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Previously on Docs... Dr. Larson was in a car accident. He has no recollection

of the last eight years.

You almost got Jake and TJ killed because of the things you didn't

Your muscle was badly torn up by the bullets. You're lucky we could save the

leg. Does the board know what you just did?

You put our accreditation at risk. Take your paternity leave now.

When you look at him, all you see is the man who you think let your son die. You

have no choice. You have to leave him. Would you maybe consider being chief of

internal medicine at the best hospital in Minneapolis?

So where are you headed?

Pardon? I saw you put in the international terminal. You flying

Mexico City.

Oh, nice. Business or pleasure?

Good of both.

I'm a chef.

No better food scene.

Ain't that the truth.

Good dancing, too.

My wife and I went there for our 30th. You imagine me in a salsa lesson?

Yeah, me neither.

But, happy wife is a happy life.

And you get enough tequila in me, suddenly I'm spread astray.

I have a recommendation for you.

You okay?

I'm fine. Just drive, please.

You sure you're okay?

I think I need a hospital.

Anything?

Nothing new.

So all you've got is cake, wine, and flowers?

And scotch, which Joan must have been drinking.

I remembered her at the dinner. She was telling me to leave Michael.

And why am I hearing about this now? I'm sorry, it should have been the first

thing I said when I got here this morning, but I know how you used to feel

her. And I wanted to see if the TMS would shake something loose. Give me

context. The context is she preferred the version of you that didn't have a

beyond medicine.

So I told you about this back then?

Nope, but I know how she thinks.

You really don't trust her, do you? Never did.

Never will.

But I know she's done some good things for you. She championed me.

I never thought you needed that.

Right.

Same time tomorrow?

Depends. Still no side effects?

Little headache.

Nothing worth him.

I have some memories.

Maybe I can remember me and us.

I know I can't ask you to wait.

Are you meditating or short -circuiting?

No, I didn't get much sleep last night.

Buck up, soldier.

First day of basic training.

Yeah. Let me get this straight. You've had four days to run blood work and

nothing to show for it? Who are you, Elizabeth Holmes?

Yesterday would be better, but sure, end of day.

You getting okay?

Oh, I just like to bust a few balls first day, let people know where they

Okay, well, don't let me skip the line.

Not while you're here.

I need a favor. With Dr. Coleman out a few more weeks, we could use a new

intern. You're going to interview them and select the best candidate.

Wait, so you're giving me hiring privileges?

Dr. Larson and Dr. Miller didn't let their chief resident make decisions?

Uh, no. No. Not if they could help it. Well, I believe in empowering people.

They're all qualified to figure out which one has a soul.

Dr.

Heller. Dr. Larson?

So that's going well, huh?

You knew about us? Oh, you told me last year.

Oh. Prior to the HR briefing I received yesterday. It started up again post

-accident? It did.

We're in a holding pattern now. Well, the SQL's number is good.

And how is it with the TMS treatment?

Any more memories?

Just a few. Nothing really of substance.

Oh.

Well, keep me posted on that.

So what do you think?

The decor is a work in progress, but it beats mosquito nets in Kenya. Yeah, I

see you added some not -so -local flavor.

Well, don't get too comfortable, because that's my seat. You're keeping warm.

I'm relieved the accident didn't curb your ambition.

Can you tell me how long this is going to take? I'm supposed to be on a plane.

Oh. Well, your tests and labs indicate drug -induced hepatitis.

which is why you were vomiting blood.

We'll treat you with steroids, but I'm going to need to see your ALT and ASTs

come down before I can discharge you.

Okay, so like a few hours?

Could be.

First of all, I want to figure out what medication caused this. So you are

taking cladribine, baclofen, and interferon beta for your MS?

I don't take those anymore.

Too many side effects. I prefer to manage my...

day -to -day symptoms with traditional remedies like ginkgo for fatigue kava

anxiety some golden seal and tryptophan yeah low -dose herbals usually don't

cause this are you sure there isn't something else that you've been taking

so i've been getting experimental stem cell injections in

mexico

I think you buried the lead.

I know. It's just... That can't be what's causing this. I've been on the

protocol for six months. I've never thrown up blood.

Well, sometimes the reaction time can last. No! It takes... Okay?

These injections aren't hurting me. They've saved my life.

Dr. Walker, can you consult on a patient with MS? Apparently she found a drug

trial in Mexico through an ad on social media.

Let me see her scans.

Medical tourism thing has evolved quite a bit in the eight years you don't

remember. You weren't a fan.

Yeah, it's everywhere. I mean, I can't scroll my feed without seeing a discount

code for IVF in the Czech Republic.

We're a plane full of men with Turkish hair transplants.

My sister -in -law got her mommy makeover in Sao Paulo.

Boob job, lipo, and tummy tuck for 4Gs. What? That sounds too good to be true.

Yeah, double Ds for 4Gs.

I'm texting my ex.

Peter, you're a pig. What?

Okay, I know I should be skeptical, but her scans look great, right?

Plaques are regressing, and there's much less active disease than a year ago.

Are you telling me that this is putting her MS into long -term remission? Looks

that way.

Going home today, right?

PT says you're hitting all your milestones.

Yeah, maybe they'll let me graduate to the 10 -pound weight.

Well, not with that attitude.

Sorry, it's just when Dr. Agassi said it'd be a long recovery, I don't think I

realized just how slow it would feel.

I need this hunk of garbage to do its freaking job.

See, this guy gets it.

Well, his name is Kevin Cross.

He lost his leg in Afghanistan 12 years ago.

Maybe you should talk to him. Why?

Because they're both part of the sad soldiers club?

Well, I hate to break it to you, but he got shot in the hospital.

As far as I can tell, just a sad doctor.

I can't even help myself right now.

How am I supposed to help that guy?

We're treating her hepatitis, but her ALTs and ASTs are still sky high. I'm

trying to figure out what drug causes.

What can you tell me about the treatment you're doing in Mexico?

They're mesenchymal stem cells, but we administer intrathecally, so systemic

absorption is unlikely.

What about pretreatment meds?

Astatine, amoxicillin, clavulinate, ibuprofen, all standard doses.

Unless they work.

She's taking several supplements, which could disrupt her ability to metabolize

the drug.

Well, there's a problem.

When do you think she can fly?

I'd say end of the week.

That's not going to work.

Claire's due for an injection today. If she doesn't receive it in 24 hours, I

have to discontinue her from the study. But if she doesn't get this treatment,

her disease will come roaring back.

The trial adheres to strict protocol.

If I violate that, I lose my funding.

I'm sorry. I wish I could make an exception, but my hands are tied.

Dr. Wilson, been a while. Oh, looks like an open casting call out there.

Yeah, well, I gotta admit, I was surprised to see you here. If memory

last time we spoke, you said you were too triggered to work here?

For what it's worth, I don't think it was the environment I found challenging

much as the leadership.

But the new chief has a great reputation and an impressive list of publications,

too. Glad you approve.

No, it's just... I don't think anyone would dispute that Dr. Larson could be

difficult.

Well, due to her injuries, she's back to being an intern again, so that means

you would be rounding with her as a colleague.

You think that'd be a problem for you?

Dr. Larson, an intern again.

Have you ever heard of the term shot in Florida, Dr. Wilson?

Because I'm not really sure that's a look we want here, but it was good to

you again.

And I'll be sure to send Dr. Larson your regards.

Hey, everything okay?

Hi. Why are you whispering?

I don't want to wake my new boss.

Oh, my gosh. You're on paternity leave already.

Yeah. I was going to wait a few weeks, but then decided to just strike while

iron was hot.

I'm sorry to bother you.

It's okay. Don't be. What's going on?

I need a chartered med flight to Mexico City.

And I thought diapers were expensive.

What did Joan say?

Oh, I haven't asked her yet. I figured with something this big, I should go

right to the top.

Joan holds the purse strings now. Let me pass her in.

Yeah, of course.

My card.

Oh, okay.

Okay, we're all on.

Will you be paying with cash or card for this med flight?

I get.

that this is an aggressive ask. But the patient is a 37 -year -old female with

relapsing remitting MS, and this is... Do you want to send Claire Pinto on a

four -hour flight with active hepatitis?

We fixed her diathesis issues, and she is a participant in an experimental stem

cell therapy. Do you want to fly her to Mexico for experimental treatments?

I get that it's unusual, but this doctor is the real deal. Trained at Hopkins,

awarded an R01 from the NIH, but moved to trial to Mexico. You're talking about

Rodriguez. Oh, you know him?

Oh, brilliant mind.

Unconventional in the best ways. But his treatments flaunt the FDA and will put

the whole hospital at risk after the UNOS run -in. She's right. And if

goes wrong in flight, we're liable. But these treatments are literally saving

her.

That's a hard no.

I suggest you find a trial this side of the border.

Look, I gotta go.

I'm sorry it's not what you wanted to hear, but you have your decision.

Okay.

I'm on the job three hours, and you're already going over my head? Old habits

die hard, I guess.

Look, I'm sure you feel like you have a lot to prove, so you want to go the

extra mile for your patients, but people get sick, and we can't always offer

them the moon.

Show Ms. Pinto how to make peace with her disease and with the limits of

medicine.

Sometimes that's all we can do.

She's your biggest fan.

Yeah, I'm still here.

He is my chief resident.

Can't just make a move, no matter how I feel about him.

Hey, you making a run for it? Just headed back to my room after PT.

Alone? Here, let me help you. I got it, Julie. Thanks.

Can I help you? TJ Coleman, 75th Ranger Regiment.

I hear you serve, too.

Is this the part where we do the secret handshake?

No, brother, I just came here just... Oh, you saw my meltdown in PT and you

thought I needed a pep talk.

You call it a meltdown?

I just call it a Tuesday.

Well, sounds like you've been here a while. I work here.

I mean, when I don't look like this, I'm a doctor.

What happened to your leg? A guy came into the hospital with a gun. I tried to

disarm him and...

Why is that funny?

Ranger, doctor, action figure and you've been in that chair for what?

A week? And so you thought you'd wheel your bored ass down here and find

to fix to take the edge off? I didn't mean to offend you. No, no, no, no. You

just got a euro complex.

He figured you'd work it out on me. No, that's not what I was trying to do. You

want to help me? Track down Dr.

Brandt, OK? I've been waiting here for three hours for a routine checkup.

Actually, you know what? Better yet, you tell him the prosthetic that he said

would change my life has been nothing but trouble since the day I got it. It

shouldn't be that way. With the right equipment, people will barely notice.

That's what he said.

Turns out it's the only thing people notice. I can't even get groceries

someone thanking me for my service.

How long does it look like that? Man, you can't take a hint, can you? You know

what? If you're not going to leave, then I will.

No, no, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hey,

I need a hand in here.

What the hell are you doing?

This man has an AB fistula that should have been dealt with long ago. I need

hydro gel dressing, gauze, and an elastic bandage.

Don't worry about it. We'll give you some real help, okay?

This isn't happening.

Just get me whatever you need me to sign, but I'm leaving and getting on

plane. The last time you went to the airport, you threw up blood. If that

happens when you're up in the air, there'll be no way to stop the bleeding.

Well, that's a chance I'll take.

I understand that you think that this treatment is your only shot, but Dr.

Walker has found two new possible therapies. They've received FDA approval

trials as early as next year. And in the meantime, I what?

I just go back to the way things were? A year ago, I couldn't feed myself, much

less anyone else.

I lost my restaurant, my livelihood.

I'm sorry, Claire, but you're in no condition to leave this hospital. And if

refuse to stay put, I have no choice than to place you on a 72 -hour

hold. Can she do that? She can.

And she will.

Wow.

So much for my body, my choice, right?

You know, if I had terminal cancer, the FDA would approve an experimental

treatment in a heartbeat.

But because I have a degenerative disease that won't kill me tomorrow, I'm

allowed to fight for the life that I want. No one is saying you can't fight

it. These other trials... I don't want another trial.

I want the one that's working now.

We're trying to mitigate your risk. No, no. What you're doing is paternalistic

and wrong. And I think that you both know that.

Go, please.

Get out.

The heart has beta -1 receptors. The lungs have beta -2.

So a cardio -selective approach lets us treat the heart without compromising

pulmonary function.

Dr. Coleman, I was looking for you earlier. I hear you have been busy

forth those mistakes.

I like the hustle. Thank you.

I do what I can.

And how's the recovery?

Going home today, actually. Just making sure they're holding down the fort up

here. I assure you the department's in good hands. In fact, I'm bringing on a

new intern to lighten the load while you're recovering. So take all the time

need. We want you at full strength.

Hey, so what

do we think of her?

Too early to tell.

You got time for a consult?

Hi, Kevin. I'm Dr. Matra. It's a pleasure to meet you and thank you for

service.

Mind if I take a look at that leg?

Yeah, your call.

The last guy I tried got covered in blood.

Does that hurt?

No, nothing compared to my prosthesis. That thing rubs like hell.

Increased echogenicity in the lateral quadrant and loss of normal

Thickening medially as well.

Not as bad as it sounds.

You ruptured an abnormal blood vessel, which is unfortunately a complication

from an infection.

So I need more antibiotics.

Unfortunately, it's too advanced for that. Most likely, you'll need a stump

revision.

You mean you're going to take more of my leg?

Above the knee?

I mean, honestly, you know, after winning the Weiss Award, I'm currently

fielding multiple offers, like Yale, Hopkins. So maybe you could tell me what

you think Westside has to offer me.

You know what? We're actually running short on time.

Sorry about that, but why don't we do this? How about if you have any

about the program, you just shoot me an email?

I'm just going to need a minute.

Proxen, you feeling okay?

Oh, I'm fine. It's a tough day.

What was that look for?

Nothing. Okay, come on. You clearly want me to ask.

She told me that I don't belong here.

That this whole thing I'm doing is misguided and narcissistic.

What? Why would she say that?

You know, she's never liked me.

And apparently she has a thing for you.

Okay, you might want to just go easy on the medication.

I had another memory where I heard her talking about it.

I guess I never told you?

No, no, and I kind of wish you didn't tell me now.

You're my chief resident, right? Don't you want to know if one of your third

years is trying to undermine?

You know I love you, right?

Hey, what is it? What's wrong?

I just remembered you telling me you love me in the

parking garage.

Yeah, yeah, that was the day of your accident.

You're really starting to have a lot of memories.

This is a pleasant surprise.

I figured you and Nora could use a home -cooked meal, judging by all the

DoorDash you ordered this last week.

Hey, you're going to judge. You can get your own account.

And pay for food myself?

Pretty sure that's child abuse.

Is that who I think it is?

Hi, Nia. How are you feeling?

Oh, I couldn't tell you. I'm too tired.

Someone cooking?

You try looking a little less surprised and I'll throw dessert in, too.

Plus, I was hoping if I fed you, maybe we could talk about my senior project

proposal. Oh, my God.

I forgot to read it. Oh, that's my fault, sweetheart.

I had him pull a double shift last night. Lucky for Dad, Bolognese takes

and I brought a hard copy.

I'm on it.

What did Mom think?

Um, she hasn't read it either. She's been kind of busy with her TMS. She's

to that?

What's TMS?

She didn't tell you?

She got a few memories back.

Uh... No, she didn't mention it. Of what? I guess she got him at the

with that cop and then some more a few days ago.

Something about a restaurant.

This rounds on me.

Claire, I know you asked for privacy, but it's time to do your labs.

What the hell is going on? I just wanted to help.

You had your injection couriered from Mexico?

And who is this?

A friend and a nurse practitioner.

Have you ever performed a lumbar puncture? I've assisted on several.

the needle down. Step away from my patient before I call security.

No, no, wait.

Just close the curtain. Give us ten minutes.

You don't want to help me? Fine. But do not get in the way of the only hope I

have to hold my life together.

Claire. An improperly administered injection could leave you paralyzed.

It could kill you. I don't care.

You stop this.

I'll try something else.

But I am not going back to the way things were. Do you understand me?

So before your clinical rotation started, you spent your summers doing

internships at NIH and Mayo.

Bit of an overachiever, huh?

I just did what I had to do.

I mean, I worked my ass off for that med school scholarship, but most of the

people I'm up against went to Harvard and Yale, right?

Yeah. Is that why you got here today five hours early?

Too eager?

No, no, never.

And it looks like you made the most of Case Western, Summa Cum Laude, Alpha

Omega Alpha, and a publication in Circulation Journal. Yeah, that's why I

on a few extra months. I was doing research on aortic valve stenosis,

see it through. Then when this position opened up off -cycle, it felt like

kismet. Why's that?

Oh, well, my father used to work here.

He was an attending in this department, actually. I'm kind of following in his

footsteps.

Clark, as in?

Brian Clark? That's him, yeah.

Wow, okay. Yeah, I only met him a few times, but he always seemed like a great

guy.

I was very sorry to hear that he passed.

Yeah.

Way too young.

Look, I know you've been here since, like, 9 a .m., but if you can stay a

longer, I'd love for you to meet Dr. Ridley.

Wait, are you serious?

Yeah. Oh, my God.

Thank you.

Well, don't thank me quite yet. I'm just a good cop.

Have they started?

No, no. What?

What's going on?

Secondary labs came back. His prothrombin time is through the roof.

You operate now, he'll bleed out.

Why isn't his liver functioning? This can't all be from the infection.

No, we must be missing something.

Can you track down the records from his original amputation?

The name's Kevin Cross.

No, I heard you the first time. I'm just not seeing it.

I don't think we ever treated him.

That can't be right. Anyone injured in Afghanistan would have went to Ramstein.

It would have been March 2013 of BKA.

I don't know what to tell you, ma 'am. According to my records, Kevin Cross was

never here.

Sorry, I gotta go now.

120 over 81.

That's good, right?

No headache? Vision changes?

Any numbness, tingling anywhere?

I'm fine, really.

Well, the good news is your transaminases are leveling off.

I added a fresh frozen plasma to help your clotting.

Look, I'm sorry, okay? I know that I put you in a bad position.

You did.

But I know what it's like to have the life you want taken away from you.

Hey. How'd it go in there? How did she take the news?

Oh, yeah.

Well, as could be expected.

But Dr. Walker has found a group at NYU launching an autogelous stem cell trial

for MS patients.

You're bleeding.

Oh.

Oh, God.

Uh, excuse me.

Amy? You okay?

Found what we're looking for.

Turns out Kevin wasn't in Afghanistan at the time of the accident.

What? Why would he lie about that?

Any number of reasons why a soldier might not complain about where he was

stationed. Point is, his operation wasn't in Germany. It was in Georgia.

And that matters because?

They also replaced his hip. Now the hip's asymptomatic, but arthroplasties

degenerate into metal on metal.

And 12 years ago in Georgia, they would have used a cobalt alloy, not titanium.

Cobalt toxicity would explain the fistula, infection, high PT.

He has metallosis.

Good catch, TJ.

I just hope we're not too late to fix it.

Double shot. Yeah. Not a minute.

What can I do for you, John?

I wanted to talk to you about Amy and the treatment protocol you have her on.

don't discuss my patients or their treatment protocol.

Are you aware she's having nosebleeds?

And her ID badge scans the pixels for multiple doses of naproxen. You're

surveilling her pixels access?

It's my job to know what's happening with my staff, not just be her friend.

Headaches and nosebleeds aren't uncommon for TMS patients.

Well, they're not particularly desirable in doctors.

She's doing what she needs to do.

Come on, let's get real. I think we both know that memory recovery is a pipe

dream at best, but at worst, it'll make her emotional, irrational, distracted.

So if she's really trying to get back to where she was, you're not doing her any

favors. There you go again, acting like you know what's best for her. Well,

guess what? It's not up to you, and it never was.

You're the only one who doesn't seem to get that.

Welcome back.

Dr. Brand said the surgery went well.

Turns out your hip replacement was the culprit, but he fixed you up.

And the necrosis in the stump wasn't as widespread as we feared. Which means the

revision was minimal.

Your knee's still intact.

Wait, really?

With physical therapy and a new prosthetic, it'll be good as new.

Let me change that for you.

You really think this one will be different?

Hate to be one of those annoying doctors with their promises, but yeah, I do.

Then I guess I owe you an apology.

No, man.

I think maybe you were right about me. My whole life I've been a man with a

mission. Son of a cop's military med school.

Until last week.

You took a bullet on the job.

And became just another thing my friends had to worry about.

Now, I'm out of commission for God knows how long, and I keep replaying it in my

mind. Asking myself, why jump that guy? What is it I'm so desperate to prove?

I don't know.

Maybe I do have a hero complex.

I was just being bitter, and I am the last person who should make you doubt

yourself.

My whole life, I've been a waste of space.

Pissed away my 20s, joined the military at 31, hoping to find some purpose.

Never even made it out of basic.

I mishandled a grenade.

Blew my own leg off.

I wore the uniform for six weeks, and what do I have to show for it?

It doesn't matter how long you wore the uniform. Most people are never brave

enough to put it on.

You remember that next time you feel anything other than proud.

I can try.

Hey.

You know what? Let me do this. It's my turn anyway.

Don't argue with that.

I'm sorry.

I haven't been much help today. I wasn't expecting Katie to... I love having her

here.

It's Amy being here I could do without.

Come on. I think that's unfair.

So that phone call you had earlier today had nothing to do with her?

This should be our time, Michael. I know, and it is.

I think we can both agree her memories coming back must be destabilizing. For

her or for you?

You should have seen the look on your face when Katie told us. I'm not allowed

to have complicated feelings about my ex -wife remembering the worst years of

our lives? Wow, so now our marriage is part of the worst years of your life.

know that's not what I meant. Just tell me this. What exactly are you afraid of?

Because I think that you're scared that she'll remember why she left you and

then she won't be pining after you anymore.

No, that's just not... Then that scares the hell out of me.

I love you.

And I meant what I said at the hospital.

I'm in this.

I know. I... Sorry.

I just... I'm so tired.

Claire, have you been up and about?

Dr. Larson? I haven't... I haven't... Why?

Are you having chest pain?

Mm -mm.

How about palpitations?

Nausea? Yeah, I'm just a little dizzy, I guess.

Is something wrong?

Your heart's acting up a bit.

I'm going to settle it down.

Crash car, what's going on?

I could use your help in here.

Claire, this is Dr. Howler. He's going to help stabilize your rhythm and fix

that dizziness, okay?

Hey, Claire, how long have you been feeling this way?

A few minutes.

I'm going to start propranolol.

Do you have any history of heart problems?

No. None.

Odd complication from hepatitis.

It's not from her hepatitis. I injected her with intracecal stem cells about an

hour ago. It's probably from a fluid bolus in Pratt. Give her a non -FDA drug

treatment sent from Mexico.

Claire. C -tag.

Charging to 200.

Clear.

Wait, I can explain. Stay with your patient, get a beta block drip going and

full loading dose of amiodarone on board, and then you monitor her blood

pressure. She's not out of the woods yet. Neither are you.

Daddy, you okay in here?

Shh.

What you looking at?

Well, I was trying to find that old mobile we hung over the crib with you

Danny, and I found this.

Simon looks like him, doesn't he? You know, he does.

A little.

Except... The eyes.

Those are all Nora.

Between you and me, I think he's got Nora's lungs, too.

I know how happy you are, but I'm sure it's also really hard.

For you, too, right?

I guess Nora's kind of living in a pretty big shadow.

I might have heard you arguing.

We're just running on empty.

That's all.

Part of you still loves Mom, though.

Don't you?

Guess I gave you quite the scare, I'll say.

Your heart looks good now, though. Is this going to disqualify me from the

trial? I spoke to Dr. Rodriguez, and he's agreed to keep you in, despite your

latest setback.

That is twice that you saved my life.

I don't really know how to thank you.

She's hemodynamically stable and normal sinus rhythm.

Good.

If you're all set here, I'd like a word.

Let's make the most of it, yeah?

So that's it?

All's well that ends well?

understand. Those treatments were saving her life. You were lecturing me earlier

about how I'm chief resident. Tell me, how do you expect someone in that

position to keep quiet about this?

Then go report me to Joan. I'm not going to do that. And you know that, which is

part of the problem.

Because you still love me.

I will never do that to you again.

I asked you to stop this.

I do remember that.

Sorry.

Okay, you don't look sorry.

No.

How do I look?

You out of here?

And not a second too soon?

Before you fly the coop, Joan wants to see the whole department.

She's calling in all hands at 7 p .m.? Mm -hmm. Damn, this woman is no joke.

I'll help you with your stuff.

You knew, didn't you, about Kevin?

So when I asked you why somebody would lie about their injury... Wasn't my

to tell.

Well, for what it's worth, I don't think you have a hero complex.

I think maybe you're just a hero.

I'll be damned.

Sonya Major has a soft side.

Don't tell me you're sneaking out of here without saying goodbye.

Nah, the new chief wouldn't allow that.

But hey, thanks for the nudge today.

I'm glad I talked to Kevin. Yeah, well, I find in my experience the best way to

get out of funk is to be of service to someone else. I don't know if I call it

funk.

Please. What? What matters is...

Kevin's going to be okay.

And I will, too. Happy to hear.

Do you need a ride home tonight after the meeting?

Headed that way. Thanks. But my parents are coming to get me.

Appreciate it, though.

Yeah. Anytime.

Florence Lightingale never offered me a ride home.

Whatever it is, you're strong enough to fight it, and I'm here.

It's, um... It's MDS.

So there's a good chance it'll turn into leukemia.

Then we'll cross that bridge, okay?

I'm sorry.

I know it's not what you want to hear right now, but if... It gets bad, and

start to experience deficits. You can't perform surgery anymore.

That's a hell of a bedside manner you've got there. Look, I'm just saying that

you can't operate if your hand's shaking. I would never do anything to

jeopardize a patient, and I don't need you to tell me that.

You want to see us?

Yeah. I wanted to talk

about Claire Pinto's spontaneous ventricular tachycardia earlier today.

She didn't tell you that either. It's a rare complication of hepatitis. Very

rare. More likely, it's an adverse reaction to an intrathecal shot, which

happened to occur just hours after a courier signed in a package from Mexico

Claire. I think we all need to stop assuming the worst. Do you deny giving

woman the shot?

Let me put this plainly.

Your ex -husband is the CMO.

Your boyfriend was your chief resident, and your best friend is your

neurologist, which means you've been given too wide a berth. What you've

accomplished since your accident is remarkable, but I've been reviewing your

cases, and your behavior is concerning. You're reviewing my cases?

Yes, of course.

You know I have always taken pride in your success, but you took advantage of

our friendship today. And let's be clear, kiddo.

You're still auditioning.

Now, if you'll join me in the IMO, I have a few announcements to make.

Nosebleeds, naproxen, and IT injection from Mexico? Why am I hearing about that

from Joan? It was a pretty busy day with patients. I was going to tell you. We

need to slow down your treatment.

No, Gina.

No. It's working.

I had two new memories today.

I'm not saying we stop.

But if we continue the TMS, we do it my way.

Slow, steady, no secrets. We clear?

You ready to go down to dinner?

I don't want to jinx it, but Simon said it looks pretty good.

I'll be right there.

I'm about to make your day.

My dad's plans fell through tonight, so he can't use his floor -side tickets to

the Timberwolves game.

That sounds great, but I've got Mia.

Oh, I thought it was Rachel's turn.

Never mind. Some other time. Yeah.

Okay, I think we have a quorum. Let's get started.

First, I want to thank you all for a great first day from what I've seen so

I can work with this.

We have a talented group, and I'm excited to captain the ship. I know that

has been some disarray in this department and some issues with

make no mistake, I am here to make this the best hospital in the country. And

that starts with making each of you better.

With every patient, every day, we will be smarter, more efficient, leaner and

meaner.

In two months, there will be an official evaluation. Some of you will not

survive it.

If that scares you, good.

It means you want this. And for the best of the best, fear is a motivator, not a

deterrent. Now we will see who rises to the challenge and who doesn't.

See you all tomorrow.