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Taxi!

Where to?

Garner Hospital, now.

Sir?

You okay?

The chest is killing me.

Can't breathe.

My wife works at Garner. I'm gonna, uh... I thought I would come.

Heather. Sir, you still having chest pain? Oh, hi.

Hi, Marty.

Room two.

Yes, ma 'am.

Okay, Marty, the doc will be by soon.

Try to relax, okay?

I guess he's been here before.

Marty Handler, one of our frequent flyers. What's wrong with him?

Can't tell for sure until we work him up, but probably nothing.

Lay it on me.

I'm sorry, this is my ex -husband.

Not officially, but we're... Should I come back when you're done?

Anyway, Mike, Dr. Burke.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, man.

What's wrong with Marty today?

Chest pain, shortness of breath.

Blood pressure's stable. Fly tachycardia. Here's his EKG.

It's not a heart attack. Probably just anxiety.

Give him one milligram of Ativan.

Blood gas and cardiac enzyme?

Calm him down. His chest pain will evaporate like milk.

He'll be out of here in less than an hour. So, God willing, will I.

Great bedside manner.

Yeah, he was a lot nicer when his shift started 40 hours ago.

Well... Maybe doctors aren't so overpaid.

Welcome to the life of a resident.

So don't worry about Marty. He should be fine.

Got it. Thank you.

I think your not official ex could buy you a cup of coffee.

Um, gotta break around three.

See you then.

Hey, Marty.

How you feeling?

Not so good.

Jeannie, get Dr. Burke.

Quickly.

What's wrong?

We'll know soon.

Stay calm, Marty.

Pressure's 80 pounds.

He's not getting enough oxygen. What was his blood gas? Enzymes. We didn't order

them.

Get another EKG.

He's unconscious.

Decreased breath sounds.

Pulmonary embolism.

Probably already infarcted.

Should have gotten any sooner.

He's arresting.

Push Epi now. Charge to 200.

Charge to 300. Another amp of epi.

Heather, now.

I'm going as fast as I can.

Clear.

Charge to 360.

I'm calling it.

Time of death 2 17 p .m.

I'll do that I

Don't

believe this

He changed the patient record.

I don't think so.

What?

You were standing right there.

I didn't see anything.

Smart neither did you.

You ready?

Oh, my God, I completely forgot.

Sure, now to make a guy feel special.

How's Marty?

Uh, a blood clot blew out his lung.

He didn't make it.

Oh, geez, that poor guy.

I thought he was a head case.

You know, I probably shouldn't leave right now. It's been kind of crazy.

Sorry.

Teach you them sportsmanship teamwork.

Afterwards, they're too tired to misbehave.

Nice residual benefit.

Yo, we need another player.

I'll be in a whining.

No whining.

Midget. What'd you say?

Huh? Huh? Hey. What'd you call me? Guys, guys.

What's the problem?

They won't let anyone sit out.

Well, maybe you don't have to.

Sure beats having to rotate out or go shorthanded.

Or having your game stopped for fighting.

Hey, Mary, you want to play?

Boy, she is good.

Tell that to Bishop Long.

Bradley has some misgivings about our teacher.

What's his problem?

Meeting's at five.

Want to grab a beer after? I'll fill you in. Okay.

Have dinner with Faith.

Oh, how's that going?

It's good.

I think.

New relationships, kind of like sailing to a far.

Could be open seas.

Could be an iceberg.

Heather,

cheer up. You're leaving.

Good night, Dr. Amber.

Jeannie, get the curtain.

Medicine's a high -pressure business. Being on call's a vital part of the

training. Exhaustion doesn't make anyone a better doctor.

Patients receive better care when they're treated by fewer physicians.

Longer shifts make that continuity possible.

That's expensive for the hospital.

Reduce the resident's hours, the patients take the hit.

The last thing we want is to...

Price more people out of health care? Ethan, I understand, but what... I

appreciate your interest.

But unless there's a specific reason behind your concern... Duty calls.

Loudly.

A third -year resident made some questionable decisions due to

Her hospital policy treatment errors are addressed by the doctor's peers.

Yeah, well, the error isn't in the record.

You're suggesting...

A resident deliberately altered a patient record.

I'm here to address the flaw in the system.

Can you prove the record was altered?

Or confirm it in any way?

Because I'm not about to ruin a doctor's reputation on hearsay.

Someone complained about Mrs. Kovicki's divorce?

It was brought to my attention.

Whoever it was hasn't seen her with the kids.

She's fantastic.

Right now, that energy is best directed towards her marriage, not the church.

Well, Mrs. Kovic and I are old friends. I understand you're a bit more than

that.

We discussed the issue at great length.

Her decision wasn't made lightly.

I'm concerned she doesn't reflect the church's values.

Your Excellency, many Catholics get divorced.

They use birth control. What our followers do is between them and God.

Those who represent the church are another story.

With the current crisis, we can't turn good people away.

This isn't about turning anyone away. It's about adhering to our principles.

Tell Mrs. Kovicki her services are no longer required at St. Victor's.

Hi, guys.

Hey. Hey, how come you're so late?

I got held up at work.

Sorry you had to wait.

What's the meter running?

It was for dinner.

I don't know.

Wipe your feet.

Scored six points at basketball today.

One layup... Mikey, not now.

Hey, sport.

How about you go upstairs?

Let your mom get settled.

You tell her at dinner.

Don't run interference for me.

That wasn't for you.

I had a rough day, Mike.

Well, losing a regular like Marty is tough, but you don't have to take it out

Mikey.

Mikey is fine, and I'm not some delicate flower. I work in an ER, okay?

People die every day.

I need to get dinner ready.

You're right.

No reason to get upset about that nut job.

That is not what I meant. Frequent flyer? No wonder you didn't take him

seriously. I took him seriously. I did everything I could.

And why are you getting so upset?

Because a man died. I thought you saw that every day.

Heather.

Tell me what happened.

Burke didn't work Marty up properly.

He... Myth, the P .E.

Blood gas would have shown that his oxygen was low.

We could have located the clot and broken it up with meds.

Marty would have been fine.

What's the hospital going to do?

Bert changed the arrival time.

So it would look like Marty threw the clot before he got to the E .R.

Did you report it?

Yeah, I tried to.

Administrator completely shut me down. Talk to someone else.

There isn't anyone else.

So, this guy kills a patient, covers it up, and you're just going to lay down?

Oh, what, suddenly you're the voice of morality?

Okay.

I gotta go.

What's going on over there?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Terry's in some trouble.

Oh. Well, you asked.

What kind of trouble?

She's making a mistake.

And it's one that can stick with her.

Is she asking you for help?

Mike, are you sure you're ready for this?

The problem's serious, but I don't think it's... No, I mean... You're still

really wrapped up in her.

We were together for a long time.

Well, I'm not judging you.

I... When Sean and I were getting divorced, I was pretty crazy for about a

Connection that deep doesn't go away and end just because marriage does.

I told you, it's over between us.

No, it doesn't look over.

You talk to her every day.

You see her, I don't know.

Look,

if you're not ready to give her up right now, it's okay, I understand.

But, you know, I'm not going to... I care about you a great deal.

You know that.

I've got to talk to you.

I'm late for work, Mike.

There's something you need to know about me taking the money.

I never felt guilty.

Excuse me?

Getting arrested, that scared me, but the actual stealing, no guilt at all.

Never thought I was doing anything wrong.

You still feel that way?

Now I know the potential to go the other way is always there.

I know I have to work at having a conscience.

An awfully grim view of yourself.

It's not pretty, but it's real.

You didn't realize any of this during our marriage?

I'm a late bloomer.

So why the big revelation now?

How did you sleep last night?

I didn't. Because you're thinking about Marty?

Yeah.

Your conscience has given you a second chance.

Take it.

If I'd have felt bad, maybe I would have come clean.

I might have got suspended instead of losing my badge.

I might not have lost a lot of things.

You've got a conscience.

You've got it in spades. But if you don't act on it, you'll end up in the

place I am.

What the hell do I do, Michael?

Well, I don't think me busting someone's head is going to work here.

I know a reporter.

It's a huge step.

Well, I can't think of any smaller ones.

She saw him change the record.

Anyone else witness it?

Nobody in the parking.

Give me five minutes. We'll be singing.

Staying with you all those years, I'm sure the woman's a saint.

But the paper's going to need confirmation.

I dropped the guy off.

Yeah, I need someone a little more independent than you.

Preferably someone at Garner.

You've got to protect her. People in the yard know that she worked on Marty.

Okay.

So as far as they'll know, my info comes from the dead guy's friend.

Marty called him on the way to the ER, and he thinks the hospital fudged the

arrival time.

Hey, don't worry, I'll take it. It's what I do.

Hunter.

Hey.

Meet Emily Carson.

Pleasure to meet you.

Emily Carson from the Enquirer?

Yeah.

Is this some kind of joke?

She's promised to protect you. And you believed her after what she wrote about

you? I wrote the truth.

Yeah, he made a mistake.

You made it a scandal. He was a cop who broke the law, and I nailed him.

Just like I'll nail this doctor for killing his patient. Yeah, well, I'm not

to ruin a doctor.

It's the system that doesn't work, okay?

And that's what I'll go after.

Look, nobody knows better than me what she is capable of.

But that's exactly why we need her for this.

I don't like you.

Yeah, I get that a lot.

Bye -bye.

You're just the person I wanted to see.

I'm planning on taking the kids to the Franklin Institute over spring break,

I wanted to know what's the best day.

Field trip?

I've got my chaperones all lined up at the great test run for the summer.

Summer? I'm planning to do some overnights for the kids who can't afford

Beth, I need to talk to you about something.

Sure, what's the matter?

Church politics.

About the program?

Fill me in.

The bishop has some concerns about the program.

So we'll address them.

It could be difficult.

He's concerned about you.

The bishop feels you don't represent the proper Catholic principles to the

children.

Because of the divorce?

He's living in the dark ages. I told him. Marriage is a sacrament.

Maybe I should resign.

Absolutely not.

Gris, he is your superior. You took a vow to obey him. True, but this was a

suggestion, not an order. He's bound to take it out on St. Vic's if you resist.

He's going to flash funds. He'll complain to the Cardinal. He'll shut

program. Program's nothing without you running it. Gris, I'm in the middle of a

divorce. Terry is throwing up roadblocks everywhere he can. I cannot face

another fight. Beth, don't give up like this.

Please.

I'll stay on until you can find a replacement.

Thank you, Brian.

You sure you don't need me to get Mikey?

No, Mom's going to drop him by.

You feel okay about the story?

Worried to the point of nausea.

But it beats hating myself.

This is what you do now, isn't it?

You know what I do?

I drive this cab.

Is that what I meant?

I never was real good at minding my own business.

Hello? May I speak to Faith O 'Connor, please?

This is Faith O 'Connor.

Faith, it's Michael Shansky.

I was across the table the other night.

Tall, emotionally unavailable.

Yeah, it's coming back to me now.

If you're free, I'd love to take you to dinner.

Um, I heard you were busy helping people.

All taken care of.

No distractions.

Pick me up at eight.

Jeannie, can you hand me Mr. Julian's chart?

Sorry.

Izzy.

Wow,

me.

Thanks. Is it just me, or is it a little chilly down here?

Kind of reminds me of Thanksgiving at my parents'. Some reporter's got everyone

on edge.

Why's that?

She was asking questions about some patient who died.

With the talk of the break room.

This will all blow over.

That's assuming that I had something to do with it. Just give it a few days.

You sure?

I'm a psychiatrist, we're always fair.

We're not always right, but we're always sure.

You give Mr. Brew copazine? Yeah, 10 milligrams to control his vomiting.

It's on the chart.

I didn't realize you graduated med school.

What's the big deal? She gave a vomiting patient an anti -emetic.

She administered unprescribed medication. So you write the

Please don't get involved in that. No, no, we do this all the time. Speak for

yourself.

I'm reporting this.

I suppose that'll blow over.

I'm very low maintenance.

Compared to who?

The felt in a Brunei?

I specifically said no cilantro, please. So, pick it off.

I didn't put it there.

This is fun. Very.

So, Where to?

Well, we could get some coffee. Yeah.

Or a drink.

Go to your place.

At your service.

Oh.

You have no idea.

You've got to ignore the neighborhood.

I'm not interested in your real estate.

Heather. Sorry, I didn't realize.

Heather, what's wrong?

We can talk tomorrow.

You're obviously upset.

I'm fine.

Just tell me what's going on. I got fired, okay?

Look, Osansky's still trying another job.

Had her called around.

Suddenly Philly solved its nursing shortage.

Garner blacklisted her?

She's checking out hospitals in Lancaster.

Hey, it's funny.

Where's she going, huh?

Lancaster's a good idea.

Oh, not unless I want my son living an hour and a half away.

Look, I told you I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say. This press conference

is about to start. Get the paper to run the piece.

It's never going to happen without another source.

The recipe for a long time.

I don't have time for this. I've got to deal with America.

Good to see you moved on.

Look, I turned Garner upside down. No one in the ER backed Heather's account.

Well, they sure know it came from her, thanks to you.

It turns out the dead guy's a major recluse. The friend angle didn't play.

So you just told him not to drive?

I didn't mean to.

That's a comfort.

Look, I've got work today.

Yeah.

So do I.

Hey,

Doc.

I got a problem. What do you want?

People I care about get shafted. I get a little...

What's the term? Crazy?

Leave me alone.

God comes to you.

Because he thinks he's dying. His life was in your hands, and you just tossed

it.

Step aside.

You can run all you want.

The mistake ain't going away. Doctors don't make mistakes. We commit

malpractice. That's a pretty fancy word for murder.

I tried to hate him. After it was too late.

Heather's worried about you.

Not so.

You two are the only ones who saw what Burke did.

I didn't see anything.

The hospital is desperate to make this disappear.

They got rid of Heather.

You could be next.

They've got no reason to fire me.

You ever clock in late?

Take an extra smoke break?

These doctors count on me to have their backs.

I'm not going anywhere.

You know what doctors care about?

Other doctors.

If that thing blows up, Burke's going to pin it on you.

Dr. Perk's not going to be pointing any fingers.

Man's had more M &M's than Fat Albert.

M &M's?

Mortality and morbidity conferences.

Docs drink crap coffee, talk about their mistakes.

Burke's messed up before?

Better get that.

Hello. Hey.

Um, sorry I bolted last night.

Oh, that's all right.

No, you know, Heather got fired. It's natural she'd want to talk to you. I

just... What's that sound?

I'm kind of in the middle of something.

You're at the hospital?

I was checking into a few things.

What? Status of your medical coverage?

I don't know how long I can keep doing this.

She lost her job. I'm trying to help. Yeah, you may think you and Heather are

over, but I have my doubts.

Look, I can't turn my back on her.

Yeah, and I can't turn off the alarms going off in my head.

I'm going to get hurt, and it's going to be my own fault.

I'll come by tonight, and we'll talk about it.

No, Mike, don't.

Please, just... Don't.

Sorry. Break's over.

I thought I made myself clear.

Mrs. Kulvicki can't continue to work for St. Victor's.

You want her to leave? Tell her yourself.

Your Excellency.

Let me remind you of your vows, Father Grislak.

Don't make me choose between my heart and my vow.

Interesting choice of words. I'm fighting for what's best for my parish.

not turn her away.

If you can no longer honor your promises to God, you will be removed from St.

Victor's, along with Mrs. Kulvicki. I understand.

I'll need to inform the parishioners. The diocese can release a statement.

No, I'll do it.

After all the support the community has given me, they deserve to hear

firsthand.

Don't want them to feel that I've abandoned them for no good reason.

Promise me you and Bobby will actually sleep tonight.

Dad. Mikey, it's not called a wakeover.

All right.

How's your mom doing today?

Seems sad.

She hardly ate any breakfast.

She's having a tough time.

She's worried about money.

How do you know that?

I heard it on the phone with Grandma.

Your mom will be okay.

You should move in.

Help out with the mortgage.

Yeah, mortgage. Mikey, I don't think this is going to happen.

I'll tell you what.

I'll check on your mom tonight, and I'll try and cheer her up.

Would you just expect him to confess?

Well, what about these M &Ms? They're confidential.

Yeah, Burke has a pattern to take. Why don't you just leave it alone already?

I'm trying to help. Yeah, we'll see what's for your girlfriend.

Faith.

Faith.

And it's over now, thanks. Oh, well, that's perfect, isn't it?

Blame me.

Well, I just thought that you would like to know. Yeah, like I care. Like you

don't. You know what?

Things would be a lot easier if you would just leave me alone. alone and

screwing up my life. Well, it won't happen again. All right.

That's great. Get me fired and then bail.

All right.

Come here. Go away. I'm so sick of these games.

You snuck out? I left her a note.

I didn't want to take a chance on Mike Jr. coming home from the sleepover.

He's finally adjusting to the split.

Starting up again?

I don't know.

If Heather and I got any shot at all, we should take it.

For Mikey.

Is that a statement or a question?

Maybe we can make it work this time.

Things have changed.

They've changed.

And Faith?

Well, she's great, but... I think I screwed that up beyond repair.

Well, whatever you do, go from your heart.

Like you?

Threatening to quit for Beth?

After she'd already resigned?

I knew the bishop would fold. And if he didn't?

He did.

Maybe you wanted him to carry you.

Getting laid has messed with your head.

It's an awfully big gamble.

Even for a bedding man.

It's called fighting for what's right. And if you didn't win, you wouldn't be a

priest anymore.

And then you'd be free to pursue death.

Death again.

This is pretty obvious you got feelings for her.

Yeah, but she's a huge asset to St. Vic's.

Keep hiding from the truth.

You're headed for a hell of a wake -up call.

I'll flip you for breakfast.

Hey, it's me.

Hi there.

How are you?

Fine. And you?

Good.

Last night was, uh, was interesting.

Well, that it was.

Kitchen hasn't seen that kind of action in a long time.

Listen, Mike, I... Good idea.

I gotta take another trip to Garner.

You don't have to do that.

Oh, I want to.

To do what?

Never mind.

What are they going to do, fire me?

Any doctors there will go to bat for you?

Maybe one.

I told Heather I'd help, but... Just get me past security.

If you get caught... Your name won't come up.

Get my word.

Even if you get the logs, they're useless, legally speaking.

Well, I'm about to break into hospital records.

Legality isn't my top concern.

M &Ms are held in the conference room around the corner.

Records are on the computers.

Schedules, too?

Ready. Why are you doing this?

Dr. Burke's behavior concerns me.

And I'm very fond of Heather.

Because she's such a great nurse?

Don't interrogate me. Last time I checked, you were getting divorced.

A meeting starts in that room in ten minutes.

Let's go.

Doc, I need to see his badge.

Uh, it must have fallen off in the fight. No, no, hey, hey.

Fight? Yes, he gets violent. We're trying to walk off some energy.

Go ahead, Doc.

See you soon.

You go, honey. Daddy will be right back.

Stop harassing me. Five minutes, I'm out of your life forever.

I'm done discussing your wife and Marty Handler. What about Dolores Arndt?

Mrs. Arndt made a full recovery.

Or Joe Martinez.

I wonder how his doc missed his allergy to antibiotics.

How do you know all this? Still both lucky.

Compared to Marty Handler.

Close call.

Beats ending up dead.

Guess what they had in common?

They were my patients.

There were shifts when you worked more than 30 hours.

I have no power over Heather's job.

So if you're trying to blackmail me... No, I'm not here to blackmail you.

Then what do you want?

Admit what you did.

You have no idea what you're asking.

Four years pre -med, four years med school, three years residency, all to

here. No amount of hard work justifies what you did.

I made a mistake.

No, you killed a man.

I tried to help. Yeah, and you covered it up.

So no one would realize what you already know.

You're getting worse.

Please.

It's all I have.

Being a doctor is the hardest thing I've ever done.

The hours of pressure.

Training, it never stopped.

But taking care of people... It's the only thing I've ever loved.

Good men aren't defined by their occupation.

You broke the rules.

You've got to pay the price for everything that you just said is a lie.

One year.

Then I'm done with residency. No more call.

How many patients do you see in a year?

That shift, at least 25 patients.

Over the course of?

40 hours.

When Mr. Handler came in, I skipped the cardiac workup.

Does that happen frequently?

No, not a lot, but I was tired.

I got

a

letter from Bishop Long.

What did it say?

He welcomed me to St. Victor's.

I told you he'd come around.

I told you not to fight for me. Well, I didn't.

We had a conversation. Apparently, I was quite persuasive.

Imagine that.

Thank you.

How long is Burke's suspension for?

Two years.

And then the state board will reevaluate him.

Think he'll ever get another shot?

If he does, would you ever let him treat you?

Or Mikey?

About the other night.

Mike, it can't happen again.

Don't get me wrong, it was great.

That was never our problem.

So?

What's wrong?

Look, I was sad and desperate and pissed off.

When we were together, it all went away.

It was wonderful.

But... But it wasn't love, Mike.

I still love you.

I think you're in love with the idea of me.

The idea of us. I've hung a lot of hope on this.

Without getting you back, it's kept me from giving up.

I know.

But you're going to be fine.

Because I can tell you that whatever doubts you have about yourself, you are

good man, Michael.

You are.

For so long, you've been all I wanted.

Find out it's over?

We're over?

How'd that happen?

Hey, did you see this? Gardner's changing its residency guidelines.

Maximum shift 24 hours. Wonder how that happened.

Probably that Enquirer article.

So how's the first day back?

Plans to boil, wiped up the vomit.

So far, so good.

I, for one, am very glad you're back.

Listen, Dr. Ambrose, I wanted to... We're partners in crime. Call me Ryan.

Ryan, thank you for everything.

My pleasure.

Thought maybe we could get together, celebrate your return.

That, um, sounds nice.

Why do I go on fooling myself?

There's no sense in holding on to

an old love.

You here alone?

Yes, I am.

He's here.

Absolutely.

Only a fool breaks his own heart.