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Monday, June 12, 2006 Today Henry sneaks into the hospital wearing a clown costume to cheer Emily up. She tells him she agreed to have the baby and give it to Paul and Meg to raise, and Henry tells her that's a great plan to make people think she's sane so she can be released and raise the baby herself!
Today’s episode was directed by John O'Connell and written by Elizabeth Page.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Henry: Well, somebody's in a good mood. And if you're gonna cry every time you see me, I'm gonna stop showing up, Em. Emily: What are you doing in that get-up, Henry? Henry: Emily, there is a naked clown out in the parking lot and you're worried about me? [ With a southern drawl ] C'mon, now, I don't care who you are or where you're from, that's funny right there. [ Henry chuckles ] Emily: I'm sorry. I appreciate you stopping by. I'm just not good company right now. I think I'm gonna go take a nap. Henry: Oh, no, now, what happened? [ Emily sighs ] Emily: It's a long story. Henry: Well, I seem to know most of it. Do you want to just fill me in? Emily: Paul was here with his girlfriend. Henry: He brought Meg to see you? Emily: Yeah, she's working here now. It's not even the point. I've agreed to have the baby and give it to them. I can't have an abortion, Henry, it's not in me. And he's the father. So if he's gonna take me to court, he's gonna win custody. So I just -- I gave up. I feel like such a failure. Henry: Emily, from where I'm standing, this is the smartest thing you've ever done.
Emily: I don't think you're getting enough oxygen through that stupid nose of yours. How is giving up my child a smart thing? Henry: Because you're proving them wrong. You're doing the right thing. You're doing the noble thing. It's the far, far, far better thing. Emily: For who? For who? For Paul? Henry: No, not for Paul! For the baby! You're in a psych ward, right? They're observing you. And yeah, you're occasionally knocking over a glass of water and pouring your heart out to a passing clown. But the bottom line is, you're making tough decisions. You're putting your baby first, Em. You're sacrificing your own happiness, and for some reason in this day and age, that is called sanity. Emily: Are you finished? Because you can go now. Henry: Em. Hey. You can't -- you can't blame this on Paul. I mean, he's a louse, yeah. Absolutely. I'm not defending the guy, but you're in here -- you're in here because you let yourself get carried away. And I don't wanna dump on you when you're down, sweetie, but you've done some really stupid things for love. Emily: I know. I know. I know that. Henry: Giving up -- giving up the baby -- and at the same time, giving up said baby's worthless father, that -- that's one of the smartest things you've ever done. Now you keep this up, you're gonna convince the doctors here that you're coming out of that very dark place called temporary insanity. And that's the diagnosis you need for this trial. Emily: Well, that's a nice try, but it's not going to work. Because as soon as Dusty and Jennifer take the stand and they tell the judge what I did? I don't care how many sympathetic shrinks we march into that courtroom. I'm going to jail.
Henry: All right, first things first. You have to convince the doctors that you were crackers when you kidnapped dusty. Who knows, you might even convince dusty. But you have to think, Em. You have to think, "what is gonna convince the keepers that you no longer need to be kept?" Emily: But Henry -- Henry: No, no "buts." No "but Henrys." We don't have time for this. This trial reconvenes in, like, two weeks, all right? You have to convince them. You have to convince the doctors, and Tom Hughes, maybe some hard-nosed judge that you have seen the error of your ways, and that you're going to be a model citizen from now on. What does that mean, Emily? It means no more kidnappings. It means no more bear traps. It means no more diving headfirst off the nearest cliff. You've got to brush your teeth and fly straight. Capishe? Emily: Okay. Henry: Okay. Emily: I'll smile, I'll brush my teeth, I'll say all the right things. But it doesn't change what happened. I gave up my baby, Henry. Henry: No, no. You -- you gave up Paul. You gave up Paul. Yeah. Now you listen to your Uncle Bozo here, okay? If you care about this little thing that you're carrying inside there enough to give up daddy, then you care enough about it to do everything you can to walk out of here a free woman. A free woman, Emily, let me remind you, doesn't have to give up her child at all.
Emily: You know what, Uncle Bozo? You are surprisingly a really good friend. Henry: I'm a great friend. And you're gonna get through this. Because you're a fighter. So time to play the general, Emily. We're starting a campaign here. The campaign to Emily out of jail free, and you've already made your first maneuver. You surrendered. That's why I know you're going to win. Emily: Wow, you missed your calling. You would've made a great motivational speaker. Henry: Don't touch the nose. So, you -- are you gonna do it? Emily: I'm gonna think about it. Henry: You're gonna think about it. Okay, well think about this. You've got a baby growing inside you who's nudging you to do the right thing. So concentrate. Concentrate on how much you love this child, and that will get you out of this. I guarantee it. The tyke might even be your saving grace, who knows? And there's the nurse. I was supposed to be in pediatrics about an hour ago. I'm probably gonna terrify those poor children. If you need me -- just give me a call. Emily: Thanks, Henry. Oh, god. You know, I was never going to do what I told your daddy I was going to do. You've gotta know that, baby. Who knows, maybe Uncle Bozo's right. Maybe you are my saving grace.
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