Season 4 Episode 7
"Playing God"
Rick is waiting for Dr. Farrell to give the news about Lily. "Tell me, Dr. What's going on?" He asks. "Apparently, tension from the emotional shock Lily suffered earlier, she had an hemorrhage. We had to make her unconscious, to try to stabilize her condition." Rick just listens, not knowing what to think. "We weren't successful. She's got into coma." Rick sits down, feeling as if the ground disappeared from under his feet. "Will she live?" Rick asks. "We don't know. This time it was much worse than the first time." This words terrified Rick even more. "And now doctor?" Dr. Farrell sighs. "Well, there's something that could give Lily a little more chance." Rick is relieved to finally hear something good. He gets up and is almost smiling. "What is it?" Dr. Farrell looks at him and sighs. "If we focus the treatment only on Lily, and not on Lily and the baby, her chances of recovering increase considerably." Rick looks shocked. "You are asking for permission to kill our baby?" He asks. "I didn't say that, Mr. Sammler, just..." Dr. Farrell begins to answers, but Rick interrupts him angrily, "No. But you are suggesting we make no effort no save it!" He's almost crying. Dr. Farrell sighs. "Well, this is your decision. We won't do anything if you don't allow. But you might want to take a breath and consider this possibility. It'll increase Lily's chance. With the current treatment, we don't know if at least she'll make it." Rick is speechless. How can he make this decision?
A little earlier, Jake has picked up Zoe at school. "So, where do you want to go for lunch?" He asks, as she enters the car. "I don't care." She answers. A little surprised by his daughter's rude reaction, Jake says, "Well, then I'm going to take you to a new restaurant I went to this week. You'll love it." He starts the car and begins to move it. Zoe doesn't say a word. Jake, who has already noticed a weird behavior on her, decides to try to find out what's going on. "Zoe, is everything OK with you?" He asks. The girls keeps looking to outside the window, and answers, "I'm fine." Jake doesn't give up. "You don't look like you're fine." Zoe's face, who had no expression, begins to look annoyed. "I'm fine! Could we go to lunch so then I can go to my house?" She says, almost yelling. Jake decides to try it differently. "Ok, dear. We're almost there." He pauses a little. "Is this about your mother's situation?" He asks. "No, it isn't! It isn't about anyone. I just want to go home." She answers. Jake notices her eyes are full of tears. He gives up for now.
Meanwhile, Jessie and Eli are talking in the car. "Jessie! I'm telling you, I love our Mom as much as you do! Why can't you believe me?" Eli is agitated from the conversation. "Because your talk differently from the way you act." Eli nods, realizing he has to give up a little. "OK, Jessie. Maybe I haven't been acting correctly with Mom lately. I'll try to fix it." Jessie looks at him. "Really?" He smiles. "Really." She smiles and they hug. "OK, we have worked this out." Eli says. "Now I need to know why you had this crazy idea of spending the night at Katie's to 'test' Dad." Jessie looks outside, and takes a while to answer. "I'm feeling lonely." Eli is surprised. "What?" He says. "I feel like there's no one I can count on on that house." He looks at Eli. "Grace and I were never friends. And now, you and her have a lot of secrets. And with Dad thinking only about Lily, I was feeling left out." Eli sighs. This was going to take longer than he thought. "Then I'll try my best to make sure you won't feel this way again." Jessie smiles. "But you have to do something too." She nods. "Don't worry. I'll respect Dad's feelings a little more." Eli is smiling on the outside, but on the inside he doubts that Jessie will really do it.
A little later, Judy and all the kids are in the living room. Rick called and asked everyone to be there because there was something that needed to be discussed. And, because he had said, they were all scared that he was bringing some really bad news. A few minutes after, Rick arrived from the hospital. The look on his face already says a lot. "So, what is it, Rick? Eli already told us what happened this morning." Judy jumps from the couch as soon as Rick closes the door. Rick looks at each one of them, especially at Grace and Zoe - imagining how hard it was being on them - and begins to tell what Dr. Farrell had told him. He's occasionally interrupted because everyone wants more details. After he finishes, there's a terrifying silence. "I can't make this decision alone. That's why I asked you all to be here." After he says that, everyone begins to talk at the same time.
"You have to save my Mother's life!" Grace yells.
"Dad, you just have to reflect of what's more important. It's better to have Lily than to have no one of them." Eli says.
"And live with this guilt forever?" Jessie asks. Eli has no answer for that.
"You just can't do anything. You can't control my Mother's life. You don't have this right." Zoe says.
"Yes, he does!" Grace says, almost yelling again. She's the most affected by the situation. "We shouldn't even be having this reunion! The decision is obvious." She says, almost crying.
Rick is beginning to be confused with all that mess. He asks everyone to be quiet. Then he turns to Judy, who was just listening until now. "And you Judy?" He asks.
Judy sighs and begins, "I think none of us has the right to make this decision. Lily should make this decision." Before anyone can say something she goes on. "And I think we all now what her decision would be." She finishes.
They all look at each other. You see that something has changed. They're together on this.
Rick is waiting for Dr. Farrell to give the news about Lily. "Tell me, Dr. What's going on?" He asks. "Apparently, tension from the emotional shock Lily suffered earlier, she had an hemorrhage. We had to make her unconscious, to try to stabilize her condition." Rick just listens, not knowing what to think. "We weren't successful. She's got into coma." Rick sits down, feeling as if the ground disappeared from under his feet. "Will she live?" Rick asks. "We don't know. This time it was much worse than the first time." This words terrified Rick even more. "And now doctor?" Dr. Farrell sighs. "Well, there's something that could give Lily a little more chance." Rick is relieved to finally hear something good. He gets up and is almost smiling. "What is it?" Dr. Farrell looks at him and sighs. "If we focus the treatment only on Lily, and not on Lily and the baby, her chances of recovering increase considerably." Rick looks shocked. "You are asking for permission to kill our baby?" He asks. "I didn't say that, Mr. Sammler, just..." Dr. Farrell begins to answers, but Rick interrupts him angrily, "No. But you are suggesting we make no effort no save it!" He's almost crying. Dr. Farrell sighs. "Well, this is your decision. We won't do anything if you don't allow. But you might want to take a breath and consider this possibility. It'll increase Lily's chance. With the current treatment, we don't know if at least she'll make it." Rick is speechless. How can he make this decision?
A little earlier, Jake has picked up Zoe at school. "So, where do you want to go for lunch?" He asks, as she enters the car. "I don't care." She answers. A little surprised by his daughter's rude reaction, Jake says, "Well, then I'm going to take you to a new restaurant I went to this week. You'll love it." He starts the car and begins to move it. Zoe doesn't say a word. Jake, who has already noticed a weird behavior on her, decides to try to find out what's going on. "Zoe, is everything OK with you?" He asks. The girls keeps looking to outside the window, and answers, "I'm fine." Jake doesn't give up. "You don't look like you're fine." Zoe's face, who had no expression, begins to look annoyed. "I'm fine! Could we go to lunch so then I can go to my house?" She says, almost yelling. Jake decides to try it differently. "Ok, dear. We're almost there." He pauses a little. "Is this about your mother's situation?" He asks. "No, it isn't! It isn't about anyone. I just want to go home." She answers. Jake notices her eyes are full of tears. He gives up for now.
Meanwhile, Jessie and Eli are talking in the car. "Jessie! I'm telling you, I love our Mom as much as you do! Why can't you believe me?" Eli is agitated from the conversation. "Because your talk differently from the way you act." Eli nods, realizing he has to give up a little. "OK, Jessie. Maybe I haven't been acting correctly with Mom lately. I'll try to fix it." Jessie looks at him. "Really?" He smiles. "Really." She smiles and they hug. "OK, we have worked this out." Eli says. "Now I need to know why you had this crazy idea of spending the night at Katie's to 'test' Dad." Jessie looks outside, and takes a while to answer. "I'm feeling lonely." Eli is surprised. "What?" He says. "I feel like there's no one I can count on on that house." He looks at Eli. "Grace and I were never friends. And now, you and her have a lot of secrets. And with Dad thinking only about Lily, I was feeling left out." Eli sighs. This was going to take longer than he thought. "Then I'll try my best to make sure you won't feel this way again." Jessie smiles. "But you have to do something too." She nods. "Don't worry. I'll respect Dad's feelings a little more." Eli is smiling on the outside, but on the inside he doubts that Jessie will really do it.
A little later, Judy and all the kids are in the living room. Rick called and asked everyone to be there because there was something that needed to be discussed. And, because he had said, they were all scared that he was bringing some really bad news. A few minutes after, Rick arrived from the hospital. The look on his face already says a lot. "So, what is it, Rick? Eli already told us what happened this morning." Judy jumps from the couch as soon as Rick closes the door. Rick looks at each one of them, especially at Grace and Zoe - imagining how hard it was being on them - and begins to tell what Dr. Farrell had told him. He's occasionally interrupted because everyone wants more details. After he finishes, there's a terrifying silence. "I can't make this decision alone. That's why I asked you all to be here." After he says that, everyone begins to talk at the same time.
"You have to save my Mother's life!" Grace yells.
"Dad, you just have to reflect of what's more important. It's better to have Lily than to have no one of them." Eli says.
"And live with this guilt forever?" Jessie asks. Eli has no answer for that.
"You just can't do anything. You can't control my Mother's life. You don't have this right." Zoe says.
"Yes, he does!" Grace says, almost yelling again. She's the most affected by the situation. "We shouldn't even be having this reunion! The decision is obvious." She says, almost crying.
Rick is beginning to be confused with all that mess. He asks everyone to be quiet. Then he turns to Judy, who was just listening until now. "And you Judy?" He asks.
Judy sighs and begins, "I think none of us has the right to make this decision. Lily should make this decision." Before anyone can say something she goes on. "And I think we all now what her decision would be." She finishes.
They all look at each other. You see that something has changed. They're together on this.