1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,001 S01E05 2 00:00:00,002 --> 00:00:00,003 x 3 00:00:18,468 --> 00:00:20,985 Well, look who's here. 4 00:00:20,985 --> 00:00:22,735 Hey, Mr. Roland. 5 00:00:22,735 --> 00:00:24,088 You're on about? 6 00:00:24,088 --> 00:00:26,590 You must be feeling better, right? 7 00:00:27,513 --> 00:00:29,509 Much better. 8 00:00:29,699 --> 00:00:31,600 You know Joey white? 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,449 Sure. Why? 10 00:00:33,449 --> 00:00:35,495 Last time he was here, the kid spent like an hour, 11 00:00:35,495 --> 00:00:37,115 just looking around. 12 00:00:37,115 --> 00:00:39,213 Didn't buy a darn thing. 13 00:00:39,213 --> 00:00:41,616 His pockets sure seemed full. 14 00:00:41,616 --> 00:00:43,861 I don't think he'd do anything like that. 15 00:00:43,861 --> 00:00:45,998 Oh, you never know. 16 00:00:47,488 --> 00:00:49,783 Joey, what are you doing back there? 17 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:51,528 Joey? 18 00:00:56,003 --> 00:00:57,852 Joey! 19 00:00:59,044 --> 00:01:00,622 Son, are you all right? 20 00:01:00,622 --> 00:01:02,958 Don't touch me! Please don't touch me! 21 00:01:02,958 --> 00:01:04,877 I'll get help. 22 00:01:12,145 --> 00:01:15,769 I'm finishing our analysis of the salmonella outbreak in Santa fe. 23 00:01:15,769 --> 00:01:19,161 There's some very interesting statistical anomalies that probably bear more scrutiny. 24 00:01:19,161 --> 00:01:20,733 Okay. Stay on it. Frank? 25 00:01:20,733 --> 00:01:24,174 Still checking out the MRSA problem in those doctors' offices. 26 00:01:24,174 --> 00:01:26,057 They're telling me they have it under control, but we'll see. 27 00:01:26,057 --> 00:01:27,327 Good. Eva? / Well... 28 00:01:27,327 --> 00:01:30,548 I just got a phone call from Dr. Ansuya patel. 29 00:01:30,548 --> 00:01:32,086 The internist from Massachusetts? 30 00:01:32,086 --> 00:01:34,236 Yes. She sounded very agitated. 31 00:01:34,236 --> 00:01:36,200 - Something new happen? - Another child collapsed. 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,236 A boy, apparently with the same symptoms as the others. 33 00:01:39,236 --> 00:01:41,384 Okay. Get the boy's charts. We'll take a look. 34 00:01:41,384 --> 00:01:43,871 Stephen, these parents are freaking out and she doesn't know what to tell them. 35 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:45,329 What's going on with these kids? 36 00:01:45,329 --> 00:01:47,283 It's not entirely clear. But for several years, 37 00:01:47,283 --> 00:01:51,887 she's been noticing a pattern of chronic illnesses among the town's children. 38 00:01:52,179 --> 00:01:54,481 - We need to get up there now. - Our plate's already full. 39 00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:58,243 She's been asking us for help for almost six months, Stephen. 40 00:01:58,534 --> 00:02:00,297 Must be a lot of nervous parents up there. 41 00:02:00,297 --> 00:02:01,894 Her hospital doesn't have the resources 42 00:02:01,894 --> 00:02:04,972 she needs to make a diagnosis or even think about a treatment. 43 00:02:04,972 --> 00:02:07,699 Obviously, I want to help, but now is not the best time to go. 44 00:02:07,699 --> 00:02:10,163 That doctor is overwhelmed. 45 00:02:10,163 --> 00:02:11,565 She needs us. 46 00:02:11,565 --> 00:02:13,656 Those kids need us. 47 00:02:21,158 --> 00:02:22,864 Okay. 48 00:02:30,807 --> 00:02:34,251 medical investigation Season 1. Episode 5. Progeny 49 00:02:35,459 --> 00:02:37,190 English script Cheol-gyun Kim (kim1047@nate.com) 50 00:02:37,190 --> 00:02:39,747 Subtitle Edit/Sync Nam Hyo-joo (hyojunet@nate.com) 51 00:02:42,872 --> 00:02:45,986 neil mcdough (played by Dr. Stephen Connor) 52 00:02:47,265 --> 00:02:49,665 Kelly Williams (played by Dr. Natalie Durant) 53 00:02:52,588 --> 00:02:54,612 Christopher Gorham (played by Dr. Miles McCabe) 54 00:02:56,725 --> 00:02:59,258 Anna Belknap (Eva Rossi) 55 00:03:01,769 --> 00:03:03,682 Troy Winbush (played by Frank Powell) 56 00:03:05,137 --> 00:03:08,137 ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON NBC: 2004/10/01 57 00:03:10,317 --> 00:03:13,076 Overbrook Hospital Massachusetts 58 00:03:13,176 --> 00:03:14,455 I can't thank you enough for coming. 59 00:03:14,455 --> 00:03:16,908 Especially with the other cases that must be competing for your time. 60 00:03:16,908 --> 00:03:18,365 You made a very persuasive case, 61 00:03:18,365 --> 00:03:19,689 and you have a lot of sick children here. 62 00:03:19,689 --> 00:03:21,098 Yes, we do. 63 00:03:21,098 --> 00:03:22,517 All the cases are similar. 64 00:03:22,517 --> 00:03:25,576 Fatigue, muscle inflammation and weakening, joint pain, 65 00:03:25,576 --> 00:03:27,105 upper body rashes and sores. 66 00:03:27,105 --> 00:03:29,674 - How long since your first case? - It's been almost three years now. 67 00:03:29,674 --> 00:03:31,261 How have you been treating them? 68 00:03:31,261 --> 00:03:32,978 Pain medication, moist heat. 69 00:03:32,978 --> 00:03:34,484 Sometimes the children can't climb stairs, 70 00:03:34,484 --> 00:03:35,888 get up from a chair, or even comb their hair. 71 00:03:35,888 --> 00:03:36,951 Any deaths? 72 00:03:36,951 --> 00:03:38,929 Two in the past 18 months. A boy and girl. 73 00:03:38,929 --> 00:03:41,632 Both presented with severe respiratory disease in advanced stages. 74 00:03:41,632 --> 00:03:43,268 Any similarities to your current patients? 75 00:03:43,268 --> 00:03:44,279 Unfortunately, yes. 76 00:03:44,279 --> 00:03:47,069 A couple of the kids may be nearing a similar point of no return. 77 00:03:47,069 --> 00:03:48,899 I've assembled them all. These are desperate people. 78 00:03:48,899 --> 00:03:50,905 You'll get all the cooperation you need. 79 00:04:23,821 --> 00:04:24,828 Doctor, 80 00:04:24,828 --> 00:04:26,617 how many people live in this town? 81 00:04:26,617 --> 00:04:27,915 Just under 9,000. 82 00:04:27,915 --> 00:04:30,576 But only a dozen children are sick? Why is that? 83 00:04:30,576 --> 00:04:32,982 They probably all attended the same school at one time or another. 84 00:04:32,982 --> 00:04:35,143 Why not the other students or the teachers? 85 00:04:35,143 --> 00:04:36,766 Who's your latest patient? 86 00:04:37,034 --> 00:04:38,059 All right, Joey. 87 00:04:38,059 --> 00:04:39,371 Here's what we're going to do. 88 00:04:39,371 --> 00:04:42,009 While I'm pushing down, I need you to push back up. 89 00:04:42,009 --> 00:04:44,045 Okay? Yeah, ready? 90 00:04:44,045 --> 00:04:47,231 Yeah? One, two, three, go. 91 00:04:50,147 --> 00:04:51,965 How old are you now? You must be about 12. 92 00:04:51,965 --> 00:04:53,617 Ten. / Ten? 93 00:04:53,617 --> 00:04:56,010 I have a son, Jack, who's 11. You're already bigger than he is. 94 00:04:56,010 --> 00:04:58,999 Ready, set, go. 95 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:01,701 Okay. Let's take a look at your legs here. 96 00:05:01,895 --> 00:05:05,332 Ready, one, two, three, go. 97 00:05:05,586 --> 00:05:07,090 Baseball. 98 00:05:07,090 --> 00:05:08,730 You a Red sox fan? / Yep. 99 00:05:08,730 --> 00:05:10,740 Good man. Me, too. 100 00:05:11,009 --> 00:05:12,381 I used to play. 101 00:05:12,381 --> 00:05:14,253 Yeah? My son plays. 102 00:05:14,253 --> 00:05:17,793 Ready? One, two, three, go. 103 00:05:19,655 --> 00:05:21,222 I made the All-star team last year. 104 00:05:21,222 --> 00:05:22,747 Yeah? 105 00:05:22,747 --> 00:05:24,469 But I don't know about this year. 106 00:05:24,469 --> 00:05:27,868 Well, we're here to see if we can do something about that, okay? 107 00:05:27,868 --> 00:05:29,604 Okay. / Let me talk to your parents for a sec. 108 00:05:29,604 --> 00:05:31,272 Okay. 109 00:05:31,901 --> 00:05:35,172 Any history of this illness or these symptoms with either of your families? 110 00:05:35,172 --> 00:05:39,384 No. / We'll need to run some more tests on Joey, if that's all right? 111 00:05:40,253 --> 00:05:41,904 Yeah, um... 112 00:05:41,904 --> 00:05:43,442 Are we missing something? 113 00:05:43,442 --> 00:05:44,466 It's just that, um... 114 00:05:44,466 --> 00:05:45,857 Can we talk outside for a second? 115 00:05:45,857 --> 00:05:47,081 Yeah. 116 00:05:50,398 --> 00:05:53,425 It's just what this illness has done to the other families. 117 00:05:53,425 --> 00:05:55,289 I mean, we've only been living with it for about six months. 118 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:58,605 But the others, I hear it's pretty much wiped them out financially. 119 00:05:58,605 --> 00:05:59,831 That won't be a problem. 120 00:05:59,831 --> 00:06:03,281 But the kind of tests he needs and the treatments, can't that get really expensive? 121 00:06:03,281 --> 00:06:04,550 Not to you, ma'am. 122 00:06:04,550 --> 00:06:06,241 This is all on us. 123 00:06:11,702 --> 00:06:12,850 Anything in the houses? 124 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:14,303 Nothing out of the ordinary. 125 00:06:14,303 --> 00:06:16,237 I tested the air and tap water for heavy metals. 126 00:06:16,237 --> 00:06:18,619 Checked out medicine cabinets. Nothing. 127 00:06:18,742 --> 00:06:20,805 We might be looking at some kind of environmental allergy. 128 00:06:20,805 --> 00:06:23,071 These children might be idiosyncratically sensitive. 129 00:06:23,071 --> 00:06:25,549 The real mystery is that more people in this town aren't sick. 130 00:06:25,549 --> 00:06:26,514 Meaning? 131 00:06:26,514 --> 00:06:29,813 FSM industries. Town's largest business, by a long shot. 132 00:06:29,813 --> 00:06:32,597 Produces all sorts of highly reactive chemicals. 133 00:06:32,597 --> 00:06:33,913 Anybody contact the EPA? 134 00:06:33,913 --> 00:06:35,195 Dr. Patel tried. 135 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:37,953 Some bureaucrat said she'd need more than two dead kids to get them interested. 136 00:06:37,953 --> 00:06:39,361 Did she try the local authorities? 137 00:06:39,361 --> 00:06:41,912 Even less interested. About ten years ago, 138 00:06:41,912 --> 00:06:43,673 EPA found hundreds of violations. 139 00:06:43,673 --> 00:06:45,544 Leveled fines, mandated a huge cleanup. 140 00:06:45,544 --> 00:06:47,965 Cost the company millions. Almost put them out of business. 141 00:06:47,965 --> 00:06:50,845 FSM is this town's biggest employer, 142 00:06:50,845 --> 00:06:52,712 also provides most of its tax base. 143 00:06:52,712 --> 00:06:54,183 Yeah, well, from what I've learned, 144 00:06:54,183 --> 00:06:57,252 people in this town would rather go without food than hurt them. 145 00:06:57,252 --> 00:06:58,884 I just got off the phone with EPA. 146 00:06:58,884 --> 00:07:01,592 FSM has complied with all applicable reporting requirements. 147 00:07:01,592 --> 00:07:03,590 Right. They reported themselves clean. 148 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:05,632 EPA says it's on top of them. 149 00:07:05,632 --> 00:07:07,678 That their spot checks haven't revealed any red flags. 150 00:07:07,678 --> 00:07:09,195 Maybe it's not FSM. 151 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:11,115 I mean, a thousand different toxins could be causing this, 152 00:07:11,115 --> 00:07:13,623 - from a thousand different places. - What would you have us look for? 153 00:07:13,623 --> 00:07:15,135 Whatever's making these kids sick. 154 00:07:15,135 --> 00:07:16,422 Start at FSM. 155 00:07:16,422 --> 00:07:19,358 Maybe you'll find a red flag that someone forgot to notice. 156 00:07:21,416 --> 00:07:24,022 You think I'm gonna die, 157 00:07:24,022 --> 00:07:26,508 like those other two kids? 158 00:07:27,071 --> 00:07:29,126 We are gonna do everything we can to help you. 159 00:07:29,126 --> 00:07:33,172 Dr. P. is worried because I've been living with this longer than anyone else. 160 00:07:33,172 --> 00:07:35,959 Three long years. 161 00:07:36,239 --> 00:07:38,633 Must be really tough. 162 00:07:39,115 --> 00:07:41,679 At first it wasn't that bad. 163 00:07:41,906 --> 00:07:44,846 I had this boyfriend, Jimmy, 164 00:07:44,846 --> 00:07:47,656 and he didn't mind. Not at first. 165 00:07:47,656 --> 00:07:49,969 Then the skin things started happening. 166 00:07:49,969 --> 00:07:52,369 He couldn't deal with the sores, so... 167 00:07:52,369 --> 00:07:54,517 hey, don't worry, there'll be other boyfriends. 168 00:07:55,990 --> 00:07:58,552 People at school couldn't deal with them either. 169 00:07:58,552 --> 00:08:01,253 It got easier to just stay home. 170 00:08:01,253 --> 00:08:02,911 I don't feel sorry for myself. 171 00:08:02,911 --> 00:08:05,562 I mean, I still get to do what's really important to me. 172 00:08:05,562 --> 00:08:07,144 My acting. 173 00:08:07,144 --> 00:08:08,978 Even if it's only in front of a mirror. 174 00:08:08,978 --> 00:08:10,189 You're an actress? 175 00:08:10,189 --> 00:08:13,461 Before this, I was the lead in, like, every school play. 176 00:08:13,461 --> 00:08:14,804 Wow. 177 00:08:14,804 --> 00:08:17,169 Then I guess our goal is clear. To get you back on the stage. 178 00:08:17,169 --> 00:08:18,719 Actually I'm about to do that. 179 00:08:18,719 --> 00:08:20,927 They're letting me audition for the winter production. 180 00:08:20,927 --> 00:08:22,190 Tomorrow. 181 00:08:22,190 --> 00:08:25,019 That soon? You sure you don't want to wait? 182 00:08:25,681 --> 00:08:28,485 Till when, Dr. Durant? 183 00:08:30,020 --> 00:08:32,080 Till I feel better? 184 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:40,014 I'm sorry, miss. Company policy. 185 00:08:40,014 --> 00:08:41,644 I can't let you in. 186 00:08:41,644 --> 00:08:44,741 I understand your policy, but could you make an exception? 187 00:08:44,741 --> 00:08:46,891 Sorry, can't do it. 188 00:08:46,891 --> 00:08:48,801 No unauthorized visitors allowed. 189 00:08:48,801 --> 00:08:51,507 If it's a liability issue, we routinely sign waivers. 190 00:08:51,507 --> 00:08:53,732 If you get hurt, a waiver means nothing. 191 00:08:53,732 --> 00:08:55,749 Sir, we're trying to help a bunch of sick kids. 192 00:08:55,749 --> 00:08:58,340 - We just want to look around. - I'm sure that's all you want. 193 00:08:58,340 --> 00:08:59,357 Look, I'm not gonna lie to you. 194 00:08:59,357 --> 00:09:01,007 We might have to make more than one visit. 195 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:02,116 Why? 196 00:09:02,116 --> 00:09:03,611 We run a clean shop here. 197 00:09:03,611 --> 00:09:05,595 Then I don't understand. Why won't you let us in? 198 00:09:05,595 --> 00:09:08,038 Because you have no legal right to enter these premises. 199 00:09:08,038 --> 00:09:11,062 We can get that authorization if need be. 200 00:09:11,062 --> 00:09:12,484 You Washington people. 201 00:09:12,484 --> 00:09:15,197 You swoop down here with all your rule and regulations, 202 00:09:15,197 --> 00:09:17,462 telling us how to live our lives. 203 00:09:17,462 --> 00:09:20,501 The fact is, you don't know a damn thing about our lives. 204 00:09:20,501 --> 00:09:22,403 Or have a clue about what's best for us. 205 00:09:22,403 --> 00:09:24,146 Sir, look. It's only a matter of time before we get that... 206 00:09:24,146 --> 00:09:27,499 I want you the hell off this property. 207 00:09:27,499 --> 00:09:29,611 Now! 208 00:09:32,750 --> 00:09:34,733 Come on, Frank. Let's go. 209 00:09:40,282 --> 00:09:41,571 Thank you. 210 00:09:41,571 --> 00:09:42,666 All right, what do we got? 211 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,899 Assuming we're talking about an unknown environmental trigger? 212 00:09:44,899 --> 00:09:45,884 Let's start there. 213 00:09:45,884 --> 00:09:49,124 Well, the research on purely environmental triggers is still in its infancy. 214 00:09:49,124 --> 00:09:50,340 Give it a shot. 215 00:09:50,340 --> 00:09:52,902 Okay, I'm thinking fibromyalgia. 216 00:09:52,902 --> 00:09:55,179 Given the widespread pain and the multiple tender points. 217 00:09:55,179 --> 00:09:57,530 A lot of doctors think fibromyalgia's a phantom disease. 218 00:09:57,530 --> 00:09:59,132 It only exists in the patient's head. 219 00:09:59,132 --> 00:10:01,761 Well, the American college of rheumatology disagrees. 220 00:10:01,761 --> 00:10:04,016 Okay. What else? 221 00:10:04,826 --> 00:10:06,016 Chronic fatigue syndrome. 222 00:10:06,016 --> 00:10:08,279 Neither explains the dermatological onsets. 223 00:10:08,279 --> 00:10:09,892 Could be more than one toxin is involved. 224 00:10:09,892 --> 00:10:12,260 If so, we could be dealing with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. 225 00:10:12,260 --> 00:10:14,008 - Hence the rashes. - Treatment? 226 00:10:14,008 --> 00:10:16,058 Well, first we need to find the trigger, or triggers. 227 00:10:16,058 --> 00:10:18,557 Right. / They didn't exactly lay out the welcome mat. 228 00:10:18,557 --> 00:10:20,472 But I have a call in to a friend at EPA. 229 00:10:20,472 --> 00:10:22,216 I'm hoping he can get us inside. 230 00:10:22,216 --> 00:10:23,524 Great. 231 00:10:23,897 --> 00:10:25,822 Yeah. 232 00:10:26,519 --> 00:10:27,815 Right. 233 00:10:27,815 --> 00:10:30,739 Don't move him. Don't do anything. I'll be right there. 234 00:10:31,234 --> 00:10:32,920 Joey white. 235 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,890 He had another episode. 236 00:10:36,897 --> 00:10:38,406 I'll drive. 237 00:10:45,250 --> 00:10:47,026 What the... 238 00:10:50,069 --> 00:10:52,262 That didn't take long. 239 00:10:52,397 --> 00:10:54,402 Not long at all. 240 00:10:55,579 --> 00:10:58,754 Those factory workers are making sure we don't misunderstand how they feel. 241 00:10:58,754 --> 00:11:01,047 I don't give a damn how they feel. 242 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:09,768 Here we go, Joey. You ready? 243 00:11:09,768 --> 00:11:12,145 It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. 244 00:11:12,312 --> 00:11:13,510 It's a migraine. 245 00:11:13,510 --> 00:11:15,598 Most likely related to his underlying illness. 246 00:11:15,598 --> 00:11:17,376 I'll have Dr. Patel set up a morphine drip. 247 00:11:17,376 --> 00:11:19,204 Just to lessen his pain. 248 00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:21,456 We're still no closer to finding an answer, are we? 249 00:11:21,456 --> 00:11:24,702 We think he's getting sick from something he's been exposed to here in town. 250 00:11:24,702 --> 00:11:26,422 We need a list of Joey's favorite places. 251 00:11:26,422 --> 00:11:28,042 He doesn't go outside much. 252 00:11:28,042 --> 00:11:30,349 Especially not since we moved back. 253 00:11:30,455 --> 00:11:31,858 Back? Back from where? 254 00:11:32,401 --> 00:11:34,262 Omaha, Nebraska. Five months ago. 255 00:11:34,262 --> 00:11:35,825 We moved there before Joey was born. 256 00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:37,292 Was he sick in Nebraska? 257 00:11:37,292 --> 00:11:39,420 Yeah. Since last year. 258 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,580 That's when he first got sick. 259 00:11:47,716 --> 00:11:50,328 Nothing to report yet. CBCs are all coming back normal. 260 00:11:50,328 --> 00:11:52,124 Same with electrolyte levels. 261 00:11:52,124 --> 00:11:53,280 Vitamin deficiencies? 262 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,146 Some of the D and E levels are a little low, 263 00:11:55,146 --> 00:11:57,388 but nothing to cause what we're seeing. 264 00:11:57,388 --> 00:11:59,664 Have we heard from the local police about the vandalism last night? 265 00:11:59,664 --> 00:12:01,947 No, and I get the sense they're not gonna spend a lot of time investigating. 266 00:12:01,947 --> 00:12:03,294 Right. / We got it. 267 00:12:03,294 --> 00:12:05,202 Access to FSM industries. 268 00:12:05,202 --> 00:12:07,526 Ten years ago, when they made their settlement with the EPA, 269 00:12:07,526 --> 00:12:10,924 They agreed to submit to spot checks whenever the EPA deemed it necessary. 270 00:12:10,924 --> 00:12:12,182 But we're not EPA. 271 00:12:12,182 --> 00:12:14,701 Well, I had a marker or two outstanding over there. 272 00:12:14,797 --> 00:12:16,533 This is good news, Stephen. 273 00:12:16,533 --> 00:12:17,483 Yeah. 274 00:12:17,483 --> 00:12:20,720 The boy, Joey white, he lived in Nebraska. 275 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:22,499 He was sick there. 276 00:12:22,499 --> 00:12:24,712 I thought you said the trigger was in this environment. 277 00:12:24,712 --> 00:12:25,952 That was our best guess. 278 00:12:25,952 --> 00:12:29,192 Well, so, the same crap making kids sick here could also be in Nebraska, right? 279 00:12:29,192 --> 00:12:31,355 Could be. or it could be different toxins in both places, 280 00:12:31,355 --> 00:12:33,318 having the same effect on the children. 281 00:12:33,318 --> 00:12:35,814 Find out if Nebraska's ever reported anything similar. 282 00:12:35,814 --> 00:12:37,690 I'll put in a request for Joey white's medical files. 283 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:39,317 We have an appointment at FSM. 284 00:12:39,317 --> 00:12:41,942 And I know somebody over there who's not gonna be too happy. 285 00:12:58,062 --> 00:13:00,313 You mind giving me a little space here? 286 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:02,534 Matter of fact, I do. 287 00:13:02,591 --> 00:13:05,560 My job here is to keep you honest. 288 00:13:05,560 --> 00:13:07,232 Though I'm probably wasting my time. 289 00:13:07,232 --> 00:13:09,314 I mean, you already know what you're gonna find. 290 00:13:09,314 --> 00:13:11,153 Mr. Lewson, please understand. 291 00:13:11,153 --> 00:13:14,284 We would like nothing more than to rule this factory out as a source. 292 00:13:14,284 --> 00:13:15,352 Right. 293 00:13:15,352 --> 00:13:17,291 And then what the hell would you tell all those parents, huh? 294 00:13:17,291 --> 00:13:18,658 Who would they blame, then? 295 00:13:18,658 --> 00:13:20,832 - Just let my people do their work. - You just don't get it. 296 00:13:20,832 --> 00:13:24,890 Your work could do irreparable damage for no damn reason. 297 00:13:24,890 --> 00:13:27,508 Well, I'm assuming none of the sick children are yours, sir. 298 00:13:27,508 --> 00:13:29,395 As a matter of fact, you happen to be right. 299 00:13:29,395 --> 00:13:31,131 About that, at least. 300 00:13:31,131 --> 00:13:32,507 My boy is healthy. 301 00:13:32,507 --> 00:13:34,957 And if I told you how many times he visited me here... 302 00:13:34,957 --> 00:13:36,894 well, what if your son wasn't so lucky? 303 00:13:36,894 --> 00:13:38,583 And the doctors couldn't tell you what was wrong? 304 00:13:38,583 --> 00:13:40,247 And all you could do was stand there, helpless, 305 00:13:40,247 --> 00:13:43,154 maybe even watching your child die before your eyes? 306 00:13:44,095 --> 00:13:45,777 Check this out. 307 00:13:47,624 --> 00:13:49,561 That's some funky stuff. 308 00:13:52,897 --> 00:13:54,168 We called EPA. 309 00:13:54,168 --> 00:13:56,326 They're claiming the green goo is of recent vintage. 310 00:13:56,326 --> 00:13:57,841 Oh, you think they'd admit that they missed it? 311 00:13:57,841 --> 00:13:59,221 Wait till they hear what's in there. 312 00:13:59,221 --> 00:14:01,624 Arsenic, DDT, chlordane. And we just started testing. 313 00:14:01,624 --> 00:14:03,946 I'm testing the children's blood again, see if anything shows up. 314 00:14:03,946 --> 00:14:06,466 Why just these children? Why aren't more people sick? 315 00:14:06,466 --> 00:14:09,196 The most obvious means of transmission is seepage into the water table, 316 00:14:09,196 --> 00:14:10,963 but the whole town would be exposed. 317 00:14:10,963 --> 00:14:12,296 Water's one way it can get around, 318 00:14:12,296 --> 00:14:13,978 but who knows where they're dumping this stuff? 319 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:15,763 If they are dumping, they're not gonna tell us without a fight. 320 00:14:15,763 --> 00:14:16,803 Since this is only affecting kids, 321 00:14:16,803 --> 00:14:19,007 I'll check for places they hang out and see what I find. 322 00:14:19,007 --> 00:14:20,213 Great. 323 00:14:20,213 --> 00:14:21,724 Natalie, run the parents' blood, too. 324 00:14:21,724 --> 00:14:24,664 See if there's any chemical links between them and the children. 325 00:14:25,180 --> 00:14:27,015 That was Howard lewson from FSM. 326 00:14:27,015 --> 00:14:28,483 He wants to meet me in his office later. 327 00:14:28,483 --> 00:14:30,969 Says he has something I'd be very interested in seeing. 328 00:14:35,756 --> 00:14:37,607 Okay, sir, that should do it. 329 00:14:37,607 --> 00:14:39,371 They find anything in that factory yet? 330 00:14:39,371 --> 00:14:41,539 We're investigating the possibilities. 331 00:14:41,866 --> 00:14:43,861 I worked that plant since I graduated high school. 332 00:14:43,861 --> 00:14:45,879 And as sure as I'm sitting here right now, 333 00:14:45,879 --> 00:14:49,337 - They're the ones that's caused this. - Do you have anything specific in mind? 334 00:14:49,337 --> 00:14:52,022 Not really, but they knew I was coming home to meet you today, 335 00:14:52,022 --> 00:14:56,416 so from out of nowhere, my supervisor mentions taking away my overtime. 336 00:14:56,523 --> 00:15:00,050 And he knows we need every last dollar on account of Sabrina's sickness. 337 00:15:00,050 --> 00:15:03,378 - I'm sorry to hear that. - I swear, if my little girl dies from this, 338 00:15:03,378 --> 00:15:06,014 they're gonna pay. Big. 339 00:15:09,932 --> 00:15:11,562 How are you feeling? 340 00:15:11,562 --> 00:15:13,604 You know. 341 00:15:13,727 --> 00:15:15,840 The same, I guess. 342 00:15:16,954 --> 00:15:18,733 My audition's later this afternoon. 343 00:15:18,733 --> 00:15:19,892 You're gonna be great. 344 00:15:19,892 --> 00:15:22,922 It's been kind of tough, working on the scenes. 345 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:26,372 I used to run them with my mother, but now... 346 00:15:26,709 --> 00:15:29,482 She says she doesn't want to encourage me, 347 00:15:29,482 --> 00:15:32,890 just in case acting doesn't work out. 348 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,445 I understand. 349 00:15:34,445 --> 00:15:36,465 Maybe you could read it with me. 350 00:15:36,465 --> 00:15:38,231 Oh, I... 351 00:15:38,231 --> 00:15:39,510 I'm not much of an actor. 352 00:15:39,510 --> 00:15:40,733 I, I don't think I'd be very good at it. 353 00:15:40,733 --> 00:15:43,030 All you have to do is read the lines. 354 00:15:43,789 --> 00:15:46,550 I don't think so, Sabrina. I have a lot of work to do. 355 00:15:46,550 --> 00:15:48,446 I get it. 356 00:15:49,675 --> 00:15:51,205 You like being a doctor? 357 00:15:51,205 --> 00:15:52,762 I do, very much. 358 00:15:52,762 --> 00:15:55,435 You ever take the time to think about... 359 00:15:55,923 --> 00:15:57,613 I don't know... 360 00:15:57,613 --> 00:15:58,830 doing something else? 361 00:15:58,830 --> 00:16:00,941 Now and again, but 362 00:16:00,941 --> 00:16:04,520 - I, I don't really have the time. - I have a lot time. 363 00:16:05,134 --> 00:16:08,866 I can imagine myself doing so many different things. 364 00:16:08,866 --> 00:16:11,301 I even thought about being an astronaut. 365 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,377 An astronaut. That's very cool. 366 00:16:13,377 --> 00:16:16,403 When you were younger, did you ever have a dream like that? 367 00:16:19,539 --> 00:16:21,732 I used to play the piano. 368 00:16:22,392 --> 00:16:25,753 When I was little, my parents took me to Carnegie hall. 369 00:16:26,238 --> 00:16:29,459 And there was this woman. She played so beautifully. 370 00:16:30,315 --> 00:16:33,891 For a while, being like her was all I thought about. 371 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:36,567 What happened? 372 00:16:39,895 --> 00:16:40,947 Well... 373 00:16:40,947 --> 00:16:43,158 my life changed. 374 00:16:43,712 --> 00:16:46,540 My mother became very ill, 375 00:16:46,540 --> 00:16:50,307 and I didn't have the luxury of thinking about the piano anymore. 376 00:16:51,509 --> 00:16:53,617 Is she okay? 377 00:16:55,242 --> 00:16:58,763 She fought her illness for a long time. 378 00:16:58,763 --> 00:17:01,355 She was a fighter, my mom. 379 00:17:04,618 --> 00:17:07,884 She was a very strong woman. 380 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,521 Wow. You hit pay dirt. 381 00:17:21,521 --> 00:17:24,454 Yeah, so to speak. Scoped out the local junior high, 382 00:17:24,454 --> 00:17:27,021 found some kids who will talk to me about where they hang after hours, 383 00:17:27,021 --> 00:17:28,730 followed them to this out-of-the-way pasture, 384 00:17:28,730 --> 00:17:31,849 saw how they could be exposing themselves to contaminated soil, 385 00:17:31,849 --> 00:17:33,565 got my samples. 386 00:17:34,770 --> 00:17:36,632 And? 387 00:17:36,832 --> 00:17:38,690 And here I am. 388 00:17:42,176 --> 00:17:44,363 Something else happen out there? 389 00:17:45,233 --> 00:17:46,483 Yeah. 390 00:17:46,483 --> 00:17:48,658 I saw what those kids were doing out in that pasture. 391 00:17:48,658 --> 00:17:51,020 - Yeah, kids grow up fast these days. - Yeah, well, when I get home, 392 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:53,641 I'm gonna have a little sit-down with my daughters. 393 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,736 Strange. 394 00:17:57,961 --> 00:18:01,687 Four of the fathers I tested have elevated testosterone levels. 395 00:18:01,687 --> 00:18:03,865 Oh, these levels are off the charts. 396 00:18:03,991 --> 00:18:05,637 Maybe it's related to a chemical exposure. 397 00:18:05,637 --> 00:18:09,401 I mean, it's possible the chemical plant affected their thyroid or adrenal glands. 398 00:18:09,401 --> 00:18:11,278 See what you can find. 399 00:18:11,627 --> 00:18:13,282 You're chasing your tail. 400 00:18:13,282 --> 00:18:15,149 FSM isn't your problem. 401 00:18:15,149 --> 00:18:17,316 I think that issue's still pretty much up in the air. 402 00:18:17,316 --> 00:18:19,089 I talked to people I trust. 403 00:18:19,089 --> 00:18:21,048 In hazardous cleanup and compliance. 404 00:18:21,048 --> 00:18:23,230 We found toxic waste on your property. 405 00:18:23,230 --> 00:18:24,537 In one spot. 406 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:26,692 That doesn't make us hazardous. 407 00:18:27,026 --> 00:18:29,670 You can have our internal records, showing that we're on the up and up, 408 00:18:29,670 --> 00:18:31,175 if that gets you up and out. 409 00:18:31,175 --> 00:18:33,204 You get me the records, I'll have the right people take a look. 410 00:18:33,204 --> 00:18:34,909 Here they are. 411 00:18:35,963 --> 00:18:37,206 I'll be in touch. 412 00:18:37,206 --> 00:18:38,675 Hey. 413 00:18:38,926 --> 00:18:40,861 I thought about what you said. 414 00:18:40,861 --> 00:18:43,995 If my kid was sick, would I feel any different about the company? 415 00:18:43,995 --> 00:18:46,568 The fact is, I wouldn't feel different. 416 00:18:46,691 --> 00:18:48,045 I don't believe that. 417 00:18:48,045 --> 00:18:52,597 I've worked here every day of my adult life. 418 00:18:52,597 --> 00:18:55,783 And FSM has given me so much back. 419 00:18:56,226 --> 00:18:58,021 All of us, 420 00:18:58,021 --> 00:19:00,835 we wouldn't have a life without this company. 421 00:19:00,835 --> 00:19:02,692 Mr. Lewson, do you know any of those sick kids? 422 00:19:02,692 --> 00:19:04,035 Of course. 423 00:19:04,035 --> 00:19:06,754 I know them all. And their parents. 424 00:19:08,736 --> 00:19:09,992 Right. 425 00:19:09,992 --> 00:19:11,436 Look, 426 00:19:11,436 --> 00:19:14,106 if some of us have to suffer more than others, 427 00:19:14,106 --> 00:19:15,630 well, 428 00:19:15,630 --> 00:19:18,166 nobody ever said that life was fair. 429 00:19:35,641 --> 00:19:38,127 The children's thyroid and adrenal glands are all working fine. 430 00:19:38,127 --> 00:19:39,094 Same with the fathers'. 431 00:19:39,094 --> 00:19:42,149 Okay. We can rule out glandular abnormality as a cause. 432 00:19:42,149 --> 00:19:44,841 Did you ever find out why the fathers' testosterone levels were so high? 433 00:19:44,841 --> 00:19:47,114 I did. Most of the families want to have more children, 434 00:19:47,114 --> 00:19:48,978 but the fathers have fertility issues. 435 00:19:48,978 --> 00:19:51,416 They've been taking hormone treatments to up their sperm counts. 436 00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:54,292 Really? 437 00:19:55,966 --> 00:19:57,344 What? 438 00:19:57,344 --> 00:19:59,113 The situation, it's... 439 00:19:59,113 --> 00:20:01,319 - it's really weird. - I know that already. 440 00:20:01,319 --> 00:20:05,141 I just got these files from the various doctors who treat the mothers. 441 00:20:05,141 --> 00:20:06,932 Check this out. 442 00:20:09,613 --> 00:20:11,483 Oh, my gosh. 443 00:20:12,033 --> 00:20:14,777 These children were all conceived outside of their mothers' womb. 444 00:20:14,777 --> 00:20:17,074 By in vitro fertilization. 445 00:20:17,074 --> 00:20:19,033 This can't be a coincidence. 446 00:20:19,355 --> 00:20:20,846 Could it? 447 00:20:22,398 --> 00:20:25,264 McCarthy Fertility Clinic 448 00:20:25,421 --> 00:20:27,693 I went through the parents' records, Dr. Mccarthy. 449 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:30,271 12 children who were conceived here in this lab 450 00:20:30,271 --> 00:20:32,369 all suffer from the same illness. 451 00:20:32,963 --> 00:20:34,399 You're kidding me. 452 00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:35,686 12 sick children? 453 00:20:35,686 --> 00:20:37,727 In actuality, it was 14. 454 00:20:37,727 --> 00:20:40,067 Two of them died. 455 00:20:41,609 --> 00:20:43,869 My god. 456 00:20:44,312 --> 00:20:46,560 - This is the first I've heard of it. - I'm surprised you didn't know. 457 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,479 I guess it wasn't brought to my attention. 458 00:20:48,479 --> 00:20:50,346 Besides the infertility practice, 459 00:20:50,346 --> 00:20:53,692 we also provide a full range of OB/GYN services. 460 00:20:53,692 --> 00:20:54,872 I was wondering, doctor, 461 00:20:54,872 --> 00:20:58,913 could the in vitro procedures have been contaminated in any way? 462 00:20:58,913 --> 00:21:02,577 I don't see how. I've always followed appropriate protocol. 463 00:21:03,187 --> 00:21:06,164 All the fathers involved had severe infertility. 464 00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:08,158 I'd have to check my records for the specifics. 465 00:21:08,158 --> 00:21:10,231 We'd like to take a look at those, also. 466 00:21:10,344 --> 00:21:13,054 There are issues of patient confidentiality to consider. 467 00:21:13,054 --> 00:21:14,522 Yes, I'm sure, 468 00:21:14,522 --> 00:21:15,812 but the children here are need... 469 00:21:15,812 --> 00:21:18,812 Doctor, this clinic has produced hundreds of healthy children. 470 00:21:18,812 --> 00:21:21,633 And I'm not trying to obstruct you in any way, 471 00:21:21,633 --> 00:21:26,531 but I'd focus on the filth that factory spews into our air and water. 472 00:21:26,768 --> 00:21:29,207 That's where your answer probably lies. 473 00:22:14,774 --> 00:22:16,456 Find anything useful in there? 474 00:22:16,456 --> 00:22:18,945 A lot of technical mumbo jumbo so far. 475 00:22:18,945 --> 00:22:20,761 I figured that's all we'd get from them. 476 00:22:20,761 --> 00:22:23,416 Which is why I didn't stop at what they gave us. 477 00:22:23,416 --> 00:22:26,837 Some of the documents referred to the troubles FSM had about ten years ago, 478 00:22:26,837 --> 00:22:29,618 when the EPA stepped in and mandated the big cleanup. 479 00:22:29,618 --> 00:22:31,591 The costs involved were enormous. 480 00:22:31,591 --> 00:22:34,262 The company had to lay off a third of its workforce. 481 00:22:34,262 --> 00:22:37,680 Which explains why the remaining ones weren't too thrilled when we drove into town. 482 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,553 In a way, you can't blame them. 483 00:22:39,553 --> 00:22:42,811 It ruined a lot of families. People had to move away just to find work. 484 00:22:42,811 --> 00:22:45,982 I bet those executives found themselves a golden parachute on the way out. 485 00:22:45,982 --> 00:22:48,314 Some did, some didn't. 486 00:22:48,314 --> 00:22:51,624 One of the unlucky ones was a guy named Peter smith. 487 00:22:51,765 --> 00:22:54,525 Ten years ago, he was a vice president of personnel. 488 00:22:54,525 --> 00:22:57,521 Turns out he's also the one who blew the whistle with the EPA 489 00:22:57,521 --> 00:23:00,123 - about what was really going on. - Does he still work there? 490 00:23:00,123 --> 00:23:02,485 No. He resigned five years ago 491 00:23:02,485 --> 00:23:05,514 after testifying in federal court against the company's president. 492 00:23:05,514 --> 00:23:09,737 What happened? / The president was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. 493 00:23:09,737 --> 00:23:12,599 You think Mr. Smith could help us out with what's going on at the company now? 494 00:23:12,599 --> 00:23:16,469 I don't know, but there's another very interesting thing about this guy. 495 00:23:16,469 --> 00:23:21,137 His teenage daughter was one of the two children who died of this illness. 496 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,750 Maybe we should pay this guy a visit. 497 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:24,762 Yeah. 498 00:23:24,762 --> 00:23:27,608 You're, uh, probably wondering why I still live in this town, 499 00:23:27,608 --> 00:23:29,745 after everything that's happened. 500 00:23:29,745 --> 00:23:32,771 We know a little bit about your experiences at FSM. 501 00:23:32,771 --> 00:23:35,530 I guess I'm just a creature of habit. 502 00:23:35,530 --> 00:23:37,102 I, I grew up here. 503 00:23:37,102 --> 00:23:38,584 I just can't imagine living anywhere else. 504 00:23:38,584 --> 00:23:40,665 We also know about your daughter, sir. 505 00:23:40,665 --> 00:23:43,078 - Right. - Must have been very difficult. 506 00:23:43,933 --> 00:23:46,016 You have no idea. 507 00:23:46,110 --> 00:23:48,611 No, sir, I don't. 508 00:23:50,467 --> 00:23:52,854 When Melissa first got sick, 509 00:23:52,854 --> 00:23:55,881 we were already struggling pretty badly. 510 00:23:55,881 --> 00:23:58,846 I, I was having trouble finding work, and my wife, well, 511 00:23:58,846 --> 00:24:00,792 she wouldn't leave my girl's side. 512 00:24:00,792 --> 00:24:03,505 Well, from what we've seen, this illness is very tough 513 00:24:03,505 --> 00:24:05,374 on the families as well as the children. 514 00:24:05,374 --> 00:24:07,227 Oh, yeah. 515 00:24:07,613 --> 00:24:09,677 When Melissa died, 516 00:24:09,677 --> 00:24:12,132 my wife, well, she... 517 00:24:12,358 --> 00:24:14,447 she got very angry. 518 00:24:14,447 --> 00:24:17,952 First at the world, and then at me. 519 00:24:18,267 --> 00:24:20,027 So she left. 520 00:24:20,027 --> 00:24:23,540 Mr. Smith, we've been trying to find out what's been going on at that plant, 521 00:24:23,540 --> 00:24:27,259 and whether it might have contributed to any of these illnesses. 522 00:24:27,519 --> 00:24:29,881 I haven't been there in a long time. 523 00:24:29,881 --> 00:24:32,462 But I can tell you this, whatever they're doing to comply with the law 524 00:24:32,462 --> 00:24:33,964 is the bare minimum. 525 00:24:33,964 --> 00:24:37,410 It's the only thing they can do to survive, truth be told. 526 00:24:37,410 --> 00:24:40,108 Do you think FSM is responsible for your daughter's illness? 527 00:24:40,108 --> 00:24:41,778 In my heart? 528 00:24:41,778 --> 00:24:43,699 Yes. 529 00:24:44,007 --> 00:24:46,305 But I couldn't begin to prove it. 530 00:24:47,895 --> 00:24:51,805 Your daughter, she was conceived by in vitro fertilization, correct? 531 00:24:51,878 --> 00:24:54,959 Yes. Dr. Lois mccarthy did that. 532 00:24:54,959 --> 00:24:58,403 Anything about her or her procedures that stand out? 533 00:24:58,486 --> 00:24:59,770 No. 534 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:02,314 No, she did what we wanted. 535 00:25:02,403 --> 00:25:04,281 She gave us a child. 536 00:25:07,876 --> 00:25:10,030 I've tested the soil and ground water from the area 537 00:25:10,030 --> 00:25:12,165 where some of the children congregate after school. 538 00:25:12,165 --> 00:25:14,518 There is some evidence of toxins produced by FSM, 539 00:25:14,518 --> 00:25:17,077 including trace amounts of alachlor and diazinon. 540 00:25:17,077 --> 00:25:19,809 Wait a minute. Those chemicals have been linked to low sperm count. 541 00:25:19,809 --> 00:25:22,601 So FSM may be responsible for the fathers' infertilities. 542 00:25:22,601 --> 00:25:25,521 But it doesn't look like they're responsible for the children's illnesses. 543 00:25:25,521 --> 00:25:28,615 Plus, FSM has complied with every state and federal regulation. 544 00:25:28,615 --> 00:25:31,601 Are you certain? / The reports have been certified by independent auditors. 545 00:25:31,601 --> 00:25:32,776 So that rules FSM out. 546 00:25:32,776 --> 00:25:35,826 What else? / Dr. Lois mccarthy checks out with the state medical board. 547 00:25:35,826 --> 00:25:37,478 Very few complaints on file. 548 00:25:37,478 --> 00:25:39,650 None regarding her fertilization procedures. 549 00:25:39,650 --> 00:25:42,329 I'm still waiting for my test results on my blood and tissue samples. 550 00:25:42,329 --> 00:25:43,744 Keep digging. 551 00:25:45,562 --> 00:25:47,328 Your EMG testing was suspicious? 552 00:25:47,328 --> 00:25:49,948 Very. All the children showed insertional irritability 553 00:25:49,948 --> 00:25:52,387 and spontaneous, high-frequency discharges. 554 00:25:52,387 --> 00:25:53,726 - What do you think it means? - I'm not sure. 555 00:25:53,726 --> 00:25:55,905 That's why I'm doing the muscle biopsies. 556 00:25:55,905 --> 00:25:57,584 Sabrina! / Dr. Durant, 557 00:25:57,584 --> 00:25:59,261 Dr. P. 558 00:25:59,396 --> 00:26:01,249 Thursday is physical therapy day. 559 00:26:01,249 --> 00:26:02,424 How are you feeling? 560 00:26:02,424 --> 00:26:04,956 - Better. - How did the audition go? 561 00:26:04,956 --> 00:26:06,038 I think I nailed it. 562 00:26:06,038 --> 00:26:07,859 They said I'd probably hear by this afternoon, 563 00:26:07,859 --> 00:26:10,921 - but I'm pretty sure I got the part. - You let me know. 564 00:26:20,386 --> 00:26:22,022 I may have a diagnosis, Stephen. 565 00:26:22,022 --> 00:26:25,120 Look, their muscle fibers are degenerating. 566 00:26:25,228 --> 00:26:26,321 An autoimmune reaction. 567 00:26:26,321 --> 00:26:30,050 That and the blood testing and the physical exams all point one way. 568 00:26:30,050 --> 00:26:31,698 Dermatomyositis. 569 00:26:31,698 --> 00:26:33,627 That's tough to treat. 570 00:26:33,648 --> 00:26:36,470 We can certainly start with immuno- suppressants and see where that takes us. 571 00:26:36,470 --> 00:26:38,444 We still don't know the cause. 572 00:26:38,444 --> 00:26:41,653 Some people think it's hereditary, a mutant gene triggered by the environment, 573 00:26:41,653 --> 00:26:44,253 exposure to a virus or an infection of some sort. 574 00:26:44,253 --> 00:26:46,470 But if this were genetic, it would hit specific families, 575 00:26:46,470 --> 00:26:49,938 not this many different families in a town this small. 576 00:26:49,938 --> 00:26:52,145 These sick children all have one thing in common. 577 00:26:52,145 --> 00:26:54,418 They were each conceived in Dr. Mccarthy's clinic. 578 00:26:54,418 --> 00:26:56,220 Yeah. They were all raised here, 579 00:26:56,220 --> 00:26:59,046 exposed to the same environment, except Joey white who was born in Nebraska. 580 00:26:59,046 --> 00:27:01,297 He grew up halfway across the country, and he got sick anyway, 581 00:27:01,297 --> 00:27:03,758 with the same rare disease. What are the odds of that? 582 00:27:03,758 --> 00:27:06,160 Pretty low. So Joey's our outlier. 583 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,950 He's the only child not subject to the same environmental stimuli as the others. 584 00:27:09,950 --> 00:27:11,519 I need to go back and talk to his parents. 585 00:27:11,519 --> 00:27:13,117 See what triggered the illness in Nebraska. 586 00:27:13,117 --> 00:27:16,886 If we can find that trigger here, we may be able to stop a lot of kids from getting sick. 587 00:27:18,679 --> 00:27:20,425 Durant. 588 00:27:20,425 --> 00:27:22,170 Yes. 589 00:27:22,325 --> 00:27:23,862 Okay, I'll be right there. 590 00:27:23,862 --> 00:27:25,163 What? / That was Dr. Patel. 591 00:27:25,163 --> 00:27:26,494 I've got to go. 592 00:27:33,334 --> 00:27:35,146 My wife found her. 593 00:27:35,334 --> 00:27:36,716 What happened? 594 00:27:36,716 --> 00:27:40,228 Sabrina found out she didn't get the part in that damn play. 595 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,072 I told her trying out for that thing was a big mistake, 596 00:27:42,072 --> 00:27:43,853 but she wouldn't listen to me. 597 00:27:43,853 --> 00:27:46,179 I'm so sorry. 598 00:27:55,937 --> 00:27:57,104 I don't understand, doctor. 599 00:27:57,104 --> 00:28:00,203 You're saying that all the sick kids, including our son, 600 00:28:00,203 --> 00:28:02,382 were conceived at Dr. Mccarthy's clinic? 601 00:28:02,382 --> 00:28:03,488 Yes. 602 00:28:03,488 --> 00:28:05,173 She's confirmed that to us. 603 00:28:05,173 --> 00:28:08,772 But in one important way, Joey's different than the other kids. 604 00:28:09,172 --> 00:28:11,399 Because we were living in Omaha when he started getting sick. 605 00:28:11,399 --> 00:28:12,552 Exactly. 606 00:28:12,552 --> 00:28:15,762 So we're gonna need to know some things about your life in Nebraska. 607 00:28:15,762 --> 00:28:17,844 Sure. However we can help. 608 00:28:17,844 --> 00:28:20,999 Wait, do you think that Dr. Mccarthy had something to do with this? 609 00:28:20,999 --> 00:28:25,049 I can't believe that she would ever do anything like that intentionally. 610 00:28:25,049 --> 00:28:27,480 I mean, if she had something to do with it, 611 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,006 it must have been a mistake, you know, a mix-up in the lab. 612 00:28:31,006 --> 00:28:33,599 She would never do anything to hurt a child. 613 00:28:33,599 --> 00:28:37,077 We couldn't even afford the in vitro. She let us pay her out over time. 614 00:28:37,077 --> 00:28:40,852 Didn't even charge us interest, you know, like a lot of doctors would. 615 00:28:42,995 --> 00:28:45,658 Well, uh... that's definitely good to know. 616 00:28:46,201 --> 00:28:48,179 Hey, Joey. 617 00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:49,996 Hey. 618 00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:56,614 Mr. and Mrs. White, do either of you wear contact lenses? 619 00:28:56,614 --> 00:28:58,694 No. We both have 20/20 vision. 620 00:28:58,911 --> 00:29:00,923 Thank you very much. We'll keep in touch. 621 00:29:02,251 --> 00:29:03,115 What the hell was that about? 622 00:29:03,115 --> 00:29:05,051 Those people are not Joey white's natural parents. 623 00:29:05,051 --> 00:29:06,148 Not both of them anyway. / What? 624 00:29:06,148 --> 00:29:09,041 It's been staring me in the face since the moment I met them. Did you notice their eyes? 625 00:29:09,041 --> 00:29:11,066 Yeah, but parents have blue eyes, but Joey's are dark brown. 626 00:29:11,066 --> 00:29:12,503 Right. Genetics 101, 627 00:29:12,503 --> 00:29:15,329 a blue-eyed mother and a blue-eyed father always make a blue-eyed child. 628 00:29:15,329 --> 00:29:18,147 So Dr. Mccarthy substituted ingredients when she made that kid? 629 00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:20,432 Yeah, well, that's one way of putting it. 630 00:29:23,878 --> 00:29:25,867 You must be joking. 631 00:29:25,867 --> 00:29:29,239 Of course I used Clark white's sperm to fertilize Leslie's eggs. 632 00:29:29,239 --> 00:29:32,521 Then how did two blue-eyed parents produce a brown-eyed offspring? 633 00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:36,238 Well, this may sound kind of strange, but it's possible that Leslie was having relations 634 00:29:36,238 --> 00:29:38,999 with a brown-eyed man at the time I performed in vitro. 635 00:29:38,999 --> 00:29:40,781 I've seen it happen before, doctor. 636 00:29:40,781 --> 00:29:43,110 Anyway, I have an office full of patients waiting, 637 00:29:43,110 --> 00:29:44,571 so if there's nothing further... 638 00:29:44,571 --> 00:29:47,896 Doctor, something happened in those in vitro procedures. 639 00:29:47,896 --> 00:29:50,351 Something you're not telling me. 640 00:29:52,298 --> 00:29:53,965 Wait a minute, who are those children? 641 00:29:53,965 --> 00:29:56,056 Those are my success stories. 642 00:29:56,056 --> 00:29:58,647 Each and every one conceived with our procedures. 643 00:29:58,647 --> 00:30:00,577 I've seen them all before. 644 00:30:32,001 --> 00:30:34,857 I know them because I examined them all yesterday. 645 00:30:34,857 --> 00:30:38,003 Joey white, Paul werder, Allison hanes, Kari thompson. 646 00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:40,116 Yes. Their parents were all my patients. 647 00:30:40,116 --> 00:30:42,189 Why are they all hanging next to one another? 648 00:30:42,509 --> 00:30:43,530 I don't know. 649 00:30:43,530 --> 00:30:46,570 There's no logic to the way we put them up. 650 00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:25,975 Their features... 651 00:31:26,054 --> 00:31:28,218 they're very similar. 652 00:31:28,218 --> 00:31:29,978 That can't be random. 653 00:31:29,978 --> 00:31:31,693 You want me to test the children's DNA? 654 00:31:31,693 --> 00:31:33,294 Right away. / Why? 655 00:31:33,294 --> 00:31:36,339 Because these children all share the same parent. 656 00:31:37,854 --> 00:31:39,089 Mother or father? 657 00:31:39,089 --> 00:31:40,565 You'll tell me. 658 00:31:41,530 --> 00:31:43,149 Why'd you do it, doctor? 659 00:31:43,884 --> 00:31:45,337 I have no idea what you're talking about. 660 00:31:45,337 --> 00:31:48,528 You took some unrelated man's sperm or some unrelated woman's eggs 661 00:31:48,528 --> 00:31:49,691 and used them in all of your procedures. 662 00:31:49,691 --> 00:31:53,042 No. / That explains why all these children came down with the same illness. 663 00:31:53,042 --> 00:31:55,290 The donor you used was genetically predisposed. 664 00:31:55,290 --> 00:31:56,577 That can't be. 665 00:31:56,577 --> 00:32:00,017 Now what you're saying, none of that happened. 666 00:32:07,983 --> 00:32:10,271 I've only finished testing three of the children, 667 00:32:10,271 --> 00:32:12,312 but all three show the same biological father. 668 00:32:12,312 --> 00:32:13,476 My god. 669 00:32:13,476 --> 00:32:16,935 They're all half-brothers and sisters and they have absolutely no idea. 670 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:18,887 In this town, they could get married, have kids. 671 00:32:18,887 --> 00:32:20,621 And before I go back to see Dr. Mccarthy, 672 00:32:20,621 --> 00:32:23,750 we need to confirm that Clark white is not Joey's natural father. 673 00:32:23,750 --> 00:32:25,562 I've already used all of his blood sample. 674 00:32:25,562 --> 00:32:26,602 - I'll get some more. - Okay, but 675 00:32:26,602 --> 00:32:28,301 you can't tell the parents what's going on here yet. 676 00:32:28,301 --> 00:32:29,831 Why not? They have a right to know. 677 00:32:29,831 --> 00:32:32,712 We've diagnosed the illness. Now we can start a course of treatment. 678 00:32:32,712 --> 00:32:35,086 I am not telling this to Sabrina martin's parents now. 679 00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:37,044 Not after what they've been through. 680 00:32:41,448 --> 00:32:43,144 Miles, can we have a minute? 681 00:32:43,411 --> 00:32:44,998 Yeah. 682 00:32:51,935 --> 00:32:54,884 What's going on? / Nothing. 683 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:57,216 Okay. If you want to talk about it, you know where to find me. 684 00:32:57,216 --> 00:32:58,909 Stephen... 685 00:33:00,525 --> 00:33:02,569 I'm worried. 686 00:33:02,569 --> 00:33:03,924 About what? 687 00:33:03,924 --> 00:33:06,425 - The way this job is going. - You're doing fine here. 688 00:33:06,425 --> 00:33:07,569 My job is research. 689 00:33:07,569 --> 00:33:10,203 I feel comfortable in a lab. I just didn't ... 690 00:33:10,203 --> 00:33:12,016 bargain for all this patient one-on-one. 691 00:33:12,016 --> 00:33:14,091 Yeah, well, you're good at it. The patients like you. 692 00:33:14,091 --> 00:33:15,408 They trust you. 693 00:33:15,408 --> 00:33:17,589 And you help them just by being there. 694 00:33:18,444 --> 00:33:20,429 The way I've been reacting, 695 00:33:20,429 --> 00:33:23,336 it may not be in the patients' best interests. 696 00:33:25,017 --> 00:33:26,648 Look, 697 00:33:26,737 --> 00:33:30,141 if I thought your objectivity was being compromised, I'd tell you. 698 00:33:32,674 --> 00:33:34,509 Okay? 699 00:33:35,802 --> 00:33:37,550 Okay. 700 00:33:44,093 --> 00:33:46,179 I can't believe it. 701 00:33:46,179 --> 00:33:47,638 I mean, if what you're saying is true... 702 00:33:47,638 --> 00:33:51,506 Mr. White, I wouldn't be here now if I wasn't next to certain. 703 00:33:51,506 --> 00:33:53,796 And this test is gonna confirm what I believe. 704 00:33:53,796 --> 00:33:55,511 But if what you say is true about Joey, then... 705 00:33:55,511 --> 00:33:58,211 Clark, don't even say it. 706 00:33:58,211 --> 00:33:59,615 Joey is our son. 707 00:33:59,615 --> 00:34:01,441 Your son. 708 00:34:02,340 --> 00:34:04,469 I'm just going to need a little time is all... 709 00:34:04,469 --> 00:34:06,281 to get my head around this. 710 00:34:06,281 --> 00:34:07,882 If it helps, 711 00:34:07,882 --> 00:34:10,123 Dr. Mccarthy is not going to walk. 712 00:34:10,123 --> 00:34:12,444 You think she's going to go to prison? 713 00:34:12,444 --> 00:34:14,550 I believe what she did was criminal. 714 00:34:15,624 --> 00:34:18,092 Can you help us prove that? 715 00:34:18,140 --> 00:34:20,937 What I can do is let the relevant authorities know what happened here. 716 00:34:20,937 --> 00:34:23,009 Why is this happening to all these children at once? 717 00:34:23,009 --> 00:34:25,041 We're not certain what brings on this illness. 718 00:34:25,041 --> 00:34:27,623 Obviously, a genetic predisposition is involved here 719 00:34:27,623 --> 00:34:30,971 and exposure to a virus or other infections. 720 00:34:30,971 --> 00:34:33,127 But you can treat Joey? 721 00:34:34,508 --> 00:34:36,287 Joey's one of the lucky ones. 722 00:34:36,287 --> 00:34:37,978 We caught his early. 723 00:34:37,978 --> 00:34:41,028 With the right medications, physical therapy, 724 00:34:41,028 --> 00:34:43,906 he should be able to live a relatively normal life. 725 00:34:43,906 --> 00:34:46,486 Can he play baseball again? 726 00:34:47,924 --> 00:34:49,943 Let's take that one day at a time. 727 00:34:52,623 --> 00:34:54,063 Look, this is what I know. 728 00:34:54,063 --> 00:34:57,698 All the children share the same biological father, including Joey white. 729 00:34:57,698 --> 00:34:59,567 Now I need to know if there are others. 730 00:34:59,567 --> 00:35:02,141 I'm not gonna cooperate with this little fishing expedition. 731 00:35:02,141 --> 00:35:04,651 Doctor, more may get sick. 732 00:35:04,651 --> 00:35:07,298 More may die. 733 00:35:08,980 --> 00:35:11,029 You know, it's funny. 734 00:35:11,029 --> 00:35:13,682 You're the person who created these children. 735 00:35:13,682 --> 00:35:16,498 And now you won't help me save their lives? 736 00:35:22,501 --> 00:35:25,056 I met him in medical school. 737 00:35:25,656 --> 00:35:28,656 I was taking an elective in oncology. 738 00:35:28,656 --> 00:35:31,493 He was the most amazing man. 739 00:35:31,493 --> 00:35:33,056 A brilliant professor, 740 00:35:33,056 --> 00:35:36,579 handsome, charming, and... 741 00:35:36,848 --> 00:35:39,804 when he proposed to me... 742 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:42,347 my life was perfect. 743 00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:46,253 We both wanted to have children. 744 00:35:46,253 --> 00:35:48,528 But, um, 745 00:35:48,585 --> 00:35:51,127 it was my problem. 746 00:35:51,597 --> 00:35:55,347 We tried in vitro so many times, and it just wasn't meant to be. 747 00:35:55,347 --> 00:35:56,977 Where can I find him? 748 00:35:56,977 --> 00:35:59,191 He's dead. 749 00:35:59,418 --> 00:36:01,570 Cancer. 750 00:36:01,570 --> 00:36:03,076 It's ironic, isn't it? 751 00:36:03,076 --> 00:36:05,758 I mean, I moved here to forget. 752 00:36:06,778 --> 00:36:10,371 And I walked into the most unbelievable fertility crisis. 753 00:36:10,371 --> 00:36:12,294 Young couples were beside themselves. 754 00:36:12,294 --> 00:36:14,864 I started this clinic. I wanted to help. 755 00:36:15,063 --> 00:36:17,152 By propagating your dead husband's genes? 756 00:36:17,152 --> 00:36:18,802 No. 757 00:36:18,802 --> 00:36:21,324 No, no, not exactly. 758 00:36:22,518 --> 00:36:26,506 Some of these men were never gonna father a child, 759 00:36:26,506 --> 00:36:28,612 ever. 760 00:36:28,612 --> 00:36:31,136 And my husband was such... 761 00:36:31,136 --> 00:36:33,762 a good man... 762 00:36:34,778 --> 00:36:38,859 we still had his sperm stored from when we were trying. 763 00:36:40,621 --> 00:36:42,728 Oh, god... 764 00:36:42,728 --> 00:36:45,058 those poor children... 765 00:36:46,672 --> 00:36:50,183 I never knew my husband had a defective gene. 766 00:36:50,638 --> 00:36:53,965 I mean, he was never sick like this. 767 00:36:55,436 --> 00:36:57,634 Oh, my god. 768 00:36:58,192 --> 00:37:00,685 I'm gonna need access to your files. 769 00:37:01,842 --> 00:37:03,503 All of them. 770 00:37:03,503 --> 00:37:05,627 I'll do everything I can. 771 00:37:10,283 --> 00:37:12,785 I'm so sorry, Dr. Durant. 772 00:37:12,914 --> 00:37:14,612 What I did to myself, 773 00:37:14,612 --> 00:37:18,286 I was so stupid, selfish. 774 00:37:18,286 --> 00:37:19,984 You were obviously very upset. 775 00:37:19,984 --> 00:37:22,805 But the good news is, I'm fine now. 776 00:37:22,805 --> 00:37:24,567 And now that we know what's wrong with me 777 00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:28,521 - and can get the right medicine... - I wish it were that simple, Sabrina. 778 00:37:29,308 --> 00:37:32,024 But what you did to yourself tells me, tells your parents, 779 00:37:32,024 --> 00:37:35,147 that this sickness has taken its toll in more ways than we imagined. 780 00:37:35,147 --> 00:37:37,156 I'm not some kind of psycho. 781 00:37:37,156 --> 00:37:39,496 - I made a mistake. - You need help. 782 00:37:39,496 --> 00:37:41,747 You need someone to talk to about how you're feeling. 783 00:37:41,747 --> 00:37:44,590 Right. Is that all? 784 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:48,989 No. 785 00:37:49,411 --> 00:37:51,859 I've spoken with your parents about something else. 786 00:37:51,859 --> 00:37:53,766 I'd like you to come to Washington 787 00:37:53,766 --> 00:37:55,405 to be treated at NIH. 788 00:37:55,405 --> 00:37:56,824 Why there? 789 00:37:56,824 --> 00:37:58,284 Why me? 790 00:37:58,284 --> 00:38:00,502 Because your illness is more advanced than the others, 791 00:38:00,502 --> 00:38:02,098 and you need special care. 792 00:38:02,098 --> 00:38:06,790 And by being there, you have the best shot at fighting this thing 793 00:38:06,790 --> 00:38:09,848 and getting your life back. 794 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,950 I'll think about it. 795 00:38:16,041 --> 00:38:17,854 I'm glad to hear it. 796 00:38:17,854 --> 00:38:19,254 But... 797 00:38:19,254 --> 00:38:22,493 if I do go, 798 00:38:22,493 --> 00:38:25,163 can I call you my doctor? 799 00:38:38,271 --> 00:38:40,625 This whole thing is so weird... 800 00:38:40,625 --> 00:38:42,055 the way it happened. 801 00:38:42,055 --> 00:38:45,943 I mean ever since chemicals probably caused the father's fertility problems... 802 00:38:45,943 --> 00:38:49,405 Leaving those families of Dr. Mccarthy and her husband's mutant gene. 803 00:38:49,405 --> 00:38:51,383 That was a perfect storm of bad luck. 804 00:38:51,383 --> 00:38:52,377 Not quite. 805 00:38:52,377 --> 00:38:54,671 There was a lot of design involved. 806 00:38:54,671 --> 00:38:56,915 The best news is, only seven more children are at risk. 807 00:38:56,915 --> 00:38:58,294 Yeah, now that they know, 808 00:38:58,294 --> 00:39:00,049 those other families can be on the lookout. 809 00:39:00,049 --> 00:39:02,610 Dr. Mccarthy's lawyer sent over the name of another child 810 00:39:02,610 --> 00:39:04,275 who hasn't shown symptoms yet. 811 00:39:04,275 --> 00:39:05,796 The father is Howard lewson. 812 00:39:05,796 --> 00:39:07,069 That jerk from the factory? 813 00:39:07,069 --> 00:39:08,580 I'll talk to him. 814 00:39:08,580 --> 00:39:10,274 If you don't mind, 815 00:39:10,274 --> 00:39:12,010 I'd like to do that. 816 00:39:17,721 --> 00:39:19,760 Miss Rossi. 817 00:39:21,182 --> 00:39:22,725 I have some news for you. 818 00:39:22,725 --> 00:39:24,169 I heard. 819 00:39:24,169 --> 00:39:26,894 You finally figured out it wasn't our doing. 820 00:39:27,387 --> 00:39:30,228 We also figured out some things about Dr. Lois mccarthy. 821 00:39:30,228 --> 00:39:31,148 I heard that, too. 822 00:39:31,148 --> 00:39:35,242 How she shot her dead husband's sperm into some of those women. 823 00:39:35,485 --> 00:39:39,227 One of those women was your wife. 824 00:39:40,236 --> 00:39:41,564 No way. 825 00:39:41,564 --> 00:39:43,313 I'm sorry. 826 00:39:43,313 --> 00:39:45,938 But it's already been confirmed. 827 00:39:45,938 --> 00:39:50,768 So your son is at risk of developing this illness. 828 00:39:53,412 --> 00:39:55,288 Call me. 829 00:39:55,288 --> 00:39:58,752 The minute your son starts to feel anything like those other kids. 830 00:40:00,542 --> 00:40:03,280 But I'm praying that'll never happen.