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about one thing,

Which is

after Arthur's delivered,

I want you to think about

spending a little time with him,

Just taking a moment

and holding him.

It's the only chance

you're gonna get.

I know.

I know it's a lot.

But lots of couples

who have gone through this,

Who face this loss,

they cherished that time.

They've taken photographs, too.

It can be healing,

provide closure, okay?

Just something to think about.

I know this is

a very sensitive question.

I apologize in advance,

but have you given any thought

About whether you want

to have a cremation or burial

For your son?

No. We haven't

thought about that.

Is that something we should

have thought about?

I'm so sorry for your loss.

My name's Stephanie.

I'll be your nurse today.

It opens at the back.

You just take your time.

Your mom's bringing dinner.

We are here to

celebrate a life that never was.

So I'd like to open it up

to anyone

Who would like to share what

Arthur's life meant to them.

Uh, well, um...

I have to admit I wasn't looking

forward to being called "grandpa"...

...but I was looking forward

to meeting my grandson.

Um... this child never knew

anything but love.

He was never hungry.

He was never cold.

For the short time he was here,

He only experienced

the best of what there was.

For a baby,

a day is one hundred years...

and so, for Arthur, while he

was here, he lived an eternity.

I love you.

I know that baby Arthur

is up there

Picking out a wonderful,

healthy baby for the two of you.

Everything happens for a reason.

Maggie, Aaron, would you

like to say anything?

Yeah.

It's all right.

I wrote this, but...

but I don't think

there's anything

Really for me to say to him.

Aaron?!

Aaron!

Yeah?

You okay?

You know, I thought

I lost something.

Nothing.

Nothing. Nothing.

You sure?

Yeah.

I actually made lunch...

if you're...

Are you okay?

Yeah. You?

Yeah. I'm great...

actually.

I...I was just thinking

If... If you were in the mode,

Maybe you could look at

the shelves in the living room?

I'm doing this right now.

No, it's fine.

I can do it, I just can't do it right now.

It's okay.

I can't do it right now.

All right.

Tonight's delicacy brought

to you by Mr. And Mrs. Schlit.

Ugh.

Oh, my god.

I can't believe they brought

this to sad people.

Do they hate us?

Hey, you know that you can

talk to me, right?

I'm okay.

Yeah.

Like, you could talk to me

tonight if you wanted.

I'm good.

Okay.

So, we have established

That I think it's healthy

for us to talk.

About what? What do

you want to talk about?

Hmm.

How my uterus

is a lethal weapon?

It seemed clear enough to me

but it's a mystery, I'm told

there are things

you can't foresee and know

all the time

you spend in love

Thinking

love will keep you safe

is this beat the same

the love as a bird?

I know what I know

is not enough

here below,

as we're spinning into dust

spinning into dust

now I watch you

when you sleep

see the grace

of all the years

and the life that runs

so deep and clear

was it easy when you left?

Was the wind

too cold and rough?

Do we always just forget

the fall?

And I know what I know

is not enough

and here below

as we're spinning into dust

spinning into dust

just forget the fall,

it's a mystery I'm told

this seems clear to me

just forget the fall,

it's a mystery I'm told

this seems clear to me

just forget the fall,

it's a mystery I'm told

this seems clear to me

just forget the fall,

it's a mystery I'm told

I don't know

if this is the right time

Or if there could be

a right time, but...

it's not a nuclear device.

Well, in that case.

Hmm.

Oh. Wow.

We talked about a birth present.

I thought you should have one.

Yeah.

Who wouldn't want to be reminded

Of the worst day of their life?

Thanks.

Stupid idea.

I'm sorry. You're right.

It wasn't stupid, it was just...

stupid.

You can't make it go any faster.

You can't make it any better.

You can't do anything.

Sorry.

What's wrong

with dr. Campbell?

He's not a perinatologist.

I'm "high-Risk" now.

I'm special.

Like a snowflake.

Mrs. Royal?

Yeah.

Hi. I'm Claire.

I'm so sorry I'm late.

You must be Maggie.

And Aaron.

Yeah, Aaron. Um, hi.

How are you?

Good.

I am so sorry about your loss.

Thanks.

Thank you.

It's unfathomable how much grief

you must be feeling right now.

I see that you delivered

Arthur naturally.

Did you get to spend

any time with him?

Mm-Hmm.

Good.

Sometimes they...

they're supposed to

give you that option,

And I'm glad they did.

Physically,

how are you holding up?

Fine.

Aaron? How are you

handling all this?

To tell you the truth, I feel

like we've gotten the runaround.

I don't know if that has

to do with liability

Or malpractice, but things

like this don't just happen.

Unfortunately,

sometimes they do.

I've received

the autopsy report.

Would you like me

to go through it with you?

Yeah.

The autopsy revealed there was

a cyst in your son's liver,

And it metastasized rapidly,

Probably sometime

in the third trimester,

And it caused the organ

to burst.

Is that it?

That's what the autopsy found.

All right, hold on.

Um, we were told our baby

was healthy,

That Maggie was healthy, so...

somebody missed this.

I mean, a cyst, it doesn't

just come out of nowhere.

For what it's worth,

in 50% of all stillbirths,

There is no known

cause of death.

For what it's worth,

That's pretty shitty science

if you ask me.

It is shitty science.

Yeah.

I'm not trying to...

I'm not accusing anybody

of anything. Okay?

If they had caught this early,

As it sounds like

they should have,

If somebody had seen it,

Could somebody have done

something about it?

I know how hard

this is to accept,

But there are a lot more

stillbirths than anyone thinks.

One out of every 160 births.

And in half of them,

nobody has a clue why.

The good news is,

We got the report back from the

genetics lab, and it's normal.

So genetically speaking,

you two are perfectly capable

Of having

happy, healthy children.

Yeah, we're not there yet.

Miss me?

More than you can

possibly imagine.

You miss me?

You missed

me more than I missed you.

I did.

Oh, glad you're back.

Glad to be back.

Hmm.

You know, when I was your age,

I lost somebody.

Barry, my business partner.

Yeah.

Heart attack.

44 years old, he went like that.

And he brought down the company.

But you know what?

I picked myself up and I looked

myself in the mirror

And I said, "Robert, you are not

gonna let this beat you."

Um, I think

Maggie's doing better.

Good.

Now, listen.

I got the, uh, orthopods

breathing down my neck

About the delays

on the Northgate thing,

So I need you to go there,

talk to 'em, calm them down.

Oh, uh, talk to martin.

He's the squeaky wheel.

No problem.

Now.

Okay.

And take stats with you. You're

gonna need some eye candy.

Oh, you never cease to amaze.

It's for martin.

He's a letch.

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