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Today could become every day.

I'm here for a reason,

and it's not to keep the status quo.

I've run this ED just fine before you came here.

Are you worried Goodwin's lost confidence

in your ability to lead alone?

- You really care about her. - Yeah, I do.

What are you gonna do when Jackson-Monroe

closes next week?

I don't know.

Beg someone to let me finish my residency?

Sully and his boys followed Pawel to a bar in Lincoln Park.

Cops don't care about small-time stuff.

A witness just came forward who puts you at the scene.

An arrest is not out of the question.

Now, Jimmy, this might tickle a bit,

so I need you to promise not to giggle, OK?

- OK. - OK.

Figured it must have fallen on the floor when I didn't

see it under the pillow.

And got it.

Look at that.

Yes.

I think the tooth fairy better give you a bonus

for this one.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Oh, that's nice.

I thought you were going home.

Mm-mm.

Someone needed to be on call.

What happened to Gephardt?

Caroline was let go.

As was Mia,

Sammy the day before.

Wow.

Goodwin's really racking up the body count.

Yeah, at this point, I'll just be happy to see

reinforcements arrive.

Well, that's assuming you survive the cut.

The worst is over, from what I hear.

Hmm.

We should do something to celebrate.

Hmm, as long as it involves climbing into my own bed

tonight, I'm up for anything.

Well, then maybe we should get a head start.

What is it?

Goodwin.

She wants to see me in her office.

Hank, I'm so sorry.

- This is so brutal. - I know.

I mean, how long have we been working with Vicki and Hank?

They're all like family.

I feel like my insides are being ripped out.

Yes, absolutely.

Me too.

But I was talking about how short-staffed we're gonna be.

Couldn't Ms. Goodwin have waited

until after the Jackson-Monroe people got onboarded?

You're unbelievable.

Mm, sometimes it is important

to make room for new blood.

He looks awfully familiar, doesn't he?

Yes, because he was here, helping out

with the mass casualty from the ferry last week.

No, no, that's not it. Mm-mm.

- Mm. - Morning, Maggie, Doris.

Good morning, Dr. Frost.

- For you. - What's this?

It's a little thank-you for getting

- my residency transferred. - Oh.

I know you put in a good word with the powers that be, so...

Well, don't make me regret it.

You have a patient in 6.

Parents think that he has a broken rib.

All right, let's see what we got.

Mm-hmm.

All right, does this hurt when I touch it?

- A little. - Little bit?

- Mm-hmm. - All right.

I got elbowed pretty good

going up for a header in the box the other day.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna have a word with your coach

about how hard they're letting you guys practice.

Please, I don't want any more special treatment.

I missed all of last season 'cause of the surgery.

The Ewing's sarcoma they removed.

Max had a graft done on his femur.

They took some bone from my forearm.

But good thing I don't need that for soccer.

Well, I can see from your chart here, Max,

that the cancer is in remission.

Yeah, he licked it.

Yeah, my son's a fighter.

I can tell.

What position do you play?

Center mid.

This guy Aidan took my number 10 jersey while I was out.

- Uh-oh. - But that's cool.

I'm gonna win it back before regionals next month.

Kid's got a one-track mind.

Well, let's see what Mike here can show us, all right?

Joe, Gina, please.

X-ray.

Well, Max, I'm not seeing any rib fractures here,

but sometimes we just can't catch those on a plain X-ray.

So if it's OK with you all,

I'd like to do a CT scan for a closer look.

Yeah, sure. Yeah, we got time.

- I'll check back in a bit. - Thanks.

- Hey, Maggie? - Yeah?

Can we get this young man a chest CT

as soon as we can, please?

Roger that.

And loop in oncology to take a look as well.

Yeah.

Dr. Ripley.

I'm sure you're wondering

why I've summoned you here this morning.

Please have a seat.

It's come to the hospital's attention

that a new witness has come forward

placing you at the scene of Pawel Wapniarski's

aggravated battery.

I've already talked to the police about it.

Well, now we'd like for you to speak with us.

We've scheduled a committee hearing

later today so you could tell your side of the story.

Here is the official notice.

You thought you were being fired.

It did cross my mind.

Well, I assure you, Dr. Ripley,

that the outcome of this hearing

could have a far more damaging effect on your career

than simply being laid off.

If the committee is not satisfied with your account,

you could very well be suspended,

your license to practice medicine

in jeopardy of being revoked.

For being suspected of roughing up

a known scam artist?

For being suspected of retaliating against someone

who sued you for malpractice.

Look, I suggest you take the rest of the morning off

to think about what you're going to say.

Hey, uh, Mitch just got summoned to see Goodwin.

OK.

He's not getting fired, is he?

Well, why are you asking me?

Because you're the chief of the ED.

Cochief now, apparently.

And no, I don't know anything about that.

I mean, it's not like Goodwin is

keeping me in the loop lately.

You've navigated

choppier waters than this, Dean.

I have faith you'll manage.

Fresh pot of coffee if you're interested.

I already had one this morning, thanks.

I was wondering if you had time to look over

the memo I emailed last night.

The one that arrived at 10:43?

Can't say I did.

I compiled some data regarding

our door-to-doctor times and other throughput metrics,

and I took the liberty of drawing up

a proposal on how we might divvy up

the management of operations.

It goes into considerable detail...

Oh, I know.

Crashed my hard drive, the file was so big.

It's understandable

that you're resistant to change, Dean,

but it's only going to hinder your ability moving forward.

No, actually, I'm fine with change.

I even came up with an idea on that very front myself.

I have one that fits on a Post-it note.

- Oh? - Mm-hmm.

We each take half the ED.

I handle trauma. You run emergency medicine.

It's a clean division of labor, right,

so you staying in your lane, me staying in mine.

I'm not sure that's going to work.

Ah, sure, it will. Just give it a chance.

- Hey. - Yeah.

Naomi's intaking a patient out there,

and she needs one of you to supervise.

What brought the patient in?

Fell off an obstacle course, banged up her ankle.

Guess that's me. See? Simple.

Well, I'm afraid, Cadet Herrera,

that your ankle is, in fact, fractured and dislocated.

Good news is, I can reduce and splint it for you.

Thank you, sir.

But what is most concerning for me is why you fell.

Student Doctor Howard tells me that you

reported that you fainted?

- Yes, sir. - Yeah?

Has this ever happen to you before?

No, sir.

All right, can you lean forward for me, please?

Take a deep breath.

Did you get an EKG yet?

Sinus rhythm, normal rate, but she's got PVCs.

O2 sats at 93, trending down.

Cadet Herrera passed her yearly physical

just last month with flying colors.

I'd feel a lot better if there was something

in your history to explain the dizziness

and shortness of breath.

Now, you attend Illinois West, is that correct?

Yes, sir.

IW had a rep as a party school back in my day.

Any chance you might be nursing a hangover?

No, sir. I don't use alcohol.

How about other recreational drugs?

The ROTC unit under my command

is routinely drug tested, including just this morning.

If Cadet Herrera had been using,

she'd have already lost her scholarship.

OK, well, I'm glad we can rule that out.

All right, let's grab a CBC, CMP, BNP, and a UA.

And I'll be back in a little bit to take care of that ankle.

Thank you, sir.

Wait, so that's your plan, to say nothing?

It's the Physician Wellness Committee.

It's not like I'm facing a congressional subpoena.

Is this Sully's idea, you stonewalling?

No, I haven't... I haven't spoken with him about this.

Mitch, that's...

Hannah, he has enough on his plate

with the cancer, his new baby.

OK, you really think that if Sully knew

that you could lose your license

that he'd let you take the fall for him?

OK, if I'm gonna do this,

I will need to speak with him first.

OK, look, I'm needed downstairs.

But...

if Sully's as good of a friend as you say he is,

he will understand.

Kendall. I'm Dr. Asher.

I understand you suffered a bit of a spill.

She fell down a flight of stairs

in our apartment building.

Seems like her wrist took the worst of it.

- OK, may I? - Mm.

OK.

My baby, is she gonna be OK?

I noticed a spot of blood in my underwear.

The fetal monitor is showing a healthy heartbeat,

so that's a positive sign.

But I would love to do an ultrasound

just to make sure, OK?

OK? Of course it's OK.

Why wouldn't I want an ultrasound?

You should be aware we suffered a miscarriage

a couple years ago, later even than this.

May I ask what happened?

I lost the baby.

What more do you want me to say?

We don't really like to talk about it.

I understand.

OK.

So how far along are you?

About 21 weeks?

22.

All right.

I know you gave her a bit of a jostle,

but I am not seeing any placental eruption.

Wait, something's wrong with the placenta?

No, no, no, no, no. The opposite.

This is good news.

Honey, it's OK.

- Baby's OK. - You know what?

Why don't we get that wrist X-rayed

and make sure everything's OK there too?

OK, I'll be right back.

Hey, listen.

Sorry for my wife.

That's totally not like her.

I mean, she got in a big fight with her sister

just before the accident, so she was all worked up.

No need to apologize.

I'm sure she had quite the scare.

Well, she seems a bit confused still.

Is it possible she hit her head?

You know, we can check on that as well.

- Thank you, Doctor. - Mm-hmm.

"Trim the fat, Sharon," the board says,

like I'm some kind of butcher.

This is the hardest week I've ever had here.

No one's holding you to blame.

Well, the doorjamb on my office tells a different story.

It'll be OK.

I'll catch up with you later.

Oh, hey.

Did I hear correctly that, like,

all of a sudden, Ripley's being called

in front of the Wellness Committee today?

You know, maybe we should discuss this in private.

I'm telling you, I am becoming

genuinely concerned that Mitch might be

getting railroaded, really.

Well, you know what concerns me, Daniel?

Someone that I consider a close personal friend

failed to notify me that the hospital may have hired

a doctor that he knows has a history

of violent and erratic behavior.

Sharon, he's a patient of mine.

You know I can't talk about that stuff.

All I'm saying is that you could have found a way

to warn me about some of his red flags

without overstepping any ethical boundaries.

You know what? You're right.

I could have, and I apologize.

But if you're curious about why I've been defending

this guy, Sharon, it's 'cause I think I failed him back then.

I just can't shake the feeling that this Mitch

simply isn't capable of doing what he's being accused of.

I truly hope not.

But listen, I need you to recuse yourself

from this hearing, all things considered.

Honestly, I'm relieved.

Hey, Dan? Hi, sorry to interrupt.

I have a patient who came in behaving erratically.

I thought it might have been due to a fall that she took,

but imaging came back negative,

so I pulled her medical records.

And she's been prescribed an antipsychotic

for the past 15 years.

Do you think it could have stopped working?

- Excuse me, Dr. Archer. - Yeah.

I have a patient in T5 with severe GI distress.

- Is it a trauma? - No.

It's not my bailiwick anymore.

She's your man.

Is it possible he ate something?

I don't think so.

Nothing I can point to.

We had breakfast at the Cracker Barrel on the way in

to pick up a new F-250 Tyler bought for us.

Sorry, Mom.

You didn't even get to enjoy the new-car smell.

Oh, please.

Can you believe this boy?

He almost single-handedly saved the family farm.

Thought we were gonna have to sell,

but then Tyler figured out a way

to increase the yields on our sunflowers.

What happened here, Tyler?

Oh, I sliced up my hand picking

without gloves, stupidly, a few days back.

Looks like you may have burned it as well.

Oh, no.

Here it comes again.

I can't remember when I've seen him this sick.

Ms. Howard, any thoughts?

Uh, likely viral gastroenteritis.

So what now?

We should get a CBC, CMP, lipase, and a UA

and maybe start him on Zofran and saline

to get him feeling better.

Very good.

Go put those orders in.

I need a hand in here! She can't breathe!

Sats are down to 84.

Speak to me. Can you speak to me?

Cadet Herrera?

All right, we need to intubate.

Push 20 of etomidate, 50 of roc.

I-I don't know if this is gonna work.

Why? What is it?

Hey.

Lynne told me you're here for a PET scan?

Just getting my results from the last one.

I was gonna come bother you, but I figured you were

busy saving lives or whatever it is you do.

Mr. Sullivan, we're ready for you now.

Hey, uh, how about we grab lunch after?

Lunch?

Hmm, like cucumber sandwiches and a glass of Chablis?

Yeah, or just street tacos, whatever.

Why does this sound serious?

I'll be out here when you're done.

So what are you saying?

Our son is terminal?

The sarcoma, unfortunately, has metastasized

throughout his body...

most concerningly, Max's spine and lymph nodes.

What kind of timeline are we talking about here?

I hate to hazard these kinds of guesses.

Please, Doc, just...

just shoot straight with us.

Given this rate of progress,

Max has two, maybe three months.

No!

Oh.

There must be something you can do to give us more time.

We could go in and debulk

the most aggressive tumor in the spine.

That might buy Max six months or so.

A-and you can do that today?

Yes.

But I have to warn you, even if successful,

your son's quality of life post-surgery

will be extremely compromised.

Max would be confined to a wheelchair,

unable to play soccer or even walk.

I mean, falling down the stairs,

it must have been terrifying.

Did you trip over something or...

Yeah, I was late for work.

Did we not discuss this already?

Did we? I'm sorry.

I definitely need another cup of coffee.

Says here you're on risperidone and...

- Uh-huh. - Right.

Can I ask what that was prescribed for?

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Back when she was in college, way before we even met.

I know, it seems inconceivable to me, the very idea.

I don't think I know anyone more sane than my wife.

Hmm, well, it sounds like it's been working well for you.

And how's your mood been in general?

I mean, obviously, pregnancy can be a bit of an adventure.

How so?

Do I understand correctly that you got

into a heated argument with your sister

right before the accident?

What? No, I hadn't.

Did I get that wrong?

I mentioned earlier to Dr. Asher

I heard you screaming on the phone at someone, honey,

from the other room.

- Screaming? - Yeah, something like,

"Stop talking to me like that."

I just assumed it was your sister.

Oh, yeah, I rem... yeah, I remember now.

I-I got a call from work,

and it was an emergency,

and that's why I ran off when I did.

Do me a favor, would you?

Add a risperidone level to Kendall's blood work.

What, you think she stopped taking it?

Not necessarily.

But look, a lot more research needs to happen,

but there is some data out there

linking it to increased risk of miscarriage.

Risk is low in the first place, but I don't know.

I guess there could be a scenario

where she might have blamed it for their earlier loss.

OK, but so you know, it's been known to take the lab

a few hours for that test.

Anything you can do to buy some time

while we wait to get it back?

I can recommend she be admitted overnight

for toco monitoring to make sure the baby's OK.

Excellent idea.

We pushed the Zofran?

4 milligrams, yes.

BP's softer than I was hoping for.

Tell me, Diedre, do you keep any chickens

or ducks on your farm?

We got a brood of hens for the eggs.

Why?

Avian flu.

I was thinking the exact same thing

as soon as they said they were farmers.

Why didn't you say something earlier?

Assertiveness and confidence...

two critical qualities for a doctor, Naomi,

especially for a woman.

If it doesn't come naturally,

keep practicing in the mirror till it does.

- Prep nasal swab, H5N1. - OK.

Thank you, Dr. Lenox. I-I'll work on that.

Student Doctor Howard,

where are we at with this patient's labs?

Pretty unremarkable, to be honest.

No drugs in the urine or the blood.

Higher-than-normal levels of B3 and D,

but that can be explained by the amount of time

she spends outdoors.

And her BNP levels aren't indicative of heart failure.

Something's just not adding up.

Her tongue swelling up suggests an extreme

anaphylactic response to something, though, right?

Yeah, the question is, to what?

Push 0.3 milligrams epi IM,

125 milligrams SOLU-MEDROL IV,

and 50 of Benadryl.

And let's grab an echo

so we can rule out any underlying cardiac issues.

OK.

Just remember, all of this takes precedence

over some projectile vomiting,

regardless of what Dr. Lenox may say.

Oof.

The sarcoma's back?

I don't believe this.

Regionals are supposed to start in a couple of weeks, Dad.

I...

I know it's not what you were hoping to hear.

But hey, we... you know, spoke with the doctors, and...

And they tell us that with one more simple surgery,

they're confident...

you'll finally be cancer-free.

And there's a good chance you might even

be ready for spring season.

I apologize for pulling you away like this,

OK, and I-I know how difficult it must be

to communicate these things to your child.

But I-I guess I'm confused.

None of that was what we discussed earlier...

the prognosis, the timeline.

Doc, I know.

Hey, we just decided, after all he's been through,

we couldn't tell him he was terminal.

I get that. I do.

But you are overstating his chance for recovery.

Doc, we just want to keep his hopes up.

His hopes or yours?

This surgery is going to constrain him physically

for the remainder of his life.

Max should know all the facts before consenting.

He deserves to know the truth.

We appreciate your concern, Dr. Frost,

but this isn't something we're really looking to discuss.

But you are grossly misleading your child.

Our child,

not yours.

This is our decision to make.

And we're gonna need you to refrain from discussing

any of this with him.

Hey, Dan, Kendall's labs came back.

No evidence of risperidone in her system.

- Nothing? - Mm-mm.

Could have weaned herself off

when she found out she was pregnant.

How long might it take until she shows signs of an episode?

Honestly, I think that we're looking

at some early signs now.

Is it possible that an episode

could have led her to falling down the stairs?

Sure.

Is there any way we can hold her

so she doesn't harm herself or the baby?

Not taking her meds is clearly a conscious decision,

right, not against the law.

I mean, unfortunately, she hasn't said anything,

done anything presumptive enough yet

for me to issue a hold.

Yet.

I thought you two should know Kendall is leaving AMA.

I am doing what needs to be done to protect my baby.

Done. End of story.

I completely understand that it is tempting

to attribute the cause of your miscarriage

to the meds you were taking.

Not to mention, there are other meds

we could try with safer profiles

- right n... - I'm fine, OK?

In fact, I'm not sure I need to be on the medication at all.

I implore you, please don't take this risk.

Have I signed everything I need to sign?

Just a couple more forms.

I can't find my phone.

Could you please go grab it for me?

- Yes. - And I will finish this up.

Thank you.

Bryce, I need to level with you.

I'm becoming very concerned that your wife could already

be well on her way to putting herself and your child at risk.

Dr. Charles, I think you are overreacting.

She hasn't had an episode in all the time you've known her?

That's a wonderful thing.

If and when Kendall starts to experience symptoms again,

things could get very challenging very quickly.

How so?

That argument that you overheard this morning,

do you think that there's a possibility

that she might not actually

have been on the phone with anybody?

Then who was she talking to?

I'm just curious if you can think of any detail

that might lead you to believe that...

she was talking to somebody who wasn't there.

I don't... I don't know. I don't know. Maybe.

If we were to check her call history right now,

we'd know for sure.

Oh, good, you found it.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Listen.

I'm sure it's gonna be OK.

Bryce, good luck to you, really.

You're considering bypassing the parents?

I'm fairly certain I'm well within my rights

as a patient advocate.

In a vacuum, maybe.

But in this circumstance, the parents expressly requested

that you not communicate the drawbacks

of the surgery to their child.

Doctor?

Thank you.

Personally, I prefer my residents have as much autonomy

as possible and make decisions for themselves,

as long as they're not stepping over any bright lines.

I mean, but, you know, what do I know?

Well, great. Thanks, Dr. Archer.

Mm-hmm.

What happened to us staying in our lanes?

I'm sorry? What?

Dr. Frost's patient is pretty clearly

under the purview of emergency medicine.

Really?

Because I thought the boy came in initially

with injured ribs.

But hey, if you prefer a more

"spirit of the law" interpretation,

I'm OK with that.

From what this committee can glean, Dr. Ripley,

it appears the victim of the alleged assault,

a Mr. Pawel Wapniarski,

recently sued you successfully for malpractice.

That was settled out of court.

Nonetheless,

there's an appearance of motive

or at least a conflict of interest.

Add in the fact that you had left the hospital

the day in question, depriving you of an alibi,

plus a witness who places you at or near

the felony itself, and...

Reputationally, this hospital can't afford

to have our doctors be seen

as carrying vendettas for retribution.

So we need to ask you, Dr. Ripley, directly,

were you or were you not responsible for what happened?

I have no comment.

Dr. Ripley, you do understand that if you don't

cooperate with this committee,

you could face indefinite suspension?

I do.

Hey.

I thought we agreed you were gonna come clean.

I changed my mind.

You changed your mind, great.

Just like that, 'cause now... now you've been suspended.

What happened?

Did Sully tell you not to say anything?

Uh, no.

He told me his cancer was terminal.

What?

Yeah, his latest PET scan confirmed it.

He might only have a few weeks left.

Mitch, I am so sorry.

How was I supposed to tell him

that I was being forced to snitch on him, that...

he was gonna have to spend the remaining days of his life

caught up in arraignments and bail hearings,

away from Lynne and his kid?

Look, none of this changes the fact,

though, Mitch, that your career is on the line.

Stop. Stop, OK?

None of it matters anymore.

But you not practicing medicine

- doesn't change what's... - I won't put him through that.

Any improvement?

Her ABGs are really acidotic.

Looks like she'll need dialysis.

Her kidneys are failing?

Not yet, but they're trending in that direction.

Dr. Archer, I know this might seem completely irrelevant,

but Dr. Lenox has a patient in T5.

- His name's Tyler... - All right, Dr. Lenox

is perfectly capable of taking care of her own patients.

At least, I hope so.

No, I-I agree, sir, but in this case, anyway,

her patient is showing

some fairly inconsistent symptoms himself.

I mean, at one point, we thought

he might have bird flu, but...

All right, you care to tell me what any of that

has to do with Cadet Herrera here?

Tyler's kidneys are also failing.

Maybe you and Dr. Lenox should compare notes.

Yeah, I don't know. I'm not seeing it.

I mean, yes, they both have a metabolic acidosis,

but that's not that uncommon.

Well, did your patient present with anything

- that is uncommon? - Her tongue, right?

Her tongue?

Yeah, it swelled up pretty quickly after intake.

Sores, lesions... suggests that she

must have ingested something.

- Huh. - Yeah, your patient's

not demonstrating any of that, right?

No.

What about the cut on his hand?

The cut?

Tyler cut himself harvesting sunflowers.

But you mentioned it looked like he'd been burned,

the way it scarred up.

Could just be a reaction to something he was growing.

You said he was a-a farmer, right?

- Mm-hmm. - Yeah, sunflowers and hemp.

My patient's B3 levels were high when she came in,

and her commanding officer said something about her

being tested for drugs this morning.

Maybe she was trying to rig the test?

Mm.

Tyler's mother mentioned

that they were up here buying a new pickup.

They came into some money recently.

I'm... I'm sorry. What are we talking about?

On your farm, Tyler, are you growing pot?

My boy wouldn't do anything like that.

All right, there's a young woman who may die over there

unless we get an honest answer out of you.

Tyler, is this what's going on?

I started growing marijuana on the back acreage, yeah.

But only to keep the farm going, Mama.

Tyler.

Have you been using any pesticides?

Yeah, a little, but only to increase the yield.

both: Paraquat.

Any chance you may have sold any on the IW campus?

All right, we need to up the firepower on Herrera.

Let's do a quick bedside UA to confirm.

- Mix 10 milliliters urine... - Chemo, maybe.

With 1 gram of sodium bicarbonate...

- Cyclophosphamide. - And 1 of sodium dithionate.

Plus, amp up the immunosuppressants.

- OK. - OK?

Got it.

Why did my parents lie to me?

Why did they lie?

You know, if I had to take a guess,

it's because they were motivated

by their love for you, Max, and their desire

to spend as much time with you as possible.

And if I were them, I might be doing the same exact thing.

What's going on here?

Max, are you OK?

No, I'm not OK.

Pops, you promised me I was gonna play soccer again.

What did you just do?

I told you that as a pediatrician,

I am obligated to advocate for my patients.

Can I speak with you outside, please?

Dad!

Ron, Derek, get over here.

Don't you ever talk to my son again!

- Are you OK? - Come on.

I'm fine.

- Take this man into custody. - No, no, no!

No, no. Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Leave him be.

- All right, we're fine here. - Honey.

- Dr. Asher? - Yeah.

Ambo's wheeling in peds versus auto,

22 weeks pregnant.

You're going to trauma 1.

Head trauma, patient unresponsive,

GCS 3, BP 202 over 95, heart rate 52.

Kendall?

She was lucid for a moment, but she crumped,

so we intubated her.

- OK. - Kendall, I'm right here.

Sir, I'm gonna need you to stay right there, please.

- Right there. - OK, on my count.

One, two, three.

- Thank you, Courtney. - Yep.

Thank you, Matt.

OK, pupil's blown.

It's gotta be an epidural hematoma.

If we don't release the pressure,

her brain can herniate. Mags, call CT.

Get someone from neurosurgery down here stat.

- You got it. - It all happened so fast.

One second, we're walking home from the market,

and the next, she's screaming at I don't know who,

insisting they're trying to get her.

And then she just bolted out into traffic.

OK, we're gonna do what we can, Bryce.

All right, both scanners have patients on the table.

CT2 can see you in 10 minutes.

Neurosurg can meet you in the OR in 20.

What? She doesn't have time for that.

No, we need to alleviate the pressure now.

OK, get me an IO kit.

We're gonna place a 15-millimeter

interosseous needle to aspirate the blood.

Is she gonna be OK?

When's the last time you did one of those?

I watched one when I was a medical student.

- Med... - We don't have any

better options, Mags. Time is brain.

- Scalpel. - Mm-hmm.

What is that, a drill?

- What are you doing with that? - Sir.

Syringe.

15 mls for now.

BP's normalizing.

Fetal heart tones are holding strong.

OK, this is a temporary fix until we get mom to the OR.

Let's get this patient to CT.

I checked Kendall's call history.

You were right.

She wasn't talking to anyone,

at least not on the phone.

I don't know why I was so afraid to look.

Mr. Lange, the good news is,

Kendall's been stabilized for now

and your baby's still viable.

However, your wife sustained significant head trauma.

She's not out of the woods yet.

The next 24 to 48 hours will be crucial.

I suspected she was showing signs of distress.

What was I supposed to do?

She wanted a baby.

She wanted a baby badly.

Bryce, it's the trickiest part, right?

I mean, it's so confusing.

Of course we want to respect our loved one's

sense of autonomy, right?

And the vast majority of the time,

you're able to do that.

But sometimes, sometimes we gotta... we gotta step in

and protect people from themselves.

We're gonna need to keep you overnight

until the pesticides are flushed completely.

But your body is responding well so far.

And overall, we feel that you're past the worst of it.

Thank you.

Do we have any idea how she was

exposed to the paraquat?

Well, unfortunately,

we're swimming in toxins these days.

Cadet Herrera probably just accidentally

ingested something.

Well, I'm gonna call back into the base,

give them a progress report.

Way to keep battling, Herrera.

Maybe lay off the weed moving forward, Cadet.

Pretty impressive catch there, sir,

though I still can't figure out,

how did you know that she'd been smoking weed?

Her elevated B3 levels.

Pounding niacin is a time-honored hack

for dodging drug tests.

How would you know?

Well, contrary to how it might appear,

I was young once too.

Well, perhaps Dr. Lenox used to cut loose

back in the day as well.

I don't even want to think...

Look, and again,

I don't want to press charges against the guy.

I completely understand where he was coming from,

though I still contend I was doing the right thing.

Yeah, of course you do.

But just for my edification,

what made you think you had the authority

to circumvent Max's parents like that?

You can blame me.

I OK'd it.

Dr. Frost was acting within his rights

as a pediatric EM resident.

I concur.

At least we know he can take a punch.

Yeah, well, I guess it beats having another doctor

who's throwing them.

Now we need to decide how to deal with the father.

Just so we're all on the same page,

we're transferring Max up to surgery now.

They're still going through with it?

Far as I can tell, the kid's OK with it.

No, no, no. That can't be right.

Jonathan, don't.

I'd like to speak with Max, please.

No.

That's not gonna be possible.

Mom, Dad,

please, let Dr. Frost in.

I want to speak to him too.

Thank you.

In private, guys.

Sorry about that.

It's OK.

Look, I don't know if they explained this to you fully,

but you don't have to go through with this

just because it's what your parents want.

When I was first diagnosed,

my uncle actually had me write down

everything I still wanted to accomplish in my life.

I think it was to keep my spirits up, you know, 'cause...

'cause of the fight with cancer.

But anyway, that... that list got really long, and...

I mean, now it looks like I'm not gonna be able

to accomplish much of any of it.

The only thing I know for sure I can accomplish

in the life that I have left is to make my parents happy.

I can still do that.

It's gonna have to be enough.

Well, then I think you're making the right decision.

Uh, I may have been hasty earlier

when I suggested we split up the ED 50-50.

It's too big a risk.

Patient care suffers if it falls in the gap, you know?

That's the point I was attempting to make earlier.

But I suppose I should be grateful

it only took you one shift to reach the same conclusion.

Anyway, I-I printed up the memo that you sent.

Some real interesting ideas here.

And of course, I have notes.

Hey, uh, I'm looking for Detective Girardi.

To what may I tell him this pertains?

Yeah, he questioned me earlier

about the Wapniarski assault.

I'm...

I'm here to turn myself in.

Take a number. Have a seat.

Excuse me?

What the hell did you just do?