The Gift of Life

Greg hat erfahren, dass Laura Krebs hat und nicht mehr lange leben wird. Laura plant für die Zukunft ihres Babies. Karen und Mack sollen die Taufpaten ihrer Tochter sein. Sie ordnet ihr Leben und verschwindet aus dem Leben ihres Mannes und ihrer Freunde.

Laura has an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. Greg drags her from Doctor to Doctor, who all say the same thing. Laura finally tells Greg he needs to accept it. Laura takes Karen shopping and buys dresses for Meg's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th birthdays. Karen guesses Laura is dying and is very upset. Laura asks Mac and Greg to be Meg's godparents. Greg is late to the Christening, as he's outside in his car sobbing. Laura makes a schedule for Greg to follow with Meg, such as when to get her a library card. She tells him that if he's great to Meg, it'll make up for all the times Greg was rotten to her. Greg's furious that Laura wants to go to a clinic to die - he wants to be there for her. She says she doesn't want him to see her die or remember her that way. Greg is devastated as Laura packs. She leaves some video tapes in a hatbox. Meg is crying, and Laura brings her to Greg. She watches Greg feed Meg, and then gets into her car, and drives away crying.

Le médecin confirme que Laura est atteinte d'une tumeur au cerveau incurable. Greg lui demande de consulter un autre spécialiste. Elle refuse, puis confie son secret à Karen.