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I wanted to talk about Annabel.

Okay.

Make her better.

I don't think you understand

what we're trying to do here.

No, I understand.

She's sick

and you were trying to get her better.

But now everybody's giving up,

and I just think that...

Enoch.

We did everything we could.

Now it's just about making her

as comfortable as...

Make her better!

I mean, what do you do here,

just watch people die?

Watch your tongue.

Why don't you start doing

what you're paid to do?

I mean, how much are they paying you?

To sit around and kill people?

Dr. Lee here. Yeah, just need security

- to come escort...

- Why don't you call one of the good doctors?

No, no, no, not a big deal. I'm...

Why don't you call one of them?

Come on.

Say something!

I got him.

Enoch, calm down, man. Come on.

Come on, now! No!

Come on! Come on! Come on!

- No!

- Hey, hey.

- Come on.

- It's bullshit!

- Come on, man. We have to do this.

- I didn't do anything!

- Come on!

- Calm down!

- Enoch, wait.

- What?

Will you just... Will you tell me

what I can do? How can I help?

- What can I do?

- Nothing.

- Please.

- You can't do anything.

You know, I dropped my whole life for you!

I left Seattle, I left my friends,

I left everything I love

so that I could be here for you.

- I never asked you to.

- No, but I'm here.

I'm here, I'm your family, and I'm trying.

What is it?

Do you realize

that they're dead

because of your stupid award?

What are you talking about?

You blame me for that?

Oh, my God.

Your mother decided to get in the car

- and come up to Seattle to...

- I don't care. I don't care!

I care! I care.

You didn't care enough to wait

to have the funeral!

- I didn't get to say goodbye!

- My God!

Nobody thought you would make it!

Well, I wish they'd been right.

Don't say that. Don't...

Enoch, wait.

Baby Snickers.

Are you caramel or nut or chocolate?

- Hey.

- Hey.

- What's all this?

- Halloween candy.

I'm sorting it into phylum,

class, order and suborder.

It's getting complicated.

Yeah, it sounds like it.

- Need help?

- Sure.

Have a seat by CandycorniAnnabelus.

Sounds delicious.

So, I'm having trouble figuring out the candy

that has a lot going on.

- Okay, like what?

- Basically, the candy bars.

Problem solved.

Why didn't I think of that?

'Cause that's what I'm here for.

Annie?

I'm okay.

Licorice family.

So do you want to talk about Enoch?

What's there to talk about?

Do you miss your old boyfriends?

No.

You had a bunch, huh?

What are you implying?

Nothing. There just always seemed

to be a guy around.

Maybe a couple.

I remember looking at their hands and faces

and thinking how handsome they were.

Yeah, well, not so many anymore.

'Cause of me, huh?

No, Annie.

I always wanted to be like you.

With your friends

and your bags and your boys.

God, I was... I was an idiot.

I mean, none of that stuff ever... Annie?

Oh, God. Mom? Mom, call 911! I got you.

Mom, wake up!

Got you, I got you.

- Oh, my God, baby, no. No.

- It's okay.

- No.

- Mom, call an ambulance!

No, no, no, no. Don't leave me.

Mom, do it now!

Hey, baby. Come back, now.

We're right here. We're right here.

Enoch.

- What are you doing with that?

- Leave me alone.

- I have to tell you...

- Go home!

- Just stop.

- No!

You think you can just leave me here?

You think you can just go

and not come back?

I hate you!

She's dying, Enoch.

No sh*t!

Are you going to smash her grave, too?

You have no respect for the dead.

You have no respect for anything.

Why should I listen to you?

You're just a pathetic ghost

who took the easy way out.

Think you were honoring your family

by dying?

Here we call that abandoning them!

You think you have nothing?

You have everything.

You want to see what nothing feels like?

Do you?

Do it! Do it!

I'm sorry, Auntie.

I thought I told you to stay out of here.

How you feeling?

I'm all right.

Good. I'm sorry about the food.

It's the biggest complaint we get,

so I'm kind of anticipating.

It's fine, thanks.

Well, that's, I think, the first time

I've ever heard that.

I'm sorry about all that stuff I said.

- It was really messed up.

- It's... It's okay.

I know what it's like to lose.

You do?

I do.

But I'm not here to get an apology.

I actually came with a gift.

Where'd you get this?

A very beautiful girl just gave it to me.

Was worried you didn't have enough to read.

I'm sure she'd like to see you.

I'm not so sure, Doc.

I found the chapter on water birds

very interesting.

Oh, my God.

Hello, Enoch.

Sorry.

Me, too.

I'm glad that she's okay. Annabel.

Yeah.

When are you going to see her?

You're not going to see her?

Caused enough damage already.

Besides, you know, she probably wants to

just go out

with her family, you know.

It's a letter.

Just a letter.

- From who?

- No, I wrote it.

It's for a girl.

Before we went up,

we wrote letters to our loved ones.

And we were supposed

to give them to a friend to deliver.

But you didn't.

No. I never did.

You know, we have so little time

to say the things we mean.

We have so little time for any of it.

Go to her.

Hiroshi?

Hey.

I heard you got in a fight.

Sort of.

No more fights.

Okay, Birdie.

I love you.

I brought you something.

Took me forever to find this dumb thing.

Finally tracked one down

at a toy store in Old Town.

Thanks, Enoch.

Better late than never, right?

I wish I could do more, you know?

Like take you to the Galapagos,

or make it be spring or something.

Something better.

You did enough.

- I did?

- Yeah.

Swear?

Yeah.

Got to go soon, Birdie.

- You do?

- Yeah.

Is that okay?

- I'll be right back, okay?

- Okay.

Enoch!

Hiroshi?

What are you doing here?

I thought you were...

You're back.

It's a long trip.

I thought she could use the company.

It's really good to see you.

You, too, Enoch.

As I write this letter,

the ocean breeze feels cool on my skin.

That very ocean is soon to be my grave.

They tell me I will die a hero.

That the safety and honor of my country

will be the reward for my sacrifice.

I pray they are right.

My only regret in life

is never telling you how I feel.

I wish I were back home.

I wish I were holding your hand.

I wish I were telling you

that I have loved you,

and only you, since I was a boy.

But I'm not.

I see now that death is easy.

It is love that is hard.

As my plane dives,

I will not see the face of my enemies.

I will instead see your eyes,

like black rocks frozen in rainwater.

They tell us that we must scream, "Banzai,"

as we plunge into our target.

I will instead whisper your name.

And in death, as in life,

I will remain forever yours.

Ensign Hiroshi Takahashi.

She said you guys came up with it together.

Yeah.

Not now.

Elizabeth?

Yes, Enoch?

You think I could say a few words later?

Yeah, I think that would be okay.

It was amazing to see her courage.

And her passion.

And I miss her already.

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