[about Bill’s new fiancée, while in his truck]

Bill: She’s a...a therapist.

Jo: Oh...yours?

Bill: Christ, you couldn’t resist, could you?

Jo: What? I’m not saying you need therapy.

Bill: What? Wait, wait, wait, I need therapy?

Jo: I didn’t say that. I didn’t say that.

Bill: What could I possibly need a therapist for? Huh? You’re the doctor, tell me!

Jo: I don’t know...inability to finish things?

Bill: ‘Inability to finish things’?

Jo: Maybe rushing into things you can’t quite commit to.

Bill: Commitment?

Jo: You asked!

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