Nip/Tuck - Second Season

Previously on Nip / Tuck:

We lie, Sean.

We keep secrets in order to protect the people that we love.

Just answer me! I am Matt's father!

Christian is.

Get out of my house!

You've always been weak. I gave you my whole life to make you strong...

and I want you out!

Sean, what are you doing? Sean, no!

I loved you the most.

I have to agree with Sean.

Your turning out to be the father of his teenage son...

will trigger the force majeure clause of the partnership agreement.

Certainly a cataclysmic and unforeseen event.

That was 17 years ago. Before we even signed that contract.

There must be a statute of limitations.

There's no statue of limitations on being a backstabbing asshole.

After what you did how could I ever trust you again?

With a lot of hard work, on both of our parts.

Yes, I screwed up. So did Julia, but we were 23. We were just kids.

You're my brother, Sean.

Brothers don't sleep with each other's wives.

Dr. Bahar is the best couples' therapist in Miami.

He specializes in business partnerships on the rocks.

Our business isn't on the rocks, it's smashed to hell, mast to rudder.

What about a cooling-off period? Before we do something rash and stupid.

I don't want to cool off.

I want you to box up your office and get the hell out of my life.

Fine, but it won't be a mole removal.

You want out? It's gonna get invasive.

I get custody of the furniture I picked out for the waiting room...

the anesthesia machine, Liz.

That machine is worth over $90,000. You can't have it and Liz.

May I speak frankly?

Right now, you each net over $1.4 million a year.

Split up, you'd be lucky to earn half that, combined.

Business breakups are oftentimes more devastating and ugly than a marital split.

Loyal and grapevine clients are likely to get confused.

Which doctor is the better one?

Patients end up going somewhere else for fear of choosing the wrong doctor.

Apart, you guys are nowhere near as strong as you are together.

Not at this phase of your lives.

- That's not something I'm worried about. - You should be.

You think patients will travel from all over the state to visit you...

in your office with your birds of paradise and faux marble tiles?

It'll be easier for me to find a decorator...

than for you to find a doctor who will carry your dead weight.

If you're irreconcilable, I suggest you both list the company's assets independently...

and we'll divide things as amicably as possible.

What about surgeries already on the books?

I've cancelled everything past this afternoon...

except the Rosenberg case next week.

Of course. Keep the one pro bono on the docket.

It's a high profile case. The good publicity will boost both our future practices.

I've seen your work over the last 10 years. You'll need all the help you can get.

I'm not going.

This operation requires two plastic surgeons.

Lives are at stake.

Or do you wanna destroy more than you already have?

What is my severance? I feel I'm owed that.

You're not gonna be out of work, Liz.

We'd like to offer you a position in our new practices.

You're McNamara/Troy's most valuable asset.

Computers and carpets are assets.

I'm a person with feelings, who thinks being shot for both of you...

entitles her to an explanation. What is all this drama about?

Christian slept with Julia.

17 years ago.

Before they were married.

Nine months before Matt was born. You do the math.

I am so sorry, Sean.

Are you all right?

Julia and I have started the initial separation phase.

You have until we get back from New York to decide which one you'd rather work for.

We both know it's not in your character to choose an immoral traitor.

Just because Liz and I dip into viciousness every now and then...

- doesn't mean we don't love each other. - Stop.

I've been with the two of you since you framed your first nickel.

So has Linda, and half the people who work here.

You're not just dismantling a business.

You're dismantling a family.

I'm not saying you need to forgive and forget.

I am just asking you to consider everything you're giving up.

I'm not giving up anything that hasn't already been taken away.

We'll be finished with the Rosenberg case next week.

Make your decision by then.

Where's Annie gonna stay when you're gone?

With her. It's only three days.

I left lunch and dinner money on your nightstand.

No parties and no girls in our bed.

My bed.

I'm late for school.

Matt, please sit down.

- I wanna talk to you. - There's nothing to say.

You haven't been able to look me in the eye since you found out.

You are my father.

Not him.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

Yes.

- When's Mom coming back? - She's not.

- She wants to. - I don't care.

I'm upset with her, too, now...

but I want to believe you're a bigger man that this.

I'm not.

You know...

Nobody stopped to ask me, "Matt, are you okay? How are you doing?"

That's bullshit. I tried to talk to you. You wouldn't open up.

That's right, because retreating, feeling dead and closing off...

that I got from you, Dad.

What's happened between the three of you...

is painful, but we can fix this.

Your mother slept with my best friend and you were the result...

and I didn't know for 17 years, so stop defending them...

And my mother is sleeping in a hotel because you kicked her out...

I can hear you crying through the walls at night, so don't you dare scream at me!

Have a nice trip.

Final boarding call for Flight 714 to New York.

Economy?

You know when the last time was I flew anything but first class?

I could give a shit.

The university made arrangements. I called about other flights.

None of them would've gotten us there on time.

We're already late as it is.

Would you mind sitting between us?

Do you love her?

I'm not gonna play this game with you.

You owe me answers.

Do you love her?

Yes.

Like I love you. You're my family.

Does she love you?

No.

Did she come with you?

We came together.

Do you wanna be with her now?

I've thought about it.

Do you think Matt looks like you?

Yes.

This is the captain speaking. I'd like to thank your for flying with us.

Flight attendants, please prepare for landing. Thank you.

When you masturbate, do you ever think about her?

Yes.

Did you ask her not to marry me?

No.

Did you want to?

Yes.

It's a bare-bones operation here this week.

I apologize in advance for the accommodations.

- Which are? - Like all our surgical teams...

you'll be sharing a room in the dormitories.

The university has donated room and board for the doctors and media.

I'm sorry. That's not acceptable.

With the toy fair convention in town, that's really the only choice...

unless you made advance reservations.

Your sacrifice of time and amenities will be well worth it.

This is an historic surgery.

The Rosenbergs are the oldest individuals to undergo this type of procedure.

An historic surgery, all right. This'll be the last operation...

- of the McNamara/Troy partnership. - We're going to pursue separate interests.

- I'm sorry. - Don't be.

For the true talent, a split usually proves to be a boon.

- Like after the Lennon-McCartney split. - We got Wings.

John Lennon, the true visionary, recorded Imagine...

- and Double Fantasy, singular classics. - And here we are.

Dr. Troy, Dr. McNamara.

I'd like you to meet Rose and Raven Rosenberg.

Hi. HI.

You're late.

I'd like to introduce you all to Rose and Raven's mother, Rachel.

Hi.

I would like to thank you all so much for donating your time and support.

I asked Dr. Atherton to call this meeting today...

to give you the opportunity to get to know Raven and Rose...

the way I know them, to see the things about them...

that CAT scans and MRIs don't show.

Even though they're physically and emotionally connected...

I want you to know my daughters as the individuals they are.

Feel free to ask any questions you like.

Hi. Dr. Avery Atherton, neurosurgery.

I know your nerve endings are separate, but a little I'm unclear...

as to how the sensation is interpreted in your brains.

For instance, if Raven hurts herself, do you feel it, Rose?

We share tissue and bone, not feelings.

That's great. Thanks.

Dr. Carrie Kozinn, ear, nose and throat.

How do you handle your personal needs?

I shower every morning. Rose likes her bath at night.

How is it that Rose isn't in the shower with you?

We put the shower curtain between us.

Yes, they're not just lines, it's true.

Thank you.

Hello. Dr. Sheelen Jeevan, micro-neurovascular surgeon.

What if one of you is tired and the other isn't?

I go to bed. Yeah.

We go to bed.

The other one will lay there and read or do something.

And the other one will sleep.

What about intimate relations? Do you have boyfriends?

I had a boyfriend, but we had to break up.

Raven couldn't stand him.