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Superficial burns to the face.

Vitals stable.

What happened here?

He rented all this pyrotechnic equipment,

like rockets and drones and...

It was our gender reveal party.

Aw, congratulations.

Uh, sir, quick question.

Don't read anything into this.

Did you have eyebrows this morning?

The leading cause of injury among dads-to-be

is elaborate gender reveals.

That's not a real statistic, but it does feel that way.

All this for a baby?

Even for the pope, all they do is

puff out a little white smoke.

Hey, I hope it's a girl, right?

The future is female.

Yep, men are under attack, which is great.

We don't know yet.

Firework went off before the flaming arrow

could pierce the balloon display.

I wanted to do cupcakes, but...

In this heat? [chuckles] They'd dry up.

You know, the good news is that Mom and baby are OK.

So when you get home later, you can find out together

and still have that special moment.

Yeah, I guess that's true.

Hey, guys. Is this yours?

The EMT said that it might... [balloon pops]

-Oh! -[coughs] Oh, God.

What's happening?

-Wow, my goodness. -Hey, girl dad.

You love to see it. -Congratulations.

-It's in my mouth. -Got a little princess.

It's stinging my tongue.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Aloha, everyone.

There she is.

How was the trip?

God, amazing.

I brought gifts.

Um...

all right, macadamia nuts are for everyone.

I got you one of those little hula girls, Serena.

Hot. Would smash.

Holly, I got you some Kona coffee.

[gasps] My fave.

They have this at the grocery store.

It's so good.

Did you bring me anything?

Uh, the macadamia nuts are for everyone.

So last year, I was promoted to charge nurse,

which almost destroyed me.

It was just hard making space for myself and my family.

But Tim and I just spent a week in Hawaii, and...

wow, I mean, I was calm.

I was relaxed.

I wasn't getting sucked into other people's problems.

I have decided to bring chill Alex home with me.

Hawaii is just a state of mind, you know?

That's called a shaka.

Yeah, it's, like, a... it's a whole thing there.

Hello, hello.

Dr. Joyce Henderson back on the cam.

And today I am joined by one of our St. Denis all-stars.

Keith Finger III.

Stop saying your last name.

-Why? -You know why.

Well, not much has happened since you were gone.

Psych. Actually, a lot has happened.

We got a generous donation,

and I've been using the past few months

to renovate our brand-new birthing center.

What kind of themes?

You skipped a line, and now that doesn't make sense.

Each individual suite has its own theme.

Now, Keith.

-I already said it. -Oh...

What kind of themes?

Well, why don't we jump right in and take a look?

[inhales deeply]

[exhales heavily]

[with Jamaican accent] Under the sea, mon.

[normally] Oh, no. No.

Sorry, that accent's inappropriate. Delete.

[with Australian accent] G'day, mate.

Welcome to the outback.

[normally] See, that's better, right?

That's safer?

Well, it is a work in progress, but this is it.

This is the future of St. Denis Medical.

If I can launch this birthing center successfully,

we are on our way to St. Denis 2.0.

It's exciting, isn't it, Keith?

That wasn't in the script.

Just say yes.

Hey.

Oh, hey. What's up?

Just looking for a box of medium gloves.

We're out in zone B.

Yeah, us too.

So I found out that Matt had a crush on me.

With most guys, I'd call them out,

hook up with their best friend for the chaos.

But Matt's a friend.

So I had Alex schedule us in different zones for a while,

let him get over me.

It's tough 'cause I'm like a drug

and not one of the fun ones.

Me? I've been... been great.

Really, um... really focusing on myself,

becoming a better nurse.

And I've been getting out more, you know,

trying to see what Merrick has to offer.

I tried Red Lobster...

great hot dog.

I got my library card, and I went cosmic bowling,

which is...

I didn't, uh...

I threw up.

So do you go too big with the large

or too tight with the smalls?

I like filling the smalls like I'm hulking out.

Plus, floppy gloves freak patients out.

This freaks patients out?

You don't want to get sutured by this guy?

Ew, get away. [chuckles]

All right, I gotta go scare Ms. Evans.

See ya.

Hey, you seen the Aquaphor?

Yeah, I just need some for my arm here, a little tender.

There's one in zone B.

So that's over there, right, in...

You don't know where zone B is?

No, I know.

What, this thing?

Oh, it's nothing.

Little fresh ink.

No biggie.

OK, I'll bite.

Couple weeks ago, I go backpacking in the woods,

you know, just to get away from the noise.

And somehow I get turned around.

Soon I'm completely lost.

I'm thinking I might be a goner.

Spoiler alert, I find my way back to civilization.

And that's when this appears to me like a vision.

I'm sure people are gonna have a lot of questions about it.

So annoying. [snorts]

But it's fine. It's fine.

It's natural. I get it.

You know, people are curious.

Hey, I'm back, baby. Did you miss me?

-Were you gone? -Ha.

Admit that you missed me, and you can have a present.

I'm sensing some sort of new attitude.

Is this on purpose, or should I order a brain scan?

Just trying to keep that vacay energy going, you know?

Oh, yeah, that first day back to work is always hard.

Nope. Not for me. Gonna keep Hawaii going.

It's in here now. -Oh, oh, hey.

Look at this.

Triple XL?

This looks like a termite tent.

How... how... how big do you think I am?

No, it's supposed to be loose.

The whole idea is to, like, shift your vibe, you know?

Hi, I'm Ron.

On the outside, I'm a blimp.

But on the inside, I have terrible vibes.

Ron.

You know what?

I am not getting sucked into your negativity,

'cause I am a no-drama island mama,

and he is already gone, so...

[chuckles]

Hey, Val, you like your gift, right?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

I grew up on Kauai.

My father's a third-generation ukulele luthier,

and on my mother's side, we're descended

from Hawaiian royalty.

So this "Here today, gone to Maui" key chain

really resonated with me.

Ron.

Ron, it's all happening.

Are protein bars just adult candy?

The birthing center is looking great.

It makes me sad that I'm in active menopause.

Listen, you are the one who pushed me

to do this birthing center.

It is gonna be huge for us, and I have you to thank.

Oh. Well, you know what?

I knew it was a great idea. [phone rings]

But I didn't...

Oh, shh, shh, shut up, shut up, shut up.

It's Amelia. It's our benefactor.

Hello. Hey, girlie.

Ma'am, madam, hi.

I was just talking about you.

Uh-huh.

Soy protein isolate.

OK. [chuckles]

She wants to come and do a walk-through

of the birthing center today.

You said it looked good.

No, I said it will look good.

Right now, it looks like a big old pile of crap.

Now, stop stuffing your face and come help me move things.

This is an emergency.

Out of my way!

So Matt and I were just joking around, and it was fine.

Totally not weird.

I think you can start zoning us together again.

Oh, great. Matt said it was OK?

-What? -What?

Why would Matt need to say it's OK?

Uh...

OK, here's the deal.

Around the time that you asked to be separated from Matt,

he also asked to be separated from you.

Wait, seriously?

From me?

I know. It's like... [growls] You know?

But it's also like, meh.

So it's chill.

I'm chill. I'm fine.

All right, I'm gonna take you at your word on that.

Oh, no, I am not getting sucked into this.

No, I'm just gonna ride those waves.

This playlist is called Island Vibes.

It's mostly "Moana," but I...

Just to be clear, Matt told you

to keep this a secret from me, knowing we're best friends?

I mean, he...

'Cause that's some "Real Housewives" [bleep].

He's being psychotic.

[gentle ukulele music playing]

Are you guys just gonna let her barge in here like that?

So I'm snorkeling through

this school of trigger fish, right?

And all of a sudden, they scatter,

and I'm like, oh, I spooked them.

But then something emerges.

Turtle?

Val, don't...

yes, it was a turtle.

That's so cool.

White women love a sea turtle.

I think that all people love sea turtles, OK?

But I realized I need to be more like them...

just calm, out there doing their own thing,

not getting sucked into fish drama.

They just float.

They actually swim pretty hard, like, 20 miles an hour.

OK, well, it's not a one-to-one metaphor, then.

The point is, I think we could all stand

to be a little bit more like these turtles.

Like, all old and fugly?

What?

Just sticking to our own business.

That's what I mean.

Alex, I have a huge problem, and I need your help.

It's kind of my break, Joyce. Not kind of.

It is. It's my break.

And you should take it but not right now.

Amelia's coming, our golden goose.

She's on her way, and we need to impress her, so...

OK, my lunch is in the microwave.

I'll buy you a new microwave.

I don't need a new microwave.

Alex, please, it's only gonna take five minutes.

Come on. -[sighs]

Yes. That is the sigh of a helper.

-Nobody touch the microwave. -That's right.

It belongs to Alex now.

I don't want the microwave, Joyce.

-Has she had a BMP? -Yep.

-And a lipid panel? -Yes.

Does my coat look too tight?

Uh...

no, you look, uh, handsome.

Don't say that.

I don't like when you say that.

OK, but for the record, you do look handsome.

-Stop. -Doesn't Ron look handsome?

-Yeah, he looks cute. -Please stop.

OK.

-Hey, new tattoo. Nice. -Oh, my God.

Oh, this thing? Yeah, I was just, um...

pfft, I don't know.

You don't need to hear the whole story, I guess.

OK.

So I'm out in the woods, right?

-Mm. -Low-fi.

Testing my wits against the greatest mother of all, nature.

-Patient struck by lightning. -Aw.

Currently alert and responsive.

-A lightning strike? -Yeah.

Caught it right in the face.

Hit in the face and you're still OK?

Can we get him hooked up to an IV, please?

-Yeah, on it. -Checking pulse and sats.

Yeah, there I was cutting my way through the brush.

-Bruce, stop talking. -Uh-huh.

Do you want a cardiac consult?

Yes.

All the plastic, all the empty cardboard boxes,

get rid of them.

This place needs to sparkle.

Oh, great, there's just a hole in the wall.

We're flashing our holes at Amelia now.

Joyce, this is gonna take more than five minutes.

Absolutely, it will.

OK, why is Cary Grant in the outback room?

I mean, I know he was secretly gay.

Was he secretly Australian too?

He's probably supposed to be in the old Hollywood room.

Well, take him there.

He's a cardboard cutout.

He's not gonna foxtrot over there on his own, OK?

Oh, get rid of this table saw.

It's an eyesore.

Joyce, that weighs, like, 300 pounds.

So get Brandon to help you.

I'm sure he'd be delighted.

Make it happen. Make it happen.

Yeah. -Yeah.

Be right back.

It's so LOL that she thinks we're doing any of that.

What?

No, Brandon, we need to do all of it.

I'm on my break.

I'm on my break too, man.

Let me just see... [lei snaps]

Oh. [gasps] Oh, no.

Oh, my God, this kid got destroyed.

He's, like, seven.

[chuckles]

Wild, huh?

One day, you're not struck by lightning, and the next...

krrk! -Mm-hmm.

Man, I've barely seen you in, like, months, huh?

Uh, yeah, wow.

Random. -So weird, right?

It just seems very weird.

Uh, you know, it's a little weird.

Um, I don't know about very weird, right?

Like, a ghost sighting, that would be very weird.

So yes, I guess I agree it is a little weird.

Doesn't it almost feel like someone's doing it on purpose?

You know, I... I'm still hung up on the ghost thing

that you brought up just now.

Seems like there'd be a lot of ghosts in here,

you know, 'cause of all the untimely death.

That's basically how ghosts are made.

They, uh... they choose to stay.

Um...

I gotta take these to zone A, so bye.

Only two more carloads to go.

[phone rings]

Amelia, hey.

What's up, milady?

Hey, it's her assistant, Sam.

I'm just confirming Amelia's 1:00 PM arrival.

Yep, got it, got it.

Oh, while I... while I've got you, um,

if the birthing center isn't 100% done,

will that be OK with Amelia?

Oh, yeah, she knows that.

Oh, great. Great. [chuckles]

Yeah, that's why she's coming,

to pitch some design ideas.

Oh, cool.

Cool. Well, what kind of ideas?

Um, I'm not sure.

She just likes being involved in that part.

Awesome.

Awesome, because we are a blank canvas,

so she really can make her mark.

OK, bye.

So should I take these back to your car?

Yes, Keith.

'Cause now I'm thinking you might not want

to go so hard on the themes.

Yeah, I'm starting to think that myself.

Matt needs to be locked up, literally put in a cage.

OK, just to say it, you might be

being a tiny bit hypocritical.

Uh...

I'm just saying, I think he meant well

and you should go easy on him.

Go easy on that sociopath?

I don't know, man. I'm just hungry.

Stop everything.

Amelia wants the slate blank.

We gotta strip the birthing center, no more themes.

OK, come on, giddy-up, kids.

Wait, sorry, no, I gotta draw a line somewhere,

Joyce, OK?

We can't keep leaving to rest age the birthing center.

OK, I only want you to fix the things

that you personally changed, OK?

-Joyce. -Oh, you know what?

Put that table saw back out there.

That really says work in progress.

OK, Amelia's 30 minutes out.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

[sighs]

Mainland problems getting you down?

It's fine.

Five more minutes and I can take my break.

I'm still very relaxed.

Oh, yes.

The Hawaii tourism board should snap a pic of you

for their brochures.

Are you coming to help me or not?

I have a patient.

Then I'm being lowered down into a river as a dam.

You know, the Rock is probably a triple XL, Ron.

It's only an insult if you want it to be.

That sounds scary. Did you black out at all?

No, everything went white.

[gasps] Maybe you died for a second.

Did anyone grab my shoes?

They got blown right off my feet.

By the lightning?

Your shoes got blown off?

Not that big a deal.

I heard when the current runs through you,

it can be... stimulating?

That's what I heard. -Yeah.

You know what? Let's stop, please.

You're pestering this poor gentleman and for no reason.

People almost die every day... from lightning,

from being lost in the woods.

Yeah, but being struck by lightning

is, like, one in a million.

[mumbles mockingly] Wrong.

It's literally 1 in 15,000.

Why do you know that?

Because I looked it up recently, OK?

The point is, it's not rare, all right?

We all know someone who's been hit by lightning, right?

Are we counting this guy?

No, the doctor's actually right.

OK, thank you.

I remember reading this statistic

after I got struck the first time.

-Come on. -The first time?

You've been struck before?

It came back to finish the job.

Wouldn't last a day in the woods.

Look, at some point...

and I don't want to victim blame here,

but if you're getting hit twice by lightning,

I mean, what's up with you?

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[grunting]

Ha.

Matt, Serena, can you guys help me out, please?

You should check with Matt to make sure I'm allowed

to be near him.

I don't want to trigger him.

I'm sorry. Did I do something?

Guys.

You asked to be scheduled away from me

and then lied to my face about it.

Alex told me. -What? You told her?

-I just need some help, OK? -There you are.

Hey, you can't be on break all day, Al.

Come on, we really gotta move this lightning guy.

He's... he's pulling focus from the whole floor.

I am clearly busy, all right?

Hey!

Is that my lunch?

Are you eating my [bleep] lunch?

I... I... [glass shatters]

Thanks for your help, everybody.

Thank you so much.

OK, so lightning guy-wise, where'd we land on that?

Alex, Alley Cat, I need you out there, sister.

We are... -I just... I really...

I need a minute. -OK, totally.

But can you take that minute while we're

walking to the birthing suite?

No. Joyce, no.

Not now. -Car crash. Hemothorax.

Patient's diaphoretic. -104 is open.

OK, let's get him over.

Get him on the monitors.

Copy that.

All right, he's hypoxic.

-HFNC now. -One, two, three.

-Yeah, I'm on it. -All right.

-Watch out. -Running leads.

-Starting second line. -He's up.

Let's get him back. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Let's get him down. Watch out, guys.

That tube's loose. -Oh!

I... I got it.

Uh, let's close that hole.

-It didn't rip out. We're OK. -Good save.

Can somebody give Alex a hemostat

so she can get her hands back? -Right away.

And let's get a new drainage system in here.

-Yes, Doctor. -I was wrong.

Hawaii's not a state of mind.

It's a state.

And I am not there anymore.

So...

[sighs]

I'll get it.

Hey.

How'd it go with Amelia?

Oh, uh, she texted me to tell me

she was not gonna be able to make it out here after all

but that she "trusts my judgment," which...

OK.

I mean, aside from the deep inner anger that causes me,

that... that seems good, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's great.

Great.

Uh...

well, I'm gonna head back, but if...

Is anybody gonna come to this?

[sighs]

What, to the birthing center?

Yeah, I feel like for the past four months,

I've been decorating my house for a birthday party

that no one's gonna show up to.

-Oh. -Like when I was 9.

Also 10 through 12.

-Oh, I'm sorry. -Kinda my fault.

I grew tall early and just started

beating kids up for fun. [chuckles]

-OK. -Did it just 'cause I could.

Um, I... I get it, 'cause this is a big swing, you know?

Yeah. Huge, huge.

I've been running this place for six years.

And before, when there was a problem, I could just say,

hey, it's not my fault.

I inherited this mess.

But this was my idea.

So if it fails, I fail.

OK, Joyce, listen.

Um...

people are gonna come, all right?

People are always gonna have babies,

and... and you've made this a really nice place to do that.

It's... it's beautiful, I promise.

-It is? -Yeah.

But what if it becomes, like, a "Children of Men" situation?

No babies on Earth.

I don't think we need to worry about that.

-You're right. -Yeah.

That would be everyone's problem.

Mm.

Seahorses, huh?

God was having a real laugh

when he came up with those guys.

Look, can we just put it all out there?

I know.

What are you talking about?

I know that you have a crush on me, OK?

There, it's out there now, and you can just deal with it.

Respond.

I don't know what to say.

It's fine. It doesn't have to be weird.

We can just be normal.

Yeah, no, I mean, that's... that's great.

That's... that's what I want too.

I just, um...

for the record, I don't even have a crush on you, so...

[sighs] Matt.

No, I mean I... I don't anymore.

I... I knew you didn't feel the same way,

so I took some space to get over it, and it worked.

I'm... I'm over you.

Oh.

But I'm sorry I made everything so weird.

That's my fault.

Well, I forgive you.

And thanks for bringing it up.

I actually feel lighter now.

Yeah. Me too.

It's good. It worked out perfectly.

I get my friend back, and there's no weirdness

'cause he's completely over me, which is good.

It turns out, Keith was eating his own lunch,

so I should apologize.

-Aloha. -Oh, Ron.

-I like it. -Ah.

It's got a nice swish to it.

Plus, I got blood on my other shirt.

Anyway, thanks.

You're welcome.

It's good to have you back.

You were missed.

You mean you missed me?

He missed me.

OK, guys, I'm gonna take off.

Bruce is loose, all right?

Unless anybody has anything they want to ask before I, uh...

anything at all?

OK.

Tell me about the tattoo, Bruce.

So I'm lost in the woods.

I can hear the parking lot,

but I can't see the parking lot.

Now, I know, without fresh water, I'm a goner.

It's only a matter of time before I have

to drink my own urine.

So I get started straightaway.

Listen, I don't know what I'm doing.

I mean, you go on vacation, and you feel

like it unlocks something, but then you come back,

and you're still you.

Maybe I just need to be kinder to who I actually am.

You know, I get sucked in,

and the people here are complicated and needy,

and... I love them.

And that's when I hear it, the unmistakable sound

of grizzlies.

-Where were you? -I get lucky.

Turns out to be a family of Dutch tourists.

I bet that sea turtle's also a lot happier

when he's surrounded by his turtle friends.

Famously solitary creatures.

Just let me have this, all right, Val?

[light ukulele music]

[sighs]

[bell clangs]