Royal Pains (TV Series)

Am I Blue? (2009)

Mark Feuerstein: Hank Lawson

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• Evan R. Lawson : So, uh... I... I need your help.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Does it involve a paternity test, an arrest warrant, or a hit man?

  Evan R. Lawson : [laughs]  No, not... no, this time, no.

• Dr. Hank Lawson : [Marshall has asked Hank to help him get sober]  I'm sure we can find a good facility in the area.

  Marshall Bryant : Actually, I'm... I'm ahead of you on this. I've danced around this decision for a while, I've looked at all the options, and I have found the right fit.

  [Marshall pulls out a pamphlet and hands it to Hank] 

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Ultra Rapid Detox?

  Marshall Bryant : They do the whole thing under anesthesia. The meds they give you provide an accelerated withdrawal. Six, eight hours later, when you wake up, the worst of it's passed.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : [flipping through the pamphlet]  Yeah, uh, I'm not seeing their accreditation on this or what hospital they're affiliated with.

  Marshall Bryant : I spoke to them. They can have their anesthesiologist here tomorrow. We'll do the whole thing right here, at home.

  Tucker Bryant : You can be at home the whole time?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. You don't want to go under anesthesia outside a medical facility. There-there are too many risk factors. One guy with an IV can't handle every contingency.

  Marshall Bryant : Which is why I want you to supervise, act as my... my general contractor.

  Tucker Bryant : Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : No, it doesn't. Look, they-they don't spell out what they give you to "accelerate withdrawal," but intensifying the process of yanking opiates off receptors could be torture.

  Marshall Bryant : Which is why they knock you out. Do I sense some disappointment here, Hank, that I won't be awake and suffering enough?

  Tucker Bryant : No. No one wants you to suffer.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Of course not, but this... this sounds like a shortcut.

  Marshall Bryant : Well, shortcuts get you where you want to go.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : They can also get you lost.

• Evan R. Lawson : It's amazing. You can actually sew up a human being but you can't wrap something with parallel sides.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : You know, I went to medical school, not the American Academy of Gift Giving.

• Marshall Bryant : [loudly]  Hank! I think we're about to hug.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : We are?

  Marshall Bryant : I don't see any way around it. You're a good man. I would like to bridge the divide that separated us.

  [hugs Hank] 

  Dr. Hank Lawson : [awkwardly]  It's... feeling bridged as we speak.

  Marshall Bryant : [lowly in Hank's ear]  What the hell are you doing here?

• Dr. Hank Lawson : Your dad would listen to ME?

  Tucker Bryant : Yeah. You stood up to him, and no one does that, and I think he respects it.

• Marshall Bryant : Well, I'm glad you stopped by. Tucker needs immunizations for Kenya. Think you could hook him up with that?'

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Can't Dr. Fitzsimmons handle it?

  Marshall Bryant : You saw that some of Bridget's pills had my name on it, huh?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Most of them, prescribed by Dr. Feelgood Fitz, who I checked up on.

  Marshall Bryant : If you have an accusation, make it.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : No accusation - an observation. Last night your pupils were saucers. Today they're pinpoints.

  Marshall Bryant : So?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : So you're mixing uppers and opiates and chasing them with alcohol.

  Marshall Bryant : That's bad news. We should be very worried about me.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Well, the good news is you still have options. You haven't destroyed your liver yet, you're a man with resources...

  Marshall Bryant : And you're a man SEEKING resources.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : That's not what this is about.

  Marshall Bryant : No?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Look, if you want to make a change...

  Marshall Bryant : I don't. And never mind about the immunizations. Once again, Hank... you're fired. Stop by again. We'll go for the hat trick.

• Dr. Hank Lawson : [having treated Tucker]  Okay, Tucker, you know the drill now.

  Tucker Bryant : Yep. Monitor swelling, plenty of ice.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : But as your friend and a doctor, I can't let you spend the night in a high-risk environment.

  Libby : He can stay at my place, Hank.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Okay. I'll give you both a ride.

  Marshall Bryant : That's not necessary.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Yes, it is.

• Marshall Bryant : If I had hurt Tucker...

  Dr. Hank Lawson : You did. You are. And trying to hide so he won't see you like you saw your dad doesn't work. He's seventeen now, and you've only got a couple more years before you lose the chance to connect with him... maybe for good.

• Marshall Bryant : One long weekend and I'm back in action, okay? There's no disrupting my life.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : You NEED to disrupt your life. The allure of a quick fix is what got you addicted in the first place.

• Divya Katdare : Evan has a patient... a friend... who he says needs help.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Evan has a friend?

  Divya Katdare : Well, at this hour, one can only imagine.

• Tucker Bryant : [having seen Marshall's difficult detox]  So I'm guessing one doesn't really go trough all of that from "occasional" use.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Yeah, probably not.

  Tucker Bryant : What do I do when he wakes up?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Oh, don't worry. I'll be here.

  Tucker Bryant : No, I mean, we can't pretend like everything's okay anymore. How do I face him after this?

• Evan R. Lawson : Oh, by the way, that girl I asked you for the advice about? Took her to the beach and, though I was completely just trying to be friends with her, she took her top off - 'cause she's, like, Polish - and she turned blue. Like, literally, her entire body turned blue like a filthy Smurfette.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : You went to the beach with a naked blue girl?

  Divya Katdare : She turned blue afterwards, actually.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Okay. I'm clearly hallucinating. Good night, good morning, and good luck.

• Dr. Hank Lawson : Oh, just because I'm a doctor doesn't mean I HAVE to keep people waiting.