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one of these to my aunt's

dinner party tonight?

[J] Sure.

Choose one.

Maybe...

maybe...

this one?

- [Araz] Are you sure?

- [J] Mm-hmm.

Merci.

[clicking mouse button]

- [knock on door]

- [Araz] Lauren, are you in here?

[Lauren] Yeah. Come in.

[Araz] How did the interview go?

[Lauren] Good. They offered me

a space in, maybe three months.

I have to accept it by tomorrow their time.

Tonight, here.

[sighing] I don't know.

[Araz] Why? I thought this residency's

perfect for your work, no?

[Lauren] Mm.

Maybe it's time to

stop moving around.

[Araz] Are you

going to practice?

'Cause J wants to see this.

Should I get her?

I mean, them.

[Lauren] Yeah, sure.

Can you help?

[Lauren whispering] "27-year-old..."

"Visual hallucinations."

[knock on door]

Yes.

[Araz] Hi. I'm Dr. Henry.

Hi.

I got all your information here.

Should I read?

BP, 140/80,

Temperature, 36.9,

RR, 15, HR, Normal.

Great. So, what

brings you here today?

I've been seeing

strange writing on the wall.

When did it start?

Two days ago.

May I ask what is the content...

Content of the writing?

I don't know. I can't read it.

Uh, so you see a writing,

but you don't know what it says?

[chuckles] What language was it?

It's English,

but I can't tell what it says.

And how long

does it stay on the wall?

Two seconds.

How constant?

Comes and goes.

[Araz] How often?

[Lauren] Four or

five times since yesterday.

[Araz] Do you see them

with your eyes closed?

Do you see them

with your eyes open?

Now?

Now?

No, I'm not seeing them now.

[Araz] Exacerba...

Ex...

[Lauren] Exacerbating factors, no.

Alleviating factors, no.

[Araz] Any change

in your vision?

[Lauren] No.

[Araz] And your hearing?

[Lauren] I hear strange voices.

[Araz] Oh. What is

the content of the voices?

[Lauren] It's unclear. Distant.

[Araz] Do you have

mental illness in your family?

[Lauren] No.

[sighing] Family history?

Mother, breast cancer.

Father, rheumatoid arthritis.

Sexual activity?

Yes. With my girlfriend.

Condoms?

Yes.

Uh, exercise?

No.

Smoking?

Pack a day.

Oh. Drugs?

Occasionally.

What drugs?

Angel dust.

[Araz mumbles]

When was the last time

that you were on angel dust?

Two days ago.

Why didn't you tell me this

from the beginning?

This was one of

my easiest cases.

[sighing] Okay. We have, uh...

We have to do a CV exam,

mini mental exam,

[mumbles] ...blah, blah.

Mr. Peterman, your symptoms are

probably caused by illicit drug use,

or it could be

a medical condition...

which I doubt.

I recommend you to

stop smoking and using drugs.

Mr. Peterman?

I can see the writing.

Now?

[Lauren] Yes. Do you

see them over there?

Here?

[Lauren] Up.

Up.

To your right.

Move to the right.

Over there.

[Araz] Here?

- [Araz] Here?

- Up.

Up.

To the right.

[Lauren] Down some. Down.

Oh. It's over to the right.

It's over there somewhere.

[J] Think I got it.

[growling]

[all laughing]

[J] I didn't know you

played both men and women.

Can we do another one?

How do you play a two-year old?

[Lauren] We'll need a doll.

Can you bring one?

I'll play the mom.

[J] Okay.

[calm instrumental music]

[bee buzzing]

[phone ringing]

[Lauren] Mom?

Let's just talk on the phone.

The video keeps breaking up.

So, I talked to Dr. Garofalo.

He was concerned

with the latest test results.

He said they needed to stop the

blocker soon. Did you know?

Oh. Okay. Does J know?

Yes. We confirmed for tomorrow.

Okay. I can take care of it.

Okay. Don't worry.

If you can't make it

to the clinic, we'll be fine.

You don't think I can

take care of them?

But it's not my fault. I only recently

found out what's been going on.

You didn't keep me

in the loop about anything.

I know I haven't been around.

It doesn't mean I didn't care.

That's not true. J's the only

reason I would ever come back here.

You didn't even let me talk

to them for sometime, remember?

You wouldn't say anything to me.

You wouldn't tell me a thing.

Mitsu!

Of course, I'll be the one to

take care of them now,

but I think that if you didn't

have to go and be with Aunt Annie,

you wouldn't want me

anywhere near them, this close,

to making such a big decision.

[woman speaking softly]

Hey. Sorry.

- [Lauren] No. I don't think so.

- [woman] Hey. Sorry.

[woman] I'm so sorry for interrupting.

Can I ask you something?

Sure. Hold on one second.

Have you seen Mitsu?

Who's Mitsu?

It's our neighbor Loretta's cat.

She's on a trip and

I'm here to cat-sit,

but I haven't seen her

since this morning.

Sorry, no. But let me ask.

[Lauren] J!

Hey, Araz.

Can you help us find Mitsu?

[woman] But how can we

ever find something that small

somewhere this huge?

[rustling]

Wait. Did you hear that?

Was that kid sure

she's an outdoor cat?

Mitsu?

Mitsu loves being outside.

It even doesn't like

the green house.

It just goes out all the time.

Loretta didn't tell me

about the woods.

I heard Mitsu is up here

sometimes and comes back,

but it's been so long.

I searched every inch

of the house.

I hope it's in the spot

the kid was saying.

Are they still looking?

I cannot see them from here.

They're getting far.

[groans] Stupid squirrels.

[Lauren] Can't make up my mind.

It's a good residency, and I'd

like to work somewhere new,

but I'm also tired of moving,

and Araz with be out of status soon.

I'm gonna help him stay.

But I also wanna

be here for you.

Sorry I've been so absent. I didn't

know everything that was going on.

Dad told me that it's

been difficult for you.

[J] Don't feel bad about it.

I've been doing fine.

[Lauren] Dad said

something happened.

That you had a hard time

at school with a boy.

Was it Joe?

Did he do something to you?

Did he say something to you?

Is he the first person you told?

[J] No, I mean,

we're close, but...

I never really talked to him

about who I feel I am.

He just wasn't that type.

[Laura] Did you tell any of

your other friends about it?

Who was your girlfriend then?

[J] Uh, Lilah.

[Lauren] Have you

talked to her about it?

When?

[J] Fourth or third grade.

[Lauren] So before Mom and Dad?

What'd you say to her?

I just told her that I sometimes

really feel like a girl.

And she was cool with that?

Yeah. I mean,

I knew I'm a girl,

but I also wasn't sure.

So she said that we can do some tests

to see if I'm really a girl or not.

What kind of tests?

She said that I should

keep a piece of paper

and write down who I am in the

mornings as soon as I wake up.

And you did that?

Yeah. It's a row, like,

girl, girl, boy, boy, girl.

Or I could just write

B, G, blank, if I don't know.

Blank, blank.

And then you count them

at the end of the month.

[Lauren] Mm.

And you wrote these notes

and then showed them to her?

I keep them for myself.

She was asking me

other questions after that.

What did she ask you?

Like, one time, she asked me who I would

marry, if I could marry anyone in the class.

Did you pick somebody?

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