Private Practice s05e04 Episode Script

Did you ever read The Lady of the Tiger? - No.
- There's a princess who falls in love with the guard, which is, you know, inappropriate.
So, when her father, the king, finds out, he throws the guard into some kind of arena Okay.
Behind one door is a tiger that will tear him to bits, and behind the other is his lady, with whom he'd be free to live the rest of his life.
The princess is forced to sit in the stands and choose his fate.
What does she choose? The author never tells you.
What do you think she chose? Can't hide them Everything looks okay, Jodi.
I thought I should check when Zach mentioned you were having some cramping.
Where is Zach? He's down the hall, talking to Dr.
Wallace.
Who are you? She lives in a loop.
Some days, Jodi forgets the question while she's answering it.
But she does remember events and people prior to the car accident, though, right? Yes.
Uh, but she can't form new memories.
Most of the time, she bears no resemblance to the woman I married.
I am Dr.
Montgomery, your OB-GYN, and I'm taking care of you and your baby.
- I'm pregnant? - Mm-hmm.
Oh.
Oh, Zach and I, we've been trying for so long.
I wish we knew Jodi was pregnant before the accident so at least she could remember that.
What helps you get through it? When I tell her the story of how we first met She-- She lights up.
And for a moment, it's like she's still in there.
Wait.
When did I get pregnant? Almost nine months ago, but you keep forgetting because you had a car accident eight months ago, and you got hurt.
You suffered a brain injury.
Who are you? Some days I wish That Jodi had just died in the accident.
What does that make me? Human.
How, uh How do we have a kid? I-I don't even really Remember you.
We were hammered, and it was nine years ago.
I mean, you're sure, he's-- He's, uh-- - Positive.
- Uh, yeah, I-- - I-I mean, maybe it could've been-- - You might want to rethink calling the mother of your child a whore.
No, that's not what I meant.
Okay? Um So why did you come? I mean, now.
Mason asks about his dad A lot.
And he's older now.
I can't just distract him and hope he forgets.
I just wish you had called me when you found out you were pregnant.
Why, so you could tell me to take care of it? No.
Uh, because I wish I had known sooner.
Well, you know now.
Yeah.
So You're a pediatrician.
Yes.
Want to start with a checkup and go from there? I y-- Wait.
What? I'm saying, do you want to meet your son? I don't need a babysitter.
And I am not here to babysit you.
Sheldon is taking over my patients, and I just need to update their charts, so-- - You can't do that from home? - Why would I do that from home? Because you don't happen to work here at the moment.
Pete, I get that you're angry.
I understand that that's - a necessary phase-- - Do not tell me how I feel.
Hey, Dr.
Turner.
Hey, Jodi.
How's the pregnancy? What pregnancy? It was just a checkup, but we now know she's gonna have a boy.
Mm.
That's amazing.
Hi, Zach.
How are you? Dr.
Turner, nice to see you.
How are Jodi and the baby? Everything's great.
They're both on track for the c-section next week.
Honey, you're-- You're having a baby.
We are? Oh, my God.
Jodi, look at me.
Okay, do you remember the first time we met? You came in with all your friends.
I was your waiter.
Yeah, that's the way you smile.
Let's go home.
Okay? Come on.
Zach, you'll call, and we'll finish our conversation about how she'll handle the baby and breast-feeding.
Uh, Dr.
Turner, would you take Jodi to the lobby, please? Absolutely.
We don't need to talk.
What do you mean? After Jodi gives birth, I'm taking the baby.
I'm taking the baby, and we're leaving her.
Sheldon.
Did you tell Zach to leave Jodi? Who are Zach and Jodi? Jodi is eight and a half months pregnant, with the worst case of anterograde amnesia I've ever seen, and Zach is her ass of husband who is waiting for her to give birth so he can take the baby and leave.
What did you say to my patient? Wait.
You asked Sheldon to cover your cases.
Doesn't that make Zach his patient? Zach made his own decision.
I'm helping him come to terms with it.
Jodi's very sweet, but it is kind of like living with a parrot.
What? It's true.
So she's supposed to just carry the baby, deliver it, and then he just gets to take the kid and go? That does sound pretty harsh.
Jodi won't even remember it's her kid.
That's not gonna matter to the kid.
Not for a while, anyway.
A child needs a mother to bond to.
Yeah, but they don't need to be traumatized.
What about what a wife needs? I mean, Zach can't just abandon her.
People have left for less.
He's-- He's just angry.
Just a phase.
She's all alone.
He has an obligation.
He married her.
I love you, Addie, but you're not really gonna preach about the sanctity of marriage, are you? Rude.
What if she had cancer? You think he'd walk out then? This is different.
Cancer is often a death sentence.
Zach is living life without parole.
And there's a third life to consider here.
Sheldon, in many, many months of talking to Zach, he never once said that he wanted to leave.
But now suddenly, talking to you-- I'm certain Zach contemplated leaving long before today.
And I imagine he actually would've told you if you hadn't confused your own convictions with a patient's needs.
Maybe he's in an angry phase, too.
Hi, Mason.
I'm Dr.
Freedman.
Okay.
I realize I can't compete with Seadra.
You don't know Pokemon.
You read it off the card.
Oh.
Okay.
Well, cover it.
Hmm.
Let's see.
Seadra HP70 Attacks With smokescreen and razor wing? Yeah, see? Stick out your tongue.
- Stick it out.
Ahh.
- Ahh.
Ahh.
Okay.
Mom says it's not allowed.
It is when the doctor asks.
So if the doctor asks me to say "crap"-- Mason.
I'm just saying.
When was his last exam? A while ago.
It's expensive without insurance.
Yeah.
Mason, I'm just gonna take a little blood.
Ooh.
Can you, um Show me Seadra again Real quick? - It's gone.
- Hmm.
How'd you do that? Magic? It didn't even hurt.
Good.
Cool.
So where's my card? You should check your pocket, man.
Whoa.
I need you to choose.
- Okay.
- Yeah, it's bedding.
- Bedding? - Yeah.
I mean, there's your bedding, and there's my bedding, but I thought it would be nice if-- If we had our bedding.
Really? Yeah.
Actually, no.
Uh, our sheets are ratty, and there was a sale.
But I-I tried to be romantic.
- Yes, I-I - But then you had to come in - Called you on it.
- And call me on it.
Mm-hmm.
And that was uncool, so just choose.
Fine.
Uh Green.
Can't you be a little bit more enthusiastic about it? I'm sorry.
I just-- Would you leave me the minute I have a baby if I had a brain injury? What-- What-- What's wrong with your brain? No, not my brain.
My patient's brain.
I'm fixated.
Wait.
Did you just ask me if I was gonna leave you when you have your baby? No, Sam.
I'm not talking about us.
I was-- I am Worried about my patient.
Okay? By the way, I'm not even pregnant, so Well, was that a-a possibility, you being pregnant? No.
I haven't started yet.
Started - Fertility drugs.
- Right.
Whatever.
You know, I wasn't talking about us, so Okay.
Okay.
Uh, Addison Are you-- Are you worried, uh, that I'm gonna leave you-- No.
Sam, come on.
I chose.
Green.
Get out.
Okay.
Okay, I am gonna tell you something that has the potential to make you angry.
But it-- It-- It shouldn't.
I mean, I understand why it could, but it-- It could also be great, amazing.
- And I realize it's gonna change things-- - Just say it already.
I have a son.
Mason.
He's 8.
Uh There was this woman, and we were together nine years ago.
And it was-- It was one night, and-- And she got pregnant.
Uh, her name is Erica Warner.
Y-you were only together one night, and you trust this Erica because The minute I saw him, I knew.
I mean He's a mini Cooper.
Did you take a paternity test? Uh A woman shows up, tells you you're the father of her 8-year-old child, and you just take her word for it? Cooper You're an idiot.
I married an idiot.
Hey, I was just coming to talk to you.
And somehow I anticipated that and decided to leave.
Sheldon, I resent the implication-- The very public implication-- That I cannot be impartial with my patients.
- I'm sorry.
- Thank you.
I am sorry.
That was rude of me.
But since we're being reasonable, why don't we discuss the public implication that I would assert to my patient what he should or shouldn't do with regard to his marriage? Fine.
I am sorry.
Thank you.
Just one more thing.
Did you even entertain the idea that Zach could talk to you about leaving Jodi because it's easier for him to talk to a man? Violet, I don't want to discuss this with you.
But I knew Zach and Jodi before.
They-- They came to me for infertility, which, as you know, can destroy a couple.
But they never blamed one another, the never gave up on one another.
They were really, truly in love.
And you never got to see that.
I read your notes, Violet, your very sparse notes.
So that's all I had to go on.
I'm updating my notes, Sheldon.
Well, that's helpful.
Late, but helpful.
So thank you.
Well, how the hell was I supposed to know you were gonna take over my patients? You just gotta keep on walking, Sheldon.
- Excuse me? - Pete-- I'm saying, she's like a dog with a bone.
She won't stop, so at some point, you just gotta keep on walking.
Are you okay? Uh, he's in anger.
It's a, uh It's a necessary phase.
He'll move through it.
It can't be easy, being the target, though.
Zach's feelings are-- Are cyclical, Sheldon.
He does not want to leave.
Violet Perhaps I wasn't clear.
As long as your license is suspended, Zach is not your patient.
He's mine.
Yeah, right.
Yeah.
So imagine this scenario-- A woman shows up out of nowhere and tells a guy that he's got an 8-year-old son.
Ooh.
When Jodi goes into labor, what risk does her brain injury pose? Mm.
Fluid may build up during delivery, increasing the pressure in her brain.
If you're asking, I should be in there with you.
What-- Cooper has a kid? What? No.
How'd you find out? - Sam texted me.
- Mine's from Sheldon.
Cooper and his big mouth.
Oh, my God.
Did you hear? Yeah.
Oh, Cooper's gonna be a great dad.
That is a stupid thing to say.
Mason is this kid's name, and, you know, she says that he wanted to meet his, uh me.
I'm supposed to believe he's e e only one she slept with? So how's that gonna work? She probably just looked up the guy she screwed, saw that Cooper was a doctor, and bingo-- Names him daddy.
Cooper's a sucker.
Would it really kill you to be its other mommy? Might kill the kid.
Everybody just slow the hell down.
We don't even really know if this is Cooper's child.
Paternity test.
Okay? Oh, I know, but, you guys, this kid-- He's got my hair, he's got my eyes, he's got my sense of humor.
- It's-- - You really think she'd lie to him? Yeah, she'd lie to him.
And the other thing is She never forgot my name.
We did it once, nine years ago, back of her car.
Once, and she remembers me.
That's gotta say something.
I'm just saying.
What? Everything okay? It's great.
Everything's great.
Uh, I know it's none of my business, but I get it.
There's this kid that you wish would disappear, and that makes you feel guilty, and worse, he could end up being a part of your life even though he's not yours and you didn't ask for him.
You do have a choice, you know? I made my choice, Sam, months ago.
I chose Cooper.
That means taking whatever comes together Unfortunately.
is it really that much sweeter on the other end So what is he like? He's, like, nerdy but cool, and he's smart, cute, fresh-mouthed.
He's basically me.
You do not have to worry about me.
You seem so excited, and if you-- If you took the paternity test, then you would know.
So why don't you just take it? I have no blood relatives.
And for the first time in my life, I look at Mason, I see My hair, my eyes.
I look at Mason, I see my biological son.
I get it.
I know blood doesn't matter.
I mean, I have an amazing family.
Well, I ain't that But Special someone You need to think he's yours just a little while longer just in case he's not.
Someone who makes two become one I'm already yours And I know it's only been three days-- Almost three days-- But it's three days sober, which is a start, right? Right.
Okay.
What's going on? What? You're keeping a secret, aren't you? We all download to you, but just once, you need to let it out, don't you? I want to strangle Violet.
Well, you better hurry before Pete does it.
Sorry.
Continue.
She can't stop micromanaging and-- And telling me how to treat Zach and-- And prodding me for details of the case.
- Well, have you told her to back off? - Yes.
- And did she back off? - Yeah.
So what's the problem? She's Violet.
She's not done.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh la, la, la, la Really? - Oh, shut up.
- No, I mean, you're a surgeon? People let you cut them open? Fine.
You try it.
What's so funny? Let's see.
Time of death-- All right.
Go.
Thank you.
Oh.
Oh, don't look at me like that.
We were just Forget it.
So I'm about to overstep.
You think I'm crazy for trying to compartmentalize having a baby and a relationship with Sam.
N-no.
I wanted to talk about Zach and Jodi.
Oh.
So Zach is making a mistake, and I would tell him that if the law didn't prohibit me from speaking to him, and Sheldon's not gonna tell him that he's doing anything wrong.
Oh.
You want me To convince Zach to stay with Jodi? I used to make fun of Jodi and her lists.
Even before the accident there was a pad in every room.
Now the post-its are Helpful.
And so are you.
Being here for her, loving her-- It helps.
Zach, is there Is there any way you don't have to leave completely? I didn't sign up for this.
Yeah, but isn't that the point? We sign up, we never know what we're gonna get, but you You stay, you stick it out.
You want to know what staying looks like? Jodi Honey, you're pregnant.
What?? That's amazing.
Yeah.
But I'm leaving you, and I'm taking the baby.
Y-you can't.
I-I can't live without you.
- And the baby, our-- - Zach.
- My baby - This is what it's like, Dr.
Montgomery, every day, over and over.
Jodie.
- Hmhmm? - Honey, you're pregnant.
But I'm taking the baby and I'm leaving you.
Zach, stop it.
This is my life.
And I hate myself.
I-I hate who I've become, because living like this has made me hate her.
My wife has become my child.
Doesn't that change the rules? I want our kid to have a normal life, and how is that possible with Jodi I can't take care of them both.
I just I can't.
Okay, look, somewhere Inside of there is the woman that you love.
I mean, you have to stop.
You're hurting her.
Why? She won't remember.
Zach, I I-I don't know what's happening.
Jodi, you're okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.
Who are you? I'm Dr.
Montgomery, and you're having a baby.
What the hell is happening to me? You're having a baby, Jodi.
You don't remember because you were in an accident.
Pulse pressure's widening.
Where's Zach? I need Zach.
Dr.
Turner, where is my husband? Zach will be here very soon.
It hurts.
Why does it hurt? You are having A baby.
Who are you? That's Dr.
Montgomery.
She's gonna deliver your baby.
What baby? Where's Zach? Jodi, I need you to push.
Ah! I can't.
It-- It hurts.
No.
I'm-- I'm scared.
Her heart rate's dropping.
It's a cushion reflex.
It's a sign that there's a critical rise in her ICP.
I want Zach! He came to the hospital.
I haven't seen him since.
Did you talk to him? Yes, I tried.
But he's made up his mind.
Oh, this is Sheldon's fault.
I'm sure he was trying to do the right thing.
Okay, you know what? I am legally blocked from talking to Zach, but you can talk to him again.
And-- And the great thing about you not being a therapist is, you can say whatever the hell you want.
You-- You can yell at him, you can shame him, you-- You can-- You can say e-every messed up thing that you ever wanted to say to any guy who abandoned you or didn't show up for you, but get him back in here, because his wife needs him, now.
I'll get it.
Okay, Jodi.
- Can you breathe? Can you look at me? - I can't.
I can't.
- Hey.
- Hey.
So, um, he doesn't know who you are, and I'm not ready for him to know, so you take it slow? I-I will.
You're just the doctor, right? Yeah.
Hey, look who I found.
Dr.
Freedman.
What are you doing here? I get junk food 'cause I let you take my blood.
Well, you didn't really let me, but okay.
So what are you doing here? I love junk food.
See, mom, he eats it and he's a doctor.
Yeah, I'm sure he doesn't do it often.
No, no, your mom's right.
It's not good for you.
And I-I don't come here all the time.
Just to celebrate.
And, uh, don't tell my other patients, okay? So what flavors did you get? Oh, I got vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
Can I have the strawberry? Strawberry's my favorite, too.
Y-you're never gonna believe this.
You have another kid.
You know how I dip my fries in my shake, and it drives you crazy? Mason dipped his fry, same way, except here's the thing-- It wasn't just any shake.
I bought all three major flavors.
And do you know which one he picked? Do you? Strawberry.
What kid doesn't pick chocolate or vanilla?! D-- My kid.
That's who.
I mean, he's so my kid.
I'm gonna go to the toy store later.
Erica said Mason doesn't have a lot of toys.
I don't think They have a lot of money, really.
What do you think? Whatever you think, Coop.
What the hell are you doing out here? Jodi's in labor.
She's scared and confused.
You think you have to tell me that? The baby is coming now, Zach.
And Jodi, the unlucky one who suffered the brain injury and has carried your child for the last nine months, is about to deliver.
And she's not gonna understand, Zach, why it feels like her insides are being torn apart.
She's gonna be even more petrified and confused and alone.
She's not alone.
You'll be there, and Dr.
Turner will be there.
No, don't, Zach.
She is alone, okay? The whole hospital could be there, and she'd still be alone, because there's only one person who can make her not feel alone.
There's only one person who can calm her down, and that is you.
So if you ever loved Jodi, for the next 12 hours, be the man you promised her to be.
Be there for her.
All right, and then-- Then you can go.
You asked me to come.
What do you want to know? Well, you can start by explaining why you didn't tell Cooper about Mason.
I was young.
I liked to party.
I was tending bar, and we did it in my car.
I know that sounds bad, but-- You think Cooper was my first? Well, a month or so later, I realized I was pregnant.
And I thought about calling.
But I was scared.
Well, somehow getting knocked up's always a woman's fault.
Right.
And if I did call, and he wasn't that guy, then we would've been stuck in each other's lives, and So why show up now? I'm here for my son, not for me.
How much? What? You're protecting your son.
I'm protecting my husband.
You run out, let me know.
Otherwise Stay the hell away from us.
yeah, yeah Ooh.
Hook shot.
Ahh Uh-oh.
That's nice.
I still got it! How can I explain it? Good take, good take.
You got to get it, baby yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah can't you see you're only chasing? It's been 20 years, you still got that weak-ass D.
Talk all the trash you want.
I'm still up.
You're too slow, boy well, if you wanna keep up you got to move a little faster yeah - Loser buys.
- Oh, you feelin' flush? Yes, I am.
Huh? You feelin' flush? Come on.
A little faster, yeah Let me ask you something.
What can you tell me about women on, uh, fertility drugs? Seriously? Yeah, seriously.
I'm up to my ass in ovaries all day long, and you're asking me about IVF here? Okay, just-- Just humor me.
Well, it depends on the woman, you know, but, uh, it can be pretty brutal on 'em.
"Brutal"? Like what? What are we talking, PMS crazy or worse? IVF can make a woman padded-room, hide-the-belts- and-shoelaces crazy.
And, you know, it's hard to watch the woman you love go through it.
Especially if you're not the one who wants a child.
If you wanna keep up, you got to move a little faster You know, usually I tell the dads that, uh, it's worth it once the baby comes.
But I'm guessing that's That's not gonna help here, huh? You're too slow, boy, if you wanna keep up you got to move a little faster yeah oh Oh! You buy.
Hey.
That was some greeting.
Oh, no.
I just Erica's bringing Mason by.
I thought-- I figured.
Maybe she changed her mind.
No.
Lunch was great.
And not just with me and Mason, all of us.
She is 20 minutes late.
Do you think I should call or is that Cooper The woman never told you she was pregnant, and then shows up after almost a decade.
What would make you think she's consistent or reliable? Why would you say that? Charlotte? 'Cause I don't trust her.
And I don't want you to get hurt.
BP is dangerously high.
Jodi, Jodi, I need you to stay calm, okay? For you and for the baby.
What baby? I-I need Zach.
- I'm right here.
- Oh, oh.
Pl-please don't leave me.
I'm not going anywhere.
Zach, I need her to push now.
Okay, you hear that, honey? You're having a baby.
You need to push.
You can do this.
I-I can't.
I can't.
It hurts.
It hurts, Zach.
Okay, hey, I remember walking over to the table and being annoyed that it wasn't even my section, but I came over, and the only face I saw was yours.
I can't, Zach.
Please.
Look into my eyes.
Look at me.
And I was trying to write down all the orders, but my hands, they were shaking so much.
And I knew then at that exact moment that I was totally and completely in love with you.
But I was too scared to ask you out.
And so you came into the restaurant every week for two months and you sat in my section.
Yeah.
And on the busiest night of the year, 300 reservations You asked me out.
Pressure's coming down.
Her heart rate's normalizing.
Zach, I need her to push.
Okay, Jodi, honey, we are having a baby.
You trust me? - Yeah.
- Okay.
Then you gotta push.
Ready? Good, Jodi.
Good.
Okay, one more big push.
Dr.
Montgomery, we need to give her the baby right away, before she forgets.
Hey, Jodi.
Big push now.
All right? We're having a baby.
In a few seconds, you're gonna hold our baby.
You can do this.
Do it for me.
Okay? Come on.
Good, Jodi.
Good.
You hear that? Zach - We - Oh, my God.
We did it.
Our baby.
You did it.
I love you so much.
Hi.
Hi, buddy.
What a beautiful baby.
Whose baby is this? You know, the more I think about my relationship with Violet, the more I wonder if it was ever good.
Well, as someone who competed with you for Violet's affections, I can say with certainty that this is revisionist history.
Right, but she can't stop shrinking me.
She can't stop patronizing me.
She can't stop telling me what phase I'm in.
Well, those are just her defense mechanisms.
She has every reason to be a little defensive these days, you know? Hey.
- What are you doing here? - Uh, Jodi went into labor.
She needed a familiar face around.
I-I held her hand.
That's all.
You're on a very thin line, Violet.
Yes.
Well, since you encouraged her husband to leave her, she needed me on that thin line.
But she's not your patient, Violet.
So you really have no business-- No, you have no business, okay? You're not in this argument right now.
You are not a therapist, so you don't get an opinion.
And if you did need to have one, then why don't you take my side? - Violet, I'm just saying-- - You are my husband, Pete.
For one damn minute, be my husband and take my side.
Wow.
Wow.
Who's in the anger phase now? I know this is hard.
It's not hard, Sheldon.
It's impossible.
He's not just angry.
It's like It's like he hates me.
And I I don't feel like it's safe to breathe.
I can't breathe.
What are you saying to him? I care about you, Violet.
I'm trying to help you.
But I can't break confidence, so-- So-- So stop asking me.
I think it was good that you held Jodi's hand.
I It was good of you.
To the bee Whose sting protects Hey.
I was starting to think you bailed.
Yeah, I thought about it.
Well, I understand that you're trying to protect Mason, but you came to me.
I-I think I deserve a chance.
Yeah, I thought you deserved a chance, too, until I met your wife.
Do you know what I could do for Mason with that? I could get a car, a better place.
But I'm not a whore.
N-no, wait.
Wait, wait.
Wait, wait.
Erica.
You can't buy me off, Cooper.
And the fact that you sent your wife to do your dirty work - so that you could be the good guy-- - Stop.
No.
I had nothing to do with this.
You have to believe me.
And I promise you, I will never hurt Mason, ever.
When church bells make no sound You better not.
In hollow towers and empty hives I thought you were leaving.
With a fear of heights You want to know why I couldn't come in here when Jodi was in pain? Just a grain of sand Because I knew that as soon as labor started, it would end, and when it was over, I'd have to take the baby and go.
So now you're not leaving? The smartest thing I just don't know.
I love her.
Is that I don't have Maybe you were right.
Just a little light No.
Now I'm beginning to think I wasn't And I just needed a happy ending.
To the overarching shadows I thought it'd be easier to leave after he came.
Reignite the sun But And swallow darkness You know, we made him.
Jodi and I, we made him.
Now I get to introduce my son to his mom.
A cold blindfolded kiss And I get to introduce Jodi to our boy.
Of course, I'll have to keep doing it, over and over.
So what are you gonna do? An unwanted emphasis on how we should have lived I'll stay until I can't anymore.
Life is a gorgeous broken gift six billion pieces What the hell is wrong with you? You wrote her a check? One of us had to be an adult here, - and you couldn't, so I had to be.
- Uh-huh.
Erica is a gold digger.
She gave the check back! Because she knew you'd be ready to give her everything without taking the test.
Is that it? Are you jealous that Erica gave me something that you won't? Is that why you're trying to ruin this for me? Yeah, Charlotte, you married an idiot-- A man who's excited about the idea of being a father, a man who loves kids more than anything, but who loved you enough to wait, to put it off.
Yeah, you married an idiot.
I married a miserable bitch.
Hey.
I'm not your therapist, Pete.
I'm your friend.
And since the lines have already been blurred, I'm about to cross them.
Say whatever you want.
You're being an ass to Violet.
You say your problem is, she won't stop shrinking you, but when does she stop, when she finally breaks, you-- You still just walk away.
Great.
So now you're on her side.
No, it's not about sides.
It's about you getting that you're going to burn down the one thing you say you care about.
You're burning down Lucas' happy home.
I don't know how to stop.
I feel like I hate her.
You have a lot of rage.
And she's right that this is a necessary phase.
But you have to find a new place to direct it.
Pick a new place, Pete, because Violet is flawed For sure, but she's not your enemy and she's not your mother, and if you drive her away, if you-- If you break Lucas' home, you You're on a brink, Pete.
You're at a precipice, and if you go over, I don't know if you'd ever make it back.
And you need to get a therapist.
You don't want to hear from me anymore, huh? I do want to hear from you, but I want to be able to talk back to you like this, like a friend, because you're gonna need one of those, too.
Go home to your wife, Pete.
Make yourself remember the things you love about her.
I want to ask you something as a friend A male friend.
Okay.
Fine.
I have other friends that are men, you know, but I just feel like, given what you do, you could give me a Male perspective on it, but also understand the female part of it, too.
Am I making any sense? Sort of.
Do you want to just ask me the question? Yes, I do.
No, I-I do, but I want to say things to you that I haven't even said to Sam, and that feels a little weird because I-I don't know anything about you.
Well, if it makes it any easier, you can-- You can ask me anything.
Or I can just tell you.
I am the oldest of four, three sisters.
Father left when I was 9.
Mother died when I was 18.
College had to wait because I didn't want to split up my family.
So I worked three jobs-- Bike courier, bellman, short-order cook.
At one point, I even sold my sperm.
Probably not a genius move, given Cooper's current predicament, but I did what I had to do.
I had a free ride to college, put myself through med school.
There have been a lot of women.
But I've really only been in love once.
So now you know me.
Okay.
Is Sam gonna leave me if I go crazy on hormones? Uh Look, I can tell you what it's like for a man on the other end of that, I can also tell you what it's like for a woman.
But what you're asking me is, how is Sam going to take it? And wait Here's what I know about Sam.
He's, uh, he's fast, got a pretty decent jump shot, not a great rebounder.
And he's always seemed like a stand-up guy to me.
A chain reaction a loose thread Okay.
That we must pull Hey, Addison.
Of religion What you're asking, your instinct is probably going to be a better guide than Any guess I could make.
But all desperation leads to Thank you.
A fork in the road we live for understanding or for control so very carefully we'll cut the wire I like your haircut.
Thanks.
It's easier to handle.
I'm sure.
Life is a series of narrow escapes a chain reaction A loose thread Well I'm gonna go to bed.
Must pull the birth of religion Good night.
The challenge of the unknown But all desperation leads to a fork in the road We live for understanding I did the paternity test.
You took Mason's blood, so I took your toothbrush to my lab.
So very You were right.
He's your son, Coop.
You're a dad.
With one eye closed we'll draw back catch our breath and let go time is the string in between the arrow and the bow if there's one thing Say it.
We've learned I'm worried you'll leave me if I have a baby.
I know.
I know you are.
Timing is everything ooh it's everything Well, when I was younger, when I read the story, I thought the princess chose the tiger because who would want to watch the man you love spend the rest of his life with another woman? I mean, honestly, I've been there, and it's, uh It's really Well, it's It is too cruel.
And now? What do you think now? To the wire Well, now, um I guess I'd like to think that The princess pointed to The lady, because I'm starting To think that love might mean Wanting the other person to be happy, even if that means they can't stay with you.
We're down to the wire