Andover

Dawn, there was a fire.

And you were trapped.

And you died.

These ashes are all that's left of you.

That's not true.

It is true. You were burned alive.

- Why are you lying to me? - I'm not lying.

I know this must be scary, but I brought you back.

No, no!

Everything I've done is because I love you so much!

Dawn! Dawn!

Hey, D, are you up?

I am now.

I made your favorite.

Oh...

- What did I do to deserve this? - Just for you being you.

Mmm, so good.

So, there's something I need to ask you.

- Give me a minute. - Where are you going?

- I've gotta pee. - Can't you hold it?

- It's easier to hold a thought. - Not this one.

I'm coming back, I promise.

Dawn, I...

I know that you believe in destiny.

But I think we have control and that's what makes us

so perfect together.

I can't hear you.

- Can I just come in? - If it can't wait.

It can't.

OK.

- Dawn? - Yeah.

I want us to start the rest of our lives together

right now.

I love you more than life itself.

Will you marry me?

Not another woman would say yes to you right now.

It's a good thing I'm asking you.

So, how did he propose?

This door!

It was spontaneous and intimate.

- It was definitely intimate. - And sweet.

And creepy.

Oh, are you saying my fiancι's creepy?

He's a little creepy.

Come on.

Any romantic gesture can be either sweet or creepy.

It just depends on how you feel about the guy who's doing it.

Think about it: a heart-felt poem...

flowers on your doorstep, a foot rub.

I don't want anyone touching my feet.

OK, so it wasn't my dream proposal.

He didn't bring me into a bouncy house.

Your dream proposal's in a bouncy house?

Yeah. He brings me inside and he says,

"When I'm with you, I'm walking on air."

You're right: if the wrong guy brought me into a bouncy house,

that would freak the living shit out of me.

Like an artist molds a vase,

we could shape undifferentiated embryonic cells into cartilage,

and skin, and brain tissue.

We could treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

We could replace limbs and organs.

I know people hear "cloning" and think it devalues life,

but no, the reason to do this is because we hold life in such high regard.

Any questions?

No?

I swear, college is the only business

where the customer tries to get as little as possible for their money.

- Excuse me, Professor Slope. - Yes.

- I love your class. - Well, you know what they say,

if you can reach just one student, you should probably stick to research.

Your work with somatic cell nuclear transplantation,

it's why I came to Andover.

- Really? - Totally.

You wouldn't happen to need a lab assistant?

I'd do anything.

Take out the trash, clean the beakers.

Make coffee.

Thank you, but I have everyone I need.

Dawn.

Do you take Adam...

to have and to hold,

in sickness and in health...

till death do you part?

- I do. - Adam, do you take Dawn

to have and to hold, in sickness and in health,

till death do you part?

- This is so morbid. - I know.

But what if something happened to me?

The last thing I'd want is money.

Dawn, if I'm not around to take care of you anymore,

I want to be able to still take care of you.

- You do? - I do.

- I love you, love you, love you. - I love you, too.

Sorry.

So would you like

to purchase the term, the whole or universal?

All I know is, if anything happens to me,

this one's gonna need a lot more help than I will.

Well, then we'll have to make sure we take care of him, too.

You just gotta go with the flow.

If you force it, it all falls apart.

That's what's so great about working with glass.

If you tried a million times,

you could never make two pieces the exact same.

I was talking about being married.

OK, buddy.

- Bye. Hey, babe. - I hope you're hungry

'cause I'm cooking you dinner.

Yeah? What you making?

Your favorite.

- Oh, I love my favorite. - Well, I love you.

What time you want me home?

Professor Slope?

- Yes. - You married to a Dawn Slope?

I am.

There's been an accident.

We rejoice in our sufferings,

knowing that suffering produces endurance.

And endurance produces character.

And character produces hope.

And hope will never put us to shame.

And now we're going to have a few words

from Dawn's husband, Adam.

The first time I saw her was at an art fair.

She was hidden behind a row of vases.

But in the little space between,

I caught a glimpse of this...

Incredible, this perfect smile.

I couldn't get it out of my mind.

For weeks...

all I thought about was this smile.

So I went back and there she was...

in the same spot,

hidden behind a vase.

So I bought the one that was blocking my view.

Adam, I am so sorry for your loss.

- This is it? - I know.

One minute you're here, and the next, poof, you're gone.

I meant the food.

You'd think they'd at least put out some cold cuts.

- Dawn was a vegetarian. - She wasn't in high school.

You knew her in high school?

We went to prom together. She was "the one that got away."

I'm her best friend.

I mean, I was.

Just because you can no longer touch her,

that does not mean you can no longer feel her.

Poor guy, I know exactly how he feels.

- I can't believe it. - I know.

No, everyone consoles the husband, but nobody thinks to console me?

I think it's way harder to lose a best friend than a spouse.

Sylvia Plath said that dying is an art.

And Kafka said the meaning of life is that it stops.

So...

I just wish I could say goodbye to her.

We all do.

Well, if you're patient,

you can say hello to her in heaven.

I'd like to believe that.

Then believe it.

Hey, it's me. I'm busy playing with fire.

Dawn.

Do you take Adam

to have and to hold,

in sickness and in health,

till death do you part?

I do.

And, Adam, do you take Dawn

to have and to hold,

in sickness and in health,

till death do you part?

I do.

Well, then I now pronounce you husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

I don't want the money.

Why not?

You wouldn't understand.

You think if you fill out the form, it's accepting that she's gone.

It's very common. You're in denial.

- I'm not in denial. - OK, we've transitioned to anger.

That's progress.

The problem is growth rate.

Let's say we have a patient with acute liver failure.