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Please tell me
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you did not leak Theo's files
to save my job.
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Taking this deal means
you can pursue employment
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elsewhere from Gaffney.
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-You want me gone.
-I still can't figure out why.
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Please don't take Miranda's deal.
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I leaked the medical file.
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I see how it is easy for you
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to cast me as the enemy
in your internal drama.
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Sloan, you cut multiple
shifts just to save pennies.
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-Everyone resists change.
-You miss Sharon Goodwin.
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Oh, Sharon Goodwin's coming back.
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I thought sharing a shower
was about saving time.
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You said, and I quote,
"all business."
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Well, business has
a lot of meaning.
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Just one second.
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Yeah?
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Can I get in there
to brush my teeth?
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-Can't it wait?
-I need a minute.
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What?
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All right, all right, I'm coming.
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Hey, man.
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Hi. Here you go.
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Do you have a girl in there?
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Well, what's with
all the questions?
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Look...
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When Naomi got that fellowship
in Portland and dumped you...
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Easy, easy.
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Yeah, mutual breakup,
but sure, go ahead.
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I was there for you.
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And I have been nothing but
supportive as you've, you know,
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gotten back on the horse,
or the whole herd,
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the past couple of months.
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It feels like
there's a but coming.
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You're taking some liberties
with the, uh, roommate code.
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-Okay. Yeah.
-Yeah.
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No, that's... that's fair
and I understand.
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And I... I will do better.
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After this morning?
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-See you at the hospital.
-Okay. See you there.
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{\an8}Yeah, okay, so she's got
a change of clothes in the bag.
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{\an8}And I pumped this morning,
which is in the cooler.
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{\an8}-You brought...
-I showed him.
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{\an8}Okay.
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{\an8}Oh, also, she likes
to be burped on her left side.
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{\an8}Sometimes it takes a little bit.
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{\an8}I promise I got her.
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{\an8}And daycare is great
for little tykes.
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{\an8}It gets them used to new faces,
experiences...
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{\an8}Yeah.
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{\an8}No, I've read the... I've read
the literature, Trident.
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{\an8}It's just I'm handing
my heart to a stranger
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{\an8}and I don't want Mabel
to feel abandoned, so...
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{\an8}All right, baby,
it's gonna be fine.
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{\an8}A little independence is
gonna be good for her.
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{\an8}Right, yeah.
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{\an8}-It's okay.
-Oh, my gosh.
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{\an8}-It's okay.
-I got you. I got you.
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{\an8}It's okay, yes.
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{\an8}Shh, shh, shh.
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{\an8}How are you so calm?
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{\an8}I'm not.
I'm pretending for you.
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{\an8}Dr. Archer.
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{\an8}Oh, good luck with that.
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{\an8}Thanks.
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{\an8}-Bye.
-Bye.
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{\an8}Hi. So glad I ran into you.
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{\an8}Okay. What's up?
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{\an8}Well, I wanted to let you know
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{\an8}that I'm shifting some resources
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{\an8}to create a dozen new beds.
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{\an8}More people will be
admitted faster,
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{\an8}which should clear up
some space in the ED.
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{\an8}Oh, okay.
Uh, that sounds really great.
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{\an8}Thank you.
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{\an8}We're a team, right?
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{\an8}Right.
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{\an8}I knew what Miranda was
trying to do to Dr. Charles.
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{\an8}We all did.
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{\an8}And I felt angry and helpless.
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{\an8}Yeah, I know that feeling.
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{\an8}Then I went to your office to
drop off the staffing report.
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{\an8}You weren't there,
but I happened to see
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{\an8}Dr. Rabari's name
on your computer.
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{\an8}His medical records.
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{\an8}I made a snap decision.
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{\an8}I printed them out
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{\an8}and I anonymously
sent them to Miranda.
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{\an8}Sent how?
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{\an8}An envelope I left
in the boardroom.
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{\an8}Look, I thought that
I was saving Dr. Charles.
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{\an8}I had no idea that they would
come after you like this.
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{\an8}And now they're trying
to offer you a deal,
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{\an8}wanting to push you out
over something that I did?
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{\an8}I can't just let that happen.
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{\an8}Doris, Doris, I was the one
who asked for the files.
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{\an8}This is on me too.
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{\an8}But you didn't make me send them.
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{\an8}I'm gonna tell Miranda the truth.
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{\an8}I leaked those files.
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{\an8}I understand how you're feeling.
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{\an8}Uh, Miranda makes
a lot of threats.
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{\an8}It doesn't mean that
she can prove anything.
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{\an8}But the second you confess,
there's no going back.
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{\an8}Welcome back.
How we feeling, Mama?
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{\an8}Oh, a little anxious,
if I'm being honest.
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{\an8}But you know,
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{\an8}it was nice to actually
get dressed this morning.
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{\an8}Ugh, strong disagree.
Pants are for suckers.
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{\an8}Well, either way,
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{\an8}it is nice
to see my people again.
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{\an8}Speaking of,
have you seen Doris yet?
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{\an8}Late. She said car trouble
or something.
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Multiple traumas incoming.
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A group of teens
were subway surfing.
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-Three were thrown off.
-Subway surfing?
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Kids are jumping
on top of subway cars,
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filming each other
riding through the city.
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-Are you kidding me?
-Mm-mm.
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-Samara West, 19.
-BP's 110/73.
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Found her unconscious, but
she came to on the ride over.
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Was complaining
of severe neck pain
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and lower extremity paresthesias.
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Gave 50 milligrams of
fentanyl for the pain
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and also possible wrist fracture.
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Okay, we're gonna
check you out now.
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On my count. Gentle.
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One, two, three.
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Feels like needles in my legs.
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Okay, Samara, I'm gonna
feel the back of your neck.
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Keep still, okay?
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Okay, if you feel any pain
as I'm pressing, let me know.
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Ow! Right there.
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Okay, I feel a step off at C67.
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Let's get a CTC spine,
CTA neck trauma labs,
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and page Dr. Abrams.
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Nolan Goodland, 14,
fell off the train car.
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Made contact with the third rail.
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Sustained severe
electrical burns to the chest.
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-Was unconscious at the scene.
-Poor kid.
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Make sure his parents
are notified.
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Let's get a crash cart set up
and get a Foley in him.
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Send trauma labs, CK,
and I need an ultrasound.
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Ready? One, two, three.
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-Nolan?
-Abdomen's distended.
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-Nolan, can you hear me, son?
-Nolan.
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Okay, blood pressure's dropping.
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-Start a second IV.
-Hang a liter of LR.
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And where's that
ultrasound, Nancy?
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-Come on.
-Yep.
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Christian, I'm Dr. Frost.
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We're gonna take
a look at you, all right?
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Okay, he has a pretty big
flail segment on the right.
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Still tachy and hypotensive.
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Hang 1 and 1.
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Nolan! Where is he, Nolan?
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It's his younger brother.
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Hey, Christian,
look at me, all right?
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You're gonna have to sit still.
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We're just trying to help.
It's all right.
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Oh, towel.
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Hemopneumothorax on the right
with the flail segment.
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The mediastinum is widened.
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We're gonna have
to rule out an aortic injury.
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Yeah, let's get 2 of Versed
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and prep for chest tube
before CT scan.
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Need another set of hands here!
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Go. Go. I got it. Go.
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-It's okay, Christian.
-I got you.
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-It's all right, okay?
-All right, take over.
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Need a gram of calcium
and bicarb.
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Charge to 200.
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Charged.
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Clear.
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300!
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So Christian,
we contacted your dad.
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He's on the way.
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But you have what is called
an aortic dissection.
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It's a tear in the main
blood vessel from your heart.
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Sounds bad.
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It's a small tear, which is good.
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But sometimes those do get
bigger and require surgery.
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S-so what do we do?
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Well, we admit you
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and monitor you
for the next 48 hours.
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And then
we let Vascular take point.
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-Where's my brother?
-How is he?
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We were able
to restart his heart,
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but he is also
suffering lacerations
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to his spleen and his liver.
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He'll be okay?
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We are doing everything that
we possibly can, Christian.
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Please.
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Just tell me the truth.
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If he makes it through
the next few hours,
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he will have a chance.
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It was my idea.
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Saw some other kids
doing it online.
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I mean, the train didn't seem
like it was moving that fast.
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Then he slipped.
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He hit the rail
and his body just, like...
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just, like, seized up.
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Christian.
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Stop. Hey, hey, look at me.
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Look at me, Christian.
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I know it's hard, okay?
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Nolan is fighting
and that is a great thing.
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But for right now,
let's just focus
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on getting you fixed up, okay?
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Can you do that for me?
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Okay.
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-Where's he going?
-Ellen, I'm Dr. Ripley.
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I, uh, I saw that
you vomited blood
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and passed out this morning?
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{\an8}Uh, I was at the table
one minute,
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{\an8}next, I was on the floor.
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{\an8}But Jaxson called 911, thankfully.
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{\an8}Oh, nice work, Jaxson.
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{\an8}Uh, you mind if I examine you?
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{\an8}-Yeah.
-Okay.
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{\an8}And who's that guy?
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{\an8}Captain Super Broccoli.
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{\an8}Captain Super Broccoli?
Never heard of him.
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{\an8}I made him up.
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{\an8}And told stories about him
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hoping Jaxson might
eat something green.
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He loved the stories.
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No luck on the vegetables.
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Very cool.
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Say "ah" for me.
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Ah.
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Okay, uh, we'll need to wait
for a CT to confirm,
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but your chest X-ray
shows pneumomediastinum.
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I suspect you have
a small tear in your esophagus.
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It would explain the blood.
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Is that bad?
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It's not ideal,
something we can repair
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with a minor procedure.
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My bigger concern is
what caused the tear.
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Have you been
vomiting frequently?
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Any recent illness?
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I've been going through
a custody battle with my ex.
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That gives me
plenty of indigestion.
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But I was fine
today until, you know.
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Sorry, uh, it says
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you went for your physical
three months ago,
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and your weight was 145.
248
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Today, your weight is 185.
249
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Is that accurate?
250
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Unfortunately, yes.
251
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You think that has something
to do with this?
252
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It's hard to tell just yet,
but it is concerning.
253
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I was chalking it up to stress.
254
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Stress can certainly wreak havoc.
255
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Uh, why don't we run some tests,
256
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get some more info,
257
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and, uh, try to get
to the bottom of this?
258
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-Okay.
-Okay.
259
00:10:55,021 --> 00:10:57,123
Looks like
your pain level's gone down.
260
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Yeah, those meds did the trick.
261
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Good.
262
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How are those two boys
that came in with me?
263
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They're being worked on now.
264
00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,589
Samara, I'd like to
introduce you to Dr. Abrams.
265
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He's a neurosurgeon.
266
00:11:10,662 --> 00:11:12,935
So your CT shows that
267
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you injured both
vertebral arteries,
268
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which provide blood
to your brain.
269
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And if we don't get them open,
270
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there's very high risk
for stroke.
271
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But the arteries were injured
272
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because your spine was dislocated
273
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along with fractures
to the C6 and C7 vertebrae,
274
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which are currently
pinching your spinal cord.
275
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That's why my legs are tingling?
276
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Most likely.
277
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So can we fix that too?
278
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Yes, but it's complicated.
279
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So repairing the arteries is
of course, our first priority,
280
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but it would require
realigning your spine.
281
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It'll restore blood flow
282
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and it will limit the risk
of the stroke,
283
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but it will put increased
pressure on your spinal cord
284
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and it could result
285
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in permanent paralysis
of your lower extremities.
286
00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:57,171
So you're saying
I won't be able to walk?
287
00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:59,544
Nothing is guaranteed.
288
00:11:59,644 --> 00:12:02,451
You know, I'm not even on TikTok.
289
00:12:02,455 --> 00:12:07,089
I don't subway surf to create
content or to get views.
290
00:12:07,093 --> 00:12:10,150
I do it because that feeling
when you're up there,
291
00:12:10,154 --> 00:12:14,463
it's just like, total escape.
292
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I need to be able to move.
293
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To get away,
to get out of my head.
294
00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:26,609
I'm not doing anything
that's gonna make me paralyzed.
295
00:12:26,613 --> 00:12:28,410
Wait, are you saying no
to the surgery?
296
00:12:28,414 --> 00:12:31,313
Samara, I want you
to understand that
297
00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:33,745
if you don't do the surgery,
you could die.
298
00:12:33,845 --> 00:12:36,522
Could isn't certain, though.
299
00:12:36,623 --> 00:12:39,842
You said it yourself.
Nothing's guaranteed, right?
300
00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:45,653
Mom, you asked me
to come here today
301
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to help advise you
as an attorney.
302
00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:48,522
-I did.
-Mm-hmm.
303
00:12:48,526 --> 00:12:50,099
Then I think I should tell you
304
00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:54,236
if Doris stays quiet
and you turn down this deal,
305
00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,109
it is going to turn into
a legal matter
306
00:12:56,209 --> 00:13:00,042
and their attorneys will
start deposing everyone.
307
00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:01,443
Including Doris.
308
00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,412
You think she's gonna stay
quiet through that?
309
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No matter what your intentions
were initially,
310
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the fact of the matter is
311
00:13:06,936 --> 00:13:09,318
you did not do what
they're accusing you of.
312
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Because I'm a coward.
313
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Because you're a good person.
314
00:13:13,051 --> 00:13:14,690
What are you saying, David?
315
00:13:14,694 --> 00:13:16,454
What I'm saying is
there's no magic bullet.
316
00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:18,790
The only real choices
are taking the deal,
317
00:13:18,890 --> 00:13:21,230
making this all go away,
or letting Doris confess.
318
00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:24,033
If Doris confesses,
they'll fire her, David.
319
00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:25,959
And it'll be damn near impossible
320
00:13:25,963 --> 00:13:29,229
for her to find another job
with this on her record.
321
00:13:29,233 --> 00:13:31,140
Look, I'd love nothing more
322
00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:33,100
than for you to walk off
into the sunset
323
00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:35,311
and spend days
with your new grandchild.
324
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,613
But you keep telling me
how hard it is to watch
325
00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:40,316
from the outside while Miranda
tears down what you built.
326
00:13:42,313 --> 00:13:45,742
You take this deal,
you're on the outside forever.
327
00:13:47,385 --> 00:13:50,225
40-pound weight gain
in three months. Wow.
328
00:13:50,229 --> 00:13:52,061
Yeah, plus an esophageal perf.
329
00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:54,288
She's headed to surgery
in a few hours to stent it.
330
00:13:54,292 --> 00:13:55,960
Testing's all
looking pretty normal.
331
00:13:56,060 --> 00:13:59,068
Yeah, I ran labs,
a full metabolic panel.
332
00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:01,437
Uh, other than, um,
an electrolyte imbalance
333
00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:04,073
and a slightly elevated A1C, nothing.
334
00:14:04,077 --> 00:14:06,842
But now you're thinking it
might be a psych issue.
335
00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:08,506
Uh, maybe.
336
00:14:08,606 --> 00:14:11,580
Binge eating brought on
by stress or depression.
337
00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:14,333
Apparently, she's going through
a pretty nasty custody battle.
338
00:14:14,337 --> 00:14:15,667
Huh.
339
00:14:15,671 --> 00:14:17,845
Let me have a, uh, quick chat,
see what I can suss out.
340
00:14:17,849 --> 00:14:20,514
-Give me, like, ten minutes?
-Yeah. Thanks, buddy.
341
00:14:20,518 --> 00:14:23,020
-Yes.
-From Gaffney Chicago Med.
342
00:14:23,121 --> 00:14:24,159
I'll hold.
343
00:14:24,163 --> 00:14:25,198
Thank you.
344
00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:27,166
Thanks.
345
00:14:27,266 --> 00:14:28,464
Hey.
346
00:14:28,468 --> 00:14:30,566
Heard your patient is,
uh, refusing surgery.
347
00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:33,469
Yeah, I'm trying to track
down her family.
348
00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:35,675
Find support, see if
they can change her mind.
349
00:14:35,775 --> 00:14:37,535
The file says that
her mom lives in Decatur,
350
00:14:37,635 --> 00:14:39,074
but I have not been able
to reach her.
351
00:14:39,078 --> 00:14:41,360
I feel for her and these kids,
352
00:14:41,364 --> 00:14:44,847
but this whole thing
just feels pointless.
353
00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:46,507
Do we really need
to tell young people
354
00:14:46,511 --> 00:14:48,542
not to ride on top
of subway cars now?
355
00:14:48,546 --> 00:14:51,386
Don't you remember
what it was like being young?
356
00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:52,813
How invincible you feel?
357
00:14:52,817 --> 00:14:54,827
I mean, God knows
I did stupid things.
358
00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:58,051
I will be right back.
359
00:15:02,301 --> 00:15:04,133
Hey. How's Nolan?
360
00:15:04,137 --> 00:15:06,239
There was too much bleeding
from behind the liver.
361
00:15:06,339 --> 00:15:07,828
He kept going into
cardiac arrest.
362
00:15:07,832 --> 00:15:11,373
-We tried to revive him.
-Tried for 30 minutes.
363
00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:12,879
He's gone.
364
00:15:30,496 --> 00:15:31,860
Ellen, uh,
this is Dr. Charles.
365
00:15:31,864 --> 00:15:33,420
-Hey, Ellen.
-Nice to meet you.
366
00:15:33,424 --> 00:15:35,998
Jaxson, uh, one of our nurses
367
00:15:36,002 --> 00:15:37,766
was cleaning out
our lost and found
368
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:39,572
and stumbled across a few toys.
369
00:15:39,672 --> 00:15:41,003
Thought you'd might
like to check 'em out
370
00:15:41,007 --> 00:15:42,771
while your mom chats
with Dr. Charles here.
371
00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:45,077
Yeah? Okay.
372
00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:46,445
Bye.
373
00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:50,512
Must be bad news
if you had to clear the room.
374
00:15:50,516 --> 00:15:53,415
-Nothing too scary.
-I'm just a psychiatrist.
375
00:15:53,419 --> 00:15:55,609
That sounds a little scary.
376
00:15:55,613 --> 00:15:57,753
Trust me, I'm harmless.
377
00:15:57,757 --> 00:15:59,521
Um, I just thought, you know,
378
00:15:59,525 --> 00:16:00,689
it'd be easier if we talked alone
379
00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:02,749
'cause Dr. Ripley shared
with me you've been
380
00:16:02,753 --> 00:16:04,297
really going through it
with your ex.
381
00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:08,134
Jaxson's dad was nonexistent
382
00:16:08,234 --> 00:16:09,969
for the first four years
of his life
383
00:16:10,069 --> 00:16:13,468
until a year ago when
he moved back to Chicago
384
00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:16,605
with his new wife
asking for full custody.
385
00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:17,543
Oh, man.
386
00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,467
And now I can't stop
stuffing my face.
387
00:16:20,471 --> 00:16:23,912
Well, I, for one, certainly
understand the stress eating.
388
00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:25,885
But you know what?
I'm just curious.
389
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:29,088
Is this a new
coping mechanism for you?
390
00:16:29,188 --> 00:16:30,619
Because your medical records
are showing
391
00:16:30,623 --> 00:16:33,255
that your weight's always
been pretty
392
00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:36,617
steady, you know, until...
until just recently.
393
00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:42,097
I was thinking about trying
to get on a GLP-1, actually.
394
00:16:42,101 --> 00:16:44,733
Is that something
you can prescribe?
395
00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:46,330
We can certainly talk about that.
396
00:16:46,430 --> 00:16:48,403
But first, I really
wanna make sure
397
00:16:48,407 --> 00:16:50,772
there's nothing else
going on here, you know?
398
00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:52,566
Because right now,
399
00:16:52,570 --> 00:16:56,512
we really need you at 100%
for Jaxson, right?
400
00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:58,647
Of course.
401
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:01,341
I can't lose my son.
402
00:17:01,345 --> 00:17:06,859
He is the only thing
that matters to me.
403
00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,158
Hey, there she is.
404
00:17:10,162 --> 00:17:12,198
Hey, you made it.
405
00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:13,629
Yeah.
406
00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:16,198
Thanks.
407
00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:17,633
I'm gonna give this to her.
408
00:17:17,637 --> 00:17:19,635
Yeah.
409
00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:21,336
Hey, any updates on Samara?
410
00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:23,196
-Checking now.
-Any luck reaching her family?
411
00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,107
No. I've left,
like, a thousand messages,
412
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,209
but nothing back from Mom.
413
00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:28,848
Well, we got another problem.
414
00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:30,212
The trauma Samara suffered
415
00:17:30,216 --> 00:17:31,984
sheared the soft tissue
from her muscle,
416
00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:34,441
causing the blood to pool
beneath her skin.
417
00:17:34,445 --> 00:17:36,155
Won't be long before
that tissue dies
418
00:17:36,255 --> 00:17:37,857
and an infection sets in.
419
00:17:37,957 --> 00:17:40,726
And makes the surgery
she needs impossible to do.
420
00:17:40,826 --> 00:17:42,828
Is there any way to fix it?
421
00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:44,660
Yeah, there might be.
422
00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:45,898
Okay, well, that's great.
423
00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:50,336
But why do you look like
you just ate bad yogurt?
424
00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:53,839
The treatment that
might help Samara is
425
00:17:53,940 --> 00:17:55,241
really gross.
426
00:17:56,576 --> 00:18:00,075
-It's really gro...
-you're a... you're a surgeon.
427
00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:02,544
Yeah, but...
428
00:18:02,548 --> 00:18:05,017
I gotta think about creatures.
429
00:18:05,117 --> 00:18:07,716
Okay, I'm gonna place this one
430
00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,044
-on the right side right here.
-Mm.
431
00:18:11,048 --> 00:18:12,921
Crazy Abrams can
cut open a human brain,
432
00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:14,556
but this creeps him out.
433
00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,060
Yeah, well, everybody's
got their things that get them.
434
00:18:18,064 --> 00:18:21,067
Mine's clowns. What about you?
435
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:22,768
Cargo shorts.
436
00:18:22,868 --> 00:18:23,669
Fair.
437
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:28,328
Hey, can you feel that, Samara?
438
00:18:28,332 --> 00:18:30,610
Samara?
439
00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:31,877
What?
440
00:18:31,978 --> 00:18:34,543
I asked if you could
feel the one I just placed.
441
00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:37,883
A little, maybe.
442
00:18:37,984 --> 00:18:39,781
Why do we have to do this again?
443
00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:41,779
Because modern medicine
has made strides
444
00:18:41,879 --> 00:18:43,556
in arterial revascularization,
445
00:18:43,656 --> 00:18:45,854
but we have not been able
to beat evolution
446
00:18:45,858 --> 00:18:50,450
when it comes to wound care, so
medieval leeches are the best.
447
00:18:50,454 --> 00:18:52,031
God, don't say leeches.
448
00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:54,266
You know, we wouldn't
have to try this
449
00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:58,270
if you did the surgery
to repair your blood vessels.
450
00:18:58,371 --> 00:18:59,801
No, I'm good.
451
00:18:59,805 --> 00:19:01,528
Keep going.
452
00:19:01,532 --> 00:19:03,530
Okay, well, we need
to immobilize her neck
453
00:19:03,534 --> 00:19:04,654
without killing the leeches,
454
00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:06,504
so jimmy up a dressing
to keep them in place?
455
00:19:06,545 --> 00:19:08,243
Yep.
456
00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:13,874
Why isn't this going through?
457
00:19:13,878 --> 00:19:17,219
Why isn't it going through?
458
00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:19,888
Your phone's on the Escape key.
459
00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:22,094
Don't worry.
I won't tell anyone.
460
00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,654
You know what?
461
00:19:23,754 --> 00:19:25,260
While I have you, can I get
your signature on something?
462
00:19:25,264 --> 00:19:27,829
Yeah.
463
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:28,834
Thank you.
464
00:19:28,934 --> 00:19:30,791
-Uh, wait.
-What did I just sign?
465
00:19:30,795 --> 00:19:32,392
We're going halfsies
on a timeshare.
466
00:19:32,396 --> 00:19:35,562
-Uh, sorry, Dr. Archer.
-You're being paged to room 132.
467
00:19:35,566 --> 00:19:37,272
-Room 132?
-I never heard of that.
468
00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,011
-What is it?
-Beats me.
469
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:56,520
Uh, I'm Dr. Archer,
470
00:19:56,620 --> 00:19:59,461
and I was paged
to this room for some reason.
471
00:19:59,465 --> 00:20:01,033
We just checked
Christian Goodland
472
00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:02,835
and noticed a pulse discrepancy
in his leg.
473
00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:08,003
Okay.
474
00:20:08,007 --> 00:20:11,873
Hi, Christian. Um...
475
00:20:11,877 --> 00:20:13,646
what are you doing here?
476
00:20:13,746 --> 00:20:16,378
-Looking for him.
-He's supposed to be in the ICU.
477
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:17,616
I'm aware.
478
00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:19,852
-How we doing, Christian?
-Leg's kinda throbbing.
479
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:22,154
Yeah. Cold leg.
480
00:20:22,254 --> 00:20:23,777
His dissection is getting worse.
481
00:20:23,781 --> 00:20:25,825
Bolson, 2,500 units of heparin.
482
00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:27,289
Start a drip.
483
00:20:27,293 --> 00:20:28,757
We need to fix this dissection
before it gets worse.
484
00:20:28,761 --> 00:20:30,292
-Wait, wait, wait.
-Am I losing my leg?
485
00:20:30,296 --> 00:20:31,722
Uh, Dr. Archer?
486
00:20:31,822 --> 00:20:33,787
And where's the vascular
surgeon that's following him?
487
00:20:33,791 --> 00:20:36,131
We paged her, but she's
in clinics and you're closer.
488
00:20:36,135 --> 00:20:37,866
-Dr. Archer.
-What?
489
00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:39,059
I'm just trying to make sure
490
00:20:39,063 --> 00:20:41,373
Christian isn't
getting too upset here.
491
00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:43,872
Okay.
492
00:20:43,876 --> 00:20:45,177
It's gonna be okay. All right?
493
00:20:45,277 --> 00:20:47,409
Not gonna lose the leg.
We're gonna sort this out.
494
00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:48,877
Just give me big, deep breaths.
495
00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:50,716
Try to slow your
heart rate down, okay?
496
00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,244
He has monophasic signals.
497
00:20:57,248 --> 00:20:59,121
All right, let's alert IR
and have them get a room ready.
498
00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:00,814
-Whoa, what... what... what...
-what does that...
499
00:21:00,818 --> 00:21:01,823
what does that...
what does that mean?
500
00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:04,430
-It's gonna be okay.
-All right?
501
00:21:06,532 --> 00:21:09,197
What the hell is this place?
502
00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:19,241
Could you please explain why
I was paged to a room
503
00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:21,426
I never heard of
to deal with a patient
504
00:21:21,430 --> 00:21:24,412
who had already technically
been admitted to the ICU?
505
00:21:24,416 --> 00:21:26,264
-Is that room 132?
-Yes.
506
00:21:26,268 --> 00:21:28,608
Yeah, that's the overflow room.
507
00:21:28,612 --> 00:21:29,776
The what room?
508
00:21:29,780 --> 00:21:31,219
Well, that's how
we solved your problem
509
00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:33,088
with patients stacking up
in the ED.
510
00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:35,423
I created an overflow room
so that we can start
511
00:21:35,427 --> 00:21:38,118
servicing in-patient needs
while awaiting a bed upstairs.
512
00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:39,786
Just felt more practical.
513
00:21:39,790 --> 00:21:43,402
Yeah, except practically,
that's not how it works.
514
00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:45,133
Doctors from other floors
515
00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:47,469
can't get to that room
with any urgency.
516
00:21:47,473 --> 00:21:49,905
And then, practically,
what happens next
517
00:21:49,909 --> 00:21:52,774
is that the ED attending
gets paged,
518
00:21:52,778 --> 00:21:55,810
which, as a refresher, is me.
519
00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:57,813
-Mm-hmm. I'm aware.
-Yeah?
520
00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,753
So what you've effectively done
is given the ED...
521
00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,884
again, specifically, me...
522
00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:05,316
more work to deal with, not less.
523
00:22:05,416 --> 00:22:07,722
I hear you. I do.
524
00:22:07,726 --> 00:22:10,058
But maybe... maybe there's
some way that we can
525
00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:12,489
tweak this setup rather than
just scrap it completely.
526
00:22:12,623 --> 00:22:14,095
Oh, tweak.
527
00:22:14,099 --> 00:22:17,265
You've... you've got a tech and a
floor nurse overseeing 14 beds.
528
00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:19,634
So what I could probably do
is hire you another tech,
529
00:22:19,638 --> 00:22:21,002
maybe even a telemetry nurse?
530
00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:24,143
I'm not trying to add
to staff, you understand?
531
00:22:24,276 --> 00:22:26,474
I just want this damn thing gone.
532
00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:29,315
Okay, Dr. Archer.
533
00:22:29,415 --> 00:22:31,517
I'm trying to work with you here.
534
00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:33,181
You said
you had patients stacking up.
535
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:34,520
I provided a solution
536
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:36,355
and I don't think
it's very productive
537
00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,457
of you to come in here
and just whine about it.
538
00:22:38,557 --> 00:22:39,888
Wh... I'm... what?
539
00:22:39,892 --> 00:22:41,489
So what I'm saying is
540
00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:43,362
you need to stop
looking to place blame
541
00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:44,997
and get a little bit
more creative
542
00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:48,697
about trying to find a solution
like I was.
543
00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:50,870
You know? You gotta think
outside the box.
544
00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:58,210
Did he suffer? Nolan?
545
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:05,175
Not in the end. No.
546
00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:11,703
Dr. Tanaka-Reed,
this is Stan Goodland,
547
00:23:11,707 --> 00:23:13,488
Christian and Nolan's dad.
548
00:23:13,492 --> 00:23:16,992
Mr. Goodland,
I'm so sorry for your loss.
549
00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:19,898
How's Christian?
550
00:23:20,032 --> 00:23:23,048
Dr. Frost said you were
taking him into surgery.
551
00:23:23,052 --> 00:23:24,820
They're prepping the room now.
552
00:23:27,072 --> 00:23:29,070
Is he gonna make it?
553
00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:32,908
We're gonna place a stent
in the aorta to fix the tear.
554
00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:37,404
But there is no reason to
think Christian won't do well.
555
00:23:37,408 --> 00:23:39,739
Though when the injury
is that close to the heart,
556
00:23:39,743 --> 00:23:42,755
there are always risks.
557
00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:46,091
I... I wanna see him.
558
00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,090
Of course.
559
00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:52,097
But that is a little complicated.
560
00:23:54,358 --> 00:23:55,964
It's complicated?
561
00:23:55,968 --> 00:23:58,591
His dissection has gotten worse.
562
00:23:58,595 --> 00:24:02,604
So it is imperative that
we keep his heart rate low,
563
00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:05,765
below 60,
until we get him into surgery.
564
00:24:05,769 --> 00:24:08,935
So we're doing everything
we can to keep him calm.
565
00:24:08,939 --> 00:24:12,772
Which is why we have not
told him yet about Nolan.
566
00:24:12,776 --> 00:24:16,584
And if you go in there
and tell him what happened,
567
00:24:16,588 --> 00:24:19,708
the emotion could
cause his heart rate to spike.
568
00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:23,775
It's just that, um...
569
00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:30,398
I already lost one son today.
570
00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:31,462
You know?
571
00:24:31,562 --> 00:24:35,403
If I were to lose another one
572
00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:38,802
without at least seeing him?
573
00:24:38,902 --> 00:24:42,581
And look, I won't say anything
574
00:24:42,681 --> 00:24:44,400
except that I...
575
00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:47,569
I love you.
576
00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:51,782
And then I'll go.
577
00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:55,994
But I have to see his face.
578
00:24:57,796 --> 00:24:59,310
I know it's scary, Jaxson,
579
00:24:59,314 --> 00:25:03,531
but, um, the procedure
is only a minor one.
580
00:25:03,535 --> 00:25:05,087
Your mom's gonna be okay.
581
00:25:07,656 --> 00:25:09,633
But she tries very hard.
582
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:14,776
-Well, she's...
-she's lucky to have you.
583
00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,845
Pretty amazing
you called for help.
584
00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:22,117
Not a lot of five-year-olds
would know to do that so fast.
585
00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:24,273
I did what she taught me.
586
00:25:26,458 --> 00:25:28,444
What do you mean she taught you?
587
00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:41,019
How you feeling, Christian?
588
00:25:41,023 --> 00:25:42,036
Tired.
589
00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,689
Well, we're gonna fix you up.
590
00:25:44,693 --> 00:25:46,858
But before we head up to surgery,
591
00:25:46,862 --> 00:25:49,339
there is someone who
would like to see you.
592
00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:56,751
Dad.
593
00:25:56,755 --> 00:25:58,857
Hey, kiddo.
594
00:25:58,991 --> 00:26:03,716
I, uh,
only came here for a minute.
595
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,562
I know they need to get you
to surgery,
596
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:10,890
but I, uh...
597
00:26:10,894 --> 00:26:11,904
I...
598
00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:18,873
I just wanted to say that...
599
00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:23,373
I love you so much.
600
00:26:25,050 --> 00:26:27,549
And, uh, I'll, uh...
601
00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:29,588
I'll be here when you get out.
602
00:26:32,407 --> 00:26:33,592
Uh, hey, Dad?
603
00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:38,514
How's Nolan?
604
00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,201
Nolan is fine.
605
00:26:42,301 --> 00:26:44,532
He's resting in the PICU.
606
00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:46,438
Okay, um, well...
607
00:26:48,774 --> 00:26:50,088
Well, when you see him,
can you just...
608
00:26:50,092 --> 00:26:51,902
can you tell him I'm...
I'm sorry?
609
00:26:53,712 --> 00:26:54,780
What?
610
00:26:57,349 --> 00:26:59,447
Just... just tell him
I'm sorry.
611
00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:01,453
I didn't mean to get him
into this mess.
612
00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:05,924
Okay.
613
00:27:06,058 --> 00:27:08,619
And tell him I'll drive him
wherever he wants to go
614
00:27:08,752 --> 00:27:10,558
when we get out of here.
615
00:27:16,835 --> 00:27:17,970
You okay, Dad?
616
00:27:21,290 --> 00:27:23,955
Uh-huh.
617
00:27:23,959 --> 00:27:25,110
We should get him to IR.
618
00:27:25,244 --> 00:27:26,307
-Yeah.
-Nurse?
619
00:27:26,311 --> 00:27:27,746
Nolan's okay, right?
620
00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:29,940
Nolan is, um...
621
00:27:31,975 --> 00:27:33,181
He's... he's fine.
622
00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:35,145
What is it?
623
00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:36,417
He's, um...
624
00:27:36,421 --> 00:27:37,652
Dad, what is it?
625
00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:38,953
Run ahead and have
some labetalol ready, okay?
626
00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:39,921
-No.
-When we get there.
627
00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,422
Dad, what is it?
628
00:27:41,426 --> 00:27:42,524
Okay.
629
00:27:42,528 --> 00:27:43,825
Dad, what is it?
630
00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:44,792
Slow, deep breaths for me,
Christian.
631
00:27:44,796 --> 00:27:45,810
It's okay.
632
00:27:54,273 --> 00:27:56,237
Hey, uh,
633
00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:58,973
just had an interesting talk
with Ellen's son, Jaxson.
634
00:27:58,977 --> 00:28:00,900
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
635
00:28:00,904 --> 00:28:03,978
It turns out he's not
just a precocious kid.
636
00:28:03,982 --> 00:28:06,014
Ellen prepped him
on how to call 911.
637
00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:10,485
Like really prepped him as if
she knew this might happen.
638
00:28:10,489 --> 00:28:12,579
-Well, that's interesting.
-Yeah.
639
00:28:12,583 --> 00:28:14,322
Look, I...
640
00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:16,257
I don't wanna jump
to any conclusion, but it...
641
00:28:16,261 --> 00:28:18,626
it kind of reminds me of my mom.
642
00:28:18,630 --> 00:28:19,827
How so?
643
00:28:19,831 --> 00:28:22,130
Well, with her drug problem,
644
00:28:22,134 --> 00:28:23,998
she knew she might not
always keep it together,
645
00:28:24,002 --> 00:28:26,501
so she taught me to do things
at a young age.
646
00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:29,704
You know, make dinner when
I was 6, drive when I was 13.
647
00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,407
She also taught me to call 911.
648
00:28:32,411 --> 00:28:35,944
She said it was in case of
an accident, but really...
649
00:28:35,948 --> 00:28:37,716
It was in case she OD'd.
650
00:28:40,035 --> 00:28:42,517
Well, do you think that's what
we're looking at here?
651
00:28:42,521 --> 00:28:43,718
Substance abuse?
652
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:45,386
Well, like I said, I...
653
00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:46,788
I don't wanna jump
to any conclusions.
654
00:28:46,792 --> 00:28:50,191
Excessive drinking could
cause the esophageal tear,
655
00:28:50,195 --> 00:28:51,459
but... but not the weight gain.
656
00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:53,127
Not on...
not on that scale, anyway.
657
00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:55,463
Well, maybe she's substituting
658
00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,398
one addiction for another?
659
00:28:57,402 --> 00:29:00,168
Oh, man. The GLP-1.
660
00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:01,461
What?
661
00:29:01,465 --> 00:29:04,772
I think I might know
what's going on here.
662
00:29:04,776 --> 00:29:06,341
Hey, what's up with you today?
663
00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:08,635
You seem distracted or something.
664
00:29:08,639 --> 00:29:10,903
Is everything okay at home?
665
00:29:10,907 --> 00:29:12,780
Yeah. Yeah.
666
00:29:12,784 --> 00:29:16,150
I just never realized
how much I love all of this.
667
00:29:16,154 --> 00:29:18,419
Okay, you are really
freaking me out now.
668
00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:20,888
-What?
-Sorry, I...
669
00:29:20,892 --> 00:29:23,650
I'm just feeling a little
sentimental, that's all.
670
00:29:23,654 --> 00:29:24,626
Okay.
671
00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:25,727
-Dr. Asher.
-Yeah?
672
00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:27,228
This is Samara's mom,
Rhonda West.
673
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:29,264
Mrs. West,
I am so glad you're here.
674
00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:31,466
Samara's stable now,
though she sustained damage
675
00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:33,259
to her spine
and the blood vessels in her
676
00:29:33,263 --> 00:29:37,805
-neck...
-Wait. So she's alive?
677
00:29:37,809 --> 00:29:39,507
Yes, I am...
678
00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,426
I am so sorry if my messages
weren't clear.
679
00:29:41,430 --> 00:29:42,948
Samara is alive and she is awake.
680
00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:46,948
When you said
she was in an accident, I...
681
00:29:46,952 --> 00:29:48,549
I was sure you were
calling to tell me
682
00:29:48,553 --> 00:29:51,419
she finally managed
to kill herself.
683
00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:53,458
Thankfully, that is not the case,
684
00:29:53,558 --> 00:29:56,424
though she does need surgery
to prevent stroke
685
00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:59,594
and currently,
Samara is refusing it.
686
00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:00,828
I thought that
you could talk to her.
687
00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:03,931
I can't help with that.
688
00:30:03,935 --> 00:30:06,434
I'm sorry? What do you mean?
689
00:30:06,438 --> 00:30:08,636
I tried for years to help Samara.
690
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,772
When she OD'd,
when she broke the law,
691
00:30:10,776 --> 00:30:15,943
when she hurt us
in every imaginable way.
692
00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:21,182
I love my daughter
and I always will.
693
00:30:21,186 --> 00:30:25,553
But her decisions
are her own now.
694
00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:34,479
So sounds like everything
went off without a hitch.
695
00:30:34,483 --> 00:30:36,964
Thank goodness.
696
00:30:36,968 --> 00:30:38,904
Now we just gotta figure out
697
00:30:39,004 --> 00:30:41,339
what to do about
your alcohol consumption.
698
00:30:42,874 --> 00:30:44,505
-I'm not an alcoholic.
-No.
699
00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:48,180
I'm not here to judge you
or shame you.
700
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,813
I'm wondering if you are
eating to gain weight
701
00:30:51,817 --> 00:30:55,216
so that you can qualify
for a GLP-1.
702
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:58,219
That doesn't
even make any sense.
703
00:30:58,223 --> 00:30:59,979
Look, everybody
knows that these drugs,
704
00:30:59,983 --> 00:31:02,014
they help with diabetes, right?
705
00:31:02,018 --> 00:31:03,349
They promote weight loss.
706
00:31:03,353 --> 00:31:06,494
But also, you can't
hit your news feed these days
707
00:31:06,498 --> 00:31:07,695
without reading another story
708
00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:10,431
about some exciting new
off-label use,
709
00:31:10,435 --> 00:31:13,835
like for instance, how they
curb compulsive behavior,
710
00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:16,170
alcohol, drug abuse,
711
00:31:16,174 --> 00:31:19,499
addictions that
could cause somebody
712
00:31:19,503 --> 00:31:21,296
to lose custody of their child.
713
00:31:26,943 --> 00:31:30,718
I always kept it a secret.
714
00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:34,213
But I've struggled
with drinking since I was 16.
715
00:31:34,217 --> 00:31:40,019
Over time, it got worse
and I couldn't control it.
716
00:31:40,023 --> 00:31:44,665
But then I got pregnant.
717
00:31:44,669 --> 00:31:49,971
So I started going to meetings,
taking care of myself.
718
00:31:49,975 --> 00:31:53,541
Stupidly, I thought
I'd beat it for good.
719
00:31:53,545 --> 00:31:56,377
Then your husband
came back to town
720
00:31:56,381 --> 00:31:59,785
and filed for full custody
of Jaxson?
721
00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:04,852
And then Jaxson went
with his dad one weekend.
722
00:32:04,856 --> 00:32:08,055
I went on a 48-hour bender.
723
00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:10,758
And I realized that
724
00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:14,162
unless I... I changed something,
I was gonna lose the battle,
725
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:15,997
so I...
726
00:32:16,001 --> 00:32:19,938
I went online
for any remedy I could find.
727
00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:25,807
I saw GLP-1s helped some people,
728
00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:28,342
but all my money was
going to my lawyer.
729
00:32:28,346 --> 00:32:31,579
Right, so you thought
if you gained enough weight
730
00:32:31,583 --> 00:32:32,914
that your insurance
would cover it.
731
00:32:32,918 --> 00:32:36,150
I know it's insane.
732
00:32:36,154 --> 00:32:37,618
Oh, come on.
733
00:32:37,622 --> 00:32:41,556
When it comes to our kids,
we will do absolutely anything.
734
00:32:43,995 --> 00:32:46,961
So... so what now?
735
00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:51,190
Well, I'm actually
gonna prescribe you a GLP-1
736
00:32:51,194 --> 00:32:54,936
because your A1C
is dangerously high.
737
00:32:54,940 --> 00:32:56,637
And it's very important
that we bring it down
738
00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:58,956
so you don't become a diabetic.
739
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:00,775
Okay?
740
00:33:00,779 --> 00:33:03,311
Now, if it happens to help you
in other ways...
741
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:04,846
Oh, my God. Thank... thank you.
742
00:33:04,850 --> 00:33:08,132
-Ellen, listen to me.
-This is not a magic bullet.
743
00:33:08,136 --> 00:33:09,300
-No, it... what?
-What do you mean?
744
00:33:09,304 --> 00:33:12,653
Your five-year-old
terrified son called 911
745
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,188
'cause he walked in the kitchen
746
00:33:14,192 --> 00:33:16,557
and found his mom
under the kitchen table
747
00:33:16,561 --> 00:33:19,126
next to a pool of her own vomit
and blood.
748
00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:24,632
Something like that
happens again, he's gone.
749
00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:25,867
You gotta face this.
750
00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:28,703
It's the only chance you have
of keeping your son.
751
00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:34,679
Okay. Okay.
752
00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:40,281
Miranda?
753
00:33:40,285 --> 00:33:41,574
Sharon.
754
00:33:41,578 --> 00:33:43,417
I thought our meeting
wasn't for another hour.
755
00:33:43,421 --> 00:33:44,952
Well, I finally made a decision
756
00:33:44,956 --> 00:33:47,488
and didn't wanna wait any longer.
757
00:33:47,492 --> 00:33:52,677
Fair enough. Well?
758
00:33:52,681 --> 00:33:54,328
Per your offer,
759
00:33:54,332 --> 00:33:58,324
I'm resigning my position
as executive director
760
00:33:58,328 --> 00:34:00,538
effective immediately.
761
00:34:04,175 --> 00:34:05,932
I'm taking the deal.
762
00:34:19,741 --> 00:34:21,422
Looks like
the leeches did the trick.
763
00:34:21,426 --> 00:34:24,517
Hell, yeah.
764
00:34:24,521 --> 00:34:25,993
So now what?
765
00:34:25,997 --> 00:34:29,701
Well, you still have limited
blood flow to your brain,
766
00:34:29,801 --> 00:34:32,333
which means that we'll be
pushing your blood pressure
767
00:34:32,337 --> 00:34:33,868
to make up for it.
768
00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:35,886
Hopefully
if you keep your collar on,
769
00:34:35,890 --> 00:34:37,538
some of your fractures will heal,
770
00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:39,569
but they may also deteriorate
771
00:34:39,669 --> 00:34:43,206
and you will be at
constant risk for a stroke,
772
00:34:43,306 --> 00:34:46,739
either of which
could prove fatal.
773
00:34:46,743 --> 00:34:48,578
But I'll walk.
774
00:34:48,678 --> 00:34:53,312
After some physical therapy
and rehab, yes.
775
00:34:53,316 --> 00:34:55,790
But you will be a time bomb.
776
00:35:01,499 --> 00:35:04,519
I was finally able
to connect with your mom.
777
00:35:06,304 --> 00:35:08,273
-Let me guess.
-She doesn't wanna see me?
778
00:35:10,033 --> 00:35:11,568
Look, Samara, when I was younger,
779
00:35:11,668 --> 00:35:15,142
I did a lot of things
that pushed people away,
780
00:35:15,146 --> 00:35:18,546
things I am not proud of.
781
00:35:21,386 --> 00:35:23,050
I know what it's like
to live for the moment
782
00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:27,246
because you believe that
you don't have a future.
783
00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:29,394
The thing is
784
00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:31,993
the future doesn't care
what you believe.
785
00:35:31,997 --> 00:35:33,256
It comes anyway.
786
00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,969
Now, I'm not asking you to
787
00:35:38,069 --> 00:35:41,669
suddenly believe that things
will improve in your life.
788
00:35:43,458 --> 00:35:46,340
I'm just asking for you
to allow for the possibility
789
00:35:46,344 --> 00:35:48,509
that they might.
790
00:35:48,513 --> 00:35:51,646
You know, to consider the idea
that maybe someday,
791
00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:54,919
you won't feel this way.
792
00:35:55,020 --> 00:36:00,521
It takes a lot of courage
to ride on top of a train.
793
00:36:00,525 --> 00:36:04,913
A lot of courage to turn down
a surgery like this.
794
00:36:06,731 --> 00:36:10,498
Sometimes the bravest thing
that we can do
795
00:36:10,502 --> 00:36:13,004
is choose to survive.
796
00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:19,098
You are making the choice
to die right now.
797
00:36:19,102 --> 00:36:22,013
Is that really what you want?
798
00:36:24,140 --> 00:36:29,917
If I die, no one will notice.
799
00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:32,457
No one will care.
800
00:36:32,557 --> 00:36:34,984
Not even my mom.
801
00:36:37,253 --> 00:36:38,988
That's not true.
802
00:36:41,132 --> 00:36:42,700
I care.
803
00:36:44,602 --> 00:36:48,135
I care if you live or die.
804
00:36:53,978 --> 00:36:55,046
Okay.
805
00:36:57,716 --> 00:36:59,676
I'll get the surgery.
806
00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:14,662
-How's Christian?
-He's just fine.
807
00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:16,547
The surgery went off
without a hitch.
808
00:37:16,551 --> 00:37:18,866
We placed the stent
and restored flow to his leg.
809
00:37:18,870 --> 00:37:21,231
He'll need physical therapy
for a couple days,
810
00:37:21,331 --> 00:37:23,908
but he should
make a full recovery.
811
00:37:25,477 --> 00:37:28,576
I was so scared that what
I said with...
812
00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:29,560
with his heart that...
813
00:37:29,564 --> 00:37:31,879
-He's okay.
-It didn't hurt him.
814
00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:33,881
And you can see him
in a couple hours
815
00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:35,616
when he gets out of recovery.
816
00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:36,984
Oh, my God.
817
00:37:36,988 --> 00:37:39,420
Thank you, thank you.
818
00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:40,788
Of course.
819
00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:43,791
And I... I have to let
the rest of the family know.
820
00:37:43,795 --> 00:37:46,364
Thank you.
821
00:37:52,137 --> 00:37:55,774
I don't know why
anyone becomes a parent.
822
00:38:06,684 --> 00:38:08,841
Hi.
823
00:38:08,845 --> 00:38:11,719
-Oh, my God.
-She did great, Mom.
824
00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:14,438
We did some tummy time.
We sang some songs.
825
00:38:14,442 --> 00:38:16,557
Mabel's an independent girl now.
826
00:38:16,561 --> 00:38:17,962
I'll go get her bag for you.
827
00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:24,190
There's nothing
that you could ever do
828
00:38:24,194 --> 00:38:26,796
that would make me
give up on you.
829
00:38:29,207 --> 00:38:30,204
Hi.
830
00:38:39,576 --> 00:38:41,148
How could you take the deal?
831
00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:42,987
Come in.
832
00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:48,818
Dr. Archer.
833
00:38:48,918 --> 00:38:49,990
Mallory.
834
00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:51,792
Uh, I'm actually glad
I ran into you.
835
00:38:51,796 --> 00:38:55,458
I, uh... I guess I owe you
an apology for earlier.
836
00:38:55,558 --> 00:38:57,660
-Oh, really?
-Yeah. I was a bit of an ass.
837
00:38:57,760 --> 00:38:59,124
-And, uh...
-Oh.
838
00:38:59,128 --> 00:39:00,501
Had time to reflect,
839
00:39:00,505 --> 00:39:03,808
and I... I think I could
make this new system work.
840
00:39:03,908 --> 00:39:05,840
I told you I didn't want this.
841
00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:07,066
I wasn't gonna let you
842
00:39:07,070 --> 00:39:08,609
just throw away
everything you've ever done.
843
00:39:08,613 --> 00:39:11,078
I know that, Doris,
but you're too good of a nurse.
844
00:39:12,417 --> 00:39:14,048
You're too good of a person
to let this define you,
845
00:39:14,052 --> 00:39:17,318
to let my drama
derail your whole life.
846
00:39:17,322 --> 00:39:20,821
Plus this isn't
what it looks like.
847
00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:21,981
What do you mean?
848
00:39:21,985 --> 00:39:24,658
Well, how did you
solve your issues?
849
00:39:24,662 --> 00:39:28,128
-Just did what you said.
-Thought outside the box.
850
00:39:28,132 --> 00:39:32,933
There's no non-compete
in the deal I agreed to,
851
00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:35,970
so I won't be
executive director anymore,
852
00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:39,907
but that doesn't mean
I'm done with Gaffney.
853
00:39:39,911 --> 00:39:42,835
I was speaking with a charge
nurse who I used to work with
854
00:39:42,839 --> 00:39:44,361
who was nearing
the end of her career,
855
00:39:44,365 --> 00:39:48,949
and, uh, she said she'd
be willing to take this job
856
00:39:48,953 --> 00:39:52,253
at the salary of
a telemetry nurse.
857
00:39:52,257 --> 00:39:55,322
I don't think the changes
that Miranda's making
858
00:39:55,326 --> 00:39:57,220
are just about budget cuts.
859
00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,527
I think there's
a bigger plan here,
860
00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:03,597
but I can't fight it
from the outside.
861
00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:06,734
I need access.
862
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:10,471
Well, I look forward
to meeting her.
863
00:40:10,475 --> 00:40:14,712
I promise you this is not over.