The Best You Can

Would the state have disciplined Dr. Rand for professional boundary violation?

Urologist Dr. Cynthia Rand tells two friends, referring to her retired lawyer husband Warren, "... with the kind of wisdom and empathy you only acquire..." (0:00)

His physician tells security guard Stan Olszewski, "... with these symptoms..." (0:02)

Warren tells Cynthia, "... It was very smart of you... more empathetic..." (0:02)

Cynthia tells Stan, "... when you’re not in the habit..." (0:08)

Stan swallows pills from a prescription bottle. (0:13)

Stan lights a marijuana cigarette. (0:13)

Cynthia tells Dr. Doug Finkelman, referring to Warren, "... a phase of mild cognitive decline... " 
Finkelman: ”You mean other than the dementia?” 
Cynthia: ”Dementia?...” 
Finkelman: ”Memory loss?” 
Cynthia: “... a sign of dementia?” 
Finkelman: ”Easily agitated.” 
”Disoriented at times.” 
"You seem so shocked at this..." 
Cynthia: ”... didn’t seem like the dementia type.” (0:14)

Cynthia tells Warren, "Don’t worry about that part..." (0:18)

Stan’s daughter Sammi picks up a prescription bottle.
Stan: ”... unless you get high from...” 
Sammi: ”... I am not on drugs, Dad. I do drugs...” (0:20)

Cynthia tells Stan, "... This is so crazy..." (0:22)

Warren tells student Henry Gallo, "... We have subpoenas to issue." (0:24)

Stan tells Cynthia, "... drunk kids on motorbikes..." (0:26)

Henry tells Cynthia, referring to Warren, "... he got confused " (0:26)

Warren tells Cynthia, "... Don’t worry..." (0:28)

Cynthia tells caretaker Pramila, referring to Warren, "He’s not delusional..." (0:31)

Stan texts Cynthia, "Moody, paranoid..." (0:39)

On television: "The Patty Duke Show" 
Stan tells Cynthia, ”Tooter was a maniac...” (0:40)

Cynthia tells Stan, "... I thought that was a shameful character flaw..." 
Stan: ”... airplane glue...” 
Cynthia: ”Valium.” 
Stan: “Quaaludes.” 
Cynthia: “Wellbutrin.” 
Stan: “Coke. Ecstasy.”
Cynthia: “Klonopin, Xanax.” 
Stan: ”Whippets, LSD.” 
Cynthia: “Lexapro, Zoloft.”
Stan: “Opiates, black beauties, heroin, once.”
Cynthia: “Adderall, Prozac.” 
Stan: “Truckloads of weed.”
”... one angry, self-destructive misfit...” 
Cynthia: ”... angry and self-destructive...” 
Stan insufflates a marijuana cigarette.
Stan: ”... you look very smart.” 
Cynthia: ”... into geeky, smart girls, like a fetish?” 
Stan: ”... first person to ever call me intelligent.” 
Cynthia: ”You’re very intelligent, Stanley.” (0:41)

Texting, Cynthia tells Stan, "... This thing is addictive..."
“... my hot guy in uniform fantasy! Its silly...” (0:46)

Cynthia tells Stan, referring to his friend C.J., "... very mature...”
”... honestly..." 
”... Thank you, Dr. Jung” 
”... on the subject of unconscious motivation...” (0:50)

By telephone, Cynthia tells Stan, "... because honestly..." (0:53)

Her stepdaughter Rosemary tells Cynthia, "Don’t worry..." (0:57)

Rosemary tells Cynthia, "... I got lost in the fantasy too..." (0:59)

Sammi tells Stan, "... this emotionally manipulative bullshit..." (1:03)

By telephone, Rosemary tells Cynthia, "Honestly..." 
Cynthia: ”... the most passive-aggressive person...” (1:04)

Cynthia tells Stan, "Crazy." (1:06)

Sign: "Memory Care Neighborhood" 
A staff member tell Cynthia, ”... This is our memory care neighborhood...” (1:07)

Cynthia tells Stan, "I feel like Jack and Rose in Titanic." (1:09)

Cynthia: "Where’s the... alcohol?" (1:10)

Cynthia tells Pramila, referring to Warren, "... but this stroke..." (1:16)

Label on can: “TOBACCO” (1:18)

Cynthia tells Stan, referring to Warren, "... a bad stroke..." 
”... It’s an ethics issue.” (1:18)

Cynthia texts Stan, "... Warren died this morning." (1:25)

Memorial service for Warren 
Cynthia: ”... To me Warren was strength... I loved Warren’s... relied on his strength, so when that strength began to fade... I’m not proud of that...” (1:25)

Cynthia tells Stan, referring to Warren, "... if he was being honest, totally honest..." (1:31)