
Spiraling Up
Clip: Season 11 Episode 1101 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
James's legal team confronts him about his health.
James's legal team confronts him about his health while he's hospitalized after a binge drinking episode.
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Spiraling Up
Clip: Season 11 Episode 1101 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
James's legal team confronts him about his health while he's hospitalized after a binge drinking episode.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBecause Carlos did not think his drinking was that bad until this week, apparently.
I don't think he was being that open about how much he had potentially been drinking.
- [Staff Member] Do you want this half of this burrito?
- Yeah.
- As soon- (speakers drowning out one another) - That's fine.
That sounds great.
- Carlos is calling.
- Oh.
Hey, there.
- [Carlos] Hey, he's here.
- Oh, wonderful.
- [Carlos] Okay.
Maybe you can catch up.
- Okay, thank you.
- Allison?
- Hey, Allison?
- Yeah?
- It's James.
- Hey, James, how's it going?
- I had my stroke, but I'm feeling okay.
- We were trying to get ahold of you yesterday.
I heard that you were in the hospital.
- [James] Yes, I, like I said, stroke.
- It was from the stroke?
- Had my stroke.
- Yeah?
- [James] So how's everything going?
- Well, everything with the hearing is going pretty good.
We're putting the exhibit binders together right now.
We're making, you know, we're in the final push of getting everything together.
So it's going pretty well.
- That's cool, I mean... - (phone beeps) Should I confront him?
- Yes, (indistinct).
- Mm.
- Fine.
- James, I'm a little bit worried about you.
I'm a lot worried about you.
- Well, like I told you before, I can make it to Odessa, yeah.
- No, I mean, we'll get you to Odessa.
That's not what I'm concerned about, James.
I'm worried about your health.
I'm worried that you've been drinking, and I'm worried that you're not going to survive long enough for me to have a hearing for you.
- [James] I will survive till the end.
No, I mean, I still reflect back upon that incident.
I mean, it's like it happened yesterday.
I will never forget, but I forgive him, Father Ryan.
Every morning I wake up, I think about it.
I forgive him for what he did.
- I believe you, that you forgive him, but you're still dealing with this, you know?
I know you've forgiven him, but he still has power over you because you wake up every morning and you think about him.
- Yes.
- We have to... We have to help you, James.
- [James] I'm okay, I'm doing okay.
- James, it doesn't sound like you're doing okay.
I mean, you were in the hospital and you weren't in until super late last night.
I don't think you're doing okay.
I'm worried that you're spiraling.
- [James] I'm spiraling up.
Not down.
(somber music) I'll be okay.
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