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Previously on Doc.

He'll say all the right things. He'll do what needs to be done. He's TJ.

Did you follow up on what we talked about? The nightmares?

Yeah. I want to have a child.

We've wasted so much time.

Your ovarian reserve has become very low.

Gina, your eggs appear to still be viable.

You started the day with a HIPAA violation.

I want to know what you're going to do to turn things around.

I'm Graham. Your parents gave, what, 20 mil to the hospital?

She's insisting she's ready to work. If she does anything to earn my distrust,

I'll be the first one showing her the door.

Dad, none of these are going to work.

Oh, no. They're all burnt.

No, we need more.

I've got bad news.

No. No.

We need at least one good batch. I know, I know. Dad, come on.

I've got to do a taste test. Hazel's going to be here in like two minutes for

our sleepover. In like two minutes?

Serious? We can just give these burnt ones to Uncle Kenny. He'll eat anything,

right?

Where this is?

What?

Roxy, what?

What's going on?

Where? Where?

Where?

So did you find Mr. Right yet? Oh, no.

There's way too many to choose from. Oh, I like him.

What's his CV?

UCLA undergrad, MBA from Berkeley.

And he brews his own craft beer as a hobby. Kind of like that.

Is it me or does this whole thing feel like some icky master race sci-fi

experiment? What's the alternative?

If Wendy has her way, Marcus.

Her brother.

Family lines, generational legacy, and a dose of guilt since it was supposed to

be her egg to begin with.

How do you feel about that? About the prospect of Uncle Daddy?

It's a bit fraught.

Too bad you already went there. I'd ask Ben.

Not if you'd been having the memories that I'm getting here with.

Oh, no.

What now?

It's about the trial.

Apparently, I consulted on it, and I remembered calling him and asking him

about a problem.

But that was, like, four years ago.

They must have gone through half a dozen research boards for approval to even get

this far. I know, but now I'm wondering if my brain is back to warning me about

something. So you don't have enough on your plate trying to manage 30 interns.

You want to go on some wild goose chase, which violates your whole mantra.

Wait, what was it again?

Oh, right.

You were going to look forward.

Right. So go then. Into the future, please.

Keep going. Goodbye.

Hey. Hey.

So this is how it's gonna be now?

It's Rachel. I gotta take this. Is that okay?

Did you hear anything yet?

Hi, I'm Dr. Larson.

This is Dr. De Silva and Dr. Barker. James, my wife Hillary, this is Roxy.

Hi. Hi, Roxy. How are you feeling?

I'm good. Yeah. We don't know what happened.

It's like she's totally fine now, but she was... And then they sent us up here

and they wouldn't tell us anything. The ER did preliminary labs and imaging, and

everything came back normal.

Hey there, Rockstar.

Uncle Kenny.

That's my brother, Kenny.

Hi. Is Hazel here? No, sweetie, she's at home. It's her cousin.

We can FaceTime her in a bit, okay?

So, what's going on here?

Dr. De Silva?

We tested Roxy for infections, vitamin deficiencies, and thyroid function, all

of which came back negative.

Our next step is to perform something called a spinal tap, which will allow us

to collect fluid surrounding her spinal nerves.

Oh, my God.

Wait, it's like a...

Like a needle in her spine? Yeah, it's a very standard, well-established

procedure.

Will it hurt?

No. Roxy will be sedated.

You won't feel a thing. Okay, so why do you need to do that? What exactly are

you looking for?

Dr. Barker?

Anything that could be affecting Roxy's nervous system.

Any sign of an infection.

It's the best way for us to get clear answers.

And what we find will determine our next steps.

I know it sounds really scary, but... We wouldn't perform any procedure that we

didn't think was absolutely necessary.

Dr. De Silva, set up the LP.

Yes. And Dr. Barker, make sure you get all the consent signed from Mom and Dad.

Absolutely.

Well, Dr. Larson, I'm sorry. I meant to ask you something earlier, but I have a

family commitment this afternoon. I was hoping I could step out for a bit. Step

out? In the middle of your shift?

Yeah, it's a lunch thing honoring my stepmother, you know, Nina Barker.

It's kind of a big deal.

There are protocols for asking for time off. Clearly you've known about this for

a while. Yeah, yeah, that's my bad. I didn't think it was something I could

ask for my first week.

Then I spoke to her this morning, and she told me how important it was to her.

So it's right on McAllister.

You have an hour.

You will finish everything on your patient list before you go. Of course,

of course, of course. I'm heading to check on Ms. Camelia's blood cultures

right now. Thank you so much.

He seems happy.

He is something, that's for sure.

How did it go last night with TJ?

Honestly, I have no idea.

What do you mean?

Well, he was great, like I expected. And then this morning...

Oh, okay. Well, he's avoiding.

It's not shocking.

This is going to sound strange, but you've known him for longer than anyone

else here.

Yeah, like 15 years. But I have an eight-year blind spot.

No memories of him during that period?

No, not really.

What are you asking exactly?

I don't know.

Something's just kind of... He almost seems detached from the situation.

He's been through a lot. I'm sure he has his coping mechanisms.

Maybe just give him some space.

Right. Thanks.

This happened when?

About a week ago.

Okay, we'll have Dr. Maitre take a look. Here she is.

Dr. Maitre, this is Mason McCanty.

Swollen jaw from a bench-pressing injury.

Barbell slipped out of my hand.

Temp set 102, and the site's warm to the touch.

Looks like an infection.

Yes, it does.

How much were you benching?

About 215.

I'm trying to put on some muscle mass, you know?

I'm gonna demarcate the area around the swelling.

So we can monitor the site.

What does that mean?

It means that you're a circle on your face.

Just making sure the infection doesn't spread.

Suggested course of action?

Blood cultures and start them on a broad-spectrum IV antibiotic.

Plus a CT to make sure the infection hasn't invaded the bone.

Exactly. So we're going to do tests?

What's that going to show?

We need to take a closer look at your injury, see the extent of the damage.

Right.

Sure. Okay.

Looks like the infection has invaded bone.

That's not the only thing I'm worried about. Look at those hairline fractures.

Yeah, there's dozens of them. Yeah, and see the pattern?

I've been reading about this.

It's just hard to believe it, even when you see it.

I don't understand.

This is why he was nervous about us testing him.

He did this to himself.

Intentionally.

Hi.

I'm sorry I'm late.

There was a mistake upstairs that I had to fix.

Always going to be a reason for Dr. Larson to swoop in and save the day.

Can I get you a coffee or something? No, I'm fine. Thanks.

I don't know how to... I'm so sorry about you and Michael. The divorce.

That's nothing that you need to worry about, TJ.

Anyway, I want to talk about you.

How's med school?

Incredible.

Has the transition been hard?

Transition? From active duty.

Stay side is...

Definitely less exciting, but it's all good.

Well, I am so proud of you.

Finishing college while making Ranger.

Yep, traded in frats and keg parties for IEDs and night raids.

That's quite a feat.

Feels like I found purpose over there.

And now, with the medicine.

I better be your first call when residency comes around.

You gonna save a spot for me? I got four more years.

As long as I'm chief.

We perform a bone resection to clear the infected tissue, then flush the area

with antibiotics.

Bone resection?

That'll leave a scar.

We can bring in a plastic surgeon.

If your goal is to clear the infection, I'm sure there's another way. Oh!

You started the consult already.

You weren't here yet, and he wanted to know the plan. Did you explain to him

that this could lead to sepsis? Of course.

Sepsis means it could kill you. I get it.

You are not cutting a hole in my face.

We won't know the extent of the damage until we go in surgically. If you can't

figure it out...

I'll do my own research.

Seriously? Please put the phone down, Mason. You're not going to find the

solution there.

I'm hesitant to suggest this, and I don't recommend it, but we could try a

stronger round of IV antibiotics with a needle aspiration and monitor the

situation very closely over the next 12 hours.

As long as you're not cutting into my face.

But you need to understand that it could get worse, and at that point, we would

need to revisit the surgical option.

I'll take my chances.

You better get an informed refusal.

What's that?

It means you're ignoring sound medical advice in favor of a much riskier

course. So it protects you.

That's right, it does.

Appreciate the consult. Dr. Coleman will pay you if anything changes.

A needle aspiration kit? Please.

I know this is something you're not going to want to talk about, but are you

doing something to your face to change your appearance? I already told you it

was the barbell.

Go get whatever forms you need me to sign. Mason, we need to... No more

talking.

The truth is, looks is health.

I am going to show you how to look smacks the real way in 2026, starting

with your jaw.

Dude, you're gorgeous as you are. What are you doing?

This is about a patient. Oh, God. One of those incel freaks?

No idea. But it's crazy what these looks maxers are doing.

My patient's bone smashing to give himself a better jawline.

Good thing guys like us don't have to worry about that, right?

Right.

Sure. Anyway, a friend of mine bailed on the Twins game tonight, so I got an

extra ticket.

Killer seats, dude. Like, three rows from the dugout. You down?

Yeah. Sure.

Absolutely. Right on.

Twins are...

Baseball, right? Oh, okay.

Got a lot to teach you.

Only thing, though, I gotta go to this lunch thing today, and I'm kind of

behind on some of my patient follow-up. Can you, uh... Can you do me a solid?

You mean covers for you? Yeah. I mean, otherwise, we'll never make it out in

time tonight, so... Um, sure.

Yeah, no problem. All right.

Sick.

I gotta go do this spinal tap with Larson now, but I'll hit you up with the

beads later.

Alright?

We're just waiting.

Yeah.

It'll take a little while longer.

It's gonna be okay, man.

I'm looking it up.

Spinal tap's not nearly as scary as it sounds.

This is a great hospital, and these are the best doctors.

Alright?

Insert the needle at a slight upward angle, aiming toward the umbilicus.

Dr. Barker, what does it mean if the CSF comes out cloudy?

Meningitis. And if it comes up viscous, Dr. De Silva?

Cancer. And yellow fluid indicates brain bleed.

It's clear.

Which means we have no idea what it is.

You did a procedure on her spine for nothing.

It was necessary, and it helped us rule out some things, but we are going to

need to do more tests.

Does this mean I can't go home?

Not for a little while yet, Roxy.

How long has your life been doing that?

I don't know.

Is it from the procedure?

No. No.

Are you feeling hot at all?

No.

And she's all caught up on her vaccines.

Yeah, of course.

Kids need to be 12 months before they can get their first dose of MMR.

Was she ever sick before she was able to get those shots?

Measles, mumps, rubella?

Yeah, she had a fever a few times, but nothing serious. She never had a rash or

anything like that. Measles doesn't always present with a typical rash.

Was she ever around anyone who had it? No, of course not.

We don't know anyone that ever had it. Right.

Hazel did.

What?

Hazel. She had the measles.

When? She was about two years old.

It was a couple weeks after that big family reunion at Leech Lake.

That was before Roxy's first birthday. So she gave it to Roxy? Oh.

Oh, my God. This is... You never had Hazel vaccinated?

No. So this could be SSPE.

S-what? What the hell is that?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Information is key. And we just got a little bit more, which is good.

We're just going to need a little more time.

I'm sorry, Dr. Orson. I wanted to make sure you didn't miss it.

If she had measles as a baby, it could have developed into SSPE.

Of course I didn't miss it. That's why I was asking the questions about the

measles in the first place.

But SSPE is a death sentence.

We don't give that kind of information unless we are absolutely sure.

You're right. I'm sorry. This isn't the first time you've ever stepped in front

of a patient or jumped the gun on a diagnosis.

And if we are going to deliver news like that, there is a... I can't understand

what you're saying, Michael.

Dr. Larson?

If we're going to deliver that kind of news, there is a way to do it.

I understand.

So what do we do next?

For now, we're going to treat SSPE as a diagnosis of exclusion, so let's start

excluding. We will test for every other possible illness and hope that one of

them is the answer.

TJ, your shift ended three hours ago.

Yeah, I'm just catching up.

If you weren't caught up, I'd know.

Right, of course.

You have to be back here at 6 a.m. Yeah, I could just crash in your car. Sure,

but I need you fresh.

I am not sleeping much anyway.

Go home.

Tell Jennifer I said you're welcome.

Oh, um... Jen and I broke up.

Sorry. You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

You told me last week she was moving in. She just doesn't get it.

What we need to do to be doctors.

I will go home, be ready for you tomorrow, back at it.

Hey, you sure you're okay?

Yeah, I'm so good.

Yes, I already explained the risks.

The guy needs a psych consult. The girl's 11 and we're looking at the

possibility of SSPE. I need those labs now.

Fine, just get them to me as soon as they're ready.

Literally standing by.

No, no, the name's Gamelia.

Frances Gamelia.

Yeah, just calling to check on her blood culture.

Kyle, what are you doing?

Oh, I was just making sure. I don't remember asking you to check on my

patient.

Right.

Sorry, I should have... I'm just doing a favor for Graham.

Graham can handle Graham's work. I will get the blood culture results.

You get back to your rounds.

Yeah, I understand.

We'll get back to you.

Well, feel free to call Dr. Matri. He is her patient.

I hope you're not talking to Dr. Grant that way.

No, um, Fox.

Still? Yeah, um, non-compliant patient really getting out of my skin.

Hey, I haven't had a chance to check in with you.

How are you doing with everything?

You mean moving to surgery? That's going great.

I mean with Sonia.

Oh.

Yeah. I mean, it's a lot, so it's understandable if you feel thrown a bit.

Did Sonya ask you to talk to me? No, no, of course not. Because it seems like

you're pretty involved in all of this.

She was scared, TJ. She needed to know how far along she was.

She saved hearing the heartbeat for you.

Listen, I don't think this is the place for any of this, so... Right, I'm sorry,

I... I have a few patients to attend to.

Some consults, so...

I know I freaked you out.

Clearly, you need to talk to somebody.

She's negative for anti-NMDA encephalitis.

So that's good, right? It's a process of elimination right now. The next step

would be a cerebral angiogram. What's that?

We put a catheter into the arteries that feed her brain and inject dye so we can

see what's going on with the vessels inside.

God. What are you looking for now?

This would be to eliminate possible aneurysm or abnormal blood vessels,

either of which could be causing this. I know that sounds scary, but either of

those would be treatable.

And if you don't find what you're looking for, then what?

A brain biopsy, which is extremely invasive, so we're putting that off as

long as possible.

What was the thing that your intern said before? SS something?

Yeah, sorry about that. She's only been here a few weeks, and honestly, she was

just trying to impress me.

We're going down much more likely routes right now.

I did the needle aspiration and the second dose of Amselbactim seems to be

working, but he's still non-compliant to surgery and absolutely resistant when it

comes to talking about any of this.

You did the right thing, offering him a less invasive solution.

Let's see if it softened him up a bit to want to talk now.

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

Nope.

Hi, Mason.

I'm Dr. Walker.

Another doctor.

Call it the deluxe package.

Can I sit?

Now, I spoke to Dr. Coleman and Dr. Matra,

and I understand how important it is to you to not have surgery. But you're here

to talk me into it anyway.

Not at all.

But you need to understand, depending on the circumstances, the infection itself

could cause the scarring we're all trying to avoid.

The integrity of the tissue under your jaw is important.

It can cause tethering of the skin as it heals, which can cause asymmetry or even

disfigurement, which is why we need to know if there's been prior trauma to

this area and what caused it. And your facial scans clearly show it wasn't a

barbell.

I've seen this done with fists, hammers, even ice picks. It was a massage gun,

okay?

You take the guard off and...

You get more precision.

And that's to undo years of damage from sleeping incorrectly, bad posture,

chewing wrong.

Yeah, that's exactly right.

The blunt force creates calluses, and when they heal, the jaw squares out.

Wolf's law.

I'm familiar.

It's just science.

Face shape.

It's a myth.

Can I see some of your research?

It's what you're all looking for.

Who? Women like you.

I hate to break it to you, but women like me tend to look for women like me.

But I get your point.

You know, 80% of women only date the top 10% of men.

Sounds like a high bar.

My last girlfriend?

Total freaking Becky.

She dumps me.

Is that when this started? After the breakup?

Started.

This is how life is.

When you're attractive, everything's easier. That's just a fact.

Yeah, I think we're done here.

Thanks for the chat.

Dr. Matos, can I pick your brain for a minute? If you can wait an hour, I've

got a procedure.

Please. The patient's 11 years old.

I'm thinking cardioembolic TIAs.

There's no vegetation on the valves.

EKG is totally normal, not even arrhythmias.

Plus, the head CT is normal. We are redoing that right now.

I'm sorry, Dr. Larson. I have a patient waiting for me, and you're grasping at

straws.

CT is negative.

Hey, SSPE.

That's what you said, right?

There are so many of them. Just tell me.

Okay? Tell me right now my daughter doesn't have this. We can't.

But we really don't know anything for sure.

Hey, sorry. The line of the cafeteria was bananas.

Hey!

You did this! What?

You killed her!

Hey! Security!

Stop! Stop!

Hey! She died? No! Not yet!

Stop! Stop! Get off me! Stop it now!

It's fine. We got this.

I'm fine. Yeah, you're fine, Kenny.

Yeah, you're just fine!

It's kind of a sore subject in the family, you know?

But I've done my own research.

I've read up on all the issues.

Natural immunity is better than vaccine antibodies.

And these pharmaceutical companies, they don't want you to know this, but...

Those vaccines aren't even 100% effective. No, they're not. But before

the vaccine, the measles killed 2 million people a year. That's the point.

Vaccines are highly effective, and they're also a social contract that we

make to protect the weakest among us, our most vulnerable, in this case, our

babies.

Hazel probably got it from somebody who chose not to be vaccinated.

I get that. I do. But when Hazel got sick...

We isolated her. I'm sure you did, but the incubation period for measles is 14

days. Hazel would have been contagious well before she had symptoms.

But she got better.

They both did. So why is this happening now?

SSPE can lie dormant for up to 30 years.

So you're saying my daughter could get this too?

Yes.

If this is SSPE, you're telling me that there's nothing that you could do?

I'm sorry.

No.

Two and a half hours?

I am so sorry. There was this guy that was giving a speech that was way too

long to honor my stepmom, and he asked me to say something.

I hope you enjoyed it, because that is the last time I give you the benefit of

any doubt.

Go. Change.

Help Nikki collect blood cultures.

Oh, my stepmom.

She asked me to send her regards.

I mean, you wouldn't remember, but you two knew each other pretty well a few

years back.

She's a big fan.

Don't tell me you're checking on me again.

We told you this will require constant monitoring.

I get it, but every 20 minutes?

It's starting to spread.

I thought you said it was getting better.

I feel crepitus. Call the OR?

Stat. No. I told you I'm not doing surgery.

Okay, it can't wait any longer, Mason.

The infection's spreading too fast.

I don't care.

Just try something else. It is too late, Mason. You have flesh-eating bacteria.

Do you understand?

This will kill you. I don't believe you.

This is how serious it is.

Okay. Okay, I'll do it.

Just please, can you bring in a plastic surgeon? You can do that, right?

She's negative for Lefora now.

And she's deteriorating.

We're running out of ideas.

It feels like it's time to... Amy.

Like, it's time for the biopsy.

I don't like it, but I... High fever, confusion, delirium, myoclinus. What

about toxoplasmosis?

Do you have a cat?

What? A cat.

No.

There's a rare infection called toxoplasmosis. It can come from cat

litter boxes.

Well, she was over at Jocelyn's place last week. Doesn't she have a cat? I

think so. That could be what's causing this.

If it is, it's good news.

Great. What do we do?

It's a simple blood test.

We'll make sure the lab rushes the results.

We can have them within the hour.

Where's Dr. Coleman?

Good morning, Dr. Larson.

I think he's still in the on-call room. He crashed there last night.

Dr. Coleman, you are... Oh, my God.

TJ?

TJ, hey, wake up.

Wake up.

Hey, it's Amy. It's Amy.

I keep

thinking

what I could have done differently.

His denial was too strong, Sonia.

We did what we could.

Debreeding this area of necrotic tissue now.

Dr. Coleman, irrigate here.

I want this field clear before we go any further.

Give me the bone cutters.

How far does the infection go?

He's going to lose half his jaw.

The extent of the damage is worse than we anticipated, but we were able to

clear the infection, which means there won't be any additional tissue loss.

What will it look like?

The advancements in facial reconstruction have been incredible over

the last few years. It'll take some time, but we'll create a treatment plan.

Time? How much?

A year.

Maybe two. Two years to recover from a surgery?

It's not just one surgery, Mason.

How many?

the truth.

It'll likely be dozens.

I just want to go back to the way I looked before.

Unfortunately, the toxoplasmosis test came back negative. Are you sure?

We are.

So now what?

It's time for the brain biopsy.

Does that mean you have to... Yes, we will take a small bit of brain tissue.

And what will that tell us?

We have eliminated every possible diagnosis except for two.

The first is an idiopathic encephalitis, which would resolve with immunotherapy.

And the other?

The SSP.

Which will kill her.

Slowly, in the most horrible way possible.

James.

Sorry.

I can't understand what you're saying, Michael.

This test.

You're presenting it like it's 50-50, but what is it really? If she did have

measles as a child, SSPE is far more likely.

But there's still a chance it's not.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, oh, my God.

If you'll excuse me for a moment.

What happened in there?

Nothing.

You don't need to talk me off the ledge. Well, I'm not here to do that.

Let go. I'm fine.

Sometimes you seem to forget I'm chief of medicine, and one of my residents

just ran out in front of a patient's family, so you need to tell me what's

going on.

I had a memory of the night Danny died.

And the funeral.

And it's just... This is exactly what I was worried about with you coming back.

It wouldn't matter, Michael. These memories could happen anywhere. No, Amy.

This case is triggering you. That is what's making these memories come up.

Well, you're just going to have to deal with that because I'm not going home to

stare at the wall and wait to heal. Right, right. So we're back to that.

I am still the best doctor in this department and everyone knows it. So

what is this? I am trying to figure that out myself.

Well, stop figuring and let me do my job.

Did I hurt you?

No.

But clearly, you need to talk to somebody.

I know I freaked you out, but it was just a nightmare.

This is your life, TJ.

Okay? It's not some mission that needs to be accomplished. The hell do you know

about my missions?

You're right. I don't know.

All the more reason for you to get some help. I don't need them.

Look at what's happening to you, TJ.

Everything you are bottling up inside, it's going to find a way to come out.

It always does.

I'll think about it.

Okay. Because I really don't want to hear you say, it's all good, again.

I promise.

Hey, who's doing Roxy Kettle's brain biopsy?

How is she?

The biopsy went well. No complications, and she's stable.

Thank God.

We sent the tissues up to the lab.

The results can take up to 24 hours, but we pushed them hard, so hopefully we'll

hear something in under 12.

Okay, so now... We wait.

I can't believe my brother.

Can I speak freely?

No. As a doctor, just as somebody who's lost a lot in her life.

Yeah, yeah, go ahead.

Family is a gift for only given ones.

Even when they're at their worst.

And especially when they still want the best for us, we've got to try to find a

way to hold on to them.

I can't forgive them.

So don't.

Not yet.

Maybe just let him be there for you.

Because you're going to need each other.

Trust me on this.

Yeah.

Hey, man.

Been looking for you. Hey, ready to go?

Yeah, I got some bad news, man. It turns out my buddy is coming to the game

tonight, so I don't have that extra ticket with us.

Oh, okay. But I did get you your own seat.

Furo's back, but... Sitting alone?

I was trying to get you something closer.

Right.

Yeah, uh... I think I'm just gonna hang back and get ahead of tomorrow's work.

Thanks anyways.

Yeah, sure.

Brain check. Dr. Barker.

Catch you tomorrow.

You know what we've been dealing with today.

With Roxy and her parents.

Yeah, yeah. Pretty rough.

Yeah, Kyle was on a rough one too.

And do you know what didn't help me or anyone?

Was your lack of performance.

Excuse me? I checked the specimen logs from all the patient labs from earlier.

Mrs. Gettleman, Mr. Wright, Ms. Spahr, Kyle did them all. Yeah, yeah, we

swapped favors.

They're not favors.

They're assignments.

Yeah, but when you're on call. You weren't on call. You were at a luncheon.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was a big deal. It's all a big deal.

Being a doctor is a big deal.

So, you'll stay late and finish the handoff list.

Oh no, I'm done with my list. No, not just yours.

Everyone's.

Yeah, I really wish I could.

I'm just taking a few friends to a ball game. They're already there. I can't

text them the tickets. It's a whole moving barcode thing.

Sorry to interrupt. I didn't realize you were... I just need to sign off on Mrs.

Camillia's discharge.

To be continued.

Graham, we'll pick this up in the morning.

Hey, babe.

I can't choose.

the father of our child based on what college he went to or how chiseled his

jawline is.

We're not doing that, Gina.

Yeah, we pretty much are.

So, let's go with your brother.

Hey.

I didn't mean to ambush you earlier.

I know.

TJ? Yes?

Your leg's shaking.

Oh, um, yeah, it does that sometimes.

When?

I don't know exactly.

Clearly you're stressed.

I have handled a lot more than this. I know you have.

But I know you, and you always have a plan, and this... Improvise, adapt,

overcome.

I'm sure that works in battle, but you are not in battle right now.

That was a joke.

Oh.

I had a memory of us, and I told you you needed to see

somebody.

Oh, yeah, that was, um...

That was a few days before your accident. I had a nightmare in the on

-call room. It was a sleepwalking kind of thing.

And did you see someone?

Yeah.

Yeah, I saw a specialist, and I sleep great now.

No more nightmares.

I know you're worried about me, and I appreciate it.

But trust me.

Tough day.

Yeah.

Guess we got our wires crossed a bit.

Maybe you need some space to process this.

Maybe just for tonight?

Maybe I'll get some sleep that way.

Yeah.

I just

checked in with the lab.

They're going to let me know as soon as they have the results.

Do you mind if I wait with you?

This is Dr. Larson.

We got Roxy's results.

I'm sorry.

It's not the news you wanted.