Royal Pains2009

Eddie R. Lawson:
I have a confession to make.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
Oh, God. Here we go. What?

Eddie R. Lawson:
I can't swim. There, I said it. Okay. Eddie R. Lawson cannot swim. I can't even dog paddle to safety.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
What are you talk... we used to swim all the time when we were little. I remember, we...

Eddie R. Lawson:
No, you remember me *saying* I could swim, me bragging about how much of a... like a fish I was. That was just all talk.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
All right, all right. Okay. So you can't swim. You're telling me this why?

Eddie R. Lawson:
Because when I told you I could swim, that was the first lie I ever told you.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
Okay. So... But why lie about that? I...

Eddie R. Lawson:
Because I didn't want to be the guy who couldn't do everything. I wanted to be your hero.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
We didn't need you to be our hero.

Eddie R. Lawson:
I needed it. You know how some people have, like, um, a near death experience, and it just changes their life?

Dr. Hank Lawson:
That happen to you?

Eddie R. Lawson:
No, I'm too old to have anything change me. But I swear to you, there was a moment when I saw you and Evan as little boys.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
Yeah, when you had your heart attack, there was a moment... I thought we were gonna lose you.

Eddie R. Lawson:
Really?

Dr. Hank Lawson:
Yeah. And I realized I don't want to lose you. I couldn't. I can't. I... I guess what I'm trying to say is, uh... I want you to stick around, to be our dad.

Eddie R. Lawson:
You're giving me a second chance.

Dr. Hank Lawson:
Call it a mulligan.