"Previously on "Royal Pains"..." "I got big news." "I'm getting married!" "That's a little sudden, no?" "Yeah, and yet, it can't come soon enough." " We have a problem." " What?" "Dad... he's not coming." "I guess you were right to have doubted him, after all." "Hank hasn't heard from him either?" "Are you going to reach out?" "No, not this time." "The ball's in Eddie's court." "Hank, I want to apply to medical school." "Divya, it's the admissions office from Johns Hopkins." "I'm wait-listed." "Is it true?" "The doctor called this afternoon, and if all goes well, we could be pregnant by the end of the month." "Really?" "Thanks." "Thank you." "You got to be kidding me." " Oh." "You're here." " Yes, I am." "Oh." "Today's the day." "Well, Paige and I were keeping her egg retrieval private, given the expectations, but, yeah, today's the day." " Okay." " Why are you here?" "Your office said you were in the male room, which I assumed is a room where mail is delivered, not where that gets delivered." "Yeah, well..." " What's wrong?" " What?" "You look like something's wrong." "Did you have to euthanize the Saab?" "Or is your dream house sold already or both?" "No, and, no." "The Saab is fine." "Oh, she will be once her radiator's stabilized." "And I'm looking at the house after work today." " But I need to borrow your car." " Yeah." " We don't have to get into why." " Sure." "When you say, "We don't have to get into why,"" "I really start wondering why." "Yeah, just give me the keys." "It's nothing for you to worry about, especially today." "Okay, now you're freaking me out." "What the heck's going on?" "I found out that Dad had heart surgery." "Five days ago, he underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement." "I'm not a doctor." " It's a repair of his stenosis." " Henry?" "His heart valve wasn't working." " Is he okay?" " I think so." "I mean, it's not like it was open-heart or anything, and he was discharged, which means he's fine, but I'm going to Passaic to try to find him." "Passaic?" "Wait." "How did you find out about all of this?" "Um, I hired a PI to look for him." "And get this, she found him under the family name Roth, when he used his health insurance." "So I thought we were keeping the ball in Eddie's court this time." "Yeah, that's how you felt, and I get it, but I felt differently." "So you went behind my back?" "Look, this just didn't feel like dad's other disappearances." "Before, he was always escaping from trouble." " This time..." " I don't care why." "Do you have something for me?" "Oh, yeah." "It's this." "That's my, uh..." "Evan R. Lawson." "Handle with care." "You know what, Henry?" "Do whatever you want." "Look, don't think about this, okay?" "You got a big day." "I'll let you know what I find out." "Don't bother." "You're right, Paige and I don't need the extra stress right now." "May I help you?" "Yes." "Hi." "I'm Dr. Hank Lawson." "A patient of mine, Edward Roth, recently had a valve replacement." "I wanted to pick up his records." "Roth." "Roth." "Oh, yeah, Eddie." "Sweet guy." "Yeah, he is." "He sent a copy of his book to the doctor." "That's him." "Wow." "The Hamptons." "Nice there?" "Very nice, yeah." "Never been." "Is it better than down the Shore?" " It's, uh, different." " Huh." "So what brings you all the way to Passaic, Dr. Lawson?" " Oh, actually, I grew up here." " Oh." " Still have ties." " Mm." "Okay, look, I can't do this." "He's not my patient." "He's my dad." "We're not in contact, and I'm worried about him." "Can you help me out?" "Are you really Dr. Hank Lawson?" "Yes, yes, I am." "I promise." "Then it's not an issue." "He listed you as his emergency contact." "He did?" "He wrote, "in case something goes wrong,"" "and signed the release." "So, even though nothing did go wrong," "I can email it to you." "Great." "Great." "Thank you." "Did he leave an address?" " A PO box." " Oh." "He has a follow-up appointment in a week." "Yeah, if he keeps it." "The doctor doesn't read much." "He asked me to recycle it." "Oh." "It's not too far." " Do you need directions?" " No, I know the way." "Hello?" "Anybody home?" "Dad?" " What are you doing here?" " I'm dying." "Dad, are you having chest pain, trouble breathing?" "No, just my stomach." "Okay, what about your groin where they put in the catheter?" "No, no, no, no, no." "No, my stomach." "Okay." "Let me feel." "I'm not gonna hurt you." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "What happened to the part where you're not going to hurt me?" "Yeah, Dad, your bladder is severely distended." "When's the last time you peed?" "I don't know." "Maybe yesterday." "The day before that was every five minutes." "Okay, and did it burn?" "Uh-huh." "Like the Cuyahoga River." "Hank, I feel like I'm going to explode." "Yeah, you're burning up." "Okay, stay here." "What am I going to do... shoot hoops?" "Okay." "Hurry up." "Oh." "Okay, ambulance is on the way." "I'm not sure we can wait that long." "Because?" "Because I think your bladder's about to rupture." "Post-op urinary retention is normal, but you're running a fever." "You had a Foley catheter, right?" "Mm-hmm." "Okay, I think it gave you prostatitis... an infected prostate that's swollen so badly, it's obstructing your bladder, and if your bladder bursts..." "I die." "Well, at the very least, you'd expose all your abdominal organs to infection, and you don't want that." "No, no, no, Hank, it hurts." "Okay." "Okay." "It hurts." "Hank, it hurts." "I know." "I know." "And in we go." " That hurts." " Yep, yep, okay." " Oh." " It's about to feel better." "And I'm removing the needle." "That's it." "Okay." "And... there we go." "There we go." " Whew." " Thank you, Hank." " You're welcome." " Oh, you know..." "What?" "It's always been your brother that's taken the piss out of me." "Watch your shoes." "Oh, thank you." "Oh." "So... we have retrieved 14 eggs from you, Mrs. Lawson... healthy and perfect in every way." " Oh, that's wonderful." " Oh, my God." "Indeed." "The laboratory must separate them from their follicular fluids and prepare them for fertilization." "That's gr..." "And what about my, uh, stuff?" " Your semen is substandard." " Yeah, I know." "But if we are able to salvage a few healthy gametes, we will proceed with the intracytoplasmic sperm injection." " ICSI." " Right, ICSI." "Uh, and if that works, we get..." "Blastocysts... then embryos." "Sorry." "Has anyone ever told you you remind them of a Bond villain?" "Like..." "Dr. Gruber, um, would it be possible for us to actually watch the procedure?" "No." "During fertilization, the environment must remain sterile." "That is my joke... sterilization and fertility being customarily antithetical, of course." " Of, of course." "Right." " Right." "Antithetical." "And it's very funny once you explain it." "We are talking about the moment of conception, though, like, the two of us making a child." "So, if there's any way for us to be present, it would be..." "Nonessential." "Trust me, if you wish to become pregnant, you must step aside and let us do nature's work." "Okay, we've emptied your bladder, filled you with antibiotics, and away we go." "You're a lifesaver, kiddo, and thanks for saying you'd take care of me so I could be discharged." "Yeah, I didn't just say it." "I am taking care of you... in the Hamptons." "Oh, that works for me too." "Look who got a big-boy doctor car." "It's Evan's." "Here we go." "Slow, slow, slow, slow." "Slow." " This is slow." " Okay." "Wait." "Your car is in the shop again?" "Yep." "Thank you." "Dad, before we go, I need to ask you something." "Put on my seat belt." "No." "Well, yeah... but what I really need to ask is, why the hell did you disappear like that?" "When I asked Newberg to marry me," "I knew two things... that I loved her and that I needed heart surgery and I could die." "That's three things." "Are you gonna nitpick, or are you gonna let me finish the story?" "Sorry, sorry." "Go ahead." "And I didn't want any of you to think that I asked her to marry me so that I wouldn't die alone." "Nobody wants to die alone, Dad." "That's why I asked her to marry me." " Oh." " And I love her." " I really do." " I know you do." "But lying to her... created so much guilt." "I panicked." "And when I panic..." "Yeah, we know." "My therapist almost fired me." "I'm a schmuck." "Any word from Johns Hopkins?" "No, but Raj is in Baltimore right now, looking into job possibilities." " Oh, that's good." " No, it's not." "It's more pressure." "It's more anxiety." "It's more of me spinning around in my own head, wondering if I was an idiot to pin all of my hopes on one school." "You're not an idiot." "You're, uh..." "you're aspirational." "Okay." "I'm hardheaded or uncompromising." "That's what my mother would say." "That if you insist on having it all... you could end up with nothing." "Maybe if I'd been more socially active when I was at Johns Hopkins, my letter of recommendation would have carried more weight." "Oh, no, no, no." "I'm sure it actually has more to do with how much money you give after you graduate." "Right." "Probably too late for that now." "Good afternoon, Divya, Dr. Sacani." "I'll see you at tomorrow's board meeting, yes?" "Uh, yes, yes, we'll definitely be there." "Good." "Important matters to discuss." "Well, I bet I know what one of the important matters is." "Your virosome." "Congratulations." "Oh, um, it's hardly news." "Promising, yes, but there's still a lot of work to be done." "That is not what I heard." "My friend in Berlin told me about the Phase One trial that's happening over there, like, in Latvia or something, right?" "Uh, maybe it's someone else's virosome." "Ours isn't ready for trial yet." "Are you sure?" "Because they said they heard it from a KJR exec who said it was theirs." "Is it possible Boris' company has more than one virosome in development?" "It's possible, just not likely." "Here we go." "All right, we're gonna sit right here." "Easy, easy, I don't want to call you Papa Stitch." " Oh." "Oh." " There you go." "Better." "Good." "Home sweet home." "If you don't mind, I'm going to spend the rest of the day right here." "Yeah, I don't mind." " Dad?" " Hmm?" "One last question..." "Why Passaic?" "Why the old house?" "It's where your mother got sick." "Yeah, okay, but how'd you know the owner wouldn't be there?" "I knew." "I'm the owner." "What?" "You've owned that house this entire time?" "Yeah, it was always my plan to give it to you and Evan." "Then one day Evan said, "I hated that house."" "It made me sad." "Then you guys did so well for yourselves," "I thought giving you the house, it's pathetic." "And so it's been sitting empty for a long time, and I thought, "This might be the perfect place to..."" "To punish yourself and suffer alone." "Seemed fair." "My turn." "But Mom didn't suffer alone, Dad." "She had me, and she had Evan, and now you have me and Evan." "But you've got to decide if you deserve us." "Oh, my God, I love the master suite... all that beautiful woodwork." "Oh, I restored that myself." "When my Saab broke down in front of your "for sale" sign," "I thought life had thrown me a curveball, but maybe it did me a favor." "Curveballs are like that." "Trust me." "I'm an expert." " Come see the view outside." " Yeah." "Wow." " Feel free to wander." "The property line goes down to the water." "I'd join you, but my knees can't take the hills." "Oh." "Well, my knees, my hips, my ankles..." "You have a health issue?" "Early stages, rheumatoid arthritis." "One of those common diseases that doctors still don't know much about." "While it's not my specialty," "I do know they have new treatments that can ease the progression." "My granny had RA and was pretty crippled by age 50, so... it seems wise to move back to Manhattan where I have an elevator and my pick of rheumatologists." "Well, I'm sorry to hear that's why you're selling." "Hopefully not so sorry that you won't make an offer." "It is hard to let go of a place that's been such a huge part of your life." "Yeah, I know what you mean." "And this house is clearly special." "I mean, I didn't even know I was looking until I saw it." "I don't have a real-estate agent yet." " Me neither." " Oh." "I'm a big DIY fan this year, and I don't just mean sanding woodwork." "I had no idea what to ask for this place, so I went on Zillow, looked for comps... easy." "Turns out you can do anything if you're forced to." "God, I wish all my patients had your attitude." "Well, I wasn't talking about my health." "The offer has to be approved by my soon-to-be ex-husband." "Ah." "I'm beginning to understand your expertise in curveballs." "Not that he won't accept the offer." "It's just, he's traveling, so it may take a while to reach him, but it's a friendly divorce." "Oh, I hear that's the best kind, if you can pull it off." "24 years with your childhood sweetheart should count for something." " Yeah." " But, you know, we grew apart." "To be honest, he grew apart." "So I decided to move out here and devote myself to turning our summer house into a fresh start for me." "Uh-huh." "And then you became symptomatic." "Please don't mention anything about my health if you have occasion to speak to my husband." "He doesn't know why you're selling?" "I don't want him to feel like he has to come and take care of me, you know." "He was unhappy." "He should be happy." "I think he's even found someone new." "He deserves a new life." "And how about you?" "Mm, we'll see." "Wow." "I'm impressed by how nice and civilized and modern you are." "Oh, no." "I am totally old-fashioned." " I follow my heart." " Oh." "Which is why I hope you make an offer." "I have a good feeling about you." "Mm." " So go, look around." " Yeah." " Yeah." " Okay, great." " Hey." " Hi." "I'm so glad you're free for dinner tonight." "Why, are you starving?" "No, I just feel like we should be together." "I know." " You feeling okay?" " Yeah, I am." "The sedation wore off like they said it would." "It's just so wild to think that sometime soon, some of your sperm are going to meet some of my eggs." "I know." "I know." "I hope they hit it off." "Oh, of course they will." "I just wish we could be part of it." "So where should we go for dinner?" "We're not going to dinner." "I really can't allow you in a sterile environment." "Yeah, we know it's sterile." "That's why we're gowning up." "Still, without a doctor's approval, I just..." "Look, I'm the administrator visiting one of my hospital's departments in order to better understand their needs and to determine their future budget allocations, so..." " Let's get started." " Okay." "Nice." "I've identified seven of the most robust sperm, the first of which I will now inject directly into the center of an egg." "There he is." " Yeah." " You can see him." "Oh, did... just gonna..." "Wow." "Felicity?" "Are you home?" "Hank, I'm here." "I'm sorry." "Did you ring?" "Uh, yeah, I did." " Are you okay?" " Oh, I'm a little warm." "My knee is acting up, but if that contract even comes close to my asking price," "I think I'll recover." " May I feel?" " Sure." "Oh." "Would you mind a quick exam?" "Mm-mm." "Okay." "That should ease the pain." "I'll have the lab run tests on this fluid, but I'm a little puzzled." "Fever is not a hallmark of RA." "Have you had any other symptoms?" "Uh, a little fatigue, nausea." "And the swollen lymph nodes." "Oh, yeah, and a rash on my legs." "I'm falling apart." "Hmm." "Tell me more about your diagnosis." "You said you're still at an early stage?" "Yeah, as my GP explained, it was a diagnosis of exclusion and too early for the factor to be detected in my blood." "Okay, let's have a look." "Um, can you feel that?" " Mm-hmm." " Okay." "Now with your eyes closed." "But everything else was ruled out, and since my granny had RA, it seems the likely culprit." "Yeah, except that, like you said, there's a lot science doesn't know, and while there can be a genetic propensity," "RA isn't considered hereditary." "You have some decreased sensation in your lower legs." "How's your appetite?" " Mm." " Okay." "Did your joint pain begin around the time you started woodworking?" "Yes." "Why does that matter?" "Your fever might be the sign of a simple infection, but in an old house like this, there could be toxins that might account for your fever, as well as your joint pain and neuropathy." " Like what?" " Arsenic maybe." "It was used in the past to treat wood." "So are you telling me that I don't have rheumatoid arthritis or that I do have it and some other disease?" "Let's find out." " Okay." " Okay." "And good." "That brings us to a bit of housekeeping before I turn the meeting over." "If..." "Ah, Hank." "So glad you could join us." "Sorry." "As I was saying, as Mr. Lawson, Evan R, has now admirably completed six months as administrator, it seems prudent to move that he be assigned my proxy vote in the event of my absence." "Any objections?" " Motion carries." " Excellent." "I'll turn the meeting over, as I have other obligations." "I have a question." "Perhaps Mr. Lawson can address them." "It's a question for you." "Is KJR Pharmaceuticals conducting a Phase One trial of my virosome on patients in Latvia?" "That is not a matter for the board to consider." "Well, if research generated by our Rare and Orphan Diseases Lab is being improperly rushed forward without the knowledge of the lead investigator into a third-world environment in order to skirt safety regulations, then the board should be made aware." "And if that were the case, Dr. Sacani, such discussion would be merited." "Since it is not..." "Are you denying that my virosome research is the basis for a trial in Eastern Europe?" " Because I made some calls..." " The trial was accelerated for reasons inappropriate to discuss here." "There are factors of which you are not aware." "There are factors of which you are not aware, such as a basic understanding of microbiology and the potential cataclysmic immunological response engendered by the invasive presence of an untested virosome in a human environment." "Well..." "Meeting adjourned." "You know, I've been sitting here thinking about how much we all take for granted." "You mean family." "No, I was thinking about the ability to urinate." " Oh." " Yes, family." "Come here." "You're doing a lot better." "Lean forward." "Can I tell you..." "last night was the first time" "I could sleep lying flat." "Deep breath in and out." "Yep, that's your repaired heart valve." "Again." "See, you don't have fluid pooling in your lungs anymore." "Yeah." "That's not the only thing clear, I'll tell you." "You mean your conscience." "No, again, I was talking urination." "Yes, my conscience." "I saw Newberg this morning." "And how'd that go?" "Oh, she gave me quite a tongue-lashing." "Please be a metaphor." "Then I had to get on my knees." "Oh, God." " She rode me pretty hard." " Uh-huh." " Nearly came to blows." " Dad." "But once she took the whole thing in..." "Right." " I was forgiven." " Ah, good." " She was pretty satisfied." " Okay, Dad, I get the picture." "How about the wedding?" "Oh, it's back on, except now we want to do it "her way."" "With a bride and a groom?" "Oh, no, much more of a spectacle... fountains and white tigers and fireworks, all the important things." "I can't wait." "Yeah, me either." "Now all I got to do is clear things up with Evan and Paige." "Uh-huh." "Uh, Dad, they... they have a lot going on right now, you know." "Oh, right now I'm taking a nap." "Oh, good." "But you think it's possible that I can square it with Evan and Paige, right?" "Yeah, if you find the right moment." "What you don't want to do is just show up without warning." " No." " But you'll figure it out." " You always do." " Thank you." "Okay." "So you believe the trial of your virosome is being conducted in Eastern Europe in order to avoid FDA regulations?" "Yes." "I can assure you it is not, Doctor." "The trial parameters conform fully to FDA standards for an IND application." "Then why exclude me?" "And why Latvia?" "Why the rush?" "Would those be your only questions?" "No, I have a few more." "Yes, and that is why I excluded you." "With my company for sale, there was no time for debate." "You're selling KJR Pharmaceuticals?" "Indeed." "Privately." "So, please, keep the information confidential." "Okay, but I still have..." "If I were to sell with no Phase One trial completed, the purchaser would be acquiring only your research." "A clinical trial takes care of that." "It gives KJR a tangible product and you quite a handsome royalty." "Yes, but you excluded me." "And I have no need for greater personal wealth." "Jeremiah, the benefits in this case for you would not only be financial." "Should your virosome prove successful, your name will be placed alongside some of the great names..." "Ehrlich, Pasteur." "As flattering as that would be, my work isn't about my reputation either." "What is it about, then?" "Advancing the human condition through scientific knowledge." "Your perspective is admirable." "I hope whoever acquires my company recognizes the asset they have in you... assuming, that is, you wish to remain." "Hey, Evan, I have..." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah, come in." "Sorry." "Hank's just updating me on Dad's condition." "And?" "He will live to exasperate another day." "Well, that's a relief." "Yeah." "Yeah, it is." "What's up with you?" "Well, I saw the embryologist, and five are developing." " Five eggs?" " Five embryos." "But we started with seven." "What happened?" "Well, some of them didn't progress normally, but it's expected." "Oh." "Well, great." "I'm sure they'll catch up." "I had to repeat kindergarten, so I understand." "This is a little different." "This is like if seven yous got sent to kindergarten because they knew most of you wouldn't survive it." "I know." "You're saying they can't all be winners." "Yeah, and we wouldn't want them to be." "Right." "Or else we'd have seven kids and a reality show." "And we do not need that." "We are busy." "Yeah." "I just want two." "Two would be good." "I hope some of them make it." "Don't worry." "It's just kindergarten." "Hmm." "Are you working or house hunting?" "Both sort of." "Um, I think I found the perfect place." " You want to see it?" " Yeah." "Okay." "Check it out." "Ooh, look at you Zillowing." "That's right." "Oh, it's gorgeous." "It may be a little big for me at the moment, but I could see myself settling there and growing into it." "Okay, so why were you making your angry face when I came in?" " My angry face?" " Yeah." "Mm." "That's not my angry face." "That's my thinking face." "Ah." "If you say so." "The owner is selling because she's got rheumatoid arthritis, or so she thinks." "Oh, now I see where we're going with this." "What are her symptoms?" "Debilitating pain in multiple large joints, fatigue, fever, and a mild maculopapular rash on her legs." " What are her glucose levels?" " Normal." "So it's not diabetes-related." "How about gout?" " Negative for gout." " Lyme disease?" "Negative for that and antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor." "Memingococcemia?" "Parvovirus?" "She's not that sick, and all of her cultures are normal." "I even tested for arsenic poisoning." "Mm, so it could be anything, except right now it's nothing." "Exactly." "Wait a second." "Say that again." "Uh, it could be anything, except right now it's nothing." "Oh, my God." "The Great Imitator." "Ah." " Felicity..." " Yeah." "I don't think you have RA." "Okay." "Why?" "Well, I'm still waiting on some tests to confirm my hunch, but can I see your palms?" "Okay, good." "No rash." "Um, how about the soles of your feet?" "Please." "Yep." "There it is." "Are you sexually active?" " No." " Okay." "Not since I split with my husband." "And was he your only recent partner?" "He was my only partner ever." "Oh." "I told you I was old-fashioned." "Why?" "Because your rash suggests you might also have a very old-fashioned disease... syphilis." "Oh." " That's great news." " Did you hear what I just said?" "That Raj got the job in Baltimore." "But she's still wait-listed." "Which means we'll be moving to Baltimore whether I get into Johns Hopkins or not." "Oh, that's fine." "If you don't get in, you can just reapply, like Rudy." "Who's Rudy?" "Rudy Ruettiger." "They made a movie about him." "You've never seen "Rudy"?" "Okay, so this guy wanted to play football for Notre Dame so badly that he moved there, worked as a groundskeeper, and kept applying till he got in." "After how long?" " Four years." " Terrific." "It will not take you that long." "Any day now, you could hear good news." "Actually, so could we." "Really?" "IVF is moving forward?" "We could have embryo transfer as early as tomorrow." "At last count, there were still three developing blastocysts." "Do we have to call them that?" "It makes them sound dangerous." " Good morning." " Hi." " Hi." " Hello, there." "So..." "How'd it go?" "How did what go?" "Did you apologize to Boris?" "I'm assuming you fell on his mercy since you still have all your appendages." "Actually, we both recognized that apologies were unnecessary." "Well, I'm relieved at least that you didn't lose your job." "No, I didn't, um, but..." "I may be starting my own lab." " Oh." " What?" "Yeah, I've been contemplating it." "That's huge." "Does that mean you'll leave HankMed?" "No, I think patient contact is good for me." "Wow." "Your own lab... that sounds impressive." "And expensive." "Well, I may be coming in to some money, but I can't discuss it now." "It sounds like everyone has changes on the horizon." "Paige and Evan... they're hoping for an embryo transfer." "Oh, and I may be working as a groundskeeper." "Sorry." "A groundskeeper?" "We should really go out and celebrate tonight." "Tomorrow you could be joining Divs in the sparkling-cider club." "So we should stay in and celebrate." "No, we should..." "I don't get it." "They're sharing an innuendo based on the fact that after the viable embryos are implanted tomorrow, you'll have to avoid the uterine spasms caused by coitus." "It's your last night to have sex with your wife." "Right." " We should stay in." " Mm-hmm." " And here it is." " Oh." "So this one injection will cure all my symptoms?" "Yes, it will." "Even my gullibility and my chronic naiveté?" "I would never cure someone of her most endearing characteristics." "You're going to feel a pinch and then a burning." "Okay." "Okay, here's the pinch, and now it's going to burn." " Okay, all done." " Ow." "You just hold on to that." "So you'll need follow-up testing at 3, 6, and 12 months to confirm that the syphilis has been completely eradicated." "Plenty of time for me to reassess my happy marriage." "You spoke to your husband?" "He admitted to quite a history." "He wanted to give a full confession, but at a certain point, I had to just hang up." "Hey, you're busy." "You got a new life to start." "And my divorce lawyer was on hold." "It's gonna take some time, but I'm starting to realize that this curveball has a silver lining." "That is one very special curveball." "I have my health, and I have my home." "Yeah, rub it in." "I'm sorry it's not for sale any longer." "Well, I can't think of anyone I'd rather lose a house to." "Yep, turns out house hunting is as challenging as dating." "Well, I hope not." "I don't want my son to be single and homeless." "I'll try to avoid that for your sake, but, yeah, houses are tricky." "I was so sure this one was meant to be." "You should have seen... first time we saw the Passaic house, it needed a lot of work." "Your mother walked in, fell in love with the potbelly stove." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "I remember how much she loved that thing." "Her eyes lit up like it was Christmas, and I thought," ""Okay, yes, this is the place to bring up our sons."" "Right." "Now it stands empty, reminding me of everything I didn't live up to." "Dad... maybe it's time to sell that house." " Hmm." " Let it go." "Henry!" "You here?" "Evan!" "Hey, what a surprise." "I drop by like this all the time." "I know." "No, I know." "I just thought you and Paige would be otherwise occupied tonight." "Isn't tomorrow another big day?" "It is, yeah." "She turned in early, though." "I guess I was restless." "Um, thank you so much for texting all those Dad updates" "I said I did not want." "Oh, well, I just thought you might be curious." "And if you are..." "That last one was a joke, right... that he and Ms. Newberg are planning another wedding?" "Not a joke, and Ev..." "Oh, my God." "I can't believe him." "Is he even well enough to do that?" "Sounds like you're worried." "He's my father." "Of course I'm a little worried, but..." "Well, that's nice to hear." "This you didn't text?" "Look, Dad still needs to be under observation, but his infection is clearing up, and his heart valve is in better shape than ever." "That's good." "So there's nothing physically wrong with his heart." " Ev..." " No, no, no, no." "He's right." "I had a major dishonesty relapse." "Evan, I am ashamed." "I'm ashamed that I let the old me burst through." "Pretty sure the old you is the only you, Dad." "Okay, look, this time Dad was trying to not be a flake, not to mislead us." "Except I handled it badly, and I shouldn't have left you out." "But it won't happen again, right?" "I promise, never." "Well... uh, mazel tov on your wedding." "Thank you." "But, uh, as far as believing your promises," "Paige and I are trying to start our own family right now, and when we do, my first promise will be to never let you near enough to hurt or disappoint our child." "Are you gonna cut me out of your family?" "He's not saying that." "Evan... tell Dad you're not saying that." "I'm not cutting you out." "That's... that's your move." "Paige and I will come to your wedding." "We will wish you well, but make no mistake... my first job as a parent will be protecting my family from you." "So we have been monitoring the eggs which were successfully fertilized, and it gives me great pleasure to inform you that one has developed into a blastocyst." "A potentially viable embryo." "Yeah, I know." "Just one?" "That means all our eggs are in one basket." "Not until I put it there." "Yeah, but one is all it takes." "Oh, okay." "So are you ready to make the transfer?" "Absolutely." "I mean, are you ready?" " Yes." "Yes." " Then, yes, we're ready." "You doing okay?" "Yeah." "Just don't go anywhere." "Are you kidding?" "We're in this together." "How long will this take?" "That's what you say when we do it the old-fashioned way." "Believe it or not, I am done." "That's what you say." "Just a joke, little joke." " Good morning, Hank." " Good morning." "You have a moment?" "I do." "But first, I should tell you Dr. Sacani and I have spoken about what occurred at the board meeting." "Ah, good to know, but I'd actually already heard." "So I gather you're making some changes." "I expressly told Jeremiah not to discuss the sale of KJR." "And he didn't." "I was talking about giving your proxy to Evan, but now you've added to my curiosity." "Yeah, such is your nature." "Giving Evan your vote, selling a major asset..." "Boris, are you going somewhere?" "Is it because of the people after your DNA?" "I appreciate the concern, Hank, but all is well." "Should that change, I will alert you." "Okay, so you are going somewhere."