Luke: I hope you're safe in there, wherever you are. I hope you're not afraid. I hope I didn't cause you any pain. I had to try to get you back for the kids -- and for us. We've beaten the odds so many times, you and I. But this time the house wins. Our luck didn't hold. I love you.
Laura: Luke?
Luke: Is it you?
Laura: Of course it's me.
Lulu: Now I get why Dad didn't want to tell us about the experimental drug.
Lucky: He believed it could bring Mom back. But he also knew that it might make her worse.
Lulu: Yeah, and he also thought we would get our hopes up, and I did. I kept picturing her the way that she used to be.
Nikolas: After four years, I was getting used to not hoping.
Lucky: Me, too. I pretty much accepted that the mom we loved was never coming back.
Nikolas: Yeah. And then along comes this whisper of hope.
Lulu: I was already imagining being with her again.
Nikolas: Yeah, me, too -- hearing her laugh, telling her about Spencer, seeing her hold her grandson for the first time.
Lucky: For a minute there I was sure it was going to help Mom.
Nikolas: Yeah. Well, you know, it's -- it's over now. We can't make ourselves crazy anymore. Mom's just not coming back, and maybe that's for the best.
Lulu: What? How can you say that?
Nikolas: Well, Lulu, you heard what Robin said. Even if this drug did manage to bring her out of that state, there's a reason she was in it to begin with. And how's her mind going to react to all these emotions and memories, including the one where she killed her own stepfather? I mean, it might put her into a life of living hell. The doctors say that she's -- she's at peace right now. Maybe that's a good thing.
Lulu: Well, a part of me is relieved. I mean, after what happened this summer, I don't know if I could face her.
Laura: Are you all right?
Luke: Oh. I am so much better than "all right." Oh. You're back. It's you. It's -- it's you. And I -- I told myself to keep believing, but -- I --
Luke chuckles.
Laura: Am I dreaming?
Luke: No, no, sweetheart. The dream is over, the nightmare is over. You woke up. You came back to me!
Laura: Ah. Hold me.
Luke: Are you okay? You feel all right?
Laura: I -- hazy. What happened?
Luke: Let's just take it slowly. There's plenty of time to go into all of that.
Laura: Where am I? It's a hospital?
Luke: Yes.
Laura: I don't remember coming here. Was I in an accident?
Luke: Sort of. But you're okay, and you're back now. And everything is grand.
Laura: Did something happen on the way to the wedding?
Luke: What is the last thing that you remember?
Laura: We were getting married. And you wanted it to be small, just the kids and -- and family.
Luke: That's right.
Laura: Was I in a car crash? Luke, how badly was I hurt?
Luke: Listen --
Laura: Am -- am I --
Luke: You're okay.
Laura: All right?
Luke: You're okay. You're okay. You are. You were unconscious for a while. But you're all right, you're back, and everything's going to be okay.
Laura: Then why do you look worried?
Luke: Oh, I'm not really worried. Not anymore.
Laura: Yes, you are.
Luke: No, no, it's nothing, really. You and I have been through so much worse.
Lulu: I don't think Mom would be too thrilled to see how I turned out.
Lucky: Are you kidding, Lulu? She'd be so proud of you.
Lulu: Yeah? Which part would impress her? The part when I lied to get Dillon to sleep with me, or when I had an abortion?
Nikolas: She -- she would love you no matter what.
Lucky: Besides, if she had anybody to come down on, it would be me. A year into my marriage and I'm already in rehab, on my way to a divorce?
Nikolas: Lucky, you're pulling yourself together; you're committed to your recovery. She'd be proud of that, as well.
Lucky: I'm doing the best I can. The one thing that I've learned is that I can't do it alone. As a matter of fact, I could use your help.
Patrick: You're doing surprisingly well. Your reflexes are excellent. You're alert, focused.
Laura: But I'm confused.
Luke: She said my name.
Robin chuckles.
Luke: I -- I was walking to the door; I thought I heard her voice.
Robin: Mm-hmm?
Luke: But I wasn't sure. I went in and I looked, and she was really looking at me, Dr. Robin. She could see me. She's -- she's here, she's back.
Robin: I am so happy it worked.
Luke: I can't tell you how much I owe you for this.
Robin: Hmm.
Luke: She's still pretty disoriented.
Robin: Right. What does she remember?
Luke: Well, so far, she just remembers that we were going to be remarried.
Robin: Mm-hmm?
Luke: And she doesn't seem to connect any of the other things that led to her breakdown at this point. Maybe they're all still locked away in the back of her mind.
Robin: Well, that's good. But she will need help adjusting. The large time gap can be very unsettling to her, not to mention the trauma that first caused her to shut down.
Luke: Right. What do I do now?
Robin: Get her an experienced psychiatrist.
Luke: Okay. So, Doctor, she pass your tests?
Patrick: Matter of fact, she did. Aside from the expected muscle weakness, she's perfect. Congratulations, Laura, you're a living miracle.
Luke: And when she came to, when she woke up, she seemed immediately to be lucid.
Lainey: What did she say?
Luke: She wanted to know where we are.
Lainey: What does she remember?
Luke: She remembers that we were about to be remarried.
Lainey: I've reviewed Laura’s case, including the psychological triggers that brought on the catatonia. She hasn't referenced any of it?
Luke: No. Uh -- her stepfather's death doesn't seem to be registering at all. She thinks it's four years ago. And she's asking questions and I'm not sure how to answer them.
Lainey: Well, the emotional shocks that Laura suffered years ago are still buried somewhere in her mind. I strongly advise you not to bring on other trauma, or it could reverse all the good that this drug has done and cause her to shut down again -- or worse.
Robin: And LS-49 only works once.
Luke: Yes, I know, Dr. Robin. You've told me that, he's told me that, Legrasse told me that. We've been through this in numbing detail. I got the picture. I -- I'm not going to play Russian Roulette with her fragile mental health by encouraging her to regurgitate the past. Thanks.
Laura: What did they say?
Luke: Uh -- they're just going over your case. You know doctors. Apparently, you have defied medical precedence, my love, and a whole lot of other technical mumbo-jumbo that I don't understand.
Laura: Is there something else?
Lulu: Hey.
Nikolas: We got what you asked for.
Lucky: Thank you.
Lulu: Um -- just don't get your hopes up, okay, because one gift is not going to make her come back.
Lucky: I'm not expecting anything. I just wanted her to know that I remembered our anniversary.
Nikolas: Yeah.
Robin: Hey, I didn't think you guys would still be here.
Nikolas: Uh -- we were just about to leave.
Lucky: Yeah. Did something happen?
Robin: Laura regained consciousness.
Lulu: What? Our mother's come back?
Robin: She's awake and alert and talking to your father.
Luke: Now, nothing's wrong. Nothing. I was just talking to the doctors about how to keep you awake and alert.
Laura: And what did they say?
Luke: They said to not let you out of my sight, and I said that's no problem.
Laura: And?
Luke: And -- and nothing. And that's it. Dr. Drake isn't a spin master. If he says you're fine, you are. And believe me, you are fine. You've never been more beautiful to me than you are right now.
Laura: Why are you trying to distract me?
Luke: Well -- well, why do you think I would do that?
Laura: Where are the kids? Luke, where are the kids? Oh, my God. Were the kids in the car?
Luke: No --
Laura: Were they in the car?
Luke: No, no, no, no, no. No, sweetheart, the kids are fine. They're okay. They're -- they're fine. I just -- I just haven't had a chance to call them.
Laura: Oh, God.
Luke: I will call your mother, and I will call the kids, I promise you, and I'll tell them that you're back and that you're okay.
Laura: But I want to see them.
Luke: Well, of course you do, and you will. See, the -- the doctors want you to take things just a little bit slowly.
Laura: Oh --
Lulu: I can't believe Mom's back. What am I going to say?
Nikolas: We'll just tell her how glad we are to see her, and the rest will come later.
Laura: I want the kids to see that I'm all right. They must've been very worried.
Luke: Oh, they have been, believe me.
Laura: So then what's the point in waiting?
Luke: Sweetheart, I know that you're always going to think of everybody else before you think of yourself. But please humor me. The doctors want you to take it slow.
Laura: Oh --
Luke: Let's don't rush this.
Laura: Why?
Luke: Oh --
Lulu: Mom?
Laura: Lulu? Oh, my God. Oh, my God. You -- you're all grown up. Oh -- oh, my God! Oh, God! How long have I been like this?