Hey, do you still need that
Loan?
I'm late, what, two payments?
I always wanted to screw the
I.r.s.
But that was not a $457,000
Screw. i will get the money.
Jail is always an option.
I need your signature. i want
To take out a loan against
The business.
No, no, no. no way.
Everything seems to be in
Order.
Don't need the loan anymore,
Buddy boy. i got an extension.
This is really bad.
How come i don't feel guilty?
We need to stop doing this.
You're not going back to him,
Are you?
He's my husband.
So you deserve better.
You won't ever make me happy.
We've hit a rough patch. you
Don't break up because of it.
He's done with me now.
Good. he's doing you a favor,
Kimber. it's a gift.
[splash]
Marcy hamill flat-lined in
Recovery.
Why do the police have to
Know?
No way, christian. we're not
Going down that road again.
This time we do it by the book.
[panting]
It's not like these are
Things that i don't like about
You. it's just that, you know...
I mean, there comes a point
Where the--the lack of
Attention, you know, doesn't
Feel like just some sort of
Benign neglect. i mean, i know
All about th. my mother was an
Expert, trust me. but it begins
To feel intentional, like he...
Li you want to hurt me. but we
Have talked about this 50 times.
Didn't we have the same
Conversation two weeks ago?
For god's sake, talk, ron,
Because you know that i'll fill
The silences if you don't, and
It's usually with some stupid
Crap. and this is exactly what
The doctor and i are talking
About. you need to start
Generating this relationship.
Ron?
Anything?
I'm done.
Done talking about this?
Done talking about anything.
What is that?
Divorce papers. i had eddie
Draw them up. i've also
Separated our bank accounts and
I'm renting a place down in the
Marina for the time being.
Tonya's at our place now,
Packing up my things.
Dahlia, this is obviously
Very painful to hear.
I think we should, uh, take this
Slow.
You...
You goddamned asshole!
[screaming]
Damn it!
[crying]
This is why i did this here!
I knew you couldn't handle it!
She's unstable.
Handle it?!
We have been married for 20
Years! what did you expect me
To do, thank you?!
Oh, it's tonya. you're screwing
Your secretary?
It's not tonya.
It's you.
It's all about you, dahlia.
You're passive-aggressive and
Cruel and diminishing.
But this--this therapy.
We came here to save our
Relationship, our 20-year
Marriage.
Stop with the 20 years, as
If it's some endurance sport!
Therapy didn't save us, dahlia.
It only made me realize how
Little there is for me here
With you.
[dahlia stops crying]
You prick. i'm gonna take
Everything. he has a little
Dick. it's about the size of a
Goddamned grain of rice.
We're both to blame for this.
Where are you going?
Wherever i want.
Dr. troy, dr. mcnamara, i'm
Ready for you now.
Sync by honeybunny www.addic7ed.com
So, uh, what's their story?
Oh, i can't really talk
About that.
We understand. we're doctors,
Too. plaic surgeons.
Ahem.
Not like we're a couple or
Anything.
My practice specializes in
Couple and group therapy. that
Can mean husbands and wives,
Lovers, brothers and sisters,
Or people in a professional
Relationship. you'd be surprised
How many business partrs
I see. so how long have you two
Been working together?
20 years.
Is that long? i mean,
Compared to your other cents?
Why did you decide you
Suddenly needed therapy?
You must know each other very
Well. probably become pretty
Adept at self-solving.
We've had our fights, just
Like anybody else, you know,
But we manage to work them out.
Frankly, i think we could fix
This with a week in cabo, but he
Thinks our money's better spent,
Uh, on you.
Now why did you think that,
Dr. mcnamara? are things the
Worst they've ever been?
No.
Heh! he was married to this
Woman. her name's julia. they
Had a son together--matt. a few
Years ago, we found out that
Matt was actually my son, and
He decided to beat the shit out
Of me in the scrub room.
I think that was the worst.
Usually, when couples seek
Therapy,
It's when things are at their
Bleakest, when all hope seems
Lost. is that the way you feel,
Dr. mcnamara?
Sometimes.
I don't. i want things to go
Back to exactly the way they
Were before. i love him.
I miss him.
Do you love dr. troy?
I do. he's like the brother
I never had.
Sometimes family can be very
Difficult. when we describe a
Friend as a family member,
Sometimes we're saying we love
Them in spite of themselves,
That we have no choice but to
Love them.
Do you feel you have a choice
To love dr. troy?
Of course i do.
[scoffs]
I want to try an exercise
With you.
I want you to draw your
Families. doesn't have to be a
Degas. just draw whatever you
Feel.
>>hank you.
Ahem.
Christian
That's, uh, sean and that's
Me.
That's it? where are your
Kids?
I don't know. sleeping in
Another room.
Well, that's not your family.
Hey, don't judge my picture.
Let's see yours.
Is that your wife and
Children?
Yes.
They don't live with you?
No, they live with her in
New york. w'd you know that?
Everyone's hands are
Touching except yours.
You put your ex-wife in your
Picture, but you didn't put me
In it.
Now youe judging my
Picture.
I'm just saying.
It is interesting that a few
Minutes ago you described
Dr. troy as your brother, then
You neglected to include him in
Your family portrait.
Well, a few months ago,
I probably would havincluded
Him.
What's happened? certainly
Nothing worse than discovering
He, uh, fathered your firstborn.
It's nothing big or specific
Like that. i just feel worn down
By him. he sucks all the air
Out of the room. he's, uh...
How do i put this delicately?
Christian is not a good person.
Very delicate.
You know, you have your
Moral code, but let's face it.
You're willing to do some
Pretty horrible things in the
Name of self-interest.
You know, if we're talking
About the same things, then you
Were right alongside me. i'm
Just not ashamed of myself.
All right. i never would
Have done those things if you
Weren't in my life.
Heh heh!
We have this joke thaour
Offices are built over the
Mouth of hell. well, if that's
True, he's the devil.
Do you have any idea how
Boring your life would be if i
Wasn't in it?
This is what you do. you
Diminish me so that i need you.
Is this why we're giving
This guy 250 an hour, huh? so
You can play the victim? i mean,
Seriously, talk about sucking
The life out of somebody.
I mean, how long are you going
To keep blaming me for how much
You hate your life?
Let's slow down for a sec--
No, no, no. i don't want to
Slow down. i want to know
Something first. why didn't you
Put me in your picture?
I told you.
No, you didn't telle. what
Happened a few months ago?
Nothing. that's the point.
This relationship never changes.
I'm just waking up to the fact
That it doesn't work, that maybe
It never worked.
You guys up for another
Exercise?
[scoffs]
What is this, pre-school?
You're both highly
Intelligent, educated men.
Sometimes i have to trick people
Like you. no, check that. you
Have to trick yourselves into
Getting past your really good
Bullshit. you have 15 seconds.
Write down every word you can
Think of to describe your
Partner.
Go.
Ok, time's up.
Dr. mcnamara, this time
You go first.
"tall, arrogant, peacock,
Womanizer, clothes whore,
Surgeon, damaged, dangerous,
Asshole."
Dr. troy, any thoughts?
Uh, hard to argue with any
Of those.
What about yours?
What?
You think dr. mcnamara has a
Drinking problem?
No, but i think he's an
Alcoholic.
What's the difference?
The difference is people with
Drinking problems can't stop
Drinking. you abuse it.
You self-medicate.
When was the last time you
Had a drink?
Heh! before he came in here.
I could smell it on his breath
On the way over. he keeps a
Bottle of vodka under his fish
Tank.
Are you accusing me of
Drinking before surgery?
No, but after.
We deal in micro-millimeters
Over the course of 6 to 8 hours.
It's very hard to let go after
Something like that.
Not all surgeons drink.
No. some take pills. some
Screw the girls who water the
Ficus plant.
Heh heh! you know, it's not
Just the drinking. you behave
Like an alcoholic, ok? you act
Out and then you'll apologize,
And you expect everybody to
Forgive you.
He doesn't take responsibility
For anything in his life. julia
Is a crazy dyke, matt's got my
Genes, i'm the devil, as you
Just heard.
The one common thread in all
Of this...is you.
You need me.
No, i don't need you. i'm
A hell of a surgeon myself, ok?
The only reason i'm with him is
Because i choose to be with him.
Why? sometimes the fastest
Way to get to the truth is to
Ask the simplest questions.
Why do you stay together?
Is it money? loyalty? habit?
No, no, no. that's not my
Style. i know when the party's
Over an hour before everybody
Else does.
Then why?
We're a good team. sean's a
Hell of a surgeon, you know?
I'm--i'm inspired by him.
Are you inspired by dr. troy?
Not really.
Hmmh!
You know, sometimes there are
Things that i envy about him,
All the women, but whenever i
Try those things, i see how
Empty they are and that really
He's just searching for
Something i already have.
And what's that?
Well, a center, a purpose.
And what purpose is that?
Yeah, i want to hear this.
To help people, to be
A doctor, to heal.
[scoffs]
That is such bullshit. he wants
The babes and the booze just as
Much, if not more, than i do.
It is kind of interesting
That you would have that purpose
And yet choose to be a
Cosmetic surgeon.
Believe me, i've had some
Serious doubts about that
Decision lately.
Here we go again. he's been
Singing the same tune for the
Last 20 years.
Well, maybe this time it's
Different.
It isn't.
Now, this is what he does.
He says he accepts me for who
I am, then the second i try to
Set some boundaries between us,
He yanks me right back in.
Do you have boundary issues,
Dr. troy?
When we lived together, he
Thought nothing of coming into
My room at any hour just because
He felt like talking.
Is it wrong to want to shoot
The shit with your best friend?
My door was closed.
Just answer me. is it?
You're invading my private
Space.
I always check to make sure
He's not jerking off or
Whatever.
All his homes have very few
Walls. it's like he needs to see
You all the time to make sure
You're still there. i assume
It's because he was brought up
In foster care, but it's
Exhausting!
But you must have liked being
Needed in that way,
Dr. mcnamara. i mean, to be in
A relationship with someone so
Specifically needy.
You keep asking about the
Past, but can't people change?
Can't i wake up one day and
Realize i don't want to be that
Person anymore and i'm just
Done?
What do you mean, done?
Aren't we gonna save this?
Well, you might be.
I'm here to end it.
I know what this is about.
The princess and the pea.
Remember that story about the
Chick who, uh, could feel a pea
Under all those mattresses?
You're saying i'm a princess?
No. we are. our relationship
Is. the one thing that screws
Us up is, uh...secrets.
That's our pea.
I don't have a secret.
No, but i do.
And it's kind of...
I hate lying to you.
What did you do?
It's funny because at the end
Of the day, it's really no big
Deal, but...you remember a while
Ago, when i was having some tax
Problems and i wanted to take
Out a loan against the business?
And i said no.
Well, i did it anyway.
I was desperate.
How? you needed my signature
On the forms.
I forged it.
You risked everything?
20 years of my hard work?
I could have lost it all!
Look, i know it was wrong
And i should have...
Thank you, doctor. i wanted
Out of this, but now i can leave
With a clear conscience.
Any contact you want with me
Should be through my lawyer.
Relax, ok? he's gonna show
Up.
He's probably having too much
Fun jerking off imagining all
The ways that i've screwed him.
Look, i wouldn't have agreed
To come here if he had objected,
Which he didn't.
You left him a message.
He texted you back, saying,
"whatever."
He could have said no.
[sighs]
Lizzie, i love you, but you
Might not be as huge a draw as
You think you are. the guy's
Been missing in action for a
Week. i had to reschedule 9
Surgeries. "sorry, mr. ortiz.
You'll have to live another week
With that honkin' schnoz of
Yours because dr. mcnamara's
At home, festering."
And what are you doing now?
I'm expressing my anger, ok?
I'm not some baby pouting in
His shit.
No, you're having a tantrum
And you're throwing it all
Against the walls.
Hey. thanks for doing this.
Back at ya.
I'm glad you came, too.
I figure if i'm gonna sue
You, i should tell you in
Person.
So, last week ended on quite
A note.
Here, sean.
I'm not interested in what
You have to say. save it for
Your lawyer.
Just take it.
$256,000?
I told you i was temporarily
Cash-poor. it was an emergency.
I'm paying you back, with
Interest.
What about this strikes you
As funny, sean?
Oh, it's just so classic,
You know? he totals your life
And then offers to pay for the
Repairs. money fixes everything.
Saves him the trouble of having
A conscience.
And he's a prick.
[chuckles]
Was this check intended to
Fix everything?
Look, what i did was wrong.
I know that, and i understand
If he's pissed or upset or--
Wait. he can cry real tears,
Too, ok? everything he does,
Everything he says is about
Getting what he needs, power
And money, and it doesn't matter
Who he hurts or cheats or kills.
So you...think christian is
Capable of killing you?
Jesus, sean. you really do
Need help. are you really that
Paranoid?
Look, i'm just saying he
Takes no responsibility for
Anything he does because there's
Always an easy way out.
He married liz when he thought
He was dying and needed a
Baby-sitter for his kids. then,
When he was suddenly healthy,
He dumped her, then tried to pay
Her off, as if money would
Somehow take away the pain.
Yeah, go ahead. you--you tell
Him, liz.
I didn't agree to let
Dr. cruz join us so that you two
Could, uh, play her against each
Other. i won't allow you to put
Her in the middle.
Thank you.
Dr. cruz, is there something
You'd like to say?
I guess i just am not used
To feeling so, um, protected.
I was forced to take sides
Growing up, and it was a
Constant battlefield. it was
Just--
You don't feel protected at
Work?
'course she does.
I'm very protective of liz.
I was asking dr. cruz.
In the beginning...
I felt that, um, sean and
Christian were family, you know.
But they have been so busy
Hating each other, the rest of
Us don't even exist, unless to
Take sides. it's never about
What we need, about what we
Want, about what we deserve for
Putting up with your bullshit.
Well, that's unfair, liz.
You know what's unfair, sean?
That i've been working at
Mcnamara/troy for years, and
Neither of you have ever come up
To me and said, "liz, we'd like
To make you a partner. we would
Like for you to have parity with
Us because you work so hard,
Because you deserve it."
And you know what? it's time,
Now.
I mean, maybe it's the only way
You two will survive--shaking up
This dysfunctional duo and
Making it mcnamara, troy & cruz.
[scoffs]
Lizzie--
Oh, don't, don't. don't
Patronize me.
You're right, liz. we should
Have done that a long time ago,
When there still was a
Mcnamara/troy for cruz to join.
[scoffs]
I always considered you
A partner...
Oh.
In spirit.
Screw you, christian.
Oh, come on. you're the only
One who can help us figure out
How we got here. please, ok?
How two brothers could--
Want to kill each other?
Have you read the bible?
Believe me, we're not the first.
Dr. cruz, why did you agree
To come here today?
Because i figured that this
Would be a safe space to open up
And be honest with them about
How i felt and that maybe, with
A professional present, i could
Tell them what self-centered,
Egotistical assholes they are.
And...and just--and also that,
Um...
And what?
That, uh...
That i am pregnant.
[chuckles]
So? congratulations.
You want my permission?
It's sean's sperm. and you
Know what they say--you're only
As sick as your secrets, and i
Am up-to-my-ass tired of keeping
Everybody else's goddamned
Secrets. so i asked sean and he
Was kind enough to oblige.
You really think that you
Have a better chance of avoiding
Birth defects with his splooge?
Well, at least i don't have
To be worried that he's gonna
Ask me to get rid of the child
If it isn'perfect.
That wasn't the reason.
No matter what this child is
Or isn't, i'm gonna be able to
Love it because i have that
Capacity. that's how you and i
Are different, christian. i can
Love a thing for itself,
Imperfections and all.
They would be lost without each
Other, doctor.
Jesus, liz. i thought you'd
At least be objective. you know
I'd be better off on my own.
You don't even believe that
You exist without christian.
You can't tell who you are, how
You're doing, what you're worth
Without comparing yourself to
Him. the rest of us, what are
We? we're just elevator music.
You both deserve each other.
But i'll tell you what you don't
Deserve. you don't deserve me.
How do you guys feel about
Everything she just said?
So you give liz your sperm
Without telling me? why would
You do that?
She asked. she wants
A family. she is my family.
I thought i could help her and
We--i--you hurt her so much,
I thought it was the least i
Could do.
You're gonna raise another
Child?
[sighs]
I signed papers. i have no leg
Rights and i am fine with that.
I'm not fine with it.
I screwed up. i gave it to her.
I thought because of her age,
It would never take, but the
Drugs and the...oh, jesus.
What am i gonna do?
I don't want another kid.
I just wanted her to be happy.
Anything else you're hiding?
At least i paid back what i
Borrowed.
Stole, embezzled, not
Borrowed.
But i'm squeaky clean now,
Aren't i?
Anything else you're keeping
From me?
I'm afraid we'll have to
Stop. that's all we have time
For today.
You're shittin' me.
Here.
For a double session.
Keep the change.
I have another patient.
I'll pay for their makeup
Session, too. you can keep that
Change as well.
Maybe dr. griffin would like
A prostitute. worked so well
With me. remember when you got
Matt one?
Look, i'm sure you have
Patients who sometimes need
Extra time, so you figure things
Out so they can continue. you
Know, i'm a doctor. i know how
This works.
Your hour is over, dr. troy.
I can see you and dr. mcnamara
Next week at the same time
If you'd like.
If i'd like? what i'd like
To do is stick my shiny, pointy
Shoe up your smug, enlightened
Ass. that's what i'd le to do.
And you, buddy boy? you can
Sue me as much as you want.
You hurt me, you hurt yourself.
And remember...
I know where all the bodies are
Buried.
Wow.
Thank you, doctor. now that
You've seen christian troy in
Action, is there really any
Point in another session?
I'll be with you in a minute.
It's going straight to
Voice mail.
You didn't leave a message?
Well, he's 20 minutes late.
What am i gonna say to him,
"hurry up"?
I'll call. sometimes when he
Sees your number, he doesn't
Answer.
So now it's my fault?
Oh, i don't know. maybe you
Gave him the wrong address, the
Wrong time.
Is this typical behavior?
For matt, yes. he's made
A career out of being
Irresponsible.
I mean for the two of you.
You're very divided on how to
Deal with your son right now.
Is that usually the case?
Usually christian will berate
Him or put him down.
If he could do something
I could be proud of every once
In a while, then it'd be
Different, you know?
This is good. this is
Important. the main reason we
Invited your son here is to
Observe how your co-parenting
Has become one of your core
Issues. it's a chance to work
On it. sean, uh, is there
Anything that christian has done
For matt as a father that you do
Appreciate?
How about you, christian?
Have you ever thanked sean for
Raising your son all those
Years?
Perhaps you should. a lot of
Times, when we focus on what's
Good instead of what's wrong,
We can change our response to
The situation and then to each
Other. can we try that?
Sure.
[sighs]
I appreciate the, um, the way
That you raised matt over all
Those years, and i think you did
A great job.
And i think you do the best
You can with him...
When you want to.
[knock on door]
Oh, matty, come on in.
You're only a half-hour late.
We tried calling. why didn't
You answer?
Matt, i'm dr. griffin.
Thanks for coming.
Pleasure.
And this is?
Uh, ramona.
It's nice to meet you.
You knew this wasn't a lunch
Date. why'd you bring a
Girlfriend?
Well, because she's not my
Girlfriend anymore. she's my
Fiancee.
Congratulations. i guess the
Next question is, "how far along
Are you, sweetie pie?"
You must be christian. matt
Said that you would be the first
One to say something
Inappropriate.
Ramona, i'm sean. it's nice
To meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
But, um...why didn't you let
Us know about this earlier?
Well, why? did i need to get
Your approval first?
It would have been better if
We'd met her before.
Yeah, and now you have.
What are you doing, matt?
You knew this session was
Important to us. you had to
Spring this on us here, now?
Unfortunately, there wasn't
Gonna be a better time. we've
Been packing since last week
And we make the move tomorrow.
Ooh, wow. you're moving. let
Me guess. skid row has
A vacancy?
Matt, uh, since sean and
Christian invited only you to
Join the session, i'll have to
Ask ramona to wait outside.
Well, i'd really like her to
Stay, actually, especially since
It might be the last time they
Ever see us.
What are you talking about?
Heh heh!
Just like we talked about,
Baby.
Yeah. um, you know what?
Uh, let's sit first, yeah?
Um...
Look, i know this is sudden,
But i've actually been thinking
About it for a while. after
Ramona and i are married, we're
Gonna move out to victorville.
I'm gonna work for her father
In his carpet business and take
Over payments on their house.
Jenna already has a room there,
And, uh...
Well...
Matt doesn't want either of
You in his life anymore, and
Once we leave, he'd no longer
Like to stay in contact.
Ok. fine by me.
Well, hold on a second.
Oh, come on. let it go.
He'll be back within 6 months,
Tail between his legs, and
Begging for a handout.
You'd like to think that,
Wouldn't you?
Isn't this exactly what you
Said before you became addicted
To meth, got married to kimber,
Dressed up as a mime, and
Started robbing delis?
Your future husband has quite a
Past, just in case you haven't
Heard.
Matt's actually told me all
About his past. you're not
Scaring me, if that's what
You're trying to do.
Really? sweetie pie...
Has he told you everything?
Mostly about how, despite the
Fact that he has two fathers,
He's been made to feel worthless
All of the time. and that even
When he tries his hardest to do
Good, you both make him feel
Like shit.
Is that how you really feel
About us? you don't want us in
Your life at all? matt, we love
You. you're our son.
I'm your punching bag.
Nothing's ever gone right for
Me. you know, i've always been
Looking for stability and i
Think i've finally found it
Now, and i don't want to screw
That up. and leaving is the
Only way that's gonna work.
I need to be around people who
Support me.
Hey, don't let the door hit
You on the way out.
Thank you. you just made
This whole thing so much easier
For me. come on, baby. let's go.
Matt, wait.
Sean, let him go.
We can talk about this.
[door closes]
Why are you being so
Nonchalant? you should be trying
To stop him. that's what he
Wants you to do. can't you
See that?
Sean, if you'd like to--
No, what i'd like is for him
To stop being so smug and show
That he gives a shit about his
Son for once.
There you go again. why don't
You take responsibility for
Your own failures, huh, instead
Of blaming me? matt wants to
Leave us both.
Ok, hold on. let's stop
Arguing about who's at fault
Here. i'd like to help you work
Together so we can see some
Progress.
There's no progress to be
Made. matt's never gonna change.
Sean certainly is not gonna
Change and neither am i.
The whole therapy thing is
Bullshit.
You really believe that?
Yes, i do.
But are you at least willing
To try if it means keeping your
Relationship with sean together?
I'm willing to accept who i
Am and stop pretending to be
Somebody else. maybe if you
Tried that once in a while, you
Might not be so miserable.
Like what, accept that you're
An asshole?
Accept who you are, that you
Can't change.
You're right. we should stop
Working at this. we should just
End it, end us.
You don't want to end this
Relationship. i am the only one
Who's been able to put up with
Your shit over all these years.
No, i do.
No, you don't.
Then why did i have an affair
With kimber?
Why did you what?
We were sleeping together
For almost a month.
You slept with kimber while
We were together?
Hoping you'd find out. then
You'd have a reason to leave me.
You realize how pathetic
You are? hmm?
Using her to get rid of me?
Why can't you be a man and ask
For what you want?
You want me to tell you now?
Sure. go ahead. you want to
Leave, just like matt? there's
The door, my friend.
Nobody is stopping you.
[door opens]
Dahlia, i'm sorry. we're
Running a little late. could
You, uh, wait outside for
A few minutes?
No. this can't wait.
It's really a miracle.
The bullet didn't even chip any
Of his teeth.
Nope, went through both
Cheeks, in and out. he was very
Lucky.
You were both very lucky
Neither of you got hit.
Well, like a lot of things,
It wasn't meant to be, i guess.
What's that supposed to mean?
Great job on your side, by
The way. he'll never even see
A scar when it heals.
What?
I'm saying i'm impressed.
Why?
I'm focusing on the good,
Like he said. trying to change
My response to the situation.
I figured it would be better to
Pay you a compliment right now.
I'm not interested in your
Compliments, all right? what i
Want right now is a decision.
About what?
Either you're staying or
You're going, all right? after
All that talk, after all that
Therapeutic exercise, i want to
Know where we stand.
Maybe we should talk about
This--
No more talking. there has
Been so much talking i'm
Exhausted, all right? you need
To make a decision, and you need
To make it soon. i'll tell you
What, you make a decision by
5:00 this afternoon. otherwise,
I'll make one for you, huh?
How's that for clarity?
[slams down instrument,
Instrument hits floor]
Hi.
Hi. ahem.
Ok, so just let me ask. am i
Gonna have to look for a new
Job?
I can't see why. sean's
Gonna have to work somewhere if
He leaves. i'm sure he'll take
You with him, maybe even give
You that, uh, partnership
You're looking for.
So who's to say, if you two
Were to split up, i would go
With sean?
I think you made that clear
When you chose to use his
Man juice in your turkey baster.
You don't get it.
No, i get it, and i get it
Fine, ok? after all these years,
After the crap that i put you
Through--the divorce, everything
Else--he's stable, you know?
[scoffs]
At least he pretends to be
A good guy.
Look, i don't have to defend
My choice to you. if it hurts
That i don't like you best or i
Didn't pick you yet again,
Sorry. i picked sean because,
Unlike you, he won't try to own
Me and my baby. i mean, he did
This for me. he doesn't want
Anything back. he knows it's
Mine and he has nothing to do
With it.
[sighs]
Right. selfless old sean. and
That's it? that's the whole
Reason that you picked him?
Yes, that's it, the whole
Reason i picked him.
Well, i think it's bullshit.
It's your little way of holding
On. you can pretend all you want
It's just about you, but you
Without us?
Who are you?
Maybe.
But i never have to worry about
You disappearing out of my life.
You need me too much to bolster
Up that fragile ego of yours.
With sean, it's different. maybe
This connection will help us to
Stay connected. so what?
Is that so wrong?
[heart monitor beeping]
Oh. uh, your receptionist
Said i could see him?
It'll be a while before he
Wakes up. and you are?
Oh, i'm the husband of the
Woman who shot him.
Ron mark.
I'm sean mcnamara. my partner
And i did the surgery.
I'll take this. thank you.
Gee, you can imagine i feel
Pretty terrible. dr. griffin's
A decent man, you know? he was
Just trying to help.
Where is your wife, by the
Way? nowhere near here, i hope.
She's in custody.
I was always telling her how
Crazy she was. made her furious.
Now i'm wondering if i was
Actually making it come true,
You know? i mean, could i have
Driven her crazy?
Well, it's a chicken and egg
Kind of question, you know?
I think you'll make yourself
Crazy trying to get to the
Bottom of that.
You know the real irony of it
All? she'll probably use
Insanity as her defense.
Man. if i could just turn the
Clock back and do that last
Session over again.
What would you do
Differently?
I'd try to see myself through
Her eyes. you know, i went in
There with an agenda. i wasn't
Being open. i wasn't being
Honest. i was just playing the
Same old games, talking in
Sports metaphors which make her
Crazy, playing the wounded
Party, making her feel like
A monster, and then--bam--
I throw divorce papers at her.
She took a gun and she tried
To kill her therapist. that's
Not within any reasonable range
Of human behavior i'm aware of.
[sighs]
Well...i'll tell him
You stopped by.
Thank you.
You know, no one's ever totally
Without blame. no one.
I'd like to kill him. i'd
Like to take a gun and i'd like
To shoot him in the head. no,
Scratch that. i'd like to take
A knife...slice his balls off.
That's what i'd like to do.
You're a therapist. i can say
That kind of shit and you're not
Gonna go to the police, right?
I mean, you know what i'm
Talking about. i'm just angry,
That's all.
I think i know the difference
Between feelings and fact.
Ten minutes late at this
Point in the game? he's so
Passe-aggressive, it makes me
Sick.
Is it a pattern? do you feel
Li he's always keeping you
It
Is kind of becohat way,
I must say. i mean, he doesn't
Know what he's doing.
So, it sounds like you're
More certain of wanting the
Relationship to continue,
Ereas you see...
Sean.
Sean. sorry. whereas you see
Sean as having issues, so to
Speak. have i got that right?
Kind of.
[sighs]
Speak of the devil.
Sorry. big mess on wilshire.
It's always something, ain't
It, pal?
Hello, doctor. i'm sean
Mcnamara.
Karen singer. nice to meet
You.
Ah. so--ahem--has he been
Filling you in on what a
Screwed-up, passive-aggressive
Wimp i am?
Is that your perception of
How he views you?
Oh, i don't know. i don't
Know what's real about anything
Anymore.
Heh! you don't? why doesn't
That surprise me?
Are we gonna spend the whole
Session taking pot shots at
Each other?
I don't know.
Are we?
So, doctors,
Let's start at the beginning.
Tell me what you don't like
About your relationship.
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