In Treatment | Season 3 | Episode 26

Frances -- Week Seven

TV-MA | 21 MIN

Paul leaves messages for both Sunil and Julia but gets no response. In Frances's session, she wants to know if Paul approves of her actions. She relays how she was taking care of Tricia, sharing childhood memories, when here sisterwoke up in intense pain, and in a panic, Frances called the paramedics despite Tricia's stated wish to die at home. With Tricia now in the hospital in a near-vegetative state, unlikely to ever return home, Izzy is furious with her mother. Frances presents Paul with Tricia's living will, which names Frances as the one responsible for end-of-life decisions. Now Frances is faced with the decision to take her sister off the respirator and feeding tube, creating additional tension with Izzy. Even though the will clearly states that Tricia does not wish to be kept alive artificially, and only asks for maximum pain relief, Frances doesn't want to starve her sister to death or lose the only person who grounds her. Frances is at a crossroads; she's been getting good reviews in the play, but it won't be extended past its original limited run. She needs a constant in her life and asks Paul if he'll be there for her. He promises he will, but presses again about why Frances chose to see him of all therapists. Frances admits Paul represents a connection to her sister, possibly her final one. As she gets up to leave, Frances wants to know one last thing. Was Paul ever in love with Tricia? "I cared about her a great deal," Paul responds. "She was a striking woman." Frances agrees.

1.Sunil -- Week One

A retired math professor from Bengal reluctantly visits Paul to discuss his wife's death six months earlier.

2.Frances -- Week One

An actress begins therapy to uncover why she is "blanking out" during rehearsals for a new play.

3.Jesse -- Week One

A 16-year-old homosexual and aspiring photographer talks about his "pattern of promiscuity," and more.

4.Adele -- Week One

In order to get a new prescription for sleeping pills, an exhausted Paul visits a young, serious and intelligent therapist named Adele.

5.Sunil -- Week Two

Sunil opens up to Paul about his arranged marriage in India -- and his frustrations living with Arun's family in New York.

6.Frances -- Week Two

Frances tells Paul about her frustrations at work, her alienation from daughter Izzy and her fears about her health.

7.Jesse -- Week Two

Paul addresses Jesse's reluctance to get in touch with his long-lost birth mother.

8.Adele -- Week Two

Paul tells Adele he feels betrayed by Gina, and worries about the impact his potential illness will have on his children.

9.Sunil -- Week Three

Recounting his first impressions of Julia, Sunil becomes defensive when Paul suggests he may be jealous of Arun's choices.

10.Frances -- Week Three

A discussion about Frances' fractured relationship with Patricia turns into an indictment of their late mother.

11.Jesse -- Week Three

Paul tries to generate a dialogue between Jesse and his mother Marisa, who has joined him at the session.

12.Adele -- Week Three

Paul explores his fears of losing Max to a stepfather.

13.Sunil -- Week Four

Sunil finds haunting similarities between his son's relationship with Julia and his own affair years ago.

14.Frances -- Week Four

Paul tries to assuage Frances' feelings of self-loathing in the wake of some painful family memories.

15.Jesse -- Week Four

Paul breaks through with Jesse about his desire to connect with his birth parents.

16.Adele -- Week Four

Adele gets Paul to open up about his lack of passion.

17.Sunil -- Week Five

Unsettled by Julia's relationship with an author, Sunil worries Paul with his vivid account of a recent violent dream.

18.Frances -- Week Five

Exploring Frances' feelings of panic, Paul is accused of being overly sympathetic to her sister Tricia's plight.

19.Jesse -- Week Five

Paul is vexed to learn that Jesse sabotaged a meeting with his biological parents.

20.Adele -- Week Five

Adele confronts Paul about his growing obsession with an "impossible" relationship.

21.Sunil -- Week Six

Paul is increasingly concerned over Sunil's erratic behavior at home.

22.Frances -- Week Six

With her sister's condition worsening, Frances turns to Paul to cope with her mounting anxieties.

23.Jesse -- Week Six

Jesse despairs being abandoned by his parents, despite Paul's assurances.

24.Adele -- Week Six

Adele links Paul's frustrations to his inability to make decisions.

25.Sunil -- Week Seven

Paul is blindsided by a revelation regarding Sunil's therapy.

26.Frances -- Week Seven

Frances struggles with the prospect of losing Tricia.

27.Jesse -- Week Seven

Paul tries to get Jesse to open up about a recent transgression and his relationship with his father.

28.Adele -- Week Seven

Blaming Adele for his recent setbacks with patients, Paul contemplates the future of his therapy and his practice.