISE?

EXACTLY.
HERE.

WHAT'S THIS?
UH, THAT'S A SCRIP
FOR THORAZINE.

IT'S A COMMON ANTIPSYCHOTIC.
I'M NOT THE ONE
GETTING MARRIED.

NO, NO, BUT YOU ARE
THE ONE ACTING PSYCHOTIC.

YOU'RE TREATING BETH
LIKE SHE HAS LEPROSY,

AND DON'T THINK
SHE HASN'T NOTICED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.

OKAY.

I HAVE A JUNIOR ROOM
ON THE SECOND FLOOR

RIGHT NEXT
TO THE ICE MACHINE.

IT'S AS FAR AWAY FROM
THE PENTHOUSES AS YOU CAN GET

WITHOUT BEING IN THE BASEMENT.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

REVEREND STILLS?

KEITH, WHAT ARE YOU--
I HOPE IT'S OKAY.

SOME OF THE CONGREGATION
ARE MY NEIGHBORS.

THEY SAID YOU MIGHT BE HERE.
I'M JUST ABOUT TO START
MY SATURDAY BIBLE STUDY.

AT A COMMUNITY CENTER?
IT'S JUST TEMPORARY,
HOPEFULLY.

YEAH, UH, ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY
FOR WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING.

BUT STARTING MONDAY MORNING,
I'M GONNA TRY.

OR YOU COULD START NOW
IF YOU WANT.

COME ON.

EVERYONE,
THIS IS KEITH BENNETT.

HE'LL BE JOINING US TODAY.

HI!

YOU READY? BETH'S NOT GETTING
ANY MORE MARRIABLE HERE.

YEAH, YEAH.
JUST FIXING BEN'S TIE HERE.

THANKS.
SEE YOU IN THERE, BUDDY.

WHEW.
OKAY.

LET'S GO.
I CANNOT BELIEVE
I'M GETTING MARRIED.

I REALLY HAVE
TO THANK YOU...
YOU CAN THANK ME
AFTER THE CEREMONY.

NOT JUST FOR INTRODUCING ME
TO BETH, BUT, YOU KNOW,

IT'S SO EASY TO MOCK YOU
INCESSANTLY THAT, UH,

SOMETIMES I FORGET TO TELL YOU
HOW LUCKY I FEEL

TO HAVE YOU AS MY BROTHER...
LET'S GO.

'CAUSE, UH, I DON'T--I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.

THANK YOU.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

UM, YOU GOT THE RINGS?

UH, YEAH. WAIT, NO.
DON'T YOU HAVE THE RINGS?

OH, DEAR GOD.
THE BEST MAN HAS THE RINGS.

I GOT PROMOTED
TO MINISTER, REMEMBER?
AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY MUST BE IN THE NIGHTSTAND
DRAWER UPSTAIRS.

CAN YOU GO GET 'EM?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

28.

"THERE IS NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK.

"THERE IS NEITHER SLAVE
NOR FREE.

"THERE IS NEITHER MALE
NOR FEMALE.

FOR YOU ARE ALL ONE
IN CHRIST JESUS."

OKAY, SO IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT ONE DIDN'T TAKE.

JOANNA HAD SOME ISSUES
WITH HER PRIEST.

MY PRIEST, MY FAMILY,
MY NEIGHBORS.

WHAT DO YOU TAKE
FROM THE PASSAGE?

THAT IT'S NOT TRUE. IF PEOPLE
WERE REALLY ONE IN CHRIST,

HOW COULD MY BOYFRIEND HAVE
LEFT ME AFTER THE OPERATION?

WHY DID MY FRIENDS
ABANDON ME?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF
WHY YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVEN THEM.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T DESERVE IT.

FORGIVENESS ISN'T A GIFT
WE GIVE OTHERS.

IT'S SOMETHING
WE GIVE OURSELVES.

"THERE IS NEITHER MALE
NOR FEMALE,

FOR YOU ARE ALL ONE
IN CHRIST JESUS."

THAT'S NOT A DEFENSE
OF TRANSGENDERED-NESS.

BUT IT IS AN AFFIRMATION
OF SPIRITUAL EQUALITY

WHERE EACH OF US--

HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO GOD.

EXACTLY.

HOW DID YOU--
YOU SAID THE SAME THING
DURING A SERMON--

THE FIRST SERMON
I EVER HEARD YOU GIVE.

I GUESS SOMETHING ABOUT IT
JUST REALLY STAYED WITH ME.

LET'S CONTINUE.

OKAY.

WHERE ARE THE...

OH, MY GOD.

YOU'RE, UH...

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOWNSTAIRS IN THE CHAPEL.

WHY AREN'T YOU DOWN
IN THE CHAPEL?

UM, YOU GOT THE RINGS.

I, UH, THAT'S WHAT
I CAME UP HERE FOR.

LET'S GO.

NATE FORGOT
TO GIVE THEM TO YOU.

I SAW THEM.
I WAS GONNA TELL HIM, BUT...

I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.

I'M GONNA GO
AND GET NATE, OKAY?

UM, YOU GUYS SHOULD TALK.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU, ELI.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TALK.

NO, THIS IS JUST--
THIS IS--IT'S COLD FEET.

THAT'S ALL THIS IS.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING
MYSELF, BUT I THINK...

I THINK THAT IT'S YOU.

YOU'RE WEARING
A WEDDING DRESS.

YOU DON'T GET
TO TALK LIKE THIS.

NO, THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE TO TALK,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO HURT NATE.
THEN MARRY HIM.

EVEN IF
I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU?

I CAN'T LIE ABOUT THAT
MY WHOLE LIFE. I'VE TRIED.

I'VE BEEN TRYING.
THAT'S NOT WHO YOU ARE.

I KNOW. I LOVE NATE. I DO.
BUT I THINK I LOVE YOU, TOO.

AND I DON'T--I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS. I CAN'T DO THIS

WITHOUT KNOWING WHETHER
YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.

I DON'T.

OH.

LOOK, I'M GONNA GO GET NATE.
YOU SHOULD JUST...

BETH?

NATE...

I'M SO SORRY.

I CAN'T MARRY YOU.
I'M SO SORRY.

BETH!

NATE?

OH, HEY, UM,
I KNOW YOU WERE SCHEDULED

TO DO MICHAEL'S DIRECT,
AND I-I WAS KIND OF HOPING--

AND I KNOW I HAVEN'T
EXACTLY EARNED IT--

BUT, WELL, I'D LIKE
TO DO IT INSTEAD.

I HAVE THIS TAKE
THAT I THINK WOULD REALLY--
SURE.

SURE? DON'T YOU WANT
TO HEAR THE IDEA FIRST?

NO. I TRUST YOU.

MUST HAVE BEEN A HELL
OF A WEEKEND IN VEGAS.

YEAH.

REVEREND, COULD YOU PLEASE
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED

THE DAY YOUR EMPLOYMENT
AT ST. ANNE'S WAS TERMINATED?

IT WAS A SUNDAY.

I'D BEEN UP THE NIGHT BEFORE
PREPARING MY SERMON.

IT WAS MY FIRST ONE BACK
SINCE THE OPERATIONS,

SO YOU COULD SAY
I WAS FAIRLY ANXIOUS.

I WAS HEADED TO THE CHAPEL

WHEN DR. CONROY
PULLED ME ASIDE.

THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE NEWS.

RIGHT BEFORE SERVICES?

YES.

WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO THE CONGREGATION?

I WASN'T GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY ANYTHING TO THEM.

SO YOU NEVER GAVE
YOUR SERMON?
NO, I DIDN'T.

WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION,

I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE
THAT CHANCE RIGHT NOW.

AS ILLUMINATING
AS THE SERMON MIGHT BE,

I FAIL TO SEE ITS RELEVANCE
TO A SIMPLE CONTRACT DISPUTE.

THE DISPUTE IS OVER
WHETHER THE REVEREND

IS THE SAME MINISTER
THE CHURCH HIRED.

CAN YOU THINK OF A BETTER WAY
TO PROVE HE IS?
I'LL ALLOW IT.

IN MATTHEW 16,

PETER ASKS JESUS WHO HE IS,

AND JESUS RESPONDS,

"WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?
WHO ARE YOU?"

FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS,
I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER.

FOR 30 YEARS,
I HAVE BEEN A PRISONER.

MY SOUL MAY BE SAFE
FOR HEAVEN

BUT REMAINS TRAPPED
IN THE WRONG BODY ON EARTH.

TWO YEARS AGO,
I EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY

TO FREE MY SOUL FROM THAT BODY
TO ONE WHICH MIRRORED MY SOUL,

RATHER THAN HOLD IT CAPTIVE.

AND I COME BACK TO YOU NOW,
THE PRODIGAL SON--

FINALLY A SON IN FLESH
AS WELL AS SPIRIT,

A SON RETURNED HOME

AND SEEKING UNDERSTANDING.

I KNOW FINALLY THE ANSWER
TO CHRIST'S QUESTION TO PETER.

I KNOW WHO I AM.

AND WITH YOUR REACTION,

ALL OF YOU WILL TELL ME
WHO YOU ARE.

AND WHAT DID YOU HOPE
THEIR REACTION WOULD BE?

ACCEPTANCE...

UNDERSTANDING...

AN EXPRESSION OF THE TOLERANCE
THAT WAS CHRIST'S TEACHING.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD
MORE FAITH IN YOUR FLOCK

THAN THE LEADERS
OF YOUR CHURCH DID.

TAYLOR?

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M--I'M JUST
HAVING A DAY. I'M FINE.

MM-HMM. I CAN RECOGNIZE
HORMONES A HUNDRED MILES OFF.

SOMEBODY EVEN LOOKED AT ME
FUNNY, I'D LOSE IT ON 'EM.

THIS IS A LITTLE MORE
THAN HORMONES.

WE FOUND OUT THERE MIGHT BE
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BABY.

OH.

TAYLOR, I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S NOTHING DEFINITE,
YOU KNOW?

IT MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE FINE.
IT'S JUST THAT WHEN MATT AND I

WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT,
ABOUT--

YOU HAD THE MOTHER OF
ALL FIGHTS, SO TO SPEAK.

MORE LIKE A COLD WAR,
ACTUALLY,

BUT IT'S FUNNY.

YOU KNOW,
I'VE SPENT ALL THIS TIME

WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT
HE WAS GONNA BE A GOOD FATHER.

I... I NEVER THOUGHT,
AM I A TERRIBLE MOTHER

JUST BECAUSE--
YOU WERE THINKING OF YOURSELF
INSTEAD OF THE BABY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD
BE DOING.

I'M NOT SURE THE BABY BOOKS
WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, PATTI.

WELL, WHO ARE YOU
GONNA LISTEN TO, HMM?

SOME EXPERTS
OR AN ACTUAL MOTHER?

YOU KNOW HOW WHEN THOSE
LITTLE YELLOW MASKS DROP

IN AN AIRPLANE, THEY TELL YOU
PUT ON YOURS FIRST.

YOU KNOW WHY THEY DO THAT?
BECAUSE IF YOU PASS OUT,

YOU CAN'T HELP YOUR CHILD.

YOU'VE GOT TO DO
WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU,

OR YOU'RE NO GOOD
FOR ANYBODY.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN HAVE YOU EVER
KNOWN ME TO BE WRONG?

I DIDN'T WANT TO
JUST SHOW UP AT YOUR SHOP

IN CASE YOU WERE
WITH A CLIENT.

LIKE THAT'S
STOPPED YOU BEFORE.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I DIDN'T EXACTLY ENJOY
MY SESSIONS WITH DR. LEE.

YOU THINK I CARE THAT YOU WENT
TO ANOTHER ACUPUNCTURIST?

YOU WANT TO SHOP AROUND FOR
ANOTHER GURU, BE MY GUEST.

I'LL GIVE YOU REFERRALS.
YOU'RE MAD ABOUT
THIS WHOLE DARK TRUTH THING.

YEAH, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE?
WHEN I TOLD YOU

IT WAS DANGEROUS, DID YOU
THINK I WAS JUST KIDDING?
I KNOW. I SCREWED UP.

IF THERE WERE
A DARK TRUTH ANONYMOUS,

I'D BE AT A MEETING RIGHT NOW.
BUT I--
BUT NOTHIN'.

YOU CAN'T RATIONALIZE YOUR WAY
OUT OF ENDANGERING YOUR LIFE.

I KNOW,
BUT THIS WAS NATE'S LIFE.

I WANTED HIM TO BE HAPPY.
THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE
TO VEGAS, LIKE I TOLD YOU, DUDE.

I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT--
THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

I COULD STOP MYSELF
FROM KISSING BETH.

BUT YOU COULDN'T KEEP HER
FROM HAVING FEELINGS FOR YOU.

FATE CAN BE CHANGED, ELI,
EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT CAN'T.

THAT'S HELPFUL.
I SHOULD TELL NATE THAT.

MAYBE HE'D HATE MY GUTS
A LITTLE LESS.

I HAVE THIS CLIENT--
A MINISTER.

HE GOT FIRED,
BUT ALL HE REALLY WANTS

IS THE CHANCE
TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF,

TELL HIS CONGREGATION
HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.

THEN GO TALK TO NATE.

TELL HIM YOUR SIDE.
EXPLAIN THINGS.

I WOULD IF HE'D RETURN
ANY OF MY CALLS.

YOUR CLIENT, THE MINISTER--
IF HE TOLD HIS CONGREGATION

EVERYTHING HE WANTS, IS THERE
ANY GUARANTEE THEY'D LISTEN?

NOT REALLY.

BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE STOPPING HIM.

YOU WALKING OUT WITH ME?

NO.

DR. LENZ IS GONNA
CALL ANY SECOND

WITH THE RESULTS
FROM THE C.V.S.

OH.

I JUST FIGURED SINCE
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT...

YOU WENT AND DID THE TEST
WITHOUT ME, HUH?

I DIDN'T WANT
TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.

I JUST--
I NEEDED TO GO ALONE.

I NEEDED TO THINK
ABOUT... JUST MYSELF.

SOUNDS FAIR.

I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT,

AND IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE
EVER BEEN A FATHER BEFORE.

AT LEAST NOT
AS FAR AS YOU KNOW.

KIDDING.

MY POINT IS THAT

WE JUST NEED TO TAKE THINGS
ONE STEP AT A TIME.

THERE ARE GONNA BE
A MILLION DECISIONS TO MAKE

AND PROBABLY
A MILLION FIGHTS.

EH, I'D SAY A COUPLE
HUNDRED THOUSAND, YOU KNOW?

BE OPTIMISTIC.
WE CAN'T COLLAPSE
EVERY TIME THEY HAPPEN.

WE NEED TO KEEP TALKING,
EVEN IF IT'S SCREAMING.

I LIKE SCREAMING.

THERE'S MAKEUP SEX
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IF OUR BABY'S HEALTHY,

AND YOU'RE CRACKING
SEX JOKES.
WHAT, YOU DON'T THINK
CONSISTENCY'S

AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE
IN A GUY?

OH, MY GOD.

ONE STEP AT A TIME, RIGHT?

HELLO?

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THE BABY'S FINE.

THE BABY'S PERFECT.

"WE, THE JURY,

"IN THE MATTER
OF MICHAEL STILLS

"vs. ST. ANNE'S
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,

"FIND IN FAVOR
OF THE PLAINTIFF

"AND AWARD HIM
COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

"TOTALING $50,000
AND TREBLE DAMAGES

IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000."

I'M SORRY.
DID OUR BEST.

UM, I KNOW HOW YOU CAN
AVOID WRITING THAT CHECK.

YOU READY
FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP?

HONESTLY? I'M SO NERVOUS,
I'M STARTING TO WONDER

WHY I FOUGHT SO HARD
FOR THIS.

JUST PREACH IT LIKE YOU DID
IN COURT. YOU'LL BE FINE.

THEY CAME FOR A SERMON,
REVEREND.

I JUST THOUGHT...

EVERYBODY'D COME AROUND?

THEY WILL.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I DID.

USED MY SPARE KEY.

YEAH,
I'M GONNA NEED THAT BACK.

YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED
ANY OF MY CALLS,

ANY OF MY TEXTS OR E-MAILS.

YOU THOUGHT THAT MEANT,
"COME ON OVER"?

LOOK, IS THERE
A BIGGER WORD THAN "SORRY"?

'CAUSE IF THERE IS,
THEN I CAME HERE TO SAY IT.

I AM SORRY.

I'M SORRY THAT BETH TURNED OUT
NOT TO BE THE ONE.

YEAH, I LIKE HOW
YOU SAY "TURNED OUT,"

LIKE IT JUST SORT OF HAPPENED,
YOU KNOW?

LIKE IT WAS THE WEATHER.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL
OVER BETH'S FEELINGS, NATE.

BELIEVE ME, I WISH THAT I DID.

BUT YOU DID HAVE A VISION,
DIDN'T YOU?

HUH? THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS
WAS ABOUT, RIGHT--

YOU STALKING ME,
AVOIDING BETH?

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.

OH, GOOD GOIN'.

YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU
STARTED "PROTECTING" ME,

I HAD A JOB, A CAREER,
A WOMAN WHO LOVED ME,

WANTED TO SPEND THE REST
OF HER LIFE WITH ME.

I KNOW IT'S TERRIBLE,
BUT IT'S ALSO NOT MY FAULT.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE
WHAT YOU DID, ELI.

YOU KNEW SOMETHING,

AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO.

BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY NEVER
WANTED ME TO GET MARRIED...
OH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

BECAUSE THEN YOU'D BE LEFT
ALONE, AND THAT TERRIFIES YOU!

WELL,
THAT WASN'T THE DEAL, OKAY?!

YOU GOT TO BE THE PROPHET.
I GOT THE GIRL, THE NORMAL LIFE.

THAT WAS MY CONSOLATION PRIZE.
YOU KNOW I DIDN'T
CHOOSE THIS, NATE.

YOU KNOW I DIDN'T
CHOOSE ANY OF IT!
YES, YOU DID, ELI! WHEN YOU
ASKED FOR THE ANEURYSM BACK,

YOU CHOSE IT.
I ASKED FOR IT BACK
TO SAVE YOU!

FROM WHAT?

IF I HAD THE ANEURYSM, THEN
AT LEAST I'D HAVE YOUR GIFT.

I'D HAVE THE THING
THAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL,

ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE FUTURE.
BUT NOW I HAVE NO FUTURE,

AND I AM JUST AS ALONE
AS YOU ARE!
I DON'T--I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO BE ALONE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE ALONE!
AND HERE YOU ARE.

EVERYTHING I CARE ABOUT,
YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM ME.

YOU'RE WORSE THAN DAD.

YOU... HEY!

YOU DON'T SAY THAT.

ELI...

LOOK, I JUST NEED YOU
TO FORGIVE ME, OKAY?

YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN MY LIFE, AND YOU'RE THE--
ELI. ELI.

YOU'RE THE ONLY THING
THAT I HAVEN'T COMPLETELY...
ELI. ELI! LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT ME.

HERE. HOLD THIS TO YOUR NOSE.
I'M CALLING THE HOSPITAL.

NATE?

NATE?