Royal Pains s04e10 Episode Script

So, these guys don't travel with a doctor? No, they do it's just for their horses.
Well, it's a pretty sweet gig.
Yeah, it'd be even sweeter if we were getting our full of that, right? That's nice you gave them a break, I mean they're clearly hurting.
Well, to be totally honest, I, uh I cut 'em a deal to make sure you'd be busy.
You know, keep your mind off, you know, the breakup.
You mean Christina? That wasn't a breakup.
I know, I know.
I was trying to avoid the word "dumped.
" What? I did not get dumped.
We just went our separate ways after a relationship that could have been but never really was.
Uh-huh.
And the term for that is? - I can you just - Okay, okay.
I have bigger things to deal with than your whatever it was, anyway.
Guess who's coming to town.
I'd say Santa Claus, but it's summer and we're jewish.
Yeah, I wish it was Santa Claus.
No, the general.
Yeah.
He is detouring off the campaign trail to get some kind of award, and Paige thinks it's time for her parents to meet dad.
Sounds reasonable.
Oh, does it? Reasonable? Her dad used to be a general.
Our dad used to be in the general population, Henry.
You're getting married, Evan.
I mean, at some point, the bride's and groom's families have to meet.
You're right.
You're absolutely right.
"At some point.
" I'll just postpone it.
Oh, my God.
Mwah.
Henry, you're a genius.
- I wasn't - Ha ha! How does he Hah! That a girl, use your toe, not your heel.
- Hey, guys.
- Hi, Evan.
- Hi.
- Look at us.
We're stomping on divots.
Oh, wow, that's very exciting.
We have to talk.
You know what's exciting? That I'm going to get to meet your future in-laws.
We don't need to talk.
That's exciting, dad.
Friday at 6:00.
We have reservations.
Ugh, I have them right now.
- Okay, good.
- How about this? I now have something in common with Paige's dad.
Yeah, my dad is on his way to Albany to receive the humanitarian medal of valor, and your dad is up for a bloggie.
Oh, a bloggie.
Well, you know, for self-improvement.
Okay, so it's not a humanitarian award.
But I figure since I have a little prison time, my chances are pretty good.
- Good luck, pop.
- Thank you.
- Hello, all.
- Hi.
Enjoying the match? Yeah.
Well, you know, guys ridin' on horses, swingin' at balls what? - That's the game, isn't it? - Basically.
I've been to the tournament nine years running.
And I've never been here because horses terrify me.
But speaking of getting back on the horse, Divs, how was your date last night? Evan, that's personal.
No, it's not.
Unless there was some You know what? Then it would be was there any You know, was there? - There was not.
- Oh.
There was barely I know.
Mm, sounds like you didn't like him.
I liked him fine just like I have liked the other two guys that I have been set up with.
Yeah, but who's looking for like? - Dre wh Okay.
- Ooh, excuse me.
- Excuse me.
Sorry.
- New shoes.
- Wow.
Yow.
Those are some tall new shoes.
Are you stomping divots, or are you making them? I'm so I'm fine.
I'm fine.
And you know what? You don't have to rush, 'cause I'm pretty sure they're not gonna start till we leave the field.
Oh, I'm not trying to leave the field.
I'm trying to get to Rafa.
Is he the one who's riding the beautiful chestnut quarter-horse? You're looking at his horse? Wow.
I like horses.
Certainly draws a crowd, doesn't he? Well, have you seen him? He's 50 shades of, "oh, my God.
" "Take me.
Take me now.
" Oh, I'm guessing you're not here for the polo.
Polo, shmolo.
Oh, I see an opening.
Nice to meet you all.
Who knew polo players had groupies? Rafa! Hello, Raf no! You you're playing very well, Rafa.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
So, uh, who's winning? Oh, the, uh the guys on the, uh, hor the, uh with the m I have no idea who's winning.
Okay, thank you.
So are you going to the dinner? - The dinner? - Mm-Hmm, Paige's family.
Oh, that.
Uh, no.
I mean, we've met.
You know, I think that should just be you guys.
If you change your mind, or if you get lonely, you call me immediately.
Uh, why would I feel lonely? Because your brother just told me you were dumped.
I did not get dumped.
- He did not get dumped.
- You did get dumped.
- You did get dumped? - I didn't get dumped! - Ooh.
- Oh! Simon! Wait, wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Time-out.
- Come on, get up.
- I can't.
- Come on, Simon, get up.
- It hurts too much.
Royal Pains 4x10 - Who's Your Daddy Original air date August 22, 2012 - Any pain? - No.
Did you lose consciousness? - No.
- Good.
So far it looks like you just bruised your shoulder.
And my ego.
Well, that I'm not qualified to treat.
Is there anything I can do to help? Uh, you could give us some room.
As you wish.
I'm surprised you're not in more pain, Mr.
Braddock.
Simon.
And I've had harder falls.
- This is true.
- Hey.
I got up from those too.
Well, perhaps you fell deliberately so you could be treated by the beautiful doctor.
Actually, I am a physician assistant.
I was talking about Hank.
- You are quite beautiful.
- Thank you so much.
Please stand up.
So, uh, how long have you been playing polo? Clearly not long enough.
That's true.
I spent my 30s and 40s on Wall Street when I could've been playing.
But then again, if I hadn't been working on stuff, I probably wouldn't have had the money to buy the team.
- You're a player and the owner? - Yep.
Even flew to Argentina to handpick my players.
Rafa I found working in the stables.
And he recognized greatness.
Yeah, he was excellent at shoveling This injury time will end in five minutes.
Five minutes until the next chukker.
Okay, here we go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Not for you, I'm afraid.
Clip.
Damn it.
Every year we get so close to winning the Canterbury Cup, and every year somehow it just slips away.
Tell Ernesto to sub in, but you better not lose without me.
The thought never occurred.
Just mount up.
Smart guy.
So I took the liberty of having your best suit cleaned and pressed, okay? I don't have a best suit.
I also took the liberty of buying you one.
Oh.
So just keep it in the bag till tomorrow night.
And don't be late, all right? The general's very particular about punctuality.
Well, what is he gonna do if I'm late? He's gonna throw me in the brig? - Maybe.
- Yeah? No, come on.
The man relax.
He puts his pants on one leg at a time - like everybody else.
- He does.
But his pants are part of a four-star general uniform.
So that's why I've prepared this list of topics for you.
Uh-huh.
Good, good, good, good.
- Yeah.
- All right.
So these are great conversation starters.
Great.
These are not conversation starters, dad.
These are topics to be avoided, okay? - Avoided.
- Religion, politics, race, - pri windmills? - Yes.
That's a whole thing, but yes.
Well, what can I talk about? Me as an adorable child, uh, the weather, and golf.
Not Tiger Woods though, all right? I mean it.
You know that I've had dinner with adults before? That I can actually cut my own meat? Yes, dad, I I know exactly what I'm gonna talk about.
- What? - Well, my nomination - for a bloggie.
- No.
No, that falls under prison.
Yes, yes, but in the self-improvement category.
- Dad, you wrote it - Hey, guys.
- How's it going? - Oh, I've just had an exhilarating time here with Emily Post.
And I will be P.
P.
tomorrow night particularly punctual.
I just gotta get my suit.
Okay, gotta keep it in the bag.
What was that about? Uh, just prepping him for dinner with your parents.
Evan, you don't need to prep him.
Your dad is totally lovable.
To you and me, yes, I know.
- But but your dad is - Careful.
Another story another story.
I just want it to be good, you know? I want things to work out.
I just want your family to like my family.
And I want that too.
But cranking up the pressure on your dad and yourself is not gonna help.
What you need to do is relax.
Yes, I know.
It's easier said than done though.
I'm, like I'm gonna be a puddle of flop sweat before I even get there.
Well, then show up to the Blackstone early.
In fact, go super early, get a message, take a steam take a jacuzzi, and get dressed in the locker room.
That way you're gonna be rested and ready and totally de-stressed.
That's a fantastic idea.
I know.
Don't tell me.
Don't tell me.
Div ine? Uh, Divya.
Sorry, you must get that a lot.
Well, not really, no.
Have you seen Rafa? No.
But, uh, if you listen for the sounds of squealing women, I suspect that you will find him.
- Sorry, that was rude.
- Oh, not at all.
No, no, those women are part of why I need to see him.
I'm confused.
Aren't they your competition? Oh, I'm not trying to sleep with him.
I just want him in my underwear.
Still confused.
My card.
"Fannie Todd, president," "Fancied Pants high-end, high-performance" "undergarments for men and women.
" I'm a tiny company with even tinier products, even though I've been at it for years.
But if I can get Rafa to model some of my stuff before another designer gets to him, it could make me big.
- So you're a businesswoman? - Mm-Hmm.
And here I thought that you were just one of those Crazy ladies who want to ride Rafa like a polo pony? I guess your shoulder's feeling better.
Hey, Hank, yeah.
Yeah, it is.
Oats for you? Uh, already had breakfast.
- But thank you.
- Suit yourself.
I watched ya out there.
You're no amateur.
You're good.
You flatter me.
But it comes with a question attached.
A horseman like you doesn't suddenly go flying without any contact.
So the question is, did you hurt your shoulder because you fell, or did you fall because your shoulder already hurt? It's been going on for a few days this, uh, jolt of pain that hits me like a lightning bolt.
That's why I fell.
I just didn't want to admit it in front of my team.
Why? I mean, it's your team.
Exactly, which is why this question is always hanging over me.
Am I on the team because I deserve to be, or because I own it? I mean, they're just kids, you know? And I'm Look, you can't change the fact that you're twice the age of your teammates.
Easy, doctor.
I'm only twice as old as some of them.
I consider myself to be 18, but with 32 years extra experience.
Okay.
But I don't think they see it that way.
This isn't Wall Street where money buys respect.
You gotta earn it on the field.
Well, let's get you well enough so you can do that.
I'm gonna do some blood work and an X-ray.
My portable's in the car.
I'll be right back.
- Paige.
- Oh, hey! - Hey.
- How are you? Good, good, good.
Pretend we're having a conversation.
We are having a conversation.
Good, very good.
Now, act concerned.
I am concerned.
Did you steal something? No.
No, no, no.
The guy that I went out with the other night, David, - he's here.
- Oh.
And you don't want to deal with him? No- no, no, don't look.
Of course I don't want to deal with him.
He obviously likes me more than I like him.
And dealing with him would only hurt his feelings.
Okay.
Okay, good.
Good, he's gone.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I can't tell you how frustrating this whole thing is.
Divya, maybe if you just talked to him, - you could tell him.
- No, no, not that whole thing.
This whole dating thing.
Veronica my matchmaker, she set me up with three different guys.
Each have them have been precisely what I said I wanted, but zippo.
Is it possible that you only think you know what you want? Or what maybe you haven't been honest with her about it? Well, that's an interesting theory.
But I think that I have been honest with Veronica - and to myself.
- Okay.
The person I have not been honest with is David.
Looks like you've made a miraculous recovery.
Not exactly.
That pain in my right shoulder that I aggravated lifting that lid, it's moved to my left.
- I don't like that.
- You? I'm a fiscal conservative.
I don't like anything to move to the left.
What I meant was, when pain migrates, I get concerned.
- Concerned? - Mm-Hmm.
What is that, doctor for "give it up, old man.
" Not necessarily, but let's get a C.
T.
of your shoulders and maybe that'll provide a translation.
- When? - Now.
Hank, I've missed half a match already.
- If I miss another one - If you don't, you could do irreparable damage to your arms.
So you can give up half a match today, or you can risk giving up polo forever.
Would be harder to play without arms.
Yeah, it would.
Hank! There's been an injury on the field.
- Which team? - Neither.
- It's a spectator.
- Okay.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Hi.
Okay, let me take a look.
- Aah ow.
- Okay, okay.
I think you've broken your tibia.
Oh, I was I was running and my stupid heel got caught in a divot.
If I didn't love these shoes, I would hate them.
- Here we go.
- Thank you.
Hello.
Oh, it's you.
Yes, it is.
Are you okay? I was I was trying to find you when I fell.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Well, here I am.
I am Rafa.
And I I I am Fannie.
And I am Hank.
Uh, Fannie, I'm gonna use these to splint your leg.
Fannie? I should bring you along for when I run out of painkillers.
I'd be honored.
So, Fannie, may I ask you why you were looking for me? Oh, well, I own a small clothing line.
It's called Fancied Pants.
It's high-end performance underwear, and I think you would be a perfect model.
Well, I'm flattered.
Thank you.
But first, your leg.
Oh, oh.
We should take you to the hospital.
I'll get you a stretcher.
No, no.
No need.
- I'll be her stretcher.
- Uh, no.
Be careful.
The leg needs to be stabilized.
Or I guess I could stabilize it.
Excuse us.
Sorry.
- Rafa! Rafa! Rafa! - You're the doctor.
They should be chanting your name, not mine.
Uh, that's very kind of you, but in fairness, it's sorta hard to chant one-syllable names.
Touche.
Also, they do not know your name.
They do not.
So tell me about your undergarments.
I'd rather show you.
Uh, we should put this on hold until we're off the field.
Oh, my God.
No.
Oh, God, no.
Uh, excuse me.
Hey, um, so this is kind of weird.
I'm in a serious bind here.
I'll give you $50 for your pants right now.
- I'll give you $60.
- Sorry.
$75 for your pants.
Pleasure doing business with you.
Oh, jeez.
Eddie, you and I can yammer till we're blue in the face, but nothing's gonna get better over there till the Israelis and the Palestinians sit across the table and say - Hi, everybody.
- Hi, darling.
Hi, general.
We can continue this later.
But I like a man who speaks his mind.
- Shows character.
- Thank you.
Sorry.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Accident on 27, so We drove that way.
We didn't see anything.
I mean, I'm not saying that there was an I I had an accident on a little one.
It's fine.
It's fine.
Oh, that explains the pants.
Yeah.
It's a it's a long story.
I kid.
I jest.
I digress.
But, truth be known, when he was little, he had such trouble controlling his bowels.
Well, now that we're all together, I would like to make a toast.
You too? All right, you go.
I'll go next.
Don't look so scared, kid.
She already said yes.
I've been married to the love of my life for 35 years.
And although the road we've traveled hasn't always been entirely smooth, there is no one I'd rather have by my side.
Family is everything.
And so as you begin your own family, Paige and Evan, my wish for you is not for a perfect life, but for a happy one knowing that no matter what you face, you'll always have each other.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Thank you, Mrs.
Collins.
Eddie, do you have something you'd like to say? Yes.
But what you said was so beautiful, I couldn't add to it.
Fair enough.
Thank you.
Hello, David.
Divya, I didn't know you were a polo fan.
Well, actually I'm working.
But you probably knew that.
I'm sure that you've seen me here, like I've seen you here.
Regardless, listen, I want to explain my behavior.
Your behavior? The ducking, the hiding, the childishness.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Please stop being so kind.
You are not making this easy.
Divya, I had a nice time with you.
- Thank you.
- But I didn't feel anything.
You didn't? Oh, wow, you didn't.
I'm sorry.
On paper, you are everything that I'm looking for.
But, when we went out I understand.
- Good luck.
- I'm gonna need it.
But I'm sure someone like you will have no problem finding exactly what you're looking for.
Who's the guy? Someone that I was trying to avoid.
Oh, well, you weren't trying very hard.
His name is David.
We went out on a date.
I thought that he liked me.
I was wrong.
- Do you like him? - No! That is not the point.
How could I misread somebody so badly? Look, it happens.
- Maybe I'm misreading myself.
- That happens too.
And maybe I don't have the ability to know what I want.
Maybe I'm gonna spend the rest of my life humiliating myself in front of very nice men.
That won't happen.
Oh, Hank, there are Almost half of them are men.
Statistically speaking, dating should not be this hard.
It shouldn't.
Look, you know you can come to be about anything.
Anything, that is, except dating.
Yeah, your track record is even worse than mine.
And mine is pathetic.
Hey, I said you can come to me, not you can make fun of me.
You know, maybe if we're both single at 50 Maybe 90? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
Christmastime has always been very special for the Collins family.
So I hope there won't be any of this, "us this year, you next year," business.
Um, I can guarantee you there will not be any of that, sir.
Daddy, Evan is jewish.
Well, so was Jesus.
But don't think that gets you out of wearing one of Ellen's hand-knit reindeer sweaters for the Christmas card.
'Cause if it did, I'd have converted years ago.
Daddy! Honey, did you know that Eddie's up for an award too? Yeah, it's very small.
It's for my blog.
It's nothing.
You know, my staff keeps saying I should keep up with all this computering stuff.
What kind of an award do they give for a blog? Uh, who's got room for dessert? It's called a bloggie.
How long have you been writing it? Just coffee, maybe, after-dinner drink? I'm I'm feeling a little - ever since I was in - Florida.
You were in Florida.
Right, dad? Florida, a very inspirational state, Florida.
Florida that's where you were incarcerated.
- And that too.
- Yep.
It started off as a way of my reflecting on the mistakes that I made.
And pretty soon, it became a guide to helping others to avoid mistakes of their own.
And I'm very proud to say that very soon it will be a book.
Well, I admire the way you've turned your life around and your willingness to, uh to share it.
Thank you.
And you know, I could really share that story and reach a lot more people if I was on tour.
So I was thinking, general, do you have A warm-up act for your stump speeches, huh? Because I would be so happy to come on down.
I could give them an inspirational spiel, talk about my book, and warm the crowd up for you, then you come out to John Phillip Sousa, and bing-bang-boom, we would be off to the races.
I apologize.
We have to go.
Paige, would you sign for the meal? Yeah.
We'll have to do this again really soon.
Bye.
"Bing-bang-boom," dad? - Are you nuts? - What? I thought it was a great idea.
You put him on the spot just now.
You made him so uncomfortable he got up and left.
Evan, they are traveling tonight.
Maybe they just were anxious to get going.
Why didn't they just say that then? Well all I needed was one night from you one night for you to put me first instead of yourself.
You couldn't even do it.
You couldn't even for one night, because all you care about is yourself.
Evan.
Evan.
Good morning.
Hi.
Good morning.
- You got up early.
- Yes, yeah.
I couldn't sleep, so, uh hey, you feel like some frozen yogurt? It's 7:30 in the morning.
Yeah, uh, scoop du jour opens at 8:00.
So why don't you go and get one of your favorite things? You know, the Oreo Reese's swirl.
I don't want frozen yogurt.
And while you're there, would you mind popping into the little stationery store next door and getting me a ream of paper, some nice thick stock? Not so thick it won't go through the printer.
But, you know, just nice.
Okay.
What are you talking about? I am writing your father an apology letter.
You have nothing to apologize for.
From my father.
It's harder than you think too.
My my dad doesn't talk like normal people, so Evan, my father did not leave the restaurant - because of your dad.
- Right.
He just made an incredibly inappropriate and opportunistic offer, and your father, uh, instantly got up and left.
I'm sure the two have nothing to do with each other.
Is that my cell? Yeah, it's been ringing all morning.
It's killing me, in fact.
Whoa.
I have a dozen texts from friends and relatives.
And my dad's called six times.
Yeah, he wants you to call off the wedding.
I'm sure of it.
Okay, um, call him now.
Yeah, I need to know how much damage I have to control.
No, you know, no, no.
Help me with this letter first.
Maybe if I can send him an email before you two talk staying one step ahead of the game.
As a military man, he'll respect that.
So listen, Paige, okay? Listen.
- "Dear, general " - That's strange.
Is it? Is "dear, sir," better? - I've been going back and forth.
- No.
This text.
What? From some political blogger.
How did they get your number? I have no idea.
- Is that your dad? - Mm-Hmm.
Whoa.
Who's that? Not my mother.
This blogger is saying that this woman was my dad's assistant.
But clearly he's implying their relationship went beyond military business.
Well, I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
Yeah, me too.
I just gotta figure out what it is.
Yeah.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Doctor coming through.
Thank you.
Fannie, you shouldn't be back here.
She's tachycardic at 120.
Her lips are turning blue.
- She's becoming hypoxic.
- Okay.
Hold this.
Turn it on.
Here's some oxygen, Fannie.
Good.
Okay, we're just gonna give you a listen.
Divya.
- I'll get I.
V.
steroids.
- Good.
What's happening to me? Those spots on your neck, your difficulty breathing, I think when you broke your leg, fat droplets escaped from inside your bones and collected in your bloodstream.
If I'm right, it's blocking oxygen from getting into your lungs.
I knew I shouldn't have come today, but I had to.
I've worked so hard for this.
I made my pitch, and I'm so close to getting Rafa to sign.
I need I need to be okay.
I can't make any guarantees, but the fact that you're still breathing, conscious, and rational makes me think your chances of a recovery are good.
Fannie? Hey, Rafa.
Take this.
It has always brought me good luck.
I don't need luck, Rafa.
I need you to say yes.
Please get well.
Hey.
What'd they say? We keep missing each other.
They're on a plane now from Albany, but my mom texted saying that they want to talk in person and that I shouldn't believe everything I hear.
Yeah, I bet the worst is over, you know? Well, no, because my cousin texted saying that I need to turn on the TV, comment, get ahead of the story Sharon Reeves, seen here outside a motel in Boonesville, Missouri Before it gets bigger.
A city which has no local military base.
One week after this photo was taken, miss Reeves died in a single-car accident in a vehicle registered to general Collins.
But according to a military spokesman, there was never any official investigation.
People are asking questions, but general Collins, currently leading by two points in the New York Senate Race, isn't providing any answers.
General, general, one question, please.
Got nothing for you today, - maybe tomorrow.
- Come on.
You said you were gonna answer my questions.
No.
Thanks a lot.
Good to see y'all.
Thank you.
General, one question.
Did you sleep with your assistant, sir? Was she underage? Did you sleep with your assistant? All right.
Y'all have a good day.
They didn't leave the restaurant because of your dad.
They left because of this.
Baby.
Come on, Braddock.
Go, Braddock.
- Aah! - Simon? Are you all right? Johnny, get the horses.
My arm.
It's my arm.
- Simon! - Are you okay? Has your arm gotten worse? It's paralyzed.
Didn't you say my C.
T.
was clean? What's happening to him? I don't know yet.
But I do know this isn't a polo injury.
Then what is it? I've had a pain in my arm for a while now, Rafa, a sharp pain.
But I've been keeping it to myself.
Why would you do that? To show that I deserve to be on this team.
But the truth is, I'm getting old and I can't keep up with you guys anymore.
Go ahead, Hank.
All right, we need to get you to the hospital for a neck and spine M.
R.
I.
before this paralysis progresses further.
Shoulda stopped playing like you told me to, - but I just couldn't.
- Come on.
- Well, I'm coming with you.
- No.
- Yes, I'm coming with you.
- You stay here - and win the match.
- The match doesn't matter.
I'm not asking you as your teammate.
I'm telling you as your boss.
I don't know why I was so stubborn, why it mattered to me so much.
Well, you love the game.
More than anything, so I thought.
We'll know more when the M.
R.
I.
comes back, which should be any minute.
So how did my team do? I left before the match was over.
What? Why would you do that? To come here.
Oh, right.
Sorry.
It's okay.
You won? Yes, we won.
Congratulations.
Without me? For you.
We wouldn't be a team without you.
You put us together.
Hey, listen, you you've been like a father figure to me, the only one I've ever really had.
Well, thank you, Rafa.
You have no idea how much that means to me.
- Just one thing.
- You name it.
How about instead of a father figure, you think of me more like an older brother figure? Slightly older.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Try that again, Simon.
Well, I am trying, but it's usually not this hard.
What does that mean? Ironically, it means that even though you can't show me you're okay, you will be.
If I'm right, you have something called Parsonage-Turner syndrome, an inflammatory reaction against the nerves that run through your underarm.
- It is permanent? - No.
With oral steroids and physical therapy, you have an excellent chance at a complete recovery.
So no more polo? Not for a while.
And this time, you're gonna have to be patient.
- I'll make sure of it.
- Good.
Okay.
- Thanks, doc.
- You got it.
Be right back.
Hank, um, is now a good time? - Uh, let me go check.
- Okay.
Looking good.
Fannie, you really dodged a bullet here.
I mean, an embolism can be a very serious thing.
But I think 'cause you're in such good health, you pulled through like a champ.
Well, I was just lucky you were there.
Thank you.
Okay, I'm gonna send him in, if it's okay.
Yes.
Okay, so Fannie's stable, but tired.
- So no more than five minutes.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Yeah.
I heard you won.
Yes, we're champions.
Are you in? Yes, I am.
I'm so happy.
We're gonna have a marvelous time.
- Mwah.
- I hope so.
And business is going to boom.
That sounds good too.
This just in.
One would think that you gotta stop watching it.
I can't.
Baby, it's just making it worse.
It can't get any worse.
Hi, kids.
I was just in the neighborhood and I thought, hey, you guys needs to comfort food.
And I heard you like red wine risotto.
Thanks.
I'm really not very hungry.
Yeah.
You know what I think? I think that these people make up those stories all the time.
And I think the more salacious, the better, you know, to keep the viewers going.
You have to listen to, believe in, and trust your parents right now, that's all.
You're right.
I know for a fact he would never cover up a death.
He's just not that kind of man.
He's not.
All right.
Come on.
So that is what you have to hold on to right now.
And never forget that your parents love you.
You know who else loves you? The Lawsons.
And you know why? Because you're family.
Right? Thank you, Eddie.
I see where Evan gets his big heart.
All right.
Hey, dad? I'm sorry for last night.
You know, I'm I'm I can't believe I said those things.
And the man that you are It's not who I saw yesterday, you know? You're you're so much more than that.
And I'm Not another word.
Because you and I are gonna take care of this wonderful woman.
Because we're gonna have some red wine risotto.
And then you're gonna have some red wine risotto.
That's a lot of red wine risotto.
I'm gonna have some red wine risotto.
You remove the polo wraps yourself? Yes.
And I put them on.
I don't like anyone else doing it.
You check the tendons? You know about horses? Yeah, I I love horses, always have.
Horses are easy to love.
When I was a child, I had an endlessly tolerant pony named Elmer.
And then on my tenth birthday, I started riding a half-arab, half-quarter horse.
Ajax named after the Greek hero, not the cleaning product.
Well, he sounds like he was a brave horse.
The only thing brave about that horse was his name.
One day I was riding and he decided to gallop towards a fence.
And then he threw me off.
But you know the old saying.
So I got right back on the horse, and he threw me off again.
That was the last time I rode Ajax.
I think he just didn't know how to trust.
Yeah, I guess he didn't.
Horses are like people that way.
But you kept riding, right? I did.
I guess sometimes I feel more myself around horses than I do people.
That's why I'm here.
That means to escape everything, to be alone, but not alone.
I love that feeling.
You know, you and I have a lot in common.
That would surprise me.
What if I can prove it to you? All right, well, how are you gonna Am I interrupting the creative process? You never interrupt anything.
But why are you here? Something happened.
Somebody said something.
Okay, it's the general.
No, Evan.
Evan said something.
Everything is fine.
Evan's fine.
Nothing new to report.
Although Evan told me all about the meet the parents dinner.
It was charming and delicious.
Those were not exactly the words Evan used.
You know that that boy can be over-dramatic sometimes.
He also said how amazing you were with Paige.
I only did what a father or a future father-in-law would do.
Nothing more, nothing less.
- Humility.
- Hm.
I didn't know you had it in you.
Yeah, you know that story about the old dog? It isn't true.
Not a day goes by when I don't feel like I'm changing.
Yeah, for the better.
I'll drink to that.
- Mm.
And to Evan.
- Mm.
My youngest is getting married.
I am so proud of him and a little surprised.
I mean, easy money had you walking down that aisle first, you know? Yeah, I guess it's not so easy.
How is it possible that my firstborn, the doctor, can't find a good match? I've found some, but for some reason, I just can't seem to hang on to them.
First, a failed engagement, then I thought Jill was the one.
- Yeah, so did I.
- Yeah.
And recently, there was this woman, but I kinda messed that up.
Maybe I'm just not built for it.
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho.
You, Hank Lawson, are built for anything you want.
Hank, I am not worried about you.
I can't believe I'm saying it, but I'm not worried about you either.
Let's drink to that too.
Did you ever feel like you didn't know who you could trust, or who you are? - You talked to him? - I did.
What'd he say? He admitted that he did go to Missouri with his assistant Sharon.
And they were not there on army business.
They did stay in that motel for a couple of days.
And she did die in a car wreck in his car.
They wanted to keep it quiet.
I'm sorry.
He wasn't having an affair.
What? Turns out, she had taken him there to join my mom, because she was helping my parents with my adoption.
I didn't know you were adopted.
Neither did I.