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[heart thumping]
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[tense music]
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[heart thumping]
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- Who's there?
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I've already called the police!
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[monitor flatlining]
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[car chirps]
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♪
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- Mr. Sullivan, you were
sentenced to three years
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for a class IV felony
aggravated battery
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of one Pawel Wapniarski.
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We're here to consider
a compassionate release
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based on a new diagnosis?
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- My client's physician,
Dr. Mitchell Ripley,
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would like to address
the board.
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- Dr. Ripley?
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- Mr. Sullivan's
latest PET scan
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indicates that his cancer
has metastasized
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to his lymph nodes
and adrenal glands.
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- Given this new diagnosis,
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how much time does
Mr. Sullivan have,
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in your opinion?
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[soft dramatic music]
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- Less than three months.
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- Thank you, Dr. Ripley.
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♪
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- Mr. Sullivan
has a new family.
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This is his girlfriend, Lynne,
and his son, Nate,
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who he's barely
got a chance to hold.
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I've known Mr. Sullivan
most of my life.
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He's not perfect.
[chuckles]
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Far from it.
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But he's a good man, and...
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[baby fusses]
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I believe his son
would be better off
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knowing his father
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during the short amount
of time he has left.
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Thank you.
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♪
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- Thanks, man.
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- Ta-da.
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My first attempt at Ma's
sweet potato pie recipe.
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- I'm sure you nailed it.
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- Mmm.
- [chuckles]
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- Well, you can be
the judge tomorrow.
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- Yeah.
- Hey. Sorry.
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Uh, where's Hannah?
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Got two cans of cranberry sauce
with her name on it.
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- She's decorating the doctor's
lounge for Friendsgiving.
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- [gasps]
You remembered the potluck.
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- Best thing about a demotion
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is the freedom to do
grocery store errands.
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- Is that self-pity I hear?
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- On the contrary,
it's just a more well-rested,
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more relaxed disposition.
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- Hmm.
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- Your sister call you back?
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- Nope.
- Sorry.
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- No, you know,
I made a peace offering.
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Ball's in her court now.
- Yeah.
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- Good morning, Dr. Archer.
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- Good morning, Dr. Lenox.
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I promise not to
make this awkward.
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- I'm glad to hear that.
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I know a change like this
could be difficult to process.
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- It's good, actually.
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It feels like a huge
weight's been lifted.
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- You sound like you mean that.
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- That's because I do.
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You're the boss,
and I respect that.
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And I'm gonna make sure
that everybody else
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around here does too.
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- I appreciate that. Thank you.
[tablet beeps]
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- Overdose just pulling up
in five, Dr. Lenox.
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- On it.
- Oh, no, no, no.
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No worries. I got this.
I just gotta change first.
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- Is he really okay?
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- He thinks he is.
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Just go with it.
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- Hey.
- Hi.
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[clears throat]
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The board rejected Sully's
compassionate release request.
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- I'm so sorry, Mitch.
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I'm so sorry.
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- The chairwoman said that
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if he was well enough
to commit battery,
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he was well enough
to serve out his sentence.
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♪
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He should be with
Lynne and Nate.
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- I know.
- [sighs]
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- Sully screwed up. I--he did.
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But he doesn't deserve
to die alone in jail.
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- Hey. Come here.
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♪
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[alarm beeps]
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- Going to treatment five.
Talk to me, Corey.
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- Ariel Sparkman, 24-year-old
female, possible drug overdose.
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Heart rate 122, BP 130/70.
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Her roommate found her
passed out on the floor
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next to a nearly empty
bottle of pills.
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- What did she take
and how much?
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- Antidepressants.
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Ariel probably took
around 10 to 15 pills,
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but she's only supposed
to take one per day.
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I called her psychiatrist.
She's on her way.
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- All right, on my count.
One, two, three.
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- [breathing shakily]
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- Struggling to breathe.
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[suspenseful music]
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- Okay.
[monitor beeping]
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- Heart rate is
climbing at 165.
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- You experience chest pain?
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Let's bolus her a liter of LR
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and get her an EKG
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and a tox order set
for a possible overdose.
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- You got it.
- Morning, Dean.
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I have the bullet points,
but do we know what she took?
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- Antidepressants,
but her heart rate's
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just shot through the roof.
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This is her roommate.
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- Savannah.
- Hi, Savannah.
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Do you happen to know the name
of the antidepressant
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she's been taking?
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- No.
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We left so fast. I'm sorry.
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- It's okay.
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- Her breathing is worsening.
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- Ariel, how are you doing?
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I'm Dr. Charles.
I want you to do me a favor.
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Take a deep breath with me, okay?
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Ready?
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In through the nose...
[both inhale deeply]
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And out through the mouth.
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Beautiful. One more time.
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In through the nose
and out through the mouth.
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Excellent.
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- Ariel's not overdosing.
She's having a panic attack.
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- Sarah?
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- Hello, Dr. Charles.
It's nice to see you.
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- And you are?
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- I'm Ariel's psychiatrist,
Dr. Reese.
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I used to work here.
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♪
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- Tachycardia is improving.
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Should I still run those labs?
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- No need, Doris.
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- You still have privileges
at Gaffney, Dr. Reese?
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- I don't, but I was hoping
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Dr. Charles might grant them
while Ariel's here.
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- Of course.
- Cancel those labs, Doris.
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- Mm-hmm.
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- I promise this
physical reaction
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was not brought on
by the drug itself.
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It was fear, your fear.
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And now you are
taking back control.
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Deep breaths.
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- [breathing deeply]
- Good.
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I'm gonna go call
your parents, Ariel, okay?
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I'll be right back.
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- Thank you, Dr. Reese.
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- Hey, Daniel.
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Some history there?
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- Yeah, Sarah interned
under me when she was here.
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Can't say we parted
under the best of terms.
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It was complicated.
But let me tell you something.
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She's so talented.
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I haven't seen her
in six years.
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- A May-December thing?
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- No, Dean.
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It was a people thing.
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- Okay.
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- Dr. Archer, aren't you
joining the festivities?
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- Oh, you bet.
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I can't miss out on
Doris's Jell-O salad.
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It's even better
than her cookies.
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How about you?
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- Well, I wish I could,
but I'm meeting Dennis in--
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oh, jeez.
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I forgot to charge my watch.
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Anyway, I'm gonna grab
some things from my office,
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and then I'm out.
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- Oh, sounds lovely.
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- How are you holding up?
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Letting go of the reins
isn't always easy.
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- Mm, I got in my head
about it at first,
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but frankly,
it's been liberating
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to focus on just
being a doctor again.
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Feels good.
- I'm glad.
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You're an excellent doctor.
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- Oh, don't blow smoke
up my lab coat, please.
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- Oh, no smoke,
just simple fact.
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- All right.
- Happy Thanksgiving.
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- You too.
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- Hey, Catie?
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- Kip.
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- Can we talk?
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Oh, why don't you
close the blinds too?
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Hide me from your
terrified minions, right?
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- I told you never
to come here.
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- Why?
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Are you afraid I'll tell them
you're not actually scary?
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[device beeping]
- What do you want, Kip?
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- I can't go tonight.
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- What? Well, why not?
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- Something came up.
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- I don't believe you.
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- Kudos to
the human lie detector.
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Nothing came up.
I just simply don't wanna go.
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[tense music]
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- What happened to your face?
Looks like--
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- [stammers]
Nothing.
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Just fell.
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- Oh, you fell?
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'Cause it looks like
you got punched.
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- Right again, Catie.
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I got into a bar fight
because I was drunk.
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It was a night
of irresponsible choices.
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- Are you ever gonna grow up?
- Oh, God.
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You know, Mom would hate
the way that you treat me.
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- Mom overindulged you.
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- Well, that's why
I am the way I am.
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- You know, if you're
really gonna bail tonight,
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you obviously don't care about
Mom as much as you claim to.
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- [scoffs] All right.
Have a good day, Catie.
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♪
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- I gotta tell you.
It really is--
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I don't know.
It's a nice surprise.
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- Good to see you, too,
Dr. Charles.
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- How long have you been back?
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- I finished Baylor
four years ago.
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- Four years?
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- Sorry, just,
the time got away from me.
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- I totally get it.
I really do.
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What--are you in--
in private practice now?
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- Yeah, I joined the
Ananke Center last year.
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- Really?
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So Ananke, Greek,
mother of fate?
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- And necessity.
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I focus on a holistic,
by-any-means-necessary approach.
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- Well, anyway,
hear it's a really cool place.
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- Thank you for extending me
temporary privileges
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so I can care for Ariel.
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- Of course.
Are you kidding me?
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Oh, by the way,
speaking of Ariel,
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how were you so sure that
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she wasn't overdosing
on an antidepressant?
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- Because she's not taking one.
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She's on a placebo.
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- Oh, so she's in, like,
a double-blind clinical trial?
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- No, no, no.
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She thinks she's taking an
antidepressant, citalopram.
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- She's unaware?
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- She thinks she needs
the citalopram
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to manage her depression,
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but I see it as
an unnecessary crutch.
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There will come a time,
however,
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where I disclose that truth
to illustrate that point.
259
00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:06,621
- Well, good,
because I mean,
260
00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:08,275
there is the ethical piece, right?
261
00:11:08,276 --> 00:11:09,755
- What do you mean?
262
00:11:09,756 --> 00:11:11,670
- I guess I mean the
ethics of prescribing
263
00:11:11,671 --> 00:11:15,630
a placebo to somebody
who's suicidally depressed.
264
00:11:15,631 --> 00:11:17,676
- This wasn't a suicide
attempt, Dr. Charles.
265
00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:20,287
I'd actually appreciate it
if you'd discharge her.
266
00:11:20,288 --> 00:11:21,462
- Of course.
267
00:11:21,463 --> 00:11:23,072
I mean, I'd feel
a little more comfortable
268
00:11:23,073 --> 00:11:24,595
if I could just get--
269
00:11:24,596 --> 00:11:27,163
- You know, I totally understand
your cause for concern.
270
00:11:27,164 --> 00:11:31,864
But I want to assure you, I do
actually know what I'm doing.
271
00:11:31,865 --> 00:11:33,300
I had an excellent teacher.
272
00:11:33,301 --> 00:11:35,084
- Oh, okay.
273
00:11:35,085 --> 00:11:37,652
Very good.
274
00:11:37,653 --> 00:11:38,827
[alarm beeps]
275
00:11:38,828 --> 00:11:40,786
- Aaron Decembly, 36,
traffic accident.
276
00:11:40,787 --> 00:11:43,092
Passenger side got
T-boned by a huge SUV.
277
00:11:43,093 --> 00:11:44,311
Seat belt was on.
278
00:11:44,312 --> 00:11:47,053
Heart rate 95, BP 123/82.
279
00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:48,315
Facial airbag contusions,
280
00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:49,664
also complained of neck pain
at the scene.
281
00:11:49,665 --> 00:11:51,753
- Wipe that goofy grin
off your face.
282
00:11:51,754 --> 00:11:53,624
- Why? I'm the happiest guy
in the world.
283
00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:55,496
But you are,
and I say this with love,
284
00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:57,541
a remarkably bad driver.
285
00:11:57,542 --> 00:12:00,501
- That car did come out of
nowhere, but I'm so sorry.
286
00:12:00,502 --> 00:12:02,111
- Are you his girlfriend?
287
00:12:02,112 --> 00:12:04,287
- I don't know, Krista,
are you my girlfriend?
288
00:12:04,288 --> 00:12:07,508
- I--yeah, I think I am.
289
00:12:07,509 --> 00:12:08,988
- Finally.
[laughs]
290
00:12:08,989 --> 00:12:12,469
- All right, carefully
on my count, one, two, three.
291
00:12:12,470 --> 00:12:15,690
[suspenseful music]
292
00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:17,866
♪
293
00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:19,999
- Normal respirations.
294
00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,696
Lungs are clear.
295
00:12:21,697 --> 00:12:23,698
- Thanks.
296
00:12:23,699 --> 00:12:26,005
- I'm getting first date vibes.
- Yeah, you're right.
297
00:12:26,006 --> 00:12:28,268
We've secretly been in love
with each other for 18 years.
298
00:12:28,269 --> 00:12:29,878
- We met in our college dorm.
299
00:12:29,879 --> 00:12:31,314
- We were never single
at the same time
300
00:12:31,315 --> 00:12:33,360
or geographically compatible--
301
00:12:33,361 --> 00:12:35,928
both: Until now.
- [chuckles]
302
00:12:35,929 --> 00:12:38,800
- Well, there's no sign
of free fluid.
303
00:12:38,801 --> 00:12:40,193
CT's backed up.
304
00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:42,282
Let's do a lateral
C-spine X-ray.
305
00:12:42,283 --> 00:12:44,763
- My company just
transferred me to Chicago.
306
00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,503
Krista literally just picked
me up from the airport,
307
00:12:46,504 --> 00:12:48,027
and this happens.
- X-ray up.
308
00:12:48,028 --> 00:12:49,898
[machine beeps]
309
00:12:49,899 --> 00:12:55,512
♪
310
00:12:55,513 --> 00:12:57,210
- Spine's been torn in half.
311
00:12:57,211 --> 00:12:58,689
- It's hanging by a thread.
312
00:12:58,690 --> 00:13:00,735
One wrong move
from paralysis or death.
313
00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:03,999
- I mean, how did he even
survive the accident?
314
00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,871
- Luck.
315
00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:08,438
That neck brace is the only
thing keeping him alive.
316
00:13:08,439 --> 00:13:09,789
We have to get him to surgery.
317
00:13:11,878 --> 00:13:14,794
- [humming]
318
00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:25,760
[tense music]
319
00:13:25,761 --> 00:13:26,979
[gasps]
320
00:13:26,980 --> 00:13:28,894
- Scream, and I'll
cut your damn throat.
321
00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:31,375
- [breathing shakily]
322
00:13:36,337 --> 00:13:37,424
- Where's your phone?
323
00:13:37,425 --> 00:13:39,078
- In my car.
324
00:13:39,079 --> 00:13:41,776
I just ran up here to grab
that bottle of whiskey.
325
00:13:41,777 --> 00:13:43,647
- Stand up. Empty your pockets.
326
00:13:43,648 --> 00:13:45,693
- What?
What can I help you with?
327
00:13:45,694 --> 00:13:47,826
- Just sit back down.
328
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:50,829
[tense music]
329
00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:54,833
♪
330
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,399
I already cut the line.
- Look.
331
00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,098
You should know my friend
is waiting for me in my car.
332
00:13:59,099 --> 00:14:02,014
And if I don't show up soon,
he's gonna come looking for me.
333
00:14:02,015 --> 00:14:03,885
- Nice try,
but I watched you park
334
00:14:03,886 --> 00:14:05,845
and walk in today, alone.
335
00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:10,587
- Do we know each other?
336
00:14:10,588 --> 00:14:13,547
- I don't know.
337
00:14:13,548 --> 00:14:14,896
Do we?
338
00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:17,420
- Were you a patient?
339
00:14:17,421 --> 00:14:19,379
- You'll figure it out.
340
00:14:19,380 --> 00:14:24,210
♪
341
00:14:24,211 --> 00:14:26,603
- Wait. My spine is severed?
342
00:14:26,604 --> 00:14:28,301
- It's fractured and dislocated
343
00:14:28,302 --> 00:14:30,607
between the C2
and C3 vertebrae.
344
00:14:30,608 --> 00:14:33,393
- Miraculously, your spinal cord
is still functioning.
345
00:14:33,394 --> 00:14:36,613
But any sudden movement
or trauma could change that
346
00:14:36,614 --> 00:14:38,006
and leave you a quadriplegic.
347
00:14:38,007 --> 00:14:39,878
- And surgery could fix him?
348
00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:41,880
- Surgery is our best chance
to fix it,
349
00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:43,533
but it's still
a very risky procedure.
350
00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:46,058
- Why is this surgery
so dangerous?
351
00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:49,626
- Well, his CTA showed that
both vertebral arteries
352
00:14:49,627 --> 00:14:51,454
are occluded, blocked.
353
00:14:51,455 --> 00:14:55,110
- Usually, all four arteries
supply blood to your brain.
354
00:14:55,111 --> 00:14:56,938
But right now,
your carotid arteries
355
00:14:56,939 --> 00:14:58,592
are shouldering
the entire burden.
356
00:14:58,593 --> 00:15:00,028
So we need to restore
regular blood flow
357
00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:01,508
back to your brain stem.
358
00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:03,162
- Until then,
any dip in blood pressure
359
00:15:03,163 --> 00:15:05,077
could cause a massive stroke.
360
00:15:05,078 --> 00:15:07,079
- So it's a ticking time bomb.
361
00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,471
- We need to get you
upstairs ASAP.
362
00:15:08,472 --> 00:15:09,777
- With your permission.
363
00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,170
One of the best neurosurgeons
in the country
364
00:15:11,171 --> 00:15:12,911
is on his way here now.
365
00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:15,217
Are you game?
366
00:15:15,218 --> 00:15:17,393
- Damn right, I'm game.
367
00:15:17,394 --> 00:15:19,656
Krista and I have
a life to live together.
368
00:15:19,657 --> 00:15:22,659
Let's do this.
369
00:15:22,660 --> 00:15:24,575
- Okay.
370
00:15:27,013 --> 00:15:28,361
- Savannah?
371
00:15:28,362 --> 00:15:30,232
- Hi.
372
00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:33,105
Just getting some chips
for Ariel.
373
00:15:33,106 --> 00:15:34,976
- How's she doing?
- Good.
374
00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:36,586
She's definitely ready
to go home.
375
00:15:36,587 --> 00:15:37,718
- Oh, I bet.
376
00:15:37,719 --> 00:15:40,199
You know that, um,
377
00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,203
Sarah was probably the most
emotionally intuitive resident
378
00:15:44,204 --> 00:15:46,596
I've ever worked with, ever.
379
00:15:46,597 --> 00:15:48,685
- She's made a huge
difference for Ariel.
380
00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,165
- Oh, clearly.
381
00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:53,212
Do you happen to know
how they--
382
00:15:53,213 --> 00:15:55,257
how they found each other?
383
00:15:55,258 --> 00:15:57,564
- Ariel and I have been
roommates for two years.
384
00:15:57,565 --> 00:16:00,784
The first year was epic.
We became like sisters.
385
00:16:00,785 --> 00:16:03,004
But that all changed last year.
386
00:16:03,005 --> 00:16:05,876
Ariel began to withdraw.
387
00:16:05,877 --> 00:16:08,575
She stopped taking care
of herself,
388
00:16:08,576 --> 00:16:10,011
never wanted to go out.
389
00:16:10,012 --> 00:16:11,926
Some days, she wouldn't
even get out of bed.
390
00:16:11,927 --> 00:16:14,363
- Was there, like, a, um,
I don't know,
391
00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:17,584
a specific event,
like a trigger?
392
00:16:17,585 --> 00:16:20,761
- No.
That's what made it so weird.
393
00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:25,461
- Sometimes depression
will come out of nowhere.
394
00:16:25,462 --> 00:16:28,203
- She tried
a ton of therapists
395
00:16:28,204 --> 00:16:30,901
who prescribed
a ton of antidepressants,
396
00:16:30,902 --> 00:16:33,643
but nothing worked.
397
00:16:33,644 --> 00:16:35,558
But then she found Dr. Reese.
398
00:16:35,559 --> 00:16:39,649
And within a month,
Ariel was her old self again.
399
00:16:39,650 --> 00:16:42,565
I didn't have to live in fear.
400
00:16:42,566 --> 00:16:45,177
- How do you mean,
live in fear?
401
00:16:45,178 --> 00:16:48,049
[somber music]
402
00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:51,748
- Ariel swallowed up
a bottle of--of aspirin
403
00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:54,403
around eight months ago.
404
00:16:54,404 --> 00:16:56,057
We took her to
Jackson Monroe ED,
405
00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:59,060
and they pumped her stomach.
406
00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:02,194
- Of course, I mean,
Dr. Reese knows all this?
407
00:17:02,195 --> 00:17:04,283
- Yeah, that's why
Ariel started
408
00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:06,024
seeing her a few weeks later.
409
00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:07,417
- Right.
410
00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:11,638
- Look, I don't know
what your plans are,
411
00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:17,600
but you haven't done anything
that can't be undone.
412
00:17:17,601 --> 00:17:21,169
So why don't you just
put the knife down,
413
00:17:21,170 --> 00:17:24,303
and then you can go home
to your family.
414
00:17:24,304 --> 00:17:26,435
- But that's the thing.
415
00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:30,309
I don't have a family
anymore because of you.
416
00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:33,877
- Okay, I get that
you're angry with me.
417
00:17:33,878 --> 00:17:36,532
But if I don't know why,
418
00:17:36,533 --> 00:17:39,405
I can't very well
apologize for it.
419
00:17:39,406 --> 00:17:41,015
Can I?
- My name is Cassidy.
420
00:17:41,016 --> 00:17:42,799
- Okay.
421
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,020
- And do you wanna know why
you don't remember me?
422
00:17:46,021 --> 00:17:49,110
Because I don't matter to you.
423
00:17:49,111 --> 00:17:51,895
My wife certainly
did not matter to you.
424
00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:53,941
- Your wife?
425
00:17:53,942 --> 00:17:56,291
- Wendy.
426
00:17:56,292 --> 00:17:58,511
We were on the ship
that capsized.
427
00:17:58,512 --> 00:18:01,818
And you let her die.
You let her die.
428
00:18:01,819 --> 00:18:04,560
- Okay. Okay.
429
00:18:04,561 --> 00:18:07,128
- The NCI depleted
our supply of O-neg.
430
00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:08,999
These are the last five units.
431
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,090
[suspenseful music]
432
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:15,963
Your wife was
Dr. Lenox's patient.
433
00:18:15,964 --> 00:18:19,662
She needed blood, and it was
given to another patient.
434
00:18:19,663 --> 00:18:22,448
- No, you gave it
to another patient,
435
00:18:22,449 --> 00:18:25,538
to the man who caused
the entire accident,
436
00:18:25,539 --> 00:18:29,324
who is the reason
Wendy got crushed under debris.
437
00:18:29,325 --> 00:18:32,719
- It was an impossible choice
to make.
438
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:36,114
- You know what I can't
stop thinking about?
439
00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,333
That blood would have
saved her.
440
00:18:38,334 --> 00:18:41,162
It was no long shot.
If you would have chosen Wendy,
441
00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:43,512
she would be here right now.
442
00:18:43,513 --> 00:18:46,167
You knew it was
a death sentence.
443
00:18:46,168 --> 00:18:48,474
- Cassidy--
- Don't.
444
00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:49,997
- All right.
445
00:18:49,998 --> 00:18:51,955
I regret that Wendy died.
446
00:18:51,956 --> 00:18:57,570
I followed a protocol that
saves more lives than it loses.
447
00:18:57,571 --> 00:19:00,964
It's not perfect,
but it tries to be fair.
448
00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:02,618
- Fair?
449
00:19:02,619 --> 00:19:04,272
Fair?
450
00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:07,362
- Look, I totally
understand how you feel--
451
00:19:07,363 --> 00:19:09,059
- You understand nothing!
452
00:19:09,060 --> 00:19:10,497
- [gasps]
453
00:19:12,977 --> 00:19:16,416
[crying out]
454
00:19:17,982 --> 00:19:21,071
[groaning]
455
00:19:21,072 --> 00:19:24,466
Please. Please.
456
00:19:24,467 --> 00:19:27,470
[crying]
457
00:19:33,259 --> 00:19:35,042
- What's his neuro exam?
458
00:19:35,043 --> 00:19:36,870
- He's still intact,
with full motor strength
459
00:19:36,871 --> 00:19:39,220
and normal sensation
in both arms and legs.
460
00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:40,961
- Great.
461
00:19:40,962 --> 00:19:42,441
Dr. Abrams should be here soon,
and we'll get you up to the OR.
462
00:19:42,442 --> 00:19:44,182
- Look,
463
00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:48,403
you said earlier that
the surgery was dangerous.
464
00:19:48,404 --> 00:19:49,884
But how dangerous?
465
00:19:51,755 --> 00:19:53,843
I wanna know.
466
00:19:53,844 --> 00:19:56,890
[soft dramatic music]
467
00:19:56,891 --> 00:19:59,371
- It's not a very
common procedure,
468
00:19:59,372 --> 00:20:01,242
so there's not a lot of data.
469
00:20:01,243 --> 00:20:06,116
But in my experience,
more than half don't make it.
470
00:20:06,117 --> 00:20:09,076
♪
471
00:20:09,077 --> 00:20:13,036
- Well, that certainly
puts things in perspective.
472
00:20:13,037 --> 00:20:14,560
Wow.
473
00:20:14,561 --> 00:20:16,910
You know, for a couple that
specializes in bad timing,
474
00:20:16,911 --> 00:20:19,913
this really takes the cake.
475
00:20:19,914 --> 00:20:21,436
This morning,
I was the happiest
476
00:20:21,437 --> 00:20:24,178
I'd ever been in my life.
477
00:20:24,179 --> 00:20:26,398
- No one knows
what's gonna happen.
478
00:20:26,399 --> 00:20:29,749
- Yeah, well, fate certainly
seems to be against me.
479
00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:37,148
♪
480
00:20:37,801 --> 00:20:41,369
- When did you plan on
asking her?
481
00:20:41,370 --> 00:20:45,243
- Today.
482
00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:46,548
- So what's stopping you?
483
00:20:46,549 --> 00:20:49,072
- Are you serious?
484
00:20:49,073 --> 00:20:50,944
- Any of us could die today.
485
00:20:50,945 --> 00:20:54,121
Some of us know it's coming.
Some of us don't.
486
00:20:54,122 --> 00:20:57,734
But fate is boring.
Live your life.
487
00:21:06,352 --> 00:21:07,700
- Good for you.
488
00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:09,745
- He is nice to look at.
489
00:21:09,746 --> 00:21:12,444
- But?
490
00:21:12,445 --> 00:21:14,707
- I don't know.
491
00:21:14,708 --> 00:21:17,971
Loren's great,
but I feel like I'm 15,
492
00:21:17,972 --> 00:21:19,799
you know,
and everything's going great.
493
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,932
I get bored.
494
00:21:22,933 --> 00:21:24,543
Maybe I just need to grow up
495
00:21:24,544 --> 00:21:27,285
and accept it's not all
butterflies and fireworks.
496
00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:28,808
- You're not bored.
497
00:21:28,809 --> 00:21:30,244
You just don't feel it.
498
00:21:30,245 --> 00:21:31,898
Those are two entirely
different things.
499
00:21:31,899 --> 00:21:34,292
- You think?
- I know.
500
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,728
- [scoffs]
501
00:21:35,729 --> 00:21:38,252
- Butterflies and fireworks
are worth waiting for.
502
00:21:38,253 --> 00:21:40,689
- Oh, so you found
someone special?
503
00:21:40,690 --> 00:21:43,170
- Mm, not yet,
but I'm a patient woman.
504
00:21:43,171 --> 00:21:45,433
[both laugh]
505
00:21:45,434 --> 00:21:47,435
And I gotta be honest.
You should be too.
506
00:21:47,436 --> 00:21:50,830
- "I gotta be honest"?
Do you know who you sound like?
507
00:21:50,831 --> 00:21:52,832
- How dare you.
- [laughs]
508
00:21:52,833 --> 00:21:54,399
- Speaking of which,
509
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,924
can we see if he's finally
discharged Ariel Sparkman?
510
00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:01,842
- Ariel still hasn't
been discharged.
511
00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:07,194
[tense music]
512
00:22:07,195 --> 00:22:14,158
♪
513
00:22:15,899 --> 00:22:17,857
- Um, please.
514
00:22:17,858 --> 00:22:22,122
Can you grab me
an orange juice?
515
00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:23,471
- What?
516
00:22:23,472 --> 00:22:27,301
- I'm diabetic, and my
blood sugar's crashing.
517
00:22:27,302 --> 00:22:28,781
- It doesn't matter.
518
00:22:28,782 --> 00:22:31,827
- Well, it should matter
to you.
519
00:22:31,828 --> 00:22:35,396
This--
[groans]
520
00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:38,878
This glucose monitor
is programmed
521
00:22:38,879 --> 00:22:42,403
to notify my children
of my location
522
00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:46,015
the moment my blood sugar
falls below 70.
523
00:22:46,016 --> 00:22:48,453
They'll know
something is wrong.
524
00:22:48,454 --> 00:22:51,238
- Okay. Okay. Where are they?
525
00:22:51,239 --> 00:22:52,935
- In the fridge.
526
00:22:52,936 --> 00:23:00,117
♪
527
00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:07,386
They're in the bottom drawer.
528
00:23:10,171 --> 00:23:12,434
[gasps]
529
00:23:14,828 --> 00:23:17,439
Well, I had to sit up to drink.
530
00:23:24,315 --> 00:23:25,838
Thank you.
531
00:23:25,839 --> 00:23:32,976
♪
532
00:23:33,629 --> 00:23:36,326
[exhales]
533
00:23:36,327 --> 00:23:39,155
It's harder than
you thought, huh?
534
00:23:39,156 --> 00:23:40,722
- What?
535
00:23:40,723 --> 00:23:44,465
- Trying to kill
another person.
536
00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:48,426
You never pictured yourself
doing something like this.
537
00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:49,992
But would Wendy want--
538
00:23:49,993 --> 00:23:51,864
- Don't say her name.
539
00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:55,781
- But if she were here
right now,
540
00:23:55,782 --> 00:23:58,827
would she want to see you
541
00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:02,048
throw your entire life away?
542
00:24:02,049 --> 00:24:04,877
- No.
[sniffles]
543
00:24:04,878 --> 00:24:06,922
She was a better person.
544
00:24:06,923 --> 00:24:09,969
- And if she were here,
545
00:24:09,970 --> 00:24:13,059
what would she tell you
right now?
546
00:24:13,060 --> 00:24:15,670
[cell phone buzzing]
547
00:24:15,671 --> 00:24:17,672
- What was that?
548
00:24:17,673 --> 00:24:19,500
- [groans]
549
00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:21,459
- You lying bitch.
550
00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:24,375
[buzzing continues]
551
00:24:26,029 --> 00:24:27,334
- Sharon.
552
00:24:27,335 --> 00:24:29,336
Yeah, just calling
with a quick question,
553
00:24:29,337 --> 00:24:32,034
but you're probably already out
celebrating with the family.
554
00:24:32,035 --> 00:24:35,385
So don't worry about
calling me back.
555
00:24:35,386 --> 00:24:38,084
I'll sort it out.
556
00:24:38,085 --> 00:24:40,390
Hey, it looks like
somebody said yes.
557
00:24:40,391 --> 00:24:41,435
- Uh-huh.
558
00:24:41,436 --> 00:24:43,393
Rumor has it that
Dr. Lenox here
559
00:24:43,394 --> 00:24:45,700
talked Aaron into
proposing today.
560
00:24:45,701 --> 00:24:48,486
- Oh, you going soft on us?
561
00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,618
- I've read several studies
that indicate
562
00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:53,534
a patient's odds for survival
rise exponentially
563
00:24:53,535 --> 00:24:57,538
when they have hope,
so happiness heals.
564
00:24:57,539 --> 00:24:59,714
- That sounds on brand.
565
00:24:59,715 --> 00:25:01,282
- Sorry to disappoint.
566
00:25:04,459 --> 00:25:06,200
- I have an idea.
567
00:25:07,941 --> 00:25:10,203
[door buzzer blares]
568
00:25:10,204 --> 00:25:12,466
- Hey, listen,
I looked into it,
569
00:25:12,467 --> 00:25:15,600
and we can still appeal
the parole board's decision.
570
00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:17,471
- No, man. It's done.
571
00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:19,604
I'm done.
572
00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:21,388
- The board never gave you
a chance today.
573
00:25:21,389 --> 00:25:22,998
- Sure, they did.
574
00:25:22,999 --> 00:25:25,697
They just decided
I didn't deserve one.
575
00:25:25,698 --> 00:25:27,568
Can't say I blame them.
576
00:25:27,569 --> 00:25:29,135
- What?
577
00:25:29,136 --> 00:25:31,398
- I've had a lot of time
to reflect in here.
578
00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:34,923
I make bad choices even
when I know they're bad,
579
00:25:34,924 --> 00:25:37,447
because I somehow
thought it made me tough.
580
00:25:37,448 --> 00:25:40,059
[somber music]
581
00:25:40,060 --> 00:25:42,583
Turns out, I'm not.
582
00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:45,717
No point in lying to myself
anymore, right?
583
00:25:45,718 --> 00:25:47,675
- Don't talk like that.
584
00:25:47,676 --> 00:25:50,635
Lynne and the baby need you,
whatever time you have left.
585
00:25:50,636 --> 00:25:52,114
- I need them.
586
00:25:52,115 --> 00:25:55,248
I just don't know how much
more fight I have in me.
587
00:25:55,249 --> 00:25:57,772
- You got one more fight
in you?
588
00:25:57,773 --> 00:26:01,951
♪
589
00:26:06,216 --> 00:26:07,913
- Do you want
more orange juice?
590
00:26:07,914 --> 00:26:10,045
- No, I'm good.
[chuckles]
591
00:26:10,046 --> 00:26:12,657
A doctor would be nice.
592
00:26:12,658 --> 00:26:14,528
- I can't do that.
593
00:26:14,529 --> 00:26:18,706
- Yeah, I figured.
594
00:26:18,707 --> 00:26:21,709
- Why aren't you scared?
595
00:26:21,710 --> 00:26:24,233
- Scared of what? Dying?
596
00:26:24,234 --> 00:26:25,713
- Yeah.
597
00:26:25,714 --> 00:26:28,237
- Well, I was a nurse.
598
00:26:28,238 --> 00:26:30,413
[laughs]
599
00:26:30,414 --> 00:26:34,417
I saw death every day.
600
00:26:34,418 --> 00:26:38,030
I--I don't want to die,
601
00:26:38,031 --> 00:26:41,599
but I don't regret
602
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,777
one moment of my life.
603
00:26:45,778 --> 00:26:49,041
[laughs]
604
00:26:49,042 --> 00:26:52,435
I have known love.
605
00:26:52,436 --> 00:26:57,963
I have three amazing children.
606
00:26:57,964 --> 00:27:00,792
I'm a grandmother,
607
00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:06,928
and I have lived
a life of purpose.
608
00:27:06,929 --> 00:27:11,759
- What do you think happens
when you die?
609
00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,937
- I hope that I'm reunited
610
00:27:15,938 --> 00:27:19,201
with the people that I've lost.
611
00:27:19,202 --> 00:27:21,421
[soft dramatic music]
612
00:27:21,422 --> 00:27:24,903
And that my children
613
00:27:24,904 --> 00:27:29,429
carry just a little piece
of me as they move on.
614
00:27:29,430 --> 00:27:35,304
♪
615
00:27:35,305 --> 00:27:40,266
- I don't know how to
move on from Wendy.
616
00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:41,659
I--I can't.
617
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,879
- Well, that's because
618
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,622
you're letting
your love for her
619
00:27:48,623 --> 00:27:50,799
tear you apart.
620
00:27:53,715 --> 00:27:56,631
- [sobbing]
I know.
621
00:28:02,550 --> 00:28:04,290
- What's wrong?
622
00:28:04,291 --> 00:28:06,727
- Nothing.
Everything's actually perfect.
623
00:28:06,728 --> 00:28:08,686
- Okay, is that
the pain meds talking?
624
00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:11,601
["Bridal Chorus" playing]
625
00:28:11,602 --> 00:28:13,865
♪
626
00:28:13,866 --> 00:28:16,302
Wait.
627
00:28:16,303 --> 00:28:17,869
Is this what I think it is?
628
00:28:17,870 --> 00:28:19,392
- Are you okay with that?
629
00:28:19,393 --> 00:28:20,828
- I'm more than okay.
630
00:28:20,829 --> 00:28:22,743
This all seems
strangely appropriate,
631
00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:25,311
given our history together.
[both laugh]
632
00:28:25,312 --> 00:28:27,356
- Look behind you, sweetie.
633
00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:29,532
- [laughs]
634
00:28:29,533 --> 00:28:33,014
- Uh, I was recently
ordained online.
635
00:28:33,015 --> 00:28:35,060
- About 15 minutes ago.
- Yeah, not by choice.
636
00:28:35,061 --> 00:28:36,365
- Shh.
637
00:28:36,366 --> 00:28:39,847
♪
638
00:28:39,848 --> 00:28:43,155
- We are gathered here today
639
00:28:43,156 --> 00:28:46,027
for reasons
not entirely clear to me
640
00:28:46,028 --> 00:28:48,421
to witness the joining
of two lives.
641
00:28:48,422 --> 00:28:52,686
Do you, Aaron, take Krista
to be your partner in life,
642
00:28:52,687 --> 00:28:56,385
to love and to cherish,
for better or for worse,
643
00:28:56,386 --> 00:28:58,736
for richer, for poorer,
644
00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:00,738
in sickness and in health,
645
00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:05,046
from this day forward
until death do you part?
646
00:29:05,047 --> 00:29:06,744
- I do.
647
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,746
- And do you, Krista,
648
00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:11,749
take Aaron to be
your partner in life,
649
00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,360
to love and to cherish,
for better or for worse,
650
00:29:14,361 --> 00:29:18,059
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
651
00:29:18,060 --> 00:29:22,411
from this day forward,
until death do you part?
652
00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:24,805
- I do.
653
00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:27,112
- You people do
have rings, right?
654
00:29:27,113 --> 00:29:34,076
♪
655
00:29:36,122 --> 00:29:38,645
By the power vested in me
by some random website,
656
00:29:38,646 --> 00:29:40,778
I now pronounce you married.
657
00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:44,172
Now, kiss, and let's get
Aaron up to surgery.
658
00:29:44,173 --> 00:29:47,175
[soft music]
659
00:29:47,176 --> 00:29:50,091
♪
660
00:29:50,092 --> 00:29:52,398
- We're gonna spend more
years together than we wasted.
661
00:29:52,399 --> 00:29:54,182
You hear me?
662
00:29:54,183 --> 00:29:56,576
- You bet we will.
663
00:29:56,577 --> 00:29:58,360
- It's time.
664
00:29:58,361 --> 00:30:05,325
♪
665
00:30:11,331 --> 00:30:13,201
- You having a moment?
666
00:30:13,202 --> 00:30:15,161
- Yeah.
667
00:30:20,427 --> 00:30:22,384
- I'm sorry, Dr. Charles,
668
00:30:22,385 --> 00:30:24,996
I'm just curious why you
haven't discharged Ariel yet?
669
00:30:24,997 --> 00:30:26,998
- So I can fully assess her.
670
00:30:26,999 --> 00:30:29,043
- Uh-huh.
Why would you need to do that?
671
00:30:29,044 --> 00:30:31,741
- Because it's become
pretty clear to me, anyway,
672
00:30:31,742 --> 00:30:33,221
that when she took
those pills this morning,
673
00:30:33,222 --> 00:30:36,572
it was a second
suicide attempt.
674
00:30:36,573 --> 00:30:38,226
- Oh, you spoke to Savannah?
675
00:30:38,227 --> 00:30:40,881
- I don't understand why you'd
withhold that detail from me.
676
00:30:40,882 --> 00:30:43,144
- You wanna know why
I chose not to tell you?
677
00:30:43,145 --> 00:30:45,494
It's because I know you.
You analyze.
678
00:30:45,495 --> 00:30:47,757
You second guess. You judge.
679
00:30:47,758 --> 00:30:49,411
And here you are again,
right on time.
680
00:30:49,412 --> 00:30:51,500
- Sarah, do you not realize
how serious this is?
681
00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:53,241
- Ariel did not try
to kill herself today.
682
00:30:53,242 --> 00:30:54,895
- All I can say is,
you're damn lucky
683
00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:57,071
they were just sugar pills.
- It was an accident.
684
00:30:57,072 --> 00:30:58,594
- Why do you keep saying that?
685
00:30:58,595 --> 00:31:00,901
- I want her discharged now.
- Well, it's not happening
686
00:31:00,902 --> 00:31:03,469
'cause she's on a 72-hour hold.
687
00:31:03,470 --> 00:31:05,384
- Dr. Charles, you are wrong.
688
00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:06,733
- How is it humanly possible
689
00:31:06,734 --> 00:31:08,996
that someone could take
12 pills by accident?
690
00:31:08,997 --> 00:31:10,998
- I'm still figuring it out.
- Okay, great.
691
00:31:10,999 --> 00:31:12,565
So you want me to just
discharge a patient
692
00:31:12,566 --> 00:31:15,263
who is a clear suicide risk
to your disturbingly
693
00:31:15,264 --> 00:31:17,570
questionable care
so you can figure it out?
694
00:31:17,571 --> 00:31:19,615
- You arrogant son of a bitch.
695
00:31:19,616 --> 00:31:23,706
- I don't know, but you got too
close to your patient again,
696
00:31:23,707 --> 00:31:26,231
lost all objectivity, again.
697
00:31:26,232 --> 00:31:29,016
Let's face it--
been an issue before, Sarah.
698
00:31:29,017 --> 00:31:30,713
- Call me Dr. Reese.
699
00:31:30,714 --> 00:31:32,280
And this isn't about Ariel.
700
00:31:32,281 --> 00:31:35,196
This is about you
and how you could never fathom
701
00:31:35,197 --> 00:31:37,938
that you might possibly
be wrong.
702
00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:39,331
And you know
just as well as I do
703
00:31:39,332 --> 00:31:40,941
that that was
the reason I left.
704
00:31:40,942 --> 00:31:44,031
- Okay, well, guess what,
Dr. Reese?
705
00:31:44,032 --> 00:31:47,730
You're about to leave again.
Get the hell out of my unit.
706
00:31:47,731 --> 00:31:50,690
[tense music]
707
00:31:50,691 --> 00:31:52,213
♪
708
00:31:52,214 --> 00:31:55,913
[alarm beeps]
- Dr. Ripley, incoming.
709
00:31:55,914 --> 00:32:00,134
- Robert Sullivan, 36,
BP 120/80, O2 97.
710
00:32:00,135 --> 00:32:01,744
Involved in an altercation.
711
00:32:01,745 --> 00:32:02,963
They did a chest X-ray
at the jail.
712
00:32:02,964 --> 00:32:05,052
Ribs 7 and 8 are broken,
but no pneumothorax.
713
00:32:05,053 --> 00:32:07,272
- Sully.
- Gentle, Rip.
714
00:32:07,273 --> 00:32:10,057
I'm very delicate.
715
00:32:10,058 --> 00:32:11,537
- What happened exactly?
716
00:32:11,538 --> 00:32:13,756
- Genius picked a fight
with someone twice his size.
717
00:32:13,757 --> 00:32:14,888
- He was smack talking
the Bulls.
718
00:32:14,889 --> 00:32:16,324
I couldn't just let that slide.
719
00:32:16,325 --> 00:32:18,196
- Okay, let's get him
upstairs for a CT,
720
00:32:18,197 --> 00:32:20,328
and I'll need his
cuffs off for that.
721
00:32:20,329 --> 00:32:21,417
- Yes, sir.
722
00:32:25,987 --> 00:32:28,249
- Hey, you missed
the festivities.
723
00:32:28,250 --> 00:32:29,990
Look. I snagged the wishbone.
724
00:32:29,991 --> 00:32:32,427
- Ah, yes, the beloved
725
00:32:32,428 --> 00:32:35,430
tearing of the furcula
holiday tradition.
726
00:32:35,431 --> 00:32:38,781
- I gotta say, Dean,
I'm proud of you.
727
00:32:38,782 --> 00:32:40,653
- Oh, yeah? Why is that?
728
00:32:40,654 --> 00:32:43,438
- This positive attitude.
- Ah.
729
00:32:43,439 --> 00:32:45,005
- You know, I thought
your first day back
730
00:32:45,006 --> 00:32:47,007
was gonna be
all doom and gloom.
731
00:32:47,008 --> 00:32:48,531
- About that.
732
00:32:50,011 --> 00:32:52,491
- What's this?
733
00:32:52,492 --> 00:32:53,840
- It's a resignation letter.
734
00:32:53,841 --> 00:32:56,625
I'm gonna slip it
under Goodwin's door.
735
00:32:56,626 --> 00:32:58,758
- Wait. Are you serious?
736
00:32:58,759 --> 00:33:00,238
- Yes, I am.
737
00:33:00,239 --> 00:33:02,109
- You said you were relieved
738
00:33:02,110 --> 00:33:03,981
to not have
the extra responsibility.
739
00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:05,330
- I tried
to believe that today.
740
00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:07,941
I really did.
741
00:33:07,942 --> 00:33:11,466
But with Sean leaving Chicago
and Margo and I ending things,
742
00:33:11,467 --> 00:33:12,902
why stay?
743
00:33:12,903 --> 00:33:14,643
- Are you really
saying that to me?
744
00:33:14,644 --> 00:33:16,297
[soft music]
745
00:33:16,298 --> 00:33:19,997
- Of course,
you're a reason to stay.
746
00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:22,129
But Goodwin's right.
747
00:33:22,130 --> 00:33:24,305
Lenox is the future of the ED,
748
00:33:24,306 --> 00:33:27,352
and it's time for me
to move on.
749
00:33:27,353 --> 00:33:30,008
I don't wanna let anything
get in the way of that.
750
00:33:31,748 --> 00:33:33,358
- Okay. Let's make a deal.
751
00:33:33,359 --> 00:33:35,012
You win, you get to
slip this little letter
752
00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:36,404
under Goodwin's door.
753
00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:38,798
I win, there's a
24-hour cooldown period
754
00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:40,234
where you need to reconsider.
755
00:33:40,235 --> 00:33:42,628
Deal?
- Yeah, deal. Yeah.
756
00:33:42,629 --> 00:33:45,326
- Three, two, one, pull.
757
00:33:45,327 --> 00:33:47,372
- Oh.
758
00:33:47,373 --> 00:33:48,851
Cheater.
759
00:33:48,852 --> 00:33:51,551
- Sore loser.
760
00:33:55,250 --> 00:33:57,382
Better start reconsidering.
761
00:33:57,383 --> 00:34:02,214
♪
762
00:34:07,958 --> 00:34:09,437
- It's not exactly
wedding cake,
763
00:34:09,438 --> 00:34:11,744
but it is homemade.
764
00:34:11,745 --> 00:34:14,442
- Thanks.
I'm way too anxious to eat.
765
00:34:14,443 --> 00:34:16,750
- Yeah. Okay.
766
00:34:22,669 --> 00:34:24,757
- Thank you for today.
767
00:34:24,758 --> 00:34:27,281
Dr. Asher said that you were
a secret wedding planner.
768
00:34:27,282 --> 00:34:29,588
- Guilty.
769
00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:32,156
And it was my pleasure.
770
00:34:32,157 --> 00:34:33,418
- Thank you so much
771
00:34:33,419 --> 00:34:35,855
for creating that
special memory for us.
772
00:34:35,856 --> 00:34:38,118
- You and your husband
have a lifetime
773
00:34:38,119 --> 00:34:39,903
of memories to make together.
774
00:34:42,341 --> 00:34:45,473
- My husband.
775
00:34:45,474 --> 00:34:48,563
I like the sound of that.
776
00:34:48,564 --> 00:34:50,174
- She's here.
777
00:34:50,175 --> 00:34:52,524
- Oh, my gosh.
778
00:34:52,525 --> 00:34:55,831
- I'm right here, okay?
779
00:34:55,832 --> 00:34:57,746
- Dr. Abrams is
just finishing up,
780
00:34:57,747 --> 00:34:59,357
but you should start
planning that honeymoon.
781
00:34:59,358 --> 00:35:03,883
- [laughs]
782
00:35:03,884 --> 00:35:05,493
- Thank you.
783
00:35:05,494 --> 00:35:08,975
[soft music]
784
00:35:08,976 --> 00:35:13,111
♪
785
00:35:16,375 --> 00:35:18,593
- Hey, buddy.
786
00:35:18,594 --> 00:35:21,161
How you feeling?
787
00:35:21,162 --> 00:35:23,294
- I'm a fan of the Percocet.
788
00:35:23,295 --> 00:35:26,384
I haven't slept that good
in weeks.
789
00:35:26,385 --> 00:35:27,907
I'll enjoy it while I can.
790
00:35:27,908 --> 00:35:30,170
- [laughs]
791
00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:32,999
Well, that's what I need
to talk to you about.
792
00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,348
- Uh-oh.
793
00:35:34,349 --> 00:35:36,785
- Your spleen has
been lacerated.
794
00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:38,526
- That doesn't sound good.
795
00:35:38,527 --> 00:35:39,962
- Could be worse.
796
00:35:39,963 --> 00:35:42,704
We'll need to keep an eye
on your hemoglobin levels.
797
00:35:42,705 --> 00:35:47,187
But also, your
white blood cell count is low.
798
00:35:47,188 --> 00:35:50,277
So I can't in good conscience
799
00:35:50,278 --> 00:35:54,500
release you back into
police custody anytime soon.
800
00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:58,633
- Hmm.
801
00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:03,116
So this is a bad news,
good news scenario.
802
00:36:03,117 --> 00:36:05,423
- Actually,
it's a bad news, good news,
803
00:36:05,424 --> 00:36:08,122
more good news scenario.
804
00:36:12,387 --> 00:36:15,520
- Lynne.
805
00:36:15,521 --> 00:36:18,914
- No visitors.
806
00:36:18,915 --> 00:36:21,265
- Come on, man.
Let him see his kid.
807
00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:23,049
- No can do.
808
00:36:23,050 --> 00:36:24,572
- It's Thanksgiving.
809
00:36:24,573 --> 00:36:28,054
[soft music]
810
00:36:28,055 --> 00:36:30,404
- Make it quick.
811
00:36:30,405 --> 00:36:33,059
- Hi.
812
00:36:33,060 --> 00:36:35,975
Hey.
[laughs]
813
00:36:35,976 --> 00:36:39,239
There you go. Watch his head.
814
00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:41,981
Oh, he missed his dad.
815
00:36:41,982 --> 00:36:43,635
- Oh, yeah.
816
00:36:43,636 --> 00:36:45,289
There he is.
817
00:36:45,290 --> 00:36:46,725
There's my man.
818
00:36:46,726 --> 00:36:48,684
- Hey, buddy.
- Whoa.
819
00:36:51,078 --> 00:36:54,298
Thank you, Rip.
[sniffles]
820
00:36:54,299 --> 00:36:56,430
This is a gift.
821
00:36:56,431 --> 00:37:00,608
♪
822
00:37:00,609 --> 00:37:03,525
- Hey.
823
00:37:21,717 --> 00:37:23,893
- Why do you give him flowers?
824
00:37:26,548 --> 00:37:28,724
You know he doesn't deserve it.
825
00:37:30,813 --> 00:37:32,293
- You wanna do it?
826
00:37:43,478 --> 00:37:45,740
- [sighs]
827
00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:48,482
I miss her.
828
00:37:48,483 --> 00:37:51,224
- I know.
829
00:37:51,225 --> 00:37:54,358
You loved her so much.
830
00:37:54,359 --> 00:37:57,056
- Yeah.
831
00:37:57,057 --> 00:37:59,363
I just wish he loved us
that much.
832
00:37:59,364 --> 00:38:01,669
- Kip.
833
00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:05,064
[somber music]
834
00:38:05,065 --> 00:38:09,069
I just wish you
could forgive him.
835
00:38:13,595 --> 00:38:16,467
- I can't.
836
00:38:16,468 --> 00:38:18,818
It's not even a choice.
I just...
837
00:38:21,734 --> 00:38:24,388
I--I can't.
838
00:38:24,389 --> 00:38:30,698
♪
839
00:38:30,699 --> 00:38:34,354
I'm glad I came, Catie.
840
00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:36,791
- Me too.
841
00:38:36,792 --> 00:38:43,973
♪
842
00:38:49,196 --> 00:38:52,285
- Hey.
843
00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:54,027
Wake up.
844
00:38:56,159 --> 00:38:58,031
Wake up.
845
00:39:05,691 --> 00:39:08,606
I'm sorry.
846
00:39:08,607 --> 00:39:12,523
I'm--I'm so sorry.
847
00:39:12,524 --> 00:39:15,701
[crying]
848
00:39:21,228 --> 00:39:23,316
[elevator dings]
849
00:39:23,317 --> 00:39:26,319
[ominous music]
850
00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:33,153
♪
851
00:40:20,461 --> 00:40:22,985
Ugh!
- [grunts]
852
00:40:25,161 --> 00:40:26,640
[whimpers]
853
00:40:26,641 --> 00:40:33,300
♪
854
00:40:35,607 --> 00:40:37,521
- No, no. Please wait!
855
00:40:37,522 --> 00:40:39,305
Wait, please!
856
00:40:39,306 --> 00:40:40,916
Wait, wait!
857
00:40:47,836 --> 00:40:50,795
[dramatic music]
858
00:40:50,796 --> 00:40:57,933
♪
859
00:41:17,823 --> 00:41:20,956
[wolf howls]