"ANNOUNCER:" "Previously:" "I'm getting married again." "He lives in England." " What about our kids?" " I want them to come with me." " I'm pregnant." "It's Sean's sperm." " You're gonna raise another child?" "I have no legal rights." "I am fine with that." "AVA:" "Leishmaniasis." " Why bring him to us?" " I want what's best for my son." "SEAN:" "You've got a shot at the real thing with Ramona." "Ava's just gonna toss you aside the second she's done with you." " He's late." " What else is new?" "If he comes through that door with that bitch I'm gonna throw them both off the balcony." "Well, if it isn't our very own Benjamin Braddock." "Do we need to start right in with all the jerk-off comments?" "You bet your ass you do." "We're the ones had to fight off Ramona's family to stop them hunting you and treating you like a piñata." " It was like the Alamo in there." " Yeah." "They were pretty pissed, huh?" "You left her at the altar." " Humiliated her." "All of them." " Yeah." "No, I know." "I'm gonna clear that up as soon as things settle down and we get back from Brazil." "Well, Ava found a doctor in Rio who's willing to do Rafael's surgery." "And what about Jenna?" "You taking your daughter with you?" "No." "And that's actually why I came by." "I wanted to ask you guys if she could stay with you." "I'm gonna be spending my time taking care of Rafael and Ava." "You sure you didn't drop him when he was a baby?" "You're not thinking clearly, Matt." "I've never had less doubt about anything in my life." "I love her." "I've always loved her." "She doesn't love you." "Stop trying to twist everything and diminish our feelings." "CHRISTIAN:" "You know, I give up." "It's amazing how you keep finding new and creative ways to screw up your life." "[SIGHS]" "All right, we'll take care of Jenna." "But get me the name of this doctor in Brazil so I can check him out." "Thanks." "I will." "Why you doing this?" "I can't stop him any more than I can stop you." "I can protect my granddaughter." " Where is she?" " She's sleeping." "Maybe when you get back, I'll let you see her." "Oh, well, you can't do this, she's my daughter." "And you're abandoning her to lie down with that she-devil." "Now get the hell out of here, or I swear to God you'll never see her again." "Okay." "Okay." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "LIZ:" "Two, three, four, five..." "Nine?" "Oh!" "Damn it, damn it, damn it." "You guys are gonna have to get an intern because I can't be doing this all day." "Why you looking at me?" " I think she's ready, don't you?" " Mm, definitely." "Put this on." "It's not my birthday, so I'm just assuming you're taking me in front of a firing squad." "[SEAN CHUCKLES]" " Surprise." " Surprise." "LIZ:" "Is this a joke?" "A joke would have been putting your name first." "It looked best underneath, like you're supporting us which is what you've always done." " Welcome to the practice, partner." " Yep." "The lawyer should be getting you the paperwork." " What about the baby?" " He doesn't have to sign anything." "I mean, I can't ask for my first official business as partner to take maternity leave." "You won't have to." "I'm having a nursery put in." " You can keep the little guy around." " You never told me that." "I know." "I was thinking you two are the closest thing I have to family now." "I wanna make sure we all stick together." "Sean." "Thank you, I am so flattered." "This has been a dream for years." "I mean, I don't even know what to say." "Yeah, we're gonna help you with that too." "Tell me what you don't like about yourself, Mister Yoshimura." "What's not to like?" "I'm an actor." "Over 100 films." "What would I have seen you in?" "Uh, that would be hard to say." "Uh, I only really work in, uh, Japan." " Could you give me a couple of titles?" " They are what you would call adult affair." " You mean?" " Yes." "Yosh, you lucky bastard." "So, what brings you to the States?" "I'm hoping to cross over." "America has the biggest market in adult movies in the world." "Well, judging from your excellent skin tone, I think a facelift, perhaps an eyelift." "We could, uh, shave 20 years off your appearance." "They want to make you look younger?" "The market I'm in works because of my age." " How old are you?" " Seventy-three." "For people in my generation the movies I make with the wrinkles and exuberance say getting old is not the end of life." "You can still have fun." "Wouldn't you say?" "[WOMEN GIGGLE]" "How can we help?" "I had a heart attack right after my wife died six years ago." "I used to say I almost died from a broken heart." "Truth was, I was depressed." " You were in mourning." "HIRO:" "No." "I had nothing to do." "But now I'm in a job where I'm valued." "Most people my age don't have that anymore." "To stay busy, to do what you love, it has given me a second chance in life." "Which is why I need to get rid of the scar." "You want your audience to be reminded of life when they look at you on the screen and not death." "And this is America." "Old or young, appearances still do matter." "[BILL PRITCHARD'S "I'M YOUR MAN" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to" "You know, I always see these people we operate on as just patients." ""How much do you weigh?" "Any allergies?"" " I never get to hear them tell their stories." " And?" " And it's harder to judge them." " Uh-huh." "Are you trying to tell us that you're wrong for judging us?" "I am saying I have a new appreciation for what you do." "But it doesn't make you any less dickheads." "We all knew what we were getting into when we chose this field." "We all knew some of the cases would be unsavory." "But worrying about why gets in the way of what they're coming to have done." "Are you stealing meds from the store room?" "I, for one, am liking the new Sean's attitude, by the way." "We've spent years changing the way people look." "I am proof-positive that people can change on the inside too." "Thank you, Linda." "Oh, my God." "We have to have this." "Yeah, it's pretty fantastic." "Sean, what has happened to our farewell lunch?" "Oh, a few more minutes." "The restaurant's right across the street." "Excuse me, miss." "Do you have one in the back?" " Yeah, no problem." "SEAN:" "Great." "Sean, um, I was wondering, how's Liz with all of this?" "Has she asked for a lot of help?" "Why would you ask that?" "What new mother wouldn't want help?" "Well, I just wondered if you'd discussed, you know, how involved you'll be." "Well, we're not married, we're not a couple, but I'm not a sperm bank, either." "Oh, look." "Didn't we have this exact one for Conor?" " Yeah, I think we did." " We did." "Sean, so wait a minute." "You haven't, uh, formalized any boundaries, had any talks about anything?" "No." "We will." "We will." "Sean, can I just ask you, what...?" "What happened to your plans to work with Curtis?" "Curt..." "Forget about Curtis." "What is going on with you?" " Sean." " Ha, ha, look at this." "No, it's not funny." "Listen to me." "For the first time in your life, you can do whatever you want." "You're still relatively young, you know." "You're brilliant." "I have finally made some peace with my life recommitted myself to the practice, the partnership." "Liz is a bigger part of the family than ever." "And there is a baby on the way." "Why are you acting like there's something wrong?" "Sean, I just want you to have your best life." "Okay, you know, maybe I am just reading too much, and..." "You know what?" "I think you feel guilty because you're taking my kids to London." "And you're reading all kinds of things into everything I do." "Julia." "I'm fine with it." "Let's go get some lunch." "Oh, look at this." "Look at this rocking chair." "Ha!" " Hudson, get him out of here." " Hudson and I have a little understanding." "Take it away, Hudson." "You and I have no business whatsoever to discuss." "Oh, okay." "I guess I'll take Rafael's surgery off the books, then." "May I?" "It's really too good a year to go to waste." "What are your terms?" "Oh, come on, sweetie pie." "Just have a little think about it." "You'll operate on my son if I leave yours." "You really do have the heart of a negotiator, don't you?" "I love Matt." "I care about him deeply." "If you think..." "I think you would do anything to get what you want." "What makes you think Matt is not what I want?" "The way you look at him." "You look at him like you own him." "That's not love." "How the hell would you know?" "I've seen the way you look at Rafael." "Fine." "Fix my baby." "Make him the way God intended him to be." "And I'll tell Matt I'm not available." "Do me a favor." "Let him down easy, would you?" "Stupid shit actually thinks you love him." "Hudson, we're good." " Do you think this is gonna work?" " Ava just wants her baby fixed." "It's what she wanted all along." " Hey, uh, not to interrupt, but..." " What are you doing here?" "Well, I just wanted to thank you for doing the surgery." " It means the world to Ava and me." " Don't move." "So tell me, why did Matt come in gushing about how happy he is that we're doing the surgery?" "Well, it has to be this way, don't you see?" "You have no real desire to help me or my child." "You're right about that." "I tell you one thing." "That kid is not gonna see a scalpel until you come up with your end of deal." "You don't trust me?" "And I don't trust you." "So as soon as you begin the operation, I'll tell Matt he's not part of our future." "It'll happen at the same time." "[SIGHS]" "[VELVET UNDERGROUND'S "FEMME FATALE" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "Here she comes" "You'd better watch your step" "She's going to break your heart in two" "SEAN:" "Fifteen blade." "It's true" "It's not hard to realize" "Just look into her false-colored eyes" "She'll build you up to just put you down" "What a clown" " 'Cause everybody knows" " She's a femme fatale" " The things she does to please" " She's a femme fatale" "This isn't happening, Matt." "No, he's gonna be fine." " He's gonna be perfect." " That's not what I'm talking about." "You're not leaving with Rafael and me." "We don't need you." "We don't want you." "[STAMMERS]" "You came back." "You came back to me, remember?" "And I know you love me, Ava, so why are you doing this?" "I don't love you, Matt." "The truth is, I've never loved you." "She's going to play you for a fool" "Yes, it's true" " 'Cause everybody knows" " She's a femme fatale" " The things she does to please" " She's a femme fatale" "Conor's definitely outgrown the sandals." "Annie's definitely outgrown her Hello Kitty phase." "Ha-ha-ha." "Oh, God, it's just so hard to believe that she's such a young lady now." " Tell me about it." " Mm-hm." "But what happened to Sean?" "That's what I wanna know." "You know, why did he change his mind about Curtis?" " He came to his senses is what happened." " Yeah, that's what he says." "But he keeps saying these weird things like, um, you know:" ""I've accepted my life." "I'm embracing who I am."" "Like some sort of robotic affirmation tape." "Meaning?" "Meaning that he wanted something else, and you know that." "I mean, with the kids and I going to London..." "I mean, he has less reason than ever to stay in a job he doesn't love." "And yet for some reason, he's more entrenched than ever." " Entrenched." " Well, you love it." "But he doesn't love it anymore." "And he's afraid to make the leap because he's afraid to leave you." "If he wanted to save the world, he'd be doing it." "Okay?" "I think he's better off than he ever has been." "He's happy." "He's..." "He's upbeat." " I mean, we're having fun again." " He's in denial." "He's staving off his feelings, you know, like he's shoring up the levee." "You're wrong." "Sean doesn't leave me because I'm different than everybody else in his life." "I love him." "I need him." "You know what you do, Christian?" "You steal people's souls." "Now, you tried it with me and I got lucky, I escaped." "So I'm gonna pray for Sean." "I'm gonna pray that his luck changes." "[CIBO MATTO'S "SUGAR WATER" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "The buildings are Changing into coconut trees" "Little by little" "[WOMEN GIGGLE]" "Is mine Mei or Kei?" " Hmm?" " Do you remember if mine is Mei or...?" "Oh, forget it." "This is fantastic." " It was your idea." " I know it was." "A man needs an anchor in his life." "And, uh, I used to think mine was Julia." "Julia and the kids and..." " That's bullshit." " So, what's your anchor?" "[SEAN CHUCKLES]" "You." "You and the business." "I mean, I wanna do like 10 tit jobs a day and then I just wanna spend the money." "La, la, la, la, la, la" "What about all that pro bono shit?" " Maybe you're too scared to do that stuff." " I'm not scared." "I just know I wanna be here with you." "Hey, do you think we can talk them into getting implants?" "[SEAN SIGHS]" "Oh." "Let's dance a little bit." "Let's dance." "La, la, la, la, la, la" "Hey, listen, have you ever considered going up to a D?" "No, really." "It..." "You'd be amazed." "Just that little bit of difference can..." "No, hey, listen, you're fantastic." "We are taking sugar" "Have fun, pal." "Shower" "Shower" "Does anyone want a drink?" "Why don't you guys just go get a cab?" "Thanks, sweetie." "Bye." " Sorry." " That's okay." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "[SIGHS]" "All right." "Seany." "Come on, buddy." "Come on." "Come on, get up." "Get up." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" "[SIGHS]" "I thought I told you to take a cab." "KIMBER:" "Hey, sailor." "Kimber?" "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" " I missed you so much." " Really?" "Yeah." "Because I didn't miss you." "I know I said to you that I did, but not so much." "I think I'm finally free of you now." "Don't say that." "You're the best thing that ever happened to me." "And yet you stole my soul." "I had to kill myself to get away from you." "That was the only way out." "And now Sean's killing himself too, Christian." "If he stays with you, he's a dead man." "[WAVES CRASHING IN DISTANCE]" "[SIGHS]" "[GRUNTS]" "[SIGHS]" "I didn't expect there to be so much, uh..." "So..." "So many scars." "He'll require a few more procedures." "Will the markings go away eventually?" "It will take a series of operations." "One a year for the next five years." "Five years." "But then after that, he'll be fine." "The evidence of the scarification won't be visible?" "No." "He'll look better, that much I can promise you but some of the scarring will be permanent." "He'll never be perfect." "Nothing that breathes is perfect." "When I was young, my father told me the story of a bird handler." "He decided to paint the strongest of his birds a different color." "As it flew toward its flock, they instantly attacked it violently pecking the intruder to death." "My father was trying to warn me." "To be different is to lead a life of pain and persecution." "He was right." "I survived it once." "I can't survive it again." "The estate will provide for him." "He'll be well taken care of." "What about love?" "Will the estate provide that?" "Will life?" "I will never understand you." "Sure you do, Sean." "Look at this place." "You're the high priest of conformity." "You dance around the golden calf shouting, "How you look is who you are."" ""Different" is just another word for "ugly."" "I'm not the monster, Sean." "I'm just one of its victims." "Be strong, my love." "Survive." "Okay." "You ready?" "Oh, Sean, I'm scared." "The sign in the lobby almost gave me an aneurysm." "Ta-da!" "What do you think?" "Hmm?" "Isn't it great?" "You know, we can even hire some help if we want to." "Someone to watch over him or her when we're in surgery but at least he'll be with us." "Us?" "This isn't your baby, Sean." "I came to you because I thought you respected the fact that I wanted to do this on my own." "I'm sorry, Liz but I thought I could just be there when you, when the baby needed me." "The baby isn't gonna need you." "The baby has me." "Fine." "Sooner or later, he's gonna wanna know who his dad is." "And I'm gonna tell him or her and if they wanna look, I'm not gonna stop them." "Well..." "Heh." "At least he won't have to go far to find me." "I can't stay here, Sean." "I should have known this was a really stupid, stupid idea." "I mean, how could I expect you to just give me your sperm and then want nothing?" "But I don't, Liz." "I don't want anything." "Oh, Sean." "You can lie to yourself if you want, but I see it." "I mean, I should have seen it before." "[SEAN SIGHS]" "This is my chance to be a parent." "You've already had yours." "Where are you gonna go?" "I don't know." "But I don't want you to come and find us." "Okay." "Promise." "Jesus." "Can you at least let me know where you are?" "I care about you, Liz." "And I care about you." "Grandpa." "What are you doing home?" "The question is, why are you not in school, Toji?" "Get back to UCLA." "You have Thermodynamics in half an hour." "Yes, sir, grandfather." "Now, what do we have here, little lady?" "I've heard about you, Grandpa." "Your size is legendary." "I don't know if I could handle you all by myself." "Don't worry, you don't have to." "I've asked over some friends." "[SHOUTS IN JAPANESE]" "[GASPS]" "Oh, Grandfather." "[GIGGLES]" "[SWORD UNSHEATHES]" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "[HIRO GASPING]" "[HIRO GRUNTS THEN WOMAN SHRIEKS]" "[THUDS]" "SEAN:" "He's dead?" "Massive heart attack right after monster orgasm." " I'm so sorry." " Poor guy." "I guess the strain was just too much." "No, not poor guy." "MEl:" "Hiro died a very happy man." "KEl:" "He lived and died the way he wanted to." "We should all be so lucky." "You got one of those for me?" "I was afraid you wouldn't answer the door if you saw it was me so I came up from the beach." "Can I come in?" "Only if you're here because you brought me a new 30-year-old bottle of Scotch." "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" "I, uh..." "I came here to get my daughter back." "CHRISTIAN:" "Hmm." "Ava's gone, Christian." "Now I need to get on with my life." "You know what it is to be a father, Matt?" "It's about sacrifice." "Sacrificing everything you have for your kids." "Now I haven't seen any part of you that makes me think that you're capable of that." "Yes, I am." "When was the last time you did anything that wasn't about putting your needs first?" "Today when I begged Ramona to get back together with me." "And she actually took you back?" "Mm-hm." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" " Wait a minute." " Get away." "You embarrassed me." "CHRISTIAN:" "She still wants to get married?" "MATT:" "Yeah." "She was an angel about the whole thing." "I told her I was gonna get Jenna so that we could begin the healing process." "I'm a good father, Christian." "Or I can be." "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" " You ready to go home, sweetheart?" " Mm-hm." " Yeah?" " My monkey." "Come over here." "Give me a hug." "Oh." "Ooh!" "Your daddy's come to take you home." "Kiss?" "Give me a kiss?" "Hi, baby." "I'm gonna make you proud." "SEAN:" "Okay." "Okay, here you go." "[RAFAEL CRYING]" "You're gonna be just fine." "You're strong." "Sean, I just got off the phone with the place Ava took the baby from." "And?" "And, uh, they have an affiliate in Phoenix and they wanna come pick him up tomorrow." "No." "They're gonna come get him, Sean." "I mean, you know, he's not yours." "You can't just keep him here indefinitely." "I'm not letting him on a plane for 14 hours after what he's just been through." "Period." "Tell them I will call them when I think he's ready." "[RAFAEL CRYING]" "Come on." "Oh, come here." "I know." "I know." "[SIGHS]" "It's okay." "Yeah." "[CRYING]" "It's okay." "It's okay." "[SEAN HUMS]" "You sure about this, Sean?" "Of course I am." "This might be the last time we break bread together as a family." "Next time you'll be a married woman again." "Might be the last decent meal in a while." "London's not exactly known for its cuisine." "ANNIE:" "I'll get the spoons, Dad." "And you, Liz, you'll be a mother soon." "Mm." "[IN ENGLISH ACCENT] You guys excited about going to London?" "ANNIE:" "Uh-huh." "You should see Edmund's house." "It's like a castle." "Where's Matt?" "He and Ramona should be here by now." "Oh, he called to say that they couldn't make it." "Something about a sale on at Rug World or whatever." "So we said our goodbyes." "Now, Sean, is there anything that I can do to help?" "Nope." "It's all taken care of." "All right." "I would like to thank each of you for being part of my family." "I love you all." " To cherished memories." " And bright futures." "Bright futures." "Cheers." "[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]" "Bye, Dad." "[JULIA SIGHS]" "I know that the next time we see each other it'll be as if not a day has gone by." "I'll still be sucking the champagne and caviar out of life." "[JULIA CHUCKLES]" "I love you." "Look after him for me." "I will." "Call me when you land?" "Promise." "[SEAN SIGHS]" "Goodbye, Julia." "Bye." "I'll start cleaning." "[SIGHS]" "Where's our 10:00?" "And why are there workers messing with our new sign?" "I cancelled the consult." "Sit down." "[SIGHS]" "Tell me what you don't like about yourself." "Yeah, um, we're in surgery all day so when are you planning on rescheduling Mrs. Howe's consult?" "[INHALES DEEPLY]" " Just answer the question." " Why?" "We've always used it to manipulate people into thinking that they can change but they can't." "Oh, you wanna have an intellectual conversation about this?" "Fine." "I do think people can change." "Look at me." "I mean, I was very unhappy for a long time." "But now I'm settled, I'm content." "Pretending you're not miserable isn't changing, it's denial." "Did you cancel Mrs. Howe just so you could give me a hard time?" "Sean, I'm trying to help you here, buddy boy." "I've had thousands of people sit across this desk from me begging me to turn them from a caterpillar into a butterfly." "The only one I've ever met who actually has a real chance at doing that is you." " Me?" " Mm-hm." "You." "[CHRISTIAN CHUCKLES]" "I know I can't." "Don't want to." "Why would I wanna change my life?" "I have a great partner." "And aside from this ridiculous conversation, a thriving practice." "And now that Julia and the kids are really gone, I'm free." "I am free to see whoever I want." "So." "Why are you making this so hard?" "Making what so har...?" "Wha...?" "You're all over the place." "I wanted this to last forever, you know that." "I'm dissolving our partnership." "What?" "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" "I won't work with you anymore." "What?" "You can't make a unilateral decision like that." "Legally speaking, yes, I can." "It's gonna cost me some but, uh, I already have my attorneys drawing up the papers." "Oh, bullshit, I'm here on my terms and if and when I choose to leave, it will be on my terms." "[SIGHS]" "[CHRISTIAN TAPS FINGERS ON DESK]" "[CHRISTIAN SIGHS]" " Bucharest?" " I want you to take Rafael back." "I see how you look at him, Sean." "Take him back." "See what happens." "These are one-way tickets." "I'm sure they could use you there." "All those sick kids." "They could use a good surgeon, somebody who wants to spend, uh their life healing people." "And in six months when I'm pining for the glamour of Hollywood?" "We both know that's not gonna happen." "Besides, you'd have nothing to come back to." "Someday you'll thank me for this." "WOMAN [ON PA]:" "May I have your attention?" "Paging Mary-Ellen Murdoch." "Mary-Ellen Murdoch..." "MATT:" "Walk you to security?" "You know, I couldn't afford first class, but..." "I can't let you do this." "I didn't ask your permission." "Slow down." "We need to talk." "About Rafael." "What about him?" "I know you changed your mind about adopting him." "Wrong." "I abandoned him like a stray dog with mange." "Look at me, Matt." "Get the smoke out of your eyes and see me for who I am." "Oh, I do see you, Ava." "Every inch of you chiseled to perfection." "Being perfect hasn't made you complete, has it?" "And you think you're the one who can complete me?" " Mm-hm." " I don't love you, Matt." "I don't care." "Well, you should." "You're young, and someday you'll find someone who loves you back." "Right." "Now who's got the smoke in their eyes?" "Hey." "Let me tell you something." "I'm never gonna love anyone as much as I love you." "I've accepted the fact that you're as good as it's gonna get for me." "And what about me?" "You thought about why I'd spend life with someone I didn't love?" "Mm-hm." "Because Jenna is as good as it's gonna get for you." "Now, I may be a total screw up but somehow I have produced a daughter who is as perfect as a child can be." "Go on, take her." "[MATT SIGHS]" "A little girl of your own to love and a man who completely adores you." "That's not such a bad deal, is it?" "Now tell me we're not the perfect family." "MATT:" "Here we go." "Oh." "Good job." " Got your passports?" " Mm-hm." "Tickets?" "You started interviewing potential partners yet?" "No, I think we'll just keep, uh, holding down the fort on our own for a bit, you know." "Can't replace you anyway." "[CHRISTIAN CLEARS THROAT]" "[CHRISTIAN CLICKS TONGUE]" "Well, I guess this it, huh?" "You excited?" "Excited, terrified, but grateful." "Thank you." "See you." "[SIGHS]" "This your son?" "Yes." "[SIGHS]" "Can I buy you a drink?" "I don't drink." "One for the road?" "No, thanks." "I have to operate tomorrow." "You're a doctor?" "Plastic surgeon." "[ENGLISH" " US" " SDH]"