1 00:00:14,222 --> 00:00:17,312 [indistinct chatter] 2 00:00:22,105 --> 00:00:23,935 - We here at Baylor Plano believe 3 00:00:23,982 --> 00:00:25,322 choosin' your own doctor 4 00:00:25,358 --> 00:00:27,938 is man's sacred, God-given right. 5 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:31,526 Advocacy, innovation, collaboration. 6 00:00:31,573 --> 00:00:33,323 Excellence in these arenas compelled 7 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:36,536 "U.S. News and World Report" to rank Baylor Plano high 8 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:38,958 on its list of the nation's finest hospitals. 9 00:00:38,997 --> 00:00:40,537 [soft dramatic music] 10 00:00:40,582 --> 00:00:42,502 But it's our down-home Texas values 11 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:45,052 that won us the trust of our community. 12 00:00:45,086 --> 00:00:47,546 And we owe it to that community to spare no expense 13 00:00:47,589 --> 00:00:49,759 when it comes to their health care. 14 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:53,599 That begins by recruiting only the best. 15 00:00:53,636 --> 00:00:55,596 Countries from around the globe, 16 00:00:55,638 --> 00:00:58,978 37 to date, have sent their citizens to be treated 17 00:00:59,017 --> 00:01:02,397 by renowned surgeons, Doctors O'Connor and Crosby. 18 00:01:02,437 --> 00:01:04,437 They've made the Baylor Scoliosis Center 19 00:01:04,481 --> 00:01:07,321 the very first institute of its kind devoted 20 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:10,739 to the treatment of this devastating spinal curvature. 21 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:14,819 Recently, Dr. Shapiro was awarded a preceptorship 22 00:01:14,866 --> 00:01:18,616 under Professor Juha Mikkelsgaard of Helsinki. 23 00:01:18,661 --> 00:01:20,041 Finally, 24 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,960 representing the exciting future of neurosurgery, 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,290 we have just recruited a rising star 26 00:01:26,336 --> 00:01:28,916 of minimally invasive technique, 27 00:01:28,963 --> 00:01:32,263 hailing from the University of Tennessee and Semmes-Murphey, 28 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:35,100 the very institute that blazed the trail in that approach. 29 00:01:35,136 --> 00:01:37,806 [tense music] 30 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:48,438 - Dr. Duntsch, good morning. - Good morning, Dr. Morgan. 31 00:01:51,027 --> 00:01:52,817 - I'd like to go over the equipment you ordered 32 00:01:52,862 --> 00:01:54,492 for the procedure. 33 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:56,451 Yasargil micro bayonet, 34 00:01:56,491 --> 00:01:59,291 French Fukushima teardrop tapered suction tube, 35 00:01:59,327 --> 00:02:02,657 micro dissector set in titanium with case-- 36 00:02:02,706 --> 00:02:05,456 oh, wait, we have the Yasargil bayonet forceps. 37 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,090 You need the micro bayonet as well? 38 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:11,128 - If I asked for it, I need it. 39 00:02:11,172 --> 00:02:13,092 [water running] 40 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,633 - Uh, we have Kerrisons, 41 00:02:14,676 --> 00:02:16,546 retractors, microdiscectomy systems. 42 00:02:16,594 --> 00:02:19,644 [metallic clanging] - Cupboards bare? 43 00:02:19,681 --> 00:02:22,311 That's, uh, quite the grocery list you got there. 44 00:02:22,350 --> 00:02:24,350 - I'll see you in the OR, Doctor. 45 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:30,479 - [sighs] How many surgeries you doing here today? 46 00:02:30,525 --> 00:02:33,445 - Just one. First at this institution. 47 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,656 - Oh, congratulations. 48 00:02:35,697 --> 00:02:38,197 Insurance is never gonna cover any of that shit. 49 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:41,331 - That is not my problem. Fixing people is. 50 00:02:41,369 --> 00:02:42,619 Unlike the rest of this town. 51 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:43,962 - Is that right? - Yeah. 52 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:46,247 What passes for neurosurgery down here is a sham. 53 00:02:46,291 --> 00:02:48,171 I'm here to nuke this place into the future. 54 00:02:48,209 --> 00:02:50,089 - [chuckles] Wow. Well, you impress me. 55 00:02:50,128 --> 00:02:53,088 Usually, it takes surgeons at least a good decade 56 00:02:53,131 --> 00:02:54,631 to refine their God complex. 57 00:02:54,674 --> 00:02:59,184 - [laughs] Christopher D. Duntsch. MD-PhD. 58 00:02:59,220 --> 00:03:00,430 - Randy. 59 00:03:00,472 --> 00:03:01,852 So do they have to enlarge the door 60 00:03:01,890 --> 00:03:03,850 to get your Northern head into the building? 61 00:03:03,892 --> 00:03:08,272 - I'm from Tennessee. - North of Texas is north. 62 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:12,153 - You know what, I think I'm gonna make you my access guy. 63 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:14,362 - Do I get a say in the matter? - Nope, that's it. 64 00:03:14,402 --> 00:03:16,202 From now on, you're doing all of my access. 65 00:03:16,237 --> 00:03:17,657 You are my fuckin' guy. 66 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:22,197 - Oh, goodie. - You're my guy, Randy. 67 00:03:22,243 --> 00:03:25,163 [suspenseful ambient music] 68 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:31,535 * * 69 00:03:31,586 --> 00:03:34,256 - Craig James. Congratulations. 70 00:03:34,297 --> 00:03:35,667 You're about to enter the history books. 71 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:37,465 - First surgery at Baylor Plano? 72 00:03:37,509 --> 00:03:38,719 - Staff treating you okay? 73 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,350 - Everything's been just fine. 74 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:42,257 - Have any questions before we begin? 75 00:03:42,305 --> 00:03:44,555 - Gonna fix my leg? - [chuckles] 76 00:03:44,599 --> 00:03:45,889 You'll be playing so much tennis, 77 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:47,444 the next time you're in my office, 78 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:49,397 you're gonna be griping about that elbow. 79 00:03:49,437 --> 00:03:54,937 * * 80 00:03:54,984 --> 00:03:57,034 See you soon. 81 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:59,990 [peaceful ambient music] 82 00:04:00,031 --> 00:04:04,741 * * 83 00:04:04,786 --> 00:04:07,786 [no audio] 84 00:04:07,831 --> 00:04:14,751 * * 85 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:23,347 [basketball thumping] 86 00:04:23,388 --> 00:04:30,478 * * 87 00:04:33,314 --> 00:04:36,364 [phone ringing] 88 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:38,531 - [panting] 89 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:44,492 Morning, Ma. 90 00:04:44,534 --> 00:04:47,294 Yeah. Thanks for the alarm. 91 00:04:47,328 --> 00:04:49,248 * * 92 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:51,709 You, too. Yeah. 93 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:54,380 Love you back. Bye. 94 00:04:54,419 --> 00:05:01,549 * * 95 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:08,981 Double shot espresso bad or double shot mezcal bad? 96 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:10,437 Quarterlies came in. 97 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:13,477 - Violent crime's up 2%. - Oh, that's on DPD. 98 00:05:13,521 --> 00:05:15,401 - With a 5% drop in convictions. 99 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,820 - Stats don't tell the whole story. 100 00:05:16,858 --> 00:05:18,858 - But they don't fib, either. 101 00:05:18,902 --> 00:05:21,912 - We've got a 99% conviction rate. 102 00:05:21,946 --> 00:05:24,526 Ed won't lose his head over some horsepucky calculus. 103 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:27,914 - Not when he can have George's. 104 00:05:27,952 --> 00:05:30,502 - George? - Decade at Public Integrity. 105 00:05:30,538 --> 00:05:34,498 That's some horsepucky for you right there. 106 00:05:34,542 --> 00:05:37,882 Election season can get real ugly real quick. 107 00:05:39,506 --> 00:05:41,546 [door slams] 108 00:05:41,591 --> 00:05:44,341 - What happens to George's caseload? 109 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:50,310 - It's an unprincipled waste of time and taxpayer treasure. 110 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,100 What do you think? 111 00:05:52,143 --> 00:05:55,273 - Perhaps "unparalleled" is a better way to put it. 112 00:05:55,313 --> 00:05:57,193 There's something here, Ed. 113 00:05:57,232 --> 00:06:00,282 George didn't do anything with it for months. 114 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:01,568 I want it. 115 00:06:01,611 --> 00:06:06,281 - Your wants and needs mean nada to me. 116 00:06:06,324 --> 00:06:07,954 Why? 117 00:06:07,992 --> 00:06:11,202 - Because I'm young and naive and idealistic. 118 00:06:11,246 --> 00:06:13,076 - [groans] 119 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:15,383 - And there's something about those two doctors. 120 00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:16,837 - Their passion? - Exactly. 121 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:18,666 - Their passion means shit. 122 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,262 Someday, you'll get old and cranky 123 00:06:20,296 --> 00:06:22,586 and look back on this moment from your deathbed 124 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:25,222 with deep abiding regret. 125 00:06:25,260 --> 00:06:28,510 There's a reason no quack has ever been criminally charged. 126 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,635 - What if we don't have to? 127 00:06:30,682 --> 00:06:32,732 Build a case, but go for the squeeze. 128 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:34,767 License forfeited in the plea, 129 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:36,401 a public health hazard is off the streets, 130 00:06:36,438 --> 00:06:38,518 and you get the W. 131 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:41,355 - That makes a lot of sense. - Thank you. 132 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,071 - Which is why I don't trust it. 133 00:06:43,111 --> 00:06:44,451 - Car's almost here. 134 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:45,987 - What car? - For your speech. 135 00:06:46,031 --> 00:06:48,201 At the YMCA? 136 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:49,661 It's on the schedule. 137 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:51,581 - Oh, shit. Shit! 138 00:06:51,619 --> 00:06:53,959 Now I gotta write something. 139 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:55,667 - I wanted to work in this office 140 00:06:55,707 --> 00:06:58,457 because I was inspired by your leadership 141 00:06:58,501 --> 00:07:03,091 and your eagerness to do the right thing no matter the cost. 142 00:07:03,131 --> 00:07:04,801 - Well, that's good. I like that. 143 00:07:04,841 --> 00:07:06,721 - I'm here to make a difference, 144 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,510 to fight the tough fights, to stand up for the folks 145 00:07:09,554 --> 00:07:11,104 who have no one left to fight for them. 146 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:13,729 - Little diabetic, but it's all in the delivery. 147 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:16,597 - I haven't let you down. - First time for everything. 148 00:07:16,644 --> 00:07:18,564 - And I'm not gonna stop asking. 149 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:21,475 Really politely. 150 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:27,991 - You are the youngest ADA in this office's history. 151 00:07:28,031 --> 00:07:30,371 - Which means I could be the youngest former ADA 152 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:32,828 in this office's history. 153 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:41,536 - Kirby's been burning out my ringer for months now. 154 00:07:41,586 --> 00:07:44,376 Holidays included. 155 00:07:44,422 --> 00:07:45,632 - Thank you. 156 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:47,384 - Don't get me over your skis on this. 157 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:49,835 - You don't know how to ski, Ed. 158 00:07:49,886 --> 00:07:51,546 - Feels good to be rid of him. 159 00:07:51,596 --> 00:07:53,256 Doubt there's a man alive in Texas 160 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:55,016 more sick of that guy than me. 161 00:07:55,058 --> 00:07:56,638 - [sighs] 162 00:07:56,685 --> 00:07:58,645 Merino wool. That's the secret. 163 00:07:58,687 --> 00:08:01,017 Doesn't trap the heat or the dampness. 164 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:04,074 Believe me, my feet go clammy quick. 165 00:08:04,109 --> 00:08:06,359 You know, they say if it's not the frostbite 166 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:09,413 or the gangrene that gets you, it's the Death Zone, 167 00:08:09,447 --> 00:08:12,367 that last 848 meters of Everest. 168 00:08:12,409 --> 00:08:14,159 There's so little oxygen 169 00:08:14,202 --> 00:08:17,542 that your body starts to die minute by minute, cell by cell. 170 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:19,420 - But this is my office, 171 00:08:19,457 --> 00:08:21,877 where I spend a lot of time breathing in the air. 172 00:08:21,918 --> 00:08:23,038 - Don't worry about it. 173 00:08:23,086 --> 00:08:24,916 These things are anti-microbial fibers. 174 00:08:24,963 --> 00:08:26,513 I've been wearing these things for three days. 175 00:08:26,548 --> 00:08:29,178 My feet are as dry as... 176 00:08:29,217 --> 00:08:30,887 I don't know, you fill in whatever metaphor 177 00:08:30,927 --> 00:08:34,217 is least offensive to your delicate sensibilities. 178 00:08:34,264 --> 00:08:36,184 [knock at door] 179 00:08:36,224 --> 00:08:41,154 - Dr. Henderson, Dr. Kirby. So sorry I'm late. 180 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:45,227 Good to see you again. We met briefly. 181 00:08:45,275 --> 00:08:46,895 Well, we didn't meet, but I was in the room 182 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:49,703 when you came to our office a little while back. 183 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:51,028 Michelle Shughart. 184 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:53,532 - Little while back? That was months. 185 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:55,735 So is Yarborough parking the car? 186 00:08:55,785 --> 00:08:58,495 - Just me today. 187 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,538 I get it. You're disappointed. 188 00:09:00,582 --> 00:09:02,542 - Oh, absolutely not. 189 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:06,714 - When you say just you today, do you mean just "today" today? 190 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:08,875 - Every day hereafter. 191 00:09:08,923 --> 00:09:12,143 - You'reour lead? [scoffs] 192 00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:15,887 - Like I said, I get it, you're disappointed. 193 00:09:15,930 --> 00:09:17,810 I'm probably a little too young, 194 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:19,729 maybe a little too woman for your liking, but-- 195 00:09:19,768 --> 00:09:22,148 - Neither is true, Miss Shughart, please. 196 00:09:22,187 --> 00:09:23,397 - Thank you. 197 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:26,068 But what I can tell you is that 198 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:29,067 I am passionate about this case. 199 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:31,910 Well, really every case, but especially this one. 200 00:09:31,946 --> 00:09:34,406 And people tell me that I'm good at my job 201 00:09:34,449 --> 00:09:36,369 even though it makes me exceedingly uncomfortable 202 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:37,579 to say so. 203 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:38,869 - If that son of a bitch thinks 204 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:41,082 I'm donating one blessed cent to his election, 205 00:09:41,122 --> 00:09:43,292 he's got an edema on that medulla of his. 206 00:09:43,333 --> 00:09:45,543 - I apologize. - He gave us his word, Bob. 207 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:48,295 We served up a psychopath on a silver fucking plater, 208 00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:50,258 piping hot, and he goes and shits the bed. 209 00:09:50,298 --> 00:09:54,838 - Oh, I promise I'm not the--uh, you know, in the bed. 210 00:09:54,886 --> 00:09:56,846 And I assure you there's a strategy. 211 00:09:56,888 --> 00:09:59,308 - Yeah, it's called "lock the bastard up," all right? 212 00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:01,769 He's down the road at University General. 213 00:10:01,810 --> 00:10:03,650 - We're gonna take care of it. 214 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:05,767 We're building a swift, focused case 215 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:07,234 to compel maximum leverage. 216 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:09,153 - So you're cutting a deal with him? 217 00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:10,532 - Plea of guilty 218 00:10:10,568 --> 00:10:12,318 in exchange for forfeiture of his medical license. 219 00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:16,242 - Your boss is an idiot. - It was my idea. 220 00:10:18,535 --> 00:10:20,245 - I don't take it back. 221 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:22,536 - I wouldn't expect you to, Dr. Kirby. 222 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:24,500 I don't know medicine. 223 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:28,041 That's why I so desperately need your expertise. 224 00:10:28,086 --> 00:10:30,956 But all due respect, you don't understand the law. 225 00:10:31,006 --> 00:10:32,796 - You don't understand who we're after. 226 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:34,261 - Dr. Kirby is correct. 227 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,390 And believe me, there is no string of four words 228 00:10:36,428 --> 00:10:38,008 I find more disagreeable. 229 00:10:38,054 --> 00:10:40,974 But stripping Duntsch of his Texas license is not enough. 230 00:10:41,016 --> 00:10:42,226 - What he said. Especially the part 231 00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:43,977 about you-know-who being you-know-right. 232 00:10:44,019 --> 00:10:45,599 - He'll find another job. 233 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:48,225 He has to go to prison until either he's too old to practice 234 00:10:48,273 --> 00:10:51,533 medicine or-- - He's in a crematorium. 235 00:10:51,568 --> 00:10:53,358 [soft dramatic music] 236 00:10:53,403 --> 00:10:56,033 - I understand. 237 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:59,162 But the burden of proof for that is insurmountable. 238 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:04,540 - Miss Shughart, Dr. Duntsch's victims are the proof. 239 00:11:04,581 --> 00:11:07,331 Duntsch is never gonna stop. 240 00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:10,375 He's never gonna stop on his own. 241 00:11:10,420 --> 00:11:15,090 * * 242 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:25,635 [slow dissonant music] 243 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:32,855 * * 244 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:49,669 - Keep it up, and I will cancel your birth certificate! 245 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:52,999 Hands off! - Mr. Novak. 246 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:56,506 - Jesus, Moses, and Joseph. He lives. 247 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,799 * * 248 00:11:58,843 --> 00:12:00,353 - So to review, 249 00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:03,347 I'm going to be performing a cervical fusion on two levels, 250 00:12:03,390 --> 00:12:05,980 C3-4 and C4-5. 251 00:12:06,017 --> 00:12:07,687 I'll also be making a minor incision in-- 252 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,437 - Three hours. 253 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:11,399 That's how long they got me lyin' here 254 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:14,189 in this dress, ass flappin' in the wind. 255 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:16,364 Won't let me eat, won't let me drink. 256 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:18,243 - I had a flat tire. It held me up. 257 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:19,279 - Flat tire. 258 00:12:19,322 --> 00:12:20,952 You know what I had this morning? 259 00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:23,080 Not one, not two, 260 00:12:23,118 --> 00:12:27,368 but three black cats scattering across my road. 261 00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:29,254 If that ain't the devil hollering, nothing is. 262 00:12:29,290 --> 00:12:32,540 I am out. 263 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,545 - The longer you wait, 264 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:37,467 the faster your condition is gonna deteriorate. 265 00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:40,717 [soft dramatic music] 266 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,510 - Slicker than owl shit. 267 00:12:44,556 --> 00:12:46,216 You said you worked at Baylor. 268 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:49,726 - I have privileges at every hospital in Dallas. 269 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,019 - And you brought me here. 270 00:12:52,063 --> 00:12:53,733 - Your insurance dictated. 271 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:55,783 - I'm not a rich man, Dr. Duntsch, 272 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:57,567 but I'm no church mouse neither. 273 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:59,740 I got Blue Cross Blue Shield. 274 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:02,949 And you gave me... hammer and sickle! 275 00:13:02,991 --> 00:13:04,911 * * 276 00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:08,081 - [sighs] Mr. Novak... 277 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:10,331 what this hospital lacks in ambience, 278 00:13:10,373 --> 00:13:12,793 it more than makes up for in heart. 279 00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:14,544 I have never worked with a finer, 280 00:13:14,586 --> 00:13:19,586 more dedicated crew of nurses than the ones here at UGH. 281 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:20,932 Never. 282 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,587 I don't have any other procedures scheduled 283 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,925 for the rest of the day. 284 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:27,021 The OR is prepped and ready. 285 00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:31,597 And the staff, they came in just for you. 286 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:35,484 You will not find this level of five-star care anywhere else. 287 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:39,283 * * 288 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:42,609 What else can I say to change your mind? 289 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:45,775 To make this happen? Today? 290 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:52,955 * * 291 00:13:59,047 --> 00:14:06,177 * * 292 00:14:12,102 --> 00:14:19,232 * * 293 00:14:35,792 --> 00:14:38,342 Scalpel. 294 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:44,178 * * 295 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:46,847 [monitor beeping rapidly] - Dr. Duntsch. 296 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:49,846 - I shouldn't have to ask for suction every fuckin' time. 297 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:52,019 - Dr. Duntsch, BP is falling. - Sponge. 298 00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:55,098 [multiple monitors beeping] 299 00:14:59,816 --> 00:15:01,686 Scissors. 300 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:03,235 [multiple monitors beeping] 301 00:15:03,278 --> 00:15:05,238 [two monitors beeping] 302 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,240 [soft dramatic music] 303 00:15:08,283 --> 00:15:11,873 [heart monitor beeping] 304 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,211 It's a tumor. 305 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:17,457 He has cancer. There's nothing we can do here. 306 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:18,880 * * 307 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:21,418 Sew him up. 308 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:27,343 - First month at Baylor in the books. 309 00:15:27,385 --> 00:15:29,045 Looks like you're finding your way around. 310 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:30,555 - Back of my hand. 311 00:15:30,597 --> 00:15:32,767 - That marketing man of yours has logged some miles. 312 00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:35,137 - [chuckles] Jerry's the best. 313 00:15:35,185 --> 00:15:37,765 - And your OR schedule is filling out nicely. 314 00:15:37,812 --> 00:15:39,402 - Teamwork makes the dream work. 315 00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:41,689 Baylor is a hell of a calling card; you guys make it easy. 316 00:15:41,733 --> 00:15:44,743 - Quick thing: Craig James, your first operation here... 317 00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:45,988 - Yeah? 318 00:15:46,029 --> 00:15:48,029 - Dr. Shapiro left word at my office. 319 00:15:48,073 --> 00:15:50,033 Said Mr. James reached out, 320 00:15:50,075 --> 00:15:52,075 scheduled a follow-up appointment. 321 00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:53,698 - Why would that make it to your office? 322 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:55,745 - Honestly, I don't know. 323 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:57,419 [chuckling] Which is why I'm telling you. 324 00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:58,877 - Okay. - You should check in. 325 00:15:58,917 --> 00:16:00,587 Make sure everything's all right. 326 00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:02,047 - Of course. Will do. 327 00:16:02,087 --> 00:16:04,707 - Great. Any plans tonight? 328 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:07,176 - Uh, nothing special. 329 00:16:07,217 --> 00:16:09,087 - Website's live. 330 00:16:09,135 --> 00:16:11,805 We're getting hits, but we can do better. 331 00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:15,266 - Pliers. - For a screw? 332 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:16,598 - You can tighten a screw with pliers, Wendy. 333 00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:18,523 It's called leverage--pliers. - Okay. 334 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:20,611 - My boy knows this dude in Silicon Valley. 335 00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:22,267 Claims there's this Russian who can rig searches 336 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:24,105 so when you type "doctor in Dallas," 337 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,530 boom, Dr. D. 338 00:16:25,568 --> 00:16:28,858 - No more Russians. Nail. 339 00:16:28,905 --> 00:16:30,115 - It didn't come with nails, Chris. 340 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:33,276 - Of course it did. 341 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:34,536 You know what? Never mind. 342 00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:36,577 Just give me another screw. - We need buzz. 343 00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:39,501 Something flashy, sexy, lure people in. 344 00:16:39,541 --> 00:16:41,841 - It's the wrong screw. - There are no other screws. 345 00:16:41,876 --> 00:16:43,836 - There's this company called The Best Docs Network. 346 00:16:43,878 --> 00:16:45,628 They'll send a whole film crew to the office 347 00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:47,672 and film testimonials about your prowess. 348 00:16:47,716 --> 00:16:50,636 [phone buzzing] 349 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:53,138 - Duntsch. 350 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:56,019 Uh-huh. Okay. 351 00:16:56,057 --> 00:16:58,307 I'll be right there. 352 00:16:58,351 --> 00:16:59,521 An emergency at the clinic. 353 00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:01,651 - It's the third emergency this week, Chris. 354 00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:03,268 - [sighs] 355 00:17:03,314 --> 00:17:04,984 - This crib's for your son. 356 00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:06,475 - I'll finish it as soon as I get back. 357 00:17:06,526 --> 00:17:07,776 - Chris! 358 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:10,739 [soft tense music] 359 00:17:10,780 --> 00:17:15,490 * * 360 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:16,445 - Been busy at the clinic. 361 00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:18,624 - Just shut up, Jerry! Just-- 362 00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:25,553 * * 363 00:17:25,587 --> 00:17:28,207 [panting] 364 00:17:29,841 --> 00:17:33,091 [takes deep breath] 365 00:17:33,136 --> 00:17:35,346 * * 366 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:37,178 Will you give me a ride to Babies R Us? 367 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,023 - Gotta grab my keys. 368 00:17:39,059 --> 00:17:39,979 - [softly] Thank you. 369 00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:47,148 * * 370 00:17:54,157 --> 00:17:57,037 [breathing heavily and moaning] 371 00:17:57,077 --> 00:18:04,247 * * 372 00:18:11,675 --> 00:18:14,755 - Stop, stop. Hold that tongue. 373 00:18:14,803 --> 00:18:21,773 * * 374 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:26,938 - Hurry up, woman! - [hand hits thigh] 375 00:18:26,981 --> 00:18:34,111 * * 376 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:58,345 [knock at door] - Kim! 377 00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:05,518 * * 378 00:19:24,956 --> 00:19:26,536 [The Moody Blues' "Your Wildest Dreams" on radio] 379 00:19:26,583 --> 00:19:29,543 - I figured he learned to fight like that in the frat house. 380 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:30,916 [both chuckle] Nope. 381 00:19:30,962 --> 00:19:32,592 You know what Brent said? He said it was-- 382 00:19:32,630 --> 00:19:34,670 - Baltimore. - [chuckling] Yeah. 383 00:19:34,716 --> 00:19:37,506 - Good morning, everyone! 384 00:19:37,552 --> 00:19:39,892 - Helluva dude, that Dr. Morgan. 385 00:19:39,929 --> 00:19:40,969 - [chuckles] 386 00:19:41,014 --> 00:19:43,564 - I owe my life to that rat bastard. 387 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,600 - Dr. Morgan? Who? You? 388 00:19:45,643 --> 00:19:48,103 - Dr. Brent Morgan, you know? 389 00:19:48,146 --> 00:19:49,896 * * 390 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:51,229 - Your ex? 391 00:19:51,274 --> 00:19:55,154 - [upbeat vocalizing] 392 00:19:55,195 --> 00:19:56,565 - Can we turn that crap off? 393 00:19:56,613 --> 00:19:59,623 [suction tube slurping] 394 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:01,277 I've got it from here. 395 00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:03,496 [suction tube slurping] 396 00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:04,826 Forceps. 397 00:20:04,871 --> 00:20:08,461 - [upbeat vocalizing] 398 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,420 - That segmental artery is not tied off. 399 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:11,460 You--you're gonna-- 400 00:20:11,503 --> 00:20:12,963 [blood splatters] - [gasps] 401 00:20:13,004 --> 00:20:14,884 - Sponge. 402 00:20:14,923 --> 00:20:16,633 - That needs to be tied, Doctor. 403 00:20:16,675 --> 00:20:18,465 It'll keep pooling in the disc space. 404 00:20:18,510 --> 00:20:21,640 You can't see the-- - I work by feel, not by sight. 405 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,100 And turn that fucking music off! 406 00:20:23,139 --> 00:20:25,559 Bone drill. [radio stops] 407 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,020 - You cannot drill while he's hemorrhaging. 408 00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:31,361 [tense music] 409 00:20:31,398 --> 00:20:33,438 [drill whirring] 410 00:20:33,483 --> 00:20:36,113 [bone grinding] Jesus Christ. 411 00:20:36,152 --> 00:20:43,082 * * 412 00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:47,250 - Careful where you wag that thing. 413 00:20:47,288 --> 00:20:51,578 - That wasn't medicine in there; that was a disgrace. 414 00:20:51,626 --> 00:20:53,166 You're not a doctor. 415 00:20:53,211 --> 00:20:56,171 You're a butcher. 416 00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:58,594 * * 417 00:20:58,633 --> 00:21:00,843 [phone buzzing] 418 00:21:00,885 --> 00:21:03,175 Robert Henderson. - Dr. Henderson, 419 00:21:03,221 --> 00:21:05,721 this is Dr. Jacob French from UT Memphis. 420 00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:07,345 - Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. 421 00:21:07,392 --> 00:21:09,022 - Sure. 422 00:21:09,060 --> 00:21:10,560 Your message said you were calling from DMC. 423 00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:12,733 What's that? - Dallas Medical Center. 424 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:14,022 - Ah, okay. 425 00:21:14,065 --> 00:21:16,275 DMC. What's happening? 426 00:21:16,317 --> 00:21:18,817 - You're the chairman of the department there? 427 00:21:18,862 --> 00:21:20,662 - That's right. 428 00:21:20,697 --> 00:21:24,987 - Do you recall a student there named Christopher Duntsch? 429 00:21:25,035 --> 00:21:26,115 - Yeah. 430 00:21:26,161 --> 00:21:28,871 - We have a-- a bit of an issue here. 431 00:21:28,913 --> 00:21:30,623 Do you mind if I fill you in? 432 00:21:31,207 --> 00:21:34,287 - An anonymous call tipped off his residency. 433 00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:37,376 Purportedly, Duntsch would round under the influence. 434 00:21:37,422 --> 00:21:41,552 So he was sent to a impaired physicians program, 435 00:21:41,593 --> 00:21:42,803 was eventually cleared, 436 00:21:42,844 --> 00:21:45,434 and, uh, allowed to continue his studies. 437 00:21:45,472 --> 00:21:47,852 - Look at you, Nancy Drew. 438 00:21:47,891 --> 00:21:50,021 - They have no idea who called it in? 439 00:21:50,060 --> 00:21:51,060 - No. 440 00:21:51,102 --> 00:21:54,942 - So we can't interview anybody? 441 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:59,281 Every one of his references failed to mention this program. 442 00:21:59,319 --> 00:22:01,199 Because of confidentiality? 443 00:22:01,237 --> 00:22:03,237 - Well, maybe they didn't even know. 444 00:22:03,281 --> 00:22:04,741 - Isn't that an issue? 445 00:22:04,783 --> 00:22:06,033 Shouldn't that be something 446 00:22:06,076 --> 00:22:08,656 hospitals hiring doctors take into consideration? 447 00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:10,213 - This is one of the many ways 448 00:22:10,246 --> 00:22:12,996 a Tennessee problem becomes a Texas problem. 449 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:16,501 - How'd he get away with it? 450 00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:21,424 Even after his first patient. Uh, what was his name? 451 00:22:21,466 --> 00:22:23,126 Craig James. 452 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:25,676 Duntsch operated on the wrong vertebra. 453 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,100 Baylor found out and still let him continue. 454 00:22:29,140 --> 00:22:30,680 I mean, nobody said anything? 455 00:22:30,725 --> 00:22:32,935 - You hear stories, grist for the rumor mill, 456 00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:34,307 but nurses are gossips, 457 00:22:34,354 --> 00:22:36,274 and surgeons, they're a finicky lot. 458 00:22:36,314 --> 00:22:38,194 They tend to turn their noses up at anybody 459 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:40,193 with an extra dollop of personality. 460 00:22:40,235 --> 00:22:42,735 - What changed your mind? - What do you mean? 461 00:22:42,779 --> 00:22:45,159 - Joe Padua. You operated with Duntsch, 462 00:22:45,198 --> 00:22:48,538 and it looks to me like he almost killed him. 463 00:22:48,576 --> 00:22:49,616 - Right. 464 00:22:49,661 --> 00:22:50,871 - So if you were there. 465 00:22:50,912 --> 00:22:52,752 If you saw what you saw, why didn't you stop him? 466 00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:54,999 [notification chimes] - [sighs] 467 00:22:58,169 --> 00:23:00,129 You don't have clue one what you're talking about. 468 00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:02,471 - That's why we're here. Clue me in. 469 00:23:02,507 --> 00:23:04,757 - Yeah. 470 00:23:04,801 --> 00:23:06,891 - He really doesn't like me, does he? 471 00:23:06,928 --> 00:23:12,178 - He can be challenging, but he has a good heart. 472 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:14,475 - You understand why I'm asking, right? 473 00:23:14,519 --> 00:23:16,979 I have to stand in front of a judge and jury and say 474 00:23:17,022 --> 00:23:19,152 that, over the course of two years, 475 00:23:19,190 --> 00:23:22,820 this man butchered all these patients. 476 00:23:22,861 --> 00:23:25,991 It was so bad, it was so out of the ordinary, 477 00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:28,911 but nobody, not a nurse, an administrator, 478 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:30,830 or shoot, even Dr. Randall Kirby himself 479 00:23:30,869 --> 00:23:31,949 was able to stop him. 480 00:23:31,995 --> 00:23:34,705 Some didn't even try. 481 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,380 - I have an issue. I have to go. 482 00:23:41,546 --> 00:23:45,466 - [sighs] 483 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:50,178 - The politics inside of an operating room... 484 00:23:50,221 --> 00:23:51,641 are complicated. 485 00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:55,230 [siren wailing distantly] 486 00:24:05,403 --> 00:24:08,453 - Whatever you need, tell me. - I'm taking your patient. 487 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:11,410 [soft tense music] 488 00:24:11,451 --> 00:24:15,751 * * 489 00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:19,459 [heart monitor beeping] 490 00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:22,461 [ventilator whooshing] 491 00:24:22,504 --> 00:24:24,764 * * 492 00:24:24,798 --> 00:24:26,718 Scalpel. 493 00:24:26,758 --> 00:24:31,508 * * 494 00:24:31,554 --> 00:24:34,394 - Ugh. - Quiet, please. 495 00:24:34,432 --> 00:24:36,812 DeBakey. [metallic clink] 496 00:24:36,851 --> 00:24:43,861 * * 497 00:24:43,900 --> 00:24:45,740 There's something in there. 498 00:24:45,777 --> 00:24:48,697 [ominous music] 499 00:24:48,738 --> 00:24:55,868 * * 500 00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:59,455 [groans softly] It's a sponge. 501 00:25:02,961 --> 00:25:05,421 This is the cause of the infection. 502 00:25:05,463 --> 00:25:09,263 * * 503 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,300 [faucet running] 504 00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:18,305 * * 505 00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,736 - With work, sometimes I forget to eat, if you can believe it. 506 00:25:32,782 --> 00:25:34,282 [chuckling] 507 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:39,035 - You are the salt and light this city needs, Christopher. 508 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,250 - We're proud of you, son. 509 00:25:42,292 --> 00:25:44,752 And I hope you're proud of yourself. 510 00:25:44,794 --> 00:25:47,964 [soft piano music playing] 511 00:25:48,006 --> 00:25:49,916 - Thanks, Dad. 512 00:25:49,966 --> 00:25:52,466 * * 513 00:25:52,510 --> 00:25:53,760 - And we like her. 514 00:25:53,803 --> 00:25:55,063 Huh? - Mm-hmm. 515 00:25:55,096 --> 00:25:56,716 - Very much. - Mm-hmm. 516 00:25:56,765 --> 00:25:58,095 - A woman like that by your side, 517 00:25:58,141 --> 00:26:00,731 a man could move mountains. 518 00:26:00,769 --> 00:26:02,269 - So sorry. 519 00:26:02,312 --> 00:26:05,772 There was a five-car pile up at the ladies room, right? 520 00:26:05,815 --> 00:26:07,315 [chuckles] 521 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,109 * * 522 00:26:09,152 --> 00:26:14,912 Wasn't this puny when I left. Who stole a bite? 523 00:26:14,949 --> 00:26:17,869 Don, I'm lookin' right at you. 524 00:26:17,911 --> 00:26:20,081 - Oh. Cod at a steakhouse? 525 00:26:20,121 --> 00:26:22,121 We would Code Red you for that in the Marines. 526 00:26:22,165 --> 00:26:25,335 - Oh, Semper Fish. [laughter] 527 00:26:25,377 --> 00:26:27,837 - I don't eat any animal that can't be felled by a bullet. 528 00:26:27,879 --> 00:26:29,009 - Unless it's his bullet, 529 00:26:29,047 --> 00:26:30,257 in which case, we'd all starve to death. 530 00:26:30,298 --> 00:26:32,128 - Keep talking, Mr. Big Shot. 531 00:26:32,175 --> 00:26:35,175 - Our place in Colorado borders the state game lands. 532 00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:37,010 Don can hunt in his own backyard. 533 00:26:37,055 --> 00:26:39,465 - I can picture you out there with your .30/30, 534 00:26:39,516 --> 00:26:41,976 flinging peas at some mountain goat. 535 00:26:42,018 --> 00:26:44,018 - My .300 Savage begs to differ. 536 00:26:44,062 --> 00:26:46,402 - Hmm. Winchester girl over here. 537 00:26:46,439 --> 00:26:48,479 - Oh. 538 00:26:48,525 --> 00:26:50,685 - I don't know what we would have done without Kim. 539 00:26:50,735 --> 00:26:51,985 Couldn't have got the business up and running, 540 00:26:52,028 --> 00:26:53,408 I can tell you that much. 541 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:57,986 * * 542 00:26:58,034 --> 00:27:00,084 - Take care of my boy, Kim. 543 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:03,290 He's gonna need all the help he can get, 544 00:27:03,331 --> 00:27:04,791 especially once the baby gets here. 545 00:27:04,833 --> 00:27:07,093 - Mm. 546 00:27:07,127 --> 00:27:10,087 [ominous music] 547 00:27:10,130 --> 00:27:17,260 * * 548 00:27:22,892 --> 00:27:25,852 - Tell me, Susan, whatever-- 549 00:27:25,895 --> 00:27:27,685 whatever I can do to help. 550 00:27:27,731 --> 00:27:29,401 * * 551 00:27:29,441 --> 00:27:30,691 - Well... 552 00:27:30,734 --> 00:27:33,154 I know Wendy's got tons of family in the area, 553 00:27:33,194 --> 00:27:35,824 but I want my Chris to help shoulder the burden. 554 00:27:35,864 --> 00:27:38,664 - Mom. 555 00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:39,700 - Have you made arrangements 556 00:27:39,743 --> 00:27:43,043 for your boy's baptism yet, Chris? 557 00:27:48,001 --> 00:27:52,091 - Not really. 558 00:27:52,130 --> 00:27:53,880 I don't have an opinion one way or the other. 559 00:27:53,923 --> 00:27:55,633 - Well, you better have an opinion. 560 00:27:55,675 --> 00:27:58,085 Your son's salvation is on the line. 561 00:27:58,136 --> 00:28:01,846 * * 562 00:28:01,890 --> 00:28:04,560 - Listen to your mother, Chris. 563 00:28:04,601 --> 00:28:06,731 You need to book a church well ahead. 564 00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:11,110 * * 565 00:28:11,149 --> 00:28:13,739 - [clears throat] 566 00:28:13,777 --> 00:28:15,027 [sighs] 567 00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:16,570 - [clears throat] 568 00:28:16,613 --> 00:28:23,583 * * 569 00:28:25,455 --> 00:28:29,075 Just a secretary moving with her husband. 570 00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:30,915 She'll be gone once she gives birth. 571 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,710 - She will. 572 00:28:33,755 --> 00:28:38,005 Look, Wendy is just a wrecked stripper from Memphis. 573 00:28:38,051 --> 00:28:39,551 She's got nothing going for her. 574 00:28:39,594 --> 00:28:41,684 She doesn't even have a dream. She is not like you. 575 00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:43,771 - [scoffs] 576 00:28:43,807 --> 00:28:45,977 She's got your baby. 577 00:28:46,017 --> 00:28:49,307 It's your child, you sick fuck! 578 00:28:49,354 --> 00:28:50,774 - Okay, so we give her a couple of weeks 579 00:28:50,814 --> 00:28:52,654 to get her shit together after the baby comes, 580 00:28:52,691 --> 00:28:57,071 and then she's out and I can focus all my attention on you. 581 00:28:57,112 --> 00:28:59,112 - I found them. 582 00:28:59,155 --> 00:29:03,615 The drugs. In the bathroom. 583 00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:05,120 I know. 584 00:29:05,161 --> 00:29:08,211 * * 585 00:29:08,248 --> 00:29:09,248 - [chuckling] What are you talking about? 586 00:29:09,290 --> 00:29:10,290 There are no drugs in the bathroom. 587 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:12,173 - Because I flushed them. 588 00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:14,840 * * 589 00:29:14,879 --> 00:29:17,799 - [stutters and chuckles] 590 00:29:17,841 --> 00:29:21,341 Oh, fuck...Jerry. 591 00:29:21,386 --> 00:29:22,846 I'll talk to him, okay? 592 00:29:22,887 --> 00:29:24,967 Kim. - I'm not stupid. 593 00:29:25,015 --> 00:29:26,215 - Okay, okay. Kim. 594 00:29:26,266 --> 00:29:29,766 Come on, come on, babe. 595 00:29:29,811 --> 00:29:31,771 All right, look. 596 00:29:31,813 --> 00:29:34,363 They're my neurostimulants. 597 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:35,939 But I only take them when I need to focus 598 00:29:35,984 --> 00:29:38,494 on writing a paper. 599 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:40,818 They're no worse than the shit a third grader takes. 600 00:29:40,864 --> 00:29:42,204 [chuckling] Come on. 601 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:43,950 * * 602 00:29:43,992 --> 00:29:47,332 - Don't--Chris. 603 00:29:47,370 --> 00:29:49,410 Don't touch me. Get out of my fucking way! 604 00:29:49,456 --> 00:29:51,326 - Oh, my God! Not until you stop acting absurd! 605 00:29:51,374 --> 00:29:53,924 You're being crazy right now! - Oh, yes, I am crazy! 606 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,250 I am crazy for being the only person left in town 607 00:29:56,296 --> 00:29:57,796 who wants to work with you! 608 00:29:57,839 --> 00:29:59,469 - You're not even making any sense right now. 609 00:29:59,507 --> 00:30:02,137 - Remember Dr. Darnton? Remember that? 610 00:30:02,177 --> 00:30:04,677 And your little pecker-pulling match? 611 00:30:04,721 --> 00:30:06,431 All the access surgeons found out about it 612 00:30:06,473 --> 00:30:07,973 and don't want to perform with you. 613 00:30:08,016 --> 00:30:09,426 - Bullshit. 614 00:30:09,476 --> 00:30:11,846 I have an L5-S1 fusion scheduled for tomorrow. 615 00:30:11,895 --> 00:30:13,265 - Not anymore! 616 00:30:13,313 --> 00:30:16,073 [disco ball shatters] 617 00:30:16,107 --> 00:30:18,067 [MandM's clink against glass] 618 00:30:23,907 --> 00:30:26,527 - What happened with Mr. Padua? 619 00:30:26,576 --> 00:30:30,496 - Well, the surgery was normal. Nothing out of the ordinary. 620 00:30:30,538 --> 00:30:33,208 With the exception of a scrub tech 621 00:30:33,249 --> 00:30:35,249 with the pace of molasses, and a resident who-- 622 00:30:35,293 --> 00:30:38,173 - Says here the procedure was delayed... 623 00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:41,383 for a week. 624 00:30:41,424 --> 00:30:43,894 - Yes, there were some challenges with the scheduling. 625 00:30:43,927 --> 00:30:45,047 But we accommodated. 626 00:30:45,095 --> 00:30:46,885 - Challenges? 627 00:30:46,930 --> 00:30:50,890 - The access surgeons. They were all booked up. 628 00:30:50,934 --> 00:30:54,064 - I was a nurse for many years before entering management. 629 00:30:54,104 --> 00:30:55,694 I'm so fluent in doctor bullshit, 630 00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:57,730 I can whiff it all the way from Fort Worth. 631 00:30:57,774 --> 00:30:59,154 - [chuckles] 632 00:30:59,192 --> 00:31:00,902 Look, I'm not trying to cause trouble here, 633 00:31:00,944 --> 00:31:03,574 but I think... 634 00:31:03,613 --> 00:31:05,823 there are some fragile male egos in this town 635 00:31:05,865 --> 00:31:07,615 that don't like my style. 636 00:31:07,659 --> 00:31:10,159 - [chuckles softly] You're new here. 637 00:31:10,203 --> 00:31:13,463 It's on you to figure out how to play nice in the sandbox. 638 00:31:13,498 --> 00:31:15,458 We're invested in this partnership, 639 00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:18,130 and we need to know that we can rely on you. 640 00:31:21,339 --> 00:31:23,429 [hip-hop music] 641 00:31:23,466 --> 00:31:24,546 - * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 642 00:31:24,592 --> 00:31:26,012 * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 643 00:31:26,052 --> 00:31:27,762 * Tell 'em show me the money * 644 00:31:27,804 --> 00:31:30,314 - * Get 'em, Daddy, get 'em, Daddy * 645 00:31:30,348 --> 00:31:32,518 * Get 'em, Daddy, get 'em, Daddy * 646 00:31:32,559 --> 00:31:35,439 - * You know I'm gettin' money * 647 00:31:35,478 --> 00:31:36,728 * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 648 00:31:36,771 --> 00:31:38,611 * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 649 00:31:38,648 --> 00:31:40,978 * Get 'em, girl, tell 'em show me the money * 650 00:31:41,026 --> 00:31:43,276 - * Get 'em, Daddy, get 'em, Daddy * 651 00:31:43,319 --> 00:31:45,109 * Get 'em, Daddy, get 'em, Daddy * 652 00:31:45,155 --> 00:31:47,115 - Thanks for the mammaries! 653 00:31:47,157 --> 00:31:50,287 [laughs] Oh! 654 00:31:50,326 --> 00:31:52,906 I miss those Tennessee girls, bro. 655 00:31:52,954 --> 00:31:54,294 They strip for the love of it. 656 00:31:54,330 --> 00:31:58,880 - We need aggressive expansion. Name recognition. 657 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:00,708 Go to the people directly, then bring them in. 658 00:32:00,754 --> 00:32:03,094 - Come on, man, I brought you here to cheer you up. 659 00:32:03,131 --> 00:32:05,341 Take your mind off of-- - You fucked up, Jerry. 660 00:32:05,383 --> 00:32:07,143 I relied on you to bring me new patients. 661 00:32:07,177 --> 00:32:08,927 - And I did! - Not enough. 662 00:32:08,970 --> 00:32:11,310 - Motherfuck-- you've been mesmerized. 663 00:32:11,348 --> 00:32:12,888 Get her out of your head, bro. 664 00:32:12,932 --> 00:32:16,312 Dump Face I know wouldn't wig out like this. 665 00:32:16,353 --> 00:32:19,193 They're just jealous, all those doctors. 666 00:32:19,230 --> 00:32:20,980 That's why they came after you. 667 00:32:21,024 --> 00:32:24,444 You're changing the game, and they fear your ascendence. 668 00:32:24,486 --> 00:32:28,566 Wait till they find out you're winning an award. 669 00:32:28,615 --> 00:32:31,235 - Award? - I told you. 670 00:32:31,284 --> 00:32:35,544 You are the best doc in Dallas. 671 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:38,380 Might as well make it official. 672 00:32:38,416 --> 00:32:40,496 - * You know I'm getting money * 673 00:32:40,543 --> 00:32:41,923 * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 674 00:32:41,961 --> 00:32:44,051 * Get 'em, girl, get 'em, girl * 675 00:32:44,089 --> 00:32:47,009 - When are we doing this? - Yes! That is what I'm saying. 676 00:32:47,050 --> 00:32:50,260 It is in your calendar. Tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. 677 00:32:50,303 --> 00:32:52,723 Oh, and another thing, you said a while ago 678 00:32:52,764 --> 00:32:55,484 to tell you when I'm ready for you to fix my neck. 679 00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:58,017 Well, you need patients and my neck fuckin' sucks, 680 00:32:58,061 --> 00:32:59,351 so I'm ready. 681 00:32:59,396 --> 00:33:01,016 * * 682 00:33:01,064 --> 00:33:05,364 - You're my friend. - Fuckin' right I am. 683 00:33:05,402 --> 00:33:07,032 - Some people frown on that sort of thing, 684 00:33:07,070 --> 00:33:08,450 operating on your friend. 685 00:33:08,488 --> 00:33:10,028 - Well, I ain't breaking up with you. 686 00:33:10,073 --> 00:33:13,873 If anyone asks, I'll say this is the U.S. of fuckin' A 687 00:33:13,910 --> 00:33:17,290 and if I got to be cut open, I want the best. 688 00:33:17,330 --> 00:33:19,460 * * 689 00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:21,709 - And I'm the best. - Get in there, man. 690 00:33:21,751 --> 00:33:22,671 Work your magic. 691 00:33:22,711 --> 00:33:25,011 - Teamwork makes the dream work. 692 00:33:25,046 --> 00:33:28,756 - You and I are a team, bro. - Goddamn right we are. 693 00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:39,729 [basketball thumping] 694 00:33:58,246 --> 00:34:01,326 - Brick. - [sighs] 695 00:34:01,374 --> 00:34:02,544 What are you doing here? 696 00:34:02,584 --> 00:34:04,134 - Your neighbor got tired of me 697 00:34:04,169 --> 00:34:07,509 banging on your front door, told me where I could find you. 698 00:34:07,547 --> 00:34:09,917 - Do I want to know how you found my address? 699 00:34:09,966 --> 00:34:12,716 - [chuckles] I don't know, do you? 700 00:34:12,761 --> 00:34:14,551 - Huh. 701 00:34:14,596 --> 00:34:18,176 One on one? - [inhales deeply] 702 00:34:18,224 --> 00:34:19,814 Definitely not. 703 00:34:23,438 --> 00:34:27,438 So this is awkward, but, uh... 704 00:34:29,444 --> 00:34:31,364 You asked about Joe Padua. 705 00:34:31,404 --> 00:34:34,494 [heart monitor beeping] 706 00:34:39,371 --> 00:34:41,411 [chuckles] He's my pool guy. 707 00:34:41,456 --> 00:34:43,576 - You know him? - Yeah, he installed my pool. 708 00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:44,955 I see him every spring and fall. 709 00:34:45,001 --> 00:34:47,171 He's expensive as shit, but worth it. 710 00:34:47,212 --> 00:34:50,172 - Mm. - Scalpel. 711 00:34:50,215 --> 00:34:51,715 - It's good to have you here. 712 00:34:51,758 --> 00:34:53,888 - I've got an ALIF in a hour with O'Connor, 713 00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:55,427 but I should be over and out by then. 714 00:34:55,470 --> 00:34:59,100 Who's the performing? 715 00:34:59,140 --> 00:35:01,640 - Kirby! My man! 716 00:35:01,685 --> 00:35:03,975 - [sighs] 717 00:35:04,020 --> 00:35:05,230 [low tense music] 718 00:35:05,271 --> 00:35:06,821 - [muttering] Christ. 719 00:35:06,856 --> 00:35:08,526 * * 720 00:35:08,566 --> 00:35:10,936 You have to isolate the-- 721 00:35:10,985 --> 00:35:14,195 uh, doctor, that's a nerve, a nerve root. 722 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:15,159 [patient thumps against table] 723 00:35:15,198 --> 00:35:17,408 [sighs and inhales deeply] 724 00:35:17,450 --> 00:35:19,160 - Double action. 725 00:35:19,202 --> 00:35:21,542 * * 726 00:35:21,579 --> 00:35:23,539 - Dr. Kirby, it's Dr. O'Connor. 727 00:35:23,581 --> 00:35:26,291 - Okay, yeah, five--five minutes, five more minutes. 728 00:35:26,334 --> 00:35:29,304 * * 729 00:35:29,337 --> 00:35:32,047 I see you've invented a new use for the double action rongeur. 730 00:35:32,090 --> 00:35:35,140 - Dr. Kirby, I have done thousands of these. 731 00:35:35,176 --> 00:35:36,386 You can take off. 732 00:35:36,428 --> 00:35:38,848 * * 733 00:35:38,888 --> 00:35:39,848 Trial. 734 00:35:39,889 --> 00:35:45,899 * * 735 00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:47,517 Mallet. 736 00:35:47,564 --> 00:35:51,484 * * 737 00:35:51,526 --> 00:35:53,486 [metallic clanging] 738 00:35:53,528 --> 00:36:00,658 * * 739 00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:06,790 [bone cracks] Dr. Morgan, cage. 740 00:36:06,833 --> 00:36:08,383 - He says he's going to call Amy Piel 741 00:36:08,418 --> 00:36:09,338 if you don't get up there right now. 742 00:36:09,377 --> 00:36:10,837 - Right, right. Yes, yes. 743 00:36:10,879 --> 00:36:12,169 Just tell him a few seconds, all right? 744 00:36:12,213 --> 00:36:14,973 - Mallet. 745 00:36:15,008 --> 00:36:21,928 * * 746 00:36:24,184 --> 00:36:27,404 - Need the persuaders now. 747 00:36:27,437 --> 00:36:30,147 - You've got it off midline. It needs to go to the left. 748 00:36:30,190 --> 00:36:33,570 - Mallet. - To the left. 749 00:36:33,610 --> 00:36:35,610 The other left. 750 00:36:35,653 --> 00:36:38,203 * * 751 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:39,529 [metallic clanging] 752 00:36:39,574 --> 00:36:41,994 * * 753 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:44,865 - These plugs are shit. I can't get any purchase. 754 00:36:44,913 --> 00:36:47,293 * * 755 00:36:47,332 --> 00:36:49,832 - Dr. Kirby. - [sighs] 756 00:36:49,876 --> 00:36:52,456 - Dr. Kirby, thank you for your time. 757 00:36:52,504 --> 00:36:54,554 Dr. O'Connor is pitching a hissy fit, so... 758 00:36:54,589 --> 00:36:57,629 [bone cracks loudly] You can run along. 759 00:36:57,676 --> 00:37:00,346 [ominous music] 760 00:37:00,387 --> 00:37:07,477 * * 761 00:37:08,687 --> 00:37:11,557 [metallic clanging and bone cracking] 762 00:37:11,606 --> 00:37:18,736 * * 763 00:37:23,868 --> 00:37:26,958 [ominous music fades] 764 00:37:26,996 --> 00:37:31,126 - I just came from removing a sponge from deep inside 765 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:34,587 the neck of one of Duntsch's other patients. 766 00:37:34,629 --> 00:37:37,669 Been sewn up in there for days. 767 00:37:37,716 --> 00:37:40,926 - By accident? - Oh, any other doctor, sure. 768 00:37:40,969 --> 00:37:43,099 But not this one. 769 00:37:43,138 --> 00:37:47,018 And the infection inside this man was... 770 00:37:47,058 --> 00:37:51,098 he was minutes away from killing him. 771 00:37:51,146 --> 00:37:53,266 - You mean it? 772 00:37:53,314 --> 00:37:56,154 You mean the infection was minutes away from killing him? 773 00:37:56,192 --> 00:37:58,652 - [sighs] 774 00:37:58,695 --> 00:38:00,485 Duntsch claimed that he had found a tumor 775 00:38:00,530 --> 00:38:02,450 inside this man's neck. 776 00:38:02,490 --> 00:38:04,700 He slices into it. 777 00:38:04,743 --> 00:38:08,463 It's his esophagus. 778 00:38:08,496 --> 00:38:12,536 This tonight was attempted murder. 779 00:38:12,584 --> 00:38:16,214 Nothing less. 780 00:38:16,254 --> 00:38:18,554 Shelley Brennan was murder. 781 00:38:18,590 --> 00:38:21,180 Dorothy Burke was murder. 782 00:38:24,888 --> 00:38:29,728 I played by the rules, and people died. 783 00:38:34,689 --> 00:38:38,229 If we're gonna do this, Shughart... 784 00:38:38,276 --> 00:38:40,606 we gotta be all in. 785 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,700 I'm all in. 786 00:38:54,626 --> 00:38:57,586 - I'm not hearing this, Shughart, not now. 787 00:38:57,629 --> 00:38:59,299 I'm late for a thing. 788 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:01,839 Gotta grip and grin it and sing for my supper. 789 00:39:01,883 --> 00:39:03,643 - I've seen enough to be convinced. 790 00:39:03,677 --> 00:39:05,547 - You came to me, you asked, I gave. 791 00:39:05,595 --> 00:39:07,055 - Henderson and Kirby are right. 792 00:39:07,097 --> 00:39:10,637 A plea is not justice served, it's justice denied. 793 00:39:10,684 --> 00:39:11,854 He needs to be stopped. 794 00:39:11,893 --> 00:39:13,603 - There's a reason it's never been done. 795 00:39:13,645 --> 00:39:16,685 - Because there's never been a doctor like Duntsch, never. 796 00:39:16,731 --> 00:39:18,821 - It's a civil case. - It's not about money. 797 00:39:18,858 --> 00:39:21,698 - It's always about money. 798 00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:25,656 Where are the damn tickets? - Here. 799 00:39:27,909 --> 00:39:30,659 These people were just trying to fix their backs, Ed. 800 00:39:34,708 --> 00:39:37,878 - Do me a favor, sit down. 801 00:39:37,919 --> 00:39:39,799 I want to be clear. 802 00:39:39,838 --> 00:39:42,298 You want this, I'll give you rope. 803 00:39:42,340 --> 00:39:47,180 But I'm not gonna cut you down, you hear me? 804 00:39:47,220 --> 00:39:52,730 Going after Duntsch publicly means exposure for Baylor. 805 00:39:52,767 --> 00:39:56,057 - And? - Baylor is connected. 806 00:39:56,104 --> 00:39:58,904 Members of Baylor's board make donations. 807 00:39:58,940 --> 00:40:00,650 - You mean for events 808 00:40:00,692 --> 00:40:02,152 like the one you're attending this evening? 809 00:40:02,193 --> 00:40:04,243 - They don't donate to me, unfortunately, 810 00:40:04,279 --> 00:40:06,319 but to others we know. 811 00:40:06,364 --> 00:40:08,834 And as your mentor... - You're my mentor? 812 00:40:08,867 --> 00:40:11,787 [soft dramatic music] 813 00:40:11,828 --> 00:40:14,078 * * 814 00:40:14,122 --> 00:40:19,502 - I'd advise you to focus on something else. 815 00:40:19,544 --> 00:40:22,764 - He's still operating, Ed. 816 00:40:22,797 --> 00:40:29,297 * * 817 00:40:29,346 --> 00:40:32,516 - Okay. 818 00:40:32,557 --> 00:40:34,847 Okay. 819 00:40:34,893 --> 00:40:38,943 * * 820 00:40:38,980 --> 00:40:42,280 [phones ringing] - Morning. 821 00:40:42,317 --> 00:40:45,197 [indistinct chatter] 822 00:40:46,321 --> 00:40:49,281 [soft tense music] 823 00:40:49,324 --> 00:40:56,254 * * 824 00:42:14,242 --> 00:42:15,872 [keys clink] 825 00:42:36,473 --> 00:42:37,933 [knock at door] 826 00:42:37,974 --> 00:42:41,694 - Hey. Tomorrow's the big day. 827 00:42:41,728 --> 00:42:43,518 - Suppose I should turn in early. 828 00:42:43,563 --> 00:42:46,273 Get a good night's rest. 829 00:42:46,316 --> 00:42:50,066 - As your doctor, I think that would be the wise thing to do. 830 00:42:55,742 --> 00:42:58,622 [dissonant ominous music] 831 00:42:58,661 --> 00:43:05,791 * * 832 00:43:23,728 --> 00:43:26,358 - I can keep driving. 833 00:43:26,398 --> 00:43:29,478 Say the word. 834 00:43:29,526 --> 00:43:31,026 You don't have to do this. 835 00:43:31,069 --> 00:43:34,029 * * 836 00:43:34,072 --> 00:43:35,782 - He is the best doc in Dallas. 837 00:43:35,824 --> 00:43:42,964 * * 838 00:43:43,832 --> 00:43:46,792 [soft tense music] 839 00:43:46,835 --> 00:43:49,795 [faucet running] 840 00:43:49,838 --> 00:43:56,968 * * 841 00:43:59,973 --> 00:44:02,893 [music intensifies] 842 00:44:02,934 --> 00:44:09,944 * * 843 00:44:12,068 --> 00:44:13,818 - Jerry Summers. 844 00:44:13,862 --> 00:44:19,372 * * 845 00:44:21,161 --> 00:44:22,201 - Calibrating a few more things, 846 00:44:22,245 --> 00:44:23,825 then we're off to the races. 847 00:44:23,872 --> 00:44:26,752 - Hey, Chris. 848 00:44:26,791 --> 00:44:29,001 I'm the luckiest bastard alive. 849 00:44:29,044 --> 00:44:31,594 * * 850 00:44:31,629 --> 00:44:33,509 - I'm gonna fix you. 851 00:44:33,548 --> 00:44:40,508 * * 852 00:44:56,905 --> 00:44:59,815 [hushed ominous music] 853 00:44:59,866 --> 00:45:06,996 * *