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Unnecessary nose jobs,

endoscopic bullshit, circumcisions.

- But for 200 bucks?

- Colonoscopies. Get this.

Sympathectomies.

You know what that is?

Yeah, sympathectomies.

That's a cure

for bleeding-heart liberals.

- It is. Look it up.

- Funny.

A thoracoscopic sympathectomy.

They go in right here,

make a small incision...

...put in an endoscope,

collapse a lung...

...and snip a nerve

somewhere near your spine.

It's a cure for sweaty palms.

George?

Call Ira.

- George, I--

- Call Ira.

They gave me one of those f***ing...

...surgeries.

They gave me one of those

unnecessary surgeries, didn't they?

F***. F*** this.

F***ing nightmare.

It's a nightmare.

And this f***ing place. F***.

Jesus, they f***ed me up with this--

Sweaty palms.

Jesus Christ.

F***.

We have to establish the time line.

The chain of events

that led to all of this.

I'm so sorry.

I think--

Well, I know

it wasn't Ben Sharazi's fault.

The human errors, the malpractice,

it's the system.

The whole system, the whole

f***ing hospital, not just Ben--

Ben f***ing Sharazi. Ben Sharazi.

Wait, Ben-- You're on a

first-name basis with this guy now?

Mr. Grieves, I'm Dr. Lichterhand.

I performed your sympathectomy.

My--? No.

It's not me. And it's not my

sympathectomy, okay? It's not mine.

I understand there's been some confusion

and that you're agitated.

I'm-- You don't understand.

I'm not "Grieves," okay?

Grieves, I'm George Grieves.

Mr. Grieves, have you been experiencing

any symptoms?

Yeah, some. My sweating.

My back sweating

and my leg is itching.

This could be complication

known as compensatory hyperhidrosis...

...the body redirecting perspiration...

...from your hands, underarms and feet

to your back.

- May I?

- Hey, get away from me.

- Get away from me.

- George.

What? Back the f*** off from me.

You don't touch me. You don't f***ing

touch me until my attorney's present.

George, I called Ira, I left him messages.

He was on another call.

- What? What?

- Ira, George.

- Who?

- Ira.

- He's on the phone.

- I told his office it was an emergency.

Dinner's ready. Yeah, she's--

She's on the...

She's on the phone.

Are you kidding?

I'd love to go down there.

No, I'm serious.

I gotta go.

I really gotta go.

No, really.

It's his birthday.

Okay, cut it out.

No. I'll call you. Later.

I really gotta go.

Okay.

Yeah.

Me too.

I think.

That Jason?

No.

- Lucas?

- No.

- Noah?

- Dad, please.

Your mother needs your help.

Happy birthday, Dad.

Chloe.

She's not here.

Chloe.

You know her?

How the f*** would I know her?

I'm confused. Confused.

They took her from you, didn't they?

- Who?

- Chloe.

It doesn't matter who she is.

I don't know who the f*** she is.

This place...

...takes everything.

Your dignity, your liver...

...your savings, your sense of humor...

...your name...

...your face.

Are you...? You're in pain.

The sh*t you don't know...

...is just the sh*t

you don't want to look at.

But it's all there, right there...

...floating.

Little turds of truth.

Flush them--

Flush them down.

Face it.

I can't. I...

Don't question it.

They'll call you...

...a traitor, a lunatic...

...an unpatriotic ingrate.

- What?

- Your fear, my fear...

...that's what they depend on.

In a little white lab.

This is a f***ing rendering plant.

That's where it happens.

Go over there and remember.

If you think you can't help yourself,

you're wrong.

Twenty years ago,

he came to me and he said:

"Frank, there is a place

that is everywhere and nowhere...

...and has no center.

Do you know what it is?"

And I said, "God?"

You said the TCP/IP network.

Virtual space.

Where information lives in transit.

I think I'm gonna cry.

And that we could retire

by the time we were 40.

Oh, sure, any day now.

And we almost could,

if we wanted to...

...but only because of you.

- Happy 40th, partner.

- Oh, yeah.

- Happy 40th, George.

- Right.

Yes, this is just a little something...

...just till you can eat solid food.

- So just rip in.

- A little something.

Looks like homemade wrapping paper.

That looks like that tree

in your back yard.

It's homemade, organic banana leaf.

I've had ulcers

the size of this thing.

Sometimes it bites.

What the...?

- Is this a hint, partner?

- No. If the knives were in his back...

- ...then it would be a hint.

- Right.

Thank you, Frank.

You're welcome.

Oh, my God.

Let's open another.

All right, all right.

- Oh, that one?

- Yeah, seriously.

- Who is this from?

- That's from us.

It's from you guys. All right.

It was their idea.

It's a leather-- This is a leather binding.

- What is the...?

- What...?

- It was all their idea.

- It's really nice.

Every album, every shoebox,

every road trip--

- And the digital stuff.

- Holy smokes, guys.

Wow, you guys, this...

This is...

...priceless.

Thank you, Chloe. Thank you, Ned.

- Happy birthday, Daddy.

- Happy birthday, Dad.

- Another one.

- Happy birthday, big brother.

Billy.

I got it in a bazaar in Dharamsala.

- Dharamsala, India?

- Yeah.

- It's beautiful.

- Gorgeous.

That's cool.

It's a magic lantern.

- A magic lantern?

- Is there a genie in there or something?

You put a glass slide in.

You can make a wish...

...then you light it up.

Please. No.

That's great.

- I have never seen anything like that.

- That's awesome.

- Yeah.

- Billy, that's crazy.

Chloe, will you go to the hall closet

and get out the surprise?

Let me get this straight, Billy.

You show up announced,

crash my birthday party, piss me off...

...and then you give me something so...?

I told you.

I love you, George.

- How long are you staying for?

- I'm not.

I'm going to Africa

first thing tomorrow.

- I volunteered to do some relief work.

- Really?

Are you going to Goma or Lake Kivu?

- That's where Dr. Falk's going.

- Who is Dr. Falk?

Dr. Falk is Ned's new hero.

I'm not going to Goma.

I'm going to the Republic of the Congo.

That's a high-risk area. A red zone.

- How do you know?

- Well, I've read about it.

I've-- I did volunteer work.

Overseas? No kidding.

I prefer to do all of my volunteer work

right here at home.

Yeah, since when?

Since the day you told me

I would never want...

...or need for anything

for the rest of my life.

- So how long?

- About a year.

Though I'll probably get captured

by Hutu rebels.

You might get lucky,

never see me again.

Mom, cover his eyes.

Cover his eyes.

- What? What are you--?

- Surprise, surprise.

--applies his unique and passionate style

and sweeping brushstrokes...

...with yellow sky and sun.

And this exceptional lithograph is framed

in four-inch antique gold tone.

Isn't that just beautiful?

It measures approximately

...by 12 and seven-eighths inches.

- Mr. Grieves?

- What--? Hey.

What happened to the patient?

My roommate with the bandages.

What happened to him?

- What?

- Last night, there was a man in that bed.

He was covered in bandages

but I could hear his voice.

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