Deadly House Call

Hello, Ruth.

Oh. You're not Irene.

I had an awful night last night.

My husband, I kept him up until morning.

I hate to do that.

Warren has his own troubles.

Is this something new?

Nurse: That's right.

Irene didn't say anything.

And you finally found something

that would help me keep my food down.

You would think this place would improve the menu,

considering my family paid for this wing.

I forget what your name was.

Wait, wait.

- Wait, who are you? - A friend, Ruth. An old friend.

I don't feel very well.

Uh... uh... I think I'm having a reaction.

I... (whimpering)

Ms. Lockhart?

Madison? I'm so sorry to hear about your mother.

She was a, uh...

A formidable woman.

Should I check on your father?

No, Gregory. I'll go.

Hayley, honey, will you be okay if I check on your grandpa?

Sure, Mom.

How are you holding up, Dad?

She was so beautiful, Madison.

We were so happy together.

Those summers at the lake house

were some of the best memories I have.

The best any kid would have.

If I'd known that last summer

would be our final summer together...

I'm so sorry, Grandpa.

Thank you, Hayley.

- Oh. - God! Now look what I've done!

It's okay, Dad. It's okay.

I've got it. Don't worry.

Thank you, Gregory. I don't know what we'd do without you.

Well, how's the caviar, Emmett?

It's from the Caspian.

It was Ruth's favorite.

Is that what this is?

I thought it was raspberry jam on a cracker.

You know, I introduced Warren and Ruth.

Not that I didn't have my regrets afterwards.

She was so stunning,

I didn't have the courage to ask her out myself.

Now, Warren, though, he wasn't afraid of anything.

Not back then.

One of the bravest men I've ever known.

Agreed.

How's Madison doing?

Well, you know Madison.

No matter what's happening,

she's as strong as a Sherman tank.

Did I hear my name?

Yeah, baby.

Hello, Madison. We were just estimating your resistance

to armor-piercing rounds.

Hmm.

I have to admit, I'm not feeling so bullet-proof today.

Aw, baby.

Who was that helping your father?

Was it another cousin I haven't met?

Oh, that's Gregory, my dad's assistant.

I didn't know he had one.

I arranged it after my dad's last fall.

I was worried my mom was expending too much energy

looking after him.

Madison, speaking of unnecessary expenditures,

we need to have a heart-to-heart about the state of the firm.

Arnold, you're like family and I love you dearly,

but now is not the time.

- Excuse me. - Okay, baby.

I thought I'd find you here.

Nia. I thought you'd be stuck in the office.

Thank you. You're a life saver.

- How you holding up? - I'm okay.

Actually, I feel kinda numb.

I'd like to think my mom and I were at peace.

I don't wanna add to your day,

but Arnold's been after me to arrange a meeting.

Mm-hm. Schedule it for Monday.

Are you sure you don't need some time off

to process all this?

You mean cry, let it all out?

My father's gonna be all alone in this great big house

for the first time since forever.

He needs a rock, not a sponge.

Sorry to interrupt.

There's somebody here to see you, Maddy.

You and your dad.

That's my cue.

Come on.

Hi, I'm Madison Lockhart.

Are you here for the reception?

I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to pull you away.

I just wanted to drop by and extend my condolences.

Rebecca Wilson.

- This is my husband Emmett. - Emmett: Hi, nice to meet you.

Thank you. These are beautiful.

I was, um, one of Ruth's nurses.

I like to think that we were friends.

Oh.

- (glass shattering) - Warren: Oh, God!

Excuse me. Do you mind holding that?

Warren: Not again!

It was just an accident. Here, I'll take that. Thank you.

I am so sorry about this.

We had a bit of a misunderstanding

with the catering crew.

I told them to get out of here.

What the hell are all these people doing in my house?

Dad, these people are here to pay their respects.

They're here for Mom's wake.

Ruth? What happened to Ruth?

Dad, Mom passed away three days ago.

Don't you remember?

Dad, are you okay? Are you okay, Dad?

Can someone call an ambulance, please?

Warren? Warren, my name is Rebecca, okay? I'm a nurse.

Listen to me. I know there's a lot going on right now

but I need you to breathe with me.

Do you think you can do that?

One, two.

- Okay, okay, good. In? - (breathing slowing)

...Two, three. Perfect. Now out.

That's it! Very good, very good. Just breathe.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be all right.

He's barely past retirement age.

He's only 67.

He's had his memory issues but I never...

Early onset dementia?

It's likely lain dormant,

triggered by the stress of the past few days.

We need to run a few more tests.

So, what happens next?

There's a rough timeline we can expect to follow.

His ability to make decisions will continue to decline.

Basic daily tasks will become challenging

and then almost impossible.

Eventually he'll rely on others completely for his care.

You'll wanna start planning before that time comes

and arrange a transfer of power of attorney.

All of this will only become harder to implement

the more time passes.

I'm truly very sorry.

He's asleep for now.

Gregory, you've done enough for today.

Thank you so much.

It's almost 10:00. You must be exhausted.

It's no problem. I'm happy to do it.

Has anyone seen Hayley?

Oh.

Rebecca? You're still here.

I thought we sent everyone home.

I was uh, about to go and I saw some caterers ducking out.

There was still so much left to clean.

One dish led to another, and...

Anyway, I should go.

No, no, you don't have to go, Rebecca.

My mom's not being very hospitable.

Wait, Rebecca. I'm sorry. It's just been a very long day.

Thank you so much for staying back and helping.

Of course. Oh! Uh, by the way,

I fixed up a late night snack.

I figured by the time you got back,

you'd both be pretty starving.

Wow. Thank you.

Wait, you're not staying to try some?

That took us like two hours to make.

Unfortunately I've got a big day of job hunting tomorrow.

You're not at the hospital anymore?

Sadly no. I was just filling in for someone on maternity leave.

I'm really happy that Warren's doing so much better.

I left my phone number in case you need anything.

Anything at all.

- Thank you. - Of course.

She's so cool, Mom.

She's like Mary Poppins without the accent.

Thought you were popping in to gloat.

I've been here six hours.

You've barely been out a month, Jesse,

and you're already complaining about having too much free time?

I saw an opening.

I couldn't pass up the chance to look around.

So? You found it?

No. Not yet.

I'll need more time, and opportunity.

Bingo.

Barely had a chance to grieve for Mom, Emmett.

Now this?

Honey, I can stay with your dad if he'll have me.

Gregory can look after him tomorrow during the day.

Honey, I can't ask you to do that.

I know you're swamped at the gallery.