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♪ Que empieze la fiesta ♪

♪ Que Estamos en alta ♪

♪ El que venga a dañar... ♪

Do you think that Jason pretending that I'm invisible

is a micro aggression or an aggression-aggression?

Aggression-aggression. It feels pointed.

But as an assistant, being invisible

is way better than being seen as too much, don't you think?

[ Sighs ]

I don't know. I might start power-clashing my outfits.

Yes.

My ears always pop up here.

Need I remind you what day it is today?

Last day of window repairs.

Do you think your hot repairman

will be shirtless again?

-Have you no shame? -Not even a little.

♪♪

When are you gonna shoot your shot?

Come on. What's the worst thing that could happen?

How about scathing rejection?

Just give him your number.

And if you don't, I'm gonna break another window,

so it's happening.

♪ Que hoy no llegamos ♪

♪ Que empieze la fiesta ♪

♪ Que Estamos en alta ♪

♪ El que venga a dañar la vibra ♪

♪ Que se salga ♪

♪ Que empezo la fiesta ♪

♪ Ya estamos en Alta... ♪

Yo, what's it gonna take for you to come out tonight?

There's this new spot on Jefferson, dawg.

Oh, my God. The energy was jumpin'.

Almost had a heart attack on the dance floor.

Not a single skip all night. I promise you.

-Heart attack? -Come on.

Yeah, it sounds tempting.

Even if I wanted to go, I promised Ma

I'd have dinner at hers.

Just come over. She's making to stones.

[ Thud ]

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Mm-hmm. You.

You don't even gotta put in work, bro.

The girls just come to you.

Let's all go dancing tonight!

He's really good. I promise.

I don't dance! I'm not a dancer!

-Really good. -But...

-Dancin'? -...we can eat.

We could definitely eat.

-[ Creaking ] -[ Snap ]

-[ Wire whips ] -[ Men scream ]

Oh, my God!

[ Excited chatter ]

Oh, my God!

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Nurse DiMarzio...

Another glioma resection in the books.

Thank you, team, for your acuity and attention to detail.

Precise. Just how I like it.

It feels like home down here.

♪ Aah, do you feel it ♪

♪ Like I feel it? ♪

♪ You want it, girl ♪

♪ Like I need it ♪

♪ Do you feel it ♪

♪ Like I feel it? ♪

♪ You want it, girl ♪

♪ Like I need it ♪

♪♪

I didn't take you for a knee push-up guy, Nichols.

I was transitioning to a plank.

It's part of my 10-minute routine for longevity

from the... You know, why...

Why am I even explaining myself to you?

And you're... not gonna shower?

[ Chuckles ]

What are you doing here so early?

I wanted to get a head start

on all the paperwork you're requiring.

Do me the honor, Interim Chief.

Hear they're cutting back your O.R. days

to lighten the workload?

It's an ongoing conversation.

But I can balance the two just fine. Hey. Listen.

While you're here, there is something I need you for.

Straight to voicemail?

I don't pay your phone bill

for you to reject my calls, Maya.

Call me. Love you.

Teenagers smell desperation a mile away.

You gotta play it cool. -I'm trying.

But the girl has mastered the silent treatment.

-Hm! -Morris and I promised her

she could live in the house full-time,

and we'd go back and forth. -Oh, yeah. Nesting.

Amy and I tried that for a hot minute

until I found another man's boxers in my bedroom.

I found a padded bra,

so Morris found a studio apartment.

-Hey. -We worked out

a custody schedule, but Maya isn't having it.

If divorces were easy, everybody would get one.

She'll come around. -She better.

[ Both chuckle ]

I'm sure you've crossed paths,

but this official introduction is long overdue.

Nurse Silva... a fixture on cards

for as long as I've been at this hospital.

Dr. Sanchez might think she's the reason

for cardiac step-down's success, but Nico deserves credit.

Oh, and his guava pastelitos are legendary.

I don't usually bake for MD's,

but you play your cards right, you might get one.

-Noted. -And Dr. Oliver Wolf.

When it comes to patient satisfaction,

Wolf's scores surpass every doctor

at this hospital by at least 12%.

-Even you? -Yep.

-Okay, Wolf. -[ Fingers snap ]

Go off. -Go where?

Bottom line, you two are the best at what you do.

You'll make a great team. Get your floor back on track.

-Are we... off track? -[ Chuckles ]

-[ Phone buzzes ] -Hello?

Brain and spinal-cord injuries in the E.D.

Neuro needed, STAT!

[ Siren wails ]

Two males. Mid-20s.

Window repairmen. Sustained a 39-story fall.

-You mean a 39-foot fall? -No. Stories.

Safety mechanisms failed. Freak accident.

Somehow they both still have pulses.

We placed them in C-collars

and moved them as little as possible.

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Alright. On "three." One, two, three. Lift.

Three, two, one. Lift.

Jacob, stand by on an airway. Prep two lines. I'll FAST.

From what I can see, head and neck

look like severe injuries on both.

We need to reduce the knee before we send him to the O.R.

I need quiet in here!

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This one has a high cervical fracture and hasn't moved anything.

I'm concerned about an occipitocervical dissociation.

An internal decapitation. If we move him a millimeter

in the wrong direction, he never moves again

or we lose him.

CSF and brain pooling from his open skull fracture.

-We need to prep an O.R. -No.

Prep two O.R.s... now.

I'll scrub in and out of both cases for the critical parts.

My senior fellows will help. It's the only way.

Airways in. Off to imaging! Let's roll!

Dr. Wolf, as soon as these boys are out of surgery,

I'm counting on you to tackle their neurological recovery.

Every second matters! -I'll prep the unit now.

-Clear. -Yeah. Watch out!

Move, please.

[ Vomiting ]

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We will update you as soon as...

-[ Speaking Spanish ] -[ Speaking Spanish ]

Un momento.

We need to page the interpreter.

Oh. It's okay. I'll update them.

Oh.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

They want to know what to expect after surgery.

I'm Dr. Wolf, the head of neurology.

As soon as they're out of surgery,

I'll assess them for any neurological deficits

or complications.

I can tell you they're still alive,

and there is reason to have hope.

But they are critically injured,

and the next 24 hours will be vital.

Ana speaks minimal English.

Jorge is her everything. She can't live without him.

Okay. Is there something being lost in translation?

Benny and Jorge are both her sons, correct?

I guess she plays favorites.

Sus hijos están en las muy capaces pies del Dr. Nichols.

You just said her sons are in the very capable feet

of Dr. Nichols.

Dr. Nichols!

Please. Save my Jorge.

I promise...

I will give your sons my all.

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Good reduction. Good alignment.

Four hours down, and occipitocervical fusion's complete.

Fellows closing, and he's yours.

Yeah, I'll lighten his sedation

and see what we have for a neuro exam.

Luckily, he didn't need me to open his skull

due to low ICPs on the monitor and just contusions on CT.

But let me know if these progress.

I'll keep you posted. We'll alert you to his

Glasgow Coma score as soon as we can.

What's the plan in there?

Crani for subdural. Best case,

he's coming to you in the next few hours.

You know where to find me.

To recap, evacuated the subdural,

reconstructed the skull.

ICPs? -Climbing again.

I'll have to place a EVD.

We'll need to figure out the cause.

Left hand first, please. I'm a creature of habit.

-Sorry, Doctor. -That's better.

You're ready, Doctor.

Alright, team!

Let's get an intraop CT,

see where we're at.

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[ Monitor beeping ]

Eyes open only to central pain. 2.

Total GCS of 6T is a real underdog story.

Benny is remarkably stable,

particularly considering the mechanism of injury.

He's minimally sedated, which means we have

a clearer snapshot of his neurologic post-op baseline.

Has anyone spoken with the family?

When I told them he was out of the O.R.,

no one moved.

Seems like Mom calls the shots in the family,

and she wants nothing to do with him.

Someone must have snuck that in.

Okay, well, until the family's ready,

we're Benny's support system.

Engage. Talk. Sit with him.

On day zero, every move we make is vital.

Dr. Wolf. Look.

Okay. Purposeful movement. That's our green light.

Let's get started with the extubation.

And we'll come back and help these nurses mobilize him.

"These nurses," Tami and Grayson,

would appreciate the help.

Okay. Dr. Dang.

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Alright. Let's go.

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Turns out "Socialite Silva" runs a tight ship.

Sure does.

Well, break's over. Better get back to work.

Uh, Dr. Kinney, hold on.

Uh, Dr. Dang.

Can I get the lowdown on your attending, Dr. Wolf?

Uh, it can't be true that he swims in the Hudson.

-Unfortunately. -And not a whiff of giardia?

We tried to get Infectious Disease to scare him off,

but, alas.

Yeah, but what about the face blindness?

All I know is Brad Pitt has it,

which can be the only reasonable explanation

for leaving my girl Jen.

Wolf's surprisingly good at recognizing people.

I mean, he figured it out with us

and, of course, Dr. Pierce, Dr. Nichols.

And his patients and their families.

It's kind of amazing. -Wait.

So he only recognizes people that he wants to?

Hey, Harvard, are you up for some more translating

or should I just bug Silva instead?

No. I'm game.

I finally put that Spanish minor to good use.

There's no translator on the books?

Oh. Budget cuts only allow for phone interpreters right now.

And that's not gonna cut it with Ana.

-She's headstrong. -Exactly.

Ana's setting herself up for a hard landing.

The more unrealistic her expectations,

the more intense her letdown will be.

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[ Exhales sharply ]

-Hola. -Hi, Ana.

I'm Dr. Pierce, the Head of Psychiatry here.

That's okay.

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As a mother,

I can only imagine what you might be feeling.

If you want, we can all sit with Benny

and unpack what's going on.

Maybe it's cultural?

Bye-bye.

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Counting down the days

till our E.D. rotation's over, are we?

[ Chuckles ] No.

The snacks and the gossip are just way better up here.

What's up with you and Dang?

She keeps sending me TikToks, and I don't have one,

so I know something's up between you two.

Nurse Woodward to O.R. 3. Nurse Woodward to O.R. 3.

Dana reported Dr. Pierce.

And I feel some type of way about it.

Oh. Why... Why would she do that?

I mean... -She won't tell me,

but she didn't report Wolf when he took PCP,

so it feels like a double standard.

That's true. [Chuckles] But it's Dana.

I mean, she's a fair person and loyal to a fault.

I got to believe that there's a damn good reason.

Well, I won't know unless she tells me.

Fair enough.

Hey. Before I go, how are those Torres brothers doing?

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One brother is out of the O.R.

Low GCS, but he's stable.

And Dr. Nichols is still in with the other.

Going on hour eight.

Brutal.

Not a day that goes by here

that I don't think life is short.

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Can someone get me Dang or Kinney, please?

Would you like Tami or Rebecca

to help you out, Dr. Wolf?

♪♪

Dr. Wolf, who were you addressing?

Uh, all of our nurses are equally capable.

Anyone will do.

Everyone can resume their work.

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As you've noticed,

I have a particular way of running floors,

and I would like for you to learn everyone's name.

It promotes a sense of community.

So to help you out, we'll wear name tags.

Oh, thank you for orchestrating, Nurse Silva.

Long overdue. We are a little busy today.

Any way we could postpone the icebreakers?

No, we're never too busy to know people's names.

Dr. Wolf, Benny Torres is awake and extubated.

Thank you... Nurse Carter.

[ Chuckles ]

My mom's here?

Where am I?

I told him where he was.

Well, you've endured a catastrophic fall, Benny,

but you're already defying all odds.

How do you feel?

We're here to answer any questions you have.

I want to see my brother.

Where's Jorge?

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Where's my brother?!

There's a new bleed on the left.

I evacuated Jorge's subdural

and reconstructed the skull to repair fractures on the right.

But the intraop CT showed a new bleed on the left,

so I did a crani and removed that,

but before I could get out, his ICP shot up again.

Massive cerebral edema despite cranis on both sides.

His prognosis is abysmal. What are you proposing?

Take off the skull on both sides.

That sounds extremely risky.

He'll die if I can't pull this off.

But he'll die if you don't try.

Whatever you need, you have our full support.

Okay.

Going back in.

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Wish me luck on my miracle.

Good luck, Chief.

And what is your favorite food?

-I'm a New Yorker. -Okay.

Name as many pizza joints as you can in 10 seconds.

Let's go, Dr. Wolf.

Louie and Ernie's. Emilio's.

Joe's. Lucali. Di Fara.

Mama's Too.

Shoot. Maybe my brain really is banged up.

No one puts Mama's last.

Speaking of, my colleague is working on

bringing your mother up to see you.

How Italians feel about pineapple on pizza,

that's how my mom feels about me.

Like I'm sacrilegious. -Believe me. I understand.

My mom and I have our fair share of... philosophical stalemates.

It's like whenever I try to be my own person,

there's always a guilt trip.

She don't see me.

She only sees what she wants to see.

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Look. Um...

I'm not telling you that you have to be

the bigger person, but...

There's care behind the control?

Trust me. Jorge's tried that angle.

But caring don't justify her behavior.

I get it.

And if you want to do this without her, I'm with you.

It's not like I wanted this.

You think falling 39 stories would simplify everything.

♪♪

I'm happy to see her...

but I don't think it fixes anything.

Not with my mom.

Sometimes trying is all we can do.

♪♪

I like your bracelet.

Oh, that must have been hard,

moving to New York all on your own

with two kids, not speaking the language.

For me, the hardest part about being a parent

is letting my daughter make her own choices,

allowing her that freedom, that respect.

I can hardly stand seeing my daughter every other week.

Even when we think we have nothing left to give,

our babies need us.

Benito needs his mother, always has.

Maybe that's what God is showing you.

♪♪

[ Knock on door ]

[ Door opens ]

[ Monitor beeping ]

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[ Door closes ]

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What is she saying?

Nothing good.

What's she saying?

She wants to know what's happening

and why he's not responding.

Benny, what is your first language?

Spanish. Like my mother.

But I can't understand a word she's saying.

He's not ignoring her.

I could write a book on rare neurological deficits,

but I have never seen a case of bilingual aphasia

that impacts L1 with L2 perfectly intact.

How can someone lose their first language

but retain their second?

You need some help with that?

Okay. I have been practicing.

Yeah. Okay.

The damage is primarily here in the left temporal lobe

responsible for language comprehension.

If Benny didn't learn English until, let's say, 6 or 7,

then his secondary language would be stored

in a different area of the brain.

Right. After early childhood, learning a new language involves

different but adjacent areas,

which means there are distinct neural pathways

for lingual comprehension and production for L1 versus L2.

Wait. I didn't do anything.

-Please. Resume nerding out. -Well, since the pathways

in Benny's brain used for English are relatively intact,

his brain is defaulting to the easier, less damaged route.

Benny only speaks English,

and his family only speaks Spanish?

What a metaphor. How do we bridge the gap?

Well, despite the damage, we can rebuild those

neural pathways, but it won't be as easy as Rosetta Stone.

I believe the kids call it Duolingo these days.

Benny needs a caretaker,

and Ana needs a tether to the world.

She's already at risk of losing one son.

We can't let her lose both.

His ICP is too high.

How long have we been at that level?

Minutes. He's rebleeding.

Please! Left hand first! Always! You know what?

Forget it. There's no time. We'll need some dural tack-ups.

And give him some mannitol.

This guy cannot catch a break. Alright.

We need to expand his crani on both sides.

Let's, uh, stay fresh, everyone.

-Yes, Doctor. -Of course.

♪♪

I don't know what my mom was saying earlier,

but it didn't seem good.

Well, let's just think of your mom's reaction

as a coping mechanism.

Textbook.

We're working on it.

[ Groans ]

Maybe you should put these thingies on her.

Shock some positivity into her thick skull.

There will be absolutely no shocking.

Just a weak electrical current that will help repair

the part of your brain that was damaged.

Completely harmless. And no pain at all.

Speaking of, these painkillers are dope.

-[ Chuckles ] -I can hardly feel my face.

Well, let's think of this as physical therapy for your brain.

The electrical current will increase your neuroplasticity,

and that'll make the rest of your rehab a lot more productive.

Like how drinking pre-workout

makes your gym session more productive.

Sure. Okay.

I'm gonna show you a card, and you're gonna tell me

what's on it in English and in Spanish.

Yeah?

House. Casa.

Mm-hmm.

Cat. Gato.

Meatloaf? Food?

I should know this. What's wrong with me?!

It's okay. Benny. Breathe.

Be patient.

Healing does not happen overnight...

...in our minds or in our relationships.

♪♪

[ Woman on P.A. [speaking indistinctly ]

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Okay.

Nurse Samuel has a dimple when he smiles,

so as long as he's smiling, I'm good?

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[ Knock on door ]

Studying up. I like it.

You know, for the record, I may struggle with names,

but my nurses love me.

And I'm sure that they love

being referred to as your nurses.

Estelle did say that you're her favorite,

but she's the teacher's pet, so...

I hear you're trying to reunite the Torres mom and son.

Should be easy.

Latina mothers are famously unopinionated,

particularly when it comes to their sons.

[ Chuckles ] I don't think that that

is unique to Latina mothers, but it has been...

challenging.

Well, if you need any help from a fellow Boricua,

just like nurses love you...

moms love me.

Oh. Alright.

♪♪

Actually, there is something you could help me with.

♪♪

Someone wanted to see you, Benny.

Silva will translate for you both.

♪♪

Your mom misses you.

The accident really put things into perspective.

And she is sorry for everything, but she loves you.

Always has.

♪♪

Every street goes two ways.

If she can see past our differences...

so can I.

[ Laughter ]

Do I want to know how many liberties you took?

I just told Mamacita that her son

accepted Jesus back into his heart

and that he misses her mofongo.

Well, whatever it takes.

They'll have time to work out the semantics.

-[ Alarms beeping ] -[ Gasping ]

Dr. Wolf!

Benny?

Alright. Silva, call a crash cart.

-Benny! -Yeah. His pupil's blown.

He could be herniating. -Code blue!

We need to get him to the CT now!

Code blue!

No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Benny! -Let's move!

Alright. Let's go. Flip him out. Come on.

Benny!

Lowest ICP I've seen all day, and flaps are soft.

Let's close. -Here you go, Doctor.

Impeccable timing, Dr. Wolf.

We're finally getting somewhere.

Josh, it's Benny. He's in CT.

He stroked out his cerebellum. There was no way of knowing.

Every scan missed any signs of vascular injury.

The damn vertebral arteries.

Spinal cord and brain stem made it, but...

His verts must have been injured

due to the occipitocervical dislocation.

There was absolutely nothing we could have done.

Let's prep another O.R.

Posterior fossa craniectomy.

Get him down here as fast as possible.

Josh, are you sure? You've been at this for 14 hours.

So what's a few more?

Okay.

[ Door closes ]

[ Chatter ]

Ana.

Wait. You said we were providing moral support.

Prayer has a positive

psychological and physiological impact.

It's a way to cope. So let's help them cope.

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♪♪

Heavenly Father... we ask for your healing hand

over Jorge and Benito...

for strength for this family.

Ana brought them here to this country for a better life.

They faced insurmountable odds,

fortified by their love for each other.

Father, please watch over them.

Protect them.

Amen.

-Amen. -Amen.

♪♪

♪♪

Jorge is stable.

He's not waking up yet, but his vitals are strong.

Benny, however, experienced a massive stroke

that was impossible to survive.

Your son...

He died.

♪♪

Mrs. Torres, I'm sorry.

[Crying] No. No.

Oh, no. No.

No!

[Echoing] No!

[ Crying ]

No! No! No!

[ Crying ]

♪♪

[ Crying ]

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[ Breathing sharply ]

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

-Hey. -[ Clears throat ]

I wanted to check in.

Figured this might be triggering.

No. It's fine. I'm fine. We're good.

[ Sniffles ]

No, we're not.

I'm sorry.

It's not my business why you reported Dr. Pierce.

I trust you.

And life's too short to be mad at your best friend.

♪♪

Will you forgive me for being a judgy bitch?

Forgive you?

It's my favorite thing about you.

♪♪

I'm sorry.

♪♪

Dr. Hyatt to Pediatrics. Dr. Hyatt to Pediatrics.

Bad news, bro. Pizza Rat died.

It's a damn shame. I loved that little guy.

That'sthe bad news?

Not my floor, not my problem.

But you counting down the days on your E.D. rotation.

This doesn't happen down there.

Even if we wanted to check up on our patients,

which I do not, there's no time.

So then what are you doing here?

Stop loitering. You'll be back soon enough.

Let's go, champ.

♪♪

Thank you all for your hard work.

It's been one hell of a long day,

and this is never an easy outcome.

I want everyone to go home knowing

that you did everything you could.

Day's over. Get some rest.

♪♪

[ Door closes ]

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I should've...

...started over when he gloved the wrong hand.

It threw my routine off. It... threw everything off.

You can't think about things like that, Josh.

You were Jorge and Benny's only shot at survival,

and you didn't waver for a moment.

I really thought I could save him.

♪♪

I wanted to give Ana her miracle.

You gave her one.

[ Speaking softly ]

[ Door opens ]

Good morning, Mrs. Torres.

Have you been here all night?

In the O.R.,

we put an EEG on Benny.

After his heart stopped,

his brain showed something interesting.

Gamma waves.

A surge of brain activity.

She's wondering what he might have seen.

What would it be for you?

For Jorge, there will be many firsts.

First steps. First words.

And we will be with you for every one of them.

♪♪

♪♪

When things go wrong,

our minds search for something to blame.

♪ Every night that goes between ♪

-Have a good day. -You too.

♪♪

♪ I feel a little less ♪

♪♪

-What made her cave? -A text.

I told her I was holding space for her.

And then I threw in a bunch of prayer-hand emojis.

-Ooh. Well-played, Mom. -[ Chuckles ]

Come. Celebrate with me.

[ Laughter ]

I don't think I can.

And why is that?

Jealousy.

My kids haven't spoken to me since I moved out.

It was months ago. -Ohh. Anthony.

I'm so sorry.

They'll come around.

From your lips to God's ears.

♪ Is there anything left to say? ♪

[ Sighs ]

Twist my arm, why don't ya?

♪ Every hour of fear I spend ♪

Sometimes we look for someone to take the fall,

but sometimes there is nothing to blame,

no one.

Sandy, thank you for the recording

of Benny's final brainwaves.

It meant a lot to the family.

Also, I would like to thank Maria and Tami,

Stacy, Sammy, Nicole, Rebecca, Grayson,

Chandler, and Dan for all of your hard work

every day.

Thanks for seeing the people who make this floor run.

I'll name-tag every new face from here on out.

Actually, I tried name tags.

They don't help. I need the full human.

I rely on details like posture and height

and absurdly fast walk.

It's not that I don't want to see faces. I wish I could.

I simply can't.

Well, what about your patients?

Well, my patients are the best.

They're easy. They stay in one place.

And I always have a file to reference.

Hey, Dr. Wolf.

I tried to get you to speak my language without knowing yours,

and I made my own assumptions.

But you're nothing like Brad Pitt.

T-The point is, is I see you now

and all the effort you're putting in.

Well, if only you could be my translator

like you were for Ana and Benny.

What if I could like Andy in "The Devil Wears Prada"?

Like who in the what?

Uh, you know, like a whisperer.

But you do strike me as a "Veep" gay.

I'll be your Gary, Madam President.

Whatever you're trying to do, you're making it worse.

Sometimes the miracle never comes.

You don't defy the odds,

and it's up to you to find a way forward.

Sorry to interrupt.

We, uh... we work in the building where...

The story was all over the news,

and we just wanted to check in.

This felt a whole lot less stalker-y in my head.

In a weird way, it felt like we knew them

over the last few weeks.

We saw them right before the fall.

And, you know, they were having the best time.

And it sounds crazy, but...

it looked like there was no place else

they'd rather be than together up there.

♪♪

♪ Always ♪

♪ Been a storm ♪

♪ I loved you from the start ♪

The question remains... after the blame has fallen

on an enemy or God or yourself...

what comes next?

♪ And not all prayers in the world ♪

Sure you don't want to take that microdiscectomy?

You love those.

Hm. It's okay, Mia. You got this.

I got a whole other job to do anyway.

♪♪

Mrs. Torres.

♪♪

Are you okay?

What did she say to me?

She just cursed you, Dr. Nichols.

Just in time for Halloween.

Greg, move your head!

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