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‐So, how was practice? ‐Oh, awesome.

We tried this new forward checking drill.

Yeah.

I slammed Joe Blake into the board so bad,

you could see his face imprinted on the glass.

Joey Blake, he's that big kid, isn't he?

Yeah, creamed him royally.

[indistinct radio chatter]

‐He's gonna nail you next time. ‐I know. I'll get him.

‐[radio jockey] Black bear robbed a delivery van... ‐Hey, cool.

...from the Rome Pizzeria,

making off with ten pepperoni pizzas.

It's not known whether he left a tip.

[both laughing]

County officials attribute the bear's appearance

to our unseasonably warm winter.

Me? I just think he's got a thing for pepperoni.

[dispatcher on com] 301, are you available for a call?

301, go ahead.

[chatter over police radio]

[Max] Hey, Jimmy, glad you're here.

What do we got?

[Max] Seventeen‐year‐old boy, been gone since this morning.

Didn't show up at school, didn't come home for dinner.

Shotgun's missing.

Really?

Mother says he's been kind of moody lately.

[Matthew] Isn't this Drew Nelson's house?

He a friend of yours?

He goes to my school.

You check the house?

Yeah, there's a storage shed out back.

Okay, let's check it out. Stay here. I'll be right back.

[floorboards creaking]

[Matthew] Dad?

‐[Jimmy] Matt, stay back. ‐[gasps]

[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]

‐[people chattering] ‐[sirens wailing in distance]

Self‐inflicted irrefutable trace residue on the hand.

How's the mother?

Not good. Doctor gave her a sedative.

‐Thank you. ‐Okay.

You okay?

[baby crying]

[woman] As you can see,

the importance of that first contact

between mother and child just cannot be overstressed.

It's amazing, isn't it?

Oh, look, here comes the placenta.

[people murmuring]

[exhales, thuds]

[people exclaim]

[sighs] Not again.

I still don't understand how you could let him see something like that.

Honey, I told him to stay back. He got curious, I guess.

If I'd known what I was walking in on,

I wouldn't have taken that call.

[Jill] I know. I know.

I should have picked him up from hockey,

but Karen Curren got a staph infection so there I was...

It's just one of those freak things.

[groans] Oh, God.

Drew Nelson, boy.

He was in Matthew's cub scout pack.

Do you remember that?

‐[Jimmy] Yeah. ‐He was a really nice kid.

He had a sweet smile.

He didn't leave a note?

Apparently not.

God... [clicks tongue]

What a waste. [sighs]

Jimmy, do you remember a few years back

all those kids in New Jersey,

they killed themselves, they gassed themselves in a garage.

Yeah.

And do you remember that a few weeks later

all those other kids around the country

killed themselves in exactly the same way?

Honey, Matthew is not gonna kill himself.

[Jill] Well, you know how he is, Jimmy.

Even if he knew something was wrong,

he wouldn't tell us about it.

Honey...

He's a normal, healthy teenager

who saw something very traumatic. That's all.

He's not the kind of kid who would put a shotgun to his head.

Yeah, well, neither was Drew Nelson.

[sighs] I'm shaking.

Oh.

[knocking on door]

[knocking on door]

Matthew?

Honey, are you okay?

Mom, I'm fine, all right.

Just checking.

You don't believe me, do you?

It's not a question of believing.

I saw what I saw, okay.

The guy shot himself. What's the big deal?

You know, it's perfectly okay to be upset.

[Matthew] I know.

I just need a little time to myself.

Okay.

‐If you need anything... ‐[Matthew] Thanks.

[door shuts]

[Kenny] Whoa, let me get this straight.

You want me to be your Lamaze coach?

‐Correct. ‐Why?

[sighs] Because I'm not cutting it.

I've got what they call vasovagal syncope.

I pass out at the sight of blood.

I couldn't get through the first class.

Fainted.

Twice.

So you need a sub?

But why me? I mean, shouldn't the father be there?

Oh... [mouthing]

The baby's father is out of the picture.

Okay, then what about, um...

[Mary] We're friends, aren't we?

Sure, but...

‐[mouthing] ‐[Mary] I need somebody

who's used to the sight of blood.

A big guy with a helping attitude.

[sighs] But I don't know anything about Lamaze.

[Mary] You played sports, didn't you?

Yeah, but you know.

So you know how to coach.

As you delivered two babies as a policeman, right?

You heard about that, huh?

[Mary] So what do you say?

One night a week for the next five weeks.

That's it?

[Mary] And the undying gratitude of your mayor.

Five weeks.

What's this?

The reason I'm not gonna be a doctor.

Oh, what is it?

‐A cat. My very own from biology class. ‐[sighs]

They want me to dissect a cat.

[Jill] Yes, I remember that. Well...

Kimberly...

I know how involved you are in animal rights, honey,

but every doctor has to go through this.

This isn't about anti‐vivisection.

It isn't? Well, then what is it?

[sighs]

I just can't do it.

If I can't dissect a cat,

how am I going to dissect a human being?

And if I can't dissect a human being,

how am I going to be a cardio‐thoracic surgeon?

‐Well, honey, maybe you won't. ‐Mom...

It wouldn't be the end of the world.

I'm not quitting.

There are other things in life besides medicine.

What is this? Do you want me to quit?

No, I'm just trying to help.

By telling me not to be a doctor?

By providing perspective.

My commitment to medicine hasn't changed.

The only thing that has changed is that

I found out I may not have the stomach for it.

Well, maybe we could dissect it together.

[laughs] I do not want my mother doing this for me.

[sighs] Well, Kimberly, what do you want me to do?

I don't know. [sighs]

How many of you were shocked

when you heard Don killed himself?

Don?

How many of you were scared?

Anybody mad at him for what he did?

Shocked, scared, mad,

it's okay to feel these things.

It's okay to cry if you want.

It's even okay to giggle when you talk about it

if that's the way you feel.

But the important thing is that you do talk about it.

Which is what we're gonna do today.

Who can tell me something about Don Nelson?

His name was Drew, okay.

Not Don. Drew!

And he blew his head off with a shotgun.

What else do you need to know?

This is bogus.

[door shuts]

[students murmuring]

‐[Jimmy] He walked out? ‐He was upset, Jimmy.

I got Drew's name wrong. Apparently that set him off,

but I caught up with him after class.

We spent a good hour together.

You got Matthew to talk for an hour?

Well, it took some doing.

He seems quite bottled up

which is what I wanted to talk to you about.

I think he could benefit from some therapy.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. Just hold on a minute.

Now Matthew saw a classmate with his face blown off.

It takes time to get over that.

Now you can't expect him to just open up about it

to someone he doesn't know.

I appreciate that, Sheriff,

but my impression is that your son is experiencing

some communication problems at home.

He's a teenager.

‐True. ‐You know, you're right.

I... I find that I have a hard time

getting through to Matthew these days about anything.

Actually, Matthew talked quite a bit about you, Dr. Brock.

From what I could gather,

you appear to have a healthy relationship with your son.

What was striking was the absence

of his father in the conversation.

What do you mean by that?

Well, without more information, I can't...

‐Are you saying I don't have a healthy relationship with... ‐Jimmy...

What I'm suggesting, Sheriff,

is there might be an area to explore here.

‐[inhales] ‐If Matthew feels cut off from you emotionally,

it might effect his ability to process Drew's suicide.

[exhales]

Look, uh, I'm sorry.

You don't know me and you don't know my son.

Now he saw a terrible thing, but he will get over it.

Look, I'm gonna be outside.

[door shuts]

[Jill] She was only trying to help, Jimmy.

He needs to open up once.

[sighs] Yeah, I know. I know.

[sighs]

[Jill] What's the matter, Jimmy?

I wanna spend more time with him.

I really do.

Damn it. Things just keep getting in the way.

Why don't you go away for the whole weekend together, just the two of you.

Why don't you go camping the way you used to?

[Jimmy] Oh, he's got a game.

Oh, he can miss one game.

Yeah, I suppose he could.

We could go to Copper River and do some camping up there.

Yeah, that's pretty nice.

Do some fishing, too, yeah.

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

Got the frying pan?

Yeah, right here.

Okay, let's get this stuff in the car and go.

‐Okay. ‐[bags zipping]

Honey, Lauren Newbauer is here.

Okay.

Lauren?

‐Hey, Jim. ‐Hi.

‐Sorry to bother you at home. ‐It's okay.

‐Did you hear the latest? ‐About what?

That bear, he put his snout through a kitchen window in North Branch.

‐He smelt bacon apparently. ‐[laughs] No pizza, huh?

I guess not, but he scared the hell out of a woman and her three youngsters.

‐It's on the news... ‐Did it attack them?

No, no, nothing like that.

‐PR problem more than anything else. ‐[Jimmy] Hmm.

Wild bear on the lose, people get nervous.

Suddenly you get people shooting out

at anything that moves.

Gotta go get it, right?

Yeah, I'm sorry, but it's you jurisdiction.

Yeah, North Branch.

‐Well, that's near where we're camping so... ‐Hey, great.

No, Jimmy, can't you send somebody else?

‐Honey... ‐Hey, he's gonna be perfectly safe.

I don't think so, Lauren, no.

Hey, that animal is gonna be a lot more scared of us

than we are of him.

Oh, come on, Mom. It'd be cool.

‐Killing a bear? No. ‐[Jimmy] We're not gonna kill it.

[Lauren] No, not unless it's diseased or something.

No, the game plan is to tranquilize and relocate.

Look, I know, Jimmy, this camping trip was my idea,

but I don't think this is what anybody needs.

Might be just what we do need, honey.

Mom, please.

[exhales, clicks tongue]

Hmm?

[sighs]

Look, I want you to call me every hour.

‐Yes. ‐[scoffs]

Put that stuff in the car now. Go on.

Matthew, say bye.

Bye, honey. Oh, thanks. [laughs]

‐Jill. ‐Lauren.

[Lauren] Take care. See you up there.

Yeah, see you there.

‐[door shuts] ‐Okay?

‐Okay. ‐Yeah.

‐All right. ‐[Jimmy] We'll call you.

Okay, I'll see you Sunday, honey.

‐[Jimmy] See you Sunday. ‐Bye.

Bye‐bye.

Bye. [sighs]

[groans]

[indistinct chatter]

So who's the father?

Don't know. Didn't ask.

‐You didn't ask? ‐It's none of my business.

Lacos!

She just wants me to be her Lamaze coach, Skeeter, okay.

Nothing personal.

Buddy, she's asking you to do the most personal thing a guy can do with a girl.

Except of course, you know, what you do to get her knocked up.

You don't think that's personal?

She's the mayor, Bud.

Wake up and smell the cordite, my friend.

She's looking for a father for that baby.

You think?

When she makes you get rid of you bike, you let me know.

I'm interested.

What's wrong?

[Kenny] Nothing, look.

I know you're kind of busy and all,

but I just wanna...

What you said before... This arrangement.

I just wanna make sure there's nothing personal in it.

‐Right? ‐Right.

I mean, my job is to get you through the delivery.

‐That's it, right? ‐Right.

After the baby's born, I'm out.

No calls in the middle of the night,

no babysitting, nothing like that, right?

Right.

‐Right. ‐Right.

Okay, good.

So, I'll see you at 7:30.

Hmm.

[mouthing]

The body is that of a 50‐year‐old

Caucasian male.

Rigor is present in the extremities.

Skin texture is normal.

There's a two centimeter puncture wound

in the left anterior chest wall...

‐Carter? ‐Hmm? Hi, Jill.

‐You said 1:30. ‐Yeah, come on in.

‐I could come back. ‐No, no, no, this can wait.

Man tried to steel a pair of women's underpants.

‐She was in them at the time. ‐Oh.

Knitting needle. Right ventricle.

So what's up with Kimberly?

Well... [exhales] She, um...

Afraid to cut into a cat in her biology class.

‐[Carter] Oh, yeah. ‐Mm‐hmm.

That could be a problem for a surgeon.

‐[Jill] Exactly. ‐[both chuckle]

Did you ever have any difficulty?

Never. I dissected everything I could get my hands on.

Fetal pigs, frogs, sheep eyes, you name it.

Hmm.

Got to be so bad, my mother wouldn't let me read

anymore scientific catalogs.

[laughing]

This might be an imposition

but would you speak to her for me?

Me?

Who better?

[gasps] I could take her through an autopsy.

[hesistates]

You're right. Bad call.

Moving the brain, peeling the face.

[breathes deeply]

‐I'll think of something. ‐Thanks.

[radio jockey] The bear struck again this morning. This time in Hidden Falls

where it took out a family's kitchen before moving on.

[man] Felt like a big monster just picked up the house

and started shaking it.

Look at that, tore it clean off,

and I just painted in here.

‐Where were you at the time? ‐In the shower.

Chased my wife up the stairs.

And how long ago did this happen?

About two hours. We hid in the bathroom.

Hell, I was afraid to come down.

Ooh, what am I gonna do about this mess?

Well, we'll send some people out to file a report,

‐help you as much as we can. ‐[Lauren] Big animal.

Better increase the dose in the tranquilizer gun.

‐[tense music playing] ‐[Jimmy] Matthew.

Matt!

[man] Bear coming out of hibernation this time of year,

you'd expect it to be sluggish,

‐kind of slow moving. ‐Yeah.

[man] You sure it's a bear you're looking for?

[Jimmy] Big, black, hungry and aggressive.

Well, if you wanna catch him, dogs are the way to do it.

That's no pet, son. That's a work animal.

I'd like to keep her that way.

Matthew.

Last seen going in the forest around the rail ridge road here.

Yeah, I know a logging trail that can get us in there.

[Lauren] Don't let him get to you.

I was just petting her.

I know. He likes to keep his animals focused.

Takes a beast to catch a beast.

Or that's what they'll tell you anyway.

[laughs]

Okay, let's go. We'll follow you.

Come on, Matt.

‐[EMT 1] Where do you want her? ‐[EMT 2] Bay 2 is open.

‐What do we got? ‐Fifteen‐year‐old female

found unconscious in the high school parking lot. Barbiturates at her side.

Mother's prescription.

Pupils dilated, respiration shallow, pulse red.

[Max] She was drowning in vomit, Jill.

I.V., set up a gastric lavage, find her parents.

Let's get her hooked up to the EKG and pulse ox.

Call the lab, we need to run a panel.

Take her head in your hands

and lift it up off the mat a few inches.

Again, the object is to try and get her to relax.

Once she goes into labor,

there's not going to be a lot of talking.

Learn to communicate without words.

let her know she can trust you.

Just relax. Let your head go.

[instructor] Moms, really try and let

your head fall into his hands.

‐Concentrate on relaxing. ‐That's good.

[instructor] You might wanna try some of your breathing now, too.

[Kenny] Breathe.

[instructor] Good.

‐[woman giggles] ‐Breathe...

[instructor] You can massage her arms.

‐You can massage her neck. ‐[softly] Just breathe...

[instructor] Really let your head go.

Relax and breathe.

Yoo‐hoo. [laughs]

Sorry.

[instructor] Concentrate on relaxing.

Practice communicating with her without words.

She's gonna be all right.

Her system hadn't absorbed the barbiturates.

Thank God.

I don't think I could have told her parents if she didn't...

I mean, if she had died.

Is that awful?

It's what I was sitting here thinking.

Good thing she didn't get her hands on a gun.

When something like this happens,

you realize how easily your kids can be taken from you.

[sighs]

[Max] When I was 16,

I was going through a bad time.

I had bad skin.

I failed a geometry test.

Then my boyfriend, who was my first love,

broke up with me and went out with my best friend.

[Jill] Hmm.

I took a whole bottle of aspirin.

What?

Oh, as soon as I did it,

I stuck my fingers down my throat

and I threw it all up.

Max, your parents must have been horrified.

Oh, my parents had no idea to this day.

Oh, come on, Jill.

It's easy to make your parents think you're happy

because they wanna think you're happy.

Don't you remember?

Yeah.

I just felt very alone.

Worthless.

But you know what really got to me?

Here I am.

I've lived this life,

I'm happy, sort of,

and I would have missed the whole thing.

[Matthew] You should have seen it, Mom.

It was incredible.

Just like the Tasmanian Devil.

The whole place was trashed.

Well, we've got this dog. He's not a pet.

He's like specially trained to hunt.

‐Uh‐huh. ‐[Matthew] Mostly we've been following him around.

‐Oh. ‐I wanna talk to her before you hang up.

Oh, Dad wants to talk to you.

Oh, okay. Bye, honey, I love you.

Love you, too. Bye.

‐Thanks. ‐Mm‐hmm.

[exhales] Hey.

Hi.

Well, he certainly sounds okay.

Oh, he's fine.

You sound tired.

Well, been slogging through the forest all day.

‐How was your day? ‐[sighs]

Well, a girl at school swallowed a handful of pills.

Oh, God, is she...

No, no, it was a mild overdose.

We have to pump her stomach.

Don't tell Matthew.

No, no.

But it scares me, Jimmy.

I feel like this thing is stalking us somehow.

‐Jill... ‐I know it's silly, but...

Have you talked to him yet?

‐I will. ‐Jimmy...

[sighs] Honey, you can't force this.

All right.

Bye.

[breathes deeply]

‐Bye. ‐[line dies]

[Jimmy grunting]

Oh, boy.

Been a long time since we've done this, huh?

[Matthew] Yeah, cub scouts.

Has it been that long?

Wen to Boundary Waters, remember?

Oh, yeah, that was a good one. Yeah.

[Matthew] Drew Nelson was with us.

Was he? I didn't remember that.

You've been thinking about him? Drew?

No, not really.

'Cause if you are, we can talk about it.

What's to talk about?

I don't know.

Sometimes it helps to talk about it.

Put things together to make you feel better.

I feel great.

This has been a really excellent trip so far, Dad.

It's not done yet.

[groans] Okay.

[sighs]

Think we'll catch that bear tomorrow, Dad?

Well, I sure hope so.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, Matt.

[dog barking]

[dog panting]

We got something.

We're downwind but keep your eyes open.

I guarantee you. He knows we're here.

Come, girl! Hunt 'em! Hunt 'em up!

[dog barking]

Give you a hint, the head comes out first.

Very funny.

What's this?

My wife gave me that after Cal was born.

First Three Months of Life. Any good?

Oh, I don't know. I never read it.

I thought you might want to bone up on it though, Dad.

[Knock on door]

‐Good morning. ‐Hi.

[Carter clears throat]

‐Take your coat. ‐Uh, yeah.

‐Thanks. ‐Sure.

Never been in a morgue before.

[laughs] Most people only make one visit.

Joke.

Smells creepy.

‐You think so? ‐Mm‐hmm.

You know, I was thinking about your problem and, um...

I remember what my anatomy professor

told us about our cadavers.

He said to think of them as our patients,

and they have granted us a great privilege

to enter a cathedral where no one has set foot before.

‐[laughs] ‐Remember you Latin?

I never took Latin.

Really?

[speaking Latin]

Hmm.

What's that say?

[speaking Latin]

‐Give it a shot? ‐No.

"This is the place where death nurtures life."

Right this way.

Uh, Carter.

I don't think I wanna do this.

Oh...

[groaning]

‐Kim. ‐Mm‐hmm?

A bird?

Gotta start somewhere.

[sighs]

[dog barking]

Slow down. Hunter, slow down.

Hunter! Hunter! Come back!

Hunter! Hunter, come!

Come, girl, come.

‐[dog barking] ‐Come!

Wait!

‐You guys okay? ‐Yeah, go ahead.

[panting]

If anything happens,

pick a tree and climb it as high and as fast as you can.

Okay.

Hunter, come!

[bear roaring]

Come!

‐Hunter! ‐[dog whimpering]

[gunshot]

[bear roaring]

[Ororik shouting indistinctly]

It's okay. It's okay.

[Ororik] Shoot it down! Got to shoot it down!

‐[gunshot] ‐bear roaring]

[breathing heavily]

[Jimmy] Did you get him?

I think I hit him, but he didn't go down.

He's huge, Jimmy. He just killed the dog.

Where's Ororik?

He's there. He went after the bear.

I'm gonna get him out of here and call for backup.

‐I'll be with Ororik. ‐Okay, let's go.

[bear roaring in distance]

Which one do you like better? Troy or Ryan?

What?

I don't like Troy. Scratch it.

Let's see.

Joseph? Joey.

Joey Bay, now starting for the Green Bay Packers.

Joey Bay. I like it.

I just came from the Nelson's house.

Trying to find some answers.

You get any?

He was a nice kid.

Quite, decent.

Why didn't he talk to somebody?

I mean, there are places that you can call.

His mom's convinced it's her fault.

Should have paid more attention to him.

Should have kept the marriage together.

Should have got rid of the gun.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah.

I don't think she's gonna get over it, Kenny.

How do you get over something like that?

[sighs]

[knock on door]

I'm busy.

Wambaugh.

Relax.

This is not a personal visit.

You still hate me. I understand,

but we'll thrash it out another time.

What is it?

You heard about that boy?

The one who took his life?

Go on.

I know the mother.

I handled the divorce.

Uh, it seems, you know, Henry,

that she wants to set up a memorial,

you know, in honor of her son.

So, I thought the suicide hot line that you established

would be a fitting home.

Well, that's very thoughtful of you.

I'll, uh... I'll have them get in touch right away.

Oh, thank you, Henry. Very good, Henry.

That woman is very upset, Henry, which you might imagine.

So I thought seeing you went through this yourself, maybe...

Maybe you could talk to her for a few minutes.

No. Absolutely not.

There are counselors for that.

Counselors she doesn't know, Henry.

You she knows.

I'm sorry.

I'd have nothing to say to her.

There's nothing anyone can say.

Okay. [exhales]

We're not gonna cut it, are we?

Not yet.

First, we're just going to examine.

We observe so that we might learn.

You want me to pick it up?

It's not gonna fly away.

[exhales]

Oh...

It's light.

[Carter] Has to be, doesn't it?

Look at the feathers, all the same?

No, the chest feathers are short and fluffy.

For warmth.

And the wings?

Longer.

For loft, aerodynamics.

Spread the wing.

Primaries, secondaries, coverts.

Every feather has a purpose.

How do you know all this/

Basic rule of anatomy. Form follows function.

Look at the feet.

Anything special?

Uh, big claw back here?

[Carter] Hind toe.

Specially useful for perching.

What about the beak? Big or small?

‐Small. ‐What do they tell us?

They don't talk too much.

[laughs]

‐Now you're getting it. ‐Mm‐hmm.

Turn it around on its stomach.

Oh. Okay.

‐It's okay. ‐Okay.

So what do you think? Joey Bay.

Has a nice ring, huh?

And for a girl, I was thinking Jacky.

From Jacqueline. You can use that when you wanna go formal.

[Mary] I've already picked out names.

Oh.

But thanks.

Sure. So what kind of names you thinking about?

It's a secret.

You can't even tell me? It's just that I've been reading up on it,

and people say that names have a big impact on a person's future.

Take me. My mom's part Italian.

She wanted to name me Frances.

My old man wouldn't allow it.

My life would have been totally different

as Frances Lacos.

So what about preschool?

Bud Skeeter tells me that competition is fierce.

Can you believe that?

Anyway, I've got these applications.

I'm sorry, what?

Applications.

Oh...

[mouthing]

‐I'll look at them later. ‐Okay.

But you oughta be thinking about preschool.

It's very important.

Don't forget it.

‐Thank you, Kenny. ‐No problem.

What?

Nothing.

[gasps] Dad?

Dad?

Dad, where are you?

Dad?

Dad?

Dad? Dad?

Dad, what is it? What's going on? Dad?

[panting]

‐Dad? ‐Matthew, stop!

No.

No, Matthew. Stay back.

[gasps]

Matthew, you okay?

‐[breathing heavily] ‐Hey.

Hey, we're all right.

Matthew?

I had this dream.

This nightmare.

I found Drew.

At least, I thought it was Drew, but...

When I got closer, I could see it wasn't.

It was...

I thought it was...

Was it you?

[sobbing] I'm sorry.

Hey, hey, hey.

‐It's all right. Let it out. let it out. ‐I can't.

Matt, it's okay.

[sniffling] This lady at school...

She didn't even know his name.

She wasn't there, Dad.

What the hell does she know about it anyway?

You saw something terrible, hard to make sense of.

It scared me, too.

[Matthew] One day he was there, and then he was gone.

Just like that.

No second chance. Nothing.

It's like I never understood what dead was before, Dad.

We lose some of our innocence

when a life is suddenly gone.

No explanation, no sense.

[sighs]

Just horribly and irretrievably gone.

Now I wish Drew was still here.

I wish you didn't...

see what happened to him,

but we both have to live with it.

And...

feel glad that we're still alive and we have each other.

Yep.

‐What's this? ‐Thanks for the loan.

Oh, you finished it already.

‐You were right. ‐Of course, I was right.

‐About what? ‐They mayor.

She wanted to get her claws in me.

You know, full‐time dad.

‐The handwriting was on the wall, buddy. ‐[Kenny] What is she? Crazy?

I'm a single guy. I've got places to go and people to meet.

What am I gonna waste my time changing diapers for someone I barely know?

You can't blame her for trying.

So how'd she take it?

I haven't told her yet.

[Carter] Okay, now I'm removing the heart,

fully exposing the liver.

That's the heart, huh?

[Carter] Amazing, isn't it?

I can give you a hundred reasons why this thing will stop,

but no one knows what makes it beat.

[chuckles]

Why did you become a coroner?

I mean, you're such a great teacher.

‐Well, look at me. Well, look at me.

I'm staring into the guts of a dead bird and enjoying it.

Thanks to you.

‐A rather macabre distinction. ‐I'm serious.

Oh, I wasn't the most socially active student in med school, Kim.

No confidence, I guess.

My bedside manner would usually consist of me apologizing to the patient

and go downhill from there.

My pathology professor recommended an opening in forensic science.

I like it here.

This is my domain.

Here. You try.

‐Yeah? ‐Yeah.

[laughs]

Okay.

Let's remove the liver.

‐[Kimberly clears throat] ‐Oh, gently.

Ah, mm‐hmm.

Here we go, eh.

You got a nice touch with the knife.

‐Really? ‐Mm‐hmm.

‐Oops, oh... ‐It's okay.

Doesn't feel a thing.

‐Have fun? ‐Kinda.

‐Everything all right? ‐Uh, fine.

There's just a few things on your desk.

No bear, huh?

Newbauer and Ororik never saw it again.

Traced it as far as Portage County.

Out of our jurisdiction.

How you doing?

I'm a little better, I guess.

Don't worry about funeral expenses.

We'll work out a payment schedule.

[knock on door]

Am I interrupting?

Oh, not at all. Come in. Come in.

Valerie Nelson, Judge Henry Bones.

‐Hello, Judge. ‐They told me that I might find you here.

Doug, if we could have a few minutes.

Oh, certainly.

Certainly.

[door shuts]

I thought perhaps we could talk about your son.

You coming?

No, I still got a little work to do.

You, uh, ready to take on that cat now?

I feel ready for anything.

Good.

If you ever wanna do an autopsy, uh...

Open invitation.

I'll let you know.

Where were we?

You got a minute?

Sit down, Kenny.

Well, what I gotta say, I'd rather say standing up.

[Mary] I think Joey Bay is a nice name.

You do?

Jacky, I'm not so sure of.

Just a suggestion.

So what did you want to say?

Well...

I'm sorry for the way I acted before.

It was rude.

No, no, it's okay.

Maybe I was kinda pushing with the names and everything.

You know, it's none of my business.

It is your business.

I went into this alone.

I expected to go through it alone, but...

I guess it's not that simple.

Can I tell you something?

It feels real good to be a part of a new life,

and I'm not trying to scare you or anything.

I'm not looking to be the kid's father.

[mouthing]

[Mary] You don't scare me.

Well, for what it's worth,

I'll tell you what I know about coaching.

You take a team through the season.

You learn to depend on each other.

Everybody has a position,

but no two players can play the same position,

otherwise you got a hole somewhere.

And at the end of the season,

everyone turns in their uniforms and goes their separate ways.

Some guys get to play together again,

some don't,

but as their coach you kinda like to hear

from the guys once in a while to see how they're doing.

Look, I don't know what I'm trying to say exactly but...

I do.

[door opens]

You were there a long time. How'd it go?

I'd give her a few minutes, Doug.

Oh, she talked it out, huh?

We didn't do a lot of talking.

Oh.

You know...

I could never cry for my son.

Not the day he died,

not at the funeral, not a day since.

But I could cry for her son.

Odd.

Maybe it was for more than her son, Henry.

Yeah.

Good night, though.

Hey, where's Matthew?

He's coming in.

‐Hi, darling. ‐[chuckling]

‐[both sigh] ‐Oh.

‐You look tired. ‐I am tired.

[laughs]

Hey, Matthew.

Hi, Mom.

[both groan]

Hey, got anything to eat?

Yeah, there's lasagna in the fridge.

Great.

[laughs]

[sighs]

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