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Bon appetit!

What do you think?

It's delicious!

I'm glad you like it.

Do you want to hear my favourite song??

Yes. Are you gonna sing it?

- No, I can't sing anymore.

- End of performance

No.

Shall we?

- You need to relax.

- The guest is relaxed.

I have a surprise for you.

- Surprise?

- Yes.

For me?

- Getting close.

- Okay.

And, open.

You cleaned The Beast.

Actually, I fixed it.

- No you didn't.

- Okay, let's go then.

- Are you serious?

- Try it.

Thank you!

-Wait right here.

-Okay.

I'll be right back,

wait right here.

One second, alright.

Tell me what's going on.

Now!

- Ben. Ben, you need to go home.

- Do you know they keep a full history-

Do you know they keep a full history

of every inquiry a revenue officer makes ?

- Do you understand that?

- Keep your voice down.

- Just keep your voice down.

- No, Tim, what you are doing is a crime.

You are impersonating a federal officer.

It's a felony!

You can't play with peoples lives,

do you understand that?

Alright,

There's a coffee shop-

-there's a coffe shop, right

near where I'm staying

- Tomorrow we ...

- Where are you staying, Tim?

Tell me, because I don't know

Where my own brother lives!

It's a motel. Five blocks from here.

We'll sit down, tomorrow morning, I guarantee ...

Where are my credentials?

Give me my credentials back!

Here.

Just go home.

You have a beautiful family.

- Go home and enjoy 'em ...

- Tim. Why are you even here?

Tell me, who is Emily Posa?

I'll explain everything tomorrow.

Give me your car keys.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm gonna be right here

Remember I love you,

and ...

Tim, don't make me come knock on the door,

okay?

I didn't realize how late it was.

And I have a really long drive.

So, I need to go.

I don't wanna keep lying to you.

I don't wanna ...

Do you want to play a game?

What game?

The "What if" game.

"The 'What if' game".

What if-

-my pager goes off.

And It's a heart?

And, it works.

And my body doesn't reject it.

And-

what if I have time?

What if ...

What if we have children?

What if we got married?

- I love you.

- I love you too.

I love you!

Hi.

- Is Dr Briar on duty tonight?

- She is doing her rounds.

Can you tell her it's Ben Thomas?

It's very important.

- I'll page her.

- Thank you.

Dr Briar to the nursey station.

Hry.

- Is it Emily?

- No.

I'm sorry.

Is there ...

Sorry.

Do you have any, more optimism-

-about Emily, than you did the other day?

When you're looking for a donor

with a rare blood type ...

- The odds go way down.

- To what?

They go down what,

Give me a percentage.

Give me a number!

Three

five percent

I'm sorry ...

I wish the numbers were higher ...

Thank you.

Hello?

Dan.

It's time.

I love you.

1:
38 AM

- Hello?

- Ezra.

My name is Ben Thomas.

I called you a few weeks ago,

you probably don't remember.

I do, remember.

I want to apologize for being so cruel to you

But I had to be certain.

I had to be certain that you were a descent man,

kind, slow to anger.

- What do you want from me?

- I want to give you a gift.

You're gonna be contacted

by a man named Dan Morris.

- You can trust him.

- Was that you, at the diner?

Goodbye.

911 emergency.

I need an ambulance.

I have you at 9212 West Third Street

in Los Angeles.

Yes, room number two.

What's the emergency?

There's been a suicide.

Who's the victim?

I am.

- You are really gonna need to stop looking at that thing.

- Why? Is it gonna crack?

No, no ... I've paid extra for

the non cracking kind.

I bet you did ...

- Honey, why don't you just tutn that off?

- I'm sorry. No more work.

Almost done.

We have procedures ...

I understand, but she needs that heart

or she's gonna to die!

Ben?

One, two, three ...

How are you doing?

About a year after the accident, I got sick,

I got,

I got lung cancer.

I needed a double-lobe transplant.

Tim could only give me one, of course.

He must have planned to see you, cuz' he-

-about six months later he,

He donated the right part of his liver

to this woman.

Her name is, Holly.

I'm proud of you.

Very proud. Congratulations.

- Ezra.

- Yeah. Hi.

Are you a parent?

No.

Have we met?

Are you okay?

You must be Emily.

Yes.

It's so nice to meet you.

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