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There are things that go without saying.
Prom.
The inevitable nightmare.
Like finals.
No.
You see, the finals are
a nightmare you can predict.
Pass, fail.
These are options.
The prom is like a big pimple
at the end of your nose.
Or a giant disaster
the entire world can see
with one of a million
possible outcomes.
And there are things better left unsaid.
-Sorry.
-Oh Amy.
I'm so bummed.
I just realized that
when I booked Mr.
Hollandbag's limo
that you and I weren't really
Talking.
Yeah.
So I told Melissa, Robin, and Erin
they could have the extra spots
'cause I thought it would be OK
because you know
they were going stag but then
They started dating the twins.
It's totally fine.
No worries.
You're the best.
I'll, I got the decoration committee
so I'll see you in first.
OK.
Bye.
Majoring in sampling her
little brother's Ritalin again?
Something about prom freaks people out.
I don't know what it is.
I do.
Prom.
Just when I thought
it couldn't get any worse.
Oh my God.
Check it out.
Uh, it's kinda hard not to.
Bright, did you rent this?
For maximum prom enjoyment,
ladies and gentlemen,
I give you the Promebago!
Oh no.
An innovation in prom transportation.
Fully loaded, reclining bucket seats,
tinted windows,
DVD, CD, VCR,
TV, refrigerator.
You're going to prom in this?
Uh, we're going to prom in this.
No need to thank me, you two.
Just get your dates lined up
'cause I've got four seats in
this baby with your names on.
-Uh, you know, I was actually
-No.
Zip it.
Nuhuh.
None of that.
Don't give me that.
Don't give me any of those tears
why this is lame.
OK?
This is my senior prom.
You two are going to rally.
Maybe we could rally for something else.
Yeah, like senior graduation.
Which actually requires less rallying
and more sitting and watching.
Perfect.
There you go.
No, you don't get it.
My life is
about to start to suck.
Big time.
I'm going to be that weird guy
who graduates and never leaves.
Like Johnny Richter.
That guy who works at Sal's?
See, he doesn't even work there.
You just think he does
'cause he hangs out there so much.
C'mon, guys.
I need this night
to be awesome.
There are things that should never
be uttered aloud.
So, uh, hurry up and get
your dates, alright?
Slackers.
Time is of the essence.
Hey, uh, Bright.
Don't you want
to move your RV?
Oh no, bro.
I got a pass.
And there are things
you got to hear to believe.
So what are you going to do?
What can I do? Go?
But the ones that stay with us
I mean it could be fun maybe
under the right circumstances.
Sedated? God, what am I
going about a date?
I'm going to have
to hire one or import.
Well, if you're really worried about it
are the things we long to say
No, it's OK.
I mean, I can just pick up
some of Bright's leftovers.
but don't.
See ya.
Yeah.
See ya.
"Do or Die"
So you�re coming to my dinner
tomorrow night, right, Harry?
Well, I would envision so since
you�re serving it at my house.
Well, I didn�t have enough chairs.
That�s because you don�t entertain.
And did I hear correctly, you�re not
only inviting the guest
but cooking for them as well?
I fear unemployment has
induced dementia?
Just be there, okay, Harry?
So is there some occasion?
Hardly seems the time for festivity
and extra expenditures.
Just want to cook dinner for
my family, how about that?
Coffee to go please.
Hello, Linda.
Harold.
Hey, Andy.
You look good.
Well, thank you.
Roxanne just cut my hair.
We went a little shorter for Spring.
Well, I guess I should be getting
back to the office.
Yes.
Good.
Shoo.
Bye.
Bye.
The man should be forceably
removed from the town.
For what � withholding affection?
For being an idiot.
It doesn�t matter, Harry, umm,
I�m gonna go but I was thinking of, uh,
stopping, by the office tomorrow
and loading up a few boxes if that�s okay?
The office as I recall is already closed.
Well, for one I don�t work there anymore.
Do not let one Andrew Brown siting
tilt your whole world perspective
into doom and gloom.
Harry, this is my situation.
I'm not practicing phicisian any more.
I am not a member of this community
in good standing anymore
and I am not dating
Andy Brown anymore.
That�s the reality
and it�s not gonna change.
Think I made a mistake?
With Linda.
I just saw her and, uh, I think�
Well, you know, I mean,
I acted so hastily and�
I think you should let it be.
Well, what if I�m wrong?
You weren�t.
How do you know?
Because I�m older and
smarter than you are and better looking.
I agree with the last part,
but, uh, I miss her.
I know you do, Sarg,
but Linda doesn�t need anymore
heartbreak in this lifetime, so,
back off, okay?
Doctor�s office� It�s for you.
Take a message.
I don�t wanna talk to anybody.
Can he return your call? �
He says no.
It�s a Dr.
Donald Douglas.
Donald, how are you?
Andy?
Is everything all right?
Oh, yeah, no, everything�s fine.
Umm, I�m, umm, I�m in Denver.
Denver?
Yeah, uh, for a conference.
I, uh, thought
I might just drop by for a visit.
Well, I�m gonna be honest with you,
Donald, now is-is not a good time.
Oh, no, no, no.
I�
Sure, I-I understand.
But, you know, I thought I might just stop by.
Stop by, it�s-it�s a two hour drive.
You know, Andy,
it would be great to see you.
Of course.
Of course.
Come on up.
You got a pencil.
I�ll, uh, I�ll give you directions
from the highway.
It�ll be good to see ya.
And, umm, I was wondering,
if you don�t already have a date
which you totally probably do,
if you�d like to go to prom�with me.
Go to prom with me.
That�s-that�s-that�s really nice, uh, just�
Actually somebody
I�m-I�m planning on asking.
Oh.
That�s okay.
Cool.
I�m sorry, Bud.
But if he�s says no or
gets in an accident or something?
Okay.
Thanks.
Man, you got a higher kill
rate than the Marines.
None of these guys are
good enough for ya.
None of these guys are thing about
prom going to be anything other than
depressing and long.
What about Todd Jackson?
He ask you yet?
Twice.
Look, I don�t care who you go with
just hurry up and pick someone, okay?
Why do you even care?
You�re gonna have an amazing time
whether I�m there or not.
Speaking of which,
have you picked a date yet?
I got it narrowed down to my top 6 choices.
Today after lunch, the girls
compete in the final challenge �
tying Maraschino cherry stems
with their tongues
and we wrap it up tomorrow
with the interview.
What? This is not a small choice.
I�m taking careful consideration
so nobody�s overlooked.
Well, I�m sure Mindy Devick will
appreciate your thoroughness.
One in which she probably
won�t even know what that means.
Ha.
Ha.
Laugh it up, but I�m gonna
have the ideal date,
meanwhile, you�re not even
gonna have any date.
What are you holding out
for anyways?
Ephram.
You�re holding out for Ephram.
Look, I thought I told you this whole
-you and Ephram thing.
-It�s not a thing.
I just�
I like him.
I�m just saying it�s not gonna end well.
You know, it-it�s-it�s
gonna end with you guys
like dividing me up
when it all falls aparts.
That�s not gonna happen,
�cause he�s not gonna ask me.
I thought he might because
he broke up with Madison
and that whole thing, but he hasn�t
and he�s not going to, so�
So fine, ask him.
I don�t care.
I�m not asking for
your blessing, Bright.
There�s just no point.
If Ephram wanted to go with me,
he would ask me.
No, he wouldn�t.
Yes, he would.
You think he�s a
glutton for punishment �
a total glutton for punishment.
You rejected the guy
like 600 times last year,
he�s not gonna go out on a limb
and ask you even if he was dying to.
Ah, I don�t know.
Things always come too easy for you.
Now you have to work a little harder.
I�ll get it.
Amy?
Hi.
Come on in.
So what�s up?
I was thinking about
this whole prom thing.
Yeah, actually me too.
My dad might let me borrow
the car that night.
Could be a good way
to get out of the Promebago?
What do you think?
I think Bright�s kinda into it.
Yeah, you�re right.
It�s probably hopeless, huh?
But I was actually thinking
about what you said �
about not having a date �
and I thought that, umm,
you know, maybe we could�
It wouldn�t be horrible
if we just, you know,
went together as
friends that way
that way we wouldn�t have
to have dates or ask dates.
What do you think?
You know, I know what you�re doing.
And you don�t have to feel bad
for me because I can�t get a date.
Oh, no, Ephram, that�s-that�s not�
No, I-I know that the like entire
school has asked you.
And you know for me,
I mean, if I can�t go with Madison,
I, uh, just assume go stag
anyways, so�
Right.
So, you know, I mean, go on.
Go with whoever you want.
Have fun, I mean,
don�t worry about me, really.
I�ll-I�ll be fine, but,
uh, thank you.
Oh, no problem.
Umm, yeah.
Yeah, umm, you know,
I should probably go.
Yeah, Good night.
Good night.
Okay, we are so set.
I just lined up Johnny Rickers
to drive the Promebago.
Oh my God.
He got his license
back like a week ago.
He�s willing to do it for like
three bucks an hour plus snacks.
Nice.
So what about you?
What about me?
Operation Ask a Geek.
How�d it go?
Umm, kind of didn�t.
What? What?
The E-man said no.
Umm, yeah, kind of, but I don�t even know
if he knew what I was asking him.
You did use the word
"prom", didn�t you?
Yes, but I think he might of thought
that I meant just as friends.
Oh, no, you didn�t go
that route did you?
Geez, man, give someone
a simple set of instructions.
Now I know exactly
how my teachers feel.
Look, it doesn�t even matter,
because it was like he didn�t
even hear me asking him.
Because you didn�t ask him.
You have got no technique.
Look a guy doesn�t want
to be asked like that.
That�s gonna make him feel like
he�s a unick or something.
Look, he doesn�t see me
the way he used to.
He just got the one two punch
from Madison, okay.
He�s.
.
His eyes are swollen shut.
He can�t see anything.
You just got to ask him again,
but for real.
No way.
Look, you ask him and
then he�ll go with you, okay?
And then that night he�ll see you
with your hair all up
and your dress all whatever,
and you know, all that girlie stuff.
He�s gonna be totally
whipped again.
No, if I ask him again then
he�s gonna know that I like him.
So?
So� He�s gonna feel all bad for me
that I want him to feel something
that he doesn�t feel anymore.
Look, I�m just not ready
for him to know, okay?
So lets just drop it.
Oh, I like the mural.
Umm, Linda says she remembers it
from when she was a little girl
when this place was still a train station.
She really gotcha, didn�t she?
It�s the first time I felt
that way since Julia.
I was like a teenager half the time �
younger than when you met me.
Well, you did what
you came here to do.
Oh, really?
And what was that?
Do a one-eighty.
Sweep out the old life.
Invent a new one.
Well, I didn�t really
throw out the old life.
Your wife died that was
a tragedy beyond your control.
Then you left the field �
another tragedy.
Hardy comparable.
Um, hardly, but a tragedy nonetheless.
And then after Colin�
I didn�t do anything wrong
with Colin � not a thing.
And if a bunch of paycheck surgeons
who couldn�t tell a scalpel from a spatula
want to cast dispersions
just because I made a moral choice�
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Easy tiger.
A case blew up on ya.
I mean, when you stand on a pedestal
that high, you have a long way to fall,
but there�s always a way though
to climb back up again.
You didn�t come here because of
the conference in Denver
because there was
no conference in Denver, was there?
No.
So why don�t you pull
that puppy out of the briefcase
you�ve been carrying around for two hours
and show me why you�re really here?
How old?
Mid-sixties.
History?
Oh, nothing significant.
Some bouts of high blood pressure
treated with medication.
The, uh, tumor is
a benign Meningioma.
Yeah, I can see that.
It�s dangerously close
to the parietal lobe.
Yeah, dangerously close
not impossibly close.
I�d tell the guy
to take his chances.
That�s not what he�s asking.
Why don�t you do it yourself then?
Because I can�t;
because 99 out
of 100 surgeons can�t;
because you can.
Well, give it to Frick or Carlson?
I tried; they turned it down.
Oh, so that�s what it�s come to.
I�m the guy you call when
you got one you can�t win.
I remember those guys, I just
didn�t think I�d be one someday.
Do this, Andy?
Get your place back.
I don�t want my place back.
Your reputation?
I don�t care what people think of me.
Then do it because this patient
needs you and you need him.
It�s too close to the parietal lobe.
And the pressure is going
to paralyze him eventually.
Maybe, but I�d probably do
more damage and sooner with a resection.
No.
No.
Not you.
Look, I�m not God, Donald.
And I�m not predatory about medicine �
not anymore.
Okay, I, uh, I promised him
I�d make a try.
And try you did.
You�re just gonna have to dig a little deeper
for this kind of bottom feeder.
Well, I better get going.
Oh, I still have time though to trounce you
at a couple games of chess before I head back.
Which is why I think I would make
an incredible prom date.
That was amazing, Nikki.
I never knew that about
you and your brother.
You guys raising rabbits competitively
to cover his medical costs.
Thank you.
We also raised lambs.
Wow.
All right, girls, it�s that time.
So, Nikki has 16 points.
Mindy has 16 points.
Yes.
Susie has 15.
Wait, no, 16.
Forgot about the
double tie on the stem.
And Cheryl has 16 points.
I can�t believe it.
It�s a four-way tie.
You all win.
How does he do it?
What? Act like a moron?
It comes naturally.
Why would all those girls
settle for just one date?
Maybe he�s the only one
that they want to go with.
Well, that�s what blonde hair
and a physique will get you.
I got five firls competing not to go with me.
I can�t believe it � a four-way tie.
I couldn�t let any of the ladies
down now, could I?
Bright, that�s enough.
I just ate.
But now that I have three extra dates
there�s only two seats left.
There�s no room in the Bago.
Uh, I�m sorry, but you guys
have to go together.
Well, I guess it�s kind
of the same thing, right?
I mean, we could sit next to each other
or we could sit next to each other.
I could get you a corsage.
Yeah, I guess we could go together.
Okay.
Cool.
Uh, I gotta go.
What color?
Hmm?
Corsage? I�m not going through this again.
Oh, uh, light pink.
All right.
See ya.
So did I style you or what?
Yes, you styled me.
Okay, I did my part.
At prom,
you have to tell him how you feel.
Bright?
I did my half, little sister.
Now you do yours.
Can you believe it �
four dates? God, I rule.
Linda, this is just lovely.
Well, thank you for lending me
the table and the chairs and the place.
It all looks too pretty to eat.
Well, you better taste it.
We might be better off just looking at it.
This is such a good idea.
Whatever inspired you?
Well, I don�t know, I�
Yes, why don�t you tell them
what�s the occasion of this dinner?
There�s no occasion.
No occasion.
None at all.
Not for instance, oh,
say a bon voyage party.
Goodbye party in which you�re the only one
who knows you�re leaving.
Leaving?
Where are you going?
I�m not � I�m not going anywhere.
Tell us what�s on the, uh,
itinerary, Dr.
Abbott?
Harry?
Because, uh, Doctors Without
Borders seems to think
they�ll be seeing you
quite soon in Namibia.
I hear Namibia has some, umm,
very interesting indigenous art.
I�m not going to Namibia.
I�m thinking about going to Namibia.
Yeah, a meaningful distinction,
I�m sure, in a mind of a thoughtful person.
Well, let your sister speak, Harold.
Why should I?
What on earth could she possibly have to say
that we have not heard before?
Sshh.
What is this all about, Linda?
I was talking to an old supervisor
and he mentioned there was a clinic there
that needed some support and I�
You thought why
don�t I just volunteer.
Why don�t I a woman with a chronic illness
and a family that depends on me
just up and go back to Africa
where my health can deteriorate
and I can be far away from
all the people who love me.
Good thinking.
I have to have a job, Harry.
I have to have a life.
Yeah, and you�re just so bored.
We are just so uninteresting to you.
What are you talking�?
A family isn�t a life.
Oh, forgive me,
for getting confused.
I haven�t decided anything.
I�m-I�m just considering it.
You know, it�s been a really
rough couple of weeks.
Well, you think it hasn�t
been hard for me.
You know, not once did I consider
abandoning you to get my practice back.
We�re in this together.
Gah,
why am I even wasting my breath?
Explaining loyalty to you is like
describing colors to the blind.
You just never get it.
Just run like you always do.
I never though you�d stay anyway.
You sure we can�t get you
to stay a little longer, Donald?
No, I�m afraid not.
Well, next time, it�s gonna
be a proper visit.
Well, I�ll try.
Delia, it�s been
a pleasure as always.
And I must say you are growing up
to be a lovely young lady.
Thank you.
Now, you be sure and tell your brother
that I said goodbye, okay?
You can leave him a note.
Well, I-I-I rather that
you told him, okay?
Andy, hope that everything
works out for you here.
Meaning?
Well, I hope everything�
Well, you are very gracious in defeat,
Donald, of chess and other things.
That I am.
And I want you
to know that I-
I respect the decision that you�ve made.
Oh, I�m sure we�ll live
to argue it another day.
Where�s your, uh, briefcase?
Umm, I think I left it in the kitchen.
Hey, Dad, when Uncle Donald comes next time,
can we go to the conference too?
Get me the phone, honey.
Dial 911, Delia.
What happened to Uncle Donald?
He�s sick, sweetheart.
Yes, hi, this is Dr.
Andy Brown.
I need an ambulance
at my house right away.
That�s 2719 Dearborn.
I can�t move my seat.
Maybe you should try pushing the button.
Maybe you could help me
move it.
You�re bigger.
I think you got more
experience with trailers.
I should have brought a camcorder.
Hey, uh, pull in here, Johnny.
Okay, so which one of you ladies would like
to volunteer for the job of procuring?
I�ll do it.
I�m coming.
Is it just me or is that one Susie
exactly like Jerri from Survivor?
Yeah, but that�s Cheryl.
She�s just pure evil.
I saw her steal Nikki�s lipstick
and replace it
-with an ugly one.
-Oh, that�s low.
Yeah, but the worse was that when
Mindy tried to get dibs on the first dance.
I thought she was gonna whip out a contract.
All right, I�m on snack patrol.
You�re on drinks.
Ephram?
Madison, wh-what are you?
Just, uh, getting some munchies.
Studying for finals.
Of course.
So, prom?
Yeah, you know.
Umm, whatever.
Did you get
Mr.
Hollenbeck�s limo?
No, uh, we, uh, we-we got something else.
Bigger, but weirder.
That�s great.
It�s the kind of thing that will be great
when you�re tell the story at 35, but�
Did you bring a date?
Yeah.
Ephram, do you think
we should have slurpies?
Hey, Amy.
You look beautiful.
Thanks.
Umm.
I will go get these.
No.
I�m�
I can-I can get�
I gotta go, so.
No.
No.
No.
Wait.
Wait, please.
Uh, that�s okay.
Umm, I�ll get this.
I�ll see you later, Ephram.
You look good.
Well, it�s-it�s hard to look
worse than chrome.
You know, you gave us a scare.
Yeah, well, I�m sorry about that.
I forgot how shocking it is.
When did, you, umm, first realize that?
Well, uh, the first time
when I dropped a cup
and I cursed myself
for the clumsiness of it.
But the second time I knew something.
It took me over a month to go in.
You know, the old adage
about doctors, it�s true.
But there it was my old friend Meningioma,
come home to roost.
I could have laughed about it, but
I-I was so damn mad about
the inconvenience of it all.
Why didn�t you tell me the truth?
I wanted you to consider
the case on its merits.
Your case has no merits.
Any surgeon good enough to perform
this operation would be smart enough
to know that he shouldn�t, except me.
No.
No.
Oh, no.
I�ve made my decision.
No, well, then,
I-I-I�m reconsidering my request.
-Come on, don�t do that.
-Look, don�t patronize me.
When you thought it was an anonymous
patient, you said no.
Just because it�s someone whom
you want to survive
doesn�t give the case itself
any more value.
Your life has value to me.
Look, I�m not gonna let you operate on me
for purely sentimental reasons.
That is Colin all over again
and that�s what got you into
this situation to begin with.
Well, it�s lucky for you that I�m in it.
Well, I think I taught you
a little better than that.
Well, maybe you taught me wrong.
Look, it�s not your fault, Donald.
You saw that I was good at something.
You knew I could be great at it.
You knew that I wanted to be
and like any respectable teacher
you exploited that hunger.
I learned from you how to be
as cold and as calculated
and as brutal
as greatness requires.
But I don�t have the
luxury of greatness any more
and you don�t have
the luxury of pride
or time.
I am doing this surgery.
You want to talk about it?
Talk about what.
How the lamest suckiest
high school event in the entire world
was actually made worse
by running into my ex-girlfriend.
Yeah, that.
Whatever.
Par for the course.
Do you want to go get
something to drink?
No.
I�m all right.
Can I get your attention, please.
Peak County graduating class
welcome your prom court.
Prom Queen � Nikki Sleeze.
***.
Ho.
I hate her.
And your Prom King � Bright Abbott.
Wow, Well, uh, Prom King.
Wow, what an honor.
Well, at least somebody�s
having a good time.
Yeah, such a good time that
he wouldn�t realize that his peeps are gone.
I�m not trying to talk you out of it.
Well, that�s good because
I haven�t decided yet.
Yes, you have.
I just
want to know why.
You know, it�s all right if
you need a new adventure.
I�ve always envied that part of your life.
From the beginning I wondered
if this town would ever be enough for you,
but for the first time I�m wondering
if you�re running from rather than to.
Is this about Andy?
I don�t know, partly, I guess.
I mean, it�s hard to be here
with him and not be with him.
Certainly feel pretty alone.
You�re not.
I know, it�s just�
I know, feels that way.
Maybe if you give it some time.
Yeah, maybe.
You know, we love having you here.
I love having you here.
I thought maybe standing
still would be good for you �
knowing my own inclination
for running all the time.
Sometimes it takes someone forcing you
to set down roots.
I feel like I tried to set down roots
and they all got dug up.
Not all.
Just do this for me, okay?
Don�t go without making it right
with your brother.
Don�t leave that way again.
Mom, you know Harry.
He�s never
gonna see my side of it.
He�s-he�s just like Dad was.
He�s stubborn and thick-headed
and relentlessly unforgiving
and just plain mean sometimes.
And lost without you.
Sorry about you seeing Madison.
That really sucks.
Nah, that�s all right.
To tell you the truth,
I know there�s not that-that
much humiliation left,
I sorta bottomed out back
at the whole getting dumped thing.
You really loved her, didn�t you?
I don�t know.
I mean,
you remember last year when
I was totally into you
and I�d never felt
that way before.
Yeah.
Well, I thought that meant
something, but I mean, to-
to feel that way about somebody and
to have �em feel that way back, it�s�
It was better.
It was just more.
And not
to mention the whole�
What?
Nothing.
Nothing.
Sex, right?
It just changes things, you know,
like with you and Colin.
Yeah, except�
Well, I-I always just�
No.
Nope.
But you loved him, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, a lot.
But it gets better in time once you�ve�?
Yes and no.
I think it might
be kinda like when my mom died,
you know, it�s one of those things
that just changes you.
I mean, �cause once you�ve had that
once you�ve felt that way about somebody
and they�ve felt that way about you,
and-and then it ends,
and-and they don�t feel that
way about you any more;
it�s like you�re more alone
than before you ever met �em.
Like the most along
that you�ve ever been.
Well, maybe someone will come along
and you won�t feel that way any more.
Yeah, I guess.
You know, Ephram, what we were
talking about earlier.
I did love Colin and so I couldn�t
feel that way about you.
Yeah, I know.
But it doesn�t mean
that I wouldn�t have.
No, I-I Get it.
No, wha-what I mean is.
No, it�s-it�s like now, I mean,
I couldn�t feel that way about whoever,
because, I mean,
it�s nothing personal;
it�s just, I mean even though
it�s over doesn�t mean
that I�m not in love with
her any more, you know?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I know.
So cross-cataloging every patient file
by type of visit is going
to help us work more efficiently.
Yes, Louise, we can compare ailments,
results, medications.
Furthermore, this way we can do
longitudinal studies
of various ailments
that present seasonly.
Right.
So do you think we might
have patients some time soon?
Louise, we are making wise use
of this temporary work stoppage
to improve our minds and
our medical practices.
Yes, Dr.
Abbott.
We are very fortunate
to have this let up
in what is normally an onerous
level of patient demand.
Linda?
Hey, Harry.
I�ll go start on your office files.
So mother tells me your mind is made up.
Well, I just�
Louise is available to help
you remove the rest of your things.
Harry, I need you to know
that it�s not that I want to go.
Oh, I know.
I know.
Just the wonderless
is-is it�s too powerful for you
special folk, you explorers.
No, I don�t think I�m special.
I want to stay.
I want to be here foe every little thing
that unfolds in your life and in Mom�s.
But I can�t be the Spinster Aunt
and move in with you
and spend all my time
at your family functions.
I have to have something
of my own
to go home to at the end
of the day or the week.
I mean, don�t you see having
watched you and Rose for a year now,
I want it so much.
But that�s not what
I came here to tell you.
I came here to tell you that
I will stay if you need me to.
Oh, come on.
Don�t.
No, I mean it.
I will.
I-I don�t want
to abandon you or Mom.
I want to do what�s right
and I really can�t see straight now
so I�m asking you as my big brother
what I should do.
Go.
Go with my blessing.
Do what you need to do.
Fine peace wherever it may be for you.
I know you�re not leaving us.
Thanks, Harry.
Bright, you really must return
that Winnebago, it�s an eye soar.
An eye soar or a souvenir
of the greatest night ever?
Either way, I�m afraid the Sullivans
are gonna call the police.
Make sure it gets back
to Phil�s today, all right?
Okay.
So is that girl,
Nikki gonna be okay?
Um, Hmm.
It was just a scratch,
but that Susie lost a clump of hair, man.
I can�t believe
those girls can fight.
Is it really the best night of your life?
Yes, the best.
I mean, I don�t think
I�ll ever have that much fun again.
What do you mean?
What about when you get
married and have kids?
I don�t mean like that.
Like life changing events.
I mean fun, you know,
young, stupid fun.
So what�s with holding out with me?
What happened with
you and Ephram? Spill it.
We talked in the RV.
What? So you told him?
Was he like? Did he freak out?
Did he jump for joy? Did he jump you?
What happened?
No, he, umm, he�s not into it.
What? He�s not into it?
He said that?
Pretty much.
Wow, big surprise.
I never knew that
kid had it in him to be such a bonehead.
Kinda sucks, I�m sorry, Ame.
But, you know, you guys are like
really different anyways
and you know, this way
you could still be friends
and we can all hang out.
That�s-that�s way cool that
you had the guts to tell him, you know.
Way to go.
Thanks.
Maybe I�ll, uh, swing by there,
see if I can�t take him
to Phil�s with that boat of his.
Bright, I kinda told him that
I wouldn�t talk to you about him so?
Hello, I�m not Page.
I can keep my mouth shut.
No, I mean, so don�t even bring it up
or hint at it or anything, okay?
Dude, I am a locked safe.
I didn�t tell him about Nikki
when I told her I wouldn�t.
Nikki? I thought you did it with Cheryl.
Heh.
Heh.
Well, we want to do it as soon as
we can get the OR and personnel.
And, uh, I�d like to use Saunders again.
Well, if you could ask him to, uh,�
Actually, you know what,
I�m gonna ask him myself.
The longer we wait, we�
Yeah, exactly.
Okay, well just let me know
when you�re gonna slot it in�
Thanks, Jeff.
B-Bye.
Is that about Uncle Donald?
Yeah, I think Deborah�s gonna
get us in pretty soon, so�
Is that weird operating on
somebody who�s like family?
Yeah, it is weird.
Isn�t there some sort
of rule against that?
Yes.
I can�t operate
on someone, like say you.
But if it�s like one step removed.
Well, yeah, I mean,
it�s all pretty fuzzy.
In-in a perfect world,
Uncle Donald could get
an equally decent surgeon
who he didn�t have a personal
relationship with, but he can�t.
If he doesn�t do it, will he die?
Possibly.
Probably.
If the surgery doesn�t go well, will he die?
Well, death and paralysis
are the major risks.
Are you sure you want
to do that after?
Well, I have no choice.
Man, I could never be a surgeon.
Seems like most of the time
all the possible outcomes are bad.
Does that mean I don�t have
to start saving for med school?
Harold?
Here.
What�s this? A train schedule?
I want you to know that
this should in no way
be construed as a gesture of friendship,
rather a moral imperative.
You brushing up
on your philosophy, Harold?
I�ve done my duty.
Now what you do with
this information is up to you.
But I don�t know what this information is.
You�re a bright man at least
by reputation.
Figure it out.
Harold, this is a�
Just be there, Brown.
I gotta say; I�m really gonna
miss that ole girl.
Well, I have a feeling she�ll still be there
if you�ll ever want to rent her again.
Yeah, it�s not the same.
It�s like Cinderella, you know,
she�s only the Promebago one night,
now she�s just a pumpkin.
You know, that�s king of how
I feel about the whole prom.
A big orange vegetable that
you couldn�t pay me to eat.
Yeah, I gotta say I had a higher
expectation for you, bro.
Uh, it�s a little different when you got
four girls competing to go with you.
Instead of the girl that
you�ve always wanted to go out with.
Used to always
want to go out with.
Look, I kinda told Amy,
we wouldn�t talk about this, but?
Talk about what?
So, it�s just not there
for you any more, huh?
That sucks, I mean, don�t take
this personal or anything,
but, uh, I think you have
bad relationship karma.
First, you fall for a girl whose
boyfriend�s in a coma,
I mean, that�s like
hopelessly bad timing.
Then you go for a girl who�s twenty,
again another timing problem.
But now Amy�s back and she�s
got like this total thing for you
and she tells you about it the same nigh
t you run into the other girl.
What exactly did you tell
my sister anyways? Told her that?
I told her it was bad timing.
Like I said.
Let me in, Dude,
I�ll take you to MJ�s for some
cheese fries, you need like help.
Hey, do not tell my sister
we talked about this, okay?
She�d kill me, but, you know, guys got
to talk about this stuff too,
you know, we�re not as dumb and
clueless as they think we are.
Now you call us if you get stuck.
I heard there�s some snow in Chicago.
I will.
And I�m gonna ship those boxes
as soon as you have somewhere
for me to ship them to.
Thanks, Mom.
And you got the food I packed for ya?
Right here.
Well, I guess, that�s all then.
But she can think of some other stuff
if she thinks it�ll keep you here
an extra five minutes.
I�m gonna say goodbye now,
Linda, and give you two a minute alone.
Okay.
Goodbye, Irv.
It was wonderful having you here.
You come back soon.
I will.
I�ll be in the truck, Edna.
You said you thought you might
come back for a visit in summer.
Oh, more likely fall.
Thanksgiving for sure.
Don�t forget.
How could I forget?
No, I mean, don�t forget
when you�re far away
and leaving is inconvenient how much
it means to us to have you back.
I won�t forget, Mom.
Of course, you�ll have a postcard
from me everyday reminding you, so�
Here.
You want me to help you.
Yeah.
Here.
Here ya go.
You okay?
All right, I�m gonna leave now
before I start blubbering,
unless you want me to wait
until the train comes.
Uh, uh.
I�m okay.
I�m really going now.
Goodbye.
Bye.
How? How did?
Did my mom tell you?
Harold came to my house.
I�m sorry, I didn�t tell you.
I wanted you to come
and say goodbye though.
I never would have forgiven myself.
I wish you told me that
you were considering this.
I didn�t know how
and I-I didn�t want you to�
Ask you to stay.
And if you did, it would be
for the wrong reasons
and I was afraid if you asked me,
I-I might stay.
I can�t ask you.
I know.
You are one of the most amazing thing
that has ever happened to me.
You gave me my life back.
You already had a life.
No.
NO.
You-you gave me living back.
I was just surviving and-
and then I met you
and now I wake up every morning
wondering if I made
the wrong choice.
Well, it�s a good thing
there�s two of us then,
�cause I know you
made the right one.
-Maybe, you should.
-Sshh.
Stay safe, all right?
Stay healthy.
Yeah.
Okay, now please go,
�cause if you stay
and watch me leave,
I�ll fall apart.
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