Ruth-Anne.
- Be with you in a minute, Maggie.
I just have to write up
a library card for Dr Fleischman?
- What are you reading?
- None of your business.
Touchy.
Not really. I just don't think my personal
reading habits are any of your business.
Suit yourself.
- How's the toilet?
- Fine.
- No problems?
- Should there be?
No. As long as you remember to flip
the little handle after you go potty.
What a searing Alaskan wit.
It opened me like a can of sardines.
I am devastated. I am humbled.
What is it about you that so irritates me?
You are clearly attracted to me.
It makes you incredibly uncomfortable.
Your arrogance.
Here's your card, Joel.
You'll have to renew it in three years.
- I don't think that'll be necessary.
- Good luck with your plumbing.
You know what she called me?
An addict. A helplessness junkie.
- She called you that?
- Yes, she did.
A junkie strung out on helplessness, as if
my brain were pickled with ineptitude.
Did you hit her?
No, I didn't hit her.
Let's see this.
I'll be damned if I ever ask her
for any kind of help again.
- What're you gonna do about the shower?
- I'll fix it, that's what.
How difficult can it be?
It's a system, not unlike the human body.
What we're looking at is probably nothing
more than a clogged or defective artery.
- Could be a snake.
- A snake?
That's possible?
That could happen?
They like to nest under the sump pumps.
Or maybe not.
Another piece, Joel?
No, thank you.
But maybe more slaw, please.
- Inspired meal, Mrs Anku.
- Thank you.
It's strange the things you miss
when you leave civilisation.
I had no idea there was a Colonel here.
Uncle Anku had it flown in
from Anchorage.
I thought you'd prefer it to seal steak.
Much appreciated, Mr Anku.
Much appreciated.
My nephew informs me you're a doctor.
Mm-hm.
- Where'd you pick up the trade?
- New York. Columbia University.
Ivy League. Good school.
But lousy at football.
Yeah.
It was, uh, pretty embarrassing.
Uncle Anku's a doctor, too.
You mentioned that.
Where did you study?
At my father's knee.
- So he was a doctor as well?
- Oh, yeah. His father, too.
I wanted to race dogs, but they insisted
I enter a profession.
I don't suppose you know anything
about Indian medicine?
Uh, no, I don't.
Did you ever see Little Big Man?
- The movie with Dustin Hoffman?
- What an actor.
That was some makeup job.
Remember the scene in a teepee
with the medicine man
and a pregnant girl that was sick?
Right, just before the cavalry rode in.
That's basically what I do.
Holding the patient's hand,
keeping their spirits up,
maybe a little psychology.
Plant root here, placebo there.
Standard operating procedure for me.
My father's first rule of thumb:
Do no harm.
Absolutely.
Under most conditions, the human body
is an extraordinary self-righting machine.
My nephew and my wife
are concerned about my health.
Well, um...
they have good reason to be.
I've had some discomfort
which I'm taking care of.
As Dr Fleischman said, the body is
an extraordinary self-righting machine.
Anyone for dessert?
Or maybe you'd prefer a sauna.
This schvitz is great.
It's better than the Y at 92nd Street.
What is it? Oak?
Cedar.
I had no idea this was
a traditional Indian thing.
It's the only custom-built sauna
in Arrowhead County.
- Where'd you get it?
- Mrs Anku won it in a bingo tournament.
In Fairbanks.
She placed third in the regionals.
She's lucky.
That's how come she got me.
I usually like to listen to music,
but Maurice is gettin' on my nerves.
He should never have fired
Chris-in-the-Morning.
Look, Anku, dinner was great
and this is unbelievable.
But the reason I came here...
Ed's been telling me
you've been having plumbing problems.
Yeah, I have.
I had them once or twice. With the sauna.
It came with a warranty
but I'd have to ship it to Finland
to have it serviced so I fixed it myself.
Yeah? How'd you do that?
I knew a man once