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HERE'S A FUN FACT.
WHEN VIRGIL WROTE, "LOVE CONQUERS ALL,"
WHAT HE ACTUALLY MEANT WAS, LOVE IS SO POWERFUL
THAT IT ULTIMATELY DEFEATS US.
VINCO CAN ALSO BE TRANSLATED AS "DEFEAT."
YEAH. YEAH. IT MAKES ME THINK YOU'RE A DORK.
MM-HMM. ANOTHER FUN FACT--
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
LAST YEAR MY FRIEND MIKE--
HIM AND HIS FIANCéE DECIDED TO HAVE A QUICKIE WEDDING IN VEGAS.
WAIT, WHOA. YOUR FRIEND MIKE FROM STANFORD?
UH, DIFFERENT MIKE. ANYWAY, HE RUSHED INTO IT.
AND THE DAY BEFORE, HE GOT COLD FEET AND DID SOMETHING
WELL, WHAT DID HE DO?
UH, I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE NOT THAT CLOSE.
ALL RIGHT. UH, IS THIS ABOVE-AVERAGE ELI WEIRDNESS?
DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT
WHY CAN'T YOU EVER JUST SAY THAT BETH AND I WERE TOGETHER?
BECAUSE IT'S FUN,
BEN LOVES HIS UNCLE ELI'S FLAT SCREEN.
THANKS. SO HAVE YOU ASKED HIM YET?
(chuckles) WELL, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT PROMOTING YOU
FROM BEST MAN TO MINISTER,
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA BE MOPING ABOUT ASHLEY THE WHOLE TIME,
THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA STICK WITH THE ELVIS IMPERSONATOR,
AND YOU MIGHT GET DEMOTED TO NOT INVITED AT ALL.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. HONOR.
(all laugh)
WOW. I'D LOVE TO BE THE ONE TO MARRY YOU.
DOES THAT GET ME OFF THE HOOK
UH, NICE TRY. NO.
I NEED YOU TO MAKE ME A MINISTER.
A MINISTER? LIKE "OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN" KIND?
NO, LIKE THE WEB SITE WHERE YOU GET ORDAINED IN FIVE MINUTES
YOU'RE ALREADY A PROPHET. WHAT, ARE YOU PADDING YOUR RéSUMé NOW?
HMM.
MARRIAGE IS A SCARED BOND BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE BEFORE GOD.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF THE CHURCH, FINE.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S GONNA BE FREAKIN' CIRQUE du SOLEIL
IF BETH LEAVES NATE AT THE ALTAR.
I HAD A VISION. NATE'S WEDDING DAY--BETH CALLS IT OFF.
ARE YOU SURE? BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERPRETING
WELL, IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANOTHER WAY TO INTERPRET
BETH TELLING NATE, "I CAN'T MARRY YOU,"
NOW WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT WHO BETTER TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT
THAN THEIR MINISTER? IN MY NEW CAPACITY,
I'LL BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH THEM
OR YOU COULD JUST ASK NATE
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH HIM AND BETH
IN YOUR OLD CAPACITY AS BROTHER AND PUT THAT MINISTER FEE
I CAN'T TALK TO NATE ABOUT BETH.
IT'S THE ONE THING I CAN'T BRING UP WITH HIM.
IT'S... THAT AND HALLOWEEN 1986. 2 THINGS.
OKAY, I GET IT.
COULD YOU SEE IF THAT MINISTER PACKAGE
INCLUDES ANY SPECIAL CLERGY PARKING PERMITS?
CAN I HELP YOU?
KEITH. HOW'VE YOU BEEN?
SORRY, I... DO I KNOW YOU?
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP GOING TO CHURCH?
YOU DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE YOUR OWN MINISTER.
OH. HEY, UH, REVEREND STILLS.
IT'S MICHAEL NOW, JUST F.Y.I.
I TRIED TO STAY IN THE SAME NAME FAMILY--
YOU KNOW, MICHAEL/MICHELLE...
RIGHT, UH, MICHAEL.
COME IN.
UH, GRAB A SEAT, PLEASE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S-- IT'S OKAY TO SAY IT.
SAY WHAT?
THAT THIS IS AWKWARD, A HUGE SHOCK,
ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO HASN'T SEEN ME
WITH THAT KIND OF GUILT TRIP, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RABBI.
I THINK SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MY 80-HOUR WORKWEEKS
AND MY LOVE FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH,
I HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN A REGULAR THERE MYSELF OF LATE.
STILL RECUPERATING FROM THE, UM...
YOU KNOW, THE, UH...
SURGERIES. BUT I'M RECUPERATING FINE.
THE CONGREGATION STILL HAS SOME HEALING TO DO.
THE WEEK I WAS SUPPOSED TO RETURN TO THE PULPIT,
ST. ANNE'S LET ME GO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.
FIRST I HAD TO FIGHT TO GET HIRED AS A WOMAN.
NOW THEY WANT TO FIRE ME BECAUSE I'M A MAN.
(Eli) IT'S TOTALLY ILLEGAL.
STATE STATUTES ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR--
YOU CANNOT FIRE SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE TRANSGENDERED.
ST. ANNE'S SAY THEY CAN.
TO THEM IT'S JUST YOUR BASIC CONTRACT DISPUTE.
TECHNICALLY, THEIR CONTRACT IS WITH MICHELLE STILLS,
WHICH IS LEGALESE FOR "WE DON'T WANT A ***
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU THE SAME THING.
THIS KIND OF THING-- SOCIAL JUSTICE CASE--
IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE AND MORE IN MY, YOU KNOW,
WHICH MEANS YOU KNOW THE PLAYERS.
TOO WELL. THE REVEREND AND THE CONGREGATION--
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MEDIATION?
COME ON. LOOK, SPIRITUAL LEADER CHANGES HIS LIFE
AND GETS FIRED IN THE PROCESS? THIS ISN'T RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO HIM.
ANYTHING I'D KNOW, THE REVEREND WOULD KNOW BETTER. TRUST ME.
YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT I GOT ON eBay.
(imitates bell dinging)
CUTE? OUR KID'S GONNA BE THE NEXT WAYNE GRETZKY
THANKS TO ME, AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY?
NO, I CAN ALSO SAY NO CHILD OF OURS IS GONNA PLAY ICE HOCKEY.
WHY? SPORTS ARE HEALTHY, COMPETITIVE.
LOSING YOUR FRONT TEETH BECAUSE SOMEONE UP-STICKS YOU
IT'S CALLED HIGH-STICKING.
WHATEVER. CAN WE ARGUE ABOUT THIS LATER?
I'VE GOTTA FINISH FILLING OUT
YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THAT?
ONE, AND HE'S TAKING A VACATION FROM HIS RECENT DIVORCE
NOT TO MENTION YOU TWO AREN'T ACTUALLY SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER.
GOOD POINT.
SO I'M THINKING WE SHOULD START SLOW, YOU KNOW?
A FEW TRIPS TO THE RINK, RIDE THE ZAMBONI--
FRENCH?
YOU WANT OUR CHILD PLAYING A CANADIAN SPORT?
HE OR SHE IS GONNA HAVE TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE.
THAT IS SOME SHREWD NEGOTIATING, WETHERSBY.
(Nate) ARE WE DONE YET?
ALMOST. I JUST GOT A COUPLE MORE.
ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU GONNA WRITE YOUR OWN VOWS,
WE'RE WRITING OUR OWN.
AND, UM, WILL BEN BE PARTICIPATING IN THE CEREMONY?
WELL, IF YOU COULD FIND A WAY TO INCLUDE HIM,
ABSOLUTELY. HOW'S BEN'S FATHER?
HOW WOULD I KNOW?
AND WHY DO YOU CARE?
WELL, I JUST... I WONDERED IF HE'D BEEN MORE OF A PART
OF HIS LIFE RECENTLY.
NO. NO, HE HASN'T. CAN I GO NOW?
'CAUSE I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.
SO LATE? WOW. YOU'RE PUTTING IN A LOT OF TIME THERE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, NEW CLINICS DON'T EXACTLY BUILD THEMSELVES.
AND BETH'S OKAY WITH YOU STARTING YOUR OWN PRACTICE?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT A STRESS TRIGGER.
YOU HAD A VISION ABOUT MY WEDDING, DIDN'T YOU?
YOU--
NO. (chuckles nervously) WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTING LIKE YOU THINK
NO, I'M NOT. REALLY.
(sighs) I JUST...
FEEL LIKE I'VE GIVEN UP MY SHOT AT A NORMAL LIFE.
FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE.
MAYBE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T GET THE WIFE, THE KIDS,
THE WALK-IN CLOSET, AND YOU DO.
SO IF--IF I SEEM
OVERLY INVESTED IN YOUR LIFE WORKING OUT,
THEN... CAN YOU BLAME ME?
NO.
NOBODY WANTS YOUR WEDDING TO GO WELL MORE THAN I DO.
BELIEVE ME.
♪♪♪
JUST THE MAN I WANTED TO SEE.
DID I SAY IT WAS? I NEED SOME HELP WITH A CONTRACT MATTER.
I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET WITH THE CLIENT RIGHT NOW,
AND HE'S NOTICED THAT THINGS ARE KIND OF LEAN
WHAT'S THE CONTRACTUAL ISSUE?
WRONGFUL TERMINATION. DISCRIMINATION, SPECIFICALLY.
HEY, SO GLAD YOU'RE GONNA BE HELPING US OUT, KEITH.
IT'S GREAT NEWS, HUH? I JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF.
THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS WASN'T ABOUT THE STILLS CASE.
I THINK MY EXACT WORDS WERE, "DID I SAY IT WAS?"
BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN, I DON'T KNOW, PLAYED,
FEEL FREE TO TELL OUR CLIENT.
DR. CONROY AND THE BOARD HAVE AGREED TO PAY OUT
THE TWO REMAINING YEARS ON MICHELLE'S CONTRACT
PLUS A YEAR OF HEALTH COVERAGE
AND THE $25,000 KICKER WE ALREADY MENTIONED.
YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG ON A CONGREGATION.
WE'RE MERELY ATTEMPTING TO RECOGNIZE
HE BUILT YOUR CHURCH IN EVERY WAY
EXCEPT MAYBE PROVIDING THE BRICK AND MORTAR.
HE GREW ITS CONGREGATION FROM ONLY 50 PEOPLE--
TO OVER 1,000. YES, I KNOW,
BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK TO THEM.
YOU WOULDN'T LET ME CALM THEIR PREJUDICES.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE A PREJUDICE.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN WIPE AWAY
WITH A PRETTY SERMON.
IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
WHY NOT GIVE THE REVEREND A SHOT AT A SERMON?
IF PEOPLE STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY AFTERWARDS,
IF I THOUGHT THAT A SERMON
WOULD DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN MERELY INFLAME PASSIONS,
I WOULD BE SITTING IN THE FRONT PEW RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT WON'T, AND I THINK THAT IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.
WELL, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I THINK WE'RE DONE HERE.
I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT THEY WOULD WANT TO AVOID THE EXPENSE
AND THE EMBARRASSMENT OF A TRIAL.
JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING OF DISAPPOINTING BEHAVIOR
STILL, YOU GOTTA ASK YOURSELF--
DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE ORDEAL OF A TRIAL?
I SPENT THE FIRST 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE
TRAPPED IN THE WRONG BODY. YOUR DEFINITION OF "ORDEAL"
IS PROBABLY A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM MINE.
THIS IS CRAZY.
OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GUY.
AND NAKED.
I'M SURE HE'LL BE THRILLED WHEN HE FINDS OUT
THIS PICTURE'S OUT IN PUBLIC.
DO YOU THINK OUR BABY WILL LOOK LIKE THAT?
YOU KIDDING ME? IT'S GENETICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR OUR BABY
TO BE ANYTHING BUT BEAUTIFUL IF YOU'RE THE MOM.
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING. UM, THIS MIGHT BE, UM...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
HAVE A SEAT.
WE GOT YOUR BLOOD WORK BACK.
THIS IS NOTHING TO PANIC ABOUT, BUT YOUR PROTEIN LEVELS
ARE QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN WE'D LIKE THEM TO BE.
PROTEIN LEVELS?
MARKERS. THEY TELL US THE LIKELIHOOD OF A BABY HAVING
A CHROMOSOMAL PROBLEM, AND RIGHT NOW YOURS ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL.
SO THE BABY MIGHT HAVE, UM, DOWN'S?
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES HERE.
THESE TESTS HAVE A LOT OF FALSE POSITIVES,
BUT I NEEDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE.
(Matt) OKAY. UM, WHAT DO WE, UH...
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
WE NEED TO GET TAYLOR BACK IN HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
DO A C.V.S.
THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON
WITH YOUR BABY, OKAY?
(Matt) THANK YOU.
(Matt) SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
GO HOME.
NOW.
(Dr. Chen) Why?
HE JUST--AH, HE SEEMS REALLY HIGH-STRUNG.
You've known him all of his life,
WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE SEEMS MORE HIGH-STRUNG THAN USUAL,
particularly since Beth and I announced that we were eloping.
I... JUST SEEMS LIKE HE KNOWS SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.
Well, I asked him, but he denied it.
Well, he hasn't come to me about it,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. TO BE HONEST,
HE HASN'T BEEN AROUND MUCH LATELY.
DID YOU GUYS HAVE A FALLING OUT OR SOMETHING?
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CHECK MY DAD'S JOURNAL, YOU KNOW,
JUST TO SEE IF, I DON'T KNOW,
if he references my wedding or...
UH, I WILL, BUT I'M SURE THERE ISN'T.
LOOK, GO GET MARRIED AND LET ME TAKE CARE OF YOUR BROTHER
(laughs)
Okay.
THANKS.
"I PROMISE"? THAT'S IT?
I KNOW.
AND I DON'T THINK I'M SPILLING ANY STATE SECRETS
YOU ARE NOT HELPING.
MM. AT YOUR ABORTED ENGAGEMENT PARTY?
I HAD COMPLETELY REPRESSED THAT.
OH, IT WAS AWFUL. NATE DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT?
HE DIDN'T TELL ME HE WAS SEEING YOU
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
WELL, HE WAS TWO HOURS LATE, AND THEN BY THE TIME
HE GOT THERE, I HAD MY BABYSITTER FOR ANOTHER HOUR,
AND WE WENT AND WOLFED DOWN SOME BUFFALO WINGS
HOW DID HE TURN IT AROUND?
I FIGURE HE'S YOUR BROTHER,
MUST HAVE SOME OF YOUR LOVABLE QUALITIES.
I SEE YOU BOUGHT A PIANO.
IS BEN TAKING LESSONS?
GO ON. OH. COME ON.
OKAY.
(playing Billy Joel's "This Night")
(chuckles)
♪ DIDN'T I SAY ♪
♪ I WASN'T READY ♪
♪ FOR A ROMANCE? ♪
♪ DIDN'T I PROMISE ♪
♪ WE WOULD ONLY BE FRIENDS? ♪
♪ AND THEN WE DANCED ♪
♪ AND THOUGH IT ONLY ♪
♪ WAS A SLOW DANCE ♪
♪ I BEGAN BREAKING MY PROMISES ♪
♪ RIGHT THERE AND THEN ♪
♪ THIS NIGHT IS MINE ♪
♪ IT'S ONLY YOU AND I ♪
♪ TOMORROW ♪
♪ IS A LONG TIME AWAY ♪
♪ THIS NIGHT ♪
♪ CAN LAST FOREVER ♪
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WOW.
UH, I SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING.
I, UM, WILL LET YOU GET BEN TO BED.
I'LL LET MYSELF OUT.
(door opens)
(sighs)
(door closes)
(Dr. Conroy) WE DIDN'T FIRE MICHELLE
BECAUSE SHE'S TRANSGENDERED. WE EXERCISED THE CLAUSE
IN HER CONTRACT PERMITTING US TO TERMINATE HER EMPLOYMENT
YOUR HONOR, I DON'T KNOW IF DR. CONROY IS AWARE,
BUT REVEREND STILLS IS A MAN, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE
REVEREND STILLS IS STILL GENETICALLY FEMALE, YOUR HONOR.
HOW ABOUT WE JUST AVOID THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS,
YOUR HONOR.
SIT DOWN, MR. STONE.
(clears throat) SO I'M SURE THAT REVEREND STILLS
WOULD SAY THAT YOU ARE DRESSING BIGOTRY UP IN CONTRACTUAL TERMS.
AND SHE--OR HE--WOULD BE WRONG. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,
THE REVEREND ISN'T THE SAME PERSON WE ORIGINALLY HIRED.
THAT IS NOT PREJUDICE. THAT'S JUST REALITY.
THE REALITY IS THAT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
HAS NO SPECIFIC POLICIES REGARDING GENDER REASSIGNMENT.
YES.
SO EVEN THOUGH YOUR OWN CHURCH WELCOMES THE TRANSGENDERED,
YOU STILL CHOSE TO FIRE REVEREND STILLS
WE FIRED HIM BECAUSE HE VIOLATED HIS CONTRACT.
NO, IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.
YOU'RE--
HIS LOVE OF PREACHING, HIS PASSION FOR ST. ANNE'S,
BUT HIS ABILITY TO TELL THE TRUTH HAS NOT.
OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, THE REVEREND LIVED AS A MAN FOR TWO YEARS
BEFORE THE SURGERY AND NEVER SAID A WORD TO ME
OR ANYONE ELSE AT ST. ANNE'S.
MAYBE THE REVEREND WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS JOB.
WHAT DID HE EXPECT? LYING IS A SIN. IT HAS CONSEQUENCES.
WE SIMPLY DON'T WANT A LIAR GUIDING OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES.
THAT IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
SO THEY TOLD YOU, BUT THEY COULDN'T BE BOTHERED
YOUR CO-COUNSEL IS A MEMBER OF ST. ANNE'S.
OBJECTION. I'M NOT THE ONE UNDER OATH HERE, YOUR HONOR.
BEST TO JUST SHUT CONROY DOWN.
WHY DON'T I, KEITH? AREN'T YOU MY LAWYER?
I WASN'T AWARE BIGOTRY HAD MORE THAN ONE SIDE.
KEITH, MAYBE YOU AND I SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS
NO. NO, NO, NO. I THINK HE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS.
THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE, REVEREND. NOW I KNOW IT WOULD BE
A LOT EASIER IF THEY WERE JUST A BUNCH OF UGLY BIGOTS,
THEY FIRED ME BECAUSE I HAD A SEX CHANGE.
I LIED BECAUSE I HAD TO. I KNEW THEY WOULDN'T SEE ME.
I JUST THINK THEY SEE SOMEONE THEY DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE I CHANGED MY SEX
I CAN'T LEAD THE CONGREGATION, THAT I'M LESS CAPABLE,
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING.
MAYBE IT IS.
YOU USED TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CONGREGANTS HAD TO SAY.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GRATEFUL.
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TELL THEM.
I'VE LOST MY PULPIT.
EVEN IF I COULD FORCE THE CHURCH TO LET YOU GIVE A SERMON,
I CAN'T FORCE ANYONE TO LISTEN.
AND WHAT ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU LISTENING?
MAYBE IT WAS JUST A FALSE ALARM.
THE DOCTOR DID SAY THERE WAS A HIGH FALSE POSITIVE RATE.
HIGH IS 8%.
THE FASTER WE GET THE FOLLOW-UP TEST DONE,
THE SOONER WE'LL KNOW.
I JUST CAN'T FACE MAKING A DECISION LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.
YOU MEAN WHETHER TO TAKE THE TEST?
NO, I MEAN THE DECISION AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW?
THE BIG DECISION.
WHAT?
I GUESS I JUST...
I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT
I DIDN'T. IT JUST IS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.
WHAT I MEAN IS, AFTER SEEING THE BABY LAST WEEK,
THAT TINY HEART, I-I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D EVEN CONSIDER...
ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT?
SO BECAUSE I WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER,
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
OH, JUST CUT ME SOME SLACK HERE.
TWO MONTHS AGO, OUR BIGGEST CONCERN
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T THINK TO BRING UP
POTENTIAL GENETIC DISORDERS OVER MARGARITAS.
LOOK, LET'S JUST... WE SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING.
NOT ABOUT THIS.
NOT NOW.
THIS CAN'T BE THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU THOUGHT
I DON'T THINK THE REVEREND'S WRONG, ELI.
I JUST... DON'T THINK HE'S RIGHT.
HE IS STILL THE SAME PERSON.
HE'S NOT THE SAME PERSON, ELI. POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ASIDE,
HE IS DIFFERENT.
W-WERE YOU THE SAME AFTER YOUR DIAGNOSIS?
NO, BUT I COULD SAY THAT
IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT ME CLOSER TO WHO I REALLY AM.
DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE AROUND YOU FELT THE SAME WAY--
ELI, I HAVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT-- I'M SORRY. I'M INTERRUPTING.
IT'S OKAY. I WAS, UH, I WAS JUST LEAVING.
I-I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE BARGING IN ON YOU.
PLEASE. IT'S YOUR INALIENABLE RIGHT AS MY SISTER-IN-LAW.
IT'S JUST YOU KNOW NATE'S TASTE SO WELL,
AND I REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO GET YOUR OPINION
ON HIS GROOM'S GIFT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
HUH. YEAH, I THINK I WANT TO GET MARRIED
SO I CAN HAVE THIS WATCH. THAT'S TREMENDOUS.
NATE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
IF I ASKED YOU A QUESTION,
COULD YOU ANSWER IT AND THEN FORGET I EVER ASKED IT?
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE QUESTION.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT KEEP YOU
FROM GOING THROUGH WITH THE WEDDING?
WHY WOULD YOU ASK ME THAT?
YOU HAVE TO FORGET I ASKED, REMEMBER?
YEAH.
ARE YOU SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S OKAY?
I'M... (chuckles) EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
I'M JUST... GOT A LOT OF WORK. I GOT THIS TOUGH CASE,
AND MY HEAD IS JUST... JUST...
SO... (chuckles) I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
MM-HMM.
I HAVE THIS SINKING FEELING IT'S SIMILAR TO THE TIME
I WAS PLAYING SPIN THE BOTTLE, AND IT WAS KAREN LAZAR'S TURN,
AND I'M JUST WATCHING THE BOTTLE SPIN AND SPIN,
AND I'M WONDERING, "WHERE'S IT GONNA LAND?"
AND THEN IT JUST HIT ME, IT WAS GONNA LAND ON ME.
I JUST FREAKED OUT. SHE HAD THOSE BANDS ON HER BRACES--
ONLY WHEN I'M ANXIOUS.
SO ALL THE TIME THEN.
ALL RIGHT. READY?
WE'RE NOT FRIENDS.
AAH!
(gasping)
BETH?
AAH!
I HAD TO PULL YOU OUT.
YOUR CONVULSIONS WERE BECOMING TOO SEVERE.
(panting)
DID SHE GIVE YOU SPECIAL HERBS ON YOUR WAY OUT FOR THE PAIN?
THAT'S FUNNY. USUALLY I'M THE ONE SHOWING UP AT YOUR PLACE
YOU WENT TO HER, DIDN'T YOU? DR. LEE.
I GOTTA PACK FOR VEGAS.
YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY VISIONS SINCE YOU STARTED
MAYBE GOD GAVE ME THE WEEK OFF FOR MY BROTHER'S WEDDING.
OR MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN MESSING WITH THE DARK TRUTH.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT ME INTO THE DARK TRUTH
NOT SO YOU COULD USE YOUR DIVINE CONNECTION FOR SELFISH REASONS.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP NATE'S HEART FROM GETTING BROKEN.
IT'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, ELI.
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE WEDDING GETS CALLED OFF
THEN DON'T GO TO VEGAS.
AND MISS MY BROTHER'S WEDDING?
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE STEPPING
I GOT A PLANE TO CATCH.
(woman) YOU'RE ALL SET.
MM.
A DELUXE ROOM FOR YOUR SON RIGHT NEXT DOOR,
AND A LUXURY SUITE FOR THE BEST MAN
PERFECT.
UM, DO YOU THINK I COULD GET, UM, UPGRADED
WELL, THERE ARE NO UPGRADES FROM THE PENTHOUSE FLOOR.
YOU HAVE A VIEW OF THE STRIP, ACCESS TO THE ROOF DECK--
HOW ABOUT A LOWER FLOOR, SO I COULD BE CLOSE TO THE CASINO
SMOKE AND NOISE?
HERE.
UH, THAT'S A SCRIP FOR THORAZINE.
I'M NOT THE ONE GETTING MARRIED.
(chuckles) NO, NO, BUT YOU ARE THE ONE ACTING PSYCHOTIC.
YOU'RE TREATING BETH LIKE SHE HAS LEPROSY,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.
OKAY.
I HAVE A JUNIOR ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR
RIGHT NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE.
IT'S AS FAR AWAY FROM THE PENTHOUSES AS YOU CAN GET
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
REVEREND STILLS?
I HOPE IT'S OKAY.
SOME OF THE CONGREGATION ARE MY NEIGHBORS.
I'M JUST ABOUT TO START MY SATURDAY BIBLE STUDY.
IT'S JUST TEMPORARY, HOPEFULLY.
YEAH, UH, ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING.
BUT STARTING MONDAY MORNING, I'M GONNA TRY.
OR YOU COULD START NOW IF YOU WANT.
COME ON.
COME ON.
EVERYONE, THIS IS KEITH BENNETT.
HE'LL BE JOINING US TODAY.
(all) HI!
YOU READY? BETH'S NOT GETTING ANY MORE MARRIABLE HERE.
YEAH, YEAH. JUST FIXING BEN'S TIE HERE.
SEE YOU IN THERE, BUDDY.
OKAY.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M GETTING MARRIED.
YOU CAN THANK ME AFTER THE CEREMONY.
NOT JUST FOR INTRODUCING ME TO BETH, BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S SO EASY TO MOCK YOU INCESSANTLY THAT, UH,
SOMETIMES I FORGET TO TELL YOU HOW LUCKY I FEEL
LET'S GO.
'CAUSE, UH, I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.
THANK YOU.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
(sighs) UM, YOU GOT THE RINGS?
UH, YEAH. WAIT, NO. DON'T YOU HAVE THE RINGS?
THE BEST MAN HAS THE RINGS.
AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY MUST BE IN THE NIGHTSTAND DRAWER UPSTAIRS.
CAN YOU GO GET 'EM? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
(sighs, blows raspberry)
GALATIANS 3:28.
"THERE IS NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK.
"THERE IS NEITHER SLAVE NOR FREE.
"THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE.
FOR YOU ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS."
OKAY, SO IT'S OBVIOUS THAT ONE DIDN'T TAKE.
JOANNA HAD SOME ISSUES WITH HER PRIEST.
MY PRIEST, MY FAMILY, MY NEIGHBORS.
WHAT DO YOU TAKE FROM THE PASSAGE?
THAT IT'S NOT TRUE. IF PEOPLE WERE REALLY ONE IN CHRIST,
HOW COULD MY BOYFRIEND HAVE LEFT ME AFTER THE OPERATION?
WHY DID MY FRIENDS ABANDON ME?
MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVEN THEM.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T DESERVE IT.
FORGIVENESS ISN'T A GIFT WE GIVE OTHERS.
IT'S SOMETHING WE GIVE OURSELVES.
"THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE,
FOR YOU ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS."
THAT'S NOT A DEFENSE OF TRANSGENDERED-NESS.
BUT IT IS AN AFFIRMATION OF SPIRITUAL EQUALITY
WHERE EACH OF US--
HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO GOD.
EXACTLY.
YOU SAID THE SAME THING DURING A SERMON--
THE FIRST SERMON I EVER HEARD YOU GIVE.
I GUESS SOMETHING ABOUT IT JUST REALLY STAYED WITH ME.
LET'S CONTINUE.
(door opens)
(sighs) OKAY.
WHERE ARE THE...
OH, MY GOD.
(clears throat) YOU'RE, UH...
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOWNSTAIRS IN THE CHAPEL.
WHY AREN'T YOU DOWN IN THE CHAPEL?
UM, YOU GOT THE RINGS.
I, UH, THAT'S WHAT I CAME UP HERE FOR.
LET'S GO.
NATE FORGOT TO GIVE THEM TO YOU.
I SAW THEM. I WAS GONNA TELL HIM, BUT...
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
I'M GONNA GO AND GET NATE, OKAY?
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU, ELI.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TALK.
NO, THIS IS JUST-- THIS IS--IT'S COLD FEET.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF, BUT I THINK...
I THINK THAT IT'S YOU.
YOU'RE WEARING A WEDDING DRESS.
YOU DON'T GET TO TALK LIKE THIS.
NO, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO TALK,
THEN MARRY HIM.
(voice breaking) EVEN IF I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU?
I CAN'T LIE ABOUT THAT MY WHOLE LIFE. I'VE TRIED.
THAT'S NOT WHO YOU ARE.
I KNOW. I LOVE NATE. I DO. BUT I THINK I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AND I DON'T--I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. I CAN'T DO THIS
WITHOUT KNOWING WHETHER YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.
(sniffles)
I DON'T.
OH.
(crying)
LOOK, I'M GONNA GO GET NATE. YOU SHOULD JUST...
BETH?
NATE...
I'M SO SORRY.
I CAN'T MARRY YOU. I'M SO SORRY.
BETH!
(crying)
NATE?
(door closes)
(door opens and closes)
OH, HEY, UM, I KNOW YOU WERE SCHEDULED
TO DO MICHAEL'S DIRECT, AND I-I WAS KIND OF HOPING--
AND I KNOW I HAVEN'T EXACTLY EARNED IT--
BUT, WELL, I'D LIKE TO DO IT INSTEAD.
SURE.
SURE? DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR THE IDEA FIRST?
NO. I TRUST YOU.
MUST HAVE BEEN A HELL OF A WEEKEND IN VEGAS.
YEAH.
REVEREND, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT HAPPENED
THE DAY YOUR EMPLOYMENT AT ST. ANNE'S WAS TERMINATED?
IT WAS A SUNDAY.
I'D BEEN UP THE NIGHT BEFORE PREPARING MY SERMON.
IT WAS MY FIRST ONE BACK SINCE THE OPERATIONS,
SO YOU COULD SAY I WAS FAIRLY ANXIOUS.
I WAS HEADED TO THE CHAPEL
WHEN DR. CONROY PULLED ME ASIDE.
THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE NEWS.
RIGHT BEFORE SERVICES?
YES.
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO THE CONGREGATION?
I WASN'T GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANYTHING TO THEM.
NO, I DIDN'T.
WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION,
I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT CHANCE RIGHT NOW.
AS ILLUMINATING AS THE SERMON MIGHT BE,
I FAIL TO SEE ITS RELEVANCE TO A SIMPLE CONTRACT DISPUTE.
THE DISPUTE IS OVER WHETHER THE REVEREND
IS THE SAME MINISTER THE CHURCH HIRED.
I'LL ALLOW IT.
IN MATTHEW 16,
PETER ASKS JESUS WHO HE IS,
AND JESUS RESPONDS,
"WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? WHO ARE YOU?"
FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
FOR 30 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN A PRISONER.
MY SOUL MAY BE SAFE FOR HEAVEN
BUT REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE WRONG BODY ON EARTH.
TWO YEARS AGO, I EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY
TO FREE MY SOUL FROM THAT BODY TO ONE WHICH MIRRORED MY SOUL,
RATHER THAN HOLD IT CAPTIVE.
AND I COME BACK TO YOU NOW, THE PRODIGAL SON--
FINALLY A SON IN FLESH AS WELL AS SPIRIT,
A SON RETURNED HOME
AND SEEKING UNDERSTANDING.
I KNOW FINALLY THE ANSWER TO CHRIST'S QUESTION TO PETER.
I KNOW WHO I AM.
AND WITH YOUR REACTION,
ALL OF YOU WILL TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.
AND WHAT DID YOU HOPE THEIR REACTION WOULD BE?
ACCEPTANCE...
UNDERSTANDING...
AN EXPRESSION OF THE TOLERANCE THAT WAS CHRIST'S TEACHING.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD MORE FAITH IN YOUR FLOCK
THAN THE LEADERS OF YOUR CHURCH DID.
(hums)
TAYLOR?
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M--I'M JUST HAVING A DAY. I'M FINE.
MM-HMM. I CAN RECOGNIZE HORMONES A HUNDRED MILES OFF.
SOMEBODY EVEN LOOKED AT ME FUNNY, I'D LOSE IT ON 'EM.
(chuckles)
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE THAN HORMONES.
WE FOUND OUT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BABY.
OH.
TAYLOR, I'M SO SORRY.
IT'S NOTHING DEFINITE, YOU KNOW?
IT MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE FINE. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN MATT AND I
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT, ABOUT--
YOU HAD THE MOTHER OF ALL FIGHTS, SO TO SPEAK.
MORE LIKE A COLD WAR, ACTUALLY,
BUT IT'S FUNNY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE SPENT ALL THIS TIME
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS GONNA BE A GOOD FATHER.
I... I NEVER THOUGHT, AM I A TERRIBLE MOTHER
YOU WERE THINKING OF YOURSELF INSTEAD OF THE BABY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
I'M NOT SURE THE BABY BOOKS WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, PATTI.
WELL, WHO ARE YOU GONNA LISTEN TO, HMM?
SOME EXPERTS OR AN ACTUAL MOTHER?
YOU KNOW HOW WHEN THOSE LITTLE YELLOW MASKS DROP
IN AN AIRPLANE, THEY TELL YOU PUT ON YOURS FIRST.
YOU KNOW WHY THEY DO THAT? BECAUSE IF YOU PASS OUT,
YOU CAN'T HELP YOUR CHILD.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU,
OR YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR ANYBODY.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHEN HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN ME TO BE WRONG?
(laughs)
I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST SHOW UP AT YOUR SHOP
IN CASE YOU WERE WITH A CLIENT.
LIKE THAT'S STOPPED YOU BEFORE.
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
I DIDN'T EXACTLY ENJOY MY SESSIONS WITH DR. LEE.
YOU THINK I CARE THAT YOU WENT TO ANOTHER ACUPUNCTURIST?
YOU WANT TO SHOP AROUND FOR ANOTHER GURU, BE MY GUEST.
YOU'RE MAD ABOUT THIS WHOLE DARK TRUTH THING.
YEAH, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE? WHEN I TOLD YOU
(sighs) I KNOW. I SCREWED UP.
IF THERE WERE A DARK TRUTH ANONYMOUS,
BUT NOTHIN'.
YOU CAN'T RATIONALIZE YOUR WAY OUT OF ENDANGERING YOUR LIFE.
I KNOW, BUT THIS WAS NATE'S LIFE.
THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE TO VEGAS, LIKE I TOLD YOU, DUDE.
THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE.
I COULD STOP MYSELF FROM KISSING BETH.
BUT YOU COULDN'T KEEP HER FROM HAVING FEELINGS FOR YOU.
FATE CAN BE CHANGED, ELI, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT CAN'T.
THAT'S HELPFUL. I SHOULD TELL NATE THAT.
MAYBE HE'D HATE MY GUTS A LITTLE LESS.
I HAVE THIS CLIENT-- A MINISTER.
HE GOT FIRED, BUT ALL HE REALLY WANTS
IS THE CHANCE TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF,
TELL HIS CONGREGATION HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
THEN GO TALK TO NATE.
TELL HIM YOUR SIDE. EXPLAIN THINGS.
I WOULD IF HE'D RETURN ANY OF MY CALLS.
YOUR CLIENT, THE MINISTER-- IF HE TOLD HIS CONGREGATION
EVERYTHING HE WANTS, IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE THEY'D LISTEN?
NOT REALLY.
BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE STOPPING HIM.
YOU WALKING OUT WITH ME?
NO.
DR. LENZ IS GONNA CALL ANY SECOND
WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE C.V.S.
OH.
I JUST FIGURED SINCE WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT...
YOU WENT AND DID THE TEST WITHOUT ME, HUH?
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
I JUST-- I NEEDED TO GO ALONE.
I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT... JUST MYSELF.
SOUNDS FAIR.
I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.
I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT,
AND IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE EVER BEEN A FATHER BEFORE.
AT LEAST NOT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW.
KIDDING.
MY POINT IS THAT
WE JUST NEED TO TAKE THINGS ONE STEP AT A TIME.
THERE ARE GONNA BE A MILLION DECISIONS TO MAKE
AND PROBABLY A MILLION FIGHTS.
EH, I'D SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND, YOU KNOW?
WE CAN'T COLLAPSE EVERY TIME THEY HAPPEN.
WE NEED TO KEEP TALKING, EVEN IF IT'S SCREAMING.
I LIKE SCREAMING.
THERE'S MAKEUP SEX TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT IF OUR BABY'S HEALTHY,
WHAT, YOU DON'T THINK CONSISTENCY'S
AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE IN A GUY?
(telephone ringing)
OH, MY GOD.
ONE STEP AT A TIME, RIGHT?
(beep)
HELLO?
YES.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THE BABY'S FINE.
THE BABY'S PERFECT.
(sighs deeply)
"WE, THE JURY,
"IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL STILLS
"vs. ST. ANNE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
"FIND IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF
"AND AWARD HIM COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
"TOTALING $50,000 AND TREBLE DAMAGES
IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000."
(lowered voice) I'M SORRY. DID OUR BEST.
UM, I KNOW HOW YOU CAN AVOID WRITING THAT CHECK.
YOU READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP?
HONESTLY? I'M SO NERVOUS, I'M STARTING TO WONDER
WHY I FOUGHT SO HARD FOR THIS.
JUST PREACH IT LIKE YOU DID IN COURT. YOU'LL BE FINE.
(sighs)
THEY CAME FOR A SERMON, REVEREND.
I JUST THOUGHT...
EVERYBODY'D COME AROUND?
THEY WILL.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE I DID.
(door opens)
(door closes)
USED MY SPARE KEY.
YEAH, I'M GONNA NEED THAT BACK.
YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED ANY OF MY CALLS,
ANY OF MY TEXTS OR E-MAILS.
YOU THOUGHT THAT MEANT, "COME ON OVER"?
LOOK, IS THERE A BIGGER WORD THAN "SORRY"?
'CAUSE IF THERE IS, THEN I CAME HERE TO SAY IT.
I AM SORRY.
I'M SORRY THAT BETH TURNED OUT NOT TO BE THE ONE.
YEAH, I LIKE HOW YOU SAY "TURNED OUT,"
LIKE IT JUST SORT OF HAPPENED, YOU KNOW?
LIKE IT WAS THE WEATHER.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER BETH'S FEELINGS, NATE.
(clatter)
BUT YOU DID HAVE A VISION, DIDN'T YOU?
HUH? THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS WAS ABOUT, RIGHT--
YOU STALKING ME, AVOIDING BETH?
I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.
OH, GOOD GOIN'.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU STARTED "PROTECTING" ME,
I HAD A JOB, A CAREER, A WOMAN WHO LOVED ME,
WANTED TO SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE WITH ME.
I KNOW IT'S TERRIBLE, BUT IT'S ALSO NOT MY FAULT.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU DID, ELI.
YOU KNEW SOMETHING,
AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO.
OH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
BECAUSE THEN YOU'D BE LEFT ALONE, AND THAT TERRIFIES YOU!
WELL, THAT WASN'T THE DEAL, OKAY?!
YOU GOT TO BE THE PROPHET. I GOT THE GIRL, THE NORMAL LIFE.
YOU KNOW I DIDN'T CHOOSE THIS, NATE.
YES, YOU DID, ELI! WHEN YOU ASKED FOR THE ANEURYSM BACK,
I ASKED FOR IT BACK TO SAVE YOU!
FROM WHAT?
IF I HAD THE ANEURYSM, THEN AT LEAST I'D HAVE YOUR GIFT.
I'D HAVE THE THING THAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL,
ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE FUTURE. BUT NOW I HAVE NO FUTURE,
I DON'T--I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE ALONE.
AND HERE YOU ARE.
EVERYTHING I CARE ABOUT, YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM ME.
YOU'RE WORSE THAN DAD.
YOU... HEY!
YOU DON'T SAY THAT.
ELI...
LOOK, I JUST NEED YOU TO FORGIVE ME, OKAY?
ELI. ELI.
ELI. ELI! LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT ME.
HERE. HOLD THIS TO YOUR NOSE. I'M CALLING THE HOSPITAL.
NATE?
(phone dialing)
NATE?