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I'm doing some
initial blood work

to see if I could maybe
be Lizzie's surrogate.

You don't owe her this
level of personal sacrifice.

Look, I didn't ask
for your analysis.

So if you're not gonna be
supportive, stay out of it.

I have a habit of
taking things too fast.

I don't wanna rush you.

Dr. Hayes used his hand
to move down my body.

I couldn't even speak.

- I will have to report this.
- No.

I don't want this to
jeopardize my residency.

I can't afford that.

Flog your dear old mother.

I can take it.

You grind the
weaklings down to a nub

until one day they
can't take it anymore.

I loved your father.

Yeah, until there
was nothing left.

Mom? Mom!

She's not breathing.
Code Blue! Code Blue!

[dramatic music]

Yeah. Thanks.

John. Hey.

Looks like you got
your hands full, man.

What's up, Nate?

[chuckles] Yeah.

There was a gas leak
near Nate's day care,

and Lynne's halfway across
the state visiting a friend,

and I'm the emergency
contact, aren't I?

So I need to keep an eye
on him until she gets back.

Now, theoretically,
he is due for a nap,

but the second he's
not being held,

he, uh... he starts to cry.

My patient list is
getting pretty backed up.

Any chance you could...
you could take him

and get him to sleep?

Well, how do you expect
me to do that, Rip?

I don't know.
You're a kid doctor.

Aren't there tricks?

I'm a pediatrician,
Rip, not a magician.

And, well, look, I just
got some labs back.

I need to see a patient myself.

So good luck.

See you, buddy.

Okay.

Trini.

You know we literally just won

a major labor action about
nurses doing too much, right?

Yes, yes.

And I... I hear that.

But counterpoint:

cute baby.

Hand him over.

Thank you. You're the best.

You owe me one.

There you go.

So you asked.

Then what happened?

I told her she should
be excited to go with me

because this is an
important part of my story,

my "dark night of
the soul" moment.

"Dark night of the soul" moment?

It's the part of the movie

where the heroes
are at their lowest,

right before they
rise from the ashes

and the miracle happens.

So what did this girl say?

She looked confused and
said she already had

a date for the dance.

Boo.

[sighs]

[coughing]

We're good, we're good.

Here we go.

Let's take this off right here.

[coughing] She was pretty
out of my league anyway.

Okay, here.

Yeah.

There.
- [breathing deeply]

Save your breath.
Save your breath.

Though I don't agree with you.

She can't be out of your league.

[both laugh]

Hey, can I borrow
you two for a minute?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, of course.

What's up? Is something wrong?

We got the repeat
lactic acid level back,

and unfortunately, it is higher.

Okay, Noah's pneumonia
is getting worse.

If the infection
continues to progress,

he's headed towards
respiratory failure.

He's literally at the top
of the transplant list,

so we just need to
buy a little time.

I know, and this is why I think

we should consider
intubation as an option.

No way. Noah hates it.

That may be so.

But his level of
discomfort right now...

But it's not just that.

It's just, every time
we've put him on a machine,

he comes back a little weaker.

And one of these times
when we put him to sleep,

we're worried he'll
never wake up.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[knock at door]

Come in.

Ah, Dr. Howard.

Please, have a seat.

Thanks for coming.

Uh, I wanted to talk to you

about what happened
with Dr. Hayes.

Yes, Dr. Lenox filled me in.

First, I am so sorry you
had to go through that,

and know that Dr. Lenox
and I are here for you.

Oh.

Thank you.

I had to inform Human Resources.

They're going to investigate.

[sighs]

They will wanna speak to you.

And they'll speak to him.

Yes.

Sorry, this feels like it's
turning into this big deal.

Oh, Dr. Howard,

this is a big deal.

And in order for Dr. Hayes
to be held accountable,

we need to treat it that way.

[breathing deeply]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Naomi, look, I know this
isn't what you wanted.

This is the exact
opposite of what I wanted.

I only told you about it

because I was trying
to protect you.

Now I have to risk my career

with a "he said, she said" story

against a man who
brings in more money

to this hospital than God.

- I didn't have a choice.
- You always have a choice.

Like how I chose to trust you.

I won't make that mistake again.

♪ ♪

[knock at door]

Hey, I heard you were here.

I was surprised,

since the memorial's
in five hours.

Trying to figure out
what to say, you know?

It's, uh, tricky.

Uh-huh.

What's all of this?

Oh, you know, it's...

wanted to have some
pictures of my mom

for people to look at,

you know, when they're
walking in the church.

I'm supposed to pick out five.

How do you encapsulate
a life in five photos?

What about this one
of the two of you?

Yeah.

You know, you convince yourself

that just because somebody
hasn't been in your life,

it's not gonna hurt.

Except it's your mother, Daniel.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- Whoa!
- Oh.

Sorry. Hey.

Sorry.

[sighs]

So I was wondering if, uh,

you might have
seen any jackasses

who might need to
apologize around here.

You know what? I
just spotted one.

Yeah.

I met with the surrogacy
place this morning

for a psych evaluation
and a physical.

They asked me about my addiction

and my romantic life,

neither of which make
me seem super stable.

Will you still be able to do it?

They said that they'd let me
know by the end of the day,

one way or another.

- Dr. Archer.
- Yeah.

- Need you in treatment 4.
- Right.

Well, I've got a
feeling it'll work out.

Looks like you cut
your knee, Mr. Lenox.

No, call me Kip.

You know, we lock
up the good drugs.

Well, it was worth a shot.

[groans]

You are Dr. Lenox's...

- Brother.
- Yeah.

Any chance that she's around?

She's off the floor.

But we will take care
of you. Don't worry.

So you wanna tell me what's
going on, what happened here?

Uh, nothing remotely cool.

I stepped off a
sidewalk and fell.

[inhales sharply]

You noticed any drainage or pus?

I don't think so.

But you're Archer, right?

- Yeah.
- Didn't Caty take your job?

That's not exactly
how I'd put it.

Believe it or not,
I'm on your side.

No one feels your
pain more than me.

She has been bossing me
around for almost 30 years.

So what, you got all of these
from falling off a sidewalk?

No.

Some are previous injuries.

From what?

[chuckles] I've had
a few falls lately.

My balance has just
been a little off.

Mags, what's with the
Secret Service vibes?

There you are.

Got a girl coming in
via private ambulance.

I already got a call from
their head of security.

Head of security?

Yeah, patient's
name is Alea Lancer.

- Daughter of Griffin Lancer?
- The tech billionaire.

Here we go.
- Okay, then what have we got?

Alea Lancer, 17.

BPs are 92/56 and dropping.

She was cyanotic. Pulse
ox only 86 on room air.

Alea? Alea, can you hear me?

She's not answering.

What happened?

I went into her room this
morning to wake her up

and couldn't get any
response from her.

She just was kind of listless.

Okay, on my count.
One, two, three.

Thank you, ladies.

[tense music]

BP's 86/50.

She just finished her last
course of chemo a few days ago.

She's been battling leukemia
for the past two years.

But she's been doing
so well until...

[monitor beeping]

All right, what's happening?
- Her heart's failing.

Let's bolus a liter of saline
and start a dopamine infusion.

I can't find a vein.

They've all collapsed
because of the chemo.

BP's 80/46.

She's dropping.
- She's tachy.

Heart rate's 115.

Okay, set me up with a
subclavian crash line.

[monitor beeping]

♪ ♪

What's... what's this?

They're ports for her
chemo and other treatments.

Should we use them?

I've never seen ports like this.

They're experimental.

72/40 now. [alarm blaring]

Give me an EZ-IO.

Wait, wait, wait.

What are you doing?

We have to do an IO line.

Drill into her bone marrow

to get the medication
to her heart.

You want the lido?

No time.

[whirring]

Got it.

Give me a dose of epi.

Then hang the
dopamine and saline.

Epi's in.

BP's 82/50.

She's coming back.

Yeah.

[sighs]

Good girl.

We've managed to stabilize Alea,

but it's only temporary.

I don't understand.

The cancer treatment
was working.

The cancer isn't causing this.

Her chemo was aggressive,
and it caused scarring

throughout her chest, which is
putting pressure on her heart.

Okay. So what is the plan?

Well, this is Dr. Morris,
one of our cardio...

Pleasure to meet you, sir.

We're gonna try something
called decortication.

We'll surgically
remove the scar tissue

encasing the heart to
relieve the pressure.

Is it risky?

It can be.

But it's the best option?

We believe so, yes.

All right. Make it happen.

[chuckling]

It's crazy to be standing
with him in person.

Did you just call him "sir"?

Shut up.

"While the Lilly white
shall in Love delight,

nor a thorn nor a threat
stain her beauty bright."

Wordsworth, huh?

Always thought he
was a bit of a hack.

Agreed, but the poem's by Blake.

Whoops.

[both laugh]

You know, Frederick,

I was unpleasant to
you at the hospital,

and that wasn't fair.

No, no, no, no.

The parent-child
relationship, it's sacred.

It attracts drastic measures.

Mm, that may be, but
you kept your cool

and treated me better
than I deserved.

Well, it delights me
to hear you say that.

But I've always been a
very grounded person,

and I could see you were just
looking out for your mom.

Well, something like
that, I guess, you know.

And besides, time is cruel.

And someday, sooner than
either of us would like,

we'll be the last
two people left

who remember Margaret.

[sniffles]

We've gotta stick together.

[chuckles]

- Hi, Dad.
- Oh, boy.

[laughter]

Hi.
- Hey.

Wait, wait, wait.

I thought that you couldn't
fly in till later tonight

because of finals.

Well, I had to move
some stuff around,

but, you know, I didn't
wanna stress you out,

so I called Robin to pick me up.

- Oh.
- Easy.

Mm, yeah, super easy.

Everything okay?

What do you mean?

Don't do that Dad

"trying to find a
problem" thing, okay?

We're just stressed from
the traffic on the way here.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Don't worry about it,
Dad. We are fine, okay?

We'll see you.
- See you later.

Why do I feel like I'm
about to get bad news?

Because problems with
balance, tremors at your age

can be indicative
of larger issues.

Dr. Archer is aware
of our family history.

That we have a 50/50
chance of inheriting

a cruel and sudden death?

Is that what this is?
- We don't know.

It could be the prion
disease presenting,

or it could be a number
of other things...

multiple sclerosis,
transverse myelitis,

autoimmune issues.

Well, if that's all it is.

So what we need to do is
run a battery of tests,

figure out exactly
what's going on.

And will the tests show
if I have what Mom had?

- Yes.
- Mm.

Then I'm not doing it.

This isn't a discussion, Kip.

You have to let us test you.

I don't have to do anything.

It's my choice.

Yes, but you could
be risking your life.

Well, luckily, I made peace
with risk a long time ago.

Really?

Yeah. And that's for sure?

Okay, yeah.

I will, and we'll get back
to you in a few minutes.

Thank you.

What's up?

How's Noah?

Yeah, he's not so good.

His O2 sat keeps dropping.

Why?

Because he just
got some good news.

Wait, he's getting new lungs?

Organ Donors of
America called to say

that a pair of lungs
is gonna be available

in the next few hours.

But it is a little
bit complicated.

How so?

The lungs are coming
in from Omaha.

They have to finish
removing them

and then helicopter them here.

It could be several
hours before they arrive,

and Noah's lung function
is going down fast.

You are saying you might need
to intubate him in the interim?

I think we may be past that.

He may have to go on ECMO.

That's like that machine...

That puts oxygen into Noah's
blood outside of the body.

Normally, in considering
Noah's condition,

I'd recommend it immediately.

I feel like there's a "but."

Putting him on ECMO
is a serious surgery

that carries its own risks.

Like what?

To be clear, ECMO
is often a bridge

for transplant candidates.

That said, there are
neurological risks,

such as stroke, blood clots.

More concerning for us
is taking into account

Noah's particular history,

there is a significant
risk of infection.

So saving his life could
cost him the new lungs?

It could.

So where does that leave him?

Well, for now, we are going
to put Noah on a BiPAP machine

and see how he holds up.

But we might have

a difficult choice
to make very soon.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[monitor beeping]

Okay. Thank you.

That'd be great.

All right.

[sighs]

Hey.
- Hmm?

How's the Lancer surgery going?

I'm not sure. They're
still working.

Any idea where the mom
is in this picture?

You haven't read his book?

Mm-mm.

His wife died when Alea
was six months old.

Also cancer.

Right before he made
his first billion.

- Wow.
- Mm.

My God.

It's hard to imagine
having so much good luck

and so much bad luck
in one lifetime.

Mm.

So I don't understand the
purpose of this meeting.

What specifically does
the board want to discuss?

They didn't say. They
just said they want

to go over the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.

Well, that seems a bit early,

given that HR's just
started their investigation.

Hello, Ms. Goodwin.

I'm sorry.

I thought you
called this meeting

to discuss the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.

We did.

Then why is he here?

[tense music]

The board is looking into it.

But while they do,

Dr. Hayes will continue
to work at the hospital.

And because this is the
first accusation against him,

his privileges won't be revoked.

We need to escalate this.

Let's take it to a
lawyer or the police.

Look, I know, and I agree...

No, just stop.

I appreciate that you
are angry on my behalf,

but respectfully, I don't
want any more of your help.

Dr. Howard,

the reaction of the
board was unacceptable,

and my support for you
is not going anywhere,

but this train has
left the station.

Ms. Goodwin is right.

There's always going
to be obstacles

when a man in power
is called to task.

So we need to find a
different way to fight.

Do we?

Because so far, your help
has only made things worse.

What's happening now is
exactly what I was scared of.

He gets off with a
slap on the wrist,

and I get pushed into obscurity.

- You don't know that.
- Maybe.

But what I do know is that
whenever anyone looks at me,

the first thing
they'll think of now is

what happened with Dr. Hayes.

Not what kind of doctor I
am or what kind of person.

- Dr. Howard...
- Can I go now?

Of course.

[door slams]

[monitor beeping]

There's my girl.

How are you feeling, Alea?

My throat hurts.

But I can breathe
a little better.

Oh, that's good. That's good.

You really scared
me this morning.

I like to keep you on your toes.

Mission accomplished.

[coughing]

Rest is good.

Don't fight it.

Mr. Lancer?

Hmm?

Can we talk for a moment?

Mm-hmm.

It seems like
she's doing better.

It's complicated.

We were able to remove

a significant amount
of the scar tissue

from the chest
cavity and the lungs,

which did reduce some of
the tension on her heart.

The scarring is more pervasive

than the initial CT suggested.

The thoracic fibrosis
is still extensive.

What does that mean?

It means that while the
surgery did help her heart,

the damage to the
other organs is severe.

Her condition is
only gonna get worse.

So what are the other options?

Mr. Lancer, any attempt
we make to intervene

will send her into
respiratory failure.

Now, we will continue to
give her pressors and oxygen,

and we will keep
her comfortable.

But there's not
much else we can do.

[somber music]

I'm so sorry.

♪ ♪

Well, I don't accept that.

Uh, excuse me?

There's always a solution.

There's always a way
around something.

Mr. Lancer, I wish there was.

You're not thinking
creatively enough.

That's the problem.

Look, I understand that
this is difficult to hear,

but I assure you,
as Alea's doctor...

Well, maybe that's the issue.

Maybe I need to find
a better doctor.

♪ ♪

Honey, I, um...

I just wanna say
that I know how hard

it must be for you to be here,

given the way my
mom treated you.

And I just...

I just really appreciate it.

Dad...

I'm fine, okay?

Was Grandma racist? Yes.

But she apologized for it

basically every time she called.

She called you?

You didn't know that?

No.

[soft music]

Yeah, well, I was
confused about it, too,

the first time I answered.

I figured she was just trying
to make herself feel better.

But then she kept calling
every couple months.

Well, I mean, what did you...

what'd you talk about?

Nothing, really.

She would just ask
how I was doing,

kind of check in.

It was never really
a long conversation

and honestly a little awkward.

But she'd remember
what I told her, and...

it seemed like she
actually cared.

Huh.

♪ ♪

You're Dr. Howard.

I'm Brittany. I'm a
nurse in orthopedics.

Have we met?

No. No.

I, um...

I just heard through
the grapevine

about your accusation
against Dr. Hayes.

[sighs]

Yeah, I really don't
wanna talk about it.

Yeah. Yeah.

Of course. I'm sorry.

It's just that I
understand how you feel.

Exactly how you feel.

Oh.

I'm so sorry you had
to go through that.

You too.

I decided not to say anything.

I told myself it
was a smart move.

But if I had been braver,
maybe you wouldn't be

in the situation that you're in.

Oh, no, no. Don't
say that, please.

This is not your fault.

And even if you
had said something,

it wouldn't have mattered.

He's gonna get away with it.

You know, I don't
think that's true.

I mean, even if Hayes doesn't
get what's coming to him,

everybody's watching now.

And that next young woman,

maybe she'll be spared.

So, um...

I guess I just wanted
to say thank you.

For doing what I couldn't.

♪ ♪

[alarm blaring]

O2 is at 76.

And what's the BiPAP level?

30 centimeters and maxed out.

Is he okay?

I think we need to
put him on ECMO now.

Okay, whatever you
have to do, let's...

please, please help him.

Dad, no, please.

He doesn't wanna risk

not being able to
get the transplant.

If I don't get the new
lungs, I die anyway.

What's the point?

[sighs] Can we... can we wait?

We can, but not
without serious risks.

[tense music]

Dark night of the soul,
right before the miracle.

♪ ♪

[coughing]

Okay, no ECMO.

But let's get him up into
pre-op for the transplant now.

He needs to be ready the second
those lungs land, all right?

Go.
- On it.

Why do I keep seeing everyone
carrying a baby around?

Your discharge
paperwork is done.

You're free to go.

[scoffs]

Caty, come on.
Don't be like that.

I'm not being like anything.

Oh, really?

Because it feels like
you're punishing me

for holding up my end of
the deal we both made.

When you were a kid.

Which I'm not anymore.

Which means that you don't
get to decide what I do.

Really?

Because you sleep on my couch,
eat my food, ask for money.

Which I won't do anymore.

I'll just go away.
I won't bother you.

Yeah. I've heard that before.

Oh, wait, Caty.

I knew you couldn't
resist my couch.

What's wrong?
- I can't stand up.

[groans]

I-I-I can't move my legs.

Okay. Whoa, whoa. Here.

[grunting]

[panting]

[dramatic music]

I heard your kid's
lungs came through.

Yeah, he's getting
prepped as we speak.

Nice.

What's going on
with your patient

and the party in her room?

We told Griffin
there wasn't much

we could do for his daughter.

And now he wants
a second opinion.

2nd, 3rd, 56th.

He's bringing in every
heavy hitter in Chicago.

I mean, I can't say
I blame the guy.

Doctor told me my kid was dying,

you better believe
I'd be looking

for someone to disagree too.

Well, good for you for
taking the high road.

Yeah, well, the
medicine's the medicine.

He can talk to
whoever he wants to.

Eventually, he's gonna
have to accept it.

Hey. How's your brother?

IV Decadron seems to be helping.

A little feeling has
returned to his legs.

Well, that's good,
even if it's a stopgap.

Now, if you can
get him to test...

I've talked to him.
He won't do it.

Well, he's emotional,
understandably.

It's not just that.

Well, maybe you
could say to him...

I can't, okay?

He won't listen to me.

I'm somehow making
everything worse, so...

I need a minute. Can you...

Yeah, of course. Sure, sure.

I'm usually better
at reading people.

Normally, I'd know right away

if someone was a
complete bastard.

It's amazing.

For someone who prides
themselves on being analytical,

you jump right to conclusions.

Her story doesn't
even make sense.

Naomi has no reason to lie.

And the story she told
me, the way you...

it's true.

Speaking candidly, I have
never needed to resort

to that kind of thing.

I can have any woman I want.

You couldn't have me.

I had you from
the moment we met.

You just needed to
feel like it was hard.

You just needed to feel
the push and the pull.

Naomi misread a situation.

[sighs] That's unfortunate.

You arrogant prick.

It seems like you just
need somebody to yell at.

But it is not gonna
go well for you

if you keep pushing
this narrative.

[tense music]

I think you've
misread the situation.

Oh? How so?

What, you think
you're safe from me

because I follow the
rules and you don't?

Because I'm pragmatic?

I care about my future?

Maybe I don't.

Maybe I'll light myself on fire
just to watch you burn with me.

[elevator dings]

It was nice running into you.

♪ ♪

My mother and I had a
complicated relationship.

When I was young, she
was my whole world.

And I just remember wanting
to be closer to her.

But as I got older,
I started to notice

how different we were.

Then something
changed between us,

and we weren't in each
other's lives for a while.

But I'm happy to report,
recently, we reconnected,

and we began the
process of healing.

You know what?

Uh, that's not quite true.

Uh...

the truth is, is that
I spent my entire life

running away from my mother
because I was terrified

of turning into her.

And what stinks about
not talking to somebody

for 30 years is that, you
know, people can change,

and you wouldn't have a clue.

I always wanted to have that
last conversation with my mom,

you know?

The one where you are
honest with each other

and, um, maybe start
to forgive each other.

[somber music]

And I did have a last
conversation with my mom,

but it sure wasn't that one.

I'd give anything
to change that.

Mom, I'm so sorry if I hurt you.

And I hope you can forgive me.

And I also wanna say...

[voice breaking]
That I love you.

[breathes deeply]

Because love between
a parent and a child,

it goes beyond any one
moment or decision.

It goes beyond anything.

♪ ♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

Finally got him down.

Yeah.

Only took all shift.

Oh, well, Mitchell Ripley is
nothing if not persistent.

[chuckles]

He looks so happy.

Yeah, except I'm
terrified to move,

and I've lost all
feeling in my left arm.

[phone vibrating]

You know, I heard
you get used to it.

Sorry, gotta take this.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hi, this is Hannah.

Hi, this is Dr. Tessen from
Chicago Reproductive Health.

Hi, Dr. Tessen.

I will get right to it.

I'm very sorry to say
we cannot approve you

as a surrogate at this time.

Is this because of what
I said at my psych eval?

Addiction, as I'm sure
you're aware, is complicated.

It's not the psych eval.

Wait, what do you mean?

It's not the psych eval
that's preventing you

from being a surrogate.

It's something we found
when we ran your labs.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

That was very brave, my friend.

Well, whatever it was,

I really appreciate
your being here.

Where else would I be?

[chuckles]

And I'm sorry it's under
these circumstances,

but it is so good
to see your faces.

We'll have to plan a
proper catch-up later.

- Yes.
- Yeah.

All right.

It means everything that
you're here, Sharon.

Everything.
- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.
- Excuse me.

[phone vibrating]

Sharon.

Hey, Peter. What's going on?

Half of the board has
called or texted me

in the last ten minutes.

That is because they're being
contacted by the "Tribune"

asking them to comment
on the accusations

against Nicholas Hayes.

The paper?

Do they know about Dr. Howard?

No, no, no. It's not just her.

Someone found multiple
women to come forward

who were also harassed by Hayes.

Wow.

Well, they'll be forced
to suspend him now.

Yeah, I would expect so.

And the board, as
you can imagine,

are not happy.

Sharon, do you
know who did this?

I mean, who leaked the story?

Do you think I'd
tell you if I did?

[monitor beeping]

There we go.

I know this may seem
like a big production,

but we've got you.

[apprehensive music]

♪ ♪

I'm gonna go and check
with your surgeon,

see if we'll be getting close.

I'm sorry. What's the holdup?

The surgery's been canceled.

[tense music]

[helicopter whirring]

♪ ♪

Let's do it.

Hey, what's going on?

I heard there's a
problem with the lungs.

What? No.

Lungs are fine.
Transport went great.

Then why did we have to pull
Noah Macron out of the OR?

These lungs aren't
going to a Noah Macron.

Wait, I don't understand.

Who are they going to?

Alea Lancer.

♪ ♪

All right, I'm gonna
go put this in the car,

and we can head out.

- This is Anna's, right?
- Yeah.

Hey, Dad.

You guys said when you came in,

the traffic was bad coming
in from the airport?

I guess. Why are you asking?

Well, because your
luggage tags say

that you flew in to
Chicago four weeks ago.

You've been here the whole time?

Um, it's kind of complicated.

What's complicated?

I didn't wanna tell
you right away, okay?

Tell me what?

Tell me what, honey?

That I dropped out of Stanford.

Okay?

I dropped out.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Why are you packing up?

Hayes is suspended. You
don't need to go anywhere.

I need a fresh start,
new department,

maybe a new hospital.

You know, I feel terrible
about how this all unfolded.

I actually spent most of today

thinking of ways
to punish Hayes.

Come up with anything good?

I did.

But someone beat me to it,

someone with the
composure and foresight

to speak to other victims and
convince them to go public,

then reach out
to the "Tribune."

Someone smart and organized.

Do you know anyone like that?

Sometimes you just have to find

a different way to fight.

And I want you to know

I was trying to do
the right thing.

I just wish you'd
come to me first,

included me in the conversation.

You wanna feel like
you're in it together.

How you feeling?

Better.

Feeling is back in my legs.

Come here to yell at me again?

No.

I shouldn't have
yelled at you before.

[sighs]

I'm not trying to be stubborn.

[sighs] I'm...
I'm just scared.

I know.

[somber music]

I realize I've been thinking
about this the wrong way,

because I keep thinking about
it like it's a you thing.

[scoffs] What, me having a
disease isn't a me thing?

No, it's an us thing.

It always has been.

So we need a new pact.

- A new pact?
- Mm-hmm.

You get tested, I get tested.

[sighs] Are you sure?

I mean, if we can't keep
hiding from the truth,

we'll face it together.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

What did you do?

- Excuse me?
- I wanna know what you did.

What... what happened?

- Did you know about this?
- Know about what?

Oh, he rigged the
system somehow, okay?

He took the lungs from my
cystic fibrosis patient

and gave them to
his own daughter.

What, did you bribe
someone? Is that it?

Relax.
- Hey! Do not touch us.

Easy, easy, easy, easy.

It's all right. It's all right.

I didn't bribe anyone, okay?

I acquired other
opinions from doctors

who concluded that Alea
was an excellent candidate

for lung transplant.

Given that her case is more
dire, it took priority.

More dire.

But even with new lungs,

Alea's chances of survival
are extremely low.

[sighs]

There's a 12-year-old
boy that was waiting

for those lungs for months.

And you just signed
his death warrant.

- I did what I had to do...
- [scoffs]

To give my daughter a chance,

which is exactly what any
parent would do in my shoes.

What, would you rather have
me just sit and watch her die?

You shouldn't have
that power, okay?

That's the problem here.

Maybe, but that's
not my problem.

You, you said that the lung
was the most acute issue.

Now that we've dealt with that,

let's move on to
the next obstacle.

No one wants your daughter
to die, Mr. Lancer,

and we will do everything
we can to help her.

But this? This isn't right.

So what do you want me to do?

That's my kid in there.

I can't lose her.

I won't.

Mr. Lancer, we're
gonna fight this.

You do what you need to do.

And I'll do the same.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[phone vibrating]

♪ ♪

[exhales]

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[wolf howls]