The Affair

Previously on "The Affair"...

You look just like your father, Cole.

Always tell me that, but I don't see it.

Your grandfather, Silas, was a terrible person, boys.

He was a drunk. He beat your dad.

Oh, so that's what it was.

Dad had a rough childhood?

That's what was wrong with him?

Not the fact that he was a stumble-down drunk?

Dad just disappeared for six months?

- What did he do? - He went to California.

To a town with a giant rock in the middle of the sea.

Six months later, he came back

with a surfboard.

He seemed a little lighter.

I think you're giving up

because we've made a mess of everything.

If you leave Luisa now,

you can't play the good guy anymore.

Then you're an asshole, just like me.

I know I'm disappointing you.

And you deserve better. So, what if I left?

Would you be willing to give me the time

to just go away and...

Yes.

I don't want this to end.

I just need to know that I matter.

Do you think she even realizes

these cans are hers, not ours?

No, I don't. And she's not going to

if you keep moving 'em for her.

I'm not getting treatment.

That just doesn't make any sense.

I'm not gonna sit around and watch you die.

Believe it or not, Helen,

you don't get to make that choice.

Vik is very sick,

and he won't listen to me. He's refusing treatment.

I asked you not to tell my parents,

and what did you do?

I had to. She's your mother.

I just... just please, can we...

- please make a plan? - Okay.

Let's have a baby.

How's that for a plan?

*THE AFFAIR* Season 04 Episode 05

*THE AFFAIR* Episode Title: "Episode #4.5"

You have to go.

I want to do it.

Yeah, but you have to go.

Wait. Let me just wash my hands.

You're gonna be late.

- It's okay. - I can do it.

Helen, it'll take two minutes.

Yeah, I know, but I know

how stressed-out you get when you're late.

Just... It's okay.

- You sure? - Yeah.

I'll just do my upper thigh.

- Okay. - Okay.

Hey, Vik.

Uh, have your... have your parents said anything?

At all?

About what?

I'll see you later today at Dr. Roper's?

- Yep. I'll be there. - Okay.

Come on, hurry up. I don't want to be late.

Mom left me your lunch, so I'll get that for you

and then we got to go.

Bye, guys!

- Have good days! - Bye, Vik!

Hey, give me back my notebook.

I'm telling you, all the new immigrants

from Lebanon, they have it so much easier than we did.

They go to the top right away.

Like that Amal Clooney.

She's not exactly a new immigrant, Dad.

Think she went to NYU.

Does this really work?

Yeah. It can read your glucose values in real time.

Why do you have to change it every two weeks?

That's so inconvenient.

Or you could just go back

to pricking your finger once a day.

Okay. You're good.

I have this customer

- who's a doctor. - Mm-hmm.

Have I told you about him?

You have, but he's not a doctor.

He's a physician's assistant.

Here, there is no difference.

There is, in fact.

He can write prescriptions.

What about him?

He says, in America,

there's no art left to medicine.

It's basically just machines doing the diagnosing.

In a few years, there will be no need for surgeons anymore.

A robot will do your job.

Things to think about.

How's the Prius working out?

It's a good car, right?

Ah...

You don't like it?

Yeah, sure, I like that it saves gas,

but... sometimes I want something

with a little bit more zip, you know. Power.

Especially here in L.A., you know.

The bastards, they cut me off all the time.

What can I do?

I got this little putt-putt car.

Yeah, what did you want, Dad? A Porsche?

Hey. What's with the tone?

You asked, I told you.

- Why are you upset? - I'm not upset.

He's not upset. You're the one who sounds upset.

- I am not upset. - Why can't you be

more thankful to Vik for taking care of us?

Of course I am thankful.

He knows that.

I'm just saying, maybe we should

have better communication.

Look.

Speaking of communication,

there are a few details I want to go over.

First, um, about my life insurance.

You should know, it's about a million dollars,

and you guys are the beneficiaries.

I've kept my overhead pretty low

for most of my life.

Until you met Helen.

So I've got decent savings,

all of which will go to you.

Um, also...

before I get too sick,

I will make sure...

What...

Why do you have to be so cruel, Vikram?

- So heartless. - What?

We all heard what Helen said.

Do you think we're deaf?

And now you have to go and rub it in our faces?

Listen, Ma.

Helen and I are...

We're working on having a baby.

A grandchild.

For you and Baba.

Helen is too old to have a baby.

No, actually,

there are a lot of new treatments now.

Women are having children well into their 50s.

And we've been seeing a fertility doctor

for weeks.

Hmm? Hmm?

How is she?

Is everything okay?

The surgery went very smoothly.

Now, Jenny's recovering.

You should be able to see her in about an hour.

- Thank God. - Thank you.

Let's sit, talk about next steps.

Now, I did find tumors,

which we are sending away for tests.

Wait. What does that mean?

You-you said everything went well.

Well, until we get the results back,

there's no way of knowing whether they're

malignant or benign.

M-Malignant meaning what?

Malignant meaning cancer?

We really don't know.

But I'm going to be honest with you.

Jenny could have liver cancer.

Now, I stress "could,"

- because there's... - No!

Even if the tests confirm malignancy,

there are lots of good options.

- No, no, no! - Dr. Mattu in pediatric oncology

is probably the best in the country.

- Honey. - No!

We'll set you up with a consultation immediately,

just in case, so you understand the options.

If this is worst-case scenario,

these cancers...

No! No!

- No, no. - Honey...

- Please! - These cancers...

can be very specifically targeted nowadays.

It's not fair!

She's just a little girl!

Honey, the doctor's saying they don't know yet.

Mr. Rodriguez,

our social worker, he is on the premises.