previously on nip/tuck...
why are you with me,
Christian? You think I'm stupid.
You hate yourself like I do.
I always go back to you because
You hate me the best.
will you marry me?
christian loves you, and he
Is faithful to you.
I don't know who he is.
I don't know who I am.
we're bad. Like, this is
Really bad.
heck if I don't feel guilty.
curtis?
I got to tell you, I was
A little shocked when I heard
You won the poland award. We're
Lucky, though, you know, sean?
Most poor bastards, they never
Get to find out what their true
Purpose in life is.
usually, we ask our new
Clients what they don't like
About themselves, but in this
Case, I think we can figure it
Out.
what happened? Car accident?
physics. 170 pound man falls
245 feet, quickly reaching
A maximum velocity of 86 miles
An hour before he hits the water
4 seconds later--which, I know,
Doesn't sound like a long time.
But it's a frickin' eternity.
and was this a suicide
Attempt?
yeah, at the most cliched
Spot on the planet--the golden
Gate bridge.
and you survived the fall.
You...Must be one in a million.
close. About 1,200 people
Have jumped from the bridge.
Conservative estimate--
The current's so strong there,
They assume more than that have
Jumped without being seen, have
Been swept out to sea or taken
By sharks. Only about 40 of us
Have lived to tell the tale.
why'd you do it?
uh, what my partner means is,
We're going to need a complete
Psychological picture before we
Can agree to operate on you.
I don't mind talking about
It.
I'm as sane as the next guy. My
Psychiatrist agrees.
You ever try and kill yourself?
no.
uh, what about you, dr. Troy?
you know, I've had, uh, rough
Patches, but I guess I've always
Been able to... Find pleasure in
My life somehow.
well, that's lucky. Yeah.
I guess I'm just kind of
A naturally depressive
Personality. I guess,
Obvious. Just--life's just been
Kind of hard for a while.
My son died of leukemia. He was
14 years old. You know,
Marriages don't survive that
Kind of thing. I just felt this
Kind of darkness building up
Inside me. The edges of it
Disappeared, and it felt like
It kind of swallowed me up.
Wasn't even painful anymore.
Everything just was so hard.
Except jumping. jumping
Was easy. I remember, I didn't
Want anybody to see me go over
The rail- -like I didn't want to
Get in trouble somehow.
And I went over the rail, and
There's a lip, and I stood
There, and then, I just
Stepped--I mean, the way, you
Know, you step out of bed in
The morning, I stepped.
And I thought to my self, "no,
Not this. Go back. Stop. Go
Back!"
by second 2, I knew I wanted
To live. I've never been so sure
Of anything in my life.
what did you do?
um, well, most of the people
Who've survived landed feet
First. So I somehow managed to
Flip myself over and hit
The water like a blade of grass.
And it still felt like
A cinderblock to the balls,
Though.
Broke 2 vertebrae in my pelvis
And, you know, obviously,
The reason I'm here.
broke all 14 bones in your
Face, but your jaw is remarkably
Intact. Uh, mr. Seabrook, we may
Not be able to make you look
The way you looked before.
I don't care about that.
I just want to look normal.
Jumping gave me a second chance
To live my life, to follow my
Dreams. I want to go back to
School, maybe become
A therapist, start dating again.
You know, maybe, uh...
Maybe have another kid.
you must be in a lot of pain.
you know how they say when
You die, your life flashes
Before your eyes? It's not
True. You don't see all
The things you've done. You see
All the things you're never
Going to get a chance to do,
All the opportunities you're
Going to lose. I didn't jump to
My death. I jumped to my life.
I just need you to help me to
Live it.
* ahh *
* make me
Beautiful *
* make me,
The perfect soul
A perfect mind,
A perfect face,
A perfect
Lie *
oh. Baby, that feels so good.
ok. Come inside me.
well...
Aren't you...
no. I mean, no. I'm good.
I don't need to. You do it.
come on.
oh! Oh, oh, my gosh, sean!
Oh! Oh, my god. Oh. Oh, my god.
That was insane. Mmm.
That was weird.
why?
I'm not used to you not coming.
I don't always need to come.
well...I do.
mmm. Honey, we're married.
We have, like, a lifetime of
Orgasms ahead of us. We're good.
It's good.
Oh.
mmm.
why stay with him?
are you suggesting that you
And I...
no. I want to know. Why stay
With him, if it makes you so
Unhappy?
I don't know. The same reason
You do, I guess.
kind of feel sorry for
The guy, huh? Unlucky bastard.
he survived a fall from
The golden gate bridge. How is
That unlucky?
he went from being depressed
And suicidal to completely
Delusional in 700 feet. He
Really thinks he's going to
Change his life now.
and you don't believe him.
how many times have you sworn
Off drinking and then wake up
With a hangover? Same thing,
Right?
having a hangover and
Attempting suicide are not
The same thing.
you would know, I guess.
what's that supposed to mean?
I'm just saying that people
Don't change just because they
Think they're going to die and
Then get a second chance.
you had cancer. You thought
You were going to die. You're
Saying that didn't give you
The courage to look at life
A little differently?
for about a week, yeah,
Maybe. All right?
I think there's no way you
Can't change after something
Like that.
so tell me, how is your life
So different since you swam out
To the buoy?
At a certain age, you just
Accept who you are and stop
Thinking there's something
Better out there.
you're right. You haven't
Changed at all. You married
Kimber, and you still screw
Around every chance you get.
which reminds me, I was
Having lunch at shutters
The other day, picked up these
2 hot sisters who both want to
Go up 2 cup sizes. They're
Coming in on Thursday.
Unbelievably hot, trust me. I
Told them that'd be cool. Is
That cool with you?
why don't you finish up here?
I forgot. I have a meeting I
Need to get to.
we have a consult after this.
Tell me what you don't like
About yourself, mr. Wise.
uh, don't get the wrong idea.
I wasn't trying to kill myself.
mr. Wise, the gash
Around your neck was clearly
Made by a belt, probably spiked,
From the sharp indentations left
At perfectly spaced intervals.
The skin's been ripped and
Twisted. Not a surprising
Consequence when you try to hang
Yourself.
kudos, sherlock.
Spiked belt it was, although you
Haven't solved the case just
Yet. I wasn't trying to commit
Suicide. I was masturbating.
Autoerotic asphyxiation.
Gone awry. My bad. I just need
You to fix this so that I can
Stop wearing scarves and
Turtlenecks when it's 80 degrees
Outside.
I liked you better when I
Thought you tried to kill
Yourself. You risk dying for
An orgasm?
it wasn't just an orgasm, it
Was the orgasm of a lifetime.
You have no idea.
cutting off
The blood supply to the brain
Provides an amazing high. I do
Have an idea.
it's better than any drug
You've ever had- -I've ever had.
includes quite
An extensive list, I can tell
You. Don't knock it if you ain't
Tried it, doc.
thanks, but, you know, I can
Usually find someone to help me
Out. Call it the perks of being
Married.
oh. Right. Been there.
Divorced now. Look, all I'm
Saying is, you cut off the flow
Of blood and oxygen to
The brain, your dick gets
Unbelievably hard. That's why
These guys who are hung get
These huge, stonking boners and
Ejaculate when they die. It's
Called induced--
induced cerebral anoxia.
I know.
that's right. You get this
Euphoria. it's like
Having one foot in heaven.
so, I take it you're going to
Continue with this practice even
After I, uh, repair the damage
To your neck?
don't worry, doc.
I'll stick to silk ties from now
On. Same high without the ring
Around the collar.
Look, I'm asking you to fix
This, not how I choose to come.
Judge not, right?
excuse me.
may I help you?
yeah. I'm looking for
Dr. Ryerson.
is he expecting you?
we spoke earlier on
The phone. I'm sean mcnamara.
oh! Dr. Mcnamara. Yes. I'm
Nsolo. Curtis told me you were
Coming by. You and your partner
Were the other recipients of
The other poland award this
Year. Congratulations. Follow
Me, please.
hey! Sean, thanks for coming.
Hey, how was your drive?
just fine.
good.
let me know if there's
Anything you need while in
San diego, anything at all.
thanks.
nsolo stepped on a land mine
In angola. He was a beggar at
The airport when we met him,
And now, he practically runs
The entire center when I'm on
The road, which is about
10 months out of the year.
well, I'm glad you were in
Town. I've been wanting to see
Your operation since we talked
In miami.
well, here it is, in all its
Glamour. Not exactly beverly
Hills, but...
that's a good thing.
so, uh...
What's going on with christian?
oh, he's still sucking
The champagne and caviar out of
Life.
after the ceremony, you guys
Took off so quickly, I thought
Maybe--
sorry about that, curtis. I
Had to jump on the next flight.
There was an emergency back at
The office. So...
I cannot tell you how many
Trips I've had to cut short and
Hop on a plane. I remember once,
Crop duster came and picked us
Up on the serengeti on the way
To a malaria outbreak in darfur.
An angry herd of wildebeests
Chases us down the runway, I kid
You not. Barely got out of there
With our necks.
wow. the closest
I've come to anything like that
Would be bumper-to-bumper on
The 405 with christian, who's in
A bad mood 'cause he's late for
His massage.
that's why I called you.
I'm here because...I want to
Help. So what can I do?
well, we are flying
A 12-year-old girl in from
Jakarta on Thursday. Her husband
Cut her in the face with
A machete when she fought off
His rape attempt. What we need
Is a surgeon and an o.R.
consider it done.
you sure about this?
I mean, maybe think about it,
Talk to christian.
no, I don't need to talk to
Christian. Just something I want
To do, something I probably
Should have done a long time
Ago.
all right. Well, I'll set it
Up for Thursday.
great.
this is really going to make
A difference, sean.
what are you doing?
I want to make my baby happy.
if my baby's not happy, then
I'm not happy.
I'm half asleep--
look, just tell me what you
Want. Anything.
I want you...Don't worry
About me. I'm fine.
you don't seem fine to me.
Come on.
Ahh.
mmm.
ohh.
yeah. Get it, baby.
oh. What are you doing?
oh, trust me. Trust me. Trust
Me. Trust me. Trust me, baby.
You got to trust me, ok? You're
Going to have the come of your
Life, I promise. Ok.
Trust me.
oh.
look at me. Look at me. You
Got to trust me.
oh.
ok?
ok.
oh.
Oh.
Oh! Oh!
Oh, my god!
Oh!
Oh, my god.
yeah. Yeah.
that's my baby.
next time, you do me, baby.
oh.
sorry, partner. I was
Performing a slipindicktomy.
are we in high school? You
Have to brag about having sex
With your wife?
we are not talking about sex,
Partner. I gave kimmie
The orgasm of her lifetime, ok?
I mean, kimmie's toes curled up
Like the wicked witch of
The east, and it's all because
Of mr. Wise in there. Seriously.
I mean, we were having marital
Problems. The sex was all, you
Know, whatever. Anyway, I took
His advice and tried erotic
Asphyxiation.
you choked your wife?
ok, come on. It's not like
I'm o.J. Or something, all
Right? I know how to deal with
The pressure. I'm a doctor.
oh, you're right. That's very
Romantic.
trust me. Kimber loved it.
not as much as you did,
Though.
what's that supposed to mean?
everything is about power for
You. You're not satisfied unless
You're dominating your partner.
You live your life with your
Hand on her throat, might as
Well screw her that way, too,
Right?
jeez, what's up your ass
Today, huh?
kimber deserves better than
This. You know, if you're having
Problems, why don't you try
Talking about it?
ok, mr. Marriage counselor
Guy. Ok. You're giving me
Advice, right? Last time I
Checked, you've been divorced--
How many times? Same as me,
Right? And since when do you
Care about kimber so much?
guys, are you clean enough?
The guy's been under for
6 minutes.
hey.
Sean--sean--
no, no, no, no.
no--
don't talk. Don't talk.
Ow. Mmm.
isn't that what you like now?
no.
Sean. Sean!
Ugh! Sean, stop it!
jesus.
kimber...
Hey, look. I know about
The choking. He told me. I just
Want to know if you're ok.
it's fine. It's not as bad as
It looks.
oh.
You should get somebody to look
At that, you know?
sean, stop it. I really--
I really don't want you to touch
Me right now, ok?
I came here because we need to
Stop doing this.
ok.
ok? Just ok?
what do you want me to say?
"stay, we can work it out"?
well, I would have thought
Maybe you'd have a little bit
More feeling than that, or for
Me.
it's never what this was
About. You know that.
ok. Then I guess that's it.
you're not going back to him,
Are you?
he's my husband, sean.
you deserve better.
I know. And the only reason
Why I haven't been able to get
It is because I'm fooling around
With his best friend, and I am
Just as much to blame for my own
Unhappiness as anybody. And if
I'm going to get what I deserve,
I need to take a little bit of
Responsibility, refocus on my
Marriage...Even if that means
Being completely honest with
Him.
how long you been going
Behind my back, you cheating
Bastard?
I come in this morning
Expecting to be waist-deep in
Double ds. Instead, I find my
2 bimbos out in the lobby trying
To reschedule.
oh, cool your jets. We'll fit
Your bimbos in. And I promise,
This operation won't cost you
A penny.
good to see you, christian.
I don't give a shit about
The money. If you're operating
On somebody who needs it, that's
Fine.
there's a first.
and--and what about him? I
Mean, where did he come from,
Huh? Last time we saw each
Other, you were too embarrassed
To say good-bye, and now you're
Working together in our surgical
Suite.
curtis said he needed some
Help, and I jumped at
The opportunity.
and you just forgot to tell
Me.
frankly, I didn't think you'd
Care.
bullshit. You knew exactly
What you were doing.
why don't you scrub in? You
Can help us with these grafts
Here.
no, thank you, curtis. I have
No desire to be around sean when
He's got his tongue so far up
Your ass.
sorry about that.
guess you never got around to
Telling him you're going to be
Gone to africa for a month, huh?
Sorry to interrupt. We really do
Need to get a "do not disturb"
Sign on that door. You know,
Nurse linda's come in a couple
Of times. She needs to take your
Vitals.
that's fine. I'm through.
you know, maybe you should go
Finish off in the bathroom.
really, it's not worth
The effort. I've had farts that
Were more exciting.
Why don't we take a look, huh?
how's it look?
looks pretty good. Very good,
In fact. How's the patient
Doing?
depressed.
that's just the anesthesia
Wearing off. You'll be fine in
A couple of days.
bullshit. I've been rubbing
Myself raw, fantasizing my ass
Off. Sex without asphyxiation is
About as exciting as--
a day without sunshine?
right. I forgot.
You liked me better suicidal.
oh, no, no, no. I don't. I
Mean, I did, but...
I don't.
I've been having some trouble in
My marriage, and I think you
Might have just...Helped it.
She was a little scared at
First. Thought I was trying to
Choke her to death or something.
and?
it worked. it
Worked. Probably the greatest
Orgasm I've ever seen. I mean...
and how was it when she did
You? Blow your mind or what?
no, no, no.
I'm better at giving than
Receiving.
well, it depends what you're
Receiving.
Believe me, if you want to
Discover your capacity for
Limitless ecstasy, go beyond
What you ever thought possible,
Get her to return the favor.
your marriage will
Last forever.
well, I think the neck's
Coming along fine. As long as
You stay off the windpipe for
A couple of months, maybe
Forever, you'll be good.
you know what it's like?
To have experienced heaven, and
Now be denied entry?
you know, I think I'll get
You a couple of girl-on-girl
Action videos, so I'll talk to
My anesthesiologist, get
A recommendation.
hey, handsome.
hey, honey. I'm just going to
Jump on the treadmill before I
Get some dinner.
hey, not yet.
mm-hmm.
What?
come over here.
what?
sit.
what are you doing? You look
Like a bitch in heat, kimmie.
do I?
yeah.
Well, I'm actually a tigress,
And you are a tortoise.
a tortoise?
mm-hmm.
T'thas exciting.
I've been reading the kama
Sutra book.
you're not the only creative
Lover.
oh. I like creative, huh?
Why don't you get me off like I
Got you off?
well, I'm not really into
That sort of thing.
come on.
mm-mm.
no?
but I want you to lay back.
Right here.
Spread your legs.
mm.
oh.
Give me your hands.
Mmm.
come on.
come on. You're the tigress.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, christian. Oh, that's so
Good. Oh.
Oh!
what are you doing?
what?
you don't come like that with
Me. That's--
but I'm having an orgasm.
you faked that.
no, I did not.
yes, you did. Bullshit.
Filthy old porn trash.
oh, thanks.
I'm sorry. This is the only time
I've done it, ok? I've never
Done it before. I promise.
and why should I believe
That, huh?
I've never done that! Well,
Because I'm not really into
The choking thing. It freaks
Me out.
well, why didn't you just
Tell me?
because I feel guilty.
guilty? What the hell for?
I think that you have made
The right decision.
there's not much choice. It's
Peach or blueberry.
I overheard ryerson on his
Cell after you 2 worked on that
Girl the other day. You're going
With him to africa. I just want
You to know, I think it's really
Great. I mean, I do hate you for
Leaving, but I do understand.
And by the way, when the hell
Were you going to tell me?
I mean, should I update my
Resume?
it hasn't sunk in yet.
what did christian say?
haven't told him.
oh.
yet.
ah.
don't say anything, ok?
you know, it's funny. After
All these years of you changing
People, and you being the one
Who needed it.
shithead was right. Feels
Like an orgasm everywhere--in my
Feet, shoulders. Oh, god. Going
To come.
Get up and take the belt off.
shit. I can't move. There's
Not enough...I can't feel...
I can't breathe. Stand up and
Take the goddamn belt off. Get
Up. Get up!
christian?
Jesus christ
christian!
no.
are you ok? are you
Sure you don't want them to
Come? Did you try and kill
Yourself?
What is it, the choking thing?
Honey, if it is, I don't care.
I'll do it. I'll do whatever you
Want. I'll be a slave, if you
Want.
I don't want a slave.
I didn't mean it like that.
That's not what I meant.
yes, it is.
I had this...
Moment of clarity before I lost
Consciousness.
You'll never make me happy.
I...
Can never love you enough.
oh, baby. You are not
Thinking clearly. You don't have
Enough oxygen in your brain. You
Don't know what you're saying.
I've never felt so clear.
christian, we've hit a rough
Patch. You don't break up
Because of it. We said "for
Better or worse," remember?
yeah.
I can't that part.
ok, look. This is my fault.
It's my fault. I've been a bad
Wife, and I've done really bad
Things. But I'm so sorry, and
I'll make it up to you. And I
Know that you'll love me again.
can you hear what you're
Saying?
I'm not good for you.
I'm meant to be alone.
he kicked me out.
That's it. It's over. He's done
With me now.
you've heard that before...
How many hundreds of times?
no, it's different
This time.
You should have seen the look on
His face.
We're like 2 strangers. I mean,
The guy doesn't even like me.
good.
He's doing you a favor, kimber.
It's a gift.
but I don't want that kind of
Gift. I want one that includes
Him, one for us. I mean, he's
Where I belong.
not anymore. Maybe you never
Did, right? Maybe it was just
Your fear of not belonging
Anywhere that made you so stuck.
Doesn't matter now. All that
Matters now is, what are you
Going to do? This is your
Opportunity, kimber. Jump. Take
The leap. Find out who you are
Without him telling you you're
Not good enough, pretty enough,
Smart enough. Do it before you
Get too old and you can't.
I'm not like you, sean.
I don't hate christian.
And I certainly don't want to be
Him, either.
hey.
what's the with bad mood?
well, I don't really
Enjoy hanging out with a bunch
Of hollywood skanks.
oh, come on. They're nice
Girls, kimber.
you said we were going to be
Alone.
you'll get your turn. There's
More than enough mike to go
Around.
Ok. Just give me a second. I'll
Be right there. I believe April
Is next. Excuse me.
I thought I was the one you
Wanted to spend the rest of your
Life with.
so did I.
Wow. Crazy times, huh?
I'll tell you what. It's a good
Thing you kicked my ass to
The curb that final time. I
Mean, it's taken a shitload of
Curbs, but I think I finally got
The message.
I'm sorry about that. It was
Shitty.
and I don't have an excuse
Other than I was obsessed with
Christian. But I don't feel that
Way. And you're so good to me,
And we're good together, and I
Just--I really, in my heart,
Feel that 2 people that are
Right for each other need to
Spend the rest of their lives
Together.
honey, , I've got more bumps
And bruises than a rodeo clown.
I can handle the pain, but after
A while, you just get tired of
Being laughed at.
listen...Do me a favor,
Will you, kimber?
I've got a chateau mouton
Rothschild 1986 over at the bar.
Why don't you be a sweetie and
Go get it?
and bring a corkscrew.
hey. kimber?
The wine?
Finally got
The message.
I'm sorry about that. It was
Shitty.
and I don't have an excuse
Other than I was obsessed with
Christian. But I don't feel that
Way. And you're so good to me,
And we're good together, and I
Just--I really, in my heart,
Feel that 2 people that are
Right for each other need to
Spend the rest of their l
D
heyer
The wine?
not yet. I plan to take him
To his favorite strip club and
Drop the bomb there, let naked
Women soften the blow.
Uh, no. Not anymore. He kicked
His wife out. Listen, curtis,
I was thinking we could author
An article together based on
This trip. I have an idea for
A new procedure on patients with
Neurofibromatosis.
Great. Ok. Yeah.
Well, we'll talk about it when I
See you in a few days.
Ah. I got to go. Ok. Bye.
what?
Kimber fell off a boat last
Night. She's, uh...
She's missing.
what? Whose boat?
U in a few days.
Ah. I got to go. Ok. Bye.
what?
Kimber fell off a boat last
Night. She's, uh...
Coast guard thinks she, uh...
Thinks she's dead.
wait. I--I don't understand
What happened. She...
She slipped and fell off
The boat?
I think she jumped.
jumped?
yeah.
suicide?
Well, but the coast guard is
Still searching, so they could
Still find her.
impossible. 12 hours?
Can't survive in the water that
Long, you know.
I kicked her out last
Night. I told her I wanted her
Out of my life.
I shouldn't have...
I should have--
I don't know what to do.
there you are. Hey,
Dr. Mcnamara, I wanted to thank
You and dr. Troy for
The excellent care I've received
Here.
Is he around?
no. He's...Uh...
You look like you're healing
Well, mr. Seabrook.
I feel great. Today really is
The first day of the rest of my
Life, and I'm not going to let
Another day pass doing things I
Don't want to do or feeling ways
I don't want to feel.
good for you.
I wish you luck with everything.
hope the same for you,
Dr. Mcnamara.
Good-bye.