John is sitting in their bedroom, looking at a handkerchief that Alicia gave him on their first date.
John doesn't want to go to the hospital with Rosen, who is waiting outside.
Alicia says that Rosen wants her to commit him if he refuses to go.
John is hoping that Alicia won't sign those papers and can give him some time to find a solution on his own.
He tells her that Rosen is right about one thing, though: she's not safe with him. He wants Alicia to have Rosen drive her to her mother's.
Alicia goes back downstairs, and we hear car doors slam. Is she gone then?
Nope, she comes back upstairs. Apparently, she's going to stick it out with him.
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It's two months later, and John is back at Princeton. He's got that handkerchief with him.
Apparently, he's there to see his old frenemy, Hansen.
Hansen is shocked to see John. He's fairly welcoming, though.
Unfortunately, John starts having a Charles delusion right then, but he fights it off.
John then asks Hansen if would ignore what just happened, and Hansen says that's what old friends are for.
John launches into why he's there. He and Alicia think that being part of a community might help John force out some of these delusions he's been having.
To that end, he wants permission to hang around Hansen and his colleagues.
He's sure Hansen will say no, but Hansen just asks John if he'll need an office.
John says he'll just work out of the library. Well, that was easy.
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Unfortunately, the library staff doesn't get the memo that John is allowed in, and a confrontation results that ramps up John's delusions.
Hansen intervenes, though, and calms the situation down.
Scene 49
Back at home, John tells Alicia what happened.
They've discovered that stress triggers the delusions. Apparently, Charles was "there" on the walk home, too.
John is considering going back into the hospital, but Alicia suggests he just try again the next day.
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So, that's what he does.
We see Charles and Marcee following John in, and Charles tries to talk to him.
John basically thanks Charles for his friendship, but says he won't be talking to him again. He says goodbye to Marcee as well.
It's pretty sad, even though these folks are imaginary.
Parcher is also there, watching.
A professor comes out of his classroom and sees John talking to the air. Uh oh, is John about to embarrass himself in front of a new person?
John then asks the prof if he can audit the class, and the prof says it will be an honor. Whew—glad that was the professor's reaction.
Soon after, John is back in the library, drawing on the windows again.