" I want to stop." " Why?" "I'm screwing up." "We play the choking game." "I know what it is." "Are you stupid?" "My brother used to play that game with his friends." "He can be nasty, but he likes you." "He knows what you've done for him and Béa's mom." "You don't want to be mean, but you are." "Caro, stop." "We're over." "You can answer." "For reasons beyond her control, Dr. Béatrice Clément will not be able to give her speech tonight." "You're here!" "Ben, you scared me." "Where were you?" "I was worried." "It might not be a good idea for us to be roommates." "Christophe called at least six times on your home phone." "I didn't answer, but it seemed urgent." "I tried to call you." "Didn't you have your cell?" "Well, well!" "Are you making a scene?" "Béa, with everything that has happened lately," "I was..." "Yes, I was worried." "You're cute." "But you don't need to worry." "I spent a lovely evening in very good company." "If there's anything that hurts, it's my stomach." "I've had two bagels." "Really?" "But... what about the reception?" "The reception did without me." "That's why my dad has been calling incessantly." "But..." "Where were you?" "I'd like to keep that to myself, if that's OK with you." "Good night, father hen." "You stayed out late." "What?" "Did you just say I stayed out late?" "You said you were going to a cocktail." "It's 2 AM." "And?" "Nothing." "Just wondering." "I think we should have a serious conversation." "You wanted to hug me earlier, and now you make a fuss because I come home late." "Only kidding." "I just got home myself." "Bye." "Good night." "Good night." "HELPING BEATRICE" "Béatrice, it's me." "Call me, please." " Hi." " Hi." "You're starting to develop very good habits." " Do you know why I'm here." " Of course." "Give me a minute and I'll be all yours." "I've received congratulations by mail for Béatrice's speech at the reception, and also for your rendition." "Don't try to defend her." "What she did is inexcusable." "Christophe," "Béatrice probably had a very good reason not to come." "Sure..." "I know the name of that "very good reason":" "Benoît Richard." "Since he's back in the picture, she has broken her foot, she's been assaulted." " Honey..." " It's not like her." "He's always been a bad influence." "Béatrice is old enough to make her own decisions." "She needs to be protected from herself." "The fact is that her story's fishy." "She hasn't called since that night, and I've left her a zillion messages." "Shall we go?" "Lunch is at 11:45." "Where?" "I knew you'd forgotten." "The parents and children lunch." "I remember." "Have you forgotten me?" "Gin" "Oh, shit." "I need to learn to turn it off." "You can answer." "I understand you have obligations." ""Obligations"..." "That's the right term." "You know who it is without looking?" "Yes." "If it's the hospital, my pager rings." "This is another obligation." "It's my father." "He won't stop until I answer." "He's left 20 messages already." "You haven't talked to him since..." "Since I irresponsibly ran away with my intern?" "No." "Why not?" "Do you want the long version or the summary?" "I want you to take this opportunity to understand your resistance." "My "resistance"..." "That's a good term, too." "However, "obligation" is the word that best describes my relationship with Christophe." "Yes..." "I'm obliged to answer his calls," "I'm obliged to give a speech at his wife's reception," "I'm obliged to hide my past." "Right." " Something strikes me, though." " No way!" " May I?" " Isn't that why I'm here?" "You don't have to listen to my hypothesis." "Go ahead." "You're mad at your father because he insists on talking to you after your defection, but then you say your defection was an irresponsible act." "Isn't that contradictory?" "You skipped your reception?" "How come?" "I don't know where to start." " How did Isabelle take it?" " I don't know." "What about Christophe?" "I haven't seen him since." "Why didn't you go?" "You didn't want to?" "I ran away with an intern who's been flirting with me." "And you're only telling me now?" "I want details." "No." "It won't happen again." "That's not what I'm asking." "OK." "Olivier-Luc Laveaux, 2nd-year intern, around 35 or 36 years old, and quite... handsome." ""Quite handsome"?" "He must be gorgeous." "I hope you had a good time." "We walked, we talked, we had bagels, we went on the swings and then we went our separate ways." "That doesn't surprise me." "What do you mean?" "It's not like me." "I'm not surprised nothing more saucy happened." "Judging by how you wiggle on the pool deck." "I wonder if you'll take the plunge." "What do you mean?" "You're scared of jumping in." "It's complicated." "Why?" "He flirts with you, he's cute." "You've tried the water and it's perfect." "What are you waiting for?" "You think you'll win something for discovering my contradictions?" "No." "That's not my aim." "So you're saying I'm right." "Please..." "You want to be right too." "Just like my father." "Comparing me to him again?" "I wouldn't brag about it if I were you." "You think he's right when you say you were irresponsible." "You never lose the thread, do you?" "I'm like youngsters with their smartphones." "I have an integrated GPS." "How are things with your intern?" "Well..." "Nothing has changed and nothing ever will." "I made a mistake." "It was my fault." "It won't happen again." "Even if it was nice?" "Yes." "Those kinds of age-gap relationships never work." "If I remember correctly, there's an age gap between your father and his wife." "Doesn't it work?" "Yes, but that's because..." "It's not the same." "What's the difference?" "An old man and a young woman?" "It's less complicated." "Please, elaborate." "It seems obvious to me." "For a woman getting old is hell..." "I mean, it's hard." "And..." "Why would a man date a woman who is 15 years his senior?" "When I'll reach the menopause, he'll be in the prime of life." "No, a relationship like that has no future at all." "OK, I understand." "What do you understand?" "That you were considering a long-term relationship and not just a fling." "You were looking to the future." "Not all that much..." "It's not like I want to marry him." "How do you do it?" "You're never tired." "He looked crumpled the day after the reception." "That's true." "Where were you?" "Dr. Clément missed it." "Really?" "How come?" "The official version is:" "ophthalmic migraine." "What's your excuse?" "I had a family emergency." "Since when do you have a family?" "Since I was born." "To answer your first question, I do sports, I train," "I don't stick my nose in other people's business." "He's upset..." "That's fishy." "Extern to stretcher 1." "No!" "I'll go." " What's up?" " Hi, Zoé." "No rare birds today?" "What?" "No." "I was reading something else." "Can I sit down?" "Yes, sure." "But I was leaving." "I've finished." "I'm not hungry anymore." "Perfect." " Have a nice day." " You too." " Enjoy your meal." " Thank you." "Right..." "To Béatrice Béa, I need to talk to you" "This is Béatrice Clément." "Leave a message." "It's me." "This is my last message." "You don't want to answer and, clearly, you're incapable of taking responsibility for your behavior." "I hope you get a grip on yourself before it's too late." "Bye." "Clovis, my dear..." "Are you Clovis?" "Come get me." "Sir, is your name Clovis?" "No, I'm Steve." "Clovis is my father." "He's dead." "He's calling..." "When did the fever start?" "Sir, when did the fever start?" "Two days ago." " Did you take her temperature?" " Yes." " What was the reading?" " I don't know, 40." "Why did you wait so long?" "I thought the thermometer was broken." "40 degrees." "I can't believe it." "Info-Santé told me it was OK." "That is impossible!" "Why don't you take care of my mother and leave me alone?" "I'd like to see Dr. Rioux, please." "Whom shall I announce?" "Christophe Clément." "I know who you are." "It was a joke." "Clearly, a very bad one." "So, Dr Rioux." "Do you have an appointment?" "No." "She's not in her office." "I can call her." "I'll wait in her office." "You're welcome, Dr. Clément." " Diagnosis?" " Pneumonia." "Elaborate." "Bilateral bacterial pneumonia." "Correct." "What tests can we run?" "We can gather secretion samples to identify the bacteria." "Good." "I'll take care of that." "If you have problems with the family, call the social workers." "Don't interfere." "Is it going to take long?" "Your mother is not dying." "I mean, her stay at the hospital." "It's hard to say." "A couple of days." "Do you have 10 bucks?" "I need to take a cab and she won't give me her pin." "Your mother's sick and you think about her money?" "Anju..." "Forget it." "I don't want you to lecture me." "He won't even say goodbye." "He's totally wasted." "How do you know?" "Apathy, red eyes, the munchies." "How are you feeling?" "I'm in a prison." "Powerful image." "Yes." "To be more precise, it's like being in a little box." "A very narrow box." "Is it uncomfortable?" "Yes..." "And... no." "Actually, it's very narrow but..." "I could stay there for a moment, with no obligation whatsoever." "What obligation do you think you're avoiding by staying in your box?" "You know the answer." "Maybe, but tell me anyway." "My father." "I feel I'm escaping from the obligation of answering my father." "Even worse, the obligation of answering to my father." "I'm going to be 50 really soon, and the idea of facing him still paralyzes me." "Facing him over what, exactly?" "Good grief!" "Is it me or...?" "Haven't I told you about what happened the night of the cocktail?" "What does your father have to do with that, and why do you grant him importance?" "I really don't know." " The story of my life." " You said your father had obliged you to write a speech." "Yes, but he was very subtle." "He avoided Bernadette, and sent Isabelle to tell me." "He made sure I didn't take the liberty to say no." "But you did take the liberty." "You didn't read your speech." "Is that an act of vengeance, a way to get out of your box?" "He didn't say?" "He's the last person I want to see this morning." "Keep that to yourself, Jean-Gilbert." "OK?" "OK." "I'm coming." "I don't have much time." "It's important." "We need to talk about Béatrice." "Her behavior is becoming dangerous." "Not just for her, but for the hospital, too." "You're not head of the professional services department anymore." "No, but I'm still her father." "Her not coming to the reception is utterly unacceptable." " She was sick." " You believe her?" "Why are you here?" "Béatrice... is not the right person to replace you when you retire." "She's too weak." "That's a beautiful thing to say about your daughter." " It's for her own good." " No!" "It's for your own good." "Let's just stop before I say something I could regret." "You're not objective when it comes to Béatrice." "Because you are?" "Listen," "I just wanted to warn you." "Béatrice can't put up with pressure and she's not reliable." "That's a bad thing when you work in an ER." "Béatrice has all it takes to replace me." "Where you see weakness, I see humanity." "And you need lots of it when you work in an ER." "Say hello to Isabelle." "I have work to do." " Hi." "How are you?" " I'm sorry." "Can I come in?" "Yes." "What's going on?" "I haven't been able to reach Béatrice." "Do you know what's going on?" "Well..." "She works a lot." "Yes..." "Did she tell you she skipped the reception?" "Yes." "She refuses to talk to me." "I'm worried." "Would you tell me if you knew something?" "It's not the first time you have a communication problem." "Right." "Can I have some water?" "I'm sorry." "Come." "I'm starving." "It's your break." "Go in peace, children of mine." "Is that a Sudoku?" "I'm a pro." "I won a tournament at school." "Sudoku is so easy." "Anything to add, Dr. Laveaux?" "I don't play Sudoku." "It stresses me out." "He's so sensitive." "Show me." "No." "I can do better than this." "A challenge." "I have advanced Sudokus." "Let's see how good you are." "We'll meet here in 3 hours." "The first to solve it will win..." "my admiration." "Go." "Her shift begins at 4 PM." "What?" "Dr. Clément's shift." "You're a very good friend of Béatrice's." "That's why I'm turning to you." "Your relationship with her is none of my business." "Even if her career's at stake?" "Aren't you overreacting?" "Maybe." "But you and I know that Béatrice has a very heavy heredity." "I'm very down-to-earth, despite all appearances." "What does heredity have to do with Béatrice not speaking to you?" "She's so like her mother." "Sometimes, it's amazing." "Especially when she shuts herself up." "Edith had other kinds of issues." "Yes." "When I met her, though, she was brilliant, bubbly, passionate, like Béatrice." "You never know when things may change." "She's not a child." "If she had developed any signs, I suppose she..." "Right?" "Yes." "Yes, you're probably right." "Your reaction reassures me." "What about you?" "What have you been up to?" "Still working at CLSC?" "Less and less." "I have very few clients left." "If you need help, call me." "Oh, don't worry." "I'm serious." "I know Isabelle told you, but I insist." "I know I'm in debt to you." "You took care of Edith at the hospital, before she died." "To me, what you did is just priceless." "She was my big sister." " Hello, Dr. Clément." " Alright, Dr. Laveaux?" " Yes." "How are you?" " I'm standing in for someone." "That would be Dr. Hassini." "How do you know that?" "I saw the chart." "I checked the chart." "I looked for you." "I wanted to see you." "I'm here." " Are we interrupting?" " Of course not." "You seem to be doing better, doctor." "Yes." "Thank you, Véronique." "What are you doing?" "We're playing Sudoku." "Jean-Gilbert laid down a challenge." "What are the rules?" "You don't know?" "My God!" "Explain to me, Véronique." "I usually learn pretty fast." "You fill the squares with a number from 1 to 9." "Each number can only appear once in every row, column and box." " Do you want to try?" " Yes." "I'll do it later." "Don't cheat." "Why would I cheat?" "Dr. Laveaux can't help you." "Sudoku stresses him out." " Really?" " You know he's sensitive." "No, I don't know." "Come on, Véronique..." "She was about to slap you." "You'd have deserved it." "Men just love nasty women who are somehow their bosses." "Nonsense!" "I didn't go out with Olivier-Luc to - pardon my French -, piss my father off, if that's what you mean." "No." "Forget about the revenge thing." "I didn't explain myself well." "I want to understand why your father's reaction is so important to you." "You're asking me to examine my whole life." " Isn't that why you're here?" " Yes." "But we have 1-hour sessions." "It's funny." "I just remembered my father's reaction when I told him I was marrying Benoît." " That was a big reaction." " Tell me." "He told me off." "He said it was a mistake, that Benoît would never do anything, that he wouldn't give me money to feed a parasite, and blah, blah, blah..." "How old were you?" "I was 17." "You were very young." "Exactly." "I just wanted to get married and get out of there." "Did he follow through with his threats?" "No, not really." "He kept on hating Benoît, but... he still paid for a big part of my studies." "What is it?" "I'm realizing that... he's not the only one who holds on to the past." "I hold on to it, too." "There's a lot of people in my little box." "I finished your Sudoku." "Very entertaining." "I'm happy to see you took part in the challenge." "Perfect." "How much time?" "I don't know." "5 minutes." "The young people haven't solved it yet." " Mrs. Verdon, Anju." " I'm going." "For the 22." "I saw your father earlier." " Here?" " He wanted to talk to Dr. Rioux." "Really?" "You told Véronique everything?" "I haven't told anybody." "Why does she look at me like that?" "What were those hints?" "That's typically Véro." "She's a gossip." "Everybody will find out." "It was a mistake." "What was the mistake?" "Walking, having a snack, playing on swings, having a nice time?" "You know what I mean." "If you regret that outing with me, that's cool." "If it's because of what Véronique might think..." "It's not just Véronique." "I'm the co-director." "I was supposed to give a speech at that reception." "You have a right to be sick." "Yes, but if we're sick at the same time, people will talk." " So you do regret it." " Yes." "I'm too old for you." "No." "You're too young for me." "You're my student, I'm your boss." "Béatrice..." "I'm sorry I wasted your time." "Everybody hounds me:" "my father, Olivier-Luc, even my ex." "I'm surrounded." "If only it was as simple as solving a Sudoku..." "What?" "You solved a Sudoku in 5 minutes." "You're gifted in that kind of problems." "Apply the same logic to your relationships." "Are you trying to be funny?" "No, not at all." "You've been talking about a box for the last hour." "Is it possible to apply the Sudoku technique to your current problem?" "Maybe." "But I don't know how I did it." "Try to remember." "I remember I went through a process of elimination." "I focused on one part of the boxes." "And I started eliminating the impossible numbers." "And then?" "Then, I chose the numbers that were possible, but I really don't know what else to say." "I was running on intuition." "What prevents you from running on intuition in your situation?" "I don't know." "What would've happened if you hadn't solved the Sudoku?" "Nothing." "Did the fact that there were no consequences help you?" "Absolutely." "In your situation, what's blocking you?" "The fear of making mistakes." "And because of that fear, you refuse to trust your intelligence, sensitivity and intuition." "You're right." "You're absolutely right." "How could you change that?" "How could you use your personal resources to solve your problems and get out of your box?" "I don't know how." "Maybe you should take action rather than rely on reaction." "You make it sound easy." "It is easy, Béatrice, as long as you don't expect it to fail." "Trust yourself." "I'm going to try." "Jean-Gilbert, will you take her mask off?" "Thank you." "Hello, Mrs. Verdon." "I'm Dr. Clément." "Where's Steve?" "That's his son." "He's gone." "Do you feel a pressure on your lungs?" " Gone?" " Maybe it's for the best." "Anju, go tell them we're going to do an ultrasound." " We just did one." " We're going to do another one." "OK?" "Pleural effusion, probable overload." "Prepare some nitro and Lasix." " Véro." " Yes." "Mrs. Verdon, there's fluid in your lungs." "That's why you have trouble breathing." "We're going to relieve you." "Has my son really gone?" "Don't worry." "He can't be far." "What happened with your patient?" "You're right." "I wasn't professional." "It won't happen again." "You haven't told me what happened." "The son ignores his mother." "I can't stand that." "So it's because of your personal history?" "How do you know?" "When you cross the boundaries, it's always because of your personal history." "I felt it." "That's why I asked you to go out." "Really?" "So, no ultrasound?" "No." "I'm sorry I made you waste your time." "Anju." "It's never a waste of time when I help a student reflect on their work." "It's part of my job." "Hi." "Alright?" "Yes." "I wanted to apologize for what happened." "I didn't want to bother you." "You're very busy." "No, no." "You don't bother me at all." "Actually, I should be the one to apologize." "I was..." "Something's worrying me." "When that happens, it's all" "I think about." "Birds have that effect on me." "I can be very annoying." "Anyway, I'm sorry." "Bye." "Bye." "She's doing better." "Did you treat her?" "No." "I'm just a student." "OK." "Anyway, thank you." "I was worried." "My..." "My paternal grandmother is the same age as your mother." "She didn't follow my father when he came to Canada." "Came from where?" "From India." "You look normal." "You look like a Quebecois." "My mother's from Chicoutimi." "But now... my grandmother has lung cancer." "It kills me not taking care of her." "I want to take care of her." "But it's not easy." "Since my father died, she's gone mad." "I don't know how to take care of a mother who's always crying." "Steve..." "Yes." "I'm here, Mom." "I'm here." "Being there is important." "Everything's fine." "You're going to be discharged." "It won't be long." "What are you doing here?" "I sent you a text." "Come on, texts..." "I'm not a teen." "I want you to tell me if you think I'm not nice." "What?" "You said I didn't want to be mean, but I was." "Is that true?" "Still thinking about that?" "I was a little bit angry when I said it." "Is it, or isn't it true?" "I didn't want to upset you." "Was I mean to you?" "Did I hurt your feelings?" "Well, when you left me..." " Excuse me?" " When you left me." "I didn't leave you." "You moved to Haiti." "Yes, but you did nothing to stop me." "You wanted to work as a humanitarian doctor." "A very good reason." "Would I have left if we had been a happy couple?" "Weren't we OK?" "That's exactly it, Ben." "You're not mean, you're blind." "You can't see what's right in front of your eyes." "That's..." " Shut up." " You too, shut up." "15 years had to pass for us to talk about it." "We're overreacting." "We wouldn't have been able to discuss it before." "Why not?" "I don't know." "I don't know anything." "The more I see my shrink, the more I realize I'm totally out to lunch." "Don't you think it was easier when we were younger?" "No." "I'm pretty sure about that." "Hello." "This is Béatrice." "Leave a message." "Still no answer?" "I'm worried." "What's happening to her is dangerous." "Work is the only thing that flows in her life." "She has no friends, her love life is nonexistent." "If she ruins her career, she'll have nothing left." "She's going to call." "Be patient." "I don't understand!" "Let me see that, Océane." "I want Mom to help me." "Give it to me." "OK. "Noun phrases"." ""Expand the NP"." "What does NP rhyme with?" "Wait a second." ""Identify a noun phrase"." "You're not good at that." "Give it to Mom." "In the old days, it had a different name." " I got it!" " No!" "Océane!" "Take it." "I'm here." "Christophe!" " Are you alright?" " Yes, yes." "Why is it so hard to talk to your young intern?" "Stop it." "He's not that young." "OK." "I didn't chase after him." "He started with that game." "Subtitles:" "Eclair Media"