Thirtysomething (1987) s03e13 Episode Script

[theme.]
[chatter.]
[dialing phone.]
- [line ringing.]
- [coughs.]
- [Hope.]
Hello.
- Hi.
It's me.
She's okay.
Everything went fine.
Oh, thank God.
It seemed like so long.
I was starting to get worried.
Is she awake? No, no.
They're just taking her to recovery.
Did the doctors say anything? No.
Well, I mean, they're real happy.
It looked great.
Very contained.
- How are the kids? - Oh, yeah.
They're fine.
They're fine.
Ethan's been a little cranky, but Wait.
Let me put him on.
Here you go, Eth.
Eth, your mom's fine.
She's doing great.
- Mom? - No, no.
It's me.
Listen, Mom's still asleep from the operation.
But everything went great.
I mean, it went great.
She'll be home before you know it.
Okay, pal? Okay.
[Man.]
All right.
Just start another IV.
- Okay.
- You ordered q-four-hour pain meds.
But she was pretty snowed.
I haven't given her any for six hours.
- Nancy, how we doing? Hmm? - So hold the pain medication? No, go ahead.
Because she's gonna hurt when she wakes up.
- How long's she gonna be out? - [Nurse.]
The Foley's patent with good output.
That's great.
So D.
C.
it in the a.
m.
[Nurse.]
Yes, Doctor.
Blood pressure's 138 over 84.
Hi.
Hi.
Hi.
[Nurse.]
Her temp is creeping up.
T-max, 38.
3 - Uh, vital signs? - [Nurse.]
Every two hours.
- [weakly.]
Can I go home now? - Shh.
Just rest.
- All right.
Let's change that to four.
- Okay.
- Can I go home now? - Shh, shh, shh.
Everything's just fine.
Maybe five days.
Maybe more, maybe less.
It just depends.
She's looking real good.
- Thank you.
- Get some rest.
Thanks.
Shh.
Doing real good.
Doing real good.
- Ma? - Don't call me Ma.
You're not a goat.
That is the ugliest sweater I have ever seen.
I hope it's not for me.
Not anymore.
Maybe Deborah will want it.
- She won't.
Send it to Sue.
- [door opens.]
[Hope.]
Hello.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Come on in.
- Thanks.
- Oh, hi.
How are you? - Hello.
- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
- Hi.
I brought you some magazines - Hi.
- Oh, thanks.
- and books.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Um - Hi.
- Oh, you look good.
Oh, there's somewhat less of me than there used to be, but I'm okay.
- How is everybody? - Everybody's fine.
Fine.
Do they know about this? Well, you know, we didn't think that Oh, it's okay.
I mean, they're gonna find out.
No! Mr.
Wiley's CBC clotted.
Do another one, and this time, shake the damn tube.
Well, you look good anyway.
Pass your first urine? Moved your bowels? - [groans.]
- Much pain? I'll wait outside.
Hmm.
[Hope.]
She didn't think it was anything.
The doctor found it during a regular checkup.
Oh, my God.
Nancy.
[sighs.]
Chemotherapy? Radiation? What? Yeah, probably some chemotherapy.
I'm not sure.
Did they know at the book party? Yep.
My God.
Nancy.
What about the kids? I sat with the kids on Saturday.
Anything we can do for them? No.
I don't think so.
So where's my book? - Elliot? - Oh, yeah.
Sure.
- Does that hurt? - Oh, of course it does.
What do you think? - Nancy! - So I hear you want to go home, huh? - Who doesn't? - You look pretty good.
Maybe Wednesday or Thursday.
We'll talk to Dr.
Verney about it.
You got somebody to help you? There's no driving for four weeks post-op.
I can't drive without ovaries? Mm-mm.
It's just to keep you home, make you crazy.
Mrs.
Weston? Yeah, that's us.
What is that? - Beats me.
- What is this thing? [Eleanor.]
Mmm, raspberry.
Who wants some? Ooh, I love raspberry.
They have soft centers? - Can't tell yet.
- [Elliot.]
Look.
It's from David and Lynn.
You're not going to do too much when you get home, right? Nah, we're not going to allow it, are we, Eleanor? Nope.
- Not soft.
Hard.
- Mmm.
So tell me about chemotherapy.
I want to get the final pathology.
I'm hoping it'll be minimal.
It's a few weeks down the line.
- Can I have some more of these? - Sure.
- Here.
Sign this.
- What should I say? I don't know.
You're the writer.
Mmm.
- Shouldn't you be home? - The kids are having dinner at the Mitchells' tonight.
Britty hates Coco Mitchell.
She bites.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
- I'll see you tomorrow? - Okay.
Bye.
- Can I talk to you for a sec? - Mm-hmm.
- Elliot.
- Just a sec.
What does he need to say that he can't say in front of me? So when is the science fair? Okay.
Well, just tell Daddy, sweetie, and he'll pick it up for you at the market.
What's he need? I'll get it.
Okay.
Well, here comes a kiss.
Well, I don't care if you want one or not, buster.
- Here it comes.
- [door opens.]
- [Eleanor.]
Deborah! - Debbie! Oh, your Aunt Debbie's here, sweetie.
I gotta go.
Yeah.
You'll see her in a minute, sweetie.
- Okay.
In a little while.
Bye-bye.
- Ma, look at you.
- Debbie! - It's been so long.
- Hi.
- Mmm.
- Oh, hi.
- This is for you.
- Thank you.
- And this is for you.
- Oh, no.
- You cut your hair.
- A long time ago, Ma.
- It's been two years.
- How's Paul? - Oh, he's fine.
- How are you? - I'm okay.
- What are the kids doing? - Well, Jack made you a card.
Of course he wouldn't show it to me.
Allison only talks about horses.
And Lily wanted to come see Brittany, but I said next trip.
You look like you've gained a little weight.
I wouldn't know.
My bathroom scale hasn't worked since Allison tried to weigh her goldfish on it.
Oh, don't make me laugh.
Don't.
She did.
She took the scale up to her bedroom, and she tried to lift the whole aquarium onto it - Hold that tight.
- Ohh! And, of course, the whole thing spilled out all over everything.
We're still looking for one of those fish.
We can smell it, but we can't find it.
- When you gonna get outta here? - Oh, Wednesday or Thursday.
- How long are you gonna stay? - Until next Tuesday.
But that's it for my sick days.
I can't get sick again till next July.
What is this? Raspberry candies.
Want some? You ask me if I've gained weight and you offer me candy? - I didn't mean anything.
- Oh, Deb, this is great.
- So how long you been a nurse, Deb? - 15 years.
Yeah, 15 years.
I've been a supervisor for six.
Remember that radio job that you had at that station, you know, when you dropped out of Ohio State? Yeah, Mom and Dad threw me out of the house.
Yeah, I was gonna be a great disc jockey, except I was the receptionist.
Yeah, I know, but you had fun.
Remember, you got all those free albums and those tickets to the concert? Gary Puckett.
Yeah, he came by the studio one day.
That was it.
That was my high point in broadcasting.
With or without the Union Gap? [chuckles.]
Don't make me laugh.
- Come on.
- Keep making her laugh.
I was gonna go to medical school, but - Hi.
- Oh, hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- How are you? - Hi.
- Um, this is my big sister Deb.
- Hi.
- This is Ellyn Warren.
- Oh, hi.
- Hi.
- Oh, sorry.
- Oh Oh - I'll take these.
It's just banana bread I made.
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You look great, Nancy.
How are you feeling? Oh, it just hurts from the cut.
Oh, yeah.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, I bet it does.
Ugh.
So, um, how are how are your kids? Oh, they're great.
They can't wait for Nancy to get home.
Oh, I bet.
You know, Nancy, if there's anything that I can do for you.
- I'm going downtown - No, we have everything.
But thanks.
I mean, I could maybe babysit for the kids or something? Oh, that's nice.
Thanks.
Okay.
I was so sorry when Hope told me about, you know, - about the - About the cancer? Yeah.
That was such a shock.
Yeah.
I was shocked, too.
Oh.
So, Nancy, how's the book doing? Well, it's only been in the stores for a week, you guys.
Oh! Your book! I saw it.
I saw it.
I was going by Wannamaker's, and it was just sitting in the window in a display.
- It was great.
- My kids were so thrilled, they took theirs to school.
That is so cute.
Well, um, look, I've, um, got a meeting that I'm 20 minutes late for, - so I was just gonna say hi - Right.
and drop some banana bread over and just - Thanks.
- I don't know.
Okay.
- Um, bye.
- Bye.
It's, um Anyway, bye.
- [clatter.]
- Oh.
Sorry.
- Bye.
- Bye.
The big C really gets 'em, huh? [Ethan.]
Oh, man.
- Hello.
- [Brittany.]
Mommy's home! - Hi! - Go ahead.
- Mommy! Whoa, whoa.
Easy, easy, pal.
Easy, easy.
Dad, you were supposed to bring her through the front door.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
I forgot.
- Come in here, Mom.
Easy, easy, easy, pal.
Easy, easy, honey.
Take care.
- What's all that? - Britty threw up.
- She threw up? - Nothing.
She's just excited about you coming home.
- Come in here.
- Mom, come see what I made.
- Remember what we said about being careful? - Mom's gotta rest.
- It's okay.
- Look, Mom.
Look.
Look.
Oh, that is beautiful.
- See that - Thank you, you guys.
That is just great.
I love it.
- It's the best welcome home present ever.
- I did the heart one.
You did? Yeah, I can tell.
That's beautiful.
Mmm.
Are you feeling better now, Mom? Oh, I feel infinitely better now.
Mmm.
Thank you.
[Brittany.]
Did you bring me a present? Do I have a present? [laughs.]
Honey Honey Honey, turn around.
Turn around.
Let go.
Let go.
Let go.
Turn around.
Uh-huh.
- Not you.
Sorry.
Uh-huh.
- [Nancy.]
Hi.
- [Ethan.]
Hi, Mom.
Dad said you were asleep.
- No, no, no.
Perfectly.
- [Nancy.]
I know.
I was, but I'm up now.
- Uh-huh.
Yesterday.
Uh-huh.
- Hi, sweetie.
Hi.
Hi, honey.
How are you? - Uh, no, not yet.
- No, she's fine.
She's fine.
- Let me see that bow.
- Okay.
No, no.
Really, really, really.
- What? - Can we have breakfast? - Yeah.
I'll try.
- Okay.
All right.
Bye-bye.
- Oh, you look pretty.
- What are you doing up? - I just felt like getting up.
Come on, you guys.
Eat, eat, eat.
Come on, come on, come on.
- I'm hungry.
- Go, go, go.
Sit down.
- Who was that? - It was Susannah.
Now go back to bed now.
- Okay.
I just want to see the ki - Now! - Okay.
I will.
- Come on, Nance.
Go to bed.
- You know you're supposed to - I know.
Hey, you guys, will you come and say bye to me before you go to school? - [Ethan.]
Okay.
- All right.
Listen, I'll clean this stuff up after I drop Britty off, okay? - Okay.
- Okay, now go.
Okay.
[humming.]
[door opens.]
Ugh.
Good morning.
Hi.
Where were you last night? At Mother's.
She gave me the key.
Don't worry.
She'll be over here soon.
I thought you were going to stay here.
Well, I thought it'd be too much trouble.
The chaos, you know.
And you didn't murder her last night? I'm shocked.
- Hmm.
Don't be so sure.
- So what happened? Oh, nothing.
She just insinuated that my marriage was a failure, my children were abused, my life is bankrupt.
- The usual.
- She doesn't think that.
Of course she does.
How are you feeling this morning? Pretty good.
There's coffee in there.
You sleep okay? - Yeah, okay.
- Any pain? Not much.
Just scared, huh? - Yeah.
- Can I have the sugar? You know, you haven't seen her for two years.
- You should cut her some slack.
- [sighs.]
Anyways, thanks for coming.
Hey, anything to get away from my kids.
That's bull.
I'm really scared out of my mind about you.
[door opens.]
- Hey, Jules.
- Hi, Jules.
Hey, this is just like a soap opera, right? Two sisters sitting around drinking coffee after their husbands have gone to work, talking about who's really the father of their children.
Well, never ask, Jules.
Never ask.
- What's that? - Heidi Geisler made tuna divan, and I'm guessing banana bread.
So how's Eleanor? In rare form.
She'll be over here soon.
- Hey, don't offer to help or anything.
- I won't.
- So Nancy really looks great, doesn't she? - She does.
Why are you talking about me as if I'm not even here? So tuna divan à la Heidi for dinner tonight? Plus the rest of the turkey that Brooks brought.
- I've arranged for Ethan to go to - That's mine.
And I've arranged for Ethan - to go to Nicholas' after school.
- [phone rings.]
- The machine's on.
- Okay.
Britty she's gonna go to ballet with Noelle's mom.
And the rest of the dry cleaning I'm gonna pick up on my way home, okay? [answering machine beeps.]
Nancy, it's Barbara.
I'm sorry.
I just can't stop crying.
Listen, if Rose from the insurance company calls, have her call me at the office, okay? And, uh, uh, listen, Mrs.
Rogers, the cleaning lady, she's gonna come tomorrow.
So just Tomato sauce in the back of the refrigerator, forget about it.
- Elliot - Everything's under control.
I wish the kids would come here after school.
We're gonna keep you quiet, whether you like it or not.
- Hey, I gotta go.
I got a meeting.
- Well, never fear.
Deb's here.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Listen, you go back to bed, you hear? - I hear you.
Elliot - I mean it.
I gotta go.
Bye, Jules.
Bye, Jules.
- [door opens, closes.]
- [door opens.]
[Eleanor.]
Anybody home? [door closes.]
It is a soap opera.
Will you make some copies and put them on Elliot's desk? Okay.
Thank you.
[chattering.]
- [Miles.]
Remember that.
- [Elliot.]
Okay.
Great.
- Great.
Great.
Thanks.
- Huh? All right.
- The door's open.
- Okay.
Thanks, boss.
- Remember that.
- Yeah.
[sighs.]
[shudders.]
The only thing worse than Miles being Miles is Miles being nice.
Aren't you supposed to be creatively directing something someplace? Concept meeting, 20 minutes.
Wait a minute.
How come you get all the good toys? You aren't supposed to play with those anymore.
Your furniture's rental.
Yeah, hi.
Hi.
Yeah.
I'm looking for, um, Therapeutic Progress in Ovarian Cancer and Sarcomas by Van Neustern.
Also, uh, Clinical Gynecological Oncology by DeSayer or DiSaia something.
Can't you just ask the doctors what you need to know? Remember when your father was sick? Yeah.
Neither? Uh, I know.
I want to buy them.
How long would that take? Oh, that's too long.
That's too long.
Okay.
No, no.
Thank you very much.
Okay.
You're never gonna be able to understand all that stuff.
Well, at least I'm gonna try.
[sighs.]
Hi.
Yeah.
I'm looking for Clinical Gynecological Oncology by DeSier or DiSaia, and, um, Therapeutic Progress in Ovarian Cancer and Sarcomas by Van Neustern.
Well, who does stock them? - What time is it? - [silverware clattering.]
Mmm, quarter to 6.
The kids should've come home after school.
[Eleanor.]
Deborah? - Yeah, Ma? - Please set the table.
Takes 30 years off my life.
Okay! Do you know she asked me if I wanted that hideous sweater she's knitting? - Now, that's an intentional insult, right? - No, no.
- She started it for me first.
- Oh! - Well, it's a different intentional insult.
- [chuckling.]
- Stop.
- Here.
You think she'd be nice to me if I got cancer? [chuckling.]
Stop it.
Hey, why don't you stay here tonight? - Sure? - Oh, come on.
Please? - [Eleanor.]
Deborah! - Okay! It's that ultimate tone of maternal disapproval.
I could never get that.
[imitates Eleanor.]
Deborah.
- [imitates Eleanor.]
Deborah.
- Deborah.
[Nancy.]
Deborah.
- Deborah.
- [both snickering.]
[Deborah.]
Okay.
God.
God, you're a slowpoke.
I called you twice.
[phone ring.]
Stage 1 C.
What is that? Good or bad? What does that mean? It could be worse.
It was very contained, but there were a small number of cells outside the ovary bad cells.
- It means she has to have chemo.
- Yeah, a mild course.
- Six to 12 cycles.
- Oh, God.
She's gonna be pretty sick.
How do you know all this? I called Vicky Mercer and Robbie Schloss.
- You called Robbie Schloss? - That's how scared I am.
Oh, God.
Poor Nancy.
She must hate me every time she sees me.
- Oh, Hope.
- No, I mean, she had a complete hysterectomy.
They took out her ovaries and everything.
They didn't want any more kids, did they? - Did they? - I don't think so.
But they took everything out, and she still might die.
[sigh.]
[doorbell rings.]
- Hi.
- Hi.
I just wanted to bring this stuff by.
You've really gotta stop doing this.
- Oh, it's okay.
- Banana bread? - How did you know? - Just guessed.
- Oh.
- Thanks.
- It's okay.
- Come on in.
You want some tea? Oh, no.
I've gotta go pick up Janey, and I just wanted to drop this stuff off.
And let you know I'll take Ethan and Britty for dinner tonight.
No, you don't have to do that.
- No, really.
It's okay.
I don't - No! I know that you are just trying to help.
I know everybody is just trying to help, but I don't need help with Ethan and Brittany.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
It's It's just I want to be with them.
I'm sorry.
I didn't think.
But if my vacuum cleaner needs repair or something like that, I'll give you a call, okay? - Okay.
- [phone rings.]
- Damn! Oh - I've gotta go anyway.
- I'll call you.
- Okay.
[ring.]
[Elliot on machine.]
Hi.
We can't come to the phone right now, but please leave a message, and we'll get back to you.
[beeps.]
Nance, hi.
It's Gary.
Listen, this is our weekly night for junk food, and we thought we'd just swing by and pick up Ethan and Brittany and take them out and [Elliot.]
Nance! I'm in here.
- Where are the kids? - Hi.
Isn't this great? I got it for the shower so you can sit on it.
I'm just gonna see if it fits.
- I don't need that.
- No, no.
I don't want you to slip.
- Where are the kids? - They're at your mom's.
They're making brownies with Deb.
They were supposed to come here after lunch.
- Damn! - What? They promised me this would fit in any shower.
- I don't need that, Elliot.
- That's nice.
You're working.
I'm trying.
[scoffs.]
It feels funny.
What? The gap between who I was and who I am now.
What are you talking about? You're the same person you always were, and I love you.
Yeah, but you know what I mean.
Everything Nothing's quite the same color anymore.
Nance, everything's the same color.
You're the same.
I'm the same.
I love you.
- Yeah, but let me - I'll take care of you.
No.
Let me talk.
What? I don't know.
I gotta take this back.
Are you all right? I'm fine, of course.
- You sure? - Yeah, I'm fine.
[sighs.]
- Bye, Mom.
- Hey, you.
- Bye.
- Hey, bye.
Zip up your jacket.
- Carpool's here.
- Now.
- I will.
- Hi, sweetie.
Have your lunch box? - Hey, zip up your jacket.
- I will.
- Your mom's here.
- I love you.
- Okay.
- Bye, Mommy.
Bye-bye.
That's not fair.
I have a whole room for her, and it's so crowded here.
- I want her here.
- You need some peace and quiet.
I said I want her here.
- [shudders.]
- Suit yourself.
You're all dressed up, sort of.
Yeah, I'm going to the art center.
- They're mounting a student show - You're not going back to work? No.
I just need to get out of here.
- Please don't try to do too much.
- I won't.
- Leave her alone, Ma.
- The doctor said it was important for you We all know what the doctor said.
We don't want to second-guess the doctors.
Why not? They're not infallible.
- Please don't.
- What? It's important for Nancy to trust her doctor.
She needs to know that Look, I have seen a hundred cases like this, and I know that what - You're not an MD.
- Thanks to you.
- [doorbell rings.]
- [Nancy.]
That's my cab.
- [Eleanor.]
Your cab? - [Elliot.]
Honey, I'll give you a ride.
No, that's all right.
I'm fine.
- Do you need some cash? - Oh, for goodness' sakes, I had a hysterectomy, not a lobotomy.
- She's not a baby, Mother.
- Don't tell me she's not a baby.
You're treating her like a child.
You don't want to see me for two years, fine.
I can take it.
But I'll tell you what I can't take.
I can't take your stupid selfish refusal either of you to see that that is my baby there.
That is my baby whose body they cut up, who could die, and I can't do anything! Nothing! There's nothing I can to do help her except not let her see that this is killing me, too.
Um, I think I'll just Can you pull over right here? - Right here? - Yeah.
That'd be great.
I just think I'll get out and walk.
Oops.
Missed.
Your turn.
Sorry.
- It was like a foot away.
I'm sorry.
- All right.
Watch this.
Can I get some pretz Can we get some pretzels here? Yeah.
Wait a sec.
Wait a sec.
Oh.
I can get a new wife, Mike.
No problem.
I mean, who needs her? She's got stretch marks.
No.
She does.
She's got stretch marks on her stomach.
I mean, I get my life together, and she gets cancer.
I mean, she wanted me back.
She wanted to be this big family thing, and then, bam, cancer.
Nice going, Nance.
I'll get a new wife.
Is it time to go back to work now? Excuse me.
Can we get a check, please? I got it.
Hi.
which you got a couple weeks ago.
[mouthing words.]
[crying.]
[Michael.]
So you like Philadelphia? You've been here before? - [Deborah.]
Yeah, a few times.
It's a little too cold for me.
- Hey.
Really? It's nice, though.
Hey, how's the head, Elliot? - Come on.
- Wah-wah.
Easy, easy.
What are you, psychotic? You think that's funny? [Hope.]
I'm waiting for Janey to do it.
If she's gonna think it's great, she's gonna take off on it.
- Hey.
- Right, Elliot? - Hey.
- [Ethan imitating explosion.]
- [Elliot babbling.]
- [Kids yelling.]
- [Michael.]
Hey, Hope? - [Hope.]
Yes? [chattering.]
- Ma, you want some more wine? - Yeah, right.
[Hope.]
Hey, everybody, dinner's ready.
You wish.
You doing all right, kids? - Come here, Britty.
- [Elliot.]
Great.
Janey, come on, sweetie.
Ready? - [Michael.]
Come on, everybody.
- [Hope.]
Good job.
- [Michael.]
You all right? I'm ready.
- [Hope.]
Come on, sweetie.
- [Hope.]
You want to go sit in the chair? - [Michael.]
Come on.
- [Hope.]
Oh, a big chair in the corner for Mommy.
- [Michael.]
Come over here.
- [Eleanor.]
Where? - [Elliot.]
Here.
Why don't you sit right here? [Hope.]
Ready? Come on.
Can I fit in there? - Whoo! - Mommy's little girl is a big girl.
[Elliot.]
That is a big girl.
- It's a big little girl.
- [Hope.]
Big, big girl.
- [Hope.]
Does everybody have what they need? - Yep.
- Don't start yet.
- Yes.
- This looks very, very nice.
- Don't start.
- [chattering.]
- Ethan, napkin.
Put your napkin in your lap.
It's nice to have everybody here tonight.
- The most impressive thing is how well - Sit.
Sit.
I mean, no.
Honest to God, it's really selling.
It's really selling.
I mean, we got a preliminary report from the publisher's, and it's all computerized so you can track exactly where it's selling, who's buying it, and what breakfast cereals they eat in the morning.
I mean, it's great.
No, it really is.
And Nancy - How long has she been asleep? - About five minutes.
Poor baby.
She tried to do too much today.
Honey? What? Oh.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I was tired.
- It's okay.
- What? It's okay.
No, it is not okay.
It's not okay to fall asleep during dinnertime.
That is not okay.
We know you're tired.
Yes, I am tired.
I have just had half of my insides removed, and I am gonna start chemotherapy in a week or two.
So yes, I am tired.
I'm tired of thinking.
Why were you whispering? What were you talking about? We were just talking about how well your book's doing, Nance.
Apparently.
Gives new meaning to the words publish or perish, doesn't it? [chuckles.]
Could I have some coffee? - Yeah.
Sure.
- I got it.
Uh, you want something in it? - Thanks.
- Good.
[Elliot.]
Look, I can understand that you felt irritated.
- [Nancy.]
Can you? - Why that tone? - Why are you doing that? - What tone? Everybody cares about you.
Don't you know that? - Then why won't anyone let me talk? - They let you talk.
No one will let me talk the way that I want to talk.
Everyone expects me to be this graceful invalid, this cheerful cripple.
No one thinks you're a cripple.
Yeah, well, maybe they should.
Nobody expects you to be cheerful.
Sure they do.
You do.
- You're the worst.
- Nancy.
Look, Elliot, what has happened to me is horrible.
It is filthy.
It is disgusting.
I am not gracious.
I am not cheerful.
I wish that you would understand that.
I wish that somebody would just understand that.
77% five-year survival.
The other 23% dead horribly, painfully dead.
I am not gracious, and I am not cheerful.
- Okay? - Okay.
[quietly.]
77.
6% What? 77.
6% five-year survival.
Shut up now.
[door closes.]
- Hi.
- [exhales forcefully.]
It's freezing out there.
- You shouldn't be up.
- I couldn't sleep.
Are you in pain? Just couldn't sleep.
How are you? Terrible.
Why? Think I can sleep, either? [turns faucet on.]
Can you believe that every person alive today has been descended from one woman born 140,000 years ago? [scoffs.]
No.
Is Deb up? Her flight's at 9:15.
I'll check.
- Hey, Deb.
- [gasps.]
I'm up.
[groans.]
I'm up.
[groans.]
Hey, later, maybe we could meet somewhere.
Maybe Sue could join us, you know? Just the three of us.
Someplace with room service and a hot tub.
Who wants breakfast? No, thanks.
I promised the kids I'd make them waffles.
Deb? I'm making eggs.
Oh, I couldn't possibly face eggs this morning.
- You should eat something.
- [scoffs.]
Why? "Looks like you've gained weight, Deborah.
" That's the first thing you said to me when I got here.
- I didn't mean anything.
- Well, you hadn't seen me in two years.
The fist thing you did was criticize.
She wasn't criticizing.
You have gained weight.
Big deal.
[sighs.]
What do you want from her anyway? I don't know.
Ma, what do I want from you anyway? Beats me.
Always has.
[sighs.]
- All right.
Okay.
All right.
- You can call me.
You know that.
If you need any help translating the doctors or anything, - just call me, all right? - You've been great.
Everybody's been great.
Come on, Ethan, Brittany! Let's get this stuff in Grandma's car.
- Come on.
- Take this.
Can you take this for Deb? Okay, just take it down to the car.
[sighs.]
[Nancy crying.]
You take care of yourself, too, okay? Who am I gonna talk to now? Oh, anybody.
Talk to Elliot.
Make him listen, okay? - Okay.
- Make him listen.
And you'll call me, and I'll call you.
- I'm going back to Indiana.
I'm not going back to Mars.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- [car door closes.]
Okay.
Bye-bye, sweetie.
Bye.
[car door opens.]
[chattering.]
[Elliot.]
Come on, honey.
Come on.
- Bye, Ethan.
- Bye.
[Elliot.]
Come on.
That's it.
Say goodbye.
Put your coat on.
See you.
Bye.
Take care.
Thanks.
[car door closes.]
Come on.
Say goodbye.
Wave goodbye.
We're gonna be fine, okay? [Hope.]
Grendel, come on.
Leave that squirrel alone, would you, please? Good boy.
Come on.
- Come on.
Yeah.
- You silly dog.
Good boy.
- Come on.
- Does he ever catch them? - No, of course not.
- [both laugh.]
[Nancy.]
Oh, life is hard for a dog.
[Hope.]
Oh, yeah, right.
Deb left this morning.
You're going to miss her.
I'm sorry for not always knowing the right thing to say.
No, that's all right.
I don't know the right things to say, either.
I mean, just tell me if I say something stupid.
- It's just so scary.
- I know.
- Are you scared? - Are you kidding? When I was about to have Janey I don't know how to say this but I felt like I was - You were in a permanent state of bliss.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I was, but I, um You know, and besides all the happy stuff underneath What? What? Um, I felt like I was going into this tunnel, and then the tunnel went way down, deep.
And, um, I couldn't turn back.
I had to go through it and come out the other side, and it was about coming close to dying and about having my body ripped apart and blood and pain and You know? Because it's not about drugs and doctors and hospitals.
It's about, um, blood and pain and brushing real close to dying.
I'm not saying I know what you're going through.
I'm just trying to understand.
Maybe your tunnel is different.
I mean, maybe it Well, maybe it's not even a tunnel.
I'm sorry.
It is a different tunnel.
And it's so deep that I keep screaming and yelling, and no one seems to be able to hear me.
I'll try to hear.
This is what it is.
Oh, I mean, this is one thing.
I get this feeling right here this panic.
Ethan I mean, Ethan is big.
He's out in the world every day, and I've done my work with him.
You know, the real work.
[sniffles.]
But Britty I mean, she's still a baby somehow.
She's still a part of me.
But if I die I mean, that would be horrible for Ethan, but he will survive.
I mean, it'll be a burden, but he will survive.
But Britty If I die Well, I'll be abandoning her.
She's not whole yet.
She won't understand.
She'll just think that I walked out on her.
Oh, God.
[sniffles.]
She won't remember me.
Ethan will.
But Britty will not remember me.
Hi.
Hey, look what I found.
The Last Unicorn.
It was behind the atlas.
Elliot, you're cleaning out the bookshelf? - Yeah, well - Where are the kids? They went to the mall with your mom to get new lunch boxes.
Nicholas stomped on Ethan's.
Oh, that's the third one this year.
[sighs.]
- Tired? - Mmm, tired.
You're doing too much.
How's Hope? Oh, it's not so much tiredness.
I mean, I don't need to rest.
I just need to stop feeling lousy.
God, we haven't been alone here together like this in weeks.
- Feels like years.
- Yeah.
It's nice.
Yeah.
- Hi.
- Hi.
[both chuckle.]
You know, in the mornings when I first wake up, it's like swimming up from sleep, and in those first few moments, I feel just like me.
I feel like I've always felt since I was born.
And then it hits me cancer.
I mean, it literally hits me before I'm even awake yet.
It is this burden, this massive weight that I have to strap on my shoulders and carry about until I get to go to sleep again that night.
But sometimes I would just like to let it drown me.
But then I think of the kids, and I know I can't let that happen.
Nancy.
What? Oh, I It was just so nice there for a minute.
Oh.
Sorry.
It's so hard not to look for someone to blame.
We've been through this.
I won't let you blame yourself, all right? No, I don't blame myself.
But you blame me, don't you? That's That's crazy.
- I know.
- I wouldn't blame you.
Sometimes things can be crazy, but they're still true.
I mean, it is crazy that I may be dead real soon, but it's true.
- Nancy, please - Don't ask me not to speak the truth.
- I wouldn't do that.
- I think you are.
I just got you back, Nance.
- I just got you back.
- I just got you back.
We've gotta figure this out.
Oh, help me.
I'll try.
But I'm supposed to be helping you.
It's It's not a one-or-the-other thing.
From this night on, I use every means [Ethan.]
Dad, watch this part.
Watch what he does.
- [Nancy.]
You want another piece, sweetie? - Dickon! - Oh! It just missed him.
- [Elliot.]
Oh, wow.
Hey, who's that on my back? Hey, you got something on your tomato sauce.
Other side.
Other side.
[Brittany mutters.]
Oh, how did he do that? Did he really do that, or was that a stuntman? [Brittany.]
Here comes Robin Hood! [chattering on TV.]
[mutters.]
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