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Ryan confronts Aiden about his revoked license. Aiden admits the truth but denies being a fraud. Cole warns Ryan about permanent injury and walks out. When Ryan tries to leave, Aiden stops him and explains his past. He healed a European sprinter's torn Achilles with an unapproved method. Ryan realizes Aiden never hurt a patient. Aiden swears on his life to heal Ryan's knee in fifty-nine days, and Ryan accepts the treatment.
Ryan asks Aiden directly if the medical board revoked his license. Aiden confirms the loss of his license but denies being a fraud. Cole smirks at the confession, cautions Ryan against trusting an unlicensed therapist, and walks out the door.
Ryan feels betrayed and turns toward the door to leave the room. Aiden reaches out and grabs Ryan's wrist. He pleads with the quarterback to hear the full story about his medical license before walking away from rehab.
Aiden details how he used an unapproved experimental protocol in Europe two years ago. He rehabilitated a sprinter's torn Achilles tendon in four months to save a contract. The medical board stripped his license for skipping official protocol, not for harming anyone.
Ryan asks Aiden if he can truly get him back onto the football field within fifty-nine days. Aiden swears on his life to finish the recovery. Ryan smiles at the promise and agrees to let Aiden resume therapy on his knee.
“My license was revoked. That's true. But I'm not a fraud.”
“Keep this up and forget football, you may never walk right again.”
“So they revoked it not because you harmed someone, but because you didn't follow protocol?”
“I swear on my life.”
Aiden warms his hands and resumes hands-on physical therapy on Ryan's injured knee. He pledges his own life on getting the quarterback ready to play within the remaining fifty-nine days. Will Aiden's aggressive methods rebuild Ryan's joint in time for the championship, or will Cole find another way to interfere with their private sessions?