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Previously on Brilliant Mind. I talked to Mrs. Torres. We came up with a new

plan for Jorge's treatment. You don't speak to another family member without

present. This reaction is irrational.

Get out of my office.

Now! She wanted more time. You gave her that. You extended her life. And it felt

like I extended her death.

Michelle, we were so good together. What happened? We didn't communicate.

Are you guys back together?

Yeah, we are.

30 -year -old schizoaffective male complaining of daily chest pains. What's

going on? It's a sign of liver failure.

Whether right or wrong, you simply cannot get a transplant if you're

alone. Sam, there are some people here to see you.

I haven't had to know because they won't let me leave.

We won't be fighting back anymore.

Isn't that right, Oliver?

Your escape back tonight reminded me of that little stunt you pulled at the

hospital gala.

You remember that?

At the time, I thought this guy was... Force.

But in a good way.

Now, the staff member you assaulted needs stitches.

You're holding me against my will. I want to leave.

We have been over this, Oliver.

I am worried that you have not made any progress since you came to us.

Voluntarily, I might add. You're paranoid, you're defensive, you won't

help you.

It's high time we be honest about why you're here.

Either we talk about him or we keep doing the same song and dance.

Elongate.

I've never had an attendant yell at me like that, Terry.

It was disturbing.

Unprofessional, borderline psychotic. I mean, Dr. Wolf is completely out of

line. Yeah, that's fair.

We've spent an inordinate amount of time in our sessions talking about your

boss.

You've got to remember that holding on to anger is like... Like drinking poison

and expecting the other person to die. Yeah.

You work together, right? Yeah, you've got to learn how to coexist.

I think he's misjudged you. My advice?

Trying to show them who you really are.

That I can do.

Isn't this a little premature? We still have leftovers from Thanksgiving.

I don't care. This is my favorite time of year. Tree lighting at Rockefeller

Center. All the window displays on 5th Avenue.

Our hospital holiday gala.

Sweet memories.

Oh.

Like my little Ollie coming back from school with the most peculiar homemade

ornament. It's not peculiar.

It's tungsten. I had to corrode the metal with ferric chloride to etch the

chemical symbol on it. Quite the feat for a third grader.

So, I know how you hate the pomp and circumstance of hospital galas, so you

my permission to skip tonight.

It's a little...

Burly Christmas gift from me.

What's the catch?

No catch.

Honey, I know that I'm not going to be the one that you turn to for help.

God knows I never turned to my mother when I was in any kind of crisis. But I

want you to understand that it's okay to... Stop.

I can handle the gala if it means you'll stop using these impromptu visits to

psychoanalyze me.

Don't make me change the locks.

That megawatt's my Arkansas, the energy crisis.

What's got you so happy? That sweet taste of freedom after months of

over custody and assets and alimony. My divorce is signed, sealed, and

delivered. That's my girl.

Looks like we both got reason to celebrate. I got my kiss for Christmas.

Starting to see a day where Amy and I can amicably co -parent. Well, amen to

that. How about we toast our wins tonight at the gala? I never say no to

bar. That's my cue. See you tonight?

All right.

Rush office tour of duty in the ED. Welcome back to Neuro.

Never leave us again.

I won't. How can I help?

You got a spare liver? You can start by calling every hospital in a 500 -mile

radius.

No one cares that Sam has his family to support him. Every transplant program

thinks he's too big of a risk because of his schizophrenia. So we're casting a

wider net.

I found a couple shelters he stayed at. They're going to send me character

references. We can see if they strengthen his case.

That's amazing.

Thank you. Look, it's down already.

I'm trying.

Look, I don't have time for this. It's opening night, and I need to get back to

rehearsal. I refuse to let that bitch Nina take my place.

I really hate her.

I'm Dr. Wolf. I'm here for your neuroconsult, and your name is... The

Fairy?

I'm sorry. I'm a huge fan of the City Ballet. My mom took me to the Nutcracker

every year growing up. I'm glad to hear it. Can we skip the formalities and get

me the hell out of here, please?

Uh...

Yes, okay.

So, Juliette, your file says that you had a long ICU stay here for sepsis and

respiratory failure due to bad pneumonia, but you left early against

doctor's advice?

That was nearly three months ago and totally unrelated.

Hi, I'm Dr. Porter. Looks like we were both paged for a consult. Yeah, I have

handled. You can go.

If two doctors speed this up, by all means, stay.

We heard that you fell and hit your head. How are you feeling now?

Please, I never fall.

My partner dropped me during the grandpa on purpose.

He's dumb as rocks and sleeping with my understudy. They've had it out for me

since day one.

Zora, my artistic director, thinks that I'm being paranoid.

Zora Flynn?

She's an institution.

Yep, she'll be there till she dies.

Then they'll probably dip her body in formaldehyde and prop her in a chair

forever. Don't give Dr. Wolfe any ideas.

Okay, just try and relax.

Deep breaths, deep breaths.

My eyes are burning.

Why are my eyes burning?

I feel like I'm frozen. Why is it so cold in here?

Something's happening.

Where am I? Juliet, you're in the hospital.

No, no, I have to get back.

All right, we need a seat stand now.

Juliet is in imaging now.

When we were examining her, she became altered, confused, disoriented. We're

testing to make sure that the fall didn't cause a brain bleed or any other

serious problems.

Her timing could not be worse.

She said her partner dropped her on purpose.

Of course she did. Juliet loves to play the victim. No, she panicked, lost

position, knocked Mikhail down in the process.

This was her fault.

You don't have a very forgiving teaching style, do you? Pot meat kennel. Ballet

is an unforgiving world.

Juliet has.

Incredible promise.

But I admit, I've been worried about her lately. She used to be fearless.

Not anymore.

To be frank, she hasn't been the same since she left your hospital.

Well, to be honest, it's remarkable that she's back to dancing at all. She was

septic, intubated. We would have kept her longer had she agreed to stay. But

signed her discharge paperwork. Oh, it was improving.

She needed the time to rehearse. Well, I wish she had taken the time to show up

for a follow -up appointment.

She could be at risk for a host of complications just from her degree of

deconditioning alone.

I have been at this a long time. And what we're dealing with is a textbook

of stage fright.

Fortunately, that's why we have understudies.

Yeah. Thank you so much. I'm on my way.

The shelter in Mott Haven has been tell on Sam. They need my credentials, so I

have to head down there in person.

Uh, the hospital gal is tonight.

I finagled Dr. Wolf's plus one, assuming we'd have reason to celebrate.

Do you think your mom could babysit?

Oh, I don't know.

It's kind of last minute.

Yeah, it's cool. Yeah, no, I totally get it.

Another time. Okay.

Have you ever seen Marcus in a tux?

I mean, I got your back, Meech, so you know I'll fight those ladies off for

But just in case I'm outnumbered, you should probably come.

I'll see what I can do.

You've got like zero game.

Zero.

Dr. Fish, you have got to take me shopping. You are the best -dressed

the outer borough.

Thank you, Amelia.

What do I owe this honor?

Just making some last -minute adjustments for tonight.

Hudson Oaks is sponsoring the gala. Yes, Dr. Landon told me that. She has a real

hoot. And that hairstyle.

Oh, Tracy.

I just want... Bronx General to know that Hudson Oaks is here for you. We

to be your go -to resource any time a patient might need long -term care. That

is very generous, but we make all of our decisions on a case -by -case basis.

Of course. You know best.

Excuse me?

Gorgeous bouquet.

What is the occasion?

They are from Wolfe. I am officially divorced today.

Hallelujah.

I finalized mine three years ago. Never looked back.

Are you on the apps yet? Oh, well, I don't think I'm ready for all that.

No, no, no, no, no. I can guide you through all the pitfalls.

For starters, the camera adds three inches.

Oh. Oh, hi.

I don't know if it's pleasure to see you. Sorry.

Face blinded in a rush.

I have a ballerina who's a bit of a tough nut to crack. She could use some

that Carol magic.

Are you free? Yes. Good.

Juliet, what happened right before you collapsed?

You looked like you went somewhere else.

Happens a lot when I'm dancing.

I'll be in the middle of rehearsing and suddenly it's like I'm transported

somewhere else.

Sometimes it's like I'm freezing, trembling, cold in my bones,

like my body is made of ice.

Other times it feels like I'm choking.

I can't breathe.

I can't scream, but it's not even the worst of it.

I try to get away, and then I feel sharp pain, like I'm being stabbed in the

back repeatedly.

And then it's over.

Until it happens again.

Can you help me?

Some highlights from Julia's ICU stay. She was intubated, which would explain

the choking.

Ice packs were used to bring down her fever, hence freezing on stage. And she

had a lumbar puncture, which she's reliving as being stabbed in the back.

is this going? Our patient is experiencing ICU PTSD from her three

the hospital.

She's having flashbacks.

And not to events that actually happened, but to the hallucination she

she was sedated but delirious. Her mind is trying to make sense of everything

that happened to her.

Exposure therapy might be our best shot to get her through, but she needs to

work her way up to that.

With all due respect, what if this has nothing to do with the ICU?

She's a dancer.

I know the type.

Dated a few. It's an unrelenting lifestyle.

The diet, the hours on their feet, not to mention.

Certain stimulants. You're a second year resident speaking to the head of

psychiatry about a psych issue. I'm just voicing an alternative theory, which is

what we do. I'd rather you keep your alternative theories to yourself.

Or what?

You're going to scream at me again?

By all means, I would love to have a witness this time. I made a mistake with

the Torres family. Why can't you let this go? Because your mistake almost

my patient his life. Enough.

And you've never made a mistake that cost a patient their life.

Things aren't working out with my resident. I want Charlie Porter off my

Out of the hospital would be ideal. Slow down.

Did he do anything specific to warrant this? Yes. He's arrogant. He disagrees

with me at every turn. He undermines me.

He believes that practicing medicine his way is the only way.

You're right.

Who could work with someone like that? Dr. Porter tried to transfer Jorge

to hospice without consulting me. But he didn't. And I'm guessing you set him

straight, which is your job.

Look, having a differing opinion isn't enough to fire someone, Wolf. If you

think he's a bad doctor, it's your job to make him a better one. Normally, I'd

agree with you, but Josh, I'm telling you, Porter is a lost cause.

There's getting the best of you, Marcus.

Things are going great between me and Michelle, but I can tell she's getting

cold feet.

You know, I was the one who broke her heart. I wasn't committed. I wasn't

I was afraid to be a dad, but...

I'm not going to screw it up again.

I want to ask her to move in with me.

Damn, grand gesture.

I like it. I just want us to have a fresh start, you know?

Okay, why do I feel like you're getting cold feet now?

What's up?

Damn, ear touch.

When I went home to Dallas for Thanksgiving, I reconnected with one of

team doctors.

We got to talking, and he offered me a spot in his residency program.

Oh, in Texas?

They have a top -tier sports clinic.

And I'll still be doing neuro, just in a sports context.

I never imagined moving home anytime soon, but this is like my dream job.

So why do I sense like you don't want to do it? And what's keeping you here?

Ah, it's me, huh?

You

mentioned

being intubated with a scary experience.

Let's start there.

I want you to follow the light with your eyes and tell me all about it.

Before I fell unconscious, I...

I couldn't catch my breath.

When they intubated me, I panicked. They had to hold me down. It was awful.

Okay, let's stay right there.

Keep following the light and tell me what comes up.

I couldn't relax my body.

I could hear Thor's voice in my head.

You're a stiff support.

And how did that make you feel? Like a failure. I felt weak for being so

Those are called negative self -belief.

But I also remember telling Zora to shut up in my house.

So? I stood up for myself.

That's more positive.

Let's go with that.

Describe that memory for me one more time.

I'm in the hospital.

I'm sick.

I feel like I can't breathe.

That's okay. I need to get healthy.

Doctors and nurses, they intubate me because they want me to get better.

Scary. But nice having people take care of me.

Makes me feel... Worthy. Do you often feel unworthy?

It's the nature of the gig, Dr. Pierce.

There are literally a thousand women waiting to replace me. Can you try to

reframe that for me?

I have worked my ass off to be the best at what I do.

Thousands of women want to dance like me.

But I am singular.

Damn straight.

We're still working on finding a hospital that will lift Sam.

Sorry, I don't have better news.

But I'm not giving up.

You know, it's rare, the kind of attention you're giving him. Speaking of

when was the last time you ate?

Go get some food.

Take care of yourself.

Thank you.

How's he looking?

I was about to take his eyes, but sun settings are good, only intubated for

neuro exam and airway protection.

Dana?

Tell me what you see.

Unilaterally enlarged and sluggish pupils.

His cerebral edema could be worsening. No, this isn't happening.

Dr. Nichols can fix it, and we will get him lifted somewhere, and everything's

going to be all right.

I'm not dancing tonight, am I? That's up to you, Julia.

We recommend that you remain in the hospital for one night, face down those

fears before they get worse.

It's what's called exposure therapy. We want to replace the terrifying narrative

that your mind created with a real live one. This is the room where you spent

three weeks with pneumonia.

We have a detailed record of every blood draw, every IV drip, every fever

medication.

It'll give you a clear sense of what actually happened in here. Or...

If you'd like, we can discharge you and you can make it in time for opening

night. And we'll keep our fingers crossed that you won't have another

stage. I'm Nico.

I was one of your nurses when you were here. I assisted with your lumbar

puncture.

The rat king.

I prefer short king, but I...

And if you do decide to stay, you and I can binge watch my favorite Prima

Ballerinas, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. The entire season one plot is

smelling like hospital.

Don't explain that to me. I don't want to know.

I've sacrificed a lot to be a dancer.

What, now I'm just supposed to risk it all to spend a night in a hospital room?

Well, what if you're actually risking it all by leaving?

Once I'm done with the procedure, Sam's co -acting will be tight and under

control. Every second that the bolt is in his skull, there is a risk of

bleeding. It is an ever -present danger. We'll monitor him around the clock.

Hey. Silva got word from the nurses in transplant that there is a liver en

to Bronx General, but the intended recipient spiked a fever. He and Sam

simple type.

It could be a match.

We have to get him listed here. Dr. Kinney, even if it doesn't go to the

patient, it could always go straight to someone else on the list. There's no

guarantee.

But... The head of the transplant committee, Dr. Walker, is back in town

holiday gala tonight. I hear he has been persuaded in the past to take cases

back to the committee. Apparently he's a bit of a sap. Maybe in person we could

get him to see what his team missed on paper.

You do your part, we'll do ours.

Let's get dusted up. We're going to get Sam a liver.

Dr. Nichols suggested I pull at this guy's heartstrings.

Any tips?

If he doesn't take Sam's side after hearing his story, he doesn't have a

Agreed.

Just be you, Kimmy.

Guys, I just met with a shelter that knows Sam.

He stayed there a bunch, and apparently he showed up at their mobile blood bank

every month to donate blood. Like clockwork, they said. He never missed

had it all logged. Look.

Oh, my God.

This demonstrates commitment and organization, and it shows that Sam can

post -transplant immunosuppressants.

Michelle, this is huge. Thank you.

You look great.

Nice work.

So, uh, meet you at the gala?

Well, actually, um, I was thinking maybe you should just go solo.

Liam throws a tantrum if I'm not there at bedtime, you know that. So it's

probably just easier if I stay home and you go do your thing.

Why do I feel like you're trying to wreck this before it even starts? I

we were all in.

I know I'm crazy about you, Van. I always have been, and I probably always

be. I don't know if I could handle another heartbreak, but I know Liam

No, no, no. There won't be another heartbreak. You're it for me.

I don't think love is about butterflies.

I think it's about finding someone who calms your nervous system.

And I want to be that person for you because you're that person for me.

All right.

I promise you, okay? I'm not going anywhere.

Okay.

I'll see you there.

Yeah? Yeah.

Hey, it's okay.

The monitor is just measuring your heart rate.

I can turn the volume down if you'd like.

No, it's okay. I need to experience all the triggers.

I can't dance the PTSD. I need to get better, even if it means the earth can

me out for weeks.

It's infuriating, isn't it?

The way that our mentors punish us.

I find it motivating.

I had this epiphany today.

I don't want her approval.

I want her to look at me on stage one day and realize that I'm better than

She doesn't know now, but she's creating a monster.

Hudson Oaks must have some deep pockets because this party is nice.

I'm going to... Take a quick lap, see if I can spot any committee members.

One night with him doesn't get you wherever you're married.

Shoot your shots at your peers.

If somebody else will.

Thanks for telling me.

Any eyes on the target?

Not yet.

I came up empty on finding anyone on the transplant committee.

But no stakeout is complete without?

Pigs don't like it.

Two o 'clock.

That's Walker.

Okay, it's now or never.

Do you want me to... No, I got this.

I've been practicing my speech in my head all day.

So I let him know.

Can you play a little worse? I can call this game a charity case. Write it off

in my taxes.

Dr. Walker, can I talk to you for a second?

Certainly. Excuse us, gentlemen.

Of course.

Hi, I'm Dr. Erica Kinney.

I'm a neurologist at Bronx General.

I wanted to talk to you about one of our patients your committee denied listing

for a transplant.

Sam Mapesberry is in our care with acute liver failure.

There is a liver arriving right now that we believe he is a match for.

Sam is on death's doorstep.

But if you put him on that list... There were a number of reasons we decided

that case was a poor candidate for transplant. Yes, but I have new relevant

information that proves that he is capable of handling post -transplant

All the reasons we declined to list your patient remain true. This is all too

little, too late. I can't take this back to the committee.

If I could have your attention, please.

Thank you all for coming tonight.

None of this would be possible without my mother, who planned this whole event

even after she retired.

My question for everyone here tonight is who deserves care?

People always say doctors are the heroes. That's a bit aggrandizing for my

taste. I know firsthand that patients are the real heroes.

Like a young man named Sam Mapesbury, who has been grappling with mental

and subsequently acute liver failure. He is in a hospital room at Bronx General

right now, fighting for his life.

He will die without a new liver. But the harsh reality is that patients with

mental illness are often summarily rejected.

from organ transplant lists.

Every other hospital in this city found a reason not to list Mr. Mapesbury for a

liver.

But at Bronx General, we have doctors like Bernard Walker, the head of our

transplant team who didn't hesitate for a moment to recognize this young man's

potential and put him at the top of the list.

Dr. Walker is giving Sam Mapesbury that second chance at life.

And it's because of people like him that I am proud to work at Bronx General,

where we believe that everyone deserves care.

Thank you.

Bernard, what an absolute angel you are.

For any of you motivated to donate, this is what your dollars are going for.

Thank you again, Bernard.

Hudson Oaks would like to match any donations up to $100 ,000.

What the hell did you just do?

Uh, I made you a hero.

And I helped you save a young man's life.

Our donors seem to approve.

Or I can walk on stage and say that Dr. Wolf had it wrong.

That you actually don't want to list him and that you're going to let him die.

Fine.

You win.

He's on the list.

But know this.

I have a very long memory.

Excuse me.

Carol, is your ex -husband on the premises?

What? No, why?

Because that is what the kids will call a revenge dress.

Oh, this old thing.

Well, you clean up pretty well yourself, Dr.

Thor.

Careful, Dr. Pierce. My ego thrives on validation.

Speaking of which, I've got to hand it to your boy, Wolf, for that speech.

He is annoying as all hell, but when it works, it works.

Um, I prefer audacious.

But, yes, sometimes spontaneity does drive me to drink.

Mm -hmm.

Oh,

Dr. Thornbrand.

Well, contrary to popular belief, you may, in fact, be a gentleman.

Is that my drink?

Maybe I said just vodka.

Oh.

Dr. Pierce, your dress is fire.

Thank you, Justine.

Oh,

I didn't realize you two were... A total heat score.

JK. No, I just worked out in the ED a lot, so it was only a matter of time

before we caught a vibe.

So she's how you know what the kids are saying.

What an inspiring evening this has been.

Every year we invite one of our most promising residents to share the story

why they became a doctor.

Please help me welcome the newest member of our neurology department, Dr.

Charlie Porter.

Hi. Can you see me a little bit? No.

Thank you.

Dr. Landon for inviting me to speak.

It's ironic that I work in a hospital because for years I avoided them.

When I was 10 years old, my mother was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.

Before her diagnosis, I remember she was happy all the time.

Her eyes would light up when I walked in her room.

She never missed the bedtime.

And before I'd fall asleep, she'd say to me, I'm so lucky.

to be your mom.

But I was the lucky one.

Lord, I am not going to be able to get through this.

My mom was one in a million.

After she got sick, she missed a lot of bedtimes.

I remember the light in her eyes faded.

I remember that she suffered immensely.

But most of all, I remember her doctor.

He was young, smart, dedicated and i looked up to him he told my dad

that he'd be with us every step of the way and he was and he is the reason that

i pursued medicine not because he saved my mom but

because he dangled the possibility that he could he let my family cling to

that belief which is why we were so completely unprepared when she died

You okay?

When I got to medical school, I realized that my mother never had any chance of

surviving her prognosis.

I realized that her doctor sold her a fantasy because he couldn't bear to help

her face the truth.

I believe that as doctors, we are not in the business of selling fantasies. I

believe that we are in the business of telling the truth.

So all I can hope...

is that when I'm honest with my patients, I'm making my mom proud.

This is a deep spray.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Wait, wait, wait.

It's okay.

We got him lifted.

We got him a liver.

It's a match.

He's going into surgery right now.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

It's okay.

It's okay.

You look upset, Dr. Wolf.

Was it because I upstaged you?

You didn't come work for me to learn from the best. You came because what?

to punish me? I wanted to meet the doctor who ruined my life.

Make sure that you would never ruin anyone else's. So you want to get me

No, it wouldn't be the first time.

Charlie, when I was treating your mom, I was young. I was learning.

I still am, but she, she didn't want to give up. She refused to give up. She

wanted to keep fighting. I cared. No, don't, don't do your whole empathy

You were her doctor.

I was her son.

I care deeply, not you. I know what it's like to lose a parent. No, you don't.

Your father's alive.

He just chose not to be with you.

Twice, from what I've heard.

You're angry.

I understand that. But lying to me, infiltrating my department, trying to

revenge is not going to bring her back.

If you think this is just about my mom, maybe you really weren't with us every

step of the way.

My father couldn't handle all of the suffering that you put her through.

So he hit the bottle.

Hard. Four years after my mom died, he drank himself to death.

I have been alone since I was 14, Wolf.

I'm so sorry.

I don't forgive you. Not processing trauma.

It can break a person.

What is this? An address.

It's where your father is.

It wasn't very hard to find either, but I don't think you even tried, did you?

Oh, like you said, not processing trauma can break a person's soul.

Let's see who breaks first.

Have yourself.

A merry little Christmas.

Let your heart be light.

Well,

what's going on? Was Charlie's speech about...

Looking good, Dr. Nichols.

You sure you're not into women?

Not since basic training.

This is what I miss.

Who embarrassed themselves this year?

Ah, I believe that might have been me.

Impossible.

Hey, can I ask?

Have you noticed anything off about Wolf?

I miss Jen Shah.

She's in federal prison now.

My friend's at the ballet.

Nina just got a... Standing ovation.

Good for her.

Every dog deserves her day.

Sam's almost out of surgery.

I just checked in.

Zero complications.

Sounds like a reason to celebrate.

You did an incredible thing

getting Sam on that list.

I think Wolf gets the credit for that one.

But that would have never happened without you.

You saved his life.

You did.

You're amazing.

A merry little Christmas.

You get stood up?

I think so.

It's fine.

Probably putting too much pressure on her.

She'll come around once she sees you play kickball.

Greg, we'll be right ahead.

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