Black Box

Previously on "Black Box"...

Oh, my son is the best.

I'm the lucky one. He's a... he's a catch.

Yes. He is. Yeah.

How was dinner with the in-laws?

It was lovely.

You were bored to tears.

My son deserves a wife who thinks he is the sun,

the moon, and the stars.

Hi, there.

I was just about to text you again.

Get out.

You know where I live?

In the Hotel Mirabella.

You know, it's a charming hotel with a quiet bar.

Join me for a drink.

Danny?

Danny?

I saw your truck outside.

Danny?

Danny!

It is after much thought

that I decided to take my mother's life.

I loved her dearly,

and I'm very upset over having done this.

Let there be no doubt in your mind

that I loved this woman with all my heart.

I can't pinpoint any specific reason why I killed her.

I am not in control of my emotions.

Hi, you've reached Dr. Catherine Black.

Please leave your number,

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks.

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Hey.

Hey.

Everything okay?

Yeah. You, uh... You woke me up.

It's 9:00.

What?!

- Didn't your alarm go off? - No, my, uh...

My phone, it's... it's that my alarm is on my phone.

I called you over and over last night and this morning.

Did you? I...

It must be in my lab coat.

I was worried about you.

I didn't know what to think after the dinner with my parents.

I'm sorry. I was, uh... I was distracted.

My... my patient was in critical condition.

I'm sorry.

Couldn't have taken one night off?

No, I'm a doctor. Of course... you know that.

I can't take a night off.

My parents don't.

It was embarrassing.

I get it, I do. I...

I understand.

And my night ended badly.

Yeah? What happened?

You know when I was called back to the restaurant

'cause an alarm went off?

Remember? Guess who I found there.

Do you hear me?

Yeah, sure. Go on.

Delilah.

She was sitting there, waiting for me...

In her underwear.

She undressed and broke in?

Yeah.

Can you believe that?

Uh, surely that must be grounds to fire her.

I'm the only one that saw her.

It's still my word against hers.

You call the police?

I didn't think of it.

I should have.

- She's a crazy bitch. - Yeah.

You got to get rid of her.

I wish I could, but I can't.

I'm gonna be late.

Thank you. Thanks.

It was in my coat. And it's turned off.

I'm sorry.

Thanks. Come on.

Hey, guys. There he is.

Whoa! Welcome back, brother!

Hey!

If it isn't tall, dark, and charismatically challenged.

We missed you.

Hey, handsome.

Oh, you look great. How do you feel?

100%.

Everything's perfect in la cabeza?

Good. Very good. Perfect? Not so much.

My hyper memory hasn't come back... not by a long shot.

You know what? That's okay.

Now you're gonna have to be like the rest of us.

You're gonna have to work hard to get what you want.

Nervous?

A little.

I've been dreaming about this.

I couldn't wait to get back. Now I'm scared.

You get your grade from Dr. Black?

No.

I'm on pins and needles.

It's just zero chance of a residency at the Cube

if I don't score high honors on my rotation.

Same here.

I haven't said this before, but I should have.

For everything you've done for me, thank you.

- Dr. Black? - Yeah.

You have a new patient... A Gordon Finley.

Ali's finishing up the intake.

When you're ready, they're in the conference room.

Apparently, there's a video you need to see.

Thank you.

Have you been to Bali?

It's absolutely magnificent. It's the most beautiful place.

You... You do yoga, right?

Crisis administration is requesting a code orange.

Gordon is the nicest man on the planet.

That's why this is so crazy.

I mean, he's a vegetarian and gluten free, for God's sake.

He wouldn't hurt a soul.

He wears Toms shoes, and the man laminates his library card.

I would never rob a bank. I did not mean to do it.

Dr. Black, this is Gordon Finley

and his fiancee, Stacey Wilson.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Let's start by showing Dr. Black what you showed me.

I'm a bank teller at Seaton Savings & Loan.

- Or I used to be. - He was fired.

I'm lucky I wasn't put in jail.

Do you know what your hand's doing, Gordon?

I have no clue.

It has this life of its own.

I have zero control.

Oh, boy. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

We're supposed to get married in four weeks.

Obviously, that is not going to happen until we fix this.

Gordon has severe epilepsy.

Medication didn't work to control it,

so he had brain surgery two months ago.

They severed his corpus callosum.

Okay, so this is part of the brain

that allows the two hemispheres to communicate,

and without it, the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.

- What is it, Ali? - Alien hand syndrome.

It's a known complication of brain surgery,

but it is a rare one.

Gordon, your zipper, please.-

Okay, so the signals from your brain to your limbs...

They are literally crossed right now.

Can you fix it?

There is no cure for alien hand syndrome,

but don't cancel the wedding yet.

There are possibilities.

Yeah.

Do you have a minute?

For you, any time.

I, uh...

I just wanted to clear the air.

It's clear. You left a note.

"No obligations. No strings."

- Yeah, your motto. - Your words.

I take them at face value, which I assume is what you want.

Well, it's what you want, isn't it?

I'm open.

You want to talk about this?

Sure.

If you do.

You have no worries that we can go on

working together like nothing happened?

I'm not bothered. Are you?

So nothing happened?

I never said that.

I don't know what's going on here.

Me neither.

Isn't that nice?

I love surprises.

Life's so boring without them.

Nuclear medicine, consult on line 2.

Dinner? Tonight?

I have to figure a few things out first.

Be calm. Be calm.

Be... calm.

My assistant, Rachael, is at lunch.

- Control. Control. - Please just call her and cancel...

Control your anger.

May I help you?

Control. Control.

Hi, I'm, uh... I'm Daniel James Walker.

I'm sorry. I don't have an appointment.

Oh, then I'm sorry. I can't see you.

Please, I need... I need to talk to someone.

I just, uh...

I think something's seriously wrong with me.

I have these thoughts that I don't understand.

They frighten me.

I'll see if I can find a number for a referral.

Wait here a moment.