Bob Hearts Abishola

Previously on Bob Hearts Abishola...

How did you do on your MCAT practice test?

I didn't have a chance to take it yet.

I thought you were doing it last week.

Yes, but work was very busy.

And then Bob wanted to take me to see a movie.

Uh-uh! A movie?

Yes, it was date night.

Mom, your studies should always come

before dating and lollygagging.

Yes, Dele. At this rate, I'll become a doctor before you.

Yes, Dele.

E kasaan, Mum.

Dele? Surprise!

Oh, Dele, my baby boy.

I've missed you so much. I've missed you, too.

I don't understand-- how did you get here?

Abishola? Mummy.

I see you have gained weight since the wedding.

Surprise.

I still cannot believe you're here in Detroit.

It was nice to finally be invited.

Although it would've been nice to know you were coming...

ahead of time.

That would've ruined the surprise.

Yes, it would have.

Mummy, would you like

to visit the hospital and see where I work?

Are you a doctor yet? No.

I will visit when you are a doctor.

Unacceptable!

These are not the test scores of a future doctor!

They're really not that bad.

These are the scores of drug addicts

and chiropractors!

I'm sure Dele tried his best.

Not him. Her.

My MCAT results.

It was a 519.

519?

I have no idea what that means.

It means she did not study hard enough.

I am sorry, Mummy. I can do better. How?

By sitting around, arguing with me?

No, by studying harder.

That is right.

Did I say you could go?

No, Mummy.

Now you may go.

Yes, Mummy.

Not so fast, I am still shouting at you.

Yes, Mummy.

That was kind of hard to watch, huh?

Yeah.

Are you smiling?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hello.

You okay? No.

Yeah, I kind of figured.

Your mom really did a number on you.

I did a number on myself.

I let everyone down.

You didn't let me down.

That's because you don't know any better.

I came here to be supportive.

That is the problem.

You think I can do no wrong.

And I started to believe it.

Okay, no more compliments.

That would be helpful.

So you are not going to say anything?

All I can think of are nice things. It's gonna take a while.

This is just a small setback.

I'm going to take the MCAT again.

And I'm going to be accepted into Johns Hopkins.

Yeah, and if not, there are plenty of other great schools.

No, there is only Johns Hopkins.

Wait, the Baltimore Johns Hopkins?

Yes, they have the best medical school.

Why would I go anywhere else?

Maybe to live closer to your husband?

You will move there in my fourth year.

That will give you enough time to step back from MaxDot.

What are you talking about?

Our future.

Well, when were you gonna run ourfuture by me?

I did run it by you. When?

When I told you I want to become a doctor.

Well, what if I don't want you to go to Baltimore?

So you are forbidding me? No!

I just think we should discuss this.

Okay.Okay.

Do you want me to be a doctor? Yes.

Then I am going to Baltimore-- end of discussion.

I don't think you know how a discussion works.

So, what, I'm just supposed to become a Ravens fan now?

Are they not a better team?

Okay, that's a low blow.

Sounds like there's trouble in paradise.

Another marital problem that we will have

to help them navigate.

When I was a newlywed, there was nothing to navigate.

You just did what your husband said and you made sure

he never saw you without makeup.

My husband still has never seen my naked face.

Really? I sleep in full makeup

and a girdle.

Max's funeral was a sad day.

But not having to wear a bra to bed

was a game changer. Mm.

We are good wives.

And damn good mothers. Mm.

I've seen you in action.

I like your style.

And I yours.

I find your use of money and guilt

very intriguing.

I've seen you get the job done with just your voice.

It took many beatings

to get to that point.

Hard work pays off.

Did you know Dr. Michaels went to Wake Forest?

That's too bad, I used to respect him.

What's wrong with Wake Forest?

It sounds like a place where they teach you

how to operate on chipmunks.

Who cares where he got his degree?

Oh, so you want your heart surgeon to be a graduate

of Chuck E. Cheese University?

My mother said if I don't go to Johns Hopkins,

I might as well be a prostitute.

They are both equally embarrassing.

But you're not becoming a doctor to please your mother.

Of course I am.

What other reason could there be?

To help people.

I could've sworn she was going to say money.

That would have been a good point.

I was gonna be a doctor,

but it wasn't because of my mom,

or the money.

It was because the human body

is an amazing thing.

I would hold the power of life and death

in my own two hands.

You sound like a serial killer.

Who went to Wake Forest.

And now I believe it is time

for a presentation from our new head of marketing.

Why didn't I get that job?

Do you really want me to go into it?

No.

Go ahead, Kofo.

We know compression socks improve circulation

during air travel, so I am proposing

we begin to sell our products in airports.

Interesting.

A hurried business traveler, making their way

through the concourse, spots a colorful kiosk.

MaxDot socks.

Come fly with us.

Ooh, sexy.

I am threatened and jealous.

That means it is a good idea.

I like it, too. Let's do it.

Hang on, you can't just make a call like that

without discussing it.

What's to discuss?

You heard your brother, it's sexy.

You have any idea how much something like that might cost?

The initial investment would be minimal.

Yeah, and then what, huh? You can make

all the plans you want, doesn't mean they're gonna happen

that way-- actions have consequences!

The projected costs are on page five.

Fine.

You got all the answers, you clearly don't need me here.

Do your own meeting.

What was that about?

Baltimore.

E kaale, Mummy. What are you doing?

Studying. Where is dinner?

I have not started it. Bob will be home soon.

He can wait.

Oh, no.

Another man is going to divorce you.

I will just order him takeout.

You would let your husband

be fed by a pimply teenager in a paper hat?

Fine, I'll stop studying and start dinner.

I did not say stop studying.

You can read and stir at the same time.

What if I cannot? Then you will kill your mother with shame.

Mummy! I can see my obituary now.

"Ebunoluwa Adebisi Odegbami"

is survived by Abishola Bolatito Odegbami:

Twice divorced and still not a doctor.

Your patient appears stable, Doctor.

I will make the incision. Scalpel.