Black Box

Previously on "Black Box"...

I'd like to propose a-a toast to the brilliant woman

who I'm now going to be spending the rest of my life with.

What happened between us...

It was meaningless sex.

Why do you want me to touch you again?

- I don't. - You do.

Know that new hostess at the restaurant... Delilah?

I slept with her.

If you could get away with it, you'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Got a date.

Does that give you a twinge?

No.

Liar.

Two.

Together, and then look straight in the camera. Perfect.

Beautiful.

Let me see your best vogue. Okay. Perfect.

That's good.

Right over here. Looking great.

Come here.

Uh-huh. Yeah.

Come up.

Look at me once again, all right? Right over here.

All right, then once more for me, please.

- Great. - Okay, girl. Pucker up, diva.

- Holding the smile. - Here we go.

Perfect.

- Genius. Magnificent, Frankie. - Yeah.

- Nobody uses color like Frankie. - Come on.

Nope, not the lips. Not the lips.

Great.

Now I want to see that wave movement backwards again, all right?

I want to see this beautiful makeup. Turn to me again.

Stay facing forward, but look at me, okay?

Thank you.

Great, looking great. Now hold that.

- Now just wave to me. - All right.

Each one to their own direction.

Okay. How about let's get together?

Stay to the camera. Perfect.

- Hands at your side, everyone. - My leg is numb.

Oh. Someone partied too hard last night.

Perfect.

Let's try to get a crazy angle. How about that?

Frankie!

- Frankie? - Frankie!

Johnson with another beautiful three-pointer!

Whoo! Get in there, Johnson!

Mom, I think I just spotted dad way up in the 300s.

I don't know why he didn't ask me.

I could have gotten him seats on the floor.

Okay, everybody listen up.

I made a binder so you guys can be organized about this.

You have a lot of decisions to make.

All right.

Budget, decor, photography.

- Wow. - Josh and I got married at city hall.

So I never got to do this. I hope you don't mind.

Are you kidding? It's fantastic.

In fact, I had an idea about the venue.

You know the Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo?

No, that's way too big.

We're gonna need room to dance.

Please tell me you're gonna have

one of those goofy, prefab dance numbers.

Oh, come on. You know we are!

Pow, pow!

Come on!

- Come on. - Right?

Whoa!

Oh.

Nice.

Hey, h-have you thought about what kind of ceremony you want?

Yeah, simple. Right, babe?

I mean, on my side, I'm thinking just my mom and stepdad.

Catherine's meeting them Friday night.

They're having us over to dinner.

Well, that's exciting.

Yeah. It's exciting... and nerve-racking.

They're gonna love you.

W-what about you, Catherine?

I know Esme's your maid of honor.

I'm not asking Hunter, if that's what you're getting at.

- I really wasn't. - He's not invited.

It's fine. It's your choice.

Do you want to talk about photography or... or wedding colors?

You want to choose your colors?

Wedding colors? Is that really a thing?

- How about we talk about the food? - U.N. human rights workers

- have been kidnapped in Aleppo... - Now, Carlos, my sous-chef...

He was saying that we should do a communal table...

Where the opposition to the regime

of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad

had been battling a deadly air offensive.

There are three Americans in the party,

including pulitzer prize-winning journalist Miranda Archer.

- Archer is a veteran war correspondent... - Oh, my God.

Who's Miranda Archer?

She's this amazing photographer.

She... she had an exhibition at the Whitney last year.

She photographed all these underage girls in Yemen

who were forced into marriage.

Hmm.

Great photographer.

Don't think she'll be doing your wedding.

Rebels fought back to defend the camp

but not before the U.N. Workers were taken.

Earlier this week, a dozen U.N. Workers

arrived in Aleppo to provide aid

- to refugees at a rebel camp. - Well...

This administration does not need another Benghazi.

The administration's probably in on it, you know...

Just like they were those chemical-weapons attacks.

Here we go.

Bring on another conspiracy theorist.

Manuel is a proud member of the lunatic fringe.

He also believes that the tooth fairy is a big...

Expecting company?

Hey.

Sit down, nurse.

Hi.

Hi. I'm looking for Dr. Black.

My friend Frankie has an appointment.

Well, I would be more than happy to help.

- What was your name? - Cara.

Cara... What a beautiful name.

I'm Dr. Ian Bickman, chief of neurosurgery.

And, uh...

I'm Dr. Morely. I'm chief of staff.

And a neurologist, like Dr. Black.

So, you must be Frankie.

- You hear that. - Mm-hmm.

Mr. Fordham suffered a bilateral PCA stroke five weeks ago.

He was immediately rushed to city presbyterian...

and admitted to the stroke unit.

- You're lucky. - How's that?

Well, strokes are treatable, but every minute counts.

And the reason why you're recovering so well

is because they got you to the hospital so fast.

I see that you've been to the doctor a few times recently.

Now you're here. Why?

None of them could figure out why I'm not okay.

Nothing is right, you know?

Tell me more.

I was a joyful person. I loved my life.

I loved my work.

I loved going up on the roof and watching the sunsets.

I mean, spring was my favorite time of the year

because all of the new blossoms were coming out.

When I saw the piet oudolf gardens

for the first time on the high line, I wept for joy.

And since your stroke, you no longer feel this way?

The color has gone out of my life.

Good morning, Delilah.

Good morning.

Carlos, que pasa?

That needs a splash more muscadet.

You can tell just by sniffing?

Yep.

Toss these. The oil's evaporated.

Use the Panamanian beans.

Where did you learn to do that?

I've always been able to do it,

but now I know what it is.

I have a condition called hyperosmia...

Increased olfactory acuity.

Excuse me. Is it contagious?

This is what happens when you're engaged to a neurologist.

The way your brain is wired

becomes the explanation for every ability you have.

Sounds dull and analytical to me.

I assure you, life with Catherine...

is anything but dull.

Hey.

Can you back off, please?

Excuse me.

Perfume's getting all up in my olfactory bulb.

Whatever that means.

The imaging is consistent with two strokes,

one on each side of the head, which shows us...

Oh, hey.

Are those the imaging results for that Frankie fellow?

Just curious.

You're just curious? Really?

What's surprising about that?

Oh, uh... I'm glad you're all here.

I was wondering if there was any information

that I could convey to Mr. Fordham's lady friends,

who are very eager for information.

Is Frankie Fordham some kind of dignitary or something?

Ali, why don't you explain to Lina

why Dr. Bickman and Dr. Morely

are so interested in Frankie's brain scans.

Well, I believe it's because Mr. Fordham's lady friends

are very... tall.

Okay. Well, I was about to say

that the MRA shows a bilateral occlusion in the PCA,

and then the MRI shows restricted diffusion at the site of both lesions.

Thank you. Thank you very much.