Dead Ringers

Previously on Dead Ringers...

I've met someone.

I didn't know that your sister...

was a twin.

Elliot, my-my sister, wouldn't have liked her.

Is it serious, w-with the actress?

I'll give you the money and then some.

Flagship birthing

and research center in Manhattan.

I lost one at 12 weeks,

one at 14, one at 16.

Aren't the Parkers pure fucking evil?

How jealous will you be when I'm in my lab and I'm growing

embryos into fetuses and fetuses into babies

and solving all the fertility issues that have ever been?

I mean, I'll visit you in jail.

Baby sister.

What's she like?

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuck.

- You excited? - Uh-huh.

- Big night. - Sure.

You okay? You're all... jumpy.

Oh, I'm fucking brilliant, thank you.

The fuck have you done?

You don't want to know, Capgras.

Wow.

So it's going well.

Hi, Elliot.

Seems like it's going really fucking well between you guys.

Like, you're both really in this.

Uh-huh.

Cool.

I think so.

- This is incredible, Elliot. - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

- What's it for? - Artificial wombs.

It's not really about the lambs.

Mm. Right.

Building an environment that mimics the uterus,

so we can support extremely premature babies.

I feel like...

I should be asking you about your intentions.

- My intentions? - Towards my sister.

That's very grown-up of you.

I love her, Elliot.

I intend to love her.

Can you bear that?

Ah. So you've started work already, Tom.

Uh-huh, yep.

- Straight to it. - Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Nice lab, right?

Yep, it's a great lab, Joe.

Seph.

Yeah, you're welcome. Yeah.

Yeah, you must be so relieved.

I mean, I don't know that "relieved" is the right word.

Really? It feels like exactly the right word.

I was the best candidate for the job,

I was straight up the best person...

Can we not exaggerate, Tom? You're sometimes fine.

You know, the whole FDA busting your lab

and the illegal activity, and the whole

you're technically unemployable?

That is not, that was not...

- You want to step in here? - No, thanks.

I just think that maybe we should not broadcast

that you work with Elliot, that you're here, at all.

We should maybe keep that as, like, a special secret

- between us, you know? - Mm-hmm.

Take it to our collective grave?

- Forever and ever, amen. - Mm.

Okay.

Yes!

Changing the way women birth forever!

- Fucking dick bunch. - As in?

Like a fucking bunch of dicks.

Like a bouquet of penises? That's quite beautiful, Tom.

I'm calling him an asshole, Elliot.

Wow.

A Mantle experiencing human emotions.

Who knew?

I'm not looking, Beverly.

You're twitchy.

You have secrets.

Do you want to know them?

That was a good night, right?

Are you pumped?

It was ridiculous and embarrassing.

Oh, you're ridiculous and embarrassing.

Are you bored yet?

Do you want me to get you something shiny and new?

What's so good?

You know, it's not fair to keep her all to yourself.

You haven't had her unless I've had her.

I mean, I've almost...

Oh, sweet.

Hmm.

Oh, today is gonna be the most full-on day of your lives.

- Yes. - Do you feel so manly when you say that?

Everything has been leading up to this.

We are ready to go.

- Question: - Yeah.

When you practiced this in front of a mirror,

were you completely naked

or just topless?

Beverly, you have guests all day.

- You're back-to-back... - Oh. - Perfect.

We're sticking with the guests thing?

Well, they're not sick.

They're women having babies.

I love it.

It tested really well.

Now, the board and trustees will be observing all week, okay?

So, of course, our priority is

always to the women, to the guests.

- Yes. - Except it's fucking not.

But we really want to be forward-facing,

- conscious of our audience. - In case they change their minds?

To be respectful to all they have given.

It's just a couple of days.

Now, my team and I are here to support you.

Anything you need,

you just shout.

Anything.

Embryology!

Welcome to the Embryology Floor.

On the screens, you can see the embryos at each stage,

all the way up to the 14-day limit.

At the final stage allowed to take place in the lab,

cells have already begun to differentiate into

the ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm,

which will develop into

different structures in the body.

Light, luxury, safety.

We're cocooned in this space,

held in this space,

as one organism, one being.

When you step into the Mantle Parker Center,

you feel both part of something

but also that your individuality will be cherished.

Miscarriage factors, causes, treatment

and plans for future research and drug trials.

We're looking at parental chromosomal abnormalities,

at autoantibodies, at NK cells,

abnormal HLA-G expression,

thrombophilia... Both hereditary and acquired...

At sperm DNA fragmentation

and hCG gene polymorphisms.

We're studying the impact of prednisone, heparin,

levothyroxine, hormone modulators and Mg.

We use the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9

specifically in our research into a transcription factor

known as TFAP2C and chromatin.

We check every guest's blood samples for iron levels,

a personalized vitamin D and C profile,

and work with nutritionists to make our guests

the perfect juice, lunch, meal...

bespoke to their needs.

But if you want champagne and lobster

when that baby's out,

we won't be judging.

Stacy is 24.

And has made a really smart decision to safeguard her health

and her future in a way that will soon

be the norm for women worldwide.

We're going to use keyhole surgery

to remove a small section of ovarian tissue,

which we will then slice up and freeze.

When Stacy is on the precipice

of the menopause, her frozen ovarian tissue

will be thawed out and grafted back into her body,

probably somewhere like her armpit,

which has a good blood supply,

thus restoring her declining sex hormones

and delaying the menopause for potentially 20 years.

Because Stacy has come to us at such a young age,

we're able to build her an entirely bespoke package

of longevity healthcare.

Whatever decisions Stacy makes in her life,

we will be able to adapt our care, our research,

to ensure that Stacy's body

is able to keep up with her.

Thank you. Do we have any questions?

Yes?

What about women already on the precipice of menopause?

Oh, that's a great question.

If a woman had ovarian tissue removed

in her early 40s, I would be able to delay