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That's terrific. I'm loving how that's healing.

We can't thank you enough, Dr. Schweitz.

This is amazing.

Oh, come on.

Seriously, you're a miracle worker.

Wow. Oh, that's so kind of you.

Honestly, that means more to me than this.

Yeah, Top Docs of the Year.

Yeah, they just sent it to me. Who cares?

It's not why you do it.

So as far as physically--

A nice frame, too, right?

Yeah, people think it's mahogany.

Nice try, haters.

African blackwood.

So when can Leo play soccer again?

It's museum glass.

UV-protected, zero glare.

Guaranteed for 30 years.

Yep.

This is not why you do it.

It's Ladybug Day at St. Denis.

I am all about breast health.

And one-third of women are behind on their mammograms.

So our new Ladybug Program

includes extended hours, shuttle service,

and bugging our ladies to get checked.

We're bugging our ladies.

We're ladybugs. That's why we dress like this.

They get it, Joyce.

It's funny. You didn't wear your costume.

I did my own thing.

OK. Well, that's cool. That's great.

OK, the three pillars of our Ladybug Program

are, "Make the time," "Don't be afraid,"

and "Lean on a loved one."

M-D-L, "middle."

Well, that's a stretch.

Well, I ran it past you guys in the group chat

and no one responded.

I'm signing up right now.

We're going to film the whole thing to get the word out.

Mammogram Cam. Oh, yeah!

OK, Matt, what do we got here?

Something's wrong with his chin.

That is an astute insight.

Moving forward, why don't we just default

to you quietly passing me the iPad?

Oh, yes.

It started as cellulitis that has now turned into an abscess.

Really? Did you go to another clinic?

No, just looked it up on the internet.

Ah, the internet.

People come in here with their medical degrees

from Google University.

Wish it were that simple.

I can't think of one thing that the internet

has improved in our society.

Except Elf Yourself.

I do like to Elf myself every Christmas.

Uh, yeah, Top Docs.

Yeah, they included Wyoming,

so it's actually more than just the Northwest.

That's great.

Sorry, Val.

Everyone's pestering me about this whole--

- Don't care. - OK.

Who is this youngster you have here?

Wait, this your boy-toy?

Oh, no. Robbing the cradle, Val.

Not cool. Not OK in these times.

Mr. Cunningham had a fall, but we've taken care of him

and his family's coming by to pick him up.

You don't have to be good.

Hmm?

Oh, he's suffering from dementia,

so he keeps repeating that phrase.

You don't have to be good.

Yep. There it is. OK, well, I'll--

You don't have to be good.

Well, in my case, you might be mistaken.

See, I'm a trauma surgeon,

so I actually have to be better than good.

I have to be perfect.

Bruce, he's not talking to you.

Of course. Just--just saying.

You don't have to be good.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Mammogram time!

Now, typically, you're not going

to know the nurse helping you.

But I'm lucky because today I have my...

- Ladybugs. - Ladybugs.

If you don't do it in unison, it doesn't work.

Well, the time has come for me to disrobe

and expose my breasts.

Now, I am not ashamed.

We are in a medical setting, so here we go.

And ta-da!

No, we're just doing one at a time.

- Yes. OK. - Just--

I know that.

Just want to show that it's a normal thing to do.

Totally normal.

So as the plate comes down, you're--

you're going to feel some pressure on the breast.

There it is. Yes.

OK.

So after 40, you should be doing this every year.

Yep, there it is. I'm really feeling it.

And if you have a history in your family of--

OK, is this a mammogram machine or a panini press?

Just breathe, Joyce. Just breathe.

- I am breathing. - Just breathe.

It's not stopping.

It's not stopping. Make it stop.

- Almost there. - Make it--ow! Ow!

Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off!

Done.

Easy-peasy. Great.

Hit me again!

We do have to do the other breast.

I know how many breasts I have, Dr. Ruth.

All right. Ta-da!

Still just one at a time, though.

- Let's go. All right. - Still just one at a time.

OK, Mr. Harris.

It looks like you do have an abscess

and staph was the culprit, so let's talk treatment.

Hey, just like you said it was!

Just going to turn you back around towards your work

like a little action figure.

Beep-boop.

Should we order a CT scan?

I should order a CT scan.

I read on WebMD that you might

want to treat with vancomycin.

Did you now?

Well, you may be interested to learn--

But ChatGPT said that would be overkill, so.

I'm sorry. Was that what you were going to say?

Yeah.

At this point, you gotta be asking yourself

what we're even doing here.

I actually--I have this situation with my toe.

Just sort of feels off.

Could you ask the thing what that is?

Hey, Matt, quick chat over here, please.

Yeah, I just want to talk to Ben about the toe situation.

We can't let Ben and some AI robot

tell us how to do our job.

Oh, yeah.

Sorry, were they wrong?

Not the point, man.

People should not be looking to computers for medical advice.

Is this 'cause you got locked out of your email?

See, that's not--

We are the experts.

We don't want patients coming in here telling us

what they want and how they want it.

This is a hospital.

It's not some Quiznos.

Sorry, what's a Quiznos?

It's a sandwich shop, man.

You don't have to be good.

No. OK.

Absolutely--guys, you got to keep that door closed.

All right? It's a fire thing.

Fire could just sweep right through there.

Results time.

The journey concludes.

It's just that simple, ladies.

OK. So overall, things look good.

And there you have it.

We did find a small lump in the left breast.

It looks benign, but we should do a biopsy just to be safe.

Perfect.

That's an example of what could happen.

These are your actual results.

Obviously, early detection for the win, right?

That's why you got to listen to your...

- Ladybugs. - Ladybugs.

God, it has to sound fun!

It has to sound fun when you say it!

Hey, Joyce. We talked to Radiology.

They can do your biopsy right away.

Well, we're going to have to wait on that.

I got to make sure everything's set up here.

I've got emails, return calls.

This costume is slowing me way down.

But isn't prioritizing women's health

the whole reason we're wearing dumb costumes?

That is not a costume.

That's an outfit. You're not fooling anybody.

- Come on, Joyce. - No, I'm sorry.

She's way too pretty to skirt the rules.

We look stupid next to her.

Listen, it is a little unfair.

You really do need to get the biopsy as soon as possible.

I don't have time. Look at these pamphlets.

They're--

they're strewn, strewn about. - OK, OK.

But, you know, "Make the time."

That's one of the pillars of your program.

Yeah, well, I am making the time.

For other women. We've got a big group of them--

It kind of seems like you're being afraid,

which the second pillar says not to do.

Oh, now you're into the pillars?

Wow.

I'm a little worried about Joyce.

I mean, I get it.

People tend to avoid these types of things.

Yeah, I've had my check engine light on

for, like, two years now.

The important thing is that--

I'm sorry. Two years?

It's the engine, babe. Check the engine.

Here she goes.

Broken leg in 117 is complaining

about pain behind the knee.

That's totally normal. It's to be expected.

- Yeah. - Could be a blood clot.

I just asked ChatGPT.

You might want to check for a blood clot.

Thank you, Mr. Harris, but we don't need your input.

OK, Keith, you're all set. - OK.

Check for a blood clot.

- Oh, pardon? - Nothing.

Check for a blood clot.

I--I just can't-- I didn't catch that.

Check for a blood clot.

I almost had it that time.

Hey, Keith, why don't you take that break?

I will finish the check-ins myself.

OK.

Keith.

Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith.

Keith!

Check for a--

Come on, Joyce.

Any of these doctors can do a biopsy.

Just pick your favorite.

Oh, please.

How about Dr. Hogan?

Too sweaty.

Oh.

Dr. Lee, too old. Edwards?

Oh, yeah, he'd love to get a gander

at what I'm working with.

He's a doctor.

I'm sure he would be professional.

Oh, not with me. No, he cannot turn it off.

He's a pervert.

Joyce.

Only with me.

He's very professional otherwise.

He's just a perv with me.

Um, I know that you're not doing this,

but it kind of seems like maybe you're making excuses.

Just pick someone, Joyce. Seriously.

Like, literally pick anyone. - OK, enough.

I am a very busy woman

and it's time for us all to get back to work, OK?

OK.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Sorry.

So I realized if the internet

can fix this guy's chin,

maybe it can help me figure out my toe thing.

You know how I said my toe's been hurting?

- No. - OK.

Well, it's been feeling weird for a couple of weeks.

Does that ring a bell?

Nope.

Val, the toe?

- Mm-mm. - OK.

Well, I googled it.

Turns out there's lots of things it can be.

- Mm. - Scary things.

- Mm-hmm. - I don't know.

Maybe it could be nothing, right?

Hospital's filled with people who thought it was nothing.

Uh, sorry, Mom.

No, I'm fine.

It's just this guy from work,

this knucklehead who keeps saying

that I don't have to be good.

And I'm like, what are you talking about?

Yes, yes. I just said the same thing to Val.

And she--

uh, no, I--

you know, she's actually been a lot nicer.

No, no.

Uh-uh, no.

I think if you emailed her, it would just make it worse.

Mom, don't do it.

I'm begging you. Please don't email her.

To do my job, I've got to be perfect.

These awards recognize that.

They say, "Bruce Schweitz is an excellent surgeon.

Oh, no, he's a Top Doc."

I don't even have to be good, what does this matter?

Award of Excellence?

Nope, don't have to be good,

so not worth the paper it's printed on.

See you later.

Pointless. Pathetic.

Worthless.

Great surgeon is who I am.

So without all that...

What's left, you know?

Who is that guy?

Who is that guy?

You take my abscess in 115, I will take your hives in 132.

And you get a future patient of your choosing.

And I want one of your Puzz 3Ds.

What? Why would I do that?

'Cause you seem desperate. Puzz 3D closes the deal.

Hey, Ron? Mr. Harris is googling CT scan options

and he wants an oral contrast instead of an IV.

Is that OK, or?

- Wait, 115 is that Googler? - Hold on.

- I'm out. I don't want to. - Hold on. We got a deal.

But you get Matt!

He's gratis!

- Sanderson. - Alex called me.

What's wrong, Jo-Jo?

What? Why would--

"Lean on a loved one."

It's one of the ladybug rules.

Oh. She calls them pillars.

Whatever.

The point is that her boyfriend, Sanderson,

can give her the love and trusted support

that we, as her employees,

were told we're not allowed to give her.

That sounds bad, Joyce. That sounds really, really bad.

No, Sandy, I'm sure it's going to be fine.

You could die!

You could-- - Uh, OK.

I think I'm going to throw up.

OK, did you bring your special bucket?

Mm-mm.

All right, someone get him a bucket!

- I'm not getting a bucket. - Oh, boy.

All right. OK. - Don't use that!

It's perforated! - All right.

Oh, here, he's--he's coming.

Hey. How's it going?

Uh, Gatorade's helping, for sure,

but I spilled some on my shirt.

I meant with Joyce. The biopsy.

Oh. Yeah, she's going to do it.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

Great. Fantastic.

When she saw how upset I got,

she started taking it more seriously.

- Amazing. - Aw.

I can't believe this actually worked.

"Lean on a loved one."

Where are you going?

Oh, it seems like you guys got it covered,

so I'm just going to mosey.

I mean, the procedure is quick.

I'm sure she'd appreciate if you were there.

Listen to me.

Listen to me carefully.

Tell Joyce that I loved her.

What are you talking about?

I'm not built for this type of thing.

She deserves someone who can take care of her.

I'm sorry. Are you leaving, like you're leaving her?

You realize this is just a routine biopsy.

And what if it's not?

I'm not strong enough.

Look at me. I'm useless.

You're not useless.

Yes, I am. I'm garbage.

You're not garbage.

I'm a loser!

You're not garbage.

Oh, Antonio L. is arriving soon in a GMC Yukon.

Wait, no.

Oh, oh. Please don't do this.

Everyone's asking, "Where is Bruce?"

No one's asking, "Why is Bruce?"

You're on top of this,

so I will just breeze through this.

We're going to do 1% lidocaine with epinephrine

via subcutaneous infiltration.

Cool?

Uh, Christine, what do you think?

Sure, as long as he uses a hemostat

to look for loculated pockets.

I'm sorry. What is this?

Oh, I'm sorry. Hi, I'm a friend of Ben's.

She's a doctor. Went to Harvard Med School.

So, you know, pretty dumb.

Excuse me. Do you mind?

Oh, I was--that was rude.

Well, it looks like you got the whole thing under control,

so why don't you just tell me what you want me to do,

and I will do that?

As a matter of fact, here.

You draw the incision line, size, location.

It's your call.

OK.

Maybe something like, uh, this?

Yeah, well, see, this is the problem.

That--

that--that line does look good.

It's annoying, OK?

I mean, if you come in here with all the answers

and a big plan, then what's the point of my job?

What's the point of me?

Ain't that the question?

What is the point of us?

God, it's crazy.

It's like you're in my head right now.

No, no. You're not a part of this.

Same brain, Ron.

Hey. Ready for your biopsy?

I am. Oh, ladies, thank you so much.

You really bugged the heck out of me.

Mission accomplished.

But my man's here now, so I release you.

You know, we're here, so we might just--

just ride it out.

No, my ladybugs are free to fly.

You can go.

Sandman will take care of all of it.

Alex and I are here for you.

He's gone. He ran away?

- Yeah. - He ran away.

Gone.

You don't have to be good.

Yep, I love that one, too, Dad.

I'm sorry. What do you mean?

It's the first line of a poem.

Mary Oliver.

Ah. "Wild Geese."

Love that one.

Mm.

What are you talking about?

Oh, it's a poem.

I know it's a poem, Keith.

Obviously, it's one of the most famous poems.

But--OK, keep going.

Uh, Dr. Bruce, if someone has peripheral artery disease

in their foot, is-- - We'd amputate.

I'm busy, Matt. Keith, explain.

It's a poem.

Are--are you mad at me?

- Yes. - Why?

Well, I don't know why.

You don't have to be good.

Bookworm his whole life.

It's funny what ends up being important to you

at the end of the day.

Come on, Dad.

Where do I go for the mammogram?

Uh, right over there.

Thanks.

Do I give this to you?

Oh, bring it right over there.

Kind of seems like we should have

set this up right over there.

It's pretty cool you got all these women to come in.

Mm, yeah.

Feel like the Ladybugs Program's a real home run.

Yeah, you don't have to do this, OK?

You did your job, you bugged me, I got the test.

Where do I go for my mammogram?

Right over there.

Right over there, you're going to get your mammogram.

They're going to give you bad news,

and it's going to make your whole life unravel.

Right over there.

By the elevator?

Yes, by the elevator.

Uh, Joyce, I know that you're having, like,

a really, really hard day.

But, um, for the record, we weren't just doing our jobs.

Yeah, we're obviously here for you.

You don't have to say any of this, OK?

We're not.

Listen, program or no program, OK, we're here.

We're not going anywhere.

We're your friends, Joyce. We care about you.

You do?

- Oh, my God. - Yes, Joyce.

We love you. - Yes, of course.

Well, you got me.

Right over there.

- By the elevator. - That way.

Right over there.

No, it's going to be fine.

It's going to be fine.

At least I'll know what's going on.

Yeah.

And, you know, uh, you inspired me.

I'm going to get my breasts checked.

Not on camera, obviously, but--

I'll do it on camera.

- OK. - OK, let's get those results.

- All right. - Let's hear them right now.

So one thing to remember, this is just--

Hey, don't lay runway.

Just give it to me straight. - All right.

As I was saying, the most important thing--

You're still doing it. Don't tiptoe.

Just let him talk. He's trying to tell you.

Serena, I can't hear him when you're talking!

It's fine. You're fine.

Oh! Yes!

God, rude.

The cyst is benign, and my sisters are doing fine!

No, no, no, no, no!

Stop! Stop those results! Don't read those results!

We already did.

OK, well, I don't know them yet,

so this is still pure.

Jo-Jo, today has been so hard,

maybe even the hardest day of my life.

But I got some words of wisdom from a man named Antonio L.

He laid into me,

especially when I spilled my Gatorade in his back seat.

Sanderson, what is the point?

Not Sanderson.

Manderson.

My point is I love you.

But love can make you crazy, right?

Don't I always call you crazy?

Well, today, I went crazy.

I ran all the way around the world

to get back to you.

Well, there you go.

Classic Sanderson.

Knowing exactly what to do to make me love you.

And I'm fine, by the way.

Oh, I know.

I could hear the cheering in the hall,

just to be completely honest.

- Aw. - I do not like that man.

Alex and Serena really stepped up for me.

So I guess I did lean on loved ones today.

And, look, Sanderson's love language is fear,

so the fact that he got so scared

he just ran away from the hospital--

♪ Somebody loves me

All right, Dr. Reed will be injecting you with lidocaine

and then I will make the incision.

I--I read it's going to hurt a lot.

Well, once again, you are spot-on.

Tilt up.

Well, it's just--

It's going to be fine, right? I'm not the best with pain.

Yeah.

You'll be fine.

Doctor, when you're ready.

I guess there are some things

a search engine can't tell you.

When it comes down to it,

there's really only one question

patients want answered.

Will I be OK?

You come to me for that one.

OK.

"Wild Geese."

"You do not have to be good.

"You do not have to walk on your knees for 100 miles

"through the desert, repenting.

"You only have to let the soft animal of your body

"love what it loves.

"Meanwhile, the world goes on.

"Meanwhile, the wild geese, high in the clear blue air,

"are heading home again.

"Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

"the world offers itself to your imagination,

"calls to you like the wild geese,

"harsh and exciting, over and over,

announcing your place in the family of things."

Wow.

Cringe.

I mean it didn't even rhyme.

OK, Mom, I'll let you go.

I know you got "The Voice" tonight.

Thanks, guys. Good day.

Two-hour episode. I know. Should be a good one.

Uh, hey, real quick.

Um, just wanted to ask,

do you think Dad would be proud of me?

Yeah?

Ah.

Yeah. Yes, Mom, I think Snoop is probably high.

Sorry I tried to trade you earlier.

You didn't try to trade me.

You tried to give me away for free.

Softball for amputees?

Yeah, I'm trying to find the silver lining

in case I lose the foot.

OK, enough.

Shoe off. Let me see the toe.

Really? Thanks.

That's why you can't start googling symptoms.

Because you just--

oh, man!

That is definitely dislocated.

You've been walking on this?

I mean, just to and from work.