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- [ Horns honking ]
- Coping mechanisms.
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We all have them.
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Just ask any New Yorker.
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We need them
to get through the day...
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{\an8}♪
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...to keep our heads up...
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to deal with our traumas...
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both physical...
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and emotional.
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{\an8}♪
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Sometimes our trauma
causes us to seek solitude.
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{\an8}♪
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While, other times, it causes
us to examine ourselves...
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- [ Sobbing ]
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- ...opening us up
to connecting with others,
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even if-- especially if--
we also fear it.
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- It's honestly so chaotic.
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They're rebooting the third
sequel but calling it a prequel?
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- Mm-hmm.
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That is so wild. Wow.
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- So... that was my morning.
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30 minutes of doom-scrolling
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with a side of espresso...
and a Benzo.
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- [ Chuckles ]
- Wait. Girl. Are you not here?
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- Hmm?
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- Sometimes the ghosts that
haunt us can be seen by others.
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And other times, our ghosts
are visible only to ourselves.
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[ Gunfire and explosions ]
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[ High-pitched ringing ]
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[ Explosions ]
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- Mr. Hill?
- [ Gasps ]
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[ High-pitched ringing stops ]
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- You ready?
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{\an8}♪
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- I'm Dr. Pierce.
Welcome to Bronx General.
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- Vertical eye movements
are still intact, consistent
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with an injury that spared
the mid-brain tectum.
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Good morning, sir.
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- [ Breathing heavily ]
- Slept through your alarm?
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- I got caught up doing research.
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I lost track of time.
I'm so sorry.
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- Based on our exam
and his last EEG,
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it appears that our John Doe
is suffering
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from Locked-In Syndrome.
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It's a rare condition
that happens
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when part of the brain stem
is permanently damaged.
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- Often due to a stroke,
which we know John Doe had.
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- Correct.
LIS leaves patients
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completely paralyzed
in all their limbs.
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He can't talk or communicate
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except through
vertical eye movements.
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- Which suggests
that JD's cognitive abilities
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are still intact.
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- It's just like the
Martin Pistorius case.
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He understood everything that
his family was saying to him.
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He just didn't have
a way to respond.
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- If we're right,
John Doe has been
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in a very lonely place
for a very long time.
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- Wolf: [Muffled] Based on
our exam and his last EEG,
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it appears that our John Doe
is suffering
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from Locked-In Syndrome...
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- What about you, Dr. Markus?
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Any observations
you'd care to add?
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- Um... no. Nothing.
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But I'll let you know
if I have any gut feelings.
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- Please do.
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[ Knock on door ]
- Wolf?
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Mind if I steal you?
I could use an assist.
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- John Doe's eyes
are his voice now.
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There's somebody behind them.
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Our job is to find out who.
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So, who's your patient?
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- His name is Steve Hill.
He's a veteran. Marine Corps.
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Suffers from severe anxiety,
depression, intrusive thoughts.
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- Not uncommon
in your department.
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- Except near the end
of our session,
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he told me
he's been seeing ghosts--
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of people he served with.
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- A "Haunted Marine."
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- It feels that way, yes.
His wife is on her way.
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Maybe she can give us
some background and history,
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help us figure out where
these "ghosts" are coming from.
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- Here, babe. I got you.
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I told her
she didn't need to come.
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Last thing I need is for my wife
to go into labor on the Six.
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- Well, worse things
have happened on the subway.
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- [ Chuckles ]
- I wanted to be here.
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Steve's been struggling since
he got home from his deployment.
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- A lot of days, I'm fine,
but then there are days
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when I go to lace my shoes
and I just...
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I break down. It's not pretty.
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Anna's got enough to deal with.
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I want to be a help to her,
not a burden.
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- Well, the fact that
you're here seeking answers
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tells me
that you are not a burden.
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Uh, what's in there?
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- My medical records.
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I've got everything documented.
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- Yeah, well, I see
you've been to the VA.
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Were there any help at all?
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- Um, they gave him some meds
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for anxiety and depression,
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but he didn't like how they
made him feel, so he stopped.
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- I don't want to go back there.
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- Um...
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When you break down,
are there any physical symptoms?
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Headache, heart palpitations,
blurry vision?
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- Sometimes.
A bit more lately.
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- Tell me about these visions
you've been experiencing lately.
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- Wait. What "visions"?
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- Nothing to worry about, babe.
Uh...
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You know
I just said bye to Aiden.
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W-We served together.
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His funeral was last week.
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It's been... painful. That's all.
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- How far along are you,
Mrs. Hill?
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- Um, 34 weeks.
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I am so ready.
- We both are. [ Chuckles ]
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- Your first?
- Yeah.
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- Steve told me he wanted kids
on our first date.
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- And she didn't ghost me,
believe it or not.
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[ Laughs ] I've always
wanted to be a dad.
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And this stuff on my mind,
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I want to get it under control
before our son is born.
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- Well, we're here to help,
and the first step
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is determining
a correct diagnosis.
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- He's clearly withholding
something to protect his wife,
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but based off his symptoms,
my first thought was PTSD.
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That would explain his
hypervigilance, his insomnia,
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his intrusive thoughts,
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his grief over losing
his friend Aiden.
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It's very common for people
with PTSD to relive trauma
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Can make you feel like
you're living in the past
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and the present
all at the same time.
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Kind of like someone I know.
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- Okay, the VA already
treated him for PTSD--
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trauma-based CBT,
EMDR, exposure therapy,
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multiple SSRIs, even prazosin.
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What if PTSD
is only part of the story?
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It doesn't account
for all of his symptoms,
namely his delusions.
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Remember--
he's been seeing ghosts.
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- PTSD could be present in an
underlying neurological issue,
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like a tumor or--
or hydrocephalus.
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- He hasn't had a recent MRI,
but at least his CT scans
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didn't show anything
too concerning.
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It can be an episode
from psychosis
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due to schizophrenia
or bipolar disorder.
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- His age is a little unusual for
a schizophrenic first break.
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No history of mania.
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Uh, what about
frontotemporal dementia?
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- It could be early enough
that he's not showing
any of the telltale signs.
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- Well, all possibilities.
We need more data.
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Ericka and Jacob, track down
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his military history,
anyone who served with Steve.
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Look into this Aiden fellow,
see if he was treated
for similar symptoms.
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In order to understand
Steve's present condition,
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we need to know his past.
Go.
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- And I'll talk to Josh,
see if he has any ideas.
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- You talk to Josh?
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[ Door opens and closes ]
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- Yes. I do. He's my friend.
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- Oh, but by "friend,"
you mean colleague,
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like you share a cold, exacting,
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professional connection
with him?
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- [ Laughs ]
Unlike you,
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I actually enjoy
the company of other people.
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And... I happen to know
that he was in the military.
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- Well...
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}- Why you never call
my Paulina?
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{\an8}Every time I come for dialysis,
I tell you--
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{\an8}my granddaughter
is single, smart.
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{\an8}Looks like a Russian Megan Fox.
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{\an8}Good genes.
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{\an8}Like her Babushka.
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{\an8}- I'm-- I'm sure
Pauline is lovely.
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{\an8}It's just I-I really
don't have time to date.
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{\an8}- [ Scoffs ]
Your generation
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{\an8}doesn't know
how to have fun anymore!
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{\an8}- How many times, Mrs. Petrov?
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{\an8}You cannot smoke in a hospital!
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{\an8}-Dr. Warner...
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{\an8}[ Indistinct conversations ]
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{\an8}- So... what was up
with you and Wolf earlier?
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{\an8}- I-I don't know
what you're referring to.
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{\an8}- Don't gaslight me, Ben.
He went out of his way
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{\an8}to get your take on John Doe.
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{\an8}Why are you
suddenly his favorite?
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{\an8}Oh, my God!
You're sleeping with Wolf!
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{\an8}- What?! No. No. No. I--
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{\an8}He-- He asked for my opinion
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{\an8}because he recently diagnosed me
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{\an8}with Mirror-Touch Synesthesia.
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{\an8}- Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow!
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{\an8}You have Mirror-Touch? Hah!
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{\an8}So all those times
when you were freaking out
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{\an8}in front of patients...
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{\an8}you were just feeling
what they were feeling.
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{\an8}This makes so much sense!
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{\an8}Did you know that MTS only
impacts 1.6% of the population?
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{\an8}Van, you basically have
a superpower!
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{\an8}- Yeah, well, it feels more
like a super curse, okay?
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{\an8}And if I'm being honest,
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{\an8}I'm still processing
what it all means.
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{\an8}- Hmm.
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{\an8}Have you ever noticed
that you can't spell "Dana"
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{\an8}without the letters N-D-A?
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{\an8}I will take this to my grave.
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}- Thank you?
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}[ Explosion ]
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}[ Siren wails ]
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}- Dr. Wolf?
What are you doing here?
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{\an8}- Steve. How are you?
I came to check in on you.
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{\an8}- Doctors don't just show up
at people's places of work.
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{\an8}- I do. Um, I realize my methods
are a little unorthodox,
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{\an8}but too many doctors
treat symptoms, not people.
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{\an8}So...
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{\an8}Um, you left this with me.
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{\an8}I wanted to
bring it back to you.
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{\an8}I hope you don't mind.
I took a look inside.
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{\an8}And what I found
was very impressive.
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{\an8}- Really?
- Absolutely.
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{\an8}I wish all my patients
were as prepared as you.
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{\an8}- [ Chuckles ]
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{\an8}- Did anyone follow you here?
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{\an8}- Uh, no, no. I don't think so.
Why?
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{\an8}Do you think
someone's following you?
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{\an8}- They already came for Aiden.
Now they're coming for me next.
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{\an8}- Um...
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{\an8}Steve, is there anything
you didn't tell us earlier?
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{\an8}Something you didn't want to say
in front of your wife?
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{\an8}- I'm sorry, Dr. Wolf.
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{\an8}You should go.
We're about to close.
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{\an8}- Anything that you share with me
stays between us.
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{\an8}Doctor-patient confidentiality.
You're safe. You can trust me.
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}- See this?
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{\an8}Nano chips. Developed by DARTA.
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{\an8}And look here.
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{\an8}They say
it's to track our health,
245
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{\an8}but it's all a lie.
246
00:11:01,078 --> 00:11:05,289
{\an8}The military put a microchip
in my head to control me.
247
00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:08,751
{\an8}It's malfunctioning,
making me see things.
248
00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:11,712
{\an8}The VA won't take
responsibility. No one will.
249
00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:13,756
That's why I came to you.
250
00:11:13,757 --> 00:11:17,677
I need you to help me.
I need you to take it out.
251
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[ Clicking ]
252
00:11:26,103 --> 00:11:28,938
- It's normal. There's no chip.
- Obviously.
253
00:11:28,939 --> 00:11:30,940
- There are no signs
of intracranial lesion
254
00:11:30,941 --> 00:11:33,609
or a process that could explain
his hallucinations.
255
00:11:33,610 --> 00:11:35,945
- So how much longer
do we go along with him?
256
00:11:35,946 --> 00:11:37,655
He deserves
to know the truth, right?
257
00:11:37,656 --> 00:11:40,157
- No, not necessarily.
258
00:11:40,158 --> 00:11:41,992
Think of Steve as a man
259
00:11:41,993 --> 00:11:45,579
who's been adrift at sea
for weeks, starving.
260
00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:47,623
One might think
what he needs is a feast...
261
00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:49,750
- But that'd put his system
in shock.
262
00:11:49,751 --> 00:11:52,294
It's too much too fast.
- Yeah, exactly.
263
00:11:52,295 --> 00:11:54,296
If we're not careful,
our patient could go
264
00:11:54,297 --> 00:11:56,966
from paranoid delusions
to full psychosis.
265
00:11:56,967 --> 00:11:58,926
- So we ease him
back to reality?
266
00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:02,430
- Yeah. Let's admit him. And
your job is to keep him calm.
267
00:12:02,431 --> 00:12:05,183
Be sure we don't lose his trust.
268
00:12:06,518 --> 00:12:10,063
Believe me, I've seen what
paranoia can do to people.
269
00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:15,025
- Did you know forests contain
60,000 different tree species,
270
00:12:15,026 --> 00:12:19,530
80% of amphibian species,
75% of bird species,
271
00:12:19,531 --> 00:12:21,991
and 68% of the world's mammals?
272
00:12:21,992 --> 00:12:24,827
- We can hunt some of them
with your grandpa's rifle here.
273
00:12:24,828 --> 00:12:26,829
You know, when I was your age,
he taught me
274
00:12:26,830 --> 00:12:28,622
how to use this thing.
275
00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:30,416
Today I'm gonna teach you.
276
00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:32,668
- There's this rare calcite
277
00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:35,212
that grows by concave riverbeds.
- [ Chuckles ]
278
00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:37,506
- Think we can hunt
for that instead?
279
00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:38,924
- Of course.
280
00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:40,676
We'll scout crystals
for your collection.
281
00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:42,094
Don't worry.
282
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,846
- [ Indistinct conversation ]
- [ Twig snaps ]
283
00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:45,181
- [ Man imitates bird cawing ]
- [ Woman laughs ]
284
00:12:45,182 --> 00:12:46,724
- Get down. Get down.
- What's wrong?
285
00:12:46,725 --> 00:12:49,685
What is it?
- Those-- Those hikers.
286
00:12:49,686 --> 00:12:51,228
[ Woman speaking indistinctly ]
287
00:12:51,229 --> 00:12:54,023
They're following us.
288
00:12:54,024 --> 00:12:56,525
Okay. Stay down. Keep quiet.
289
00:12:56,526 --> 00:12:59,696
[ Hikers speaking indistinctly ]
290
00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:01,530
[ Knock on door ]
291
00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:03,282
[ Door opens ]
292
00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:06,202
- Hi. Jacob and I reached out
to the VA about Steve's unit,
293
00:13:06,203 --> 00:13:09,371
and one of their people
wants to talk to you.
294
00:13:09,372 --> 00:13:10,915
{\an8}Her name's Dr. Jordana Moore.
295
00:13:10,916 --> 00:13:12,875
{\an8}- I-I don't know how to use this.
296
00:13:12,876 --> 00:13:15,753
- N-No. She's--
She's actually here.
297
00:13:15,754 --> 00:13:16,921
- Oh. Uh...
298
00:13:16,922 --> 00:13:18,506
[ Receiver hangs up ]
299
00:13:18,507 --> 00:13:20,090
- I knew Steve personally.
300
00:13:20,091 --> 00:13:22,218
He went through basic training
when I was a camp medic.
301
00:13:22,219 --> 00:13:24,803
Didn't stay in touch,
but I always liked him.
302
00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,805
- What was he like back then?
303
00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,933
- Let's just say
some lead by rank,
304
00:13:28,934 --> 00:13:30,518
others lead by example.
305
00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:32,394
Steve was exemplary.
306
00:13:32,395 --> 00:13:34,480
- "Was." So what changed?
307
00:13:34,481 --> 00:13:35,940
- I wish I knew.
308
00:13:35,941 --> 00:13:37,650
When he came to us
after his deployment,
309
00:13:37,651 --> 00:13:39,360
we did everything we could
to help.
310
00:13:39,361 --> 00:13:41,195
And one day, he just refused
further treatment
311
00:13:41,196 --> 00:13:44,740
for his delusions,
said he didn't trust us anymore.
312
00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:46,325
He stopped coming after that.
313
00:13:46,326 --> 00:13:48,327
Turns out he sees us
as the enemy.
314
00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:50,996
- Well, I can understand
Steve as a Black man
315
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:53,123
being concerned about his care.
316
00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:55,751
Who's treating him now?
- Nobody.
317
00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,545
He lost his benefits
after he was
318
00:13:57,546 --> 00:14:00,340
other-than-honorably discharged.
319
00:14:02,008 --> 00:14:05,094
He was threatening to disclose
military secrets online.
320
00:14:05,095 --> 00:14:07,263
The DoD cannot tolerate that.
321
00:14:07,264 --> 00:14:10,307
- Well, it's no stretch
to say that Steve was
traumatized in some way.
322
00:14:10,308 --> 00:14:13,310
Who's to say what he saw
on the front lines?
323
00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:15,437
- Steve was never on
the front lines.
324
00:14:15,438 --> 00:14:18,232
He never got within
10 miles of a battle, period.
325
00:14:18,233 --> 00:14:20,859
- What kind of military action
did he participate in?
326
00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,778
- I can't disclose
that information.
327
00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:24,488
Military protocol.
328
00:14:24,489 --> 00:14:26,031
As Steve found out the hard way,
329
00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:29,326
we take our confidentiality
very seriously.
330
00:14:29,327 --> 00:14:31,745
I wish the best for Steve.
I really do.
331
00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:33,622
But my hands are tied.
332
00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:37,042
{\an8}♪
333
00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:39,962
- Okay. Let's keep this simple.
334
00:14:39,963 --> 00:14:43,091
Look up for "yes"
and look down for "no."
335
00:14:44,092 --> 00:14:46,302
Can you feel if you understands?
And can you feel
336
00:14:46,303 --> 00:14:48,012
how weird I feel asking you
to feel his feelings?
337
00:14:48,013 --> 00:14:51,640
- No. And I regret
telling you anything.
338
00:14:51,641 --> 00:14:54,519
- Tell us. Can you hear me?
339
00:14:56,980 --> 00:14:58,606
- [ Exhales sharply ]
340
00:14:58,607 --> 00:15:01,484
Can you tell us--
are you in pain?
341
00:15:03,862 --> 00:15:06,197
- Do you know where you are?
342
00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:09,325
{\an8}Oh.
- Okay. Let's ask him again
343
00:15:09,326 --> 00:15:11,327
{\an8}to make sure
he's answering correctly.
344
00:15:11,328 --> 00:15:14,914
- Um, tell me again.
Can you hear me?
345
00:15:19,961 --> 00:15:22,422
- Are you in pain, sir?
346
00:15:24,007 --> 00:15:26,593
- JD, can you look up?
347
00:15:27,886 --> 00:15:29,303
- I think he's feeling anxious.
348
00:15:29,304 --> 00:15:31,639
- What you're feeling is me--
all the time.
349
00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:33,892
Welcome to my amygdala.
350
00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:36,852
- [ Siren wails ]
- I got some intel.
351
00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:38,437
My Navy buddy
couldn't give me much.
352
00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:40,022
As expected, the military
is pretty buttoned-up,
353
00:15:40,023 --> 00:15:41,398
but I was able
to find out a little,
354
00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:43,525
and it turns out
that Dr. Moore was right.
355
00:15:43,526 --> 00:15:47,112
- Steve and his unit
never saw any combat?
356
00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:48,656
- It's a relatively new
strategy--
357
00:15:48,657 --> 00:15:50,616
minimize the number
of soldiers on the ground
358
00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:53,035
while units like Steve's pound
the enemy with artillery fire.
359
00:15:53,036 --> 00:15:55,204
- So he was miles away
from the front lines.
360
00:15:55,205 --> 00:15:56,872
- Which is why he and his unit
361
00:15:56,873 --> 00:15:58,499
never suffered
any combat-related injuries.
362
00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:02,086
Not one single casualty
during their deployment.
363
00:16:02,087 --> 00:16:05,172
And, yet,
since returning home...
364
00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:07,299
- What?
365
00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,218
- It wasn't just Aiden Miller.
366
00:16:09,219 --> 00:16:11,971
More than half the unit is dead.
367
00:16:13,515 --> 00:16:15,683
Some from unintended
drug overdose,
368
00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:17,643
but others by suicide.
369
00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:18,936
- Hi, babe.
- How you doing?
370
00:16:18,937 --> 00:16:21,230
- How'd it go?
- Dr. Warner...
371
00:16:21,231 --> 00:16:22,898
- Something happened to him.
372
00:16:22,899 --> 00:16:25,485
- Something happened
to all of them.
373
00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:32,950
- We have a normal MRI.
- With severe delusions.
374
00:16:32,951 --> 00:16:35,577
- But their unit was decimated
by something.
375
00:16:35,578 --> 00:16:37,538
I mean, the rate of descent--
it's like it's
376
00:16:37,539 --> 00:16:39,832
Lewy Body Dementia,
early-onset Alzheimer's.
377
00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:42,710
It almost reminds me
of some former football
players I've seen.
378
00:16:42,711 --> 00:16:46,506
If I didn't know better, I'd say
Steve was suffering from CTE.
379
00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:48,882
- What'd you say?
380
00:16:48,883 --> 00:16:50,259
- Chronic Traumatic
Encephalopathy.
381
00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:52,386
- Yeah, no,
I know what CTE is, Wolf.
382
00:16:52,387 --> 00:16:54,138
It's just that that's
a sound theory. That
would explain a lot.
383
00:16:54,139 --> 00:16:56,014
- Mood swings,
cognitive impairment, paranoia.
384
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,349
But he wasn't an athlete.
385
00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,101
He was never
in a serious accident.
386
00:16:59,102 --> 00:17:02,063
If he was never in combat,
how is CTE possible?
387
00:17:02,772 --> 00:17:05,399
- I want to show you something.
388
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,193
[ Gunshot ]
389
00:17:11,322 --> 00:17:13,198
I'm gonna assume you've never
handled one of these before?
390
00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:15,576
- Uh, no.
- Okay. Safety 101.
391
00:17:15,577 --> 00:17:17,327
Always treat the gun
as if it's loaded.
392
00:17:17,328 --> 00:17:19,204
Always keep the gun
pointed in a safe direction.
393
00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:20,998
And always keep your finger
off the trigger
394
00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:22,624
till you're ready to shoot, okay?
395
00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:25,503
- I'm really seeing
the military in you now.
396
00:17:26,755 --> 00:17:28,714
What was that like?
397
00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:30,132
- It was good for me.
398
00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:31,759
Whipped me into shape
when I needed it.
399
00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,510
Forced me out of the house,
away from my parents.
400
00:17:33,511 --> 00:17:36,096
And, um, I got really close
with a lot of the guys.
401
00:17:36,097 --> 00:17:37,973
One in particular.
402
00:17:37,974 --> 00:17:40,518
- What about
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?
403
00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:43,896
- Not ideal.
404
00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:47,567
But, um, we found a way
to make it work.
405
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,070
- Okay.
406
00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:54,990
- That's right.
Just gonna put your thumb...
407
00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:57,910
There you go. Okay. Now put
the front sight on the target.
408
00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,413
Bracket it by the rear sight.
409
00:18:03,124 --> 00:18:05,418
Okay. Squeeze the trigger.
410
00:18:09,839 --> 00:18:11,089
- The impact. The shock.
411
00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,175
It's like a blast wave
through my arms.
412
00:18:13,176 --> 00:18:16,345
- Now imagine that from a gun
a thousand times bigger,
413
00:18:16,346 --> 00:18:19,264
100 times a day,
every day for months.
414
00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,891
- So Steve's brain injury
wasn't caused
415
00:18:20,892 --> 00:18:25,020
by enemy blast exposure,
but by firing his own weapon.
416
00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:27,272
- It's a theory...
that we can only confirm
417
00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:29,107
by analyzing Steve's brain
postmortem.
418
00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:31,068
Thankfully,
our patient is still alive.
419
00:18:31,069 --> 00:18:34,154
- But there were others
who weren't so lucky.
420
00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:36,073
Let's call Carol.
421
00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:37,741
- Thank you, Mrs. Miller,
for having us.
422
00:18:37,742 --> 00:18:41,578
We're grateful to the two of you
for taking the time.
423
00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:43,205
- That must be Aiden.
424
00:18:43,206 --> 00:18:45,415
From what I understand,
he was very good friends
425
00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:47,042
with our patient, Steve Hill?
426
00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:48,836
- Well, he mentioned Steve
a few times.
427
00:18:48,837 --> 00:18:50,379
Making friends came easy
to Aiden.
428
00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:52,714
Overseas, the men he served with
were like brothers.
429
00:18:52,715 --> 00:18:56,386
It wasn't until he came home
we noticed a change.
430
00:18:57,554 --> 00:19:00,514
- He grew paranoid. He was
convinced he was being watched.
431
00:19:00,515 --> 00:19:04,393
VA got him into therapy,
but he became combative.
432
00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:06,228
He was other-than-honorably
discharged
433
00:19:06,229 --> 00:19:07,896
after assaulting his therapist.
434
00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:12,734
We thought school would help,
but on orientation day...
435
00:19:12,735 --> 00:19:14,403
Aiden never came downstairs.
436
00:19:14,404 --> 00:19:15,697
- Hm.
437
00:19:17,115 --> 00:19:20,534
- The love you had-- still have
for Aiden is palpable.
438
00:19:20,535 --> 00:19:22,578
I know healing
will take a lot more time,
439
00:19:22,579 --> 00:19:25,831
but we want to help you
get answers.
440
00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:28,375
- Have you heard of CTE?
441
00:19:28,376 --> 00:19:30,043
- What's that have to do
with my son?
442
00:19:30,044 --> 00:19:31,712
- Well, I believe
that there was an element
443
00:19:31,713 --> 00:19:35,549
to Aden's daily duties as
a soldier that exposed his brain
444
00:19:35,550 --> 00:19:39,177
to the repeated micro-traumas
necessary to develop CTE.
445
00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,179
And with your permission,
we would like
446
00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:43,599
to exhume Aiden's body
to study his brain
447
00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,518
and to find out for sure
what really happened.
448
00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:48,645
- We just buried our son,
and you want to dig him up.
449
00:19:48,646 --> 00:19:52,357
- Steve is suffering
the way Aiden was--
paranoia, delusions.
450
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:54,610
We want to help him,
but we need more information.
451
00:19:54,611 --> 00:19:56,862
CTE can only be properly
diagnosed after death,
452
00:19:56,863 --> 00:19:58,906
and Aiden's is the only brain
we have access to.
453
00:19:58,907 --> 00:20:00,282
He's the only member of his unit
454
00:20:00,283 --> 00:20:02,618
that was not given
a military burial.
455
00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:04,411
So, in a sense,
456
00:20:04,412 --> 00:20:07,372
his dishonorable discharge
was a gift.
457
00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:10,584
- A gift? Aiden was a
third-generation Marine.
458
00:20:10,585 --> 00:20:13,378
If his grandfather--
The answer is no.
459
00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:15,881
- You-- My-- My colleague
meant no offense.
460
00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:18,634
I know you would give anything
to have him back.
461
00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:20,636
All we're trying to do
is give another family
462
00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:23,305
a fighting chance
at a different fate.
463
00:20:23,306 --> 00:20:27,476
I promise you. This was--
is-- our last resort.
464
00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:29,311
- Aiden's brain
holds the answers
465
00:20:29,312 --> 00:20:31,897
for our patient and for you.
466
00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:34,983
I imagine closure is something
Aiden would want.
467
00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:40,614
{\an8}♪
468
00:20:40,615 --> 00:20:42,407
- Traveling outside
of your neighborhood,
469
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:44,159
taking public transportation,
driving yourself?
470
00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,661
- I can do all that.
No problem.
471
00:20:45,662 --> 00:20:47,496
- Okay. Um...
I need your answers
472
00:20:47,497 --> 00:20:49,665
in the form of a number--
zero to three--
473
00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:52,000
three meaning these
things are impossible for
you to do without help.
474
00:20:52,001 --> 00:20:54,586
- Zero, I guess. I-I don't
need help getting around.
475
00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:56,421
- Okay, well, what about
managing finances?
476
00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:58,465
Paying bills, tracking expenses,
that sort of thing?
477
00:20:58,466 --> 00:21:02,010
- Zero. Some days, maybe one.
478
00:21:02,011 --> 00:21:03,553
What's all this about, Doc?
479
00:21:03,554 --> 00:21:05,472
- The purpose of this survey
is to better understand
480
00:21:05,473 --> 00:21:07,975
how you're doing at home,
what's going well, what's not.
481
00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:10,477
And then by comparing
your answers with patients
who have had brain injuries
482
00:21:10,478 --> 00:21:12,521
like chronic traumatic
encephalopathy...
483
00:21:12,522 --> 00:21:14,106
- Um...
- ...which you might
know as CTE--
484
00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:15,607
- Hold on. Hold on. CTE?
485
00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:17,359
You mean
what football players get?
486
00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:19,778
I asked you to take
a microchip out of my brain.
487
00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:21,655
That was the deal!
488
00:21:21,656 --> 00:21:25,701
- We looked into your friend,
Lance Corporal Aiden Miller.
489
00:21:25,702 --> 00:21:26,952
[ Man screams ]
490
00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,621
[ High-pitched ringing ]
491
00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:31,707
Steve...
492
00:21:31,708 --> 00:21:33,917
Before he died,
he was complaining
493
00:21:33,918 --> 00:21:35,502
of symptoms similar to yours.
494
00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:37,546
And with his family's
cooperation,
495
00:21:37,547 --> 00:21:39,756
we're able to examine
his brain.
496
00:21:39,757 --> 00:21:42,884
If he had CTE...
497
00:21:42,885 --> 00:21:45,721
there's a chance you might, too.
498
00:21:45,722 --> 00:21:48,473
I-I realize that sounds
incredibly scary,
499
00:21:48,474 --> 00:21:51,560
but I promise, the more we know,
the more we can help you.
500
00:21:51,561 --> 00:21:57,024
{\an8}♪
501
00:21:57,025 --> 00:22:00,360
- It's called the fire triangle.
Heat, fuel, and oxygen.
502
00:22:00,361 --> 00:22:02,154
And to get the best fire,
you have to balance
503
00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:04,489
all three elements.
504
00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,909
I'm gonna get us
some more fuel.
505
00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:13,832
{\an8}[ Indistinct conversations ]
506
00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:15,917
- Dad! What are you doing?!
507
00:22:15,918 --> 00:22:17,878
- Protecting us from them.
The hikers.
508
00:22:17,879 --> 00:22:19,839
They can see the smoke.
509
00:22:20,757 --> 00:22:24,593
Oh, this. This is why
I stopped taking my meds.
510
00:22:24,594 --> 00:22:28,473
So I could feel more alert.
So I could protect you.
511
00:22:30,475 --> 00:22:33,518
You haven't told your mom
about any of this?
512
00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:34,936
About my medication?
513
00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:37,189
- No. I promise.
514
00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:38,816
- Okay.
515
00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:41,944
I know I can always
count on you.
516
00:22:42,987 --> 00:22:44,488
[ Rapid beeping ]
517
00:22:44,489 --> 00:22:48,116
- Attention. Code Green.
Attention. Code Green.
518
00:22:48,117 --> 00:22:50,577
- Code Green?
- You don't think it's...
519
00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:52,287
- Dr. Wolf! Dr. Wolf, It's Steve!
520
00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,623
He's locked himself in the room.
- And he's refusing to come out.
521
00:22:54,624 --> 00:22:56,458
- Dr. Wolf, he has
a scalpel in his hand!
522
00:22:56,459 --> 00:22:58,210
- I can't get in.
- He's barricaded the door.
523
00:22:58,211 --> 00:22:59,961
- Steve, it's Dr. Wolf.
524
00:22:59,962 --> 00:23:02,297
Uh, I want to help, but I can't
from out here. Can I come in?
525
00:23:02,298 --> 00:23:04,466
- You said you would help me,
Dr. Wolf!
526
00:23:04,467 --> 00:23:05,801
They've gotten to you, too!
527
00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:07,427
- No, no.
Nobody's gotten to me, Steve.
528
00:23:07,428 --> 00:23:09,429
If you let me in,
you're getting just me.
529
00:23:09,430 --> 00:23:11,056
I promise. You can trust me.
530
00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:13,183
- I can't trust any of you.
531
00:23:13,184 --> 00:23:15,268
This is my only option.
532
00:23:15,269 --> 00:23:16,812
I have to take the chip out
myself.
533
00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:19,689
- Steve, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Please let me help you.
534
00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:22,735
- You wanna help? Start by
telling me where to cut!
535
00:23:27,949 --> 00:23:29,157
- Open the door, please.
536
00:23:29,158 --> 00:23:30,367
I have nothing to do
with the chip in your head.
537
00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:31,827
- Then why won't you take it out?
538
00:23:31,828 --> 00:23:33,662
- Because it's not
my area of expertise.
539
00:23:33,663 --> 00:23:34,871
- [ Groans ]
540
00:23:34,872 --> 00:23:36,665
- But I do know a lot
about your brain,
541
00:23:36,666 --> 00:23:38,416
and right now your amygdala
is working overtime--
542
00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:40,418
if you want to think
of that as the chip.
543
00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:42,671
It controls the fear
and the anger response.
544
00:23:42,672 --> 00:23:45,298
But I want to help you tap
into your prefrontal cortex,
545
00:23:45,299 --> 00:23:47,927
t-the logic side of your brain.
546
00:23:48,845 --> 00:23:50,720
One way we can do that
is by using simple math.
547
00:23:50,721 --> 00:23:53,057
How far along is your wife?
548
00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:57,562
How far along is your wife?
549
00:23:59,313 --> 00:24:01,523
- Uh, 34 weeks.
550
00:24:01,524 --> 00:24:04,317
- 34 divided by 4.
What is that?
551
00:24:04,318 --> 00:24:05,819
- Eight and a half.
552
00:24:05,820 --> 00:24:07,362
- So that means in six weeks,
give or take,
553
00:24:07,363 --> 00:24:09,322
you're gonna be a dad!
554
00:24:09,323 --> 00:24:10,991
Steve, that's spectacular!
555
00:24:10,992 --> 00:24:13,452
W-What are you having again?
556
00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:16,371
- A boy.
- A boy.
557
00:24:16,372 --> 00:24:18,373
Steve, listen to me.
In six weeks,
558
00:24:18,374 --> 00:24:19,875
I want you to be
in that hospital room
559
00:24:19,876 --> 00:24:23,420
holding your wife's hand
through every contraction.
560
00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:27,215
I want your whole heart
to break open
561
00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:29,301
when you lay eyes on your
little boy for the first time.
562
00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:32,053
And when you see
his tiny, perfect face,
563
00:24:32,054 --> 00:24:34,639
I want you to promise that
you're gonna take care of him
564
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,767
for the rest of your life.
565
00:24:37,768 --> 00:24:41,771
That's what I want for you,
Steve, for your family.
566
00:24:41,772 --> 00:24:43,565
But none of that is gonna happen
567
00:24:43,566 --> 00:24:45,066
if you don't put
that scalpel down
568
00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:47,235
and open this door right now.
569
00:24:47,236 --> 00:24:59,581
{\an8}♪
570
00:24:59,582 --> 00:25:01,333
[ Steve grunting ]
571
00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:03,628
[ Lock clicking ]
572
00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:08,506
- Stand down. Stand down.
573
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,675
- We're going to
take care of you.
574
00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,719
- Copy that. Confirm.
Stand down.
575
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,431
[ Woman on P.A.
speaking indistinctly ]
576
00:25:16,432 --> 00:25:19,017
[ Siren wails ]
577
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:20,602
- [ Sighs ]
578
00:25:20,603 --> 00:25:24,314
- Dr. Beck to Pediatrics.
- Dr. Beck to Pediatrics.
579
00:25:24,315 --> 00:25:25,774
[ Knock on door ]
580
00:25:25,775 --> 00:25:29,444
- Hey. Excited for
the EMG on Mr. Allen?
581
00:25:29,445 --> 00:25:32,113
Wolf said
we could take the lead.
582
00:25:32,114 --> 00:25:34,449
- You know, I'm actually
feeling a migraine coming on.
583
00:25:34,450 --> 00:25:36,451
Mind if I tap out?
584
00:25:36,452 --> 00:25:38,703
- Sure.
585
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,874
You know I'm happy to have
those needles to myself.
586
00:25:42,625 --> 00:25:44,543
- [ Sighs ]
587
00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:48,088
- You know, if you ever
want to talk about anything...
588
00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:52,217
- Look. I'm fine, Ericka.
589
00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:54,386
It's just a headache.
590
00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,805
{\an8}♪
591
00:25:56,806 --> 00:25:58,848
- I just reviewed the slides
with pathology.
592
00:25:58,849 --> 00:26:00,517
It's all here.
The results are definitive.
593
00:26:00,518 --> 00:26:02,352
It's CTE. Look.
594
00:26:02,353 --> 00:26:03,895
This stain indicates
595
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:06,731
an abnormal accumulation
of tau protein.
596
00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:09,276
- That's a lot of red.
- This is not the
news we wanted.
597
00:26:09,277 --> 00:26:11,403
- But it can help us help Steve.
598
00:26:11,404 --> 00:26:13,488
- [ Knock on door ]
- Sorry to interrupt.
599
00:26:13,489 --> 00:26:15,699
Uh, Mrs. Hill
is looking for Steve.
600
00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:17,158
- Oh, uh, of course.
601
00:26:17,159 --> 00:26:19,035
He's just in Room 237
under observation.
602
00:26:19,036 --> 00:26:23,081
- No, he's not. I checked.
I've looked everywhere.
603
00:26:23,082 --> 00:26:25,166
- Okay. Um...
604
00:26:25,167 --> 00:26:27,419
Don't worry. I'll find him.
605
00:26:27,420 --> 00:26:30,714
{\an8}♪
606
00:26:30,715 --> 00:26:34,009
- If I have to ask one more
patient to follow my finger...
607
00:26:34,010 --> 00:26:36,177
Anything?
- Not looking so good.
608
00:26:36,178 --> 00:26:38,346
Why don't you see for yourself?
609
00:26:38,347 --> 00:26:39,889
- Well...
610
00:26:39,890 --> 00:26:42,517
His eye movements were
more responsive yesterday.
611
00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:45,020
If he had one stroke that caused
this, he could have another.
612
00:26:45,021 --> 00:26:47,605
Or he could be brewing
a new infection.
613
00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:48,857
Anything happen last night?
614
00:26:48,858 --> 00:26:50,483
- His vitals are
stone-cold normal.
615
00:26:50,484 --> 00:26:52,027
White count isn't up
No fever.
616
00:26:52,028 --> 00:26:54,946
And, yet, he's less responsive
somehow.
617
00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,698
Question is why.
618
00:26:56,699 --> 00:26:58,533
- Should we get another scan?
619
00:26:58,534 --> 00:27:00,368
Cover empirically
with antibiotics?
620
00:27:00,369 --> 00:27:01,745
- No, I don't think he's sick.
621
00:27:01,746 --> 00:27:04,331
But maybe he's giving up?
622
00:27:04,332 --> 00:27:05,790
He had a little spark of life
623
00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:07,625
with his field trip
with Ericka and Jacob,
624
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,044
and now it's wearing off?
625
00:27:09,045 --> 00:27:11,713
[ Mrs. Petrov
shouting in Russian ]
626
00:27:11,714 --> 00:27:13,548
- Did you see that?
627
00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:16,551
[ Mrs. Petrov
shouting in Russian ]
628
00:27:16,552 --> 00:27:17,927
- Mrs. Petrov.
629
00:27:17,928 --> 00:27:20,180
Maybe he misses
his g-grandmother.
630
00:27:20,181 --> 00:27:23,225
- Yeah, or maybe
she's speaking his language.
631
00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:27,062
- [ Muttering ]
- Mrs. Petrov?
632
00:27:27,063 --> 00:27:30,398
We need your help--
translating for a patient.
633
00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:32,317
- Hmm.
634
00:27:32,318 --> 00:27:37,280
♪
635
00:27:37,281 --> 00:27:38,531
- Okay.
636
00:27:38,532 --> 00:27:40,993
[ Horns honking ]
637
00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:47,415
- Brought you a bacon, egg,
and cheese if you're hungry.
638
00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:49,001
- [ Chuckles ]
639
00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:52,670
- Where did you sleep last night?
640
00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:55,299
- The Reading Room has a couch.
641
00:27:57,635 --> 00:27:59,177
Sorry I went AWOL last night.
642
00:27:59,178 --> 00:28:01,596
I just couldn't be
in the hospital anymore,
643
00:28:01,597 --> 00:28:05,059
and it didn't feel right
going home.
644
00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,645
I want to be there
for Anna and the baby,
645
00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:11,147
but I'm no good like this
as a husband and a dad.
646
00:28:11,148 --> 00:28:13,859
- You know
my dad had ghosts, too?
647
00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:18,446
Symptoms similar to yours.
648
00:28:18,447 --> 00:28:21,199
And, yet, I wish
he was in my life today.
649
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,327
This is not your fault.
650
00:28:25,121 --> 00:28:27,288
The postmortem
came back on Aiden,
651
00:28:27,289 --> 00:28:28,790
and he had CTE, as suspected,
652
00:28:28,791 --> 00:28:30,500
which means
that there's a good chance
653
00:28:30,501 --> 00:28:33,087
you're suffering from it,
as well.
654
00:28:34,338 --> 00:28:35,922
I'm sorry.
655
00:28:35,923 --> 00:28:43,555
{\an8}♪
656
00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:46,975
- I think I convinced myself
there was a microchip in my head
657
00:28:46,976 --> 00:28:50,311
because I couldn't handle
the alternative--
658
00:28:50,312 --> 00:28:53,065
that my brain is just broken.
659
00:28:55,317 --> 00:28:57,819
But now that I have an answer,
I don't know which is scarier.
660
00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:59,612
It feels like you handed me
a life sentence.
661
00:28:59,613 --> 00:29:01,197
- But you don't have to
face it alone.
662
00:29:01,198 --> 00:29:04,325
I will help you manage
and live with your symptoms.
663
00:29:04,326 --> 00:29:06,494
That's what I'm here for.
- Dr. Wolf.
664
00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:07,912
I've got a kid on the way.
665
00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,706
I can barely support us
on my salary.
666
00:29:09,707 --> 00:29:11,666
The VA cut off my benefits.
667
00:29:11,667 --> 00:29:13,209
Dishonorably discharged.
Remember?
668
00:29:13,210 --> 00:29:16,171
- There is nothing dishonorable
about you.
669
00:29:16,172 --> 00:29:18,840
I want to fix that for you,
for your family.
670
00:29:18,841 --> 00:29:21,260
If you'll let me.
671
00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:26,890
- You got this.
672
00:29:26,891 --> 00:29:29,726
- Um, thank you for coming.
673
00:29:29,727 --> 00:29:33,313
Um, my patient, Steve Hill,
is a veteran.
674
00:29:33,314 --> 00:29:35,940
He's a husband.
He's a soon-to-be father.
675
00:29:35,941 --> 00:29:37,775
Uh, he served
in the 2nd Battalion.
676
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:40,111
- Yeah, we've been briefed,
Dr. Wolf.
677
00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:42,030
- Oh. Okay.
Then you're aware
678
00:29:42,031 --> 00:29:45,200
that Steve's unit
fired long-range howitzers
679
00:29:45,201 --> 00:29:47,535
from a distance
far from the threat of battle,
680
00:29:47,536 --> 00:29:49,954
and, yet, despite this fact,
Steve is one of the few
681
00:29:49,955 --> 00:29:51,539
surviving members of his unit.
682
00:29:51,540 --> 00:29:54,167
How is that possible?
The answer lies in the howitzer.
683
00:29:54,168 --> 00:29:56,836
Every time that cannon fired,
shockwaves reverberated
684
00:29:56,837 --> 00:29:58,546
through the neurons
of Steve's brain,
685
00:29:58,547 --> 00:30:03,176
causing irreparable damage
over and over and over again.
686
00:30:03,177 --> 00:30:05,553
- [ Clears throat ]
687
00:30:05,554 --> 00:30:07,223
- Uh...
688
00:30:08,891 --> 00:30:11,976
Think of your brain
as a rubber band.
689
00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:16,105
Every time you stretch it,
micro-tears form.
690
00:30:16,106 --> 00:30:20,068
Now, the brain has elasticity,
so it can take a blow or two,
691
00:30:20,069 --> 00:30:21,819
maybe three or four even.
692
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:25,156
But what happens
after one too many?
693
00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:28,284
Stretch these a-and
find out for yourselves.
694
00:30:28,285 --> 00:30:35,041
{\an8}♪
695
00:30:35,042 --> 00:30:37,001
- [ Snap ]
- Just like that band,
696
00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,670
the brain will break over time.
697
00:30:38,671 --> 00:30:40,255
And we have proof.
698
00:30:40,256 --> 00:30:42,298
A fellow unit member,
Aiden Miller's postmortem
699
00:30:42,299 --> 00:30:45,510
neuropathological results
showed catastrophic damage
700
00:30:45,511 --> 00:30:46,844
on the microscopic level.
701
00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:49,055
It was a textbook case of CTE.
702
00:30:49,056 --> 00:30:52,934
[ Snap ]
703
00:30:52,935 --> 00:30:55,061
Steve's conspiracies
and delusions
704
00:30:55,062 --> 00:30:58,482
are not an attempt
to betray his country.
705
00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:02,277
They're a cry for help...
706
00:31:02,278 --> 00:31:05,280
caused by
a neurodegenerative disease.
707
00:31:05,281 --> 00:31:09,951
Now, I have never served
in the military,
708
00:31:09,952 --> 00:31:14,747
but I have always admired
the concept of Nemo Resideo:
709
00:31:14,748 --> 00:31:16,583
"Leave No One Behind."
710
00:31:16,584 --> 00:31:19,961
We have to care for Steve
and every soldier like him.
711
00:31:19,962 --> 00:31:22,171
Restore their lost benefits,
restore their dignity.
712
00:31:22,172 --> 00:31:27,802
Understanding and compensating
can be your first steps.
713
00:31:27,803 --> 00:31:32,807
{\an8}♪
714
00:31:32,808 --> 00:31:34,893
[ Horn honking ]
715
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:41,482
- It's a "yes."
716
00:31:41,483 --> 00:31:42,984
- Alright. We got one more.
717
00:31:42,985 --> 00:31:45,612
Uh, let's keep going. Uh...
718
00:31:45,613 --> 00:32:04,839
{\an8}♪
719
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,591
Maybe we're missing a letter?
720
00:32:06,592 --> 00:32:08,218
- Mnh.
721
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,137
I think the message
is complete.
722
00:32:11,138 --> 00:32:13,348
Uh, do you mind, Mrs. Petrov?
723
00:32:13,349 --> 00:32:15,642
- Sure.
724
00:32:15,643 --> 00:32:17,602
[ Exhales sharply ]
725
00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:21,357
- Imagine how long he's wanted
to get these words out.
726
00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:32,117
- Poor boy.
727
00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:36,663
[ Mrs. Petrov speaks Russian ]
728
00:32:36,664 --> 00:32:45,923
{\an8}♪
729
00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,804
{\an8}♪
730
00:32:52,805 --> 00:32:54,514
- You going to bed, Dad?
731
00:32:54,515 --> 00:32:58,143
We haven't seen those hikers
in hours.
732
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,479
- They don't want you
to see them,
733
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:02,897
but they can see you.
734
00:33:02,898 --> 00:33:05,901
They've been watching you
for a while now.
735
00:33:08,195 --> 00:33:10,738
They want you
'cause you're special.
736
00:33:10,739 --> 00:33:12,990
Because you're brilliant.
737
00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:15,952
You've been chosen, Oliver.
738
00:33:15,953 --> 00:33:18,121
You're gonna be
the world's greatest doctor.
739
00:33:18,122 --> 00:33:22,166
You're gonna help
so many people someday.
740
00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:24,752
You're the messiah.
741
00:33:24,753 --> 00:33:28,215
But don't worry.
I'll protect you.
742
00:33:32,386 --> 00:33:33,428
- Dad.
743
00:33:33,429 --> 00:33:37,432
{\an8}♪
744
00:33:37,433 --> 00:33:39,476
Don't leave me.
745
00:33:41,729 --> 00:33:43,354
- I never will.
746
00:33:43,355 --> 00:33:46,941
{\an8}♪
747
00:33:46,942 --> 00:33:49,111
Stay right here.
748
00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:52,489
- Dad. Dad!
749
00:33:58,203 --> 00:34:00,414
- What does it say?
750
00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:03,833
- "Don't leave me."
751
00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:07,712
{\an8}♪
752
00:34:07,713 --> 00:34:09,297
Um...
753
00:34:09,298 --> 00:34:12,133
Well, why don't you two, um,
754
00:34:12,134 --> 00:34:13,718
you know,
page interpreter services
755
00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,137
and get a proper translator
in here to talk to him
756
00:34:16,138 --> 00:34:19,307
until we can find out
a better way to communicate
with our patient?
757
00:34:19,308 --> 00:34:20,600
Uh...
758
00:34:20,601 --> 00:34:21,976
[ Fingers snap ]
759
00:34:21,977 --> 00:34:24,312
{\an8}♪
760
00:34:24,313 --> 00:34:26,230
[ Buzzer ]
761
00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:28,983
[ Rhythmic knocking on door ]
762
00:34:28,984 --> 00:34:30,985
[ Maxwell's
"This Woman's Work" plays ]
763
00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:32,695
- Uh... okay.
764
00:34:32,696 --> 00:34:34,197
{\an8}♪
765
00:34:34,198 --> 00:34:35,907
- Hey...
766
00:34:35,908 --> 00:34:37,658
- What are you doing here?
767
00:34:37,659 --> 00:34:39,202
- I was just out.
768
00:34:39,203 --> 00:34:42,080
Thought I'd stop by
and say what up.
769
00:34:42,956 --> 00:34:44,916
Can I come in?
770
00:34:44,917 --> 00:34:46,710
- Yeah.
771
00:34:47,753 --> 00:34:49,546
- Thank you.
772
00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:52,131
- Shoes!
773
00:34:52,132 --> 00:34:54,967
{\an8}- Okay. Okay.
774
00:34:54,968 --> 00:34:56,886
{\an8}One.
775
00:34:56,887 --> 00:34:59,055
{\an8}[Laughing] Two.
776
00:34:59,056 --> 00:35:02,016
{\an8}Three. [ Laughs ]
777
00:35:02,017 --> 00:35:04,977
{\an8}♪
778
00:35:04,978 --> 00:35:08,189
Ahh. Nice.
779
00:35:08,190 --> 00:35:10,525
- What the hell were you doing
out in the rain?
780
00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:12,527
- I needed to blow off
some steam.
781
00:35:12,528 --> 00:35:15,905
I figured, hey, maybe
I should enjoy my life
782
00:35:15,906 --> 00:35:18,991
before I turn into Steve.
783
00:35:18,992 --> 00:35:21,661
- Jacob.
- Well, I do black out,
784
00:35:21,662 --> 00:35:23,538
like, a lot.
785
00:35:23,539 --> 00:35:26,374
- Yeah, because
you party too hard.
786
00:35:26,375 --> 00:35:27,917
Not because you have CTE.
787
00:35:27,918 --> 00:35:29,377
- Right.
788
00:35:29,378 --> 00:35:31,212
Well,
it doesn't matter anyways.
789
00:35:31,213 --> 00:35:33,548
Because, I mean,
you won't know anything
790
00:35:33,549 --> 00:35:36,551
until you slice my brain up.
[ Chuckles ]
791
00:35:36,552 --> 00:35:39,345
- Okay. Okay.
Go on. Go get dry.
792
00:35:39,346 --> 00:35:42,682
There's a towel in the cabinet
in the bathroom.
793
00:35:42,683 --> 00:35:45,810
Think I have an oversized shirt
somewhere.
794
00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:47,979
{\an8}♪
795
00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:49,939
- [ Chuckling ]
796
00:35:49,940 --> 00:35:51,732
[ Silverware clinking ]
797
00:35:51,733 --> 00:35:54,944
Oh, boy. Hm.
798
00:35:54,945 --> 00:35:58,739
- So... what exactly happened
that made you stop playing?
799
00:35:58,740 --> 00:36:01,284
- Thank you. Um...
800
00:36:01,285 --> 00:36:03,536
Well, my junior year,
I had two concussions
801
00:36:03,537 --> 00:36:07,123
in the same season,
and the doctors told me
802
00:36:07,124 --> 00:36:10,918
if I had one more,
I might not wake up.
803
00:36:10,919 --> 00:36:13,004
So I had to decide.
804
00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:14,964
Should I take the risk or not?
805
00:36:14,965 --> 00:36:17,216
I chose not to.
- Hm.
806
00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:19,886
- And I regret it. Every day.
807
00:36:19,887 --> 00:36:21,429
- What?
808
00:36:21,430 --> 00:36:24,473
[ Scoffs ] Why?
You're alive. You're okay.
809
00:36:24,474 --> 00:36:27,603
- No. You should have
seen me, Ericka.
810
00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:30,021
I was great.
811
00:36:30,022 --> 00:36:32,732
- I was, like...
812
00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:34,901
really, really great.
813
00:36:34,902 --> 00:36:37,778
And now I'm just a...
814
00:36:37,779 --> 00:36:39,823
bad doctor.
815
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:44,160
- Where is this coming from?
- Ah. Come on.
816
00:36:44,161 --> 00:36:46,495
Everyone thinks it.
- Mnh-mnh.
817
00:36:46,496 --> 00:36:47,914
- Wolf thinks it.
818
00:36:47,915 --> 00:36:48,998
- [ Chuckles ]
819
00:36:48,999 --> 00:36:51,959
- Even you think it.
820
00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,754
- I don't think
you're a bad doctor.
821
00:36:54,755 --> 00:36:56,340
Mnh-mnh.
822
00:36:57,716 --> 00:36:59,634
[ Gasps ]
823
00:36:59,635 --> 00:37:01,135
[ Exhales sharply ]
824
00:37:01,136 --> 00:37:02,470
I should go to bed.
825
00:37:02,471 --> 00:37:05,306
- Okay.
- Here's a blanket.
826
00:37:05,307 --> 00:37:07,058
- Thank you.
- Pillow.
827
00:37:07,059 --> 00:37:08,976
- Hey, Kinney.
- Hm?
828
00:37:08,977 --> 00:37:13,272
- If anyone ever does have to
slice my brain open...
829
00:37:13,273 --> 00:37:15,316
[ Chuckles ]
830
00:37:15,317 --> 00:37:17,318
...I want it to be you.
831
00:37:17,319 --> 00:37:20,613
- [ Laughs ] Um...
832
00:37:20,614 --> 00:37:22,448
- Same, I guess.
833
00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:27,412
- ♪ Oh, darlin', make it go ♪
834
00:37:31,041 --> 00:37:33,084
- [ Snoring ]
835
00:37:33,085 --> 00:37:38,589
{\an8}♪
836
00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:40,258
{\an8}- Good morning!
837
00:37:41,301 --> 00:37:43,844
Good morning! Come on.
Wake up. Wake up.
838
00:37:43,845 --> 00:37:46,389
- Uh...
- Coffee?
839
00:37:46,390 --> 00:37:48,684
- [ Groans ] Sure.
840
00:37:52,229 --> 00:37:54,523
[ Groaning ]
841
00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:00,444
Last night, did-- did we--
842
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:02,989
- No. Mnh. Absolutely not.
843
00:38:02,990 --> 00:38:05,032
- Good. [ Chuckles ]
844
00:38:05,033 --> 00:38:07,201
That's good.
845
00:38:07,202 --> 00:38:10,705
Well, um, to whatever
happened last night.
846
00:38:10,706 --> 00:38:13,874
- Nothing happened.
- Thank you.
847
00:38:13,875 --> 00:38:16,711
This blanket is cozy as hell.
848
00:38:16,712 --> 00:38:18,839
- It's microfiber.
849
00:38:20,382 --> 00:38:21,882
- What?!
- He's got Mirror-Touch?!
850
00:38:21,883 --> 00:38:23,676
- That's what he told me.
- How long have you known this?
851
00:38:23,677 --> 00:38:26,388
- That's why he's-- Shh.
- I can't believe it.
852
00:38:27,180 --> 00:38:29,557
- What?
Oh, did Mrs. Petrov
853
00:38:29,558 --> 00:38:31,225
bring her granddaughter
into the hospital?
854
00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:33,227
- Nah. Nah.
But I did just annihilate
855
00:38:33,228 --> 00:38:35,229
a huge breakfast burrito.
856
00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,106
[as Dr. Wolf]
"Anything to note, Dr. Markus?"
857
00:38:37,107 --> 00:38:40,735
- Ignore him. I've always
appreciated your sensitivity.
858
00:38:40,736 --> 00:38:43,904
I think we need more of it
around here.
859
00:38:43,905 --> 00:38:45,322
- You told them.
860
00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:48,325
- [ Groans ]
I'm so sorry, Van.
861
00:38:48,326 --> 00:38:50,578
I know I said--
I shouldn't have done it,
862
00:38:50,579 --> 00:38:52,413
but it was so interesting.
863
00:38:52,414 --> 00:38:55,583
And-- And I was doing
some research and--
864
00:38:55,584 --> 00:38:59,336
[ Sighs ] My God.
Can you ever forgive me?
865
00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:02,215
- Why do you think
I told you, Dana?
866
00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:06,927
Saved me from "coming out"
three times.
867
00:39:06,928 --> 00:39:09,305
{\an8}♪
868
00:39:09,306 --> 00:39:10,473
[ Door opens ]
869
00:39:10,474 --> 00:39:12,266
- I underestimated you.
870
00:39:12,267 --> 00:39:15,061
- Well played.
871
00:39:15,062 --> 00:39:17,104
Well played.
872
00:39:17,105 --> 00:39:21,067
- Once the VA understood
the cause of Steve's trauma,
873
00:39:21,068 --> 00:39:23,194
his benefits were reinstated,
874
00:39:23,195 --> 00:39:25,404
his family was compensated,
875
00:39:25,405 --> 00:39:28,157
his honor restored.
876
00:39:28,158 --> 00:39:29,993
- You ready?
877
00:39:31,536 --> 00:39:34,121
[ Ominous music plays ]
878
00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:38,459
- 7 times 12. 84.
879
00:39:38,460 --> 00:39:41,045
- You're good.
880
00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:44,632
- Divided by 6.
881
00:39:44,633 --> 00:39:46,425
Fourteen.
882
00:39:46,426 --> 00:39:49,220
[ Upbeat music plays ]
883
00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:51,472
Welcome, everyone.
884
00:39:51,473 --> 00:39:54,308
I want to thank you all
for coming today.
885
00:39:54,309 --> 00:39:56,311
My name is Steve.
886
00:39:57,771 --> 00:40:00,022
And I'm here to share my story.
887
00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:03,067
- There was no changing
Steve's pathology,
888
00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:05,611
not even an official diagnosis.
889
00:40:05,612 --> 00:40:09,949
But in a sense, couldn't you
say that about us all?
890
00:40:09,950 --> 00:40:12,076
There is no cure for CTE,
891
00:40:12,077 --> 00:40:14,620
but we could slow
the symptoms with treatments
892
00:40:14,621 --> 00:40:17,331
for similar
neurodegenerative diseases.
893
00:40:17,332 --> 00:40:19,917
Exercise. Diet. Sleep.
894
00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:21,502
Giving Steve time.
895
00:40:21,503 --> 00:40:25,214
Hope for a future
in which we know more.
896
00:40:25,215 --> 00:40:28,342
Steve could see
a hopeful future now.
897
00:40:28,343 --> 00:40:29,885
He could hold it in his hands.
898
00:40:29,886 --> 00:40:31,512
- [ Baby fussing ]
- It's Daddy.
899
00:40:31,513 --> 00:40:35,057
- Our nervous systems
can't heal in isolation.
900
00:40:35,058 --> 00:40:36,851
- Aww!
- We need care...
901
00:40:36,852 --> 00:40:39,019
love, connection.
902
00:40:39,020 --> 00:40:41,188
{\an8}♪
903
00:40:41,189 --> 00:40:42,857
- That's right.
904
00:40:42,858 --> 00:40:45,735
[ Monitor beeping ]
905
00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:55,661
- Wolf. You paged me?
Something urgent?
906
00:40:55,662 --> 00:40:57,955
What do you got?
Gardening issues?
907
00:40:57,956 --> 00:41:02,877
- Of a sort. I'm thinking
of planting a microchip.
908
00:41:02,878 --> 00:41:05,129
- Not you, too.
- Not Steve. No, no.
909
00:41:05,130 --> 00:41:07,548
For Steve, a microchip
was a coping mechanism.
910
00:41:07,549 --> 00:41:11,510
But what if, for John Doe...
911
00:41:11,511 --> 00:41:13,888
it was an actual mechanism?
912
00:41:13,889 --> 00:41:18,100
A brain computer interface
to help him communicate.
913
00:41:18,101 --> 00:41:19,936
- Uh-- [ Sighs ]
914
00:41:21,646 --> 00:41:26,483
Wolf, y-you realize how
experimental this tech is. It...
915
00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:29,778
- This man has lost his voice.
916
00:41:29,779 --> 00:41:32,072
And you could
give it back to him,
917
00:41:32,073 --> 00:41:34,367
awaken him.
918
00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:38,830
[ Scoffs ]
Are you with me or not?
919
00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:43,668
Because I refuse to leave him.
920
00:41:50,091 --> 00:42:18,744
{\an8}♪
921
00:42:18,745 --> 00:42:20,830
{\an8}Greg, move your head!