"ROUND YOUR BACK, PLEASE." "THAT'S IT." "THIS IS THE LOCAL." "IT IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE EPIDURAL." "WE'VE ALSO JUST STARTED A PITOCIN DRIP" "WHICH SHOULD INDUCE LABOR WITHIN THE NEXT EIGHT HOURS OR SO." "IT'S HARD TO GRASP WHAT A CONTRACTION ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE." "SO I WANT EACH OF YOU, PARTNERS AND DADS INCLUDED," "TO GRAB AN ICE CUBE AND GRIP IT IN YOUR HAND" "AS HARD AND AS LONG AS YOU CAN." "I'M GONNA TIME YOU." "IT'S A PIECE Of CAKE." "OH, YOU WON'T GET IN OUR POOL UNLESS IT'S 90 DEGREES." "WHICH IS WHY I BUILT A JACUZZI." "OKAY." "BEGIN." "THIS EXERCISE IS TO ILLUSTRATE" "HOW DIFFERENT EACH OF OUR PAIN THRESHOLDS ARE." "A WOMAN'S PAIN THRESHOLD" "IS OFTEN QUITE A BIT MORE THAN A MAN'S." "OHH, DID YOU HEAR THAT?" "MM-HMM." "QUITE A BIT." "GOOD." "QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN A MAN'S." "YOU'RE A MAN." "NOW, IF IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU," "YOU'RE PERFECTLY WELCOME TO JUST LET GO." "I think she's talking to you." "I think she's talking directly to you." "AH!" "SORRY." "46 SECONDS." "I'VE SEEN WORSE." "OH!" "WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE BOOZE." "MOM'S FRIENDS ARE GOING THROUGH IT LIKE IT'S SPRING BREAK." "ARE YOU EATING THE CAKE?" "HMM?" "ARE YOU EATING THE CAKE?" "HMM?" "YOU'RE EATING THE CAKE." "Shh." "Shh." "Shh." "DID YOU SEE WHAT " "MM." "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" "WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I PULLED YOU IN THE HALLWAY" "TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?" "FRIDAY." "MM." "THEN I'M A DAMN FOOL." "IT'S SATURDAY." "I KNOW." "YOU HAVE TO GET THAT." "WE GOT COMPANY." "WOW!" "REMIND ME TO HAVE YOUR MOM PLAN MY BABY SHOWER." "THIS ISN'T EVEN MY BABY SHOWER." "I KNOW." "THAT'S MY POINT EXACTLY." "LOOKS AT THIS, AMAZING." "LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE." "I KNOW." "THEY'RE ALL MOM'S FRIENDS OFF FACEBOOK." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" "TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM." "OH, THAT NEVER GETS OLD, KATHLEEN." "MOM, WHAT PART OF "NO PRESENTS" DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND?" "OH, THEY'RE MOSTLY FROM YOUR DAD AND ME." "AND DON'T WORRY" " THEY'RE GENDER-NEUTRAL." "OKAY." "ISN'T THIS PERFECT THAT YOU'RE HAVING A BABY TOGETHER?" "TELL ME HOW EXCITED YOU ARE." "OH, JUST BEYOND." "IT'S BEYOND, RIGHT?" "IT'S HER THIRD BABY, MOM." "I KNOW." "BUT IT'S SPECIAL." "THIS IS ONE SPECIAL." "YOU'RE HAVING A BABY TOGETHER." "SEE?" "LOOK AT THAT." "AWW." "OH, YEAH." "BABY BUMP!" "ARE YOU GONNA MAKE US BUMP?" "LET'S BUMP." "BOOM!" "OH, THE BABY BUMPS BUMPED." "YOU ARE HAMMERED!" "OOH." "OH, AIDAN!" "JACK!" "I AM GONNA SELL BOTH OF YOU!" "EXCUSE ME." "OH, SHE'S MAD." "HONEY?" "HMM?" "I THINK YOUR FRIEND MARYLIN WAS BEEN A BIT OVER-SERVED." "WHY, WHAT HAPPENED?" "OHH." "TOSSED HER COOKIES IN YOUR BOUGAINVILLEA." "WHAT?" "!" "OHH." "REMEMBER SHE DID THAT AT OUR HOUSE?" "I'LL JUST GET THE POWER WASHER AND HOSE IT DOWN FOR YOU." "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "OHH, YEAH." "JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT DAD." "SORRY." "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR FRIENDS?" "ARE THEY 17?" "I KNOW." "NO, THEY'RE DRUNKS." "REALLY, THEY ARE." "A LOT OF THEM ARE DRUNKS." "WHA" "CAN WE CUT THE CAKE?" "I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS!" "PLEASE?" "YOU MADE THE CAKE!" "Aaron:" "UM, BEFORE WE DO THIS..." "Kathleen:" "OH, JUST CUT IT ALREADY!" "READY?" "OKAY." "OH." "OH, IT'S A BOY!" "A BOY." "WHOO!" "IT'S A BOY!" "CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDMA." "IT'S A BOY!" "I WANTED A BOY." "CONGRATULATIONS." "Gerry:" "THERE YOU GO." "CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDMA." "IT'S A BOY!" "HERE'S TO GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!" "WOULD YOU " "HEY, IS THAT NECESSARY?" "OH!" "Woman:" "YES!" "OH, MY GOD!" "ONLY FOR BOYS!" "ONLY FOR BOYS." "IT'S DELICIOUS." "Maggie:" "SO YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE GONE" "FOR THREE MONTHS TO BE WITH THE BABY." "THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO TALK YOU." "WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT STRATEGY" "SO YOU DON'T LOSE ANY MOMENTUM." "I SENT THE APPLICATION IN LAST WEEK." "THAT'S GREAT!" "OH, WHAT IF I DON'T GET IN?" "YOU GOT TO THINK POSITIVELY, LAURA." "INTENTION IS VERY POWERFUL." "INTENTION." "THOUGHT." "ACTION." "I KNOW I'VE SAID IT TO YOU A MILLION TIMES," "BUT I'M REALLY SERIOUS NOW." "YOU GOT TO DO A VISION BOARD." "I KNOW YOU THINK IT'S WEIRD." "WHEN I WAS 30," "I REALLY WANTED TO OPEN MY LIFE UP TO NEW POSSIBILITIES." "SO I SET A REALLY CLEAR INTENTION," "AND I MADE A WEIRD VISION BOARD." "IT JUST HELPS FOCUS YOUR ENERGY" "ON PUTTING THE RIGHT THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS OUT THERE" "TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS TO YOU." "EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN HERE," "THEY'RE JUST TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET THE LIFE THAT YOU WANT." "BUT YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING." "YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE THOUGHTS YOU PUT OUT THERE" "AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU?" "I DO." "YOU KNOW, I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS THAT YOU NEED MORE MEN." "YOU'RE 10 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE ALREADY," "WHICH IS SOME KIND OF WORLD RECORD" "SINCE YOU ONLY STARTED THE JOB LAST THURSDAY." "WHEN HE SEES US BOTH HERE, HE'S GONNA KNOW SOMETHING'S UP." "SO LET ME HANDLE IT, OKAY?" "MM-HMM." "YOUR INEPTITUDE, IT'S SMASHING THROUGH THE SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM." "YOU OUGHT TO GET A NOBEL PRIZE FOR THAT." "NO, I'M NOT WEARING THE HAT." "HEY, BUD!" "STATS!" "HEY." "BOSS." "YEAH, I GOT YOUR TEXT." "CONGRATULATIONS." "YOU GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!" "WHAT IS IT WITH YOU TWO?" "IT'S A "Y" CHROMOSOME THING." "YOU WERE MISSED." "NO, I WAS NOT." "SO, WHAT'S WRONG?" "WRONG?" "WHY WOULD YOU THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG?" "YOU'RE BOTH HERE." "FORGET ABOUT THE HAT!" "LISTEN, I'M NOT GONNA SUE MYSELF." "BUT IF I COULD MAKE MONEY OUT OF THAT, I WOULD." "NOW GET OUT OF HERE." "IT'S NED." "AGAIN." "THE SAME GODDAMNED THING?" "WORSE." "WELL, NED'S INSURANCE COVERS IT, BUT WE WERE THINKING..." "YEAH, I DON'T PAY YOU TO THINK, STATS." "OH." "THAT'S RIGHT." "I'LL JUST GONNA STAND HERE AND BE A GIRL." "OKAY, DAD." "DAD." "WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET RID OF HIM." "YOU KNOW, NED IS FULLY VESTED." "WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY." "TAKES ANOTHER SURGEON TO DO THAT." "IT TURNS OUT NED'S SON IS A SURGEON, JUST LIKE DAD." "AND HE'S INTERESTED." "YOU KNOW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING" "WHEN A SON WANTS TO FOLLOW IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS." "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" "OH, THAT." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS." "IT'S HIS HEAD." "NO" " OH!" "OH!" "OH, NO!" "REWIND!" "REWIND IT!" "REWIND IT!" "I WANT TO SEE THAT AGAIN." "WHAT WAS THAT?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I THINK HE WAS WINKING." "OH, HE'S SO UGLY." "AWW, HE'S - DON'T SAY THAT!" "HE CAN HEAR YOU!" "HE CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE." "HE KNOWS YOUR VOICE." "HE KNOWS MY VOICE?" "DID YOU READ ANY OF THE BOOKS I GAVE YOU?" "DO YOU LISTEN TO ANYTHING I SAY?" "YOU GAVE ME BOOKS." "HEY, READ HIM A BOOK RIGHT NOW." "LOOK IT UP." "UH, OKAY." "THE CHOICES ARE "ANNA KARENINA,"" ""GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL," OH, "THE HUMAN STAIN,"" "OR "BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS" BY SANDRA BOYNTON." "I THINK THIS IS BEST." ""GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL."" "HE MIGHT ENJOY THAT." ""A HOG AND A FROG CAVORT IN THE BOG," "BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS."" "SEE?" "DID YOU DO THAT?" "WAS THAT A TRICK?" "YEAH, I DID THAT." "THAT FOOT." "LET'S SEE." ""A CAT AND TWO RATS WERE TRYING ON HATS," "BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS."" "OH, MY GOD." "OW!" "Don't tell your mother, but one day, when you're older, you and I are gonna build a sailboat." "And I'm gonna take you to my favorite spot, and I am gonna teach you how to sail." "Okay?" "Knock twice if " "I THINK WE MAY HAVE" "THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP CAPTAIN RIGHT HERE." "OR A LITTLE ALIEN PIRATE." "OKAY, WELL, WAIT." "LET ME HELP YOU." "NO, I GOT IT." "YEAH." "YOU'RE ONLY NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, MAGGIE." "GOD FORBID YOU LET ANYBODY HELP YOU." "WELL, YOU ARE, TOO." "NO, I'M NOT." "I'M SEVEN MONTHS, THANKS." "OHH." "OH, THIS TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY." "DON'T BREAK YOUR ARM" "PATTING YOURSELF ON THE BACK." "I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH MY BACK IN A MONTH, THANKS." "YOU OKAY?" "YEAH, IT'S NOTHING." "WHAT IS IT?" "ARE YOU GOING INTO LABOR?" "NO, OHH." "I HAVE GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM." "I THINK SOMETHING EXCITING MIGHT BE HAPPENING." "IT RHYMES WITH "MAYBE."" "WHAT YOU UP TO?" "NOTHING, TRISH." "QUITE OBVIOUSLY NOTHING." "WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?" "147, AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ASK PREGNANT WOMEN THAT QUESTION." "THAT WAS A JOKE." "FALSE ALARM." "AH, ALL RIGHT." "WELL, I BETTER GET HOME" "BEFORE MY BOYS BURN THE HOUSE DOWN." "MAGGIE, YOU OKAY?" "YEAH." "OH, I ALMOST FORGOT." "THERE'S A WAIT LIST" "FOR INFANT DAY CARE AT THE CLUB," "SO YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, OKAY?" "I CAN'T RIGHT NOW." "AND I KNOW YOU GOT A LOT ON YOUR PLATE RIGHT NOW," "BUT MRS. DUFRENSE JUST BECAME THE HEAD OF ADMISSIONS AT ROOSEVELT," "AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED HER TO GET THAT LITTLE GUY INTO PRE-K." "I'M OVERWHELMED NOW." "OH, WELL, YOU JUST WAIT!" "YOU HAVE NO IDEA." "ALL RIGHT." "GOODBYE." "BYE-BYE." "HONEY, WE GOT TO CALL THE DOCTOR." "WHAT'S WRONG?" "THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BLOOD." "A LITTLE BIT OF BLOOD?" "YEAH." "HI, DR. CAMPBELL?" "IT'S MAGGIE ROYAL." "YEAH, I, UM" " I-I STARTED BLEEDING A LITTLE BIT," "AND I'M WORRIED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG." "IT WAS JUST, WH- KIND OF RED AROUND THE EDGES." "38 WEEKS." "OH." "OKAY." "THANK YOU." "I SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME THAT." "UH, OKAY." "YEAH, I WILL" " I WILL - I WILL COME IN FIRST THING." "THANK YOU." "SORRY." "THANK YOU." "GEEZ." "WHAT?" "I LOST MY MUCUS PLUG..." "APPARENTLY." "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME OUT ON THAT ONE." "YOU GOT TO READ A BOOK!" "MAGGIE." "IT MEANS THE BABY IS COMING." "NOW?" "WELL, PROBABLY NOT NOW." "BUT, UM, HE WANTS ME TO GO IN" "AND GET CHECKED TOMORROW MORNING." "RIGHT." "TOMORROW MORNING IS THE NED JOHNSON THING." "GOT TO NAIL THAT, SO..." "I MEAN, I CAN MOVE IT" "OR SKIP IT AND TRY TO HAVE MY DAD DO IT AND COME." "NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." "NO, I CAN GO." "NO, IT'S FINE." "ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS ASK." "NO, I'M DONE ASKING, AARON." "WELL, THAT'S A VERY MATURE RESPONSE." "WHAT'S THE POINT IN ASKING YOU TO DO ANYTHING?" "YOU ALWAYS SAY NO, SO I DON'T ASK YOU ANYMORE." "I NEED YOU TO USE YOUR WORDS BECAUSE," "DESPITE MY REMARKABLE POWERS OF PERCEPTION, I CAN'T READ YOUR MIND." "OH, OKAY." "I'LL USE MY WORDS - I CAN HANDLE IT." "YOU CAN HANDLE IT, OR YOU WANT ME TO COME," "BUT YOU CAN'T ASK ME TO COME?" "DON'T LAWYER ME!" "I'M WORRIED." "I HAVEN'T FELT HIM MOVE TODAY." "I KNOW." "I KNOW." "I..." "I JUST, WHEN I SAW THE BLOOD, I " "DID THE DOCTOR SAY IT WAS OKAY?" "YES." "IT'S OKAY." "IT'S OKAY." "I'M SORRY." "I'M SURE HE'S JUST TIRED." "IT'S GETTING CROWDED IN THERE, RIGHT?" "YEAH." "IT'S OKAY." "I PROMISE, OKAY?" "OKAY." "LOOK, I KNOW HE'S GOT THE PERSONALITY" "OF WALLPAPER AT TIMES." "A FEW AWKWARD YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL, DAD." "DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME FOREVER." "BUT CHRISTOPHER IS A TOP-NOTCH DOCTOR." "Robert:" "YEAH, AND WE ARE THRILLED, NED," "TO HAVE HIM JOIN THE TEAM." "AND WE THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION" "STEPPING ASIDE TO MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR SON." "WHAT GAVE YOU THE NOTION I WAS STEPPING ASIDE?" "UH, NED." "UH, MY SON AND I, WE BUILD SURGERY CENTERS." "WE MAKE MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE GOOD AT OUR JOB." "THE DAY WE STOP BEING GOOD AT OUR JOB, WE DON'T MAKE MONEY." "ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I'M NO LONGER GOOD AT MY JOB?" "NO." "NO ONE'S SAYING THAT." "Aaron:" "IN THE LAST THREE YEARS," "THERE'S BEEN MAJOR COMPLICATIONS" "FROM THREE DIFFERENT ROUTINE COLONOSCOPIES," "THE LAST ONE ALMOST RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF A MAN'S LIFE." "HE WAS FINE." "WELL, HE - HE WALKED AWAY." "DAD, I BECAME A DOCTOR" "BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE JUST LIKE YOU." "BUT YOUR CONTINUING ON" "IS NOT HEALTHY FOR YOU OR FOR THE PATIENTS." "WE WILL TRANSITION YOUR PATIENTS," "AND CHRISTOPHER WILL BE FULLY VESTED" "AT THE END OF THE NEXT QUARTER." "IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, DAD." "T" " THE RACE IS OVER." "YOU WON." "DID YOU HAVE CAFFEINE TODAY?" "NO." "I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS." "IT'S OKAY." "IT HAPPENS." "IT HAPPENS." "WE'LL JUST TAKE IT AGAIN A LITTLE LATER" "WHEN YOU'RE MORE RELAXED." "OKAY." "ALL RIGHT." "LET'S SEE HOW THIS LITTLE GUY IS DOING TODAY." "HE'S NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE." "OKAY." "I'M SURE YOU'RE ANXIOUS TO MEET HIM." "YOU HAVE NO IDEA." "OH, I DO." "I HAVE THREE." "YEAH?" "HMM, HE'S HIDING FROM ME." "HMM." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "I THINK THIS ONE IS BROKEN." "I'M GONNA GO GET A DIFFERENT ONE, OKAY?" "OH." "OKAY." "BE RIGHT BACK." "OKAY." "ALL RIGHTY." "YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE?" "I DO." "ALL RIGHT." "HERE WE GO." "TAKE TWO." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "UH, YEAH, I'M GONNA GO GET THE DOCTOR." "ALL RIGHT." "HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?" "I WILL BE RIGHT BACK." "HI, THERE, MAGGIE." "HI." "JUST LIE BACK PLEASE." "OKAY." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "JUST NEED TO TAKE A BETTER LOOK." "OKAY, THERE'S THE HEAD." "GREAT." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "WHAT'S HAPPENING?" "KEEP BREATHING." "YOU'RE DOING FINE." "HOW IS HE?" "HEY, PLEASE, PLEASE, WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?" "DR. CAMPBELL, PLEASE, WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?" "MAGGIE, I CAN'T FIND THE BABY'S HEARTBEAT." "OH, NO." "HE'S FINE." "HE'S JUST - HE'S" " HE'S HIDING." "JUST CHECK IT AGAIN." "I DID." "THE BABY DOESN'T HAVE A HEARTBEAT." "I'M SO SORRY, MAGGIE." "BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE," "BECAUSE I CAN FEEL HIM KICKING RIGHT NOW." "I CAN FEEL HIM KICKING ME." "I'M SO SORRY." "OKAY, JUST LET ME SEE HIM." "JUST LET ME SEE HIM." "MAGGIE..." "JUST - OKAY, LET ME SEE." "LET ME SEE HIM ON THE SCREEN." "MAGGIE..." "DO IT SO I CAN SEE HIM ON THE SCREEN." "MAGGIE..." "YOUR BABY IS DEAD." "NO!" "COME ON!" "NO!" "DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?" "DID YOU" " DID YOU COME WITH ANYONE?" "NO!" "YOU WANT US TO CALL YOUR HUSBAND?" "HE'S IN A MEETING!" "I'M SO SORRY." "PLEASE!" "BE " "OKAY." "OKAY." "NO!" "THIS IS CRAZY!" "NO!" "OKAY, OKAY." "HOLD ON A MINUTE." "JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE." "WE CAN JUST TRY IT AGAIN." "JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE WITH HIM, OKAY." "JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE NOW." "COME ON, BABY!" "COME ON!" "IF YOU EVER SET ME UP LIKE THAT," "I'M DISEMBOWELING YOU WITH A TROWEL." "LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD." "HOW'D IT GO?" "HI, MR. AND MRS. ROYAL." "I'M CORINA NEVELLE, THE HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKER." "DO YOU MIND IF I CALL YOU MAGGIE AND AARON?" "THAT'S FINE." "I KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT," "ESPECIALLY NOW, BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS" "ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BABY." "IS THAT OKAY?" "MM-HMM." "IS YOUR BABY A BOY OR GIRL?" "BOY." "IS IT YOUR FIRST?" "DID YOU PICK A NAME OUT FOR HIM?" "ARTHUR." "THAT'S SUCH A STRONG NAME." "MAGGIE, I NEED YOU TO THINK ABOUT" "HOW YOU WANT TO DELIVER YOUR BABY." "UM..." "CAN'T YOU JUST TAKE HIM OUT?" "THE OPTIONS ARE NATURAL CHILDBIRTH OR C-SECTION, RIGHT?" "THE C-SECTION CARRIES MORE RISK FOR THE MOTHER." "NATURAL CHILDBIRTH CAN BE LONGER AND MORE DIFFICULT." "TAKE IT OUT." "WAIT A MINUTE." "JUST" " JUST WAIT A MINUTE." "WE CAN'T JUST..." "OKAY." "OKAY." "IT'S OKAY." "YOU..." "GUYS, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY." "I'M GONNA RECOMMEND WE REST TODAY, OKAY?" "WE'LL INDUCE TOMORROW." "I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT ONE THING," "WHICH IS AFTER ARTHUR'S DELIVERED," "I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT SPENDING A LITTLE TIME WITH HIM," "JUST TAKING A MOMENT AND HOLDING HIM." "IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE YOU'RE GONNA GET." "I KNOW." "I KNOW IT'S A LOT." "BUT LOTS OF COUPLES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS," "WHO FACE THIS LOSS, THEY CHERISHED THAT TIME." "THEY'VE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS, TOO." "IT CAN BE HEALING, PROVIDE CLOSURE, OKAY?" "JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT." "I KNOW THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE QUESTION." "I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, BUT HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT" "ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT TO HAVE A CREMATION OR BURIAL" "FOR YOUR SON?" "NO." "WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT." "IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT?" "I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS." "MY NAME'S STEPHANIE." "I'LL BE YOUR NURSE TODAY." "IT OPENS AT THE BACK." "YOU JUST TAKE YOUR TIME." "YOUR MOM'S BRINGING DINNER." "Officiant:" "WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE A LIFE THAT NEVER WAS." "SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE" "WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT ARTHUR'S LIFE MEANT TO THEM." "UH, WELL, UM..." "I HAVE TO ADMIT I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING CALLED "GRANDPA" BUT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING MY GRANDSON." "UM..." "THIS CHILD NEVER KNEW ANYTHING BUT LOVE." "HE WAS NEVER HUNGRY." "HE WAS NEVER COLD." "FOR THE SHORT TIME HE WAS HERE," "HE ONLY EXPERIENCED THE BEST OF WHAT THERE WAS." "FOR A BABY, A DAY IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS..." "AND SO, FOR ARTHUR, WHILE HE WAS HERE, HE LIVED AN ETERNITY." "I LOVE YOU." "I KNOW THAT BABY ARTHUR IS UP THERE" "PICKING OUT A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY BABY FOR THE TWO OF YOU." "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON." "MAGGIE, AARON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING?" "YEAH." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "I WROTE THIS, BUT..." "BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING" "REALLY FOR ME TO SAY TO HIM." "AARON?" "!" "AARON!" "Aaron:" "YEAH?" "YOU OKAY?" "YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I LOST SOMETHING." "NOTHING." "NOTHING." "NOTHING." "YOU SURE?" "YEAH." "I ACTUALLY MADE LUNCH..." "IF YOU'RE..." "ARE YOU OKAY?" "YEAH." "YOU?" "YEAH." "I'M GREAT..." "ACTUALLY." "I..." "I WAS JUST THINKING" "IF" " IF YOU WERE IN THE MODE," "MAYBE YOU COULD LOOK AT THE SHELVES IN THE LIVING ROOM?" "I'M DOING THIS RIGHT NOW." "NO, IT'S FINE." "I CAN DO IT, I JUST CAN'T DO IT RIGHT NOW." "IT'S OKAY." "I CAN'T DO IT RIGHT NOW." "ALL RIGHT." "Aaron:" "TONIGHT'S DELICACY BROUGHT TO YOU BY MR. AND MRS. SCHLIT." "UGH." "OH, MY GOD." "I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY BROUGHT THIS TO SAD PEOPLE." "DO THEY HATE US?" "HEY, YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN TALK TO ME, RIGHT?" "I'M OKAY." "YEAH." "LIKE, YOU COULD TALK TO ME TONIGHT IF YOU WANTED." "I'M GOOD." "OKAY." "SO, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED" "THAT I THINK IT'S HEALTHY FOR US TO TALK." "ABOUT WHAT?" "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?" "HMM." "HOW MY UTERUS IS A LETHAL WEAPON?" "♪ IT SEEMED CLEAR ENOUGH TO ME ♪" "♪ BUT IT'S A MYSTERY, I'M TOLD ♪" "♪ THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN'T FORESEE AND KNOW ♪" "♪ ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND IN LOVE ♪" "♪ THINKING LOVE WILL KEEP YOU SAFE ♪" "♪ IS THIS BEAT THE SAME THE LOVE AS A BIRD?" "♪" "♪ I KNOW WHAT I KNOW IS NOT ENOUGH ♪" "♪ HERE BELOW, AS WE'RE SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ NOW I WATCH YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP ♪" "♪ SEE THE GRACE OF ALL THE YEARS ♪" "♪ AND THE LIFE THAT RUNS SO DEEP AND CLEAR ♪" "♪ WAS IT EASY WHEN YOU LEFT?" "♪" "♪ WAS THE WIND TOO COLD AND ROUGH?" "♪" "♪ DO WE ALWAYS JUST FORGET THE FALL?" "♪" "♪ AND I KNOW WHAT I KNOW IS NOT ENOUGH ♪" "♪ AND HERE BELOW AS WE'RE SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ JUST FORGET THE FALL, IT'S A MYSTERY I'M TOLD ♪" "♪ THIS SEEMS CLEAR TO ME ♪" "♪ JUST FORGET THE FALL, IT'S A MYSTERY I'M TOLD ♪" "♪ THIS SEEMS CLEAR TO ME ♪" "♪ JUST FORGET THE FALL, IT'S A MYSTERY I'M TOLD ♪" "♪ THIS SEEMS CLEAR TO ME ♪" "♪ JUST FORGET THE FALL, IT'S A MYSTERY I'M TOLD ♪" "I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME" "OR IF THERE COULD BE A RIGHT TIME, BUT..." "IT'S NOT A NUCLEAR DEVICE." "WELL, IN THAT CASE." "HMM." "OH." "WOW." "WE TALKED ABOUT A BIRTH PRESENT." "I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE." "YEAH." "WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE REMINDED" "OF THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIFE?" "THANKS." "STUPID IDEA." "I'M SORRY." "YOU'RE RIGHT." "IT WASN'T STUPID, IT WAS JUST..." "STUPID." "YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO ANY FASTER." "YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER." "YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING." "SORRY." "Aaron:" "WHAT'S WRONG WITH DR. CAMPBELL?" "HE'S NOT A PERINATOLOGIST." "I'M "HIGH-RISK" NOW." "I'M SPECIAL." "LIKE A SNOWFLAKE." "MRS. ROYAL?" "YEAH." "HI." "I'M CLAIRE." "I'M SO SORRY I'M LATE." "YOU MUST BE MAGGIE." "AND AARON." "YEAH, AARON." "UM, HI." "HOW ARE YOU?" "GOOD." "I AM SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS." "THANKS." "THANK YOU." "IT'S UNFATHOMABLE HOW MUCH GRIEF YOU MUST BE FEELING RIGHT NOW." "I SEE THAT YOU DELIVERED ARTHUR NATURALLY." "DID YOU GET TO SPEND ANY TIME WITH HIM?" "MM-HMM." "GOOD." "SOMETIMES THEY..." "THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU THAT OPTION," "AND I'M GLAD THEY DID." "PHYSICALLY, HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?" "FINE." "AARON?" "HOW ARE YOU HANDLING ALL THIS?" "TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN THE RUNAROUND." "I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS TO DO WITH LIABILITY" "OR MALPRACTICE, BUT THINGS LIKE THIS DON'T JUST HAPPEN." "UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES THEY DO." "I'VE RECEIVED THE AUTOPSY REPORT." "WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH IT WITH YOU?" "YEAH." "THE AUTOPSY REVEALED THERE WAS A CYST IN YOUR SON'S LIVER," "AND IT METASTASIZED RAPIDLY," "PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER," "AND IT CAUSED THE ORGAN TO BURST." "IS THAT IT?" "THAT'S WHAT THE AUTOPSY FOUND." "ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON." "UM, WE WERE TOLD OUR BABY WAS HEALTHY," "THAT MAGGIE WAS HEALTHY, SO..." "SOMEBODY MISSED THIS." "I MEAN, A CYST, IT DOESN'T JUST COME OUT OF NOWHERE." "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, IN 50% OF ALL STILLBIRTHS," "THERE IS NO KNOWN CAUSE OF DEATH." "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH," "THAT'S PRETTY SHITTY SCIENCE IF YOU ASK ME." "IT IS SHITTY SCIENCE." "YEAH." "I'M NOT TRYING TO " "I'M NOT ACCUSING ANYBODY OF ANYTHING." "OKAY?" "IF THEY HAD CAUGHT THIS EARLY," "AS IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE," "IF SOMEBODY HAD SEEN IT," "COULD SOMEBODY HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT?" "I KNOW HOW HARD THIS IS TO ACCEPT," "BUT THERE ARE A LOT MORE STILLBIRTHS THAN ANYONE THINKS." "ONE OUT OF EVERY 160 BIRTHS." "AND IN HALF OF THEM, NOBODY HAS A CLUE WHY." "THE GOOD NEWS IS," "WE GOT THE REPORT BACK FROM THE GENETICS LAB, AND IT'S NORMAL." "SO GENETICALLY SPEAKING, YOU TWO ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE" "OF HAVING HAPPY, HEALTHY CHILDREN." "YEAH, WE'RE NOT THERE YET." "MISS ME?" "MORE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE." "YOU MISS ME?" "YOU MISSED ME MORE THAN I MISSED YOU." "I DID." "OH, GLAD YOU'RE BACK." "GLAD TO BE BACK." "HMM." "YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, I LOST SOMEBODY." "BARRY, MY BUSINESS PARTNER." "YEAH." "HEART ATTACK." "44 YEARS OLD, HE WENT LIKE THAT." "AND HE BROUGHT DOWN THE COMPANY." "BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?" "I PICKED MYSELF UP AND I LOOKED MYSELF IN THE MIRROR" "AND I SAID, "ROBERT, YOU ARE NOT GONNA LET THIS BEAT YOU."" "UM, I THINK MAGGIE'S DOING BETTER." "GOOD." "NOW, LISTEN." "I GOT THE, UH, ORTHOPODS BREATHING DOWN MY NECK" "ABOUT THE DELAYS ON THE NORTHGATE THING," "SO I NEED YOU TO GO THERE, TALK TO 'EM, CALM THEM DOWN." "OH, UH, TALK TO MARTIN." "HE'S THE SQUEAKY WHEEL." "NO PROBLEM." "NOW." "OKAY." "AND TAKE STATS WITH YOU." "YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOME EYE CANDY." "OH, YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE." "IT'S FOR MARTIN." "HE'S A LETCH." "YOU GOT TO THROW SOME CHUM IN THE WATER, DISTRACT HIM." "I'LL DRIVE." "YOU THINK I CAN PUT "THROWN AS CHUM" ON MY RéSUMé?" "Trish:" "WHY DON'T I JUST RUN IN AND TAKE CARE OF IT?" "Maggie:" "NO, I'M FINE." "THANKS." "♪ NOTHING GOOD CAN LAST FOREVER ♪" "OH, HI." "GRAB THAT." "CAN I HELP YOU?" "I WANTED TO RETURN THIS." "DO YOU HAVE THE RECEIPT?" "UH-HUH." "RIGHT THERE." "OH, I'M SORRY." "THIS IS OVER 60 DAYS." "WE DON'T TAKE RETURNS OR EXCHANGES AFTER 60 DAYS." "BUT THAT'S WHAT A GIFT RECEIPT IS FOR." "SORRY." "STORE POLICY." "UM..." "COULD YOU..." "MAKE AN EXCEPTION JUST THIS ONE TIME, PLEASE?" "I'M SORRY, MA'AM." "I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT." "MA'AM?" "DON'T CALL HER MA'AM." "MA'AM?" "CAN WE TALK TO A MANAGER?" "I AM THE MANAGER." "OH, GOOD," "BECAUSE, UM, I'D LIKE A REFUND." "I'M NOT GIVING YOU A REFUND." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU." "THERE HAVE BEEN SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES." "I'VE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY" "WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE IMPORTANT" "THAN RETURNING THIS PRESENT TO YOUR CHEAP-ASS STORE." "OH." "YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK OF YOUR RETURN POLICY?" "HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU." "SEE, THIS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY CUTE, BUT..." "THAT IS WHAT I THINK OF YOUR RETURN POLICY!" "I'M CALLING THE POLICE!" "MAGS, WAIT!" "MAGGIE!" "MAGGIE!" "COME ON." "Aaron:" "OH, I DON'T THINK WE ORDERED THOSE." "I DID." "YOU NEED THIS." "YOU'VE BEEN COOPED UP TOO LONG." "YOU'RE RIGHT." "I DO NEED IT." "I'M REALLY SORRY." "WHAT YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH," "NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT." "AND THAT MEMORIAL SERVICE..." "GOOD GOD." "THIS'LL BLOW YOUR MIND." "IF WE HAD HAD A TOMBSTONE," "THE DATE OF BIRTH" "WOULD HAVE BEEN THE DAY AFTER THE DATE OF DEATH." "COULD I GET TWO MORE?" "THANKS." "THANK YOU." "THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN LIKE THAT." "LET ME LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOUR CRAZY-ASS LIFE." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "WELL, I'M STILL DATING THAT DOUCHE BAG." "THATAGIRL." "I'D BREAK UP WITH HIM, BUT HE HAS A HUGE..." "OF COURSE." "YEAH." "LENGTH, GIRTH?" "LENGTH, MORON." "GEEZ." "THREE BEERS, AND YOU'RE ALREADY SLOPPY." "YOU'RE NOT GETTING LAID TONIGHT." "YEAH, WELL..." "POOR GEDDY LEE." "WHO IS GEDDY LEE?" "THE LEAD SINGER OF RUSH." "YOU ARE OLD." "HE IS ALSO THE HEAD OF THE RHYTHM SECTION" "OF MY PERSONAL HUMPTY-HUMP BAND." "HMM." "POOR LITTLE GEDDY LEE." "GEDDY LEE IS NOT LITTLE." "HE IS OF AVERAGE TO..." "MAYBE ABOVE-AVERAGE HEIGHT." "I'M SURE HE'LL BE ABLE TO LAY SOME SWEET BEATS DOWN" "ONCE THE BAND GETS BACK TOGETHER." "HE'S A BASSIST." "TOO BAD." "I'M A SUCKER FOR DRUMMERS." "DID YOU LOSE YOUR KEYS?" "♪ ARE YOU READY FOR A GOOD TIME?" "♪" "♪ TICK AND TOCKING TILL THE SUN SHINES... ♪" "HI, CHRISTINE, KATHLEEN." "HOW NICE TO SEE YOU." "YOU LOOK WONDERFUL." "OH, THANK YOU." "HOW ARE THE BOYS?" "OH, MY OLDEST IS OFF TO COLLEGE." "TIME TO PARTY!" "OH, MY " "MAGGIE, LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WERE OUT TO HERE!" "HOW'S THE BABY?" "WHERE DO I PUT THE " "WHY DON'T I TAKE IT?" "AND I'LL GET A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE." "SO INSENSITIVE." "AND SHE'S WEARING MY JACKET." "I'M JUST GONNA PUT THE GIFT DOWN." "OH, H- OH, RUN." "RUN AWAY." "I AM CONTAGIOUS." "THANK YOU." "HONEY, IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE." "THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO YOU." "I'M SURE IT'S VERY HARD FOR PEOPLE." "HI." "HI." "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING." "AWW." "IT'S OKAY." "OH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!" "TRISH!" "OH, MY GOODNESS." "THANK YOU." "MAGGIE, DOESN'T SHE LOOK BEAUTIFUL?" "DID YOU FEEL HIM MOVE?" "YEAH." "EVERYTHING'S FINE." "SERIOUSLY, HE'S KICKING SO MUCH," "I FEEL LIKE I'M CARRYING JACKIE CHAN." "OKAY." "THAT'S MAUREEN CHADWICK." "OH, MY GOSH." "I HAVEN'T SEEN HER SINCE THE DIVORCE." "I THINK SHE HAD SOME WORK DONE." "GO SAY HI, MOM." "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." "HI, MAUREEN!" "YOU LOOK GREAT!" "♪..." "HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR A GOOD TIME ♪" "I'M HAPPY YOU CAME." "IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME," "BUT IF THIS IS TOO MUCH TOO SOON, IT'S..." "NO, NO." "IT'S FINE." "OKAY." "YEAH." "WE HAVE A BAR, IF THAT HELPS." "IT MIGHT." "OKAY." "BOY, YOU'RE REALLY FAT." "I KNOW." "OOH, INCOMING, 11:00." "OH, WHO IS IT?" "IT'S ANNIE." "OH, JESUS - HI, TRISH." "BEAUTIFUL SHOWER." "Trish:" "THANK YOU." "MAGGIE..." "CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?" "UM, YEAH." "SURE." "OH, OKAY." "THANK YOU." "I SAW YOU ACROSS THE ROOM," "AND I WAS MOVED TO COME OVER HERE AND SAY SOMETHING." "OH, OKAY." "WHAT HAPPENED DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, MAGGIE, NOT TO US." "GOD'S WILL IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND," "BUT HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT HE LOVES YOU AND YOUR SON " "ANNIE, SWEETIE, I DON'T THINK THIS IS HELPING VERY MUCH." "AND I PRAY..." "I PRAY THAT YOU REALIZE" "THAT GOD IS A LIGHT FOR EACH OF US TO FOLLOW" "TO FIND OUR WAY TO HIS PLAN..." "A PLAN WHICH IS PERFECT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY." "ANNIE." "YES, MAGGIE." "TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS PERFECT PLAN." "IT'S A MYSTERY." "IT IS A MYSTERY." "IT IS." "BUT IT IS PERFECT." "YOU MUST HAVE FAITH IN THAT." "SO..." "SO, GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR ME" "COULD BE TO SUFFER A LOSS SO GREAT, SO DEVASTATING," "THAT I WOULD LOSE MY FAITH IN GOD." "IS THAT RIGHT?" "'CAUSE THAT IS A MYSTERY." "I'M SORRY." "IT'S OKAY." "I CAN'T REALLY BE HERE." "OKAY." "OKAY." "IT'S OKAY." "HAVE FUN." "OKAY." "ALL RIGHT." "I'M SORRY." "THANKS, ANNIE." "THAT WAS FANTASTIC." "CRICKETS CHIRPING ]" "Man:" "RUNS OVER A MAN!" "OH, AND HE'S FINALLY TRIPPED UP AT THE 42 OF MINNESOTA!" "CATCH THE BALL!" "CAN YOU GET THAT?" "!" "FOURTH QUARTER!" "YOU'RE CLOSER!" "TEXAS CHRISTIAN COMING THE LONG WAY ACROSS THE FIELD" "JUST IN TIME TO MAKE THAT " "Together:" "TRICK OR TREAT!" "ONE SEC." "ONE SEC?" "OH!" "DUDE." "BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ALL BE TREATS, KIDS." "THIS IS WRONG." "DID HE JUST GIVE YOU ROCKS?" "AARON!" "HEY, UH, I'M SORRY." "UM, HOLD ON." "HOLD ON ONE SECOND." "OH, MY GOD!" "YOU ARE SUCH AN ASS!" "HOLD ON!" "I GOT - I GOT SOME..." "GUM." "AND..." "I'M REALLY SORRY." "WE'RE NOT PREPARED THIS YEAR." "MY MOM WON'T LET US EAT IT IF IT'S ALREADY UNWRAPPED." "SHE'S RIGHT." "COME ON, GUYS." "LET'S GO SOMEWHERE ELSE." "SHE'S" " SHE'S RIGHT." "I'M SORRY." "YEAH, LET'S GO SOMEWHERE ELSE." "I'M SORRY!" "SORRY!" "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" "YOU GAVE KIDS ROCKS?" "OH, YEAH." "I MIXED MY METAPHORS." "THAT'S CHRISTMAS." "THAT'S COAL, MORON." "MUST BE THE " "OH, YEAH." "AND I MISSED A TOUCHDOWN." "THANK YOU FOR RUINING THIS." "OH, I RUIN EVERYTHING NOW, HUH?" "NOT EVERYTHING." "JUST SOME THINGS." "JUST SOME THINGS." "JUST SOME THINGS!" "Laura:" "MY FIRST PASTRY CLASS..." "OH, MY GOD, MAGGIE!" "IT WAS SO WONDERFUL!" "I SPENT FOUR HOURS MAKING THIS." "WOW!" "IT'S A MACAROON." "YEAH." "MY FIRST." "I MADE IT FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE THE ONE PERSON" "WHO GAVE ME THE COURAGE TO FOLLOW MY DREAM." "OH, YOU WERE RIGHT!" "ALL I HAD TO DO WAS - WAS VISUALIZE IT." "I LOVE THE KITCHEN, MAGGIE." "I AM THE KITCHEN." "IT'S WHERE I BELONG." "AND HOW DOES THAT FEEL IN YOUR BODY?" "OH, I FEEL LIKE I'M - LIKE I'M FLOATING," "LIKE IF MY ARMS ARE WINGS." "I HAVE GOOSE BUMPS ON MY LEGS." "LIKE RIGHT NOW, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE." "MAGGIE?" "YEAH, THAT MUST FEEL AMAZING." "YOU HOLD ONTO THAT FEELING" "'CAUSE THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR YOU." "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?" "IT'S FINE." "IS THIS ABOUT THE MISCARRIAGE?" "IT WASN'T A MISCARRIAGE." "I HAD A MISCARRIAGE ONCE, TOO." "YOU GET OVER THESE THINGS IN TIME." "♪ DON'T YOU CRY, DON'T BE SHY ♪" "♪ STAND UP STRAIGHT, HERE IT COMES ♪" "♪ SAY GOODBYE, DON'T YOU CRY, ♪" "♪ HOLD YOURSELF, DON'T FORGET ♪" "♪ YOU ARE STRONG, MOVE ALONG ♪" "♪ NOTHING'S WRONG OF FEELING ALONE ♪" "♪ EVERY MORNING I SAY THESE WORDS ♪ ...APOLOGIZE..." "FOR..." "IT... ♪ TO COPE AND CLEAN ALL MY THOUGHTS, IT WORKS ♪" "ACTION!" "♪ I LAUGH, I SING, I DO MY THING ♪" "♪ A BIRD WITH NON-ILLEGAL SCENE ♪" "♪ IT WORKS ♪" "ARE YOU TALKING TO ANYONE ABOUT THIS?" "UM..." "YEAH." "AARON AND I TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME." "GOOD, BECAUSE, WELL," "IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LOSE EACH OTHER." "IT'S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN YOUR OWN GRIEF." "ARE WE FINISHED?" "YES." "WE'RE FINISHED." "ARE YOU GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE?" "UM, YEAH." "THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS." "A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT." "THEY RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN THEY SEE ME." "HMM." "IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM, TOO." "YEAH, I'M SURE IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD FOR THEM TO SAY "HELLO."" "THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY." "THEY JUST WANT THINGS TO GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE." "THINK I DON'T?" "THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN." "YOU'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING" "THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE THE COURAGE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT." "I DON'T EXACTLY CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE." "UM, LOOK, I, UH..." "I KNOW YOU HAVE THE WHOLE BEDSIDE MANNER THING," "UM, BUT..." "UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH," "YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND IT, YOU KNOW?" "MAGGIE." "YEAH?" "I WAS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDYING OBSTETRICS" "WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND CHILD, A BOY, DAVID." "IT WAS PERFECT TIMING." "I PERFORMED MY OWN ULTRASOUNDS EVERY WEEK, WATCHED HIM GROW." "AND AT SEVEN MONTHS, HIS HEART STOPPED." "NO REASON." "IT JUST STOPPED, AND I LOST HIM." "AND I'LL NEVER GET HIM BACK." "AND I LOST A PART OF MYSELF THAT DAY," "AND I'LL NEVER GET IT BACK." "AND ME AT MEDICAL SCHOOL." "I WAS STUDYING TO BE A DOCTOR" "THAT DELIVERS BABIES FOR A LIVING," "AND I COULDN'T DELIVER THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE." "I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS." "THERE IS LIFE AFTER THIS." "I PROMISE YOU THAT." "I WAS BLESSED WITH TWO MORE GIRLS AFTER I LOST MY SON." "JANET IS THE BOSSY ONE." "SAMANTHA'S THE BRAINY ONE," "AND THE LITTLEST ONE, BRADY, SHE'S A RASCAL." "THEY ALL ARE." "AND I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THEM," "AND I DON'T WANT TO." "BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH," "BECAUSE OF WHAT YOUR SON TAUGHT YOU," "YOU WILL FOREVER BE AVAILABLE TO A CHILD," "APPRECIATE THAT CHILD BETTER THAN MOST PARENTS EVER CAN." "AND THAT TRULY IS A GIFT." "WE LOVED THEM ALL THEY COULD WHILE THEY WERE HERE." "NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US." "YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ARTHUR'S MOTHER." "BE PROUD OF THAT." "HE IS." "HEY." "MISTER LONG DONG SILVER SAID HE WAS LEAVING HIS WIFE," "AND I ACTUALLY BELIEVED HIM." "STUPID ME." "YOU KNOW HOW YOU KNOW WHEN A MARRIED GUY IS LYING?" "HIS LIPS ARE MOVING." "ALL MEN ARE LIARS, PRESENT COMPANY EXCLUDED." "THIS ISN'T ME." "I'M SUCH A FREAKIN' GIRL RIGHT NOW." "GIRLS DON'T TYPICALLY DRINK RIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE." "MNH." "YOU'RE SUCH A MISOGYNIST." "YOU KNOW THAT?" "OKAY." "DO YOU MIND IF COMPANY JOINS MISERY?" "MISERY WOULD LOVE IT." "YOU WANT A GLASS?" "OH, OKAY." "UH-HUH." "HMM." "YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT NUMBERS?" "THEY DON'T LIE." "THEY'RE PREDICTABLE." "THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED AND MANIPULATED." "YOU KNOW, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, I'M A WHOLE NUMBER," "BUT..." "EMOTIONALLY I'M JUST A FRACTION." "YOU ARE NOT EMOTIONALLY STUNTED." "YOU ARE AN OPTIMIST." "I'M AN IDIOT." "FULL STOP." "OR YOU JUST PICKED THE WRONG MARRIED GUYS." "DON'T..." "DON'T WHAT?" "I AM SERIOUSLY VULNERABLE LIKE A QUIVERING BOWL OF JELL-O," "AND NOW IS THE TIME YOU PICK TO HIT ON ME?" "I'M STATING THE OBVIOUS." "NOT THAT I HAVEN'T WANTED YOU TO." "JUST SHUT UP IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT." "I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING." "AARON, WE WORK TOGETHER." "OKAY?" "AND TWO MARRIED MEN..." "TWO." "WELL, TWO IS MORE THAN ONE." "YOU ARE GOOD WITH NUMBERS." "SHUT UP." "YOU SHUT UP." "SHUT ME UP." "Dana:" "SO, WHAT ARE YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS?" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "IT'S THANKSGIVING TOMORROW, DUMBASS." "Shhhh." "OH, MY GOD." "I KNOW THAT LOOK." "IT'LL PASS." "JUST DON'T DO SOMETHING STUPID" "LIKE CALL YOUR WIFE AND TELL HER." "HEY." "YOU KNOW I'M NOT THAT GUY, RIGHT?" "I KNOW." "AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT..." "I'M NOT." "I KNOW." "YEAH." "OH, BOY." "MWAH." "HEY, MAGS, I FELL ASLEEP AT THE OFFICE." "SORRY." "UM..." "BUT I HAD A BRAINSTORM." "I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE FOR THANKSGIVING," "WE SHOULD INVITE THE PARENTS OVER, AND WE COULD..." "I DON'T KNOW." "MAYBE THAT'D BE SOMETHING." "Robert:" "THIS IS GOOD." "WHAT WAS THAT?" "WANT ME TO GET IT?" "MNH." "UH, RED?" "HI." "HI." "I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WEREN'T CELEBRATING." "OH, YEAH." "IT'S AARON'S IDEA." "IT WAS LAST-MINUTE." "OH." "WOW." "IS YOUR MOM HERE?" "YEAH." "AND ROBERT?" "OOH." "WELL, I'M SORRY WE'RE NOT GONNA BE TOGETHER," "BUT I BROUGHT YOU YOUR FAVORITE THINGS." "DID YOU BRING THE SALTED PECAN " "I DID." "THEY'RE IN THE CAR." "WILL YOU HOLD HIM FOR ME?" "SH" " OH, SURE." "YEAH." "HI, BABA." "BE RIGHT BACK." "HEY, BABA." "WHEW." "WHOOSH, BABA." "OH, HI." "OH, HI." "HI." "HI, SWEETIE PIE." "MM." "OH, BABA." "SALTED PECAN CRUMBLE." "HMM." "OH, MY GOSH." "ALL RIGHT." "HIS HEAD..." "IT'S GINORMOUS." "I KNOW." "IT'S LIKE A SHOT PUT." "YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT HE DID TO ME." "AWW." "IT'S BAD." "HE SMELLS SO GOOD." "I KNOW, DOESN'T HE?" "PLEASE, CAN'T YOU LEAVE HIM HERE?" "YOU CAN HAVE - TAKE MY MOM." "YOU CAN HAVE THE OTHER TWO IF YOU WANT THEM." "NO, THANKS." "OH, BA." "HAPPY" " THANK YOU." "DON'T PULL HER HAIR OUT." "SLEEPY." "OH, HE'S SO SLEEPY." "I KNOW." "OH, YEAH." "HAPPY THANKSGIVING." "I LOVE YOU." "I LOVE YOU." "BYE." "BYE." "OH, MAGGIE, THIS BIRD." "IT'S SO TENDER." "AND THE STUFFING..." "IT ALL CAME FROM BRISTOL FARMS." "YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY AS GOOD AS HIS MOTHER'S." "YOU REMEMBER YOUR MOTHER'S SECRET INGREDIENT?" "IT WAS APPLES." "NO, NOT APPLES." "WAS IT PAPRIKA?" "MNH-MNH." "WAS IT DIVORCE?" "LOVE." "HER SECRET INGREDIENT WAS LOVE." "MM." "THESE SWEET POTATOES ARE LOVELY." "YOU BROUGHT THEM!" "OH, YEAH." "THAT'S RIGHT." "I MADE THAT." "AND YOU REMEMBER HER SECRET INGREDIENT FOR THE PUMPKIN PIE?" "APPLES?" "BOURBON?" "DIVORCE?" "NO, NO, WAIT!" "WAIT!" "I KNOW THIS." "I KNOW THIS." "IT WAS LOVE." "NO." "IT WAS PUMPKIN!" "IT WAS PUMPKIN." "YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TRADITION IN THIS FAMILY." "EVERY THANKSGIVING, WE SIT AROUND THE TABLE" "AND WE ALL SAY WHAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR." "THAT IS A LOVELY, LOVELY TRADITION." "I'D LIKE TO GO FIRST." "I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I AM SO THANKFUL" "FOR MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER AND HER HANDSOME BEAU." "AND THE VERY ENTERTAINING ROBERT." "ROBERT." "I LIKE THAT." "HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?" "OH, I'D BE THANKFUL FOR A TWO-POINT CONVERSION." "AARON." "OH, PASS." "NO." "ROBERT." "OH, WHAT AM I THANKFUL FOR?" "YES." "WELL, FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK." "BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING..." "WHAT DOES THANKSGIVING REALLY MEAN?" "NOW, I-I KNOW." "IT MEANS GIVING THANKS, BUT WHAT FOR EXACTLY?" "IT'S LIFE." "YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF WHAT OCCURS," "WHAT BEFALLS US, LIFE IS." "MM." "NOW, YOU'RE ASKING ME WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR?" "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR." "I'M THANKFUL FOR MY HEALTH, OF COURSE," "AND YOUR HEALTH, AND OUR HEALTH." "I'M THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY, YOUR FAMILY, OUR FAMILY." "I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR CHILDREN." "YOU KNOW, THEY START OUT" "IN OUR ARMS SO LITTLE, FRAGILE." "AND THEY GROW UP." "THEY GO AWAY, AND THEY HAVE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN." "SO, THIS YEAR, I AM GIVING THANKS" "TO SOMETHING SO SIMPLE LIFE." "HEAR!" "HEAR!" "TO LIFE." "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR, ROBERT?" "YES, DARLING." "WE" " WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW." "I'M THANKFUL" "THAT TODAY I CAN SEE LIFE FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS," "TO KNOW THAT JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE," "JUST UNDER THE RADAR IS DEATH." "AND EVERY DAY WE WAKE UP," "AND WE RUN FROM IT AS FAST AS WE CAN..." "BUT IT'S COMING." "MAYBE NOT TODAY, MAYBE NOT NEXT WEEK," "BUT WHEN IT DOES, THIS, ALL THIS..." "THIS DOESN'T MATTER." "SO, TODAY, I'M NOT GRATEFUL FOR LIFE." "I'M GIVING THANKS FOR DEATH." "TO DEATH." "THAT WAS FUN." "YOUR IDEA." "LET'S JUST SAY I WON'T BE PUSHING FOR CHRISTMAS." "IN FACT, I THINK WE SHOULD BOYCOTT CHRISTMAS." "YOU CAN'T BOYCOTT CHRISTMAS, FRIEND." "WANNA BET?" "HARDER." "HARDER..." "ME EVEN HARDER." "OH!" "Aaron:" "THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN." "THANK YOU." "THANKS A LOT." "YOU KILLED THAT." "I KNOW." "YET YOU DON'T SEEM HAPPY ABOUT IT." "WHAT?" "NOTHING." "DANA." "WHAT?" "WHAT?" "THIS ASSHOLE DIDN'T CALL ME AT CHRISTMAS." "PROBLEM IS, I REALLY LIKE THIS ASSHOLE, SO..." "WELL, I'M NOT YOUR GARDEN-VARIETY ASSHOLE." "I'M MORE OF A HYBRID." "THE LOVABLE PRICK." "YEAH, IT'S A CURSE." "I'M LOATHE TO ADMIT THIS," "BUT I ACTUALLY MISS YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND." "DON'T." "EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY, RIGHT?" "HEY." "YOU DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH ME." "AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO" "IS DESTROY SOMETHING ELSE IN MY LIFE THAT I CARE ABOUT." "I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU." "YOU SHOULD BE." "OH." "I'M A MESS." "OH?" "LUCKY FOR YOU, I LIKE MESSES." "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED?" "YOU NEED SOMEONE TO COOK YOU A PROPER MEAL," "AND I AM HELL ON WHEELS WITH GNOCCHI." "HMM." "HEY." "IT'LL BE OKAY." "I'VE COOKED PASTA BEFORE." "Hi, you've reached Aaron Royal." "Please leave a message." "Hi, you've reached Aaron Royal." "Pl" "Hi, you've reached Aaron Royal." "YOU'RE UP EARLY." "OH, THEY'RE KILLING ME AT WORK." "I THOUGHT YOU DIED." "NO SUCH LUCK." "YOU KNOW..." "ALL NIGHT I WAS THINKING YOU WERE DEAD," "EVEN THOUGH I KNEW YOU WERE JUST..." "THAT GIRL." "I WASN'T..." "YOU KNOW, THE WORST PART IS I DON'T CARE." "I JUST CARE THAT YOU'RE NOT DEAD." "MY BABY DIED." "THAT'S ENOUGH." "SO DID MINE." "I DIDN'T CALL BECAUSE MY PHONE IS DEAD." "SORRY." "SUPPOSED TO GET ONE OF THESE AT THE FRICKING OFFICE," "AND THEY HAVEN'T." "I WANT A DIVORCE." "SWEETIE..." "I LOOK AT YOU..." "THE WAY YOU USED TO LOOK AT ME..." "IS GONE." "YOU ARE GONE, MAGGIE." "AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET YOU BACK." "YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE WHEN I LOOK AT YOU?" "I JUST SEE DEATH." "HE LOOKED LIKE YOU." "HE DID." "BUT HE WAS BLOATED AND PURPLE AND DEAD." "I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE." "WE CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS." "Kathleen:" "HOW'S AARON?" "I DON'T KNOW." "WASN'T THINKING ABOUT HIM UNTIL YOU BROUGHT HIM UP." "WELL, HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG." "WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE HIS SIDE?" "I'M NOT TAKING SIDES." "YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN." "I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA" "FOR YOU TO SEE THINGS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW FOR ONCE." "YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN." "WHAT?" "YOU'RE DEFENDING HIM." "I AM NOT." "MOM, YOU'RE PATHOLOGICAL." "YOU KNOW, WHATEVER'S GOING ON BETWEEN YOU AND DANA," "YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND." "I GET IT." "DAD." "IT'S REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS." "WELL, IT IS MY BUSINESS BECAUSE IT'S MY BUSINESS." "IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR." "REMEMBER MY MOTTO " "LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING." "WAS THAT YOUR MOTTO WHEN YOU LEFT MOM?" "BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL A LOT OF LAUGHING." "I NEVER BROUGHT IT TO WORK." "DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE 100?" "I FEEL LIKE I'M 100." "YEAH." "YOU ARE WAY TOO OLD TO BE HERE." "ME?" "YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PLACE" "THAT YOU MET RANDY THE HANDYMAN." "HE WAS A WIZ WITH A SCREWDRIVER." "HE WAS." "YOU SEEM BETTER." "LIKE, HAPPY." "KINDA." "YEAH." "I'D BEEN SHAKING LIKE I HAD THE DT's" "FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT LOOK NOW" " SOLID." "YEAH." "HAVE YOU HEARD FROM HIM?" "YEAH, WE TALK." "IT'S STRANGE." "I THINK I JUST NEED THE SPACE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW?" "YEAH, DO I. WITH THREE BOYS AT HOME," "I HAVEN'T TAKEN A SHIT BY MY MYSELF IN FOUR YEARS." "IT'S TRUE." "I'M SORRY ABOUT THE LAST SIX MONTHS." "DON'T APOLOGIZE." "I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO CALLOUS AS TO HAVE A BABY." "YEAH." "YOU INSENSITIVE BITCH." "I REALLY AM." "YAY!" "OH, MY GOD!" "YOU DIDN'T!" "COME ON." "I DID." "AND WE ARE." "THANK YOU." "THAT IS SO 1998." "YEAH, WELL, IT'S A TRADITION." "THANK YOU." "ALL RIGHT." "ALL RIGHT." "HERE WE GO." "HERE WE GO." "CHEERS." "TO YOU." "WHAT'S THE MATTER?" "OHH." "I JUST GOT..." "I DON'T KNOW." "BE RIGHT BACK." "OH, MY GOD." "OH, GOD." "THAT IS AWFUL." "OOH, BUT I FEEL HANDSOME NOW." "OH, WOW." "ARE YOU OKAY?" "YEAH, NO, I'M FINE." "I'M FINE." "WHAT'S THE MATTER?" "I DON'T KNOW." "COME ON." "ALL RIGHT." "BOTTOMS UP." "YEP." "OH, MY GOD." "WHAT IS IT?" "I CAN'T." "WHAT?" "OH, HONEY, I " "YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD?" "I GOT TO GO HOME." "OH, REALLY?" "ARE YOU SURE?" "I'M SORRY." "AH, DAMN IT." "I GOT A SITTER AND EVERYTHING." "OH, MY GOD." "GO BE HAMMERED AT HOME NOW..." "AGAIN." "Dr. Harrington:" "IT'LL ONLY HURT FOR A SECOND." "ROUND YOUR BACK, PLEASE." "THAT'S IT." "THIS IS THE LOCAL." "IT IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE EPIDURAL." "WE'VE ALSO JUST STARTED A PITOCIN DRIP" "WHICH SHOULD INDUCE LABOR WITHIN THE NEXT EIGHT HOURS OR SO." "DID YOU BRING ANYTHING TO DO?" "IF NOT, I THINK WE HAVE A DECK OF CARDS" "AT THE NURSE'S STATION." "IT'S MISSING THE QUEEN OF DIAMONDS." "I DON'T THINK THAT REALLY MATTERS RIGHT NOW." "WANT TO PLAY CARDS?" "FOURS?" "NO." "QUEENS?" "MUST BE THE QUEEN OF HEARTS THAT'S MISSING." "Nurse:" "AND PUSH, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, RELEASE." "ONE MORE." "BEGIN, AND HOLD." "PUSH, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, RELEASE." "ONE MORE, BREATHE IN." "HOLD IT AND PUSH." "2..." "PUSH, MAGGIE." "I AM PUSHING!" "5, 6, 7, 8, 9, AND 10." "TAKE A MINUTE." "CATCH YOUR BREATH." "OKAY." "OHH." "YOU'RE DOING GREAT." "YOU'RE DOING GREAT, MAGGIE." "YOU'RE DOING GREAT." "COME ON, BABY." "COME ON, BABY." "YOU CAN COME OUT." "IT'S OKAY, BABY." "IT'S YOUR MOMMY." "COME ON!" "I LOVE YOU." "COME ON, BABY." "I LOVE YOU." "COME ON." "HE'S SO PRETTY." "LOOK AT HIM." "COME SEE, DADDY." "COME SEE." "OH, MY GOD." "OKAY, ARE YOU TWO READY?" "THEY PUT HIM IN A CARDBOARD BOX." "I'M REAL SORRY, MAGGIE." "THAT HOUR WE SPENT WITH HIM..." "HUGGING HIM, KISSING HIM THAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HOUR OF MY LIFE." "I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END." "WHAT'S STRANGE, THIS PAIN I FEEL, I LOVE IT." "I LOVE IT." "AND I EMBRACE IT." "I'M AFRAID IF I LET IT GO..." "I'M GONNA LOSE THE LAST LITTLE PIECE OF HIM I STILL HAVE." "IT'S SO FUNNY, THIS THING NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT " "ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT BEGINS WITH THEM AFTER THEY DIE." "IF I CAN..." "QUIET MY HEAD DOWN ENOUGH, I CAN FEEL HIM." "I HEAR HIM." "I CAN SEE WHY YOU WANT TO HAVE THIS BABY." "YOU'RE A WONDERFUL MOTHER." "I'M AFRAID." "I'M AFRAID TO GET CLOSE." "I AM AFRAID OF EVERYTHING." "HI." "HEY, MEGLET." "HOW'S MY GIRL?" "OHH..." "HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG?" "I'M PREGNANT." "HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?" "HONEY, COULD YOU GET " "YEAH, LET ME GET SOME WINE FOR US." "OH, MAGGIE." "MOM, JUST PLEASE BE REALLY CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY RIGHT NOW." "LOOK, I KNOW IT'S HARD NOW, AND IT MIGHT NOT MAKE ANY SENSE," "BUT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON." "WOULD YOU STOP GODDAMN SAYING THAT?" "WELL, IT'S TRUE." "AND YOU'RE THE LIVING PROOF." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "I LOST A BABY, TOO." "ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE I GOT LUCKY WITH YOU." "WHY HAVE YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT?" "WELL..." "I DIDN'T TELL MY MOTHER ABOUT THE MISCARRIAGE." "WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS." "A MISCARRIAGE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS A STILLBIRTH, MOM." "IT'S STILL A LOSS, MAGGIE." "AND IT STILL HURTS." "IT'S NOT JUST THE LOSS OF THE BABY..." "IT'S..." "IT'S THE LOSS OF A POSSIBILITY OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN." "AND THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME." "I'M SORRY YOU LOST YOUR BABY." "YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON WHO EVER SAID THAT TO ME." "MAGGIE?" "Maggie:" "YEAH." "I CAN'T GET THE FIREPLACE TO WORK." "THE FIREPLACE DOESN'T WORK." "IT NEVER WORKED." "I'M PREGNANT." "OH, WOW." "WELL..." "YEAH." "UM I KNOW OUR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO HAVING A CHILD." "TO PUT IT MILDLY." "I THOUGHT ABOUT NOT HAVING IT..." "FOR ABOUT A SECOND." "GEEZ, MAGGIE." "AARON, OUR LIVES WERE GOING ONE WAY, AND THEN THEY WEREN'T." "YEAH." "I KNOW." "AND YOU WENT WITH THAT GIRL." "AND I WENT INTO A CAVE THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF." "I CAN'T NOT HAVE THIS BABY." "AND YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON" "WHO COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND THAT." "I DO." "I DO." "YEAH." "I KNOW THERE'S NO ROAD MAP FOR THIS." "AFTER WHAT WE WENT THROUGH..." "I CAN'T DO IT ALONE." "ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU NEED ME?" "WELL, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT YOU BUT I DO" " I NEED YOU." "THAT'S ALL YOU EVER HAVE TO SAY." "WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE BABY TOGETHER." "Dr. Holden:" "WONDERFUL." "THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA MONITOR YOU" "WITH AN ULTRASOUND EVERY FOUR WEEKS," "WEEKLY AFTER 32 WEEKS, MORE TOWARD THE END, IF NECESSARY." "AND ANY TIME YOU WANT ONE." "GOOD." "THAT - THAT SOUNDS GOOD." "SHE'S GONNA NEED YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE." "YEAH." "YEAH." "I'M GONNA NEED YOU." "I AM GONNA NEED YOU." "I CAN SAY IT NOW." "I HEAR YOU." "GOOD." "VERY GOOD." "YOU USED YOUR WORDS." "I DID." "OH, GOOD." "ARE THOSE THE COMPS?" "YEAH." "HI." "YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME LIKE THE PLAGUE." "WHAT'S UP?" "YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY." "UM..." "SOMETHING, UM..." "UNEXPECTED HAS HAPPENED." "UH..." "MAGGIE..." "IS WITH CHILD." "WHO'S THE MAN?" "WHO IS THE MAN?" "WHAT IS IT, DAD?" "I WANT TO HEAR IT." "NO, I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU." "JUST TELL ME, ASK ME." "WHO IS THE MAN?" "WHO IS THE MAN?" "COME ON." "COME ON." "YOU ARE." "YOU." "YEAH!" "I AM THE MAN." "I AM THE WOW, THE BIG CHEESE, THE GRANDE QUESO." "I HAVE JUST DONE SOMETHING" "EVEN BETTER THAN CURING BRAIN CANCER!" "I HAVE SECURED ONE OF THREE COVETED SPOTS" "TO PITCH FOR THE FIRST OUTPATIENT CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER IN THE COUNTRY." "THE BAKE-OFF IS OCTOBER 15th." "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?" "COME ON!" "GET TO WORK!" "THAT'S SIX MONTHS AWAY." "WELL, SO, THERE'S NO EXCUSE, HUH?" "I AM SO HOT!" "♪ DO, DO ♪" "HEY, KISS ME!" "KISS ME!" "COME ON!" "I'M THE BOSS!" "KISS ME!" "MWAH!" "UH, SO WHAT'S SHE GONNA DO?" "WELL..." "SHE'S GONNA NEED SUPPORT." "YEAH." "OH, THAT SUCKS." "SHE'S GONNA NEED MY SUPPORT." "YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?" "OKAY, UM, SO..." "YOU CHEATED ON HER WITH ME," "AND THEN YOU CHEATED ON ME WITH HER?" "I HAVE A CHILD ON THE WAY." "WITH A WOMAN YOU DON'T LOVE." "NO." "I NEVER, EVER SAID THAT." "I MEAN, I " "HEY, HOLD ON." "WE" " WE CAN WORK THIS OUT." "YEAH." "UM, I QUIT." "NO, DANA." "NO, PLEASE, NO." "THIS PLACE WOULD FALL APART WITHOUT YOU." "I KNOW." "ALL RIGHT." "ARE YOU READY TO HEAR THE BABY'S HEARTBEAT?" "YEAH." "YES." "OKAY." "W" " WHY IS THAT, UM, SO FAST?" "IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?" "NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT." "YOU'RE KIDDING." "NO." "YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME." "NOW THE EXCITING PART." "YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SEX OF THE BABY?" "NO." "NO." "WHAT'S IN THE BAG?" "OH, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT." "OH, I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW THIS BOOK." "NO, I DON'T WANT TO READ THAT BOOK." "NO." "THIS IS NOT THE BOOK YOU'RE THINKING OF." "YOU'RE THINKING OF "BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS"" "BY SANDRA BOYNTON." "THIS IS NOT THAT." "THIS IS "BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS"" "BY SANDRA BOYNTON AS NARRATED BY GEORGE W. BUSH." "DO YOU KNOW THAT BOOK?" "NO." "A HOG AND A FROG CAVORT IN A BOG..." "BUT" " BUT NOT THE HIPPER- THE, UH, NOT THE " "THE, UH - THE" " THE HIPPY " "THE, UH, NOT THE BIG, GRAY FELLA." "SEE?" "A CAT AND TWO RATS WERE TRYIN' ON HATS, SEE?" "BUT" " BUT NOT THE, UH..." "NOT THE HYPOTENUSE." "YOU KNOW THE RULES." "NO READING." "ALL THE BOOKS SAY" "READING IS GOOD FOR THE BABY." "IT'S NOT SO GOOD FOR ME." "LAST TIME, YOU WERE TEACHING THE BABY FRENCH." "I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING LIKE LAST TIME." "IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN THIS TIME." "HOW DO YOU KNOW?" "OKAY." "I'LL START OFF, WOW THEM, AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO YOU." "YEP." "I'LL DO PLANS, SITE REPORTS," "RENDERINGS, BUDGET, AND PROJECTIONS." "WHAT IS IT YOU'RE DOING AGAIN?" "MAKING THE SALE, SMARTASS." "HMM." "GOOD LUCK." "OH, THANK YOU." "OHH." "AWW." "OH." "YUM." "MMM." "YUMMY." "SO, BEFORE I HAND THINGS OVER TO MY VERY ABLE SON, AARON," "I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY." "I WANTED TO OFFER AARON SOMETHING." "I WANTED TO SAY - I SAID TO HIM," ""I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, I WANT TO MAKE YOU" ""A 50/50 PARTNER IN MY BUSINESS." ""BUT FIRST, YOU GOT TO LEARN THE BUSINESS." ""SO, YOU GOT TO GO AND WORK CONSTRUCTION," "THEN EVENTUALLY, YOU CAN TAKE OVER THE ONSITE OPERATION."" "MY CLEVER, WELL-SUITED SON SAYS," ""NO, I DON'T WANT TO WORK CONSTRUCTION." "IT'S DIRTY, IT'S DUSTY."" "SO, I SAID, "OKAY." YOU REMEMBER THIS?" "YES." "I SAID, "OKAY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK IN THE OFFICE," ""LEARN THE BUSINESS THAT WAY." "YOU'RE GONNA LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE OFFICE," "THEN EVENTUALLY, YOU CAN RUN THE OFFICE OPERATION." ""NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO WORK IN AN OFFICE." "STUCK BEHIND A DESK ALL DAY?" "NO, IT'S BORING."" "I SAID, "WAIT A MINUTE." ""WAIT JUST A MINUTE." ""I AM OFFERING YOU 1/2-OWNERSHIP" ""OF A MONEYMAKING BUSINESS." ""YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK CONSTRUCTION," ""YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK IN THE OFFICE." "WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH YOU?"" "AND HE SAID, "OH, THAT'S EASY, DAD." "BUY ME OUT."" "SO, BEFORE AARON TAKES YOU THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS " "JUST ONE SECOND, OKAY?" "CARRY ON." "EXCUSE ME, FOLKS." "ONE SECOND." "HEY." "OKAY." "ALL RIGHT." "EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE." "AARON?" "TAKE IT EASY." "I AM, UH, LEAVING RIGHT NOW." "OH, YES, I AM." "OKAY." "I LOVE YOU." "HEY, BIG GUY, YOU'RE RUINING" "THE BEST INTRODUCTION A FATHER COULD GIVE HIS SON." "I" " I KNOW." "I'M SORRY." "THE BABY'S COMING." "OH, YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO SPEND WITH THE BABY." "TRUST ME, IT'S OVERRATED." "DAD, I GOT TO GO." "NUH-UH!" "YOU CAN'T " "YOU CAN'T WALK OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF A PITCH." "JUST EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM." "THEY WILL UNDERSTAND IT." "NO, THERE'S NO EXPLAINING." "I'VE GOT MY WHOLE NUT RIDING ON THIS DEAL." "MY HOUSE, THE BUSINESS, EVERYTHING." "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT." "I'M ALL-IN." "MAGGIE'S ON HER WAY TO THE HOSPITAL." "NO, I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU." "OH, MY GOD." "I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS." "DANA DID, BUT - BUT YOU TOOK CARE OF THAT." "DAD, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT." "MAGGIE NEEDS ME." "SHE WALKED OUT ON YOU!" "I WALKED OUT ON HER." "ARE YOU EVEN SURE IT'S YOURS?" "!" "YOU CAN'T WALK OUT ON FAMILY!" "HEY, DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT FAMILY." "YOU THINK YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT" "BECAUSE YOU CAN SIT AT MY THANKSGIVING TABLE" "AND BULLSHIT ABOUT IT?" "!" "I KNOW ABOUT FAMILY." "I HELD MY DEAD SON IN MY ARMS." "YOUR SON IS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU," "OR AM I JUST YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER?" "DO YOU EVEN KNOW?" "I DON'T." "MY WHOLE LEGACY IS IN THAT ROOM." "MM-HMM." "OUR LEGACY." "I WAS GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU!" "WHAT YOU GAVE ME IS PRICELESS." "I KNOW THE KIND OF FATHER I'M NEVER GONNA BE." "WHAT, YOU BLAME ME FOR EVERYTHING?" "YOU SOUND JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER." "I HOPE SO." "I'M GOING TO BE WITH MY FAMILY." "SURE, GO AHEAD." "YEAH, HAVE LOADS OF KIDS." "HAVE LOADS OF KIDS!" "'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?" "IT DOESN'T MATTER." "'CAUSE NO MATTER HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU HAVE," "THEY WILL ALWAYS DISAPPOINT YOU!" "KIDS." "IT'S HAPPENING." "DR. HOLDEN WILL BE HERE IN A MINUTE." "NO." "HOLD HER HAND." "KEEP HER CALM." "I'M NOT SURE I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT." "MNH!" "IT'S HAPPENING!" "NURSE, COME ON." "Claire:" "I'M HERE." "I'M HERE." "I'M HERE." "GET DOCTOR BISHOP DOWN HERE IN CASE WE HAVE AN AIRWAY ISSUE." "MM-HMM." "I REALLY WANT TO PUSH." "HOW IS SHE?" "SHE WENT FROM 3 TO 7 IN NO TIME." "I GUESS IT'S TIME, THEN." "HI, MAGGIE." "HANGING IN THERE?" "NO." "I REALLY WANT TO PUSH." "LISTEN TO ME." "YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE." "THE BABY'S GONNA BE FINE." "LISTEN TO ME." "YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE." "THE BABY'S GONNA BE FINE, YEAH?" "AARON, I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP." "YEAH." "YEAH." "YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO TAKE THIS LEG..." "YEAH." "HOLD IT WITH YOUR HAND UP HERE." "YEAH." "YEAH." "UH-HUH." "JUST LIKE THIS." "I CAN'T BREATHE." "VERY GOOD." "LET'S TAKE A LOOK." "OKAY." "YOU'RE DOING GOOD." "I CAN'T BREATHE." "YOU'RE DOING GREAT, MAGGIE." "OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA KEEP HER CALM," "SLOW HER BREATHING DOWN." "I'M PROVING INCAPABLE OF DOING THAT." "OKAY, YOU'RE DOING GREAT." "YOU'RE DOING GREAT." "THEY WANT ME TO CALM YOU DOWN." "I'M NOT SURE I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT." "OH, YOU'RE MAKING IT SO MUCH WORSE!" "OKAY." "OKAY, DEEP BREATH IN." "DEEP BREATH OUT." "SLOWLY." "IN, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5." "OOH, I REALLY WANT TO PUSH!" "OKAY, SLOWLY OUT." "I WANT TO PUSH!" "NO, NO." "IT'S OKAY." "JUST ONE MORE TIME." "YOU'RE ALMOST THERE." "Nurse:" "YOU'RE ALMOST COMPLETE." "OH, PLEASE, LET ME PUSH!" "PLEASE!" "YOUR CERVIX IS GONE." "OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT CONTRACTION." "YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN," "AND YOU'RE GONNA PUSH," "AND YOU'LL BE DONE WITH IT, OKAY?" "OKAY." "GOOD JOB." "GOOD." "GOOD WORK." "OKAY." "HEAD CROWNING." "OH!" "OKAY, THIS IS GOOD." "HOLD HER OUT." "THERE WE GO!" "OKAY." "AND, OH, THAT'S IT." "ALL RIGHT." "OKAY." "OH!" "WE MAY HAVE MECONIUM." "HERE, SANJAY." "ALL RIGHT." "Claire:" "ALL RIGHT." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "WHY ISN'T IT CRYING?" "HEY." "HEY, WHY ISN'T IT CRYING?" "WHY ISN'T IT CRYING?" "OKAY." "THERE WE GO." "OKAY." "IT'S A GIRL." "OH, THERE SHE IS." "IT'S A GIRL." "THERE WE GO." "HERE." "HI." "OH, MY GIRL." "YES." "HEY." "WOW." "SHE LOOKS LIKE YOU." "HERE YOU GO." "YEAH." "HI." "HI." "WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD TO THE NURSERY IN A FEW MINUTES" "TO GET HER MEASURED, OKAY?" "YEAH." "ALL RIGHT." "HI." "NOW, DON'T BE ALARMED" "BECAUSE THE FIRST THREE TO FIVE POOPS" "WILL BE A GREEN, TARRY, MECONIUM POOP." "IT'S TENACIOUS AND HARD TO GET OFF." "AND AFTER THEY'VE CLEARED THAT," "IT TURNS INTO A BIRD SEEDY, MORE WATERY, YELLOW POOP." "AND WITH EVERY BREASTFEEDING" "YOU'LL NEED TO CHECK HER DIAPER" "AND PROBABLY CHANGE IT ABOUT 8 TO 10 TIMES A DAY." "OH, AND DON'T FORGET" "THE IMPORTANCE OF SWADDLING YOUR BABY." "OKAY." "IT MIMICS THE WOMB," "AND LIMITS THEIR NORMAL MORO REFLEX" "AND KEEPS THEM CALM." "RIGHT." "YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT." "AND IF YOU DON'T, SHE'LL BE THE FIRST TO LET YOU KNOW." "HI." "YOU HAVE A PERFECTLY HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL, LITTLE BABY GIRL." "WHAT'S WRONG?" "UM..." "OH, UM..." "I DON'T FEEL HOW I THOUGHT I WOULD." "I'M NOT HAPPY." "I'M NOT SAD." "I DON'T..." "REALLY FEEL ANYTHING." "I KNOW." "WHAT ABOUT JOY?" "WHEN DOES THAT COME?" "IN TIME." "I THINK I'M GONNA BE A TERRIBLE MOTHER." "NO." "NOT POSSIBLE." "NOT WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH." "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING." "YOU'RE WELCOME." "HI, BABY." "I KNOW." "I'M YOUR MAMA." "TOUGH BREAK, I KNOW." "I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOMEONE." "YEAH." "HIS NAME'S ARTHUR." "YEAH." "HE'S YOUR BIG BROTHER." "GUESS WHAT?" "HE'S GONNA BE WATCHING OVER YOU FOREVER," "KEEPING YOU OUT OF TROUBLE," "MAKING SURE WE'RE TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME." "YEAH." "A LONG TIME." "YEAH, SWEETIE PIE." "HI, SWEETIE PIE." "YOU'RE SO PRETTY." "HI, BABY." "COME HERE." "HI, MAMA." "Orderly:" "YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH HER." "THIS CAN'T BE YOUR FIRST." "IT'S NOT." "HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE?" "OOH." "TWO." "I HAVE TWO." "♪ IT SEEMED CLEAR ENOUGH TO ME ♪" "♪ BUT IT'S A MYSTERY, I'M TOLD ♪" "♪ THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN'T FORESEE OR KNOW ♪" "♪ ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND IN LOVE ♪" "♪ THINKING LOVE WILL KEEP YOU STILL ♪" "♪ IS THIS BEAT THE SAME, THE LOVE, AS IT BOUNDS ♪" "♪ I KNOW ♪" "♪ WHAT I KNOW IS NOT ENOUGH ♪" "♪ HERE BELOW, AS WE'RE SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ SPINNING INTO DUST ♪" "♪ NOW I'LL WATCH YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP ♪" "♪ SEE THE GRACE OF ALL THE YEARS ♪" "♪ AND THE LIFE THAT RUNS SO DEEP AND CLEAR ♪" "♪ WAS IT EASY WHEN WE MET?" "♪" "♪ WAS THE WIND TOO COLD AT ALL?" "♪" "♪ DO WE ALWAYS JUST FORGET THE FALL?" "♪" "♪ AND I KNOW ♪" "♪ WHAT I KNOW IS NOT ENOUGH ♪" "♪ AND HERE BELOW AS WE'RE SPINNING INTO DUST ♪"