Since Cassi found out about Thomas’ addiction, she decides to talk to Patricia (Thomas’ mother) about it. For some reason she thinks Thomas would listen to his mother rather than his wife…
Anyhow, Patricia initially rejects the idea of her perfect little self-motivated boy being drug reliant, and immediately spits back information about the couple’s love life. This bothers Cassi that Thomas would share these things with his mother, but Cassi continues with her story. Patricia then loosens up a bit and listens to Cassi’s concerns. After a while in Patricia’s part of the house…the garage…Cassi then leaves. Fed up with her mother-in-law. The most excellent part is that as soon as Cassi leaves, Patricia calls Thomas and tells him about Cassi’s visit and her new suspicions.
Back at the hospital, George and Thomas ‘make up’ after their little outburst-fest…and then Thomas gets the call from his mother and is once again, very livid. He goes into a rage and is upset and insecure, then we get an inside glimpse into his life: Thomas drives to Doris’ (his secretary) house and…they…yeah. Denial then envelops Thomas because apparently this affair confirms that his relationship with Cassi isn’t his fault, but hers. And Thomas spirals downward…
This reminds me of ‘tragedy’ as in Shakespeare terms. Because we already have a tragic flaw in the main character, and a ‘fool’ (Cassi) who knows the answers to the problems which makes sense because she’s the psychiatrist. Yay! So maybe this medical thriller is going to end with the death of everybody in the hospital. Except for George.
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You know, the whole everyone-dies thing worked for Shakespeare, but now...? Not so much.
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