01x04 - Lahela & Stitch

[bunniefuu]

- LAHELA: I love this photo of Walter.

- Mm, so cute.

You got a hottie for a boyfriend.

Boyfriend? Is he my boyfriend?

I mean, I know he likes me,

but we haven't really

defined the relationship yet.

That's okay. Kai and I

haven't DTR'd yet, either.

I consider us as

"engaged to be engaged."

How serious can Walter be about me?

I'm not even on his main Instagram grid.

If I was his girlfriend, I'd be on main.

How come I'm not on main?

Lahela, relax.

You've said it yourself,

you and Walter don't have

any cute couple shots.

Get the pics, get on main.

Stephanie Marie Denisco,

you are a genius!

Game recognizes game. (sighs)

Walter and I are going to Big

Kanoa's Tiny Golf tomorrow.

There's this waterfall on the sixth

hole that would make

a great backdrop.

You should come and take pics.

Um, a third-wheel

paparazzi might seem weird.

Maybe if we had a fourth?

(drumbeats)

(rustles)

Oh, no, my slipper!

(plastic rustles)

Hey, Kai!

Wanna go mini golfing with

me, Steph, and Walter tomorrow?

We're all set.

- (slurps)

- (grunts)

CLARA: Hospital efficiency.

How we use or misuse

our time is extremely

KAI: Mom! Do you know

where the flour is?

I need it for the Oahu Pie Competition.

Since you guys loved

my cookie cake so much,

here's my next idea.

One word. Cookie pie.

That's two words, and the

flour is next to the canola oil.

Cool.

What's canola oil?

(scoffs) I'll find the flour,

but then, you have

to let me rehearse

my presentation

for the Chief of Staff.

Why do you even care what that guy

thinks? You don't even like him.

You call him "Dr. Name Dropper."

Dr. Name Dropper is still

the head of the hospital.

And any time I get a

chance to present to him

is an opportunity for me to

effect real change at work.

Even if I have to listen to his story

about running a 5K with

Bruno Mars' hat guy.

- Move.

- (inhales)

(exhales deeply) I live with ferrets.

Hospital efficiency.

How we use or misuse our time

- is extremely

- BRIAN: Mom!

You didn't finish my rock.

The Greek Gods show is tonight,

and I can't be Sisyphus with this.

BRIAN: It's just a beach ball.

Your show's not until four.

I'm gonna wrap the ball in butcher paper

as soon as I finish

rehearsing my presentation.

And after you find me the flour.

- Yeah.

- And get Dad out of the good bathroom.

He's been in there all morning,

and I need the floor-length

mirror to check my fit.

Hey, babe, do you know

where the moisturizer is?

I need to maintain my dewy glow.

And I need to finish my presentation!

I am locking myself in the bathroom.

Nobody bother me.

See if my moisturizer's in there.

All this pretty takes work.

(sighs)

(quirky music)

(ball rattles)

See, the key to putting

is to figure out the magnitude

and angle of the total velocity.

You know, your basic

Pythagorean theorem.

Yeah, I don't think Steph and

I have reached that chapter yet.

Well, you don't need

to be good at math

to know that Walter

is getting wrecked.

Hey, it's been hard to line

up a putt, my side hurts.

I think I pulled

something while surfing.

You'll turn it around at the next hole.

It's my favorite because of

the picturesque waterfall.

(light music)

LAHELA: Waterfalls are so romantic.

Swimming in them, standing next to them.

Using your good side

to gaze at a rock

- Steph!

- We've gotta keep

- these good vibes going.

- Steph!

I heard about an escape room

in Mililani. We should go.

Oh, yeah. I've always wanted to

try one of those escape room things.

It'll be so fun.

You guys in? Say you're in.

Yeah, we're in.

Steph, could you grab a pic?

Right, sorry. Sorry.

Here we go.

(camera shutter clicks)

Love it. Now let's

try one like you didn't

just get kicked in

the nads by a donkey.

- My bad.

- (soft chuckle)

Okay, I'm ready.

- (groans)

- You okay?

Yeah, I'm good. I it's

just my stomach again.

Can you tell me where the pain is?

It was here, but it's

kind of moved to the side.

- Have you had your appendix out?

- No, why?

Pain transferring

from the center of

the abdomen to the

lower right quadrant

is usually a sign of appendicitis.

But I won't know for sure

until I can check your white

blood count at the hospital.

I don't have to go to the hospital.

I'm fine. Let us (groans)

(groaning)

(dial tone trilling)

This is Dr. Kamealoha. Prepare the OR.

(theme music)

(tranquil music)

(elevator dings)

I mean, do I really need surgery?

Well, during my examination, you

exhibited "rebound tenderness,"

which can be a sign that your

appendix is close to rupturing.

- That sounds bad.

- It's gonna be okay.

I called ahead. They're

getting the OR prepped.

We have the best surgeons.

- (phone ringing)

- (indistinct announcement on PA)

(indistinct chatter)

What's going on?

Multi-car pile-up on the H-1.

Just happened. More coming!

Dr. Lee, I called about an appy.

We have the patient being

prepped. Who's on the schedule?

I need a crash cart

to exam room one. Stat!

- Everybody's busy. You do the appy.

- Oh, but, no. I

This isn't a discussion. Do it.

(indistinct announcement over PA)

Walter, I'm doing your surgery. (sighs)

- There isn't anyone else?

- I'm sorry.

Because of the accident

on the H-1, there isn't.

But don't worry. I've done

a ton of these. Look at me.

- I got you.

- (tense music)

(calm music)

(indistinct chatter)

(Dr. Lee sighs)

When's the Chief of Staff getting here?

- I don't know.

- (scoffs)

He's 40 minutes late.

I'm a doctor, not an Uber

driver circling the airport.

I know.

I'm trying to get to my son's school

by four for his Greek Gods show.

Oh, I don't need your life history.

I was just wondering where Dr. Choi was.

- (door opens)

- Ah.

Sorry I'm late, people. I

was talking to Magic Johnson.

(indistinct chatter)

You got off the phone with

Magic to come to a staff meeting?

When I grow up, I wanna be you.

(sighs) Well, I had to thank him

because he sent me this

box of frozen steaks.

An NBA legend knows your

home address. That's dope.

Is it? I guess I never really

thought about it like that

because we're such good friends.

(inhales) Now, unfortunately,

I can't eat them

because I am doing a red meat

fast with Bruno Mars' hat guy.

Bruno Mars is Honolulu royalty.

- Respect.

- (Dr. Choi chuckles)

You get a steak! You get a steak!

- You get a steak! You get a steak!

- (Clara clears throat)

- Do you mind if I

- Yes, Clara! Everyone gets a steak!

- (Clara stammers)

- Ah, New York strip?

(stammering) Um

What's up?

- Oh. Presentation. Yes. Go, go, go.

- (Clara chuckles)

(chuckles)

- Okay, hospital Okay.

- (thuds)

(clears throat) Hospital efficiency.

How we use or misuse our time is

(chuckles)

(laughs)

I am so sorry. (chuckles)

I was just thinking about

this video Magic sent me.

It's of this guy in sunglasses

flipping his speedboat

to Turn Down For What.

(all laugh)

Oh, we should watch it. You

know, I'm sorry. No, no, no.

No, no. Well, yeah.

Well, let's watch it.

- Yeah? All right.

- DR. LEE: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Yeah.

- DR. CHOI: Let's watch it.

I can't think of a better way of

spending a seminar on efficiency

than watching a

seven-year-old YouTube video.

(chuckles)

Lots of Nordstrom tabs

open. Just go for it, girl!

Take a chance, you know

they got great returns!

- (all laugh)

- Okay, check this out.

Turn down for what ♪

- Oh! Right? Am I right?

- (all groan)

(laughs)

- Hey, you guys wanna spy on my dog?

- Turn down for what ♪

- Aloha.

- Hey, Walter.

How you feeling since

you got your appendix out?

It's so good to see you,

right here in the flesh.

Sorry. Do I know you, guys?

- Oh, my God, you're so funny.

- (both laugh)

(chuckles)

Wait, do you really not know who we are?

It's us, Noelani and Charles. (scoffs)

No-no and Chuckles?

Noels? Charlani?

- Lahela must have talked about us.

- Yeah.

We're like her mentor slash

best friends slash stylist

slash the wind beneath her wings.

Oh. Hey, guys.

What the heck, Lahela?

Walter doesn't even know who we are

and we know everything about him?

I know he wrote his English paper

on "The Eyes of T.J.

Eckleburg" in The Great Gatsby.

And I was the one that likes

every one of his Instagram posts!

I mean, I went deep.

I was the one to tell you

he had a c*ck Spaniel!

I'm sorry. Is the multi-car

pile-up all sorted then?

Yeah, it could use some tidying up.

- We should probably go.

- Hmm.

Manolo. (soft chuckle)

Sorry about that. I

brought you something.

"It's a boy"?

Yeah, slim pickings at

the hospital gift shop.

It was that or the "World's

Best Grandpa" mug, so

- Thanks.

- How you feeling?

Okay.

On a scale of one to ten, what

would you rate your pain level?

I'll let you in on a little secret.

My male patients usually respond

with six no matter how bad it is,

because they think six says "I'm

in pain, but I'm a macho man."

Feel free to tell me your real

number. It'll be our secret.

Six.

Cool.

Well, if you want, I can grab a

wheelchair and bring

you to the courtyard.

The art there is hideous.

They have this statue that

looks like a giant butt.

I'm good.

You sure?

It's where I go when I've had

a rough day and need a cheap

I'm watching this.

Oh, okay. (soft chuckle)

But you don't know what you're missing.

If you sit just

right, it looks like

the people are

walking out of the butt.

(tranquil music)

(upbeat music)

(car alarm beeps)

(sighs) Come on, come on, come on

Damn it.

- (sighs deeply)

- Hey, honey!

- Hey.

- BENNY: You missed a great show!

Except the art teacher wore a

very revealing toga for no reason.

(groans, sighs)

I could have made it,

but Dr. Choi ate into

my presentation time

with a story about Magic

Johnson and a sand trap.

I had to shorten my efficiency

lecture to be efficient.

Turned into an irony lecture.

Wait, your boss knows Magic Johnson?

That's rad!

Yeah. Except there's no way

he really knows Magic Johnson.

I've heard him tell that

exact same golf story before,

but last time, he was with

Don h*'s old tour manager.

Wait a minute, your boss knows

Don h*'s old tour manager?

- Mom!

- Oh.

You made it!

Everybody loved your rock,

especially when it got

loose and took out Achilles.

(all laugh)

I'm sorry I missed your show,

baby. I… I got caught up at work.

That's okay.

I knew it was a long shot.

I wasn't counting on it.

Oh, you weren't?

Because I really wanted to be there.

Yeah, but we know you can't

really be there. That's cool.

Like last week when I scored that

goal at the Aloha Invitational.

You scored a goal?

Yeah. It was a header off a corner.

But that's okay. You're busy.

- Yeah, your job's important.

- See? They get it.

(tranquil music)

Hey, have you heard from Walter today?

Yeah, we texted earlier. Why?

No reason.

- (clears throat)

- Sorry.

Guys, can I have everyone's attention?

Is this about earlier?

I told you my chair made that sound.

(all chuckle)

(breathes deeply)

I've been a doctor for 15 years,

sacrificed everything for the hospital.

And while I'm comfortable

with the demands of my job,

I have come to realize,

it's not fair to you guys.

I've missed too many

important milestones.

So, I called Dr. Choi and told him,

I'm scaling back my hours to part-time,

so I can be the best

mom that I can be.

Wow.

- Awesome.

- That's great.

- Yeah? Good?

- Yeah.

(all laugh)

Besides, as long as Dr. Choi is chief,

none of the improvements I

wanna make are going to happen.

So I'd rather be here with you guys

and make an actual difference.

That's a big life change.

Yeah.

Are you sure, honey?

I've never been more sure

of anything in my whole life.

Other than the fact that

chairs don't make that sound.

(all laugh)

(video game sound)

So, I'm home all day today, no

work, no charts, no presentations,

just you and me, buddy.

Hey, Mom, can you move?

I die less when I can see the screen.

Well, I was really hoping

to spend some time with you.

(sniffs) You know what?

Ugh. Hand me a controller!

I'll get it.

So what are we working with? (sighs)

Uh, Plumbers? Hedgehogs?

Zeldas? (chuckles)

Mom, my friends online can hear you.

- (sighs)

- And they get weird around women.

Oh.

(sighs) So what's the goal?

How do you win?

(sighs) Just wanted

to explore the world,

wander around.

Maybe make a pot of stew.

Oh, and that's fun?

It used to be.

Oh, get the poi! Get the poi!

That makes a hearty stew.

Hey, Walter.

I know it's super weird to

be leaving you a voicemail.

What am I, an '80s

businessman? (soft chuckle)

Anyway, I haven't talked to

you since you left the hospital,

and I thought maybe the sound of my

voice would compel

you to hit me back.

Still not on main?

No.

I mean, patients who are complete

strangers have put me on main.

Rip Tide put me in his will.

Ever since I did that appy, Walter

and I have gone from DTR to DOA.

He's probably just

weirded out by your genius.

I mean, you did surgery on him.

Most kids and even adults are

intimidated by your big brain.

Four people for mini-golf

with bumper boats,

plus ten dollars in tokens, three

sodas, a Yoo-hoo, and a poke,

- that'll be

- Ninety-one dollars

and fifty-two cents. With tax.

"Phrase" is the category

and now you can spin.

(rattling noise on TV)

Rome wasn't built in a day.

HOST: That's it. Quite a

nice try. Let's now, cash in.

- MAN: "R"?

- HOST: One "R".

Hot tip, never fold a King-Jack suit.

You had a 63 percent chance

- of beating me on the river.

- (sighs)

And the brontosaurus on

your shirt is inaccurate.

Sauropods only had one

claw on their forearms.

- Could you spot me a

- Charles,

she already took your Seiko

and the keys to your Lancia.

I think you should go home.

All right. (sighs deeply)

LAHELA: Thank you.

(sighs)

Am I extra?

We're both extra, which is

why I'm not intimidated by you.

You've got your high IQ, and

I've got my joie de vivre.

But Walter is just Walter.

He's fine but, you're the

star of that relationship.

He's

Robin to your Batman.

And I think it might be nice

if every once in a while,

you let him catch the Joker.

Well, how do I do

that? He's avoiding me.

Do I have to solve all

your problems for you?

Mm-hmm.

(groans) So much emotional labor.

- Mm.

- (grunts)

Okay, so when we go to

the escape room on Friday,

maybe tone it down a notch.

You don't always have to prove you're

the smartest person in the room.

Give him a win. That

should get you on main.

I love it. I'm in.

That was too easy.

(inhales) If I'm on a roll,

I should go talk to my mom about

getting my belly button pierced.

This is what I wanted to do with

the surgical supply room years ago.

But Dr. Choi thought

it was a waste of time.

Cool. Can you hand me the vanilla?

(gasps) Kai! The kitchen's a mess!

Well, no not the whole kitchen.

- The pantry looks good.

- Oh.

Do you need all this

stuff for your cookie pie?

Let me see the recipe.

Don't have one. See,

I like to bake by feel.

The pie tells me what it wants to be.

How about salmonella-free?

Has the pie mentioned

anything about that?

You need a better method.

- Oh.

- (clanks)

Hey, honey.

Maybe give Kai some

room to make his pie.

I know the kids are

loving having you home,

but you don't have to

look after them 24-7.

Why don't you take

some time for yourself?

- Really?

- Yeah, you deserve it.

You're right. (chuckles)

I do deserve some me time. (giggles)

I'm gonna go reroof the

pagoda. (soft chuckle)

Okay. Ever since Mom's been home,

she's been putting all this

weird overachiever energy into us.

She's messing with my baking time.

- Pie time is Kai time.

- Don't worry.

She'll be on that roof for days.

- Your old man's a mastermind.

- (both chuckle)

So, cookie pie. It's one word.

(tranquil music)

(foreboding music)

Hi!

I've been working so

hard to help the kids

and I realized I've been totally

neglecting my number one guy.

(chuckles) So, I'm here to help.

Great.

Great.

(tranquil music)

So glad you felt well enough to come.

By the way, I never got to tell you,

but I used subcuticular stitches,

so they won't have to be taken out.

Ah, thanks. (soft chuckle)

Take it easy, Batman.

Welcome to Escape from Paradise!

Oahu's number one escape room

attraction in this mini-mall.

I am Douglas Von Der Ahe,

world-famous explorer.

I'll be your guide to a fantastical

adventure into your mind.

Which one of you has

the Groupon? (sighs)

(sniffs)

Valid. (sighs)

Your coterie will be joined by this

intrepid couple from the mainland.

We're the Jamies.

I'm Jamie with an "I" and

this is Jamey with a "Y".

(inhales) Super excited to be in Hawaii.

(both chuckle)

It's always been Jamie's dream

to visit a foreign country.

- Oh

- Leave it.

You are a team of geologists

trapped in this cave.

You have 60 minutes to escape

before the volcano erupts,

flooding the chamber

with red hot magma lava.

Magma lava isn't a thing.

It's either magma or lava.

- Ow.

- Time starts now.

The first step is to

unlock a black light pen

by solving the word

scramble on the wall.

Hello and goodbye.

(door creaks)

(gasps) I got it.

Halo.

(Jamie laughs)

Uh, what about the other "A"?

Well, good point.

"A halo."

(both laugh)

Jamie guessed three of the

masked singers last season.

Oh.

That's awesome.

So, every day, you change the

name of your shave ice flavors?

Uh, based on the day's theme.

Today, I'm doing Mel Brooks movies.

Doesn't that make the menu

confusing for your customers?

No, they love it. It's fun.

DR. CHOI: Hey, Benny.

Hey, aloha, Dr. Choi!

Uh, I will take a Gene

Wilder-Berry. (soft chuckle)

Now, is that strawberry or blueberry?

(gasps) You know what?

Don't tell me, it'll be

a surprise. (chuckles)

This is fun.

I, uh, hope they have good shave

ice in LA. I'm gonna miss this.

- Oh, you're leaving?

- Oh.

Yeah. I just got an offer to be

a doctor for a major sports team

I'm not allowed to

disclose. It's the Lakers!

- Huh? Oh.

- It's the Los Angeles Lakers!

Great. Awesome. Congratulations.

Thank you. Yeah, the only bummer

is I need to find my replacement.

Yeah, too bad you've got

your kids, you'd be great.

But you got your hands

full doing your mom thing.

- Wait, what?

- Oh, you know what I mean.

I mean, you're awesome and everything,

but you wanted to step back.

- One Gene Wilder-Berry.

- Oh.

The lilikoi on top honors

his signature auburn curls.

(Dr. Choi, Clara laughs)

I gotta send a pic of

this to Magic Johnson.

We do this fun thing where

I send him pictures of food,

and he sends me pictures of

rashes he wants me to check out.

- Oh.

- It's disgusting.

(laughs) He doesn't know Magic Johnson.

Why are you so mad?

Is this about the Chief of Staff job?

- No.

- Hmm.

You always talk

about what you would

do with the hospital if Dr. Choi left.

- You're not intrigued?

- Of course, I am.

It's the job I've wanted for ever.

But it means working more.

And I already feel bad

about how much I work now.

(sighs)

I don't know, I'm so torn.

What do I do?

It's a big decision.

There's only one thing to do.

(waves crashing)

("E Kiss Kaua" by Kamae &

Eddie & The Sons Of Hawaii)

(beeping)

Any idea how this works? (sighs)

Well, there are playing

cards on each of the pads,

patterns probably a poker hand, so

You know, what, uh, what do you think?

(sighs) I don't know.

Come on, team. (exhales)

You got this. We can do it.

We think this might be a clue.

- We found it hanging on the wall.

- (chuckles)

That is an actual fire extinguisher.

Puzzles are hard.

(sighs deeply)

(beeping)

- (sighs)

- JAMIE: We're never gonna get this.

I'm starting to think the word jumble

at the beginning wasn't "aloha".

Maybe it was "a halo".

"A halo"?

In what world does that make sense?

It's "aloha", we're in Hawaii,

which, FYI, is in America!

(rattles)

(chimes)

(beeping)

- (thuds)

- (chimes)

- (beeps)

- (door clanks)

I'm sorry, Walter, I just can't do this.

I'm Batman. Deal with it.

Guess she didn't wanna get

k*lled by the magma lava.

LAHELA: Not a thing!

Whoo!

- Told you that would help.

- (chuckles)

So let's talk.

I know I could do a kick-a*s

job as Chief of Staff,

but the kids matter most.

I don't want them to look back

and think I was never around.

No question.

I'm not going for the job.

- That makes sense.

- Of course, you say that.

You're a dad,

so anything you do for the

kids is, like, extra credit.

But for moms? It's totally

different. It's not fair.

I'm finally at the point in my career

where I could make that hospital

run the way I know it should be run.

So go for the job.

Because you want me out of the house?

I've never told you

where you have to be.

That's why your surprise party

last year was such a flop.

Yeah, it was.

(somber music)

What's wrong, kiddo?

Nothing. (soft chuckle)

- Why do you think something's wrong?

- A mom always knows.

Plus, this is where you come

when you've had a bad day.

(chuckles) What's up?

Life would just be

so much easier if

I wasn't Lahela

Kamealoha, girl genius.

You have a special gift.

It's a good thing.

Even if it makes me extra?

Oh. (chuckles)

If the world can't deal

with a strong, smart woman

that's the world's problem, not yours.

Always be true to who you are.

You can't hide from your true self,

and you shouldn't have to.

That's why I'm going for Chief of Staff.

You are?

- Yeah.

- (both laugh)

I am.

Being a great mom means living

your life as an example for your kids.

I can't tell you to be

you if I'm not being me.

We, we are strong, smart ladies, Lahela,

and we don't have to apologize for that.

- You're right.

- Right?

(chuckles)

Hey, does that statue look like a butt?

Yes, and no matter where you

stand, it's always looking at you.

(lively music)

So, what's Bruno Mars' hat guy like?

Uh, you know, he's all right.

He's kind of a hanger-on

name-dropper type.

- Sad, really.

- Wow.

I wanna be considered

for Chief of Staff.

No one knows this

hospital better than me.

No one works harder.

Earlier, you said I had

my hands full being a mom.

Being a mom is a strength.

This hospital needs a mom.

Great. Consider yourself in the running.

MAGIC (on computer):

She's got my vote.

- (Dr. Choi chuckles)

- Oh, yeah. It, uh

(chuckling) Oh, my God! Magic Johnson.

Hi, you're he's

you're Magic Johnson!

Last time I checked.

Wow. I am a huge fan.

I mean, I'm from Philly,

so you know, Sixers.

Well, nobody's perfect.

(ululating, chuckles)

(chuckles) Ah, hi, uh, Mr. Magic!

Uh, I like golf and steaks,

uh, you like golf and steak.

Maybe we should get

together sometime and I

Man, that sounds like fun. I'll

give you my private cellphone number.

- Wow.

- It's 3-1-0

- Sorry

- Not, not that. It's fine.

- Uh

- Oh.

Uh, 3-1-0, yeah?

3-1-0, what? 3-1-0, what?

(clears throat) Uh, uh, Magic, Magic

Uh, I think you froze.

Magic! Magic! Magic!

Sorry, eh, the Wi-Fi stinks. (laughs)

What? (sighs)

That was close. Did he buy it?

He's still in the room.

Just keep acting frozen. I'm,

I'm also gonna act frozen.

(tranquil music)

What are you doing here?

- I need to talk to you.

- I need to talk to you.

Is something wrong? Why did

you run out of the escape room?

Look, I get that I

intimidate a lot of people,

but I'm smart, and I

shouldn't have to hide that.

And if that makes me

a big old weirdy weirdo

or too extra for you,

then that's your problem.

- And I just

- Whoa, whoa.

I like you because you're smart.

You do?

Yes. I love that you're a doctor.

You're the smartest person

I know. It's awesome.

Then why have you

been acting so strange?

I don't know.

Maybe because you saw me

like that at mini-golf.

Laid out on the ground, helpless.

It was embarrassing.

And then after the surgery,

you just walked into my room with

a balloon like it was no big deal.

Felt like an idiot.

Well, you needed an appy.

It wasn't a big deal.

For you to cut me open and

have to take care of me

Made me feel weird.

Well, I've done that procedure

on dozens of patients.

Never done it on me.

(soft music)

You're right.

I'm sorry.

You're not just any patient.

Well, yeah, I'd hope not.

I mean, I'm your boyfriend.

Boyfriend?

Oh, God. Um, is it too soon to DTR?

Not at all boyfriend.

Being a 16-year-old doctor is

kind of like having a superpower.

But sometimes, when there are

things that make you different,

you worry you won't fit in,

and you hide your true talents.

But I realized I don't wanna be Batman.

I'd rather take off my mask and

show the world who I really am.

Oh, and in case you were wondering

I'm on main.

(sucks teeth)

(closing theme music)