00:10Hey, Wendy.
00:11Josh, you're early. Great day here.
00:15I'm sorry to show up like this. I don't know where else to go.
00:21What happened? Are you okay?
00:25I lost the apartment.
00:27My roommate moved out last week and I couldn't afford the rent by myself.
00:32What?
00:34Josh, how long are you planning to stay?
00:38Louis, Josh just got here, okay?
00:40He lost his apartment and he needs a place to crash for a few weeks until he gets back on
00:44his feet.
00:45Let me guess. Another crisis that somehow isn't your fault.
00:51My roommate moved out unexpectedly and I couldn't afford the rent by myself.
00:57That's just poor planning, Josh. You're almost 30 years old. When are you going to figure your life out?
01:03I'm trying, Louis. I just need a little help to get back on track.
01:08You always need help. Every few months, there's something new. A job that didn't work out. A relationship that fell
01:15apart.
01:15And now what? This?
01:18Louis, that's enough, okay? Family helps family during tough times.
01:24We have plenty of this place and Josh won't be any trouble. Will you, Josh?
01:28No, I promise I'll be out of your hair as soon as I can find something.
01:33Fine. But this is temporary. I'm talking days, weeks, not months. No overnight guests, no loud music, and you actively
01:43look for your own space every single day of the week. No exceptions.
01:48I understand. Thank you. Both.
01:52I mean it, Josh. Every day you're here. I expect to see evidence that you're looking for apartments, applying for
01:58jobs, whatever it's going to take to get your life together.
02:02You can take care of that.
02:06I'm just worried about that. He's been stressed at work lately.
02:09No, don't apologize for him, Wendy. I'm grateful for any help and I promise you I won't overstate my welcome.
02:17You never will. Come on. I'll show you to the guest room.
02:20And we'll figure everything out. Okay?
02:26Yeah.
02:35Rent-a-late again?
02:36Oh.
02:37Planning to eat inside the house at home, huh?
02:38No, I was just looking for some eggs or bread. You know, something simple.
02:42Simple.
02:43Right.
02:44So, what's the plan today, Josh? More lounging around the house?
02:47Uh, actually I have two job interviews scheduled and one is at ten and the other at two.
02:55Fantastic. Let me guess. Minimum wage retail jobs.
02:59They're on his work.
03:01Eh? On his work.
03:02Except they don't pay enough for you to move out anytime soon.
03:05Morning, you two.
03:07Hey.
03:07Josh, I'm gonna make you some breakfast, okay?
03:08All right.
03:09He needs to fend for himself.
03:11Wendy, you're not helping him by babying him.
03:14I'm making breakfast for my brother. There's nothing wrong with that.
03:19There's everything wrong with it. How's he supposed to become independent if you keep enabling him, right?
03:27You handle it. I'm gonna leave for work. Josh, I expect to see some tangible evidence of hunting for apartments
03:33when I get back.
03:34Real evidence. And a way for you to, I don't know, contribute with some of the groceries.
03:40This isn't a charity. You're not my kid.
03:42All right.
03:47Wendy, can you?
03:48Thanks.
03:52I'm sorry about him. He's being completely unreasonable.
03:55That's okay, Wendy. I understand. I mean, he doesn't want me here, so...
04:00Don't worry about it. I'll find a place soon.
04:02This is my house too, Josh. And you're welcome here regardless of what Louis thinks.
04:10Sit down, relax. I'm gonna make you breakfast, okay?
04:13Perfect.
04:18So, Josh, how did the interview go today?
04:22Oh, they went well, actually. Both managers seemed interested.
04:26That's great. When would you start?
04:29The retail position starts next week, and the office job wouldn't begin for another week after that.
04:34Ugh, you're being far too picky, friend. You should take what everyone calls you first.
04:39Well, I'm just trying to make the right choice.
04:41The right choice is any choice that gets you up out of my house and financially independent.
04:45You don't have the luxury of being selective.
04:48Okay, Josh is being smart by finding the right opportunity instead of just rushing into something.
04:54Smart would have been not losing his apartment in the first place.
04:57Right? Come on.
05:07I can't breathe.
05:09Louis? What's wrong? Oh my god, Louis!
05:12Louis, Louis is trying to stay calm, alright?
05:14Whitney, calm him once right now, alright? Tell him that we have a possible cardiac arrest.
05:18Cardiac event? Okay, you mean heart attack?
05:21Just calm him! Now!
05:23Louis, I need you to focus on my voice right now, alright?
05:26Stay calm and breathe.
05:27Yes. Breathe. Take it slow. Slow and steady, alright?
05:30That's good.
05:33Alright, what are the paramedics saying?
05:35They said five minutes.
05:37Okay, that's good. That's perfect. You're doing good, alright?
05:39Breathe. Breathe. Relax. Relax.
05:42There you go. That's right. That's good.
05:44Alright, thanks. I'm gonna be with you, alright?
05:47I'm gonna stay right here with you.
05:50The paramedics said it was a panic attack, not a heart attack. Thank God.
05:56Yeah, it just felt like I was dying.
05:59I know. Sorry.
06:01Uh, Josh, how did you know exactly what to do?
06:04You were so calm and so professional.
06:06Um, I've had some medical training.
06:10Medical training? What kind of medical training?
06:13I've been studying nursing for the past few years at the community college.
06:17Nursing?
06:19Josh, why didn't you ever mention this?
06:21I was embarrassed.
06:24Embarrassed? About studying nursing? That's incredible, right?
06:28No, I was embarrassed that I couldn't afford to finish the program.
06:33You know, I had to drop out three months ago when I couldn't pay tuition.
06:36And losing my apartment, that was just the final straw.
06:40And I've been trying to save money for tuition, but I just can't afford both school and living expenses.
06:47Well, how much more do you need to complete the program?
06:50Um, I mean, well, I only had one more semester to go, um, which is probably maybe $4,000 for
06:58tuition, books, and lab fees.
07:01That's nothing. We're gonna help you pay to finish your nursing school, okay? Right, Lewis?
07:07We're going to help Josh finish his degree.
07:11Uh, Wendy, we can't afford to pay someone else's tuition. We have our own financial responsibility.
07:20And Josh just saved your life tonight.
07:23I had a panic attack. I wasn't going to die.
07:26Yeah, well, you didn't know that. You were in serious distress, and Josh knew exactly what to do.
07:31Look, I'm grateful for what he did, but one good deed doesn't entitle him to thousands of dollars of my...our
07:39money.
07:40Josh used his medical training to help you when you were in distress.
07:43And I said I was grateful. Okay, but gratitude doesn't equal financial obligation.
07:48This is about more than money, Lewis. It's about doing what's right.
07:53What's right is being responsible with our finances.
07:57Josh chose to drop out of school, and those are his consequences to face.
08:02I can't believe what I'm hearing.
08:04Listen, I'm being practical. Not ungrateful.
08:08We can thank Josh in other ways that don't involve spending thousands of dollars.
08:12You know what, Lewis? You're right. Josh did choose to drop out.
08:18He chose to drop out because he was too proud to ask his family for help.
08:22Because he knew this is exactly how you'd react.
08:26Come on, Wendy. That's not fair.
08:27You know, what's not fair is your attitude.
08:30What's not fair is that my brother has been secretly studying to save lives while you've been treating him like
08:37a burden.
08:37Wendy, all right, please. Let's talk about this rationally.
08:41Oh, rationally? You want to talk rationally about how you just refused to help the man who saved your life?
08:46I'm being practical. I felt like I was dying. I wasn't dying.
08:52And we need to save money for our own future. We can't afford to support Josh's education right now.
08:57How can you be so heartless? Josh used his medical training to help you when you were in distress, and
09:03you just dismissed it like it was nothing.
09:05I didn't dismiss it. I said I was grateful.
09:09Oh, you're grateful? You basically told him that saving your life was worth a thank you card and nothing more.
09:15Wendy, please, all right? We can find other ways to help you.
09:19Josh has more character in his little finger than you have in your entire body.
09:25I'm going to stay with Josh and help him figure out how to finish nursing school.
09:29So you're really going to leave and leave our marriage over your brother?
09:33I'm leaving because I can't stay married to someone so cruel and selfish.
09:39So this is your last opportunity, Louis. Will you reconsider helping Josh?
09:46Listen, if you want to waste money on another one of your brother's dreams, then you can do it without
09:51me, all right?
09:52Josh was right to keep his nursing studies secret. He probably knew you'd find a way to belittle even that
09:58accomplishment.
09:59Wendy, don't do this.
10:01No, I'm done. I'm done, Louis. I'm done with your selfishness, your cruelty, and your complete lack of compassion.
10:09You had a chance to be a better person tonight. You had a chance to support someone who literally saved
10:16your life.
10:17And he chose money over humanity, money over family.
10:23Josh, we're leaving.
10:24No, Wendy, you don't have to do this, all right?
10:26Yes, I do. Get your things, and we're going to find you a better place to finish nursing school.
10:32Wendy, this isn't worth destroying your marriage.
10:35My marriage was already destroyed. I just didn't see it until tonight.
10:41Come on, for a living.
10:50What have I done?
10:53All right.
