Perception (2012–2015): Season 1, Episode 6 - Lovesick - full transcript

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Does free will exist?

Do I exert conscious
control over my actions?

Did I do that on purpose?

I'm pretty sure you did.

Or was I forced to do it by
some unseen neural process?

Fact is, most of the neuroscientific
data suggests free will is an illusion.

So if that's true, are
we simply meat puppets?

All of our choices made for us?

The answer to that can be found..

In our next class. Bye!



That's brilliant, Daniel.

Ending the class on a cliffhanger
always keeps them coming back for more.

- The answer is "no".
- To what?

To whatever it is you're about to ask me.

Unless I'm misinterpreting
the blatant ego stroking.

I simply want to make sure
that you're planning to

attend the Chicago Science
Foundation Gala on Friday.

Ah, you lost me at "gala".

I really need you there, Daniel.

- Why?
- Because..

Jonathan Bannister's
widow is gonna be there.

- I don't know who that is.
- Class of '49.

Anyway, I played golf with
him a couple of months ago.

And by the end of the 8th hole..



I have him verbally committed to funding
the new Life Sciences building.

But a couple of days later,
before I can get it in writing,

the guy goes and dies of a heart attack.

How inconsiderate of him.

I feel badly about it, of
course, but I am hoping

to get his widow to honor
her husband's promise.

I'm still waiting to hear
what this has to do with me.

Well, as luck would have it, Mrs.
Bannister is a fan of yours.

No. No. No, no, Paul. No, no, no.

I am not gonna let you pimp me out
to some blue hair just so the

undergraduates have a shiny new
building to store their mice.

No, I.. I don't have time anyway.

I'm right in the middle of some
very important experiments.

What experiments?

Daniel?

What are you doing?

It lets them sense the Earth's
magnetic field and orients them

so they can get where they're
going without getting lost.

Here's the thing.. Pigeons mate for life.

So I'm wondering, after a while, does
the female just follow her chosen male,

or does she still use the magnetite
in her brain to choose her own route?

It probably depends on whether
he's buying her dinner.

You don't think they're gonna
follow me home, do you?

To what do I owe the pleasure?

How would you like to help the FBI bring
down a big, bad insurance company?

See, I knew this was gonna be a good day.

What'd they do.. Deny somebody benefits?

Actually, they might have committed murder.

Sanjay Patel.

A couple months ago, he
was admitted to the E.R.

Complaining of severe depression
and suicidal thoughts.

Jan Star Health was his
insurance provider at the time.

They authorized one day of hospitalization.

- That's generous.
- It gets worse.

After he's discharged, Jan
Star recommended outpatient

treatment by a psychiatrist,
Doctor Julian Corvis.

Corvis treats Sanjay for four sessions,
then stops treatment, says Sanjay is cured.

Of severe depression?
In four sessions. Bullshit.

Yeah. I'm sure Sanjay's Mother
shares your skepticism.

The next morning, she found
him hanging in his closet.

How does a Doctor that incompetent
keep his medical license?

I do not know.

What I do know is that he will
never be treating patients again.

He was found dead in his office yesterday..
Shot in the face by a .38.

Wallet was still on him, so robbery's out.

Safe was open, but there
were still valuables inside.

It's unclear whether or
not anything was removed.

Sanjay's family seeking payback?

They seem to be going through
the proper channels.

They filed a wrongful-death suit
against Jan Star and Corvis

and alerted the U.S. Attorney's office,
which launched an investigation.

FBI approached Corvis about
testifying against Jan Star,

- and he agreed, on one condition.
- Immunity.

The terms of which were still being
negotiated when he was killed.

So you think Jan Star hired
a hit man to silence him.

I am not assigned to
investigate the murder.

- But you said..
- My involvement in this case

is limited to the wrongful-death suit.

I need to find out what
was in Corvis' files.

Well, you can't look at medical files.
They're confidential.

That's why I need a special master.

A special what?

A knowledgeable and impartial
third party to review the files

and report on what Corvis was
gonna tell the U.S. Attorney

without revealing any personal information.

That's why I convinced the
US Attorney to appoint you.

Ah.

Well, as flattered as I am that you
think I'm special, I know you, Kate.

And there's no way you're not
curious about who killed Corvis.

I've been in some hot water
with the boss lately.

Says I keep stepping outside
my "circle of responsibility".

So this time, I am staying
inside the circle.

So, what exactly is the
diameter of this circle?

Pretty small.

- Hey, Kate!
- Michael.

Let me guess..
You're here to take me to lunch.

Actually, I am here to see Daniel.

Sorry, sorry. Do you two know each other?

Of course. I mean, half the
reason I joined the faculty

was to say that I've worked
with the great Dr. Pierce.

Good to see you, Daniel.

So, when are we getting together again?

- Well, uh, I don't know.
- I might have the..

We have something that we're doing.

Yeah, sorry.

Totally understand. I'll call you.

Okay.

Where do you think you're going?

I'm the only one who's allowed
to look at these files.

I'm only going up to unlock the office.

Just so you remember.

You're the special master. I got it.

It's a fresh crime scene.
This seal's supposed to be intact.

Wait here.

Mrs. Corvis?

It was our honeymoon in Bora-Bora.

It was the happiest week of my life.

The FBI should have protected Julian.

Maybe you should get her home.

You sure?

I'll be fine.

Mrs. Corvis, we're gonna do everything
we can to find the person who did this.

How is she?

Getting some rest.

You find anything?

Apparently, Corvis was
miraculously curing his Jan Star

patients of major disorders
in just a few sessions.

Where as patients from other carriers,
same disorders, he'd see 30 or 40 times.

So you think Jan Star was getting Corvis
to churn their patients and then dump 'em.

Yeah. They paid him a major bonus
every time he cut somebody loose.

They'd save a bundle, and he'd
fill his schedule with patients

that were from other
carriers or paying cash.

Nice work, Daniel.

You testify to this, the U.S.
Attorney should be able to nail Jan Star.

There's something else. Look at this.

Corvis was diagnosing a disorder called
"Transferential Dopamine Deficiency".

- Never heard of it.
- Neither have I.

That's not in the Diagnostic
Statistical Manual.

You think it's related
to the Jan Star scam?

No. Everyone with this
diagnosis was paying cash.

Suspicious, right?

If it's not related to Jan
Star, it's outside the circle.

- It doesn't make any sense..
- Outside the circle.

You found the smoking gun.

I'll buy you a celebratory slice of pizza.

Malnati's?

Did you know that humans
are the only species

that drinks the milk of another animal?

It's unnatural..
All the lactose churning away,

- wreaking havoc on your..
- Okay, Daniel. I am not hungry any more.

Lewicki.

Oh, hi, Professor Pierce.

Come out here?

Yes?

What is that girl doing here?

Uh, I'm Karyn's teaching assistant.
She asked me for help, and I'm helping her.

Oh, so you couldn't help her
at the dorm or at the library?

- What's your point?
- My point is that that girl stalked me!

She almost got me fired, now she's
finagled her way into my house!

- She has ulterior motives.
- Okay, maybe she does.

Okay, now that we see eye to
eye, get her out of here.

Ever occur to you her ulterior
motive is to get with me?

Hey, Max, I should go. It's getting late.

Um, okay. Yeah, I..
I'll walk you back to your dorm.

See ya, Professor Pierce.

I think you're just jealous.

Of Lewicki?!

That girl took her shirt
off in your office,

and you didn't find her
the least bit attractive?

I may be crazy from the neck up.

But from the waist down, I assure
you I'm perfectly healthy.

When was the last time you had a date?

- Is that a proposition?
- In your dreams.

Hey, we had fun together.

"Had".. Past tense. You need to
find somebody in the here and now.

Like your friend Kate is
doing with Michael Hathaway.

Ohh, that's called setting the bar
so low that anyone's acceptable.

As opposed to setting the
bar so unrealistically high

that you never have to show
another person the real you?

Are you feeling okay?

I'm having some symptoms, but
I know they're symptoms.

Such as?

I'm being followed by a Government
Agent in a black S.U.V.

Are you sure it's a hallucination?

Black S.U.V.? Mirrored shades?

Straight out of the
Paranoid Schizo handbook.

I dropped Karyn off at her dorm. Uh..

I'm gonna crash. You need anything first?

Don't forget your umbrellas, or
otherwise you could get all wet.

50% chance of rain.

How does this woman stay
employed when her forecast

is basically "it might
rain or it might not"?

Oh, I think she has other assets
that keep her employed, Doc.

.. High-pressure winds creeping
in from northwest Indiana.

Clearly, understanding
Meteorology isn't one of them.

That's not a very nice
thing to say, Daniel.

By the weekend, it looks
like more of the same.

So, I miss a tropical
depression once in a while.

You can miss a depression, too, can't you?

But the weather should be improving later.

- I missed something.
- The good news is,

we're not expecting any
more rain on the horizon,

and right now it's just a
lovely evening out there.

You okay, Doc?

Get the car.

Daniel, what are you doing?!
You were supposed to wait for me.

I think I know who killed Corvis.

- Who?
- I can't tell you.

- Why not?
- Because it's outside the circle.

Your son was Dr. Corvis's patient?

He just went the one time.

Were you aware that..

Justin threatened to kill him?

No.

No, I wasn't.

You don't think he had
anything to do with..

At this point, we just want to talk to him.

During the session, Justin
became aggressive and violent..

So much so that Doctor Corvis
recommended he find a new therapist.

- Did he?
- No.

No, he came home that day
shouting and screaming. And..

He was angry at me for
sending him to see Corvis.

And then he just..

Then he just took off.

His Mother..

She knew how to handle Justin
a lot better than I did.

She died three years ago.

It must have been very
hard for both of you.

Is that why you thought Justin
should see a therapist?

No, he..

He handled it pretty well, you know..

All things considered.

He loved his music.

He had plenty of good friends. And, uh..

And then everything just changed.

How?

Teenage stuff, mostly.

He started running around
with the wrong crowd,

and I thought that Corvis could help him
get back on the right track, you know?

Dr. Corvis diagnosed him
with something called,

"Transferential Dopamine Deficiency".

- Do you know what that means?
- Um, I'm sorry. I don't.

And you have no idea where
Justin is right now?

I haven't seen my son
since he left this house.

If you find him, please..

Will you tell him that I am sorry?

About everything?

Thanks.

No hits on Justin Reycraft
with FBI or Chicago P.D.

- Think he'll turn up?
- It's hard to say.

Sometimes runaways do just
drop off the grid completely.

But we've got an APB out.

So, uh..

Your boss knows you've
drifted outside the circle?

Yeah, he's giving me a little leeway.

- What's up?
- Nothing.

I'm just trying to figure out
what this diagnosis means.

What the..

Federal Agent! Hands where I can see 'em!

Out of the car!

You better have one hell of a good reason

for following us around
the past couple of days.

I don't believe it.

Secret Service guy in aviator
sunglasses and a black S.U.V.

- Was really following us?
- I know.

What a clich?, right?

Pulled your personnel file, Vincent.

Nine complaints of excessive force.

Drinking on the job.

You want to tell me what a burnout
cop's doing following around the FBI?

Want to know what's great about
not being on the job any more?

Hmm?

I don't have to talk to people like you.

Want to know what else is great about
you not being a cop any more, Vincent,

is that no one will give a rat's ass

when I ship you for
assaulting a Federal Agent.

Never laid a finger on you.

It's too bad you didn't pay
more attention in the academy,

because then you would know that
hitting my car qualifies as assault.

A felony even.

Working as an investigator
for Jan Star. So what?

So what happened?

They find out Corvis was gonna testify

so they sent you to dig up some
dirt to blackmail him with?

Or maybe..

They sent you to silence him for good.

I was just hired to follow him,
dig up dirt, like you said.

Well, if you were following him,
maybe you saw who killed him.

I was at an A.A. Meeting when it happened.

By the time I got back to his office,
it was already a crime scene.

Cop in me was curious, so I hung around.
And when you and your..

Weird Professor friend show up,

I run a background, find out who
he is, report back to Jan Star

that maybe he was gonna
testify in Corvis' place.

So they told you to follow Dr.
Pierce, dig up some dirt on him, too?

Instead of riding me, why
aren't you looking for the guy

who threatened Corvis last week?

Keep talking.

He goes to some girl's apartment.

Comes out about an hour later.

Some big guy is waiting for him,

throws Corvis up against a car,
threatens to break his head.

Give me a name.

I didn't get his name,
but I got the girl's.

I loved Julian.

But you knew he was married, Misty.

I couldn't help myself.
We just had this crazy connection.

And the sex was absolutely mind-blowing.

I would know, too.
I've had like a ton of sex.

Oh.

But with Julian it was different.

He was so into experimenting and exploring.

Sounds awesome, Misty, but this
is a murder investigation.

Now, a witness says they saw Corvis
being threatened outside your place.

What do you know about that?

It was probably Toby, my ex.

He's got a really bad temper.

And he was pretty upset when I
started sleeping with Julian.

All right. I need you to wait in the car.

Toby Mulligan?

Who's asking?

FBI. I got a couple questions for you.

Just let me finish this set.

Actually, I need to talk to you right now.

Okay, sure.

What? I waited in the car.

Yeah, I got in his face.
But it didn't hurt him.

I wasn't even in town last Friday.

- Then why'd you run?
- I thought this was about the steroids.

I totally have a prescription
for those, by the way.

Admit it, Toby. You were pissed off
because some Joe schmo Doctor half your

size was giving it to your girl and she
was liking it. So you made him pay.

I told you. I didn't kill him.

When'd you find out she was seeing him?

You mean sleeping together
or as his patient?

Misty was Corvis' patient?

She started seeing him for
her self-esteem issues.

She seemed pretty confident to me.

Maybe he cured her.

He got inside her head..
Tricked her somehow.

There's no way she'd have
cheated on me otherwise.

I even told his wife about it.

I thought that would end it, but it didn't.

Of course I knew.
I knew about all my husband's affairs.

How many were there?

A few. Nothing out of the ordinary.

I liked that other women
found my husband attractive.

It made me feel lucky to have him.

Well, you have a very progressive attitude

towards your husband's
extracurricular activities.

That's just what normal men do.

That woman is lying.

Everyone has a different
attitude when it comes to sex.

You get cheated on, you
feel angry, betrayed.

You want someone to pay. Trust me.

Doesn't sound like you're being
entirely objective, Agent Moretti.

Sorry.

I'm just saying, she might seem like
the poster child for cool right now,

but maybe when she found out
Corvis was cheating on her,

she got jealous and killed him.

But you didn't accuse her.

That's because I don't
have any evidence.. Yet.

I got to look into her movements
on the day of the murder.

Drop you back at campus?

Look at us..
Just a couple of higher-order primates

competing for a sexual partner.

I beg your pardon?

I'm talking about Kate, of course.

And, well, I'll just say it..
I sense that she's very attracted to me.

But if you're planning to plant
your flag in that terra incognita,

then just say the word and
I'll gracefully withdraw.

Look, if you're done mangling
metaphors, I have a class.

So, you don't mind?

Lewicki?!

Lewicki!

Lewicki!

Lewi.. Where the hell were you?

You were supposed to bring my notes for the
Neuroanatomy seminar.. I had to cancel it!

I'm sorry, Doc. I'm sorry. What..

What happened was I had
to take my clothes off..

To do the laundry. And, uh, I put
my clothes in the wash, and, uh,

when I came back to check on them,
the washer was set on delicate.

So I had to wash them all over again.

Hey, Professor Pierce.

Yeah, I.. I.. I told you she was into me.

Uh, Dr. Pierce's residence.

One sec.

It's Kate.

Hello?

Chicago P.D. picked up Justin Reycraft..

You know, the kid who
was threatening Corvis.

He was panhandling in Millennium Park.

They're bringing him in to talk to me.
You want to come say hi?

You have no idea how much.

So, then, you won't be back for a while?!

Why'd you run away, Justin?

I didn't.

My Dad kicked me out.

Why.. Why'd he do that?

Because I wouldn't go back
to see that weirdo Corvis.

Mr. Corvis says here in his
files that you threatened him.

- Did you kill him?
- No.

I didn't kill him.

What made you so angry at him?

That guy was a total freak!

Okay. We just want to hear
your side of the story.

My Dad forced me to go see Corvis.

And then he gives me some pill.

What kind of pill?

I don't know.

Maybe one of those pills they give to old
men to make them all hot and bothered.

I guess it was supposed to
do the same thing to me.

And then he makes me watch all this porn.

It was girls with other girls.

And then he wants me to..

You know..

While I'm watching the
porn in front of him.

He said it would help re-teach my brain.

He said it was "part of the cure".

The cure for what?

The cure for being gay.

Thank you.

Well, Justin's alibi checks out.

He was at the Mercy Shelter
the night Corvis was killed.

Of course he didn't do it.

He's a sweet kid whose philistine Father

conveniently fails to mention
that he threw his own son

out of the house for being gay.

Or how did he put it?
"Hanging with the wrong crowd".

He sounded pretty remorseful
when I talked to him

and incredibly relieved
that Justin was okay.

You know, I think there's a chance
that those two could work things out.

At least now we know what "Transferential
Dopamine Deficiency" is.

It's Corvis' code for homosexuality.

It's so sad that someone could
be so ashamed of who they are

that they'd go to some
quack Doctor to cure them.

You grow up in a family that tells you
your basic impulses are morally repugnant?

You might try anything to
make yourself feel.. Normal.

Kids kill themselves because of it.

Okay, but is it relevant
to who killed Corvis?

He creates a disorder that doesn't exist.

Then he comes up with a
treatment regimen for it.

And Justin was pretty angry at
Corvis for putting him through it,

so maybe one of his other
patients is angry, too.

We can't interview them
because of confidentiality.

You can't, but I can.

- Because I'm..
- The special master.

How could I forget?

This is completely confidential.

The only way I'd divulge anything is if
it were relevant to the Doctor's murder.

We'll do whatever we can to help.

How did you find Dr. Corvis?

Church.

A support group.

My pastor recommended him.

And why did you go to him?

I'd been struggling with
these urges for years.

I'd tried everything already..
Support groups, counseling.

Nothing helped.

Dr. Corvis said his
treatment was different.

Different how?

He said the thing I'd struggled
with my entire life,

the thing that has given me so
much heartache wasn't my fault.

It wasn't a choice.

He said it was a disease.

A Neurochemical Disorder,
and he could treat it.

What was the treatment regimen?

First, he would give me a pill.

- What pill?
- We only got it in his office.

He promised us it was safe,

but he said it wasn't approved
for sale yet or something.

But you took it anyway?

I was desperate.

I was willing to try anything.

What happened after you took the pill?

I got this..

Incredible feeling of love.

It got me excited.

I'd become aroused.

And we made love.

We would have sex.

In front of him?

Sometimes he would make me watch porn.

Other times he brought
in a sexual surrogate.

He forced you to have sex with a woman?

No. I wanted to.

And how did the treatment work?

We haven't had a treatment
in almost six weeks.

We.. We haven't needed it.

Dr. Corvis saved our marriage.

He was a miracle worker.

Dr. Corvis saved my life.

"The sex was mind-blowing".

Wow, that must have been some interview.

No, it's what Misty said about her bedroom
gymnastics with Corvis, remember?

He must have been giving her the drug, too.

- What, Viagra?
- No, Viagra only affects blood flow.

Corvis told his patients that being
gay is a Neurochemical Disorder.

And since the feeling of
being in love originates

in the paraventricular nucleus
of the Hypothalamus..

Oh, Daniel, you're such a romantic.

The drug must have been something
that affected the brain.

I'm guessing some sort of
selective dopamine agonist

that produces the sensation
of being in love.

Then Corvis incorporates some
cognitive behavioral techniques..

So the patient experiences those
feelings while having sex with a female,

and that behavior imprints on
them and creates a new normal.

- Somebody paid attention in class.
- Wait, so this treatment actually works?

Temporarily, maybe, but it's
not sophisticated enough

to create the kind of lasting
neurobiological changes

that could actually alter
a person's sexuality.

But it's possible.

Theoretically, but ethically?

If the drug is still in any
of the patients' systems,

we test their blood, we find
out exactly what it is.

We don't have enough probable
cause to get a blood order.

Plus, it might be pretty difficult
to get permission from the patients.

It'd be an admission that they're
doing something illegal.

Silly Daniel, you don't
need anyone's permission.

What are you talking about?

I'm just saying it might
be pretty difficult,

to get the patients to cooperate.

That's true, but you can't refuse
to cooperate if you're dead.

Did the Medical Examiner's office
keep samples of Corvis' blood?

Yeah, of course. Why?

I think we're gonna find traces
of the drug in his system.

Because he wanted to have mind-blowing
sex, just like his patients.

I think it's more than that.
I think he was trying to cure himself.

Because Corvis was gay.

The M.E. tested your
husbands blood Mrs. Corvis.

Turns out your husband's
he was treating himself

with a drug called ZR-121, which causes..

Feelings of love and arousal.

Now, the FDA hasn't approved it yet
because of pervasive side effects

like Hypertension, Ptosis, Dry Mouth.

What's your point?

Your husband was trying to cure himself..

Of being gay.

He did cure himself.

Julian was a revolutionary.

His methods were saving marriages..
Saving lives.

Except being gay isn't a disease.

Clearly, that's a matter of opinion.

My husband offered hope to
people who shared our beliefs.

Except he never actually cured himself.

We tracked his credit-card bill
and found numerous charges

to a company called C.K.L.
Restaurant and Lounge Group.

Seems it's a holding company
for a bar in boystown.

We sent an Agent down there to see
if anyone recognized your husband.

And turns out, he was a regular.

I'm sure he was just offering
to help those poor men.

You wanted your husband
to be straight so badly..

That you even encouraged him to
cheat on you with other women,

because, as you said, "that's
just what normal men do".

But when you found out
that it was all a lie,

that he was never gonna be what you
considered normal, you couldn't take it.

And that's when you killed him.

I'm not saying another word
until I speak with my attorney.

Moretti.

Oh, hey, Max.

He says it's an emergency.

Lewicki?

She's been like that for hours.

She says she'll only talk to you.

All right. Get her some water.

Okay.

Uh.. Karyn?

Why don't you, uh..

Why don't you tell me what's wrong?

You're an expert on the brain, right?

And why..

Why people do the things that they do?

Yes, but to be honest, human
behavior continues to mystify me.

Oh, you have to help me!

Tell me why I do it.

Do what?

I've..

I've been sleeping around lately.

- A lot.
- Okay. Okay.

I have these urges, and..
And I can't control them.

But I got excited watching the
golf channel the other day.

It just.. It doesn't make any sense!

Like sleeping with Max..

He's a really nice guy..

But I'm not that into him.

God.. I would..
I would kill for a cigarette.

I didn't know you smoked.

Well, I've been trying to quit.

Are you taking a prescription
to help you with that?

How did you know?

Karyn, one of the side effects of some of

those anti-smoking drugs
is hyper-sexuality.

Maybe that's what's happening to you.

You think?

I know the Head of Counseling
at the Student Health Center.

She can talk to you about
your meds and your other..

Issues.

So why don't I take you to see her?

Oh, thank you, Professor Pierce!

You're.. Welcome.

Dean Haley.

Uh, Dr. Pierce should be back any minute.

No, I'm actually here to
see you Mister Lewicki.

Look, look, I.. I.. If it's about
that girl, I can totally explain.

It's about the Chicago
Science Foundation benefit.

Oh..

Right, of.. Of course.

It would behoove the university
greatly, Mr. Lewicki,

if Dr. Pierce were there this
evening on time, wearing a tux..

And a smile.

The problem is, Sir,

Dr. Pierce would rather eat a
plate of warm mayonnaise than..

Yeah, but you see, tonight
could mean a lot of funding

for very important programs at the school,
including teacher assistant-ships

in the Neuroscience Department.

But on the other hand,
if that funding should..

Come up short..

Do we understand each other, Mr. Lewicki?

Perfectly, Sir.

I'm so glad.

You enjoy the rest of
your day, Mister Lewicki.

I know I will.

Daniel.

Ha!

What was he doing here?

Nothing. How's Karyn?

She'll be fine. She was pretty ashamed.

Yeah, me too.

I'm Karyn's T.A.
and I took advantage of that.

I abused my authority.

You abused your authority.

Geez, Doc.

You don't have to rub it in, okay?
I feel bad enough.

Don't be a narcissist, Lewicki.
This isn't about you.

I need to call Kate.

Why?

Because I think Corvis might
have abused his authority, too.

And I'm pretty sure it's
what got him killed.

- Thank you for coming back.
- Hi.

Hi, Agent Moretti, FBI.

I.. Don't understand why she's here.

I thought everything we talked
about was confidential.

It is..

Unless it's relevant to the
Corvis murder investigation.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Thomas, I noticed your eye before.

How long has it been like that?

This? I don't know.

A couple weeks, maybe. Why?

One of the side effects of the drug
Corvis was giving you is Ptosis,

otherwise known as "drooping eyelid".

What's this all about?

Your husband shouldn't still
be experiencing side effects

from a drug he supposedly
quit taking six weeks ago.

Look, I don't know what this
has to do with anything.

You told Dr. Pierce the last time you
took the drug was at your last session.

Why are you lying, Thomas?

- I'm not..
- Thomas?

Okay, I was still taking it, the drug,
but only so that I could be with you.

It helps with my condition.

Where'd you get it?

I had some left over.

You both said Corvis insisted you
only take the drug in his office.

I was having a relapse, so I
went back to see him on my own.

I didn't tell you because I
didn't want you to get upset.

Yeah, but that's not why he
gave you the pills, is it?

You and Corvis were sleeping together,

and you were taking the
drugs to enhance the sex.

Thomas, what's he talking about?

That's a pretty good act, Mrs. Akers.

But we ran a trace, and we found the .38
that you registered in college.

Police are executing a search
warrant on your house right now,

and they're gonna find that gun.

Michelle..

What happened?

You find out he was sleeping
with Corvis, so you shot him?

That's not..

You're right. I did it. I'm sorry.

Michelle, don't.

Don't.

I just wanted a regular marriage..

Like the kind you see in the movies.

That's why I forced Thomas
to go see Dr. Corvis.

Because I thought he
would fix our marriage.

But he ruined it.

So I got my gun, and I shot him.

I understand what you're doing, Mrs. Akers.

You pushed Thomas into the treatment.

- You feel responsible for what happened.
- No. No.

And you love him, so you
want to protect him.

But you're not really gonna let your wife

take the fall for something
you did, are you, Thomas?

Thomas, don't say anything.

No.

No, he's right.

Don't..

He's right. I've been carrying
this around far too long.

When Michelle and I first
started seeing Dr. Corvis..

The treatment was working.

I would take the drug, and it would
make me feel things for my wife.

But as the sessions continued, I
started having feelings for Julian.

So he called me, and he asked me
to come in for a private session.

We started talking about my problem, but..

We couldn't help ourselves.

But I hated myself.

Michelle and I went to Julian so that I
could be with her, because I love her.

What we were doing was wrong.

So I went back to his office to get the
pills so I could use them with my wife.

What you and I are, what we
want, it's not a disease.

I realize that now.

I.. I've been trying to convince
my patients, convince myself!

But I've been living a lie.

- I see that now.
- No.

We can be together.

I want to be with my wife!

But..

I love you.

And I'm sorry.

I am so, sorry.

It's tragic.

Three people's lives destroyed because
they couldn't accept who they really were.

The notion that some magic pill
could take away all that pain?

It must have been pretty tempting.

There are pills you can take, Daniel.
You know that.

Ain't no pill gonna cure my ill.

It would probably help with your symptoms.

Maybe my symptoms make me who I am.

That's a cop-out.

You know you should be on meds.

Let's go, Doc. You're late.

You think I should go?

Stop avoiding this conversation.

Okay, either you put it
on, or I stuff you in it.

You heard the man.

Daniel!

- Oh, Kate.
- Please tell me you've got another case

and you're getting me the hell out of here.

- I wouldn't say..
- So, sorry. Hi, Daniel.

I had some trouble finding
a parking spot. Allow me.

You look beautiful.

Well, thank you.

You clean up pretty well yourself.

Ah.

We were gonna go grab a drink.
Care to join us?

No, I.. I think I am gala'd out tonight.

Right, well, some other time then.

See you, Daniel.

Daniel. There you are. Come on. No, oh..

- No, no, no, no, no. Come on!
- Please, don't make me.

She's a big fan! No, no, no.

I just want to introduce
you to Allison Bannister.

Wow. You are not old.

Well, you are quite the
observational scientist.

Mrs. Bannister, I'm told that
I can be, uh, overly blunt,

so forgive me in advance when I
say that I am only here tonight

because I'm interested I..
In procuring sex.

I mean, money..

For a donation.

Who knows?

If you play your cards right, Dr.
Pierce, you might just get both.

Wow.

Nice work, hmm?

Is there something wrong with me?

It's a question we all ask ourselves.

We all wonder why we don't look like,
act like, feel like everybody else.

Each of our brains has
the exact same parts..

Cortex, Hypothalamus, Fornix,
Septal Nucleus, so on.

And yet, no two brains are exactly alike.

So, being different..

Being unique..

Is undeniably a fundamental
characteristic..

Of being human.

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