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00:00:25Oh
00:00:31Good morning, beautiful.
00:00:33Shouldn't I be the one saying that to you?
00:00:36Mm-hmm.
00:00:38Careful, or I will fall back asleep.
00:00:41And guess who will have to get the kids ready.
00:00:43Oh, we can't have that, can we?
00:00:47Although, you could just take a lazy day today.
00:00:51I have 30 pages to write.
00:00:53You and your self-imposed deadlines.
00:00:55I have a photo portrait session later this afternoon, but you don't get me complaining,
00:00:59do you?
00:01:0030 pages takes much longer than you clicking away on your camera.
00:01:04Ouch.
00:01:05Mm-mm, uh-oh.
00:01:07Here they come.
00:01:10Boy Dino is here.
00:01:11Let go of our face justice.
00:01:14Oh, no, no, no, no.
00:01:15You're for justice, Boy Dino.
00:01:16How cooperate.
00:01:17Oh, come here, my superhero.
00:01:18Oh, you're too big for mommy kisses now?
00:01:21Good morning, Isabel.
00:01:22You're late for my wizard show.
00:01:24My deepest apologies.
00:01:25Why don't you show me while I start cooking you breakfast?
00:01:28Zero.
00:01:29Oh, I want some.
00:01:31If we can have the kind of the can, sure.
00:01:33If not, I'll make them up here.
00:01:37Ow.
00:01:38Dylan, Boy Dino, can you pick up your minions?
00:01:44What do you want me to make for lunches?
00:01:45I'll do it.
00:01:47I'll come out after my job.
00:01:48All right.
00:02:05All right.
00:02:06What do you want for lunches today?
00:02:09Oh.
00:02:11A game of hide-and-go-seek.
00:02:14Okay.
00:02:15Watch out, Boy Dino and Isabel the wizard.
00:02:18Mom is up for the challenge.
00:02:21Gotcha.
00:02:31Wow.
00:02:32You kiddos are actually being pretty quiet this time.
00:02:41Hey, Thomas, do you know where the kids are?
00:02:47Isabel.
00:02:50Come on, you're going to be late.
00:02:56Dylan.
00:03:00Where's my superhero?
00:03:03Okay, guys, this game isn't fun anymore.
00:03:06How about you all come out already?
00:03:16Thomas!
00:03:18Thomas!
00:03:21What?
00:03:22What?
00:03:32Oh, my.
00:03:36Oh, my God.
00:03:40Oh, my God.
00:03:42Oh, my God.
00:03:56Megan, sweetie, can you hear me?
00:04:00If you can hear me, squeeze my hand.
00:04:04Where?
00:04:05Megan, calm down.
00:04:07Calm down.
00:04:09I need a doctor in room 610.
00:04:11Patient is awake.
00:04:13Okay.
00:04:19Hi, Megan.
00:04:20I'm Dr. Taylor.
00:04:23Okay, I got a little light here for you.
00:04:30I know, I know.
00:04:31It's bright.
00:04:32Just bear with me.
00:04:36Can you follow my pen?
00:04:37Mm-hmm.
00:04:41Good.
00:04:43Do you know where you are?
00:04:44The hospital.
00:04:46That's right.
00:04:47Listen, I know things are rather confusing for you right now.
00:04:50We're going to call your parents, all right?
00:04:53I'm going to run some tests while we wait for them.
00:05:10It's a miracle.
00:05:11Oh, sweetheart, you're awake.
00:05:13What happened?
00:05:15What happened?
00:05:16Just take it easy, Megan.
00:05:18The doctor said you'd be a bit stiff.
00:05:20You just need to get your muscles used to movement.
00:05:23Where's Thomas?
00:05:24What?
00:05:26Where's Thomas?
00:05:28Who's Thomas?
00:05:30My husband.
00:05:33Husbands.
00:05:35Megan, you're not married.
00:05:37I'm, I'm, my kids.
00:05:39Where, where are they?
00:05:40Kids?
00:05:41I am.
00:05:42Yes.
00:05:43Isabel and Dylan.
00:05:45Where are they?
00:05:47Megan, listen to us.
00:05:49You are not married, and you don't have any children.
00:05:52No, no, you're wrong.
00:05:55You're wrong.
00:05:57Megan, let's try to breathe and calm Thomas.
00:06:02Isabel and Dylan, where are they?
00:06:04What happened to my family?
00:06:06Megan, listen to us.
00:06:08Whatever other family you think you have, they don't exist.
00:06:12But I was just with them.
00:06:17Why would she think she's married?
00:06:19Or has children?
00:06:21The accident wouldn't make her think these things, would it?
00:06:24The brain is a delicate thing.
00:06:26Okay, we don't understand it all.
00:06:28It's most likely a side effect of the coma.
00:06:31You can think of it as a dream.
00:06:32She thinks this really happened.
00:06:35I expected her to be happy.
00:06:38Instead, she's miserable.
00:06:40Remember, she just woke up today.
00:06:43All right, it's, it's gonna take some time to adjust.
00:06:46Good news is she remembers both of you,
00:06:49so we know it's not amnesia.
00:06:51Could she get worse at all?
00:06:52I want to confirm with the test results,
00:06:54but from what I've seen, this is recovery.
00:06:57Honestly, from a medical standpoint,
00:07:00this is the best possible outcome.
00:07:02Thank you, Dr. Taylor.
00:07:04Yeah, thanks.
00:07:08The crash happened two months ago.
00:07:11You were driving by yourself,
00:07:14and I was on the phone with you.
00:07:20This weather is insane.
00:07:22Don't speed.
00:07:23Who's speeding this weather, Mom?
00:07:25I think your father will love his birthday gift.
00:07:27Yeah, well, he better.
00:07:29I had to drive two hours to pick it up.
00:07:31You ever heard of delivery?
00:07:33They can mean for both of us.
00:07:34You know, it's okay.
00:07:35I already thought it was.
00:07:36Go!
00:07:39I heard it all.
00:07:41We didn't think that you'd make it the first two days.
00:07:45And after that came the news that
00:07:46you might live but not wake up.
00:07:50I know that you are confused.
00:07:54I know that everything is a lot to take in.
00:07:58Just don't forget how much we love you.
00:08:00I pray for this every moment over the last months.
00:08:09I know.
00:08:14I love you, Mom.
00:08:16I love you, Mom.
00:08:23Hey, honey.
00:08:29Come on.
00:08:30All right, you guys take care.
00:08:31Thank you so much.
00:08:43We stopped by your apartment,
00:08:44and we picked up some things.
00:08:46This is my apartment.
00:08:47It's fine.
00:08:48We've kept your rec going,
00:08:49and we've also been picking up your mail.
00:08:52Okay, well, we could just go there.
00:08:54Well, the doctor said you shouldn't be alone for a few days.
00:08:57Besides, we...
00:08:58We want you home.
00:08:59Yeah.
00:09:00So what do you want to do for dinner?
00:09:02How about my famous Alfredo?
00:09:05Deb.
00:09:05What?
00:09:06He's up.
00:09:08Alfredo sounds great.
00:09:15So, do you remember this?
00:09:18Of course.
00:09:20Doesn't hurt to ask.
00:09:22I will get dinner going then.
00:09:24All right.
00:09:25Why don't you rest a little, Megan?
00:09:27I'm fine.
00:09:28The doctor said,
00:09:29Okay, do you have my phone or my computer?
00:09:32Oh, promise me that you're going to take it easy.
00:09:34Yeah, of course.
00:09:36Ah.
00:09:44Okay.
00:09:45I have a task.
00:09:46Okay.
00:09:48Okay.
00:09:48Okay.
00:09:51Okay.
00:09:52Okay.
00:09:52Okay.
00:09:53Okay.
00:09:54Okay.
00:09:57Okay.
00:09:57Okay.
00:09:58Okay.
00:10:03Now, where are you?
00:10:11Things should start getting back to normal now that she's home.
00:10:14Normal?
00:10:15Do you realize she isn't the same person?
00:10:19Maybe not now, but she will be.
00:10:21She just needs time.
00:10:22And the doctor suggested a therapist.
00:10:26Psychiatrist.
00:10:26Call it what you want, but it's somebody that can help her, you know, emotionally.
00:10:31Our daughter thinks she has a husband and children.
00:10:34You think a shrink's going to fix that?
00:10:37I don't know.
00:10:38But we need to do anything and everything we can to help her.
00:10:42All right.
00:10:51Mom?
00:10:52Can you get that?
00:10:54Yep.
00:11:00Oh, am I hurting you?
00:11:02No, I'm fine.
00:11:03Come on in.
00:11:04Oh, you had us all so scared.
00:11:07I know.
00:11:09So, how's it been?
00:11:11What?
00:11:13Being back.
00:11:16From your tone, I know my parents warned you.
00:11:20Fine.
00:11:22Did they tell you I'm crazy?
00:11:23No.
00:11:24Not really.
00:11:27Great.
00:11:29So, you totally think you were married?
00:11:31Yeah.
00:11:33But it's more than that.
00:11:36It felt so real.
00:11:39Wow.
00:11:41I'm hearing you, but it still sounds weird.
00:11:48Can you take me somewhere?
00:11:53This is it.
00:11:56Hey, easy.
00:12:04It's completely empty.
00:12:06I'm sure it's still being built.
00:12:09I'm sure it's still being built.
00:12:21It's with it and he loves me and our children, Isabel and Dylan.
00:12:26And they get along and they have the most creative minds.
00:12:30This is not just a dream.
00:12:33You don't miss a dream.
00:12:36You don't feel heartbroken from a dream.
00:12:40I'm sorry.
00:12:42I'm sorry.
00:13:09It would help Dr. Taylor's peace of mind.
00:13:15Well, the power of the mind can make anything seem real.
00:13:20Okay.
00:13:21It can be confusing.
00:13:24You might think, what does it all mean?
00:13:26Is your subconscious telling you something?
00:13:30Sure.
00:13:31Do you think your subconscious is telling you something?
00:13:34I think it's telling me that I'm an author.
00:13:37Uh, which I'm not, but I would like to be one day.
00:13:41And that I have a husband and two children.
00:13:44Hmm.
00:13:46Confusing, huh?
00:13:49I'm sorry.
00:13:50I'm, I'm tired.
00:13:51You know, head injury and all.
00:13:53Yeah, of course.
00:13:54Of course.
00:13:55Well, actually, rest will help quite a bit.
00:13:57And routine.
00:13:59Routine?
00:14:00Yeah.
00:14:00Get back to your usual activities.
00:14:02Exercise, work, hobbies.
00:14:05Well, my work let me go because I was in a coma too long.
00:14:09What type of work?
00:14:11Executive assistant.
00:14:13Hmm.
00:14:14Tough break.
00:14:16Well, get a new job.
00:14:18It'll help.
00:14:19It'll keep you focused on something else while giving you perspective you might not get if you
00:14:23keep trying to figure out what happened to you.
00:14:26Thanks.
00:14:38Hey, sweetie.
00:14:39Hey, Mom.
00:14:41Let's get to work.
00:14:43So, did you dust this table?
00:14:46No.
00:14:47You would think not being here for two months would mean it'd be cleaner.
00:14:51Mm-hmm.
00:14:53So, what have you thought about going back to work?
00:14:55I'm working on it.
00:14:57Not my old job, though.
00:14:59Well, good.
00:15:00I can ask some friends, see if anyone knows of an executive assistant job.
00:15:04Yeah, I'm not going back to that.
00:15:07Why not?
00:15:10Well, I don't know.
00:15:11I want to do more than just help someone else in their career.
00:15:16All right.
00:15:18And instead?
00:15:20I don't know.
00:15:22I thought about it.
00:15:23I just...
00:15:25Nothing else seems appealing.
00:15:27You need some way to pay the bills.
00:15:29I know.
00:15:30Of course.
00:15:31Look.
00:15:32I will find something temporary to start.
00:15:35Other than writing...
00:15:37That's a hobby.
00:15:40Nothing else sounds interesting.
00:15:44Well, we've had a few calls for an assistant.
00:15:47Promising things, actually.
00:15:49I want to expand my experiences beyond that.
00:15:53All right.
00:15:54Any particular industry?
00:15:56Not really.
00:15:58Okay.
00:15:59We have a need for a nanny.
00:16:01Billing for a dental practice.
00:16:04Receptionist.
00:16:05Assembly line at a packing company.
00:16:08Cleaning assistant.
00:16:10Any of those?
00:16:12I guess it doesn't really matter for right now.
00:16:14Okay.
00:16:16Well, looking at your experience, let's stay in the same arena.
00:16:20The receptionist's job is the short term, but the owner did hint at something permanent.
00:16:25If that's something you want.
00:16:28Okay.
00:16:29All right.
00:16:33Yeah, there it is.
00:16:34Here is the address.
00:16:36Be there tomorrow morning at nine.
00:16:38Thanks.
00:16:39You're welcome.
00:16:39I'm there.
00:17:09You're welcome.
00:17:21oh hi hey you must be the town Thomas it's you uh yes Thomas you are um Megan
00:17:40Murphy Megan or Murphy um Megan Megan Murphy Meg together Megan Murphy well Megan Murphy let me show you the
00:17:50phone
00:17:50okay okay all right so not ringing off the hook yet but business is starting to pick up I just
00:17:59opened
00:18:00up about a month ago so Megan yeah boom okay so mostly I just need you to schedule appointments
00:18:12for customers uh which I'm sorry to say are handwritten in a planner here but when people
00:18:18call in you I'm sorry are you are you all right yeah yeah um I'm sorry you just look so
00:18:29familiar
00:18:33do you know me uh I'm sorry no I don't think so
00:18:47yes yes okay for a group that size I recommend about an hour session it takes just a little
00:18:52while to get everyone position and you can bring in a couple changes to clothes but we just need
00:18:56to keep an eye on the time so everyone has enough um yeah oh okay yeah just call when you
00:19:06want to
00:19:06schedule and we'll get you on the books okay thanks you too bye I'm just I'm just taking a photo
00:19:14of
00:19:14the phone and the planner you know so I don't don't forget where they are okay uh sorry I should
00:19:22have
00:19:22I should have got that nah you get the next one so berry patch photography yeah yeah that's kind of
00:19:30a
00:19:30cutesy name I know but I figure it brings in kids and families and it's a start not Claiborne
00:19:36photography or something with your name in it I don't know one day maybe I'll uh wait I'm sorry
00:19:42how did you know my name was Claiborne uh because because it's it's right here it's in your card
00:19:50Thomas Claiborne right right uh so like I was saying yeah someday I'll change the name but I just
00:19:57I don't feel like I'm there yet I figured better to go for marketing right now than to feed my
00:20:00ego
00:20:01I think you'll definitely get there
00:20:06okay
00:20:09well I have an appointment about 10 minutes so
00:20:13you need anything uh photo policy prices payments cancellation policies anything like
00:20:18that they are uh right in here got it
00:20:22uh so I'll be back there if you need me okay thank you
00:20:41welcome do you have an appointment yes uh last name Wiley
00:20:46okay got you okay uh just give me one minute oh oh oh sorry sorry that's okay yeah hey you
00:20:54guys
00:20:54all ready oh great what's your name Jack Jack and you Isabel Isabel you know that is my favorite
00:21:01girl's name all right come on back have you set up right over here
00:21:15no way it's the same guy I think I know my husband your dreamed up husband you know what same
00:21:22name same appearance same mannerisms it's him it's blurry look he was moving you're serious
00:21:32you don't believe me you obviously want it to be true what if your mind is just somehow making it
00:21:37seem real so not only did I have a delusional dream in my coma Dr. Eve but now I'm hallucinating
00:21:44at work everyone has a doppelganger not with the same name he's a photographer like my Thomas he
00:21:50loves the name Isabel which is our daughter's name I even made an entire list of things that I know
00:21:56about him his favorite color is purple yes hot chocolate over coffee movies over books Asian
00:22:05food but not too spicy hates hamburgers and strawberries who hates strawberries
00:22:09smells right only likes football no other sports likes music but also likes it quiet too
00:22:15parents names are Patrick and Mary oh I didn't meet her she died before we met
00:22:19favorite photography spots see this is just in your dream look you why couldn't you find his
00:22:28photography studio you searched for him and came up empty just because I didn't find it doesn't mean
00:22:34it doesn't exist yeah but why you know everything else about him maybe it was before we met you met
00:22:40in a
00:22:40dream where did you meet in your dream he was standing in line at a bookstore he asked me when
00:22:46I was
00:22:47buying we hit it off from there and it's not the same because it's not an exact science it's not
00:22:53a
00:22:53science at all do you hear how bizarre this sounds we're about to spiral down some weird time matrix
00:22:59continuum or whatever just try to explain this okay I can't explain this I admit that but that doesn't
00:23:08mean that it isn't real or real yet look think this through a moment actually forget what I think
00:23:14what does he think exactly you haven't told him and you can't tell him or he'd think you're crazy too
00:23:22wait too crazy you think you're crazy I think you're creative okay you know what I'm gonna prove it to
00:23:34you
00:23:34and not for your sake but no matter what you or my mom or Dr. What's-his-face think Thomas
00:23:40is real
00:23:41and I'd love him too much to let him go oh there
00:23:53hey that's a really nice photo of your parents oh uh I'm assuming that those two people are your parents
00:24:05sure are ah anyway um I think that there are messages but I can't get them because I don't know
00:24:12the password yeah okay you can access those online you open up the browser it'll default to the voicemail
00:24:18inbox just make sure you don't trust the auto transcription of those messages yeah I know I once
00:24:24got a voicemail and I thought it was about a giant platypus I don't know if like this is
00:24:31not important right now thank you
00:24:41hi can I help you oh I'm here for Tommy let me go get him for you are you the
00:24:4510th
00:24:45yeah Megan Murphy Natalie Gray I'm Tommy's girlfriend are you sure um what I mean you are
00:24:58Thomas's girlfriend yes um are you part of an exchange program um no well he forgot his cell phone
00:25:10at lunch oh that's great thanks yeah see you tomorrow same time uh yeah goodnight Thomas yeah
00:25:32it's temporary can you take this yeah thank you hey thanks for having me over of course so mom
00:25:43says you have a new job how is it it's fine just answering phones making appointments nothing too hard
00:25:51do you like the place yeah it's a cute little photography studio and how are the people customers
00:26:01are fine how about the photographers and the others uh it's just the boss really oh is he not that
00:26:09nice
00:26:10you know you don't have to put up with it no he's he's fine he's sweet actually sort of everything
00:26:20you could ask for him boss anyway there's a friend of his that comes by it's kind of awkward well
00:26:33it's
00:26:33just temporary you can just quit anytime it's fine well they're lucky to have you Megan you you just do
00:26:41your best your work will stand out thanks Tom hi um morning yeah you didn't have to do that thank
00:27:01you
00:27:05wow that's hot chocolate yeah just seemed like the day for it that's my favorite kind extra creamer
00:27:12how'd you know um I'm glad you like it listen I was thinking about setting up the appointments online
00:27:20might be easier and more reliable you know I kept actually meaning to do that but getting this place
00:27:25going just kept moving off my list yeah well maybe I can find a way for the clients to book
00:27:30a session
00:27:30themselves do you know how to do that I can look into it please let me know what you find
00:27:37okay thank you
00:27:45hey just a big smile buddy yeah yeah yeah come on just smile I'll take you for ice cream I
00:27:52promise
00:27:52how about a stuffed animal to play with yeah yeah okay I don't I don't really want that in the
00:28:03shop
00:28:04maybe just calm him down oh no no this will not do
00:28:20I haven't seen that in years oh yeah there it is
00:28:31okay okay I'm gonna need this and this
00:28:43this is a magic crate okay goodbye old bunny
00:28:54do you want to help me with the magic trick
00:28:58I'm gonna need you to say the magic word which is poof on the count of three
00:29:04one two three
00:29:13there it is
00:29:17do you like airplanes yeah
00:29:24do you want to hold that take care of it for me
00:29:27okay
00:29:45move on
00:29:47move on
00:29:57I got the green curry for you.
00:29:59Yes. Pad Thai?
00:30:01Yep.
00:30:02So, my department is opening up a new field of study.
00:30:05Oh, yeah?
00:30:06Linguistic anthropology.
00:30:08Finally, I have been telling them for three years now
00:30:11that it should be a focus.
00:30:12Good.
00:30:13They're gonna let you head it up?
00:30:14Mm.
00:30:15Working on that, you know.
00:30:17Good.
00:30:18Mm.
00:30:19So, how's the new temp working out?
00:30:23Good.
00:30:25Yeah, yeah, good.
00:30:26I was a little bit worried at first.
00:30:28She seemed, uh, odd.
00:30:32But she was better today.
00:30:33I'm glad.
00:30:35Yeah, I got the weird vibe from her, too, the other day.
00:30:37Yeah.
00:30:38Well, she's actually helping now, so...
00:30:41Good.
00:30:44Mm.
00:30:46They got this just right.
00:30:48Yeah?
00:30:49All right, let me try it.
00:30:51Good.
00:30:53Oh, wow, that's hot.
00:30:55I just ordered medium heat.
00:30:57Medium there is like nuclear compared to everywhere else.
00:31:00Ooh!
00:31:02Mm.
00:31:03It's perfect.
00:31:10Hey, so some of the clients in the appointment book
00:31:13had an outdoor location selected.
00:31:15Have you transferred that over?
00:31:16Yeah, except some of the appointments seem to be in code.
00:31:20What's PCFH?
00:31:22Oh, that's this old farmhouse I found.
00:31:26Oh, it's the Pine Creek Farmhouse.
00:31:30Right.
00:31:31Yeah, how'd you know?
00:31:32Uh, I've been there.
00:31:34Sort of.
00:31:36Uh, I'm guessing it's one of your favorite spots?
00:31:39Yeah.
00:31:41Uh, when is that appointment?
00:31:43Uh...
00:31:44Friday.
00:31:46You know, it might be good to get an extra set of hands, aren't they?
00:31:48Want to get out of the studio?
00:31:50Sure.
00:31:51Yeah.
00:31:52All right.
00:31:53Okay.
00:31:57The hardest thing is not having that common ground anymore.
00:31:59You know, it's just one-sided.
00:32:00He's not psychic.
00:32:02Ugh.
00:32:03I know.
00:32:04Although it'd be really helpful if he was.
00:32:08I just miss it.
00:32:09You know, the closeness that we had.
00:32:11Which he can't really have with you when he has a girlfriend.
00:32:14Ugh.
00:32:14And I want to hate her, but she seems normal.
00:32:17You're so much better than me.
00:32:18I'd have a voodoo doll or something by now.
00:32:20Eh, it's not her fault she fell in love with the wrong guy.
00:32:23Oh, I love your logic.
00:32:24You know what I mean.
00:32:26Thomas, he's my other half, you know?
00:32:28Been there.
00:32:29My other half turned out rotten.
00:32:31Yeah, I know.
00:32:33Oh, it's okay, bud.
00:32:35Just gonna take a little getting used to.
00:32:37Poor guy.
00:32:38He got his paw run over by his owner's bike.
00:32:41Ouch.
00:32:42You ever think that maybe Thomas is too good to be true?
00:32:46You had a dream.
00:32:47What if on the inside he's not the same guy?
00:32:50Yeah, but it seems really coincidental for him not to be.
00:32:53You want to dive into coincidences?
00:32:55Good point.
00:32:57You know, you said about Thomas being the same on the inside.
00:33:01What about the outside?
00:33:03You're asking me if I believe you?
00:33:05Maybe.
00:33:08Yeah.
00:33:09I do.
00:33:11Although I want to meet him and see what all the fuss is about.
00:33:15I know you, Megan.
00:33:16You believe it.
00:33:17And what you're saying, it has to be true.
00:33:20I wish I could count on the same trust from my parents.
00:33:23The child-parent dynamic clouds their view.
00:33:26Mm-hmm.
00:33:26When I was going through my divorce, my mom asked me what happened over and over just in different ways.
00:33:33When you found out about me and Kyle, you were just supportive.
00:33:37No doubts, no questions.
00:33:39Just there for me.
00:33:41You remember that?
00:33:43Why does everyone think my memory's gone?
00:33:46Has Thomas seen that side of you?
00:33:47What side?
00:33:48Just you.
00:33:49Who you are.
00:33:51So he can see for himself how amazing you are.
00:33:54Look.
00:33:55Right now you're a temp.
00:33:56An employee.
00:33:58Maybe he just needs some time to see more.
00:34:11That is great.
00:34:13Great.
00:34:14Megan, could you do me a favor?
00:34:15Yeah.
00:34:15Could you run in there and move that barrel just a little bit to the right?
00:34:17Yeah.
00:34:21Um, this way?
00:34:23Yeah, just a little bit.
00:34:24Okay.
00:34:28That is, yeah, right there.
00:34:30That's perfect.
00:34:30Thank you so much.
00:34:31Okay.
00:34:32All right.
00:34:34Good to go.
00:34:35Okay.
00:34:39Oh.
00:34:40You all right?
00:34:40Yeah, yeah.
00:34:41I, uh...
00:34:42I'm just wondering how you're gonna make everything feel nice and warm and beautiful when it's so cold out here.
00:34:48That's why they pay me the big bucks.
00:34:50All right.
00:34:51Everybody ready?
00:34:52What was the favorite thing about your wedding day?
00:34:53I think I'm getting into the bikini.
00:34:56I think I'm getting into the bikini.
00:34:58I'm kidding.
00:35:00It's all right.
00:35:00Look at that you guys going to do this.
00:35:01Look at this one.
00:35:04I think I'm going to kick in.
00:35:07You guys ready to come and we're gonna take a quick jump?
00:35:15All right, guys.
00:35:18I can't even.
00:35:20Oh, I love that.
00:35:24Yeah, there you go.
00:35:27That's it.
00:35:34Love that.
00:35:41Thank you so much.
00:35:43Megan's going to send the proofs over when they're ready.
00:35:45Thanks.
00:35:46All right.
00:35:49All right.
00:35:50Oh, thank you.
00:35:51Yeah, thank you.
00:35:54It's a beautiful spot here.
00:35:56Even in the cold.
00:35:58Even in the cold.
00:36:00You have a knack for it, you know?
00:36:03For what?
00:36:04Photography.
00:36:06Well, I definitely have an appreciation for it.
00:36:09Is that why you took a job?
00:36:11No, that was a happy circumstance.
00:36:15Why did you take the job?
00:36:16You seem plenty capable of whatever you put your mind to.
00:36:21I guess I'm just waiting for the moment when I can do what I really want to do, which is
00:36:25write.
00:36:26Books or journalism?
00:36:28Books.
00:36:28Yeah.
00:36:29Okay.
00:36:30What made you want to be a writer?
00:36:31Oh, instant fame.
00:36:33You know, I hear you just put something out there and you're set for life.
00:36:38No, I guess there was an appreciation for books more than anything.
00:36:42I read a lot as a child and growing up.
00:36:44You know, the way you get lost in a story and it feels so real.
00:36:49That's it.
00:36:51You read much?
00:36:53I used to.
00:36:55In high school and college.
00:36:57And then real life came when I set it aside.
00:36:59Well, hopefully not for long.
00:37:17Hey.
00:37:18I was not expecting you.
00:37:20I wanted to come see where you work.
00:37:23I was just texting you.
00:37:25Uh, Thomas, this is my friend Eve.
00:37:27Hey, nice to meet you.
00:37:28You guys can take off.
00:37:29I don't want to keep Eve waiting.
00:37:30Oh, I can wait.
00:37:31I can help you.
00:37:32No, it's just, it'll take a second.
00:37:33It's not a problem.
00:37:34I got it.
00:37:35Okay.
00:37:35Yeah.
00:37:35Have a good weekend.
00:37:36Bye.
00:37:37You too.
00:37:40Wow.
00:37:41When you dream, you dream good.
00:37:42No.
00:37:48Hey, sweetie.
00:37:50Hey.
00:37:50Mom, Dad, did I forget dinner plans?
00:37:53No.
00:37:54Just came to check on you.
00:37:55Howard!
00:37:56She can see right through this.
00:37:58I have treats.
00:38:02I'll get spoons.
00:38:03Yay!
00:38:10So, how's work?
00:38:13It's great, actually.
00:38:15I helped with this session out by a farmhouse.
00:38:18It was really pretty.
00:38:19Oh, that's good.
00:38:21How's your boss?
00:38:23I like him.
00:38:24He's nice and good to work for.
00:38:28Well, the reason we're asking is that Bob Wentworth is looking for a new executive assistant.
00:38:34Don't you golf with him?
00:38:36Yeah.
00:38:37And you say he's always cheating.
00:38:40Well, never mind about that.
00:38:41The pay is great, and it comes with benefits.
00:38:45Yeah, um, thanks, Dad, but I'm fine.
00:38:48Well, this could be a very stable mood for you.
00:38:51I'm stable enough.
00:38:52Plus, I like where I'm working.
00:38:54Isn't it just a temp job, though?
00:38:56For now?
00:38:58Well, Bob will hire you on the spot.
00:39:00I pulled some strings.
00:39:02You're a shoe-in.
00:39:02Thank you, Dad.
00:39:04It's just not what I want to do anymore.
00:39:06Well, how's it different than being an assistant at a kid's photo studio?
00:39:10It's not just kids' portraits.
00:39:13It's different than you think.
00:39:16Plus, I'm happy where I am.
00:39:19All right.
00:39:23Here is this, and I hope you enjoy your photos.
00:39:26Thanks.
00:39:27Hey there, Megan, right?
00:39:29Yeah, good memory.
00:39:31How are you?
00:39:32Excellent.
00:39:32It's been the best day.
00:39:33Is Tommy in the middle of a session?
00:39:35Uh, yeah, but you know what?
00:39:37He should be done any minute.
00:39:39I'll just wait, then.
00:39:40Okay.
00:39:44So, what happened?
00:39:45What?
00:39:46You just said you had the best day.
00:39:48Oh, I just got a job I've been grooming myself for.
00:39:51Wow.
00:39:52Congratulations.
00:39:53Um, where do you work?
00:39:54The university.
00:39:55I'm a professor in the anthropology department,
00:39:58now head of the linguistic anthropology program.
00:40:01Wow.
00:40:02That's great.
00:40:03It is.
00:40:04I'll get to put together field studies to wherever I think will be beneficial.
00:40:07I'm hoping Tommy can come along for those, but we'll sort that out.
00:40:12Why do you call him Tommy?
00:40:14What do you mean?
00:40:16I just thought he went by Thomas.
00:40:18Well, I've known him for a while, so it's a nickname between us.
00:40:24Sure, yeah, but does he like it?
00:40:27Of course he does.
00:40:29Hey.
00:40:29What do I like?
00:40:31Hi.
00:40:31You're done?
00:40:32Yeah, all done.
00:40:33It's Megan here to get you all checked out.
00:40:35Thanks.
00:40:36Did you have a good session?
00:40:37That's great.
00:40:37Amazing.
00:40:38Did you have a good session?
00:40:40Can I high five?
00:40:41Yeah.
00:40:42I killed it.
00:40:42All right.
00:40:55Hey, Dad.
00:41:15Hello?
00:41:16Hi, Megan.
00:41:17The client Mr. Claiborne called.
00:41:18He's had a family emergency.
00:41:20What?
00:41:22His mother died or something.
00:41:24So anyway, I made sure he had your phone number.
00:41:26He'll give you a call back, but he won't need you for a few days.
00:41:29Okay.
00:41:30We can place you someplace else in the meantime.
00:41:32No.
00:41:33No.
00:41:33That won't be necessary.
00:41:35I'll wait to hear from him.
00:41:40I should have known.
00:41:42That his mother would die?
00:41:43I just didn't think about it.
00:41:45I assumed when I saw the photo in his office that it was a memory.
00:41:49Well, sure.
00:41:49That's why we take pictures.
00:41:50No, but like a way to remember her, but she was still alive.
00:41:54Look, this is tragic, but it is not your fault.
00:41:58I know.
00:42:01Just out of a stroke.
00:42:04He always spoke of it like it was so sudden, and it devastated him.
00:42:09What would you have done?
00:42:10Warned him?
00:42:11I don't know.
00:42:13All I can do now is postpone his appointments and his sessions.
00:42:20I just want to be there for him.
00:42:31Wait, Dad.
00:42:32Do you have anything to eat?
00:42:34Dad.
00:42:36Oh, yeah.
00:42:37That's fine.
00:42:41I'll make you a plate.
00:42:48Maybe I should order something.
00:42:51I always thought I'd go first.
00:42:55Or that we'd know that something was wrong.
00:43:01Some sort of warning.
00:43:06Not like this.
00:43:08One day to the next.
00:43:14Oh, my God.
00:43:19We'reés.
00:43:26I'll go first.
00:43:26Oh, that's okay.
00:43:26I can't see you later.
00:43:27Well.
00:43:27Ready.
00:43:27Now we go first.
00:43:28Oh, yeah.
00:43:28And you can see me here.
00:43:29The people are so gross.
00:43:29Let's go.
00:43:29Yeah.
00:43:29To the next.
00:43:35Why are we so gross?
00:43:36It will be so gross.
00:43:36It's okay.
00:43:36You're not so gross.
00:43:36We will find that.
00:43:45Hey.
00:43:46Hey.
00:43:49Thanks for rescheduling things while I was out.
00:43:52No problem.
00:43:54I just thought today would be busier.
00:43:56Just a couple of sessions.
00:43:57Yeah, I didn't want to overdo it.
00:44:00And you still have some touch-ups to do for people waiting for their photos.
00:44:05Yeah.
00:44:07How was the funeral?
00:44:10Fine.
00:44:12Nice, I guess.
00:44:16I'm really sorry for what you and your dad had to go through.
00:44:24Um, I'm going to set up for your first appointment.
00:44:27Okay.
00:44:42How's your dad?
00:44:44About how you'd expect.
00:44:45I am so sorry.
00:44:48You know, in many cultures, death is a celebration of life.
00:44:53It can be a way to acknowledge good things to come, especially for those who have passed.
00:45:00For example, in Ghana, they have fantasy coffins shaped and decorated in anything from a symbol
00:45:08of a favorite hobby or profession to celebrate what that person loved.
00:45:14It's honoring what they did in this life and letting them continue on after.
00:45:23What do you think your mom's coffin would be like there?
00:45:28I really don't know.
00:45:29Hi.
00:45:30Have we had a chance to look at the menu?
00:45:32Um, yeah, I'm actually not really hungry right now.
00:45:34So, I think I need to get back to the studio.
00:45:38Are you all right?
00:45:39Yeah, yeah, I'm just, uh, I'm tired.
00:45:44I think I'm still processing everything, so.
00:45:46Okay.
00:45:47Get some rest, Tommy.
00:45:50Could you not call me that anymore?
00:45:53I thought you liked it.
00:45:55It's just that my mom was the only one who would call me Tommy, and I just, I would kind
00:45:59of like
00:45:59to keep it that way.
00:46:01Like, of course.
00:46:04Okay.
00:46:06Bye.
00:46:12Thanks.
00:46:13Hey, sorry.
00:46:14I've gotten the day short today.
00:46:16Oh, you've got your sessions done.
00:46:17That's fine.
00:46:18Yeah.
00:46:19I'm not super focused today, but I'm going to finish retouching those photos tomorrow.
00:46:24I'll see you tomorrow.
00:46:25Thanks, Megan.
00:46:27Hey, if you don't have any plans today, do you want to come to the aquarium?
00:46:33The aquarium?
00:46:35Yeah, it's just something different, and it has one of my favorite spots to write.
00:46:39Thanks.
00:46:40I, I, uh, I, I...
00:46:45You know what?
00:46:47Yeah, that sounds great.
00:46:50Okay.
00:46:51Come on.
00:47:01Wow.
00:47:04Not bad.
00:47:07Yeah.
00:47:07I like to come here whenever I can.
00:47:10I hate to point out the obvious, though.
00:47:13What?
00:47:14It's dark.
00:47:14It's noisy.
00:47:15How do you get any writing done here?
00:47:16You just have to know the right times to come.
00:47:19Between school groups, toddler nap time, you can find quiet.
00:47:24I come here for more than just writing.
00:47:27I like to brainstorm, think things through, people watch.
00:47:33Maybe find some interesting characters for your books.
00:47:37Maybe.
00:47:39And I got in an accident recently, so it has been a bit of an adjustment.
00:47:47You're, you're all right now, though?
00:47:49Yeah.
00:47:52Oh.
00:47:53Interesting just how much is out of our control, isn't it?
00:47:56Yeah.
00:47:57It's maddening, really.
00:47:59But what can you do?
00:48:02Still trying to figure that out.
00:48:04Mm.
00:48:06Your parents, they, uh, they're still around?
00:48:09Yep.
00:48:10I have dinner with them every Sunday night, whether I like it or not.
00:48:14Consider yourself lucky.
00:48:18Right.
00:48:19Um, I'm sorry.
00:48:20All right.
00:48:25I had a dear friend.
00:48:27He lost his mom suddenly, like you.
00:48:31It was before I met him, and it, it always bothered him how things could change overnight.
00:48:38But I think I finally understand that he just missed her.
00:48:43My heart aches for both of you.
00:48:46And what happened to him?
00:48:49Um, we sort of drifted apart, I guess.
00:48:55Tell me about your parents.
00:48:57Well, my dad means well, and he likes to fix what he can fix.
00:49:04Um, my mom, it's fun to see how she balances him out.
00:49:08She's very supportive, but she does like to nudge in the direction that she thinks is best.
00:49:15What about your parents?
00:49:17My mom.
00:49:20Pure love is the best way I can describe her.
00:49:24No matter what happened, I never doubted how much she loved me.
00:49:29She knew what was important, and what she did every day showed that.
00:49:35I wish that couldn't matter.
00:49:38My dad is lost without her.
00:49:41I'm bringing him freezer meals so he doesn't starve.
00:49:44Just give him time.
00:49:46He'll find his way.
00:49:48Wish I had your confidence.
00:49:51Well, he has you.
00:49:53He knows that.
00:49:56He seems so sure about everything all the time.
00:50:00Feels like, uh...
00:50:02I don't know, feels like you know me.
00:50:06I know what you mean.
00:50:21So, what have you been doing for your writing?
00:50:23Not enough.
00:50:24I guess that you want to be good at something, you have to dedicate time to it every single day,
00:50:28right?
00:50:28Yeah, but you have to have a good idea first.
00:50:30I'm sure you have a good idea.
00:50:31What's a good plot?
00:50:32I've been kicking some things around.
00:50:34Yeah?
00:50:35Like what?
00:50:37Okay.
00:50:37One is a spooky mystery about a woman who learns to be invisible.
00:50:44Really?
00:50:45Okay, I didn't say they were good ideas.
00:50:49Second one is a medieval romance about a political assassination that brings two people together.
00:50:54Okay, I mean, you just swung from sci-fi to historical romance.
00:50:57I'll wait until you hear an idea for a Christmas book.
00:51:06So, the follow-up tests are okay?
00:51:08Absolutely.
00:51:10I'm glad to see you're doing so well.
00:51:12Thanks for coming in.
00:51:15You seem pretty happy for someone who's been poked and prodded.
00:51:18I'm just glad to have all the medical stuff behind me.
00:51:21Hmm.
00:51:23I think it's more than that.
00:51:25What do you mean?
00:51:27I don't know.
00:51:28Remember when you had that crush on Peter Molina?
00:51:32In high school?
00:51:34Like that.
00:51:35But, are you in love?
00:51:40I was never really in love with Peter, but you are in love now.
00:51:47Who is he?
00:51:50He's just a guy I met at work.
00:51:53The boss at the studio?
00:51:55Shh.
00:51:56Oh, it is.
00:51:56Oh, honey.
00:51:57That is great.
00:51:59I mean, you were so convinced about your dream, so it's nice to see that you've moved on.
00:52:05Sure.
00:52:07No, I'm happy for you.
00:52:09Very much so.
00:52:10Okay.
00:52:10Thanks.
00:52:11Thanks, Mom.
00:52:17Wonderful.
00:52:19That'll do it.
00:52:22Let me help you get your coats.
00:52:25Thank you, dear.
00:52:27Bye-bye.
00:52:34How's your dad doing?
00:52:36Is it well enough?
00:52:38I call him every day.
00:52:39Try to stop by as much as I can.
00:52:41You mentioned he's not so great at taking care of himself.
00:52:45I'm assuming that includes cooking.
00:52:47Burns pancakes beyond recognition.
00:52:50Well, I made a big pot of French onion soup, and there's plenty left over if you want to take
00:52:55some, Tim.
00:52:56French onion soup's his favorite.
00:52:58That would be amazing.
00:53:01Okay.
00:53:01Well, I'll just go home and get it, and then you can take it over.
00:53:04Oh, I'd hate to take credit for that.
00:53:07Want to give it to him yourself?
00:53:10Sure.
00:53:17This is a wonderful treat.
00:53:19Do you mind if I help myself to another bowl?
00:53:22Please, do.
00:53:24Thomas tells me you're making that studio of his fly.
00:53:28Well, I'm trying to help however I can.
00:53:31Good.
00:53:32He's always had a camera in hand.
00:53:34Did you know that?
00:53:35Yeah.
00:53:37I mean, I'm not surprised.
00:53:40You always thought I'd go out of it.
00:53:41Well, all parents want their kids to grow up to be doctors at first.
00:53:45As long as you can live off what you choose to do in life and are happy, well, that's all
00:53:51that matters.
00:53:53Do you have a favorite photo of his?
00:53:58Oh, yes.
00:53:59Oh, yes.
00:54:00Oh, no.
00:54:03Thomas commandeered the family camera at age, oh, maybe eight.
00:54:08Well, he turns nine, and for his birthday, Mary convinces me we should cave in and buy him a pet
00:54:13rabbit he wanted.
00:54:16So we get him this rabbit.
00:54:17I never knew he was a rabbit person.
00:54:21And he took photo after photo of it.
00:54:25He went through so many rolls of film, we had to limit him.
00:54:30We made him do extra chores to pay for all the photos.
00:54:33You mean, like, this one?
00:54:37He posed that rabbit with carrots, toys, with me holding it, with Mary holding it.
00:54:42Him, when he could get the timer to work.
00:54:45That's adorable.
00:54:46I remember him arguing with that rabbit.
00:54:48I didn't argue with it.
00:54:50About not moving and holding the carrot just right.
00:54:56So that is how you get your patience with child's portraits.
00:55:00Clearly.
00:55:01I agreed that I wouldn't tease him about it.
00:55:04Which I see you're going back on right now.
00:55:07As long...
00:55:12As long as I could keep one on display.
00:55:22It was really nice to meet your father.
00:55:25He clearly loved the company.
00:55:28Thank you for the soup.
00:55:30Think he finished the whole pot?
00:55:35Oh, hi.
00:55:38Hey.
00:55:40I'm glad that he liked the soup.
00:55:44Good night.
00:55:46I tried calling and I stopped by your place, but you weren't there, so I just figured you were working
00:55:52late.
00:55:53I must have had my phone off, sorry.
00:55:55Just getting back from visiting my dad.
00:55:58With Megan?
00:55:59Yeah.
00:56:00She's just sharing some dinner she made.
00:56:03That was nice of her.
00:56:07You've been a little distant lately.
00:56:10I must have...
00:56:11You know, hear me out.
00:56:13It's my fault.
00:56:15Well, I know I wasn't what you needed when your mom passed.
00:56:20I think about things I said, trying to be comforting, but...
00:56:25I've spent so much time studying other cultures, other people.
00:56:32Maybe in my work, I forgot to be a person first.
00:56:39I promise I will be there for you better.
00:56:44Natalie, I'm...
00:56:45I'm not upset.
00:56:47But I am.
00:56:48I wanted to kick myself, calling you Tommy all this time, too.
00:56:52Even your receptionist knew.
00:56:54What?
00:56:55Megan, she said you didn't like being called Tommy.
00:56:59How would she know that?
00:57:01I don't know.
00:57:06What if Thomas doesn't see me that way?
00:57:09You mean, like, as a potential girlfriend?
00:57:10No, that sounds so trivial.
00:57:13I mean, as someone he could love.
00:57:15Are you doubting your whole dream coma thing?
00:57:17Well, what if someone distracts him?
00:57:20A girlfriend doesn't matter if he's spending all his time with you.
00:57:22Yeah, but I don't want to be that person.
00:57:24What person?
00:57:25Uh, the person who steals someone's boyfriend.
00:57:28Well, is it really stealing if you know you belong together?
00:57:31Now you're making me sound like a stalker.
00:57:33Okay, you know after your divorce, how you were.
00:57:37I mean, there were some hard times, obviously.
00:57:39Understatement.
00:57:40And I remember that you thought you wouldn't get another happily ever after
00:57:43because you'd already had it before it went downhill.
00:57:47What if things don't work out the way that I hope?
00:57:50I'll still be here for you.
00:57:52We can be two old ladies who gripe about Valentine's Day every year
00:57:55and cruise dating sites and apps for men who are not nearly good enough for us.
00:58:09All right, you're there.
00:58:14You ever get to this point in your life?
00:58:17Engaged?
00:58:17Uh, no, I've had a few boyfriends, but none of them the right one.
00:58:23Okay, guys, that is perfect.
00:58:24Take a little step over so I can see the light.
00:58:27Great, right there.
00:58:28What about you?
00:58:30Same.
00:58:31I mean, I'm dating Natalie, of course, but, uh, before that, nothing, nothing too serious.
00:58:36Okay, guys, take a couple steps back and then walk toward me leisurely.
00:58:39Like, uh, yes, look at each other just like that.
00:58:42That's her.
00:58:43They're really cute, aren't they?
00:58:46Young.
00:58:47Yeah.
00:58:50Yeah, that makes you wonder, huh?
00:58:52What?
00:58:53Well, how someone can be so sure they're with the one.
00:58:56Just following the hearts?
00:58:59Um, that sounded really warm and fuzzy.
00:59:02I mean, what about your mind?
00:59:04You have to follow that, too.
00:59:05Mm-hmm.
00:59:08I think most of the time your heart and your mind are saying the same things, just in different
00:59:12ways.
00:59:13Then why all the confusion?
00:59:15Maybe you're not being honest with yourself.
00:59:20All right, guys, that's great.
00:59:21Uh, come towards me one more time.
00:59:23Casually.
00:59:24Just relax.
00:59:25Be yourselves.
00:59:26Love that.
00:59:32All right, guys, let's get you right here on the bench.
00:59:34That'll be nice.
00:59:34Can I touch up my hair real quick?
00:59:36Yeah, yeah, take your time.
00:59:40So, uh, my dad thinks you're a famous chef.
00:59:43Hardly.
00:59:44Well, apparently you have the new best French onion soup standing, so.
00:59:48Well, I'm flattered.
00:59:49And quite frankly, proud.
00:59:52Hey, can I ask you, uh, why'd you come with me tonight?
00:59:57What do you mean?
00:59:58Because not many people will come visit a stranger.
01:00:01Well, how could I not?
01:00:03It's not really an answer.
01:00:05Can I ask you a question?
01:00:09Why did you invite me?
01:00:12Okay.
01:00:13Ready.
01:00:15All right, great.
01:00:22Bye.
01:00:22Thank you so much.
01:00:23Okay.
01:00:25What do you look for in a photo?
01:00:28Oh, how do you mean?
01:00:29I mean, like, what makes a photo good to you?
01:00:33Um, it, I guess it depends on the kind of photo.
01:00:38Come on.
01:00:43Okay, so pick something interesting, Nisi.
01:00:46Interesting.
01:00:48Uh, there.
01:00:50Is that too obvious?
01:00:53Nothing's too obvious.
01:00:55You just gotta find something unique about it.
01:00:57A composition, a framing, a...
01:00:59element
01:01:00comes together
01:01:01and makes the photo pop.
01:01:04But not just
01:01:05the main part of the photo.
01:01:06Everything together.
01:01:08Okay.
01:01:10Your turn.
01:01:11Are you sure?
01:01:12Come on.
01:01:14And don't stress about it.
01:01:15Just find something
01:01:17that's a bit interesting.
01:01:18I feel like I'm being tested.
01:01:25Not bad.
01:01:27But?
01:01:30It's, uh...
01:01:31It's too perfectly framed.
01:01:34Uh, come here.
01:01:36Now, don't just focus on the tower itself.
01:01:39It's everything around it
01:01:40that can make it interesting.
01:01:43So, like, you take that tower
01:01:44and you put that in the middle
01:01:44of a warehouse district.
01:01:45It changes the entire photo.
01:01:46So, what here now
01:01:49makes that interesting?
01:02:00It's not better.
01:02:04It's not quite what I had in mind.
01:02:06Well, you said
01:02:07find something unique.
01:02:09It's not often I'm in photos.
01:02:11What, you're always behind the camera?
01:02:12No, I'm just too shy.
01:02:15Whatever.
01:02:17Work it.
01:02:19You know,
01:02:19I feel like we take this out to your car
01:02:21and then we bring it back in
01:02:22but you never actually use it.
01:02:23Yeah, I like to have it around
01:02:24just in case.
01:02:25Well, why don't you have two then?
01:02:27One for your trunk
01:02:28and one for here.
01:02:29Do you have any idea
01:02:29how much a tripod costs?
01:02:31Yeah, well,
01:02:32if it's so expensive,
01:02:33why don't you use it?
01:02:34Oh, just leave that.
01:02:35I'll get it in a second.
01:02:50What is this?
01:02:52This is in your purse.
01:02:53It's just some notes.
01:02:56About me.
01:02:59It's not what you think.
01:03:01Well, it's
01:03:02literally got my name on it.
01:03:04How do you know
01:03:05all that about me?
01:03:08It's hard to explain.
01:03:11I think maybe you should
01:03:11try to explain it anyway.
01:03:15Have you been stalking me?
01:03:16No.
01:03:17No, not at all.
01:03:19Okay, well,
01:03:19how do you know all this?
01:03:27I know all this about you
01:03:28because
01:03:31we were married.
01:03:33I know how that sounds.
01:03:35Believe me,
01:03:36I do.
01:03:38Megan.
01:03:40Megan.
01:03:41Maybe we should call
01:03:42someone for you.
01:03:43No, listen.
01:03:44I was in a car accident
01:03:45and it put me in a coma
01:03:47for two months
01:03:47and I don't know
01:03:48how or why
01:03:49but I saw you
01:03:50and you and I,
01:03:52we had this
01:03:53beautiful
01:03:54life together
01:03:55and a beautiful house
01:03:56and two beautiful
01:03:58children.
01:03:59I'm not explaining this
01:04:00very well.
01:04:01Listen,
01:04:01everybody told me
01:04:03that it was a dream
01:04:03and I started
01:04:04to believe them
01:04:05until I met you
01:04:06here
01:04:07completely by chance
01:04:09and that has to
01:04:10mean something,
01:04:11right?
01:04:11It has to.
01:04:13So,
01:04:14you made up a story
01:04:15about me
01:04:16and wrote down notes
01:04:17and...
01:04:18No.
01:04:19No,
01:04:20it's memories.
01:04:22Don't you see?
01:04:23Look.
01:04:24The color purple.
01:04:26It's your favorite color
01:04:27but you lie
01:04:28and tell everybody
01:04:29that it's green
01:04:30even though you have
01:04:31way more purple shirts
01:04:32and ties in your closet
01:04:33than any other color
01:04:34and football.
01:04:37You don't like
01:04:37watching any sport
01:04:38other than football.
01:04:39Lots of people don't.
01:04:41No.
01:04:41It's because you think
01:04:42the number of games
01:04:43in basketball and baseball
01:04:44is ridiculous
01:04:45and too time-consuming
01:04:46to care about.
01:04:47There's a portrait
01:04:48that hangs in our house
01:04:49of me
01:04:50in front of that
01:04:50exact same barn
01:04:52or your name.
01:04:53You don't like
01:04:54anyone to call you
01:04:56Tommy
01:04:57or your mom.
01:04:59I never met her
01:05:00because in my dream
01:05:01she was already gone
01:05:02but that's how I knew
01:05:04that you missed her
01:05:05or your dad.
01:05:07I knew he loved
01:05:08French onion soup.
01:05:10Don't you see?
01:05:12Pay, I don't know
01:05:13how you know
01:05:14any of this
01:05:14but it doesn't mean
01:05:18anything, Pay.
01:05:21look, I know
01:05:23I know
01:05:24it wasn't real
01:05:26I know
01:05:28but it felt real
01:05:30it felt
01:05:30so real
01:05:32that I found it hard
01:05:33to give up
01:05:34on you
01:05:35and Isabelle
01:05:36and Dylan
01:05:36and when I met you
01:05:37it was
01:05:38it was the first
01:05:41breath of hope
01:05:42that I've had
01:05:42since my accident.
01:05:45Isabelle and Dylan
01:05:46they're
01:05:48our children
01:05:51look, I know
01:05:52how that sounds
01:05:53it's
01:05:54it's bizarre
01:05:56but
01:05:56but it's true
01:06:00I believe
01:06:02that you think
01:06:03this is real
01:06:04and you think
01:06:05it means something
01:06:06but just because
01:06:06you think it
01:06:07doesn't mean
01:06:07that I do
01:06:12I think you need
01:06:13to leave now
01:06:17okay
01:06:19okay
01:06:30okay
01:06:57Woman in coma after horrific wreck.
01:07:12I'm going to make some scrambled eggs.
01:07:14You want some?
01:07:16No.
01:07:19Megan lost her job.
01:07:21What happened?
01:07:23She said the temp agency called in the studio didn't need her anymore.
01:07:28Oh.
01:07:29Maybe it's for the best.
01:07:31I'll call Bob Wentworth.
01:07:33See if that job's still open.
01:07:37You have to see him.
01:07:39Pretty sure he'll lock his door if he sees me coming.
01:07:41Or call a state-ordered psychiatrist.
01:07:44Did he understand it all?
01:07:45Uh, did you the first time I told you?
01:07:48See, exactly my point.
01:07:49It's not a one-sitting type conversation.
01:07:51You can call him.
01:07:52He fired me, Eve.
01:07:54Then you have nothing to lose.
01:07:57Nothing I haven't lost already.
01:07:59He's not going to answer.
01:08:00Well, we'll see.
01:08:03Here, it's ringing.
01:08:07It's going to the studio voicemail.
01:08:08Leave a message.
01:08:09It's not the type of thing you leave a message.
01:08:10It's so deep.
01:08:12Hi.
01:08:13Hi.
01:08:13Hi.
01:08:14It's Megan.
01:08:16If you haven't hung up already, I don't know what to say.
01:08:24I don't blame you for how you took what I said.
01:08:28I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd react exactly how you did.
01:08:36Maybe I should have ignored what happened, but maybe one day you'll understand.
01:08:47And if you don't, I just want you to be happy.
01:08:53Ah, so good luck with everything, and bye.
01:09:11The department budget just came out for next year, and it's peanuts, but I keep hearing
01:09:16rumors of a private donor or two circling the university.
01:09:19Maybe that'll change things, but right now, I would be shocked if I had a raise for this
01:09:24new position.
01:09:25I did apply for a couple of grants, and it makes me feel that it was a problem.
01:09:30I think it's important.
01:09:32I'm so good to me.
01:09:36That boss is crazy to let you go.
01:09:39Let it go, Howard.
01:09:40I'm just saying.
01:09:41Well, you just said.
01:09:43Let's move on.
01:09:44She's obviously upset about it.
01:09:46Dad, it's fine.
01:09:47Well, Bob Wentworth is ready to interview you.
01:09:50Dad, he's still looking for an assistant?
01:09:52Yeah, he tried one, but it was a disaster.
01:09:55Did I give you his number last time?
01:09:57Yes, thank you.
01:09:58And I'm still not interested.
01:10:00Howard, she needs time.
01:10:02Time?
01:10:02This isn't a breakup.
01:10:04The temp job's over.
01:10:06This is a great time for bigger and better.
01:10:08Not if she's...
01:10:09I'm going to be a writer.
01:10:11For a job?
01:10:13Hopefully.
01:10:14Now, Megan, we talked about this, and...
01:10:17I know what you think, but it's what I want.
01:10:22It's time I go after a dream I can make come true.
01:10:28All right.
01:10:30Post the test scores tomorrow.
01:10:31I don't want to ruin anyone's night.
01:10:33And let's copy these for next week.
01:10:35Got it.
01:10:36Hey.
01:10:38Hey.
01:10:38What are you doing here?
01:10:40Do you want to get some takeout?
01:10:43No.
01:10:45What's wrong?
01:10:48Is it that other girl, the temp?
01:10:50No.
01:10:51No, she was, uh...
01:10:53She doesn't work for me anymore.
01:10:56I just realized...
01:10:57I needed to be honest with myself.
01:11:01And I think I was just letting this keep going because it felt...
01:11:05Easier.
01:11:06And that's not how I want to treat you.
01:11:10I appreciate that.
01:11:12I suppose.
01:11:16Maybe the timing's for the best.
01:11:19Yeah?
01:11:20Why's that?
01:11:22I got approval on a field study to China.
01:11:27China?
01:11:28I'm going to tour the country for six months studying the variations of lifestyle in different villages and their impact
01:11:36on the dialects.
01:11:37Wow.
01:11:39That's...
01:11:40That's great.
01:11:43I would have loved to have you come with me.
01:11:46Especially since I know how much you enjoy Chinese food.
01:11:51Yeah, I guess I'll just have to make do with takeout.
01:11:55I'll miss you.
01:11:58No, you won't.
01:11:59You'll get going, you'll get lost in your work, and you'll come back wishing you could have stayed there forever.
01:12:06And you?
01:12:07What will you be doing?
01:12:10Moving forward.
01:12:14You sure you want to sell Mom's car?
01:12:17I don't need two cars.
01:12:19Besides, I could never see well when I drove that.
01:12:25Listen, I know you're grossly overqualified for this, but thank you.
01:12:29I'm happy to help that. Don't worry about that.
01:12:32So how's Natalie?
01:12:36She's good.
01:12:38We broke up, actually.
01:12:40She'd take it okay?
01:12:43How'd you know I was the one who broke up with her?
01:12:47Yeah, she was pretty okay about it.
01:12:51How's the French onion soup girl?
01:12:54She's... she's fine.
01:12:57That sounds a lot more complicated.
01:13:00Yeah, she wasn't exactly who I thought she was. I had to let her go, unfortunately.
01:13:04Oh, that's too bad. She seems special.
01:13:11Yeah, maybe.
01:13:13Got, uh, got complicated.
01:13:18I see.
01:13:20All right, well, I think I got some good options here.
01:13:23Good.
01:13:24And while you're here, you can put those on the computer and list it for me.
01:13:28Yeah, you know, it's not really all that hard.
01:13:29It wasn't hard when I just called the newspaper and told them what to type up.
01:13:33They don't do that anymore.
01:13:35Okay.
01:13:36Come on.
01:13:37I'll make you some hot chocolate while you're working.
01:13:53Mom?
01:13:54Sorry to barge in.
01:13:55I needed to talk to you.
01:13:58If this is about Mr. Wentworth and the job...
01:14:00Eve told me about Thomas.
01:14:04I never imagined your boss would be...
01:14:07him.
01:14:09Thomas.
01:14:11Yeah.
01:14:13You still don't believe it's the same man, do you?
01:14:16No, I do.
01:14:18I believe you.
01:14:21Now.
01:14:23Yes.
01:14:25Before I...
01:14:28How does someone wrap their head around?
01:14:30It can't be real.
01:14:33But you didn't give up.
01:14:35And I see now that doesn't mean you made something up.
01:14:40You never stop believing.
01:14:44It doesn't matter.
01:14:46Because I lost him again.
01:14:49Maybe.
01:14:51But don't start quitting now.
01:14:54He basically thinks I'm crazy.
01:14:57Which is a pretty common reaction, I think.
01:15:01Honey.
01:15:02Who cares what other people think?
01:15:05You stood your ground now about your writing.
01:15:08And to be honest...
01:15:11I'm proud of you.
01:15:14So, stand your ground.
01:15:16If you really love him, as I know you do...
01:15:21Hang on to that.
01:15:22I know that I love him.
01:15:26And...
01:15:26I know that he could love me, but...
01:15:29I can't make him.
01:15:35When you were in the hospital.
01:15:38The doctors and nurses, they...
01:15:41They told me every day to prepare myself.
01:15:46That you might not make it.
01:15:49That you would probably never wake.
01:15:52I couldn't give up.
01:15:55But I could keep believing.
01:15:57No one could take that from me.
01:16:01What you've been through is powerful.
01:16:04Don't doubt it.
01:16:06I'll be here for you, no matter what.
01:16:10Thanks, Mom.
01:16:15Clarissa.
01:16:16It's Clarissa, right?
01:16:18Could you get that, please?
01:16:22Photography studio.
01:16:26Uh-huh.
01:16:29When did you want to come in?
01:16:32Tuesday at 10am?
01:16:34Fine.
01:16:35Give me your name, then.
01:16:39Pine Creek Farmhouse.
01:16:42I've been there.
01:16:43Sort of.
01:16:45I've been guessing it's one of your favorite spots.
01:16:48Bye-bye.
01:16:50Maybe she did already know.
01:16:52Excuse me?
01:16:55Nothing.
01:17:02What are you writing, then?
01:17:03Did you decide?
01:17:04I'm actually working on two things.
01:17:06One is a children's story about a superhero named Boy Dino and the wizard Isabel.
01:17:11I like that.
01:17:12What about the other?
01:17:13The second is about a woman who wakes up from a coma with the memory of a husband and children
01:17:18who do not exist, and everybody thinks she's crazy, and then she meets that husband.
01:17:24I'd buy that.
01:17:26Does it have a happy ending?
01:17:27Yeah, benefits of fiction.
01:17:28Well, when you need an editor, I'm here for you.
01:17:31You misuse your and your literally all the time.
01:17:37I will offer a reader's perspective, not grammar.
01:17:56There's a portrait that hangs in our house of me in front of that exact same barn.
01:18:02How could she have known I took that?
01:18:12Libby King.
01:18:13Hey, Libby.
01:18:14Thomas Claiborne here.
01:18:15Uh, so I was just going through the receptionist desk here, and I found some things Megan Murphy
01:18:21left behind.
01:18:22Oh, I can give her a call.
01:18:24Is there an address I could send that to?
01:18:26Let me look at what I have.
01:18:44Who are you looking for?
01:18:47Uh, Megan Murphy.
01:18:49Oh, uh, she must not be home.
01:18:51Who are you?
01:18:52Uh, Thomas.
01:18:54Thomas.
01:18:55Do you know Megan?
01:18:57I'm her mother.
01:18:59Oh.
01:19:03So, you're him.
01:19:07Seems so.
01:19:11Why are you here?
01:19:13You need to tell her, uh,
01:19:17I haven't really phrased it right yet.
01:19:21Do you think she imagined it all?
01:19:25Yeah.
01:19:27She was right.
01:19:29About everything.
01:19:32So, you'll give her a chance?
01:19:35Honestly, I'm more worried about her giving me a chance.
01:19:40Do you know when she'll be back?
01:19:43She's been writing a lot lately.
01:19:45Writing?
01:19:46Really?
01:19:47I can give her a call.
01:19:50No, wait.
01:19:51I think I know where to find her.
01:20:16Sorry to barge in on your favorite spot.
01:20:21It's a public place.
01:20:24So, uh, I need a receptionist.
01:20:28A good one.
01:20:30Pretty sure you let me go.
01:20:32Any chance you'd forget about that?
01:20:34Contrary to popular belief,
01:20:35I do not have amnesia.
01:20:40I got your message.
01:20:42You didn't call me back.
01:20:43I know.
01:20:45I couldn't handle what you said.
01:20:48It was easier for me to push it away
01:20:50until I realized
01:20:52maybe this isn't so unbelievable.
01:20:57Do you recognize this?
01:21:04It hangs in our house.
01:21:06I took that that day at the farmhouse
01:21:09and I didn't show it to you at the studio
01:21:11because I thought
01:21:12you would think it was creepy.
01:21:15I know.
01:21:16Under normal circumstances.
01:21:21Nothing about this is normal.
01:21:23It's not normal to know this much about a stranger.
01:21:26Can't help that I know that much.
01:21:29I know.
01:21:30And that made me think.
01:21:33You know almost everything about me.
01:21:37Honestly, Megan, that scares me.
01:21:40Until I started thinking about
01:21:41how much I know about you.
01:21:44You are good with kids.
01:21:47You work hard.
01:21:48You even find ways to fix things
01:21:50I didn't know were broken.
01:21:52You care about what you do.
01:21:55Even if it's not your dream job.
01:21:58You make a mean bowl of soup.
01:22:01Then you care about the people around you.
01:22:03And even when I pushed you away,
01:22:06you just wanted me to be happy.
01:22:09But I couldn't let go of that.
01:22:11And I thought if I know this much about you,
01:22:15how could I not want to know more?
01:22:19I don't know.
01:22:22But you're wrong.
01:22:25I am?
01:22:28About me knowing everything about you.
01:22:32I didn't know about the rabbit thing,
01:22:34and it's really weird.
01:22:38Maybe we can figure out
01:22:41what we don't know about each other.
01:22:45Yeah, I'd like that.
01:22:58Do I hope I live up to what you know about me?
01:23:02I'm not worried.
01:23:05Maybe we can go on a real date?
01:23:07Dinner?
01:23:09I'd like that.
01:23:29What do you think?
01:23:30Is that straight?
01:23:31I like it.
01:23:32Nice job, Mrs. Claiborne.
01:23:35Want some?
01:23:37Hot chocolate?
01:23:38Of course.
01:23:40Don't you know me at all?
01:23:41Mm-hmm.
01:23:46This is perfect.
01:23:49Yeah.
01:23:52It is.
01:24:10Bye-bye.
01:24:11You
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