Unthinkable

"You may have thought I would forget,

"but I remember.

"The snow of the winter. The rain of the spring.

"The sun of the summer.

"But always in the fall, I miss you.

"In the fall, I miss my dad.

"So visit me before the snow falls all the fall away.

"I will wait for you until everything is white.

"Also, I'm getting taller.

"People talk like I will be tall like you.

Love, your girl... Addy."

Mr. Stone?

All I did was ask her to help me

bring her ma out of the bathroom.

- What's the big deal, right? - It's Mr. Stone.

So that's when her daughter went in on me.

"I don't pay $7,000 a month for my mother to live here

to do things like this."

Thank you. Please!

- Hey! - What?

Mr. Stone is gone.

Okay.

"Okay"?

We'll reach out to any family.

He has family.

All right, then.

Sorry about that. No, it's nothing.

Right.

- Jones. - Jones.

Jones!

Hey.

What are you still here for?

So his family's here?

No.

Yeah, they're on the way. I'll wait.

They're still in New York.

They don't want to be involved.

So they know?

This family you're imagining he has,

he imagined it too.

He got so good at it, he even fell for it himself.

You can't expect me to believe

that these children are imaginary.

Then who are they? Where did they come from?

Stone only knew his family by mail.

Hmm, poor guy went through a painful divorce.

Cost him everything.

You remember your pen pals when you were young?

Neither do I.

No.

Children.

That has to be easier than old people.

Why do you say that?

I lost a patient today who imagined he had kids.

I mean, he had them, but he'd never even met 'em.

Yeah, I mean, people can be crazy.

Not sure that's limited to old people.

"Quod justum non quod utile."

Is that Latin?

Would you put that thing down?

Its rightful owner is dead.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Family doesn't care, so we don't.

Thank you.

You studied Latin.

What does it mean?

"Do what is right, not what is easy."

Morning. Though I shudder to think about

the minutes of sleep you had last night.

- Where am I now? - Cardiology ward.

You will now complete your hours

in the transplant unit overseen by me.

What is this?

Don't act so overjoyed, Jones.

I'm really disappointed.

You care more about the patients

than any student I've ever had.

And trust me, it's to a fault.

From now on, you will look after someone

who has a chance in the land of the living.

Maybe give them the recovery

you want so badly for... someone.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

You won your lottery ticket.

Follow me. I'll be back.

- Hey, Leigh. - Hey.

Jones, I'd like to introduce you

to Dr. Leigh Waters.

You've officially graduated from hospice.

So we're setting up on a rotation

with the transplant candidates.

Set up the patient care and charting.

Now, one older woman in particular,

she does best with young men.

- I think they remind her of... - Her son.

Yeah, yeah, but he actually died

in the car accident that put her in here,

so you're the next best thing she'll get.

And she needs a transplant soon.

Chances are good, so you might be

the difference for her.

Jones, aren't you excited?

She's gonna love you.

Ah!

Oh, Mrs. Williams.

Hello.

You... You startled me.

I'm sorry, dear, but I don't do well in hospitals.

May I sit?

Please, please.

Um, would you like some water?

Coffee?

I could do with some water.

I've been in the garden all morning.

So, um... how can I help you?

You know, I'm really,

really happy to see you here.

It's been a while since you've visited Chris.

I'm not here to visit him.

I'm not going to do that yet.

My husband loves stories.

And if he's not able to read literature on his own,

I would like him to have someone

to sit with him and read to him.

It would mean the world to me.

Oh, good. Just the person I wanted to see.

There have been some changes.

Come see me, first thing tomorrow.

Okay?

Chris Williams. Status 1B.

Chris Williams, ambassador to Syria?

- That's the one. - Attacked in the embassy.

What was that, two years ago?

Islamic militants fired a rocket at the building.

They stormed it, setting it ablaze.

They killed his daughter, raped his wife,

killed four other Americans too.

They dragged him into the street before help arrived.

I remember, my father reported it.

Yeah, rather fitting he'd need a new heart.

His has been through enough.

When was the last time he had a visitor?

Hmm... It's been a while.

Is she still alive? His wife, I mean.

I don't remember.

Brings her too much pain to be here.

She lives a few hours away in a suburb.

- Just doesn't visit. - Who does?

You do.

I'll be back in a few so we can go over his medications.

Oh, by the way, um, he hasn't spoken a word

to anyone since she left.

He's mute?

He's willful.

Consider it a bonus challenge.

Right. What's his blood type?

The rarest. That's the first challenge.

No one really thinks recovery is possible.

Sherry had a feeling you would.

Hi, Mr. Williams.

I'm Jones.

I'm here to make sure you start feeling better.

These aren't really looking too good, are they?

I wouldn't want 'em around anymore.

That's better.

I also hear you like it pretty dark in here,

but I think light is good,

so why don't we give a little bit a try?

There.

A little less depressing.

That's a nice picture.

That's your wife, isn't it?

She's very pretty.

What's her name?

Alana?

Gentlemen.

How you guys doin'? You gettin' along?

Thought you would. You have a lot in common.

- Jones studied abroad. - Hey.

We should go over his medications.

Right.

Very nice meeting you, Mr. Williams.

Call him Chris. Watch the light.

- He likes it dark. - Yeah.

I was just gonna ease him into it.

And give him a migraine? Please don't.

Sorry that took so long.

What happened here?

"Danger"?

Mr. Williams, what's going on?

Tell me what you're so afraid of.

Please, talk to me. Why "danger"?

"Danger"?

I was just gonna read him a story,

but he's sleeping.

- You forgot your file. - Thanks.

I'll check on you guys again soon.

Hello.

It's for our class.

You... need a drink.